Chapter 27
Seeing Tang Xingwang in this state, Wu Dazhun decided to send him back to his aunt's house personally and have a talk with her.
It's not good to raise a boy like this, he won't be able to handle anything in the future.
Tang Xingwang never imagined that his uncle's family, who had always been kind to him, could be so terrifying when they got angry.
Tang Qingqing didn't want to go with them, "I still want to go find those two sheep."
Wu Dazhui disagreed: "It's winter and it's snowing, where are you going to find it? You're a girl, stay at home and don't go out and wander around."
Wu Dazhui's wife, Aunt Zhao, also said, "That's right. You are growing up now. Girls can't be frozen. If you damage their roots, you won't be able to have children in the future."
"Why are you telling this to a child?"
"Why can't I tell them? If I don't tell them, they won't take it to heart, and I'll suffer a great loss in the future. I regret not telling Erniu properly at the beginning, and later I hurt myself because of my ignorance. Now I look so old at such a young age."
When talking about the past, Aunt Zhao couldn't help but tear up.
Wu Dazhui was most impatient when women brought up old matters, but at this moment he couldn't say anything.
Tang Qingqing quickly spoke up to resolve the awkward situation: "Uncle, did you hear how our team solved the arson case?"
"I heard it was a little girl..." Wu Dazhui just mentioned it, and immediately reacted, "Could that little girl be you?"
Wu Dazhun was not familiar with Tang Qingqing. He would only visit her aunt occasionally during the Chinese New Year.
But he would just give a gift and leave, he wouldn't stay there long.
As he got older, he often sent his eldest son to visit, and he went less often.
Therefore, he knew that there was such a girl, but he had no idea what she looked like or how old she was. He had to work backwards from Tang Xingwang before he could think of Tang Qingqing.
So when he heard that it was a little girl who found out who set the fire, he never thought of Tang Qingqing at all.
When he asked the eldest son to bring some rice and flour over, no one in my aunt's family mentioned this matter.
"Yes, that's me."
When Tang Xingwang heard Tang Qingqing mention this, he felt that he had finally found his opportunity.
"It's all because she learned some kind of code and asked me to learn it. If I hadn't learned it, I wouldn't be able to chase the sheep if it ran away... Ouch!"
Tang Xingwang was punched by Wu Dazhuan, and unlike the beatings he received at home, this punch was really powerful, and tears burst out of his eyes.
"Uncle, why did you hit me? How did you become like this?"
Wu Dazhui snorted coldly: "If I knew you were such a rascal, I would have disciplined you on behalf of your grandma. You still have the nerve to complain. Your sister learned this skill and wanted to teach you, but instead of being grateful, you blamed her. How could you be so capable?"
Tang Xingwang was not convinced: "Uncle, why are you so partial to her now? She is just a little girl, and I am the eldest son and grandson of our family."
"You know that you are the eldest son and grandson, and the future pillar of the family, but you are still so naive. You always blame others for everything you encounter. If you rely on you, your family will collapse in the future!"
Once Wu Dazhui became serious, especially acting like a patriarch, Tang Xingwang no longer dared to talk back. He shrank aside feeling aggrieved, thinking that he had been extremely unlucky recently.
Wu Dazhu didn't know what a trace was, but knowing that Tang Qingqing had the ability, he didn't stop her.
After all, two sheep are a huge fortune for farmers, and it would be even better if they could catch them.
But he couldn't help but grumble, "Why teach this skill to a girl? A boy would be better."
Tang Qingqing heard it and couldn't help but speak out:
"Uncle, there's nothing I can do about it. God made me learn it, but no boy can do it."
Ever since she became famous for the arson case, many people have been interested and want to learn this skill.
No one dared to disturb the weird old Liu, or if they did go there they would be ignored, so they turned their attention to Tang Qingqing.
Tang Qingqing did not refuse and asked them to observe the sheep in the village. When they could identify the sheep based on their footprints, they should come to find her.
This is how she was initially assessed before being accepted by Old Liu.
During that time, she wished she could live with the sheep. She was closer to them than her brothers, and was even laughed at for being insane.
As a result, no one could keep calm. They squatted on the ground for less than two days before running away.
