After returning to the countryside to farm, I brought the whole village to become rich

Chapter 31 The Life of Shen Xiu

The yard was quiet, with the sound of birds chirping from time to time.

Shen Qiuqiu and Shen Jiashu were not in the mood to play games anymore, the siblings each occupied a reclining chair and lay down leisurely looking at the moon.

The weather is very nice today, the moon is big and round, and the sky is full of stars.

The seven brightest stars at the bottom of the northern sky are connected into a spoon, which is very dazzling.

Even Shen Qiuqiu, who knew nothing about astronomy, knew that it was the Big Dipper.

In elementary school textbooks, the article "The Child Counting the Stars" is impressive.

From the book, Shen Qiuqiu first got to know the Big Dipper who can tell the direction and judge the season.

So much so that now, every time I look up at the starry sky, I will unconsciously look for seven shining stars connected into a spoon shape in the sky full of stars.

After staring at the Big Dipper for a while, Shen Qiuqiu suddenly reached out and poked Shen Jiashu next to him.

"Xiao Shu, find out where the Capricorn is for me."

Because Shen Qiuqiu is a Capricorn, he had a sudden whim and wanted to see what his zodiac sign looked like.

Shen Jiashu is not an astronomy enthusiast, so he has never studied this before.

Therefore, I had no choice but to resign myself to taking out my phone and start searching for the position and outline of Capricornus in the sky.

"In the southern night sky... Vega extends about twice as far as Altair..."

"Where are Vega and Altair? Are they on the edge of the Milky Way?"

The siblings were focused on looking up for the stars when Grandpa Shen and Grandma Shen suddenly came out of the main room in a hurry.

Grandpa Shen took the key and started the three-wheeled motorcycle parked in the yard. Grandma Shen told the siblings loudly while opening the gate of the yard.

"Xiao Hua, you and your brother are staying at home, let's go out for a while."

It was past ten o'clock at this time, and he hurried out suddenly, something must have happened.

Shen Qiuqiu hurried forward and asked, "Grandma, did something happen?"

Thinking of what her little daughter said on the phone, Grandma Shen couldn't help crying again, and said sobbingly: "Your little aunt... was beaten by your little uncle, she couldn't stand the beating, and ran out alone .Now..."

Before he finished speaking, Grandpa Shen over there was already urging, "Hurry up, it's not safe for my daughter to wander outside alone, in case she can't think about it..."

Knowing the seriousness of the matter, Shen Qiuqiu didn't dare to delay, and hurriedly helped her grandma into the carriage together.

"I'm going with you."

Then he turned his head and told Shen Jiashu, "You stay to watch the house, close the door, and call me if you need anything."

On the dark mountain road, Grandpa Shen rode a three-wheeled motorcycle and galloped along the road, wishing he could reach Nanwan Village soon.

On the way, through Grandma Shen's report, Shen Qiuqiu also learned about the situation of his little aunt Shen Xiu.

It turned out that Shen Xiu's life in her husband's house was not easy.

The older generation in rural areas are a bit patriarchal, and Shen Xiu's in-laws' family is even more so, but she is not up to the mark, and she has given birth to three children in a row, all of whom are daughters.

Both the eldest daughter and the second daughter were raised by her side. When the third child was born, her mother-in-law saw that the child was a girl again, so she took the child out and gave it away.

Shen Xiu had never even met that child.

Because she couldn't bear a son, Shen Xiu was looked down upon by her in-laws and couldn't hold her head up at home.

After so many years, she dared not contact her natal family again.

One is because I was afraid of being beaten by my mother-in-law and husband, and I dare not; the other is that I felt that I could not help my mother's family in the most difficult time, and I was ashamed to see them.

And there was a reason why Shen Xiu called Grandma Shen today.

Today's Mid-Autumn Festival, their family members gathered together for dinner.

Because the fried peanuts were salty, Shen Xiu was kicked by her husband Song Daqiang.

The youngest daughter, Song Na, couldn't see her, so she helped her mother and said a few words, but was also yelled at by Song Daqiang.

The mother and daughter have long been used to Song Daqiang's frequent beatings and scolding.

It's just that when the dinner was halfway through, the little widow in the village suddenly came to make a fuss, and in front of the whole family, said that she was pregnant with Song Daqiang's seed.

Even if Shen Xiu is an idiot, she can't bear this.

For the first time in her life, she splashed like crazy and got into a fight with the little widow.

The little widow is still pregnant with the seed of the old Song family, if it is a boy, it will be very precious.

The mother-in-law hurried forward to protect the little widow, while Song Daqiang dragged the crazy Shen Xiu to the yard and beat her severely.

In grief and despair, Shen Xiu ran out of the house.

The Mid-Autumn Festival is a day for every family to have a reunion dinner.

There was not even a single person in the village.

Shen Xiu walked to the edge of the fish pond and really wanted to jump down to finish it off.

She sat down on the stone pier by the fish pond, and without taking off her shoes and socks, she just put her feet into the water.

The water covered her calves, and a heart-warming coldness spread from her feet to the top of her head, making her shiver uncontrollably.

Shen Xiu looked up at the full moon in the sky, uncontrollable sadness and heartache swept over the sky, unconvinced tears fell down.

If there is any regret, it is probably the little daughter who has never met and the parents who have not seen for more than ten years.

Shen Xiu, who had been sitting by the fish pond for a long time, suddenly stood up and strode towards the small shop in the village, thinking silently of the phone number that she had already memorized by heart.

The landlines in the canteen were eliminated a few years ago, the proprietress saw how pitiful Shen Xiu was, so she took out her mobile phone and handed it to her.

When the phone was connected, Shen Xiu couldn't bear it anymore when she heard her parents' familiar voice and kind care. She sat in the canteen and wept loudly, and began to tell her parents about the grievances and hardships of these years.

After hearing Shen Xiu's cry, the hearts of Grandpa Shen and Grandma Shen were about to break.

That's why they set off overnight and rushed to Nanwan Village.

Nanwan Village is located in Puyuan Town, tens of kilometers away from Qinghe Village, not close.

Even though Grandpa Shen rode the three-wheeled motorcycle very fast, it was almost eleven o'clock when he arrived at Nanwan Village.

Shen Xiu sat alone at the entrance of the village, waiting for almost an hour, and finally saw her parents whom she hadn't seen for a long time.

In more than ten years, Shen Xiu has changed from a little girl in her twenties to a middle-aged woman in her forties, vicissitudes and emaciation.

By the moonlight, I could still see the blood stains at the corner of her mouth and the bruises on her arms, she was very embarrassed.

And Grandpa Shen and Grandma Shen have also moved from middle age to old age, with gray hair and stooped bodies...

"Father, you are finally here..."

When the three met, they hugged each other and cried.

Grandpa Shen is over 60 years old, with snot and tears, crying like a child.

Grandma Shen hugged her daughter tightly, trembling from crying, unable to speak a word.

Shen Qiuqiu hadn't gotten along with Shen Xiu much, and didn't have deep feelings for her.But seeing grandpa and grandma crying so sadly, there was a burst of sadness for no reason, and they also wiped their tears aside.

The dear relatives who have been separated for more than ten years meet again, and they can't cry enough.

Shen Qiuqiu didn't bother them, walked a little far away silently, took out his mobile phone to make a call.

"Hi, hello, I want to call the police."

(End of this chapter)