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The sky often doesn't crack first and then slowly collapse. Most of the time, it collapses without warning.

This year's New Year's Eve is especially long for Zhang Jin.

Early in the morning, the alley became lively, with the sound of firecrackers one after another, Zhang Jin took Miscellaneous Maoer out for a stroll, and bought a few couplets along the way.

He took the brush and paste, and with the Spring Festival couplets under his arm, he went straight upstairs, with the miscellaneous hair bouncing after him.It followed Zhang Jin to the second floor, stretched its neck and sniffed the bucket of paste, as if it wanted to stick out its tongue to take a bite.

When Zhang Jin was dipping in the paste, he accidentally brushed the nose of Miscellaneous Hair, rubbing its black nose white.

Miscellaneous Maoer retreated a few steps in a hurry, then raised his neck and sneezed loudly, making his wicked master smile.

Before Cheng Kuang moved in, Zhang Jin wished to blow up the second floor with a single shot, even forcing the couple with the nuisance, and now this place seems to be his base.Zhang Jin pasted Spring Festival couplets on his base, and went in to inspect it.

Cheng Kuang's things were still there, but Zhang Jin always felt that something was missing, so he let Miscellaneous Maoer look at the house, and went downstairs by himself.Miscellaneous Maoer squatted dutifully at the door of the house, wagging his tail and tickling with his front paws.

After a while, there were footsteps in the stairwell, Miscellaneous Maoer pricked up his ears and looked over, his nose sniffed out the smell of his old friend before his eyes, grinned his teeth, and yelled at her twice.

Mrs. Wang didn't expect the hooligan's dog to run to the second floor. She was caught off guard, clutching her chest and yelling "Ouch".

"Damn beast!" She stood vigilantly on the stairs with a vegetable basket, cursing the vicious dog bitterly.

Mrs. Wang was rushing out to buy vegetables. Today, her son and daughter were going to have a reunion dinner with her. If you are angry, the dog will scold the owner after scolding the dog.

At this time Zhang Jin came up, and the little beast jumped up viciously immediately, relying on the power of others, and the old lady Wang shut up resentfully with a livid face.

This unqualified rogue gave her a contemptuous glance, snorted through his nose, and replied "I'm not dead" at her, and then went into the house with the miscellaneous hair.

As soon as the door of the house was closed, Mrs. Wang spat out the bad luck, and then hurriedly went downstairs.

Walking outside the yard, she ran into Xiang Shulan who came back with vegetables, and Xiang Shulan smiled politely at her.Mrs. Wang felt that she looked more like a vixen when she smiled, so she didn't give the woman any good looks, and walked past her.

Zhang Jin's appearance followed Shulan's. Mrs. Wang saw that the mother and son were not pleasing to the eye, and she couldn't help but think of the situation on the stairs just now.At first she didn't think much about it when she was angry, but now she recalled it seriously, and the more she thought about it, the more she felt something was wrong.

How could that beast squat on the second floor?The students on the second floor have obviously left!How did the door open?

And she remembered that when the little hooligan came up, he was holding a candy box in his hand-this kind of candy box was placed in her house every year. On the morning of the first day of the new year, children would grab a handful of snacks in the box after paying New Year's greetings.

Mrs. Wang frowned, feeling that the little hooligan was a little weird. She didn't understand it on the way there, but after shopping for vegetables, she made a new discovery.

"Hey, did you post the Spring Festival couplets?" Mrs. Wang stopped when she passed by the second floor.The bright red Spring Festival couplets stimulated her, reminding her of many suspicious discoveries.

She remembered that the little hooligan came out of the second floor in the early morning, and was bumped into several times by her; she also remembered that once it was snowing, she saw two people huddling together from the window downstairs—the window was foggy at that time Yes, she didn't see it very clearly, and after a while, the person disappeared.

But she was sure one of them was a hooligan, because the dog was right next to him.

Mrs. Wang shivered suddenly, not daring to think about the mother and child on the first floor.She might not believe that this appalling conjecture should be on someone else, but Xiang Shulan herself is not serious, the two women are carved out of the same mold, like mother, like son.

Mrs. Wang took another sip at the door on the second floor, thinking, don't bring bad luck home.

Zhang Jin put the candy box on the desk next to Cheng Kuang's bed. The box was full of toffee, pistachios, oranges and melon seeds.Then he took out a red envelope from his pocket and hid it under Cheng Kuang's pillow.

