Canary [Rebirth]

Pei Xiangque was very reluctant to get close to Zhou Xiu, so she walked two steps behind her and slowly walked into the hut.

The yard of their house is not big. It was built more than 30 years ago. The family didn't have the money to knock it down and rebuild it. It was just renovated for a while a few years ago.The room is very narrow, with only one window open. Pei Ding was sitting on the chair by the window smoking a cigarette. When he saw Pei Xiangque come in, he snorted heavily and continued to puff away, without speaking. .

Zhou Xiu smiled kindly, moved a stool for Pei Xiangque to sit on, and posted earnestly on it, talking non-stop. Pei Xiangque couldn't understand a word, and was a little scared, so she dodged in a hurry and happened to call Pei Ding Seeing it, he gave him a look of contempt and disdain, and put out the cigarette butt in his hand.

Pei Xiangque stood where he was, with his back still straight. After a period of unbearable silence, he finally took out the paper and pen from his schoolbag and prepared to have a showdown with Pei Ding.The two of them seemed to have nothing else to say. Pei Ding didn't care how he was doing in Ningjin, whether he suffered hardships or not, he only cared why Pei Xiangque didn't get the money back.And Pei Xiangque didn't seem to have any idea about Pei Ding's attitude, or he no longer had an opinion.

He is so obedient only because Pei Ding raised him 15 years ago, gave him a bite to eat, and didn't let him starve to death.At the very least, he wants to return the money.As for what her mother said before she died, Pei Xiangque actually doesn't remember clearly.

Zhou Xiu took Pei Xianglong, who was playing around, to another room long ago, and sent the child back. Zhou Xiu didn't go in, but stood at the door, listening to the movement inside quietly.

The cause and effect of the whole incident were very long. Pei Xiangque wrote word by word, and writing was always much slower than speaking, and it took a long time.After writing more than half a page, Pei Xiangque tore off this one and handed it to Pei Ding.

Pei Ding took it, and seeing his handwriting, he felt a little complicated.Pei Xiangque's handwriting has been good since she was a child, neat and beautiful.When Pei Xiangque was very young, he also loved this child, taught him to read and write, and listened to the immature child's voice calling him father. Everything was fine until Pei Xiangque's mother fell ill and passed away, and then Pei Xiangque Got sick and became a fool.

Pei Ding is not tall, and has always been the only child in the family, loved by his parents. He tried his best to let him study for several years, but he still failed to pass the exam.He is also not very sophisticated, he can't find a job outside, so he can only farm at home, but he thinks he is different from those illiterate peasants in the village, but in fact his life is not as good as them.His temper was spoiled by his parents. He is cowardly and incompetent externally, arrogant and domineering internally, and has a particularly low self-esteem. He wants to make up for his son's failures, so after Pei Xiangque can't speak, he just Give up on him completely.

Pei Xiangque disbanded the engineering team, was sponsored by the Youth Rescue Center, and briefly recounted the matter of going back to school.He was full of hope that Pei Ding would agree to this matter, and he also thought about breaking contact with Pei Ding, and disappeared completely in the past few years.But Pei Ding is his father, if he is reported to the police, there is always a way to find him.

Pei Ding frowned. After reading these things, his first reaction was that Pei Xiangque was lying to him. He found a job outside, his wings were stiff, and he didn't want to take the money home, so he made up such a lie.How can there be such a good thing in the world that can fall on a 16-year-old child.

He was even unwilling to communicate with Pei Xiangque with pen and paper, as if he was afraid of insulting his own handwriting.

Pei Xiangque bit the soft flesh in his mouth, pitifully stuck in place, holding a pen in his hand, and emphasized it over and over again on the paper.

He wrote: "It's true, I want to stay there, finish the book, please agree, okay?"

When Pei Ding got up, he was already impatient, threw away Pei Xiangque's pen, and just yelled, "Even if it's true, so what! You're an idiot, can you understand high school stuff? What a dream! Get lost!" Go away, don't bother me."

Pei Xiangque still didn't give up. He couldn't understand Pei Ding's words, so he hurriedly squatted down to find a pen, and continued to write.Just touched the pen holder, but was kicked away by a sudden foot.

What he hated the most was giving birth to a son named Pei Xiangque, walking on the road and feeling that others were poking him in the back, raising a fool.In his view, a fool must have the self-consciousness of a fool, sell physical labor, and earn money to compensate for the years of raising him.

In the end, he condescended to write a line, "You are not allowed to go to Ningjin, I found a job in the town to carry sand, with food and accommodation included. I have already talked to the people there, you go do it." The job is enough, and there is no need to send the money, when the time comes, I will go directly to the manager to get it."

Pei Xiangque was completely taken aback, and stood aside in frustration, and was pushed out of the yard by Pei Ding.

He will not give up.

Zhou Xiuzheng pretended to be sweeping the floor in the yard, lowered his head secretly, carefully pondered what Pei Ding said just now, and suddenly had a different idea.

Pei Xiangque's room was remodeled from a small utility room. It was said to be remodeled, but in fact, a bed was added in it, and other places were filled with farm tools and fertilizers.When he was away, even the bed was full of clutter. Pei Xiangque put down his backpack, found a broom, and cleaned the small room that he had lived in for more than ten years.There is only one dim and old incandescent lamp inside, because it was originally a warehouse, the window was opened very high, with only a small opening, basically airtight, musty and dusty, Pei Xiangque choked when cleaning. Gray nose, coughing for a while.

Lu Yu's call came at this time, Pei Xiangque quickly put down the broom and picked it up immediately.

He said, "Hey, is my little sparrow here?"

