Martial Arts: Start by Obtaining the Wild World

Chapter 54 0054 Sadness
Cheng Zongyang asked in a low voice with great distress:
"Are you scared?"

The little girl nodded and shook her head, and asked in a muffled voice and choked with sobs:
"Brother, what happened to Daddy? Mommy is crying too. I called Daddy but he ignored me, and Mommy ignored me too. Woo woo woo..."

Hearing the little girl crying louder and louder in his arms, Cheng Zongyang rubbed the girl's head, picked her up, and comforted her:

"Yun'er, Daddy is injured and fell asleep, it's okay. I'll hold you when Daddy wakes up. Mom is also worried about Daddy, and she won't ignore you."

When I walked into the main room, I saw everyone sitting there quietly without saying a word.

Obviously, what happened today had a huge impact on them. It was good that the child was not frightened.

Cheng Zongyang looked at his two aunts and said with a smile:

"Aunt, Aunt, I'm sorry to trouble you two with dinner tonight. We are all hungry, so cook more. Don't worry about rice and flour, there is plenty in the warehouse."

"Okay, leave it to us." After hearing her nephew speak, the aunt also agreed.

Without the head of the family speaking, they naturally couldn't act on their own.

No problem now.

Cheng Zongyang then looked at his two uncles who were also silent, and glanced at the nine cousins ​​in the main room.

There are really a lot of children, and except for the two in his family, all of them are very thin.

There are five of them in his uncle's family, the oldest is seventeen years old and the youngest is five years old.

There are four children in my second uncle's family, the oldest is sixteen and the youngest is six years old.

There are only six cousins ​​in his family and his second uncle's family.

Cheng Zongyang comforted his younger sister and said:
"It's okay. Big brother is here. Go play with your sisters and brothers."

“Hmm…” Cheng Zongyun, who had calmed down, nodded obediently, his voice a little muffled.

At this time, five-year-old Zhou Xiaoxiao from her uncle's family came over and took Cheng Zongyun's little hand to the group of children.

Seeing this, Cheng Zongyang went back to the inner room, took out a bag of maltose, and said to his cousin Zhou Xiaomei, who was not even as tall as Cheng Zongyang's shoulders:
"Xiaomei, share this bag of maltose with everyone. My uncle and cousins ​​and I have something to do, so please keep an eye on me."

"Cousin. I will." Zhou Xiaomei responded softly and quietly.

Zhou Xiaomei is only ten years old. Although she is quiet, she is very skilled in doing things and taking care of her younger brother.

Cheng Zongyang immediately looked at his two uncles and said:

"Uncle, uncle, please help clean up the warehouse before it gets completely dark so that we can stay here tonight."

At this time, Zhou Hansong said hesitantly:
"Yang'er, we want to go back and take a look at the situation. Our whole family..."

Upon hearing this, Cheng Zongyang understood what his uncle meant.

He thought for a moment and said, "We are still unclear about the situation outside. If you go back and encounter refugees again, I am afraid I won't be able to save them even if I want to.

How about this, I'll go over tonight and you stay at home. If everything is ok, it won't be too late to go back in two days. Stay here for the next two days. How are grandpa and grandma?"

"Okay, that's not a problem. Your grandparents are talking to your little sister in the back room. They're all fine."

As Zhou Hansong spoke, he immediately called the four older children: Zhou Zhenyuan, Zhou Zhenli, Zhou Zhendong and Zhou Zhennan.

Now, a group of seven people quickly took action and cleaned out the things in the warehouse.

His house is not big, with only three rooms.

There was one for the parents and the younger sister, one for the two brothers, and the last one became a warehouse.

There was definitely not enough housing to live in, and most people could only sleep on the floor for two days.

"Knock, knock, knock..." Suddenly, there was a rapid knock on the door. Everyone in the room was startled, except Cheng Zongyang.

