Chapter 68 Surrender
Ever since I had a face-to-face encounter with a demon fighter, I have come to realize the importance of martial arts.
Since then, I've been looking forward to Sunday every day.
It's been two days since I've heard my dad tell a story, and my routine has changed slightly.
On Saturday night, there was still no light in Daddy's shack. As soon as I got up the hill, I went into the shack and went to sleep, ignoring my brother's yelling for me to get up and play with him.
The length of time people sleep every day is probably fixed, and if you go to bed early, you will naturally wake up early.
The next day, before dawn, my grandfather woke up at the same time as I woke up.
"Brother, get up. I nudged my brother, who was still asleep.
"Why did you wake up so early today?" asked my father curiously.
"Aren't you going to practice with the sixth master in the morning, I want to go early. I said.
"It's the sun coming out in the west. "My grandfather was so happy that he couldn't keep his mouth shut.
"I don't know what's going on, but I suddenly started to like martial arts. I said.
Although I was telling the truth, I hid the real reason and didn't mention the Demon Fighter.
"You went so early, I guess your sixth master hasn't gotten up yet. My grandfather said as he straightened out the futon.
"The sixth master gets up early every day, and every time I go, he has already finished practicing two hours of morning exercises. "My brother slept on the edge of the shack and said with his back to us.
"Then get up quickly, let's go down the mountain. I urged.
My brother looked up on the pillow and said, "It's too early, I said why am I still so sleepy, let me sleep a little longer." After saying that, he put his head under the quilt.
I was just about to pull his quilt, but my father grabbed me and whispered, "Let your brother sleep a little longer." You don't have to get up this morning, you don't have to practice for a while, the important thing is to persevere. Sleep a little more yourself. ”
After my father finished speaking, he walked out of the shack and stepped on the ridge of the field.
I lay down for a while, but I couldn't sleep, so I got dressed and went down the mountain by myself.
At this time, it was just dawn, and when I arrived at my door, the door was still closed, indicating that my parents had not gotten up yet.
I didn't knock on the door, and walked straight to the sixth master's house along the empty alleyway of Zhuangli.
As soon as he walked to the door of the sixth master's house, he heard the sound of a woman crying inside.
I retracted the hand that was about to push the door and stood outside the door listening to the movement inside.
"Su Zhen, don't cry yet, what happened?" this was the voice of the sixth grandmother.
Then I heard the sixth master say: "You cry so much that I panic, let's talk quickly, what's going on?"
"He's going to confess his sins. The sailor's mother said while crying.
"Ah, did Shiwa really do that?" the sixth master raised his voice.
"Be quiet, don't let the neighborhood hear. The sixth grandmother whispered, "Su Zhen, you say slowly, how could Shi Wa do such a thing?
"It's not Shiwa. "The sailor's mother is still crying.
"It's not Shi Wa, so Shi Wa is not guilty, I also think that Shi Wa will not do something like that. As long as Shiwa is fine, then why are you crying. The sixth master's tone became relaxed.
"It's Uncle Qiu, Uncle Qiu, he wants to confess. ”
"What kind of sin did he confess? The sixth master's tone became rapid again.
"Yesterday I went to see Shiwa, but the people in the institute didn't let me see it. They said that Shiwa was fine, and it would be released in a day or two.
"I asked if I had found out.
"They said that someone had already surrendered, and since someone had surrendered, then Shiwa was not suspected.
"I asked again where the person who surrendered was. They said it was also our village.
"I was curious, so I asked what it was called. They say it's called the Hatred of the Buddha.
"As soon as I heard it, I felt that something was wrong. Uncle Qiu, how could he kill someone, they must have made a mistake.
"I told them if they were wrong, and this person couldn't have done anything.
"They say that it is true, and it is called the hatred of the Buddha.
"I asked them if they could let me meet the person who had surrendered. They said no.
"I talked to them for an hour or two, but they just didn't let me see Uncle Qiu.
"Then I asked how many years the person who surrendered would be sentenced if he was found guilty, and they said that it was hard for them to say, but a crime like homicide could be sentenced to life or death.
"As soon as I heard that, I slumped in my chair and didn't know what to do.
"Later, I suddenly remembered that you have the best relationship with Uncle Qiu, so I can only discuss with you what to do.
"When I came out of the house, it was already dark. After returning to the village, I came directly to your house, and knocked on the door for a long time, but it did not open. I'll have to go home first. ”
"This is also about your second trial, she encountered terrible things when she was a child, and she was restless and scared at night. So every day after dinner, she bolted the doors inside and out. At night, even if there is a fire outside, she will not go out. She should have heard you knocking on the door, but she certainly didn't dare to go out and open the door for you, so she had to sit there. As for me, I am so sleepy that when I fall asleep, the sky will not disturb me. So it is impossible to knock on the door of our house at night. The voice of the sixth master.
The sailor's mother continued: "I didn't close my eyes all night, so I waited for dawn. As soon as the east turned white, I came. Second uncle, what should you do?"
"It's very difficult to do, mainly because I can't see the Buddha, and I don't know what the actual situation is. From what I know about him for so many years, although he is bold, he will never do anything to kill people. There must have been other reasons for him to do so. The sixth master said.
"If you want me to say, the Buddha may be thinking about taking it for Shiwa. The sixth grandmother interjected.
"Oh, yes, as long as he turns himself in, Shi Wa will naturally be fine, which is equivalent to replacing Shi Wa with himself. The sixth master said.
When the sailor's mother heard this, she cried again.
"Su Zhen, either that, I'll go into the city today to see the situation. You don't have to worry too much either. The sixth master said.
"What are you doing here?" Suddenly, someone behind me spoke.
I looked back and saw that it was my brother.
I didn't react for a moment, and looked at him blankly.
He looked at the half-hidden gate, and heard the voices inside, and looked at me with a frown and disgust, and said, "So you ran down the mountain so early just to listen to the root of the wall?"
"No, I just got to the door and heard someone talking inside, so I listened outside. I argued.
"It's not like listening to the wall. My brother shook his head.
At this time, I heard someone inside, "Who is outside?"
Then the door opened with a bang, and the sixth master looked at the two of us and said, "What are you doing standing outside the door? ”
My brother and I stepped through the door.
The sixth grandmother and the sailor's mother were sitting on the stool next to the low square table under the eaves, and when they saw us entering, the sailor's mother wiped her tears and said, "Da Yuan and Xiao Yuan are here!"
After saying that, he went out and left.
"I'm going to the city today, I can't teach you, you can practice the basic skills yourself. The sixth master said and withdrew the bicycle from the shed where the firewood and grass were kept.
On this morning, although the sixth master was not there, I was not lazy for the first time and practiced hard.