Brother so proud

"Fancy our brother An? Who is it?"

"Do you know that Li Dali from your Li Family Village?" He Youcai babbled and exhaled again.

"Him? That's okay! Absolutely not!" Hearing the name He Youcai said, Li blurted out without thinking, "It's not like you don't know his age, he's only two years younger than you Right? You can almost be An Ge'er's father! Not to mention there is still a big mess in the family, you have the heart to send An Ge to suffer like this?"

Li Dali is considered a celebrity in Lijia Village. The family's mother is very biased, and his elder brother and sister-in-law are notoriously mean. He probably squeezed out all the money he earned so hard. No one is willing to marry the elder brother in the family to him, isn't it that they are almost 40 years old, and they don't even have a wife.

Mrs. Li doesn't even know what the baby's father thinks.

"Don't be so excited." He Youcai glanced at Li Shi angrily, "You don't know, Li's mother has left two months ago, and Li Dali and his elder brother and sister-in-law have also officially separated. Just when something happened to me, your Mu's family didn't tell you much."

"Li Dali is a capable person, but he is a drag on his family. I thought that age is not a big problem, as long as he can love others. Brother An doesn't need to serve any in-laws when he gets married. Our two families are also close, so what's the matter?" We can help you with everything. It's time for Brother Ang to talk about marriage."

"...He Youcai, have you become determined after eating the weight?" Li's face darkened.

His brother An is only 15 years old, and he originally thought of waiting for Ozawa to get married, and then find a husband's family for him, but now... Thinking of Li Dali's age, Li is very angry and angry .

How dare he think!

"Wang Auntie told me that Li Dali is actually not a soft person, but he was suppressed by his mother. In the past two years, he has learned to be smart, and he has saved a lot of money secretly. The previous one invited you Li Dali again. The clan elders in Jiacun divided their families and took over the original yard of his family. Brother An is absolutely not to blame. With our family’s current conditions, hey... I will ignore this injury in the future, and it can’t be cured anyway, but yesterday I see you just grabbed three pieces of medicine for Ozawa from the pharmacy in the town, what will you do in two days? Ozawa’s injury can’t be delayed, it’s already on the head, and there will be another one at that time..."

He Youcai tried to lift his right hand, but with all his strength, he only moved it slightly. His face was a little depressed, and he slowly lowered his head.

I thought it would be better if this day could pass, but I never thought that this disaster would almost destroy this family, what a life!

Bitter.

As soon as He Youcai's words came out, both of them fell silent.Mrs. Li clasped her hands together tightly, and said after a long time, "I'll think about a way to get the money for Xiao Ze's medicine. It really doesn't work. I'll go back to Mu's house tomorrow to see if I can borrow some more. As for Brother An's matter... ..."

"Daddy, Eminem, I'm back."

Before Li could finish speaking, he was interrupted by a voice behind him. At the gate of the courtyard, He An had been standing there with a bamboo basket on his back for an unknown how long.

He was dressed in blue cloth, and his long hair was directly tied into a bun with a piece of cloth of the same color. His age was there, and he looked not tall, but his appearance was somewhat similar to He Ze's, except that his facial features were slightly softer, and he was younger than him. A little tougher, a little more delicate, I have to say that the two brothers have completely inherited Li's good looks.

"Brother An is back, are you hungry?" Li stretched out his hand and pinched He Youcai's back, with a smile on his face, he went to He An and took off the bamboo basket on his body. "There is food in the Amu kitchen, let's go and eat."

He An didn't answer, just opened his mouth and said, "I went to see it today. The rice in our two fields will not be harvested until some time ago, but the sweet potato field under the west mountain is already ripe. I get it from the vegetable garden at the entrance of the village. I bought some white radishes and came back, Ah Mu, go to the butcher shop in the town tomorrow to buy some big bones, and make soup for brother."

"Ah Mu got it, go and eat quickly, you can't do it if you're starving." Li-shi stroked He An's soft hair, and his voice became a little hoarse.

His brother An is so sensible, how could he be willing to let him suffer this grievance?But Ozawa's injury...

"I'll go and see brother first, and I'll eat later." He An shook his head, and walked towards He Ze's room with big strides.

"This child..." Mrs. Li glanced at He An's back, and suddenly had a bad feeling, "Daddy, tell me, did Brother An hear something just now?"

He Youcai took a breath of white smoke, waved his sleeves and swept the stone steps twice, and sat down on his buttocks, "You can hear it if you hear it, the child is so old, you just go to visit him tonight If you don't object, let's go to Aunt Wang tomorrow to ask about the situation. Your mother's family is also having a hard time. The money we borrowed twice has not yet been repaid. No matter how shy it is to borrow money, you have to be talented. Okay."

Mrs. Li was bending down to pick up the two big white radishes in the bamboo basket at this time, when she heard He Youcai's words, she paused, "I know, but Brother An... after so many years, the village is far away." Recently, I know that Li Dali is not bad, that is... hey, I will go talk to Brother An tonight, if he doesn't want to, we can't force the child no matter what!"

"Look at what you said! Are you the only one who owns these two children?" He Youcai knocked on the stone steps with a pipe in his hand, his face was not very good-looking.

"Okay, okay, that's what I'm saying, are you serious about your stink?" Mrs. Li also took out the remaining sweet potatoes in the bamboo basket, and carefully put them aside, "Our family just There are four plots left, and after a while the grain will be harvested, and one mu of grain will be planted in the spring, and the other three plots will be dug up and planted with sweet potatoes.

