man and boy

Chapter 04

Excessively frightened and caught cold by the wind, Yan Qi developed a high fever.

Zhao Juan, who originally planned to treat Yan Qi better because of Yan Zixiong's kindness back then, became impatient after seeing him have a high fever.

"He has a fever, did his mother leave him money? How can he see a doctor without money?!" Zhao Juan's voice soared when she heard that Chen Yang wanted to take Yan Qi to see a doctor.

Chen Yang didn't speak, and walked out with Yan Qi on his back.

"Stop!" Zhao Juan blocked him and said angrily, "Do you have money to see a doctor for him?! He doesn't have any money on him. He lives in our house, and now we need to pay for his doctor's treatment. It's not for charity!"

Yan Qi was so dazed that when he heard Zhao Juan's words, he moved on Chen Yang's back uneasily, and said in a low voice, "Brother Chen Yang, I'm fine, just let me down, I'll be fine after a night of sleep." .”

Chen Shibin sat at the table and sighed, the atmosphere in the house suddenly became heavy.

Finally, Chen Shibin stood up and said, "Ayang, you take him there, it's not an option to burn him like this."

"No!" Zhao Juan blocked the door.

"Zhao Juan!" Chen Shibin's voice was a little louder.

"Do you guys think that our family is rich? Chen Shibin, look at how much money our family has! How much does it cost to raise such a child! In the past, when A Yang was sick, we would always make some earthen prescriptions for him. He eats, and now such an outsider is getting more and more expensive, and needs to see a doctor!" Zhao Juan said in a high-pitched voice, and as she spoke, she suddenly wiped away tears.

Yan Qi looked at Zhao Juan helplessly, and seeing her crying, he hurriedly said to Chen Yang: "I'm fine, Brother Chen Yang, I won't go to see a doctor anymore."

Chen Yang put down Yan Qi, Yan Qi hesitated for a while, walked up to Zhao Juan, and said cautiously: "Aunt Zhao, don't cry, I'm fine, I won't go to see a doctor."

Zhao Juan cried louder.

Chen Yang's hand slowly clenched into a fist. After struggling for a while, he said to Zhao Juan, "Mom, I have something to tell you."

Bringing Zhao Juan to the room, Chen Yang closed the door, took out a paper bag from his schoolbag and handed it to Zhao Juan.

"What?" Zhao Juan took it and asked.

Chen Yang didn't say a word, Zhao Juan opened it suspiciously, and then opened her eyes wide.

She happily poured out the money in the paper bag, counted one by one, and counted three times before looking at Chen Yang in disbelief, and said, "Where did you get so much money?!"

3000 yuan, all the deposits of their family add up, not so much.

"Yan Qi's mother left it for Yan Qi." Chen Yang said.

He didn't want to take out the money at first, thinking maybe Yan Qi's mother would come back one day, and then return it to her.

But now Yan Qi is sick, and if he doesn't take out the money, he won't be able to see the doctor.

Zhao Juan happily counted the money, and said, "You should take it out earlier, Nuo, I'll give you 50 yuan, you take Yanqi to see a doctor, and buy him some candy when you come back."

Seeing Chen Yang walking out with 50 yuan, Zhao Juan said again: "Remember to take back the extra money."

Chen Yang carried Yan Qi to the village clinic to see a doctor. Yan Qi's fever came and went quickly. After taking an injection and taking some medicine, the fever subsided on the way back.

Chen Yang took him to the only canteen in the village.

Yan Qi looked at the colorful candies in the transparent cabinet, and his saliva almost flowed out.

He silently licked his mouth, took Chen Yang's hand, and said, "Brother Chen Yang, let's go back."

Chen Yang held his hand, bent down to look at him, and said, "What kind of candy do you want to eat?"

Yan Qi's eyes widened!

He couldn't believe it, Chen Yang brought him here to buy candy for him to eat!

But the joy is fleeting.Yan Qi remembered that he didn't have any money on him now, and his mother didn't know when he would come back, so he shook his head in frustration and said, "I won't eat, it's almost lunch time, and I won't be able to eat if I eat candy."

Chen Yang raised his hand and touched his head, and said to the shopkeeper, "Two bags of maltose, and two bags of Mimi Shrimp Crackers."

On the way back, Yan Qi lay on Chen Yang's back, held Mimi Shrimp Crackers in his hand, handed them to Chen Yang's mouth, and said, "Brother Chen Yang, you eat."

Chen Yang shook his head and said, "If I don't eat it, I'll give it to you."

"There are two bags, one for each of us." Yan Qi said happily.

He hadn't eaten Mimi Shrimp Crackers for a long time, so he took one and put it near his mouth, reluctant to bite it off, licked it slowly a few times, and then put it in his mouth.

Chen Yang could feel his happiness now, and said, "I'm an adult, I don't want to eat this. Both packs are for you to eat."

Yan Qi put his arms around his neck and said, "Brother Chen Yang, when I grow up, I must earn a lot of money, and then I will buy things for you."

Chen Yang listened to the grand ambitions made by his milky voice, smiled, and said, "Okay."

Because of the 3000 yuan, Zhao Juan agreed to keep Yan Qi at home.

Yan Qi knew ignorantly that he had a place to live before his mother came back.

