Water lanterns and dreams in 1 nights

You should be asleep, kid. "

Xiuyi sat up unhappy, "I understand."

"Go." I put my hand on his shoulder, "Have a good dream."

Xiu nodded, and dragged back to her room.I saw that after he closed the door, he said to Ryoko, "Are you being too strict with Xiuyi?"

Ryoko brushed her temple hair and said flatly, "I don't feel it."

"Speaking of which, what did his parents do for a living?"

"I asked Xiuyi before. He was young, so he couldn't explain clearly. He just said that there were always people coming and going in and out of the house every day. I asked him about it, and he said that it was the Yanxia Pavilion. Somehow, it caught fire. The couple, together with a The regulars were burned to death.

"Then why is Xiuyi alright?"

"He happened to go to the river to play, and he didn't come home for a long time. When he got back, the whole restaurant was burnt down and scorched, and the ground was black with soot."

"How did he handle the funeral of his parents?"

"A distant relative came to take care of it. There was nothing left after burning, and there was not a single piece of valuables left, so we had to bury them hastily."

I was thinking, and suddenly remembered: "The person who was burned to death, didn't he make trouble at home?"

"Fortunately, he was a naughty bachelor with no father and no mother. He picked quarrels and made troubles all day long, and made a living by touching porcelain. If he died, the local people would be too happy." When my wife spoke, she was indifferent, with a little warmth and sigh. I knew her It's a pity that human life is cheap, and life is as light as grass, so I couldn't help but interrupt her to stop her from being sad, and said deliberately and lightly: "The past is over, now we are raising him, and he will be fine." , I have no regrets in my heart. I like Liangzi precisely because she is a humane person. She is my ruler or a measuring cup with a scale. With her comparison, I know that I should start from the emotional crock. How much emotion to express in the middle, what level of performance to perform, and to understand and perform like a normal person.Yoshiko is indispensable to me, I think.

"Let's sleep too."

I asked Liangzi to turn on the light in the bedroom first, and then turned off the light in the living room and followed into the room.My eyes were slightly dry, and drowsiness gradually struck.

I was about to fall asleep on the soft pillow, and Liangzi tentatively tried in my ear with a voice that was not much louder than a whisper: "Shortly after Xiuyi came back, I received news that the relative's house where he was taken in was also on fire...they all Said he was a disaster star."

"It's just a rumor, it's just a child." I was sleepy and turned over, "Go to sleep, you and I have classes tomorrow morning."

18. Bad boy 04

Same morning.

Every morning we wake up at seven o'clock under the urging of the alarm clock, take a shower and have breakfast. Our life is not disturbed, and it has been so peaceful and peaceful since we got married.It's too boring for the prodigal son, a bit lively for serious and serious people, and it's just the right neutral state for Ryoko and me.

At least I thought so.Sometimes I wonder if Yoshiko needs stimulation and novelty to spice up her life, and the answer is always whether, according to her, living with me every day is enough to excite and delight her, and her life needs nothing more.

This is so romantic and beautiful that I suspect she made it up.No wonder I have doubts about her. If a person has an upright and steady temperament, and can hardly find a fault in his behavior, all people who know her will praise her. Tolerate you, as if there is no bottom line for you, and you will never be angry. Any reasonable person will inevitably doubt the paradoxical attitude.

Such a person, either she loves you to death, or wants to kill you.

However, if it were Ryoko, it would not be the latter possibility.I thought aimlessly.Unreasonable speculation is too malicious for her.

Ji Yi tugged at the corner of my clothes, interrupting my crazy thoughts. "What's wrong?" I asked.

"I accidentally dropped the steamed custard on the floor, uncle, where is the rag?"

"Sit down, I'll tidy up. I have to meet the principal today, hurry up."

This is Ryoko's plan.Children have to go to school, otherwise they have neither knowledge nor skills, and lack the ability to survive.Xiuyi is too old, and entered the first grade later. I mean, I asked him to stay at home for a year to make up for his previous knowledge. The school started directly from the third grade, and he gave up under Ryoko's persuasion. "Xiuyi is the critical moment for getting in touch with people and exercising his ability to communicate. It's not good to just let him stay at home." I heard what she said was reasonable, so I let it go.

The principal of Shenye Elementary School is a man named Zuo Linze, who was my classmate in college. I lost contact with him for many years, and reconnected at a party some time ago.Although I don't have a close relationship with him, based on my impression, he has a good impression of me. It is not difficult to ask him to help me choose a competent and considerate teacher.A month ago, I registered Xiuyi as a child adopted by Liangzi and me, and I took the surname "Ji" with me, and only called us uncle and aunt.After all, the story happened in a hurry, and we were not fully prepared to be his parents.

