Chapter 186 Life and Death
"No."
"Gone? What...does that mean?"
Jiang Dahai glanced at the girl in front of him. She had fair skin, big eyes, a small nose and a small mouth, with a pair of cute dimples on her tightly pursed lips.
She is a girl as beautiful as the woman in my memory.
More than ten years ago, the new country was established not long ago. At that time, things could be traded and bought at will. No one in the village cared about the few plots of land they were allocated. Everyone pushed their small fishing boats into the sea to make money.
Jiang Fumin is a well-known fisherman. He is skilled and courageous. He often goes to reefs where no one dares to go.
It was also because of this that he was able to use the fishing net to rescue the two people in time.
They were of similar age and had a close relationship. When they learned that he didn't catch any fish but instead brought back a large and a small fish, they were very curious and came to see what happened. They also asked about what happened, so he was one of the few people who knew the general story.
The woman was seriously injured but she protected the child very well. Miraculously, apart from the scratches on her face and damaged skin, the child did not suffer too much damage.
"At that time, Brother Fumin also asked Doctor Ling to come to her home for treatment, but there was no way she could be saved because her injuries were too severe."
Jiang Fumin hesitated for a long time at that time, but when he thought about his wife who had passed away and the elderly and young people at home, he chose not to report the case for their consideration.
From the clothes she wore, the jewelry she wore, and the places she appeared, Jiang Fumin knew that he might be involved in a serious incident that could threaten his life.
After burying the woman, he was terrified for a month, but still no one came looking for him, so he finally felt relieved. Naturally, he would not rush into anything.
"That little copper coin is about the same age as Brother Fumin's youngest son. He also lost his mother at a young age, so he bit his tongue and adopted him."
"Small copper coins?"
So mom is really gone, but my brother is still here, right?
Holding his chest tightly, Su Ning's vision had already blurred and he could not see anything clearly, but he still raised his head stubbornly and looked straight at him.
"He was lucky enough to survive, but the wound on his face still left a scar after it healed."
Jiang Dahai pointed to the left side of his forehead and tapped the spot in his memory. "That's it. A scar about the size of a copper coin, but it has faded a lot as I get older."
"He, where is the little copper now?"
Thinking of his brother who had grown up with him, Jiang Dahai sighed.
Life was extremely hard during those years. In order to provide food for the elderly and children at home, Jiang Fumin had to go out to sea again and again. However, he was not lucky enough to come back safely that time and was buried in the sea.
Aunt Hualuo, who got the news, followed immediately after him in one breath.
Without the mainstay of the family and the old man in charge, all that was left were a bunch of little cubs.
The oldest, Jiang Xiaojun, just turned ten, Jiang Xiaoman is eight, and the two youngest are barely two years old and can barely walk steadily.
Every household in the village is in a difficult situation. Although the children are pitiful, which family can provide enough food to feed four little mouths for a long time?
Every family here and there could only survive with the help from kind people in the village.
During those years of natural disasters, Xiaojun saw that his fellow villagers were having a hard time making a living and had to take his younger siblings out to beg for a living.
Fortunately, no matter how difficult it was, we have managed to get through it. Xiaojun and Xiaoman have grown up, and their lives are getting better and better.
"Let's go. I'll take you to Xiaojun's house."
"Thank you, Captain!" "Thank you, Captain!"
Suning raised his hand to wipe away his tears, and thanked Zhang Ze in unison.
"Xiaojun is a stubborn child. Because of his father, his grandmother's only instruction before she died was that he was not allowed to go to the sea again. For this reason, she not only asked herself, but also asked her brothers and sisters not to go to the beach."
In fact, Aunt Hualuo is just worried that her grandchildren will repeat the same mistake and go out to sea and get killed. As long as they don't go out to sea, they can just go fishing and pick up some seafood at the beach. This will not only provide more food for the family but also make the family more financially secure.
He tried to persuade him in every possible way, but the boy just wouldn't listen! He was just stubborn!
It really makes people angry and helpless.
Jiang Dahai shook his head and walked in front with his hands behind his back to lead the way, thinking secretly in his heart: Looking at the appearance of this brother and sister, not only did they save lives but also raised many people, it’s time for Xiaojun’s family to be rewarded for their good deeds, right?