After doing this, Zhang Jin went downstairs satisfied.

At that time, Xiang Shulan had already returned from the supermarket, there was a clanging sound in the kitchen, and a strong fragrance soon wafted out.It was rare for her to celebrate the New Year at home. She cooked soup and fish, and cooked a table of extraordinarily sumptuous dishes. For the first time, her usually deserted home had a decent New Year's atmosphere.

The TV in the living room was on, and Miscellaneous was lying in front of the sofa, gnawing on the ribs while staring at the screen intently.During the Spring Festival, the advertisements were all jubilant. Miscellaneous Maoer followed the advertisements, parroting "Wow", Xiang Shulan was so happy from ear to ear, and said to Zhang Jin: "Our dog has become a spirit."

Zhang Jin rewarded Za Maoer with a piece of pork belly, and justified Za Maoer's name: "It's a roaring dog."

The Xiaotian dog held the meat in its mouth, and wagged its tail obsequiously.

This is the most lively year for mother and son since Xiang Shulan's divorce. When Xiang Shulan clinked glasses with Zhang Jin and drank orange juice, he said that the future will be prosperous.

Unexpectedly, things backfired.

In the afternoon, Xiang Shulan's phone rang again and again, and the group of salty gamblers would not stop at New Year's Eve. They summoned their friends and friends to gather a few tables of mahjong, agreed to Xiang Shulan, and went after dinner Chess Room.

The sun began to sink from the moment she went out.

Before she went out, she told Zhang Jin that she would go home early to cook the New Year's Eve dinner, but she broke her promise.

Before it was completely dark, firecrackers sounded outside the yard. Mrs. Wang's family was the first to eat the New Year's Eve dinner. The noisy sound leaked from the balcony and could be heard on the first floor.

Zhang Jin was sitting in the yard, playing with his mobile phone while waiting for Xiang Shulan to come home. Miscellaneous hairy children were running around at his feet, and soon he was hungry, and kept rubbing his head against Zhang Jin's legs to arouse his anxiety Notice.But its owner was too busy to take care of himself, pushed its dog's head, and didn't bother to care about it.

It was chilly in the yard, and Zhang Jin couldn't sit still after sitting for a while. He looked up at the already dark sky, and couldn't help feeling a little anxious in his heart: Why hasn't his mother come back?

He called Xiang Shulan, but after waiting for a while, he didn't get through.

The chess and card room was noisy, and Xiang Shulan might not be able to hear the ringtone of the incoming call, and it was common for no one to answer.But this time Zhang Jin was suddenly a little annoyed, he waited for a while, and decided to go to the chess and card room to pick up Shulan.

Zhang Jin went back into the room, pulled out the plate of ribs on the table, and poured it into the bowl of Miscellaneous Maoer, then whistled to Miscellaneous Maoer, calling him over.

His dog had been looking forward to it for a long time, and finally it was this moment.It tilted its head and lay on the side of the food bowl, gnawing on the cold ribs.When Miscellaneous Maoer was full, Zhang Jin pinched its ears and led the dog out of the house.

Some people have finished the reunion dinner and started to set off fireworks.When Zhang Jin went out, he happened to hear a "poof", sparks splashed out of the cardboard box, flew into the sky and exploded, and several children stood on the steps with their necks raised and screamed.

Heck, it's like I've never seen fireworks.Zhang Jin said heartily.

Among the bright lights, only his house was dark.Zhang Jin stepped on the firecracker shavings and locked the iron gate outside the yard.

He didn't know at this time that the chess and card room was closed.

One person and one dog stood at the door in a daze for a while, Zhang Jin directly opened the curtain of a small restaurant next to him, and asked the restaurant's boss Sun about the situation.

Boss Sun's restaurant has been open for more than ten years, and he is very familiar with Xiang Shulan's family. When he saw Zhang Jin, he said "Ouch", and opened his mouth before Zhang Jin finished speaking, as if he knew what the other party wanted to ask.

"Are you here to find your mother? Hey, you're late. A few policemen came here just now and took all the mahjong players to the police station!" Boss Sun said, "Recently, gambling has been strictly investigated. , I heard from next door that your family seems to have been reported..."

