folded wings

When Zhang Xiaohui entered the back room, she saw that the pig's trotters she had prepared just now were only a pile of bones, and her stomach was already so hungry that Dudu couldn't stand it.

Zhu Yanling was still gnawing on the pig's trotters on the table, pointed to the plate with her greasy finger and said, "Xiaohui left it for you, eat it quickly."

Zhang Xiaohui looked at it and said, "Mother... it's all bones, the meat is gone."

Zhang Changjun lay on the bed with his mouth wide open and said lazily, "Oh, there is some meat on it. This is what your brother didn't want just now. It's all gnawed to pieces, this brat, it's all because of your mother's bad teaching."

Upon hearing this, Zhu Yanling said anxiously: "Why is it all my fault, doesn't he have a father?"

Zhang Changjun stood up suddenly, pointed at Zhu Yanling's head and said, "Stinky bitch, if you have the ability, you are just saying something."

"Ah... Let me say one more thing, what the hell, I'm used to you."

Zhu Yanling dared not speak this time.

Zhang Changjun looked at the table and kicked impatiently, saying, "Hurry up, I'm going to sleep, remove the table."

Looking at the scene at this time, Zhang Xiaohui didn't want to eat anymore, so she had to go to the kitchen with the bowl alone.

Looking at the dilapidated kitchen, Zhang Xiaohui found a corner and sat down, because the kitchen was too cold, it was ventilated everywhere, and there was no stove in the room. In addition, she didn't wear much clothes, so she had already been frozen badly. There is still time to eat.

Zhang Xiaohui kept rubbing her hands to keep her warm.

At this time, there was a crackling sound from the next door. Zhang Xiaohui heard that there was another fight. She put down the bowl, walked to the window, and saw Zhu Yanling standing thinly in the snowdrift, wearing nothing but a A shirt and drawers.

Zhang Changjun was hugging his son, pointing at her nose and cursing non-stop.

When Zhang Xiaohui saw this scene, she knelt down and did not dare to let her father see it. She knew that going out to save her mother at this time was tantamount to going out to beat her.

"The head of the house, the head of the house, you open the door, I... I'm going to freeze to death." Zhu Yanling knocked on the door vigorously, but the room was not supposed to.

"Master, please." Zhu Yanling's limbs were already numb from the cold, and she leaned against the gate weakly.She touched her tears, kicked her feet and cried, "Ah...God, what is my fate, someone, I'm freezing to death in the winter, help me."

Her cry attracted the attention of the neighbors around, and everyone watched the scene.

Zhang Xiaohui stood up at this time and saw that Zhang Changjun was gone. She wanted to go out, but was stopped by Zhang Changjun the moment she took a step.

"You son of a bitch, you dare to open the door for that dead bitch, you fucking throw both of your bitches out together, they will freeze to death."

"Yes, they all froze to death." Zhang Changzhi in Zhang Changjun's arms also echoed.

Zhang Xiaohui stopped in her footsteps and dared not speak.

"Oh my god, the head of the family, we are married for a day and a hundred days, you can't treat me like this, the neighbors around are watching, you open the door quickly."

Zhu Yanling yelled in terror, scaring Zhang Changzhi in the yard to tears. He climbed onto Zhang Changjun's shoulder and cried, "Oh, dad is scary, scary."

Zhang Changjun shook Zhang Changzhi, and coaxed, "Little brat, can you fucking stop crying?"

Zhang Xiaohui swayed from side to side, very anxious in her heart, she knelt down to Zhang Changjun and said, "Father, don't do this, if you do this, mother will really freeze to death, why can't you talk about it, it's just like this."

Zhang Changzhi's crying never stopped, which made Zhang Changjun a little impatient. He kicked the door and shouted angrily: "Damn bitch, you should fuck outside."

After speaking, he turned and went back to the back room.

Seeing that her father was gone, Zhang Xiaohui was about to open the door when she heard Zhang Changjun behind him say again: "Damn girl, didn't you hear what I said just now? Whoever opens the door for her, I'll freeze you to death."

Zhang Xiaohui: "But... Dad..."

"Hurry up and get in the house!"

Zhu Yanling saw that this time it was completely hopeless, the wind was blowing outside, she continued to howl: "Ah, everyone, look at who I married, abuse!"

An enthusiastic neighbor couldn't stand it any longer. He walked up, put his coat on Zhu Yanling's body, and lowered his head and asked, "Hey! Old Zhang's family, why did your guy beat you? You two are arguing." Yes, I didn't see him like this before."

At this moment, Zhu Yanling felt warm all over, and said with a sob, "I accidentally burned his money today, so he beat me up."

When everyone heard that this was the case, they helped her up and said, "Go to my house for a meeting."

Zhu Yanling didn't want to stare at her legs and said, "No, I won't leave! I was born as a member of the old Zhang family, so even if I die, I will die here."

