It was windy at night.

The ginkgo tree on the side of the road was rustling, and suddenly a green leaf fell off the tree and fell on the big black dog resting under the tree, and the sensitive black dog jumped up in fright, and the howling of the dog resounded through this remote alley.

The fat foreman parked the dilapidated gray-white electric car in the old yard in front of his house, patted the dust on his body, looked at the dim incandescent lamp at home, his eyes were a little tired, he shook his head, and walked in.

"Coming back?"

The fat foreman just nodded casually and sat down on the stool.

"As I told you yesterday, my three relatives will arrive tomorrow, so let them come at 7 o'clock in the morning?" The woman asked.

"Only go to two. Just recruited one today. The fat foreman said.

At this moment, the woman's gentle face changed instantly, "Didn't you promise me yesterday and say that no one would recruit you!" As he spoke, he saw that the crumpled cigarette case that the fat foreman ignored squeezed out a cigarette, and was about to light it, when the woman slapped the cigarette on the ground and shouted, "You go and fire someone, you must leave me three places." ”

The fat foreman frowned, "How do you tell me to fire?" People did a good job, they worked hard. ”

"What's the use of effort? Is there a future for working on a construction site? Like you, can't you support your family by being a foreman for a lifetime and a few thousand a month? I've talked all the words in my hometown, where do you put my face like this? The woman said in a deep voice.

"People also have to earn money to support their families." The fat foreman's eyelids drooped slightly.

"What do you mean? What do you mean?!!! My relatives don't have to make money? ”

Facing the woman's continued chatter, the fat foreman's eyes were full of helplessness and weakness, he picked up the cigarette on the ground and put it in the cigarette case, looked out the window at the darkness, and was stunned.

....

The sore and heavy body seemed to be relaxed for a moment when Chen Zhao walked to the shoe store he had come to the day before yesterday.

He endured the discomfort and walked into the store.

"Boss, do you have any little girl shoes here? The kind that 5 or 6 year olds wear. Chen Zhao smiled and looked at the middle-aged boss who was sitting at the door of the store looking at the magazine.

He remembered that Chen Zhao came a few days ago, and when he saw Chen Zhao's messy and dirty appearance, he looked at his pair of movements that seemed to have broken a few network cables, and he jumped and raised his eyebrows, "Don't you buy those 40 pairs?" ”

"I'll buy a pair of shoes for my daughter first." Chen Zhao smiled innocently.

The boss was stunned, closed the magazine, stood up, walked to the side of the pile of shoes, and asked, "How big is your daughter wearing?" ”

“....”

Chen Zhao was dumbfounded, paused, and said, "5 or 6 years old." ”

"My God, five or six years old is how old you are. It's not the same for five or six years old. The boss immediately smiled bitterly, "You don't even know what size your daughter wears, and you still come to buy shoes?" Forget it, you can estimate it yourself and see if there is a suitable one. ”

Chen Zhao nodded awkwardly, leaned over to the pile of children's shoes under the instructions of the boss, and finally saw a pair of pink shoes, which didn't seem to be big, and should fit his daughter's feet, he picked them up and flipped through them with a little joy.

"This double 100." The boss's words made Chen Zhao's face pale.

Seeing Chen Zhao's appearance, the boss sighed, "Forget it, I'm afraid of you, 70." This is the purchase price, and I won't sell it if I bargain more. ”

"Ah, thank you, boss." Chen Zhao hurriedly said.

"Do you want to buy a pair of 40s? It's all packed. The boss asked.

Chen Zhao's heart moved, and his eyes turned to the sneakers placed on the shelf next to him, a little excited, but suddenly, a few soft cushioned pillows not far away that didn't seem to be untied attracted Chen Zhao's attention, "Boss, how much are those pillows?" ”

"Oh, a 25 piece, I bought it the other day. I haven't taken it apart yet. The boss smiled and said, "Big brother, you don't want to buy this, do you?" I'm a shoe store, not a supermarket. ”

Chen Zhao laughed dryly, and hurriedly said, "Boss, can you sell me one?" 30 pieces will also do. I want to use it for my wife. She had a car accident with a cast on her legs, and it was uncomfortable to sleep in a wooden bed at home..."

My wife was in a car accident and had a daughter...

