tiger at home

After bidding farewell to Aunt Wang, Lin Ziqian went directly down the mountain, but this time he walked more slowly, and while walking, he saw a few other common herbs, so he dug them up too.By the way, I also dug a few mint jasmine leaves that repel insects and freshen the air, and prepare to go back and transplant them around the yard. Behind the yard is a mountain with lush plants. It is spring, so mosquitoes should be guarded against.

It was already afternoon when I came back, and I buried some grass around the house and watered the well.Both of them were so hungry that their stomachs were growling. There was not much rice left in the rice jar. Lin Ziqian thought about it and grabbed two handfuls. The child was growing up, and he could no longer be hungry after a healthy stomach.

At noon, I made a delicious mushroom egg soup with freshly picked mushrooms, and fried a sour and refreshing fried wild vegetable seedlings. Not only Lin Zijin, but even Lin Ziqian couldn't stop eating.

After eating, I beat both sides of the quilt with a clean and smooth wooden stick and turned it over again. I put the remaining fungus and mushrooms in a ventilated place to dry, washed the wild vegetables and put them in the kitchen. leave it alone.

There was also a lot of dust in the house, Lin Ziqian opened all the windows and boiled a big pot of hot water to clean it up.

"Brother, what is this?" Lin Zijin tilted his head and blinked.

"This is a headscarf, wrap it around your head, we will clean the house later, there will be ashes falling, let's wrap your head first, the ashes will not stain your hair." Lin Zijin wiped the cabinet with his feet Ash on top.

After finishing speaking, a burst of ashes rolled happily in the sunlight.

Lin Zijin turned his head and coughed twice, "Zijin, can you do me a favor?" Seeing him nodding obediently, he said, "Go take a ladle of water in the water tank and sprinkle the whole room with water. Don't spill it." Sprinkle it with water~ Sprinkle it thinly.” In spring, the house is already humid, so it’s better to sprinkle less water.

The stove was boiling water all the time, and there was a big wooden bathtub in the yard. It was cleaned and was drying in the sun. After cleaning, it was just when the sun was hot, but when the house was clean, there was a smell of dust on the body, which was choking.

Lin Ziqian and Lin Zijin went out of the house and stayed in the yard with the doors and windows wide open to allow fresh cloud air to enter and ventilate, and the water to evaporate faster.

A small bucket of water rushes into the bathtub, slowly simmering with hot air, the breeze blows the tender green pagoda tree leaves, rushing, and under the shade of mottled trees, the curling hot air is curling up. It makes people feel itchy and wants to jump in and relax.

I wanted to jump in to take a bath, thinking that this body is just a 13-year-old child after all, but I also thought that this body is weak, so I erected tree branches around it and surrounded it with straw mats to avoid getting wet It's blowing cold again.

Put a stool in the bathtub, and carried Lin Zijin into it, "Be careful not to fall, brother will wash with you."

I don't know if it's because I haven't washed properly for more than a month, the little baby got into the water, and he sighed like a little adult.Lin Ziqian looked amused, took off his clothes and sat in.

There is still no shortage of soap in the house, and I even helped Lin Zijin rub his body all over, the water turned out to be dark enough, Lin Ziqian frowned in disgust, and mixed another bucket of boiling water, and finally used three buckets of water After that, the two of them got out of the bathtub refreshingly.

"Zijin, come here." Lin Ziqian soaked the clothes in the remaining steaming clean water and sprinkled saponin powder, then pulled out the basin of clothes soaked in the morning and mixed it with hot water.

Lin Zijin responded happily and ran over with his little feet, "Brother~"

Lin Ziqian opened his arms to catch the small cannonball running over, and stroked his little head, "Zijin also help brother wash the clothes."

Lin Zijin stared into his black and clear eyes like purple grapes, "Okay, okay, brother, teach me how to wash clothes~"

Lin Ziqian pursed his lips and smiled, took off his shoes and socks and hugged him tightly into the steaming laundry tub, "Zijin is the best, just stand in it and step on it with your feet, if you feel cold, tell brother .”