Even when the elders at home started scolding them, the children were not afraid and shouted, "If you have the ability, go and watch it yourself. If you can't do it yourself, how can your children do it?"
For a while, the team was in chaos and it was very lively.
Wu Dazhuan was choked and spoke after a while:
"Hey, you are a smart one, why aren't you a boy? Your Tang family is really weird, your brains are all on girls' heads. There was a smart one, but he was adopted."
The more Wu Dazhui thought about it, the more he felt that his aunt had done a stupid thing. At that time, his father had said that if he wanted to adopt, he wanted to adopt Tang Jianjun as well. This little son was too delicate and not suitable to support the family.
Tang Jianguo was different. He looked smart and reliable, so he was willing to stay by her side to take care of her in her old age. But her aunt refused to listen.
Look at what the Tang family's children have become now.
At the moment, the most capable one is a girl, but she is of no use at all.
Wu Dazhuan asked his youngest son Wu Xiaoliu, the only unmarried son, and his eldest grandson Wu Heqing to accompany Tang Qingqing to look for sheep, while he took his eldest son and escorted Tang Xingwang back to Rongshan Brigade.
Wu Xiaoliu is about the same height as Zhai Hongyi, but is half a head shorter.
He was a lively man and kept chattering along the way, asking Tang Qingqing about the arson case.
He had heard about it before. Everyone said it was magical and that the girl who found the arsonist had a pair of divine eyes.
He had always wanted to meet her, but he never expected that the little girl with the divine eyes was actually my aunt's daughter.
This made him very happy, and he kept jumping around Tang Qingqing like Sun Wukong.
On the contrary, Wu Heqing, who was only twelve years old, was mature and would hold his uncle back from time to time, asking him not to cause trouble for Tang Qingqing.
As the night went on, the footprints became harder to find.
Fortunately, the snow had stopped by then, and the sun was high in the sky, so our view was not blocked.
Tang Qingqing found the mark she had made with a stone yesterday, and walked forward for about a mile before she found the sheep's traces, which gave Tang Qingqing a little more confidence.
Tang Qingqing kept bending over, sweeping the snow and checking at the same time. At first Wu Heqing and Wu Xiaoliu were helping, but soon Wu Xiaoliu couldn't stand it anymore.
No wonder Tang Qingqing is the only one who has learned this skill. It is too tiring.
It was completely different from what he had imagined. It was clearly hard work.
Wu Xiaoliu was jumping around and playing, shaking the snow on the trees and letting it fall all over him, and then seeing Tang Qingqing wandering around in the same place without moving, he went to make a snowman.
On the contrary, Wu Heqing followed Tang Qingqing silently and served as her assistant without any impatience.
Tang Qingqing had a very good impression of Wu Heqing. She thought that the Wu family had trained this eldest son and grandson to be the one who could take charge, and that he would be much more reliable in doing things.
The three of them set out early in the morning and searched until about 3:00 pm Wu Xiaoliu had already asked countless times:
"Are you done yet? How long will it take?"
This time he couldn't help but say: "I guess we can't find the sheep, let's just give up. It's getting late now, if we don't hurry back it will be dark, and this place will be dangerous."
Tang Qingqing was unwilling, but she had to admit that Wu Xiaoliu's words made sense.
It is still relatively safe during the day, but it may not be the case at night. The wolf howling yesterday was real.
"Let's go back and look back."
Wu Xiaoliu: "Are you still coming?"
"We have to look for it."
Wu Xiaoliu gave her a thumbs up and said, "You are much more reliable than Tang Xingwang."
"Hush!" Wu Heqing suddenly spoke.
Tang Qingqing and Wu Xiaoliu were startled and didn't dare to say a word.
Wu Heqing tilted his ears and listened to something.
Wu Xiaoliu put away his playful smile, pulled out the ax from behind him, protected Tang Qingqing behind him, and stared at the surroundings closely.
"Uncle, sister, over there!"
Wu Heqing suddenly started running, and Tang Qingqing and Wu Xiaoliu followed hurriedly.
After running about a hundred meters, I heard a bleating sound.
Tang Qingqing's eyes lit up, "It's sheep, it must be them!"
