Spontaneous Combustion

It must rain after an earthquake, this is the first knowledge my mother taught Ruan Wei during the journey.

The dust and tiny particles produced by the vibration of the earth's crust float in the air, are blasted into the clouds by the impact force, become condensation nuclei, absorb water vapor, and fall as raindrops, stretching endlessly.

After two days and one night of driving, after entering the disaster-stricken area, the gray sky was indeed raining, and the intermittent raindrops were like ice and snow that had been ground into powder, mixed with various impurities.

Qi Yun asked the driver to close the car windows, turn on the air-conditioning cycle in the car, and gave Ruan Wei a drink of water when she just woke up: "Wei Zai, look, this is earthquake rain, isn't it for nothing?"

Ruan Wei opened the car window and said curiously: "Really, is it possible that as long as the rain washes away the dust, the sky can turn blue again?"

"Yeah," Qi Yun smiled softly, "We're almost there, Wei Zai must be obedient and don't run around casually. When Mom is busy, you follow Uncle Li."

Li Xing, the assistant sitting in the co-pilot, turned his head and stretched out his little finger to Ruan Wei, and said with a smile, "Smart and capable little Wei, this time I will ask you to take care of Uncle Li. We have a good cooperation, Lagou."

"No problem, leave it to me!" Ruan Wei proudly stretched out his fleshy little white hand, and made an agreement with Uncle Li Xing.

The off-road vehicle drove along the wet road for more than an hour, and Ruan Wei saw that the sky outside finally ushered in a white and sunny day, and there was a shadow of a town not far away, so she asked excitedly, "Mom, are you here yet?"

Li Xing took out his phone and contacted the disaster relief office temporarily set up by the town government, and asked the driver to drive the car to the specific location informed by the other party, which was on the edge of the town.

The mighty convoy found a safe place to park, and before getting out of the car, Qi Yun repeatedly asked: "Wei Zai, you must be good, we are here to deal with business, you are not allowed to make trouble."

Ruan Wei picked up her small schoolbag and ran out impatiently: "Got it, Mom, why do you distrust people so much? It's been said in the advertisement that if you worry too much, you will enter menopause early."

The adults behind couldn't laugh or cry, Li Xing quickly chased after Ruan Wei and took Ruan Wei's little hand, and led him into a three-story building that was temporarily requisitioned by the reception.

The person in charge of receiving them was a kind-hearted old leader named Xu Bin. The other party offered Li Xing a cigarette, but he didn't mind when he was rejected. , support from all directions, Da Nan thank you for caring people in society like you!"

Qi Yun took the list of supplies from Li Xing, and several adults went to Xu Bin's office to discuss business. Ruan Wei was left on the bench in the corridor to be looked after by the driver. An audio English book, I poked it with a reading pen without interest.

In the empty corridor, the voice of a sweet girl reading the words has been echoing, "Apple, Orange, Pear..."

After an unknown amount of time, the door of the office finally opened. Xu Bin apologized to Qi Yun with a smile on his face:

"I'm really sorry, the town has been severely affected, there are not many places to live, and there are many companies and volunteers coming. It is the hottest time now, and there are many mosquitoes in our small place, and it is unrealistic to set up tents. The last few batches For companies that come to deliver supplies, we arrange accommodation in residents’ homes, squeeze each other, and we will overcome difficulties together.”

Qi Yun smiled gently and kindly, and helped the old cadre's body bow slightly: "You are the ones who are really suffering. We can't share the joys and sorrows with Xiannan. It is definitely possible to share the hardships. Everything is subject to your arrangements."

Xu Bin sent the group out: "Then thank you benefactors for their understanding, don't worry, I have already contacted, there is still a place to live in the staff dormitory of the town middle school, I will take you there and settle down first, you can travel by car Laughton worked hard, too."

The car couldn't drive into the town, so the group packed their luggage and followed Xu Bin to the central area on foot. Fortunately, Da Nan itself is not big, and the locals walk around all year round.

Ruan Wei took Li Xing's hand, and looked curiously at the devastated street. There were still a few volunteers wearing various vests active on the street. After walking two streets, Xu Bin pointed to a relatively well-preserved five The storey building said: "Here we are, this is the way."

Qi's company is called Qiling Textile Industry, and the word Qi is a homonym for Qi. The company has a large scale, and there are 20 volunteers here, ranging from high-level leaders to ordinary workshop workers.

Xu Bin didn't care about his status, so he assigned the volunteers in the same order as when he came here. Men and women were separated, and they lived in two groups. They just lived in a building. They knocked on doors and sent volunteers to the residents' homes.

It was Qi Yun and Li Xing's turn, and they brought a half-grown child with them. The three of them needed two beds, so they had to make separate arrangements. Xu Bin thought for a moment, and took them to a building not far behind. Walk.

