Seeing a room full of firelight and black smoke drowning out the two figures who rushed in, Tang Tang's heart rose to his throat.

Fortunately, a minute later, the two men ran out with a pile of clothes and bedding. Xu Changlin stuffed his clothes into her arms, and even directly took the basin of water to extinguish the fire one by one, and the fire was solved in an instant.

Several people opened the doors and windows wide, and when the black smoke in the house finally cleared, they found that the house was already in a mess, and most of the things on the kang had been burned. Some of the bedding and kang mats are only a black mess left, and the whole kang is even doused with water, and I am afraid that I will not even be able to sleep at night.

Not to mention the smell of burning that filled the house, which could not be dispersed for a long time, and the smoke was quite uncomfortable. Seeing this scene, Tang Tang and Sun Shuping couldn't help but feel depressed.

While they were rescuing the remaining things that had not been burned, Wang Min suddenly pushed the door and stepped in.

As soon as she entered the courtyard gate, she couldn't help but be stunned when she saw everyone's gloomy faces, snorted sarcastically, turned around and wanted to leave. Unexpectedly, Pang Yingwu stopped her directly, and directly rushed up and sarcastically said, "Do you still have the face to come back?" ”

Wang Min wrinkled his brows and when he heard this, he suddenly became angry, "What's the matter, this is my house, what can't I come back?" But what are you doing in the women's dormitory? Don't mess around here, disgusting! ”

This unwarranted accusation immediately made Pang Yingwu jump. He reprimanded angrily with a calm face: "Wang Min, don't stick green onions in your pig's nose, pretend to be an elephant!" Say, did you light the fire in the house? ”

Wang Min was startled and shouted at the top of his voice: "What fire? Don't do my business! ”

"Load! Have the ability to continue to pretend! Pang Yingwu's small squinted eyes stared at her tightly, and sneered, "You are the last to go out, and the house burned after walking a short distance, who else is it you?" ”

As soon as he heard him say this, Wang Min's heart suddenly became empty.

When she was alone in the house before, she listened to the cheerful laughter in the next room, and she was so frightened that she angrily took out a blackened firewood from the kang pit. After crushing the flames with the soil on the ground, she used firewood to scratch Tang Tang's futon several times in anger, watching her futon pillow being rubbed into a dark mess, and her heart was vented at the moment.

Later, he threw the firewood directly on Tang Tang's bedding and walked out. Unexpectedly, the firewood was not extinguished at all, and the sparks that were dotted with sparks rekindled after a while, and finally led to the fire.

Her face froze, and her momentum unconsciously became a little shorter, and her arrogant confidence just now was not so strong, but she still stiffened her neck and said, "How do I know?" Don't some people deliberately do things and slander me on my head? ”

But the people present were all smart people, and they had already seen the clue from her sudden nervous reaction just now.

At that moment, Pang Yingwu unceremoniously started the taunt and said: "Hey, hey, the master really opened his eyes today!" I've seen people who turn black and white upside down and make a fuss about nothing, but I've never seen you so straightforward. Cheng, what do you like, don't take us all for fools! ”

Wang Min's face turned black by him, and he was about to sneer back, but he didn't expect the old captain to come.

It turned out to be the neighbor next door, the aunt of the Li family, who saw the bright fire and black smoke billowing from outside the door, so she had already gotten up and called the old captain. And the cold weather also made the people in the village spend the winter at home boringly, and when they heard that something was going on here, they rushed over one after another, and the small yard was suddenly crowded.

At this moment, no matter how loud the quarrel was before, in front of all the people in Niujiatun, Wang Min and Pang Yingwu also tacitly stopped their mouths, not wanting to embarrass the people in the city, so they let the villagers see the jokes.

But they didn't speak, but the old captain swept his eyes and touched it, and he saw through the shape of the yard.

Wang Min stood alone on the side, clearly separated from Pang Yingwu and the others, separated by a long distance, obviously provoking the anger of the public and being isolated.

He tapped the old cigarette stick silently and asked, "What's the matter?" ”

As soon as his words landed, Wang Min threw the knife at the person opposite several times in disgust, but he didn't dare to answer rashly with a little weakness. On the contrary, Tang Tang stood up and said loudly: "Just now Shuping and I were next door, and Wang Min was the only one in the room. But as soon as she went out, black smoke suddenly came out of the house, and we hurried back to see that the kang was on fire. At the moment, he was busy carrying water to put out the fire. ”

She recounted the incident clearly, although she didn't say who did it, but the people present couldn't help but look at Wang Min suspiciously.

