Chapter 7: Mother

"Someone's coming, let's go" The old man grabbed me on my back and ran, I had lost my soul like being carried by him through the roofs of buildings, and I heard the sound of someone chasing behind me in a trance, but now I am like a dead heart

Finally, when I came to my senses again, we were still safe, it all seemed like a dream to me, my hopes were all false, I hated my incompetence, I couldn't even bury them

I was unconscious again, I saw Ping'er coming to me, and the little whistle, grandma, I went to chase them, but I couldn't catch up, Dad, you finally smiled at me, they were always far away from me, told me to come quickly, come quickly, am I going to die

"Ping'er..."I woke up from a dream, and it was dark again

"Awake?" the old man was still by my side

Should I hate him or be grateful to him, I should die with them

"Thirsty... Hungry... Can you give me something to eat and drink first?"

I felt hunger like I had never felt before, and I was weak, so the old man handed me a kettle, and fed me a few mouthfuls of water, and a few mouthfuls of meat, which I ate anyway, though it was hard to swallow

"Where are we?"

"There are five miles of mountains ahead, and I will almost reach the old man's Meishan Cave Mansion, if it weren't for you, the old man would have arrived home long ago."

When the old man had finished speaking, he went aside, leaving me to lie weakly, and perhaps I should thank him for saving me and giving me a chance to avenge them

I fell asleep again unconsciously, and when I woke up, I felt a little stronger, and when I opened my eyes, I saw a woman scrubbing for me, except for Ping'er, I hadn't washed any other woman like this, and reflexively grabbed her hand

"Who are you, where am I?" I asked her, startled

"Ahh

She shook her head vigorously and pointed to her ear and mouth to signal that she couldn't hear or speak, and I felt a little pity for her, and immediately let go of her hand

I gestured a few times, motioned for her to stand down, I slowly stood up, this seems to be a stone cave, but it is fully equipped, like a natural dwelling, I saw several people in a row, both men and women, could not speak, it was really strange, is this the place to adopt such people

"Don't go around"

Suddenly, a woman's gentle voice sounded behind me, which really startled me, and I was seen as an aunt, dressed like a steward

"Hello senior, have you ever seen a bad old man? Oh, an old-timer?"

I bowed, I'm polite now, it's really pitiful, people have no family background, and their confidence has changed

"Yes, you were carried back by him, and he rested"

The woman looked around me and looked at me with tears in her eyes, and I felt a sense of affection when I looked at her

"Senior... Why do you look so much at the juniors?"

It's a bit shy to be stared at like this

"You've grown up... It's very similar to your dad."

What does she mean by that? Is she my mother?

"Are you my mother?"

I took her hand excitedly, and tears flowed out instantly

"How do you know I'm your mother? Didn't your mother die early?"

Her breath choked

"No, that's not my mother, my mother didn't give me a mouthful of milk when she gave birth, you are my mother, right?

My tears, it was an expression of emotion that I had never felt before, and I immediately knelt down, I was sure that she was my mother, and I didn't even dare to think that I would see her again

"My son get up quickly, I am your mother Enzhu, my mother doesn't want you, my mother can't help it, my mother has no face to see your father and you..."

My mother picked me up and ran away crying, I knew that she must have suffered a lot over the years

I got on my knees again, I grew up, and I don't blame her

"Mother, I don't blame you, Yanjiabao is gone, the home is gone, my father is gone, my son is helpless now, fortunately I found my mother here, I don't want to be separated from you again, I'll take you out of here now, let's find a place, I will raise you well until you are old..."

I stood up and was about to go to pull my mother away, but she pulled away, and I looked at her strangely

"No, my mother can't go, my mother will find a way to let you go, go as far as possible, don't come back, my son, go quickly"

After she finished speaking, she pushed me away hard, but I was puzzled

"If I don't leave, I'm going to be with you"

"Child, if you don't leave, it's too late"

"Why? The old monster worked so hard to get me back, and he still has grace with me, I won't leave."

I don't understand why, my mother saw me and asked me to leave, I didn't leave

"Son, you don't know, when my mother was kicked out of Yanjiabao, helpless, had to commit suicide, I jumped off the cliff when I was rescued by this Meishan enemy, I didn't have the courage to live, and once again took advantage of his inattention, ready to hang, and let him find out, saved me, I told him what happened to me, he was very sympathetic to his mother, so he persuaded me, I can't forget you, I can't let you have no mother, he let me live well, waiting for you to grow up, so my mother gave up the idea of suicide, he promised me, he will secretly protect you to grow up, he just a request, he thought... Think... I want to marry him for my mother."

After my mother finished speaking, she wiped her tears and said again

"I only have your father in my heart, I can't die for my mother, I am alive and painful, I entered this cave, I am watched all the time, he is good, I have not treated my mother badly over the years, and I often tell me about you, you drowned when you were eight years old, he rescued him and threw it by the pool, and once you were poisoned by eating wild fruits by mistake, the doctor said that it was not saved, and he sneaked in to detoxify you and save your life"

"Don't be grateful to him, he is not a good person, save your life, it is entirely because of my mother, have you seen these people, they were all drugged by him, poisonous, dumb and deaf, and also took the five poisons heart devouring pill, every thirty days need to take the antidote, otherwise the heart will turn into water and die, before death is very painful, they are also to live to monitor the mother, he is good to the mother, did not give the mother to eat, while he has not harmed our mother now, you hurry up, go as far as possible, he will bring you back this time, he will definitely use you to force the mother to marry him, if you don't obey, it will definitely hurt you...”

I couldn't believe my ears, and I listened to my mother's words in a daze

"Mother, you have suffered"

She shook her head vigorously, and didn't forget to push me away, how reluctant I was, how could I be willing to leave her, I have no family, where am I going

At this moment, an old woman ran in anxiously, babbling and gesturing

"He's awake and can't leave, don't let him know what I said to you, my mother will find a way to let you leave"

After my mother finished speaking, she left, I didn't dare to follow, I have to find a way to save her now