On September 11, 1988, the first day of the eighth lunar month, Shengming Village, Shenyuan Town.

By the pond at the entrance of the village, the villagers who were enjoying the shade under the locust tree saw Li Xia riding a bicycle towards the village from a distance, and they immediately boiled, "Director Li, is this coming back from the city?" What happened to the house that your man shared? ”

"yes, tell me what the houses in the city look like?"

Li Xia stopped the car, stood by the handlebars, and smiled on her face, "Two bedrooms, one living room, one kitchen and one bathroom, clean and bright, especially the bathroom, it's really impossible to say, just flush it after it's finished, it's convenient and tasteless!" ”

As soon as he finished speaking, there was a burst of compliments, and only some yin and yang strange voices appeared, "Director Li is now the first person envied by the eldest girl and little daughter-in-law in ten miles and eight townships!" The husband has divided the room, the son has entered the Education Bureau, the daughter has gone to college, and even she has become the women's director of our town......"

The man laughed meaninglessly, and before he could speak, someone immediately picked up, "If you want me to say, the most enviable thing about Director Li is that his mother-in-law is dead, no one is pressing her head, and her brother-in-law's daughter is also married. ”

Isn't that it? The mother-in-law and brother-in-law died on the front and back feet, and the niece also married before the mother-in-law died. In the future, this Chu family, Li Xia, she just said the same, there is no such a comfortable good day!

Speaking of envy, the meaning in these words made Li Xia's face change, she pulled the corners of her mouth, and endured the anger in her heart, "Everyone also has long eyes, how I treated her when my mother-in-law was alive, everyone can see." Now my mother-in-law hasn't passed by five or seven, and if you say such things, you are not afraid that she will come to you and say something about it. ”

When it came to the chatter of the gods, everyone instantly shut up. As the old saying goes, before seven or seven, the soul of the dead will not leave, who dares to joke?

Li Xia glanced at them, got on her bicycle and walked home.

I knew that only those who didn't have the ability liked to beep blindly, but now I can see it again.

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"It's just a township women's director, what's bullish, and he's not a real state official!" The person who was blocked just now saw her walking away, pouted and said, "Before rushing to her, she asked the goddess to prick her niece with a needle to engage in superstition, and stabbing it was enough for her to drink a pot!" ”

Also the township women's director!

"If you want me to say, how smart and clever her little brother-in-law is, why is she crazy when she says she is crazy?" Someone smacked his lips, shook his head and said, "Maybe it's someone who wants to repay the debt and deliberately stab people stupidly!" ”

As soon as these words came out, everyone was quiet for a moment, and after looking at each other a few times, they instantly boiled again.

The old lady of the Chu family used to be the daughter of a capitalist, and she received a Western-style education, so she didn't have to say anything about her appearance and knowledge. Later, she married an officer and had two sons, her husband died of an old illness at an early age, and she returned to her hometown alone to raise her children and marry her daughter-in-law.

The eldest son, Chu Mingliang, taught mathematics in the city's key high school, and married Li Xia, the daughter of the popular and professional production captain next door, and had a son and a daughter. His son, Chu Xuanzheng, is 21 years old this year and has entered the Education Bureau. Daughter Chu Zhizhi is 20 years old this year, and she just went to the university to report a few days ago.

The youngest son, Chu Mingguo, studied abroad in his early years, and after returning to China, he married Si Lan, a female educated youth, and had a daughter, Chu Xi. He has not been at home for many years, and his beautiful daughter-in-law returned to the city after leaving him in 72, and his only daughter had to be raised by the old lady.

Fortunately, Chu Mingguo paid back the money on time every month, Chu Xi and the old lady were not hard, Chu Xi had new clothes to wear every year, meat to eat every month, and now he was admitted to the university in the capital, but he was envious of everyone.

Seeing that the old lady's good days were coming, who knew that she went to the city, and when she came back, she fell into the ditch when she met the rain, and when the little girl went out in the rain to find the old lady, the old lady couldn't speak clearly.

In the next ten days, Chu Xi fell ill and got married.

When the news of Chu Mingguo's sacrifice in the line of duty spread, the old lady went after lying in bed for more than ten days.

According to the person who collected the old lady's funeral at that time, the old lady couldn't close her eyes when she died......

Isn't there something they don't know?

Everyone looked at each other, and suddenly felt a little cold in their backs.

After a long time, someone finally opened his mouth hesitantly, "Chu Xi's little girl has madness, it was the day after the old lady was discovered, Li Xia spread it, right?" ”

"Haven't you all seen this? Chu Xi is indeed crazy and wants to kill her eldest aunt Li Xia. ”

"But Chu Xi's girl also grew up, she is quiet, polite and reasonable, except for her grandmother, few people can make her angry......"

When everyone heard this, they nodded. It's wow, what kind of grudge can make a little girl kill someone with a knife in her red eyes?

……

There was another silence, and after the silence,

"Alright, don't say it, my hairs are going to rise!" The woman selling tofu at the east end of the village got up first, took half of the soles of her shoes, turned around and walked home.

As soon as she left, the villagers on the edge of the pond looked at each other for a moment, gasped, and scattered.

The old lady couldn't close her eyes, could it be ......

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Li Xia couldn't hear the gossip on the edge of the pond, but after opening the door, her legs stiffened.

In the middle of her own courtyard, there was a man sitting upright, with his arms on the armrests on both sides of the chair, with his back to her, looking at the open hall with his back to her.

If it's just these, Li Xia is not afraid. The key is that the person sitting at the end is dressed in linen and filial piety, and the only wrist that is exposed is also white and weak, lined with the dim sun, and the whole person looks like he has just crawled out of hell.

"Who are you?!" Li Xia clenched the handlebars of the bicycle and said in a fierce voice, "What are you doing at my house?" ”

When she left yesterday, she remembered that the door of the hall was locked......

"You're Li Xia?" Chu Xi got up slowly, looked at the woman whose face was shaking, and sneered.

She stood with her backlight, her snow-white face almost melting into the white hat, leaving only her black eyes and blood-colored lips.

Li Xia clenched her teeth, "Chu ...... Chu Xi? ”

Isn't she stupid?

When the princess went down a few stitches, her eyes lost their brilliance, just like the fool in the town!

Chu Xi sneered, noncommittal, pulled the chair with his backhand and sat on it, staring at her for a while before he pulled the white hood behind his head, revealing his bloodless face.

"From June 1972 to June 1988, in the sixteen years, you and Chu Mingliang owed Chu Mingguo a total of 16,892 yuan." Her eyes locked on Li Xia, and her red lips hooked slightly, "In August this year, Chu Mingguo died in the line of duty, and the above compensated and rewarded Chu Mingguo with 28,916 yuan, this money has been intercepted by you so far, right?" ”

Li Xia's teeth chattered.

This is not Chu Xi!

Chu Xi doesn't speak in such a tone, he won't laugh like this, and he won't call his father Chu Mingguo directly!