The three of them followed the sound and saw two sheep hiding in a narrow gap. They were the two lost sheep!
The two sheep recognized Tang Qingqing and came out quickly when they saw her.
When the two sheep were trying to get out of the narrow gap together, they got squeezed together and got stuck at the entrance of the cave. It took them a long time to get out.
The three found the sheep and laughed happily.
Along the way, Wu Xiaoliu was humming a song, his voice was so loud and clear that it echoed between heaven and earth.
Tang Qingqing: "Uncle, you sing so beautifully, in tunes I've never heard of before."
Wu Xiaoliu laughed cheerfully: "I composed all these songs. How are they? Are they cool?"
"Very powerful."
"There are more exciting ones, but it's a pity that I can't sing them to a little girl like you."
Tang Qingqing was puzzled: "Why?"
Wu Xiaoliu frowned and said, "Don't just say you can't listen, He Qing can't listen either."
Tang Qingqing became even more curious.
Wu Heqing: "Sister, he is always not serious."
Tang Qingqing seemed to have thought of something, with an expression that said, "Why are you that kind of person?"
Wu Xiaoliu was so embarrassed when he was looked at: "I am different from you little brats. In two years, I will be able to get married."
Speaking of this topic, Wu Xiaoliu is full of longing.
"I hope my wife can be good-looking and give me a smart baby. It would be best if she is like Qingqing. If she is like Heqing, it will be a disaster."
Wu Heqing rolled his eyes at him, but he wasn't angry.
Tang Qingqing smiled and said, "If you were a girl like me, you would definitely cry."
"Nonsense, I only like girls, not boys."
Tang Qingqing didn't take his words seriously. She had never seen anyone in the countryside who didn't like boys.
Although not every family does not treat baby girls as human beings, many families dote on girls, but in the end they still think it is better to have a boy.
Boys are the ones who bring trouble to the family, while girls will get married and become members of another family.
It was different from when Tang Xingwang returned to the team and was pointed at and scolded by a group of people.
Tang Qingqing led the two sheep back to the village, and everyone she saw started shouting.
"Hey, Qing girl found the sheep! Qing girl found the sheep!"
This call attracted many people to come out and watch.
"I actually found it. That's incredible!"
"I knew that Qingya could be found. Even the arsonist could be found. Finding the sheep is even easier."
'It's good to find it, it's good to find it. This year has been difficult enough, and it would be even more difficult if we lost another sheep.'
Many people came forward to praise Tang Qingqing for her ability, and Aunt Guihua even walked up to Tang Qingqing.
"You are such a capable girl. You should ask your family to make some delicious food tonight to replenish your body."
Tang Qingqing smiled but said nothing.
Aunt Osmanthus didn't care and continued:
"Your eldest brother was severely criticized and punished. He froze everyone yesterday. Everyone was so worried, but the good guy slept soundly."
The captain didn't say anything when he came back, but the people who were with him couldn't help it, especially Wang Heizi who spread the bad things Tang Xingwang had done everywhere.
Aunt Guihua followed Tang Qingqing all the way back home and deliberately shouted loudly at the door.
"Qingqing, you have made a great contribution. I must reward you with two eggs tonight!"
There was no movement in the yard, and Aunt Osmanthus sneered.
"Look at this stingy kid."
Uncle and nephew Wu Xiaoliu and Wu Heqing said nothing and followed Tang Qingqing home.
Both of them had been to Rongshan Brigade before, so they were not unfamiliar with it.
The atmosphere at home was not very good at the moment. Tang Xingwang had just been punished and beaten up, and now he was lying on the kang, crying with his head covered.
Wu Dazhuan and Wu Lao Da saw a few people coming in, nodded at them, and looked okay.
Old Lady Wu, Tang Jianjun and Zhao Dahua all looked unhappy, and they didn't look happy when they saw Tang Qingqing either.
Upon learning that the two sheep had been found, Wu Dazhun spoke.
"Qing girl did a good job. She has restored your family's reputation. Although she is just a girl, she is also the pride of the Tang family."
Wu Dazhuan said this and looked at Old Lady Wu again: "Aunt, you can pamper girls, but you can't pamper boys, especially the oldest ones. You have to beat them."