Zhang Jin shivered in the cold wind. Boss Sun saw that his face was not good, and was about to comfort him, but before he could speak, Zhang Jin ran away.

He didn't stop for a moment, and rushed directly to the police station. Miscellaneous Mao'er strode on three legs and chased after him vigorously. When it finally caught up, its owner turned back and ran in the direction of home in a hurry .

Zhang Jin took the money from home, let the miscellaneous hair stay at home, got on the motorcycle by himself, and rushed back to the police station without stopping.After paying the fine, Zhang Jin waited for a while before the police brought Xiang Shulan out.

At that time, Zhang Jin was standing against the wall panting, and when he looked up and saw Xiang Shulan, he choked in his trachea, bent his back and coughed violently.

——Xiang Shulan's hair was loose, and there were a few fresh scratches on her face, which were already red and swollen, as if they had been dug out by nails.

Zhang Jin's backlog of irritability and anger could no longer be controlled, he gritted his teeth and asked, "Who did it?"

Seeing his unfriendly expression, the two policemen on the opposite side stood up vigilantly, and sternly reprimanded: "What do you want to do?"

"Mom is fine, can you go back first?" Xiang Shulan quickly grabbed Zhang Jin's arm, begging in a low voice.

Zhang Jin stared at her face, swallowed his anger and said nothing.Xiang Shulan turned to the police again, smiled apologetically, and went out with Zhang Jin on her arm.

She sat on the back seat of the motorcycle, Zhang Jin stepped on the starter lever, and the car started quickly, the cold wind came from both sides, Xiang Shulan hugged Zhang Jin's waist, and buried her face in the down jacket on his back inside.

This warmth filled her with guilt, and the wound on her face throbbed with pain.Knowing that Zhang Jin was waiting for her explanation, Xiang Shulan kept drafting a draft in her heart, trying to weave a calm lie, so no one spoke for a long time.

When the motorcycle was riding uphill, Xiang Shulan's lie was finally made up, but the slope was steep. She didn't want to distract her son, so she decided to go into the alley. After entering the alley, Xiang Shulan hesitated again, leaving home here Not far away, she thought she'd better go home; when she finally got home, she saw the table full of leftover cold soups and cold dishes at noon, and remembered that her son was waiting for her to go home for the reunion dinner, but his stomach was still empty, so she hung her head , can't say anything.

Xiang Shulan picked up the dishes on the table and walked into the kitchen.

Zhang Jin was sitting on the sofa, holding a cigarette in his hand, he tore the paper, and the tobacco rolled inside scattered out.There was still tinkling in the kitchen, but now the sound could no longer make his heart jump.

He opened the drawer and took out the yellow leather bag that was pressed at the bottom. During the Mid-Autumn Festival the year before last, Zhang Hao asked him to go to Dongjiao Railway Station to take this paper bag with the mooncakes.Inside the paper bag were a few family photos, which were taken at a photo studio before he and Xiang Shulan divorced.

Looking at it, Zhang Jin felt that he was no different from the person in the photo.

Even if he became a gunner, he still couldn't protect Xiang Shulan.

After a while, the sound from the kitchen stopped, and the familiar smell of food filled the room again. After Xiang Shulan washed the dishes, she went to Zhang Jin's room and called him to eat. As soon as she opened her mouth, loud firecrackers rang out outside the house. Voice.

This is an ugly coincidence.Xiang Shulan stared blankly at the wall clock—it was already twelve o'clock.

After the time of watching the new year, the outdated "New Year's Eve dinner" suddenly became embarrassing.

"Jin, let's eat." After the sound of firecrackers stopped, he said softly to Shulan.

Zhang Jin didn't want to move.Running from the chess room to the police station, and then back home from the police station, he didn't feel too tired after running such a long distance, but now sitting dryly, he felt extremely tired.

The hostility clenched his fists and rampaged in his chest, Zhang Jin's eyes were burned red with anger, he was very irritable, and even wanted to get angry at Shulan, but as soon as he saw Xiang Shulan's face, he threw out all the anger not come out.

Xiang Shulan lowered her head apologetically, and said cautiously, "Mom will bring you something..."

Before he finished speaking, Zhang Jin stood up, walked to the living room without saying a word, and sat down at the dining table.

"Who made it?" Zhang Jin asked again.

