Zhong Yiqiu was tired all day and slept too soundly, the outside noises didn't wake him up, Xiao Mingye called him to open his eyes in a daze.

The sound of people in the distance seemed to be coming from the road or a village farther away. The two of them put on their clothes and went to the yard. Wang Wenjun also woke up and opened the door. cry.

Zhong Yiqiu thought sadly that the child had not been gone for a long time, but everyone seemed to have forgotten that he had ever existed alive, and only remembered occasionally under the same circumstances, the trajectory of life was so shallow.

The woman's howling is like a prolonged whistle in the night wind, which is particularly piercing, and it sounds especially terrifying when penetrating the boundless and unknown darkness.Wrapped in a big padded jacket, Wang Wenjun didn't know whether he was cold or scared, so he asked tremblingly, "Shall we go out and have a look?"

Xiao Mingye remained silent, Zhong Yiqiu hesitated, and the light in Uncle Yi's room came on and asked them to come in.

"What's going on outside? It sounds like you're in Zhengjiazhuang?" Uncle Yi couldn't walk yet, so he stretched his upper body and looked out the window.

"It's Zhengjiazhuang." Xiao Mingye replied.

There were long and short long and short ears full of women's mournful howls, Zhong Yiqiu wondered inappropriately, why are women crying when something happens, is it because women's wails are more contagious?

The sound was getting closer and closer, as if it was on the main road outside. Wang Wenjun's face was horrified after hearing it for a while, "What I heard was calling the child..."

Zhong Yiqiu pricked up her ears and only heard voices talking nonsense without specific content. She was worried that Wang Wenjun would be shadowed by what happened to Yuan Lei and would have auditory hallucinations, and wanted to comfort him. Suddenly, an incredible possibility flashed through her mind—a child!Could it be that something happened to Yuan Yu'e?

Apparently Wang Wenjun thought the same as him, and the two stared at each other with fearful eyes, at a loss.

"I...I'm going to take a look." Zhong Yiqiu turned and walked out, and Wang Wenjun immediately followed him.

Xiao Mingye raised his hand to stop him, his face was as calm as ever, and his eyes were calm, which made Zhong Yiqiu's flustered heart much more at ease.

Uncle Yi sighed and waved his hands, "Go to bed, no matter what it is, it's someone else's housework, and outsiders can't control it. Besides...how can I manage it now?"

Zhong Yiqiu thought of the dejected and helpless look of the six sons during the day, maybe many things really can only be watched as they happen but there is nothing they can do about it.

He didn't sleep well all night, and had a few nightmares intermittently, Xiao Ming woke up at five o'clock in the night, and Yiqiu also woke up.It was still dark outside, and Xiao Mingye didn't turn on the lights, Zhong Yiqiu watched him sitting by the bed and getting dressed, his muscular body stretched lazily like a napping cheetah, absent-minded and ready to go.

"Are you leaving so early?" Zhong Yiqiu asked him lying down.

"Well, let's cook first."

Zhong Yiqiu actually didn't want him to go. Once this job is done, it will be New Year's Eve. He won't be at home for more than a month, and it seems to be hard work and dangerous to listen to Zhou Lvshu, but he knows better that Xiao Mingye can't miss it. Such a great money making opportunity.

"If the sixth son doesn't come, don't look for him specifically." Xiao Mingye explained.

"En." Zhong Yiqiu agreed, if something really happened to Yuan Yu'e, he would rush to inquire about it not only to comfort but to stimulate.

After eating, Xiao Mingye rode away on his motorcycle, wearing the military coat Zhong Yiqiu bought for him and the scarf Zhong Yiqiu gave him, the smile on his face almost blinded Wang Wenjun's dog's eyes, he was the first time he had known each other for so long This is the first time I see Brother Xiao smiling so brightly—is it so happy to buy a second-hand motorcycle?It was like picking up a treasure, and the usual stern-faced death looked like a different person.

After clearing away the dishes, Zhong Yiqiu and Wang Wenjun went to school early, thinking of asking the teacher in Zhengjiazhuang to find out what happened last night.No one came to the office, Zhong Yiqiu swept the floor and cleaned up the desk before anyone came, it was Zheng Xiaoping, she came late every day to the pre-teaching class, it was the first time I saw her arrive so early.

The fashionable curly hair on Zheng Xiaoping's face was not as fluffy as usual, and she was casually tied behind her head with a handkerchief. When she met Zhong Yiqiu and Wang Wenjun, she just nodded and sat down without saying hello.

"What's wrong with you? Are you uncomfortable?" Zhong Yiqiu and Wang Wenjun exchanged glances and wanted to ask her about last night, but seeing her lost soul, she couldn't care about those anymore.

"No." Zheng Xiaoping replied in a low voice.

"Last night in your village..." Wang Wenjun couldn't help but asked.

"Cough—" Principal Zheng came to the door with a kettle in hand, and took off his glasses to wipe the moisture off them.