Even with Lin Zijin's help, Lin Ziqian spent an entire hour washing and drying the two large basins of clothes.

Seeing the rows of open clothes fluttering in the breeze, the fresh scent of saponins mixed with the refreshing water vapor permeated the air, Lin Zijin rushed in with giggling little bubbles, the smile in Lin Ziqian's eyes deepened up.

In the previous life, I lived alone and walked alone all my life. In this life... Zijin, since there are only you and me left in this family, from now on, you will be the younger brother and I will be the older brother.

Before Wang Hong knocked on the door, he heard a series of childish and clear laughter. He stretched his head out of curiosity, and only saw the corners of white clothes floating up from the gap in the fence.

He knocked on the door suspiciously. Could it be that Lin Ziqian really changed his temper as A Niang said?Wang Hong twitched the corners of his mouth, a little disbelieving, just a delicate young master like him?

Someone knocked on the door, and Lin Ziqian went to open the door. A tall, thin, dark-skinned boy was Wang Hong, the eldest son of Uncle Wang.He was holding a large bowl in his hand, and a strong fragrance was exuding from it.

This is the fish soup that Uncle Wang mentioned, Lin Ziqian smiled at Wang Hong, "Thank you for bringing it here, come in and drink some water, the weather is hot."

Wang Hong was stunned for a moment, looked at Lin Ziqian with some doubts, shook his head, turned around and left.

"I'll deliver the bowl later." Lin Ziqian shouted behind him.

It's not that he didn't see the disdain on Wang Hong's face. He also knew that after his parents died, he was immersed in grief and didn't care about foreign things, and he almost ruined his life for nothing.Presumably a 6-year-old child would not be able to survive smoothly.He is trying to drag his younger brother to death!I didn't know it before, but now that I want to know it, I feel more guilty and sad.

"Brother~" Lin Ziqian ran over and hugged his leg, shaking his body coquettishly, "It smells so good~"

"And you came here to look for brother because you smelled the fragrance?" Lin Ziqian bent down and deliberately put on a straight face.

Lin Zijin's expression changed all of a sudden, he waved his hands in a panic, his eyes gradually became terrified, "No, no, brother..."

Lin Ziqian was startled, and quickly embraced Lin Zijin with one hand, rubbing his head affectionately, "Don't be afraid, don't be afraid, brother lied to you, brother likes you the most, brother..."

Lin Ziqian coaxed, Lin Zijin finally dared to sob and cry softly, Lin Ziqian felt even more uncomfortable, during that time his temper became weird, either he didn't say a word for a whole day or suddenly smashed things in the room, He didn't pay attention to it himself, but now he realized that although Lin Zijin had an unconscious dependence on his elder brother, he was also gradually infected with fear.

What Wang Hong brought over was a bowl of milky white fish soup, which contained a crucian carp the size of an adult's palm, sprinkled with tender green onion, exuding a strong aroma.Aunt Wang was really kind to the two of them from the bottom of her heart, such a crucian carp the size of a palm would be enough for Aunt Wang's family to eat twice.

There are only a few handfuls of rice in the rice jar, and if you save it, it will only be enough for tomorrow. Lin Ziqian paused and grabbed two small handfuls of rice. No matter what, he couldn't let Zijin go hungry.

The brown rice porridge and the leftover wild vegetables at noon were hot, and they made a hot and sour shredded radish. The two drank a small bowl of fresh and thick fish soup. Lin Zijin ate this, poured the rest into a bowl, and saved it for tomorrow.

After eating and clearing away the dishes, Lin Ziqian counted 100 copper coins and led Lin Zijin out.

After all, it was still early for dinner, and it was still bright at this time. The farmers were eating dinner or enjoying the shade in the yard after dinner, talking together in twos and threes, so I didn’t see many people on the road. , but the scent of food blown by the breeze bursts, and the scent of flowers and plants in spring is just pleasant.

