The noise broke the peace of the village, and the barking of dogs got closer and closer. Long Xing ran out of the house in search of fame, and saw a crowd of people walking towards him noisily.
Walking in front was Pan Hu, the second uncle of Longxing, and a few young men pulling a cart. Next to the cart were a group of people watching the fun, including adults and mostly children. A group of people were quickly approaching Long Xing's home.
Long Xing, who ran out of the house out of curiosity, felt panicked. Through the gap in the crowd, I saw the white cloth on the cart and the people lying on it.
It was his father who was an alcoholic. Long Xing panicked and ran over.
Long Xing, who had excellent eyesight, had already seen his father in the car.
After uncovering the white cloth, his disheveled hair and blackened face no longer looked as kind as his father once did.
His eyes were closed tightly, like two blackened copper coins. His face was darkened and his teeth were bared in an ugly way, which made people look frightened.
The second uncle Pan Hu said in a low and hoarse voice: "Xiao Longxing, your father is gone.
Say goodbye to your father, he is dead and will never come back." He was already choking and crying.
"Hey, this child is so pitiful. His father is gone again."
"Who can say otherwise? It is said that his mother was also killed by him, and his father also died. He is really a broom star."
"Hehe, I heard that dragon rain fell when he was born. He couldn't be an evil dragon from the Dragon Palace, right? I can't say for sure, otherwise his parents would have been killed."
"It seems that the old Pan family can't keep this child. Whoever clings to him will be unlucky."
The noisy discussions around him, and various sounds of disdain that looked like sympathy but were actually sarcastic, fell on the ears of Long Xing, who stood like a wooden stake beside his father's body.
It was like a thorn piercing his heart, making the young man breathe quickly.
Long Xing slowly raised his head, revealing his young and slightly black face, and his dark eyes swept over the sarcastic and mocking people around him.
The shining eyes became sharp, as if they could see through their hearts, which were all black. At the same time, the self-deprecating taste in the corner of his mouth became even more bitter.
Are these people all that mean and bitter? The young mind is wronged and hurt. Although there was still some pain from the injury in the morning, it was insignificant compared to the heartache at this time.
"Second uncle, how did my father die?" Long Xing asked with a cry in his childish voice.
"Your father was killed by a mountain tree."
The Pan family has a mountain forest with a lot of wood. There are four brothers and sisters. Long Xing's father is the fourth. He supports his family by selling processed mountain wood.
The Pan family's main business is mountain forests and wood processing plants. A forest covers hundreds of acres and stretches over several hills.
The family business left by their parents is mainly controlled by the eldest brother Pan Long. The three brothers and sisters: the second eldest Pan Hu, the third eldest Pan Feng, and the fourth eldest Pan Bao, have always been under the majesty of the eldest brother. As the saying goes, the elder brother is like the father. .
Pan Bao is Long Xing's father and is responsible for managing the wood processing factory, basically helping the boss with work. Pan Bao was put into the home and lay quietly on the floor. Long Xing saw his father's battered and bloody body.
Long Xing knelt in front of his father's head and combed his father's messy hair with his small hands, while tears of frustration and sadness flowed down his face.
In addition to Pan Hu, the second eldest son, Pan Bao was sent back by the eldest son, Pan Gang, a burly young man with a broad face and a pair of swarthy eyes.
Behind Pan Gang is the second son Pan An. His fair face is a little creamy and pink. He is less than sixteen years old, but he is quite tall. His mouth under the bridge of his nose is a little curved and he looks contemptuous. He said There is also a feminine accent in her speech. There is a pungent coldness in the femininity.
Pan Gang put down his fourth uncle and went back to his home. Pan An was not far away, his eyes like a snake staring at Long Xing who was kneeling in front of Pan Bao.
Pan Hu was discussing with others how to bury him. Aunt Pan was too scared to come near. Long Xing knelt quietly in front of his father.
Grandma, who came after hearing the news, looked at Xiao Longxing and couldn't help but hold his little hand. A fat, short, old woman with a big head. The nose is soft and smells a bit like dough.
Wearing a bit funny black clothes, it looks like a soft round ball with obvious lines. Funny and amiable, she was crying and comforted Long Xing in a slightly easy-going tone: "Say goodbye to your father, he died prematurely before he reached his age..."
Pan Bao was hastily buried. The boss, Pan Long, was not present because he was busy with matters at the Mufang Factory. Pan Gang presided over Pan Bao's funeral on behalf of his father.
Pan Feng cried, but had no tears, and secretly looked at the face of the second eldest brother Pan Hu.
Long Xing was seriously ill. There was a dispute within the family about Long Xing's upbringing. Aunt Pan, who was originally responsible for taking care of Long Xing's daily life, backed down. Because he was afraid, he would no longer want to come to Longxing's house.
Others were even less willing to accept Long Xing. Overnight, Long Xing became a burden, the unnecessary child of the Pan family.
"Second uncle, find someone to send my opinion away. This is also what my dad wants." Pan Gang first covered Pan Hu with his dad's hat.
"This is a bit inappropriate, isn't it? After all, Long Xing is also a son of the Pan family. The fourth child has just left, so we can't kick the child out?" Pan Hu had some opinions on Pan Gang's words and whispered.
"Second uncle, this is true, but who will take care of him? The second aunt is scared. He has already killed the fourth aunt, and this has killed the fourth uncle. He cannot stay in Pan's house, my father said so!" Gang's arbitrariness made Pan Hu choked and speechless.
"Third aunt, what do you think? Why don't you take it?" Pan Gang turned to Pan Feng.
"Eldest nephew, as you said, I'm a married man. If I didn't still have a piece of forest, I wouldn't go back to Pan's house. I don't want it. You just have to do it." Pan Feng shook her head. It turned out that in her heart The brother-sister relationship is all papery.
"What are you talking about? Just throw it into the mountains and let it fend for itself. Sooner or later, our Pan family will be killed. I'm still young and don't want to die." A high-pitched voice broke the calm in the room. Pan An's feminine face appeared in the hall.
"Have you ever said that about a brother? How can I say that Long Xing is also your brother?" Another girl's voice sounded. Pan Hu's daughter Pan Lingling was unreasonable when she heard Pan An's words and stood up to retort.
"Pan Lingling, what's wrong with you as a little girl? Go away!" Pan An was so rebuffed by Pan Lingling, who was less than twelve years old, that she couldn't get off the stage and yelled angrily.
"Okay, don't argue anymore. I'll take my daughter's child away." Long Xing's grandmother really couldn't listen anymore.
After several discussions to no avail, Long Xing's grandmother took Long Xing away, hoping to find a family without children to give him away. There is no longer a place for Long Xing in this place.
At the moment of farewell, the cousins in the family who had some affection for Long Xing could only frown and give up the idea of staying. Pan Lingling was a little reluctant to leave, but the adults decided.
"Alas..." With an inexplicable sigh, the grandmother could only accept taking Long Xing away, thinking of her daughter who had died long ago.
