as pure as a radish

"I heard people say that girls should keep warm and don't wash their hands and faces with cold water all the time. It's not good for this place." I pointed to my stomach, and then continued to hold Yu Ting's arms as thin as corn stalks with both hands, "You just finished You need to pay more attention to the operation. You take my thermos back and use it. Today’s brown sugar water has been soaked in it. You can return it to me when you are completely recovered. I told my mother that I will use the thermos at school. She has already agreed." When I said this, I was both glad and scared in my heart. I was glad that my mother did not disagree with my unreasonable request, but I was also afraid that she would find out about my recent abnormality—the lies I told recently were really serious. Too much, asking for money and stuff for all kinds of lame reasons over and over again.

There is no elevator in the clinic. I helped Yu Ting to the top of the stairs. Looking at the steps, my legs had already started to feel weak. I was deeply worried that if I couldn’t help Yu Ting and she fell, I would need a lot of money to treat her. sick.

"Let's slow down." I said, half telling Yu Ting, half comforting myself.

Going down three or four steps, a nurse carrying a white tray suddenly came up downstairs. She walked quickly, and the bloody dead baby on the tray quickly came to my eyes from a distance and then slid past us. .As the nurse went up the stairs, the dead baby was still sliding around on the tray, bringing out puddles of blood.

We went down to the middle of the stairs, and someone went up again, and the one not wearing the white uniform must be the patient.Also an extremely thin woman, taller than we are, but her age cannot be seen.Because her eye sockets were deeply sunken, her face was sallow and had several pustules, I had no idea what her original facial features looked like, and I couldn't tell whether she was a 20-year-old or a 50-year-old.She was clutching her belly all the way, and her two slender legs walked under the wide maternity gown, looking extremely uncoordinated.

"Come to beat the child at such a young age. Hehe, hehe, hehehe." As she walked by us, she murmured to herself as if no one else was there.

I couldn't take it anymore, so I quickened my pace and helped Yu Ting leave this eerie place.

The sun was shining outside, and I hurried into the daylight.I hope that the sunlight can kill all the pictures I have seen these days that I dare not recall, but no matter how I walk towards the sun, the skin on my body is scorched and hurts, but my heart doesn't feel better at all.

I helped Yu Ting walk to the station where she usually takes the bus home. I looked at the watch on my wrist, and the next bus would not come until nearly an hour away.This watch belongs to my dad. He doesn’t wear it often. Sometimes he puts it in the TV cabinet.

"I'll go to the small shop in front and lend you a chair to sit on." I said to Ting after knowing that I would have to wait for a long time.

I didn't expect her to have any reaction after listening to my words. During this time, she kept her eyes open and said nothing, not knowing what she was thinking.The only thing I am sure of is that she is different from us. We are greedy for life and afraid of death, but she is the opposite, because her expression is always sad, hopeless and lifeless.

Letting go of her arm, I'm going to the grocery store.

"You go back, I'll wait by myself." Unexpectedly, Yu Ting actually spoke to me.

"There's still an hour left, I'll accompany you." Changing my position, I would be bored to death if I waited alone, so I chose to accompany Yu Ting.

"No!" Yu Ting uttered the loudest voice she could in her current physical condition.

I was taken aback, I couldn't figure out why she didn't like company, but... I actually have my own concerns.If I accompany her until the car arrives and then go home by myself, or even send her home and then go home, I will go home longer than the meal at home, and my mother will definitely blame me again, and I have to make up for it. lie.The feeling of making up lies is terrible, and I am always afraid of being exposed, and I will not be safe for a moment.

"Go back!" Yu Ting yelled again.

I hesitated on the street with my fists clenched, and finally I took out all the money in my clothes pocket, "You can take this money, you will spend money for a car ride later, you must have no money, right, you keep the rest Bloom, buy something good to eat."

Yu Ting didn't respond, so I folded the money and stuffed it into Yu Ting's trouser pocket.

Yu Ting didn't go to school the next day. I thought she had asked for leave to rest at home.On the third and fourth day, I still didn't see her. Although two or three days of rest after the operation was not too long, I still couldn't help asking the teacher why she didn't come to class.In the end, the teacher said that she didn't know either, but at least Yu Ting herself or her parents didn't ask her for leave.

When I heard the news, I broke out in a cold sweat. I asked the teacher if I could call her home to find out what was going on, but the teacher didn’t care. I don’t come to class anymore, and when I approach them, they say they can’t come if they want to help the family, or they just don’t want to come, and they don’t take studying seriously.”

I want to believe what the teacher said, but I can't completely convince myself, the suspicion is getting higher and higher, and I secretly swear to see Yu Ting after school.In order to save time, for the first time after school, I took a three-wheeled motorcycle with passengers on the side of the road to Yu Ting's house.

When I arrived at the door of her house, I just wanted to knock on the door when I heard the conversation of the people in the house. Their tone was not good, so I subconsciously chose to listen outside instead of knocking.

Female: "Go out to find her tomorrow? I haven't been home for more than a month!"

Male: "Find someone XX!"

Female: "What should I do if I starve to death outside?"

Man: "Then die!"

At this time, a much younger boy's voice came in, "That's right."

Female: "You bastard, you're a baby, what are you doing with her?!"

Boy: "I'm 16 years old! Besides, Dad..."

Man: "Shut up!"

Female: "Damn old man!"

Man: "Did you scald her with boiling water?"

Woman: "She said she was going to the police and I burned it! It's not for the two of you!"

Man: "Blame herself! Which woman doesn't live like this? Why is she losing her temper!"

Boy: "Yes."

Female: "Ouch. Forget it. Forget it."

Man: "Hurry up and cook. I have to find them to drink, so I can't eat and kill you!"

Female: "Beating, beating, beating people in one day, I'm going to kill you when I'm in a hurry."

Boy: "Mom, let's cook, I'm hungry too."

Female: "Okay, okay. Ask your dad to give you money to buy some ham sausage first."

Man: "What money do you want?! No!"

Female: "Give it to him!"

Man: "No! Not a penny!"

Female: "Didn't you tm help Lao Li's family with work? They didn't give you money? Take it out and give it to your son!"

Man: "Hey! Take it and take it..."

Hearing footsteps approaching, I ran away.