One big and one small are practicing love

"Xiao Xiao, get up."

Say it softly. Liu Xiaochen immediately opened his eyes and got up. The lights were on in the room, but it was still dark outside. The crackling of firecrackers kept ringing, and a slight smell of gunpowder could be smelled in the room.

"Nuo, put it on Xiaoguang while it's hot." Mom threw the new cotton-padded coat and new cotton trousers that had been warmed on the stove to Liu Xiaochen, then turned around and went back to work.

"I know, Mom." Liu Xiaochen took the clothes and stuffed the cotton pants into the quilt first. Then he picked up his sleeping brother and put him in cotton clothes. Then he took out the warm cotton pants from the quilt and put them on his brother.

Finally, Liu Xiaochen quickly put on his clothes, but there was no heat in him and his clothes were cold and stiff.

"Xiaoxiao, hurry up and wash Xiaoguang, the dumplings will be ready soon." Mom said while stirring the steaming pot by the stove in the house.

"Oh, okay." Liu Xiaochen responded and quickly slipped out of the bed.

There is a big kang in this room, and the whole family sleeps on it. There is a coal stove for cooking and heating. There is a large water tank, a table, a few chairs, and there are wires in the room to hang clothes and towels... Except for going out to the toilet, this room can meet all daily needs.

Liu Xiaochen held the enamel washbasin, walked to the water tank, scooped out two half ladles of cold water, and then carried the washbasin to the iron stand. Then he held the thermos with both hands, poured some hot water, and tested the temperature with his hands. He took his brother off the bed, washed his face with soap, hands, and applied Yu Meijing's face oil.

While she was arranging her brother's sleeves, her mother came over in a hurry and scolded: "Why aren't you ready yet? The dumplings are ready. Hurry up, Xiaoxiao." As she said that, her mother took her brother and hurried to the small dining table. .

Liu Xiaochen used the water that his brother had washed his face with, washed it twice randomly, poured out the dirty water, and left the quilt on the bed neatly folded and the sheets evenly spread. Finally, squeeze some Yumeijing into the palm of your hand, rub it on your face, and walk to the dining table.

"There's some left in the pot for you, you can fill it yourself." Mom said as she fed her brother, while Dad ate big food on his own.

Liu Xiaochen took out a bowl from the cabinet, filled half a bowl of dumplings into his own hands, and finished them quickly. He said: "Mom, I'll feed my brother, you can eat." After saying that, he took the bowl and spoon and fed his brother one bite at a time.

After feeding my younger brother, my father just finished eating and said, "Xiaoguang, let's go to the yard to set off fireworks with my father." As he said that, his father pulled his younger brother up.

"Dad, I also want to set off fireworks." Liu Xiaochen said while picking up the bowls and chopsticks.

"You can go after you finish packing. Your dad has left it for you." Mom said and stood up, pointing to the outside of the house and saying, "The pines and cypresses outside are almost gone. It's time to add more. I'll go take a look."

Liu Xiaochen was the only one left in the room. She silently scooped cold water from the water tank, washed the dishes, cleaned the pots, wiped the table, and changed the briquettes.

During this period, I heard the laughter of my brother, father and mother outside the house. After quickly packing up, Liu Xiaochen hurriedly ran to the yard.

In the dim morning light, there was no one in the courtyard, only the pines and cypresses were shining with sparks and emitting blue smoke. I clearly heard their voices just now and saw the golden light of fireworks through the window. Where were they now?

"Dad! Mom! Xiaoguang." Liu Xiaochen shouted, but no one responded.

Then he hurriedly ran outside the courtyard, shouting as he ran, but saw no one and received no response. After running to the entrance of the alley, an invisible barrier suddenly appeared, blocking Liu Xiaochen. She could not get out.

Liu Xiaochen cried: "Dad, Mom, where have you been? Why did you only take Xiaoguang and not me?" No one responded. The cold wind whistled and the crackling of firecrackers continued. Liu Xiaochen cried louder and louder.

"Xiaoxiao, Xiaoxiao, wake up quickly." Someone shouted softly.

When he heard someone calling his name, Liu Xiaochen immediately opened his eyes, his vision blurred by the tears in his eyes and eyelashes. There was only light in the room and a tall figure in front of him.

"What's wrong with you, Xiaoxiao?" He stretched out his palm to wipe Liu Xiaochen's tears and said, "Have you had a nightmare?"

After seeing clearly that it was Zuo Kunmin, Liu Xiaochen sat up suddenly and threw himself into his arms.

My heart was filled with grief, my ears were ringing, and my brain was dark with fear. As if something was stuck in his throat, Liu Xiaochen was speechless for a long time. He closed his eyes and leaned against Zuo Kunmin's arms, letting his emotions rise and fall, and silently weeping.

Every time this happens, I can't drive away this emotion, I can only endure it, be patient, and wait for it to pass.

Zuo Kunmin stroked Liu Xiaochen's back repeatedly without saying a word.

After a long time, Liu Xiaochen said calmly: "Teacher Zuo, I dreamed about my father, mother and brother."

"Are you homesick?" Zuo Kunmin asked.

The alarm clock rang suddenly and the two separated.

Liu Xiaochen picked up his phone, turned off the alarm, and saw that it was already 6 o'clock. He wiped his tears with the back of his hand, looked at Zuo Kunmin, and said calmly: "Teacher Zuo, why are you here? Didn't you go back to your room after 12 o'clock? ?”

"I just went to the bathroom. When I came back, I wanted to come to the room to see you. I saw you crying so much that I thought you were having a nightmare."

