This passerby is too calm

Chapter 306

Afraid of being scolded for opening the door too slowly, Xu Lijiao trotted all the way from the back room to the door, and pulled the latch, panting because of nervousness.I used to take my younger brother to string beads to earn some private work, because their father didn’t let them have money in both hands. When they usually needed to buy something, they asked their father for it, but he wouldn’t give it to him. They would rather lose at the poker table than give it to him. both.

Behind her father's back, Xu Lijiao took her younger brother to secretly do some handicraft work, earn some pocket money, and buy some food and play.The two of them were counting the money they had earned in the piggy bank in the back room just now.But you can't let their father see it, and the money will be gone when he sees it.

Rubbing her hands together and pulling the door open, Xu Lijiao was still a little flustered.

"Father, my meal is ready and it's heating up in a big pot. Why did you come back so early today? Huh..."

"you are?"

When she opened the door and saw someone coming, Xu Lijiao was obviously stunned for a moment.It wasn't her dad who came here, but her dad wouldn't be so gentle when knocking on the door.The person who came was a young man wearing a mask, tall and fair-skinned, especially against the background of the hoodie, the whiteness was transparent.A very special long curly hair is tied in the head with a rubber band.Very hiphop dress, but against the background of the height, it is a little casual and lazy.Xu Lijiao, who is about 1.5 meters tall, is [-] or [-] years old, and she still has to look up at Chen Mo at this moment.

The first impression is that he is handsome, a very handsome person.It is the kind of handsome guy who is hard to see at ordinary times and can only be seen in short videos on mobile phones.He's really handsome. The handsome Xu Lijiao didn't realize it at the first moment. After being stunned for a moment, she became aware and subconsciously took a step back.

"Who are you?"

The mountain village on their side is not a special tourist zone, and usually no tourists come here, let alone knock on the door of the local residents.Although Xu Lijiao was young, she worked in the county since she was a child, and grew up in the society, so she was still very defensive.

"Xu Lijiao? I haven't been able to get through to you before. Hello, I'm your brother Xu Zhipeng's friend and a college classmate. I'm here to do business in S province, and he entrusted me to bring you something."

"My brother's friend?"

Xu Lijiao still didn't believe it, because she knew her brother better.Her brother didn't have many friends before, even fewer when he was in college.She has a very good relationship with her brother. She could tell from his state when he came back from him last school year, and what he occasionally revealed, that his life in college was very unhappy, although he always told her that it was okay, his life was fine. It's fine, but knows her brother too well.

Her brother has always been a somewhat paranoid person, especially after his mother passed away, he took her and his brother with him, and his personality became extraordinarily lonely and sensitive.Xu Lijiao was often afraid that his brother's personality would suffer, and that he would do something stupid if he was not careful.His elder brother has always been a relatively dull person, he only knows how to do things with his head covered. He usually has a good temper, but he pretends everything in his heart. He usually looks like a good old man, but his emotions have accumulated to a certain extent, and suddenly erupted at a certain moment.

Xu Lijiao has gone out to work and lived in a group with others. She knows that people with such a personality are actually not pleasing among the crowd.So she never thought that her brother would have such a good friend, and she was willing to help her brother out on a special trip, and she still looked like this in front of her eyes.

The feeling of this man in front of me is completely different from that of my elder brother. My elder brother has no sense of presence in the crowd, but the man in front of me is as good-looking as a star, and he is definitely the focus of attention in the crowd.It's not that my brother is bad, but it's just a matter of fact. They look like people from two worlds, and it's impossible for them to overlap.

Chen Mo briefly explained to Xu Lijiao, and under the little girl's suspicious eyes, he called Xu Zhipeng helplessly.

……

"I'm sorry just now, I'm really sorry, very few people come here... my brother used to seldom... rarely bring friends to play at home, okay, hahaha, okay."

After hanging up the phone, Xu Lijiao had a smile on her face.

It turned out that he was really my brother's friend, and it was the first time that my brother on the phone introduced a friend so formally.

It's good to be happy for my brother from the bottom of my heart, it's not enough for my brother to be alone.

