The woman who suddenly broke in shocked all four people in the room. Liu Guangqi's mother-in-law put the two pieces of bacon behind her like a thief.
The woman who broke in was not an outsider. She was Qin Huairu's second aunt, Qin Dazhuang's sister-in-law, and Qin Jingru's mother. The woman she was holding in her arms should be Qin Jingru's little brother who was over one year old, but the little guy looked like he was malnourished. He was only seven or eight months old, and he was very lethargic and had no energy at all.
"Her second aunt, it's not that we won't lend it, our family doesn't have any extra food. This food was just delivered by Guangqi. If I lend it to you, what will our family of three eat?"
When Liu Guangqi's mother-in-law heard that her sister-in-law wanted to borrow food, she was unhappy and clutched the rice bag tightly.
"Sister-in-law, please take pity on Gouzi. He hasn't had enough to eat for several months. If he doesn't eat some decent food, he will really starve to death. Brother, Gouzi is your nephew. You can't ignore him. Life or death. Brother, look at the dog."
After saying that, Qin Huairu's second aunt knelt and moved forward two steps, lifting the child in her arms in front of Qin Dazhuang.
"Fuck, why don't you borrow it?"
Looking at his dying nephew, Qin Dazhuang softened his heart. This was his closest relative of flesh and blood. He really couldn't do it while watching his nephew starve to death.
"Her second aunt, it's not that I don't want to borrow it. It's just that the child came at the wrong time. There is only this little food in total. Even if I give it all to you, I still can't feed the child. This child is dependent on this little thing." It won’t survive this winter.”
As a mother, Liu Guangqi's mother-in-law understood her sister-in-law's mood very well, but she knew that this little food could not feed the child. And you can't look at this hole. Qin Dazhuang has several brothers. If he lends it to her, the others will definitely come to borrow it, so no matter how much food he has, it won't be enough.
"Then what should we do? We can't watch this child starve to death. Wuwu"
Seeing that Qin Dazhuang and his wife refused to borrow food, Qin Huairu's second aunt sat on the ground holding her child and cried bitterly.
"Brother, I beg you, please lend us some food. I have been looking forward to a son like this for so many years. If he is gone, I will have no heirs."
Hearing his wife's crying, Qin Dali, who had been standing outside, also walked in. Behind him were Qin Jingru and a six or seven-year-old girl.
"Dali, what do you mean? If I don't borrow it, are you planning to rob it?"
Seeing Qin Dali suddenly barging in, Qin Dazhuang's expression changed.
"Brother, I really can't help it. I can't watch my child starve to death. This time, I will treat it as a brother who can't help you. When I get through this year, I will kowtow to you and confess my guilt."
After saying that, Qin Dali walked towards Liu Guangqi's mother-in-law, intending to snatch the food away.
"You dare to rebel against heaven."
Seeing that his brother was planning to shoot the grain, Qin Dazhuang ignored his brotherly feelings and rushed towards Qin Dali, and the two brothers immediately fought each other.
Seeing this, Qin Huairu's second aunt also pushed the child into Qin Jingru's arms and rushed towards Liu Guangqi's mother-in-law. The two sisters also started fighting. Qin Xiaozhuang also saw someone robbing his family's food. He joined the battle group and couldn't beat his uncle, so he helped his mother beat his aunt, and the whole room became a mess for a while.
"That's enough. It's just a little food, isn't it?"
Looking at the chaos in front of him, Liu Guangqi pinched his eyebrows with a headache, then nodded to everyone and shouted loudly.
Hearing Liu Guangqi's scolding, the two families who were fighting suddenly remembered that there was an outsider here, and then stopped what they were doing and looked at Liu Guangqi quietly.
Seeing that the two families had stopped fighting, Liu Guangqi stood up and walked to Qin Jingru. Now Qin Jingru was fifteen years old. Compared with when she was a child, she was much taller, darker, and thinner, but she could still be seen as a beauty. embryo.
"brother-in-law"
Looking at Liu Guangqi in front of her, Qin Jingru timidly called her brother-in-law.
