leisure time

"I heard that the child of the fish steak was diagnosed with severe depression."

"When the child was in high school, he and his wife put the child at the door of the classroom and beat him."

"Beating and scolding is common. Now I'm so stupid that I'm forced to work all day and don't give me food. The sister-in-law next door has secretly given food a few times, for fear of being seen by that woman, otherwise, that mouth!"

"Tsk tsk tsk, how pitiful, isn't the child's uncle and aunt here? The fish fillet is paid for more than ten months, and the child must be treated! Otherwise, this family will be ruined! What can this stinky bitch do?"

"What is the cure? No one came to take care of her when it was good. Now she looks so stupid. It's hopeless, it's life!"

Taking advantage of the summer vacation, Li Zhijian went home to stay for a short stay, and all he heard was about a middle school teacher in the village who had fish steaks.

The topic started from the retribution of this fish raft suffering from a severe disease and starving to death, and the focus was on how he and his second wife abused the son left by his ex-wife.Li Zhijian closed her eyes and fell asleep, her ears involuntarily picked up the words of the folks who sat and chatted through the wall, but were not soundproof at all, and didn't mind too many things.

"If you want me to say, this kid is useless! It's all over, why don't you just go out and find a job to live by yourself! If you stay at home and get beaten, it's useless and deserves it!" The condescending sharp voice was Li Zhijian's sister-in-law.

"You said it lightly, and you said that this child is already stupid, how can you resist!"

"That's right, let's talk about being suppressed since childhood, how capable can you be?"

At this time, Li Zhijian was lying on the hammock in his room, and outside the window was a feng shui place where he could enjoy the shade in summer. His sister-in-law took the opportunity to build a small bungalow at the door of the house and opened a small shop, and the place was even more lively every day.

Seeing Wei Xianghong enter the shop, the women whispered to each other tacitly.

"However, it also depends on the character. This child is probably not cheerful by nature." He lowered his voice, but the decibels remained unchanged, and glanced towards the shop, "Look at the little tiger from Xianghong's family, he is much more skinny!"

"What's the matter, I heard from my Douzi that he didn't take the high school entrance examination, so he's a pity," another aunt from an unknown family revealed.

"Tsk tsk, stepmother, it's just these two families, what a crime!"

"It is said that,……"

Hearing this, Li Zhijian opened her eyes, quietly got out of the hammock, moved to the sofa in the opposite living room and lay down, closed her eyes...Holding her forehead, she turned and lay on her side.

He sat up abruptly and went to the drinking fountain in the corner to get a glass of water.Looking at the photo wall in the living room, a boy in his teens was holding a child over a year old and laughing.When was this photo taken?

"Uncle, it's just right to wake up! Look at your brother bought a watermelon just for you!"

Wei Xianghong, his sister-in-law, is shrewd and capable, with a pungent nature, and manages his elder brother, his family, and the canteen submissively.

"Look, are you with us, or are you eating outside?"

The two of them didn't meet much, so they were a little unfamiliar.

Normally, Li Zhijian would rather choose to be alone in the living room, but today, he wanted to see the child in the photo.

The sweet-mouthed "uncle" is Li Yuli, the eldest child born to his eldest brother and sister-in-law. He is 9 years old. His name was given by his grandfather. This is the last name he chose... The other one blinked his eyes and looked at his own with some vigilance. The little one, girl, 6 years old, only known by the nickname Jiejie, this is the first time I saw her.

"Come, come, sit down." The sister-in-law was very enthusiastic, and she opened the stool to greet Li Zhijian.

I saw the tall and silent eldest brother sitting on the bench, more like a father, I haven't seen him for many years, and have sporadic contact.

"Zhijian, don't go out when you come back this time." When he spoke, it sounded more like his dead father.

Li Zhijian was in a trance for a moment, then smiled and said: "Well, I have found a job in City C."

"That's good, I'll go home after the holiday," he said, handing over a piece of watermelon.

