Small Village Official and Big Boss

Because the curtains were not drawn, the room was a little dark. There was a set of tables and chairs and a big bed inside. Xiao Shui was lying on the scattered bed with his bare buttocks, shaking the big tree wrapped in the big flower quilt.Seeing Wang Chu coming in, Xiao Shui quickly got into the quilt too, showing his head and giggling.Wang Chu went to the bed and sat down, and called Dashu a few more times, Dashu seemed deaf and blind, still motionless.

Wang Chu had no choice but didn't want to give up like this, so he said to Xiaoshui who sneaked over to play with his fingers: "Xiaoshui, I have something to say to your brother, can you go to your mother first?" Reluctantly letting go of Wang Chu, she got up from the blanket and was about to run outside naked.Wang Chu hurriedly hugged him: "You haven't put on clothes yet, don't catch a cold!" Xiao Shui obediently grabbed the clothes and put them on himself, but Xiao Shui was still young, so instead of being able to complete this task by himself, he put the clothes on himself. The clothes were rolled up, the neck and arms were twisted together, and it was impossible to put them on.Wang Chu went up to help, but because of lack of experience, he couldn't rescue Xiao Shui for a while. Seeing that Wang Chu had nothing to do, Xiao Shui became more anxious and couldn't help crying.

Xiao Shui struggled while crying, and Wang Chu was at a loss as to what to do. He was in a dilemma. The big tree next to him pretending to be asleep couldn't bear it anymore, so he sat up suddenly, dragged Xiao Shui in front of him, and slammed the tree in front of him. Putting the clothes on Xiao Shui, put on his pants and socks, and watched him run out with his slippers on, then turned to look at Wang Chu.

Wang Chu had a lot of things in his heart that he wanted to say to Dashu, but he didn’t know how to say it, what he could say and what he couldn’t say. He simulated it many times in his heart and typed up many drafts, but when he saw Dashu’s red eyes, he was embarrassed With such a demeanor, he couldn't say anything.He climbed two steps towards the bed and hugged the big tree in his arms.

Xue Wenyuan also accompanied Dashu in this way yesterday, but Xue Wenyuan was deep and reliable, which made people feel at ease, and Wang Chu was warm and sincere, which made people warm.Dashu quietly let Wang Chu hug him for a while, and then said: "Brother Xiao Chu, it would be great if you and Brother Daxue were my father." Wang Chu hugged Dashu tightly and did not speak.

"Brother Xiao Chu," Dashu continued, "I want to go out to work, and I don't want to stay here anymore. Since Xiaoshui was born, people in the village have always asked me some strange questions, and when they saw me, they covered their mouths and laughed , secretly talking behind my back. The people who used to play with me stopped playing with me, and they kept scolding me and my mother. I was still not convinced at first, and fought with them, but later I realized that they were right! When I was young, I wanted to strangle Xiaoshui to death. Every time I went to play in Fenghuang Mountain, I wanted to push him into the river and drown him. As long as he died, I could go back to the past. Later I realized that this has nothing to do with Xiaoshui, even if he Dead, the things my mother did are still there, they still want to talk about me, and what they say about me, they will also talk about Xiaoshui in the future, even worse and worse. I can forgive Xiaoshui, I just don’t understand Why is it just the two of us, with a mother like her? Didn’t it mean that one person does things and the other takes responsibility? We obviously didn’t do anything, so why should we suffer for her while she is at ease? Why would they bully us both because of her? Is it really like what they said, is it because I did bad things in my previous life that I got retribution in this life?"

Wang Chu couldn't answer any of these questions.There are too many inequities in this world. It is said that all things are equal, there is always something to eat and be eaten; it is said that everyone is equal, there are always rich and poor.Some are born smart, some are born stupid; some are born rich, some are born poor.The smart and poor can still fight, but should the stupid and poor deserve to suffer?But even if he shouldn't, who can he turn to?Dashu and Xiaoshui are just two children. They didn't choose to come to this world, nor did they choose to cast themselves into this family. Just because they have such a mother, do they deserve to suffer?But they are innocent. Aren’t those women and children who were destroyed by their mothers and their property taken away to support their mothers even more innocent? How can they confide in their grievances?

Wang Chu touched Dashu's head: "My family is in Donghai City, a small city in the fourth and fifth tiers. Everyone is mediocre and life is very ordinary. My parents have always hoped that I can develop in a big city and give future generations a better life." Environment. Later I went to Pingdu to study and saw many things that I had never seen before. It was a world I had never been in contact with. Can you imagine, a bunch of grapes costs a hundred yuan, a prawn costs a thousand yuan, A purse can cost tens of thousands of yuan. The road that several generations of our village have longed for is just the cost of a wheel. I had a classmate at the time, a native of Pingdu, and his family was relatively wealthy. He took me to a party of their friends. It’s really a sweet car, a BMW, and beautiful women like clouds. All meals are self-service, there are various cakes, ice cream, seafood and steaks, and you can find all kinds of food from all over the world. You can eat as much as you want, and you can take as much as you want How much. It doesn’t matter if you don’t want to eat. There is also a band playing there. You can dance with the band or listen quietly. If you want entertainment, you can also play billiards upstairs. If you feel hot, you can swim in the swimming pool in the yard. There The courtyard is full of lights, and the lights are feasting, and the night is like day; the people there wear gold and silver, and party all night long."

