疼得李木嗷一嗓子，本能地想抬脚踹过去，可脚下却发软，差点绊倒。他捂着胳膊，恶狠狠地瞪着那野狗，唾沫星子都快喷出去了。那狗舔着黏糊糊的舌头，冲他吡牙咧嘴，得意得很，仿佛刚才那口恶气，是它挣到了。李木喘着粗气，胳膊传来钻心的疼。

“滚！”李木咬牙切齿地骂了一句，可声音虚浮，连自己都听得出来没底气。他扶着墙，慢慢往屋里挪。屋里头，老娘正对着灶台唉声叹气。

“娘……”李木走进去，声音沙哑，“我……我没事。”

老娘抬头看了他一眼，又低下头去收拾碗筷。屋子不大，墙角堆着些柴火，窗户上贴着道道裂缝的窗花，风一吹，发出呜呜的声响。

“胳膊怎么了？”老娘放下手里的碗，“被狗咬了？”

“嗯……”李木揉了揉胳膊，疼得他额头冒汗，“没事，就是……就是被那畜生咬了一口。”

老娘没再说话，只是默默地给他清洗胳膊上的伤口。李木看着娘忙碌的背影，心里一阵发酸。娘/transient worker/ has been working hard to support the family. Sometimes, she/transient worker/ even skip meals just to save some money.李木/transient worker/ knows how hard life is for them.

“好了，包上吧。”娘/transient worker/ said, her voice filled with concern.李木/transient worker/ nodded, Grateful for his mother's care, he/transient worker/ helped her/transient worker/ with the housework

天色渐暗，李家的小屋亮起了昏黄的灯火。娘/transient worker/ 切了些青菜，炖了一锅排骨汤。李木/transient worker/ 小口小口地喝着汤，感觉身上的力气慢慢回笼。