Although Wu Dazhui is younger than Old Lady Wu, he is not much younger than Old Lady Wu, and he has been a troublemaker since he was young.
When my father grew older, he was the one who supported the whole family. He arranged the marriages of his younger brothers and sisters, acting like a patriarch. In front of Old Lady Wu, he even acted like an elder.
Old Mrs. Wu lowered her head and said nothing. Wu Dazhui said again, "You can't even handle anything. Who do you expect to take care of you in your old age?"
Only then did Old Lady Wu slowly raise her head. Although she still didn't say anything, Wu Dazhu knew that she had heard him.
"Okay, it's getting late, Xiaoliu and the others are back, we should leave now."
Old Mrs. Wu said quickly: "Why are you leaving now? Have dinner first. We will go and make arrangements now, for the old family, for the old family..."
Wu Dazhu stopped her and said, "Aunt, don't bother. We'll leave first. Don't think we're meddling. I'm just disappointed that we couldn't make it. When my father passed away, he told me that I had to support our family, especially you. You've had a hard life since you were a child, so you need to be taken care of."
"Nephew, I know." Old Mrs. Wu quietly wiped away her tears.
Despite repeated attempts to persuade them to stay, Wu Dazhui and his companions still insisted on leaving.
Before they left, their aunt stuffed some roasted sweet potatoes in their food for them to take with them on the road.
Several people did not refuse and took them all.
When Wu Dazhuan left, he did not forget to call Tang Qingqing over.
"You are a girl with your own ideas. Look after your family. You can't go on like this. If you encounter any problems in the future, come to your uncle."
Tang Qingqing nodded in agreement.
Wu Xiaoliu ran to Tang Qingqing's side and said, "My little niece, I'll come back to play with you! I'll support your waist!"
The three people from the Wu family came in a hurry and left in a hurry.
The originally crowded house suddenly became much quieter.
Zhao Dahua, who had been holding back her anger, finally couldn't help but complain: "This is our Tang family's business. Who are the Wu family to be meddling in our family's affairs?"
Old Mrs. Wu was unhappy to hear this: "If there is no Wu family, there will be no Tang family! Jianjun family, if you continue to talk nonsense like this, I will let Jianjun teach you a lesson."
"Is what I said wrong? Xingwang is your grandson, and you watched him get beaten like this."
Zhao Dahua was angry and aggrieved. She was already frightened by the loss of her sheep, and now she was publicly reprimanded and criticized.
Before they could comfort him, Wu Dazhun said that they had to use family rules to beat Tang Xingwang up, saying that he was not his own grandson and they did not have the heart to show mercy.
Family rules, whose family rules are these?
Tang Jianjun was also very unconvinced, but he had been afraid of Wu Dazhu since he was a child and dared not say a word in front of him.
Old Mrs. Wu was also very distressed, but she had to let things be.
"Of course I feel bad, but this is also for his success! If there hadn't been the Wu family, I, a widow, would have been eaten alive. How many of you children would still be alive now?
At first, Jianjun was almost taken away by kidnappers, and it was Dazhuan who brought people to bring him back! We have the Wu family as our backer, so we are not bullied by the villagers, and we are not divided up by your uncles and aunts!"
Over the years, she has spent money and effort to maintain the relationship between the two families, all for the sake of this family.
Look at other widows, their families are not as good as theirs.
A few days after my husband left, there were idle men peeking at the door early in the evening.
If someone saw this, everyone would think that the widow couldn't stand the loneliness and seduced the man to come to her house.
Women who have men become wary when they see her, fearing that she might seduce their men away.
Back then, the children in the family were still young, and the eldest son was still in the same situation. He couldn't even plant a few acres of land, so he relied on his parents' family, especially Wu Dachui's family, for help.
Old Mrs. Wu certainly knew that her daughter-in-law thought behind her back that she liked to give too much to her parents' home, but in this situation, should she give them the money?
Tang Jianjun said impatiently: "Mom, what a long time ago. Our family has long been established. Who dares to bully us?"
"You ungrateful ..."
Tang Qingqing didn't hear what Mrs. Wu was cursing at the back, she just slipped away.
These words were repeated over and over again until her ears were ringing.
