Xizi tears

Text/Sparrow Zhang Xiaojing

Chapter 6 Rainy Night Deception, a Grotesque Scene

Rain, rain, rain, rain, rain day and night, non-stop, non-stop, non-stop, non-stop...... The flowers have fallen, the grass is wilted, the fallen leaves are rotten, the moss is deep and heavy, and on the quiet and long mountain road, even the birds that occasionally stop dare not take a step, for fear that if they are not careful, they will fall on their backs and slip into the mountain stream...... At the end of the path, there is a small thatched hut that is shaking in the wind and rain, the outside of the hut is ticking, the whole world is dripping, the little hut is ticking, the whole body is dripping, in the dripping, a beautiful and neat lady, see this side is leaking, take the bucket to catch it; Look at the leak over there, and use the basin to pick it up; There is another leakage, and it is connected with a coil; If there is another leak, use a scoop...... Finally, even bowls, cups...... It's all used...... But I still couldn't stop, I couldn't catch it, the water on the roof was still leaking and dripping, and the water on the wall was still seeping out and overflowing, helpless, helpless, and finally, the lady sat in the middle of the house, only a palm-sized and dry place, looking inside the house, looking at the outside, looking at the non-stop rain, looking at the bleak wind...... Quietly, quietly shed tears. At that moment, the door squeaked open, and then a richly dressed man walked in, and when he walked in and looked at all this, his eyes turned red little by little.

"Madame, do you live in such a house? How could Miss Xizi's mother live in such a house? ”

"Sir, who are you?"

"I am outside Zhang Yuan in the ramie village under the mountain, in the previous paragraph, my wife had a difficult birth, almost lost her life, thanks to Miss Xizi, the mother and son are safe, Miss Xizi is the life-saving benefactor of our whole family, please Mrs., let me turn it into a brick house for you, can you? Otherwise, after receiving such a great favor from the girl, there is nothing to repay, and my heart is uneasy! ……”

Besides, Xizi sent off the last student, it was already dark, she took a breath, washed her face, sat quietly in front of the window, and watched the rain that kept going, tick-tock, dripping on the tiles, tick-tock, dripping into the patio...... Turning his head, he looked at the clean and dust-free room, the book on the table opened, and the fragrant herbs next to the book...... I can't blow any wind, I can't get a drop of rain! But mother, what about mother? He lowered his head and closed his eyes, and seemed to see the mountain again, the path that hung on the mountain, and the little hut that led the path...... Outside the house was the rain of tears, and inside the house was carrying buckets and basins...... The mother who is full of rain leaks all over the house...... Thinking about it, thinking about it, I can't help but feel sad and distressed, my daughter has learned so much, done so much, been away from home for so long, and grown so big...... But I still can't, I can't let my mother live a better life, live a better life, Think about it, it's really useless. A touch of sentimentality hit her heart, she grabbed her hair, and 'snapped' and slapped herself. When he had finished fighting, he stood up a little desperately, took out a cloth bag, and put all his scattered and broken silver taels: large and small copper coins. and my mother's favorite dried fruits and cakes...... I put my brain in it, stuffed it in, opened my umbrella, carried a lantern, and braved the rain to go up the mountain.

The rain is still falling, from time to time there are raindrops falling leaves on the umbrella surface, the mountain road is slippery and abnormal, she can only concave her toes to clasp the road, step by step forward, night owls croak, wild boars crow by, in the distance, there are a few strange sounds from time to time in the depths...... It makes people's scalp tingle, the sky is completely dark, and the mountains in the dark night are mysterious, weird, and make people's backs swish...... There's still a long way to go! Xizi's heart was a little stunned: turning back, it was also a long mountain road, it was really a bit of a dilemma, she trembled and trembled and walked forward, in the dim light and shadow, I accidentally found a cave the size of a hall, then, I will take shelter here, and wait for a little light before hurrying. Got into the hole, shook off the rain on the umbrella, picked off the fallen leaves on the body, shook off the mud on the shoes, found a clean place, just sat down, suddenly, heard the sound of footsteps, the footsteps of people, ah, she jumped up, her eyes widened in fear, her heart thumped to her throat, this thing is really strange, in the darkest and loneliest and most helpless time, the most feared is the same kind! As he spoke, the voice became closer and closer, and after a while, it was blocked at the entrance of the cave, a middle-aged man in sackcloth and straw sandals, with a scruffy beard, dirty and messy, in the dim light, in the bleak wind and rain, standing, smiling, indescribably weird and hideous, Xizi gritted his teeth and stepped back little by little, while clenching the only stick in his hand. At this time, the man was relieved, exhaled a breath, and opened his mouth with a smile:

