When Xiao Wu woke up from the hospital, it was already the next day.

Zhang Xiumei sat on the edge of the hospital bed with sleepy eyes, and Ouyang Ni outside the door saw Xiao Wu wake up and immediately called the nurse on duty.

The female nurse asked Xiao Wu if she felt uncomfortable, Xiao Wu shook her head and said, "I'm a little dizzy, I can't breathe." ”

Xiao Wu remembered that after reading the letter yesterday evening, his heart tightened, and he felt that his mind was spinning for a while, and it was difficult to breathe, so he asked Yaya to call the village doctor Yu to pull his teeth over, and he stuffed the letter into his pocket, and then fell unconscious.

Xiao Wu touched his pocket, and when he saw that the letter was still there, he put his mind at ease, if this letter was seen by others, it would definitely spread in Sanlitun, so that not only Jiang Rong's reputation would not be guaranteed, but Zhang Xiumei would not be able to raise her head.

It was not easy for this family to settle down, and it could no longer withstand the slightest wave.

The doctor said that Xiao Wu had a mild stroke caused by high blood pressure and mood swings, and asked him to pay attention to rest and have a regular life.

Zhang Xiumei breathed a sigh of relief, for fear that her disease had been transmitted to Xiao Wu, so she asked Xiao Wu what had happened, and Xiao Wu didn't say anything.

Xiao Wu didn't go to work at Changqu Wharf during the day, and at noon Ouyang Ni went to deliver food to see that Xiao Wu was not there, and asked Ma Sancai to know that Xiao Wu didn't come to work and didn't ask for leave, so she ran to Sanlitun'er, and after inquiring, she learned that Xiao Wu was hospitalized.

Ouyang Ni stayed outside the ward and looked at Xiao Wu on the hospital bed from time to time, she and Zhang Xiumei sat together in an awkward atmosphere, so they had to stand outside the ward all the time.

Xiao Wu checked his body and felt that he was okay and signed to leave the hospital, at that time Zhao Dahai had already cut his appendix and was taken home by Zhao Fugui and Shen A-Niang to recuperate.

Ouyang Ni went home with Zhang Xiumei to send Xiao Wu to Sanlitun'er, Xiao Wu wanted to ride a bicycle to send Ouyang Ni, but Ouyang Ni insisted on going back by herself, and he didn't insist on his own lack of strength.

Xiao Wu went to Zhao Dahai's house to visit Zhao Dahai, at that time Zhao Dahai was lying on the bed, his face was pale, and Xiao Wu asked him if he was okay.

Zhao Dahai shook his head and said, "I have taken the anesthetic, and now the medicine is too strong to pass the place where the knife was opened." ”

"Aren't you going to be hard?" Xiao Wu asked with a smile.

"The thief has to do it." Zhao Dahai replied with a smile.

The atmosphere quickly quieted down, and after a while, Zhao Dahai said: "I heard Yaya say that you suddenly fainted yesterday and were sent to the hospital." ”

Xiao Wu snorted and said, "It's a coincidence, this is called being in trouble." ”

"Coincidentally." Zhao Dahai also snorted, his face a little pale.

Xiao Wu saw that Zhao Dahai looked tired and didn't linger any longer, told him to pay attention to rest, and then went out of the gate.

That night, Xiao Wu sat in the house, looking at the flame of the kerosene lamp with a dull expression, he burned the letter in his pocket, and resisted the urge to take the letter to question Jiang Rong.

Life is not easy, and he doesn't want to make any more waves.

After waking up the next day, Xiao Wu'an got up quietly to wash, Zhang Xiumei was already cooking at that time, Zhang Xiumei said: "Why do you get up so early, the doctors have said that you should pay attention to rest, don't go to work these days." ”

Xiao Wu said: "My mother who has no problem with my health, I will work for half a day when others work, and I will come back early from work in the afternoon." ”

Zhang Xiumei couldn't resist Xiao Wu, so she asked Xiao Wu to add an extra piece of clothing and go to work, and at night she killed chickens and boiled soup, and just gave Zhao Dahai a supplement.

Xiao Wu wanted to say that the chickens at home could still lay eggs, but when he thought that Zhao Dahai had just undergone surgery, he didn't say much, and he didn't want to go against Zhang Xiumei's wishes.

At three o'clock in the afternoon, Xiao Wu went home, because the spring ploughing was busy, Zhang Xiumei was still working in the field, Xiao Wu carried a hoe to the field and worked with Zhang Xiumei for a long time, and went home together when the sun set.

Zhang Xiumei said: "Little Wu, that girl yesterday was quite handsome, her name is Ouyang Ni, right?" ”

"Well, Ma Sancai's sister, with her mother's surname." Xiao Wu responded.

Zhang Xiumei said: "I must have taken a fancy to you when I saw her eyes, since you are with Jiang Rong, don't delay others, some words have to be said clearly in person, otherwise trouble is still to come." ”

"I know, Nizi is very good, I treat her as a sister, I have a sense of proportion." Xiao Wu said.

