This is a matter of life and death, and there cannot be any falsehood. Wan Xiu asked again: "Ling'er, are you saying that the fire was not an accident? It was Brother Bai who set the fire? Please talk to your mother carefully about what is going on. "

Zhao Ling recalled what happened before, and she was very impressed.

That day, Zhao Ling went to deliver lunch to Zhao Man and the others, and then sat with them under a tree to eat. She felt uncomfortable with the heat and went home.

She wanted to rest for a while before going to hunt pigweed and collect firewood. The three girls, Zhao Chun and Zhao Hua, usually did the pigweed hunting.

When she went back, she saw Zhao Bai and Zhao Hua playing in the yard. When she saw a group of ants on the ground, Zhao Bai took a stick and some straw and burned the ants.

When children in the village are bored and see a group of ants or an ant nest, they will light a fire and play with the ants. They like to watch the ants scatter in all directions and run for their lives.

Seeing her coming back, Zhao Hua greeted her: "Sister Ling, we are playing with ants, do you want to play?"

"No play, I want to take a nap. Sister Hua, remember to call me when you go to collect firewood. I'm going to kill pigweed."

"You're a lazy girl. You can't sleep in broad daylight. You're just lazy. When my mother comes back, I'll tell her to scold you and come over to play." Zhao Bai ordered.

At this time, Zhao Ling was not very afraid of Ma. At this time, Ma only dared to accuse Sang and Huai, calling her a loser and her brother a wild child.

Because Wanxiu will protect them, she can let the Ma family bully her, but she protects her children and will never allow others to bully her children.

After her father passed away and her mother became seriously ill, Ma showed her ugly face. In the past, she only used her words to make money for her husband and wife.

"Brother Bai, I don't know how to play. You only play all day long and don't work. Brother Chuan is only three years old and can weed grass, but you can't do anything. I don't have time to play."

She didn't like this chubby cousin who always liked to bully her younger brother. Once he pushed Brother Chuan to the ground, and Brother Chuan cried in pain.

She felt sorry for her brother, so she pushed him tooth for tooth, and he went to complain. Then her aunt relentlessly tried to beat her.

Her mother helped her block the beating, and Ma finally said that she was so vicious at a young age, and that she would get worse when she grew up.

She howled so loudly that the whole village knew about it. She just made the matter more serious and said that Zhao Man and his wife were bullying her.

People who didn't know the truth accused the couple. At that time, she didn't understand why they were being accused even though they had done nothing wrong.

Now she understands that because her father is honest and easy to bully, and her uncle is a scholar who is sharp-tongued and often brags, the people in the village still respect scholars more, and they all think that he will be admitted as a scholar in the future.

It's too late for them to curry favor with the future scholar, so how can they offend him?

A girl's reputation is very important. In order to prevent Zhao Ling from being gossiped about, Zhao Man also felt that the matter should not be too big and everything would be happy for the family, so he just had to endure it and asked her to apologize.

She was forced to apologize, and from then on Zhao Bai became more and more aggressive, preferring to bully their siblings.

"You lose money, you wild girl, you have to play when I let you play. I am your brother. I have the final say. My mother is the one in charge. You have to do whatever we say. Are you looking for a fight?"

Zhao Bai glared at her angrily. He was not even afraid of Zhao Man and his wife, so how could he be afraid of Zhao Ling? He was used to being domineering and could not tolerate rejection by others.

As he spoke, he threw the lit wooden stick at her. Zhao Ling nimbly dodged it and ran back to the room, deciding to ignore him and not care about him.

Every time she quarrels with them, she is the one who suffers the consequences in the end.

Zhao Bai was scolding outside for a long time and then there was no movement. She thought that the incident was over, so she lay on the bed and fell asleep in a daze. After an unknown period of time, she was woken up by the smoke, and there was a strong smell. Smoke poured into the room.

She realized there was a fire and when she wanted to push the door open and go out, she found that the door could not be opened and was blocked by something.

She was so panicked that she knocked on the door and shouted: "Sister Hua, Brother Bai, are you outside? Open the door."

When there was no response, she yelled for help, her parents, and no one came to save her. Finally, she fainted.

As for the culprit Zhao Bai, he originally just wanted to block the door and lock Zhao Ling in so that she could not get out, and wanted to teach her a lesson.

Zhao Hua saw this and said, "Brother, you blocked the door with a big piece of wood. How can Sister Ling come out? She has to go out to work after she has rested."

Zhao Hua is the same age as Zhao Ling, and she is only two months older than Zhao Ling.

