He saved money in ancient times to marry

Wrapped in cotton clothes, Bai Li still felt the cold wind biting his bones. For a moment, he suddenly thought of the fox fur on that fairy man - it must be very warm.

Carefully protecting a small oil lamp with his palm, he stepped on the white snow on the ground and pushed open the door of Mrs. Pei's house. There was no life in the house, and the black and white linen curtains blowing in the wind forcibly turned the house into a haunted house on a snowy night. .

Bai Li shivered, and called softly: "Xiao Liuer?"

"what--"

There was a scream from inside.

Bai Li: "..."

Is this taking me for a ghost?

He pushed open the door without a word, and saw Xiao Liu'er huddled into a small ball under the wall, covering his ears and trembling.

The light of the small oil lamp was weak, and Bai Li lowered it to illuminate Xiao Liu'er, but the light turned from bottom to top, making it even more creepy.

Xiao Liu'er was probably scared to death until he heard Bai Li's voice: "Xiao Liu'er, I am your brother Bai."

Xiao Liu'er suddenly raised his eyes, and after a while he burst into tears, Bai Li had no choice but to hug him gently in his arms, and said, "Let's go, go to my house."

Xiao Liu'er whimpered, and was carried by Bai Li to Bai Li's house, Bai Qing also woke up at this moment, saw Xiao Liu'er shaking her head, and gave him a bowl of hot water from the pot.

Xiao Liu'er drank the hot water, feeling embarrassed and didn't know what to do, this was not his home after all.

Bai Li took him to his room, found another quilt, and said, "Go to the kang first, don't freeze."

Xiao Liu'er obediently climbed onto the kang and wrapped himself in the quilt, only then did he feel a bit of warmth all over his body. He lay there quietly and looked at Bai Li without saying a word.

Bai Li also got into his bed, facing Xiao Liu'er, and said, "Grandma Pei entrusted you to me before she left."

Xiao Liuer hummed and said, "I'm sorry."

Bai Li: "There's nothing I'm sorry about. I can help take care of you, but we're about the same age, so I really can't be your father."

Xiao Liu'er stopped talking.

Bai Li: "Tomorrow I will invite out the tablets for my parents and tell them that I have adopted a younger brother. How about you kowtow to my parents?"

Xiao Liu'er's eyes were bright, he hesitated and said, "But my grandma said..."

"No," Bai Li interrupted him. He didn't want to hear any more ghosts, and said, "Grandma Pei is just afraid that I will leave you alone. I will tell my parents tomorrow in front of the tablet and tell them to go and talk to Grandma Pei." Just say it."

Xiao Liu'er shivered under the warm blanket, and Bai Li couldn't help laughing at it.

On the second day, Bai Li went to invite Fangzheng, asked several famous seniors in Shangganfang to testify, and explained Xiaoliu'er's situation seriously in front of his parents' tablet, promising to take care of him when he grows up. .

Even if the matter is settled like this, Fangzheng is relieved. They respect the deceased and think that everything said in front of the deceased parents' memorial tablet must count. It is a very serious promise. Bai Li's achievement is the ultimate, so It can be regarded as an explanation to Mrs. Pei.

Xiao Liu'er stayed like this, Bai Li didn't let him go to the restaurant to fetch slops, and helped Bai Qing make tofu at home every day, this child is very well-behaved, he does everything very meticulously, and he is also diligent , without waiting for Bai Li to move after eating, he went to wash the dishes by himself.

Bai Qing secretly praised him for being sensible, but Bai Li shook his head, he knew that the child was just carefully proving his usefulness.

The snow only fell overnight and then cleared up. Bai Li thought it was the end of another exam, so he called Cheng Jiu to go to Fucheng to sell a wave of milk tea and "Zaozao High School" cakes. It's cold now, and Cheng Jiu's The jujubes were sold out, and Bai Li had nothing to sell, so he planned to go home for the New Year after earning his last fortune.

Now many people here have imitated him, wanting to come to the entrance of the examination room to earn a fortune, the government is afraid that too many people and too much noise will affect the examination inside, so it has arranged for officials to control here, all vendors are not allowed to make noise, and they have to wait until the end of the examination before they can move. .

Cheng Jiu went to the city today to do other things and left early. Bai Li was bored in the car, so he took a miscellaneous book to read. Intellectual, not orthodox, but quite interesting.