During the previous summer vacation, she still felt that her brother's condition was not right, but now it seems that she was thinking too much.People like this are willing to play with their elder brother, and that elder brother must have had a good life in college.Maybe I really thought too much before.

"Come, come, come in, come in, you haven't eaten, there is no traffic on our side, you must have come here, this mountain road is full of twists and turns, you must be tired from walking, go in and sit in the house. I just made a lot of cakes and cooked a pot of Hu spicy soup, just come in and taste my cooking!"

"Sorry, I'm sorry, I have nothing to prepare here. It's all my fault that I turned off my phone. I didn't receive my brother's call. I didn't know you were coming. If the food doesn't suit your taste, just tell me and I'll go I'll buy you some cold dishes."

Xu Lijiao led Chen Mo into the room, and greeted him pungently, while yelling at her.

"Xu Zhiyuan, stop hiding in the back room and come out to help! Our brother's classmate is here!"

"Really? Come here, come here!"

"Haha, no need, I'll just sit down and leave. After I give you the things, I have some other things to do over there, so I won't stay any longer."

"How can I do that? I'm so sorry for making you travel so far. Xu Zhiyuan... Forget it, I'll do it myself. Wait for me a while, and I'll get you some kang cakes."

Speaking of not giving Chen Mo a chance to refuse, Xu Lijiao quickly walked to the kitchen inside.

Chen Mo withdrew his hand helplessly.

This little girl is really completely different from his brother's personality.Except in front of familiar people, Xu Zhipeng is mostly silent like a social fear.Her sister is much more outgoing.

Looking at her swiftness, it is impossible to imagine that she is a child who is only fourteen or fifteen years old.

Sitting down on the stool that Xu Lijiao moved for him before, Chen Mo looked around the yard subconsciously, and frowned slightly when he saw the environment in the yard.

Indeed, as Xu Zhipeng said, his family is really not rich.

He hasn't seen this house from the outside. It looks like a house from the outside, but the inside of the house is very messy. There are a lot of things placed there, all of which are broken and reluctant to throw away. It can be seen that it has not been repaired for a long time. Well, the first layer of wall skin in the courtyard has fallen off, and cracks in the wall can still be seen.

Chen Mo of the other families in the village paid attention to it before and paved the ground inside and outside the door with concrete, but Xu Zhipeng's house still had the mud floor of earlier years.Looking up, there are no partitions on the beams of the house. At a glance, it is still a triangular structure, and you can count how many wooden beams there are on it.The furniture in the house is still the old wooden furniture with red paint, because it has been cracked and the paint has been peeled off for too long.The furniture was on the dirt floor, and there was dust underneath.

There is a small pile of tattered books in the corner of the yard, which should be Xu Zhipeng's previous textbooks.At this time, it was placed outside, only an iron shed barely covered it, and the book was almost mushy due to the wind and rain.There are many broken emerald green beer bottles beside it.It was swept to the corner by the broom, and some beer bottles were stacked on the wall, which seemed to be stored for sale.

"Hi brother~"

At this moment, a voice came from beside him.Chen Mo turned his head, and saw a six or seven-year-old boy leaning over the door frame and looking over.When I saw him, my eyes were shining, maybe because I was unfamiliar, I shouted a little shyly.The child, like his sister, was quite thin.

Chen Mo smiled and nodded.

He took out the bag that Xu Zhipeng had given him from his bag, and when Xu Lijiao came over, he handed the bag to her.

"The pancake has just come out of the pan, it may be a little hot, I wrapped it in oil paper for you."

"Thank you."

Chen Mo accepted it with thanks.He shrugged his nose, well, I have to say, he ate some skewers to pad his stomach before, and he thought he wouldn't be hungry, but when he smelled the special salty and sweet taste of wild vegetables in the pancakes, mixed with a slight smell of meat, he still Some couldn't hold back, their stomachs were rumbling, and they were actually hungry.

The thick oiled paper can't cover the smell of pancakes. Now Chen Mo finally understands why Xu Zhipeng is so looking forward to the food his sister sends him. The little girl's skill is really good.

Chen Mo asked himself that he had been to many places and eaten a lot of delicacies. His mouth was actually quite tricky, but he still had to say delicious (`) after he bit into it. The girl gave a thumbs up.

