Ganchi is returning home.

It was already completely dark.

The patio of Gan's house was dark, and only the moonlight sprinkled it, and some outlines could be seen.

Only the hall was lit with oil lamps.

Gan's mother was under the oil lamp, with a little soybean-sized lamp, doing embroidery work.

During the day, Gan's mother did the work of pulping and washing clothes for large families.

In the evening, it's embroidery.

She brought back some embroidery handwork from outside, embroidering until midnight every day, and couldn't earn a few dollars, just for food and clothing.

But I am reluctant to give up such a small salary.

When Gan Mu saw that Gan Qi was coming back, she quickly put down the needle and thread in her hand, wiped her hand on her apron, and asked him, "Why did you come back so late?" ”

Before Gan Qi could answer, Gan Mu had already continued: "Hungry, right? I'm going to take it out now. ”

Gan Qi walked briskly forward, walked to the table in the center of the hall, and turned on the oil lamp in the house.

Gan Mu came out of the kitchen and brought the food.

Seeing the oil lamp turned on, he hurriedly said: "Why is it so bright, and the dark spots can be seen clearly, this is too fuel-intensive." ”

As he spoke, he stepped forward, trying to turn off the oil lamp.

Gan Qi stopped Gan's mother from dimming the lamp and said, "Mother, how much lamp oil can you save a day?"

What about a month, what about a year?

Staying up late day and doing embroidery work all day after day, the eyes are burned, and the gains outweigh the losses!

You can spend as much money as you should!

Don't worry about money, I'll work hard to earn it. ”

"You baby!" Gan's mother knew that Gan Qi was feeling sorry for her, but she still couldn't help nagging: "Don't think that if you earn a little money, you will be so proud that your tail will go to the sky."

Yes, you've found a job on West Street and have met a good owner.

However, I don't know how much you can do in this job.

As for your owner, a little girl, she squandered the family's money, and she didn't know how much money she could squander for how long.

What if the store closes one day and you may not be able to find such a good job? If you have money, you can't spend it indiscriminately, you have to save it! ”

Gan Qi was about to say something, but Gan's mother stopped him and said, "Besides, you are going to marry a daughter-in-law in a few years, and I still have to save the money for you.

If you marry a daughter-in-law and have a daughter-in-law to take care of you, I can rest assured. ”

Gan Qi was seeing Gan's mother sentence after sentence, and he didn't know how far away he had gone.

He said that he couldn't it, so he simply didn't speak, and lowered his head to pick up the rice.

Although Gan's mother said a lot of words, she didn't stretch out her hand again to dim the lamp oil, but picked up the needle and thread that was put aside and continued to embroider the flowers one by one.

The summer night was quiet, except for the squeaky insects in the courtyard.

Ganchi was pricking up his ears to listen, and the next door was quiet.

The house on the other side next door is not so quiet.

Aunt Zhang was impulsive and rented out the house.

Looking back now, I can't make up my mind.

After Second Uncle Zhang went home, Aunt Zhang walked out of the wing room where she lived, grabbed Second Uncle Zhang and his wife, and talked about today's events in detail.

After hearing this, Second Uncle Zhang frowned.

Now the spring ploughing of the Wei State has passed, and it has entered the slack season.

Some wealthy men or mothers-in-law in the countryside will come to Daqing City to work part-time.

There are also some old and young people who will come out of Daqing City to beg.

This year is different from previous years, I heard that there is a drought outside, and there are more refugees in some places.

In recent days, there have been many displaced people and refugees in Daqing City.

However, I heard Aunt Zhang say that these three men, who are good at hands and feet, arrived in Daqing City, not only did they not look for a job, but they still became beggars and made a living by begging-

Second Uncle Zhang worked outside in the end, and he was also a little communicative in the past, unlike Aunt Zhang, who stayed at home all day long.

At the moment, I felt that something was wrong, and I couldn't help but be a little confused.

