Surviving the end of the world

The temperature has been kept at nearly [-] degrees, which makes everyone a little worried. It is almost November, and the fields have been sprinkled with fertilizers and planted wheat. Because of the high temperature, the wheat has begun to grow wildly. One foot tall, which is not a good thing.

No one knows if the temperature will suddenly drop below zero like last year. Everyone in the village is trying to figure out a way to make enough preparations before winter comes. Honeycomb coal is no longer available, and furniture damaged by the earthquake The ones that cannot be repaired can only be kept as firewood. The corn stalks are piled up in the yard, and the pumpkin vines that were mostly ignored or even thrown away in the past years, and the branches of vegetable vines such as loofah vines are also collected. The weeds in the ground were also brought back, spread out in the sun for a few days, and they could be used to burn fire when dried.

Aunt Li's house in the fourth row behind Chen Jin's house is now making vermicelli with sweet potato flour and alum. A catty of grain, buy some back, add something to the dinner table or something.

Bai Jing was pushing a stone mill in the yard, and Chen Jin added glutinous rice to it, which was produced in the space. Before Bai Jing was clamoring for glutinous rice balls, Chen Jin planned to grind more glutinous rice flour, many snacks would be useful !

A timid voice came from outside the courtyard: "Uncles, do you want to repair shoes?"

The person who spoke was a little boy who seemed to be only ten years old, pushing an old-fashioned bicycle, wearing a yellowed T-shirt and a pair of very fat and ill-fitting beach pants, and a pair of sandals that had been mended many times on his feet. He stood there holding on to the handlebars, wiggling his toes a little uneasily, and boldly said: "I'm very good at craftsmanship, and it's not expensive. A pair of shoes only needs one potato or sweet potato! Otherwise, half a potato also!"

Chen Jin was stunned, put down the ladle in her hand, and nodded: "Okay, come in!"

The little boy was overjoyed, and pushed the cart in. Chen Jin brought a small bench: "You sit down first, and I'll bring you the shoes to be repaired!"

Chen Jin and the others naturally have broken shoes, and the simpler ones, such as cloth shoes and slippers with a layered bottom, are also simple to mend at home, and they don’t wear many plastic shoes, so naturally there are no broken ones. After thinking about it, Chen Jin still found two pairs of sports shoes that were somewhat peeled off, and a pair of cloth shoes that were not well placed before and were bitten by mice, and said with a smile: "There are only a few pairs. Bar!"

The little boy naturally didn't know that Chen Jin intended to take care of his business, so he was very excited, and quickly said: "Okay, wait a moment, uncle, it will be fine soon!"

Bai Jing glanced at this little guy, a little surprised, he now knows a lot of things, who would let such a young child come out to make a living, he glanced at Chen Jin, his eyes were full of doubts.

Chen Jin didn't know the truth, but it was a peaceful situation, and there were many cases like this. It's just that those children were mostly beggars. There should be other people in the village who want to repair shoes, let me help you to ask!"

The little boy was a little hesitant, but he still said: "Well, please trouble uncle!" This is not the first time he came here, but most people don't believe him. People in the village are now instinctively wary of outsiders. I'm afraid that something will go wrong, besides, such a young child can't hold the needle and thread steadily, what kind of shoes can he repair!

Chen Jin has a good temper, is also generous, and doesn't care about everything, so in the village, the popularity is not bad, so she went to a few houses and told them, saying that the child is afraid of difficulties, but he is also sensible and skilled. It's not bad, but he also said that he didn't know when the world would get better. The shoes that can be repaired at home should be repaired.

This remark has indeed moved many people, but everyone is skeptical. Many people only dare to take out some plastic sandals and slippers, that is, the problems of degumming, disconnection, and breakage. It is easy to repair and will not cause any problems. trouble.

"Isn't this the grandson of old man Gu's family?" Li Xinhong, who came over with a few pairs of shoes after hearing the news, called out, "You are Doudou, right? Where is your grandpa?"

The little boy raised his head in a daze, with tears streaming down his face, and cried, "Grandpa, grandpa was beaten to death!"

A group of people suddenly felt pity. Many people didn't remember this little boy, but everyone knew about Old Man Gu. He had set up a shoe repair stand diagonally opposite the post office in the town. It had been many years. People here , Most of them have repaired shoes at his place.

