Zhao Xiangwan didn't know how to do business, so he didn't force it, but only said: "Auntie, if you need money, I can also help." ”

Zhao Dacui didn't take Zhao Xiangwan's words to heart at all, how much money could she have when she just went to college, and she still wanted to help? It's really child's talk. She laughed, stir-fried the vegetables out of the pot, and handed it to Zhao Xiangwan: "You have the money to keep it for yourself, aunt doesn't want it." It's not easy for you to go to school, my aunt knows. ”

Zhao Xiangwan took the bowl and put it on the dining table. The aroma of bacon fried garlic leaves wafts through the furniture-filled room.

Fan Qiuhan said: "Okay, okay, Mom, you always like to mention these unhappy things when you're happy." Xiang Wan is now in the Public Security University, and her uncle and aunt dare not come to toss her again. The Public Security University does not charge tuition, and it also takes care of food and clothes, how good it is. Even if your aunt doesn't give you money, you can finish the book, right? ”

Watching Zhao Xiangwan come over step by step, Fan Qiuhan knew too well that it was not easy for her to study.

Zhao Xiangwan raised his eyes to look at his aunt and cousin, and said with a smile: "Don't worry, I interned at the Public Security Bureau and helped solve a homicide case, and the bureau rewarded me with a thousand yuan, which is enough for me to finish my studies, so you don't have to send me any more money." If your aunt and cousin ask for money, you just ask. ”

"Really?" Fan Qiuhan and Zhao Dacui asked in surprise.

Zhao Xiangwan nodded: "Really." ”

Fan Qiuhan's mouth opened widely: "Ah, are there so many rewards in the Public Security Bureau?" I didn't think it would pay much to be a police officer. ”

Zhao Xiangwan explained: "Some entrepreneurs set up a fund to punish evil and promote good, and bonuses will be given if major cases are solved. Ji Jinmao changed his ways to improve the treatment of the police, and this time Weng Pingfang was solved and gave a bonus of 10,000 yuan in one go. In the bureau, he rewarded Zhao Xiangwan with a thousand yuan.

Zhao Dacui was so happy that he chanted the Buddha repeatedly: "Amitabha, this is really a great thing." Xiang Wan has a good income, can make money, and don't have to beg your mother in the future. ”

Zhao Xiangwan opened his mouth, but in the end he still didn't tell his life experience. If you tell them that you are not the biological daughter of Zhao Erfu and Qian Shufen, then you have no relationship with them.

Zhao Dacui is the warmest place in Zhao Xiangwan's childhood, and Zhao Xiangwan is reluctant.

Although Zhao Dacui's current old house is simple, it is warm and peaceful, which can make Zhao Xiangwan feel the care and care of his relatives and the nagging and gentleness of his elders.

After eating, Zhao Xiangwan took out gifts for his aunt and cousin from his bag. What was given to my aunt was a big red cashmere scarf, and what was given to Fan Qiuhan was an electronic watch.

"Auntie, it's a festive time to wear a little red during the New Year, and if you feel cold when you go out of the morning stall, you can wrap it tightly. Cousin, you always have to look at the time after you go to work, and it is most practical to give you a watch. ”

Zhao Dacui stroked the soft and thick scarf, with a smile on his face, but his eyes were full of tears: "My family is late, and I know how to buy gifts for my aunt during the New Year." ”

Fan Qiuhan put the watch on his wrist, slapped Zhao Xiangwan, and laughed: "I haven't forgotten your cousin when I have money, even if you have a conscience, I didn't hurt you in vain!" ”

All three laughed.

Zhao Dacui hesitated for a long time, but still asked Zhao Xiangwan: "Come back this year, don't you go home to see your parents?" Your eldest brother came over a few days ago and said that he had never received a letter from you and did not know when you would return. Your second brother works in Yangcheng, and if you can get home tomorrow morning, they all miss you. ”

Zhao Xiangwan lowered his eyes: "Auntie, I just want to stay with you, okay?" ”

Zhao Dacui and Fan Qiuhan glanced at each other, both a little distressed, and said in unison: "Okay, okay, okay, why can't it?" ”

[Xiang Wan's child is too pitiful, her brother and sister-in-law treat her badly, she spoiled Chenyang when she was a child, and called Xiang Wan as a girl. Later, Chenyang was picked up by her biological parents, so it stands to reason that her brother and sister-in-law should be better to Xiang Wan, right? My sister-in-law went too far, tore up her homework books, burned her textbooks, and tried to prevent her from studying.