Second Uncle Zhang pondered for a long time and said, "Although there is a disaster outside, there are more displaced people. But in Daqing City, it is not difficult to find a job.

These three men were in the prime of life, but they were willing to be beggars.

I'm afraid I'm just afraid of ...... I'm afraid that some of these three people are of unknown origin. ”

Aunt Zhang heard this, and said in a panic: "How can that be?" Although we are poor people, we don't want to get into trouble because we earn some money. ”

Aunt Zhang's second aunt was also a little anxious when she heard this, but she couldn't complain about her sister-in-law, so she had to complain about Gan Qizheng: "The Gan family has been neighbors with our family for decades, how can you provoke such a thing." ”

Although Second Uncle Zhang's family background is not obvious, he is begging for a living in Daqing City, which is somewhat scheming.

Second Uncle Zhang thought about it, and then he had a plan in his heart: "Yes, find Xu Lizheng." ”

When Second Uncle Zhang mentioned this, Aunt Zhang, who was originally in a hurry, also had to be reminded: "Yes, those three men, since they have come to the capital, they should go to Xu Lizheng to report and go to the yamen to register their accounts." ”

Second Uncle Zhang nodded and said, "That's how it should be said." Early tomorrow morning, I will go to Xu Lizheng and take the initiative to explain this matter. If those three people really have a problem with their origins and can't get a household registration, I will report it meritorious, and I won't blame our family because our family has rented a house. ”

When Aunt Zhang heard this, she said yes and said, "In the end, the second uncle has a wide vision. Fortunately, the second uncle has a way. ”

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The next morning, Ganchi was getting up early and was in the patio early in the morning, doing some chores while pricking up his ears.

Not long after, I heard the sound of people getting up and walking around from the house next door.

Gan Qi was busy in the kitchen, took a bamboo plaque, loaded the bamboo plaque with more than a dozen large steamed buns steamed by Gan's mother early in the morning, and then served a large bowl of pickles, put them in the big bamboo plaque, and knocked on the door next door.

A man who looked more sven opened the door, saw Gan Qi and what he was holding, and shouted at Nei with a smile, "Breakfast is coming!" ”

The other two men were unclothed on their upper bodies and shorts on their lower bodies, and their faces were covered with sweat, standing in the patio and looking at Gan Qizheng.

I don't know why, Gan Qi is remembering what Zhao Sichen said the day before to let him learn boxing.

As soon as the two were connected, Gan Qi estimated that they were boxing just now.

The other two men saw Gan Qi bringing breakfast, and said, "Originally, we wanted to go out and have a casual meal, but I didn't expect you to send steamed buns over, thank you." ”

Gan Qizheng was a little arrogant and said: "I didn't bring anything good, but this steamed bun was made by my mother, and it is also famous for being delicious in Baozi Lane."

It's not that I'm boasting, the most famous steamed bun shop in our steamed bun alley is not as delicious as my mother's steamed buns. ”

Youwei, a tall man, was obviously hungry, and he didn't care about the heat, so he grabbed a steamed bun with one hand, and gnawed the steamed bun in two or three bites.

Gan Qi was busy saying, "There are also pickles made by my mother herself, which are also delicious."

On weekdays, I eat dry with pickles, and I can eat three bowls of rice. Three uncles give it a try. ”

Gan Qi was putting the big bamboo plaque on the table in the hall, and the three men were in a group, except for Sven, who came to open the door, he picked up the chopsticks and sandwiched the steamed buns and ate them slowly, and the other two were one in one hand, tearing the steamed buns, sandwiching pickles, and swallowing one in two or three bites.

The three of them were so anxious that they forgot that Gan Qi was still on the side.

Gan Qi saw that the three of them were in a hurry, so he hurriedly went to the kitchen and brought three bowls of water and put them aside.

The three of them ate quickly and fiercely.

Gan Qi was watching from the side, a little worried that the dozen steamed buns his mother steamed would not be enough for these three men to eat.