Li Zhijian looked at the eldest brother who looked like his father. Since his parents passed away, the perennial weak family relationship seemed to be a little moved.

"Look at what you said, maybe my uncle will travel or something during the holidays, so go and see more while you are young." The sister-in-law laughed loudly, "But, this will always be your home, don't be too polite, eat more."

Li Zhijian smiled sarcastically in her heart, and suppressed the smile on her lips.

"Brother, look, today's watermelon has no seeds." Jiejie whispered to her brother.

"That's right, Lao Cheng, how did you buy the seedless watermelon today? Isn't it expensive? How much is it per catty?" Wei Xianghong said loudly, as if there was finally a topic to break the silence.

"Eat whatever you want, whatever is expensive and cheap." Li Zhicheng said.

Wei Xianghong curled her lips, "Yo, I can't ask yet." Glancing at Li Zhijian, there were outsiders around, so she was too lazy to lose face, swallowed a mouthful of saliva, and endured the next words.

Li Zhijian doesn't like watermelon seeds, and she was a little moved when she saw the seedless watermelon in her hand, but get up after eating this piece.

The atmosphere of eating watermelon quietly was interrupted by the loud closing sound. The child in Li Zhijian's mind finally appeared belatedly. He was wearing the striped clothes that he remembered from street stalls. He was determined not to wear them back then; he was not tall and had dark skin. , thin and thin, with long messy hair and bowed head... Standing in front of him, he can't help but feel a little lost and unfamiliar. This child is indeed a bit shabby.

"Li Yin! Come here!" Li Zhicheng yelled, the thin boy who walked into the room without raising his head.

"I don't know where to hang around all day long," Wei Xianghong said loudly. When she was still thinking, she seemed to see Li Zhijian paused, and said in a slow voice, "This is your uncle, come here quickly."

Li Yin stopped in his tracks, and finally condescended to look up at Li Zhijian, then turned his head and walked into the room.

"This kid, I don't know what's going on! His father doesn't care about it." Wei Xianghong complained to Li Zhicheng, and then smiled, "Come on, Jiejie will bring another piece of watermelon to Uncle, it's rare for Uncle to come home today Woolen cloth"

Li Zhicheng got up, grabbed the bamboo pole beside him, and was about to get up.

Li Zhijian pressed the bamboo stick and said with a smile: "Brother, you are here to accompany the child to eat watermelon, I will go and see."

After finishing speaking, he picked up the uneaten watermelon in his hand and thought about it. The direction the child was walking was indeed true.I saw the door of my room was wide open, and the gloomy child was standing at the door, staring into the room.

"What? Is there anything inside?" Li Zhicheng walked over and patted the boy on the shoulder.

Li Yin looked angrily at the brand new bed in the house, it wasn't his own!Turning to look at the man beside him, he remained silent.

"Let's eat"

Li Yin looked at the smiling man and the watermelon in front of him, without saying a word or moving.

"Li Yin, uncle sleeps in that room, you sleep in the back hall!" Wei Xianghong's piercing and piercing voice came from the hall of the old house.

Hearing the voice, Li Yin pushed Li Zhijian's hand away, the watermelon fell to the ground, and glared at Li Zhijian fiercely, "Get out!"

It seems that the child has indeed grown up, this kind of hostility and strength are not comparable to children of a few years old.Li Zhijian took the young man's thin arm, "This is my uncle's room, isn't it? Little Tiger."

The boy struggled for his arm, but did not move away, "You have read all my books, haven't you?"

The young man was very excited when he heard the words, he turned around and growled viciously: "If it wasn't for me, those books of yours would have been sold long ago!"

Ignoring the ferocious and irritable young man, Li Zhijian smiled and said, "Really? Then thank you."

The young man broke away from Li Zhijian's hand, turned and left without looking back.Li Zhijian rubbed her fingers helplessly, "He is still a studious child."