If it weren't for the evening, I'm afraid that I wouldn't be able to read and stay at home as a coolie, right? Like me, feeding pigs, chickens, cooking, laundry, working in the fields when the farm is busy, and then finding a young man in the village to marry and have children when he is eighteen years old, whether he is doing well depends on whether the man he marries is good or not.

However, this is not the life that Xiang Wan wants. This child has loved reading since he was a child, he holds books to read when he has nothing to do, and he writes his homework more seriously than any other child. She wanted to get out of the countryside and see the bigger world. She deserves to have a bigger world, she deserves to be better and better than me, better than my sister-in-law, and better than all the people I know. 】

Zhao Dacui's heartfelt pity and affirmation made Zhao Xiangwan feel mixed.

In the eyes of her aunt, Zhao Xiangwan, like her, was despised, neglected, and suppressed in the countryside because she was a woman. However, the aunt didn't know that the real reason why Qian Shufen was so unkind to see Zhao Xiangwan was that Zhao Xiangwan was not born to Qian Shufen.

Zhao Xiangwan said: "Auntie, if I can't go back, my parents won't care." I'll go see my eldest brother tomorrow at the hospital where he works. ”

Zhao Dacui smiled with satisfaction: "Seeing that the relationship between your brothers and sisters is good, my aunt is happy." ”

At night, Zhao Xiangwan slept in the new quilt prepared by Zhao Dacui, smelling the sunshine on the pillow towel, and heard Fan Qiuhan on the other side hugging Zhao Dacui's neck and coquettishly: "Mom, I haven't slept with you in a quilt for a long time." ”

Looking up at the little moonlight spilling in through the window glass, the corners of Zhao Xiangwan's mouth gradually curved upward.

The next day, January 24 of the solar calendar, is the Southern New Year.

The sky was just dawning.

"Bang! Bang! Bang! There was a sharp knock on the door, mixed with the hoarse screams of a woman.

"Help, help......"

Zhao Dacui recognized the other party's voice, immediately put on his clothes and got out of bed, walked over and opened the door.

A gust of cold wind swept into the house, and Fan Qiuhan and Zhao Xiangwan woke up at the same time and shivered.

At the door stood a fat woman with a disheveled head, she held a pair of bloodstained hands, and shouted like crazy: "Sister Qiu, you are a nurse, save people." ”

As soon as he saw the blood, Fan Qiuhan hurriedly got up from the quilt, put on his coat three times and five times, and walked quickly to the door: "Aunt Lu, what's the matter?" ”

Aunt Lu's whole body was trembling: "Ting, Tinglan cut his wrists......"

Chapter 27: Homecoming

◎ Mom, something is wrong! ◎

Hearing the name Tinglan, Zhao Xiangwan, who was wearing a padded jacket, stopped his movements and looked at it, only to find that this Aunt Lu was Tinglan's mother who was traveling with her on the train.

Isn't Tinglan emotionally stable on the train? How did you become like this when you got home? Zhao Xiangwan's heart tightened, and he hurriedly got dressed, put on his shoes, and trotted behind Fan Qiuhan.

The area where my aunt lives is the old town of Luo County, which is a simple bungalow, with narrow alleys, dense electric wires, and potholes on the cement pavement. Tinglan's house and Zhao Dacui's house are separated by two households, and a large group of people are surrounded by the door. Seeing Fan Qiuhan coming, everyone quickly got out of the way: "Hurry up, let Sister Qiu come, she is a nurse." ”

Fan Qiuhan is studying in health school, majoring in nursing, and interned in Chengguan Hospital this year, although she has not officially worked, but she is enthusiastic and willing to help, and neighbors who have a little headache and brain fever will come to her. Now when she encounters Tinglan who commits suicide by cutting her wrists, the first person who comes to mind is her.

Zhao Xiangwan followed Fan Qiuhan into the house, blinking his eyes a few times in a row, so that he could get used to the dimness in the room.

A strong smell of blood came, Zhao Xiangwan followed the smell and looked over, on a marching bed in the corner of the wall, a thin hand hung down, and there was a pool of dark red blood on the ground at the fingertips.

