There is a well in the backyard, and Du Heng has always known about it. Her mind is empty, her heart is also empty, she doesn't dare to close her eyes, when she closes her eyes, it is all the tragic situation of Zhao Shinan being killed, grief and anger, she has tasted it all, at this moment she just wants to hurry up and chase Zhao Shinan. They had made an appointment, by the Lethe River, he was waiting for her, and she couldn't let him wait too long.

Du Heng came to the well, there was no moon that night, she closed her eyes and planted herself in the well.

Suddenly, her arm was pulled hard, Du Heng opened his eyes, only to see Du Juan's bright eyes looking at her, tears almost coming out, and he shouted in a low voice: "Auntie-"

The smart cuckoo, seeing Du Heng wake up and lose his soul, his heart has been hanging. Although she is still a child, Du Heng is her only support at the moment, and she doesn't dare to think about what Du Heng would do if she wasn't there. Since the afternoon, she has been motionless around Du Heng, and she just closed her eyes and didn't fall asleep at all. It's just that Zhao Shinan, who was full of Du Heng's mind, didn't hear a pair of small steps behind him at all.

Looking at Du Heng's eyes, Du Juan's tears flowed out: "Auntie, Juan'er has lost her father and mother, and my aunt doesn't want Juan'er?

Du Heng's heart mourned, and there was Du Juan, and Si Heng. Siheng is Zhao Shinan's only son, and she can't leave him behind. She still has a burden on her shoulders. Du Heng's heart cone hurt so much, why? Why can't he even die?

Du Juan's soft little hand was placed in Du Heng's hand, and he raised his head and said almost flatteringly: "Auntie, Juan'er will take care of Si Heng in the future, don't be naughty with him, don't make my aunt angry, aunt-"

The cuckoo's immature voice was pleading, humble, and heartbreaking, Du Heng only felt that his heart was about to crack, and after taking the cuckoo into his arms, tears finally flowed out. At first, tears were pouring out, and the body trembled slightly, but later, the whole person couldn't catch the breath of crying, and slipped on the ground. That night, Du Heng almost shed all the tears of his life. In the silent night, Du Heng's cry was not loud, but it was full of sorrow and misery, almost crying blood, which made people feel particularly sad.

There were a few subordinates on duty, who faintly heard it, and their hearts were sour and numb. is the hardest-hearted person, I'm afraid that after listening to Du Heng's crying, he will also cry. Du Juan just cried with Du Heng, and raised his hand from time to time to wipe Du Heng's tears.

After a long time, it was not until the sky was slightly bright that Du Heng gradually stopped crying. Mumu and Cuckoo returned to the house.

Du Heng became more silent, just eating some ingredients every day, and not opening meat. I always wore the rose brocade dress on my body, and I washed it when it was dirty, and soon changed it again.

The subordinate who had previously told Du Heng the news of Zhao Shinan's death chewed his tongue behind his back: "Sure enough, it is a woman who is ruthless like a snake and scorpion, this woman is divorced, and she must hate that husband." Not only does he not keep filial piety, but he also wears it every day, which seems to be festive. ”

The other whispered: "No, even if you are a relative or friend, you have to wear some plain clothes when you die, how can you wear such a bright one? ”

Du Heng can sometimes receive a sentence or two in his ears, but he doesn't care at all. He and her story is only understood by them, and it doesn't matter if others understand it or not?

The cuckoo heard it in her ears too, though she didn't fully understand what the subordinates meant. But she knew that her uncle was dead, and she also knew that it was taboo to wear bright clothes when people died. When her uncle died two years ago, her father took her back and made her a little blue robe. At that time, her mother also told her that she was not allowed to tie a red head rope or laugh loudly.

Du Juan looked at Du Heng in a daze, and asked softly: "Auntie, why do you always wear this dress?" Seeing that Du Heng was silent, Du Juan said in a low voice: "Auntie, I see that there is still a gray skirt in the closet, do you want me to give it to you-------?"

Du Heng was stunned, she didn't expect the eleven-year-old Du Juan to be so sensible and smart. Also, at the age of eleven, when I was eleven years old, I could already eavesdrop on my father's mother's conversation, secretly went to my second brother's house to steal books, and bargained with the people who came to buy drunk brocade in the shop like a little adult.

Du Heng touched the cuckoo's head and asked softly, "Juan'er, do you know Cheng Yuejin?"

Du Juan nodded: "I know, my mother said, it is the brocade of my uncle's family." The mother's skirt is made of Cheng Yuejin. Dad also said that it was the brocade that my uncle won the award. Auntie, what award did you win? Dad said it was a foreigner's award, has my aunt ever seen a foreigner?" Speaking of Cheng Yuejin, the cuckoo's questions suddenly increased, she has always been curious, the aunt in her father's mouth, uncle, Cheng Yuejin, are very familiar to her, and they are strange. I listened a lot, saw a lot, and when I said it violently, the question of the cuckoo naturally popped up like a cannon.

