The journey of escaping from the clutches of the devil made the little child see the darkness of human nature prematurely, and he knew that once he left, there would be a point of no return waiting for him outside.
He decided to endure it for the time being and wait until he grew up and had the ability to leave before taking action.
The poor child suffered intensified torture in Niu Xinghua's hands.
Until that day, someone came to the house, a young man wearing a big cap.
The man kindly asked him how old he was, gave him sweet candies, brought him new clothes, and took a picture of him.
That was what happened when Qiao Nanhai returned to Qiao's house for the second month.
Although Qiao Nanhai escaped from the clutches of the devil alone, he initially showed his difference.
But his usual submissiveness still did not attract Niu Xinghua and Qiao Shulin's attention.
In their minds, Qiao Nanhai was still the little kid they raised.
There is no difference at all from Qiao Dafu, who is clumsy and tongue-tied.
In this way, their conversation with the young man was clearly heard by Qiao Nanhai who was hiding in the corner.
Although the little child did not understand some words at the time, it did not prevent him from understanding one thing.
"It was only then that I confirmed that they were not my biological parents, and I gave up completely."
Qiao Nanhai's voice was filled with bitterness.
No matter how doubtful I am, there is always a glimmer of hope in my heart.
No matter how bad Niuxinghua and Qiao Shulin were to him.
"and after?"
Mo Yu couldn't hold it back and asked again:
"How come that young man is so sure that you are the person he is looking for?"
This little girl knows how to grasp key points.
Mo Yan patted his sister on the head.
Qiao Nanhai continued:
"That night, the young man stayed at our house. In the middle of the night, he woke me up and asked me if I had seen a silver lock."
"He also showed me the pattern."
Qiao Nanhai had actually seen it before, but for some unknown reason, he led the man to Niu Xinghua and Qiao Shulin's room, and took out a black cloth bag from the corner next to the stove.
Open it, and you will see what the young man said inside.
The young man shined a flashlight on the silver lock, looked over it carefully for a while, took out an identical silver lock from his pocket, wrapped it up, and put it back in its place.
And the original silver lock was wrapped in thick red velvet and put into his arms.
Then he took him back to his original house.
I don't know why, but their movements were not small, but they didn't wake up Niu Xinghua and Qiao Shulin.
Back in the house, Qiao Dafu was still asleep.
The young man pulled Qiao Nanhai and said a lot of words to him, some of which he could understand, and some of which he could not.
Qiao Nanhai remembered the most important thing. The young man asked him to be patient. When the time was right, his father would come to take him home.
"What about your mother?"
It was Mo Yu again, and Mo Lan pinched her out of composure.
"Curious, hehe, curious."
Mo Yu slapped Haha with a grimace.
"died!"
Qiao Nanhai finally had an expression on his face, it was a son's admiration for his mother.
No one knows what pains and sufferings his mother, that woman who was soft and frail in the mouths of young people, a rich lady who had a smooth life and never experienced any beatings in life, went through in order to save his life. Not moved, not impressed.
Being a mother means being strong, it is really not an empty phrase.
Seeing that Qiao Nanhai was in a low mood, Mo Yan ended it for him:
The next day, the young man left. Before leaving, he left a large amount of money to the Qiao family. He had only one request, which was to treat Qiao Nanhai well.
The young man also gave an approximate date, saying that he would come back to pick up Qiao Nanhai to reunite with his biological father.
Qiao Nanhai also lived a good life for a while.
But as the money was spent and the date promised by the young man came and went, Niu Xinghua became extremely disappointed and returned to her old ways. She began to tease Qiao Nanhai again, almost torturing the little child to death.
If it weren't for someone in the village who really couldn't stand it and made the public angry, Qiao Nanhai would have been reduced to nothing.
"You will all know the rest."
Mo Yan concluded and didn't plan to say any more.
"Then the young man never came again?"
"No!"
Mo Yan was straightforward and gave his sister a warning look.
"Oh, my second brother-in-law is so pitiful!"
Mo Yu pretended to be blind, but patted Qiao Nanhai on the shoulder as if he were an elder:
"Second brother-in-law, don't worry, you are now a member of our Mo family, and we will treat you well in the future!"
"I guarantee that you will be fed, clothed, warm and happy every day!"
Mo Niujun and Gao Lamei also nodded. No wonder Qiao Nanhai would stand by their family when they got married. It was the same today. Now they completely understand.
They live in the east end of the village, and Qiao's family is in the west end of the village. Although they have heard about some things, they don't know much about them.
They could see that there should be a follow-up to this matter, but Qiao Nanhai and Mo Yan didn't intend to tell them, and they wouldn't ask further questions.
"Now we all know the truth of the matter, don't worry, I won't let Niu Xinghua put a shit basin on your heads again!"
Gao Lamei is very motivated.
"No, Fourth Aunt, the dog bit you, you can still bite the dog, it's too dirty!"
Mo Yan disapproved.
Dogs can't change eating shit. She knows everything Niu Xinghua says and does in the future without even thinking about it, but she doesn't want her family to waste words, time and energy.
"We have more important things to do now."
When the greenhouse is planted and the profits are seen, those bastards will be greedy to death.
Thinking of this, Mo Yan felt relieved and a little impatient.
"By the way, sister, are you going to follow us back, or stay and help fourth uncle and fourth aunt?"
Mo Yan suddenly remembered that he had not asked Mo Lan about his plans.
"Let's go see our mother first. I won't be relieved if I don't see her. I'll come back when my mother is well."
She lived at her sister's husband's house for a long time. Her mother could do it, but she couldn't because she was afraid of being gossiped about.
Mo Yan didn't think too much and nodded.
"I am coming too!"
Mo Yu jumped up, "I miss our mother too!"
"You don't go to school anymore?"
"Hey, I'm not good at studying anyway, so it's okay to delay for a day or two."
The whole family couldn't do anything about Mo Yu's poor academic performance.
Mo Yu's ambition is to get a diploma after graduating from high school, and then find a job like Mo Yan, even a temporary job.
"I don't want to dig in the loess with my back to the sky all my life! It's too tiring! It's not as good as a working person."
"When you are young, you can go to work easily, without being blown by the wind or rain. When you are old, you can still retire and receive a pension."
"Unlike the old farmers, who have been exposed to wind, sun and rain, and all the grain they worked hard to harvest has been handed over to the public, but they have to feed themselves or even go hungry. They are still working in the fields to earn a living in their seventies and eighties."
"It's so hard!"
These are the original words of the little girl.
