In the past, it was said that the greatest misfortune in life was the loss of a mother at a young age, a widow in middle age, and a child in old age.

It is really unfortunate that Li is middle-aged and widowed, and he also has a three-year-old son.

Lu Xingyao's death made her grief-stricken, if it weren't for Xiao Huineng, she really wanted to die and go with her husband.

Li was so sad that he fainted from crying. Xiao Hui can see it, pull the placket of Li's clothes and cry.

Li faintly heard the cry in the coma, and his heart was shocked, and when he opened his eyes, he saw Xiao Huineng looking at him with tears streaming down his face, crying very pitifully.

Li hurriedly sat up and held Xiao Huineng in his arms, and the mother and son cried loudly.

When the neighbors heard the cry, they rushed to see the situation, and they were all very sad.

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God is jealous of talents, and Lu Xingyao's untimely death.

Fortunately, when Lu Xingyan was alive, he was literate and hyphenated, and he helped the villagers a lot, so when the villagers saw that Lu Xingyan was dead, they had to help their orphans and widows handle Lu Xingyao's funeral, and they persuaded Li and Xiaohui not to be too sad......

With the help of the villagers, Li buried her husband Lu Xingyu in a coffin and buried him in the ground.

"Daddy......" Xiao Huineng wore a long filial piety shirt and a white filial piety hat, prostrate on the hillside.

His father was already lying under the pile of loess.

Li Shi put away the dishes and plates for use, and said to Xiao Huineng, who was crying loudly, "Neng'er, let's go home." ”

Xiao Huineng's uncle and aunt also stepped forward to comfort Xiao Huineng.

But Xiao Hui was able to kneel motionless, tears of sadness mixed with snot flowing silently.

Li said: "Alas, don't feel bad for both of us, your father is dead." If you die, you can't be resurrected, and once you are gone, you don't have to suffer. But we still have to live, and we have to continue to suffer. ”

Xiao Huineng thought for a while and asked, "Auntie, Daddy suffered when he was alive, he was so uncomfortable when he was sick, and he was even more painful when he was dying, why are these?" ”

Li Shi said with tears in his eyes: "Maybe it's because of a bad life that I suffered such a pain......"

Xiao Huineng said: "However, people with good lives will also get sick and die!" ”

Li choked up and said, "Yes, people are born to endure hardships. Otherwise, the child would be born crying instead of laughing. ”

Xiao Huineng asked: "So, why are we still born?" ”

Li was speechless, and looked at his son silently with some strange things......

At this time, some inexplicable things often popped out of Xiao Huineng's brain......

Lu Xingyu left behind the orphans and widows and died with hatred, which was like the sky falling for the Li family.

Fortunately, the Li family was born and raised in the countryside, willing to endure hardships, can farm, and can make do with the work in the fields.

After Lu Xingyao passed away, the Lu family fell into the middle of the road, and the Li family took Xiao Huineng to rely on each other, orphans and widows, and lived a difficult life.

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August is high in autumn, and the wind is roaring. Heavy thunder rumbled across the sky, lightning tore through the darkness of the night, and then heavy rain poured down.

In an instant, the thatched hut built by Lu Xingyu when he was alive was like a lonely boat drifting in the stormy ocean.

The roof was like a broken mat with many holes, and rows of rain arrows flew down from above, and there was no place in the house to sleep peacefully here and now.

Faced with such a situation, Li was dressed in a lily robe and wore a large bamboo hat with a pointed head, sat on the bed, did not light the oil lamp, and held Xiao Huineng, who was sleeping soundly, in his arms.

In the dark, listening to Xiao Huineng's slight and symmetrical snoring accompanied by the sound of wind and rain outside the house, the mother's suffering heart was gently soothed by her son's tender little hand, and she was greatly comforted and satisfied.

When her husband died early, Li took up the burden of the family and relied on Xiao Huineng for her life. Because his family was poor, Li used salted sauerkraut and capers to cook, and Huineng was very sensible since he was a child and never picked and ate.

On weekdays, there are slightly better dishes at home, and the Li family is reluctant to eat them, so they are left to Xiaohui to eat.