After returning home, Zhang Xiumei caught a fat hen, boiled water, and let Xiao Wu kill it and soak it in hot water to pluck and wash it.

The old hen stewed for more than an hour, and it was already late at that time, Zhang Xiumei filled half of it, scooped up enough chicken soup, and asked Xiao Wu to send it over.

In Zhao Dahai's room, Zhao Dahai drank chicken soup, and Yaya sat on the side and nibbled on chicken.

"Yaya, that chicken soup is for your brother to drink, you don't have to be greedy." Shen A-Niang's voice came from the next room.

Yaya agreed, but her eyes were staring at the chicken leg in the sea bowl, Zhao Dahai said that the chicken leg was torn off for Yaya, and she buried her head in the soup, it seemed that some kind of secret was being peeped in front of her close friends, and she didn't dare to look up.

Zhao Dahai said: "Yaya, after eating, hurry back to your house." ”

Yaya said: "I want my fifth brother to teach me how to fold paper airplanes, and he hasn't taught me how to fold paper last time." ”

"Who gave you the audacity to rummage over my stuff?" Zhao Dahai suddenly scolded loudly, so frightened that the girl trembled, and opened her mouth to cry.

"Cry, cry, get out and cry!" Zhao Dahai said.

Shen A-Niang heard the movement and led Yaya out of Zhao Dahai's room, Xiao Wu sat next to him without saying a word, Zhao Dahai called Xiao Wu's name: "Xiao Wu ......"

Xiao Wu said: "You hurry up and eat, drink the soup, I still have to bring the bowl back." ”

Zhao Dahai snorted, and after drinking the chicken soup, Xiao Wu picked up the bowl and left.

Zhao Dahai looked at Xiao Wu's back, his heart was indescribably sour, he hesitated for a long time, endured the pain and walked out of the house, at that time the moonlight was bright, and Sanlitun was still quiet as usual.

It's just that there are fewer people here, and more sadness.

Zhang Xiumei said that Xiao Wu went out after bringing the bowl back, and Zhao Dahai hesitated for a moment and walked towards the north slope of Sanlitun.

At that time, Xiao Wu was sitting on the north slope, with a cigarette in his hand and a pile of cigarette butts in front of him.

"Little Wu, how did you learn to smoke?" Zhao Dahai asked.

Xiao Wu didn't look back and said: "It's been a long time ago, but Jiang Rong hates the smell of smoke, and my mother has lung disease and can't smell cigarettes, so she didn't smoke." ”

"I'll come too." Zhao Dahai said.

Xiao Wu said: "You have just been discharged from the hospital, what kind of cigarettes are you smoking." ”

"You just got out of the hospital." Zhao Dahai said.

Xiao Wu glanced at Zhao Dahai, handed the cigarette case and matches to Zhao Dahai, Zhao Dahai lit a cigarette, sat next to Xiao Wu, smoked half a cigarette, and said, "I'm sorry." ”

"What's there to be sorry for." Xiao Wu said.

Zhao Dahai said: "I believe you must have read it, I have already reminded you not to talk to Jiang Rong, he is not worthy of you at all." ”

Xiao Wu said: "I am an orphan, if I hadn't been supported by Zhang Xiumei for me to go to school, I would have grown grass on my grave by now, and there is no one who is not worthy of anyone." ”

Zhao Dahai said: "I'm not talking about this, I'm saying that Jiang Rong's character is problematic, I told you back then, Jiang Sheng's book was secretly torn by her, and the class fee was also stolen by her." ”

"I know all this, after all, I was still young at that time, didn't we also go and steal melons together." Xiao Wu said.

"This is different, we are greedy, Jiang Rong's heart is too dark, she has a serious brother-lover mentality, she has done a lot of terrible things for this, she has always liked Jiang Sheng, can't you see it?"

Xiao Wu fell silent, he threw the cigarette in his hand on the ground, and after a long while, said in a low voice: "Jiang Sheng is her own brother after all, and everyone is dead, she will naturally come back if she is wronged outside." ”

"You think it's an accident that she's pregnant now? Did you know that she found a Jap? Zhao Dahai asked.

"I know everything, don't talk about it." Xiao Wu said.

Zhao Dahai smiled bitterly and said: "Then do you know that she also slept with me, just a few days after you made her public relationship, she found me one night, she was no longer a virgin at that time, but you told me that you didn't touch her at all!" She's a person, you've been tricked! ”

Xiao Wu's face suddenly became ugly, he grabbed Zhao Dahai's neck suddenly, and said fiercely: "Lao Tzu told you to stop talking!" ”

"You should have told you a long time ago, but I was afraid that you would be uncomfortable, I persuaded Jiang Rong, but she didn't listen, if you feel uncomfortable, beat me to death." Zhao Dahai said.

Xiao Wu let go of Zhao Dahai and slapped himself in the face fiercely, he suddenly couldn't suppress his emotions and broke down and cried.

"Niu Aihua, why did you lose your precious son so early!"