Zai Zai Grocery Store

A coin in his hand fell to the ground with a "dang", and Lin Dong quickly squatted down to pick it up. Just as he stood up, Lin Lihua came to him and said, "Are you going out to play? Don't run away."

Lin Dong raised his face and looked at Lin Lihua timidly.

Lin Lihua didn't notice Lin Dong's strangeness, and said, "Don't run away, just play around here, you know?"

Lin Dong looked at Lin Lihua, stretched out his little hand, and showed it to Lin Lihua.

The two coins lay quietly in Lin Dong's tender little palm, and Lin Lihua asked suspiciously, "Where did this money come from?"

"This is salt money." The old man on the side finally had a chance to answer, and said, "Boss Lin, you are too busy to pay attention to me. It was this little boy who brought me the salt. I gave the two dollars to you." Yes, Xiao Zai Zai is smart, my grandson is much older than him, and he doesn't distinguish between salt and sugar."

Lin Lihua was stunned for a moment, and looked at Lin Dong. She really didn't expect this thin and silent child to be so clever, which really impressed her.

Lin Dong thought he had done something wrong, so he didn't dare to look at Lin Lihua, he lowered his head and picked at the hem of his clothes with his small hands.

At this time, the old man asked again: "Boss Lin, is this your relative?"

Lin Lihua regained her composure, and answered the old man with a smile: "Yes, yes, he is my nephew."

"I haven't seen it before."

"It's always been brought by my dad. It's the first time he's come here when he grows up."

The old man looked at Lin Dong and said, "You are so handsome, so handsome, just as handsome as your Xiaochuan. By the way, why haven't I seen your naughty Xiaochuan these days? He used to run around the town."

Even her own son was praised, Lin Lihua said with a smile: "Xiao Chuan, I went to his grandma's house with his father, and I will be back in two days."

The old man put the salt into a cloth bag: "No wonder, the town has been quite quiet for the past two days, so the little devil has gone to grandma's house, hahaha, then you, Boss Lin, you are busy, I will go home first. "

"Uncle Li, go slowly. Next time, if you need anything, make a call. I'll send it to you, saving you another trip."

"Okay, okay, I'll call next time."

The old man is gone.

Lin Lihua shouted, "Lin Dong."

Lin Dong looked up at Lin Lihua.

Lin Lihua is slightly dark and fat, originally a kind body, but she has a pair of raised eyebrows, which makes the black and fat look more fierce, even more fierce than her uncle and aunt. Lin Dong met Lin Lihua's gaze, trembling in fright, and took a small step He couldn't help but took two steps back, staring at Lin Lihua anxiously.

Lin Lihua laughed with a "puchi".

Lin Dong was stunned for a moment, such a fierce aunt didn't beat him and scold him.

Lin Lihua smiled and said, "Little brat, you're quite smart."

Lin Dong was slightly taken aback.

Lin Lihua stretched out her hand to touch Lin Dong's forehead, and felt Lin Dong's body tighten, she stroked it twice gently, and said: "Well done, better than your brother, your brother knows how to play, and you know how to help Aunt has sold something, it’s not bad.”

Feeling Lin Lihua's emotions, Lin Dong secretly turned his head and looked at Lin Lihua. Just as a guest came, Lin Lihua went to greet him again.

Lin Dong's tense body relaxed, watching Lin Lihua busy. Finally, he went back to the shelf, with his calves pressed together, and sat on the small stool obediently. He heard someone want to buy washing powder again. He stood up and went to the store. The man took two steps, then stopped suddenly, and turned to look at Lin Lihua.

Lin Lihua also saw Lin Dong, and said with a smile: "Go, slow down, don't fall."

Lin Dong immediately walked towards the shelf, took a bag of washing powder, hugged it in his arms, ran out of the store quickly, and handed it to the customer with both hands.

Lin Lihua yelled at the counter: "His aunt, this is a pack of washing powder for three yuan. Just give the money to my little nephew."

"I know I know." The guest gave Lin Dong three and fifty cents.

Lin Dong took it and walked towards the counter. The counter was too high, and he was too short. He couldn't reach it, so he put the money on the counter and stepped on his feet. The little hands pushed the money towards Lin Lihua.

Then he took two steps back, watching Lin Lihua put the money away, showing a satisfied smile, as if he had solemnly completed a big event, he turned around and walked towards the shelf, continued to sit on his small stool, looking at the outside of the store .

Maybe because he felt that he was useful, his small body relaxed a lot.

Lin Lihua glanced at her, feeling inexplicably sad. She couldn't help but think that when she was a child, she was also picked up by the old man. Her childhood life was also so cautious and trembling. She tried hard to let adults know that she was useful. Adults cause trouble.

She raised her eyes to look outside the store, and the sky outside the store was full of red clouds, and her sadness was doubled. After a few seconds, she suddenly realized that it was already evening. Xiang Lin Dong asked, "Lin Dong, what do you want to eat tonight?"

Lin Dong stared at Lin Lihua with dark eyes.