At this time, a sentence came from the courtyard: "You fucking die outside!"

Upon hearing this, Zhu Yanling rushed forward and said, "Don't go!"

At this time, a younger girl in the crowd said: "What the hell is this? If I had been divorced a long time ago, this person would be the one."

oops!An older person next to her pushed her: "What do you know?"

Zhu Yanling yelled into the room again: "When is it not like this, when his mother was here, he abused me because he had no son. Now that his mother is dead, I gave birth to a son for his family and still abused me. What the hell is that?" Toy."

"Oh! That's how it is in our village! Boys can support their families, so what are you talking about!" someone in the crowd sighed.

The kind neighbor said to Zhang Changjun who was in the house again: "Old Zhang's family, no matter what mistakes your Yanling made, you can't let people freeze outside."

The door was silent for a while, Zhang Changjun came out from the courtyard, and explained calmly to everyone: "Everyone, listen to me, Zhang Changjun is not unreasonable, this woman is too prodigal, she actually burned the money, Chang Don't you care?" Zhang Changjun looked back as he said.

"That's my son's school money. We have boys in our family. We know it's not easy to support a child, but why! This prodigal bitch is burned." After finishing speaking, she yelled at Zhu Yanling angrily. Kicked down.

Alas, an old man with a white beard came up from the crowd, leaning on a walking stick and said, "Put it down, what are you doing?"

Zhang Changjun stopped his hands at this moment: "Uncle Wu!"

Zhang Xiaohui knew that Uncle Wu was called by her father. He was the oldest old man in the village, and he spoke with weight. Everyone in the village respected him.

"Fifth Uncle, Fifth Uncle, save me." Zhu Yanling seemed to see hope.

Uncle Wu helped Zhu Yanling up and glanced at the people around him, saying, "What are you looking at, the family affairs are all over."

As soon as he finished speaking, all the onlookers left.

Zhang Changjun stepped forward, supported Uncle Wu and said, "Uncle Wu, why are you here?"

Uncle Wu ignored him, looked back at Zhang Xiaohui and beckoned to her: "Xiaohui shouldn't be afraid, you come here too."

Zhang Xiaohui followed closely.

After several people entered the room, Zhu Yanling also became quiet.Not daring to speak, she pulled Zhang Xiaohui and the two to stand in the corner, not daring to sit down.

Zhang Changjun lit a cigarette for Uncle Wu, and said, "Uncle Wu, look at you, what a big deal, why are you so angry?"

Uncle Wu pinched a cigarette in his hand and pointed to the freshman novel in the corner: "Chang Jun, it's not Uncle Wu who said you, it's not good for outsiders to see you beating your daughter-in-law, and besides, your mother-in-law has just died. It can't be like this."

Zhang Changjun smiled and said, "Fifth Uncle, don't listen to that bitch!

Uncle Wu nodded him with his hand: "You, you, come to Xiaohui, Uncle Wu will give you sweets, don't be afraid."

Zhang Xiaohui walked over, took the candy and said thank you! "

Uncle Wu smiled: "Oh! What a nice kid."

Standing aside, Zhang Changjun really couldn't figure out why this old man appeared today, he was usually invisible, so he walked up to him and asked, "Uncle Wu, why are you here today?"

Uncle Wu took out a stack of papers from his bag and handed it to Zhang Changjun, pointing to it, he said, "Getting your child's school status is just a matter of going to school. You can think about it. After school, you can go to university."

When Zhang Xiaohui heard that she was going to college, her heart moved.

Zhang Changjun looked at the paper in his hand and said, "That's a must. In the future, I will appoint my son to go to college, and he will be promising."

Uncle Wu snorted with his eyes in his mouth: "What about the girl? I won't go to bed anymore?"

Zhang Changjun said indifferently: "My daughter will marry in the future, and she will not be able to make money for the family."

Uncle Wu nodded at Zhang Changjun again: "You, you, you are patriarchal. I thought your family had fewer boys, but I didn't expect to be the same as others." "

Zhang Changjun put down the paper, looked at Zhu Yanling and cursed again: "Stinky bitch, you burned the child's money, I really want to sell you and this loser, if my son really has no money to go to school, you will wait!"

Zhu Yanling was obviously a little scared by such a statement.

Uncle Wu beat his walking stick excitedly and said, "Chang Jun! Be a man, man, you have to look like a man, look at what you are."

Zhang Changjun knew that he had said something wrong, so he quickly apologized and said, "Uncle Wu, I made a mistake and shouldn't have done that!"

"Okay, okay, I should go."

Zhang Changjun got up immediately and said, "Uncle Wu, I'll see you off.

"No need!" Fifth Uncle stopped Zhang Changjun, turned around and left after speaking.

Zhang Xiaohui is still thinking about what her father said just now, maybe she will really stop studying in the future.

