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Yu Wenzhao discussed with other village cadres and sent three people to block Yu Kaiming's home.Originally, they wanted to turn a blind eye and let the couple put the child up for adoption, but it happened that the pregnant woman Hu Muzhi was unwilling and had to carry the child back to her home, which caused a big commotion in Yu Zhuang.

In less than half a day, people in the tea garden, on the ridges of the fields, and by the fish pond were all talking about Yu Kaiming’s family. The women’s opinions were divided into two groups. Some said that Hu Muzhi was a kind-hearted man, and how could the mother and daughter Lianxin be willing to send the child away? .Some also said that she was stupid, so that the village party secretary and the others treated the family more strictly, "It will be difficult to give birth again, and if there is any movement in the stomach, she will be dragged away."

Most of the men gave a "hehe" laugh, "Gou-ri's enlightenment, he kept quiet and fucked his wife's belly."

Yuzhuang is located in the south of the Yangtze River, a land of fish and rice that has been rich since ancient times, and the life of people here is far better and more comfortable than most rural areas in China.After the joint production contract, in addition to agriculture, the collective industry in the village has been booming for several years, so Yuzhuang has become a well-known wealthy village and model village in the city.Since it is a model, the economy, childbirth, people's livelihood, recruitment and other work must not discredit the village.

At the village committee meeting, Yu Wenzhao listened to people's gossip, suddenly turned his face, and asked Yu Tianqi, the village director, "What did Team Leader Li say?" The cadre of the village group.

"Damn it, he slipped away when he heard that the child might be put up for adoption. He would pretend he didn't know if he asked. Anyway, if the quota on the paper matches him, everything will be fine. If something goes wrong, our village will pay for it." Yu Tianqi broke off the slightly crooked Goldlion belt, bit his yellow teeth on the cigarette holder, let go and let out the cigarette butt, "I don't think we can do this. The dumb man handled this matter for a reason, and everyone just took it away quietly. He The whole village knows about the woman making a big mess, and if it’s not clear, some people’s mouths leak... and that dog-day Yu Tiankai—"

Speaking of this, he stopped for a while, and sure enough, seeing that the old party secretary's face was unhappy, he immediately changed his words, "And Yu Tiankai, who has been complaining since the fish pond was closed last year, why don't he stab him at this opportunity?" Yu Tiankai's family is Yu Zhuang's oldest It's a hard bone, the homestead doesn't give up an inch, and even squeezes and forces the next door three feet.After contracting the fish pond in the village, he turned his face and refused to pay the 20% annual dividend.So Yu Tianqi led people to seal the fish pond directly, and Yu Tiankai and his wife went to sue the village all day long, and the two sides have been arguing until now.

"They're all brothers from the same family, and you're also the director. Don't talk to each other." The old branch secretary said earnestly, "But you're right, don't send this child away for a while. He deserves to be punished. Let’s write down the account first, we have to do work from time to time to find out the situation, and if it doesn’t work, we will collect the fine over several years.”

With the tone set, the third daughter of the deaf-mute Yu Kaiming was finally able to stay at home.In terms of raising more mouths, the family of the handicapped Yu Kaiming can barely afford it—there are two acres of land to grow some vegetables for the family to eat, and more can be sent to the city to sell.The couple are also busy with the two-acre tea garden, and the tea can be exchanged for some money.But it is absolutely impossible to get a fine. Yu Kaiming gestured fiercely with his neighbors, "I really have no money." He is not like other wealthy households in the village who have a lot of land or engage in other profitable side jobs. His honest appearance makes people feel pitiful. .

His eldest daughter is 11-year-old Yu Juan. When she reached the age of compulsory education, Yu Kaiming forced her to take care of her younger sister at home. She entered school a year late, and she is now Yu Ren's classmate.The second child, Yu Jin, is six years old this year and has reached the age where she can take care of her younger sister.As a result, the burden on Yu Juan suddenly lightened. Recently, she has been fighting at school all day long.

She is more than a year older than her classmates in the same class, but her figure looks like five years older.Originally, she was also a cowardly person who followed her mother, and only knew how to cry when she was bullied.But since the new classmate Yu Ren was transferred to the class, when Yu Juan was called "dumb scorpion" by her fifth grade classmates, Yu Ren would stand up for her.

That day, someone deliberately yelled at him again. Yu Ren, who was holding a small raccoon crispy noodle in his hand, immediately stood up, wiped his mouth and pointed at the boy who made fun of Yu Juan, "Say more? I'll beat you asshole." Countryside It’s okay for a grown-up child to be a bit bad, and he’s been exposed to swear words, even if he doesn’t usually speak them, jumping out at a critical moment seems to fill his body with courage.

