On the roof, the sun has not yet set, and the golden sunlight gently spreads across the heavens and the earth.

The breeze was light, and under the sunlight, it was a little cold.

In the northwest corner of the roof, there is a corner with iron sheets, about the height of an adult, and there are two chairs in it, and there is a dustpan in the corner, which is probably where the tools are usually stored.

Su Manjin moved the two chairs out, side by side, pulled Su Xusheng to sit down, wrapped the gray scarf he brought around his neck, and put a pink one around his neck.

Su Xusheng watched intently as the girl was busy. He looked down at the scarf on his chest again.

Su Manjin turned his face to look at him: "It's quite appropriate for you to wear it, this is a New Year's gift for you, I went to the store in the town a few days ago and saw it, and I thought it should be very good for your complexion." ”

The girl looked at the sunset in the distance, and her voice was soft.

"In the summer, I have to help my grandmother dry peanuts, and in the winter, I have to dry sweet potatoes. Sometimes I feel so tired, I just sit here and watch the sunset. ”

"I think they're beautiful. Even if the sun is about to set, until the last moment, it will bloom its own light, shine on the world, and also gild the clouds with a touch of color. ”

Su Manjin turned his head and looked serious: "Su Xiaosheng, no matter what happens, you can't give up on yourself." Gather strength, and one day, you will have the ability to walk the path you want to take and live the life you want to live. ”

Su Xusheng looked into the girl's eyes, "Can I really do it?" ”

The girl nodded affirmatively: "You must be able to!" I'll be with you. ”

Su Xusheng didn't speak.

The girl said softly: "Tell me, is there something going on at home?" Is your dad drunk again? ”

Su Xusheng's eyes turned red, and his voice restrained the trembling that he couldn't help but tremble.

"He's beating my mom again! My mom had already gotten under the bed and was dragged out by her hair. ”

"My brother was scared and ran out to hide. I can't stop my dad alone, I ....."

The boy choked, "I told my mom to call the police, but she didn't want to." ”

"She said that if she called the police, my father would be arrested, and she would not be able to make money in the new year, and she would be laughed at by the villagers."

"She, she asked me to come to my aunt's house, don't go back for a few days."

"My brother also went to grandma's house."

"But, I, I'm worried about my mother."

"I'm afraid ......"

The boy burst into tears, clenching his fists with difficulty, restraining his trembling body.

Su Manjin sighed deeply, such a Su Xiaosheng is really distressing.

He was an innocent child, so why did he have to endure this.

She reached out and gently grasped one of his hands, the other gently covering his clenched fist.

"Look at me", the girl's voice was pity, gentle and firm: "Don't be afraid, your mother will be fine." ”

"I'll accompany you to your aunt's house later, and ask your aunt to come to your house to see your mother, okay?"

"Tomorrow, I'll accompany you home, let's see with our own eyes, and then talk to your mother, okay?"

Su Xusheng's flustered heart gradually calmed down as the girl comforted him.

He nodded, and asked with red eyes: "You said last time that if my dad often beats my mother, it is domestic violence, and the police will take care of it, right?" ”

Su Manjin: "Yes, the country has laws against domestic violence, and there are laws and regulations to protect women and children. If your father does not change his ways, he can be detained and taught a lesson. ”

Su Xusheng: "But my mother doesn't want to call the police." ”

Su Manjin: "Then, your grandmother, your uncle and aunt, and your grandmother's family, don't you care?" ”

Su Xusheng: "They knew about it before, and they would talk about my dad, but it was useless." I said it a few times, but I didn't say it anymore. ”

"Moreover, my mother doesn't let me call my grandmother and uncle and aunt now, it's useless to call them, and I'm looked down upon and gossiping."

Su Manjin sighed helplessly, people have been beaten countless times, relatives are not allowed to call, the police are not allowed to report, and alcohol can't be stopped, do you have to keep working hard like this, even affecting yourself and your children?

Seeing that the sky was getting dark, Su Manjin patted Su Xusheng's hand: "It's almost dark, let's go and ask your aunt to go to your house to see your mother first to make sure she is safe, let's go to her tomorrow to try to communicate, okay?" ”

Su Xusheng also felt that it was most important to confirm his mother's safety first, and hurriedly followed Su Manjin down the stairs.

The lights in the room were already on, Su Jinshun and Su Yuwen were both sitting in the hall, and Xiao Jinyang was rarely sitting on the chair obediently, shaking his calves.

Su Manjin generously introduced to his family: "Grandpa, second uncle, this is my friend, Su Xusheng, he helped me catch the sea to dig razor clams before." ”

Su Jinshun nodded: "Grandpa knows that the nephew of the Qinggui family next door is a good hand at digging razor clams, and he is also our own family." ”

Su Xusheng greeted Su Jinshun and Su Yuwen with some restraint.

Su Yuwen looked at Su Xusheng with some curiosity, the boy seemed to have cried, and his eyes and nose were red.

Su Manjin was in a hurry: "Grandpa, second uncle, I'll tell you when I go back, we have some things, let's deal with them first." ”

After speaking, he took Su Xusheng and ran out of the hall and went to the neighbor, Su Xusheng's aunt's house.

In the hall, Su Yuwen and Su Jin looked at each other, not understanding what was going on.

Xiao Jinyang shook his calves and said slowly: "This brother came to look for Sister just now, Sister asked me to stay in the house and not come out, saying that my brother may have had an accident at home, and he is a little sad, so let me stop playing." ”

Su Jinshun and Su Yuwen glanced at each other and didn't speak, their granddaughter/niece has an idea, and I'll ask her when I come back later.

Su Manjin and Su Xusheng arrived at his aunt's house, and Wang Qionghua was cooking dinner in the kitchen.

Su Qinggui was smoking in the yard, and when he saw the two children, he asked in surprise, "When did Xiaosheng come over?" Why did you come with Xiaoman? ”

Su Manjin pulled Su Xusheng's arm and motioned for him to speak up.

"Uncle, I came to my aunt and wanted to invite her to my house to see my mother." The boy said, snorting with a sour nose.

Su Qinggui hurriedly asked the two to sit down first, and he walked quickly to the kitchen, shouting, "Qionghua, Xiaosheng is here." ”

Wang Qiong wiped her hands on her apron with lace, poked her head out of the kitchen, and saw her nephew with red eyes at a glance.

"Xiaosheng, what's wrong?"

Su Qinggui: "It is estimated that I drank too much from the sea." ”

Wang Qionghua turned her head to look at Su Xusheng: "Your father beat your mother again?" ”

Su Xusheng sniffed: "Hmm." Auntie, my mother asked me to come to your house to hide for two days, but I was worried about her and wanted to ask you to come and see my mother, is it okay? ”

Wang Qionghua took off her apron and cursed: "This thing, just drink and beat your wife and children." ”

"Xiaosheng, Auntie, I'm going to your house to have a look. If you didn't come back this year, you will live in peace in his house. ”

Su Qinggui was afraid that it would be unsafe for his daughter-in-law to walk at night, so he asked Su Manjin to accompany Su Xusheng and personally drove Wang Qionghua to Qianlou Village.

"Uncle, aunt, pay attention to safety, I'll take Su Xusheng to my house first."