Chapter 7 The Son of Sin 7

The next morning, neither Grandma Ji nor Da Ma got up.

Ji Dama probably felt that with his mother backing him up, he slept soundly.

What I didn't expect was that the old lady got sick.

The two worked all night.

The mother and son returned just before dawn.

Grandma Ji was so ill that she couldn't get out of bed; her face was pale, and she kept coughing.

"Mom, why are you sick? Did you stay in the outhouse too long yesterday?" Er Ma's wife asked, puzzled.

Old Mrs. Li didn't want to talk to her at all.

Yu Man looked up twice, then looked down again and started playing with her hair.

When Grandma Ji came back yesterday, Er Ma's wife woke up from the cold, thinking that her mother had caught a chill while getting up in the middle of the night.

This older brother can't get up either.

It looks like the two of them will be doing the work today.

I felt angry and like I had been cheated.

"Look at your older brother, when are we going to separate the family? We're all being taken advantage of!" She has to cook for them in the morning before she can go to the fields. Why is she so unlucky?

"What are you saying? Go to the fields and let your older brother stay home to take care of Mom."

Er Ma's wife's face darkened considerably.

I only felt better after taking two steamed buns from the pot.

"Big brother, second brother, take the steamed buns with you when you leave. Come back early after school and help out in the fields." Then, looking at the third brother, she said, "You too, someone in your family of three has to do some work."

Ji Huaizhi packed his Ultraman-themed backpack: "After school, I'm going to herd sheep."

"You brats, none of those three are any good."

After everyone left, Yu Man looked at the faces of Old Madam Ji and Ji Dama, her eyes flashing with intense hatred.

These people deserve to die.

Thinking back to last night, when Ji Huaizhi made her write down that phone number she knew by heart, her heart started pounding.

Ji Erma and his wife went to the field to pick corn and ran into Zhuangniu's wife and her family on the way.

"Sister-in-law Zhuangniu, aren't you going to the fields today?" Er Ma's wife stopped her from speaking ill of her mother-in-law.

Unexpectedly, the other party seemed rather anxious.

"I'm busy today. Zhuangniu didn't come back all night. I don't know where he went." The woman's expression was grim. "I wonder if he's in that woman's bed. I've felt something's off about him lately."

"I didn't expect him not to come back all night."

Er Ma's wife's eyes lit up: "What? He hasn't come back all night?"

"You need to keep a close eye on your man. What if he gets seduced by that vixen? Where will you go to seek justice then?"

Zhuang Niu's wife looked unwell.

Er Ma's wife was still saying, "Our Er Ma has never stayed out all night. If he dared to do that, I would scratch his face black and blue."

"Alright, go ahead and husk the corn. I'll go ask around."

Zhuangniu's wife was annoyed; she was already in a bad mood, and nobody wanted to listen to her talk about this.

After school, Ji Huaizhi did not go home immediately, but wandered around a grocery store near the primary school.

At that time, the nearby schools had just let out, and the shops nearby were full of children.

"Boss, I'd like to borrow your phone."

The proprietress glanced at him: "No way, do you think phone calls are free? If everyone comes to my place to make calls, how am I supposed to do business?"

"I'll pay."

The proprietress then looked at him and said, "Call your parents out of town? Don't take too long."

Ji Huaizhi went inside and dialed a number, but no one answered.

It was only answered on the second replay.

"Hello?"

"I'm looking for someone to come to Group 5, Xiaoyang Village, Xiangqian Town, XX. The family's surname is Ji."

The man's voice rose a little after he finished speaking, and there was some urgency on the other end of the phone as if he was rummaging through something: "Say it again, I didn't hear you clearly."

Ji Huaizhi slowly repeated, "The students outside are making a lot of noise buying things."

Yu Sheng also heard the noise:

"My sister is here? Who are you? Did my sister send you to contact me?"

"How is she now?" Yu Sheng asked anxiously.

"Just bring your people over here directly. Don't call this number again; I can't reach you through it."

He said that Ji Huaizhi hung up the phone and even unplugged the phone line.

Ji Huaizhi went out and gave the proprietress a dollar.

The other person glanced at it and waved his hand, saying, "Let's go. Don't tell me you made a call here. This isn't a public phone."

After a moment of hesitation, Ji Huaizhi used the money to buy two packs of Ultraman cards.

The proprietress pursed her lips speechlessly: "This can't be eaten as a meal."

However, they still accepted the money.

When there were no more students, the proprietress realized that her phone line had been unplugged: "That unlucky kid."

The phone rang as soon as I plugged it in.

He answered it casually: "Hello?"

The other person spoke in fluent Mandarin: "Is that child still here?"

"No, no! I'm leaving, I'm leaving." The proprietress's accent made it impossible to guess what she was saying.

"You're asking where this place is?" The landlady's voice was loud: "This is Xiangqian No. 1 Primary School. Never mind, never mind, don't call this number."

Yu Sheng sighed as he looked at the Motorola in his hand.

"One small?" He only heard "one small" but didn't understand where it was at all.

Picking up the address the child had just read, his gaze fell on the town behind Little Sheep Village.

"Take a small step forward?"

Yu Man was incredibly excited when Ji Huaizhi returned.

This was the first time she had ever looked forward to seeing this child.

"...Have you made contact...?" The hoarse voice stumbled.

She just stared at him.

"We've made contact, but we don't know when they'll arrive." Ji Huaizhi put down his schoolbag and took out his Ultraman cards.

I gave her two more honey bread rolls.

These cost 50 cents each near the school.

"Thank you, Huaizhi," Yu Man said, her voice choked with emotion.

She never imagined that one day hope would be rekindled.

She never imagined that her son would help her one day. When he went to school in town, she even thought of calling him to ask him to help her make contact.

But he loved to tattle.

Yu Man didn't dare to say it at all.

I never expected this time.....

Ji Huaizhi didn't say anything, but went to the sheepfold to let the sheep graze while it was still early.

On his way to herd sheep, he met Zhuangniu's wife, who had not yet found her husband.

After a day and a night, she finally became frightened. Her whole family searched the surrounding area but still couldn't find him.

Niu Zhuang's wife suspects that he ran off with someone else.

Some people say he gambled away money and incurred debts, so he's afraid to come back and is hiding from his creditors.

Some people say the couple had a fight and probably hid somewhere. Anyway, there are all sorts of rumors, but they really can't find them.

Grandma Ji wasn't feeling well today and didn't get out of bed, but she wandered around outside.

After Ji Dama woke up, he heard that his brother had not returned yet, so he went to look for him as well.