chance world

Ding Qiyu and Lian Er set the bowls and chopsticks together. The two were of the same age, and they were not very old (although Ding Qiyu was a 24-year-old "old man" at heart), so naturally they would not be shy.Lian Er asked her, "Ayu? What's your full name?"

"My name is Ding Qiyu, Ding of A, B, B, Ding, and Qi, Yu of Yu. What about you, Lian'er?"

"I don't know what it looks like after you said those words..." Lian'er's expression was slightly bitter, "Ding, Qi, Yu, sounds nice! My name is He Lian'er. It's the kind of flower that grows in the pond in summer."

It seems that Lian Er is illiterate, and receiving education may be something that a peasant girl like her cannot expect. Ding Qiyu put down the bowls and chopsticks in his hands and said to Lian Er: "Caicai lotus is full of fragrance, a beautiful name. I will If there is a chance, I can teach you how to write." Ding Qiyu's ability to write ancient characters was influenced by her mother, and Ding's mother wrote very beautifully with a brush. Although Ding Qiyu did not inherit that beautiful handwriting, these ancient characters should be She has almost mastered how to write.

"Really?" Lian Er was very excited, her big eyes sparkled with anticipation, "Can you really teach me how to write?"

Ding Qiyu also had his own considerations. Aunt He's family only had their mother and daughter. Aunt He and her husband had a daughter named He Lianer. When the child was only a few years old, Father He was seriously ill. went.If you can stay at Mrs. He's house for a period of time, work hard to make ends meet, and then think of ways to earn extra money and save some money, it will be better than begging and wandering without a meal Bar.Moreover, Aunt He, mother and daughter are simple and enthusiastic people, it would be best if they can stay, then I can and am very happy to teach this lovely girl how to write.

"Well, of course, I'm serious." Ding Qiyu affirmed, "Okay, I'll carry Aunt He out for dinner." Without missing Lian Er's ecstatic expression, Ding Qiyu entered the room and carried Aunt He out carefully.

Carrying Mrs. He, I settled down and sat down at the table. There was a plate of vegetables on the table, a large bowl of steamed tofu, a small plate of pickled bamboo shoots, and a bowl of steamed bean rice in front of each person. It was extremely bland.As soon as Ding Qiyu set the table, he saw the dishes and felt that his aunt's family was really poor, and the life of the mother and daughter was hard.Thinking about it, I am no longer the senior sister who has a rich life and dominates the research group, but has become a little beggar with seven cents. If I can stay, I must work hard to improve the lives of my mother and the others.

Holding the concept of "Long live if you don't starve to death", Ding Qiyu didn't dislike the shabby lunch in front of him.On the contrary, Aunt He and her daughter felt a little embarrassed. Lian Er had already prepared the lunch before the two of them came back, and did not consider that there would be guests. It's not like a rich person, but the portion is not enough, which makes it unreasonable.But it was too late to go get something else. Aunt He glanced at it and found that the bean rice in front of her was the largest, obviously more than that of Ding Qiyu and Lian Er. Without hesitation, she reached out and changed the bowl in front of Ding Qiyu. Said: "Ah Yu, Madam is not hungry yet, I can't eat so much, let's change."

Ding Qiyu placed the bean and rice. Based on the principle of respecting the elders, he naturally arranged the most for Aunt He. Aunt He took care of him without hesitation, which made Ding Qiyu feel warm.Holding the warm bowl stuffed by Aunt He, she suddenly had more expectations and confidence in her future life, so she started from having nothing, looking for her own warmth, and also warming the people around her who are kind to her.Without polite excuses, she gladly accepted the love of her aunt, and she was really hungry. After thanking her, she happily ate lunch.

If your ultimate goal is to fill your stomach, then whether the food is good or not is trivial.But what Ding Qiyu didn't expect was that these meals made with the simplest and roughest ingredients were actually quite delicious. Ding Qiyu didn't know whether it was because she was too hungry or because He Lianer's cooking was too good.

While eating, Ding Qiyu was thinking about how to ask his aunt that he wanted to stay, when he heard Aunt He ask: "Ah Yu, where do you live? Are you from a nearby village?" At that time, Aunt He heard her clearing her throat all the time, and knew that her throat was not feeling well, so she told herself that Ding Qiyu added a sentence or two from time to time, so she didn't know much about Ding Qiyu's situation.

Ding Qiyu was stunned for a moment when he heard the auntie's question, stopped his movements and replied in a low voice: "Ah, actually... I don't have a home anymore. I'm alone." The aunt immediately felt sorry for this sensible child, who was twelve or thirteen years old, but lost his family and lived in the mountains.Lian Er felt that although she lost her father at a very young age, she still had a mother who loved her very much. Although her family was poor, it was at least a warm family, while Ah Yu had nothing left.

Ding Qiyu was speechless for a while, and quickly adjusted his emotions. He felt that it would be better to take this opportunity to speak out his request. Alone, and later became a little beggar, living in no fixed place, the world is his home."

Aunt He and Lian Er listened quietly, both of them felt that although Ding Qiyu was dressed in rags, a person's temperament of conversation was manifested from the inside. So far, lonely and helpless.