"I'm going to make it impossible for her to come out and do her work, and make her get scolded. When mother comes back, I'll tell her that wild girl is lazy, and let mother teach her a lesson. If you tell me about this, I'll beat you."

Zhao Bai stared at her fiercely and threatened.

Zhao Hua was cowardly and did not dare to disobey him, so she quickly assured him that she would not talk too much.

Even though she was Zhao Bai's biological sister, he still bullied her. He would never protect or love his sister.

Tired of playing in the yard, Zhao Bai went out and threw away the wooden stick with the sparks in it.

Just dropped it on the dry straw outside the grocer's house and it caught fire.

"Mom, it was Brother Bai who was jealous of me for disobeying him and wanted to scare me. He set the fire on me. He probably didn't mean it. He didn't expect it to be so serious."

Wanxiu was probably frightened when she thought that Zhao Bai had been a little restless in the past half month and did not dare to look at her, and that Zhao Hua fell ill the day after the house was burned.

At that time, she didn't think much about her daughter.

Mr. Ma must have known, but he kept silent. He also cursed and said that they had failed to take good care of their family and had ruined it, and asked them to earn money to rebuild a grocery store.

As Wan Xiu thought, Ma knew that it was Zhao Baizong who was responsible for the fire that night.

Zhao Baicai was seven years old and couldn't hide his troubles. He was afraid when he saw the house burned down. When his brother and sister heard that Zhao Ling was almost burned to death, they also heard that she would die if she had a fever and couldn't survive it.

The two of them turned pale with fright. Zhao Bai said in panic: "I didn't mean it. I didn't want to kill her."

Ma heard him talking to himself and asked, and finally found out the truth.

She hugged Zhao Bai and comforted her: "Brother Bai, don't be afraid. It's not your fault. It's the loser who doesn't know what's good. If she dies, it's because of her bad luck. You can't blame others. "

She warned again: "You can't tell others about this. It's hot and fires are normal."

She also threatened Zhao Hua not to tell the story, and Zhao Hua did not dare to tell the truth, but her conscience was uneasy. She dreamed that Zhao Ling was asking for her life, and she was so frightened that she became ill.

After hearing this, Wan Xiu was angry and anxious. She hurriedly hugged Zhao Ling and said bitterly: "What a Zhao Bai, what a Ma family, how dare you harm you like this? She clearly knows the truth but says it is our fault. How dare you touch her?" My child, I will never let her go.”

chapter eight

As a mother, you are strong. She can tolerate being wronged, but she will never allow others to trample on her children.

"Mom, we don't need to be angry with that kind of person. It's not worth it. I'm afraid. I don't want to live with them anymore. I heard that we don't have to live together after we separate."

Wanxiu hugged her thin, trembling daughter tightly and comforted her gently: "Ling'er, don't be afraid, my mother will protect you, and she will never let others bully you siblings in the future."

Zhao Chuan followed Zhao Ling's example, holding Zhao Ling's hand, patting her small chest, and said with a sweet voice: "Sister, don't be afraid, Brother Chuan will protect you and drive away the bad guys for you."

Looking at a pair of sensible children, Wanxiu couldn't help but shed tears. The tears kept falling down as if they were free of money, and she couldn't stop them.

She could imagine how frightened and uneasy her Ling'er felt when she was locked in a room and couldn't get out. She kept calling for help but no one came to rescue her. She kept talking in her sleep during the half month of fever.

It's all because she's too cowardly, too incompetent, she's useless.

After enduring it all her life, Zhao Ling couldn't bear it anymore. She felt wronged, she hated, she was greedy for her mother's arms, the warm embrace made her nostalgic, she buried her head in her mother's arms and cried loudly.

Just let her be bold this time, she will only cry this time, and she will never shed another tear in the future. Tears are worthless, and crying can't solve any problems.

She must give it a try, live every day to the fullest, and find a way for her family and herself.

Seeing their mother and son hugging each other and crying, Zhao Chuan couldn't help but shed tears.

After Zhao Ling had vented enough, Wan Xiu gently wiped her tears and said, "Ling'er, don't hurt your eyes from crying."

Mother knows her children best. Wanxiu found that Zhao Ling had changed. Although their siblings were sensible and intelligent earlier, they were soft-tempered. She was too young to talk about such things as family separation.

She saw her firm eyes and dissatisfaction with Dafang's family, but no matter what she became, she was still her daughter.

"After listening to some of Ling'er's words, Mom feels that Ling'er has grown up and there are some things that Mom should tell you. If you remember anything in the future, tell Mom. Don't keep it to yourself."

