When the female teacher wasn't paying attention, I lifted Xiao Hei up and showed him in front of the female teacher.
"Well, I'm here to send the child to join your orphanage!"
"oh?"
The female teacher looked at the confused Xiao Hei, then at me, and then asked: "Your child looks very young. What is his relationship with you?"
"Oh, his name is Xiao Hei, and he is the child I adopted three years ago."
As I spoke, I quietly patted Xiao Hei on the head, hinting that he was acting.
Xiao Hei finally calmed down, tilted his head and looked at the female teacher, showing a smile that everyone loved.
"It's just that I'm going on a business trip abroad recently and can't take Xiao Hei with me, so I want to send him to an orphanage for adoption."
The female teacher nodded and then asked: "Our orphanage is in a very remote location. How did you find it?"
"Oh, I took Xiao Hei around for a walk today, and we ended up here while shopping."
I replied casually.
At this moment, another person wearing a security uniform walked in outside the door.
"Teacher Wang, who are you talking to?"
The security guard walked in and was stunned when he saw me.
"who is he?"
"I still want to ask you!"
Teacher Wang glanced at him: "Let outsiders come in at will. Xiao Li, how did you become a security guard?"
The security guard chuckled: "Oh, didn't I just go to the toilet? Who knew he just slipped in? I'll drive them away."
"No."
Teacher Wang waved his hand: "I have inquired clearly. This person wants to send his adopted child to our orphanage. I think this child is quite smart, so I will accept him."
The security guard was stunned: "Teacher Wang, but..."
"No buts, I have the final say here!"
Teacher Wang adjusted his gold-rimmed glasses and said with a hint of majesty.
"Oh well."
The security guard didn't dare to say anything more, and then turned and left.
"Sir, I promise you to adopt this child, you can leave."
Teacher Wang said to me with a smile.
"Gee, thank you so much!"
I hurriedly thanked Teacher Wang and then said: "But Xiao Hei has been afraid of strangers since he was a child. I'm worried that he won't be used to it here. How about I stay here for a few days and wait for him to adapt to the environment before I leave. Anyway, the distance is I still have half a month left for my business trip..."
Teacher Wang thought for a few seconds and then said calmly: "As long as you dare to stay, I won't stop you."
I was stunned for a moment: "Teacher Wang, what do you mean?"
"Okay, no need to say more."
Teacher Wang did not explain to me, but just said: "We don't have idle people here. Since you want to stay for a few days, you must follow my arrangements and help other teachers and staff do what they can. Can you do it?" ?”
"sure!"
I quickly said: "Teacher Wang, don't worry, I am a very hard-working person and I will not just eat and drink here for free. Besides, it is also an honor for me to be able to help the orphanage do something."
"That's fine."
Teacher Wang was very satisfied with my statement. She nodded, then pointed to the room on the left outside and said, "Go and help Zhang Ma cook."
"I still have to prepare lesson plans, so I won't chat with you."
After finishing speaking, Teacher Wang turned and left. I originally had a lot of questions, but when I followed, I found that Teacher Wang was no longer there.
Well, I can stay here anyway, so I will slowly look for clues. I have a hunch in my heart that the ghost mother's child should be in this orphanage!
"Xiao Hei, let's go to the kitchen!"
I patted Xiao Hei on the head, then carried him to the room on the left side of the yard.
Pushing open a wooden door, I walked in. The room was very large, with various kinds of oil, rice, sauce, vinegar and vegetables placed around it. The light in the room was dim. Obviously, this was the kitchen of the orphanage.
Looking around, I found that there was another compartment inside, and the sound of chopping vegetables kept coming from inside.
When I walked into the cubicle with Xiao Hei in my arms, I discovered that there was an old lady standing in front of the chopping board, holding a kitchen knife in her hand and chopping hard on the chopping board.
The old lady looked to be seventy or eighty years old, with white hair and a hunched back. She was busy working with her head down.
The chopping board was dark and full of oil stains, and there was a piece of raw meat on it. Although the old lady was very old, she still chopped the meat very hard, and the chopping board made a clanking sound when she chopped it.
"Mama Zhang, I'm Xiao Cheng, the new kid here. Teacher Wang asked me to help you cook."
I walked up to the old lady and said with a smile.
When the old lady heard the movement, she stopped what she was doing and slowly turned her head.
Only then did I finally see clearly what Zhang Ma looked like, and I couldn't help but gasp.
What kind of face is this? The dry skin is full of ravines and wrinkles, and there are almost no pupils visible in the eyes. Especially when she looks up at people, it is extremely strange under the dark light.
"Are you new here?"
The old lady looked at me, then at Xiao Hei in my arms, and asked in a trembling voice.
"Yes, I am sending my child to your orphanage, and I will do some volunteer work here for a few days."
I said with a smile: "Mama Zhang, if you need any help here, just ask, and you don't have to be polite to me."
"I'm here to do volunteer work, so go ahead and light the fire."
Zhang Ma pointed to the stove behind her and said to me.
"okay!"
I nodded and walked over with Xiao Hei in my arms.
The fire was raging on the stove, and there was a large pot on it. There seemed to be a pot of broth boiling inside. I opened the lid and saw a few white bones flashing from time to time in the boiling broth.
A fishy smell hit my face, which made me feel sick, so I quickly put the lid on the pot.
"Mother Zhang, what kind of broth is boiling in this pot? Why can't I see it?"
Putting a handful of firewood on the stove, I turned to Zhang Ma and asked.
"In that pot, there are three bobcats..."
The old lady didn't even look back and continued: "These bobcats are from the mountains outside. They often come to the kitchen to steal food. I simply caught them and stewed them in a pot to see how they would eat!"
I have long heard that the bobcats living in the wilderness are very spiritual. Many of them grew up eating dead human flesh. The meat is toxic. The mother in this picture actually makes bobcat meat for the children to eat. Aren’t they afraid that the children will be poisoned after eating it? ?
I was about to ask this question, but suddenly, an urgent call came from outside.
"No, the children are missing!"
"Mother Zhang, let me go out and take a look!"
Hearing this, I quickly said hello to Zhang's mother, and rushed outside with Xiao Hei in my arms.
At this moment, the security guard named Li was standing in the middle of the yard, shouting loudly.