When passing by a large piece of collapsed iron-like objects, Xu Bin, who had always been in high spirits, changed his face for some reason, the corners of his wrinkled eyes were slightly lowered, and he looked very sad:

"The family I took you to live with is someone I know. Hey, sadly, there are eleven people who left our town, and two of them belonged to this family. The couple passed away at a young age. Now there is only one half-year-old child left, who should be about the same age as your little son, he is a bit older, and he was going to go to junior high school after the summer vacation."

Xu Bin pointed to the messy piece of scrap iron: "This was originally a bicycle shed. The teachers and students of the school put their cars here. It was very old. When the earthquake happened, the couple were parking inside, and they couldn't get out. Thousands of dollars The heavy boron roof fell down all at once, and people just disappeared.”

Xu Bin mournfully wiped away his tears, his voice choked with sobs: "This is fate, sooner or later, they can all go home and reunite with their son."

Qi Yun couldn't help being moved when she heard the words, her eyes were steamed up, and she asked, "What about that child?"

Xu Bin shook his head: "In special times, no one has the time to arrange these things. Fortunately, there are volunteers who go door-to-door to deliver some food. When the town is almost rebuilt, we will take the children to the county to find an orphanage. I'll take care of it."

After Ruan Wei listened to this story in a daze, she still couldn't fully understand the sadness in it, so she just tugged at Qi Yun's clothes and asked quietly:

"Mom, can we take him home to raise him? I just wanted a brother all the time, but you can't give birth to a brother. Xiaoji's brother at my desk is very good. Every time he beats up the bad classmates who bully Xiaoji at school , can be majestic."

Qi Yun couldn't help laughing: "Wei Zai, children can't be brought home like kittens and puppies. Even if they lose their parents, they still have a place to go."

Xu Bin bent down and patted Ruan Wei's head, showing kindness on his face: "Cub Wei, you are such a kind child, you will live with your elder brother's house later, you can call him Brother Ting Ting, you should get along with each other friendly , brother will protect you too."

Ruan Wei nodded half-understood. Ruan, who had been a scumbag since childhood, searched his little literacy library, and finally found only his classmate Hu Xiaoting. It is impossible for a boy to be called Ting, so Ruan Wei decided to use the female character It was disassembled next to it, so it is...Brother Tingting?

Xu Bin turned to Qi Yun and said, "There is only one child in the family, please take care of him, he will be fine to take care of himself, you don't need to worry about it, it's just a little inconvenient..."

Thinking back for a moment, Xu Bin frowned: "I went to visit their house after the accident. The child suddenly lost his parents. It must be because of too much psychological trauma. You guys, don't feel offended, that child is really suffering."

Qi Yun nodded knowingly and replied: "I am also a mother, and I will treat every child kindly. Don't worry, it is fate to live under the same roof. I will definitely help where I can."

When Xu Bin knocked on the iron anti-theft door with peeling paint, Ruan Wei had already rehearsed many kinds of tone in her heart when calling out "Brother Tingting".

Be lively and enthusiastic, lest I scare my brother.

Soft-spoken, not quite in line with his personality.

As cool as little guitar brother, I don't know if I can imitate it.

Before the small theater in Ruan Wei's mind was finished, the door opened from the inside, and a thin and quiet boy stood inside the door, his quiet lake-like eyes looked at the visitors outside the door, he nodded slightly, and stepped back. Take a step to give the guests the aisle to enter the house.

Xu Bin patted the boy on the shoulder, as if he was afraid of disturbing the other party, and lowered his voice very gently: "Ting Ting, I have issued a notice before that the staff dormitory may be requisitioned at any time, and it will be borrowed by volunteers from other places. is you."

The boy still just nodded, his lips were still slightly pursed, and he didn't intend to speak. His eyes fell on the slightly old cotton sofa in the living room, and motioned for the guests to sit down.

Ruan Wei hid behind Qi Yun, leaned out half of her head, and secretly looked at her brother in front of her.

The boy is only 13 years old this year, but he looks tall and tall. He is taller than Ruan Wei, who is ten years old. His eyebrows and eyes are so beautiful that they seem to be outlined by pine ink. The light-colored clothes set off his youthful figure like Zhilanyushu. Can vaguely see the appearance of the future tall and straight.

Ruan Wei, who has been a Yan dog since he was a child, has bright eyes and jumped out from behind his mother, completely ignoring the results of his rehearsal just now, showing his true nature.

Like an excited little pony, he hopped up to the boy and greeted him with his fleshy little white hand:

"Hi, Brother Tingting, how are you?"

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Xiaowei Cub: Brother Tingting is so beautiful!