Elope?

Hearing the little milk cat say this, Tang Tang couldn't help but have a hot face for a while, but fortunately no one saw it in the night. She helplessly asked curiously at the little milk cat, and was silent.

Unexpectedly, the tall horse who was looking at the little milk cat suddenly chirped, "Oh, you are the Maomao of the Erhei family, right?" ”

"Ahem!" The little milk cat choked and stammered and repeated, "Two, black, home, of?" ”

The horse laughed twice and said boldly: "Don't hide it, Erhei has mentioned you many times since he went back, and I can't forget it, we have all heard your name." It looked at the kitten with a narrow face, blinking its eyes, and looked like an old acquaintance.

Immediately, it provoked the little milk cat to explode. It meows twice in a hurry, especially noticeable in the silence of the night. "Ahhh I'm going to gag you! ”

It pounced on the tall horse, full of ferocity, and saw that a vicious battle was inevitable.

The horse was startled, and was hastily moving his hooves to take a step back, but the little milk cat pounced on him and suddenly shouted, "Ah, Orion! He crossed the horse's body in midair, fell behind it, and disappeared.

Abandoned Horse: "......"

Xu Changlin couldn't understand where a cat cub came from, and he was full of energy in the middle of the night. He retracted his gaze and said to Tang Tang, "I'll help you deliver it to the door." ”

Tang Tang didn't want to argue with him, so he had to answer, walked a few steps forward quickly, stood at the gate of the courtyard and pushed the door, but suddenly found that the door was pinned from the inside, and the lights in the courtyard had already been turned off.

She had no choice but to knock lightly on the door. "Shuping, it's me, open the door!"

After knocking for a long time, Sun Shuping hurried over to open the door. She looked sleepy and asked casually, "Why did you come back so late?" Come on in. ”

As soon as the words fell, by the moonlight, he suddenly saw a man standing by the door, and his face was stunned.

She asked Tang Tang silently with her eyes, but Tang Tang didn't explain, handed him the few bags she was holding in her hand, took the quilt roll in Xu Changlin's hand, and hugged it gently.

Sun Shuping couldn't help but be surprised: "What are you doing this day, how can you get so many things back?" ”

The two closed the door again and entered the house. By the moonlight of the window, Tang Tang uncovered the small quilt and put the small pillar that was sleeping soundly on his kang bunk, and Sun Shuping suddenly realized that it was just a doll. Suddenly, an exclamation couldn't help but overflow from her mouth, "Where did you bring the child?" ”

As soon as he heard this, Wang Min, who was sleeping with his back to the two of them facing the wall, suddenly straightened up, didn't say a word, and directly stepped on his shoes and lit the oil lamp. She turned around and saw the small pillar lying on the kang, her face couldn't help but sink, and she scolded angrily: "Tang Tang, you are too much, right? How can you get the child back to sleep here, take it away! ”

Seeing that she was about to go crazy, Tang Tang couldn't help but lower his voice, and discussed with her in a good voice: "It's too late today, just let him sleep here for one night, okay?" Tomorrow morning, I'll discuss with the old captain. ”

However, she said it badly, Wang Min just disagreed, and her voice became louder and louder. "Why? Why should I let him sleep here? Don't be sloppy, you have to get it out today. ”

Her high-pitched voice was about to wake up Little Beads.

Tang Tang couldn't help but reach out and cover Xiaozhuzi's ears and cover him with a quilt.

Unexpectedly, when Wang Min saw her actions, he was even more angry, and reached out to pull the quilt covering the child's body, lifted it and threw it aside. She was furious and said, "How can you put a boy in, male and female at the same table as seven years old, you know? Because your parents are still teachers, haven't they even taught this simplest truth? No wonder it was turned back by the students! ”

As soon as these words came out, no matter how good Tang Tang's temperament was, he was instantly aroused. She said coldly: "Wang Min, if you have something to say, don't involve your family." You're not that qualified! Xiaozhu is only five years old, what's in the way of you sleeping in your clothes all night? Don't embarrass others because of your dirty thoughts! ”

Hearing her rebuttal, Wang Min was immediately blown up in anger. "What do you say? You're just looking for something today, aren't you? Okay, sue you Tang Tang, I'm not afraid of you! Today, I have to find out who is who is coming, I don't believe that no one can cure your arrogance! ”

She roared angrily, even Tang Tang couldn't cover it, and the sleeping little pillar suddenly woke up from his sleep, with a panicked and confused face, and an expression of whether to cry or not and be scared, which made Tang Tang's heart pinch up.

She immediately took Xiaozhuzi in her arms, patted his back gently and comfortingly, and scolded Wang Min angrily: "Neurotic! Then, he pushed the door open and walked out, ignoring the cursing and screaming behind him.