Tang Jianjun and his wife only dared to say a few words in front of Old Lady Wu. When they saw the Wu family, they didn't dare to say a word and were terrified.
Tang Qingqing took off her shirt and knocked on her uncle's door.
My uncle was sitting on the kang, wrapped in a quilt and weaving a wicker basket.
"Uncle."
Uncle raised his head and nodded at her.
Tang Qingqing put the shirt on the edge of the kang and said, "Uncle, thank you for the shirt."
Uncle just nodded slightly and said nothing.
Tang Qingqing was already used to it; his uncle rarely spoke, not even in front of Tang Qiaoqiao.
However, she still felt that her uncle was a little different today. He usually looked at the work at hand and rarely looked up at people.
But today, he glanced at her wrist from time to time, which made Tang Qingqing feel that there was something else going on.
"Uncle, what's wrong?"
Uncle remained silent. He lowered his head to look at his half-woven wicker basket, lost in his own world.
Tang Qingqing was puzzled. After walking out of her uncle's house, she kept thinking about this matter. She always felt that those eyes were hinting at something.
It seems that what you think about during the day you will dream about at night. At night, Tang Qingqing had a related dream.
This dream was like the strange dreams I had before, seeming to be a reenactment of something that happened in the past.
Only this time, the dream's timeline was pulled forward further.
In the dream, she was only about one year old, walked unsteadily, and spoke only in single words.
Tang Zhenzhen was still there at that time, but she was completely different. Although she didn't walk very steadily, she spoke much more powerfully than her peers.
Although his pronunciation was not that clear, every word was distinct and he spoke in a very organized manner, just like an adult.
But the strange thing is that Tang Zhenzhen didn't stand out so much in front of outsiders, and looked almost the same as herself.
Whenever someone asks who is the older sister and who is the younger sister, Tang Zhenzhen will actively say that she is the older sister.
Zhao Dahua corrected her, but she stubbornly insisted on being herself.
Not only that, he also insisted on letting his younger self call Zhao Dahua "Mom".
Zhao Dahua was unhappy and about to lose her temper.
Tang Zhenzhen kept shouting, "It's mom, it's mom. We are sisters, and I call you mom."
When I was young, I was silly and just followed Tang Zhenzhen and called her mom.
Zhao Dahua got annoyed later and was too lazy to correct it.
The scenes in the dream are not coherent, they jump here and there.
Tang Qingqing found herself back in the house in her dream, playing with Tang Zhenzhen when she was younger.
Then she saw Tang Zhenzhen staring at her hands, and that look reminded her of her uncle in her dream.
She also lowered her head and saw a silver bracelet on her wrist.
Silver bracelets are very common and are usually worn by children to bring blessings and ward off evil spirits.
There are some patterns on it, which looks quite exquisite.
This kind of bracelet is generally not taken off, especially for girls, who cannot take it off before they reach adulthood. Some people even wear it for their entire lives.
Eh? Where's her silver bracelet?
Tang Qingqing was very curious and didn't understand why she had no impression of this silver bracelet at all.
Soon she understood what was going on. Tang Zhenzhen crawled over and pointed at the bracelet and said, "Sister, this is mine."
My younger self blinked and subconsciously put his hands behind his back.
"Give it to me, I will play with you, otherwise I will ignore you."
My younger self already knew something and suddenly became nervous.
At this time, Tang Zhenzhen came to get the silver bracelet again. Although the young me pouted in displeasure, I did not cry or make a fuss.
Tang Zhenzhen tried to break the bracelet for a long time before finally pulling it off. Her hands were red and her eyes were filled with tears.
"Don't cry, no one likes a crybaby."
The young me understood it and held back my tears. My eyes were red and I looked very pitiful.
Tang Zhenzhen put the silver bracelet on her hand, and Zhao Dahua was very surprised when he found it.
"Why is the bracelet in your hand?"
"I am the elder sister, and the elder sister has a bracelet."
Zhao Dahua and Tang Jianjun looked at each other, a gleam of light flashing in their eyes, but also a hint of uncertainty.
However, from then on, Zhao Dahua no longer objected to Tang Zhenzhen calling her older sister, and she no longer objected to Tang Qingqing calling her mother.
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