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Chapter 14 The Mountain

Since when did you have a demon in your heart?

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In summer, with the noise of cicadas, the brook is gurgling.

Father and mother went out early in the morning, and when they returned home hungry from private school, there was no one in the house.Put the book on the table and walk to the stove.There are two cornbreads left by my father and mother in the pot, and I feel a little cold when I touch them with my fingers.I grabbed one and ate it, almost choking, and after I finished eating one, I picked up the other, put the lid on the pot, and went out the door.

I sat on the stool in front of the door and rested, biting the cornbread in my hand.Looking at the path home, I don't know why I was in a daze.

After eating, I moved a small table out and took out the textbooks taught in the private school to read.

My father and mother always say that everything is useless, only reading is good.So no matter how poor the family is, they still have to support me to study.

When I was young, I didn’t know how to be playful, and when I got tired of reading, I threw the book on the ground. My mother beat me often, and my father said that I was not a material for reading. If I am stupid, I should do more farm work .

At that time, I didn't know what to do with reading?What's the use?

We often joke that the old scholar in the next door village has read books for half of his life, and he still has nothing left. What he reads at home has long since been unraveled, but he is still reading books tirelessly.

However, just the year before last, he became a Jinshi. When he returned to his hometown, he kept wiping away his tears and weeping with joy.After a few days, he took his family and seemed to be leaving here.

At that time, I asked my mother what happened to him?A Niang said: He has become an official and is leaving here.When my mother said this, her eyes were full of envy.

"Then where is he going?" I took my mother's hand and asked her, shaking it non-stop.

"Go to a place full of gold and silver, and there are delicacies from mountains and seas every day." A Niang knelt down and touched the bridge of my nose with a smile, but the smile gradually became regretful: "It would be great if my son had such a future." .”

At that time, I understood that reading is really useful. It can make the family live a better life and go to a place where there is no need to worry about food and drink.

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After reading the book in my hand, I reviewed it again before putting it down.I haven't memorized the two poems taught by Mr. Private School today, but I have to memorize them no matter what.

At dusk, my father and mother came back with a load and a hoe.I looked up and saw them, got up and ran to meet them.

"mother……"

A Niang frowned: "Why did you come back so early today? Could it be that you skipped class?" I tugged on A Niang's sleeve and said, "No, sir, I have something to do at home today, so I let it go earlier."

My father put down the burden, put it on another shoulder, and urged us: "Don't talk about the child's mother, go back and cook some food."

I ran to Dad again: "Why don't I choose Dad."

Dad shook his head: "You can't afford it, your mother will have to blame me again later, you'd better read your book."

"I'm not young anymore, I'm already fifteen."

"Okay, you two, we're only a few steps away from home, so there's nothing to argue about."

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A Niang asked me to feed the chickens in the yard, and I went to cook by myself. My father put away the hoe, and took a stool and chair to sit in the yard weaving baskets.

The curling smoke from the kitchen could already smell the aroma of the food, even if he had eaten two steamed buns before, he didn't care if he was full.

After feeding the chicken, I hurried to get the bowls and chopsticks, but my mother said I was impatient.

I laughed and said, "It's okay, I'll put it on first."

I was stunned when I waited for A Niang to serve a bowl of noodles. A Niang looked at me and said, "I don't want to eat it."

I held back my mouth and said, "I didn't."

A Niang turned her head and told Dad not to do anything, and quickly finished the meal.Dad said good, put away the unfinished ones and put them in the house first, then went to wash his hands before coming.

"When I went to fetch water from the river today, the river level dropped." Dad said while picking up noodles with chopsticks and pouring them into the bowl.

A Niang raised her head and said, "It hasn't rained for many days."

Dad took a few bites and then stopped: "I'm afraid..."

"Don't think so much, maybe it will be off in a few days. Come on, eat more."

At that time, I just buried my head in eating and didn't pay attention to the conversation between my parents. I just remembered that there was not much salt in the noodles, and I didn't taste the taste after a few bites.

Unexpectedly, Dad's worry really came true.

This drought has also become the largest in our history.

Everything went downhill.

……………………Dividing line……………………

The water tank at home will bottom out in a few days, and now I dare not use water indiscriminately, and the chickens raised at home are also sold.Dad and other uncles and uncles said they were going to dig a well today.It has not been watered for several months, and the farmland is also dry.

But I didn't know that this would be the last time I saw Dad.

When Dad came back, his face was covered with clothes and he was carried back by them.It was fifteen or sixteen, but I also understood the meaning of not being there. My mother cried bitterly on my father's body, and my mind went blank. The so-called not being here means that I will never come back.

