"Qiao Zhiqing, can your brother speak now?"
Little Shitou, who was holding his sister's hand, asked curiously.
Thanks to the care of Qiao Qingqing and the brigade, Xiao Shitou was finally able to go to elementary school. However, the school was far away and was built in Liujiazhuang, which is Liu Mei's mother's village.
Qiao Qingqing bent down and put San San down from her arms. "Then you should greet them yourself and see if they can respond to you."
Qiao Qiao and Nian Nian also stood up from their walkers and reached out to their mother, wanting to come out and play.
They probably thought that Xiao Shitou and the others were little brothers in the army who were willing to let them ride on big horses...
However, what surprised Qiao Qingqing was that Little Stone actually moved and walked forward.
"My little brother wants to play with us, Qiao Zhiqing, I can help you take care of him."
As Little Stone spoke, he wiped his nose with his sleeve, which was blown out by the cold wind.
Although their place is located in the south and the winter is not particularly cold, Xiao Shitou's clothes are thin!
Cloth was very precious in every household. Xiao Shitou and his sister each had two sets of clothes to change into, which were saved for them by their grandparents who tightened their belts. But if you wanted thick and warm clothes, that was impossible.
Qiao Qingqing thought, it’s a good opportunity to go out today, I’ll go talk to the team leader about planting cotton later!
If the Hongsheng Brigade plants cotton, everyone will be able to get some cotton every year just by working with their hands.
It can also be regarded as improving the living conditions of the team.
However, before Qiao Qingqing saw the team leader, she saw several women sitting together in the open space in the center of the village. They were busy knitting with their hands, but they were busy chatting and laughing about gossip in and out of the village.
This lively atmosphere reminded Qiao Qingqing of when the Lu family was here, and her nose couldn't help but feel sore again...
Perhaps because she missed her family too much, Qiao Qingqing involuntarily moved closer to the crowd.
"Have you heard? Something big happened to the Qiao family in the next village again!"
After these words were spoken, the other aunts sighed.
"Are you talking about Qiao Shan's wife He Lili, who was arrested after her identity as a spy was exposed?" An aunt with a wrinkled face but sharp eyes said in a low voice but could not hide her excitement.
"Spy? Oh my god, this Qiao Shan is so unlucky!"
Someone in the crowd exclaimed, with a tone of surprise but more of gloating.
"He was arrested, but Qiao Shan couldn't accept this fact, let alone face the truth that he indirectly killed his own brother for a spy..."
This matter has now spread among people in several nearby villages, so how could everyone not know about it?
What's more, Qiao Shan had previously come to the Hongsheng Brigade to make a fuss for He Lili, making them laugh like a fool!
"In order to benefit Qiao Chuan, He Lili deliberately approached him and seduced him. The young man was too hot-tempered to resist. As a result, Qiao Shan helped He Lili to throw dirty water on his brother afterwards!"
"Qiao Shan couldn't bear this double blow, and he went crazy, talking nonsense all day long, and telling everyone he met that he was the one who killed his brother."
"Crazy? Oh, this is really... But then again, Qiao Shan asked for it. His family didn't agree with this marriage, but in order to snatch the woman, he even ignored the relationship between father and son and brotherhood. Now, he has invited the wolf into his room!"
"That's right. Didn't he come to us and cause trouble for Qiao Zhiqing?"
"That's right. I think this is his retribution! Who made him so short-sighted that he had to compete with Qiao Chuan for such a wife? Now, he has gone from being a good young man to a madman. It's all his own fault!"
Listening to their indifference and ridicule towards Qiao Shan, Qiao Qingqing realized that the Qiao family had completely become a laughing stock in this life.
Of course, Qiao Qingqing could not have imagined that Qiao Shan would go crazy.
She thought this person was thick-skinned and would never find fault with herself!
…
At the same time, the Qiao family was in chaos, as if it was the center of a storm.
Qiao Shan's eyes were wide open, his face was covered with tears, and he hugged a pillar tightly, shouting: "Old Four, I'm sorry! I was wrong, I hurt you!"
His voice was hoarse and desperate, and every word seemed to be torn out from the bottom of his heart.
But after a while, he suddenly grabbed his hair, squatted down in pain, hugged his head tightly with both hands, and roared: "Get out! Women are all trouble! Women are all liars! I will never trust women again!"
The sound echoed in the silent courtyard, making people feel cold, as if even the air was trembling.
Qiao Weiguo stood aside, witnessing his son's crazy appearance, and felt heartbroken.
His eyes were empty and confused, and his face was full of bitterness and self-blame.
He murmured to himself: "Perhaps, I was really wrong... This is retribution, the punishment for abandoning my own daughter..."
Qiao Weiguo has never realized his mistakes so clearly!
He finally felt remorseful, so much so that when he uttered these words, his voice was low and trembling, and every word seemed to hit his heart, which only made him more painful.
Yet in this chaotic situation, Qiao He remained rare in his calmness.
Perhaps he had expected from the very beginning that this would happen to his father and Qiao Shan?
However, most of his closest relatives and brothers were either dead or went crazy, and after counting, he and the third brother were the only ones left out of the four brothers.
Even the third child couldn't stand this kind of atmosphere at home. He went out early and came back late every day. He would rather blow the cold wind outside than go home.
Qiao He originally wanted to leave. After all, after his parents divorced, he decided to leave home with his mother and take care of her until the end of her life.
However, I saw that my father's hair turned white overnight, he looked twenty years older, his back became bent, and he no longer had the vigor he once had.
Qiao He's heart ached unbearably...
At this moment, his eyes were complicated and he couldn't help but think of Qiao Qingqing.
I don't know why, but at this moment, Qiao He seemed to be able to hear the call of his heart.
That woman's voice was firm and clear: "I want to see her, even if it's just from a distance."
——Although he knew that Qiao Qingqing didn't like seeing the Qiao family, Qiao He really couldn't get rid of the loneliness in his heart by himself.
After hesitating for a long time, he turned around and strode towards the direction of the Hongsheng Brigade.
…
Before Qiao He reached Hongsheng Brigade, he could see a warm and picturesque scene from afar, across the gurgling river.
Qiao Qingqing was playing happily with her triplets on the river bank!
At this moment, Qiao He's heart suddenly beat violently. He ran to a nearby tree and hid behind it like a thief, for fear that Qiao Qingqing would see him and take the children away!
However, when Qiao He took a peek, his heart suddenly melted...
His three little nephews are so cute!
He was white and chubby, squatting in front of his mother with his butt sticking out, digging mud, and then putting the mud into his mouth to eat...
Qiao He almost couldn't help but scream out!
Because Qiao Qingqing was paying attention to the other two children and ignored the little nephew, the mud was about to go into the baby's mouth!
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