When he was young, Liu Guangqi often took the three sisters to the city to play together. However, as Liu Guangqi brought the sisters Qin Huairu and Qin Huiru to the city, Liu Guangqi came to Qinjiazhuang less often and had less contact with Qin Jingru. It is inevitable that the two of them are a little unfamiliar with each other.
"I've lost weight. I must be starving these days."
Liu Guangqi reached out and wiped Qin Jingru's head. Perhaps because of long-term hunger, the little girl's hair felt like a pile of hay.
Hearing Liu Guangqi's gentle voice, Qin Jingru couldn't help but think of the days when Liu Guangqi took her to the city to watch big plays and eat roast chicken when she was a child. Tears flowed down her cheeks involuntarily.
"Why are you crying? Give me the child and I will show him."
Looking at the aggrieved Qin Jingru, Liu Guangqi reached out to wipe away the tears on the little girl's face, and then stretched out his hands. But Qin Jingru did not hand the child to Liu Guangqi immediately, but looked at Qin Dali.
"Look what I'm doing. Give your brother to your brother-in-law quickly and show him, you silly girl."
Although Qin Dali was reckless, he also understood that he should not offend the God of Wealth. Those grains were sent by Liu Guangqi.
"Guangqi, show me to your brother. This child is almost two years old and still can't walk. What's wrong with him?"
Seeing Liu Guangqi taking the child, Qin Dali threw Qin Dazhuang away and walked to Liu Guangqi and said enthusiastically.
"Mom, I'm a little hungry. Please cook me some porridge and stir-fry some vegetables."
Liu Guangqi ignored Qin Dali, carried the child to the kang, and gave instructions to his mother-in-law who was standing aside.
"Okay, I'll do it right now."
Although the mother-in-law was not sure what Liu Guangqi was thinking, she still obediently came to the kitchen with the food.
"You can't raise this child. He's too weak and needs to be nursed back to health. You don't have the conditions, so let me bring him to the city to raise him. After these two years, when life gets better, I can send him back to you. .”
"Okay okay"
Liu Guangqi stared at the child for a long time, and the first words he said frightened everyone present. Immediately afterwards, Qin Dali felt ecstatic and hurriedly agreed.
The second aunt on the side wanted to ask why, but as soon as she opened her mouth, Qin Dali glared back. She was afraid that her stinky bitch's words would make Liu Guangqi unhappy and she would regret it.
"Second uncle, I, as a junior, am not telling you this, but what you did today is extremely unreasonable. You came to someone's house to borrow food, and if they didn't give it, you robbed it. Isn't it a bit too much?"
While cooking, Liu Guangqi sat on the kang and teased Qin Huairu's second uncle.
"Yes, I did the right thing, but I was forced to have no choice. I can't watch my child starve to death. You have never been hungry, Guangqi, you don't know what it feels like to be hungry. When you are hungry, you are scratching your head and you can do anything. I was so hungry that I fainted just now. Otherwise, how could I have done that kind of thing."
Qin Dali looked at Liu Guangqi with a look of shame.
"I know what you're talking about. Let's do this. Second uncle, there are fifty kilograms of grain here. You can take twenty kilograms away later."
"Guangqi, you"
Qin Dazhuang suddenly became anxious when he heard that Liu Guangqi had taken away half of the food for his family. He was about to say something, but Liu Guangqi glared back.
"Second uncle, second aunt, while the meal is not ready yet, you go back and pack the children's clothes. I will go back after eating in a while, otherwise I will not be able to catch the last bus."
"Okay, okay."
Upon receiving Liu Guangqi's instructions, Qin Dali and his wife immediately walked towards their home. When I left, I also took away twenty kilograms of grain.
"Guangqi, what are you doing? Why did you lend so much food at once?"
After Qin Dali and his family left, Qin Dazhuang could no longer hold back the doubts in his heart and asked anxiously
"Don't worry, Dad, listen to me. I didn't think carefully this time. I didn't expect there would be so many people at the entrance of the village. I should have chosen a time when there were fewer people.
Don't think I gave too much. What I gave was food, but what I saved was the lives of you, my mother, and Xiaozhuang's family of three. "
"What do you mean?"
