Red Merry

(' Chapter 7 love each other from now on

Xue Xiang went out of the vegetable market and raised his hand to check the time. It was already ten past seven, and the three children in the family had to go to school at eight o'clock, so the time was a bit tight.Xue Xiang hung the vegetable basket back on the handlebar, stepped onto the seat, held the hemp bag in his left hand, held the handlebar in his right hand, and rushed home at a fast speed.It was too late to make breakfast for them, so I passed by the Red Star Cafeteria and bought three catties of big meat buns and two catties of deep-fried dough sticks and stuffed them into the vegetable basket.Fluids such as soy milk are easy to leak and are inconvenient to store, so I had to give up.

Five minutes later, Xue Xiang drove his bicycle into the compound of the subdivision, greeting him constantly along the way, and it took another 5 minutes before he entered the small courtyard.Entering the courtyard, I saw Xiaoyi and Xiaoshi brothers and sisters brushing their teeth by the washing pool with water cups in their hands.Xue Xiang parked the car in the shed, carried the sacks and vegetable baskets and walked towards the washing pool. When he got close, he stood still and couldn't get enough of staring at the two brothers and sisters.

Xiao Shi was wearing a rustic blue cotton padded jacket, some cotton was already exposed at the worn cuffs, and a pair of loose yellow cotton trousers, which belonged to someone who picked them up. It was coldest in early spring, and the feet were still single-sided. cloth shoes.Xiaoyi's clothes are not much better. She is wearing a loose khaki military uniform with wide shoulders and thick sleeves, and the trouser legs are also obviously thick. Fortunately, the trousers are rolled a few times, otherwise they will drag on the ground. Rubber-soled cloth shoes, with a crooked patch on the toe of the left foot with a piece of linen.At a glance, you can tell that the clothes and shoes of the two brothers and sisters are also mixed together, and they have been greatly modified and sewn. Xue Xiang knows that this is Xiao Wan's handicraft.

Xue Xiang knew the cause and effect of the whole incident from his memory. Since his parents passed away two years ago, he has been avoiding this fact. He is afraid of seeing these brothers and sisters, and afraid of seeing them think of their parents who died tragically. The life of the four of them was handed over to Xiao Wan, who rarely even went home for dinner.At this time, Xue Xiang was deeply moved, and secretly vowed in his heart that he would not let his younger siblings suffer any more, and would make up for all the debts he owed them.

Xiao Shi felt that the eldest brother today was very strange. Usually, when he saw him, he would run away immediately, and he didn't even take the initiative to talk to him. What happened today? I didn't know where I came back in the morning, and I kept staring at myself and my third brother. non-stop.

"Old three, little four, what about your second sister, wash up quickly, come over to have breakfast, brother bought you Red Star's big meat buns." Xue Xiang raised the vegetable basket and said to the two little guys with a smile.

The two little guys were a little at a loss, they didn't wash their teeth carefully, they rinsed their mouths hastily, and looked at each other, their two pairs of small eyes rolled around, full of confusion, and some couldn't figure out the situation.

Xue Xiang looked at the wandering eyes of the two little guys, feeling cute and sad at the same time. It is only natural for younger brothers and sisters to be taken care of by their elder brothers, but it has become a luxury for them.The two little guys followed Xue Xiang into the main room without saying a word. Xiao Wan was preparing breakfast in the kitchen. Xue Xiang put aside the sacks and vegetable baskets and was about to go into the kitchen to ask Xiao Wan to come out for dinner.

Xue Xiang entered the kitchen, where the aroma of rice filled the air, and the smoke was steaming. Xiao Wan, who was dressed in a khaki military uniform, was cooking gruel on the stove, stirring the pot with a spatula in her thin hand, her eyes were dull, as if she was thinking What.

