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Xie Zhuo had never run so fast in his life.

After hearing the approximate location from the aunt, he hurriedly took out the fifty cents left over from his trouser pocket from buying meat, stuffed it into the woman's hand, and asked her to help look after Dabao and Xiaobao while running up the mountain.

The aunt was probably confused by his sudden action of stuffing money into her pocket and was stunned for a few seconds.

Then, he looked at Xie Zhuo's back as he ran away, then looked at the money in his hand, and finally turned to look at the two children who were also a little confused.

Although Dabao and Xiaobao didn't hear what Uncle San said to the grandmother in front of them, seeing Uncle San's anxious look, they guessed that it was related to Lin Dong.

The two little guys also hurriedly took their short legs to try to follow.

But they didn't expect that the grandma in front of them looked thin, but her hands were quite strong. As soon as they turned around and took a step forward, she grabbed them by the back of their necks.

Dabao: "..."

Xiaobao: "..."

"You can't follow them," the aunt took the money and held them tightly, "There are foxes on the mountain over there, they will take you away when the time comes."

"Then my third uncle will go too," Xiao Bao became anxious when he heard that Xie Zhuo was in danger.

"Adults are fine," the aunt said seriously, "They are afraid of adults, but when the little kids go there, they eat them one by one."

After scaring the two kids, the aunt wanted to take them home first.

After all, you have already collected the money, so put it outside to dry in the sun, don't let these two kids get exposed to the sun.

Although there were no particular rules in the countryside, in their production team, many children did not even have a decent piece of clothing. They all wore small shorts, and many of them were shirtless and barefoot.

But, these two children looked like they were from the city, with fair and tender faces, clean clothes, and beautiful schoolbags on their backs.

You can tell at first glance that he grew up in a pampered environment.

"Thank you, grandma. We won't go to your house. We'll just stand here and wait for Uncle San to come back," Dabao first thanked her, and then still refused the aunt to take him and Xiaobao away.

He held Xiaobao's hand tightly and stood there stubbornly.

The aunt wanted to persuade them, but after talking for a long time, the two of them just squatted next to the bicycle and didn't move.

The aunt had no choice but to go into the yard and get two small stools. Seeing that their heads and faces were covered in sweat, she poured them two glasses of water and brought them out.

"Thank you, grandma," Dabao and Xiaobao thanked her again politely.

The aunt had always thought that the two of them were good-looking, and now after hearing how talkative they were, she found a wooden stool nearby, sat down, and talked to them for a while.

Everyone here gets along pretty well. Dabao and Xiaobao even got a steamed cornbread each because they were sweet-talkers.

On the other side, in the mountains.

Xie Zhuo's legs were almost broken from running. His chest felt like it was on fire and was hurt by his own breath.

He searched carefully for the place the aunt pointed out, but not only did he find nothing, he also got a bloody cut on his arm from the bushes.

It's not deep, but it hurts when sweat drips onto it.

At this time of year, the temperature is low in the morning and evening, but still hot at noon. The vegetation on the mountain is still lush and green. If you don't look carefully, you can't tell that there is a half-grown child lying there.

Xie Zhuo walked forward with a hunched back, constantly calling Lin Dong's name.

From the bright sunshine until the sun sets in the west, the cicadas have stopped chirping, Xie Zhuo's voice has become hoarse, and his throat is so swollen that it hurts to swallow saliva.

Lin Dong still couldn't find it.

That's right. This mountain is so big. Since the old widower decided to dump the child here, it's impossible for anyone to find it easily. Maybe, maybe he buried it somewhere directly...

The more Xie Zhuo thought about it, the more anxious he became, but there was no point in being anxious.

He was thinking about going out to find the old widower and asking him about it, but he was also afraid that Lin Dong was not far away from him. What if he turned around and left and missed him?

As the sky gradually darkened, visibility inside the mountains became increasingly low.

Xie Zhuo walked forward a few hundred meters, thinking that if he still couldn't find it, he would have to go out. Then he heard some movement in the bushes in front of him on the left.

Dabao and Xiaobao squatted on the road, staring at the place where Xie Zhuo ran away.

Some people from the village came over several times out of curiosity to ask, but the two of them didn't say anything. The aunt who accompanied them explained a few words to the people from the team.

When someone heard that they were looking for Lin Dong, their faces changed.

One of the women said, "It's been a year, and you didn't come to look for me earlier. You only came to look for me when the child was beaten to death. I don't know what you were thinking."

As soon as she finished speaking, the two children who had been expressionless turned their heads to look at her and asked, "Who hit him?"

Xie Zhuo had lost all hope, but then he found Lin Dong.

Lin Dong was lying on a small mound of earth, his face was broken somewhere and covered in dried blood. He was naked but wearing a pair of tattered shorts. When he heard Xie Zhuo calling his name, his fingers twitched.

Xie Zhuo went over to hug him, only to find that there was a monument inserted diagonally next to the small mound.

Fuck!

Xie Zhuo didn't know how to describe his current mood, relief, anger, or something else. He felt like the blood in his body was running cold.

After growing up for more than twenty years, plus some years in his previous life, this was the first time he saw such a scene with his own eyes.

He had heard before about babies being drowned, or the youngest children not being buried, and being thrown into the mountains if there were mountains, or buried directly if there were no mountains, but when he encountered it for the first time, he still couldn't accept it.

What's more, the look on Lin Dong's face clearly indicated that he was beaten into this state!

That old widower is killing people!

When Xie Zhuo brought Lin Dong out, it was already dark. Although he knew that Lin Dong was seriously injured and could not be moved easily, there was nothing he could do. He was afraid that if he didn't take him out, he would not be able to survive the night.

Dabao and Xiaobao’s butts were sore from sitting so much.

At this time, it was already past their usual bedtime. Although they were so sleepy that they could hardly open their eyes, they still stared stubbornly in the direction where Xie Zhuo had walked.

The aunt is waiting too.

Although she felt that there was a high probability that Xie Zhuo would not be able to find anyone if he went in, she still waited for the sake of the fifty cents.

In fact, as a neighbor, she had probably guessed that the child was not really dying of illness, but was about to be beaten to death by Old Man Li.

Everyone in the brigade knew that Old Man Li beat his wife and children, especially when he was drunk, he beat them even harder and broke several of his belts.

One night, he stepped on his wife's leg and broke it. The broken bone pierced the flesh. She went to take a look and was so scared that she couldn't sleep well for several nights.

The team leader tried to persuade them several times, but outsiders have no say in other people's family affairs.

His wife was also a soft-hearted person. She didn't fight back even when she was beaten. She just cried the whole time. After crying, she would get food for Old Man Li even with her limping leg.

When people say she has a soft temper, she always says, "What do you think we should do? He is the head of the family. If he doesn't have enough food and his health deteriorates, what will happen to the family?"

Those who wanted to come over to comfort her were blocked by her words and didn't want to say anything.

Say what?

Talk nonsense!

Mud cannot be propped up against a wall. It’s not about who will be beaten if you don’t get beaten, but I have to say that everyone has his own destiny.

Bear with it.

As for the child, everyone in the village knew about it when Old Man Li brought him back.

Because he had always wanted to have a son, he shouted in the brigade for several days, saying that their Li family would finally have roots in the future.

But that night, because he had drunk some wine and the child didn't call him dad, he broke the child's arm and the blood flowed all over the floor. It was only because Old Wang from the brigade came over overnight and prescribed some medicine that the blood stopped.

From that day on, the child basically had no good life.

Alas, what a sin!

The aunt was thinking seriously when she saw the two kids who were yawning beside her suddenly jump up and run forward.

"Uncle Three!"