Yu Ren's warning was ignored and ridiculed by the senior classmate. A girl and a boy quickly scuffled on the playground of the village school. The little raccoon was thrown on the ground. Yu Juan stood aside in fright. Yu Ren was caught When the braids pulled her scalp and hurt her scalp, she yelled, "Come give me a hand!"

The three of them started a scuffle, and it turned out that Yu Ren and the others won a complete victory.Yu Ren patted the dirt on his hands, picked up half a bag of little raccoons, poured a handful into his mouth, and handed it to Yu Juan. The cheeks of both of them were bulging with crispy noodles, "Crackling! "Boom" and looked at each other appreciatively, full of the pride of Liangshan heroes punching people and drinking heavily.

The beaten fifth-grade boy ate a few taels of dirt, his arms, neck, and face were bruised and purple.He was beaten by a girl, so he sat on the playground and cried.

The crying made Yu Ren feel at a loss. She squatted in front of the boy and handed the crispy noodles, "I'll give you something to eat too. Don't cry, okay? I was beaten too."

"I don't want to eat!" The boy knocked out the plastic bag in her hand, got up and ran away.The fame of Yu Ren and Yu Juan also began to rise in the senior grades, but Yu Juan's courage, domineering and banditry were awakened because of this battle.She started to walk sideways in the school, and no one dared to say the nickname "dumb Yangzi" to her again.

When the parents were busy with their livelihoods, there was only Yu Jin, the second eldest child who was still drooling and with crooked braids, taking care of the children. Yu Juan, who returned home, was gentle in front of her second sister.After fighting in the small village playground that day, after returning home from school with Yu Ren, the two of them faced each other in the courtyard of the village party secretary’s house, lying on a small bench to finish their homework. Yu Ren’s grandmother Hu Zefen would give them one A popsicle.Yu Juanhui thanked Hu Zefen, took the popsicle home and broke half of it for the second sister.

The only daughter, Yu Ren, would follow Yu Juan to her home in a hurry, and the three girls would suck on popsicles around the baby with round faces and big eyes.

"What's her name?" Yu Ren remembered that the little baby who was almost sold didn't seem to have a name yet, and his nickname was "San'er".

"My mother said that I read the most at home, so let me pick it up." Yu Juan sipped the popsicle and looked at her cute little sister for a while, "But I can't think of it. I want to call her a kitten and my mother won't let me." She asked Yu Ren, who was the top student in the class and dared to correct the English teacher, "Why don't you come and get it?"

"Hmm... her face is round, and so are her eyes." Looking carefully, there was a small birthmark of Yuanyuan on her wrist. Yu Ren chose a non-standard name, "Let's call her Yuanyuan." Gently poking the baby's tender face, the little guy stared at her and suddenly let out a "chuckle" laugh.

"Hey, she likes it too." Yu Ren also smiled, shouting popsicles in his mouth, and stretched out his hands to hug the baby with difficulty. Suddenly, a hot and smelly breath came, Yu Ren looked at Yu Juanyu Jin, "She shit..."

Yu Jin, who was only six years old, was already an expert at washing and changing diapers, and her immature voice was mixed with vicissitudes, "Oh my mother, I pulled it again." She stared at the half of the popsicle and continued to lick it.

"Where's Hu Muzhi? Is Hu Muzhi at home? Hu Muzhi, come out for me—" A shrill female voice came from outside, and the three little girls went out to see a woman with heavy makeup and holding a child in the courtyard.Both Yu Ren and Yu Juan recognized that boy, but it was Yu Shifei who had just had a fight with them in the playground today. His mother is a pungent family member, and his father Yu Tiankai is an old nail in the village.Seeing that her child was beaten black and swollen, Yu Shifei's mother was so angry that she forced her to ask the murderer. No, she brought her child to collect debts.

"Where's your mother?" the woman asked.

"She...she hasn't come back yet." The village boy couldn't help trembling when he saw the adults asking him to blame.

"How do you beat someone? Look at how you beat Yu Shifei?" The woman grabbed her son's collar and pushed him forward, and fixed the child's chin with the other hand, showing the scars, "I told you your father Mom has to give our family Yu Shifei an explanation today."

"It was he who made the first move." Yu Ren was present the entire time today, witnessing a new wave of challenges to Yu Juan, who had just established hegemony, and the leader was Yu Shifei, whose chin was pinched by his mother's iron claw at this time—he went to Yu Juan Spit on the schoolbag, and pushed Yu Juan when she stepped forward to argue.

"You also do it when he does it? Can't you tell the teacher, tell our parents to let the adults handle it?" The woman scolded Yu Juan whitely at Yu Ren.