"Xizi, Xizi, you are my Xizi!"

"What? You ......" Saiko opened her mouth wide in surprise.

"Child, my name is Shi Qingcha, Shi Qingcha! You don't know? Your mother didn't mention me to you! ”

"No, never! Who are you? What does Shi Qingcha have to do with me? Why did my mother mention you to me? ”

"Oh, yes, what a ruthless woman, so many years of affection, so many years of affection, and she didn't mention me once! Son, I'm your real father! Yiguang, I gave you this name! When the man said this, tears flowed out of his eyes, and he burst into tears, and with a handful of tears, and began to talk about how rich he used to be, how sweet and happy he was with his wife, how untolerable his parents were, how difficult they were, how they beat the mandarin ducks, and ruthlessly tear them apart; Later, what kind of private meeting did they have? What kind of stealing joy, what kind of bead fetus is secretly knotted, how difficult to give birth to her; Later, when his mother found out, how did she control him, beat him, and force him to marry someone else...... It was said with so much emotion, and it was said with such tears, as if it was true, as if it was really what he had experienced...... Xizi, who only listened, was excited, angry, burst into tears, and finally took the man's hand distressedly:

"Father, what's wrong with you? How did you get into this way? ”

"Alas, the family is unfortunate, your grandfather's business failed, and grandma couldn't bear to drink medicine and committed suicide, as for me? Let the debtor be cornered, this is not preparing to flee, before escaping, a little reluctant and unwilling, just want to take advantage of the dark to meet quietly, to see the daughter and wife I love deeply for the last time, what a coincidence, God is pitiful? I actually met my dear daughter on the road. As he spoke, he beat his chest and stomped his feet, tears flowed across his eyes, and he cried like a child. Crying so sadly, so desperate, so grief-stricken, so true...... For a while, Xizi couldn't help but shed distressed tears, after all, after all, that person was his biological father! With tears in her eyes, she comforted softly and comforted softly:

"You, you, old man, you ......"

"What old man? I am your father, your own father, called, father......"

"You, really? My father? ”

"It's really true, if it's fake, if it's half a lie, I will be thundered by the sky, and I won't be able to die!"

"Okay, I believe it, father, how much do you owe? Where are you going? Is there a coil? ”

"Daughter, good daughter, I really don't owe too much, a few dozen taels, but people are old and frail, but they can't afford to pay back, as for the entanglement, they don't have a penny, and they are preparing to go out to beg." With a sad face and bitter words, Xizi looked and listened, unspeakably sad and distressed, and couldn't help but gently take the man's hand and hand over all the silver pairs:

"This is what I have accumulated over the years, more than forty taels, ready to renovate the thatched hut for my mother, so that my mother is no longer afraid of wind and rain, now you take it, go to pay off the debt first, pay off the debt, if the mother can still accept you, our family will live well, don't go to begging anymore"

"Quack, ......" for a while, this cracked mouth and cried, "Daughter, good daughter, good daughter......" crying and crying, suddenly wiped away his tears, plopped and ran down the mountain, running really fast, as if there was a rabbit chasing by a wolf behind him. For a while, there was only one Xizi left, stunned, and couldn't come back to his senses for a long time.