On the way back to Xiaozhenzhu Village, Suning was not idle either. He asked a lot of questions about his younger brother.
Suddenly realizing that she had a blood relative in the world, she was excited and happy, but also nervous.
Although she had been living in the illusion carefully created by Xu Zixin, it was undeniable that she lived a good life on the surface during those years, better than most people.
Unlike my younger brother, my life was so hard with not enough food to eat and warm clothes to wear.
Would her brother blame her for not coming earlier?
"Here we are. This is it."
Pointing to the thatched shack in front of him, Jiang Dahai pushed open the door and walked in first, "Is Xiaojun and Xiaoman home?"
"I'm at home. Uncle Hai, why are you here? Who are they?"
A young girl came out of the house while wiping her hands and answering. Her face was the same wheat color as the locals, with a few freckles on both sides of her nose. Her eyes were not big but very bright, especially when she smiled, her eyes were so bright that it was easy to like her.
She has two pigtails hanging down her back, and her clothes are decorated with patches of varying sizes with fine stitching, so she must be a very dexterous person.
"Where are your brother and his friends? Not at home? These two comrades are here to look for small copper coins."
Jiang Xiaoman couldn't help but feel a little nervous when he heard this. Coming to look for me? Could it be my relatives who came to look for me?
She was young back then but she already had memories, and she knew as much about her father saving people and the little copper coin's life story as her elder brother.
But over the years, the four brothers and sisters have depended on each other, and in the hearts of the two, the younger brother is as real a brother as the older brother!
Now...someone comes to my door, little brother, I want to leave this home?
Just thinking about this, Jiang Xiaoman couldn't help but have tears in her eyes, but she tried hard not to lose her composure in front of the visitor.
"My eldest brother is taking my eldest and youngest brothers to pick wild bananas. They're not far away. I'll go call them!"
"Well, go ahead, I'll help you greet them first."
Nodding and forcing a smile at the two people behind him, Jiang Xiaoman quickly ran out of the house.
"Comrade Xiao Su, don't mind. They have a close relationship since they were young, so they are reluctant to let go."
"No, I understand."
Without getting along and without cultivating feelings, even if you are connected by blood, you can only be regarded as strangers with blood relationship.
On the contrary, even without the blood tie, they can still become each other's closest relatives and loved ones after relying on each other for many years.
She would only feel grateful and thankful for Jiang Fumin's life-saving grace and Jiang Xiaojun and Jiang Xiaoman's upbringing. How could she blame them?
Even if her brother was unwilling to go with her and still wanted to continue living with the Jiang family, she would not oppose or force him because she was his biological sister.
On the other hand, Jiang Xiaoman, who was confused and flustered, finally found Jiang Xiaojun, who was climbing a tree and picking bananas with his two younger brothers.
"Brother..."
As soon as she opened her mouth, she couldn't help but tremble with sobs. Jiang Xiaojun was frightened and thought something had happened, so he jumped down from the tree and came to her in a few steps.
"What's wrong? What happened?"
"Sister, why are you crying? Who bullied you? Was it Brother Qiangzi's family?"
"If you dare to bully my sister, I'll beat the Monkey brothers to death!"
"stop!"
Jiang Xiaotong and Jiang Xiaoyuan, who were about the same height, had indignant looks on their faces. They clenched their fists as if they were going to beat up the brat who bullied her family.
Jiang Xiaoman was moved and sad, so she cried even harder, but she still shook her head and explained, "No one bullied me."
"How is that possible!" "Why would I cry if no one is bullying me?"
"What happened to my sister?"
"Yes, it was Xiaotong's family who came to visit."
"What? How could it be!" "Huh?"
Jiang Xiaojun and Jiang Xiaoyuan looked at him in shock. After all these years, someone really came to their door?
"No matter who it is, I won't leave!"
Jiang Xiaotong has always known about his life experience, because every New Year and other festivals his elder brother would take him alone to burn paper at his mother's grave.
Sometimes I secretly fantasized about whether he had any relatives and what he was like...but I definitely never considered leaving home to look for relatives.
Now that someone really came, this usually calm child started to panic.
"Let's go home first. No matter what, let's figure out the situation first."
As the eldest brother, Jiang Xiaojun quickly came to his senses, glanced at his younger brother and sister-in-law, and made a decision, "It's not certain yet, why are you panicking, let's go!"
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