Chapter 100: Natural and Man-made Disasters
The days are still plain and busy, in March, it is the season when the spring flowers bloom, and it is also the busy season of the spring harvest in the hometown, the villagers will go up the mountain to dig bamboo shoots, dry them and sell them for money.
I can't tell why, Xu Shu was panicked for a few days, and she always felt that something was going to happen......
Nothing will happen, right?
Could it be that Xu Jie was bullied?
Probably not, the elementary school is still good.
It was Liu Ming's unsatisfactory results...... Regressed?
That baby is too self-conscious, no one forces her, even if she fails the exam, she puts pressure on herself, and the pressure she gives will not crush her......
So...... Could it be Liu Hao?
Thinking of Liu Hao alone in her hometown, she was still a little worried.
After all, the countryside is different from the city, and the countryside has to go up the mountain to cut firewood...... Use a hatchet knife...... And there should be a fire in the house...... He's alone......
Xu Shu began to fidget, but she couldn't tell anyone about her anxiety.
She is a woman who takes care of her two babies, but she still has to worry about a man? It's okay, it's okay, he shouldn't be fine, Xu Shu comforted herself again.
However, she still couldn't calm down, and at night it was a nightmare, there was always a back sitting outside the "pig's nest", the back was high and low, big and small, flickering, Xu Shu was always suddenly awakened by a nightmare in the middle of the night......
No, something must be going on......
Yes, just when Xu Shu was inexplicably flustered, a disaster occurred at home.
Liu Hao dug a load of bamboo shoots from the mountain during the day and came back, so he boiled them and took them out to dry, but who knew that it would rain the next day. Afraid that the bamboo shoots would rot, but unfortunately, he made a brazier and wanted to dry them with fire.
Who knows that he didn't control the burning of the charcoal, the charcoal is very strong, and he has to cover it with some ash to reduce the fire. Liu Hao wanted the bamboo shoots to dry quickly, but he didn't add much ash, but the baking basket caught fire in the middle of the night...... Liu Hao was alone, sleeping late and sleeping deeply, but he didn't realize it.
By the time he found out, the fire had set the whole house on fire......
Rural houses are made of mud except for the walls, and the inner shelves are full of trees.
The fire was getting bigger and bigger, Liu Hao had lost his mind, he rushed into the fire, shouting, howling, "How can I live without the house?" Oh my God, I don't have a son anymore, do I still have to have a house? Do you want to destroy my way? ”
He couldn't care so much, he had lost his mind, and rushed into the fire yard, plopping and plopping......
The villagers have also come to put out the fire, and you have a basin of water and he has a bucket of water......
Screams, shouts, splashes, cries of children...... Loud and loud.
However, Liu Hao couldn't escape, and one pillar after another fell down, smashing on his head and body...... He fell unconscious, and the fire eventually consumed him whole......
Tragedy happened right under everyone's noses......
The moment she received the bad news, Xu Shu almost fainted......
It's really a sin, I've confessed to him many times, and when I live alone, I have to pay attention to water and fire, and I have to pay attention to the knife...... Who knew he was still so sloppy?
However, Xu Shu is an experience after all
If you have too many winds and waves, you can react quickly and calm down immediately.
If she goes back to handle this matter, she will definitely encounter something, she knows those families in the countryside too well.
Liu Hao did not die naturally, as long as the man did not die naturally, the pot of his death would be thrown on the woman's head at any time......
They will surely pour their anger on her mother and son......
Yes, we need to find some backup, or call my brother and cousins back home, right?
In fact, she doesn't want to trouble others, even her own relatives.
However, this is not the case...... The mother and son will definitely not be able to enter the village and leave smoothly......
The role of the mother's family cannot be shown at other times, only when something big happens.
Xu Shu really couldn't tell Liu Ming about this, but she couldn't help but tell it.
What if Liu Ming's studies are affected?
Why don't you tell the homeroom teacher first?
Let the class teacher do the ideological work for the children first.
Xu Shu thought of this layer in the process of riding.
Therefore, she also had to tell the teacher about her experience as a stepmother.
"Teacher, I know that the child will not be able to accept it...... However, I am a stepmother after all, and I love her...... But I'm also worried that my children will have thoughts about me...... I know it's not easy to be a stepmother...... However, Liu Ming is a hard-working child, and I like her...... I can't abandon her, no matter what she thinks of me......" Although Xu Shu is usually very eloquent, she is also a little incoherent when she speaks in front of the teacher this time.
"Ah...... You're a good stepmother...... Okay, I see, I know how to tell her the bad news...... However, she has to go back to school, no matter what, she can't drop out of school, she is a good seedling of study, I hope this does not affect her studies......"
"Ah, yes, thank you, teacher! I thought so too! ”
"Okay, when the funeral is done, you will take her back to school immediately, and I will help her apply for the hardship subsidy......"
