There is a mysterious power that sinks there, and it seems that you can feel the eerie atmosphere of the village. Xiaomei often sees villagers praying, but their prayers don't seem to change anything.

Whenever she walked past the temple, there was always a sense of foreboding in her heart.

In this suffocating environment, Mei gradually learns to hide her pain.

She smiled and danced rope and hide and seek with the children, trying to keep her happiness in her heart.

She tried not to think about the things that broke her heart, about her grandmother's indifference and the cruelty of the village.

However, those moments that reveal the true face of grandma always come unexpectedly.

One day, Xiaomei was jumping rope in the sun, and her grandmother suddenly appeared in front of her, smirking and deliberately kicking her to the ground.

Grandma's eyes were full of mockery and oppression, as if she was enjoying Xiaomei's pain.

"You superborn evil seed, you don't deserve to be happy!" Grandma said coldly, her voice full of malice.

Mei struggled to her feet, tears rolling in her eyes. She lowered her head, not daring to look directly into her grandmother's gaze.

Such scenes have been played out many times in Xiaomei's daily life, and she has long been accustomed to this kind of cold treatment. But the helplessness and grievances in her heart are getting deeper and deeper.

At night, the village was in silence.

Xiaomei sat alone in front of the window, looking at the starry sky, with a lot of thoughts. She fantasizes that she can fly into the sky, away from this unfair world, and find her own happiness.

"Xiaomei, why don't you sleep yet?" The mother walked into the room with concern in her voice.

Xiaomei raised her head and replied with a smile, "I'm looking at the stars, Mom." They are like lighting a light of hope for us. "

The mother gently hugged Xiaomei, and her eyes showed endless love.

She knows Xiaomei's hard work and grievances, but she can't do anything about it.

"Mom will always be there for you, and no matter what happens, we have to be strong in the face of it." The mother comforted Xiaomei softly, her voice full of firmness and warmth.

Mother's embrace is very warm, and her mother's words are very intimate, but Xiaomei knows that her mother can't do anything, she can't change anything, she can only watch herself being bullied.

Xiaomei buried her head in her mother's arms in pain, tears soaking her clothes.

Mei's heart is filled with despair and helplessness, and she is angry at the injustice and indifference of this world. Grandma's cruel behavior made her realize the ugliness and horror of human nature.

On that day, the gloomy sky seemed to indicate that something ominous was about to happen.

Xiaomei stood tremblingly in front of the pool, and her grandmother looked at her coldly, her face full of mockery.

"Hurry up and wash these clothes, you useless brute!" Grandma said viciously, her voice full of cruelty and mockery.

Xiaomei bowed her head and said nothing, and picked up her dirty clothes with trembling hands.

But her strength was exhausted, and she felt she couldn't do it.

She scrubbed desperately, but the stains on her clothes still stubbornly remained there, as if to mock her incompetence.

Grandma's face became gloomy, she glared at Xiaomei, and suddenly pulled out a rattan.

The rattan was wide and heavy, with a dark brown surface stained with blood, as if it had witnessed countless punishments.

"You brute, look how dirty you wash!"

Grandma fiercely pulled up the rattan and hit Xiaomei's body hard.

Mei was so painful that she could barely breathe, and she cried out in pain.

The rattan whipped against her body continuously, and the sound of cruelty echoed throughout the village, but no one dared to stop it.

"I don't dare, I don't dare......"

Xiaomei shouted hoarsely, tears and blood intertwined, and her body was covered with scars.

Grandma pumped at her face, and the rattan struck her skin mercilessly, cutting through her flesh and hope.

Xiaomei felt a sharp pain, her vision blurred, but a determined fire ignited in her heart.

The people of the village heard Xiaomei's cry, and they heard the cry of death, but no one dared to take a step to save her.

Her mother was in the kitchen with the kitchen door closed, unable to face the cruel scene.

The father was asleep in the house, unaware of the outside world.

The elder brother has long since disappeared and is immersed in his own world.

Mei's body is covered in pain and scars.

Despair sprouted in Xiaomei's heart, and she wailed in pain, but she couldn't resist.

That night, she developed a high fever and almost died, and it was only then that her mother finally came to her senses and hugged her and begged her grandmother for some money to see a doctor.

Grandma snorted fiercely and said coldly: "A girl, if she dies, she will die, don't waste money!" ”

After all, her mother couldn't bear it, so she borrowed money from the neighbor's family and took her to the town to see a doctor.

The town's hospital is dilapidated, and the dim lights cast eerie shadows, creating an eerie atmosphere.

The doctor's demeanor was cold and arrogant, as if he didn't care about Mei's pain.

Xiaomei lay on a simple hospital bed, sweat soaking through her pale forehead.

Her breathing was rapid and weak, as if the last shred of her life's strength was rapidly fading.

The mother held Xiaomei's hand tightly, and the tears rolled down without stopping.

She looked at her daughter's haggard face, and her heart was like a knife.

She understands that if she can't get treatment soon, Xiaomei will leave her.

The doctor glanced at Xiaomei indifferently, then turned to leave, and said disdainfully: "What can be saved from such a patient?" Even if it is a treatment, it is a wasted effort. ”

The mother pleaded with the doctor, her voice full of despair and helplessness: "Please save my daughter, she is only twelve years old and has a long way to go." ”

The doctor listened to his mother's words, sneered, and replied indifferently: "Go? She didn't want to leave this village in her life, let alone have any future. ”

Xiaomei closed her eyes in pain, tears constantly sliding.

Although the doctor's attitude is bad, the good thing is that the medicine prescribed is really effective.

It's also really expensive.

But her mother hugged Xiaomei tightly and didn't say a word.

Xiaomei sensitively felt that from this moment on, something seemed to have changed.

After Xiaomei got better, the change in her mother was amazing.

Her eyes became confident and fierce, as if she had gained a great power. No longer her mother, who was weak and powerless, she began to protect Xiaomei from her grandmother's bullying.

Whenever grandma tugged at Xiaomei's braids, her mother would rush over angrily and quarrel viciously with grandma. She lashed out at her grandmother in sharp language: "Old and immortal, you eat a lot!" The food you waste can feed a strong laborer, you are really shameless! ”