Unexpectedly, as soon as she walked out of the door, she happened to crash into a man's arms.

Tang Tang looked up in surprise and saw that it was Xu Changlin, it turned out that he had been guarding the door and had not left.

For a moment, Tang Tang was slightly embarrassed, knowing that the words of the quarrel in the room just now had made him listen to his ears, and he didn't know what he would think. However, Xu Changlin didn't say a word, just quietly took the little pillar from her arms and said, "I'll take him to sleep tonight." ”

The tall horse next to him immediately followed in small steps, and couldn't help complaining: "Changlin, you are not well-behaved, obviously I told you not to pick up people to go back just now." ”

This hissing did not attract Xu Changlin's attention, but Xiao Zhuzi heard this sentence and said timidly: "I'm good." ”

Xu Changlin touched his little head and let him lie in his arms, blocking the night wind with his thick shoulders.

When she returned to the house, Wang Min was still angry, and angrily told Sun Shuping about her crimes, and she couldn't help but be taken aback when she saw Tang Tang come back so soon. Seeing that the child in her arms was gone, she immediately thought that she had won the victory, and glared at Tang Tang proudly several times.

Tang Tang simply ignored her, and lay on the kang all night long. She knew that it would not be easy to raise a little pillar, but she didn't expect it to be so difficult from the beginning.

When she got up early in the morning the next day, when she saw the little pillar, she suddenly found that the baby had a smile on her face overnight, and happily followed behind Xu Changlin, handing a towel next to him when she helped him wash his face.

Even when Xu Changlin said goodbye and left and re-entered the mountain, the baby still reluctantly stared at the direction he left for a long time, tightly holding a beast bag filled with dried meat in his arms. Tang Tang had no choice but to carry him to the old captain.

Put the small pillar on the kang in the inner room and play with the old captain's little grandson, Tang Tang himself and the old captain stood in the courtyard and talked. She said last night's incident with trepidation, and wanted to ask the old captain to find an empty house for her and Xiao Zhuzi to move over, but she didn't expect the old captain to come up with a solution very simply: "There is no empty house in the village for the time being, you can take care of this child during the day, and let me sleep at night." ”

With his words, Tang Tang thanked him again and again, and his heart was relieved.

During the day, she brought the little pillar to the ground and let him sit in the shade of the tree to rest. Uncle Rong's starling will always accompany him from time to time, so that this baby will not be bored. Even when she was sweating profusely, he would carefully bring a bowl of water to her and watch her drink it with a sweet smile.

Sometimes, even the little milk cats come to join in the fun. It was the first time I saw a child like Tang Tang who could communicate with small animals, and I couldn't help but be surprised for a while, and I thought of ways to tease him all day long.

The little pillar is also a well-behaved person, sitting honestly under the tree, asking and answering, saying anything, and even wanting to quietly touch the fluffy fur of the little milk cat. But he stretched out his hand, and shrunk back timidly, so that the little milk cat saw it, and simply lay down generously, showing his soft belly, and let him play to his heart's content.

After a month of mixing, the little milk cat and the little pillar became completely familiar with each other and officially made friends. The little milk cat regards him as his little brother, under his own care, and even goes up the mountain every day to have fun and play on the ground, he does not forget to call him.

Such days passed without panic, seeing that the autumn weather was getting colder, Tang Tang was thinking about which day he would take Xiaozhu to the county seat to see the birds at home, and when he took two thick clothes by the way, someone suddenly came to the field and asked Tang Tang and Xiaozhu to go over together.

When they arrived at the old captain's house, she saw that there were many people standing in the courtyard, all of them well-dressed and imposing, and her heart couldn't help but sink and she had a vague premonition.

When the people in the courtyard saw the figure of the small pillar, they all became excited, and they all hurried around.

An old man with gray hair couldn't hide the excitement on his face, and said as he walked over quickly: "Little pillar, I'm your grandfather!" ”

However, Xiao Zhuzi was deeply frightened by the scene in front of him, he held Tangtang's hand tightly, and subconsciously hid behind her.

This rusty and frightened look immediately made the group of people opposite slightly sour. The old man lowered his body even more tremblingly, leveled his gaze with the small pillar, and said softly: "Little pillar, don't be afraid, I'm your grandfather, we met when we were young, don't you remember?" ”

However, Xiao Zhuzi ignored this sentence, and concentrated on hiding behind Tang Tang, pulling her back clothes, and whispering, "Sister, let's go home." ”

Everyone present was stunned, and everyone's eyes looked at Tang Tang.

