Jiangbai Caolu is about half a day's journey from Liujiazhuang, and after Qianbaimo only stayed in Qianwang's house for one day, he was taken to Jiangbai Caolu by Qianwang the next day, and although Jiang Bai had been notified by Jin Chongkui's letter earlier, he didn't know Qianbaimo's true identity.

And just as Qianwang and Jiang Bai were greeting, a young man in his late teens walked up to Qianbaimo and said, "Hello junior brother, I'll take you in first." ”

Looking at the young man's simple smile, Qian Baimo only felt an inexplicable security and trust in his heart, so after the dim sum "um", he followed the young man to the inner hall.

"My name is Yi Changlin, and you can call me Senior Brother Yi in the future. Yi Changlin, who was walking in front, took Qian Baimo to the courtyard as he spoke, and then pointed to the room with a big water tank at the door on the left and said, "That room is the kitchen, and the firewood room next to it is the firewood room." Then he pointed to the one in front of him: "In the middle is Master's study, on the left is Master's bedroom, and on the right is the study." "The largest room is the medicine storehouse, and the smaller one next to it is our room." After speaking, Yi Changlin took Qian Baimo and walked to the room.

After the two entered the room, Qian Baimo saw that the room only had a bunk that was slightly shorter than himself and could probably accommodate two or three adults to sleep, in front of which were two old wooden desks and two wooden chairs, and a large wardrobe in the innermost. At this time, Yi Changlin walked to the shop and squatted down, pulled out a drawer from below and said, "In the future, your clothes, shoes and socks can be placed here." After Yi Changlin finished speaking, he got up and walked to the big wardrobe to open the cabinet door, then moved a wooden chair to cushion the feet, and took down three neatly folded quilts from the top of the wardrobe with a little difficulty; After putting the three quilts in the shop, Yi Changlin climbed up to the shop and said while laying the quilt: "I also found the best puffer here to replay the Zeju velvet inside to ensure that it is clean and soft; Yi Changlin, who had laid the quilt, walked to the side of the shop and stretched out his hand to hug Qian Baimo's upper limbs, and then carefully and skillfully helped Qian Baimo climb up the shop.

After Qian Baimo went to the shop, he untied the foot-binding shoes used for the long trip with the help of Yi Changlin, and then climbed to the mat quilt and touched it with his hands, and he could still feel the residual trace of the unique warmth after the sun irradiated, and it was also Zeju velvet, but this quilt was much softer than that of Qianwang's house, and there was no kind of turning over and knocking hard at all, at this time Yi Changlin handed over a small bamboo pillow and said: "Senior Brother Qian, you can try whether this bamboo pillow is suitable." ”

"Oh. Qian Baimo, who took the bamboo pillow, responded blankly, and then lay down and tried it, feeling just right soft and hard, and couldn't help but feel a warm feeling in his heart, and turned his head to Yi Changlin and smiled blankly: "Thank you, Senior Brother Yi." ”

"It's okay, taking care of the junior brother is what the senior brother should do. After Yi Changlin put the quilt next to Qian Baimo, he continued to smile and said: "Inside this blue quilt cover, if you still feel cold at night, cover this blue and white quilt outside." After Yi Changlin finished speaking, he wiped the sweat on his head, got up and jumped down from the shop, took out a pair of old but very clean blue and gray cloth shoes from the drawer below, and then took the cloth shoes and said to Qian Baimo: "The shoes we use here are a little different from those working in the farmland, I think Senior Brother Qian may not know, so I asked Granny Bai to help me change my previous shoes, and specially added beaver skin to them. ”

"Oh. After listening to Yi Changlin's words, Qian Baimo got up and sat down to the shop, and saw Yi Changlin step forward and carefully untie the dirty foot cloth socks that were tightly wrapped around Qian Baimo's feet, and then picked up the prepared brown and blue variegated raccoon towel, wiped the sweat stains between each of Qian Baimo's fingers, and took out a pair of cyan flannel socks to help Qian Baimo put them on, and finally put on the pair of cloth shoes for Qian Baimo.

"Well, your feet are really similar to Senior Brother Lu. Yi Changlin pinched the toes and heels of the cloth shoes, and then got up satisfied; "Come, come down and take a look." Yi Changlin said, and took Qian Baimo's hands to help Qian Baimo jump off the shop smoothly. After landing on the ground, Qian Baimo walked a few steps, and after jumping a few times, he felt that it was indeed much more comfortable than his shoes, and he couldn't help but show a happy smile on his face; ”

"Thank you, Senior Brother Yi. As soon as he heard that there were new shoes to wear, Qian Baimo, who had been resentful of the shoes in the past few days, suddenly hugged Yi Changlin happily; "Okay, okay." Yi Changlin smiled and patted Qian Baimo's shoulder, "You must be tired after walking for so long, go to bed and rest first, and I'll call you when Senior Brother Lu comes back." Saying that, Yi Changlin hugged Qian Baimo to the bunk, and after hearing that Yi Changlin let him rest, he couldn't help but feel a wave of fatigue, plus he hadn't slept on such a soft and warm bed in the past few days, so he rolled on the quilt twice and fell asleep, Yi Changlin saw this, stepped forward and carefully helped Qian Baimo take off his cloth shoes, and then placed them neatly on the ground, then tiptoed out of the room, and then softly closed the door.

I don't know how long I slept this night, until a strong feeling of hunger hit, I woke up Qianbaimo from sleep, rubbed the sleepy-eyed Qianbaimo, and unconsciously touched his stomach, then crawled down the bunk and walked to the door in a daze.