They all advised A Niang to mourn, no one expected this.And the pain that followed was just beginning.

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A Niang went to grab the porridge, and even half of the corn bread had to be eaten with others.A Niang held me in her arms, covered the cornbread with her hand and told me to eat it quickly.Her left eye was bloodshot and the corner of her mouth was bruised, she must have been beaten.But I was powerless and could only cry, because I couldn't help her, and I didn't even know who beat her.

She wiped my tears with her hand and told me not to cry.

A Niang and I kept going forward to get out of this place.But I didn't expect that it was a drought for thousands of miles, and I couldn't get out.

"Aniang, I'm afraid." Aniang dragged me with her tired body.

When did people become like this?

me……

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The drought continues.

The man beat my mother, his cheeks were red, his head was big, his ears were full of fat, he kept shaking his arms and waving his fists.

Just for that piece of bark.

A Niang's mouth was already cracked and bloody. She laying there motionless reminded me of my father.

She lowered her hands helplessly, and a group of people swarmed up.

What should I do... what should I do...

I hugged A Niang's body tightly and didn't let go, but there were no tears in my eyes.Until a drop of water dripped on the bridge of my nose.

water?rainwater?

Everyone knelt on the ground like crazy, kowtowed and thanked the heaven.I raised my head, opened my mouth, and tried my best to drink.

Mom, did you see it?It's raining, we're saved!

But A Niang closed her eyes and did not open them.

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I left where I was and they were out of sight.

When I took the imperial examination, they couldn't see it.

I'm an official, they can't see it.

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No wonder it is said that everyone wants to be an official, so it is not good to cover the sky with one hand.

Now I am capable, I can do what I want to do.

I hate those people, especially the fat head and big ears, who beat my mother with fat, I hate him, this kind of person should not live in this world

You can't hear her crying, so I can't hear you crying.

Some people said that when the body was found on the mountain, it must be Zhang Shan and Li Si who showed their feet.But this matter is also easy to solve. If there are demons on the mountain, those stupid people will not go near that mountain again.

Until that morning...see those two teenagers.

What an eyesore...

But my face remained calm, and I couldn't panic.

How could it be possible that I did the murder, I am a local parent official and loved by others, how could it be possible?

Zhang Shan and Li Si knelt on the ground, not knowing the name of the nonsense there.I've made up my mind that whether they actually say it or not, they're going to die.Even though they thought that the corpses they sent for so long belonged to death row prisoners, they couldn't tell if the government refused to let them know.

To the end of their lives they thought I could help him.

Dispersed the crowd, sent away the two teenagers who were in the way, and finished sorting out Zhang Shan and Li Si, I remembered that there were still some corpses on the mountain.

If you don't do one thing and do two things endlessly, it won't be so much trouble if you burn it.

When I went down the mountain, I noticed that there was a real family at the bottom of the mountain. It turned out that Zhang Shan and Li Si were not talking nonsense.

There are many candles placed in front of the door, and the gate, wall and yard are dilapidated.Who lives here pretending to be a ghost?

The door opened, and an old man came out tremblingly.

In the past, I only heard that there was a father and son at the foot of the mountain. The son left his hometown when he grew up, leaving the old man alone. The old man could only make a living by selling wax.

Maybe he still has some expectations in his heart.There are candles lit at the door to illuminate the way home, hoping that his son will return soon.

But what I didn't expect was that he was still blind.

A smile gradually appeared on my face, maybe he doesn't know yet, he is already a murderer now, all of this... will be done by him.

In killing him, there is no proof, it is really seamless.I admire myself, no one knows what I am going to do.

Without thinking about it, I raised the knife and pulled it out from behind him. The hot blood from the blade almost splashed on my face.

He was still desperately crawling into the house, you can't live, old man.

When I came back, they all said that prisoners Zhang Shan and Li Si were dead.

Why are they panicking? I didn't panic when I killed the person.

I asked the master to draft a notice: The prisoner committed suicide in fear of crime and hanged himself.I will post the report tomorrow, but the master stares at me and has not written yet.

"Why didn't you listen to what I said?"

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"Master County, this man also wants to do that job."

"Okay, you go down first."

He looked at me obsequiously.

People, once you hear something good, how can you miss it?

"Have you thought about it? Although the reward is high, it is very hard."

He said with a simple smile, "It's not hard, it's not hard."

"I still don't know how to call it?"

"The villain's surname is Du."

When I look at these obese people in front of me, it makes people sick.

I smiled and said, "I heard you are still a boss?"

"Small business, small business."

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But why those two again?

What is a devil?It is the desire that grows in the heart that cannot be suppressed.

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