"Xiao Wan, let's go out to eat. I bought breakfast. Go ahead and eat it. Don't cook the porridge. I'll cook it later." Xue Xiang walked over and patted Xiao Wan's shoulder lightly, saying distressedly

"This is the last bit of rice in the rice vat. There are still ten days before receiving living expenses on the [-]th of next month. The family has no money. It seems that it will not last until the end of the month. Xiaoyi's schoolbag is broken and can no longer be replaced. , Forget it, take it apart and make a pair of socks for Xiaoshi..." Xiaowan was worrying about the family's livelihood, when she was tapped on the shoulder suddenly, she heard someone talking, and when she looked back, it was actually the elder brother.

"Brother, did you wash the clothes in the yard?" Xiao Wan asked Xue Xiang with her eyes fixed on her.She got up early in the morning and was about to wash clothes. When she came to the courtyard, she saw that the clothesline was full of washed clothes, and the basin in the washing basin was empty.She was very curious, and went back to the kitchen to buy vegetables, but found that the vegetable basket was gone, and opened the secret compartment where the receipts were stored, and more than half of the receipts in the hidden compartment were missing. She was so frightened that her home had been burglarized, so she hurried to Xue to shout to the room. Big brother, I don't want big brother not in the room. After thinking about it, she guessed a possibility, but she couldn't believe it. Now that Xue Xiang came back, she immediately asked him for confirmation.

"I did the washing, and I bought all the rice and noodles. From now on, you, the third child, and the fourth child will only study and leave the family affairs to me. In the past, I, the eldest brother, was sorry for you and never took good care of you. I made you suffer so much, and I will make up for you in the future." Xue Xiang said in a low voice, his eyes turned red for a while.

Xiaowan burst into tears, hugged Xue Xiang tightly, buried her head in Xue Xiang's chest, and beat her while crying, crying heartbreakingly.Xiao Wan cried hard, she was a little out of breath, and her crying gradually became panting, as if she wanted to vent the grief of her parents' death and the pain she had suffered in the past two years.

Xue Xiang stroked Xiaowan's hair with his left hand, and patted her back with his right hand to help her breathe smoothly.At this time, the two little guys heard their sister crying and broke in. They saw the second sister crying in the arms of the elder brother, thinking that the bastard elder brother bullied the second sister.Xiaoyi stared at Xue Xiang fiercely, as fierce as a little wild wolf, Xiaoshi's small mouth shrunk, and she was about to make a sound.Seeing the two of them coming in, Xiao Wan let go of Xue Xiang and stopped crying. Xue Xiang stepped forward to hug Xiao Shi, but as soon as he stretched out his hand, Xiao Shi twisted her body and hid away. Xiang was extremely embarrassed, his big brother really failed and was too unpopular.

"Old three, little four, what are you doing? Why are you ignoring elder brother? Just now, the second sister accidentally squinted her eyes from the soot from the stove, and she shed tears from the pain. My elder brother came here to help me blow my eyes." Xiao Wan blushed. eyes said.

"Second sister is lying, and elder brother is not that good. Last time I fell to the ground, he didn't pick me up." Xiao Shi pointed at Xue Xiang and complained.The little guy has a good memory, he knows who is good and who is bad.

"It's the big brother who is a villain. From now on, the big brother will hold Xiaoshi every day, okay, okay, let's go to eat, and tell the big brother what we want to eat and buy in the future. Don't bother your second sister anymore. The big brother will take care of you." Xue Xiang squatted Lowering down, he looked at the little guy tenderly and said.

Xiaoyi didn't speak, the ferocity in her eyes gradually faded, her lips were tightly closed, it seemed that she hadn't forgiven the big brother yet.

Xue Xiang turned off the stove and led the three brothers and sisters to take the bowls and chopsticks into the main room, took out the oil paper bag wrapped in the vegetable basket, and put it on a yellow hardwood table. This is their dining table.The four of them sat around the table, Xue Xiang opened the paper bag, the heat of the food came out, and the tempting aroma whetted the appetite.

"Come on, take it yourself and eat it yourself. The buns are stuffed with pork and mushrooms, and the fried dough sticks are freshly fried. Hurry up and get started!" Xue Xiang yelled in a strange tone, diluting a lot of the embarrassment just now.The three of Xiao Wan were too hungry for a long time, Xue Xiang just finished speaking, and all six claws came out.