But at this time, the sky was already bright and the rain had stopped, and Xizi looked at the empty package, full of guilt, and walked towards the mountain. The mountains and forests after the rain, every flower, every leaf, and even every song of a small bird, are like taking a bath, indescribably refreshing and clean, clean as if, as if the whole world is bathed in a large piece of pure and transparent crystal, the mountain flowers are silent, the path is long, the mountain stream is flowing in a hurry, and a small waterfall falls down from time to time on the mountain a little farther away, pure white and refreshing, just like a pearl necklace gently hanging on the neck of the mountain...... Xizi walked quietly like this, "chirping......" a few magpies jumped between the willow branches, "plopping and p......lopping" a group of fish beating in the pool, Xizi watched and listened, watched, a smile overflowed the corners of his lips, and his heart stretched out little by little, yes, Xizi Xizi, don't be stingy, don't feel distressed, although it is not easy to save money, but it is not a loss to give it to my biological father, as for my mother, I will save a few more years. Thinking about it, I looked up, wow, I was stunned there, only to see the neat path, the stone courtyard wall brand new wooden door, push open the door, spacious and clean yard, a few pots of flowers, a pair of melon stands, a few cicada cages, a group of chickens...... The flowers are blooming, the melons are growing, the grasshoppers are like a game, and the chicks are following the hens and are coquettish...... It's a farmhouse, and looking at it makes people overflow with joy, satisfaction and happiness from the bottom of their hearts. After that, white walls, green tiles, delicate doors and windows...... It's a brick-walled and tiled-roof hut, exquisite, quiet, like a delicate work of art, peacefully stacked in a peaceful place. Gently pushing open the door, a breeze in the room of the fragrance, a gentle lady, sitting in front of the window, quietly peeling lotus seeds, "mother" Xizi shouted, jubilantly stepped in. Madame was stunned for a moment, turned around, and saw Xizi, her eyebrows were full of smiles, and she happily greeted her:

"Xizi, Xizi, why haven't you come back for so long? I miss my mother! ”

"Mother, mother, what is going on in this house, this yard, all this?"

"A few months ago, a Zhang Yuanwai came and said, you are the life-saving benefactor of his whole family, and if you have to repay him, I really can't push it back.

"Oh, it turned out to be Uncle Zhang, that's fine, I also saved more than forty taels of silver, and I was going to renovate it for my mother, but I met my father on the way, and when I saw him in trouble, I gave it to him."

"What? My father ......, "My mother was puzzled.

"That's right, he said his name is Shi Qingcha, isn't he my father?"

"Oh, silly boy, silly boy, you have been deceived, that scumbag, how can it be your father? If you don't believe it, you can go to Shijia Village and take a look, and that scum will definitely be used to eat, drink, prostitute, and gamble...... Don't do anything."

"Ah...... So, what about my real father? Mother, why have you never mentioned it? ”

"What do you say, child? Everyone has things they don't want to say and don't want to say! This is something I don't want to say or don't want to say, don't embarrass me, when I think about it and want to say it, I'll tell you."

Ao, Xizi pouted, although he was very curious, but he didn't dare to ask again.

On the way back, Xizi's heart was full of mixed feelings, what kind of taste he couldn't say, his mother said this, that person said that, I believe in my mother, but that person won't all be groundless, right? …… Alas, don't think about it, the head is big, anyway, Shijia Village is not far away, I'll go to the field to see and let the facts speak.

A few days later, she really came to Shi Village, Shi Village, which is a much larger village than Ramie Village, with ancient trees, old wells, white-walled houses, old people playing with cattails, and children laughing and playing...... There is a stone road in the middle of the village, and on the other side of the stone road, there are ponds, lotuses, kingfishers, and clear water, and a few fish jump out of the water from time to time, splashing in a circle...... Everything is so leisurely, calmly, a small village that is tranquil and natural, indisputable, and idyllic, Xizi walked quietly on the road, watching quietly, and couldn't help but feel a relief in his eyes and a wide heart, and there was an urge to settle down and integrate into it, but who knows, at this moment, there was a very discordant noise, screaming, roaring, crying...... The sound came, what's wrong? Following the sound, I saw a man, barefoot, draped, disheveled, and running over in a panic, ah, it's him, no wonder he feels a little familiar, it's that Shi Qingchai, behind him, a lot of people, holding sticks, whips, and wielding machetes...... One by one, their eyes were wide open, they gritted their teeth, and they couldn't wait to eat them one bite at a time, and they scraped him one by one.