"Ah, teacher, I didn't mean that......" Xu Shu was afraid that the teacher would misunderstand her, so she hurriedly explained, "I can take responsibility...... Don't you know that rural people are a bit radical in their thinking...... I'm afraid that they will blame me for this, and then I won't be able to get close to Liu Ming and help her continue her studies......"
"I see...... I'm also from the countryside...... Don't worry, I'll do a good job of ideological work. After speaking, the head teacher stood up, "You sit here for a while, and I'll go find Liu Ming." ”
As soon as Liu Ming heard the bad news, tears flowed down his eyes......
"Cry, cry, it's better to cry." The head teacher patiently let Liu Ming cry for a while.
After venting for a while, Liu Ming wiped his tears.
Yes, Xu Shu thought too thoughtfully, this matter was relayed by the teacher, and the effect was much better, at least the teacher comforted Liu Ming psychologically, making her feel better.
When the teacher brought Liu Ming to Xu Shu, she couldn't help but burst into tears again, but her emotions were not as out of control as they were just now.
Xu Jie is younger, and the boy is not good at showing affection
feeling, the third is that Liu Hao is not his father after all, although he is also very sad, he is not as heartbroken as Liu Ming.
On the way home, the family was very dull, and it could be described as a few seconds.
The funeral was a bit sad, and I didn't dare to write out the specific plot.
The house had burned down to the mud walls, and it was the villagers who helped build a simple shed on the ruins.
Xu Shu and Xu Jie were stopped at the entrance of the shed by Liu Hao's relatives (that is, relatives such as cousins) and were not allowed to enter.
"What are you doing here? If it weren't for you, this wouldn't have happened! ”
Some people even stepped forward to beat them......
Fortunately, Xu Shu's neighbors still know right from wrong, and they have seen Xu Shu's kindness to Liu Ming, so they all stood up to speak for Xu Shu.
Just when everyone was arguing, Xu Shu's mother's family came......
As soon as the mother's family came, everyone stopped.
To put it mildly, this married woman is like a thing in the man's house, if this thing has a master's family, the people around her will not treat her so harshly, and the mother's family is naturally the original owner of this thing......
There are really a lot of guests from my mother's house, and they are all male relatives......
They are polite on the surface, but secretly they are competing, and they are all observing each other's forces.
Seeing that all the guests from Xu Shuniang's house were a little strong, Liu Hao's family softened.
The funeral was successfully held as scheduled.
To be honest, if it weren't for Liu Ming's sake, when the family kept their mother and son out of the shed, Xu Shu would have turned around and left...... She doesn't want to hate Liu Hao's fields! The family thought that she wanted her son to inherit Liu Hao's family property, but she was too narrow-minded! She doesn't have to be attached to a man anymore, she can raise her children well in the city, why be afraid? Just go.
However, she couldn't let go of Liu Ming, Liu Ming was watching herself get better little by little, she didn't want this excellent seed to wither, she saw her own shadow from Liu Ming...... She pinned too much hope on this non-biological daughter!
Do those families really care about Liu Hao?
No.
They just wanted to throw the pot at Xu Shu, so that they could have a step down to cover up their indifference.
Give Xu Shu a little bit of Ma Wei to show that they really care about Liu Hao.
But if you really care, it should be to send some money to help Liu Ming when he wants to go to the city to study, or to walk around more when Liu Hao is home alone.
Xu Shu hates this way of relying on power to win friendship, and hates that they are soft on themselves for the sake of the other party's strong labor, and she hopes to convince people with reason!
However, hate is hate, if she wants to continue to help Liu Ming, she has to wronged herself again.
Therefore, she pretended that nothing had happened, and was still polite to those who came to mourn, and still polite and courteous to those of her own family.
She cried at the memorial scene, crying loudly, first, she was really sad, she cried sadly when she remembered the love between herself and Liu Hao, and secondly, she was to cater to the customs of the village. In the countryside, it is necessary to cry out loud to show that you really have feelings for the deceased
Howling and crying can also keep the deceased from being dumb in the next life......
Not only did she cry herself, but she also made Liu Ming cry.
"Liu Ming, I know, crying out is too embarrassing for you, and it doesn't mean true feelings, but he is your father, you have to make a show to the villagers, otherwise you will be scolded by them for being unfilial. In the future...... Me, then it's up to you, it's best not to shout and cry......" Xu Shu confessed to Liu Ming in private.
How dare Liu Ming open his throat and cry? However, when I heard Xu Shu say this, and then remembered the attitude of those relatives towards Xu Shu, I couldn't help but feel sad, so I reluctantly forced myself to shout out bravely.
The first sound was a little awkward, the second one was natural, and then it was like a three-year-old doll crying and confiding.
As soon as the child cried, it drove everyone's emotions, and the villagers remembered the tragic life of the baby, and they all hid their faces and cried together.
Let's say, the villagers are not bad, but some of their practices are incomprehensible, they also like to use power to speak, and they like to mix blindly when there is nothing to do.
As soon as Liu Ming cried like this, everyone forgot the previous unpleasantness and comforted her.
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