Xiaowan grabbed two meat buns, and stuffed the one in her left hand into her mouth, and swallowed, the red spicy oil flowed onto her hands without feeling hot.Xiaoyi has a deep-fried dough stick in her left hand and a steamed bun in her right hand. She bites into the steamed stuffed bun, then tore off a deep-fried dough stick. Maybe the fried dough stick is too hot. She tosses and shakes to dissipate heat, but doesn’t let go.Small and small, holding the meat bun with both hands and chewing, a bun covered half of his small face, wishing to put his little head into the bun, while gnawing, put his big eyes through the top edge of the bun, staring straight at The table is well guarded, typically eating what is in the bowl and looking at what is in the pot.Seeing his siblings eating in a mess, Xue Xiang felt distressed, and got up to pour a glass of water for each of the three.

The three of them didn't speak, and just ate their mouths.Xiao Shi finished eating two big meat buns and was still waiting to get them, but was stopped by Xue Xiang: "Little baby, if you eat too much, your stomach will hurt, save it for next time."

The little girl frowned, and flattened her mouth: "I forgot when I ate the big meat buns last time. When will the next time be? The second sister and the third brother are still eating them. I want to eat them too, so I don't want them." What about next time?"

"Little baby, big brother will buy it for you every day from now on, and now you are not allowed to eat any more. Big brother stewed pig's trotters for little baby at noon. Little baby eats too much now. When you eat meat at noon, your little stomach has no place to pretend." gone."

"Pig trotters for lunch? Oh, oh, meat, okay, I won't eat. When eating meat at noon, the second sister and third brother don't eat as much as I do, hehe." The little guy was happy, and he Thinking it was a plan, he smiled crescent-shaped: "Brother, do you really buy meat buns for Xiaoshi every day? That's great, you didn't talk to others before, and you will call me little baby from now on, I like it Listen, you are not allowed to be called Xiao Si, but do you have so much money at home? Forget it, I will eat once every two, three,... five days.” The little guy slowly increased from two to five, holding his little finger. Little looks very serious.

"Okay, I'll just call you little baby from now on. Big brother will play with little baby every day from now on. Little baby meat buns are available whenever he wants to eat them. I'm afraid I'll turn you into a little fat girl."Xiao Shi slipped down from the chair and moved towards Xue Xiang with her short legs. She was about to climb up while pressing Xue Xiang's thigh with her little hand. Xue Xiang lifted her into his arms, and the little guy giggled straight smile.

"Brother, there is not much money at home. Xiaoyi's schoolbag is too damaged and can't be repaired. Xiaoshi's two yuan book fee has not been paid yet." Xiaowan wiped her lips when she was full.

"I don't need a schoolbag anymore. Second sister, find me a piece of cloth. I'll just wrap it in cloth." Xiaoyi took over the conversation and said that the little guy is quite sensible at the age of eight. He knows the difficulties at home and doesn't want to embarrass his sister.

"What can I do with a cloth bag? Third, after school in the evening, you wait for me at the door. We will buy schoolbags for you together, and we have to add some clothes for the three of you. It was the elder brother's fault before. He only cared about himself. From now on, the three of you Read with peace of mind, and tell me if you have any difficulties." Xue Xiang said, holding Xiao Shi tightly in his arms.

"Brother, will you always hug me like this in the future? I'm afraid you will go back to the way you were before, ignoring others." Xiao Shi held Xue Xiang's collar tightly with her small hands, and stared at Xue Xiang with wide eyes.

"Don't worry, baby, I promise to hug you every day." Xue Xiang kissed the little guy on the cheek, took out his wallet, took out a five-yuan bill and handed it to Xiao Wan, saying, "You take this money, give it to Xiao Shi." You keep your pocket money for the rest of the book expenses, you are already in middle school, and you are a big girl, how can you have no money on you. Besides, if you have money, it is convenient to buy some snacks for the third and fourth children." Their sister Although the three younger brothers go to kindergarten, elementary school, and middle school respectively, they all live on the same campus, and they all belong to the Yuying Department.

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