Liu Xiaochen took a deep breath and said, "It's okay, Teacher Zuo, it's still early, you can go and rest."

"Why did you set the alarm for 6 o'clock? It's not that we won't pay New Year's greetings today. Just get up before 8 o'clock." Zuo Kunmin said.

Liu Xiaochen replied: "I forgot to turn off the alarm clock I set earlier." As he was saying this, he heard movement outside the house and shuffling footsteps.

Liu Xiaochen recognized that it was Zuo Xu. Busy whispered: "Xiao Xu is awake. He should go to the bathroom now. He needs a glass of warm water after going to the bathroom. I'll get him some water." After saying that, he lifted the quilt and got up.

"I'll do it." Zuo Kunmin stopped Liu Xiaochen and said, "You can sleep a little longer." After saying that, he stretched out his hand to turn off the light. Liu Xiaochen quickly grabbed his hand and said urgently: "Don't turn off the light, I... ..." After a pause, he said, "I like to sleep with the light on."

Zuo Kunmin looked deeply at Liu Xiaochen, opened his mouth to say something, and then slowly exhaled. He lowered his head, kissed Liu Xiaochen's forehead, and said, "Okay! Have a good rest." After that, he stood up and left.

As soon as Zuo Kunmin left, Liu Xiaochen slipped into the quilt. Close your eyes and take a deep breath, feel the light in front of your eyes, hear the sounds outside the house, your heart sinks, and you feel solid and safe.

"Dad, I just woke up and didn't see you. It turns out you went to get me some water." Zuo continued.

Zuo Kunmin replied: "Drink quickly, and then sleep for a while after drinking."

"Thank you, dad." Zuo continued.

The sound of footsteps and the sound of old wooden doors opening and closing. Creep ~ creak!

There was silence outside the house, except for the constant sound of firecrackers outside the window.

Liu Xiaochen's consciousness gradually became clearer. His face was pressed against the pillow, feeling cold and wet. He stood up and turned the pillow over. I rested my head on a dry pillow again and it felt much more comfortable.

At this moment, Liu Xiaochen suddenly realized that after waking up crying so many times, he had never thought of turning over the pillow or changing a pillow. This was the first time he had done such a simple act to make himself more comfortable.

Realizing this, Liu Xiaochen wanted to think about why this was so. Just as he was thinking about it, his cell phone dinged twice, which was the reminder sound for Zuo Kunmin's message. Liu Xiaochen took the phone and clicked it to read.

Don't be afraid, I'm here.

Treat this place as your home. I, Xiaoxu, and Yanyan are all your family.

Liu Xiaochen read these two pieces of information over and over again. Every time I read it, it seems like a surge of power comes from somewhere, blessing my body and mind. I felt my body and mind slowly filling up, until it overflowed from my eyes, and two lines of hot tears rolled down.

With him here, my heart has someone to rely on, my body has someone to rely on, and everything has become different. Thinking of this, editor Liu Xiaochen replied: Thank you for being here, Teacher Zuo. Happy New Year!

After his father, mother and younger brother were gone, no one would wake up Liu Xiaochen every New Year morning.

I wake up alone, get dressed, cook dumplings, light cypress branches, burn incense, kowtow to the black and white photos of my parents, put a red envelope in front of my brother's photo, and finally turn on the TV, watch the replay of the Spring Festival Gala, and eat dumplings slowly.

Unexpectedly, six years later, I would be able to spend a lively New Year with them. We ate dumplings together, talked, wished each other new year, and received red envelopes from Zuo Kunmin.

After the meal, Zuo Kunmin solemnly said: "You go change clothes, I will take you to a good place."

"What's a good place? Is it an amusement park?" Zuo Xu asked curiously.

Zuo Yan asked: "Dad, will you come with us?"

Zuo Kunmin looked at Zuo Yan and smiled and said, "I'll drive you there. It's a place more meaningful than an amusement park."

"Teacher Zuo, is it far away? Shall we come back for lunch? I'll prepare the ingredients in advance." Liu Xiaochen asked.

"Don't worry about any of you today. I'll take you to eat, drink and have fun." As he said that, Zuo Kunmin smiled proudly, smiling as freely and freely as a child.

Bian Chang and Liu Xiaochen looked at each other in surprise. They had rarely seen him smile like this.

Zuo Kunmin said with a smile to himself: "During the summer vacation for more than a month, my grandpa took me to different places every day. I have been to all the fun places here."

Everyone was busy packing their things for going out.

Liu Xiaochen poured hot water, wrapped Zuo Yan's medicine in paper, packed bread, fruits, biscuits and other snacks into categories, and finally changed clothes.

After Bian Chang changed his clothes, he dressed Zuo Yan and Zuo Xu.

Zuo Kunmin quickly put on thick clothes and went downstairs early. He carried the things Liu Xiaochen prepared and put them neatly in the trunk. He then took out the child seat and installed it in the back seat. Finally, he scraped the frost on the glass. , turn on the air conditioner to heat up the car.

They got out just as the car was getting warm. Zuo Kunmin opened the door and took the children into the car.

When arranging seats, Zuo continued: "I want to sit with Teacher Xiaoxiao."

"No, you have to sit with me." Bian Chang said firmly.

Zuo Xu pouted: "Why?"

Bian Chang kissed Zuo Xu's cheek hard and said with a smile, "Because my aunt has only been back for a few days and wants to be with you and Yanyan all the time."

"Alas!" Zuo Xu sighed and said reluctantly, "Okay then!" Everyone laughed.

After everyone sat down, Zuo Kunmin set up the navigation system and announced "Wa Palace" via voice, so that everyone knew where they were going.