man and boy

Chapter 01

July, hot weather.Even though the sky had darkened, there was still a wave of heat on the ground.

Yan Qi was sitting on the threshold of the house, chewing a piece of malt candy in his mouth, holding another piece in his hand, and staring eagerly at the intersection in front of the village with his big eyes open.

He had been sitting on the threshold all day, and his mother had not come back.

There was only the last small ball of maltose in his mouth, and he still had one in his hand, but Yan Qi was reluctant to eat it.The only piece of maltose in his hand is left in the sugar bowl at home, and it will be gone after eating.

But no matter how slowly he ate, the maltose in his mouth was gone after all.

After he licked the sweetness from his mouth until he could no longer taste it, he looked at the candy in his hand.

Mom said he would be back before the sun went down, and there would be new candies.

And his stomach was already growling with hunger.

Six-year-old Yan Qi believed his mother's words, so after five or six consecutive stomach growls, he put the last piece of malt candy in his mouth.

The sweetness of maltose temporarily relieved his hunger, he changed his posture and leaned against the door frame, looking towards the intersection of the village.

However, when the last maltose in his mouth was gone, his mother hadn't come back yet.

Yan Qi was really hungry, so he got up and went to the house to find something to eat.

Although he had already looked at the sugar bowl at noon, he still picked it up and shook it, hoping that noon was wrong.

Shake twice, empty, nothing.

Yan Qi put down the sugar bowl and went to find the biscuit box.

The biscuit box was placed on the dressing table, Yan Qi tried to reach it several times but couldn't reach it, so he had to move a small stool, stepped on the stool, and reached the biscuit box.

He opened the lid happily. It was too dark, and he couldn't see what was inside, so he hugged the biscuit box and turned on the light.

Under the dim light, Yan Qi saw that there was only half a sugar cookie in the biscuit box.

When Chen Yang came back from school, he passed Yan Qi's house, and saw Yan Qi squatting at the door of the house, looking ahead with tears in his eyes.

Chen Yang got off the bicycle and pushed the bicycle to Yan Qi.

As he got closer, Chen Yang realized that the child who was always alive and kicking on weekdays was particularly abnormal today.

Those big round eyes were full of tears.

Moreover, it was so late, and he was the only one in his house.

"Yan Qi, where's your mother?" Chen Yang patted his head and asked.

Yan Qi raised his head, cried and said, "Mom hasn't come back yet."

"Where did your mother go? Did she say when she'd be back?"

"Mom went to buy candy for me. I ate all the maltose at home, and my mother said to buy a bag for me to eat." Yan Qi raised his little hand, wiped his eyes, and said, "Brother Chen Yang, when you come back, Did you see my mother on the road?"

Chen Yang shook his head and said, "How long has she been there?"

"I went out in the morning. Mom made breakfast, and I went out after I finished eating." Yan Qi began to cry again as he spoke, and said, "Mom said she would be back before the sun went down. Brother Chen Yang, Mom, she is Didn't you go the wrong way?"

Chen Yang's heart skipped a beat.

There are dozens of families in Chenjia Village, Yan Qi's family is the most special one.

The ancestors of their family were not from Chenjia Village. They fled to Chenjia Village to seek refuge during the war and chaos, and have settled down in Chenjia Village ever since.

Unfortunately, however, Yan Qi's father, Yan Zixiong, lost his parents when he was 12 years old. After burying his parents alone, he left the village to venture out on his own.

At that time, the people in the village thought that Yanzi was a good man, and he might have disappeared after so many years.

Until seven years ago, Yan Zixiong came back with a very beautiful young woman.

Chenjia Village is located in a remote place, located in the mountains, and has little contact with the outside world on weekdays. There has never been such a young and beautiful woman in the village.

At that time, Yan Zixiong was in a good mood.

He has been out and about for many years, and he has some savings. He brought Yan Qi's mother back with him, just to settle down in Chenjia Village.

It's a pity that God's wishes failed. When Yan Qi was more than two years old, Yan Zixiong went hunting in the mountains, and accidentally stepped on the ground and fell off the cliff, leaving his young wife and young children to depend on each other.

In Chen Yang's impression, Yan Qi's mother seldom communicated with the people in the village, relying on the little savings left by Yan Zixiong, pulling Yan Qi to grow up.

People in the village often discuss how long this young and beautiful woman can last alone in this big mountain with a child.

Now, hearing Yan Qi's words, Chen Yang's mind immediately flashed those discussions.

"Brother Chen Yang?" Seeing Chen Yang's silence, Yan Qi became more and more uneasy. He stretched out his hand to grab Chen Yang's clothes and held them tightly, fearing that if he let go, Chen Yang would ride away on his bicycle.

Chen Yang looked at the six-year-old child.

Inheriting his mother's eyebrows, Yan Qi's facial features are extremely delicate, his big black and white eyes are clear and watery, and his skin is as fair as snow. Among the surrounding wheat-colored children, his skin is even more white and tender like jade.

Looking at the porcelain doll-like child in front of him pulling his clothes, Chen Yang couldn't bear to break his hand.

He raised his hand, touched Yan Qi's face, and said, "Your mother may have to buy other things, so she will be back late, so go home with brother first?"

