As the saying goes, saving a person is like fighting a fire, but many times, fighting a fire is saving a life.

A sharp cry sounded in the quiet night, and the villagers who were looking for them were startled, if they heard correctly, it was the cow's sister-in-law in the west of the village.

Speaking of this sister-in-law, Rao is the most stubborn person in the village and has to give a thumbs up.

Convinced!

Sister-in-law Niu is 60 this year, originally from a village outside the mountain, in the early years, she couldn't stand the beating and scolding of her stepmother, and ran out overnight after waiting for the family to fall asleep at night, hid in the mountains, walked for several days and nights, and finally fainted at the gate of the village with hunger.

At that time, it was not as difficult as it is now to marry a daughter-in-law in the village, after all, the mountains and mountains were poor, and there was a famine during the war years.

Is money more important than life?

Sister-in-law Niu finally entered Niu Sanhai's house in the west of the village, did not set up a banquet, and gave birth to a son the next year, which was also her only child, Niu Ping'an.

From this name, you can see the high hope for his son, safe and healthy.

However, for the sake of insurance, he gave him a nickname to feed, called Stone.

As for the stone father, that is, the husband of the sister-in-law, when the stone was half a year old, he went to the mountains to dig fungi, was accidentally bitten by a poisonous snake, went home and had dinner, only said that he was tired and wanted to rest, but he never woke up when he lay down.

Sister-in-law Niu cried so much that her eyes were almost blind.

After Niu Sanhai was buried, she only had three days of passivity before recovering.

When he was working and cooking, he carried his son on his back.

She was still very young at that time, and many people came to tell her the matchmaker, but she refused, and pulled the stone by herself, thinking that the task was almost completed.

Outcome......

Alas, it's all fate.

A few years ago, I borrowed money and got a daughter-in-law from a middleman, but she was a chicken that didn't lay eggs, and she was so angry that she was angry.

Or else?

She didn't have any money anymore.

As long as the son works hard, the child will have it sooner or later.

Three years have passed, not to mention grandchildren, even granddaughters.

I always regret why I didn't raise a girl in the village as a child daughter-in-law, spent so much money for no reason, and the quality of the goods was not good...

Now the house has burned down again...

Sister-in-law Niu lay on the ground and cried, the stone hugged the crazy and stupid mother-in-law, and watched with blank eyes as the thatched house where she lived was engulfed in flames.

He muttered, "No...... It's gone......"

Villagers have already rushed to the rescue, but there are no tools, pots, buckets...

Not really!

The well is also not close.

Can only watch!

When such a big event happened in the village, the patriarch who had just been helped home hurried over again, out of breath, "What? Find out who put it? ”

"Patriarch!" Sister-in-law Niu's mournful voice almost didn't shock the ears of the deafening patriarch, he controlled his urge to roll his eyes, comforted a few words, and mobilized the whole village to look for it, leaving a few people to wait for the fire to go out, and help find out the valuables inside, such as sorghum, rice, corn, and sweet potatoes.

Well.

It shouldn't be burnt, and if you insist on it, you can still eat it until the next crop is ripe.

No way.

You can't ask someone to lend you, everyone is very short of food.

"It's okay, the stone has the ability, go to the ditch to catch some fish and shrimp in your spare time, improve your life, this hard day can always pass."

Sister-in-law Niu nodded tearfully, "Uncle, you must help me catch the person who set the fire, I want to see who is so capable, you have to raise my family and leave!" ”

As she spoke, her eyes red from crying stared hatefully at the few young people who had been left behind.

Several: ......

Don't look at me, it has nothing to do with me, I'm not that stupid!

Patriarch Cangru's face was very serious, "Of course, this situation must be punished heavily, no matter who does something wrong, he must be punished. ”

After comforting her a few more words, she went home to rest with her nephew.

I'm too old to stay up late!

Sister-in-law Niu wiped her tears alone, and even if she found the person who set the fire, the house was still gone.

No!

She had to find the family and tear off a piece of meat!

Thinking of this, she walked over and kicked the crazy and stupid woman hard, and said angrily: "It's all your fault, it's all your fault!" It's not a good thing to find your family and marry you! ”

The crazy and stupid woman was beaten, but she didn't hide, her eyes were blank and her eyes floated.

Her exposed arms were bruised and purple, and a half-foot-long scar was like an earthworm, although it had scabbed, you can imagine how painful it was at that time.

"Okay Mom!" Stone shouted impatiently, "Are you annoyed! What's the point of hitting her? If beating her can restore the house, I won't say anything if you kill her! It's already annoying, can you be quieter! ”

The son is angry, and even if the sister-in-law is angry in her heart, she can only hold back.

Glared at the crazy and stupid woman.

Wait!

didn't notice that under the crazy woman's messy hair, a pair of eyes were surprisingly bright.

The whole village went out to look for arsonists and criminals, and the mountain village, which became very quiet as soon as it got dark, was lively tonight, with countless people carrying torches.

At this time, a yard overgrown with weeds.

On a big tree next to the hut, Meng He hid behind the dense leaves, she took out a box of matches from her trouser pocket, skillfully cut it, the small flames only emitted a faint light under the heavy leaves, she broke a dry branch, put it on the match, and soon made a crackling sound.

Next......

I saw that the branches that had just been burned had landed accurately on the thatched roof.

It burned big quickly.

Spread......

Meng He jumped off the tree and continued to move towards the next family, but she stopped and quickly ran behind a broken water tank in the yard.

"Mom, I'm not leaving! What are you going to do when I'm gone? A girl prayed.

"Quick! Take advantage of his ...... Ahem...... "The woman's voice was very weak, and she coughed heart-rending without saying a few words, and it was uncomfortable just to listen to it.

Soon, a figure appeared at the door.

The girl carried a small bag on her arm, and her hair was messy and tattered.

"Let's go, kid."

"There's no good for you to stay here, you're still young, and the future is still long."

"Listen to my mother's words, taking advantage of today, I asked him just now, and he said that the west of the village is on fire, and he has to find the thief who lit the fire. It took a long time to get back. ”

"You know the way out of the village, and if someone asks you on the road, you say go and do your dad a favor. If you don't have anything to eat at home, you, you can find some on the way and just hold it outside. ”

"Flower, let's go, go as far as possible, you're going to die here."

The girl looked at the ground and sobbed quietly, "Mom, let's go together, I'll take you with me." ”

The woman lying on the ground had an aging face, one pair of eyes had been replaced by two black holes, her legs were unconscious, and she walked with only one hand.

It's just—

"Ahem, ahem, ahem......"

A violent cough erupted, and blood gushed from the corners of her mouth, and finally developed into a large mouthful of blood, and the blood gushed out as if she didn't want money.

The girl was frightened.

"Mom! Mom, what's wrong with you? ”

The woman just laughed, she couldn't answer, and she died with a tilt of her head.

Meng You, who was about to go out: ......