After Ling'er finished cleaning the yard, closed the courtyard door, and returned to the hall, she saw her father and mother sitting on the only two broken wooden chairs left in the house, looking haggard and relatively speechless!

"Dad, mother, it's not early, go back to the house and rest!"

The old lady sighed: "The beds, tables and stools at home have been carried out and burned by them, alas, what is this called?" ”

Ling'er looked around, the house was in a mess, the coarse porcelain broken bowls fell to the ground, rags and clothes were everywhere, and the two new quilts and a few new cotton jackets that were only purchased last year were also torn to shreds and thrown at the door of the wing!

The anger in her heart began to rise one by one, damn it, she didn't know what was going on inside before she entered the house, otherwise she couldn't let them go like that, and she had to let those fools bleed! Ling'er picked up the cotton clothes and quilts with a dark face, and while tidying up, she was thinking about when she must find a chance to take revenge on them!

"Ling'er, don't be busy, come and sit down!" Daddy greeted him with a pang, Ling'er put things in the corner of the wall, and squatted beside Daddy: "Dad, what's wrong with you?" Why don't I help you boil a bowl of medicine? ”

"Don't worry, the old problem, drink medicine every day and hang it, it makes no difference if you have more than one pair and one less pair! Ling'er, come, sit down, Daddy has something to discuss with you! ”

Seeing his father's cautious look, Ling'er found a lame stool and sat down next to his father: "Dad, say it!" Ling'er listened! ”

Daddy stretched out his thin old hand and stroked the top of her head tremblingly, "Ling'er, I discussed it with your mother just now, and today's matter... On the surface, it seems to be over, but if you hurt the two people of the Yan family too badly, they will definitely not give up! So..."

Speaking of this, the old lady looked at the old lady, the old lady took out a cloth bag from her arms with red eyes, opened it layer by layer, and finally revealed a pair of old silver bracelets that had long been lost, the old lady choked and said: "Ling'er, this is the only valuable thing in our family, come, you take it!" ”

Ling'er looked at the silver bracelet that the old lady stuffed into her hand, frowned, and said, "Mother, what are you doing?" Why did you give me such a valuable thing? ”

As soon as Ling'er spoke, the old lady couldn't help but tears fell down, she covered her face with her sleeve and started to sobble in a low voice, Ling'er was anxious, and comforted the old lady while comforting: "Mother, don't cry, don't cry, if there's something to say, let's find a way together, there's nothing that can't be solved, don't cry, don't cry, ah!" ”

The more Ling'er comforted, the more the old lady cried, and the old man sighed and said, "Ling'er, your mother is reluctant to give you up!" ”

"Father, mother, Ling'er can't bear you, don't be sad, Ling'er will always guard you!"

Dad shook his head: "No, Ling'er, that Yan Erniang's mother's house is in Banlin Town, which is considered a tyrant in Banlin Town, and often bullies her neighbors, her second brother Yan Biao is vicious, and the third Yan Ren can speak well and is smart, and several brothers have partnered to occupy the shops and fields of several families, causing people to die and have no way to ask for help!"

Ling'er, you hurt Boss Yan and Elder Yan like that today, according to their temper, sooner or later they will come back to take revenge! I've lived with your mother for most of my life, and there's nothing to be afraid of, the only thing I'm worried about is you!

Ling'er, you take this pair of silver bracelets, bring some dry food, and set off overnight, just be... Let's go around the city, wait a few days for the Yan family to be discouraged, you come back to see your father and mother, add a handful of soil to our grave, and your mother and I will be satisfied! ”

Ling'er was shocked when she heard this, she couldn't believe her ears! How many brothers of the Yan family are from Banlin Town? Or is it the overlord over there?! No wonder Yan Erniang can make trouble if she wants to, most of them identify themselves as people who can be bullied and occupied casually, right? It's disgusting! If you had known, you shouldn't have let them go!

Seeing Ling'er's clenched fists with an angry expression, Dad shook his head and sighed: "Ling'er, you must not have a heart of revenge, even if you have more strength, you are a little female doll, not the opponent of the Yan family!" ”

"Dad, I didn't do anything wrong, they deceived people first, why should I back down and hide? What are you going to do when I'm gone? You have worked so hard to pull me up, and I haven't enjoyed a day of happiness, how can I leave you alone? Besides, didn't the old village chief help us uphold justice tonight? So many people watched, her Yan family dared to come again, and I immediately went to the county government to complain! ”

"Alas, you kid, you can't do it! The man of Yan Erniang's eldest sister happens to be the county prince of our county government, except for the county master, he is the biggest in our county, even if we sue the county government, maybe we haven't gone to court yet, and we will be stopped by the Yan family! ”

Ling'er was stunned for a moment, she didn't expect the Yan family to look like an ordinary village family, and there was such a hard backstage! So what to do? If she wants to abandon her father and mother and run away by herself, she thought for a while: "Dad, why don't we go and ask the old village chief for help?" ”

"No, the old village chief can deal with it fairly today, and he has offended the Yan family, how can our own affairs affect his old man? Ling'er, don't say anything, go to the kitchen with your mother, let her make you a few oil cakes, and leave Wangjia Village before dawn! Mother, don't cry, let's do this for Ling'er's good, you go and get busy! ”

The old lady wiped her tears and raised her head, and said in a choked voice: "His father, Ling'er is also tired for a day, or... Leaving tomorrow night? ”

"No! Ling'er must leave tonight, and she won't be able to leave if it's late! ”

Looking at the father's resolute expression and the mother's reluctant tears, Ling'er's heart hurt like being stabbed by a knife! It was an unintentional mistake to offend the Yan family, and causing such a disaster made her blame herself even more.

