After experiencing the despair of being kidnapped for 23 hours, Wang Xue once again fell in love with Su Yuncheng.
Eight seconds after her heart beat, her heart died.
She felt that Lin Nianhe liked Su Yuncheng not only because of his face, but also because of attraction to the same kind - they were both the same scourge.
In Wang Xue's heart... there was actually a hint of happiness.
"Stay here and don't leave."
Before Su Yuncheng left, he left a message and a sharp stone to Wang Xue.
Wang Xue nodded, stretched out his numb hand, and held the stone tremblingly.
As if that was the hope of redeeming her.
…
"Grandpa, grandpa."
Niu Wa has a pair of very dark and bright eyes, which are like two briquettes embedded in his overly thin face. He is seven years old, much shorter than his peers, and looks like a five-year-old child.
Uncle Niu kept looking at him with a look that Niu Boy couldn't understand.
"What's wrong?" Uncle Niu asked.
Niu Wa pushed the plate towards him: "Master, I'm full."
On the plate were five fat, white dumplings stuffed with meat. Grandpa only made ten in total.
Niu Wa licked her lips and finally asked the question she had been wondering for a long time: "Master, why are you eating dumplings today?" They were made of pure white noodles and pork filling.
Niu Wa has never eaten dumplings like this before, not even during the Chinese New Year.
He didn't know where the white flour and meat came from, he knew it was delicious, and he also knew that grandpa didn't touch a bite.
Uncle Niu twitched the corner of his mouth and whispered: "When you go out and bring dumplings to the store, you have to eat dumplings today."
Niu Wa nodded as if she understood, and pushed the plate towards the old man: "Master, you eat, it's getting cold."
Uncle Niu shook his head: "I'm not hungry, you eat."
"I lied. I didn't eat anything in the morning."
Niu Wa has been dependent on her grandfather since she was sensible. A child without parents is so precocious that it makes people feel distressed.
He got off the stool, moved to Uncle Niu's side, took a dumpling and put it to his mouth.
The child stared at his grandfather with bright black eyes and said seriously: "Master, you eat it, it's always delicious."
Uncle Niu looked at him, his big rough hands fell on the top of his head and rubbed it.
He said: "Son, when you go out from now on, be smart and remember, if you see anything wrong, just run. If you run fast, no one can catch you..."
"You will get into trouble when you go out. As long as you can survive, there is no shame in anything you do, you know?"
As he spoke, his eyes turned red.
Niu Wa blinked her big eyes and tilted her head to look at him.
He didn't understand what grandpa meant, but he nodded first.
Uncle Niu lowered his head to pass the dumpling, and tremblingly took out a handkerchief whose original color could not be seen from his pocket.
It may be blue or cyan.
Putting the handkerchief into the pocket that he had just sewn for Niu Wa the night before, Uncle Niu told him: "Baby, take it out if you really can't live any longer. Remember, you can take it when you are alone. Don't let anyone else." Saw."
Niu Wa felt that the little pocket on her heart was heavy, and when she touched it, it was still a little hard.
"Master..."
A tall figure appeared in the simple yard of the Niu family, interrupting the conversation between the grandfather and grandson.
There are very few things in the yard, and there are only traces left on some of the land, indicating that something was originally there.
The shadow moved forward slowly, blocking the light from the kitchen.
The man didn't speak, he just stood there quietly, waiting.
Uncle Niu's hand trembled and he rubbed Niu Baby's head again.
He rubbed it a little anxiously, as if he wanted to rub it a few more times.
"Son, I'm going out for a while. You're fine at home." Uncle Niu said.
Niu Wa tilted her head and looked at the strange man by the door, nodded, and then handed the dumpling back to Uncle Niu's mouth, insisting: "Master, eat a dumpling."
Uncle Niu's eyes were very red.
"Hey, eat."
He opened his mouth, tremblingly, and took the dumpling into his mouth.
Niu Wa smiled, and the black coal briquettes bent into a crescent moon.
"Master, I'll wait for you. Let's eat dumplings tomorrow."
"Okay, okay."
Uncle Niu stood up, pinched Niu Wa's face one last time, turned around, and walked towards the man outside the door.
The dumplings were cold and it was a bit difficult to chew.
But it is the most delicious dumpling that Uncle Niu has eaten in half a century.
"It has nothing to do with the baby, don't scare the baby."
He said.
There was pleading in his voice.
"Um."
Su Yuncheng agreed with the same low voice, fulfilling his wish.
Then they walked out side by side like old friends who had known each other for many years.
"Grandpa, grandpa!"
Niuwa suddenly ran out.
Uncle Niu stopped. He didn't look back and looked up at the sunset, tears streaming down his cloudy eyes.
"Master, please come back early. I was just playing with you. I don't want to eat dumplings anymore."
"You... come back soon."
Niu Wa shouted at Uncle Niu's back.
Uncle Niu wiped his face and hid his tears in his palms.
He turned around and waved away, his impatient tone the same as every day before: "Go home and stay there, don't make any noise."
Niu Baby didn't go home, and Uncle Niu didn't look back.
The grandfather and grandson who depend on each other may never see each other again.
On the way, Su Yuncheng asked: "Do you want to send him abroad?"
Uncle Niu grinned, tears flowed into his mouth, and he didn't feel any pain: "Doctor Zhuang said I don't have many days to live...My son died when he was ten years old, and I picked up Niuba... No matter what, I don’t even know what I do, so it’s not his fault.”
Su Yuncheng said: "Wang Cang and Wang Wei's group have all been brought to justice, and no one can take him away smuggling away."
"well……"
Uncle Niu sighed.
"He won't be able to survive if he goes out," Su Yuncheng glanced at him, "and Wang Cang has no intention of sending a child away at all risks."
"Oh, that's right."
Perhaps because he knew that his plan had failed, Uncle Niu didn't react much when he heard the truth.
Su Yuncheng said nothing and walked out of the village in silence.
Uncle Niu walked very slowly step by step.
When he reached the village entrance, he stopped, turned around, and looked in the direction of his home.
There was a small black spot there, whose face he couldn't see clearly, but he knew that it was the baby he had picked up and raised for seven years.
He is still waiting for him, waiting for him to come home.
The tears that Uncle Niu had held back for a long time flowed down again.
His lips pursed, and after a long while, he asked: "How will this baby live in the future?"
He is only a little bit old and can't do much farm work. From now on...
Uncle Niu turned around and looked at Su Yuncheng with pleading eyes: "I just want the baby to live... Is it wrong to let the baby live?"
Su Yuncheng remained silent.
He was not good at words and could not say anything that would convince him.
"You are right, but am I wrong?"
A crisp and clear voice sounded not far away.
Su Yuncheng turned around and saw Lin Nianhe standing under a tree not far away.
He frowned, but she didn't look at him.
Lin Nianhe walked over slowly, looked at Uncle Niu and continued: "Did the Zhang family boys who were kicked out of the house do anything wrong? Did the soldiers guarding the border do anything wrong? You think you are just trying to save a child's life, but you really mean it , in a way that hurts others and the black land that gave birth to you and raised you."
"It is true that our country is currently very poor, but she has worked very hard to protect every person. You should believe her."
“The Great Wall will never abandon the motherland;”
“The Yellow River and the Yangtze River will never abandon the motherland;”
“The Kunlun Mountains will not abandon the motherland;”
"We won't either."
(End of chapter)