"Listen to you." He Youcai sighed.

The sky was completely dark, the crescent moon climbed to the top of the mountain, and the village was quiet, except for the occasional barking of dogs accompanied by cicadas.

The room was a bit dark, He An lit the oil lamp on the table, and a cluster of small flames swayed against the window.He lifted a stool and sat on the edge of the bed. He Ze on the bed was still in a deep sleep, but his brows were still furrowed, presumably the wound was in pain again.

Thinking of the conversation between father and mother in the yard just now, He An couldn't help biting his lips, looking at He Ze with complicated eyes.

My elder brother is three years older than him. When I was young, I took him to dig out bird nests in trees, fish in rivers, and catch frogs and crickets. At that time, he thought his elder brother was the best elder brother in the world.

But... After growing up a bit, he could only help out with the farm work at home. The whole family had such a hard life, and his father and mother still had to save up money to study for his brother. is fake.

Especially later, the number of times my elder brother went home became less and less. Every time he went home, he took the money and left. If he was not satisfied, he lost his temper, smashed things, and almost fought with Eminem several times. It seems that since then, the distance between them has become more and more distant.

Now brother is sick, does mother want him to marry an old man?

He An unconsciously twisted the hem of his clothes with his hands, and he didn't come back to his senses until there was a "chi" sound.

There was a tear in the clothes.

Staring at the opening in a daze, He An's eyes were a little red, and the condensed water vapor slipped out of the eye sockets, and fell onto the hem of the clothes with a thud, leaving a little wet mark.

He An quickly raised his head, sniffed, raised the back of his hand and wiped his eyes heavily.

The corners of his eyes turned redder.

He looked at the red cotton cloth on He Ze's forehead, all other emotions in his eyes dissipated, leaving only a trace of determination.

Brother, you need to get better soon.

Standing up and pulling away the stool beside the bed, He An stomped and ran out the door.Li Shi, who had just come out of the kitchen, saw him and hurriedly asked, "How is it, is your brother awake?"

"No, brother slept soundly." He An paused, his tone light.

"That's it, then don't call him, let him have a good rest. Come over to eat quickly, your elder brother specially asked Em to leave some pieces of chicken for you, fresh!"

Before He An could answer, Li stepped forward and pulled him into the room in three steps at a time. The two of them sat down at the table together.

The bowls and chopsticks were already set on the table, with only one plate of green vegetables, two plates of pickled vegetables, and a few sweet potatoes he dug up today. Both He Youcai and Li's bowls contained only clear soup, which was the most abundant on the table. Yes, only a few pieces of chicken with soup in He An's bowl.

In fact, my father and mother also feel sorry for him.

"Eat quickly, you didn't eat much at noon." Seeing He An in a daze, Li pushed the bowl in front of him again, "There is still a little left for your brother to make up for, and after a while the family will have more. Money, I’ll make it for you if you want to eat.”

"I also cooked some white rice in the pot. It just so happens that you brought sweet potatoes back today. Both your father and I want to try something new. We haven't eaten this for a long time. I will leave all the white rice to you. You will Just go to Manshang, chicken soup and rice are delicious."

"……Um."

He An lowered his head, his face was almost buried in the bowl, and the corners of his mouth gradually curled up.

Putting down the bowls and chopsticks quickly, he mysteriously pulled Li Shi away. He Youcai looked at the backs of the two of them, picked up the pipe on the table and smoked again, and then chuckled lightly after a while.

Days, you can always get through it.

The moonlight was brighter, and the few stars hanging sparsely were also shining, illuminating the courtyard brightly.A gust of wind blew by, bringing a bit of coolness.

He Youcai touched the thin cloth clothes on his body, as if thinking of something, he walked to He Ze's room, helped him close the quilt quietly, and closed the door quietly.

On the other side, in He An's room, the oil lamp was on for a long time at night.

……

Early the next morning, He Ze just opened his eyes when he saw He An coming in with a basin of water.

"Brother, are you awake?" He An smiled, and soaked the face towel on the edge of the basin as he spoke, "Daddy and Mu have something to do, I'll take care of you today."

"What's the matter?" He Ze stroked his forehead with one hand, and tried to get off the edge of the bed with the other.

"Well, don't worry, you should be back at noon at most." He An wrung out the water from his face towel, and just when he looked up, he saw He Ze's body shaking, and hurried over to support him, "Brother! Be careful Point! The doctor said, you are seriously injured, it is best not to get out of bed for the next two days. "

"It's okay, I'm better."

With He An supporting him, He Ze immediately felt a lot more relaxed. He walked to the table in a few steps, and took the face towel from He An's hand, "I'll do it myself."

He An didn't insist either, watching He Ze finish wiping his face before continuing, "I've already made the rice, I'll bring it to brother later, be careful and don't move around."

"……Um."

The door of the room was opened again, and the rising sun was a bit dazzling, "I will get better soon after basking in the sun, so I won't close the door."

He An, who had gone far away, heard the voice again.

He Ze was subconsciously raising his hand to block the light, but before his arm reached his chest, he stopped suddenly, huh...is that him?

A man came in at the gate of the courtyard, he carried a chicken in one hand and a small bamboo basket in the other.

At this moment, He An's joyful voice reached He Ze's ears, "Brother Lin, why are you here?"