Xiang Shulan didn't stay silent this time. She took out the lie she had made up and said lightly, "It was an accidental injury. There was a quarrel at a table when people were counting the money. I went up to try to persuade them to fight, but I accidentally got caught a few times."

When she was eating, the wounds on her breasts agitated along with the muscles of her face, and under the light, the traces of slaps could be vaguely seen.

"What about the report?" Zhang Jin continued to ask.

Xiang Shulan was stunned for a moment: "I don't know who it is..."

Zhang Jin's nest was on fire, and he didn't speak any more, just took a few mouthfuls of food and entered the house.

Xiang Shulan's evasive words were like adding fuel to the fire. Zhang Jin suddenly realized that he couldn't give Xiang Shulan a sense of security. He sheltered the small family of mother and son from wind and rain.

Zhang Jin suddenly didn't know what to do.

The calm maintained by lies and silence is vulnerable, waiting to explode at any time.

Until the next morning, when Xiang Shulan received a call, the last straw finally fell gently.

This call was made by a man named Zhou Dongping. Xiang Shulan was washing clothes in the yard, and her mobile phone was charging in the house. Zhang Jin originally wanted to take it for her, but when he saw the name, his eyelids twitched one time.

He thought of "Uncle Zhou", the greasy-faced man who ate at his house.

Then he remembered the car again.

Zhang Jin changed his mind, instead of giving the phone to Xiang Shulan, he pressed "Answer" on his own initiative.

Zhou Dongping said "Hello" a few times as soon as he came up, but he didn't hear any response. He thought the other party was angry, sighed and apologized and said, "Shu Lan, I'm sorry, I'm all to blame for what happened last night. I didn't handle it well. Housework, otherwise I wouldn’t have gone to the police station... Are you okay? Is the injury serious? Have you been to the hospital?”

Zhou Dongping said a lot, but Xiang Shulan kept silent. He felt a little strange, so he stopped and said "Hello" a few times, and asked, "Can you hear me?"

Only then did Zhang Jin speak: "You caused the wound on my mother's face?"

Zhou Dongping was surprised when he found out that the other party was not Xiang Shulan, and hung up the phone abruptly.

Zhang Jin burst out uncontrollably from the anger he had held back all night. He put Xiang Shulan's cell phone in his pocket, walked straight to his mother, and asked in a deep voice, "Where is Zhou Dongping?"

Xiang Shulan's eyes widened suddenly, she was frightened by Zhang Jin's face, she had no time to think, grabbed his arm and said, "Don't go! It's none of his business."

"Don't tell me I'll look for it myself!" Zhang Jin was furious, shook off Xiang Shulan's hand, took out the motorcycle keys and was about to leave.

Xiang Shulan stood in front of the motorcycle, not letting him leave, and said repeatedly: "Jin Jin, listen to your mother, don't go out..."

Zhang Jin threw down the motorcycle and pulled open the iron door. The door slammed against the brick wall with a loud bang, which made Miscellaneous Maoer jump up in fright, and also made Mrs. Wang outside the door so frightened that her legs went limp. One fall.

Zhang Jin went out in a hurry and almost tripped over by Mrs. Wang on the ground. He confiscated his foot, stepped on Mrs. Wang's shoe, and called Mrs. Wang "Ouch" in pain.

"Yaoshou! The wild ghosts rushed to reincarnate early in the morning!" Mrs. Wang sat on the ground and cursed viciously.

Xiang Shulan quickly pushed Zhang Jin in, and she squeezed out to help Granny Wang while apologizing repeatedly: "I'm sorry, I'm sorry..."

Mrs. Wang immediately caught a glimpse of the wound on Xiang Shulan's face.

Rumors spread quickly. When she went out for a walk this morning, she heard from her old sister what happened in the chess and card room last night. It was said that Xiang Shulan was caught as a mistress. Go to the chess and card room to beat people.Beating someone was not enough, the tigress was ruthless, and by the way reported all the gamblers in the chess and card room.

As soon as Mrs. Wang saw Xiang Shulan's ghostly appearance, she knew that what the old sister said was 100% correct.

She threw it away towards Shulan as if she had touched something dirty, and said angrily, "Don't hit me! I have hands and feet!"

As she spoke, she glanced at the little rascal, only to find that he was still staring at her.

