A rapid cough was heard from the remote and dilapidated courtyard. Pei Tingyu was not unfamiliar with this sound, and Aunt Wu's gentle face appeared clearly in his mind.
He tightened his grip on Si Yang's hand and quickened his pace again...
In the yard, a young woman holding a baby walked out of the house quickly. She glanced at the dirty clothes still piled in the wooden basin, and her eyes were filled with dissatisfaction and anger.
"What time is it now? The old lady hasn't washed the clothes yet? The meal hasn't been cooked yet. Does she want to starve us to death?"
"Okay, can you please keep your voice down? My mother is sick, right? Can't you just let her rest for a day?" A man's impatient voice came from the main room.
Then the woman started to curse bitterly: "You know she's just sick, not dead. If you can't rely on her for such a small matter, why do you still keep her around? You useless old woman, why hasn't she died yet?"
The man in the room finally couldn't sit still anymore and lowered his voice a little, "Can you just shut up and say less? Aren't you afraid that people will hear it and give you a reputation as mean?"
"I'm starving to death, why would I care about her lousy reputation? Hurry up and tell that damn old woman to get up and cook, or else let her die outside. I won't keep a useless person!"
"Are you stupid? If she dies of illness now, will Pei still send us money?"
"I think you're the stupid one. Even if the old lady died today, as long as we don't tell anyone, how could Pei know? He won't come back to see her, and he still has to pay for us to raise the child..."
"Bang!" The courtyard door was kicked open, and Pei Tingyu stood angrily outside the door, his hawk-like eyes full of murderous intent.
"Calm down." Si Yang clenched his hand into his palm, really afraid that this guy would suddenly go wild and rush in and beat the guy to death.
After hearing the noise in the yard, the couple hurried over to check. When they saw Pei Tingyu's fierce red eyes, their hearts sank.
Although Pei Tingyu has been away for more than five years, his appearance has not changed much, except that he has become taller and stronger.
But it was precisely this height, which was almost as tall as the door frame, that brought invisible pressure to the couple.
The man's Adam's apple rolled nervously, and he said with embarrassment: "This is not Pei..."
"Where's Aunt Wu?" Pei Tingyu pushed him away with a palm and kicked him in the leg. The man fell to his knees with a thud.
"Why are you hitting people?" The woman next to her was angry and embarrassed.
"Pa——" Si Yang raised his hand and slapped him.
"I never hit people, but I hit animals."
"you……"
"Cough cough..." The short cough sound came again from the low utility room nearby.
Si Yang followed Pei Tingyu into a dim and damp room, and as soon as he pushed the door open, he smelled a pungent musty smell.
It is still early autumn, but the house is already bitterly cold.
The messy and cramped hut had no windows and no lights, so it was difficult to see the woman's expression on the wooden bed.
But she was breathing rapidly, her eyes were closed, and she was obviously in pain.
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