Xiao Huineng is not only smart, but also very kind. Once, when Li took him to the field to plant vegetables, Xiao Hui was able to find a hornet's nest on the ground, and he saw many royal bees scurrying up and down in countless small holes, and his curiosity drove him to see what was going on.

As soon as Xiao Huineng stretched out his hand, he smashed the hornet's nest.

The swarm of bees came out together, and Xiao Huineng covered his face and screamed.

When Li saw it, he was so distressed that he hurriedly dropped his shovel and ran over, took off his clothes and rushed towards the swarm of bees, and in a moment he dispersed the swarm of bees and killed several royal bees.

Xiao Huineng cried even more fiercely when she saw it: "Auntie, why did you kill them, look how pitiful they are!" ”

"Yes, if A-Niang doesn't beat them, they will sting you."

"Auntie, you just drive them away, why kill them? Their mothers would be very sad to find out. Xiao Huineng said, lowered his head and picked up a dead bee and put it in the palm of his hand, and blew a few breaths very sympathetically, hoping that it would come back to life and fly away.

In fact, the kind-hearted Li has long discovered Xiao Huineng's kindness, such as when he hears the word killing, he trembles, he cries when he sees others killing, and he does everything possible to help some weak lives, and he loves small animals when he sees them.

But Li never expected that he would be so kind, he was stung by a bee and his face was red and swollen, not only was he not angry, but he also wanted to save the royal bee despite the pain, which is by no means an ordinary person can do.

Li couldn't help but think of the old monk's prophecy, and was shocked in his heart, thinking: Will the old monk's prophecy really come true in the future? She didn't know whether she was happy or sad for a while, and tearfully carried Xiao Huineng back home.

Li looked at this son who was stung by bees and bruised all over his body, and his heart was about to break. I thought: Before his husband died, he also instructed himself to raise his son well and not let the child suffer and suffer......

However, only a few months after her husband's death, her son suffered so much and suffered such a great sin. I often have to chop firewood and farm, and it is difficult to take good care of my children.

The child is young, does not know how to protect himself, and often has mosquito bites and bumps on his body. It seems that as long as you change your living environment, as long as you can not suffer sin, you can suffer as much as you want.

Under the hardships of the years, before you know it, Xiao Huineng has grown to seven years old. Xu was often hungry, and he was shorter than children of the same age.

On this day, Xiao Huineng was squatting under the eaves to help his mother sharpen the firewood knife. Wen Zai, Cowboy and a few other children who used to read and write with Lu Xingyu in the yard jumped up and down with schoolbags on their backs, talking and laughing and passing in front of the courtyard gate and going to school.

Xiao Hui can look in the direction of their disappearance, thoughtful.

Li Shi touched the scene and couldn't help but cry. She choked up and said, "Neng'er, I'm sorry for you." Our family is too poor to provide for you to go to school! ”

Xiao Huineng said: "A-Niang, I'm not thinking about going to school, but thinking, what's the use of them going to school?" ”

Li said sadly: "Silly child, of course it is useful to go to school." If you read poetry and books, you will be able to take the test for Xiucai and Zhongjinshi! ”

Xiao Huineng asked again: "What are you doing when you are admitted to the Jinshi?" ”

Li said: "Be an official." The entrance examination is what our people call the election of officials. If you win the jinshi, you can become a county official. Then rise step by step, become the prefect, and become the prime minister. Under one man, above ten thousand. ”

Xiao Huineng broke the casserole and asked: "And then, after becoming the prime minister, what are you going to do?" ”

Li said with a smile: "When you become the prime minister, it will be the end, and you should go home for the people." ”

Xiao Huineng said with emotion: "After a big turn, I have to go back to the old place!" Rather than that, I didn't read the book of poetry in the first place. This is still a good fate, and I can be safe and secure and not be dismissed. If you are like Daddy, if you are not careful, you will be dismissed and exiled, and even your life will be taken. ”

Li couldn't help laughing: "Then what do you want to do?" ”

Xiao Huineng raised the woodcutter in his hand and said seriously: "Chopping wood!" From today on, I will go up the mountain to chop wood, exchange money for rice, and feed my mother. ”

After hearing this, Li didn't know whether she should cry or laugh, she held her son tightly in her arms, and her eyes flashed with tears.