Fan Qiuhan ran over, and after a quick check, he breathed a sigh of relief: "It's still alive!" She took out the bandage she had prepared and wrapped it around Tinglan's wrist a few times, and after stopping the bleeding, she calmly ordered: "Find a car and take her to the hospital." ”

There was a jingling bell at the door, and someone was shouting, "Hurry up, hurry up, the tricycle is coming." ”

After a period of panic, the enthusiastic neighbor wrapped Tinglan in a quilt and put it on a tricycle and rushed towards the hospital. When she arrived at Chengguan Hospital and watched her daughter being sent to the emergency room, Tinglan's mother's body slid down the snow-white wall, sitting on the green terrazzo floor, tears streaming down her face.

"I didn't expect it, I really didn't expect it. I finally got her back, why did I seek death? I didn't say anything, I didn't say anything......"

Zhao Xiangwan stood aside and was distracted.

Tinglan's mother turned her head to see her, and a trace of emptiness flashed in her eyes: "You, why are you here?" ”

Fan Qiuhan was single-minded, and replied on behalf of Zhao Xiangwan: "She is my cousin." ”

Aunt Lu seemed to have found a channel to confide, and said while crying: "You also saw it on the train, Tinglan is like crazy, right?" Why do you think she killed herself? Haven't we done enough for her? Why didn't she appreciate it? ”

The neighbors who came with him more or less knew a little bit about the situation of Tinglan's family, and chattered about it.

"I heard that Lao Jiang used to work as a worker in a fertilizer factory, and the unit also gave him a house. Later, after suffering a stroke and retiring, the couple sold their house to our place. ”

"I hadn't heard these two people mention the child before, but they suddenly picked up their daughter yesterday evening. Looking at the appearance of this child, it is a great sin. This family is really pitiful, Lao Jiang had a stroke, half of his face was stiff, and his left arm couldn't move. ”

The words of the neighbors made Aunt Lu feel more and more aggrieved, and she continued to cry.

"My family Tinglan was obedient when she was a child, and she obediently wrote her homework when she got home from school, and never ran away with the children in the factory. Her father and I only have one child, and we are bent on cultivating her into a talent, although we usually manage her strictly, but it is all for her good.

She stretched out her hands for clothes and opened her mouth for food, and we just begged her to study hard and be admitted to university to fight for us. In the year when Tinglan was admitted to university, Lao Jiang set off 10,000 firecrackers in one breath and invited more than a dozen tables of wine, and our faces were bright.

However, you have also seen her current appearance, no one is a ghost, and she is pregnant with a seed of evil in her stomach, why do you say our lives are so bitter......"

Zhao Dacui and the Jiang family did not have much contact, only knew that the couple were employees of the fertilizer factory, Jiang Fugui sold the house and retired after the stroke, and there were no children and no daughters around him. Look at them pitiful, the neighbors usually take care of them.

It's all mothers, seeing Tinglan's mother Lu Qinglian crying breathlessly, Zhao Dacui couldn't bear it, sighed, and wanted to help her up from the ground.

Zhao Xiangwan stretched out his hand to stop Zhao Dacui's movements.

Zhao Xiangwan's expression was very serious: "Auntie, you let her cry." ”

Forcing her daughter to suicide, such a mother does not deserve sympathy, let her cry, she should cry!

Maybe it was because Zhao Xiangwan's appearance was too cold, Lu Qinglian, who had been immersed in the emotion of "why am I so miserable", was startled and stopped crying.

[This girl is so powerful, who is Zhao Dacui's family? ] yelled at me on the train that I wasn't allowed to hit Tinglan, and now I'm teaching people with a long face. It's so unbelievable! My own girl can beat and scold when she wants, what's your business? 】

Lu Qinglian was a nest, although she was dissatisfied with Zhao Xiangwan in her heart, she didn't dare to express it, she just glanced at Zhao Dacui aggrievedly.

Zhao Dacui coughed, although he felt that Zhao Xiangwan, the child, did not leave any affection for others, and his personality was too straight, but he thought that she was not a good mother, so she was able to raise a thorn in her body, so she was not willing to blame her.

Zhao Dacui said: "Qinglian, I haven't seen your girl before, and I haven't heard you mention Tinglan, and I thought you two had no children and no daughters." Now the girl is back, which is a good thing. You hurt her so much, don't force her to go to a dead end. ”

Hearing Zhao Dacui's words, Lu Qinglian didn't know how to answer for a while, and cried loudly.