When Qian Baimo opened the door, he found that the sun was about to set, and there was only a residual light left in the sky, and at this time, Yi Changlin, who was preparing dinner in the courtyard, saw Qian Baimo who was in a daze at the door, so he stepped forward and smiled: "Senior Brother Qian, you are awake." Hey, why aren't you wearing shoes?" After finding out that Qian Baimo was not wearing shoes, Yi Changlin walked into the room quickly and took out the pair of cloth shoes, and then bent over to help Qian Baimo put on the shoes.

"Alright, come with me to wash your hands, and then we'll have dinner together. Yi Changlin said, then took Qian Baimo's little hand to a water water, took off the brown and gray raccoon towel hanging on the side, and then wet it in the water to help Qian Baimo wash his face and hands; ”

"Well, Senior Brother Yi. After Qian Bai Mo answered, he turned his head to look at Lu Que, and at this time, Yi Changlin also quickly stepped forward and took Lu Que and introduced: "Senior Brother Lu, he is Senior Brother Qian, everyone should get along well in the future." Yi Changlin said, holding one in one hand, and then holding Lu Que and Qian Baimo's hands together.

In this way, after Jiang Bai Caolu has more Qianbaimo, it will be more lively, and at the same time, life will be more burdensome. Jiang Bai needs to collect medicine and treat diseases every morning, and he has to note in the evening, and only in his spare time does he personally guide Yi Changlin, Lu Que and Qian Baimo in their schoolwork;

In order to earn clothes, shoes and socks, tooth care, hair care and additional meat supplements, Yi Changlin took Lu Que and Qian Baimo to pay for the surrounding villagers, such as cutting pigweed, helping hunters dry their skins, helping to deliver water and firewood, Door-to-door treatment of some common simple diseases, etc., although the ability of the three of them to earn is limited, but under Yi Changlin's careful calculation, plus the consultation money earned by Jiang Bai, the three teenagers still barely achieved the minimum guarantee of self-sufficiency.

Although this kind of self-sufficient poverty life is extremely boring, tedious and hard, but Qian Baimo feels a different kind of happiness from it, Yi Changlin's gentleness and thoughtfulness, Lu Que's playfulness and quarrels, so that the same water every day has a different childlike fun; Qian Baimo and Lu Que may fight and fight for a weed, but under Yi Changlin's appearance and mediation, the two reconciled in a blink of an eye, as if all the quarrels had not happened.

It was also in Yi Changlin's body that for Qian Baimo, who had never felt maternal love and family care, he only felt unprecedented warmth, peace of mind and dependence in his heart, which made his young heart feel for the first time that poverty was not the biggest suffering in this world.

Time is about to pass in a blink of an eye, and on this day, while Jiang Bai and Yi Changlin went out, seven-year-old Qian Baimo and Lu Que had a whim, and the two were ready to make dishes to see whose cooking skills were the best, so they each entered the kitchen in a hurry.

Although in the past two years, the two have often helped Yi Changlin to help, but at this time it is the first time to cook, facing the raging fire at the bottom of the pot and the oil temperature and heat wave that is blowing in the face, I can't help but panic. As for the two of them after seeing each other's dishes, they instantly had a feeling that they would never have an appetite in their lives, and naturally no one dared to use chopsticks to taste each other's dishes, but the young man did not dare to admit defeat easily, so on the stone table in the courtyard, the two stared at each other and blew the dishes they made, just saying that they didn't move the chopsticks.

In this way, after the two argued for more than half an hour, Yi Changlin, who was not worried about the two at home, came back first, and after entering the hospital, he heard the quarrel between the two and the dishes on the stone table, and after taking a look at the dishes on the stone table, he walked to the stone table and smiled: "Ah, the two junior brothers will cook their own dishes, come and taste your craftsmanship." As he spoke, he picked up a pair of chopsticks on the table, first took the black and yellow vegetables fried by Lu Que and put them in his mouth, chewed them for a while before swallowing them, and praised with a smile on his face: "Not bad." As he spoke, he sandwiched another piece of eggplant fried into a black paste by Qian Baimo, and after tasting it for a while, he also smiled and said, "Senior Brother Qian, this eggplant is also very delicious." After speaking, Yi Changlin picked up Lu Que's green vegetables again, and then Qian Baimo's eggplant.

The two of them opened their eyes wide and looked at Yi Changlin eating with relish, and both of them couldn't help but have the illusion that these two dishes should be delicious, so the two subconsciously reached out and grabbed some of their own fried dishes, and then put them in their mouths to taste, and in an instant, their faces changed greatly, and they turned to the side and vomited wildly without waiting for their mouths to move, until their stomachs were empty and their faces turned blue, and then the two of them fell back on the stone table, and Qian Baimo then pouted with resentment on his face: "Senior Brother Yi, you are so bad, you lied to us, it is not delicious at all." ”

"Yes. Lu Que, who was also lying on the stone table opposite, echoed Qian Baimo and complained to Yi Changlin: "Senior Brother Yi, you are so bad. ”

"Haha. Yi Changlin smiled, put down his chopsticks and touched the heads of the two of them and said with a smile: "Because Senior Brother has tasted the warm taste of the two of you stir-fried." ”

"Warm taste?" After listening to Yi Changlin's explanation, there were only countless question marks left in the minds of the two, and then Yi Changlin patted the heads of the two and said, "Okay, let's quickly clean up the kitchen together, otherwise we will have to slap our hands when the master comes back and finds out." With that, Yi Changlin took the two of them by the hand and walked towards the kitchen.