warm and deep

Chapter 66
Minrou ran all the way until he couldn't run anymore. He looked back in horror to make sure no one was chasing him, so he stopped, sat on the ground and gasped for breath.

He ran.I sweated profusely and drove the cold out of my body, and the cold was cured.It's just that my stomach is getting more and more hungry.

He wanted to find Mr. Guo, but he didn't know where Mr. Guo was.I want to go back to Qingshi Village, but the oilcloth shed is gone.Moreover, since Dad disappeared, he might have to go back to Qingshi Village to look for him, and he never wanted to go back to Hua Changqun's place.

After thinking about it for a long time, there is really nowhere to go.He was really hungry, so he walked slowly to other people's vegetable fields.He took the courage to pull out a few radishes, hid in the mountain, wiped the soil with the leaves, peeled off the skin, and ate them in big mouthfuls.

When he was full, Minrou decided to hide in the mountains first, lest his father find it and have to go back to Hua Changqun to be beaten.

He walked slowly to the hill where his mother was buried, came to her grave, threw himself on the pile of loess, and began to sob and cry.How he wished his mother could come back to life, as long as he had a mother, he would have everything.

However, the mother will not come back to life.The jade bracelet left by her mother was also taken away by the flowery dress.Now, the only thing that can make him feel his mother is this desolate grave.

He went to the vegetable field to find something to eat during the day, hid in the woods, and lay in front of his mother's grave at night.

When Shi Shi returned home, Hua Changqun angrily told him that the minced meat didn't even release the duck and ran away.

Stone walked into the house without saying a word.Hua Changqun grabbed him and said, "Did you order him to run away? Let me tell you, the ducks at home need someone to let them go, and the piglets grow up day by day, so they have to thresh pigweed. In a few days, they will harvest rape and thresh wheat." , you only know how to open your mouth to eat, why don't you hurry up and bring that dead ghost back to work for me."

The stone went out to look for it.He inquired along the way, asking if he had seen a boy about 10 years old. Everyone in the village saw the scene of chasing and beating the child in a long flowery skirt. Everyone shook their heads and remained silent.

He looked around the town and asked the truck drivers passing by if he saw it.When asked about Fushan, Fushan said: "I heard from the folks on the street today that your wife beat the child so badly that the child ran away. I have seen your son before. He is very lively and cute. Many people can't think of such a son. , you have it but don’t cherish it. If you do this, the villagers will look down on you.”

Shi Shi walked back dejectedly, and the flowery dress scolded him, saying: "What are you looking for in the town? The dead ghost must have gone to his dead mother's cemetery. Hurry up and find it tomorrow. It's a mess." Nobody does."

At night, Shi Shi stood by the door for a long time, looking into the distance to see if the minced meat had returned.

Seeing Hua Changqun, she scolded: "Why are you standing here looking at him? He will come into the house when he comes back."

Shitou sighed and said, "Everyone in the village is saying that I am not treating my son well."

Hua Changqun spat a mouthful of thick phlegm on the ground and cursed: "None of their business, they treat the cub well, just take him away. What are you afraid of, I will give birth to a son for you soon, Then you can show them."

Hearing what Hua Changqun said, Shitou was stunned, and stared at her blankly.

The flowery dress gave him a blank look, "What's the matter, I'm not happy that I'm pregnant with you."

Stone thought to himself, she gave birth to my son, then I can gain a firm foothold here.So she hugged the flowery dress ecstatically, and asked affectionately: "Honey, are you really pregnant? You didn't lie to me, did you?"

Hua Changqun spat at him and said, "Of course it's true, and it feels different when I was pregnant last time. It should be a son."

Shi Shi was so happy that he almost jumped up, hugged the flowery dress and said, "If you give birth to me a son, you will be my great hero."

"Bah!" Hua Changqun broke free from his hand and scolded, "That sounds good, hurry up and bring that dead ghost back to work tomorrow."

Shi Shi immediately nodded and said, "I'll go there at dawn tomorrow, and you'll take good care of it from now on. I'll take care of the housework with that brat."

Early the next morning, Shi Shi returned to Qingshi Village amidst the urging voice of the flower dress.He first went to the hill where the spring flowers were buried. When he was walking up, someone saw him and asked, "Stone, didn't you move away? Why are you here again?"

The stone responded and continued to walk up the mountain.

Minrou, who was sleeping on the grave, woke up when he heard the sound, hurriedly got up, smoothed the sleep marks on the grave, and rushed into the mountain like an arrow.

Shi Shi walked over and glanced at the cemetery from a distance. He didn't see anyone, and he didn't go closer to take a closer look, so he turned and went down the mountain.

On the way, he met Uncle Bone, who heard that the minced meat was gone, scolded him, and said, "You shouldn't have demolished that shed, so that the child has a way out. Now he has nowhere to stay when he comes back." , I’m afraid I’ll be beaten again when I go back to you.”

Shitou lowered his head and said for a while, "This is fate. Sir, you saw him, tell him to go back."

Uncle Bone said: "Can you guarantee that he won't be beaten again when he goes back?"

Stone was silent.

Uncle Bone sighed bitterly: "Stone, even the hen knows how to protect the chicks. As a father, you can't even protect the cubs. You will regret it later."