Zhong Yiqiu and Wang Wenjun greeted him. Principal Zheng's face was gloomy. After making tea, he took a sip of the boiling water, and sat down after spitting out the tea dregs in his mouth, "Liu Qinghong was sent to the hospital last night."

The two of them kept thinking about Yuan Yu'e's sudden hearing that Liu Qinghong couldn't react for a while, and Zhong Yiqiu asked after a while, "What's wrong with her?"

"The child is gone." Principal Zheng sighed.

Zhong Yiqiu stared blankly in disbelief and turned her gaze to Zheng Xiaoping in an attempt to seek her last hope, but her hands covering her face finally cut off all her hopes.

"What's wrong with her?" Wang Wenjun was also shocked, "Is the pregnancy not so good?"

Principal Zheng thumped the teacup on the table heavily, "It's been more than five months, so what's the matter! Mr. Zheng's kick was kicked off!"

Standing in the middle of the office, Zhong Yiqiu felt that the air in all directions turned into a tangible high wall pressing against her. She was so crowded that she couldn't breathe, and asked tremblingly, "How is she? Is she in the town hospital?"

This is not what he wants to know the most, but he doesn't dare to ask the real thought-why!Why beat a five-month pregnant woman!How can a person with a human face and a beast's heart do such a thing!

"I was sent to the township hospital last night and told to have an operation, but the doctors in the town didn't dare to do it after bleeding too much, so I sent it to the county hospital."

Bang Dang——Wang Wenjun kicked over the stool at his feet in a rage, "Is this fucking human? Animals can't do such a thing! Why did Zheng Laosan beat her? The child is more than five months old This is not to kill her!"

"Okay," Principal Zheng glared at him, "What's the use of talking about it, Qinghong—it's bad luck!"

"What's the matter! Don't get along with this kind of person, what's the big deal?" Wang Wenjun retorted.

"Okay, okay——" Principal Zheng didn't argue with him, "It's enough to know about this matter, don't talk about it, or it will be even more uncomfortable for Qinghong to come back."

Zhong Yiqiu finally accepted this fact in her heart, and whispered to Principal Zheng, "I want to go see her."

"Oh! Don't make trouble now—" Principal Zheng waved his hand irritably, "Her family is still in trouble, and Qing Hongniang's family will definitely come to ask for an explanation for such a big matter. After a while, she Go when you feel better."

You can't hide anything in the countryside. Although Principal Zheng told you not to discuss it, the teachers seem to have a lot of gossip in their hearts and have nowhere to vent it. Whenever they find an opportunity, they will bump into each other and whisper to each other.

Zhong Yiqiu couldn't help imagining the process of the atrocity and Liu Qinghong's fear at that time, her eyes couldn't focus on the shabby office and she turned around aimlessly.

Li Hongfei was arranged to help with the third-grade Chinese class. She looked for Liu Qinghong's textbook on her desk, and found a diary to briefly record the pregnancy process: ——Life is amazing, thank you for choosing me to be your mother.

——The internal organs are about to be vomited out, you are such a tormenting child.

——No matter how hard life is, thinking of you gives you the courage to persevere.

——How can you be so naughty and active?I will punish you when you come out!

Tears almost fell from his eyes when he was a big man, he hurriedly closed the book and carefully put it in the drawer.

Li Hongfei couldn't get used to leading the two classes and was overwhelmed. It was too late to change homework at noon, so he didn't go back to have dinner with Zhong Yiqiu.Uncle Yi had already heard about Liu Qinghong's affairs from people visiting the village in the morning. The villagers explained the cause and effect more clearly, but he knew that Zhong Yiqiu and Liu Qinghong had a good relationship, so he didn't want to add sadness to him by talking about it.

"I tried to stand for a while in the morning, and I can walk two steps." Uncle Yi specially found a happy topic.

"That's great!" Li Hongfei helped to cheer.

Zhong Yiqiu didn't want him to worry, so she forced herself to stop thinking about these things, and said, "Don't stand for too long at a time."

"Well," Uncle Yi nodded, then remembered another thing and said while eating: "Baochang came to find Xiao Mingye in the morning, and I asked him to come over for dinner in the evening, and you call the six sons too."

"Okay." Zhong Yiqiu agreed but was worried, since Xiao Mingye hadn't been back home since the loss of the cow, and no one came, Yuan Baochang didn't know what was going on this time.

After dinner, Li Hongfei and Zhong Yiqiu went to the equipment room to sort out the books they bought. They only made one cabinet and didn't paint it, so they just used it first.

"I went to Li Yunhuan's house again yesterday. No matter how you say it, her mother won't let her study." Li Hongfei took two books and shook out the ashes inside and told him.