In front of everyone's eyes, Wang Min immediately couldn't stand it, and retorted sharply: "Tang Tang, don't talk nonsense!" I'm out too, how do I know who got the fire? You obviously want to blame me! ”

Everyone was shocked when they heard this, and looked at Tang Tang again, only to see her standing there calmly, and said unhurriedly: "I stayed with Shuping and them all the time just now, and I didn't have time to set fires at all, and I didn't have this motive." As for whether you did it, you know in your heart! ”

"You're spewing blood!" Wang Min was anxious, and took a few quick steps with red eyes, wanting to pounce and fight with her.

Seeing that a fight was about to start, the old captain frowned, and immediately shouted: "Enough!" ”

The sudden burst of sound was full of coercion, and it couldn't help but make everyone's hearts tremble, and they all lowered their heads, not daring to make a mistake.

The old captain didn't have the idea of judging right and wrong for them, this was a confused account at all. The public said that the public was reasonable, the mother-in-law said that the mother-in-law was reasonable, and the quarrel broke the mouth, that is, the eyes on both sides were red, and I couldn't tell that you were wrong with me.

Therefore, with the idea that more is better than less, the old captain walked into the house and walked around, his eyes turned around on the water-soaked kang and the burnt black bedding, and walked out quietly.

"I can't live in the house these days, nephew and daughter-in-law Li!" He shouted at the crowd, and immediately Li Cuilan, who lived not far from the next door, walked out.

The old captain directly arranged: "You still have a vacant room in your house, so let Tang Tang and Sun Shuping go over to live for a while, and then move here after cleaning up." ”

"Okay!" Li Cuilan readily agreed.

And Wang Min, who was put aside by him, his face was flushed, and he stared straight at him with his eyebrows. Although she didn't speak, everyone clearly tasted the resentment in her gaze.

There were three people in the same room, two of whom were securely divided together, and the other was left alone, and it was obvious who the old captain was favoring. So, how could Wang Min not blow up his lungs?

But the old captain is a very calm person who has seen strong winds and waves, and after arranging the residences of Tang Tang and Sun Shuping, he did not rush to say who Wang Min lived in, but waved his hand and began to evacuate the onlookers. "Let's go back, big guys, don't look at it."

After the crowd left in a sparse manner, the old captain walked to the gate of the courtyard with his hands behind his back, and when he passed by Wang Min's side, he said succinctly, "You come with me." ”

After saying that, it didn't matter if she wanted to follow or not, she turned around and left.

Wang Min stood in place for a while, and saw that the figure of the old captain was about to go so far that he couldn't see it, so he hurriedly chased after him with an embarrassed face.

After Tang Tang and Sun Shuping settled down at Li Cuilan's house in the evening, they learned from the Li family's aunt that Wang Min finally lived at the old captain's house. At this moment, the possibility of the two sides meeting and fighting again was completely cut off.

Until a few years ago, Tang Tang and Wang Min did not live in the same room again, but the field department took advantage of the winter break to give all the young people in the countryside a family leave, allowing them to return to the city for the New Year earlier.

Immediately, everyone happily packed their bags. Even Lu Xiangyang, who has always been unconcerned about everything, had a little more smile on his face when he heard the news.

Seeing that they were going to leave in the car the next day, Tang Tang hurriedly went to the back of the yard to say goodbye to the little milk cat and the old dog. The old dog's wound from being bitten by a pack of wild dogs had already healed, but it was getting more and more tired, and it was reluctant to go out of the nest in the cold winter sun.

Tang Tang was afraid that their grass shed was not warm enough, so he deliberately removed the quilt that had been half burned before, sewed it again, and put it into a warm pad and put it in the nest of him and the little milk cat.

The little milk cat immediately rolled happily a few times.

The old dog, who was accidentally stepped on by the bear baby, drooped his eyelids, and wanted to beat it hard. But in the end, it only snorted softly, which frightened the little milk cat and quickly rolled off its body.

"Hey, Tang Tang, wait for me!" The little milk cat jumped to Tang Tang's side, cautiously glanced at the old dog, and saw that it was not mad, but timidly took the first step.

When one person and one cat walked to the front of the yard, they suddenly found that Xu Changlin had come.

The uppers of his shoes were covered with snow, and his animal skin coat looked even more dusty, except for a pair of clear eyes. When he saw Tang Tang, he smiled and said, "It's just right, I heard that you are going back to the city, I brought some mountain goods, do you need it?" ”

Hearing him say this, Tang Tang couldn't help but sigh that he came in time. After going to the countryside from the city to Niujiatun for half a year, she was thinking about taking something home, not letting herself go back empty-handed, and even preparing to buy something when passing through the county seat.

Unexpectedly, Xu Changlin happened to come.