Cheng Zongyang and others walked out quickly. Before they could say anything, they heard anxious voices coming from outside:
"Brother Cheng, yes, it's me, Zhaodi!"

Hearing the familiar voice, Cheng Zong was startled and hurried out, saying, "It's okay, it's the neighbor."

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief when they heard this.

When I opened the door, I saw Chen Zhaodi, who was dirty all over, with red eyes and tear marks on her thin face, obviously she had been crying.

"What happened?" Cheng Zongyang asked. "My mother fainted... Brother Cheng, please help me...!" Chen Zhaodi said anxiously, crying.

"Okay, I'll go over and take a look. Don't worry."

Cheng Zongyang immediately said something to his uncle and walked out the door.

Zhou Zhennan immediately came over and closed the door.

Chen Zhaodi hurried back home first, and Cheng Zongyang followed her and also looked outside.

In the almost dark sky, he could still see people carrying the last body.

There were no more bodies around, but one could still vaguely hear the cries of the villagers.

Cheng Zongyang shook his head slightly and continued to walk quickly towards Aunt Chunhua's house.

He was also curious about how this family of orphans and widows managed to escape the disaster during the refugee turmoil.

When I arrived at the house, I saw a mess, as if I had entered a thief's home.

It's all over the place and a mess!

Even the coffin in the main room fell to the ground, and Chen Jiang's body was left on the ground.

Seeing this scene, Cheng Zongyang was also extremely angry. Is there any humanity in this?

The killing was not unjust!
But next to Chen Jiang's body, Li Chunhua fell to the ground, and Chen Laidie cried and called "Mom" over and over again.

Cheng Zongyang came to Aunt Chunhua and checked her, and found that her breathing was extremely weak and she was still a little confused.

This look made Cheng Zongyang's heart sink!
He was almost on his deathbed.

Cheng Zongyang knew that these successive psychological blows, coupled with the physical weakness caused by hunger, were the root of his illness.

It can be said that Li Chunhua is lucky to be still alive.

As if sensing Cheng Zongyang's arrival, Li Chunhua weakly opened half of her eyes slowly. Her cloudy eyes could not see clearly and her right hand could only swing back and forth, as if trying to grab something.

Cheng Zongyang quickly held Aunt Chunhua's bony hand, which was icy cold to the touch, chilling to the bone...

Li Chunhua grabbed Cheng Zongyang's hand with a little effort, opened her mouth, and murmured in an almost inaudible voice.

Cheng Zongyang could only lower his head and listen.

"Yang, Yang... Auntie can't do it anymore. God doesn't like me, my family... Please, please give the maids a bowl of food... You can be my cow or my horse... Right, right..."

Before he could finish his words, Cheng Zongyang felt the other hand that was holding his palm lose its grip and slip down to the cold ground. But it was not as cold as Li Chunhua's heart which had already been frozen.

Cheng Zongyang looked at Aunt Chunhua's thin face with distinct cheekbones, but saw that she had closed her eyes. The last two lines of turbid bitter tears in the world slid down from the corners of her eyes, seeped into her messy gray hair, and disappeared...

Until her death, what she cared about was her children.

Cheng Zongyang couldn't help feeling sad.

The hemp rope only picks and breaks at the thinnest point, and bad luck only seeks out the miserable!
The poor are already doing their best to survive, why do they still have to endure misfortune!

"I hope I won't suffer this way in my next life..." Cheng Zongyang stood up, took a few steps back, knelt down and kowtowed three times to Li Chunhua.

The two sisters standing by were stunned when they saw this scene.

"Cheng, Brother Cheng, I, my mother..." Chen Zhaodi asked in a trembling voice.

Cheng Zongyang didn't say anything, just nodded.

Chen Zhaodi's eyes were filled with horror and disbelief.

In just a few days, my father died, and now my mother died...

"mother!!!"

The two sisters burst into heart-wrenching tears and lay on their mother, wailing loudly.

(End of this chapter)