Li Yunhuan is from the same village as them. He didn't come to class last week. Li Hongfei went to his home to look for it a few times, but insisted that he would not go to school.Zhong Yiqiu was very impressed with her, after all, he was beaten by Li Yunhuan's mother when he visited home a few days after he came to school, and his arm hurt for several days.

"The final exam is half a month away, can't I finish this semester?" Zhong Yiqiu was puzzled.

"I told you, you don't believe me!" Li Hongfei seemed to be talking about anecdotes, "Her mother said that Chinese New Year is coming soon, let her do needlework at home! Don't think she is only 8 years old, needlework is the best among all the women in our village! "

Because her parents didn't intend to let her go to school at all, she came to school late and she was a little older than most of the students in the class.

"She cooks three meals a day at home, she knits the sweaters and trousers that everyone wears, and the insoles are especially embroidered!" Li Hongfei admired sincerely. , drawing embroidery samples of insoles, whether it is small animals or flowers, they are all lifelike!"

"Then she should learn art from Uncle Yi." Zhong Yiqiu said angrily.

Halfway through today's day, it was full of bad things, and he was so restless that he couldn't calm down and always felt that there was something bad waiting for him.

"Don't worry about it," Li Hongfei advised him, "Ms. Liu is good to you, you should feel bad for her, but this is her family's business, you can't control it."

Zhong Yiqiu felt that the most common sentence she heard these days was "You can't control it!" These words are like a well-justified shield to block all morality and humanity.Perhaps in the eyes of others, he is just asking for trouble.

Zhong Yiqiu smiled at him, took out a small iron box from his pocket and handed it to Li Hongfei, "This is for you, it's for frostbite, I bought it at the market yesterday."

Li Hongfei was tongue-tied, "You... bought it for me?"

"Well, don't use earthen methods for the chilblains on your hands. I met an old doctor selling it yesterday. I went with Dr. Fang who gave Uncle Yi acupuncture and moxibustion. He said it worked."

Li Hongfei opened the lid in surprise and smelled a strong herbal fragrance, "How much? I'll give it to you."

"No need! I'm not your big brother!" Zhong Yiqiu waited for him with sideways eyes.

Li Hongfei: "..."

After school in the evening, Zhong Yiqiu asked Yuan Bing to go back to the village and stop by Liu Zi's house to ask him to come over. He also gave Yuan Bing two boxes of medicine. He had frostbite on his face and hands, and one box might not be enough.

Yuan Bing looked at the iron box curiously. Most of the children in the village had chilblain, and no one took it seriously and was willing to spend money on medicine.

"Wash your face and hands in the morning and evening." Zhong Yiqiu told him.

"Well," Yuan Bing agreed, opening and closing his lips repeatedly as if he had something to say but couldn't say it.

Zhong Yiqiu knew that he wanted to say thank you, but he was embarrassed. Children in the countryside are not good at expressing, especially since he grew up in a lonely environment with lack of affection.Zhong Yiqiu knelt down and looked up at him, with a soft and seductive tone, "What do you want to say?"

To save trouble, he shaved his head yesterday, his bright little head shook.

"You should say what you think in your heart. If you don't tell me, I won't know."

Yuan Bing raised his head and glanced at him, then quickly lowered his head. After two or three minutes, he whispered vaguely, "Thank you...Mr. Xiao Zhong."

Zhong Yiqiu touched his smooth light bulb with itchy hands, "Okay, I have received your thank you."

When Zhong Yiqiu returned, Xiao Mingye had just arrived home, and Fang Zhongdong asked him to bring back fruits, a large box of apples, pears, oranges, and winter dates, and a bundle of sugar cane.Uncle Yi said with a smile that Fang Coltsfoot is quite fun, its appearance is cold like ice, but once you get familiar with it, your heart is like fire, which is the extreme contrast.

Zhong Yiqiu told Xiao Mingye about Liu Qinghong in the kitchen, he just swung the kitchen knife and quickly chopped vegetables with a blank expression on his face, and got no response Zhong Yiqiu leaned over and patted him on the shoulder.

"What's wrong?" Xiao Mingye seemed to have just realized it.

After talking for a long time, it turned out that he didn't listen at all, Zhong Yiqiu glared at him provocatively.

"Eat sugar cane? I'll cut it for you." Xiao Mingye wanted to go out with a kitchen knife.

Zhong Yiqiu: "...you come back, I won't eat."

Xiao Mingye cut an orange for him twice, Zhong Yiqiu saw that he was a little abnormal, although he usually didn't like to talk, but now he obviously had something on his mind.

"How about meeting the boss today?"

"Well, it's settled."

"When are you going?" Zhong Yiqiu asked after eating an orange, and immediately handed it to Xiao Mingye in surprise, "This orange is too sweet! Eat it!"

Xiao Mingye put down the kitchen knife in his hand and turned to look at him, "Tomorrow."

Zhong Yiqiu gulped down the orange in his mouth, but it lost the sweet taste just now, and it was sour, astringent and choking.

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