"What's wrong? What happened? She grabbed and ran to an old man's house and asked.

"Animals, animals, animals without humanity, animals that are inferior to pigs and dogs, animals that have lost their conscience, animals that deserve a thousand cuts! ...... "The old man's face is blue, his eyes are red, he is so angry, he is really angry, he is angry and scolds all the time, and he can't say a reason." On the side, a slightly younger aunt crackled and said a rough idea;

"What a brute, animal, last night, and I don't know where to steal dozens of taels of silver, immediately ran to the casino, immediately lost a fine light, in order to turn over, go home to beg, at that time, the old gentleman was not at home, the old lady was sick, he grabbed his mother who was seriously ill, not forced to ask for silver taels, not forced to ask for silver taels, in recent years, the old gentleman's business failed, the old lady was sick, and let him divorce his wife in one room after another, help him marry his wife, the family property has been lost, where can he get the silver taels, for him to gamble, give him money? He couldn't get it, he grinned at his mother, added his fists and feet, finished fighting, jumped up and down, rummaged through boxes and cabinets, and finally touched a few copper coins, and finally found a few taels of silver, so he hurried to gamble. At home, there was an old lady left, touching the wounds all over her body, looking at the mess in the house, only to feel that all thoughts were lost, and there was nothing to love, so she drank a big bowl full of poison......"

Oh my God, there are really such beasts in the world, and for a while, Xizi was also angry. At this time, a big brother next to him gritted his teeth and added:

"The most unforgivable thing is that when someone finds him and tells him, 'Your mother has drunk poison and is dying,' he doesn't blink or raise his head, and he doesn't blink or raise his head, and he says, 'Die, it's useless to live like that, don't bother me, I'm about to win'. It's a shame for our Shi Village" Saying this here, over there, the thing that I don't know if it is a person fell to the ground with a thud, and people rushed up and surrounded it, and immediately, fists and feet were added, and sticks were down...... People vent their anger and anger like crazy...... "Ahhhhhhh Spare your life, spare your life, save your life, save your life......" He howled like killing a pig, he would die if he continued like this, no matter what, it was a living life, would he be beaten to death like this? Xizi suddenly felt a little unbearable, but then thought about it, can a person who can even hurt his own mother be considered a human being? Do you still deserve to live in the world? Thinking about it, he blocked his ears and turned his face away, but at this moment, a strange scene, a strange scene appeared, and suddenly I felt a commotion, and when I looked, a dog appeared, and when the dog saw this, he straightened up and raised his head, and howled like a wolf, and then, boom, like a mudslide, there were many, many dogs, from the roads and paths, the stone crevices and grasses, the mountain streams and ditches, and ......, ghostly appeared, staring at blood-red eyes, baring white teeth, spitting pus, spraying blood, and black. It's chilling to look at, creepy, oh my God, what's that? The people retreated in horror, retreated to a far place, looked back from a distance, and saw this hell-like scene of demons dancing wildly, only to see that so many dogs rushed up and surrounded him, but instead of biting him and hurting him, they licked his wounds, sucked his abscesses, pulled his hands, lifted his head, dragged his body, and pulled him up little by little...... What's going on? I haven't seen such a scene since Pangu opened the world, and people were puzzled for a while, and even Xizi was surprised.

With such a surprised and inexplicable mood, back to Ramie Village, back to the school, far away, I smelled the fragrance of fresh herbs, and heard the loud singing, I couldn't help but feel a heartbeat, a smile, unstoppable overflow, okay, Mr. is back, all questions should have answers, right?