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Cheng Xi hugged his dog and stood on the street looking around.This is a crossroads, which means there are four directions to choose from.He took a step to the left, retracted his foot before he even landed, turned around, took a step to the right, but stopped hesitantly, he didn't know where the road led.

Tiaotiao sensed his confusion, raised her head and licked his chin.The wet/hot touch brought Cheng Xi back to his senses, touched Tiaotiao's head, carried his schoolbag to the front, carefully put Tiaotiao in the bag, and did not forget to whisper softly: "Stay obediently, don't move."

When he came, he took his uncle's car. At this time, I don't know if there is a bus to go back.It's getting late, and I won't be able to go back if I don't hurry up.Cheng Xi took out his mobile phone, found out that the last bus hadn't left yet, sent a message to his uncle, and got on the bus leading to the station.

He almost stepped on the point, and the passengers in the car were eager to return, looking forward to the early departure.The driver had already started the engine. Seeing him get in the car, he glanced at the bag in his hand. Cheng Xi nervously covered the unzipped zipper with his hand, his heart in his throat, until he heard the ticket inspector say: "Okay!" .”

The air conditioner was only turned on, and the cabin with more than [-] people was stuffy with hot air, mixed with the carbon dioxide exhaled by the passengers, and the smell from all kinds of luggage, which made it uncomfortable to smell.A child burst into tears, which adults couldn't coax with milk.The driver glanced back and said to Cheng Xi impatiently, "Get in the car."

Cheng Xi was sweating in his palms, and found an empty seat in silence.There was no one around, Cheng Xi put the schoolbag on his knees, opened the zipper a little, and Tiaotiao couldn't wait to stretch out his head haha ​​to breathe, Cheng Xi touched his neck, raised his head and licked Cheng Xi's palm.Tiaotiao, who had already been in a car for a long time, was not fussy. He lay peacefully on Cheng Xi's lap and closed his eyes to sleep.

During the four-hour drive, Cheng Xi felt like sitting on pins and needles, stroking Tiaotiao's head non-stop.Some passengers in the carriage were chatting, some were taking a nap with their eyes closed, and some were playing with their mobile phones.Cheng Xi read his uncle's reply letter and told him to pay attention to safety and give him news when he got home.

Cheng Xi watched, recalling the dispute in the afternoon.

Uncle Cheng Hai stroked his forehead helplessly: "Can you stop making trouble?"

Aunt Zhao Yunlan pointed and jumped, her eyes were red, her chest/mouth heaved/swelled violently, ignoring her son's presence, she hissed as if she was going to burst her throat and said: "The family can't keep them anymore, and we need to raise a dog." , where is the time and energy? The child has to go to school, and the two of us have to go to work, who will take care of it? Do we need to hire a nanny to take care of us?"

Cheng Yiming stood behind his mother, patted her on the back and said, "Mom, watch your throat, don't get so angry."

Cheng Yisheng snorted, and chimed in: "Dad, Mom is right, this dog hasn't been vaccinated, and it's not vaccinated, and I don't know if it has bugs or germs on it, and it's so fierce that even its owner doesn't recognize it. The sky almost bit me, so if something happens sooner or later, send it away as soon as possible."

Cheng Hai's face turned blue, and he scolded, "Yisheng, what nonsense are you talking about!"

Zhao Yunlan couldn't see him yelling at her son, so she immediately said, "Who are you, Cheng Hai? What's wrong with what Yisheng said? Is there anyone like you who is a father? Your son doesn't hurt, and his elbows are turning outward."

This was very meaningful, and Cheng Hai stood up immediately: "Yunlan, what do you mean by saying that? Cheng Xi is also a child of our family now, and you agreed to it at the beginning. If you say such things again, we don't have to live on." gone."

Zhao Yunlan didn't expect him to say such a thing, and in front of the two children, she suddenly exclaimed, "Cheng Hai!"

Cheng Yisheng said in disbelief: "Father! How can you say that!"

Cheng Yiming yelled in disapproval: "Father!"

The words were out of his mouth, Cheng Hai knew that he had said too much, but when he looked at his silent nephew, he really couldn't take it back, he just needs to take a step back, Cheng Xi will be in trouble in this family in the future.

"Uncle, I'll take Tiao Tiao home."

Uncle was in a dilemma, how could Cheng Xi not see it.As the center of the topic, he remained silent like a bystander, maybe he was stupid, maybe it was too embarrassing, he didn't know.

When he just arrived at his uncle's house and left the familiar environment, Tiaotiao was very disturbed. Cheng Xi had to keep him in his room all day, and take him out to let the wind out for half a day.Seeing Cheng Yisheng provoking Cheng Xi with words again and again, Tiaotiao became hostile towards him, and every time he saw him bark especially fiercely.

My aunt endured it for a few days, and finally broke out.

When Cheng Xi took Tiaotiao out the door, the room was still noisy.

Tiaotiao seemed to be homesick too, and ran downstairs so fast that Cheng Xi couldn't even bark.

When the boy accused Tiaotiao of being aggressive, Cheng Xi suddenly felt a kind of anger mixed with despair of not knowing where to go.People always think that a dog showing its fangs is a kind of evil, but who knows that it has to show its weapons to protect its own weakness because the world is so strange and it is so out of place.

When the bus arrived at the station, it was completely dark.It takes 10 minutes to walk from the site to home.On the uninhabited mountain road, there are clear insects and the rustle of the wind passing through the woods. Cheng Xi turned on the flashlight of his mobile phone, jumped off the ground, and was very excited. He happily led the way for him in front of him. After walking for a while, he looked back Did he keep up?People in the village go to bed early, and every household has turned off the lights at this time.Occasionally, I heard a dog barking in the village, and Tiaotiao also yelled back.

Walking to the front of the house, as soon as Cheng Xi opened the corner of the wooden door, Tiaotiao scrambled from his feet to the small courtyard, wandered around the courtyard, but didn't see a familiar figure, turned back and whined at him twice in a daze Voice.

Feeling timid because of the closeness to the hometown, Cheng Xi stood in front of the door for a long time, finally mustered up the courage to step in, and stretched out his hand to pull the light cord.The walls are made of mud and the green bricks are made of tiles. The small courtyard looks dilapidated at a glance. The moss under the faucet has dried up. Weeds grow in the small vegetable field next to it. The threat of cooking soup, the tender and tender buds are growing amazingly, and on the nearly three-meter-high pomelo tree in the corner, the blue-yellow fruit weighs on the branches.

Bamboo dustpan covered with pomelo peels, pomelo lanterns with smiling faces, pomelo scented tea soaked in honey, crispy and thin five-nut mooncakes...

Too many memories overwhelmed him like a tide, exhaustion and a familiar sense of security flooded up at the same time, Cheng Xi's eyes were hot, he didn't go into the kitchen to boil water, he only fetched cold water, wiped his face and washed his feet in a hurry, then took out the bedding from the cabinet , lying on the bed curled up and fell asleep.