Ding Qiyu suddenly raised his head, looked at the two seriously and said, "Mother, Lian'er, please take me in!" Afraid of being rejected, he hastened to add, "I can live anywhere, as long as there is a shelter from the wind and rain! Although I look thin and small, I can do a lot of work, and even if I don’t know how, I can still learn, and I can learn whatever I want to learn, and I don’t eat too much..." After finally recovering some of my voice, I was anxious. Several sounds were broken.

"Ah Yu!" Aunt He heard Ding Qiyu's tense and earnest tone, she was so distressed, she interrupted quickly to stop her nonsense, "If you don't speak, I was just going to tell you, you don't need to beg us, yes Auntie, please stay here, no matter whether you work or not, or eat too much. If you don’t dislike me, a country old woman, I am willing to be your aunt.” The child in front of her is really kind and sensible. She likes children very much, Lian Er is the only one who is old enough to be a girl. God suddenly sent Ah Yu today. If she can have such a well-behaved son, she will wake up laughing from her dream.

"You? You agreed?" Ding Qiyu was a little dazed.

"Haha, yes, isn't Ah Yu willing? Doesn't want to recognize me as a mother?" Aunt He asked back with a smile.

"No, it's not!" Mother?So does this count as having a home?Ding Qiyu hesitated for a moment, then whispered to Aunt He: "I am willing... Auntie." As soon as this address was called out, Ding Qiyu's eyes turned red, because through Aunt He's smiling face, she seemed to see another person, the one who was The person who held her hand when she was a child, pointed to the weeping willows beside the bridge and taught her to recite "Dawn and Moon on the Bank of Yangliu".That person is my mother...

There was another person who was overjoyed, and that was Lian Er.First of all, I really like this good-looking young boy in front of me, so I have a brother, and life will be much more exciting; moreover, if Ah Yu can stay, the writing thing I said before eating will become !Lian'er stretched out her hand and shook Ding Qiyu's eyes in a daze, her tone was a little excited: "Ayu, call me sister!"

Ding Qiyu came back to his senses, the little girl who was younger than his own Ayin actually asked him to call him sister?Immediately objected: "I'm the one..." I almost slipped my mouth, but I wanted to change my mouth and felt that it was a bit awkward to be called "brother", "How do you know that I am younger than you? I think you are the younger sister."

"I'm thirteen! How old are you?" Lian Er asked.

"I, I'm fifteen..." Ding Qiyu swollen his face to pretend to be a fat man. It was a bit difficult to adjust from an "elderly" in his 20s to a boy who had just turned 13. He could talk about how big he was.

"How is it possible, you are lying! You only look twelve, at most thirteen!" Lian Er put her hips on her hips, not believing Ding Qiyu's false age at all.

The two were at a stalemate, and the argument was fruitless.In the end, they decided to call each other "Lianer" and "Ayu".In this way, Ding Qiyu officially has a family.

After lunch, the injured Aunt He was settled, and Ding Qiyu came to help Lian'er clean up and wash the dishes. After finishing all this, Ding Qiyu asked Lian'er to tell him what tasks he needed to do at home every day.

Lian'er thought that Ding Qiyu was worried that he would be kicked out if he didn't work: "My mother said, this is your home now, whether you work or not is our family, so..."

Ding Qiyu instantly understood what she meant, shook his head and said with a smile: "Because we are a family, of course I have to contribute to the housework! Lian Er, don't treat me as an outsider, from now on, I am yours... Er , Brother, do whatever you want! If you don’t let me work, you don’t treat me as your own.”

Lian'er thought about it for a while and felt it made sense, so she completely regarded Ding Qiyu as her own family, and took her around the small courtyard room at home, and explained clearly where all the utensils were.There are only two living rooms in the small courtyard, Lian Er gave up her own room to Ding Qiyu, and she moved to live with A Niang.

Although Lian'er's "boudoir" only had a bed and a small cabinet, Ding Qiyu even moved the cabinet to the mother and daughter's room and replaced it with a stool to store things, but she was already extremely satisfied.This home, she will definitely work hard to make it better.

Gathering firewood, carrying water, lighting the fire, cooking, doing laundry, sweeping, shopping, and making money. In a nutshell, this is all the work needed to maintain the family. The main source of income for the family is the surplus grain harvested from the several acres of land. , the eggs laid by the chickens raised in the yard, and the embroidery work that the mother and daughter do for others, the income is pitifully small.Although the food is not good, they are basically self-sufficient, and generally they don't go hungry. As for other aspects, they are very struggling.

Ding Qiyu thought to himself, for her who has always been "never touch the spring water", cooking is a fantasy for the time being.Although I have never done collecting firewood and carrying water before, it is a physical labor with low technical content, so I should be able to do it well after learning it.She can also do laundry.It seems that it may not be her turn to buy.If it is to make money, it is impossible for Ding Qiyu to do embroidery work. She is considered "handicapped" when it comes to needlework, so she has to think of other ways to make money.

Ding Qiyu bluntly said that she can do chopping firewood, carrying water and doing laundry, but Lian Er has to take it once. She can't do embroidery, but she will also find a way to make money to subsidize the family.

Lian'er was delighted by what she said, and said with a smile: "Which family would let a boy do laundry and embroider? You don't have to do so many other things, we can share them together."