Ye Cheng

Ye Cheng was begging in this city almost every day, and Lu Mingyuan was always by his side. Although they were at the bottom of society, they could still have enough to eat every day.

Chen Meili often took Ye Cheng and Lu Mingyuan to play around, as long as they didn't get too wild, Qian Xingliang and the others didn't care.There is a river in this city. I heard that floating corpses are often found in it. It is very scary, but since Chen Meili took them there once, the two children have completely fallen in love with that place.

In summer, their most leisure time is at noon when almost everyone is taking a nap. At that time, the sun is bright and few people go out. After Qian Xingliang delivers the meal, the children will go to the upper reaches of the river together. , there are many shoals there, and the river water is much cleaner than the downstream. They stepped into the cool river water with their trousers rolled up, sat on the stones by the river to have lunch, then washed the lunch box, and touched a lunch box full of snails from the river. go back.

Chen Meili's father is very good at frying snails, and Qian Xingliang often brings a little wine to the guests. Several adults sit in the yard drinking wine and eating snails, and the children go inside to play when they are full.Chen Meili has a lot of toys, but Ye Cheng and the others are not interested in Barbie dolls, they just like to play flying chess, checkers, and a set of four-nation army chess.

Both Ye Cheng and Lu Mingyuan liked to play chess, and sometimes when the two of them became interested, Qian Xingliang couldn't leave without urging them. It saves the two children from running to Chen Meili's house every day.

The days were so ordinary, with Ye Cheng and Lu Mingyuan's thoughts, they naturally thought that it would go on like this forever.

Then one day, comrades from the police station suddenly came to Qian Xingliang's hut, accompanied by a couple in their early thirties.

It was said that there was no news from Lu Mingyuan's parents, and the orphanage was always full. Now a couple just happened to want to adopt a child, and some people suggested that they should come and see Lu Mingyuan first.

The couple are quite satisfied with Lu Mingyuan's situation. First of all, Lu Mingyuan's appearance is very correct, and his body looks good. Although he looks a little stubborn, the child is still young after all. He is only five years old now. Take him back and raise a few more. Over the years, feelings gradually developed.

The comrades at the police station asked Qian Xingliang for his opinion. What other opinions could Qian Xingliang have? He was not Lu Mingyuan's old man, but he had only been taken in for a while.

Besides, Lu Mingyuan was finally willing to be adopted by someone, and he was relieved. After all, this is a person, not a kitten or puppy. Although he can raise it temporarily now, what about in the future?It's really not easy to raise a child, and he has to pay for his education and university entrance exams. If he can't afford to take in someone, it will delay the child's life, and the crime will be serious.

The couple asked Lu Mingyuan if he would like to go with them. Lu Mingyuan looked at the people in the room and shook his head.

"Why don't you go, we will be your parents in the future, and we will love you well." The woman seemed quite patient.

"I'm not leaving." Lu Mingyuan looked at Ye Cheng again, but still shook his head.

"These two children have a good relationship, right?" the man asked Qian Xingliang.

"That's right, they are all poor children." Qian Xingliang sighed. "Cheng, talk to Lu Mingyuan carefully, let him go with his uncle and aunt, and have a good life after he leaves."

Hearing what Qian Xingliang said, Ye Cheng took a closer look at the couple. He couldn't see what was going on, but Qian Xingliang would definitely not lie to him.

"Let's go." He said to Lu Mingyuan.

"Don't go." Lu Mingyuan lowered his head with a rare obedient look.

"They want to be your parents, and you don't want them?" Ye Cheng remembered that when her mother was there, she wanted to find new parents for him, but she couldn't find them.

"No." Lu Mingyuan lowered his voice. He actually wanted it. He still vaguely remembers the days when he had his parents. Toy……

"You go, I will play with you in the future." Just like they often go to play with Chen Meili now.

"Yeah, our house is not far away, and you can come back to play with your little brother in the future. Look, if you want to come back anytime, Mom and Dad will bring you here, okay?" The woman probably saw that Lu Mingyuan was already shaken, so he quickly added fuel to the fire.

In this way, Lu Mingyuan was taken away by a couple in the evening of this summer. Later, Ye Cheng asked Qian Xingliang where Lu Mingyuan and the others lived. Qian Xingliang said that he didn't know, and Ye Cheng regretted it a little. Forgot to ask this question.

