In a daze, it felt like I was back to the night when my mother was wronged.
That day, Wang Youcai went into the mountains to hunt. Hunters had to follow government regulations for hunting. They could not go into the mountains to hunt at any time. Once caught during the hunting ban period, the huge fine would be enough for the whole family.
People have lost all their money and become hunters. How can they still have money to pay fines?
What's more, in a village like Wangzhuang, how can anyone dare to violate any government regulations? Once you do something wrong, you will not only have to face the government, but also the residents who get along with you day and night.
This day happened to be the first day of hunting. Thinking of the fat beasts all over the mountains, Wang Youcai felt excited. After worshiping the mountain gods, a group of hunters from Wangzhuang got ready and set off.
Zhang Cuiyun also packed the package early, said goodbye to her family, and wanted to go back to her parents' home. Her old mother happily carried the objects she had embroidered for several months and followed the team to Fucheng. The only child Wang Wu was left at home.
The first time he went hunting, there were plenty of prey, but there were also many hunters who couldn't stand them. Wang Youcai thought of hunting more. In this way, he could hand over part of it, sell part of it, and still have a few meals for himself to eat.
It is one of the few joys he can bring to his children, and also one of the few prides he can bring to his children.
He is a good hunter.
After a delay of some time, the old mother returned home first. Wang Wu, who was alone at home, greeted her. He took the package from his grandmother's hand and quickly rushed into the room to open it.
"Grandma, why did you buy meat?"
"Originally I didn't plan to buy it, but I happened to meet an old acquaintance, and I gave this last bit to grandma at a bargain price. Although I bought it in a big city, it was much cheaper than what your father and the others sold it for.
Our family hasn't eaten meat for a long time. When your father comes back, let him sell all the meat he hunts and let's eat this. It's a good deal after all."
There was a smile on the woman's face. In Wang Youcai's memory, her mother had always been so gentle and kind to everyone. She rarely got angry.
Meat is not good meat, but it cannot stand up to people who have not eaten meat for a long time.
Wang Wu's face was full of happiness, and he said happily in the hut, "Okay, we are going to eat meat, ah, let's eat it tonight."
"Okay, I'll make some milk for you to eat."
A piece of meat about the size of a pot, not much lean meat, but this kind of meat is good meat for many poor people. The old mother prepared the meal skillfully, and a large piece of meat was cooked, and part of it was put in
In the cupboard.
Looking at the sky, Wang Youcai hadn't come back yet. Seeing that the little grandson beside him was really hungry, he started eating in advance.
Wang Wu was not happy eating. At this time, three children of the same age as Wang Wu passed by his door. As soon as they arrived, they smelled the faint aroma of meat.
"Silly man, did you eat meat today?"
"As soon as I smelled it, I knew it must be meat. My family just cooked it a few days ago. This is the smell. It's unmistakable."
The three children peered in and immediately spotted Wang Wu eating meat.
He immediately pushed open the door to the yard and ran in swaggeringly, "Silly boy, your family eats meat without asking anyone? We want to eat it too."
Before the old mother could speak, Wang Wu had already stood up and put his arms in front of the table.
"If you want to eat it, you can go home and eat it yourself. You didn't ask us when you were eating meat. Why should you eat ours? There is only so much meat. This is for my father."
"What kind of meat can you eat for such a big guy like this? Give it to us!"
The old mother got up and added two bowls and three pairs of chopsticks. There were indeed no extra bowls at home. She divided the meat on the table among the children. Wang Wu had a look of resentment on his face, but he couldn't say anything else. Soon , the large portion of meat that was prepared was all robbed, and the children walked out of the yard contentedly.
Before leaving, he complained a few words that the food at Wang Wu's house was not delicious and was not for human consumption at all.
Originally, the matter was over at this point, but no one could have imagined that this meal of meat would become the trigger that drove the Queen Mother to death.
Shen Xiu went to the city with the Queen Mother. She also sold needlework and her craftsmanship was not good. She waited for most of the day and watched all the things in the Queen Mother's hands being sold, but almost no one cared about her own things. After arriving home, I felt quite resentful. The men in his family were not hunters, and hunting had nothing to do with them.