That night, while sleeping, Yan Qi hugged Chen Yang's arm and said, "Brother Chen Yang, thank you."

Chen Yang touched his head and said, "We are a family now, let's call me brother from now on."

"Brother!" Yan Qi shouted immediately, with excitement in his voice.

Chen Yang responded with a smile.

Yan Qi yelled once but was not satisfied, and then yelled a few more times: "Brother! Brother!"

Chen Yang hugged him with a smile, and said, "I heard you, go to sleep."

Yan Qi obediently closed his eyes.

After a while, he quietly opened his eyes and looked at Chen Yang who had fallen asleep beside him.

He has a brother!

Thinking that Chen Yang would be his elder brother in the future, Yan Qi was so happy that he couldn't sleep, the fear he had been feeling for many days finally disappeared today.

Because, he has an older brother!

The days passed day by day, and soon, it was time to go to school.

Chen Yang was in his third year of high school and lived a boarding life. He had a heavy workload in his third year of high school, so he couldn't come back on weekends.

By the time he came back, it was already National Day a month later.

He returned home, but did not see Yan Qi.

"Mom, where's Xiao Qi?" Seeing Zhao Juan drying millet in the yard, Chen Yang asked.

"He's by the stream."

There was only one stream in their village. Chen Yang went to find someone by the stream, and saw Yan Qi squatting by the stream from a distance, as if washing clothes.

Yan Qi is too small, with short hands and short legs. Although his clothes are also small, it is very difficult for a child to wash his own clothes.

Yan Qi could only wet the clothes in the water, rub some soap, and scrub the clothes vigorously on the slate with both hands. After washing the soap bubbles, wring them out, and then put them into the bucket.

There were three or four children playing in the water, Yan Qi was rubbing his clothes with both hands, and looked at them with envy.

He also wants to play, but there is still half a bucket of clothes, and he can't eat dinner until he washes them.

The children were playing with the water, watching Yan Qi washing clothes, who knows who started it, the group of children rushed up and splashed water on Yan Qi.

Yan Qi jumped up, looked at them with wide eyes, and said angrily: "You guys wet my clothes."

"A child without a mother is a grass..." The children did not know who taught them, and they coaxed at Yan Qi. The head of the child was named Zhang Tao, who was tall and strong. He proudly put his hands on his hips and said, "Yan Qi, your mother ran away with someone else, she doesn't want you anymore! Your mother doesn't want you anymore!"

Yan Qi's eyes turned red, he raised his hand to wipe his eyes, and said, "I have a brother!"

"That's not your brother!"

"It's my brother!"

"No, no, no, my mother said you are an unwanted child!"

Yan Qi was not very angry when they splashed water all over his body, but when he heard them say that Chen Yang was not his brother and that he was an unwanted child, he threw down the clothes in his hands and jumped into the water To fight them.

"Xiao Qi." Chen Yang strode over and called out.

Yan Qi froze for a moment, then raised his head happily.

"Brother!" He shouted excitedly, and ran up to Chen Yang.

Chen Yang caught him with open arms, picked him up and shook him in a circle.

"Brother, why are you back?!" Yan Qi happily put his arms around Chen Yang's neck and said.

"Come back to see you." Chen Yang carried him to the creek, and said to the children standing in the creek, "Xiao Qi's mother didn't want him. She just went away and will come back later."

After a pause, Chen Yang said again: "I am Xiaoqi's brother, I am now, and I will always be in the future."

With Chen Yang's words, Yan Qi suddenly gained confidence, looked at the group of children proudly, and said, "I have an older brother! You don't have an older brother!"

Chen Yang patted his head and put him down, Yan Qi rolled up his sleeves to continue washing.

Chen Yang pressed his hand and said, "I'll do it."

"Brother, I can do the washing. Aunt Zhao is cooking at home, so I have to wash the clothes and go back to eat." Yan Qi soaked the clothes in the water, smiled at Chen Yang, and said, "Brother, you How long can you stay at home this time?"

"Three days."

A look of sadness was evident on Yan Qi's face, he thought that Chen Yang would have a long vacation this time when he came back.

Chen Yang silently watched Yan Qi's white and tender hands rubbing his clothes with difficulty. More than a month ago, these hands were white, fat, and soft. Now, these hands are still white, but much thinner.

Yan Ziqi's round face has also lost a lot of weight. The baby's fat face now has a pointed chin, and those round and big eyes look even bigger.

Chen Yang felt sour in his heart.

He didn't expect that Yan Qi lost so much weight after he left for only a month.

"elder brother?"

Sensing Chen Yang staring at him, Yan Qi yelled in doubt.

Chen Yang raised his hand to touch his face, and said softly, "Xiao Qi, take a rest after washing for so long, brother come wash."

Yan Qi blinked, and then said happily, "Brother, I'll help you."

"it is good."

Chen Yang quickly washed half a bucket of clothes. He held the clothes in one hand and Yan Qi's hand in the other, and walked back home.

Because Chen Yang came back, Yan Qi was very happy, he was talking to Chen Yang about the past month all the way.

Chen Yang listened silently, and Yan Qi talked all the way, all of which were happy things, until they got home, Yan Qi didn't say a word of unhappy things.

Chen Yang found that in just one month, this child who could only eat maltose and cry loudly without seeing his mother suddenly grew up.