Chapter 2
Although beautiful people have privileges, we still need to look at the background.
It was 1969, a time when capitalism was being severely cracked down on. Beauty was useless; hard work was king. Even if people today were willing to appreciate beauty, they wouldn't be interested in a beauty like Chu Jiujiu.
After all, she is only nine years old.
Chu Shao's mind went blank for a moment. He had never been so close to anyone in his life. He was stunned when Chu Jiujiu pounced on him and didn't think of dodging. Now he wanted to hide, but facing that little face full of dependence, he suddenly found that he couldn't open his mouth.
It doesn’t matter if he can’t open it, there are people who can.
Zhang Fulai, the person who was interrupted twice by Chu Jiujiu, was completely furious.
He always acted arrogantly in the village. Boys followed him and girls were afraid of him. Suddenly, someone who looked down on him appeared. Of course, he couldn't stand it. He grabbed Chu Jiujiu's collar and pulled her back hard.
"Where did you come from, you wild girl? Get out of here!"
Chu Jiujiu was a late bloomer. At nine, she was only eight years old. Adding to her thinness, she felt as light as paper. Zhang Fulai, accustomed to farm work, was very careful with his hands. With one swift motion, he lifted her off the ground. With her feet off the ground, Chu Jiujiu panicked for a moment, looking at Chu Shao helplessly. Before she could even utter the word "help" from her throat, she was thrown down by Zhang Fulai.
With a twist of her ankle, Chu Jiujiu fell to her knees, and pain suddenly came from her knees.
I swear to God, Zhang Fulai really just wanted to pull her away, but who knew she was so light? To outsiders, it seemed as if he had thrown her out roughly.
The surroundings suddenly became quiet, and everyone looked at Chu Jiujiu who was sitting on the ground. She was hugging her calf, tears in her eyes, and her knees were covered with dust and bloodstains. She blew on the wound with heartache, then raised her head and looked at Chu Shao aggrievedly.
"pain……"
Chu Shao looked at the completely unfamiliar face, and the string in his mind called reason, which was always highly tense, broke inexplicably.
Zhang Fulai argued weakly: "It has nothing to do with me. She fell down by herself."
"Bang!"
He was met with a fist in response, tears and blood immediately flowed out of his nose, and Zhang Fulai screamed miserably, "Chu Shao, you dare to hit me!"
"I'm going to hit you!"
Zhang Fulai was furious: "Grandma is right, you are the son of a bad element, you are also a bad element! I will beat you to death today!"
Chu Shao immediately laughed grimly, "Alright, you'd better kill me. If you don't, you'll be the one to die!"
In a blink of an eye, Chu Shao and Zhang Fulai started to fight. Zhang Fulai was taller and stronger than Chu Shao, but he was always pinned down and beaten by Chu Shao. The two boys next to them were stunned for a while, and later it was not until Zhang Fulai shouted like a pig being slaughtered, "You are all dead people," that they reacted and wanted to join the fight.
Chu Jiujiu, however, would not do as they wished. She looked in surprise at her grandfather who started fighting with others over a disagreement. She even forgot the pain in her knees, and quickly got up. She grabbed a handful of stones on the ground and threw them at the faces of these people.
She hit Zhang Fulai so hard and accurately that a big bump suddenly appeared on his forehead. While hitting him, she didn't forget to shout: "Help! Help! They are going to hit me, save me quickly!"
The two people who were helping in the fight were stunned. Chu Jiujiu threw stones at their heads with all her might and screamed in a panic, as if she had been forced into a corner by the gangsters. Especially the last word "ah", the sharp and desolate sound of "ah", the fragile and sad sound of "ah", the clear rhythm of three short and one long sound, the "ah" reached a high level, the "ah" reached a new level.
As the word "ah" ended, they seemed to hear the urgent footsteps of people rushing out of every household to rescue the innocent little girls.
Zhang Fulai and Chu Shao, one was lying on the ground and forgot to be beaten, the other was riding on someone and forgot to beat him. Zhang Fulai looked at Chu Jiujiu in amazement, "Wow, you are really awesome."
Chu Shao was also surprised, but while others were even more surprised, he seemed very calm, even managing to pause. He punched Zhang Fulai in the nose, then stood up, not forgetting to kick him before leaving.
"Shut your stinking mouth!"
After saying that, he quickly ran up the mountain. He ran very fast, and it was obvious that he was a habitual offender. Zhang Fulai covered his nose and cried out "ouch, ouch". This time, someone really came out from behind and shouted at them from a distance: "What's going on?!"
Chu Jiujiu stood there, and it took her a second to realize that she was abandoned by her grandfather. She looked behind her and then at her feet, and without thinking, she ran after Chu Shao. Zhang Fulai wanted someone to stop her, but when he moved his mouth, his nose hurt even more. He could only watch Chu Jiujiu run away.
The hustle and bustle at the foot of the mountain seemed to have nothing to do with the mountain. When Chu Jiujiu first ran in, she was still thinking about chasing Chu Shao. When she went deep into the dense forest, she completely forgot about Chu Shao.
Emerald green leaves were everywhere, and the soil beneath her feet was moist and soft. A faint scent of bamboo and earthy earth rushed into her nose. This was completely different from the city. Stepping over kudzu vines thicker than her calves, Chu Jiujiu arrived at a sunny spot. She stood there, looking up at the small sky formed by the clusters of bamboo and trees.
