Fu Baoer didn't know how to survive. Time passed quickly in her dream. She could only see her grandparents' increasingly sickly bodies and Zhao Zhao's increasingly gloomy face.
When he was three or four years old, his grandfather fell ill. Fu Baoer cried and begged his grandfather not to leave, but it was useless. The family had no money to treat his illness, and no one in the village was willing to lend him money.
Later, grandma also left, and Fubaoer was taken back by Li Ying. She saw her little self following Zhaozhao, washing clothes, cleaning the yard, washing dishes, and doing all kinds of work, and was often beaten and scolded by Li Ying.
My aunt came back a few times. She was so thin that she looked like a skeleton, and her body was covered with wounds. She could hardly take care of herself, let alone her niece.
But I heard that not long after, my aunt was beaten and sent to the hospital. They said something was ruptured and could not be saved. That hateful uncle was sentenced to death.
But my aunt can't come back.
Later, a woman dressed in luxurious clothes came to the house. After much searching, she actually chose Chengcai. Li Ying was furious and said that this was her son and she would never sell him. Chengcai then turned her mouth and left. Li Ying was furious and beat her and Zhaozhao severely, saying that they were useless and only knew how to eat for free!
Fu Tianming was still muttering, saying that they should have been sold earlier. Now one is eight years old and the other is thirteen years old, and they can’t be sold.
Li Ying wanted to keep them working, so she was reluctant to sell them.
She also said that if she raised her for a few more years, she could marry him off to someone else.
Fubaoer kept crying, why were there so many tears?
She saw Zhaozhao get up in the middle of the night and asked her if she wanted to play a game.
Zhao Zhao said that this game was called "Burning the Camps", and it was a story she heard from several educated youth.
She said she didn't understand, but thought setting fires was fun.
Fu Baoer saw herself nodded and followed Zhao Zhao to the kitchen.
But they were too young and didn't know that they needed to add oil to light a fire, so the fire was put out after only burning one window.
Fu Baoer closed her eyes. She knew that the fire was out, but Li Ying and Fu Tianming's anger would only grow stronger.
If it weren't for the secretary, the team leader and the villagers protecting her, Fu Baoer absolutely believed that she and Zhao Zhao would have been beaten to death.
From then on, Zhao Zhao became even less talkative.
In a blink of an eye, Zhao Zhao was eighteen years old. He looked dark, thin, short, and very old, like a man in his twenties or thirties, without any vitality.
Li Ying found her a partner, a 40-year-old widower.
When Fu Baoer saw that Li Ying was holding Zhao Zhao and not letting anyone take her away, she came up and slapped him twice.
She saw Zhao Zhao holding her and told her to run away if she had the chance and not to worry about others.
Fu Baoer cried and shook her head. They had failed every time they ran. She didn't want to run anymore, nor did she want to be beaten again.
I heard all the news later. I heard that Zhaozhao gave birth to a son for that disgusting man, and her treatment became better. Then one day, when no one was paying attention, she ran away to Southern Province.
No one cared about them at this time, they could go anywhere. Fu Baoer saw herself lying on the bed and praying, hoping that Zhao Zhao would run far away and never come back.
But the man did not give up and asked Li Ying to let her go, even saying that he wanted to use Fu Baoer to pay off the debt. Li Ying refused to agree and wanted to keep her daughter and sell her for a good price.
Fu Baoer was scared and lived in fear at home for several days. Fortunately, Li Ying did not agree to that man.
Later, when she reached the age, Li Ying began to find a partner for her. Fu Baoer was humble and did not object, and Li Ying was very satisfied with her attitude.
When Fu Baoer saw her marriage partner, he was not an old man, but a fool, staring at her with drool.
She was afraid and she didn't want to marry this man.
Fu Baoer lay in bed at night and recalled the plan to burn down the camp when he was eight years old.
She was older now and knew that the plan had failed because the fire hadn't started.
Seeing that it was late at night and everyone was asleep, Fu Baoer slipped into the kitchen and took out the oil, as well as the kerosene that had been left over.
She saw that she had set fire to Li Ying and Fu Tianming's house without hesitation.
She saw herself turning around to look at Chengcai's house, saw herself running in to pull him out, and then saw herself running into the neighbor's house and telling everyone to run quickly.
The fire spread very quickly. It was really God's help that the neighbors all came to put out the fire, but it was too late.
Li Ying and Fu Tianming were burned to death.
Later, the police came and said that Li Ying's house was locked from the outside and there was oil under the wall, indicating that it was arson.
Fu Baoer saw that the villagers all lowered their heads and no one spoke.
Chengcai didn't say a word.
But the police are the police, and they caught Fu Baoer in no time.
When Fu Baoer saw herself being arrested, the villagers all begged the police with tears in their eyes to show mercy, saying how pitiful she was and that her parents deserved to die.
She saw herself digging out the jar that Li Ying had buried under the tree roots with tears in her eyes, and gave the money to the neighbors affected by the fire.
She saw herself bowing to everyone and then getting into the car.
Fu Baoer confessed to the crime and accepted everything calmly.
When Fu Baoer saw herself being executed, she smiled and showed no fear at all before death.
The dream had not yet ended. Fu Baoer saw Zhao Zhao. She was living well in Nan Province and could support herself. However, not long after, the man came to her house with the child. Later, the man fell ill and died. Zhao Zhao had to live alone with the child. It was not that difficult, but Zhao Zhao was always unhappy.
There was also Panpan. She was sold to a young couple. They had no children, so they heard someone say that if they bought a girl, she would conceive a son. Sure enough, a year after Panpan went there, the girl became pregnant.
After giving birth to a boy, the family was not well off, so they gave Panpan away again, to an old couple. The old man was a good-for-nothing and always bullied Panpan. Panpan grew up slowly and finally survived the couple. She could hardly remember who she was, where she came from, or whether she had any brothers or sisters.
Panpan later lived alone, and the days passed slowly.
When she dreamed of this, Fu Baoer was already crying uncontrollably.
I opened my eyes and looked beside me, the bed was empty.
Fortunately it was just a dream, Fu Baoer closed his eyes in peace.
The next day, when Tangtang got up and called Fubaoer to eat, she found that her mother had left.
Fu Baoer and Shen Sui's funerals were held together. Many people came and they all had great respect for this legendary couple from China.
Although Fu Baoer is gone, she can still see the scene after death.
Watching all this with a smile on her face, Fu Baoer felt satisfied. She felt that her life was worthwhile.
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