Song Ziyi scratched his head. "There's a girl in our class who has a long scar on her face. All the other classmates don't like to play with her. They ostracize and laugh at her. She always keeps her head down and hides her face."
Song Yun understood, and she asked, "Is this female classmate of yours a child from our family compound?"
Song Ziyi nodded, "Yes, we came back together after school, and I saw her going that way." Song Ziyi pointed in a direction.
The old man came in. He heard Song Ziyi's words at the door, and seeing the direction he pointed, he continued, "That's the three-bedroom courtyard where the regimental-level officers live. I know the child Ziyi is talking about."
The old man sighed, "It's also a sin. The child is the daughter of Liang Weijun, the deputy commander of the regiment. Liang Weijun was promoted to deputy regiment commander last September. He has been stationed at the border before and can't go back to visit his family. He also has no time to arrange for his wife and daughter to accompany him in the army. He only sends his allowance back every month. He thought that his wife and daughter could live a comfortable life in their hometown with his allowance. Every time he received a letter from home, it was all good words. So he stayed at the border with peace of mind until he was established again at the border. The army transferred him back and promoted him to deputy regiment commander. He saved up some leave to go back to visit his family and brought his wife and daughter to accompany him in the army. Who knew——"
Gu Lao shook his head and continued, "But when he returned home, his wife had gone mad, and his beautiful daughter was disfigured, as thin as a kitten, and lying sick in bed. If he had returned a month later, he probably would have lost the child too."
Song Ziyi clenched his fists, "Why is this happening?"
Gu Lao sighed, "Liang Weijun's wife was beautiful. Liang Weijun hadn't been home for a long time, and a wicked man in the village took advantage of her working in the fields and tried to force her. Liang Weijun's wife was also a strong-willed person. She refused to obey and fought with the idiot. In the end, he hit her on the head with a stick and she almost lost her life. She saved her chastity, but when she woke up, she lost her mind and became a crazy, foolish person."
Song Yun felt very sad when she heard this and asked, "How could the child be disfigured?"
Gu Lao said, "Without her mother's protection, Liang Xiaoxiao, only three years old, naturally became the target of bullying. One of her cousins, jealous of her beauty, slashed her face with a knife. It was such a long cut. I don't know what kind of heart that child has, she was so vicious at such a young age. The elderly and his brother and sister-in-law kept the news a secret in order to get the allowance Liang Weijun sent back home. In the letters he wrote to Liang Weijun, they never mentioned the situation of his wife and daughter, only saying that everything was fine at home and asked him to rest assured."
"So what did Liang Weijun do after he returned home and learned the truth?" Song Yun asked.
Gu Lao said, "I don't know about that, but I know Liang Weijun's temper. He is definitely not someone who can take a loss. Whether it was harming his lover, the village man, or harming her daughter and niece, he probably got the retribution he deserved. As for how he did it, he won't tell us, and we can't know."
Gu Lao saw Song Yun filling a jar with ointment and asked, "Is this the scar removal ointment you mentioned?"
Song Yun, "Well, Qin Meng will come to get it later, I'll install it for her first."
The ointment was more than Song Yun had expected, two and a half cans. She gave one can to Qin Meng, leaving one and a half cans.
Song Yun thought of the girl Gu Lao had mentioned, so she said to Song Ziyi, "Bring Liang Xiaoxiao from your class over to me after school tomorrow."
Song Ziyi became happy and said, "Okay, I'll tell her about this when I go to school tomorrow."
Song Yun nodded. "Okay, you decide. Don't make blind promises. Everyone's skin condition is different. Besides, this ointment is very painful when applied to the face. She may not be able to tolerate it."
After saying this, the three of them went to the main room to eat.
Gu Lao tasted a mouthful of steamed dried fish and narrowed his eyes. "Zi Yi's cooking skills are getting better and better. He's almost catching up with your sister."
Song Ziyi looked very proud, "That's right, my sister said I inherited all her skills."
Gu Lao laughed so hard that he nearly choked to death on his food. He drank half a teacup of water before he recovered. He waved his hand and said, "From now on, just eat. It's better not to talk. I almost lost my life."
Song Ziyi laughed heartily, and suddenly thought of something. He asked Song Yun, "Sister, it's the weekend in two days. Can you take me to Xiqin Mountain? I want to hunt pheasants and rabbits, so we don't have to buy meat."
Gu Lao raised both hands in agreement, "Yes, yes, then we can move in together to rest and go together."
What could Song Yun say but yes.
Qin Meng came just after dinner, running all the way over, panting.
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