The smell will change, injuries will hurt, and when you look up at the sky, your pupils will be burned by the strong sun.
It seems... not a dream.
Subconsciously, Chu Jiujiu reached out to touch the pocket of her coat. There was a bulging object in it. Chu Jiujiu blinked and was about to take it out of her pocket when she heard the sound of branches breaking behind her.
Chu Jiujiu turned around and saw Chu Shao, who had disappeared long ago. He had no idea where he came out from. This forest was like his home, and the look he gave Chu Jiujiu was very unfriendly, as if he was looking at a stranger who had broken into his home.
"Why are you following me?" Chu Shao asked her coldly after looking at Chu Jiujiu.
Chu Jiujiu took her hand out of her pocket, looked around, and finally looked at Chu Shao, "Grandpa, do you know where this is?"
Hearing this address for the second time, Chu Shao frowned, "Who is your grandfather? Take a good look at me. Do I have a granddaughter as old as you?"
Chu Jiujiu was stunned for a moment. She subconsciously looked at the ground and aligned the toes of her two feet. Then, she raised her head and continued to ask in a good-tempered manner, "Grandpa, how old are you this year?"
Chu Shao: "..." This kid doesn't understand what people say.
Even though he thought so, he still answered stiffly: "Twelve."
After saying that, he waited for Chu Jiujiu to speak, but after hearing the answer, Chu Jiujiu ignored him and just stared intently at a bunch of mushrooms at her feet.
Chu Shao: ...I’m very angry.
He didn't know that Chu Jiujiu was rapidly recalling the fact that her grandfather's tombstone said he was born in 1957 and was twelve years old this year, which was 57 plus 12...
After her parents' accident, Chu Jiujiu never went back to school, so her math skills were still at the second-grade level. Chu Jiujiu silently calculated in her head for a while, but found that she couldn't figure it out. She quickly squatted down, picked up a dry branch, and began to calculate on the spot.
Chu Shao kept staring at her, watching her write and draw on the ground. He couldn't help but walk a little closer, wanting to see what she was writing. Just as he leaned over, Chu Jiujiu suddenly stood up and told him in shock: "Grandpa, it's 1969 now!"
Chu Shao covered his chin, nearly dying of pain. He yelled, "Do you have a knife in your head?"
Chu Jiujiu touched her hair and found a plastic flower-shaped hairpin with a large rhinestone in the center of the flower. It was hard and sharp, so it looked particularly beautiful under the sunlight.
Chu Jiujiu put down her hand awkwardly. She was so excited just now that she didn't even feel the dull pain in her head. After a short silence, she became excited again, "Grandpa, this year is 1969! More than 50 years ago! No wonder you are so young. Dad asked me to come find you. So this is what he meant. I'm here to find you when you were young. I'm so happy, Grandpa, Grandpa..."
"Shut up!"
Chu Shao covered his injured chin and finally couldn't bear it anymore.
Don't mention it, these two words really worked. Chu Jiujiu fell silent instantly. Chu Shao ignored the pain in his jaw. He took a deep breath and pointed behind Chu Jiujiu, "That's the way down the mountain. Hurry back and see the doctor."
Chu Jiujiu didn't understand, "What disease do you want to see?"
"Madness!"
After saying this, Chu Shao turned around angrily, intending to stay away from Chu Jiujiu.
He came out to remind her because he was worried that Chu Jiujiu would get lost in the mountains. After all, others might not understand the way she was dressed, but Chu Shao knew very well that she was not an ordinary person. Even those who were not ordinary people would become ordinary people when compared to her.
He had never seen any leader's daughter dressed so exquisitely before.
A girl like this couldn't possibly be familiar with the countryside or the mountains. He ran out because he wanted to send her down the mountain. Now it seems that he was just bored.
What grandpa, what more than fifty years, it's obvious that there's something wrong with his brain.
Chu Jiujiu saw him about to leave and quickly chased after him, "Wait, Grandpa, wait for me!"
Chu Shaogang had just beaten someone up and was in the worst temper, but Chu Jiujiu kept bumping into him again and again. He finally ran out of patience: "How many times have I told you, I'm not your grandfather!!!"
Even though he was only twelve years old and as thin as a stick, an angry Chu Shao was still quite scary. Even Chu Jiujiu trembled when he yelled at her. Seeing her reaction, Chu Shao felt a strange sense of guilt and frowned. Chu Shao felt that he might have a problem with his brain. He no longer cared about Chu Jiujiu, who looked scared, and turned to walk deeper into the woods.
Others might not abandon a little girl here, but Chu Shaohui, his life in this village is harder than anyone else. When having enough food and clothing becomes a problem, giving charity becomes something only a saint would consider.
And he is a vulgar man.
Holding onto a bamboo pole, Chu Shao raised his right leg and was about to step forward when he heard Chu Jiujiu's childish and angry voice behind him.
It sounds like she has an even worse temper than him.
"You are!"
"You are my grandfather, it's written in the family tree! From the bottom up, my name is Chu Jiujiu! My father is Chu Kenian! My grandfather is Chu Shao! My great-grandfather is Chu Liqiang! My great-great-grandfather is Chu Xing... Uh!"
Chu Jiujiu's mouth was covered tightly by Chu Shao. Her eyes were confused, but she did not show the fear of being shackled, even though Chu Shao's expression was scary, really scary.
Even the words he spoke were filled with a chilling coldness.
"Tell me," Chu Shao stared at her dangerously, "Who are you?"
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
