The old woman sat on a small stool with her head down, her wrinkled hands covering her face, water seeping through her fingers and wetting the ground.
Zhao Xiaoyue went out, stood under the old locust tree, stood there lost in thought for a while, then smiled softly and left!
Uncle Li rushed off to Jia Wang's place to have his bones set, as other places were too far and expensive to go.
Jia Wang was an inconspicuous quack doctor with truly poor skills; it was rumored that he had once caused the deaths of three people.
Zhao Xiaoyue walked towards Widow Liu's house. Widow Liu's son was four years old this year, and it was easy for Zhao Xiaoyue to take him out.
The child was fairly fair-skinned. One of his hands was being held by Zhao Xiaoyue, while he held a piece of malt candy in the other hand, which he was happily eating.
Zhao Xiaoyue's dark eyes stared ahead, and it was unclear what she was thinking.
In fact, most people in Jiaozigou Village know Zhao Xiaoyue, but they just assume that she is playing with the children, since children love to play!
At the end of the road was a somewhat destitute family's house. The wooden door was not bolted, and there was a haystack next to it. An old woman was shredding the hay.
She wore a headscarf, but there were several splashes of color, and her figure was alluring.
Zhao Xiaoyue stepped forward to greet her, "Auntie, is my uncle home?"
Dou Fenqin was a little displeased when she saw that it was Zhao Xiaoyue. She pouted and said, "The north room."
He then ignored Zhao Xiaoyue.
Zhao Xiaoyue led Widow Liu's son straight to the north room!
Uncle Li lay groaning on the bare mat on the kang (heated brick bed).
Zhao Xiaoyue lifted the curtain and walked into the house, then sat down in a chair directly opposite Uncle Li.
Four-year-old Bao Suo was overjoyed to see Uncle Li. This uncle often visited his house and would bring him delicious treats!
Uncle Li was startled by the sound of the curtain being drawn. When he saw that it was Zhao Xiaoyue, he felt as if he had fallen into an ice cave. Bao Suo called out "Uncle" to Uncle Li, and Uncle Li's soul flew away!
He swallowed hard and stammered, "Xiaoyue, Xiaoyue's here! What brings you here?"
He pointed to Bao Suo, and then saw a meaning in Zhao Xiaoyue's ambiguous smile: This is his son, and she already knows!
How did she know?
Uncle Li was startled and sat up abruptly. He got off the kang (a heated brick bed), slipped on his shoes, and walked over to Zhao Xiaoyue. He wanted to say something, but when he opened his mouth, he didn't know what to say, so he just stood there.
Zhao Xiaoyue tapped her fingers on the table and smiled, "Uncle, there's no need to be nervous now, Aunt is busy!"
My uncle almost knelt down. She knew, she knew everything. This is a devil, a real devil.
Uncle Li stammered, "Xiao...Xiao...Xiaoyue, what...what do you want? Tell me...I...I'll..."
Zhao Xiaoyue raised her hand to interrupt Uncle Li's stammering, "It's very simple. Either send the old lady to Lufeng Town, to my family's restaurant, and then we'll have nothing to do with her anymore. She can also come with me to my second uncle's house, or I can take my aunt to visit Widow Liu."
Uncle Li's eyes were wide open.
"Choose one yourself, it shouldn't be difficult, right, Li Guangzong?"
Uncle Li suddenly realized, "It's not difficult, it's not difficult..."
"Also, from now on, keep a close eye on your wife and eldest son. If they cause trouble at the restaurant..."
Zhao Xiaoyue emphasized the words "eldest son".
Uncle Li's legs were shaking; he could hear it, he could hear it!!
If Dou Fenqin finds out about this, her brothers really might kill him. Seriously, they're all butchers!
They can allow their own sister to cheat on them, but they will never allow their brother-in-law to have an affair!
Despite the pain in his body, Uncle Li quickly nodded in agreement!
He swallowed hard. "Shall we go to your second uncle's house now?"
Ignoring his own hands, he quickly picked up Bao Suo and looked at Zhao Xiaoyue.
Zhao Xiaoyue "..."
Tch, what a coward!
"Let's go." Then he got up and left on his own.
Uncle Li breathed a sigh of relief; the voice was like heavenly music!
Seeing her husband about to leave again, Dou Fenqin was furious. "Do you think your father died outside or that you have a mother? All I do is rush you to attend to his funeral, and you don't even know how to do any work. Are we even going to live like this anymore?!"
Uncle Li, holding Bao Suo in his arms, said viciously in a sinister tone, "Believe it or not, I'll fuck you to death?"
Her aunt immediately fell silent.
Bao Suo was a little frightened.
Zhao Xiaoyue thought, "A beast and a dog of a man, that's just awful!"
The matter of Uncle Li's second uncle was easier to resolve. Zhao Xiaoyue didn't even show up. Uncle Li's eldest uncle went to Uncle Li's second uncle's house and came out in less than three minutes, saying that Zhao Xiaoyue could take the old lady away right now.
Zhao Xiaoyue gave a blank "hmm" and left.
Uncle Li carried Bao Suo to Widow Liu's house, his face so gloomy it could drip water.
That greedy second son, he'd agree to anything if you offered him his wife's entire retirement savings...
That coward got off too easily!
Zhao Xiaoyue was in a great mood, as cheerful as the river in front of Jiaozigou Village!
The old lady prepared the meal and waited for Zhao Xiaoyue under the old locust tree.
Zhao Xiaoyue saw her from afar, ran to the old lady in a few steps, took her wrinkled hand, and said, "Grandma, come on, pack your things and come home with me."
The old lady stood still, then sat down under the old locust tree after a while, looked at Zhao Xiaoyue and said, "Speak!"
Well……
The old lady's reaction was a bit strange!
"Grandma, what are you saying?"
"My little sun would never show that kind of expression again. Who are you? Please tell this old woman your identity, or I'll offend you!"
If you look closely, you can see the old lady's hands are trembling. She's scared; her little darling, her precious child...
At first, the old lady didn't notice, but after it happened a few times, she saw a shrewd and composed look in Zhao Xiaoyue's eyes, as well as a profound depth that time couldn't erase!
A six or seven-year-old child!
How could she not know that it was her daughter's child?
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