The boss seemed to understand for a moment why a well-dressed young man suddenly became like this in two days, and he pouted, "Gotta get it, one is still 25." The other one is for free. I just don't need it. ”

After saying that, after giving Chen Zhao shoes a bag and a mat, the boss said that the 40 shoes were still for him, and after bringing money next time, he watched Chen Zhao go away.

No one looks down on people who work hard, and no one will disrespect people who fight for their families.

Passing by the barber shop, Chen Zhao looked at the price of 25 per person, touched the 15 in his pocket, he could only touch his head and look at it for a while, walked away, and went home.

....

The daughter was sitting on the table with Xia Qing eating.

As early as the evening, Xia Qing called Chen Zhao, saying that the landlord's relatives had a treat, and they sent some to their home when they came back with a lot of bags, and asked him to come back early, and finally got the news that Chen Zhao deceived her and said that she was going to work overtime, so she had to eat first.

But now, when he saw Chen Zhao open the door, dirty and tired, Xia Qing's face changed, "What are you doing?" How did this happen? ”

"Doing something for someone to make some extra money." Chen Zhao smiled and groaned, and when he saw his daughter trotting over to hug him, Chen Zhao hurriedly dodged, "Dad is dirty, don't hug him yet." After asking his daughter to stop, he smiled, "Dad bought you a gift." ”

At this time, Xia Qing noticed the big bag and a shoebox behind Chen Zhao.

"Dangdang~"

Chen Zhao showed his little pink shoes, and when he saw his daughter's little face that turned from novelty to excitement, he breathed a sigh of relief in his smile...

It's good if my daughter likes it.

"Thank you, Dad." Xiaole happily picked up the shoes, compared them on her feet, carefully put them on, and after taking two steps, she raised her head, "Dad, it's a little big." ”

"Big?"

Chen Zhao was dumbfounded.

"That's a good thing. You can wear it for an extra year or two. Xia Qing smiled and touched her daughter's head, "Do you like it?" ”

"I like it!"

"That's it." Xia Qing nodded, and then smiled, "Did you also prepare any gifts for me?" ”

"Hey, hey." Chen Zhao poured out the pillows in the big bag, "With these two, it will be much more comfortable for you to sleep at night or sit during the day." The owner bought one get one free and gave me one more! ”

Looking at Chen Zhao's smile, Xia Qing bit her lip and said nothing. She saw Chen Zhao and bought these two, and he wanted to change his clothes and shoes, but he didn't seem to buy his own use...

"Fool." Xia Qing's light scolding made Chen Zhao look dazed.

"Go take a shower. It's dirty. Xia Qing gave him a blank look.

"Ahh Good. Chen Zhao's face was slightly red, he was indeed dirty, took a change of clothes, threw the shoes that smelled of sweat outside the door and walked into the bathroom.

....

Compared with Chen Zhao's hardships during that period, today is unprecedentedly tired.

If he wasn't tired and wanted to go home, he would have fallen asleep on the street right away. I want to sleep now, too, but no... He had to eat, and he had to eat more. Today's half-day work has been tiring like this, and tomorrow will definitely be even harder.

Turning on the water, hot water rushed out with a pop, and instantly poured on his broken skin, sweat-stained dirty wound, and he gasped in pain and screamed out with an "ah" cry.

"Chen Zhao? What's wrong? Chen Zhao? Xia Qing was startled when she heard the voice.

"Daddy!" Daughter Xiaole trotted over and knocked on the door.

"It's nothing, I just accidentally hit my head. Just now people were stupid and too careless. Chen Zhao bared his teeth, couldn't help but smile painfully and said this, which made the mother and daughter breathe a sigh of relief.

Carefully wiped his black wound, Chen Zhao didn't dare to scream anymore, but this pain seemed to be connected to his heart, and the drowsiness derived from his fatigue dissipated from the pain.

Thinking that he would still have to continue to carry the cement tomorrow, Chen Zhao couldn't help but feel palpitations. This tomorrow, the wound shall not be pus? How painful it is?!

His face turned a little pale, and Chen Zhao immediately comforted himself.

Endure it, yes, endure it for a few more days, this wound is estimated to be almost better, and it will never hurt again in the future....

...

Looking at Chen Zhao, who was taking a bath and gobbling up the food on the table, Xia Qing supported his head with his hands and asked softly, "Are you tired?" ”

Chen Zhao's action of eating.

"Not tired!" He said proudly: "People who fight for their families will not get tired. ”