"Okay, does your mother support us separating our families?"

Wanxiu nodded, "Support, Mom has mentioned this to your father before, but your father disagrees. He has regarded it as his responsibility to provide for your uncle until he is admitted as a scholar.

This is your grandfather's last wish. If he is asked to separate the family now, he will have an uneasy conscience and feel that he is unfilial and treacherous. The Dafang family is very smart. In the past, they often used this matter to block us, so the separation must be considered in the long term. "

Zhao Ling held her hand and said, "Mom, I understand. I just want to ask my mother for permission. Just agree to it. We have to persuade dad slowly."

It is a good thing to attach importance to love and justice, but it also depends on the person. Dad just hasn't turned around. If the uncle can't be a scholar in his life, does his father have to support him for the rest of his life?

Brother Bai is already seven years old. I have seen that my eldest aunt will definitely propose that he go to school soon. She will definitely catch you for not looking after your home and let it burn down as an excuse to let you work more jobs to earn money. Give it to Brother Bai to repair it.

Her son is Jinggui. Isn’t our Brother Chuan Jinggui? I think Brother Chuan is very smart. Even his uncle said he is a scholar. "

Hearing this, Wan Xiu's eyes lit up and he quickly asked: "Really, Brother Xuan really said that?"

Wan Xiu's younger brother Wan Yixuan is 19 years old. He is also a scholar. He plans to take the college examination in August this year. If he passes the examination, he will be a scholar.

Zhao Ling remembered that Wan Yixuan took one college examination and was admitted as a scholar.

"Really, my uncle said before when he took Brother Chuan into his arms, why should we send Brother Bai to study? It would have been better if he was a man who repaid his kindness, but he was taught badly by his eldest aunt. A loving mother often loses her son.

Just because he is the eldest grandson of the eldest son, we should let him step on Brother Chuan and let Brother Chuan pave the way for him? Not nurturing your own son, but nurturing other people's sons, you are really out of your mind.

We need to make plans for Brother Chuan as soon as possible. In three years, my father, mother and I can definitely earn Brother Chuan's support. Of course, the premise is that the money is not given to the eldest aunt. "

Wanxiu was persuaded by Zhao Ling. If her son was really good at studying, she would let him study even if it meant selling him.

"Brother Chuan, do you want to learn how to read and write, take the imperial examination and become an official?" Wan Xiu touched his son's head and asked.

Zhao Chuan didn't quite understand and asked in confusion: "What does it mean to take the imperial examination and become an official? What are the benefits?"

Wanxiu was momentarily stunned by his question and didn't know how to answer it better.

Zhao Ling said with a smile: "If you take the imperial examination and become an official, you will have meat to eat. It can also help more people who have no food to eat and eat meat."

Zhao Ling did not say those noble words, such as saying that as an official, you should serve the people.

She can only guide him now. The wish of poor people is nothing more than food and clothing. Only when these are achieved can they move forward. She cannot let her brother go astray.

"As for the rest, wait until Brother Chuan goes to school, Master will teach Brother Chuan."

Zhao Ling's words really had an effect, "Then I want to study and take the imperial examination and become an official. I want to eat meat, and my parents and sisters will also eat it together. No one will be left behind."

"Okay, let's set a small goal first."

"Okay, sister, let's hook up." Zhao Chuan stretched out his little finger to hook Zhao Ling's little finger.

Seeing the siblings smiling happily as they made the promise, Wanxiu smiled happily and looked at them lovingly.

Her first step of the plan was successful and she persuaded her mother, but it was not enough. She decided to make more drastic changes so that her mother could see clearly the face of Dafang's family and not let the two vampires get involved.

"Mom, do you think I know so much? You think I've changed, but it's actually because I went to hell and almost couldn't come back.

Just when I was about to be kidnapped by the ghost messengers, an old immortal saved me. He said that my darkened hall was a sign of early death. "

"What? How could it happen?" Wanxiu exclaimed, very nervous, "Is there a way to solve it? I will go to the temple to pray for you tomorrow."

Seeing her mother's fear and uneasiness, Zhao Ling felt very guilty, but she had to do this. People in the world believe in Buddhism and the Guanyin Bodhisattva in the sky.

She has a fear of the gods, and she wants to use this to achieve her goal.

In her previous life, she believed that there were gods in the world, and when she begged the Ma family to use half of her father's pension to treat her mother, but to no avail, she went to the temple to pray for her.

It is said that sincerity leads to spiritual success. She had to kneel up from the foot of the mountain and kowtow while climbing. At that time, she just wanted to save her mother's life.

If only this could

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