"Brother Dog, Brother Dog~~" When he got home, the first thing Li Zitao looked for was Wang Dagou.

Whoever let the two of them alone in the United States, the other families have a family reunion during the holidays, and the two of them are left.

"Here!" Tang costume with red edge and black background, brand new white pants, white socks, black cloth shoes, Wang Dagou was dressed up with joy, and the smile was brilliant.

There are also two villains standing beside him, a man and a woman, one black and one white, also dressed in the same way, looking at the awkward expressions of the two, not to mention twisting more.

"Who are these two children?" Li Zitao asked curiously.

"Didn't you ask Ben to send it?" said Wang Dagou in surprise.

"yes, I almost forgot. Li Zitao scratched his head, squatted down and smiled kindly: "Hi, hello, can you introduce yourself?"

"Who are you?" the little black boy was vigilant, looking at him with a look of defensiveness.

"My name is Charlie, Charlie Lee, and I am your provisional supervisor by law. Li Zitao explained.

"......" was silent, and after knowing his identity, the two little guys just looked at him with curious and resistant eyes, and had no intention of getting close at all.

"Okay! Today is the Chinese New Year, can you think of it as Thanksgiving, do you want to celebrate together?" asked Li Zitao.

"I don't want to. The boy shook his head.

“...... Kindness. The little girl nodded.

Then the two looked at each other with hostility in their eyes, as if they were communicating silently.

"How can you betray our agreement, hey, we're all in this together. ”

"Whoever wants to be with you, I'm with myself. ”

"We said yes, traitor. ”

"Idiot, get out of here. ”

"......" Li Zitao was a little speechless, he knew that it would be very troublesome when he suggested it, and now it was really as he expected.

Children who have been thrown into orphanages since childhood, lack of father's love and mother's love, have more or less emotional defects in their hearts.

Because of insecurity, fear, frustration, and the hurt that has been suffered.

This makes them more defensive than adults, and they are fragile and sensitive inside.

Maybe a small detail will make them suffer a great blow and damage, Li Zitao doesn't want to be a pervert who destroys seedlings.

"As the master of this house, your temporary custodian, I need to make a few statements. Li Zitao clapped his palms and attracted the attention of the two.

"First, I want to see you live in harmony, even if only for a short time. ”

"Second, during the boarding period, you can treat me as an elder brother, and I will try my best to meet any needs, reasonable and legal. ”

"Third, no fighting, no swearing, no skipping class, and no messing around here, understand?"

Looking at Li Zitao's serious face, although the two were reluctant, they still nodded and agreed.

"Now, then, tell me your names. Li Zitao smiled with satisfaction.

"Norma Wan. The little blonde girl was a little impatient, her big eyes flashing with anticipation, but more with fear.

"Eric. There was no expectation in the little boy's eyes, only resistance and anxiety.

"Very good, Erik, again, my name is Charlie Lee, you can call me Lee, or Charlie. Li Zitao stretched out his hand to Huan.

Norma's eyes lit up, and she stretched out her hand tentatively like a chick, and when her fingers touched the somewhat warm palm, she retracted as if frightened.

She was afraid, very afraid, very afraid.

I am afraid of being abandoned again, I am afraid that I will not get warmth like before, but a heart-wrenching slap and curse, and I am afraid that I will be displaced again and flow in one family after another.

Li Zitao didn't move, kept smiling, and waited for her to approach again.

It wasn't until Norma put his trembling little hand in his palm and stopped dodging that Li Zitao clenched it lightly and said, "Welcome, Huan." ”

"Thanks, thanks. Norma's eyes were shining, and tears kept rolling down like beads, and Li Zitao didn't know what she had experienced.

But judging by her performance, the memory of the past is undoubtedly terrible.

Xu Zhima's performance made the little boy no longer resist and remain hostile, and only after a little hesitation, he stretched out his hand, "You're also welcome, Eric." ”

"Or you have a way. Wang Dagou gave a thumbs up and smiled.

"Needless to say. Li Zitao stood up very stiffly, put his wide and thick palms on the heads of the two little guys, and rubbed them vigorously, regardless of whether they wanted to or not.

"Are the dumpling fillings ready?" Pulling the two little ones who let go slightly, Li Zitao and Wang Dagou walked side by side towards home.

"It's been prepared for a long time, it was prepared by Lao Huang's wife. Pushing open the door, Wang Dagou pointed to the porcelain basin on the table covered with a cloth.

"Then what are you waiting for, wrap up!" Seeing that it was almost dark, this was the first Chinese New Year's Eve since he came to this world, and he couldn't miss it.

It's not as good as dumplings, hehehe......

"Oh, Eric, you can play games in your room, or listen to the show. Li Zitao picked up the radio on the high platform.

"I ...... I want to help!" Norma rolled her eyes and asked for help, but she was worried like a frightened fawn.

"What about you?" Li Zitao reached out and pressed on her head, soothing her flustered heart, and turned his gaze to Eric.

"That's what only women do. Eric said in disgust.

"There are no women here, only girls and men. Li Zitao spread his hands innocently.

"Okay!" Eric still couldn't resist the pressure in Li Zitao's gaze.

"Sample, I can't cure you yet. Proudly pulling Norma to the table, the two adults began to prepare dinner.

When he saw the dumplings made by Norma and Eric, and couldn't even pinch the skin tightly, Li Zitao began to teach hand-in-hand again.

"No, no, pinch hard, like this. "Pinch the ends of the dumplings with both hands, clasp the thumbs and index fingers of both hands crossed, and then release a dumpling into shape.

