He quickly ran back to his room, screaming like crazy, and opened the cupboard. Sure enough, he saw that his clothes had been turned over, and the pencils and notebooks under the clothes were missing. These were his most precious things!
That damn woman Su Luo took all the valuable things in the house and ran away!
"Ah!!" Gu Yi slammed the cupboard door angrily. He couldn't tell whether it was because his beloved things were lost, or because his wild vegetables were stolen, or because... he was abandoned.
The little guy was thin and slowly slid down from the cabinet door, covering his face with his hands, but only one side was crying madly.
It was the hottest time of the year and the day dawned quickly. The little guy collapsed beside the cupboard. Before he could catch his breath, the sunlight slowly crept in through the window and fell at his feet.
Little Gu Yi seemed to be scalded and shrank into the shadows, refusing the sunlight to approach. He sobbed and cried, sweating profusely, soaking the back of his clothes.
Outside, the sounds of people walking around in the village could be heard, and there was also the faint smell of breakfast and fire smoke. Although there was no sound, one could feel the vitality of the entire village.
It seems very beautiful.
Gu Yi was tired of crying and her voice became hoarse. She sat beside the cabinet feeling lost and at a loss as to what to do.
Footsteps gradually were heard outside.
"Hey! Gu Yi! Are you home? Your grandpa asked me to pick up some wild vegetables!"
"Gu Yi! Are you home? Did I kick the door?"
There was a "bang" sound, which was the sound of a door being pushed open, but the sound was far away, probably because the kitchen door was kicked.
Gu Yi found it ridiculous. He was in danger of losing his life and should have screamed, cried and made a fuss, but he actually had the mind to guess which door his uncle outside was kicking.
There was a sound of chaotic footsteps, and Gu Yi's door was kicked open. A large amount of sunlight poured in, burning his eyes.
He narrowed his dry eyes, staring at the threshold in a daze, and for the first time in his life he fantasized that it would be great if it was that dead woman Su Luo who pushed open the door.
My uncle Su Sheng is no more than twenty-five or twenty-six years old, with thick eyebrows and big eyes. He is fair and handsome. He is not tall, about 1.6 meters, a little fat, and looks quite honest and naive.
Seeing his expression, Su Sheng quickly went over and squatted down: "What happened? Did your mother beat you again? Did your mother scold you? Silly boy, your mother is just like that, she likes to talk dirty, don't take it to heart."
Gu Yi said expressionlessly: "Su Luo ran away, and the wild vegetables are gone. There will never be any more in the future."
Su Sheng's expression changed drastically. "Run away?"
Seeing that the expression on Gu Yi's face did not seem fake, he thought, no wonder this child looks so distraught.
Without saying a word, he turned around and went out.
Such a big thing happened, Su Luo's father naturally needed to know.
Not long after, a series of dense footsteps were heard from far away, and a large group of people poured into his yard.
"Su Luo ran away? No way? Don't scare me, she came to my house a few days ago and bought a bowl of vegetables on credit!"
"You came to my house yesterday and asked for a pencil sharpener!"
"What a heartless thing this damn woman has done! She even asked me to borrow two dollars!" The speaker was a notorious miser in the village. He looked sarcastic, had thin lips, a pointed face, and prominent cheekbones.
Everyone was talking at once, all seeking an explanation.
Later on, it didn't matter how much Su Luo had borrowed or from whose house she had borrowed what. What mattered was that Su Luo had fled for fear of being punished and had taken a lot of things with her. They could claim compensation from the Su family.
So, those who borrowed one bowl began to borrow two, and those who borrowed sweet potatoes on credit began to borrow eggs on credit.
Gu Yi was carried out of the room by a villager and thrown into the yard.
The villagers looked at the poor child with strange eyes, as if they were looking at something strange.
Gu Yi had long been accustomed to such gazes, but he still couldn't help but slightly turn his left face to the side, leaving only his right eye exposed.
The sarcastic aunt stepped forward and said, "Yiyi, I know you are pitiful, but my family is not easy either. Your mother bought eggs on credit from me a few days ago. You must explain this to your grandfather later."
"Yes, and my sweet potatoes."
"And mine, my two serving bowls!"
Gu looked expressionlessly at the sarcastic aunt who led the group: "My mother has never bought eggs on credit."
A trace of guilt flashed across the eyes of the aunt, and she hit Gu Yi's thin shoulder hard: "You kid, you want to erase the account without any evidence? Is this what Su Luo taught you? Did you eat the eggs, or did the dog eat them? The eggshells were just swept two days ago, and no one could see them with so many people coming and going?"
The aunt spoke with confidence and anxiety as if it were true.
Someone nearby couldn't help but nod and said, "Yes, this child has been corrupted by her mother!"
Seeing someone agreeing with her, the auntie became more confident and said, "Do you admit that you ate eggs a few days ago?"
"I didn't eat it." Gu Yi stared at the aunt stubbornly: "You are lying!"
Su Luo, that bad woman, never wants to go out. If he hadn't gone out to dig wild vegetables to make soup when he was hungry and gave her a bowl of soup, she would have starved to death.
How is it possible to buy eggs on credit?
The auntie was so angry that she said, "Everyone, come and see! This is what kind of mother raises like her son! The older one is like this, and the younger one is like this too!"
"Yes! Eggs are such a precious thing, how can you not acknowledge the debt if you buy them on credit? Did the villagers get their money from the wind?"
"This kid is so evil! He is just like his mother, neither of them is a good person!"
"Don't even think about denying it!"
"If you've eaten it, you've eaten it! If you've taken it, you've taken it! Be brave enough to admit it, and when you grow up you can earn the money to pay it back! It's not good to erase the debt!"
"I see. Your mother couldn't afford it, so she ran away on purpose, leaving you, a little kid, to play rogue with us, right?"
Gu looked at them expressionlessly: "Our family didn't take anything from you, you are all lying! You are all bad people!"
If you point the finger at one person, that person might feel guilty, but if it is a group of people being scolded, then they will only become more emboldened.
Just at this time, Su Luo's father Su Jincai came over.
Everyone was a little afraid of Su Jincai.
Su Jincai is a well-known ruffian and gambler in the village. When he was young, he led a group of ruffians around the village and did nothing. He relied on illegal means to earn a little money to support his family all day long, and received education every now and then.
Now that I'm older and times have changed, I've been forced to be more obedient and work on the farm at home, but I still have a bad temper and will start a fight with someone if they say something wrong.
People in the village are still afraid of him.
Su Jincai heard that Su Luo had run away and the 20 yuan debt had not been collected yet. He was furious. Seeing the half-dead Gu Yi, he grabbed him by the collar and asked, "Where is your mother?"
"I don't know." Gu Yi still felt instinctively afraid of his grandfather.
Su Jincai slapped him and gnashed his teeth in anger: "You are going to tell me or not! Don't think you can get away with this little trick! If you don't tell me where your mother is today, I will beat you to death!"
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