The child couldn't bear to be sleepy, although Liu Hongxia wanted to insist on not sleeping, she still fell asleep involuntarily against the wall.

Liu Meng looked angry on his face, but in fact, he still felt very sorry for his niece in his heart. To put it mildly, among the minors in the Liu family now, this niece is the most promising one.

There were a few villagers sitting in front of Liu Meng, seeing Liu Meng glaring at his niece with very unhappy eyes, and when he turned his head, he showed a gentle expression. The villagers felt that Liu Meng did not bully others because he was rich. And they were much better off in their hearts.

Liu Meng not only had an expression in place, but he also spoke apologetically, "The children are not sensible, don't take it to heart!" I'll teach this girl a good lesson when I get back! ”

The villagers recalled that during the day, Liu Meng's niece ran to Liu Meng with the baby who was about to be drowned, and Liu Meng went up and slapped his niece in a big mouth. With Liu Meng's current attitude, the villagers can be sure that Liu Meng is not the instigator behind it. With a sincere and deliberate expression of helplessness, the villager spoke, "Now that you are following the big officials, you have probably forgotten what our township is like." ”

Liu Meng smiled on his face, but he thought disdainfully in his heart, 'How can you forget!' ’

Why did Liu Meng leave the countryside of Fujian with his relatives as much as possible, especially those children? Because only by taking them away can the children of Liu Meng's relatives not be drowned. resisted the urge to turn his head to look at Liu Hongxia, Liu Meng smiled and said: "Everyone's life is not easy. This kid doesn't understand anything. ”

Seeing Liu Meng like this, the villagers asked tentatively: "Big nephew, no matter what, this girl has been hugged by your niece, and it can be regarded as having a fate with you." Are you willing to take this girl away? ”

Liu Meng waved his hand again and again, "Such a big doll, where can I be fed." ”

"No, no, no. Since someone has come out to stop this, we can't just do it again. If you don't think you can bring it now, you might as well talk about it in a few months. The villager said immediately.

Looking at the expressions of the villagers who really got rid of the trouble, Liu Meng sighed: "It's all my niece who is ignorant." Since everyone said so, then it might as well be like this. I'll leave you some money. When the child was a year old, I sent for him. ”

Hearing that there was money to be gained, the villagers immediately burst into laughter. They said with joy, "It's so embarrassing, it's so embarrassing." ”

Finally settled the matter, Liu Meng woke up Liu Hongxia, who was sleeping in a daze, "Let's go!" ”

The uncle and nephew held hands and walked on the country road, and Liu Hongxia stumbled a little. Liu Meng sighed, "Alas! I've lived in the city for a long time, and I can't even walk the mountain road. Forget it, this road is difficult, I'll carry you on my back. ”

I was slapped by my uncle during the day, and my uncle's current kindness made Liu Hongxia suddenly sob. Liu Meng didn't talk nonsense, his strong arms picked up his niece and threw it on his back, and said as he walked: "That woman doesn't want her child to die, just when I returned to the village." She wants to use you to pull me into this matter and take her child away. Hongxia, this is still better. People's hearts may not be very good now, maybe there are other plans in the future. Do you think your uncle hurts you? ”

Listening to Liu Meng's question, Liu Hongxia sobbed softly and did not speak. However, feeling that her uncle Liu Meng was walking the rugged mountain road, Liu Hongxia responded, "Uncle has always been very good to me." ”

"Then I have only one request for you. Don't mess with me. Liu Meng, the owner of Jeju Island, lamented that in the past two years as the owner of the island, Liu Meng has spent too much thought and experienced too many things.

Listening to Liu Hongxia's aggrieved voice. Liu Meng felt sad in his heart. Liu Hongxia was almost drowned after she was born, and it was Liu Meng who stood up to save her niece at that time. However, this directly led to a sharp increase in Liu Meng's living expenses, which led to Zhao Jiaren's defection by mistake.

As for infant drowning, it is a very common thing in Fujian. The drowning of babies in small households is completely because they can't support them. It takes more than ten years for a baby to be able to work from birth to work. Even though they have to work since childhood, they still eat a lot until they can work in the fields.

Not only the poor drown babies, but the rich also drown babies. In today's life expectancy of more than 40 years, the 'elderly' parents give birth to children, and the adult son does not want to raise his younger brother, let alone share the family property with his younger brother. Infant drowning is also commonplace.

Thinking of these, Liu Meng felt that his niece had this compassionate heart at a young age, and if she didn't talk about the sinister way of the world, her compassion was not wrong at all. Thinking of this, Liu Meng sighed: "Hongxia, this time my uncle also regrets it in his heart. Uncle won't beat you again. This time, don't forget it. ”

Hearing this, Liu Hongxia felt a pain in her heart, she had always liked her uncle very much, but she was beaten in the mouth today. The pain is nothing, this feeling of being completely denied by the people she respects is what makes Liu Hongxia extremely uncomfortable. Hearing her uncle's regret, Liu Hongxia couldn't hold back anymore and cried out loud.

Liu Meng didn't care so much, and carried his niece to his old house in the village. Now the old house has been lent to two relatives who are unwilling to leave the township, at least as far as Liu Meng knows, these two relatives have not drowned their babies so far.

After crying for a while, Liu Hongxia stopped crying, and she asked in a low voice: "Uncle, even if you suffer a little more, can't you let the baby survive?" ”

"Huh...... Hahahaha! Liu Meng was really amused by his niece, and he smiled more and more happily. At this time, it was almost to the old house, and the road ahead was relatively smooth, Liu Meng put his niece down from his back, took her hand and walked forward, and said at the same time: "What do you think is hardship?" Is there no beef jerky to eat? Still don't have pocket money? ”

"What does my uncle think it means to endure hardship?" Liu Hongxia asked.

Liu Meng finally suppressed his laughter, and he sighed: "Hongxia, you have been hungry. But you don't remember it then. When you can remember, I will follow Zhao Zhizhou. As long as you follow Zhao Zhizhou, you will be given rations on a monthly basis. If you have a little thing like you at home, you will also be given some rock candy every month. At that time, Zhao Zhizhou himself was still a bachelor, so he wishfully said, give you some sugar to paste your mouth, and you won't make trouble. If you don't make trouble, we can save some snacks. But Zhao Zhizhou was wrong, for that bit of sugar, you fight every day. ”

After listening to her uncle's words and recalling the struggle with her older brothers and sisters when she was a child, Li Hongxia felt a little embarrassed.

At this time, he had already walked to the door of the old mansion, and Liu Meng made a summary, "In the past few years, there has been no shortage of food with Zhao Zhizhou, not even meat." This statement reminds me of listening to gentlemen give lectures and say that in a previous dynasty, there was an official family. When he heard that the people were going to starve to death, he asked why they didn't eat minced meat when they had no food to eat. You said the same thing as the official. Hongxia, in the township, to endure hardship is to starve to death. I have lived for so many years, and I see that Zhao Zhizhou is the only one who can rest assured of such a small thing as you. People outside Zhao Zhizhou felt that if adults starved to death, children would definitely die. So they can only save the easy ones to survive first. ”