Starting from the Red Moon

Although she was mentally prepared, when she came to the mailbox and took out the thick envelope, her face suddenly changed. She just opened it slightly and took a look, then closed it again, and even exclaimed in surprise.

Then she turned around and looked at Lu Xin warily and questioningly.

His voice was a little tense, and he lowered his voice and said, "You really didn't do anything bad?"

Lu Xin had no choice but to explain helplessly: "It's all legal income... and I've paid taxes..."

"That's... too much!"

Teacher Xiaolu held the bag, and his voice seemed a little chaotic: "Actually... actually, it's already very good here..."

"This group... this group of little beasts can eat well every day, and they are also very warm. Some kind people have helped us find 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 their identities and go to middle school in the future... Everything is going well, and there is really no need for so much money..."

Listening to Teacher Xiaolu's narration, Lu Xin's mood also became better, especially when he saw Teacher Xiaolu's nervous look, he felt like he had won back a while, so he smiled and explained: "It's always good to leave more, buy more meat for them, and think about adding clothes when it's cold in winter. In the future, we should also move to a bigger place, and your legs..."

He spoke slowly, looking at Teacher Xiaolu's legs.

She was actually a tall girl, but unfortunately she had been sitting in a wheelchair.

At this time, little faces appeared by the window, staring at Lu Xin and Teacher Xiaolu with wide eyes. Some were laughing with their mouths covered, some were whispering, and one naughty one was holding his hands together, pretending to kiss.

Lu Xin couldn't help blushing when he was looked at by these little guys.

Teacher Xiaolu raised her head suddenly and glared at them.

With a "wow", all the little faces disappeared, and they returned to their seats to copy honestly.

Teacher Xiaolu sat in a wheelchair, still looking restless. She looked around, then quickly took out a roll of money from the paper bag like a thief, stuffed it under her clothes, and then stuffed the bag into Lu Xin's hand, saying, "Don't leave it all here. If you give me too much, my small cabinet will be full. What if it attracts bad guys?"

"This..."

Lu Xin wanted to push it back, but after hearing her words, he had to hold the bag.

Teacher Xiaolu said seriously, "Keep it for yourself first. I will definitely find you when I need it!"

Lu Xin was silent for a while, then nodded gently.

"And..."

Teacher Xiaolu looked at Lu Xin seriously and said, "I don't know what your job is, but they pay you so much money, it must be either very tiring or very dangerous. You should at least eat more every day, don't just eat vegetables and tofu every day..."

"I have some..."

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 sighed softly.

Lu Xin didn't know how to respond to this, so the two of them sat and stood by the window sill, in front of the bare flower bed, in silence.

Only the pale sunlight was painting a layer of dim light on the world.

After a long 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, then laughed and said in a low voice: "Little Lu Xin, don't always think about the past. How much sorrow can you have? Some things, you don't remember, it's also a blessing..."

"..."

Lu Xin was silent for a while, and said: "Don't recite the lines of old movies all the time, okay? I also watched it at that time..."

"Bah, so boring!"

Teacher Xiaolu changed the subject and said: "Come over to eat dumplings in a few days? Now you can put eggs in them!"

Lu Xin's mood also improved, and he nodded and said: "Okay!"

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"What happened in the Red Moon Orphanage back then?"

When leaving the Red Moon Primary School, Lu Xin was still thinking about this question silently in his heart.

He still clearly remembered all the details of what happened in the orphanage, and also remembered the incident that happened after the Red Moon Orphanage, but the memories in between were always vague. He always wanted to figure out what happened back then, so sometimes he would ask Zeng Xiaolu, but she refused to tell him, always using lame jokes to divert the question.

He even asked his family, but they also refused to say.

It has been a long time since then, and sometimes he himself doesn'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 for two people.

Because he had family to accompany him, he couldn't help here, so he could only make more money.

In the past, I always felt that such a life has been very depressing and endless, but now, I finally see hope.

Can I work and make money by myself? Is there anything better than this?

Thinking of this, his mood gradually improved.

After walking a few stops, he got on the bus and threw a coin.

When I was almost home, I got off the bus one stop early and went to a vegetable market in the streets.

Every night, many people would gather here with various vegetables and even game to sell. Many people in the satellite city would try their best to grow vegetables. Some opened vegetable gardens between abandoned buildings, some filled soil on the roofs, and some even sneaked out of the city to open up wasteland outside the farms in Qinggang City, or hunted some wild animals to sell in the city.

The satellite city administration office generally turned a blind eye to this, and sometimes even protected it.

Lu Xin bought some things at the vegetable market, and returned to the apartment building with bags and bags.

At this time, the night had completely fallen. The street lights were very long and there was only one at a distance. The surroundings seemed lonely and dark. When I went upstairs, there was no movement in the corridor and no light at all. This building was very old. In addition, the current No. 2 Satellite City still had a small population and many buildings, so no residents had moved in. There were a few families in the past, but they all moved away slowly.

No one had repaired the elevator, so Lu Xin went up the stairs to the fourth floor.

Just after turning the corner, Lu Xin saw the warm light coming out of Room 401 and his father's scolding.

"Stinky girl, get back here, I'll chop you to pieces!"

His father's face was ashen, his expression was furious, his expression was distorted, and his eyes were bloodshot as he stood at the door and scolded.

The younger sister crawled on the ceiling of the corridor, saying, "I won't do that. If you have the guts, come out..."

"Come back, I'll chop you off..."

"Hehehe, if you have the guts, come out and hit me..."

The father was furious: "Roar..."

The younger sister was not to be outdone: "Hiss..."

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Lu Xin sighed, feeling the warm atmosphere of home, and slowly walked over.