“Great workmanship, really delicious.”

"Hahaha, thank you~ Brother, it's fine if you like it, I'm afraid you don't like it, I have a little less, since you like it, I will wrap some for you when you leave later, brother, I made a big Where's the pot!"

After taking a sip of Chen Mo's fragrance, he couldn't say anything if he refused at this time, so he nodded with a smile.

"Is this what my brother asked you to bring us?"

"Well, there's some money and gifts from him, you two younger siblings."

"Money? Why did my brother send us money? We are at home, there is no shortage of money, but he is alone outside, and he needs money in his hands. Really, what did he send us for? Keep it for yourself Isn't it good to buy books?! What do you think!"

Xu Lijiao hurriedly opened the package upon hearing this, her hands trembling a little.She knows best whether his brother has money, he doesn't have enough money for himself, and he sends money to the two of them!During the last school year, my elder brother was exhausted to death. While maintaining his studies in school, he worked as a tutor outside. The money he earned was not enough to support his own academic expenses.They were all worried that he didn't have enough money to spend there, so they thought of doing some part-time jobs to save money and send it to him, and he is still sending money to them now.

What are you doing him!
Xu Lijiao was angry and distressed at the same time, looking at the brand new red bills, her fingers trembled slightly.She could still imagine how her brother was saving the money by digging and digging on his own.

Thinking about it, he pursed his lips tightly, and his eyes turned a little red.

"Sister, did brother send us money?!" Xu Zhiyuan may have never seen so many red bills before. His eyes were shining and he moved closer to them. He was about to touch them, but his sister slapped them open.

"Snapped!"

"Don't take it!"

Xu Lijiao closed the bag containing the money again and handed it back to Chen Mo.

"Brother, we don't want this money. I don't know when you will return to University A. If you go back, can I trouble you to return this wad of money to my brother? We don't want this money. He doesn't want this wad of money." I know how long it takes to save... The two of us don’t need to worry about food and clothing at home, and we don’t need him to send us money.”

"Take it, don't worry about your brother. He has a lot more money than before. Although the money is a lot for him at this stage, it won't make him have nothing to eat if it is given to you. Keep it well. It's also your brother's heart. Don't worry about his lack of money or something, he doesn't lack for it at this stage..."

Chen Mo briefly chatted about Xu Zhipeng's recent situation.

As Xu Lijiao listened, she didn't know when tears filled her eyes.The great joy after the great sadness made the ups and downs of the mood extremely complicated.At that moment Xu Lijiao didn't know whether she was more happy or sad.After all these years, I have finally seen a little bit of hope, and finally there is a feeling that the moon is shining when the clouds bloom.

She said why she felt that his brother seemed to be much more cheerful when she called before.

very nice.

The burden that was on her body can finally be lifted a little bit.

It is said that the children of poor families are the head of the family early, which is true, because if you are not the head of the family, no one will support you.My mother passed away when I was young, and my father loved to gamble and drink too much. Her father used the money saved in the family to gamble.This kind of life is simply suffocating. The only hope she can see is that the only brother in the family who can study is doing well in his studies.In the absence of my mother these years, my elder brother is studying, my younger brother is still young, and my father can't cook. Basically, it is her who catches me outside the house.

As a younger sister, as a sister, and as a mother, she guards the three of them alone.Although he was careless on the surface, he actually had a lot of things in his heart.It is said that the more sensible children bear more, it is true.

In fact, Xu Lijiao never told her brother that her second-hand mobile phone was not given to her by her master after it was eliminated.It was a second-hand mobile phone that she bought at a mobile phone repair shop by herself, and she bought it on purpose with the money she had saved for a long time.

During the previous summer vacation, she noticed that her brother's state was not right, very wrong, like on the verge of collapse, and she knew that something must have happened, but his brother was the kind of stubborn person, and he liked to talk about it since he was a child She kept the matter in her heart and didn't say anything. She could only watch and worry, and couldn't do anything.Since her brother went back to school, her left eyelid has been twitching, always feeling that something bad will happen.

(End of this chapter)