Ferocious Dog of Old - Chapter 5

[Chapter 5]

The name was given to him by his grandmother. He has never been registered as a hukou since he was born. When he was four years old, he was forced to settle down in the village. After thinking about it for a long time, his grandmother sighed and said, “Just be late, you are born with hardship.”

Grandma also said it was cheap . A good name is good for a living, but a humble life cannot afford a high name.

It’s really easy to support a low life. He has been beaten and abused by his father so badly all these years, and he is still alive now.

Tao Xiaodong frowned: “Who raised it for you?”

“My milk.” Chi Ku said.

Tao Xiaodong wanted to say something, but he still didn’t open his mouth. The child may not understand the meaning of the name, and may not feel what happened to his name. When Tao Xiaodong passed by, he flipped his head on his head and said, “It’s very artistic.”

Tao Xiaodong went to the kitchen to cook for the two of them. The two children sat on the sofa. Tao Huainan was quiet for a while, and after a long time Still unable to hold back, he said, “Your name is really ugly.”

Chi Ku looked at him but didn’t answer.

Tao Huainan may have forgotten that he was chatting and talking about people running away, and began to talk to others on his own: “Listen to me, my mouth is bitter. What’s so good about bitterness, how good is it to be called Chi Tian?

” It’s not over yet: “Don’t you listen to bitterness?”

Tao Xiaodong looked back and looked out, seeing Chiku sitting there with a blank expression, and he didn’t know what to think.

When the child’s grandmother grabbed his arm and begged him to take the child away, Tao Xiaodong didn’t really want to take him away. Taking it away means taking a life. Tao Xiaodong has no parents, and he has a younger brother on his back. He really doesn’t have the energy to pull another child.

The old man cried and begged for a long time.

Tao Xiaodong hesitated no matter how hard he was, not to mention that the Tao family had always been soft-hearted.

He kept begging the old man without saying a word, and anyone who listened to his mournful cry was sad.

Tao Huainan, who was in his arms, put an arm around his brother’s neck, pursed his lips, pressed his face to his brother’s ear, and called out “Brother” in a low voice.

Tao Huainan ate the bowl of rice by touch, using his own big spoon, often spooning it in the bowl for a long time until only a few grains of rice in his mouth. He should have gotten used to it, and he didn’t feel anxious and angry. He held the bowl with one hand and sent spoonfuls to his mouth calmly.

Tao Xiaodong put vegetables in a bowl from time to time for him, Tao Huainan ate hard and didn’t see him wanting to feed.

In those days in his hometown, he fed them all. At that time, the two brothers were feeding here, and Chi Kui held a big bowl to eat at the base of the wall.

“When are we going to pick up Grandpa Ten, brother?” Tao Huainan asked.

“Let Aunt Tian take me to my hometown.” Tao Xiaodong took a piece of paper and wiped the rice grains on his chin.

“I miss it.” Tao Huainan put food into his mouth again, and opened his mouth wide to bite the spoon, this time it was half full.

“I know.” Tao Xiaodong glanced at Chi Kuu, who only ate rice, put the vegetables in his bowl, and then said to Tao Huainan, “Brother Tian Yi will bring it to you as soon as I come back.

” He was still nauseous and dizzy, and the injured head had not fully recovered. He ate a bowl of rice without a word, and then sat there watching Tao Huainan eat.

Tao Xiaodong asked him, “Are you full?”

Chi Ku’s nodding movement looked a little stiff.

Tao Huainan said: “I’m full too.”

“Hurry up and eat yours,” Tao Xiaodong said to him, “you only took a few bites.”

Tao Huainan said innocently: “I can’t help if you can’t eat it, brother. Feed me?”

Tao Xiaodong patted his head and smiled, but still said, “Eat it yourself.”

Tao Huainan ate a meal for half an hour, and then ate another orange. He peeled the orange and handed it to the side, but he didn’t pick it up, so he took it back and ate it all by himself.

In the evening, Tao Xiaodong bathed them both, leaving both children naked in the bathtub. Tao Huainan sat on a small pile of white and tender children, and there was still a little soft meat on his body; the other one shrank to one side and dared not move, and there were jagged bones under the thin layer of skin. The wounds and scars make people frown subconsciously.

Tao Huainan reached out and touched the shower gel on the shelf next to it. It was for children and had a sweet milky taste. He took the bath flower and wiped it all over himself. Tao Xiaodong ignored him first and went to the cabinet to find a bath towel.

Chi Ku didn’t dare to move, and the hot water stung all over his body. He watched Tao Huainan rub a foam flower around himself, and the water gradually became more foamy.

Tao Xiaodong took a towel and put it on Chi Ku’s shoulder after soaking it in the water, covering his thin shoulder that was exposed outside the water. “Let’s soak it first, I’ll give you a good rub later.” Tao Xiaodong

poured some water on him, smiled and said, “You look dirty.”

It was hot and itchy, but he didn’t move.

Most of the time he is like a mute, with a sense of incompatibility with this environment.

Tao Xiaodong rubbed him twice, bypassing the wounds on his body that were painful to look at. The child was really dirty, and a lot of mud was rubbed off. When Tao Xiaodong rubbed him, he thought of his own childhood and said, “I was like you when I was a child. I didn’t take a bath in winter, and I went to soak in the river in summer.”

Tao Huainan answered from the side: “My parents won’t let you go into the river. ”

I’m not obedient,” Tao Xiaodong laughed. “I’m not as obedient as you are. My parents don’t let me do too many things, and I get beaten every day.”

