Chapter 18: Begging for mercy

As we all know, people can't hang upside down for a long time, let alone a child.

Zhang Laohan listened to Xiao Mu's exhausted cry in the house, and wanted Xiao Mu to admit his mistake as soon as possible, but Xiao Mu just didn't admit it.

The crying gradually stopped, and Xiao Mu seemed to be much calmer. However, Xiao Mu's calmness made Zhang Laohan restless.

However, Zhang Laohan couldn't let go of his old face, and would rather endure the pain and take the risk than take the initiative to put Xiao Mu down.

Xiao Mu is also stubborn.

In this way, after a stalemate for a long time, Xiao Mu finally couldn't help it. He felt a headache, his eyes were about to drop, he felt like he was about to ......

His breathing began to be disordered, his heartbeat accelerated, Xiao Mu kept scurrying, and he was nervous.

"Grandpa, put me down, I know it's wrong, hurry up, if you don't put me down, I want JJ. ”

After hearing Xiao Mu's shout, the anxious Zhang Laohan walked like a fly, and hurriedly relieved Xiao Mu, which calmed his mood.

Pretending to be calm and calm, he said to Xiao Mu: "What, do you know that you are wrong, do you dare to be naughty?"

"No, I don't dare, I know it's wrong. Xiao Mu looked a little incoherent.

Zhang Laohan took out his pipe, and the smoke was very thick, making the room full of smoke, and the clouds were foggy.

"Xiao Mu, how can you be like this, do you know what the people in the village say about you? People say that children without parents are different from children with parents, that is, they owe discipline, where do you put my old face?"

Xiao Mu seemed to wake up a little after hearing this, and felt that he seemed to be really embarrassed by doing this, but he was still young and didn't feel it.

"Well, I won't. ”

Since then, Zhang Laohan has not let Xiao Mu go out to play for a long time, and is only allowed to do farm work at home or with himself, or let Xiao Mu herd cattle alone.

Since then, Xiao Mu's childhood has been a lot less happy, and some just get along with adults day and night.

"Xiao Mu, can you go herd cattle today?"

At that time, the family was busy with farming, and Zhang Laohan saw that Xiao Mu was idle, so he asked Xiao Mu to herd cattle for him.

Xiao Mu naturally has no reason to refuse, after all, it is Zhang Laohan's family who is raising him, and the grace of dripping water is reciprocated.

"Uh-huh, okay grandpa, I'll put it away. ”

For some reason, Xiao Mu was very sleepy and had to fall asleep every time she herded cattle.

It was an early morning, and the sun at nine o'clock was not so dazzling, it was soft and warm.

As the poem says, the wind blows the grass and shows the cattle and sheep, the picture is very harmonious, and unconsciously Xiao Mu gradually falls asleep.

The old cow of Xiao Mu's family didn't seem to be so obedient, and ran into other people's crops, and ate other people's crops, making a mess all over the place, and ruining a large area.

Xiao Mu didn't know it at all, immersed in the warm autumn sun, and slept peacefully.

Coincidentally, the owner happened to pass by the crop field and saw that a crop had been messed up by an old cow and suffered heavy losses.

So he led the old cow to Zhang Laohan's house and tied the cow aside. At this time, there was no one in Zhang Laohan's family.

The master waited for a long time, and at noon, Zhang Laohan finally came back.

"I said, Zhang Laohan, is your cattle unattended?"

Even if he didn't say what was going on, Zhang Laohan probably guessed a thing or two.

Zhang Laohan replied with a smile: "Didn't I let my Xiao Mu watch it, what's wrong?"

I never thought that the master was like thunder, and pointed at Zhang Laohan and scolded: "Xiao Mu, I'm not even a ghost, you go to see how Lao Tzu's crops are ruined by your old cow, and my hard work for so long has been in vain." You and I are both croppers, and if this happens to the head, I'm afraid you'll be more anxious than me!"

"Yes, yes, we are all croppers, it is not easy for anyone, although it is not worth a few dollars, but it is all hard work. Zhang Laohan said respectfully to the owner of the crop.

But the owner of the crop didn't appreciate it at all, "I'll try to spoil your crops? ”

"Then you say, what do you want, how to pay. ”

Zhang Laohan's words seemed to be in line with the meaning of the owner of the crop, and he calmed down.

"Okay, since you have said how to compensate, then I should bear it and compensate me for the crop with the best power in your family!"

"Gluck"

Zhang Laohan's heart pierced for a moment, and he thought: "What a lion's mouth!"

However, it was Xiao Mu who caused the blame, and he had to stand up and bear it.

At this time, Xiao Mu was still asleep, immersed in her own world.

Suddenly, he woke up from his sleep and vaguely heard what seemed to be someone calling to him.

His heart began to beat faster, he didn't see his old cow, he was very anxious, and tried to listen to the cow bell, but found that he couldn't hear clearly.

The sound of his heartbeat, the sound of cowbells, the sound of calling, the chaos, he tried to calm himself, but found that he couldn't.

I found a pond and poured water on my face with both hands, and then slowly calmed down.

It turned out that the call was that the grandmother was calling herself.

Xiao Mu secretly thought in his heart, "It's over, the cow can't be found, and grandma probably because of this." ”

Xiao Mu didn't think too much, he just wanted to find Lao Niu as soon as possible and run home desperately, hoping to get help.

Panting and running to the door, Zhang Laohan sat at the door with a thin stick beside him.

When Zhang Laohan saw that Xiao Mu was back, he spit out the smoke ring, "Come back, where are the cows you herd?"

Xiao Mu replied: "Cow, the cow is gone, I fell asleep, and then I don't know where to go, I can't find it, so I came back and asked you to help find it." ”

After hearing this, Zhang Laohan was furious, picked up the thin stick and hit Xiao Mu, "Tell you to herd the cattle and you sleep, don't you sleep, the cattle you herd are really good, you ruined other people's crops, you really give me a face." ”

Xiao Mu couldn't stand Zhang Laohan's beating, every stick hurt very much, and finally Xiao Mu had to kneel down and beg for mercy, but Zhang Laohan still didn't mean to stop.

Although the old man on the side was also very angry, he really felt sorry for Xiao Mu, and he was kind, so he stepped forward to stop Zhang Laohan.

Pushed Zhang Laohan away, "Have you fought enough, the child is still young, you are old enough, if you continue to fight like this, something will happen." ”

Zhang Laohan stopped at this time, and in a fit of anger, he dropped his stick and sat back at the door and smoked a dry cigarette.

The old man took off Xiao Mu's clothes, and what caught his eye was a series of red wounds, and the deeper wounds were bleeding, and it hurt to look at it.

"Grandma, I won't dare to do it again, don't tell my grandfather to beat me again, it hurts, I'm still in pain," Xiao Mu said while crying.

"Good, don't cry, grandma will give you some medicine to wipe and disinfect, your grandfather is too ruthless, he is really not human. ”

Xiao Mu glanced at Zhang Laohan, far away, afraid that Zhang Laohan would smoke him again.