The top is beautifully folded and the bottom is filled with dumpling filling, thin but not rotten, looking like a small crystal.

Although the step-by-step demonstration was repeated many times, Norma and Eric still couldn't learn it.

Li Zitao can only attribute this to the fact that Westerners are inherently unsuitable for making dumplings, and let the two use another method.

"From left to right, pinch it down. Li Zitao held the dumpling in one hand, and his thumb and index finger pinched the dumpling skin tightly from left to right.

The finished dumplings are like a crescent moon, watching the small crescents in her hands, Norma's beautiful eyes smile like a crescent.

Eric lowered his head seriously, clumsy but studying hard, as if he was completing a rigorous scientific experiment.

"It's finally done. Clapping his hands, Li Zitao stretched his waist and smiled, "Brother dog, I'll leave it to you, I'll go change my clothes first." ”

"Go, it's all in your house!" said the king, who put the pot on the gas stove and lit a match to boil water.

"You two go wash your hands first, and clean up the table by the way. Li Zitao pointed to the peeling table in the living room and said.

"Yes. Norma was happy to be able to help.

When I went upstairs and returned to the room, a new set of Tang costumes was placed on the bed, neatly folded.

Most of Li Zitao's clothes were prepared by Lao Huang, so naturally he would not make a mistake about his size, and the clothes fit very well on his body.

I don't know if it's a psychological effect, but I just changed my clothes, but it gave Li Zitao a sense of belonging, "This feeling...... Very good. ”

Li Zitao reached out and touched the silky satin material, and walked downstairs with a bright smile.

"Taozi, mix the dipping sauce. Wang Dagou pointed to the bottles and cans on the table, turned his head and poured a scoop of cold water into the pot.

The coffee table had been cleaned up, and Li Zitao brought over the bottles, cans and small bowls: "Do you need some dipping sauce?" ”

"What are these?" Eric looked at the white and black liquid in the bottle, and the red, pungent smell of oily peppers, Eric was full of curiosity.

"Vinegar, the same as lemon juice, soy sauce, very tasty dipping sauce, chili, very spicy and fragrant, very tasty. The corners of Li Zitao's mouth curled slightly, and he dug up another spoonful and put it into the bowl.

"Can I?" Norma looked at him timidly as she held the bowl in both hands.

"Of course, do you need help?" Li Zitao said with a smile as he lifted the vinegar bottle.

"En. Norma nodded her little head hurriedly.

After pouring some vinegar and soy sauce, and putting less spicy seeds, Li Zitao thought about it and added some white water to it, afraid that the taste would be too strong to bear.

"Taste it. Li Zitao handed the bowl to Norma.

Li Zitao swears that he just wants Norma to dip his chopsticks in it, but he forgets that Norma and Eric don't know how to use chopsticks at all.

So little Norma took the bowl, looked at the liquid in it tangled, and finally closed her eyes, and it was so clean and dry......

"Goo Dong ~~ cough cough cough ......" Norma choked on the spicy noodles and coughed in pain while clutching her throat.

"Quick, drink water. Li Zitao cried and laughed and handed the water cup to her mouth, and Norma drank the water cleanly.

Eric next to him palpitated and moved to the side quietly, for fear that Li Zitao would also let him drink those terrible witch potions. ’

"What's wrong, what's wrong?" Wang Dagou walked over with Teteng's dumplings.

"I asked her to taste the dipping sauce, and the little girl dried it up. Li Zitao said with a wry smile.

"Haha, it's okay, when I was a child, after eating dumplings during the Chinese New Year, I had to use dumpling soup to flush the dipping sauce and drink it, and the seasoning was not easy to eat at that time. ”

Wang Dagou said with retrospective eyes, and remembered what happened when he was a child, when his father and mother were still there, and his grandparents lived in the next village.

At that time, life was very hard, Wang Dagou remembered that before he was 14 years old, he didn't wear pants, just covered with a tattered coat, and ran around the village with bare feet every day.

No one finds it strange, the dolls in the village have been the same since they were children, and it would be nice to have a coat covering their bodies.

Some families of seven or eight people don't even have a coat, so they have a set of clothes at home, and whoever goes out wears it, and they all have a bare butt at home.

When he was older, his father's pants were too torn, and his mother used the 2 copper coins saved at home to buy coarse cloth and make a new pair of pants for his father.

The new pants are so beautiful, I don't dare to sit down casually, for fear of grinding the material dirty, showing off everywhere every day, and praising my daughter-in-law's good craftsmanship when I meet people.

The torn trousers he had changed were changed, and the hole was patched with cloth cut from the trouser leg and the offcuts of coarse cloth, and two pieces of sheepskin were nailed to the buttocks, which became his trousers.

Although the days were very hard, he could only see oil and water once a year, and he occasionally had to go hungry on weekdays, Wang Dagou felt that it was the happiest time in his life.

It's a pity that the war on the dog days ruined all this, the father is gone, the mother is gone, and the village is gone.

When I was a child, the river was full of blood, and the corpses were piled up like a hill......

"It's just burned clean. Sitting at the table, Wang Dagou smiled happily.

Li Zitao looked at him silently, not understanding why he showed a happy smile, isn't this miserable enough?

Only Wang Dagou knew in his heart that if his parents were still there, in the next few years, he would not be as happy as dead.

When some experiences are told as stories, you can't experience the helpless sense of despair at all, like a black hole, devouring people's hearts day and night, tearing hearts and lungs to the point of empty numbness.