Yang Qiuqiu sat on the interrogation chair, without food or water, like a dead man, almost without moving.

Since he was brought into this suffocating room by Ye Zhiqiu, it has been more than a day until now.

In the evening, suddenly, the door of the interrogation room opened, and a young public security officer, after exchanging a few words with the interrogators, walked up to Yang Qiu, took out the key, untied the handcuffs that bound Yang Qiu, and said:

"Follow me. ”

Yang Qiu didn't say anything, just moved his hands, stood up, and silently followed behind the police.

After opening the iron door at the end of the interrogation area of the criminal police, the young policeman turned around and said to Yang Qiu:

"Let's go, let's go home......"

He was about to say something more, but when the words came to his lips, he finally swallowed them back.

Yang Qiu walked out of the public security bureau building with a suspicious expression......

The sky was overcast, the swallows were flying low, and the branches of the neat row of small poplars at the gate were swaying desperately in the wind.

Yang Qiu saw that Yang Xia, Yang Dong, and Gangzi were standing at the door and looking anxiously inside.

"You ...... What are you doing here?"

Yang Qiu asked.

Yang Dong choked up and greeted him, and said:

"Third brother, don't you know, I ......"

"It's okay...... It's okay, Akiko, we're here to pick you up and take you home......"

Yang Xia grabbed Yang Dong's clothes, hurriedly stepped forward, and said.

"Let's go......"

Yang Qiu lowered his head and walked out of the gate.

"Xiaofang, she ......"

Yang Qiu stopped and asked without looking back:

“…… Why didn't she come?"

"Sister-in-law, she ......"

Yang Dong was halfway through his words, but he didn't say any more.

"Gangzi, what's the matter, you say!"

Yang Qiu's tone was solemn and non-negotiable.

"Say !! Quickly"

Yang Qiu said sharply.

"At noon, the village came...... Here comes a team of police ......"

Gangzi said timidly.

"Oh"

Yang Qiu replied and continued to walk towards the gate without looking back.

"Click......"

A bright flash of lightning appeared in front of him, as if to split the world in two, followed by a crisp loud bang......

"Whoa......

Heavy rain poured down......

"God, you don't have long eyes, you don't have long eyes......"

Yang Qiu's body trembled twice, and he suddenly knelt on his knees......

He straightened up, pointed his fingers to the sky, his eyes widened, and he wailed.

The curtain of fine droplets of water slapped on his face and smashed into his eyes......

Mourn through the heavens and the earth, and those who hear it mourn......

"Poof".

Yang Qiu's body leaned back straight, and the whole person fell heavily on the ground......

…………

"Smack...... Snap ......"

Yang Qiu woke up from his sleep, and when he opened his eyes, he saw a large black umbrella in front of him.

The rain crackled on the surface of the umbrella.

At the same time he heard the familiar, familiar sound of a diesel engine running.

He barely sat up, leaning against the board of the carriage in front of him.

"You're awake, it's good to wake up......"

Yang Qiu turned his head and saw the second brother Yang Xia squatting in the carriage with a pale face, his clothes already soaked by the rain.

And he's holding an umbrella for himself......

Yang Qiu made a gesture to take the umbrella away, but after all, he couldn't use his strength, and he couldn't resist the second brother.

"Big brother, is it out......"

Yang Qiu asked softly.

"Well, it's cremated, and I can't enter the ancestral grave, so I find another place to bury ......"

Yang Xia said and closed his eyes.

Tears mixed with rainwater......

"Sister-in-law......"

Yang Qiu only said two words, and then choked his throat.

"Hospitalized, your second sister-in-law is with you, ...... in the county"

"Oh......"

Misty and rainy, two four-wheeled cars marched forward in the rain curtain......

This unbearable rain is the tears of God.

…………

The day after Yang Qiu returned home, Xiaofang, who had been cut short, was sent back by the police in a yellow jacket and handcuffs......

In the days to come, Xiaofang will still breastfeed Hachiro at home, and every once in a while, the town's police will come to sit at home.

Yang Qiu temporarily moved to Gangzi's house to live, and later the sister-in-law took her two daughters and moved back to her parents' house to live, and the vacated house was handed over to Yang Qiu to live in.

In this way, Yang Qiu took Da Hei and moved out of his home completely.

The scandal between Xiaofang and her eldest brother began to become known as the days went by.

At first, Yang Qiu locked himself in the house all day long, not daring to go out, and after a long time, he had no scruples.

In the blink of an eye, winter is coming......