Tang Tang turned around and picked up the little pillar, and said to everyone: "The child is afraid of life, I will take him in to play for a while." Then, he went straight into the back room with the little pillar, and coaxed him to play with the old captain's little grandson for a while, and the baby's nervous little face gradually relaxed and smiled.

She was about to go out to inquire about the situation with the old captain, but she didn't expect that as soon as she looked up after putting on her shoes while holding the kang, she saw a black circle of heads squeezed out of the window. Through the window paper that saw through the hole, I tried to open my eyes wide and look inside.

Tang Tang: "......"

The old captain was waiting at the door, and as soon as she went out, she immediately explained to her the cause and effect, it turned out that the field department had found a relative in the distance of Xiaozhuzi, and this time he came back to take him back.

She was not surprised to hear this result, but the look on her face still fell.

The old captain sighed deeply and explained: "After all, it is someone else's baby, and no matter how much you like it, you can't take care of it for a lifetime!" What's more, the family conditions on their side are not bad, there is no lack of food or clothing, and the dolls can't stand it with them. ”

Tang Tang was full of sourness, how could he not know this truth. She smiled and calmly said to the old captain, "I know, I'll take them in." ”

With her guidance, Xiao Zhuzi finally didn't reject these people so much, but he still stuck to Tang Tang's side tightly, unwilling to leave her a step. Later, she found an excuse to go out and leave them alone.

Seeing that she had not returned for a long time, Xiao Zhuzi's face gradually became panicked, and he shrank timidly in the corner of the kang, but his eyes kept drifting outward, no matter how the group of people teased, and even took out new toys from his bag to coax him, there was no response.

Tang Tang hid outside the door, and his eyes were hot. Starling suddenly flapped his wings and flew over, standing silently beside her. Tang Tang couldn't help but ask in a low voice, "Are they really the relatives of Little Piggy?" ”

Surprisingly, Starling nodded slightly, "It's true." ”

This sentence instantly broke all Tang Tang's hopes. She felt powerless, and now she didn't even have an excuse to leave the last pillar behind. But on the other hand, a question suddenly popped up in her heart, "Why didn't Uncle Rong entrust the little pillar directly to them?" ”

It stands to reason that the pro-uncle is a blood relationship that cannot be closer. Then why didn't Uncle Rong consider contacting these relatives, but preferred to entrust Xiaozhu to himself, a stranger?

The starling's tone of reply was also full of uncertainty, and it said with some hesitation: "Uncle Rong had a falling out with that side in the early years, and then broke off contact. ”

However, what it said made Tang Tang's doubts even worse. For what reason would a tolerant and gentle person like Uncle Rong fall out with his relatives?

But at the moment, it is clear that there are no answers to these questions. The person who came was indeed Xiaozhu's relative, and the excited expression after seeing him was not fake, and the heart that wanted to take good care of him was even more eager, which made it impossible to refuse.

After they had been here in a hurry for a long time, they left a lot of thank-you gifts for the village, and turned around and left with the little pillars.

The moment before getting into the car, Xiao Zhuzi cried with tears on his face, grabbed Tang Tang's hand heartbreakingly, and finally broke it off little by little, and then got into the car and disappeared at the end of the dirt road, never to be seen again.

Suddenly, Tang Tang's whole heart was empty, and he almost couldn't hold back his tears, and his eyes were red.

The old captain persuaded her a few times comfortingly, and handed her the thank-you gifts brought by these people.

Tang Tang was embarrassed to accept them all, these days, thanks to the care and help of the people in the village, Xiaozhu can live a carefree life, so she immediately divided a few batches of thank-you gifts and gave them to the old captain, and the others were sent to a few close families.

Although there was no hunger-filling food in the thank-you gift, it was some beautifully packaged biscuits, candies and canned food, but it was a rare thing that the croppers rarely saw on weekdays, and the few families who received it immediately thanked them with a smile.

Tang Tang sent a few kinds of food specially left to the little milk cat and the old dog, and the bear baby immediately happily seemed to have celebrated the New Year, eating fragrantly. When it finally figured out that this was a thank you gift from the Rong family for taking the small pillar away, its big eyes suddenly widened in shock.

"Roar, the little pillar is well developed!"

Seeing its excited appearance, the depression in Tang Tang's heart couldn't help but be dispelled little by little. She laughed, "Don't you want him?" Won't you be happy that you won't see him for a long time? ”

The little milk cat tilted her head in confusion and said strangely: "I want to think about it, but why am I not happy?" The little pillar is going to enjoy the blessings, and the envy is dead! ”

Tang Tang couldn't help but be amused by it.