The mountain goods, jerky, and game he brought were the best souvenirs. At that moment, Tang Tang took out his only remaining food stamps and money and purchased a batch from Xu Changlin.

Lu Xiangyang, Pang Yingwu and others were no exception, naturally they bought as much as they could, until they were full of two large backpacks. Even Sun Shuping didn't have enough money, and Xu Changlin was good-natured enough to give her credit.

Only Wang Min was listed by him as a refusal to trade.

Wang Min pinched his wallet, his face turned angrily at the moment, and he roared at him indignantly: "Xu Changlin, you are too bullying!" Why don't you sell it to me! ”

Her shrill scream immediately alarmed the attention of the surrounding Niujiatun people.

Because Xu Changlin stepped on the New Year's end this time, he brought a lot of goods, and the people in the village also tried their best to join in the excitement, taking out the few money and food in the family to exchange with him to buy a little New Year's goods for the family. Therefore, there are really a lot of people around him to inquire about the goods, and it is lively as if the New Year has been celebrated in advance.

However, Wang Min's voice made everyone silent for a while, looking at the two of them with their eyes, silent.

Xu Changlin said indifferently about her madness: "I sell goods, and I also pick people." ”

Although he didn't say anything nasty, who doesn't know the subtext of this sentence? It's just that I can't look down on Wang Minbei!

Immediately, Wang Min was angry with him.

She stared at him fiercely with a gloomy face, as if she wanted to cut him with a thousand knives with her eyes, but in the end she endured it and left empty-handed with her purse. Seeing her figure walking farther and farther, the people present couldn't help but let go of the conversation box and began to discuss.

"Yo, this temper is really violent!"

"Hmph, people are from the city, and the family can endure it! I heard that the backstage is quite hard, don't provoke her! ”

"What's wrong with the family's ability? I just don't want to see her! Look at this snarky look, what does our village owe her? actually made trouble in the village three or four times, and secretly reported to the field department before, and even caused infighting among his own people a while ago! Gee! ”

All of a sudden, there was everything.

Xu Changlin did not echo the voice, and calmly handed the goods in his hand to the person in front of him, but his attitude was firm and could not be changed. Such a person, he just can't look down on it!

With the New Year's goods bought from Xu Changlin, Tang Tang officially embarked on the way home. Even though the carriage to the county seat was freezing and her face was stiff, she still couldn't resist her eager desire to go home.

It seems that she has only been away from home for half a year, but she has indeed not seen her parents for a long time since she was in her previous life. At this time, how can you suppress your excitement?

Her state of returning to her heart like an arrow inevitably infected other people.

After a few people got on the train home, Pang Yingwu always laughed and said, "Hey, Tang Tang, you are in a hurry, why is there a lover waiting at home?" ”

As soon as this sentence came out, Lu Xiangyang couldn't help but pick up a piece of cake and plug his mouth, and shouted in a low voice: "Fight again? ”

Pang Yingwu was intimidated by him, and he was not annoyed, he smiled and ate the cake with water. Half a year ago, how could he have imagined that one day he would eat such a rough and throaty cake, which was not even as good as their dog food! But that's how strange things are.

The train clanged all the way south, but several people didn't feel sleepy, got together to communicate, and were surprised to find that they were all from City B, and their families lived not far from each other. Immediately, everyone inexplicably felt a trace of fate, as if there was an invisible thread pulling them together in the power.

At the moment, Pang Yingwu is so lively, so he strongly suggests that after the few of them go back, they must find time to come out and get together. After all, they are already comrades-in-arms who share weal and weal together, they have plowed food in a field, seen firewood on a mountain, and supported each other in front of a group of wild dogs. Such a love is destined to be unforgettable!

Everyone agreed, and decided to meet in the city officially before returning to Niujiatun, as the last carnival before they went to the countryside again.

The southbound train slowly arrived in City B, and everyone couldn't wait to poke their heads out of the window, even though they knew that there was no family of their own outside, but they still couldn't stop feeling excited, and the excitement was surging.

"Quick, get out of the car, we're here!" Pang Yingwu let out a carnival, and took the lead in squeezing towards the door of the train, and as soon as his chubby body entered the crowded crowd, it immediately attracted complaints.

"Oops, don't squeeze!"

"Don't don't, step on my feet!"

"What are you doing this fat man? What's the hurry? Sooner or later, you have to do it, can't you just wait a while? ”

Everyone in the train shifted the artillery fire with the same hatred and concentrated on Pang Yingwu. He was a rough and thick man, not afraid of everyone's reprimand, and said "let go" to this with a hippie smile, but he had enough strength to open the way forward, and he was forced to squeeze him to the front and grabbed the train.

