Zong Bao lay in bed until he woke up on the fourth day. My parents took him to the Tongzilou to visit his fourth uncle and grandma, carrying a bunch of meat. When he saw me, his expression was a little complicated, as if he was grateful but also filled with emotion.
Some guilt.
"Sister Li Ling!"
Seeing that I was ignoring him, he finally spoke first.
His title made me stunned. I admit that when I first came to the county, I also thought about why my father never thought of giving me the surname Li, but let me continue to take the surname of my fourth uncle and grandma as Hu. I was even sad about it.
However, I felt that I was a child who was not recognized by my parents.
Other children either take their father's or mother's last name, but I take my fourth uncle's last name.
But now, I think it is not that important whether the surname is Li or Hu. The surname Hu is actually quite good.
"My name is Hu Ling!"
I dropped the book I was reading, looked up at him, and repeated again coldly: "My surname is Hu, and my name is Hu Ling! Aren't you here to see my milk? Go in, she is in the back room."
"Um, sister, thank you!" Zong Bao said again.
I said nothing, lowered my head and continued reading.
To be honest, I don't sympathize with Bai Ruosu about wanting his life. He brought it all on himself, and my fourth uncle and grandma were injured because of it. I have changed from having no good impression of him before to
Disliked.
"Why do you have such an attitude when you talk to your brother? You are really a child from the countryside who has no education at all!"
Zong Bao didn't speak anymore, but my mother got angry, and the sharp voice almost pierced my eardrums, "What kind of child is this? It makes me sick when I see it. It seems like someone owes her. It's just for the sake of my fourth aunt."
"
I didn't raise my head. This was my mother. A mountain spirit wildcat would avenge its children, but my mother regarded me as an enemy and had to consider my fourth uncle and grandma's face before she could keep me.
I don't want to see her ferocious face.
The coughing sound of my fourth uncle and grandma came from the back room, and my father spoke: "Okay, Cuifen, please stop saying a few words. It's thanks to Ling'er this time."
My mother snorted coldly and stopped moving. She probably went into the back room.
There was a soft "click" sound, and a box of chocolates fell on the book in my hand. I raised my head and saw Zong Bao winking at me and raising his hand to pretend to apologize.
I threw the chocolate aside and still ignored him.
The polite greetings between my father and my fourth uncle and grandma came from the back room, but soon, my fourth uncle's and grandma's lowered voice aroused my curiosity, and I listened carefully to their conversation.
"Jianguo, let me ask you, did something happen on the road that day when I asked you to pick up something?"
"Just, that's right," my dad murmured: "I accidentally fell down on the road, and the copper coin sword fell out of the box. At that time, I remember you said that you couldn't see the moonlight, but the moon was very big that day.
, I dare not say, I’m afraid, I’m afraid.”
When I heard this, my hands clenched tightly into fists. At that time, I felt that something was wrong with the five-cent sword. If my father had told me earlier, maybe my fourth uncle and grandma would have been prepared and the injury would not have been so severe.
The reason why my dad didn't tell me was of course because he was afraid that my fourth uncle and grandma would not dare to fight to save Zong Bao if she knew about it.
"Oh, this is fate!"
The fourth uncle and grandma sighed, and then said: "Back then, your fourth uncle left a breath of true energy on those things, which was enough to activate the Five-Coin Sword, but when it saw the moonlight, the breath of true energy dissipated. This time I forced it to use
The five-coin sword was used to build momentum and hurt the foundation. I'm afraid the days are numbered. Jianguo, you have to remember what you said, treat your daughter well and provide for her to go to college. Cough, cough, cough, or I"
"Don't worry, Fourth Aunt, I will treat her well. As long as she is willing to study, I will also support her in graduate school!"
"Uh-huh -" my mother coughed lightly.
"Cuifen! If it hadn't been for Nannan this time, I wouldn't have been able to deal with that cat demon by myself. Zong Bao's life was saved by Nannan. I know you are wronged too, but no matter how big the grievance is, you should let it go after so many years!"
"Fourth Aunt, you are in good health. Don't worry about the child all the time. Look, I asked someone to buy you some local pork. It's more fragrant than the meat bought in the supermarket. Let's stew it and drink more soup!"
"Cuifen!" The fourth uncle and grandma suddenly raised her voice, "You must remember what I said, if you make my daughter sad again, even if you don't tell me that I won't agree, neither will the cat demon!"
"Cat demon? Didn't you say that my Dabao is okay?" My mother's voice was sharp and questioning.
"Nanny is kind to that cat demon. If she is bullied by others, the cat demon will naturally come out to repay her kindness." said the fourth uncle and grandma.
"I don't care about her much. I'm still her mother in name! Can't I just avoid her?" My mother said angrily.
"As long as you remember!" The fourth uncle's grandma's voice was a little cold, and then she asked Zong Bao: "You know how you got into trouble with that thing, right?"
"I know! I won't dare to do that again!" Zong Bao's voice was a little soft, and he no longer had the arrogance and domineering tone before.
"Be a good person from now on, play less outside and do more good deeds every day. If your body is taken over by it, you will easily get dirty. Don't go out at night for half a year, otherwise you will get the root of the disease. Do you remember?"
"I got it! Fourth uncle and grandma, don't worry, I will be kind to my sister in the future and won't let anyone bully her!" Zong Bao vowed.
"That's good!" After the fourth uncle and grandma said this, she said nothing more. After a while, my parents led Zong Bao away.
I couldn't bear it any longer, so I rushed in and lay on my fourth uncle's grandma's shoulder, crying: "Mistress, I won't let you die. You promised to see me go to college and see me get married. You promised!"
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"Nanny, even if I leave, I will always come back to see you. Regardless of whether I am here or not, you have to study hard, go to college, and eat national food. If you can, don't take the road of Nai."
I burst into tears and just kept shaking my head.
The fourth uncle and grandma then took the black box over and said, "You have seen the three things here. They were left to me by your fourth uncle and grandpa. These are good things, but I hope you won't need them in the future."
, but if you use them, you will know how to use them better than milk."
"But I haven't learned any of this. Nai, you won't die, so you have to teach me these slowly, right?" Hope rekindled in my heart, I looked at the fourth uncle and grandma and asked.
"When you understand the book that your scholar grandpa gave you, you will naturally use it." said the fourth uncle's grandma.
"No, I don't understand. Nai, if you die, I will go with you!" I shook my head violently and started acting like a kid.
"Nanny, you are a sensible and good child, and you know a lot more things that are not allowed to be violated than ordinary children. Do you really want to let me go without peace of mind?" My fourth uncle's grandma lifted my shoulders and looked into my eyes.
I cried and shook my head.
The fourth uncle and grandma took out a small red cloth bag from the middle of the box, put it into my hand and said: "This is what you brought out of your mother's womb. Remember, wear it around your neck on your eighteenth birthday. Don't wear it again in the future."
Take it off, I'm afraid the milk won't be able to wait until that day, so I'll give it to you to keep for now."