When Xu Qiang heard that this was the reason, he couldn't help but feel a little sympathetic when he looked at the two brothers, it was really unlucky to have such a father.

"Okay, then you two can stay in my house today and stay together, otherwise in this cold winter, the cat outside can freeze people for a night."

Xu Qiang said as he got up and went to the camphor wood box to get the quilt for the two brothers, and asked them to wash themselves first before going to sleep on the kang.

The room was burned warmly, and the two brothers felt that their bodies were not cold, so they scooped hot water from the iron pot on the stove, took off their clothes, washed their hair and face, and rubbed each other's backs by the way.

Xu Qiang's afterglow swept over the bare upper bodies of the two brothers, and he was stunned in place for a moment:

I saw that the two brothers were all crisscrossed with blue and red marks on their backs, and there were many new injuries, which seemed to have been hit only in the past two days, and some places were bleeding, and some places had scabbed.

One by one, one by one, looking hideous and terrifying, just like those stepmothers who abused their children on the Internet in later generations, looking at the shape of the wound, it was either a fire tongs or a feather duster.

The second uncle is really good!

Xu Qiang couldn't help but sigh, went to the back room and took out the red potion, and took two clean white towels and handed them to the two brothers, asking them to treat the wounds on their backs.

The two brothers had finished washing at this time, and were about to soak their feet, when they saw Xu Qiang take out the red potion and a clean white towel, they stood a little helpless and didn't know what to do for a while.

"Take it, apply some red potion to the wound on your back, otherwise what if you get infected?"

Xu Qiang spoke, stuffed the red potion and towel into Guangfu's hand, and motioned for him to treat Guangdang's wound first, Guangdang's eyes were red, and he couldn't help but start to shed tears, the two brothers have been beaten since childhood, and this is the first time someone has given them a potion to wipe the wound.

"Hey, hey, I'll give light as a rubbing medicine, thank you, Brother Qiang."

Guangfu also reacted, and quickly apologized to Xu Qiang with a smile, but his eyes were also very red.

Xu Qiang nodded, turned around and entered the back room, and suddenly a sentence popped up in his heart: Ask: Those who have suffered a lot since childhood, how many pieces of sugar do they need to make them experience the sweetness of life? Answer: One, only one is enough!

His original intention of taking in the two brothers was to meet the second uncle, but he didn't expect to feel compassion after seeing the wounds on the two of them.

By the time the Guangfu brothers finished taking the medicine and washing their feet, it was already past nine o'clock, and the three of them didn't say anything, and went directly to sleep under the covers.

Feeling the big quilt of soft cotton on their bodies, the thick cotton mattress under their bodies, and the smell of new coverings, the two Guangfu brothers secretly hid in the quilt and began to shed tears again.

The two of them have been covering a quilt since they were children, and the clothes are also worn by the eldest brother, and there has never been a thing that really belongs to him, his father obviously earns more than the three masters, but their brothers are more miserable than the brothers.

No matter how poor the family is, the relationship between the brothers is always good, and the three masters also try to have a bowl of water evenly, unlike his parents......

There was nothing to say all night, and when he got up the next morning, Xu Qiang found that there was no one around him, the bedding was neatly folded, the stove in the inner room and the stove in the outer room were all lit, and the big iron pot and aluminum gourd were already full of water.

The brothers also helped him tidy up the house, and Xu Qiang stood in place and sighed secretly, not knowing what to say for a while.

After he washed up briefly, he was going to the Fire Temple today to see Ouyang Lun's situation, and he didn't want to cook at home, so he got dressed and rode his bicycle out of the alley to eat three buns, a scorched ring, drank a bowl of soy milk and rode his bicycle to the Fire Temple.

The Fire Temple is not too far from Nanluoguxiang, when Xu Qiang found Chunyu Hutong, it was already half past ten, and the old man Xia said very clearly, entering the first miscellaneous courtyard in the alley, Xu Qiang pushed his bicycle and quickly found the place.

This large compound looks very shabby, not as good as the courtyard where they live, there are a few children in open crotch pants playing in the courtyard, their little faces are red from the cold, and they can still see chilblains on their hands.

The yard is messy, and I don't know what is piled up, exuding a faint smell, Xu Qiang estimates that it is going to be summer, and the smell is estimated to be even stronger.

There are five rooms in front of the courtyard, four wings on the left and right, and at the door of the wing room on the right sits a woman in her forties who is washing clothes on a cold day, her hands are full of calluses, and when she saw a stranger in the courtyard come in, she casually asked:

"Eh, who's who?"

Xu Qiang walked over to the woman with a smile and squatted down and said, "Hello eldest sister, my name is Xu Qiang, I work in the rolling mill, I heard that there is an old man Ouyang who lives here, so I asked him which one he lives in?" ”

When this woman heard that she was looking for Old Man Ouyang, she was stunned for a moment, and then laughed: "Hey, you're talking about Ouyang Lun, who saw a woman's illness, right?" It's not ashamed to talk about your age, but their house is over there. ”

As the woman spoke, she pointed casually, Xu Qiang followed her gaze and saw that it was the one on the edge of the left wing near the gate of the courtyard, and it was also the smallest one in the courtyard.

"Hey, thank you, big sister." Xu Qiang politely thanked him, got up and walked to the side room, the doors and windows were all made of paper, and holes could be seen on it, the door was hidden, and the room was dark.

"Bang bang bang, bang" Xu Qiang knocked on the door first, and when there was movement inside, he opened the door and went in, and in an instant a musty smell came to his nose, and an old man with gray hair came out of the room, the wrinkles on his face were the same as the old bark, and he looked up at Xu Qiang, and his cloudy old eyes were full of doubts.

"Hello Mr. Ouyang, my name is Xu Qiang, I work in the rolling mill and live in Nanluoguxiang, Mr. Xia recommended me to come to you."

Xu Qiang first reported to his home, lest the old man not recognize him and drive him outside.

When Old Man Ouyang Lun heard that it was Old Man Xia who introduced him, a trace of clarity flashed in his cloudy eyes, and then he beckoned Xu Qiang to sit on the kang.

The house is not big, a total of about ten square meters, things are piled up everywhere, and there is a musty smell, obviously it has not been cleaned for a long time.

There was a greasy and greasy list on the kang that couldn't see the color at all, but the kang table was very clean.

Xu Qiang didn't dislike it, first helped the old man to sit on the kang, and then he also sat on the kang, and then asked with a smile: "Old man, have you eaten?" ”

Old Man Ouyang smiled bitterly and shook his head: "When people are old, they will eat one meal a day." ”

Xu Qiang looked at his old appearance, knowing that he shouldn't have the strength to do it, and immediately said with a smile: "Do you always dislike my craftsmanship, and I haven't eaten yet, so I will deal with it at your house?" ”

Old man Ouyang showed a smile on his face, and was about to get off the kang again, but was stopped by Xu Qiang: "Old man, sit down, I'm busy with my own work, if there is anything I can't find, you can tell me." ”