After listening to what the old man said, Fang Zhiqiang and Li Xiaoxiao fell silent.

That is a poignant love story. If the old man’s wife was still alive, the old man’s current life would definitely not be like this.

Thinking of this, Li Xiaoxiao looked at Fang Zhiqiang involuntarily.

The man in front of me now will be the man who will accompany me for the rest of my life. If one day, he suddenly disappears, what should I do?

Looking at the old man living such a tight life, Li Xiaoxiao knew that the material shortage was not important to the old man, but the spiritual shortage was important.

"Uncle, it's been so long, don't be too sad." Fang Zhiqiang didn't know how to comfort him, so he said this.

"Haha, when I wake up every morning, I always look for her in the house as a habit, but..." the old man said while rubbing his hands with wrinkled hands. Rubbing his eyes.

His eyes were sour and moist, for fear of being noticed by others.

"The sweet potatoes are hot, you should eat them quickly." Several people were silent among themselves. After a while, the old man suddenly reached out and touched the sweet potatoes on the stove and said.

"Okay."

Fang Zhiqiang and Li Xiaoxiao picked up the hot sweet potatoes and carefully peeled off the skin, and wisps of steam slowly rose up.

Fang Zhiqiang took a small bite and found that the sweet potato was indeed very sweet.

When I was at home as a child, I often ate sweet potatoes, but the way I feel now is completely different.

Perhaps to me, this is just an ordinary sweet potato, but to the old man, it is the fruit of his hard work.

So, Fang Zhiqiang ate everything, looked at the old man with a grateful smile and said: "Uncle, these sweet potatoes are so delicious! Can I take some with me when I leave? On the way. Eat it when you are greedy."

"Haha! Of course, as long as you like it, I have plenty here!" The old man pointed to the back room and said with a smile.

“Thank you, uncle.” Fang Zhiqiang smiled and nodded.

After eating, the old man got up and walked to the door. He looked at the sky outside. It was completely dark now.

"Girl, hurry up and do your homework!" The old man looked at the girl and said.

The girl still didn’t speak. She stood up silently and walked into the back room where she had taken out the sweet potatoes. She never looked back again.Didn't come out.

"Uncle, I think we only have two rooms in our house. Will we disturb you here? If it's not convenient, let's go to other people's houses and ask."

Fang Zhiqiang looked around the room again, and then said.

"It's okay. I'm old now and my health is not good. I always let the girl live in my house at night. Sometimes I suddenly have chest pain at night, and I can have someone to take care of me. Tonight You guys stay in the girl's original room, and I'll clean it up for you later." The old man waved his hand and coughed twice.

"No, no! We can just clean up ourselves." Upon hearing this, Fang Zhiqiang and Li Xiaoxiao quickly waved their hands and refused.

After saying that, Fang Zhiqiang and Li Xiaoxiao walked into the house that the old man pointed out.

The sky was getting dark. Fang Zhiqiang and Li Xiaoxiao didn’t know where the light was, so they took out their mobile phones and turned on the flashlight.

The old man walked in immediately and turned on a dim yellow light bulb. The brightness of the light was not as bright as a flashlight.

"No one has lived here for a long time, it's quite messy..." The old man smiled awkwardly, looking at the dusty bed and the thick layer of dust on it , said.

"It's okay, sir, just rest, we can do it ourselves." Fang Zhiqiang said, raising his hands and going forward to tidy up.

"Xiaoxiao, please stay with me and talk. I'll call you when I've finished cleaning up." As soon as he raised his hand, dust accumulated all over the room. Fang Zhiqiang was afraid of choking Li Xiaoxiao. Then he said this.

Hearing this, Li Xiaoxiao also nodded and went out with the old man.

"Uncle, where are your granddaughter's parents?" After walking out, Li Xiaoxiao and the old man gathered around the stove again, and Li Xiaoxiao asked.

"They are working in other places. It is not easy for us rural people to make some money. Most young people nowadays go out to work, and we are no exception. Sometimes, they cannot come back during the New Year. My granddaughter and I are both used to it." The old man said with a kind smile on his face.

"Is that so? It must be difficult for you to raise your granddaughter like this by yourself, right?" Li Xiaoxiao continued to ask.

　“It’s okay. I was clingy when I was little, but my health wasn’t that bad at that time. It got much better after I went to junior high school and high school. I only came back two days a week, so I felt relaxed. Many, and now my granddaughter has grown up, and now she takes care of me more than I take care of her." When the old man said this, there was a hint of pride on his face. He was very proud of his granddaughter.

After Li Xiaoxiao listened,This feels like an incredible thing.

Since he was born in a wealthy family, Li Xiaoxiao did not have a deep understanding of the lives of these poor people. Now after listening to the old man’s words, Li Xiaoxiao suddenly realized that in this In the world, not everyone has the qualifications and rights to take charge of his or her own life.

Thinking of this, Li Xiaoxiao turned his head and looked at the back room where the girl was.

That girl looks to be about eighteen years old, exactly the same age as Hua, but she can only stay in this small village. Even on vacation, she has no chance to go out and see the outside world. world.

"Uncle, have you ever thought about living in a big city?" Suddenly, Li Xiaoxiao looked at the old man expectantly and asked.

"Huh? A big city? I don’t want to. My daughter also told me before that she would pick me up there, but she is used to living here, and she can’t adapt to going to a big city suddenly. Besides, in a place like that "It's too expensive. It costs money to eat, drink and have sex. I'm so old and can't make any money, so why go there!" The old man waved his hand and said.

　“However, if you can go to a big city, you can also take your granddaughter to live in a big city. This will also increase your granddaughter’s knowledge and she may become even better in the future. "Li Xiaoxiao continued.

"Hey... Speaking of this, I actually feel a little bit reluctant to let it go. The girl is so young now, it’s time to go out and see the big world, but there’s nothing I can do about it. My family is poor. "Ding Dong, her parents' salary is barely enough for her to go to school. We really don't have the ability to go to a big city." The old man said a little guiltily.

It can be seen from his expression that he actually knows very well that it is best to go to a big city.

“Which city are your children in?” Li Xiaoxiao continued to ask.

"Just in Mingzhu, we work as assembly line workers in a factory. The combined monthly salary for two people is 16,000." The old man continued, "Don't think that 16,000 is very high. Ah! In a city as big as Pearl, they spend a lot of money on housing, food and drink every month. In fact, they can’t save much money.”

After listening to this, Li Xiaoxiao didn’t speak anymore, but fell into A moment of thought.

At this moment, Fang Zhiqiang walked out of the house.

“Xiaoxiao, come and see how it goes!” Fang Zhiqiang waved to Li Xiaoxiao.

Li Xiaoxiao stood up and walked into the back room.

"Look! Can I clean it up?" Fang Zhiqiang pointed to the bed he had just made and said proudly.

However, Li Xiaoxiao didn’t even glance at the bed.A thoughtful look.

"What's wrong, Xiaoxiao?" Fang Zhiqiang asked with a confused frown.

"Qiangzi, I have an idea." Li Xiaoxiao suddenly looked at Fang Zhiqiang and said seriously.

"What do you think?"

"I want to take the old man to Mingzhu and let his granddaughter go to Mingzhu." Li Xiaoxiao said affirmatively.