When he saw the scene before him, he knew that he was back in the small village at the foot of Qixia Mountain.
There were several thatched houses in front of him. Xiao Wangjue was digging up small mounds of dirt under the corners of the thatched houses. When he saw a small whirlpool, he gently pulled it open with his hands and blew the mud away with his mouth. There would be a small insect underneath...
Axiu was making a fire and cooking in the house, and Xiao Wangjue was having a great time. Although she was covered in mud, she didn't care at all.
Suddenly there was a ping-pong sound, and something seemed to fall in the room. I hurriedly ran into the room. It turned out that the legs of the wooden table were rotten due to age. Maybe there were too many things on the table, and they were broken. Various objects were scattered everywhere. On the ground, Axiu is cleaning up.
Axiu shed tears while cleaning up, thinking that Tingsheng would not be able to repair these objects herself. Without Tingsheng, how would this home feel like a home?
If it weren't for the old village chief and several of Tingsheng's friends who often helped her, she wouldn't have known how she could survive this day.
In fact, Axiu also found it strange that the old village chief and those people had never helped their mother and son before, but suddenly one day they started to care about them, and they would send food and money from time to time. Although the gifts were not much, they were enough for the mother and son. Lived.
Axiu sometimes wonders if something happened to Tingsheng outside, so they took good care of the orphan and widowed mother...
Every time she thought of this possibility, Axiu would shed tears.
She also asked the old village chief and several others, and they all said they had never seen Tingsheng...
Hearing the noise in the house, Xiao Wangjue also ran in and asked with concern: "Mom, what's wrong? Why are you crying!"
Axiu wiped the tears from her face and smiled, "Mom, it's okay. There is dust in my eyes."
"Mom is lying. If there is dust in Jue'er's eyes, just rub it and it will be fine. Why are you crying like this? Mother... Do you miss your father? Jue'er misses his father too!"
Xiao Wangjue looked aggrieved. He hadn't seen his father for a long time.
Axiu said nothing and silently packed up the objects on the ground. After a while, Axiu suddenly asked:
"Jue'er, let's go find your father, okay?"
When Xiao Wangjue heard this, he immediately became happy, "Okay, okay! Mom, let's go find Dad!"
Axiu looked at Xiao Wangjue with a happy face and a smile on his face, as if
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What resolution have you made?
"Then go play outside while mom cleans up. After dinner, we will go out to find dad!"
"Oh! I'm going to find my father! I want my father!"
Xiao Wangjue jumped happily and continued to play with the dirt pile.
Axiu watched Xiao Wangjue go out and murmured: "Ms. sir, it's been almost three years and there's been no news from you. I miss you so much!"
After finishing the meal and tidying up, Xiao Wang felt that he was also carrying a small baggage, and Axiu was also holding a bag. Inside were baked cakes, a change of clothes, and some broken silver.
She didn't dare to tell anyone about Axiu's going out. She always felt that although the old village chief and his friends were good to their mother and son, they had an indescribable feeling. The old village chief also vaguely revealed that if she wanted to remarry... …
While the villagers were working in the fields, the mother and son quietly left the village and headed towards the county town.
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After leaving the village, the mother and son began a long journey. When they were hungry at first, they ate pancakes. After the pancakes were finished, they ate fried beans and corn flour, mixed with a little water.
In the end, they ran out of fried beans and corn flour and could only use silver to buy steamed buns. Axiu was reluctant to eat them, so she only ate half of them each time to keep Xiao Wangjue full.
More than twenty days later, the mother and son finally arrived at the county town.
Axiu's haggard face revealed a smile, and the silver in her bag was only enough to buy steamed buns for a few days. Looking at the street with people coming and going, Axiu held on to Xiao Wangjue's hand, for fear that Xiao Wangjue would get separated.
As mother and son walked, Axiu asked others,
"Everyone, please tell me how to get to Shen's Rice Shop?"
After asking several people, everyone waved their hands, and finally an aunt told Axiu
, there are many Shen's Rice Shops in this county. I don't know which one Axiu is asking about.
Following her aunt's instructions, Axiu came to a Shen's rice store. When the store clerk saw Axiu's clothes, he knew he was from a poor family and did not come to greet Axiu.
Ah Xiu smiled and asked, "Brother, I want to ask you, does your Shen's Rice Shop have a cashier named Wang Tingsheng?"
The store clerk didn't want to pay attention to Axiu. He glanced at Xiao Wangjue and then shook his head and said, "I've never heard of it!"
He has indeed never heard of it. This is just a branch.
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There are seven or eight branches in the county, and each one has a cashier.
Axiu thanked him, returned to the street, held Xiao Wangjue's hand and continued walking forward, asking passers-by from time to time...
I asked two Shen's Rice Shops one after another, but I had never heard of it.
Axiu has never traveled far, so she doesn't know that these store clerks don't know the name of the general ledger, unless they ask the branch accountants and store managers, but unfortunately Axiu doesn't understand at all.
Seeing that it was getting dark, Axiu bought two steamed buns and went to the bottom of an overpass. The mother and son nestled under the bridge, preparing to sleep here for the night.
When Xiao Wangjue snored slightly, Axiu looked at Xiao Wangjue in her arms, holding Xiao Wangjue in her arms, and her tears flowed down unknowingly...
I want to tell Axiu that your man thinks you are dead and sleeping with other women!
It's a pity that he doesn't even have a soul, so he can only watch and do nothing.
The next day, Xiao Wang woke up and saw that his mother was still sleeping, with sweat all over her face. Xiao Wangjue thoughtfully took out a towel and wanted to wipe off the sweat for his mother. Suddenly, his little hand touched her mother's face. Stunned, I quickly reached out and touched it again, and found that my mother’s face was really hot!
Although Xiao Wangjue was only seven years old, at this time, he also knew that his mother must be sick.
Xiao Wangjue started crying, calling her mother while crying. Axiu woke up in a daze, but she was powerless and could only cheer up and comfort Xiao Wangjue.
"Jue'er, mother...it's okay...stop crying!"
"Oh! My mother is lying. She is obviously sick!"
Xiao Wangjue cried out when he saw his mother's weak appearance.
Seeing sweat pouring out from his mother's face, Xiao Wangjue thought that in the past, when he felt uncomfortable and his face was covered with sweat, his mother would use a towel dipped in cold water and apply it on her face.
Taking the towel, Xiao Wangjue stood aside and looked around. He saw a small slope leading to the river, and there was a stone step in the river.
Xiao Wangjue ran downstairs. Axiu immediately guessed what Xiao Wangjue wanted to do and quickly shouted: "Jue'er, come back, it's dangerous down there!"
Xiao Wangjue didn't listen to her at all, and he couldn't see anyone in an instant.
Axiu was worried about Xiao Wangjue, so she used all her strength to slowly climb to the edge of the bridge hole, hoping to see Xiao Wangjue with her own eyes before she would feel relieved.
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