Director Wu's grain factory has opened, and it is time for the "grain sellers" to be busy......

This winter, Yang Qiu went all out and purchased a corn thresher, and the men in the village came to work for Yang Qiu.

He got in touch with Yang Zhenchao, who was a mechanic and could help him repair the machine.

The benefactor asked him to work, and Yang Zhenchao was duty-bound.

After handing over his daughter to his divorced wife, he came to Baiyin Village and lived in Gangzi's house, where Gangzi was responsible for food and housing.

Yang Qiu will give Gangzi some extra money every month to pay for Yang Zhenchao's room and board.

Gangzi categorically didn't want it, he always said that he just had an extra pair of dishes and chopsticks, and he had to eat anyway.

Yang Qiu gave Gangzi and Yang Dong some salary increases, which can be regarded as a change of direction to repay Gangzi's favor.

Since this year, the price of grain has skyrocketed, and the farmers in the surrounding villages have become richer and richer......

But Baiyin Village, due to the low-lying terrain and insufficient sunlight, has low grain yield and high moisture.

Silver Village is still the poorest village in town.

But Yang Qiu is different, the higher the price of grain, the more difference he earns.

At this moment, he is one of the richest people in town.

Xiaofang seems to have changed as a different person, locking herself in the house all day long, taking care of Hachiro, isolated from the world.

On the day of the New Year, Yang Qiu went to the town to buy firecrackers, and hung them in the yard to make a good fortune.

When he returned home on four wheels, he saw a stroller parked in front of the door, which he knew best.

It was a one-year birthday gift that he bought a few days ago and gave to Hachiro by his second sister-in-law.

He hurriedly stepped forward to look, only to see the cute little Hachiro lying in the stroller, pouting his fingers.

As soon as Hachiro saw the poplar tree, he cried "wow", as if he missed himself very much.

Yang Qiu couldn't suppress his emotions anymore, and hurriedly hugged Hachiro tightly and looked at the child lovingly.

Xiaofang has evaporated from the world since then......

Some people said that she was taken away by the police when the bail period expired.

Some say she ran away, into the endless mountains.

No matter what you say, the only thing that is certain is that since then, Yang Qiu has not seen Xiaofang......

…………

The days passed, Yang Qiu accompanied Hachiro, and in the blink of an eye, another three years passed.

On the Lantern Festival in 1994, early in the morning, the four-year-old Hachiro urged Yang Qiu to drive to buy lanterns for himself.

"Dad, I want the biggest and reddest one!"

"Okay, good, Daddy will take you to buy the biggest and reddest lantern!"

Yang Qiu smiled and lifted Hachiro above his head, Hachiro skillfully rode on his neck, commanded Yang Qiu, and walked towards the position of the car.

The grain depot was closed today, and Yang Qiu had no grain to collect today, so he simply drove to the county seat.

I bought new clothes for the child and bought the largest portable lantern.

Yang Qiu bought Lantern Festival and meat by the way, and planned to take them back to Gangzi and Yang Zhenchao.

It was a day of strolling, and it was only in the evening that I returned to Baiyin Village.

After he handed over the food to Gangzi, he went home and cooked a bowl of Lantern Festival for Hachiro.

After dinner, Hachiro watched TV by himself for a while, and it didn't take long for him to fall asleep.

Yang Qiu was also lying on the quilt, watching the TV series "The Legend of the Condor Heroes", which started at half past seven on the black and white TV.

At about nine o'clock in the evening, Yang Qiu came to urinate.

He got up, put on his coat, turned on his flashlight, pushed open the door, and headed for the outdoor toilet.

In the village, red lanterns are hung in every household, which is full of New Year's flavor.

Yang Qiu finished untying his hand and was about to go back, when he suddenly heard his big black dog whining in his mouth.

Yang Qiu knew that this was Da Hei being ruthless, and he was about to scream in the next second.

Strangely, the big black didn't yell loudly, but just snorted twice as if crying, and then turned around and hid in the kennel.

Yang Qiu's heart sank, thinking that if he could make Da Hei scared like this, something terrible must have happened.

Yang Qiu hid in the toilet and secretly observed everything in the yard.

Suddenly, he saw a figure, holding on to the iron fence, flying into the courtyard......

On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, the bright moon hangs high.

Under the bright moonlight, Yang Qiu saw that this person was tall, and his left eye was glowing with a terrifying yellow light, which looked very strange in this quiet night.

This person was dressed in black, and he was tiptoeing towards the door of Yang Qiu's house......