"Big tree," Wang Chu called out to the fascinated big tree, looked into his eyes and said, "this world is very big, and Qingshui Village is very small compared to it. I can't let the people in the village not Talking about your family's affairs, I also know that no matter what I say, you can't really ignore these words, but I hope you know that there are too many things waiting for you, dazzling and countless, if you If you are bound by other people’s gossip, you may miss these happiness. You said you want to work, I think it’s good, but you are too young now, you don’t know anything, even if you go out, you can’t go far, you can only stay in There is no place for you in the county seat. Why don’t you study hard and get admitted to the junior high school in the county, which is a hundred and eight thousand miles away from Qingshui Village. If you go there, you don’t have to worry about what they say. You can still go there in the future Go further afield for college and get rid of them all."

Dashu was discouraged when he heard that: "Brother Chu, don't lie to me, I won't pass the exam."

Wang Chu smiled lightly: "It's up to man, how will you know if you don't try? What's more, if you study hard, you can stop thinking about these unpleasant things for the time being."

This sentence reached Dashu's heart.He didn't go to school today, and he didn't want to see anyone at home, but the more he didn't do anything, the more confused he felt.He couldn't help but wonder what the teacher would think of him and what everyone would talk about him, the more he thought about it, the more serious it became, the more terrifying he became.But if you think about it carefully, he has been talked about for several years, so what if you add another one?They didn't dare to talk about it when they were around.

Dashu got up from Wang Chu's arms: "Little brother Chu, thank you and Da Xue brother, I will go to school tomorrow." Wang Chu was relieved and talked to Dashu for a while before going out.

When I went out, I passed the canteen again. Aunt Lian chatted and laughed with a villager who came to buy things. When she saw Wang Chu coming out, Aunt Lian was a little unnatural, and she stopped smiling. The villagers nodded to Wang Chu and hurried away. up.Wang Chu didn't talk to Aunt Lian anymore, but looked at Xiaoshui who was playing with Xiaobai outside the door, feeling a little sad in his heart.I just hope that Dashu, the big brother, will grow up quickly and can provide Xiaoshui with some shelter from the wind and rain.

It was almost noon now, but Wang Chu didn't feel hungry, so he didn't go back to the village committee, but went to Uncle Qing's house.Dashu's canteen is on the inner side of the outer village, and Uncle Qing's is on the outer side of the inner village. The two are not far apart, and it takes only a few minutes to walk there.The door of Uncle Qing's house was wide open, and he could see the white flags, the black shed in the yard, and the coffin in the middle of the yard from a distance.Wang Chu was a little timid, and bowed deeply in front of the coffin, but he dared not look at the people inside, and walked around the coffin from a distance into the room.

Uncle Qing has no children. Today is neither a coffin nor a funeral. There are no relatives and friends who come to express condolences. The hall is deserted. Except for Uncle Qing's photos, pieces of white cloth, and stacks of funeral ceremonies, there is only one sitting in the corner. A figure in filial piety.

Wang Chu walked up to the man and squatted down, calling out, "Erquan?"

The man raised his head, and Wang Chu was taken aback: "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I recognized the wrong person!"

"I'm mistaken, I'm Jia Erquan, I just had my hair cut." The man said.

Wang Chu stared at that man for a long time again. He had a flat cut head, straight eyebrows, phoenix eyes, and a pendulous nose. He was definitely not as handsome as Xue Wenyuan, but he was still a tall and straight young man. He was completely different from the youth who killed Matt before. Among the two, only the mouth looked familiar to Wang Chu.

"It's really you." Wang Chu couldn't help but sigh with emotion.

Jia Erquan rolled his eyes: "It's noon, what are you doing here?"

"I'll come and see you and Uncle Qing..."

Jia Erquan glanced at him, did not speak, got up, took a basin and placed it in the middle of the room and began to burn paper. While burning, he called Wang Chu: "Why are you standing still, come here and burn paper for the uncle."

Wang Chu hurriedly agreed, squatting next to the brazier and imitating Jia Erquan to throw paper money into it.Jia Erquan saw Wang Chu's long legs pressed against his shoulders, looking uncomfortable, so he threw his futon over to him: "Kneel on it." Wang Chu knelt down, looked at Jia Erquan and asked, "Then you What about it?" Jia Erquan didn't answer, and knelt down next to Wang Chu.Wang Chu vaguely felt that something was wrong, but he couldn't tell why, so he knelt side by side with Jia Erquan in front of Uncle Qing's spirit to pay his respects.

Wang Chu knelt down for an hour in a daze, and he didn't get up even though the paper had burnt out long ago.He sneaked a few glances at Jia Erquan, but Jia Erquan was kneeling with a serious expression on his face. Wang Chu vaguely felt that Jia Erquan was blaming himself for not saving the old man, and he didn't dare to speak, so he just stayed with him honestly. I couldn't take it anymore and couldn't help but want to move. Jia Erquan turned to look at him, and he hurriedly knelt down again.

Jia Erquan took another stack of paper money and distributed it to Wang Chu to burn together. When the flames were extinguished, Jia Erquan stood up slowly: "Get up."

Wang Chu knelt and did not move.

"Get up, do you want to keep watch for the uncle?"

Only then did Wang Chu raise his head, his eyes were full of grievances: "The legs are numb and I can't move..."