"Look, isn't that Xiao Mu? I heard that Xiao Ying doesn't want him!"

"That's unlikely, that's flesh and blood!"

……

Since Xiaoying left, the neighbors of the village began to talk about it.

Xiao Mu was very angry when he heard the discussion of the name of the village, and rushed up and said: "You know a fart, my mother didn't abandon me at all, and she can't abandon me, don't talk about it casually." ”

"Hey, you don't have such a big temper without your parents. ”

Zhang Laohan saw that the situation was not good, so he stepped forward and pulled Xiao Mu and walked away.

The villagers' comments made Xiao Mu suspicious, and he originally firmly believed that his mother had not abandoned him, but now he has been shaken.

When he returned home, he asked Zhang Laohan: "Grandpa, is it true that you said that my mother didn't abandon me, but just went to play with my aunt for a while?"

"Yes, it's true, your mother will be back in a while, don't worry!"

"Then why are the villagers talking about my mother not wanting me anymore, they can't talk about it for no reason!"

Zhang Laohan didn't answer Xiao Mu, just smoked his dry cigarette quietly.

And Xiao Mu on the side was already crying.

Long. Zhang Laohan said loudly: "Don't cry, what are you crying about, what's the matter, isn't this still me and your grandmother, what if your mother doesn't want you, she goes with her, don't you live with us? What are you crying about, like a girl." ”

Actually, Zhang Laohan was just talking, in order not to make Xiao Mu cry.

He knew very well in his heart that even adults couldn't stand it without their parents, let alone a child.

Xiao Mu never stopped crying, but Zhang Laohan cried more and more when he said this.

Xiao Mu also knew in his heart that without his parents, he was nothing, he was like a parasite, parasitic on Zhang Laohan's house.

Zhang Laohan saw that Xiao Mu couldn't calm down, so he turned around and left, leaving Xiao Mu with tears on his face standing alone in the room crying.

At this time, a middle-aged woman appeared with a basket full of sweet potatoes.

This person is none other than Lao Fu, Xiao Mu's grandmother.

"Lao Zhang, come, come on, help me pick up the sweet potato, it's too heavy, I can't put it down." ”

Zhang Laohan moved the sweet potato aside, took out a cigarette stick and lit it.

"I said old man, I'm afraid we can't hide it from Xiao Mu, today she heard other people's comments that her mother didn't want her anymore, and she kept crying when she came back, and she couldn't listen to it at all. ”

"What's the matter, we can't talk to him directly!"

"Oh, I'll go in and see him. ”

The sweaty old man Xiu didn't rest, and walked directly to Xiao Mu's room.

"Oh, good grandson. Why are you crying, come and tell grandma, whether grandpa bullied you, what happened to him, grandma helped you out of anger. ”

"No, they said my mom didn't want me anymore and I was sad. After that, I cried harder.

The old man took him into his arms and coaxed him for a long time, and his cry gradually turned into a choked voice. I don't know when, Xiao Mu has fallen asleep.

Then, the old man got Xiao Mu to the bed, helped him wipe the tears on his face and quietly left the room.

"I said Lao Zhang, it's not a way to go on like this, you see how sad Xiao Mu is crying, I feel pain in my heart when I see him crying. ”

The old man looked very anxious.

"It's distressing, who doesn't feel distressed? But what else can you do, it's the best solution. After saying that, he extinguished the cigarette in his hand and put it in his pocket.

That night, Xiao Mu didn't eat, so she slept until dawn.

The next morning, the old man cooked Xiao Mu a bowl of boiled noodles with his favorite pickles.

"Come, Xiao Mu, hurry up and eat the noodles, I didn't eat last night, I must be hungry!"

The old man looked at Xiao Mu, who was gobbling up noodles, and felt an inexplicable pain in his heart.

"Xiao Mu, grandma told you, your mother will come back to pick you up, we don't know where she went, but don't be sad, we are also sad when you are like this. ”

Xiao Mu didn't speak, just nodded.

It's really cruel for this kind of thing to happen in front of a child who is just about to be sensible.

Although the old man said that his mother would come back to pick him up, Xiao Mu was still not sure, because his mother did not have any warning before leaving, and he did not tell Xiao Mu.

Since that day, Xiao Mu has already had thoughts about Xiaoying in his heart, and even rejected it.

"Xiao Mu, do you want to go with me to herd cattle, I'll tell you a story. ”

At that time, Xiao Mu's only fun was to listen to Zhang Laohan's story.

Because there is no TV at home, no game consoles, no friends, I only deal with my own shadow every day.

"Come on, I'm bored at home alone. ”

"Come on, come on, quick, I'll let you ride on top of the ox. ”

After speaking, Zhang Laohan picked up Xiao Mu and "flung it" on the back of the cow.

"Hey, my little Mu has been too big recently, and my grandfather can't hold you anymore. ”

Hearing what Zhang Laohan said, Xiao Mu may have been a little happy, the corners of his mouth rose, and he actually smiled.

Along the way, Zhang Laohan told him about the old things that happened in the village before.

"Hey, Xiao Mu, you go herd the cattle!"

Xiao Mu glanced up and down, dark-skinned, thin, and looked like a young man in his 20s.

"Grandpa, who is he?" Xiao Mu turned his head and asked.

Zhang Laohan smiled, shook his head and said, "He is your brother-in-law, your grandfather's youngest son, why don't you go back to your uncle to say hello." ”

"Oh, yes, I'm going to herd cattle with my grandfather. ”

"Let's go together, I just happen to be going too. ”

That day, my uncle took Xiao Mu to run all over the mountains and forests until he was exhausted.

Lying weakly on the lawn, the clouds above his head drifted one by one.

He felt that the clouds were running away from him, and he didn't want to stay above him for a second longer.

The rustling of the leaves felt like they were laughing at themselves, laughing at themselves for being a child that no one wanted.

The breeze caressed his face, feeling like the pity and comfort of the adults.

The days I used to be with my parents slowly came to mind.

I went back to my grandfather's house with my mother, went to the market with my father, and worked in the fields with my parents.

I don't know when, the tears remained, and the corners of my eyes slowly became moist.

The breeze wiped away the tears, but it was useless, and soon the corners of the eyes would be moist.

In the distance, Zhang Laohan sat alone in the shade of a tree smoking a dry cigarette, looking at Xiao Mu from a distance, and occasionally Xiao Mu could be seen raising his hand to wipe his tears.

Zhang Laohan knew very well in his heart that Xiao Mu was very sad, and he knew that not going to comfort him might be the best comfort for Xiao Mu.

Seeing Xiao Mu so sad, Zhang Laohan also secretly blamed himself in his heart.

blamed himself for making a wrong decision, if he hadn't made such a decision at that time, Xiao Mu wouldn't have been so sad, and he wouldn't have become like this.

But reality is reality, whether it is self-blame or sadness, it is useless, these pains can only be digested slowly by Xiao Mu herself.