Since The Red Moon Appeared

The next morning, Lu Xin packed up and went out.

He didn't go to the company. After all, he had asked for leave before, but he hasn't taken it off yet, and this time it's a paid leave.

In addition, there were some things in his heart that he wanted to ask for proof, so he went directly to the Red Moon Orphanage next to the guard hall.

Document No. 003 made a lot of doubts appear in his mind.

For example, the old dean, such as the person named Chen Xun, such as whether they are dead or alive, and what happened at the beginning...

And the one who knows these things is undoubtedly Mr. Xiaolu.

...

When I slowly climbed the stairs, I heard the sound of reading from above.

"Looking forward, looking forward, the east wind is coming, the footsteps of spring are approaching..."

Those reading sounds are not actually loud, because it is obvious that a long sound that belongs to children can be heard, and it is a little vague, and even a few listless sounds can be distinguished. Among the people who read, there must be a few sleepy-eyed little guys who are just looking forward to get through this lesson quickly so that they can go out and play with glass balls.

Lu Xin knew this very well, because in his memory, he was like that back then.

What does it have to do with me when spring is here? Whether or not there is meat in the dishes at noon is a big deal...

...

Since they were still in class, Lu Xin stood in the corridor, next to the security uncle, waiting silently with his hands in his pockets.

"It's a quick comeback this time..."

The uncle of the security carefully removed a dead leaf from the potted plant, then unfolded the newspaper and watched it with leisure.

"The work was done early."

Lu Xin glanced at the lonely little flower on the potted plant and answered casually.

I suddenly thought of something from the past. When did this uncle security guard come to the orphanage?

When you don't think about it seriously, you won't notice it, but if you recall it carefully, you will feel a lot of doubts.

Lu Xin has clear memories of studying in an orphanage as a child, receiving education from the old dean, and fighting with Mr. Xiaolu, but such memories are a bit confusing, like a movie that was cut A lot of pictures dropped.

For example, he couldn't draw a complete line in his previous memory and clearly remember everything.

After that, when I left the orphanage, it was even more chaotic.

He didn't even remember how he left the orphanage, but some incomplete memories told him that he seemed to have a memory of walking on the street at a loss, and then his current family appeared and began to live with him. .

After the family appeared, his memory began to become complete.

He remembered that he had entered the free high school in the No. 2 satellite city, and that he had taken part in work.

But if you count forward, there is a gap of almost a year in the middle.

The memory of that year was the least, even if I tried my best to recall it, there were only sporadic fragments.

The strangest thing is that before I saw the document named "003" yesterday, I didn't even think about taking the initiative to recall it.

Even now, he just forced himself to remember.

...

As for the current orphanage, Lu Xin only remembers that after living with his family for a long time, he returned to the orphanage one day and found that there was a person he knew well, who grew up with him. Big deer teacher.

At that time, she was not very old, but she had already begun to work hard to raise several orphans in the city.

This uncle of security was already working here at that time.

According to Mr. Xiaolu, the orphanage was funded by well-wishers, so it was re-established.

It was also because of these kind-hearted people, Mr. Xiaolu and the children at that time, that they survived the most difficult period.

However, you can't always count on well-meaning people being funded.

Lu Xin remembered that when the orphanage started to run out of funding, life became very bad.

But fortunately, I had already started working at that time, and I could earn some money to subsidize the life of the orphanage.

It was also because these memories became clear that Lu Xin thought of a question.

During that time, the orphanage couldn't even eat. Where did the money come from to pay the security uncle?

He tilted his head and looked at the security uncle, wondering if he should ask these questions...

The only uncertainty is, if you ask yourself, what if the security uncle asks him to make up his salary?

...

"You step aside..."

Just when Lu Xin was thinking about this question, Uncle Security looked up at him.

"what?"

Lu Xin was a little surprised: "what's the matter?"

The uncle of the security looked up at him from behind the newspaper: "You are standing by the window like this, the shadows cover my flowers."

"Oh……"

Lu Xin blushed and moved to the side, letting the sunlight from outside the window shine in on his small potted plant.

I murmured in my heart: "Such a little flower is quite eager for sunshine..."

...

Just as he was thinking about it, the uncle of the security got up, picked up a small hammer, and knocked on a piece of iron beside him.

"Tom tom tom..."

This is the school bell.

The classroom above was quiet for a while, and then there was a loud bang.

"I'll go up first."

Lu Xin pointed up, and the uncle security just waved his hand impatiently: "Fuck you."

As the stairs ascended to the fourth floor, a group of children who were running around met Lu Xin head-on. One of them had a red nose. As soon as he saw Lu Xin, he ran over and said, "Uncle Lu, Did you pick up our glass ball last time?"

Lu Xin shook his head: "No, why did I pick up your glass ball?"

"Oh."

The little brat agreed and said, "When will you marry Mr. Xiaolu?"

"What?"

Lu Xin was stunned. How can children's thinking jump so fast now?

"I heard that getting married will give you candy."

The little bunny said confidently: "If you don't marry Mr. Xiaolu, how can we eat candy?"

"Ah this..."

Only then did Lu Xin react, rubbed his head with a smile on his face, and said, "I'll buy it for you next time."

"cough……"

There was a cough not far away.

Suddenly, the child who was about to eat candy and Lu Xin, who was promising to buy candy for the child, were shocked at the same time.