As an honest farmer, Qin Dazhuang didn't understand why Liu Guangqi said that.
"You can tell just by looking at the eyes of those people outside."
Liu Guangqi gestured toward the window with his eyes, and Qin Dazhuang immediately looked outside. Only then did he realize that the wall of his courtyard had been covered with villagers for some time. All of these people were staring directly at his home with such scary eyes. .
At this moment, Qin Dazhuang understood the meaning of Liu Guangqi's words.
"Fifty pounds of grain may not be a big deal in normal times, but it is different in this year. If a person is extremely hungry, he can do anything. Just think about my second uncle. How honest and honest he is on weekdays. People, now they will fall out with you for this little food, even my second uncle is like this, let alone those people outside. With so many people, there are always one or two who are bold and hungry. If they break in in the middle of the night, they will It’s troublesome, and they might even work together to rush in and shoot for food, it’s not impossible for this kind of thing to happen.”
Hearing Liu Guangqi's words, Qin Dazhuang's back felt cold and he was sweating profusely.
"Lending grain to Uncle Er is, on the one hand, to share the attention of those outside, and on the other hand, it is also to reduce risks. Fifty kilograms of grain is worth taking the risk, but twenty kilograms of grain is not necessarily worth it. There is also the risk of I'll lend the grain to my second uncle. If there is any problem on your side, my second uncle will definitely come over immediately."
"You don't have to worry about the food. I'll give you some more later. But next time I won't go into the village to avoid people."
"Hey, okay, okay"
Hearing that Liu Guangqi wanted to send him food, Qin Dazhuang felt unhappy and was thrown aside.
Soon Liu Guangqi's mother-in-law had prepared the meal. Coincidentally, Qin Dali's family also came over with their children's clothes.
"You guys eat, Dad, I'm leaving first."
"We agreed, why don't we eat again?"
"I was hungry just now and now I'm not hungry anymore. It's better for you to eat."
"Dad, take this and hold it for self-defense. The world is not peaceful now."
When he came to the door with his child in his arms, Liu Guangqi still felt uneasy when he saw the men on the wall with scary eyes, so he deliberately took out an imitation pistol from his waist and stuffed it into Qin Dazhuang's hand.
Seeing this gun, the eyes of everyone on the wall finally changed, and they climbed down from the wall with unwillingness.
"Guangqi, this is"
Looking at the gun in Liu Guangqi's hand, Qin Dazhuang was also shocked. He had never touched a gun in his old age.
"Take it, Dad, this is a starting gun. It can't hurt anyone if it goes off. I usually use it to scare people. If someone really sneaks in at night, shoot to scare them."
"Oh, that's a good idea."
Hearing what Liu Guangqi said, Qin Dazhuang was relieved and took the gun.
"Guangqi, wait, wait"
After handing the gun to Qin Dazhuang, Liu Guangqi held the child and pushed the car toward the outside of the village.
Before Liu Guangqi walked out of the village, Aunt Qin Huairu's voice came from behind.
"Is there anything else, Second Aunt? Do you want to see the child again?"
Seeing the second aunt chasing after him out of breath, Liu Guangqi thought that the other party was reluctant to let go of the child.
"No, I'll leave the child to you. Don't worry. You can take Jingru away with you, Guangqi, and let her wash clothes, cook, and take care of the children for you and Huairu. You don't have to give money, just give Just eat and drink."
The second aunt grabbed Qin Jingru's arm and pushed Qin Jingru in front of Liu Guangqi.
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"That's what happened and what happened. I don't want to take it with me. But your second aunt just threw Jingru in front of me and ran away. I can't just ignore it."
When Liu Guangqi returned to Nanluogu Lane with Qin Jingru and the child in his arms, the house exploded. Liu Guangqi's women thought that Qin Jingru and the child were the illegitimate son of a woman who was raised by Liu Guangqi somewhere, and they had now brought them home.
Fortunately, Qin Huairu, who walked out of the house later, recognized Qin Jingru who was following Liu Guangqi, and a bloody storm was avoided.