Old man Gu has a hard life. It’s not that he is not diligent and can’t earn money. The key is that his wife has severe tracheitis and can’t do any heavy work. The season changes and she gets sick. She takes medicine almost all year round. The husband and wife are 30 He only had a son when he was many years old. After graduating from middle school, his son went out to work, earned a sum of money and came back, then married a foreign wife and gave birth to Doudou.When his son was working outside a few years ago, he died in a car accident. He didn't even know who caused the accident. His wife immediately fell ill after hearing the news, and she couldn't be rescued. This is not over yet. After the old man finished the funeral, the daughter-in-law left Doudou and ran away.

Those who are familiar with old man Gu know these things, old man Gu is good at craftsmanship and kind, and everyone is used to taking care of his business, but this time they heard that old man Gu was beaten to death, everyone felt unbelievable, old man Gu He is almost a good old man, who would have trouble with him!

"What's going on?" Everyone hurriedly asked.

Doudou sobbed and narrated the matter.Although he looked introverted, he spoke in a very orderly manner, and quickly explained things clearly.Last summer, when old man Gu saw that there was no business, he cleaned up the stall and returned to the village with Doudou. Everything was fine at first. Old man Gu’s family also had several acres of land, and they didn’t have to worry about food. worry free.

Just a while ago, old man Gu went to collect corn in the field, and happened to see someone stealing corn, so he yelled, and the villagers worked together to drive away the gang who stole the corn. As a result, a few days after harvesting the corn, The group of people inquired about the situation in the old man's house. The old man's grandparents and grandchildren lived by the river. Because of the earthquake, the house collapsed. The grandparents and grandchildren had no strength, so they had to barely build A thatched cottage, where some mud was applied to make adobe for temporary living. While everyone was sleeping, the group almost forcibly broke down the wall. Several people surrounded old man Gu and beat him hard, and the rest of them would The food in the house was swept away. Doudou was protected by old man Gu and was not beaten. When the people in the village heard the movement and rushed over, the group ran away with the stolen food, and old man Gu He was already very old, and he died before even finishing his final confession.

Old man Gu's only real close relative in the village is his younger sister. Naturally, Doudou was sent to his aunt's house. The aunt would not mind raising a grandson for her brother, but now her son and daughter-in-law are in charge of the house. My daughter-in-law is a mean person, when she sees Doudou, her nose is not her nose, and her eyes are not her eyes. She thinks Doudou can't work, and eats too much, she scolds all day long, and if she feels unsatisfactory, she just slaps her .His son is also a philistine, so naturally he doesn't care about it. Although my aunt is interested, she is powerless. She can only leave more food for Doudou secretly, so that her daughter-in-law can't find out, otherwise, it will be another scolding .

Today's children are all precocious. Although Doudou is a little timid and introverted, he still understands that he is not free to eat and drink at his aunt's house. However, now it is naturally also from the aunt's family, so after his cousin beat and scolded him again, he ran out regardless, crying and telling the story when he was chased and beaten, so angry My aunt's face turned blue.

The people in the village couldn't see it either. In the end, the fourth grandpa of the Gu family came forward and temporarily leased the few acres of land to a few families with little land. No matter what the people planted, they would give Doudou [-]% of the harvest, which was enough for Doudou to live to adulthood.The cousins ​​of his aunt's family naturally refused, but who made them feel wronged!

But what is more difficult is that the harvest in the field has been robbed this year, how will Doudou live this year, and where should he live.Although several families have expressed that they can take Doudou temporarily, don't think that children are ignorant and easy to fool. Doudou has followed Old Man Gu to set up a stall in the town since he was a child. He has seen many things, so he directly refused. In order to negotiate, I will borrow at his house and give one hundred catties of grain every year, and the fourth grandfather doesn't have to worry about other things.

The fourth grandpa also felt sorry for him now that he was helpless, so he agreed, and didn't ask for any food, so he let him live with his great-grandson temporarily, saying that he would eat at their house first, and wait until the grain in the field came. Besides.

Doudou, on the other hand, was a caring person, and without making a sound, he found the bicycle and sewing machine that his grandfather used to repair shoes. He had watched his grandfather repair them for several years, so he probably knew what was going on.And because he thought it was fun, he did it before, but now he just stays in the house and tries it out, and soon he can handle some relatively simple tasks. He first helps people in the village to repair, although he is not strong enough to do things like nail shoe soles. He couldn't do well, but it was not a problem to repair some plastic shoes, cloth shoes, sports shoes and so on. When there was no more business in the village, he mustered up his courage and rode a bicycle to the neighboring village. Xiaohe Village was still his. The first station.

Hearing what Doudou said, many people sighed. These days, it is really hard for a child without his family to protect him!Thinking of it this way, many people are much more generous in their actions, and they are not so picky about how well the shoes are mended.