The road to the primary school is a big road, about 10 minutes, only one turn, along the street is full of businessmen setting up stalls or opening shops, occasionally mixed with residential buildings, full of people, noisy and lively, it is more exciting for children to take this road Don't worry, there are always eyes watching, reducing the risk of being kidnapped quietly.

When I was walking, Xiuyi walked beside me, holding the hem of my upper garment loosely. I saw that he saw the fruit on the sugar cart of an old man on the side of the road, and stopped to buy him a Toffee Ringo. Xiu held a bamboo stick in his hand and stopped eating for the time being, telling me to squat down.I guessed what he was going to do, so I made an agreement with him in advance, "Uncle doesn't like to eat these things, eat it by yourself." He shook his head, and stubbornly sent Ringo Tang to my mouth. He couldn't hold on, I saw that he was really determined , reluctantly took a bite, and contentedly took the Toffee Ringo back, and started gnawing on the hole I just bit off.

"Uncle, I actually don't want to go to school." Xiu said while eating.

"Then what do you want to do?"

"I want to stay at home for a while and get to know you for a while."

"Isn't that enough now?" I teased him, "How much more familiar is it?"

"Until you never throw me out."

"Will not."

"I'm afraid." Xiuyi chewed the sugar residue, said vaguely, her cheeks were full.

"Eat slowly, and be careful not to scratch your mouth." I instructed, continuing the previous words: "What are you afraid of?"

"I've never eaten such a delicious thing." He answered irrelevantly.

"When your parents were around..."

"They don't spend change on me. Every money has to be saved for business. I know it well. There is a jar of honey at home, and my mother keeps it for herself. I am not allowed to move. I am afraid they will beat me, and I dare not ask for extra things. .”

I was speechless. Although I couldn't empathize with him, I knew that I should show a little sympathy here. I took out some money and handed it to him, "If you want anything in the future, buy it yourself, or talk to Aunt Tan with me."

Xiuyi opened his eyes uneasily and handed the money back to me, and I tried to get him to accept it. "The family has enough money, so they can't even afford to support a child."

When I arrived at school during the conversation, I thought Zuo Linze would be waiting in the office, but I didn't expect him to stand by the gate, smoking a cigarette with his head down. When he saw me, he greeted me with a smile and greeted me familiarly: "Go, first Go to my office and sit down, don't delay the business."

I nodded to him: "Long time no see, why do you wait outside in person?"

"I'm so bored sitting in the office all day long, so I took the time to get some air." He strode to the front and led the way, and asked with a smile, "Is this your child?"

"Yes. Xiuyi is a newcomer here, and I'm afraid of strangers, so I have to ask you to take care of me." I asked Xiuyi to say hello, and he called, "Hello, Uncle Zuo."

"Hello, hello." Zuo Linze said cordially, and asked us to sit down for a while and chat some gossip before getting down to business.

"The textbooks, desks, etc. are all ready. I have arranged Xiuyi's class. There is a female teacher in Mr. Li Xu's class every year. She has a kind temperament and good knowledge. Xiuyi is very suitable there."

I make arrangements with him.

He still wants to say something, I think it's late, and if you delay the morning, you may not be able to enroll, so interrupt the conversation with him, send Xiuyi to class first, and Zuo Linze will accompany us.

Class One was teaching, and I looked in from the window. There was a young female teacher standing on the podium. She had short black hair and a pair of white pearl earrings.Zuo Linze said hello to Teacher Li, and I asked Xiuyi to follow him in. He was probably timid for a moment and refused to move. I patiently told him, "I'm chatting in Uncle Zuo's office, and I'll pick you up after school." He took only one step Three turned around and entered the classroom.After he went through the self-introduction process and sat down, Zuo Linze and I left and walked around the campus.

Zuo Linze opened up the conversation first, and went back to me about some personnel affairs in the university. My memory of the unimportant things is already blurred, but seeing his high interest, I had to follow him.Later, I recalled that he seemed to be the president of the student committee at the time, and he had a good friendship with me, and often asked me to drink.

When he tried to talk, he didn't know what to think, his blissful expression subsided, and he hesitated to ask me if I was still with Tan Liangzi.I replied yes, never separated, and he turned to other things, lamenting that wars are raging everywhere, relatives and friends are dying, and livelihood is difficult. "Yesterday I sent my servant back to buy ten catties of rice and gave him enough money. When he came back, he told me that the price of rice had risen again. The same money was not enough for ten catties of good rice, but only for ten catties of inferior rice." I asked him Whether there is a shortage of money, he denied, "It's just that the price of goods is changing every day, even