The road my mother mentioned, I have no idea what it is even if I try hard to think of it.
All I know is that if I wear gauze, I won't be able to sleep well.
And tonight, it was the best sleep I had in many days.
Because both my father and mother are back! I lay among them and felt that the air was fragrant.
In the morning, I woke up due to the need to pee, but I couldn't bear to open my eyes and vaguely heard my parents talking.
"The child's father is not asleep yet?" My mother's voice was a little hoarse.
My dad let out a long sigh, got up from the bed, lay down on the edge of the kang and lit a cigarette: "I can't sleep."
"Why."
"Guizhi, you said we girls can't wear gauze and take medicine all our lives? How will we find a partner in the future?"
My mother was silent for a while and said: "There will be a way. I won't watch Nuan Ting live like this for the rest of my life. Besides, I have to go to her. If I die, who else will ask for medicine for her?"
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"That's right. By the way, what's wrong with the second child? How does he know that you can see ghosts by wiping cow's tears?"
My mother tucked me in, then got up and got dressed: "Let's not care about the second child and don't ask. If he doesn't tell me, he has his own unspeakable difficulties."
"Okay, got it."
"Daddy, if you can't sleep, get up. I'll do the laundry while you clean up the yard. If you haven't been at home these past few days, the house has become such a mess."
"OK."
My father and mother both fell to the ground, and I opened my eyes silently.
I opened the curtains, and the sky outside was just turning white, but the neighbors' chimneys were starting to smoke.
The morning was very quiet, except for the occasional crowing of chickens and barking of dogs, and the sound of people driving on the road who got up early to go to the fields.
I couldn't hold it in any longer, so I quickly put on my clothes and went to the toilet. The toilet was right in front of my yard. After I finished relieving myself, I suddenly heard a very small cry at the door of my house.
Now I am afraid of being bitten by a snake for ten years. My whole body immediately becomes tense as if I am facing a powerful enemy. I stand still and dare not move.
"woo woo woo woo."
But why does this voice sound familiar?
I thought about it, quietly walked to the door, and looked out through the crack in the door...
Yeah! It’s Lulu!
"Lulu!" I called Lulu's name in surprise, and quickly opened the door and got out!
Lulu squatted at the door of my house and looked up at me blankly.
My parents probably heard my shouting, and they came over quickly: "Nuan Ting, who is here?"
I didn’t answer my parents because I was confused!!
Lulu's feet were bare, and the big toe of her left foot was missing! Now it was only wrapped with a piece of white cloth, and the blood dyed the center of the white cloth red!
Lulu's body was also covered in blood, and her clothes were torn, as if she had been whipped by a wicker!
Her face was swollen high, her left eye socket was blue and purple, and blood was oozing out. A piece of hair on the top of Lulu's head was torn off, exposing the scalp underneath!
Lulu was dirty all over and her expression was dull. She was completely different from the little girl with braids who loved to talk, laugh and be clean!
I thought I made a mistake!
At this moment, my parents came out. Seeing Lulu like this, my mother suddenly covered her mouth and gasped.
My dad lowered his brows and squatted carefully in front of Lulu, for fear of scaring her: "Lulu, what's going on with you?"
Lulu pursed her lips and said nothing.
I finally came to my senses and hurriedly grabbed my dad’s arm and shouted, “Dad! Lulu’s toes are still bleeding!”
"Oh! That's not good! Why did this toe fall off!" My dad's eyes fell on Lulu's feet, and he was so surprised that he patted his thigh hard.
My mother hurriedly walked to the hospital: "Go to the hospital quickly. I'll get the money. Dad, please go get the car!"
"It's too slow to hook up the car, I'm going to find the second one!"
My parents ran away in a hurry.
I held Lulu's hand, and Lulu shook. Her eyes were staring at the ground, and her face was as white as pink.
Seeing her like this, my distressed tears flowed out uncontrollably: "Lulu, how did you do this?"
But Lulu seemed to have lost her soul. She didn't say a word and only cried softly.
Soon, my second uncle arrived speeding on a motorcycle. His clothes were not neatly dressed. When he saw Lulu’s miserable state at the door, he was so shocked that he screamed.
My father first carried me onto the motorcycle, then put Lulu behind me, and then he also sat on it. My mother put the money into my father's hand and urged my second uncle: "Hurry up, Lulu is bleeding."
There’s too much blood!”
The second uncle nodded, and the motorcycle sped out with a bang.
After a while we arrived at the hospital. When the medical staff saw Lulu's appearance, they were shocked and hurriedly pulled Lulu into the treatment room.
My dad, my second uncle, and I all breathed a sigh of relief.
My dad rubbed his head vigorously: "What do Lulu's father and Lulu's mother do for food? The children are like this and they don't care?"
The second uncle laughed coldly, with an expression as if he wanted to eat someone: "How can this couple control Lulu? They just want to have a son now."
As I listened to the conversation between my dad and my second uncle, I felt worried. Lulu is only six years old. Will she have to live such a hard life in the future?
I grabbed my second uncle's trouser leg, raised my head and asked with tears in my eyes: "Second uncle, didn't you say you were looking for that expert? Have you found him?"
"Hey, I didn't find it." The second uncle sighed. He avoided my gaze, feeling ashamed and blaming himself.
I was so angry that I hit his thigh hard: "Didn't you tell me to find an expert? If you had found an expert, Lulu wouldn't be like this!"
"Yun Nuanting!" My dad pulled me over and reprimanded me sternly, "Your second uncle has been worrying about your affairs these days, how can he have time to go to the experts? Besides, your second uncle still has his own work, you
I can’t blame your second uncle!”
How can I listen now?
I stared at my second uncle, feeling that my second uncle had failed to do what he said, which was why Lulu became like this.
My dad saw that I was not convinced, so he kicked me on the butt, knocking me to the ground.
I looked at my dad in disbelief. He had never hit me since I was a child, but now he was pointing at my nose, blowing his beard and glaring at me.
"Yun Nuanting! You are six years old, can you understand something? Your second uncle loves you more than your father. If he teaches you, are you a white-eyed wolf?"
"It's my uncle's fault!"
I was so angry that I cried and rolled on the ground. People passing by looked at us strangely.
My dad was so fierce that he rolled up his sleeves and was about to beat me: "You kid, you really can't do it without beating me!"
"Oh, big brother!" My second uncle immediately protected me and pulled me up, "Don't be like a child. It was me who failed to do what I said."
I angrily threw away my second uncle's hand, my chest heaving up and down, and I stared at my dad.
After a while, the door of the treatment room opened.
The three of us all looked at the doctor who came out with the same expectant eyes.