Tang Tang and the others couldn't help but look speechless.

However, this fat man didn't care about anything when he got out of the car, straightened his waist and raised his head, and laughed loudly: "Hahaha, my little overlord in Xicheng is finally back!" ”

People on the whole train: "......"

Lu Xiangyang suddenly sighed, not wanting to mention that he knew him at all.

Finally squeezed out of the train station, several people officially said goodbye, agreed on a date to meet, and each looked for a car to go home. Tang Tang's home is not far from the train station, and seeing that the bus stop is crowded with people on the third and outer floors, she simply didn't bother to take the car, and directly embarked on the way home with her luggage.

Her family lives in a school faculty house, which is not large, but it is close enough for a family. When she saw the door of her house from afar, she couldn't help but get excited, and ran over quickly with her luggage, and her voice unconsciously raised.

"Dad!"

"Mom!"

Before she reached the gate of the hospital, she shouted, but she didn't expect no one to answer. On the contrary, a neighbor who lived in the same yard heard her voice, walked out, and said in surprise: "Tang Tang, are you back?!" ”

"Yes, Grandma Hu." Tang Tang smiled, walked forward quickly to say hello, and explained a few words briefly, "We have given family leave there, and we will come back for the New Year." ”

Grandma Hu hurriedly said "oh" a few times, and a happy smile appeared on her face, "It's good to come back!" But your parents should be in the hospital right now. ”

As soon as Tang Tang heard this, his heart was cold, and he hurriedly asked, "What's wrong?" How could it be in the hospital? She couldn't help but think of some not-so-good scenarios, parents were picked up by students to make trouble not once or twice, could it be that they were seriously injured?

Seeing that she was in a hurry and almost sweating, Grandma Hu hurriedly comforted: "It's okay, it's okay, it's your brother who is skinny again, went out to skate and fell into the ice hole, and had a high fever for several days." Your parents are with you in the hospital! ”

Hearing this, Tang Tang immediately relieved his heart. It's not that she doesn't care about her younger brother, but she clearly remembers this stubble in the memory of her previous life, and this time the high fever finally passed without danger, and she didn't leave any sequelae for her brother at all.

After knowing this clearly, she immediately put down her luggage and entrusted it to Grandma Hu to take care of, and carried a bag of food to the children's hospital to visit the patient. As soon as I stepped into the corridor of the hospital, I heard the noise and cries of many children.

Tang Tang found the nurse's desk, asked for his brother's ward number, and went straight over, and as soon as he pushed the door, he saw a family standing in front of the bed.

"Why are you back?" Tang's father and Tang's mother were surprised and delighted, and immediately stood up, hurriedly walked to the door and took the duffel bag in her hand, and greeted with a smile,

Tang Tang couldn't help but look excited, his eyes were red, he tried his best to hold back his tears, and replied steadily: "Family leave, come back and see." ”

After saying this, he couldn't hold back his excitement anymore, and hugged his family, even Brother Tang, who was lying in a daze on the hospital bed, widened his eyes and was very surprised.

The family was finally reunited, and immediately Tang's father was busy pouring hot water for her, and the thermos at one end turned out to be empty, and he immediately wanted to go out to fetch water, but Tang Tang took the thermos away. She said, "I'll come." ”

With that, he walked out the door with a thermos.

This crisp and neat action couldn't help but make Tang's father and Tang's mother sigh. Little Brother Tang is five years younger than her, but he is still like a flower in a greenhouse, playing all day long, while Tang Tang is like a real adult, acting and speaking very steadily, and there is a world of change from before leaving home. It can be seen that he suffered in the countryside.

The policy of this year is to keep one for each family. Even though Tang's father and Tang's mother didn't want their daughter to go to the countryside to suffer, they couldn't resist the country's policy, and could only watch their older children being sent to the place where they suffered.

Now that I think about it, how can I not be heartbroken?

Immediately, Tang's mother whispered to Tang's younger brother who was lying on the hospital bed, "It's not easy for your sister to go down, you must be good to her in the future." ”

Little Brother Tang, who didn't know the height of the sky, was so clueless by her words that he couldn't help but roll his eyes and agreed.

But he didn't think about it, and he was immediately slapped the head.

"Whew!"

Dad Tang frowned calmly and looked at him angrily, "Listen, don't be a child again!" ”

And on the way to get hot water with a thermos, Tang Tang didn't expect to see an unexpected person.

The door of one of the wards was wide open, and loud screams and scoldings could be heard from inside, one of which was so familiar that it had been heard not long ago.

"You quacks, you dare to do this to my brother, I must sue you!"