Peaceful year after year

After eating, Wang Xiaonian finally got a chicken leg.This was a chicken drumstick full of unequal treaties, Wang Xiaonian was not willing to eat all of it, and saved half of it for eating after dinner.In fact, he wanted to put it on the next day, but his mother told him that the weather was bad and it would be easy to spoil, so he had to finish it before today.

In the evening, it was a bit hot in the house, so Wang Xiaonian came out with a plate of mosquito coils to do his homework under the peach tree planted in the yard, and his sister also came out.The two children started to write their homework on the stone table in the yard.

It's not yet summer, and the peach trees are full of pink and white peach blossoms. When summer comes, there will be a tree full of green peaches, and autumn will probably be ready to eat.A gust of breeze blew, and a few petals of peach blossoms fluttered and wobbled to the table where they were doing their homework.

"Chuyue, the people next door are back, have you seen it?" Wang Xiaonian asked suddenly.

Wang Chuyue was getting annoyed by a math problem, and the big winter mosquitoes were always flying around, making her even more upset.He didn't hear what his brother said clearly, so he directly said that he didn't know.

"I don't know!" Wang Xiaonian was silent, and the figure of the child kept appearing while doing homework.

Calm as water, like a pool of stagnant water losing its vitality.The silence made people care, so that he could not forget.Moreover, the woman's scolding filled him with a sense of guilt, and he always felt that it was because of his child that he was scolded so harshly.

As the homework was being written, he became like that child. He couldn't write the homework at all, so he hesitated for a while.Put down the pen, and ran away in a hurry.

Seeing Wang Chuyue stand up, she said, "Where are you going? Be careful. I told mom that you are going to play again, and you will fail the next exam."

Wang Xiaonian came out of the kitchen, ran to Wang Chuyue's side, and said flatteringly with sparkling eyes, "Chuyue, I'll just go out for a while, don't tell mom about it."

Then there was a burst of rolling and begging to let go.

"Hmph, be careful yourself, I'm too lazy to tell you." Wang Chuyue lowered her head and smiled secretly.Oh, why is her silly brother so funny, like a puppy.

Wang Xiaonian ran away without paying attention to his sister's expression.The child's house is next door, and I don't know if it is closed now.But he didn't want to knock on the door even if it wasn't closed. He really didn't want to see that woman.Going around to the side of his yard, I picked a relatively low place and turned in.

He had brought a group of children here before as an expedition, and he was quite familiar with it.This should be regarded as a relatively large building in this village. It is composed of a two-story main house and a separate kitchen next to it. There are many weeds in the yard, which cover up the original layout.

The night was as cold as water, and a gust of wind blew, and someone's dog also barked in response to the occasion, making Wang Xiaonian shiver in fright.The chicken leg in my hand almost fell to the ground, but fortunately it didn't.Why didn't he think about how scary it was at night before he came here.No, he is a man, how can he be afraid, he is not afraid.

There was another barking of dogs, Wang Xiaonian shuddered, his face wrinkled and he ran away quickly.God, it's scary.Finally arrived at a bright place, Wang Xiaonian hid outside the door, watching carefully to see if there were children there.

Wang Xiaonian, who was hiding outside the door, saw a scene he would never forget in his life.

The child standing in front of the hearth was not as high as the hearth, so he walked up to the hearth to start a fire.Because the fire chamber was too big and the child was too small, he could only hold a pile of dried pine needles and drill into the fire chamber.

Gu Yu lit the dried pine needles piled up in front with a match in the stove.Dried pine needles are extremely flammable and will ignite as soon as they are sizzled.Gu Yu hurried up to add firewood, because he was too small to add firewood only by trying to get close to the fire.But the space in the stove is very crowded, Gu Ning climbed up to the mouth of the stove with his head stuck into the belly of the stove.

His hair, which had not been trimmed for nearly a year, slowly slid down from the back. The smoke made Gu Ning squint his eyes and shut his breath. He didn't care about his hair. A pinch of fire suddenly rushed in front of his eyes. Before he could dodge, his hair was burnt. .

Before Gu Ning had time to extinguish it, he was pulled out immediately.Wang Xiaonian pulled out the child, saw that the hair was on fire, and extinguished it with his hands without thinking.After a few crackles, the fire went out.But fearing that the fire would rekindle again, Wang Xiaonian worriedly scooped up another ladle of water and poured it over with a "splash".

The child stared at him blankly, astonished.Wang Xiaonian looked away unnaturally from his eyes before turning around again.

The child was very thin, with a thin face that looked like he was malnourished, his face was covered with dust and soot, dripping water slipped from his hair, he was embarrassed and embarrassing.It looks pitiful and sad, and a pair of calm, deep and big eyes make people feel sore.

"I'm sorry, I thought you were too dangerous at the door of the stove, so I dragged you out in a hurry. And, look, if I didn't pull you out, you might get burned. Children in the city don't know how to burn fire." Is it?" Wang Xiaonian asked unnaturally.

"Ah, I haven't used it before." The child said softly.I lowered my eyes to stare at the somewhat worn shoes. I haven't worn other shoes for a long time, and my feet are a little squeezed.

Wang Xiaonian sighed, pretending to be a big brother and taught, "Don't do this next time, what if something happens to you. Ah, by the way, what's your name, my name is Wang Xiaonian."