The child ran away with a "swoosh", and Lu Xin also stood up straight as if nothing had happened.

"It's good to be back."

Teacher Xiaolu looked at Lu Xin for a while, then smiled, and said, "Let's eat here at noon."

Lu Xin nodded and said, "Okay."

He stepped forward and pushed Mr. Xiaolu into a hut opposite the office.

Here is the kitchen, with a bag of potatoes on the floor, machine-pressed noodles, an induction cooker, a few pots that don't look small, and so on.

After Mr. Xiaolu washed his hands, he turned his wheelchair to wash and pick vegetables in this narrow kitchen. His movements were quick and familiar.

Lu Xin helped her put on the apron, and then squatted aside to help.

At noon, I made shredded potato rice with a lot of eggs in it, and cooked it with a spicy and sour vegetable soup.

Sour and sour shredded potatoes are king, but it is definitely impossible to make vinegar in a big pot.

Therefore, the potatoes in the orphanage were very aggrieved and boiled.

There are now twenty-three children in the orphanage, and Mr. Xiaolu is very skilled at dividing the eggs into pieces to avoid fighting.

However, during this period, Lu Xin knocked two more eggs into the pot, and divided two more.

Teacher Xiaolu glared at him, but acquiesced to his extravagance.

...

When a group of children lined up with large porcelain jars finished their meals, Lu Xin and Teacher Xiaolu also entered her office. At this time, it was already an hour later, and in another hour, Getting ready for an afternoon class.

Because the rice was less cooked, Lu Xin took a leftover steamed bun from yesterday, broke it into pieces and put it into the soup.

While eating, he said naturally: "When I went to the main city this time, I thought of some things from the past."

Teacher Xiaolu also ate silently, nodding his head: "Yeah."

Lu Xin gave Teacher Xiaolu a piece of egg in his bowl, and said, "Then I think it's a bit strange, I still remember that Dean Wang when we were in the orphanage. I remember that he was very good. During that time, there was starvation outside and there was chaos everywhere, but he protected us very well, and I even remember that there was meat in the food we ate at that time."

"I also remember that he has been teaching us to learn, saying that the world is too messy now, but the most terrifying thing is not how many people have become crazy, but those who are left, abandoning all culture, they will become A more terrifying person than a lunatic."

"I remember him watching cartoons with us, watching old movies he stored on his hard drive..."

Speaking, Lu Xin couldn't help laughing: "I still remember, I found a hidden folder once..."

"As soon as we opened it, he rushed in and chased us all over the corridor with a broom..."

"..."

"Yes, when we asked him why he beat someone, the dean's face turned red, but he refused to explain..."

Teacher Xiaolu also laughed, and tears dripped into the vegetable soup at the same time.

Lu Xin stopped eating, and with his spoon, scooped out the place where the tears had fallen, and put it aside.

Then he looked at Teacher Xiaolu and said, "So the dean is actually a good person, right?"

Mrs. Xiaolu slowly wiped the tears from her cheeks and said, "Of course the dean is a good person."

"He's the best person in the world."

"..."

The expression on Lu Xin's face disappeared, he didn't know what to say.

Teacher Xiaolu was silent for a while, and then said softly: "But he is also the most terrifying person in the world."

Lu Xin slowly stuffed a piece of steamed bun into his mouth, he didn't ask any further.

Just waiting for Mr. Xiaolu to tell him.

...

"Actually, I already knew that you would remember it one day."

After a while, Mr. Xiaolu spoke softly, his voice trembling slightly: "I sometimes envy you so much that I can forget what happened at that time, and sometimes I am really scared, you will say those things again. When I think about it... I know, what you have left in your memory before is the good side of the dean, in fact, that's good, he also... does have a good side..."

"After all, if you hadn't seen it with your own eyes."

"No matter how many people tell me, our dean, when he puts on that white coat, will become..."

"Being like that, that kind of look, I wouldn't believe it either..."

"..."

Hearing the fear in Teacher Xiaolu's voice, Lu Xin felt very uncomfortable.

There is an empty feeling in my heart.

He subconsciously held Teacher Xiaolu's palm, trying to comfort her.

But she didn't expect that Teacher Xiaolu seemed to be electrocuted, she suddenly shrank back in fright, and almost fell over.

"Actually, you don't have to be afraid of him..."

The comforting words that Lu Xin had just prepared stopped halfway through.

He saw that Teacher Xiaolu looked at him, full of fear that could not be hidden.

"sorry Sorry……"

When noticing the stunned look in Lu Xin's eyes, Teacher Xiaolu reacted abruptly.

She apologized anxiously and kept saying: "Don't misunderstand, I'm not, really not, you don't..."

When she was talking, she also reached out her hand subconsciously, as if she wanted to hold Lu Xin's hand.

But it can be clearly seen that her movements are hesitant, as if her will is forcing her to hold Lu Xin's hand.

"I know, it's not your fault for what happened at the time..."

"But I'm still, I can't help but be afraid, I'm sorry, I couldn't control it..."

"..."

Lu Xin slowly withdrew his hand, thinking a little strangely confused.

He suddenly realized a problem...

It turned out that Mr. Xiaolu was not afraid of the dean, but himself.

Why don't you add it tomorrow, okay?