The author's writing style is extremely humorous, Bai Li laughed while reading it, and suddenly heard someone ask him: "What book is this young man reading that is so interesting?"

Bai Li looked up, and saw a grizzled elder, followed by two servants, jumped out of the carriage quickly, saluted as a junior, and said, "Miscellaneous books."

The old man saw that he was clean and handsome, his movements were neat, and he was very polite, so he liked him a little, and asked, "Did you read anything interesting?"

Bai Li laughed and said, "It says that if you put a sleeping person into a basin of warm water with one hand, that person will wet the bed."

Old man: "..."

Bai Li giggled, the old man shook his head helplessly, and said: "You are young, and it is time to build a foundation, you should read more about your orthodox knowledge, and read this miscellaneous book, for fear that you will miss your youthful years."

Bai Li blinked: "How can it be regarded as a waste of time?"

The old man: "Reading and studying literature is for one day to gain fame and fame for the country and the people, so you must read some good books to be sensible and ambitious."

Bai Li laughed and said, "I don't have the ability to test for merit. I study for happiness."

The old man smiled and said, "Happy? Once you say this, the students in the examination room will scold you. They have studied hard for ten years, and it shows that studying is hard."

Bai Li: "The fragrance of plum blossoms comes from the bitter cold. If you want to achieve results, you must have three shifts and five shifts."

The old man smiled and said, "You understand the truth."

Bai Li also laughed.

Seeing that the old man had no intention of leaving, he gave the carriage a space and said, "Sit down, old man, and I'll pour you a cup of milk tea."

The old man was also polite, sat down and took a sip of milk tea, frowned and said, "It's too sweet."

Bai Li smiled: "Didn't you say they are bitter, add some sweetness to them haha."

The old man smiled: "Slick tongue."

The old man really didn't seem to like this milk tea, so Bai Li took another cup and poured him a cup of hot tea, the old man's eyes showed admiration.

Bai Li took two sips of hot milk tea to warm himself up. Seeing the old man staring at the entrance of the examination room, he asked, "Is someone in your family taking the exam?"

Old man: "Yes, my youngest son is inside."

Bai Li: "Admiration, admiration."

The old man smiled and shook his head, but his words were full of indulgence: "That kid is stupid in reading, but the writing is not bad, but it is too rigid and dogmatic."

He asked again, "Have you ever been to school?"

Bai Li nodded: "It's been a year."

"I see that you love reading, why didn't you continue reading?"

Bai Li wanted to say that the original body was not a book lover, but as for himself...

He smiled wryly and shook his head: "My hometown was in a disaster, and many people died. Only my sister and I escaped from the disaster. We have worked hard for several months, and now we have solved the problem of food and clothing. We don't even have a stable place to live. How can we Keep reading."

The old man was stunned, shocked in his heart. The boy in front of him was only fourteen or fifteen years old, and his voice was still immature. He had already taken on the burden of supporting his family. Life was not easy, but this boy just had a playful smile on his face. It was both distressing and admirable.

If Bai Li knew what the old man was thinking, he would be helpless. Inside his 15-year-old shell lived a soul in his twenties. He didn't feel how hard life was, and he had reaped a lot in the days of earning and saving money. Huge fun.

Old man: "It's not easy for you to raise a family of two at such a young age."

Bai Li: "Three. The old lady next door passed away two days ago, and she entrusted her grandson to me."

Old man: "..."

This child is too miserable!

Bai Li just said casually that although their life was a little tighter, they were still able to get by, but the old man watched him drink the milk tea one after another, feeling extremely sad in his heart, and he didn't know whose suffering was so much sweetened.

While speaking, the door of the examination room opened, and the servant beside the old man reminded him, and the old man bid farewell to Bai Li in a hurry, and Bai Li laughed, "Your son is really happy."

The old man was startled, patted Bai Li on the shoulder, and walked away quickly. Bai Li was also busy right now, and had no time to care about other things. When everything was sold out, Cheng Jiu also came back. He seemed in a bad mood.

When Bai Li pressed on, Cheng Jiucai told the story indignantly.

