After finishing porridge in the morning, Qiuhua went to school carrying a cloth bag.
As he left the yard, a small figure scurried past his feet. He looked closely and saw it was Xiao Jianqing. Sure enough, not far away, his good wife was desperately rushing towards him, holding a cane in her hand.
Qiuhua grabbed little Jianqing, and the little guy blinked at her, with two thick yellow noodles hanging from his nostrils into his mouth.
"Fortunately... fortunately, if it weren't for... Qiuhua... I wouldn't be able to catch up with this little monkey!" The good mother-in-law grabbed little Jianqing's ears and pulled him home. The little guy howled like a pig being slaughtered.
The good mother-in-law also reminded Qiuhua to be careful on the road and study hard in class. Qiuhua took this to heart. She had gotten up late to begin with, and since it was getting late, she hurried to school.
It was still a sleepy day. Qiuhua was relatively serious, but the words on the book were like buzzing flies, flying around in front of his eyes and ears as the teacher chanted, making him feel very sleepy and yawning.
During class, Lao Qiezi suddenly thought of something and said he wanted to share a good book with them. He immediately went back to the office to get it. The classroom was suddenly like a thunderclap, and the sound spread in all directions.
Qiuhua suddenly lost all sleepiness. Everyone was noisy, but she found someone covering his ears and reciting the words in the book seriously and without distraction.
She couldn't help but admire him a little.
Qiuhua's classmate is called Wu Xin, who is one year younger than her. He is as thin as a pole, with no flesh on his face. He is not tall in the class. He has a weird temper and is the type who cannot be joked with. He will jump up and down if something goes wrong. Therefore, the girls don't like to talk to him, and the boys are too lazy to talk to him.
I didn't expect that he was so serious about studying. Even though the surrounding environment was so noisy, he could be so focused.
Perhaps he felt someone was staring at him, Wu Xin suddenly raised his head and looked back, meeting Qiu Hua's gaze. He was stunned for a moment and then turned back as if nothing had happened.
Qiuhua quickly withdrew her gaze.
Later, Old Eggplant returned to the classroom with a book, and suddenly everyone became quiet again. Old Eggplant excitedly introduced the book he brought, but I don’t know how many people actually listened to him.
After returning home from school, Qiuhua fed the chicks and ducklings some bran, and picked some fresh grass and put it in the fence.
Something was not right in the village today. The people living behind seemed a little noisy. Qiuhua's heart was pounding for no reason, making him feel very uneasy.
After packing up and preparing to start embroidering, Qiuhua suddenly heard a noise in the yard. She was startled again, feeling that today was not a peaceful day. Fortunately, it was daytime, so she was not too scared. She stood up and prepared to go outside to see what was going on, but ran into Dahua who had hurried back.
It's still early, why is my brother back from the team? Is he going to the movies tonight and needs to come back early to prepare? That doesn't seem possible!
"Qiuhua, something happened in Xu Guoqing's family!" He was out of breath, put down the things in his hands and prepared to leave.
Qiuhua grabbed him and said, "Brother, don't leave. What happened? Explain clearly!"
Dahua took Qiuhua's arm and walked out, saying as he walked, "Little Jianqing somehow fell into the pond at the entrance of the village... He's gone!"
Qiuhua's heart ached when she heard this. She had seen Xiao Jianqing running away so quickly that morning. How could he just disappear? Impossible!
"This...Brother, please explain clearly what you mean by 'gone'. I don't understand!"
Dahua's eyes welled up when he was asked this question: "Xu Guoqing's mother-in-law drank pesticide when she got home! His father pushed the cart to take her to the hospital down the street, but she died before we even reached the village entrance!"
The two of them walked faster and faster, and Qiuhua was frightened and almost tripped over a stone and fell to the ground.
"You come with me to help. Everyone in the team is going."
Dahua wiped his face with his arm as he spoke, not knowing whether he was wiping away sweat or tears.
Qiuhua was almost dragged away by Dahua. She was in a trance and her mind was blank. She remembered that her mother-in-law cooked eggs for her and talked to her that day, and also reminded her this morning to be careful when walking and study hard in class.
This time, the man kicked his feet and lay on the door panel.
A large crowd had gathered outside Xu Guoqing's house, most of them from the same team, and inside, there was a chorus of weeping. His two aunts were crying loudly, clapping their hands against the door panel. Seeing this, Qiuhua's nose felt sore and tears streamed down her face. She didn't see Xiao Jianqing, so she kept crying and looking into the house.
The onlookers inside and outside couldn't help crying. When they were in a panic, suddenly a strong force pushed the crowd to both sides. A woman rushed in from outside, pulled the two aunts apart, and kicked and beat Xu Haopo.
This woman is Xiao Jianqing's mother. Xiao Jianqing has only one older sister, and she was already quite old when she gave birth to such a son.
The two aunts reacted and immediately tried to pull her back. They had no idea that the usually frail woman was so incredibly strong that they couldn't do anything to her. Others rushed forward to help and finally subdued her.
She struggled hard for a while but found that she couldn't move at all. Suddenly, her whole body deflated and she fell down like a limp bag. Only then did the others slowly let go of their hands.
Her fierce eyes gradually became lifeless, like a soulless corpse, just like Xu Haopo lying on the door panel.
Everyone else also quieted down. Even if someone was crying, they did it silently without making any sound, for fear of startling her.
A breath of air came out of her chest, whimpering, and when all the air was exhaled, a tragic cry like the howling of ghosts and wolves suddenly broke out. Qiuhua was shocked and her heart trembled, and her tears flowed even more violently.
"You old woman, you've finally died. Your good son will hold a funeral for you. But you killed my own son, Jianqing. He can only be buried wrapped up. There's no one to pray for his soul—"
She jumped up from the ground, pointed at the people in front of her and cursed, "You bunch of people, if anyone dares to hold a funeral for her, I will hang myself on your door!"
The ferocity returned to her eyes, which were blood red, like a female ghost, which was frightening to look at.
But after all, she is just a mother who lost her child.
Everyone around was scared and no one said a word. Her voice echoed from the house to far outside, and then suddenly disappeared.
Xiao Jianqing's mother fainted.
Everyone worked together to carry her back, and Xu Haopo's mourning hall was set up at that moment, but Xiao Jianqing's house was deserted. The small, stiff body was lying on his little bed that was no longer warm, and his father was standing beside him in a daze.
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