"Brother Bingkun?"
The little boy had a bit of doubt and a bit of joy on his face. Although the person was standing in front of him, he couldn't be sure whether the person who came was the person he expected.
"it's me."
Li Jie smiled, leaned over and touched the little boy's head.
The little boy is Zheng Guangming, Zheng Juan's younger brother. His eyes have been blind since he was a child, and he can only vaguely detect whether there is someone in front of him.
And the reason why he recognized Li Jie was based on the sound of footsteps.
Guangming has been blind since childhood. Apart from his family, he has no friends anymore. He is very lonely. The elder brother he met not long ago is his only friend.
He was naturally very concerned about his only friend, so much so that he specially remembered Li Jie's footsteps.
"Why are you sitting here again? Didn't I find something for you to do some time ago?"
"Brother Bingkun, I'm waiting for you!"
Zheng Guangming chuckled, a bright smile blooming on his face.
Hearing this, Li Jie looked startled.
He did mention to Guangming that he would come today, but he did not specify the exact time.
I'm afraid this kid has been waiting here for a long time.
Immediately, Li Jie changed the subject and did not continue to dwell on the previous topic. He just wanted to keep some things in mind.
"How are things going? Did you encounter any problems?"
"No."
As he spoke, there seemed to be light and shadow flashing in Zheng Guangming's eyes, a light of pride.
"It's not difficult at all, and with my sister's help, we can paste at least 200 cartons every day."
Gluing paper boxes was a job that Li Jie found for his family. Three paper boxes cost one cent, and he could paste 200 paper boxes a day, which was more than 6 cents and less than 70 cents.
Counting thirty days in a month, the total income is about 20 yuan.
Twenty yuan, although not much, is only a little higher than that of an apprentice worker who just joined the factory, but for Zheng Guangming's family, this is money to survive.
The most important thing is that this job has free hours and can work from home, which is very suitable for their family situation.
However, this is hard-earned money. A family of three works from morning to night and earns less than one yuan a day.
“Awesome!”
Li Jie touched Zheng Guangming's head again.
"Um!"
Zheng Guangming's face showed an expression of enjoyment, and he deliberately moved forward.
Immediately afterwards, Xiao Guangming extended an invitation to Li Jie.
"Brother Bingkun, would you like to sit at home for a while?"
Vaguely, Li Jie noticed a line of sight falling on him. He looked out of the corner of his eye and saw a girl with a ponytail looking through the gap in the window.
The girl's hair was dark and shiny. She lowered her head, her face drooped slightly, and she looked carefully at the man outside the door.
She was very careful when looking. Whenever the man made a move, she immediately looked away, for fear that their eyes would collide.
"OK."
Li Jie nodded with a smile. He had gone in last time, but he didn't see the girl at that time.
This time the girl happened to be at home, so it might as well go in and take a look.
"Brother Bingkun, come with me."
Zheng Guangming jumped up happily, holding Li Jie's hand and heading home.
Although he was blind, he had walked the road from the door to his home so many times that he was already familiar with it.
Even if you don't use a guide stick, you can easily walk into the house just by relying on your memory.
Squeaky!
The old wooden door made a heartbreaking sound.
There are two rooms in the Zheng family's house. The one at the entrance is an outhouse. This is obviously not a place to sleep because there is no fire pit in the outhouse.
Jichun City is located in the north and has very cold winters, with the lowest temperature reaching more than ten degrees below zero.
Living here, if there is no fire kang in winter, people can freeze to death.
The outhouse was very cold, with only one very narrow wooden window. Unlike the windows that would be understood in later generations, the main body of this window was not glass.
The main body of the window is made of pine wood, and white plastic sheeting is nailed to the wood to prevent wind.
Although the white plastic sheet can transmit light, it is not as good as glass, so the lighting in the outhouse is very poor.
Even in broad daylight, if the door is closed, the outhouse is dark.
Squeaky!
Zheng Guangming fumbled and closed the wooden door. He couldn't see it with his eyes. He didn't know whether the lighting was good or bad.
Therefore, he always closed the door habitually.
Closing the door is to prevent the cold air from outside from pouring in. Compared with lighting, keeping warm is obviously more important.
Although the price of coal is cheap, the family relies on doing odd jobs to survive, and their income is very unstable. Of course, they should save a little if they can.
"Sister, Brother Bingkun is here."
Zheng Guangming's steps are very slow, but his voice is very loud. He wants to introduce brother 'Bingkun' to his sister.
Brother 'Bingkun' has been a great help to their family.
Of course, the introduction he imagined was just an introduction and had no other meaning.
Squeaky!
The door to the inner room opened. This door still made a heart-wrenching sound, but compared to the door in the outer room, this door was obviously more dilapidated.
It's just broken, not very broken.
The girl who opened the door was the girl who had peeked just now. She had a ponytail and was wearing a maroon sweater.
The sweater looks new, but if you look closely, you can see that the cuffs have rough edges and there are slight splits in several places.
It can be seen that the sweater is not new, but very clean, just like the girl's appearance, very clean.
Her face is very clean and white, with almost no traces of acne. Her eyes are also very clean, and her eyes are clear with continued shyness.
Her arms drooped slightly and her fingertips moved slightly, as if she didn't know where to place them most appropriately.
It can be seen that this girl is not very experienced in making friends. There is a 'stranger' in the house, and her behavior seems a bit awkward.
"Hello...hello."
The girl opened her lips slightly and said hello softly. Her voice was also very clean, just like her appearance.
"Hello, I am Zhou Bingkun."
Li Jie nodded slightly and smiled at her.
This girl is Zheng Guangming's sister. Although her appearance is not top-notch, her eyebrows are not outstanding enough and her nose is not prominent enough.
But it is very strange. The arrangement of her facial features gives people a very comfortable feeling, which can easily arouse a man's protective desire.
Perhaps it was this temperament that made Luo Shibin choose to take risks.
These days, holding a woman against her will is not a matter of jail time, but rather a matter of being shot.
"Hello, my name is Zheng Juan."
Zheng Juan never dared to raise her head when she spoke. She only lowered her head and could only see the toes of others.
She is a bit shy.
She rarely has contact with outsiders and lacks communication experience.
The reason for this is mainly due to the environment. The public security of this generation is not very good, and Zheng Juan is beautiful.
Being beautiful is not a good thing sometimes.