Du Heng bent his lips, and for the first time in so many days, he smiled shallowly, and his face showed an innocent look when he was not out of the cabinet: "If you want to say that it is Yuejin, then you have to start with the drunken flower brocade——"

It was the official residence of Minister Zhou of Chongqing, a Western-style building, under the arc-shaped window, the cuckoo snuggled in Du Heng's arms, quietly listening to Du Heng talk about those old things. From Du Heng's father and mother, from the drunken flower brocade, until Du Heng escaped from --------marriage, and married one by one, one by one, Du Heng's eyes looked far away. Through the banana outside the window, her heart seems to have returned to Yangzhou with white walls and gray tiles, Beiping with red walls, and Brussels with sunshine. There is Du Heng's lifelong love, unforgettable lovesickness, and the promise of the two phases.

Most of the cuckoos understand it, and there are some things that she doesn't understand, so she doesn't ask, but just listens obediently, and she knows that her aunt may not only tell her, but also tell herself. Because when my aunt was talking, her eyes were bright, and they were bright and radiant.

Siheng squatted on the side and played, taking in a few words in his ears from time to time, but he didn't take it to heart. It's a boy in the end, and he's young. It's still an age to have fun.

Du Zhong looked for Du Ruo in Yangzhou City for a long time, until half a month later, someone salvaged the burden of falling in a dry well in the city, and found Du Ruo's body in the well. No one knows exactly what's going on.

Perrin cried to death, and was bedridden for more than a month before he could walk on the ground, but his spirit was not as good as before. I was sick all day long and had no strength. Eucommia's hair turned a lot grayer overnight, and in the troubled times, it was too luxurious to seek stability.

The Japanese soldiers occupied the city of Yangzhou, and gradually extended their claws to the surrounding villages, the troops needed food, needed supplies, obviously it was impossible to rely on the Japanese army's own troops, where to go, where to grab is their consistent policy. The Japanese soldiers looted all the slightly richer villages nearby, leaving nothing from grain to livestock and poultry.

Du Zhong began to arrange the itinerary to Chongqing: "If we don't leave, the surrounding villages will be surrounded by the Japanese, and we will really not be able to escape." ”

Perrin nodded, coughed a few times and wheezed, "Okay." Time to go. It's just that my body, I'm afraid that it's a drag now, so it's better for you to go by yourself. "Perrin has been heavy since he learned the news of Du Ruo, and he coughs and wheezes non-stop after walking a few steps.

Du Zhong didn't speak, but just held Pei Lan's hand tightly, and his eyes were slightly painful: "Pei Lan, you have suffered a lot of grievances in my life, at this time, how can I leave you?"

Pei Lan was stunned, looked at Du Zhong in disbelief, his eyes were bright, and he bit his lip and smiled with tears. This is the warmest thing she has ever heard Du Zhong say in her life. Du Zhong is a big-tempered person, he has always been used to being the master in the family, and he has been listening to him shouting for half his life, but he didn't expect that in this troubled world, he would bring the hearts of the two people closer together.

Du Zhong planned for a few days, sold the belongings of the family properly, gave some money to the subordinates and dismissed, leaving only two subordinates of sixteen or seventeen, a man and a woman, and there was nowhere to go, so they took them on the road together, and there was a response. Du Zhong thought about it and decided to take the path of Gujiazhuang.

First, Gujiazhuang was basically slaughtered by the Japanese, and the Japanese would not go to that empty village again; second, Gujiazhuang was connected to Gecun, and the road to Gecun was difficult and dangerous, so it was easy to hide and hide.

With a proper plan, Du Zhong and his party of four took advantage of the confusion of the night to escape from the dilapidated city wall in the war and ran in the direction of Gujiazhuang.

Because Pei Lan was not good at walking slowly, she didn't walk to Gujiazhuang until the next morning, and Pei Lan was already out of breath. After being washed in the blood of Japanese soldiers, although a few months have passed, the air is still full of blood, and it is sparse and dilapidated, only a few wild dogs are running and howling frantically on the dusty long road.

Eucommia Peilan walked to a lotus pond, the lotus leaves had long since withered and withered, leaving only a bleak and decadent landscape. Perrin sat on the stone next to him and gasped, and told the girl, "Go and fetch some water, I'm very thirsty." ”

The girl took out a silver bowl from her bag and went to the lotus pond to scoop water to drink. Suddenly, there were several "huh" cries not far away, like the voice of a child. Several people were tight, I don't know if they were people or ghosts. It's been dilapidated for so long, are there still people alive?

The voice was intermittent, and it seemed that he had no strength and was making a final struggle. After listening to it for a long time, Pei Lan couldn't bear it after all, and said to Du Zhong: "Let's go and have a look, it sounds like a child's voice." ”

Du Zhong listened carefully again, and raised his feet to walk in the direction from which the sound came. The other subordinate followed.