Siheyuan: I just want to live

Chen Feng drove back to the courtyard and slowly drove into the yard. He raised his head and looked around, and a trace of doubt rose in his heart: "Huh? Why didn't I see Yan Fugui today? Doesn't he go home early every day to water the flowers?"

With doubts, Chen Feng took two steps forward and his eyes fell on the open space in the front yard. He saw the two children of the Jiang family playing happily there. On their thin bodies, they were wearing brand new cotton-padded clothes and pants, and on the outside they were wearing jackets and pants made from old clothes that Chen Feng gave them. The fabric of the cotton-padded clothes was the same as Chen Feng's, and it seemed that Aunt Jiang and Jiang's sister-in-law had made them overnight.

Aunt Jiang was sitting at the door, picking cabbages attentively. She raised her head from time to time and looked at the children tenderly, her eyes full of love and care.

As Chen Feng approached, the two children immediately shouted in unison: "Hello, Uncle Chen!" Their voices were clear and loud.

Chen Feng responded with a smile: "Hey! You are such polite and good children! Come to your uncle quickly." Hearing Chen Feng's call, the two children ran to him obediently.

Chen Feng stopped his bicycle and squatted down. Under the cover of his pocket, he quietly took out two white canine teeth from the space and put them on the children's necks. The two canine teeth were as white as jade, emitting a faint light under the setting sun, as if they contained mysterious power.

After the two children put on the canine teeth, they probably ran to Aunt Jiang and asked, "Grandma, Grandma, look, this is what Uncle Chen gave me. Do you know what this is?"

Aunt Jiang took off the canine teeth from their necks, walked up to Chen Feng and said, "Why did you give this to them? Put it away quickly! Give it to your children in the future. They don't need to wear this."

"I like these two children too, so let them wear them! This will help ward off evil and disasters, so they can grow up healthy and happy."

"Oh, right! Why didn't Teacher Yan see him today? Isn't he watering the flowers at the door every day? Why is he not here today?"

Chen Feng shook his head and did not take the tiger tooth handed back by Aunt Jiang, but turned the topic to Yan Fugui.

After hearing what Chen Feng said, Aunt Jiang gave up the idea of ​​returning the tiger tooth to him and said, "Uncle San went fishing today. He might have seen the fish that Sha Zhu bought yesterday and got greedy. He came back early today and went fishing with his fishing gear."

"How can he bear it in such a cold weather? Not only did he not catch any fish, but he also got sick first!"

Chen Feng was a little surprised that Yan Fugui went fishing today.

"Who knows!" Aunt Jiang didn't care about Yan Fugui. After all, she couldn't even take care of her own family.

Chen Feng suddenly asked, "How old are Xiaolong and Xiaohu this year? Why don't they go to school?"

Aunt Jiang touched the two children's heads and said kindly, "After the Chinese New Year, they will be eight years old. The children are rather thin and frail, so we will send them to school next autumn."

After hearing Aunt Jiang's explanation and looking at Chen Feng, he understood. Xiaolong and Xiaohu looked much smaller than other children of the same age. Aunt Jiang was afraid that they would be bullied by others at school, right?

"Then you go ahead and do your work. I'll go back first. It's getting late."

Chen Feng looked at the time, said goodbye to Aunt Jiang and left.

Aunt Jiang watched Chen Feng walk into the middle courtyard, then turned around and put the two canine teeth on Xiaolong and Xiaohu. She rubbed their heads and said, "Go play! Remember to come back for dinner later!"

When the two brothers heard what their grandmother said, they ran around the yard in joy.

After returning home and having dinner early, he felt a little bored. He took out an ancient book in classical Chinese without a cover and started reading it. In fact, Chen Feng couldn't understand the ancient book very well.

But in an age without television and mobile phones, if Chen Feng didn’t read some books, he really didn’t know what to do?

When Chen Feng was reading the book word by word, he suddenly heard the voice of Jia Zhang from the middle courtyard, "Silly Zhu! Get out here!"

Chen Feng immediately dropped the book in his hand and quickly ran to the middle courtyard to join in the fun. When Chen Feng just arrived at the middle courtyard, he saw Jia Zhang scolding Sha Zhu.

"Silly Zhu! Are you deliberately craving our Bang Geng? We just had fish yesterday, and today we're eating braised pork! Silly Zhu, do you think you did it on purpose?"

Jia Zhang pinched her waist with her left hand and pointed at Sha Zhu with her right hand with a ferocious expression. If she hadn't said that she was greedy for the braised pork, people who didn't know would have thought that she had suffered a great injustice!

Sha Zhu, who was standing opposite her, was also confused. He looked at Jia Zhang at a loss. He showed an awkward and helpless smile on his face and stammered, "Aunt Jia, what are you talking about? Why would I deliberately want to be with Bang Geng? Bang Geng is a cute little guy. I love him so much! How could I deliberately make him cry!"

Jia Zhang didn't care how Sha Zhu explained. She continued to scold him angrily, "You wild child without a father or a mother! How dare you be so stubborn! It's obviously you who deliberately coveted our Bang Geng, otherwise why would he cry so sadly! Tell me, what are you going to do about this matter!"

