Although he was mentally prepared, when he came to the mailbox and Teacher Xiaolu took out the thick envelope, his expression suddenly changed. She just opened it slightly to take a look, then immediately closed it again, and even let out a low breath of surprise.
Then she turned around and looked at Lu Xin warily and questioningly.
Her voice was already slightly tight, so she lowered her voice and said, "You really didn't do anything bad?"
Lu Xin had no choice but to explain: "It's all legal income... And the tax has already been paid..."
"That's... too much!"
Teacher Xiaolu held the bag, his voice seemed a little messy: "Actually... In fact, it's already very good here..."
"This group...this group of little mythical beasts can eat well every day and wear warm clothes. Some kind-hearted people helped us find them. Some school textbooks, and... And I have been running to the administrative office, hoping to apply for a formal qualification, so that they can all get status and enter middle schools in the future... Everything is going very well, it is really useful You don’t have so much money..."
Listening to Teacher Xiaolu’s narration, Lu Xin’s mood also became better, especially seeing Teacher Xiaolu’s nervous look, he felt like After regaining the feeling of winning for a while, he explained with a smile: "It's always good to keep more. Buy more meat for them. It's cold in winter, so we have to think about adding more clothes. In the future, we will have to move to a bigger place." Yes, and your legs..."
He said slowly, looking at Teacher Xiaolu's legs.
She is actually a very tall girl, but unfortunately she has been sitting in a wheelchair.
At this time, little faces appeared by the window. They all looked at Lu Xin and Teacher Xiaolu with their eyes wide open. Some were smiling with their mouths covered, some were whispering, and some were whispering. There was a leather one with two hands pinched together, making a gesture of kissing.
Lu Xin couldn't help but blush a little when these little guys looked at her.
Teacher Xiaolu raised his head sharply and glared at them.
With a "wow", all the little faces disappeared, and they returned to their seats to copy.
Teacher Xiaolu was sitting in a wheelchair, still looking restless. She looked left and right, and then like a thief, she quickly took out a roll of money from the paper bag and stuffed it into herself. Under his clothes, he stuffed the bag into Lu Xin's hand and said, "Don't leave it all here, give me too much, and my small cabinet can hardly hold it. Besides, what if I attract bad guys?" ?"
"This..."
Lu Xin originally wanted to push it back, but after listening to her words, she had to hold the bag.
Teacher Xiaolu said seriously: "Keep it for yourself first. I will definitely come to you when I need it!"
Lu Xin was silent for a moment, then clicked lightly. nod.
"And..."
Teacher Xiaolu looked at Lu Xin seriously and warned: "I don't know what you doWhat exactly is your job, but if you pay me so much money, it must be very tiring or dangerous. You should at least eat more every day, don’t eat vegetables and tofu every day..."
"I have "
Lu Xin took the money and said with a smile: "I eat chicken legs every day! "
"People who can afford to eat chicken legs every day will not only eat chicken legs every day..."
Teacher Xiaolu ruthlessly exposed Lu Xin's lies, and then gently Lu Xin sighed.
Lu Xin didn't know how to answer this, so the two of them sat and stood by the window sill in front of the bare flower pond, feeling a little silent. The sunshine was giving the world a dim light.
After a while, Lu Xin suddenly hesitated and said: "Sister Xiaolu, what happened back then..."
"What do you want to ask? ”
Teacher Xiaolu turned around and saw Lu Xin’s confused and hesitant look.
She looked at Lu Xin seriously and then laughed. , said in a low tone: "Little Lu Xin, don't always think about the past, ask how sad you can be, some things, you don't remember, is also a blessing..."
"..."
Lu Xin was silent for a moment and said: "Don't just memorize lines from old movies, okay? I also watched them at the time..."
" Bah, so boring! ”
Teacher Xiaolu changed the subject and said: “How about coming over to eat dumplings in a few days?” Now you can put eggs in it! "
Lu Xin's mood improved and he nodded: "Okay! "
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"What exactly happened in the Red Moon Orphanage? ”
When he left Red Moon Elementary School, Lu Xin was still thinking about this issue silently.
He still clearly remembered all the details that happened when he was in the orphanage. He also remembered an incident that happened after the accident at the Red Moon Orphanage, but the memories in the middle were always blurry. He always wanted to find out what happened that year, so he sometimes asked Zeng Xiaolu, but she didn't Ken told himself, always using lame jokes to distract from the problem.
He even asked his family, but they refused to tell him.
A long time passed like this. , sometimes he didn’t even want to think about it.
Many times, he just tried his best to help Teacher Xiaolu, because he felt that rebuilding the Red Moon Orphanage was a matter of two people.
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I can’t help here because I have my family with me, so I can only make more money.
I used to feel that this kind of life has been very depressing and endless, but now, it is finally possible. Seeing hope.
Is there anything better than being able to work and make money on my own?
Thinking about it, his mood gradually improved <. /p>
After walking a few stops, he got on the bus and votedA coin.
When I was almost home, I got off the bus one stop early and went to a vegetable market that was crowded in the streets.
Every night, many people will gather here bringing various vegetables and even game to sell. There are many people in the satellite city who will try their best to grow vegetables, some among the abandoned buildings. , opened vegetable gardens, some filled soil on the roofs of buildings, and even sneaked out of the city to open up wasteland on their own outside the farm in Qinggang City, or hunted some wild animals to sell in the city.
The Satellite City Administrative Office usually turns a blind eye to this, and sometimes even protects it.
Lu Xin bought some things at the vegetable market, carrying large and small bags, and returned to the apartment building.
At this time, the night has completely fallen. The street lamps are very long, and there is only one at a distance. The surroundings seem lonely and dark. When I go upstairs, there is no movement in the corridor, and there is no light at all. The building is already very old, and the current Satellite City No. 2 still has fewer people and more buildings, so no residents have moved in. There were several houses in the past, but they have also slowly moved away.
No one had repaired the elevator, so Lu Xin followed the stairs to the fourth floor.
Just after turning the corner, Lu Xin saw the warm light coming from Room 401 and his father's scolding.
"Stinky girl, get back here or I'll chop you up alive!"
The father stood with a livid face, an angry expression, a distorted expression, and blood-red eyes. There was yelling at the door.
My sister was crawling around on the ceiling of the corridor, saying, "I don't want to, come out if you can..."
"Come back and see me. I won’t chop you up..."
"Hehehehehe, come out and beat me if you can..."
The father was furious: "Roar..."
My sister was not to be outdone: "Hiss..."
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Lu Xin sighed, feeling the warm atmosphere of home, and walked slowly away past.