Yan Qi nodded vigorously.

Chen Yang pushed the car with Yan Qi, and Yan Qi sat on the back seat of the car, shaking his feet, feeling very novel.

Children's emotions are short-lived. When Chen Yang said that his mother would be back later, Yan Qi was not worried. He shook his feet and asked Chen Yang, "Brother Chen Yang, why are you back today?"

"School is on holiday." Chen Yang talked with him, and soon arrived home.

"Dad, Mom, I'm back." Chen Yang stopped his bicycle, picked up Yan Qi and put him on the ground, and called out.

Chen Yang's mother, Zhao Juan, came out after hearing the voice.

"A Yang, didn't you mean... Yan Qi?" Zhao Juan looked at Chen Yang suspiciously and said, "What did you bring him back for?"

Chen Yang walked into the house holding Yan Qi's hand, and said, "His mother has gone out and hasn't come back yet. I saw him squatting at the door and crying. I thought he might be hungry, so I brought him back to our house for dinner."

When Zhao Juan heard this, she became unhappy.

"Dinner is just for the three of us. What are you going to eat when you bring him back?" Zhao Juan scolded.

"Mom." Chen Yang frowned and shouted.

He looked at Yan Qi.

Although Yan Qi is still young, he can already distinguish the kindness and malice in the words.

He could feel that Zhao Juan didn't like Chen Yang taking him home for dinner.

Yan Qi stood awkwardly, holding Chen Yang's hand tightly with his small hand.

Chen Yang patted the back of his hand lightly, and said, "Brother will take you to wash your hands."

Yan Qi glanced at Zhao Juan nervously, for fear that Zhao Juan would drive him out.

Zhao Juan lowered her face, and followed behind Chen Yang, muttering: "His mother may have run away. I see that she is dressed up all day, and she must not be interested in staying in our dilapidated village. You should send him back as soon as possible, but Don't stick to our house..."

Chen Yang frowned and said in a low voice: "Mom, stop talking, Yan Qi will be scared."

Yan Qi's tears had welled up.

He clearly heard Zhao Juan say that his mother might not come back.

He raised his head and looked at Chen Yang nervously, and argued in a low voice: "Brother Chen Yang, my mother...she...will be back later...she told me to buy a bag of maltose and come back..."

"It takes a whole day to buy a bag of maltose?!" Zhao Juan sneered, "I think she must have run away with someone else. Look, in our village, there is no one dressed like her..."

"It's time to eat!" Chen Yang's father, Chen Shibin, came over, glared at Zhao Juan, and said.

Zhao Juan pursed her mouth, closed her mouth reluctantly, and took out the dishes on the stove.

Yan Qi was obviously startled by Zhao Juan's words just now.

His face was pale, he looked at Chen Yang with tears in his eyes, and said over and over again: "My mother will be back soon...Brother Chen Yang, do you think my mother will be back soon?"

Chen Yang sighed in his heart.

Although Zhao Juan's words were harsh, in fact, the truth may be like this.

In this backward village, Yan Qi's mother was not the only one who fled.

"Brother Chen Yang? You...why don't you talk anymore?" Yan Qi sensitively sensed that Chen Yang's silence seemed to be a bad thing, and looked at him eagerly.

Chen Yang stroked his hair and said, "Let's eat first, your mother didn't come back at noon today, what did you eat?"

"I ate a pack of maltose." Yan Qi licked his mouth and said, "It's delicious. Brother Chen Yang, when my mother buys it back, I'll give it to you."

"Okay. Come here and wash your hands."

Yan Qi obediently followed, raised his hand and put it in the washbasin.

Chen Yang took his hands and rubbed them twice, wiped them with a towel, and then wiped his face.

Taking Yan Qi to the table, Chen Yang let him sit on a bench with him, served him a bowl of rice, and asked, "Which dish do you want to eat?"

Yan Qi hadn't eaten anything all day, and was already very hungry. Hearing Chen Yang's words, he pointed to the bowl of chili scrambled eggs on the table with his little finger, and said, "Brother Chen Yang, I want to eat this."

Chen Yang picked up a few chopsticks of eggs for him and put them in the bowl, and then picked up two chopsticks of vegetables, then put the bowl in front of him, and said, "Do you usually eat it yourself or feed it from your mother?"

"Eat by myself." Yan Qi raised his face and said proudly, "When I was five years old, my mother let me eat and dress by myself. I can also take a bath by myself!"

"You're so good." Chen Yang boasted, seeing that he was eating in a hurry, he hurriedly said, "Eat slowly, don't choke."

With a click, Zhao Juan forcefully put down the chopsticks.

Knowing that she was unhappy, Chen Yang picked up a chopstick of eggs and put them in her bowl, and said with a smile, "Mom, your chili scrambled eggs are really delicious."

"You still know that I'm your mother." Zhao Juan said, "Send him back after dinner!"

Yan Qi became nervous all of a sudden, he didn't dare to swallow the food in his mouth.

He wasn't afraid that Chen Yang would send him back, but he was worried that if his mother hadn't come back, he would sleep alone tonight.

Although he can bathe and dress himself, he is afraid of the dark.

He dared not sleep alone at night.

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