Chapter 130: Sufferings of the World
It turned out to be just an hour ago, when Lin Siqiao was taking photos of other military wives.
The kids were bored waiting, so they decided to go to the rice fields opposite the staff quarters to dig loaches and eels.
The late rice had been harvested at this time of the year and the fields were neither dry nor wet, so the adults just let them do what they wanted.
When Qiao Yingjing had nothing to do, he loved to dig and dig. When he heard this, he could no longer sit still.
I quickly went home to get the tools, and followed a group of brothers and sisters to the other side of the street.
Qiao Yingjing was very excited, "Sister, look! There are so many loaches!"
Only then did Lin Siqiao notice that the little guy was holding a small plastic bucket in his hand.
You know what, although Qiao Yingjing is young, he is quite capable.
In just an hour, they had dug up half a bucket of loaches, and every loach was extremely plump.
Lin Siqiao praised him generously, "Yingjing, you are awesome!"
Qiao Yingjing felt a little embarrassed by the compliment, "Sister, I only dug one..."
strip?
Lin Siqiao was very confused, "Where did these loaches come from?"
"Brother Mingze dug it for me."
"By the way, sister, brother Mingze asked me to give this to you."
Qiao Yingjing took out a few banknotes from his pocket and stuffed them into Lin Siqiao's hand.
Lin Siqiao took a look and saw that all of them added up to about one dollar.
"Did he say anything when he gave you the money?"
The little guy was a little confused, his attention was all on the loach at that time.
He didn't pay much attention to what Brother Mingze gave him or what he said.
"Sister, wait a minute, I'll go ask."
Qiao Yingjing turned around and was about to run away with the small bucket in his hand. Lin Siqiao quickly stopped him and asked him where they had met.
Lin Siqiao asked him to take his things back first, and he went outside the family compound.
As the sun sets, the entire sky is dyed golden.
People say that sunsets are extremely beautiful, but Lin Siqiao cannot appreciate them. Whenever the sun sets in the evening, her mood becomes inexplicably depressed.
Qiu Mingze was standing on the side of the road. After not seeing him for a month, the boy's back looked even thinner.
In the biting cold wind, the young man could only rub his hands constantly, as if that was the only way to keep warm.
Lin Siqiao walked closer and realized that he was only wearing a thin shirt and pants, and a pair of hand-woven straw sandals on his feet.
"What's up with this money?"
Lin Siqiao took out the banknotes he had just received. One dollar was nothing to him.
But for the Qiu family at this stage, it is no longer a small sum of money.
Qiu Mingze didn't take it, but bowed to Lin Siqiao instead.
"Sister, I want to ask you for something."
"Can you... come to my house once and take a family photo for us?"
As Qiu Mingze spoke, tears fell uncontrollably.
But he quickly erased all traces.
My father said that men don’t shed tears easily. He is the eldest son of the Qiu family, and he has a mother and younger brothers and sisters.
He has to be strong.
Qiu Mingze knew that his request was excessive, and if possible, he didn't want to trouble his sister.
He knew that there was a photo studio in Chongming County.
Qiu Mingze went to ask the village chief for half a day off so that he could take his whole family to the county.
The village chief took pity on him and agreed.
But the commune disagreed.
Not only did they disagree, they took his father and mother away again, criticized him, and insulted him.
After my father came back, he became even quieter.
Qiu Mingze didn't understand what evil things their family had done that made them have to be tortured again and again.
He wanted to leave a last photo for his seriously ill father, so how did it become a life of extravagance and bourgeois restoration?
My father said forget it.
My mother also said forget it.
Just when he was about to accept his fate, he met the little guy.
As soon as the little guy saw him, he jumped over happily.
He said he was digging loaches and having a lot of fun, and asked him with his head tilted.
"Brother, why is this hole so big and there are no loaches in it?"
“Did I not dig deep enough?”
"..." Qiu Mingze hadn't laughed for a long time, but today he was amused by the little guy's words.
Does the little guy know that what he is digging now is not a loach hole or an eel hole, it is a snake hole!
Qiu Mingze took him to the center of the rice field.
In the past few years in the countryside, he has become accustomed to doing various farm work and has also learned many survival skills.
"Don't dig oval holes in the future. Dig round holes like this."
"See? These are round and smooth, and wet inside. They are loach holes."
"Brother Mingze, what is an ellipse?"
The little guy hasn’t started formal school yet, so he can’t tell the difference. To him, all the holes are round!
Qiu Mingze didn’t know how to explain it, so he could only help dig and teach him slowly.
During this process, the little guy's mouth was never idle for a moment.
The center of the topic naturally revolved around Lin Siqiao.
When I heard the little guy say that his sister was taking pictures for everyone in the family compound.
Qiu Mingze paused for a long while, and then what happened next happened.
Lin Siqiao was also deeply moved after hearing this.
After all, he is just a teenager, why would he do this?
"Here."
Lin Siqiao stuffed the money back into his palm.
Qiu Mingze looked down at the banknotes in his hand, and his heart ached so much that he could hardly breathe.
The hope that had finally ignited in his eyes was extinguished again.
He opened his mouth and closed it again.
His sister's family has been very good to them, and he can't force them to do anything.
"It's too late today. I'll make time to go there at noon tomorrow."
"elder sister……"
It took Qiu Mingze a long time to react before he realized that his sister had agreed to him!
"Sister, I know this amount is a little too little. I'll give you the rest next time you come."
Lin Siqiao shook her head after hearing this, "Take this money, and think of it as a loan from your sister."
"I know it's difficult for you now, but as long as you are alive, there is hope."
"I hope that one day in the future, when you are out of trouble and have the ability, you can return the money to me in person."
"Sister believes you can do it."
Lin Siqiao smiled and said, "Go back early, it's already dark."
It's time for her to go back too.
Qiu Mingze stared at her back as she left, recalling what he had just said in his mind.
The words he heard most in recent years were: You deserve it, just accept your fate, this is how your life will be.
No one had ever told him this.
I don't know how long it took, but he shouted out loudly.
"Thank you, sister!"
"I wrote down everything you said."
If such a day really comes, he will repay his sister's kindness today a hundred times, a thousand times, ten thousand times!
Lin Siqiao returned home, and the moment she pushed open the gate, the enticing fragrance went straight into her nostrils.
"Xiao Qiao, you're back just in time. Wash your hands and sit down to eat."
Lin Siqiao nodded, and when she came out after washing her hands, the food was already on the table.
Today’s loaches were fat and big, so Wang Xiaofei braised most of them and made loach tofu soup with the rest.
Purely wild loaches grow up eating rice flowers and have no earthy smell at all.
Just lightly lick the loach with your tongue and the meat will fall off automatically. It tastes so delicious.
Since Lin Siqiao will be returning to the city tomorrow, the next time we meet might be during the Spring Festival.
The whole family sat together and chatted for a long time.
Qiao Zhiyi knew that Lin Siqiao was going to take a family photo for the Qiu family tomorrow, and he didn't object, but just asked her to pay attention to these things.
Lin Siqiao nodded, "Don't worry, uncle, I know what's going on."
Wang Xiaofei sighed, went back to the room to get the painkillers, and asked her to bring them over tomorrow.
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