Loving someone is really an unbearable and unbearable thing.Lu Yu once wanted Pei Xiangque to try to deal with the family affairs by himself, and if he couldn't handle it well, he would continue to deal with it.But now that Pei Xiangque had only left for a day, he wanted to catch Pei Xiangque back and deal with it himself.But there is no way, he can't lock Pei Xiangque tightly in a golden cage like in his previous life, and become a canary that can only sing.

Those who should grow up and make up their minds, Pei Xiangque still has to try it himself.

Covering the phone with both hands, Pei Xiangque replied with a grin, and even lost his voice because he didn't learn well, "Wow, is my Uncle Lu here?"

The office door here was knocked several times. Li Chengguang pushed the door open and came in with a stack of documents in his hand. Seeing Lu Yu waving his hand, he stood aside and remained silent for the time being.

Lu Yu replied with a smile, "Uncle Lu is still here waiting for you to come back. By the way, how did you talk to your father? How did he treat you?"

When he said this, Lu Yu's face had already darkened, and his eyes were full of gloom.Pei Xiangque told him swearingly that Pei Ding was very tall, and after studying for two years, he looked down on rough people who did things, so he never did anything to him since he was a child.

Pei Xiangque crouched in the corner, faltering for a while, "Yeah, I'm still talking to him...it doesn't matter, if he really doesn't agree, I'll run out by myself."

There was a smile on the corners of Lu Yu's eyes, and he pondered for a moment, "So courageous? Do you want me to pick you up?"

Pei Xiangque hurriedly said no, and finally stumbled and said: "If, if I have no other choice, I will definitely find Uncle Lu. But Uncle Lu is a trump card, and he can't use it up easily."

Lu Yu felt that this metaphor was quite novel, and his tone was extremely gentle, "Then Ah Pei must have every card in his hand as a trump card, so what's wrong with just using a few?"

Li Chengguang listened sullenly from the side, and he could guess the conversation between the two of them pretty well.He thought disrespectfully in his heart, it's really naive, nasty, and hard to hear.But no matter how many times I listened to it, I always felt that my boss was suddenly possessed by some monster, and he changed completely.

The two chatted for a while longer, and Pei Xiangque would tell Lu Yu even when he encountered a strange-looking tree on the road. Every time he said a word, he would be happier. At the end, he watched the sky It was late, and after making an appointment to sing, I hung up the phone and said goodbye to Lu Yu.

Seeing that Lu Yu hung up the phone, Li Chengguang returned to his usual appearance. He went up and sent up the new investigation results. First, he gave a brief introduction, "There seems to be something wrong with Zhou Xiu."

Lu Yu raised his head, seeming to be interested.

On the village of Nanzhen, the moon star is dark.

After Zhou Xiu finished the housework and took a shower, she leaned over to Pei Ding who was reading a novel under the light, bit her lip timidly, and hesitated for a while.In the end, Pei Ding couldn't bear it any longer, and turned a page of the book, "Why don't you tell me what's going on?"

Zhou Xiu's appearance is good, and he is only in his early 30s, so he can be considered to be able to take care of himself in this rural area, and he is even more juicy after taking a bath.Slowly, as if struggling, she said: "When I was sweeping the yard in the yard today, I heard you tell Xiaoque what happened in Ningjin. He said that he got aid for teenagers in Ningjin and is now in school. Don't you believe it? But I thought, Xiao Que is a good boy, she never tells lies, how could she lie to others in such a short time after going out?"

Pei Ding fixed his eyes on Zhou Xiu, "Then what do you mean?"

Zhou Xiu's eyes were full of calculations, but her tone was gentle, as if she liked Pei Xiangque a lot, "Perhaps, maybe what Xiaoque said is true. If it is true, it doesn't matter if Xiaoque has a chance to study. He's a poor kid too."

Pei Ding only felt that Pei Xiangque was humiliating him by going to school, and he didn't want to talk about it at all, "He's just a fool, what's there to read, if that's the case, stop talking about it."

"You say that, alas, this good opportunity is wasted." Zhou Xiu finally laid the groundwork, and began to express her original plan, "That is Ningjin, one of the largest cities, the schools in it, the quality of teaching and The level must be top-notch. Xiaoque got help but didn’t read it. Or, or change it to Xiaolong to read. He inherited you and has a smart head. In this small town, how can there be a good teacher? I can teach him well. If there is no way in the past, it will be delayed if it is delayed, but now this opportunity is in front of us..."

Zhou Xiu's eyes flickered, and she wisely stopped here. She was tempting Pei Ding to say the last words.

Sure enough, Pei Ding seemed to hear this in his heart. Regarding education, he cared more than anyone else, "You are right. The schools in the city are definitely incomparable to us here. It's too late, Xiaolong can't do this again. But, who knows if what that idiot said is true or not?"

Zhou Xiu laughed. Ever since she heard what Pei Ding said, she thought of her son. After thinking about it all afternoon, she naturally thought of everything.Then he patted Pei Ding on the shoulder, "Xiao Que is a good boy, he won't lie, I'm his mother, I can't trust him any more. However, we adults should take a look at what's going on. How about tonight, I Go to his room and get his knapsack, if he was rescued, there will always be some traces."

Pei Ding remained silent, as if agreeing with her.

Usually, Pei Ding and Zhou Xiu are people who are used to going to bed early and getting up early, but today they stayed up late at night, Pei Ding could barely keep his eyes open, and he was still thinking about this matter.Zhou Xiu got up, went to the small warehouse secretly, took away the backpack that Pei Xiangque had carried, and picked up the new mobile phone that he had put beside his pillow.

Zhou Xiu took a few glances, unlocked it with Pei Xiangque's fingerprint, pressed the screen, and went all the way back to her room.

The couple rummaged through the address book, and finally found a name—Ms. Wu, and the note is the rescue center.