Facing Jia Zhang's scolding, Sha Zhu didn't take it too seriously at first, after all, he was used to Jia Zhang's aggressive personality. However, when he saw Yu Shui next to him suddenly rush to his side, hug his thighs tightly, and burst into tears, his heart was instantly pierced.

In the past two years, Sha Zhu had tried very hard to bring Yu Shui out of the shadow of He Daqing's running away from home. Jia Zhang's words, like a sharp sword, pierced Yu Shui's wounds that had just healed, and brought back her painful memories.

"Brother! Did I make dad unhappy and he didn't want me anymore, so I ran away? Yu Shui has now become a wild child that no one wants... wuuuuu..." He Yu Shui hugged Sha Zhu's legs tightly and cried heartbreakingly. Her appearance was so pitiful that it was heartbreaking.

Sha Zhu had no time to care about Jia Zhang's scolding at this time. He quickly squatted down, hugged Yu Shui tightly in his arms, and comforted her softly: "Yu Shui is so well-behaved and sensible, she won't make Dad angry! Dad just went to work in another city, Yu Shui still has a brother! How can you say that you are an unwanted child?"

As Sha Zhu spoke, he gently patted Yu Shui's back, trying to ease her inner fear and anxiety in this way. His eyes were full of tenderness and love, as if telling Yu Shui that no matter what happened, her brother would always be by her side.

However, after hearing Sha Zhu's words of comforting Yu Shui, Jia Zhang became even more extreme. She pointed at Sha Zhu and Yu Shui and yelled, "You two are wild children that no one wants! He Daqing would rather raise someone else's child than have you! Especially you, He Yu Shui, you useless money loser!"

Jia Zhang's words were like a sharp sword, deeply hurting Sha Zhu and Yu Shui's hearts. They were already in great pain because of their father's departure, and now they were subjected to such ruthless accusations and insults from Jia Zhang, and the grievances and sadness in their hearts were even more indescribable.

When Yu Shui heard this, tears welled up in her eyes. She hugged Sha Zhu tightly and cried even more miserably. Sha Zhu suppressed his anger and gently stroked Yu Shui's back, hoping to help her calm down.

However, Jia Zhang on the side had no intention of stopping and continued chattering: "You just know how to cry! What's the use of crying? He Daqing will not come back for you even if you cry again!" These words were like a sharp blade, deeply hurting Sha Zhu's heart.

Finally, Sha Zhu could no longer bear the anger in his heart! He gently dropped the rain on the ground, then stood up suddenly and gave Jia Zhang a solid kick. Then, he shouted angrily: "Jia Zhang! I will tear your mouth apart today!"

At this moment, Jia Dongxu, who was standing by, saw his mother being beaten, and immediately rushed forward to stop Sha Zhu who was about to pounce on Jia Zhang, shouting, "Sha Zhu, how dare you hit my mother! Let me show you how I'm going to deal with you!"

Before he finished speaking, the two men started fighting. At this time, Jia Zhang, who had just been kicked upside down, struggled to get up from the ground. When she saw her son Jia Dongxu gradually losing the upper hand in the fight with Sha Zhu, she twisted her fat body without hesitation and joined the melee.

Qin Huairu stood aside, turning around anxiously, her eyes fixed on the three people who were fighting, but she didn't dare to rush forward to help. She could only shout anxiously: "Shazhu! Dongxu and his mother! Stop fighting! Stop it now! Don't keep fighting!"

At this time, other people who heard the noise in the yard came out one after another. They looked at the three people who were fighting fiercely in the middle and almost beat their brains out. Unexpectedly, no one took the initiative to separate them. Instead, they all watched the show leisurely from the side.

At this time, Yi Zhonghai, who had just returned from studying at the street office, witnessed the chaotic scene. He immediately shouted angrily, "What are you all standing there for? Pull them apart! Look at what's going on!"

When everyone heard Yi Zhonghai's scolding, they suddenly woke up and took action, and rushed forward to pull the three people fighting apart. After some effort, they finally succeeded in stopping the fight between them.

When Jia Zhang was pulled away, she felt like she had grabbed a life-saving straw when she saw Yi Zhonghai. She sat down on the ground suddenly, then pinched her ankles tightly with both hands and began to cry out in a rhythmic manner.

"Oh my God! Oh my God! Everyone come and look! That bastard Shazhu actually dared to hit an old man! Is there any law here?" Her voice was sharp and piercing, as if it could pierce people's eardrums.

"Old Jia! Sha Zhu has gone too far. He actually came to bully our family! Come and take this lawless guy away! Otherwise, how will our family survive?" Jia Zhang became more and more excited as she spoke, but there was not a single tear in her eyes.

At this time, people noticed Jia Zhang's miserable state. She was sitting on the ground, her clothes were covered with mud, her hair was very messy, and there was an obvious slap mark on her face. It was obvious that she must have been beaten by Sha Zhu during the melee just now.

Looking at Jia Dongxu, his condition was not much better. His eyes were black and blue, the corner of his mouth was swollen, and his nose was bleeding. His body was also covered with dirt, and his clothes were torn into rags. He looked miserable.

Finally, let's take a look at Sha Zhu, who was also badly injured. There was a big swelling on his face, one of his eyes was blue, his cotton-padded jacket was torn to reveal the cotton inside, and he looked a little listless.