After Uncle Wu left, no one in the room dared to speak. Zhang Changjun sat on the bed as if thinking about something. At this moment, he raised his head and looked at Zhang Xiaohui in the corner.

Zhang Xiaohui took a step back subconsciously, afraid that her father would be impatient and hit her again.

"Xiaohui, come here."

Oh, Zhang Xiaohui walked up to Chang Jun with trembling steps and said, "What's the matter, Dad?"

Zhang Changjun picked up the loose money in his pocket and put it on the table. "Today is your grandma's seventh day. You will go buy some paper for dad later and burn it for me."

Zhang Xiaohui took it, and said, "Then... the money next to it, are you also buying paper money?"

Zhang Changjun sized Zhang Xiaohui up and said, "Another point is that you can buy a few new clothes. It won't let you freeze to death when winter comes."

When Zhu Yanling heard this, she worried about her feet, grabbed Zhang Xiaohui, and said with a smile: "Xiaohui, look, how kind your father is to you!"

Zhang Xiaohui was also very surprised. She never expected that her father would suddenly give her money to buy clothes. She had never been so cared by him before. She used to help her younger brother buy new clothes.

"Xiaohui... Zhang Changjun hugged Zhang Changzhi in his arms and said, "Father thinks about it, I won't have any money for you to go to school in the future, and the family can't have two children to go to school. Our family is poor, so we can only provide for your younger brother and one boy, so ... You don't have to go to school tomorrow. "

As soon as this sentence was finished, it was like cold water pouring on Zhang Xiaohui's head. She couldn't take it all at once, and she sat on the wall weakly.

"Okay Xiaohui." Zhang Changjun stood up: "Go, come back before dark."

Zhang Xiaohui nodded silently: Got it, Dad! "

The bustling crowd in the market was about to disperse. Zhang Xiaohui walked in the crowd, thinking about what her father said just now, and only realized this time when she looked at the money she gave her. It turned out to be the meaning.

If I can't go to school in the future, how can I get out of the mountain?It's like going to the other side of the mountain to see what the city is like. I'm afraid that this life is just like what my father said: find a family and marry directly.

Is this the way to go?

Zhang Xiaohui was lost in thought, when she was suddenly bumped by a person holding a pole.

When she came back to her senses, Zhang Xiaohui threw herself into the dirt, and her whole body hurt from the impact.

"Is the child all right?"

Zhang Xiaohui threw herself on her body, and replied indiscriminately: "It's okay, it's okay."

The man carrying the shoulder pole breathed a sigh of relief: "Fortunately, if I bump you into something, I think my old lady might have to lose money."

After saying this, Zhang Xiaohui was stunned. She raised her head to look at the man's face, a face she was so familiar with. Isn't this the old lady who lied to her last time?She can't forget it!

Zhang Xiaohui stood up, pointed at the old lady and said, "Liar, you cheated me of my bamboo shoots last time, right?"

The old lady was also very surprised, and said in a panic: "Oh, why are you doing this, you are framing people, when did I see you?"

Zhang Xiaohui took a step forward and said, "It's you, who traded the rotten vegetables for my bamboo shoots, but I didn't sell any of them, so tell me! Is it you?"

A lot of people gathered around to join in the fun, watching this scene.

The old lady was pointed at by Zhang Xiaohui, so she sat down, slapped the ground with her hands, and cried loudly: "Oh boy, don't blackmail people, my old lady just bumped into you accidentally, why should I pay you?" It’s money, and everyone knows that the price of bamboo shoots is the same as that of vegetables, so if you say that, it’s obvious that you want to extort money from me!”

The more Zhang Xiaohui listened, the more outrageous she became. Not reconciled, she dragged the old lady and said, "Go! Come with me to the police station, come with me to the police station, it will be easy to handle wherever you go to the police station."

The old lady struggled to break free: "I won't go, I won't go, let go of the dead girl."

No matter what, Zhang Xiaohui never thought that the old lady would be so strong. She tore with her for a long time without holding her.

"Okay little girl, what are you doing bullying an old lady? Hurry up and let her go. I've seen you go to any police station." At this moment, voices came from the crowd.

It doesn't matter after finishing this sentence, others followed suit: "Yes, yes, I saw it too."

Zhang Xiaohui was also confused, she couldn't explain clearly.

Suddenly her wrist seemed to be bitten by something, she hurriedly let go, and the old lady's wrist was also put down, and before Zhang Xiaohui came to react, the old lady took the opportunity and ran away.

"Hey... you?" Zhang Xiaohui looked at the back of the old lady, and it was too late to chase after her.

"Xiaohui, Xiaohui, why are you here?"

Zhang Xiaohui turned around when she heard a familiar voice, and it turned out to be the owner of the store.

"What is Xiaohui doing? Why don't you go home so late, by the way...I heard about you... grandma a few days ago... Are you okay now?"