I was stepped on by a short-lived ghost on the first day of the new year, and it was unlucky for the whole year.The old lady Wang was so angry that she didn't hit one place, and said indiscriminately: "The upper beam is not upright, the lower beam is crooked, the mother is sloppy and hooks up with men outside, and the rogue son she raises is also a good-for-nothing! Go to the man's room every day. Drilling in..."

Zhang Jin's mind buzzed, and his reason was burnt out by the manic anger. He raised his fist and shouted: "I don't want to die! I will kill you today!"

Mrs. Wang screamed in fright. One of her feet was hurt and she couldn't run fast. She was about to be grabbed by the collar and beaten to death by the hooligans. At this time, Xiang Shulan desperately grabbed Zhang Jin.

"Let go! I'm going to kill her today!" Zhang Jin's eyes were full of bloodshot eyes, some of these bloodshots came out overnight, and some were burned out by anger.Mrs. Wang touched his bottom line, the law and morality suddenly disappeared, and he even wanted to kill someone.

Xiang Shulan held onto Zhang Jin tightly. She was neither as tall nor as strong as her son. This thin woman didn't know where she got her strength, but she didn't let Zhang Jin's fist land on Mrs. Wang.

Mrs. Wang leaned on the wall and wanted to run away, but the little rascal's dog ran out at some point, and barked at her viciously.

Granny Wang's tears were frightened, she cried "Help" with tears in her eyes, and Xiang Shulan tried to stop Za Maoer, but Za Maoer didn't listen to her, because Zhang Jin said: "Bite her to death!"

Miscellaneous Maoer ran out after Mrs. Wang.

Mrs. Wang was very lucky. After running for a while, her talented son arrived in time.

Mrs. Wang's talented son came to pay New Year's greetings to his old mother with a gift, and encountered such a chaotic scene as soon as he arrived-a vicious dog chased and bit his old mother, and his old mother was tearful. Shout for help.

Gao Caisheng's son threw down the big and small bags, leaving only a box of cakes in his hand.This box of cakes is expensive, and the packaging is also very delicate - it is packed in an iron box, which is extremely heavy.

He rushed to Mrs. Wang, picked up the iron box, like a big hammer, and slammed it on the dog's head like a hammer.This vicious dog was lame in one leg, and was more flexible than a healthy dog, so he didn't dodge it, and was hit at the first blow.

Gao Caisheng's son expected that the first hit would be enough to knock the dog out of concussion, but thinking of the pitiful appearance of the old mother, he held his breath in his chest and chased after the victory. Worse than his mother, she didn't give up until she saw blood when she hit the iron box.

All this happened behind a wall, and Zhang Jin was firmly stopped by Xiang Shulan, only heard the cries of Miscellaneous Maoer from a distance, but saw nothing.

Miscellaneous Maoer fell to the ground, his head was bloody and bloody, only his belly was still throbbing.Mrs. Wang didn't dare to go home, so she asked her brilliant son to drive her away.

Gaocai's son turned his eyes sideways and refused to agree, and wanted to argue with the dog owner.

Mrs. Wang dragged him away: "That family is hooligans! It's unreasonable! Don't deal with this kind of people!"

Gao Caisheng's son reluctantly took his old mother away.

The miscellaneous hair on the ground keenly sensed that the danger was gone, and moved its paws tremblingly.For a healthy dog, it is easier to climb up after being beaten up like this, let alone a three-legged disabled dog.

To get up is almost a miracle of life.

But a miracle happened like this, it happened to an ugly dog.

Miscellaneous Mao'er supported his body on three stick-like legs, he hunched his body, hopped back and forth, following the smell of his master in the air.

Every time it jumps, the stick-like thin legs seem to be unable to support it and collapse. The distance it moves each time is very short and the speed is very slow, not as fast as the blood on its head.

A cyclist was passing by and almost ran into the dog by accident. Fortunately, he turned the front of the car in time and made a false alarm.

"Stupid things don't look at the road!" the cyclist cursed.

The miscellaneous hair hung its head and jumped slowly. The blood flowed into its nose, blocking the smell in the air.Without the guidance of the smell, Miscellaneous Maoer couldn't move.

At this moment, it bumped into a person and spattered blood on the person's trouser leg.

This was the last time it bumped into Zhang Jin's leg.

The stick-like legs of Miscellaneous Hair bent down as if broken, and the moment its body collapsed, it rose into the air.

Zhang Jin picked it up.

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