"Of course, we should send it as far away as possible, so that they can never find it."
"But she is your own child! Can you bear to give her away and separate mother and daughter from now on? You can, but I can't. I'm still waiting for her to call me dad!" Niu Wa squatted beside the backpack, looking at the face that was almost exactly the same as his own.
"If you really want your child back, listen carefully and do as I say."
When Niu Wa heard this, he was a little excited and nodded repeatedly, "Okay, okay, you tell me, I'll listen to you."
"Tomorrow, I'll make an excuse to go to town with my mother. While I'm out, find an opportunity to sneak into my house, steal the child out, and drop her off at the gate of the orphanage in town. When the child is older, you can adopt her. That way, everything will be legal, and you can truly renew your father-daughter relationship. The old couple always take a nap at noon, and they sleep quite soundly. As for the child, just bring a roll of scotch tape and tape her mouth shut. Oh, and remember to bring a backpack with you. Put her in the backpack and carry her to town, and cover her with some—let's say, chard—to avoid anyone getting suspicious."
Niu Wa listened to Zhang Xiaoqin's plan and looked at her with suspicion, "Will this - work?"
"Why not? Just be flexible. If you can't handle this, I will really throw your daughter away. You will never see her again in this life."
After Zhang Xiaoqin finished speaking in a stern voice, she picked up the child in the backpack and prepared to go in.
She took two steps, took out a key from her pocket and threw it to Niu Wa who was still squatting next to the backpack.
"Here's the key. Use the key when you go in, and remember to take both the key and the lock with you when you leave. That way, they won't know whether you broke in or opened the door with the key."
After Zhang Xiaoqin finished speaking, she opened the door and walked out of Niu Wa's house without waiting for Niu Wa to come to his senses.
Zhang Xiaoqin went back and looked for Wu Ju at Zhang's house again, but still couldn't find her. She had no choice but to go back to her own home and wait.
Now the arrow is on the string and must be shot. She must communicate with Wu Ju tonight so that the plan can proceed smoothly tomorrow.
It is the height of summer now. In order to help Shumei reduce her burden, Xiao Youchen and Xiao Shuangning go to the rice paddies to help fill them with water after school every day, and then go home to do their homework.
The two children were by the river. Little Youchen was pouring water into the rice field one bucket at a time, while little Shuangning was sitting on the river bank, stretching her legs into the cold water, splashing in it and playing.
When Xiao Youchen took a break, he supported himself with the ladle stick and wiped the sweat from his forehead with his other hand. He looked at Xiao Shuangning who was sitting by the river and said to her with a concerned smile, "Ningning, be careful, don't fall into the river."
Little Shuangning turned around, smiling broadly, revealing two rows of white teeth. "What are you afraid of? Don't you have your brother here? Don't you know how to swim? If I fall, you can just rescue me, right?"
"Yes! Brother will always be by your side and won't let you get into any danger. Just wait a little longer, the rice seedlings will be filled up soon."
"Um!"
Xiao Shuangning nodded in response, turned around, and slapped Hu Shuo even harder with her feet. Ripples, one after another, started from her feet and continued to spread towards the center of the river.
The river water splashed up water droplets, and the water droplets scattered on Xiao Shuangning's body, making her look like a lotus flower emerging from the water, wet.
"Ningning, your laughter is so beautiful, just like the sound of an oriole in the tree."
Xiao Youchen was so happy watching Xiao Shuangning having fun that he forgot about the work in his hands.
Little Shuangning didn't look back, but continued to play in the cool river water. She asked little Youchen in confusion, "Brother, what is an oriole?"
"You! You didn't listen carefully in class again."
"No! I was very serious in class! I never missed a word the teacher said, and I always got first place in the class on the exams."
"Then—recite Du Fu's quatrain to me."
"Ah?" Xiao Shuangning's smile stopped abruptly when she heard that she was asked to recite a poem. During class, she would never be distracted at all, but when it was time to play, she would never think about studying again.
"Look! I told you you weren't serious, but you're still trying to make excuses. You just learned this a few days ago, and you don't know how to do it anymore?"
"Who said I can't do it? It's just that studying is studying and playing is playing. I don't want to mix with them. That would be too tiring."
"quibble."
When Xiao Shuangning heard this, she was unhappy. She stood up from the ground and began to recite in her oriole-like voice, "Two orioles sing in the weeping willows, a line of egrets fly in the blue sky; the cold window is like the eternal snow on the Western Hills, the door is moored with ships from Dongwu that have traveled thousands of miles."
Little Youchen couldn't help but laugh when he saw Xiao Shuangning's serious look.
Little Youchen was more sensible than any other child his age. He knew that for them, studying was the best way to escape poverty. Of course, he also hoped that Little Shuangning would be diligent and studious, and like him, work hard to earn the life she wanted.
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