He didn't speak again, forget it, Lin Lihua sighed and said: "Forget it, I'm looking to buy some food, you can help me look at the store first, okay?"

Lin Dong nodded.

"Someone comes to buy something, you sell it first, it's almost night now, most people will come to buy noodles, salt and pepper vinegar and so on, let me tell you the price of these, if you can remember it, remember it, if you can't remember it Just let the guests wait for a while, and I will come back and sell it later, you know?"

Lin Dong nodded heavily.

"Come on, let me tell you, this kind of noodles is [-] yuan, this kind of noodles is [-] yuan, washing powder is [-] yuan, salt is [-] yuan..."

After speaking, Lin Lihua walked away quickly carrying the vegetable basket.

Lin Dong sat alone on the stool in front of the shelf, watching the pedestrians coming and going outside the store, listening to them whispering and laughing from time to time, he stood up, moved the stool, and sat at the door, He watched passers-by without saying a word, and when he saw an adult holding a child's hand, or kissing a child in his arms, he would chase after him for a couple of steps, and then return to the shop door to sit down.

When Lin Lihua came back, she saw Lin Dong sitting at the door. Lin Lihua asked with a smile, "Is anyone here to buy something?"

Lin Dong nodded.

"You sold it?"

Lin Dong nodded again.

"It's amazing!" Lin Lihua praised with a smile.

Lin Dong pursed his lips, and handed the wrinkled five yuan and fifty cents to Lin Lihua.

"What did you sell?" Lin Lihua asked.

Lin Dong pointed to the washing powder and pointed to the salt, which was exactly five yuan and fifty cents.

"A packet of washing powder and a packet of salt?"

Lin Dong nodded.

"Awesome!" Lin Lihua boasted again: "Awesome! Everything is sold right!"

Lin Dong lowered his head slightly.

"Talk to aunt." Lin Lihua's voice was rare and gentle.

Lin Dong lowered his head and opened his mouth, but made no sound.

"Okay, don't say anything if you don't want to." Lin Lihua patted Lin Dong's head and said, "Stay here and watch, aunt goes to cook."

Lin Dong hummed lightly.

Lin Lihua went into the back of the grocery store with a vegetable basket, and worked behind the scenes for a while. When she came out again, she came out with a small dining table with three dishes and one soup.

Roasted chicken with potatoes, radish balls, steamed eggs and a corn tremella soup, the appearance is not good-looking, but the aroma is tangy.

"Come and eat." Lin Lihua called.

Lin Dong moved a small stool and sat opposite Lin Lihua.

"Have you washed your hands?"

Lin Dong nodded.

"Let me see."

Lin Dong spread out his little fleshy hand for Lin Lihua to see.

"Okay, wash it!" Lin Lihua handed a steamed bun to Lin Dong and said, "Come, eat."

Lin Dong timidly took it, broke the two halves, looked at Lin Lihua with dark eyes, and carefully put half of it into the plate. Seeing that Lin Lihua was not angry or angry, he picked up the chopsticks and ate the carrot balls in front of him.

"Why don't you eat chicken?" Lin Lihua picked up chicken legs and put them in Lin Dong's bowl.

Lin Dong looked at the chicken legs in the bowl, and thought of his grandfather. Every time his grandfather ate chicken, he would give him the chicken legs. When he went to his uncle and aunt’s house, his uncle and aunt would only give him the neck of the chicken, but his aunt did not. , the sandwich was chicken legs, and he silently put his aunt on the side of his grandfather.

"Is it delicious?" Lin Lihua asked.

Lin Dong nodded.

"Then eat more."

Lin Dong nodded again, and ate slowly, without even making a sound.

After dinner, Lin Dong and Lin Lihua stayed in the grocery store until nine o'clock in the evening, and then followed Lin Lihua back home. After taking a bath, they slept on the bed in the west wing. East Wing Room, call Auntie if you need anything."

Lin Dong nodded.

"Are you hungry? Do you want to eat more?"

Lin Dong shook his head. He had nothing to eat at his uncle and aunt's house except for meals.

"Would you like a glass of milk?"

Lin Dong's eyes fell on the empty cup in Lin Lihua's hand.

Lin Lihua turned around and made Lin Dong a glass of milk.

The sweet and soft milk smell made Lin Dong relax. Lin Dong slept very peacefully that night. He also had a dream. In the dream, he dreamed of his grandpa. Grandpa took his hand and led him to find his father and mother. His parents are very good-looking, very gentle, and love him very much. They bought him toys and candies, sent him to school, and even hugged him... He smiled very happily in his dream.

This is the best dream he has had in half a year.

Outside the dream, he couldn't help showing a sweet smile. At this moment, he suddenly felt cold and sat up abruptly.

Then I saw a little boy in front of me, about six years old, wearing short-sleeved shorts, with an angry face, staring at him with good-looking eyes, pointing at him domineeringly and asking: "Who are you, why are you sleeping on my bed? What are you doing?" I'm coming down! Come down!"

The author has something to say: This article is a warm and everyday article, and the temporary time and place background is probably in a small town in the interval from 1995 to 2003.