However, in view of Liu Guangqi's past experience, Qin Huairu did not let Liu Guangqi go and directly dragged Liu Guangqi to the room and asked what happened.
"If she doesn't care, you have to care. She's taking advantage of you."
"Then what should I do? I can't run away. Then won't Jingru become an unwanted child?"
"Hmph, I think you just have ulterior motives, so what's going on with this kid? Why did you bring a kid back when you have nothing to do? The kid has become like this, so you're not afraid of doing something bad. My second uncle will fight for you,"
Qin Huairu looked at Liu Guangqi and snorted coldly, then looked at the child in Liu Guangqi's arms.
"Don't worry, this kid looks sick. In fact, there's nothing serious wrong with him. He's just malnourished and hungry. Just give him something good to eat and replenish him slowly. The reason why I brought him back is that I only have mine. arrange.
"
"What arrangement?"
"You will know then"
Liu Guangqi naturally would not raise a child for others for no reason. The reason why he adopted this child was because He Ruiyun suddenly proposed to him two days ago that he wanted to give him a child.
Naturally, Liu Guangqi would not object to having children. It was not like he couldn't afford to raise them, but it was a bit strange to suddenly have multiple children in the family.
After all, He Ruiyun has been a widow for so many years, and it always feels weird to have multiple children for no reason.
When he saw Gouzi today, Liu Guangqi had an idea in his mind. He could adopt a few children under the pretext of raising children for relatives. When the children got older, he would say that they didn't want them anymore or that he couldn't bear to part with them. Keep the kids close to you.
Although this move seemed a bit unnecessary, as no one expected Liu Guangqi to have space, Liu Guangqi still decided to take insurance, so that the neighbors would be mentally prepared to accept it.
“mysterious”
Seeing that Liu Guangqi refused to tell, Qin Huairu didn't ask any further questions. Anyway, the adopted cousin was her cousin and he was a blood relative of hers. Liu Guangqi wanted to be a good person, so naturally she would not object.
"Jingru, come here, I'll take you to take a bath and change clothes. I'll take you upstairs to see the room in a while. You can stay in the room I used to live in later."
After the couple finished speaking, they walked out of the house and saw Qin Jingru sitting at the door restlessly, quietly waiting for Qin Huairu to say something. She was not at all as calm as she was when she was a child.
It was not until she heard that her cousin comrade lived here that Qin Jingru breathed a sigh of relief.
"Why are you nervous? It's not like you've never been here before. When you were little, weren't you so happy running up and down? It's only been so long since you've been here that you've become so restrained. Don't be afraid. Just treat it like your own home."
Seeing Qin Jingru's anxious eyes, Liu Guangqi stepped forward and touched Qin Jingru's head. But before he touched her twice, Qin Huairu pulled Qin Jingru aside as if guarding against a thief, and finally warned Liu Guangqi with her eyes.
Perhaps because she was afraid that Qin Jingru would have parasites and fleas on her body, the bath lasted for more than an hour. By the time the two of them came out of the bathroom, it was already dinner time.
It was impossible for Liu Guangqi to change the family's habits for Qin Jingru. The whole family was still sitting around a big round table. The table was filled with seven or eight plates, both meat and vegetables.
Seeing the sumptuous meal on the table, Qin Jingru, who had not had a full meal for a long time, was dumbfounded. He stood blankly at the door and couldn't believe what he was seeing. If she hadn't seen it with her own eyes, if it hadn't been for the pain in her thigh, she wouldn't have believed that what she was seeing was real.
When her family could only eat one steamed bun and one sweet potato every day, Liu Guangqi's family could actually eat such sumptuous dishes. Looking at the big fat piece of meat, Qin Jingru couldn't help but swallowed her saliva.
"Why are you still standing there? Hurry up and sit down and eat. I asked my aunt to make rice porridge for you, as well as some of your favorite dishes."
Seeing Qin Jingru's stunned look, Liu Guangqi waved to her.
Qin Jingru came back to her senses when she put the spicy and fragrant big bone into her mouth, and started sucking the soup from the big bone like crazy.