Aunt Wang's house is not far away, about 100 meters away. As soon as Lin Ziqian entered, he saw Uncle Wang and his wife enjoying the shade.It is said that they are called Uncle Wang, but in fact it is only because Lin Ziqian is too young. Uncle Wang and his wife are young and middle-aged, and they seem to have just turned 30.

Uncle Wang was a tall and strong man with a dark complexion and well-defined muscles. He was sitting on a small wooden chair doing carpentry. A little kind, she was sewing a piece of clothing with a small sewing basket piled on her lap.And the three children were playing around in the yard.

"Uncle Wang, Aunt Wang." Lin Ziqian yelled with a smile, and returned the washed big bowl to Aunt Wang, followed by Lin Zijin's tender voice.

"Oh." Uncle Wang responded, stopped her needlework and took the bowl, "Ziqian is here so early, let's eat." Uncle Wang also looked up at them and nodded.

"En." Lin Ziqian responded with a smile, "The fish soup made by Uncle Wang is the most delicious, without any fishy smell."

Then he lowered his head and said to Lin Zijin, "Zijin, go play with Xiaohe and Xiaopeng, brother and uncle Wang."

Lin Zijin obliged and jumped to join the group of children.

Lin Ziqian looked at Uncle Wang and Aunt Wang after watching him pass by, "Uncle Wang, I need your help with something."

Aunt Wang put away her needle and thread, and Uncle Wang also raised his head from among the pile of sawdust, "Ah Hong, bring your younger brothers and sisters to play in the yard."

Wang Hong took a look at this side, and took the little ones away.

Only then did Lin Ziqian sit down, "Uncle Wang, Uncle Wang, you all know that I used to be ignorant. After my parents left, I sat and ate at home. Only yesterday did I suddenly realize how I want to live. I want to take my younger brother and live a good life, live a good life, so that my parents can live happily down here." He paused, his eyes turned red instantly, he lowered his head as if covering up, and looked up at them again, "These Thanks to your help, Zijin and I have been able to survive this month. Thank you very much."

"To be honest, I'm embarrassed to come here today, but the rice at home is almost enough to eat, and the money at home is not too much, so I want to buy a bucket from your house first." Lin Ziqian said from his chest again. He took out a money bag from the front of his clothes, "Here are 100 copper coins, and the market price is 4 copper coins per catty. I also know that last year's harvest was not good, and now is the time when new grain is not available. It is not good to do so. But there is indeed no food at home. I still have 20 Wen, so I want to put it on credit first.”

"What's wrong with this? You still have to bring a small one and make money. Listen to Aunt Wang, don't be embarrassed, and take half a bucket of noodles back! The money is on credit first." After hearing this, Aunt Wang answered, After he finished speaking, he glanced at Uncle Wang, and Uncle Wang took a sip of water, "From now on, you will be the grown-up of the family, and you must take care of all the burdens."

After finishing speaking, he glanced at Aunt Wang, "Let Ah Hong help carry half a bucket of noodles."

Aunt Wang grinned and sighed after hearing this, and called Wang Hong loudly. After Wang Hong came over, he asked him to carry a bag of brown rice out of the cellar, "Ziqian, go to the scale with Aunt Wang." A series of actions Crisp and natural.

When Lin Ziqian came out with a bag of rice and a bag of noodles from Aunt Wang's house, the sky had already darkened, and it was still dark early in spring. Walking on the country road, a group of small insects were flying around them go.

"Brother~ so many bugs~"

"Is your body itchy?" Listening to Lin Zijin's soft voice, Lin Ziqian's heart would be so soft every time, even his voice seemed to soften a few degrees.

"It's not itchy~ Can I sleep with my brother at night~"

"Of course I can~" Lin Ziqian smiled at the corners of his eyes, and took his soft hand, "From now on, Zijin will sleep with his brother every night, okay?"

"En~" Lin Zijin nodded vigorously, skipping and walking in the dark sky with Lin Ziqian, only insects chirping one after another in the silent field, the last bit of light and shadow stretched the shadows of the two of them very long It was long and jumping, as if there were only the two of them in the whole world.

The author has something to say: one bucket = 30 catties