"Gu Ning." The child raised his head and looked at him with big black and white eyes.

Wang Xiaonian took his hand, walked to the water tank, and asked, "Is there a water basin, let me wipe your face."

Gu Ning let him lead, whispered, "I don't know"

"Ah, really. Doesn't your mother even say anything? If I were like this, my mother would have scolded me long ago." Wang Xiaonian's expression was that of a grown-up.Then I rummaged in the kitchen, but still couldn't find the water basin. Finally, I took a water ladle, scooped up a ladle of water, and gave the child a simple wash.

When he heard Wang Xiaonian talking about his mother, Gu Ning's unwavering eyes flickered. "What are you doing here?" the child asked softly.

"Uh, it's nothing, just take a look, take a look." Wang Xiaonian felt guilty.It can't be said that it's because of guilt, it's so embarrassing.

Gu Ning looked at him, as if he was testing the authenticity of what he said, but he didn't say anything in the end.Let him rub his face with his hands.

Very gentle, really gentle, he hasn't felt such tenderness for a long time, the woman who should have given him tenderness has long since disappeared.

Wang Xiaonian exerted as little force as possible, for fear that it would break if he exerted too much force.There was no flesh on the child's face at all, it felt like a layer of skin wrapped around the bones, but the skin was as tender as a child's.After carefully cleaning his face, Wang Xiaonian finally observed the child's face seriously.

Because he is very thin, he doesn't look cute like a child at all, and his face is slumped, looking flat and monotonous, and generally speaking, he is not very pleasing.But in fact, if you look closely at the facial features, they are very handsome and delicate. The eyes are as bright as stars, and the contour lines are very graceful. They are deeper than ordinary children, but they are just ignored.

"Actually, you are quite cute, why do you keep your face so straight, how cute you are when you smile." As she said that, she wanted to gently pinch the corner of her mouth, but unfortunately she was dodged. "Why are you still hiding? I'm teaching you how to be cute." Wang Xiaonian pursed his lips in dissatisfaction.

"Cute, what's the use." Gu Ning looked at him puzzled.

"Uh..." Wang Xiaonian was stopped by the question, scratching his head, his mother kept saying he was cute, what's the use of being cute. "Hey, what's the use of him, anyway, it's just to make people like it, and it's not cute to keep a straight face." Wang Xiaonian gave up, and it's better not to try to explain.

A grunting sound came out, Wang Xiaonian lowered his head, then raised his head again, strangely, a blush appeared on Gu Ning's calm face.

"You didn't eat, you wanted to cook just now." Wang Xiaonian said in surprise.

"Well, she doesn't cook." Gu Ning lowered his head, but there was no embarrassment in his voice.

Seeing the child's appearance, Wang Xiaonian felt distressed, thinking that although the little fat man in his family didn't eat very good food, he was fed enough every day and was happy all day long. food.Wang Xiaonian, who has never experienced this kind of parent's lack of affection and mother's love, is very puzzled. He can't figure out why there are people in the world who don't like their children.

"Oh, by the way, I brought a chicken leg. Uh, it's just something I've eaten, but I don't think you'll mind, this is specially for you, this chicken leg is delicious." Wang Xiaonian said He ran to the stove and took out half a chicken leg from the bowl, and handed it to Gu Ning carefully, with a look of reluctance.

Delicious and delicious chicken legs, his family is not considered rich, and he only eats them once a month. It is his father who loves their siblings and saves them every day.

Gu Ning could see it clearly, but he didn't hold back at all.The half chicken leg appeared in front of his eyes like this, obviously very reluctant, but still offered it to him like holding a treasure.Suddenly, wanting to laugh, he really wanted to say that if you are not willing, you don't have to force it. He doesn't need pity, and he doesn't need charity.

But when the words came to his lips, he couldn't say anything.The undisguised expectation in those eyes made him speechless.In the end, Gu Ning was still the next half of the chicken drumstick. He didn't eat it yet but felt that it was the most delicious in the world.

"Who are you and why are you here?" A woman's voice suddenly appeared, and Wang Xiaonian was startled.He patted his chest and turned around to look, only to find that it was the woman during the day.

"I asked him to come." Gu Ning said, pulling Wang Xiaonian, who was taller than him, behind him with one hand, blocking him.Said to the woman.

"Hmph, he's as good at making friends as your father, and he doesn't know shame. It's disgusting. Tell him to leave quickly, do you want people to see our jokes?" The woman's harsh voice hurt Wang Xiaonian's ear , he really wanted to shout out how could there be such a mother, the mother he hated most in the village, Wang Erhu, was even better than this woman.

But looking at Gu Ning, Wang Xiaonian still held back.With his only rationality left, he thought that saying this might hurt Gu Ning even more, so he shut up.

"I'll let him leave, I don't want him to stay here either." Gu Ning's tone didn't sound like he was speaking to his mother, it was almost the same as a stranger, although his tone was similar, or even worse .But such a conversation is simply uncomfortable to listen to.

After Gu Ning sent Wang Xiaonian to his door, he left without looking back. Wang Xiaonian watched the thin and weak body slowly disappear into the darkness.His heart was sour, and he didn't know what he was sad about.