In addition, he thought about what Zhao Sichen told him the day before, asking him to learn boxing.

Gan Qizheng couldn't help but be very anxious in his heart, and he didn't know how to talk about martial arts.

In less than a quarter of an hour, the three men gobbled up the steamed buns and pickles.

Seeing water next to their hands, the three people picked up three large bowls and drank tons of water.

Gan Qizheng couldn't help but ask, "Excuse me, which one is Uncle Xi?" ”

Sven's man was also drinking water, and when he heard Gan Qizheng's question, he squirted out a mouthful of water, spraying water straight to the reckless man standing beside him.

The reckless man was drinking tons and tons of water, and was sprayed by Sven Man with such a mouthful of water, and he suddenly became clever and coughed coughing.

He put the big bowl on the table, scolded a foul word, and shouted: "Li Youcai, you have itchy skin, right?" ”

The Sven man who was called Li Youcai was still smiling on his face, and when he saw that the reckless man was in a hurry, he quickly explained: "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I heard this kid shouting Uncle Xi, this is so unusual, I couldn't help laughing." ”

The thin man next to him wiped his mouth casually and asked, "Who, who called me?" ”

At this time, the thin man reluctantly took his eyes away from the steamed buns.

Seeing Gan Qizheng, the thin man asked strangely, "You haven't left yet?" ”

Gan Qi took the opportunity to kneel, kowtowed, and shouted, "Master! ”

Xi Ge'er was frightened, looked at the reckless man Lai San, and then looked at the Sven man Li Youcai.

Both of them have an expression of not doing my business, and it is not a big deal to watch the excitement.

Gan Qi suddenly came to his senses, he forgot the most important thing, hurriedly straightened up, and explained with some anxiety: "Yesterday, the eldest lady told me that Uncle Xi asked me to call me a set of boxing techniques to keep me fit and ......."

As he spoke, he thought about it, and I didn't know if the uncles believed him, in case they thought he was talking nonsense......

Before he finished speaking, Xi Ge'er jumped over and jumped in front of Gan Qi.

Xi Ge'er picked up his left arm and pinched it, pinched his right arm, and squatted on the ground and pinched his calf.

I saw Xi Ge'er's hand pressing all the way up from the calf-

Gan Qi was so frightened that he jumped back a big step, getting rid of Xi Ge'er's hand, and his face was full of horror.

I wonder if this skinny uncle is not mentally normal?

The eldest lady actually asked him to learn martial arts from this strange uncle?

Xi Ge'er didn't care about Gan Qizheng's dodge, jumped up from the ground, and happily pointed at Gan Qizheng and said: "The qualifications are good, the eldest lady is too good to me, and she actually gave me such good material to be my apprentice." ”

Gan Qizheng was also clever, and when he heard Xi Ge'er say this, he knew that Xi Ge'er was very satisfied with him, and he also agreed to teach him boxing.

Gan Qizheng hurriedly bowed deeply and shouted loudly: "Master! ”

Lai San and Li Youcai watched from the sidelines, full of envy.

They walked alone, without wives or children.

If you can accept one or two caring apprentices, it is tantamount to raising a son, some people can serve themselves, and some people will support themselves in their old age.

At that moment, Lai San and Li Youcai both surrounded Gan Qizheng and asked, "Did the eldest lady just say that you should learn from Brother Xi?" Didn't mention us? ”

Gan Qizheng didn't know why, all of a sudden, three men surrounded him.

He looked confused, but shook his head honestly.

Seeing Gan Qi shaking his head, Lai San and Li Youcai could not hide their disappointment.

Xi Ge'er beckoned to Gan Qi and said, "Come on, come on, let's practice." ”

Xi Ge'er took the lead in jumping from the hall to the patio, and made a starting gesture.

So suddenly?

Gan Qi was feeling inappropriate, and was about to refuse—