I originally planned to take advantage of this trip to the city to buy some meat. Most of the items in my hand were not sold. How could I get the money to buy meat? By coincidence, my child had just come back from Wang Youcai's house after eating meat. He talked about this. Shen Xiu, who was already dissatisfied with the Queen Mother, took the matter into consideration.
He immediately took his children, called the man, and left, arguing with Wang Youcai.
Shen Xiu yelled at the meat thief. Shen Xiu had a loud voice and was a stocky shrew from Wudasan Village. She knew how much meat the Queen Mother had bought and what she ate in front of her was definitely not everything. Although The resentment in my heart is not to force the Queen Mother to death, but to get the remaining meat.
The shouting attracted nearby villagers, who peeked through the wall to take a look, or simply went directly into Wang Youcai's house to take a look.
"You didn't steal the meat. Could it be that the meat I bought ran away on its own? It's such a big piece of meat. You must have hidden a lot of it. Get out of the way and let us search. If we don't find it, then the meat you eat is not thrown away by me. If that piece is found, the meat must have been stolen by you. If you eat it, we won't bother to pursue it, so we will just feed it to the dogs. But when we get back the remaining meat that we bought, no one can pick it. Come to your senses."
Shen Xiu rolled up her sleeves and entered the house without saying anything. Wang Wu rushed up, but a child had no strength to compete with such a shrew. He tripped and fell to the door. The Queen Mother opened her mouth, but her voice could not be heard. This fierce woman reached out to pull her but she was knocked to the ground.
Soon, Shen Xiu came out with a large plate of meat. With a victorious smile on his face, he held it high and gestured to the people around him.
"Look, I'm telling you, this old guy is a meat thief, a habitual thief! He knows people and faces but doesn't know their hearts. He looks honest on weekdays, but who knows what he is like behind the scenes? Have you all seen it? This is the evidence. This big guy, if something is lost, it must be related to this old guy."
The little fat man who had just eaten meat from Wang Youcai looked proud, and looked at Wang Wu with contempt on his face.
"I said, how can your family eat meat? You are so poor, how can you still eat meat? It turns out that you stole the meat from my family."
Shen Xiuzhi was very proud, with a hint of success in his eyes.
She swaggered out of Wang Youcai's house, leaving the Queen Mother behind to argue in a low voice: "I didn't steal the meat, I bought the meat from an acquaintance with money."
But no one listened anymore. Many villagers even walked into their home, counting in detail the things that had been lost in their home, such as needlework, tables and stools, and money, and clamored to ask the Queen Mother to compensate...
I don’t know who started it, so I rushed straight into the house and imitated Shen Xiu to rummage around. With the first one, soon, all the valuable things in the house were emptied out, and there was a scoundrel,
She even took away a piece of quilt from home. The Queen Mother looked at the suddenly empty home, her eyes were empty and full of despair.
Wang Wu was crying on the side. He didn't know why things turned out like this, why others could run into his house unscrupulously, carry away everything, and even look generous.
It's like giving a lot of charity to this family.
He couldn't do anything, he could only cry, crying uncontrollably. He suddenly missed his mother. Maybe if his mother was here, these people wouldn't dare to do this. He felt that if her mother was here, she would definitely
Dare to stand at the door with a knife, that evil woman Shen Xiu didn't dare to offend her mother at all.
It was already evening when Wang Youcai came back, and Wang Wu was the only one at home.
He threw himself into Wang Youcai's arms and told everything about today. Wang Youcai was furious for a moment, but when he thought about facing most of the people in Zhuangzi, he didn't know what to do. The only thing he thought of was to go
Go to the village chief. Wang Quanan already knows about this matter and has a certain judgment in his mind.
"You go back first, I will give you justice tomorrow."
On the way home, Wang Youcai suddenly thought of his mother, "Where is your grandma?"
"She told me to stay at home and wait for my father, and then she went out. I don't know where she went."
The Queen Mother did not return all night, so Wang Youcai searched all night. The village chief mobilized the villagers to help search, and finally the Queen Mother's body was found by the river at the entrance of the village. She had been dead for a long time.
All the scenes, some of which he didn't know at all, but for some reason, this moment seemed to be really happening in front of him. Wang Youcai, a burly man, couldn't tell whether he was angry or sad for a moment, and two lines of clear expression fell on his face.
tear.
Sniffling, he tightened his luggage and quickened his pace towards the Knife View.