"I didn't force her, I didn't force her! I finally found Tinglan, and I felt distressed to see her so thin. But she listened to a few words on the train, and as soon as she came back, she clamored to go back to college. Study! What books to read! If she goes back to school like this, won't others laugh to death?

Besides, she still has a seed of evil in her belly, what kind of school do you go to! His father didn't let her give birth, and asked her to do the child before the hospital was on vacation, is it wrong? Does she still want to give birth? Just scolded her a few words, why did she seek death?

In order to find her, I broke one of my legs, begged for people from the police station one after another, sold my house and lost my job, and I saved money to find her, and I finally found it back, this dead girl didn't say thanksgiving, and she wanted to die? Why am I so miserable~~"

Zhao Dacui was dumbfounded when she heard this, she was the one who gave birth to three daughters, and immediately reacted: "Qinglian, listen to the meaning of your words, Tinglan is not married, but was abducted and deceived when she was in college?" You, you, you...... Since you know that your daughter has been sinned, why are you willing to scold her? ”

When Lu Qinglian heard her say that she was "abducted", she suddenly became nervous, and her speech became stammering.

"No, no, no, no, it's not being abducted." Later, her face was swollen and red, and she slapped her thigh, "Anyway, I didn't say anything about her, that, what a heavy talk." ”

Lu Qinglian and her husband Jiang Fugui were both born in rural hardship, and only gave birth to one daughter because of physical reasons. Even the name was chosen by the most educated chief engineer in the factory, from "Anzhi Tinglan" in "The Story of Yueyang Tower".

Jiang Tinglan is also very competitive, well-behaved and sensible, with excellent grades, in 1989, he was admitted to Kyoto University of International Business and Economics, and has a bright future.

After Jiang Tinglan was abducted, whether it was her colleagues or her old family members in the fertilizer factory, they were all mocking Jiang Fugui openly and secretly, saying that what is the use of girls? If you are abducted like reading so many books, it is better to read less books and marry a good family. Not to mention that you can't get out of it if you sell it in a deep ravine, even if you are lucky enough to find someone, I'm afraid that your life will be wasted.

I've heard a lot of these words, where can Jiang Fugui, who has been so strong all his life, bear it? In a hurry, he suffered a stroke, and half of his body was paralyzed. He smashed pots and bowls at home, saying that he should not have this daughter, and the couple sold the unit and house, rented two rooms in the old city in September last year, and lived a secluded life.

originally thought that his life would end like this, and the money from selling the house would be enough to support his retirement, but he didn't expect a call from the police station to come and say that Tinglan had found it. Jiang Fugui was reluctant to pick it up, so Lu Qinglian rushed to the Nanshan Police Station in Qinghe County by car and picked up her daughter.

As soon as Tinglan came back, the fact that the two had been trying to hide the abduction couldn't be concealed, and there were no good words at night. Tinglan couldn't stand the dislike of her parents, so she committed suicide by cutting her wrists.

Tinglan's suicide disrupted Lu Qinglian's plan, and as soon as she talked too much, she revealed her bottom.

Zhao Xiangwan stabbed her unceremoniously: "To die is to save face and suffer guilt." ”

Lu Qinglian's face changed suddenly, and she pointed at Zhao Xiangwan and trembled for a long time before saying, "Da Cui, this, who is this in your family!" You don't care. ”

Zhao Dacui pulled Zhao Xiangwan behind him, like an old hen guarding her cubs: "This is my niece and nephew, she is young and ignorant, don't blame you." After speaking, he turned his head and glared at Zhao Xiangwan.

[This kid, tell the truth! Why offend irrelevant people. 】

Hearing her aunt's heartfelt words, Zhao Xiangwan pursed her lips and lowered her head.

The neighbors worked hard to play a round and hurried over to comfort Lu Qinglian.

"Alas, it's not easy to raise a child, now that the child is back, you two have something to rely on, right?"

"No matter what hurdles the child encounters, let's carry it slowly together as a family, don't push it too hard, and lower the requirements."

"Alas! Pity the hearts of parents all over the world. ”

But what these neighbors thought in their hearts, Lu Qinglian couldn't hear it, but Zhao Xiangwan heard it clearly.