"The teacher is off work, tell the parents - tell you, will you beat him?" Yu Ren's judgment of the personnel around her was still in the simple idea of ​​homosexual revenge, and she chimed in unconvinced.

"Hey, what are you talking about, child? Does it have anything to do with you? It's none of your business! Go home and stop meddling with our family's affairs." The woman didn't seem to believe that Hu Muzhi was not at home, and forced her into Yu Juan's house when she opened her throat , "Where is Hu Muzhi? Where is he hiding? Let me tell you, I have to take my son to the central hospital in the city for an examination, and we have to pay for our family's medical expenses and mental damage... Hu Muzhi! Come out for me... You have a kind of sneaky life If you don’t pay the fine, what’s the matter? Your child hides after being bullied and a parent?”

There is also a reason for women to come to Hu Muzhi: she is weak and can be bullied, and the man is a deaf-mute.Make a big fuss across from the village secretary's house, to see if the old man will come out and continue to protect him.After the fish pond at home was shut down, the couple had long held their breath and had no place to let it go.

The shrieking yells frightened the little baby, and the youngest of the family started crying loudly as the diaper hadn't been changed.Apart from eating, playing cards and working in the fields, the people of Yu Zhuang who were left to watch the excitement quickly moved closer to Yu Kaiming's house. Whoever quickly spread the news to Hu Muzhi who was still busy in the tea garden, the couple ran home after making gestures.

As soon as he entered the courtyard, he saw Yu Juan and Yu Jin who were trembling with fright, and San'er's heart-piercing cries could be heard from inside the house.Yu Tiankai's wife looked as if it should be taken for granted, and she was pointing at her son's face to show the onlookers, "Look, look, it really doesn't hurt to be dumb. There is no fine for three children, and the eldest is a bully at school."

The phrase "the dumb don't suffer" sounded harsh, and someone persuaded, "Why do you have to speak so badly when children are fighting?"

"I speak badly? Does my son look bad after being beaten? Haven't I seen his eyes swell so high? If it was closer to the eyeball, who would I cry for when he was beaten blind? Everyone, be a witness, so you don't have to say that I have to be unreasonable. , I have to go to the central hospital for a full-body examination because of this injury? Let me tell you, you can’t afford eight thousand for every ten thousand!” Yu Tiankai’s wife persisted.

"You're talking nonsense, Yu Juan didn't even intend to hit him in the eyes, and he used a pen to poke Yu Juan's eyes? It was Yu Shifei who spit and pushed people first. He bullied the lower grades at school all day long. Have you ever cared? Why is the examination at the central hospital so expensive? My mother is the doctor there!" Yu Ren, who inherited [-]% of his mother Yu Xiaomin's gene of eloquence, stood up at this time and told everyone the whole story again.

When Hu Muzhi heard "dumb people don't suffer", his expression faltered, and he just wiped his tears at the gate of the courtyard.The dumb Yu Kaiming, who was not at a loss, suddenly bulged his masseter muscles, stepped forward and said "ahhhhh" to Yu Tiankai's wife, and then blushed and quickly walked towards Yu Juan.

Before Yu Juan could react, her father had clamped her shoulders, but she received a hot slap on the face. When she was beaten dizzy, another slap fell on her.

The yard of the mute’s house suddenly became silent, only the slap echoed continuously——Yu Juan’s cheeks were swollen, blood was still bleeding from the corner of her mouth, her tinnitus swept over her, and the surrounding figures overlapped and twisted. Left cheek, right cheek again...

Finally someone came back to his senses and stepped forward to grab the dumb father who was beating him. Hu Muzhi also came to his senses and stepped forward to stop Yu Juan behind him.

Mute Yu Kaiming's eyes were red, he looked at his grasped palm, and said "ahhhhhhhhhhh" to Yu Tiankai's wife, as if to say, "Is it enough? If it's not enough, I'll continue beating."

From Yu Ren's point of view, those slaps were not returning favors to Yu Tiankai's wife, but like weird catharsis.

Since the dumb family deserves to be trampled, the dumb will use even more trampled ways to shut you up.This is the first unforgettable lesson Yu Ren learned in Yu Zhuang.

In the end, Yu Tiankai's wife took the child away, and the onlookers dispersed after a few words of persuasion. Hu Zefen is from Hu Muzhi's family. Although she has no blood relationship, she is also from the same village. She finally stepped forward to coax Yu Juan, and then persuaded the dumb Yu Kaiming Calm down.

Yu Ren stepped forward and took Yu Juan's hand, but she shook it off.

Yu Juan's face was swollen like a steamed bun, her eyes were straight and trembling, she pulled Hu Muzhi's sleeve and shouted loudly, tears streaming down, "Mom...why can't I hear? Mom, I can't hear, Mom— —”