Ye Cheng decided that when Lu Mingyuan's parents brought him back to play someday, he must ask where their family lived.

Without Lu Mingyuan, Ye Cheng's life alone became much more deserted, and when he was sitting on the side of the road begging, he was not as happy as before.

But Ye Cheng got used to it very quickly. After a while, he no longer always thought of Lu Mingyuan as his partner. Chen Meili would often take him everywhere to ask for money, because September was coming soon, and she was about to start school. He said that he wanted to buy himself a very beautiful schoolbag, which would make the children in the village envious, and they would always scold him for being a beggar.

In addition, Ye Cheng's income has also increased recently. Qian Xingliang opened a card for him. When he goes to the bank to save money every month, he helps Ye Cheng save money by the way. Ye Cheng's savings are now There are more than 2000, which was a huge sum of money in those days. Qian Xingliang joked that Ye Cheng is now a rich man in our village.

"Is it enough to study?" He always listened to what Chen Meili said about studying and tuition fees, and gradually, he became more concerned about this matter.

"It's still early." Even a father like him would find it difficult to support a child, let alone Ye Cheng.

"How much is enough?"

"That's too much, but you are still early. You don't start school until you are eight years old. You still have two years. Take your time." Qian Xingliang comforted.

At the end of August, Chen Meili's family all returned to their hometown and sent a few children back to study. Chen Wenmiao and his wife also had to stay in the village for a while, until the situation in Chen Meili's side basically stabilized. Chen Wenmiao said that the old people in the family always let them When they go back, they have to see the situation, maybe they won't come out in the second half of this year.

After Chen Meili and the others left, Qian Xingliang and Ye Cheng became much more bored. Sometimes Qian Xingliang would go to the alley to chat with the bun seller after dinner at night.Ye Cheng had nothing to do at all, and couldn't play chess by himself, so he had to move a pony to sit next to Qian Xingliang, listening to adults gossip.

That evening, when Qian Xingliang and Ye Cheng arrived at the door, they saw a boy in white short-sleeved black cropped pants squatting there. Seeing Ye Cheng and the others approaching, he stood up.

"You lied! You didn't even come to me!" Who is this child if not Lu Mingyuan?

"...I don't know where you live." Ye Cheng was stunned for a while before finally remembering this matter.

"Why are you back?" Qian Xingliang wondered, could it be that he owed this little wolf cub in his previous life?I can't even send it away.

"..." Lu Mingyuan remained silent.

"Do your parents know that you are here?" They probably don't know. Since they have been adopted, and this child suddenly came back alone, they should let the other party know.

"They're not parents, they're bad people!" Lu Mingyuan burst into tears as he said that, Ye Cheng hurried over to pull him, but was thrown away immediately, he was a little embarrassed, although he couldn't tell the truth, but he I felt that I must be wrong.

Seeing this, Qian Xingliang felt unhappy, so he opened the door to let the two children in first. After Lu Mingyuan entered the yard, he remained silent, and Ye Cheng didn't respond to him when he asked him to talk.

After dinner in the evening, it is customary to take a bath. The weather is so hot now that you will feel sore without taking a bath for a day, but Lu Mingyuan refuses to take a bath no matter what, Qian Xingliang has no choice but to do it himself, stripping off the child's clothes, As a result, when I took off the clothes and looked at them, I was shocked.

There were many marks of beating on Lu Mingyuan's body. It didn't look like he was beaten by a hooligan outside, but rather like a woman.On Lu Mingyuan's back and buttocks, there were many thin scars, which seemed to be pulled out with something like a clothes hanger. There were small pieces of Wu Qing on his two thighs, blood coagulated in many places, and some were peeled off. It can be seen that it was a ruthless hand.

Qian Xingliang himself has a son, and he and his mother-in-law have never beaten a child. Whether the child was beaten outside in a fight, or was punished by the parents at home, the wounds are completely different, and it is clear at a glance.

"Did they hit you?" Qian Xingliang felt a little distressed when he saw it. The couple looked very friendly, but they didn't expect to do this.

"En." Lu Mingyuan lowered his head, as if he had done something wrong himself.

"Does it hurt?" Ye Cheng also went over to touch the scar on his body.

"..." Lu Mingyuan turned his head to the side, not even looking at him.