“Dad also said you were not obedient.” Tao Huainan remembered. Mom and Dad bowed his head and said, “Dad said you were scouring.”

“Well, I will scouring.” Tao Xiaodong smiled again, grabbed Chi Ku’s arm and dragged it towards him, rubbing his armpits. Chiku is not afraid of itching, but he is not used to taking a bath, and he is not used to being so close to people.

“Don’t move.” Tao Xiaodong said to him.

After washing for more than an hour, both children’s fingers were wrinkled. After Tao Huainan wiped it dry, he ran his wrinkled fingers on his face and lips. The different touches made him feel interesting, and he had to play for a long time each time.

Chi Ku was wrapped in a large bath towel and let Tao Xiaodong carry it out and put it on the sofa. Tao Huainan asked him, “Are your hands wrinkled?”

Chi Ku ignored him.

Tao Xiaodong brought a tube of ointment and rubbed the wounds on Chiku’s body. He was used to the pain, and this pain was nothing to him.

“In the morning and evening, brush your teeth and wash your face, and you have to take a bath at night.” Tao Xiaodong threw him a set of pajamas after applying the medicine. “You can’t be like a mud monkey here, where are the rules.”

Chi Ku nodded . , and the snot came out again, Tao Xiaodong drew a piece of paper for him.

In the evening, Tao Xiaodong and Tao Huainan slept, and Chi Kui slept in the same room by himself. It’s so bright in the city at night that the windows can still shine through when the lights are turned off. The yellow light of the street lamps shines in through the glass, and everything can be seen clearly.

Tao Huainan talked a lot and didn’t know what he was talking to his brother. Tao Xiaodong patted him twice and told him to quickly close his eyes and sleep.

Tao Huainan asked: “Did you fall asleep lately?”

“Sleep, all the children are asleep, you are the last child in the community who hasn’t slept at this time.”

Tao Huainan said with a smile, “It’s a lie. Tao Xiaodong ignored him, Tao Huainan groped for his brother’s ear after a while ,

and then pinched the earlobe with his fingers. He was covered with his little blanket, and when he was about to fall asleep, he remembered and asked, “Can Brother Tian Yi bring Grandpa Ten back tomorrow?”

Tao Xiaodong said, “I won’t be back tomorrow.”

“What about the day after tomorrow?”

“No. I know.”

“What about the day after tomorrow?”

“Stop talking and go to sleep.”

Tao Huainan then closed his eyes, the child felt fast, fell asleep within a few seconds, his belly was ups and downs, and he slept soundly.

Chi Ku just lived in the city, in the home of the Tao brothers.

He still seldom speaks, does not speak, and has no expression.

Tao Huainan always found something to tell him at first, but he always ignored people, and then stopped talking.

Grandpa Ten is Tao Huainan’s dog, a very old golden retriever. There were ten cubs in that litter. It was the old ten and was called Shishi when he was a child.

It was originally raised by Grandma Tian Yi. Grandma Tian passed away and stayed with him for a long time. Tao Huainan played with it for a long time when he went to his house. Tian Yi simply sent it to Tao Huainan to raise and be his companion.

It is too old, Tao Huainan calls it Ten Grandpa.

Tao Xiaodong is not at home every day, he sometimes comes back very late. When he was not at home, an aunt would come to the house to cook and wash their clothes, and also went downstairs to walk the dog.

When walking the dog, Tao Huainan occasionally followed, but Chi Ku never went.

Auntie nanny didn’t like Chiku, so she looked at him with dislike in her eyes. He was not a likable child by nature, and no one had liked him since he was born. Chi’s children are like this, and they are mean and annoying in appearance.

Sometimes Tao Xiaodong doesn’t come back at night. If he doesn’t come back, his aunt will sleep on the sofa in the living room. When my brother was at home, Tao Huainan slept with my brother, and when my brother was away, Huainan came over with his own blanket around him to find Chi Kusleep.

Chi Ku turned over to make room for him, and the two stood by each side, Chi Ku leaned against the wall, and Tao Huainan held the side.

Tao Huainan slept dishonestly, and one day he rolled over in the middle of the night and fell to the ground.

The two children woke up. Tao Huainan groped around in a panic. When he woke up from a dream, the surrounding area was cold and hard. He couldn’t see his eyes.

Chi Ku came over and reached for him.

Tao Huainan gave a shallow cry, not knowing what it was, and shrank back in fright.

Chi Ku jumped off the bed, looking a little flustered, crouched beside him, and said, “Me.”

Tao Huainan touched his arm, his palms cold on the floor. Chi Kui said again, “It fell to the ground, you get up.”

Tao Huainan stood up with his arm, the other hand was held flat and touched everywhere, Chi Ku first sat on the bed, and pulled his arm, Tao Huainan touched the bed , also sat down carefully.

“Why did I fall?” Tao Huainan asked with a sullen mouth, his face full of displeasure after panic, and a little trembling in his voice.

“I don’t know.” Chi Ku was also startled, and heard a loud noise when he fell asleep. At that moment, he thought it was Chi Zhide who pushed the door and came back.

In the living room, the aunt was sound asleep, and she didn’t hear the two children tossing about it.

Tao Huainan sat by the bed for a long time, with his head sullen, neither talking nor sleeping, Chi Ku also sat with him.

Later, Chi Ku pushed Tao Huainan in and let him sleep inside. Tao Huainan crawled inside, pulled his own blanket over it and lay down. He touched the wall, then reached out and touched Chi Kui next to him lightly.

The two children didn’t talk to each other, and folded their arms and went to sleep again.

[End of This Chapter]