The old dog commented speechlessly, "No heart and no lungs." ”

The small pillar that left Niujiatun was soon forgotten by the villagers. In late autumn, the dew was heavy, and the weather was getting colder and colder, and everyone's hearts were condensed on going into the mountains to chop wood. The people in the village get up early and return late, taking advantage of the time outside of work, the labor force of the family can go up the mountain when they can, and save firewood for their family to spend the winter, so that they will not be cold and cold at that time.

Even the children in the village are no exception, after harvesting the corn in the field, they help their families pick up the corn and save the corn stalks as firewood for cooking. There are those who are diligent, and even ran to the field to pick it up again, not even sparing a leaf.

Tang Tang and the other young people in the countryside, although the rations were contracted by the field department, they could only make firewood by themselves. With a lot of strength like Lu Xiangyang, it didn't take long to save enough firewood for the winter. And in Tang Tang's house, Sun Shuping and Wang Min's strength is thin, and it all depends on Tang Tang's efforts to go into the mountains to chop firewood, and within a few days, she is tired and thin.

But there's really nothing to complain about, and living together can't be so clear. Even though Wang Min had a very poor relationship with her, she finally made a show and went around the forest twice and dragged back two thin trees.

And although Sun Shuping couldn't move with a little strength, she often accompanied Tang Tang into the mountain and helped her carry the chopped firewood back. Tang Tang saw all these things, so naturally he didn't care so much. Winter is always going to be passed, there is less firewood and chopping, and it is not yourself who suffers from the cold?

On this day, she got up early again and went up the mountain with the villagers, and went a little deeper along the familiar path of the past. The circle of trees outside was almost cut down, and the fallen branches were picked up early, so Tang Tang could only choose a tree that was not too thick and waved an axe and cut it down.

After a while, hot sweat broke out all over my body.

"Bang!" The axe plunged into the tree, and when the trunk fell, Tang Tang was caught off guard and didn't have time to withdraw his hand, and the body that was still holding the axe was involuntarily crooked, and he was about to fall forward.

A hand suddenly reached out behind her and held her.

Tang Tang's heart almost swayed to his throat, and only after he stood up did he gasp for breath, relaxed, and hurriedly turned back to the person who helped him: "Thank you!" ”

Unexpectedly, this person turned out to be Xu Changlin.

She looked at him in surprise and smiled, "Why are you here?" ”

Xu Changlin took the axe neatly, and in three strokes and two strokes, he removed the branches of the fallen tree trunk, cut it into evenly sized firewood segments, and put it neatly into her back basket. As he worked, he said, "Let's go down the mountain and take a look." ”

As he spoke, he took out a bag of jerky from his arms and handed it to Tang Tang. "Give it to the little pillar."

Tang Tang was stunned, didn't reach out to pick it up, and said with a slightly gloomy expression: "The small pillar was borrowed by relatives." ”

She thought that this man would also be sad for a while, but she didn't expect him to just let out an "oh", threw the jerky to herself, and said quietly: "Then you can eat it." ”

For a while, Tang Tang's face was stunned, and he found that he was being treated like a child. She hurriedly refused: "No, no, you can keep it." ”

Xu Changlin picked up the firewood and walked in front steadily, "You're welcome." ”

The black dog that came out of the side probe his brain, looked at this and that, and immediately saw the stitches, and quickly approached her with his tongue and said, "Do you want to give it to me?" ”

Tang Tang was amused and said in a low voice: "Well, I'll give you and the little milk cat to eat when I go back." ”

Erhei's eyes immediately lit up, and his heart was like an arrow, so he jumped out and went straight to the little milk cat's residence.

The little milk cat was lazily basking in the sun in the nest, and suddenly saw a gust of wind carrying dust in front of him, and the flying foam immediately stained its freshly licked hair.

It took a deep breath and stared at the culprit in front of it, and it exploded in an instant. Xue Liang's claws suddenly struck out and pounced fiercely.

"What's the matter?" Erhei dodged wolfishly and howled, "Is this how you treat friends you haven't seen for a long time?" ”

The little milk cat was immediately laughed at, "Meow, meet?" I hope never to see !! again ”

"Whoa, tap! Don't scratch my head, I'm bald! Erhei burst into tears, and for a moment felt that his dog was in darkness.

When a cat and a dog were in a mess, a voice suddenly sounded at the front door of the yard, "Tang Tang?" Is Tang Tang here? You've written! ”

The little milk cat listened to it and wrote it down, but between the actions, he was resolute to the end and continued to carry out his unilateral beating.

Unexpectedly, his name was called in the next second.

"Eh, there's a hairy one. Maomao, come out to receive the letter, here's a letter from you! ”

The little milk cat was stunned for a moment, stumbling and pointing at herself: "Mine? ”