But even if she was given a chance to do it again, she would do it! Damn, I think Miss Ben is a modern person, and she has a strength comparable to a martial arts masterpiece, how could she be so downcast? What a fucking unwillingness!

The more Ling'er thought about it, the more unpleasant it became, and finally she gritted her teeth and stomped her feet: "Dad, mother, I won't leave, and I won't leave if I am killed!" Whether you live or die, I will be with you! Without you, I'm alone, what's the point of living? ”

"What nonsense, you are only seven years old this year, and you still have a lot of good life to live in the future, what kind of life and death? I'm good with your mother, as long as you leave, the Yan family can't find you, and they won't treat us two old bones, and the people in the village will take care of us, you go, you have to go, go now! ”

The old man was so anxious that after saying a long list, there was a violent cough, and the rapid air flow seemed to rush out his internal organs, Ling'er and the old lady were so frightened that they hurriedly supported him, comforting him while comforting.

After a while, as soon as Dad's coughing subsided, he pushed Ling'er away and coughed to drive people away: "Go, let me go!" ”

Ling'er was full of grievances, and called her father with red eyes and choked up, and her father stomped his feet in a hurry while coughing: "Go, you give me a go, if you don't go, it's not my daughter!" ”

The old lady stroked her father's back and motioned for Ling'er to go out with her eyes. Ling'er was helpless, turned around step by step, walked out of the hall, stood still at the door, and his father roared: "Hurry up, what are you doing standing?" ”

Ling'er was startled, coupled with the grievances in her heart, she took a few steps back with blurred tears in her eyes, turned around and ran to the gate of the courtyard. The second elder of the Yang family watched the bamboo gate creak and sway, the father's cough gradually eased, the old lady lifted her sleeve to wipe the corners of her eyes, and sobbed: "It's okay now, the child was driven away by you!" In the middle of the night, I didn't even bring any clothes and didn't prepare dry food......"

Dad was stunned for a while: "What else can I do?" We can't watch Ling'er being arrested by the Yan family! ”

"But... But she is so young, she is only seven years old this year, and there are so many bad people outside, what if she is tricked into selling it? Or what if you are caught by human traffickers? And ......"

"Oh, damn it, don't say it! Our family Ling'er is not an ordinary person, she will be fine! ”

The two were silent for a long time, and the father looked around and said in a low voice: "Mother, you clean up the house, find two clean clothes to change into, and prepare a table of good wine and food."

Alas, you have followed me for so many years, and you have not enjoyed any blessings, I am sorry for you! Let's have a few drinks today, and when you go to a good family in the next life, I will make you a cow and a horse! ”

The old lady's face changed a few times: "Old man, what nonsense!" Most of my life has passed, how can anyone be sorry for whom? Alas, in my life, the hardship is a little bitter, but with such a well-behaved girl as Ling'er by her side, the suffering of most of my life is not in vain! Wait, I'll go to the kitchen! The old lady got up and dragged her tired body slowly towards the kitchen.

Ling'er, who ran out of the yard, rushed up the small hill behind his house by the moonlight, shrunk into a ball on the big rock at the top of the slope, and looked at his own small courtyard at the bottom of the mountain in a daze, replaying the bits and pieces of the past six months over and over again in his heart.

Father and mother are ordinary poor families who are too honest to be honest, and they have always lived a difficult and tenacious life, tolerating everyone everywhere, and being afraid of everyone everywhere. Ling'er, who has just arrived, feels that these two old people are simply servile, and they have no opinions of their own at all, no wonder they have suffered and been bullied all their lives!

But as the days go by, the ubiquitous care of the father and mother for themselves and their benevolence and kindness make Ling'er heartily moved, it is impossible to change their deep-rooted servility, but at least they can live a more peaceful and dignified life through their own efforts, right?

But the result? I finally built a house, and my family's life finally improved a little, but because of my own whim, I scared a child and inexplicably caused a disaster!

She didn't feel that there was anything wrong with what she had done before, including helping Wan'er fight injustice, including breaking the legs of the Yan brothers, if there was really something wrong, she could only blame the atmosphere and environment here was wrong, and it was the eternal truth that if you fell behind, you would be beaten!

Since the father and mother were worried about themselves and insisted on driving themselves out, they temporarily complied with their wishes, and just took advantage of this time to go to the vast mountains to cut trees and sell timber to save some silver, and then stayed by their father's side to protect them secretly. If the Yan family really dares to come, hmph, don't blame me for being unkind! (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to come to the starting point (qidian.com) to vote for recommendation, monthly pass, your support, is my biggest motivation. )