It turned out that Cheng Jiu had a cousin who had been fostered by Cheng Jiu's family since she was a child. Last year, she married an oil shop owner in Chengzhou Prefecture and became a concubine. Life was not good with the shopkeeper of the oil shop, he was often beaten, and he felt unavoidable.

"That fellow came to my house back then to pester me for a long time, coaxing my sister away with sweet words, and now, in less than a year, he is bullying in every possible way. You don't know how emaciated my sister has become!" Cheng Jiu was furious, and Bai Li also hated it Behavior like this, followed by scolding all the way.

It was still too early to return to the county seat, so Bai Li bought some New Year's goods to go back. This year has experienced a lot, and he walked to the end of the year through hardships and hardships. Finally, he is safe and can be called a success.

Things are expensive now, he gritted his teeth, bought a large piece of pork belly, bought two packs of enema, a small bag of rice, and a small bag of white flour, thinking about wearing new clothes for the New Year, he bought a pair for Bai Qing. Skirts, I bought a cloth shirt for myself and Xiao Liu'er each, which is extremely extravagant.

Cheng Jiu bought some dried fruit and candied fruit, and gave some to Bai Li. In the past two months, he has enjoyed a lot of money with Bai Li, and the money he earns is several times that of previous years, which is enough to live a good year.

Bai Li was delighted to receive the things, but when Cheng Jiu yelled for Bai Li to send some tofu to their family for the New Year, Bai Li's face collapsed.

When returning home, Bai Qing was selling tofu at the door. It was almost Chinese New Year, and many people were willing to buy some of their dried tofu and bean curd. These days, Bai Qing was not free at home.

Xiao Liu'er cooks at home lightly, he is very thin, even the big spoon for cooking looks thicker than his arm.

Bai Li helped Bai Qing sell tofu for a while, and Bai Qing whispered to him, "Xiao Liu'er is really distressing. Earlier, when I wasn't paying attention, he took our clothes to wash. Daddy It’s cold and my hands are numb.”

Bai Li looked into the yard, and there were indeed rows of clothes drying. He frowned, and since he came, he has not allowed Bai Qing to wash clothes in the river, for fear that she would freeze.The river here does not freeze in winter, but it is also bitingly cold.

Xiao Liu'er had already made a pot of vegetable porridge, and was quickly setting the table to fill up the rice, when Bai Li stopped him and said, "I bought you new clothes for the New Year, come over and try."

Xiao Liu'er lost his mind for a moment, and waved his hands flattered: "I have clothes to wear, so you don't need to buy them for me."

Bai Li pulled him to the bedroom, took out the clothes for him to measure, and said, "I swore in front of my father's memorial tablet that you are my younger brother, so I will buy you new clothes for the New Year."

The new clothes were made of soft muslin, Xiao Liu'er hugged the clothes, burst into tears, choked up and said, "Thank you brother."

Bai Lixin's profile picture was pinched by someone, this was the first time a child called him brother.

He put his hands on Xiao Liu'er's shoulders, looked into his eyes earnestly and gently, and said, "Xiao Liu'er, you are my brother now and a member of our family. I know you are a little scared, maybe you are afraid of me. Bullying you is not good for you."

Xiao Liu'er cried and shook her head.

Bai Li: "Since this is not the case, then stop treating yourself as an outsider. You don't need to be cautious, and you don't need to try to please. This is your home. You have older brothers and sisters. You can joke and act like a baby with your older brothers and sisters. You can do whatever you want." Say, do you know?"

Xiao Liu'er cried: "You won't want me?"

Bai Li: "How could I not want my younger brother?"

Xiao Liu'er burst into tears and threw herself into Bai Li's arms: "Brother, I'm terribly scared, I'm really terribly scared—"

Bai Li gently stroked the child's hair, and sighed softly, "Don't be afraid, don't be afraid, you have a family, you have a family."

Xiao Liu'er's heart poured out with soreness, and she held Bai Li and cried for a long time. She has been cautious these days, like walking on thin ice, not knowing what to eat, what worries her is her future, whether she is like a person, like a boat in a big river , drifting with the tide, without root or foundation.

Bai Li's words "You have a family" poked the darkness in Xiao Liu'er's heart that was most frightening, bringing a ray of light, and his heart fell to the ground from then on. This boy who was two years older than him really accepted himself, and he lost Once there is a home, there is a home again.