When Zhang Xiaohui heard someone mentioning her grandma, she felt sad, as if recalling something.

"Wazi, baby." The boss called out several times seeing her absent-minded.

Zhang Xiaohui came back to her senses, and glanced at the dark sky: "It's over, I still have to buy paper money, the first seven days of today, it will be closed soon."

The boss was very surprised to hear her say this: "Your grandma... passed away."

Zhang Xiaohui nodded: "Well...not long ago...it didn't happen."

"No! I have to leave quickly or the door will really be closed."

The boss stopped her again and said, "My child, I'll go with you, otherwise wouldn't you be afraid to go home alone?"

Zhang Xiaohui felt that what he said made sense.

When the two walked to the other side of the market, there was only the last one left, Zhang Xiaohui hurried over and said to the stall owner: "Uncle, do you have any paper money here?

The uncle at the stall glanced at her and said, "Yes, ten yuan for a bundle."

Ten yuan... Zhang Xiaohui hesitated for a moment.

The boss at the side pulled Zhang Xiaohui and said, "It's too expensive, don't buy it, my son, he will frame you."

The stall owner looked at it and said: "You meddle in your own business, the last one, if you don't buy it, I will leave."

Why did Zhang Xiaohui stop him: "I'll buy it, I'll buy it." As he said that, he was going to pay for it, but Taotao didn't have the left condom and the right Taotao. Zhang Xiaohui searched a lot before remembering that the old lady just touched it when she left. Put her butt around, maybe the money will be gone by then.

"What's wrong baby?" The boss looked at her a little strangely.

Zhang Xiaohui said anxiously: "I...the money is gone...uncle." As he spoke, he glanced at the stall owner: "Can I give you the money tomorrow?"

The stall owner waved his hand when he heard this: "Free food, no, step aside, I'm going to close the stall and get out of the way."

Why is the baby money gone?Will you run away?

Zhang Xiaohui shook her head: "Today I saw that grandma from last time again."

"That grandma last time, the old lady you said cheated you of money?" the boss asked again.

Zhang Xiaohui choked up and nodded. "Um."

The boss pointed to the pile of yellow paper at the booth and said, "Okay, don't cry, grandpa will buy it for you. Give me all the paper money for me. It's getting dark, hurry up!"

The stall owner was very happy when he heard this, he greeted him, packed the package and handed it to Zhang Xiaohui.

When Zhang Xiaohui saw it, she pursed her lips in embarrassment.

The boss knew it, and said helplessly: "Okay, take it, I'm going home quickly."

Hearing what he said, Zhang Xiaohui took it, followed the pace of the boss and said: "Grandpa, I will pay you back the money, and I will try my best to pay you back the last few times I bought rice on credit, and I will repay you! "

The boss stopped and looked at Zhang Xiaohui and said, "I'm not a warm-hearted and kind person. You have been paid back a few times, so I help you every time, but it's not free."

Zhang Xiaohui was a little confused when she heard that, and asked again: "Help me... My family has no money... Who would be so kind, Grandpa, you wouldn't tease me!"

My wife looked at Zhang Xiaohui and "hummed" and said, "You think my family runs a charity organization and gives you things for free every time, not me."

"Who is that?" Zhang Xiaohui stopped suddenly.

"Who doesn't even know about you? She has secretly helped you several times. I don't know what the picture is. It's your teacher who came from the city. His surname seems to be Lin, yes! Lin An, I heard the village head mention it."

Thinking of Lin An's face, the boss here is still fresh in his memory: "Your teacher is so beautiful, people can't forget it, she is good-looking, and she is nosy, I really don't know what she is trying to do."

After listening to the boss, Zhang Xiaohui clenched the bag in her hand. "Oh... is it my teacher, she... is so nice!"

At this time, my wife pointed to the fork in front of the road and said, "Okay, baby, I won't see you off when I get here. You can burn paper at the intersection in front of you, but stay away from the surrounding logs, so as not to set the mountain on fire." "

Zhang Xiaohui looked back at him: "Don't you want to go to the grave?"

The boss patted his thigh and said: "Oh! Are you stupid, you are not afraid of going to the cemetery in the middle of the night to be scared to death."

Zhang Xiaohui shivered, in fact, she felt a little frightened to death right now, the surroundings were dark.

"Okay, I'll go first." The boss disappeared as soon as he finished speaking.

After Zhang Xiaohui left, she thought about burning paper for her grandma, and she wasn't afraid that if she encountered a ghost, grandma would probably help her get it away.

Zhang Xiaohui found a corner where the wind was blowing, and put the things in the bag

Zhang Xiaohui was wearing thin clothes, and the cold wind outside made her feel cold all over her body. The money was stolen today, and the clothes were not bought. The most important thing was that the food and food that his father asked him to buy for his brother were not available. This time How can the family explain.