Stone raised his neck and said: "I have nothing to regret, this little bastard is not up to date, he used to not study when his mother was around, and painted spirit signs all day long. Whether he comes back or not, it's up to him, Hua Changqun is already pregnant I don’t have much with him, and I don’t have much without him.” After he finished speaking, he left angrily.

Uncle Bone shook his head helplessly, and sighed: "Do evil, do evil!"

The minced meat was on the top of the hill, quietly watching his father go down the mountain and walk away.He let out a long breath.

At night, it rained again. The rain in spring was heavy and urgent. The minced meat couldn't find a place to hide, so it went to Uncle Bone's house.

After arriving, he didn't dare to enter the house, and quietly curled up under the eaves to avoid the rain.

Uncle Bone was lying on the bed, listening to the wind and rain outside, and was also thinking about Minced Meat.Remembering that this child used to follow Liang Shi and Guo Zisu to run around in front of his eyes. When they were busy with something, he would take care of himself for them, serving tea and water, which was cute.

I don't know where he went now?When the mother died, the father entered into the family, as if he had become an orphan.It would be fine if he really became an orphan, he could apply for assistance, but he still has a father, and his father is strong and living a good life.

Thinking of this, Uncle Bone couldn't help heaving a sigh of relief, and coughed a few times involuntarily.

A childish voice came from outside the window: "Master, are you sick?" It was minced meat's concerned greeting.

Uncle Bone hurriedly turned on the light, got up, and opened the door, only to see minced meat shivering under the eaves with bare feet, looking at him with terrified eyes.

Uncle Gu felt uncomfortable for a while, and shouted: "Son, come in quickly, come in quickly."

Uncle Bone lit a fire, let the minced meat dry his clothes, and boiled a large pot of hot water to scrub him clean.

The minced meat was roasted so that his whole body was warm, and Uncle Gu made him a bowl of cold-dispelling soup and drank it to let him sleep well, saying, "Son, have a good sleep to drive out the cold air from your body."

That night, Min Rou slept very soundly, and he woke up after Uncle Bone finished his breakfast.

Minced Meat stayed at Uncle Gu's house for a few days, followed Uncle Gu to grow vegetables, and helped him grind ointment.When I have nothing to do, I paint with the painting tools that Reporter Wang left at Uncle Gu's house.He wanted to go to school very much, but he didn't even have any books or anything. He would only be laughed at by his classmates when he went to school.He only hoped that he could survive until Teacher Guo came. When she came, he could find a way to study by himself.

Uncle Bone's nephews were very dissatisfied when they saw that Uncle Bone took in the minced meat, why should they keep this brat?The nephews believed that Uncle Bone had no children, and after a hundred years, his family property would be divided among them.Although he only has two adobe-brick houses and some old furniture, he can be regarded as a medium-sized family in this poor valley.Now he has taken in the child. If the child is given to him in the future, they will not be able to share the property.Besides, how much money does it cost for this child to grow up and study, Mr. Gu is not rich in the first place, won't he be made poor by this kid?
The nephews knew that talking to Uncle Bone would only lead to scolding, so they took care to find an opportunity to drive the children away.

On this day, Uncle Gu wore the expedition suit Liang Shi left him, took his medicine bag and medicine pick, and went up the mountain to gather medicine.

Before leaving, he told Min Rou: "Son, the uncle has gone out and the door is unlocked. You stay at home and don't go anywhere. Wait for the uncle to come back."

Minrou nodded sensibly. After the uncle left, he moved a chair to paint.

At this time, Goudan came to play with him.Goudan said: "Minced meat, you open the door, I'll play with you."

Minced Meat also missed Goudan a little bit, so he quickly opened the door, and the two children played hide-and-seek in the house.

Playing and playing, the two children played outside the house, Goudan hid in a rapeseed field next to the house, and minced meat walked up and down on the ridge of the field looking for it.

At this time, Uncle Gu's two nephews came over and beat and scolded the minced meat, and the minced meat hurried into the house.One of the nephews blocked the door and said with a dark face, "Wild Ghost, I will kill you if you don't leave."

Min Rou turned around and saw a nephew of Uncle Bone standing behind him, and made a gesture of wanting to hit him.

The child was no match for two big men, and burst into tears.Goudan raised his head from the rapeseed field and shouted loudly: "Minced meat, run, run!"

Minrou didn't know where he should go. He had no home or relatives.

He cried and ran desperately to his mother's grave.

However, the two men chased to the cemetery.

Minrou fell down in front of her mother's grave in despair, looking at them in horror.

One of them said: "Wild ghost, hurry up and don't stay in this village."

Minrou cried sadly and said, "This is my mother's grave."

The man said: "This is the land in our village. Your household registration has been moved. Get out!"

Minrou didn't understand what was going on, he was born here, his mother was buried here, but this is not a place for him to stay?
Seeing that he was still in a daze, those two people approached him again, and said, "Get out or not?"

Minrou had no choice but to stand up, glanced at her mother's grave, then turned and walked to the other side of the mountain.

Those two people shouted behind him: "Don't let us see you in Qingshi Village again, we will hit you every time we see you!"

(End of this chapter)