Chapter 39 Chapter Thirty-eight

Zhou Shuancheng's daughter-in-law ran away! The woman can't be blamed for this, it's not that she has no conscience.If you want to blame, blame Zhou Baogen, he beat his wife away. Zhou Shuancheng has the final say on marrying his son a wife, it has nothing to do with Zhou Baogen.In his eyes, the marriage of children can only be decided by Lao Tzu, and he can do whatever he says.The daughter was married to a doorman, and when she arrived at her husband's house, her man had not yet been born. He said that she was married, so she was married?It's the same when it's the son's turn to marry a wife, he can only make up his mind.It's not that he is overbearing, the old rules passed down from ancient times are like this, and no one dares to violate them.Didn't Zhou Ligong go crazy for a while, encouraging young people to have independent marriages, how about it?Wasn't he driven out of the Zhou family village in the end?

Zhou Baogen didn't dare to openly disobey his father, so he could only vent his grievances on the woman.Of course Zhou Baogen didn't want to marry a second marriage, let alone an outsider who fled famine.He felt that he had been the big shopkeeper of Saixiantang at any rate, and he was also a well-known young shopkeeper on the streets of Jiangzhang Town. He was also a person on the scene, how could he drop his price to such an extent?For a person like him to marry a daughter-in-law, of course everyone should be a lady, and at worst it should be Xiaojiabiyu, who would have thought that his father would pick up a beggar for him!It doesn't matter if you are a beggar, or a big girl with yellow flowers.Another ten thousand steps back, even the second marriage can bear it, as long as she doesn't give birth to other people's dolls, it can be regarded as saving him a little face.But not only did this woman give birth to a doll, but the doll also wandered around the village from time to time. Wasn't this the real thing that put a mallet in his eye?No one in the village laughed at him!I don't know what his father is thinking, that old guy is a stingy man, he loves to be cheap in everything, even taking the opportunity to pick up junk for his son to marry a wife!

Zhou Baogen couldn't swallow this breath, so he tried his best to punish the woman, hoping to run her away and get rid of her once and for all, so that he could put the blame on the woman and not be scolded by his father.Zhou Baogen didn't dare to deal with it openly, for fear that his father would find out, so he came secretly.At night, he didn't allow the woman to sleep on the kang, saying she was dirty, and let her sleep underground.In the middle of the night, when he went to the latrine, he deliberately kicked and trampled her, saying that she was in his way.The woman was lying on the ground with no bedding and no cover, with a brick under her head, and couldn't sleep well all night. She woke up at the slightest sound on the kang, and was wary of Zhou Baogen.If you can't sleep well like this, you will lose energy the next day, and you will inevitably get sleepy and doze off when you do housework. Zhou Guoshi either scolded or abused him when he saw it.It's only natural for a mother-in-law to teach a daughter-in-law, and Mrs. Zhou Guo's hair is turning gray from looking forward to this, so how can she let her go so easily?For half a lifetime, the daughter-in-law becomes a mother-in-law.Since that woman entered the door, Mrs. Zhou Guo has offloaded all the housework to her, and became a mother-in-law with peace of mind, devoting herself to finding faults.Zhou Guoshi thinks this is not to be picky, but to teach her to learn the rules.The northern mountains are full of savages, who lack etiquette and education, so she has to teach her how to be a daughter-in-law.Zhou Guoshi is also dissatisfied with this daughter-in-law from the bottom of her heart, but she, like her son, has nothing to do with Zhou Shuancheng.

The woman had trouble day and night, but she gritted her teeth and endured it.In order to survive, for the sake of the dolls outside, she will suffer any hardship or crime.Although the Zhou family kept a close eye on her, when the tiger would take a nap, she would always find a way to get something to eat for the doll.Zhou Shuan’s family has very little food, and they have to mix wild vegetables and bark every day. She needs to collect these things, so she puts the steamed bun in the waistband of her trousers, goes to the ditch, and pretends to go to the rotten kiln to relieve her hands and bury it. There, make a mark, and the doll will be found.Sometimes when she went to fetch water, the doll would follow her from a distance, and seeing no one around, she took out the steamed bun and threw it over vigorously, the doll picked it up and ran away.Sometimes she was so closely guarded that she couldn't go out, so she got up in the middle of the night and went to the hut, and pushed the momos out from under the threshold, and took the baby away before dawn.

The woman worked hard, trying to win the family's sympathy, and maybe someday they would take her baby in as well.Of course, she didn't dare to have too much hope. Adding words in a famine year is like cutting flesh. She understands Zhou Shuancheng's cruelty.Just because there is little hope for this, she has to spend her life here as a thief child, secretly raising her baby.No matter how they tortured her, she would knock out her front teeth and swallow them.As long as the famine is over and her baby is fine, she can't stand it anymore if he is asked to go back to his hometown to set up a family at that time, and it doesn't matter if he hangs himself.

Women can bear it, but Zhou Baogen can't.Whenever he had a chance, he scolded that woman, beggar, go back to Beishan!Your little boy is waiting for you outside, hurry up and get out!Strange to say, Zhou Baogen hated that doll so much at first, he really wanted to find a chance to strangle him to death.But later he stopped hating, not only didn't hate, on the contrary, he also hoped that he would live a good life, only in this way would the woman be concerned, and would not be at ease here.If that doll died, this woman would have no hope, and she would definitely live with him, and his life would be completely finished.

Zhou Baogen's swear words were very vicious, but the woman was tough, she didn't say a word about the man's abuse, and she continued to do housework every day without touching her feet.Zhou Baogen didn't see it right, he had to be more ruthless, or this woman really stuck to him with dog skin plaster.He thought of a trick, and asked the woman to burn the bubbles for him when he was eating opium, and taught her to learn from the waitresses in the tobacco shop, undressing to serve him, and the woman did so with tears in her eyes.Zhou Baogen, having had enough of his addiction and regained his energy, suddenly grabbed the bong and poked the hot pipe at the base of the woman's thighs and nipples, making a screeching sound.The woman was in so much pain that tears flowed down her face, but she didn't cry out.Zhou Baogen laughed out loud, and he said, I told you to keep watch, if you don't go, watch me beat you to death!

The woman just doesn't leave, she puts on her clothes and keeps busy.The hot place is the shameful place, and Zhou Baogen's hands are black hands. This place is covered by clothes and can't be seen. As long as the woman doesn't tell, no one will know.Zhou Baogen really admired this woman's tenacity. Could it be that she was carved out of iron and stone, and she didn't feel it? Zhou Baogen continued to increase the intensity. He is not only scalded now, but also sprinkled chili powder on the scalded wound.The woman was so painful that her teeth were bleeding, but she still carried it.Zhou Baogen was helpless.He said that he wanted to kill this woman, but in fact that was just a harsh word, if he was really asked to kill someone, he didn't have the guts.Zhou Baogen believed that before he could drive her to death, he would be driven insane.After all, Zhou Baogen was not that kind of black-hearted villain, but in the end he gave in to that woman instead.

Zhou Baogen said, please forgive me, I beg you to run away secretly, this is doing good deeds. The woman said, I am sorry for my father for leaving like this, and let others scold me for being heartless. Zhou Baogen said, my father is harming me, and he is harming you too. If he is a Bodhisattva, why doesn't he take your baby in as well? The woman said, my father wants his own grandson. If you can make me conceive a baby, I will give our father a grandson. I will leave immediately after confinement. This is a repayment for his life-saving grace. . Zhou Baogen was overjoyed, really? The woman nodded and said, really.

Zhou Baogen had no choice but to admit that he had nothing to do with this woman except this way. After this matter is settled, it will come immediately, and it will be born and liberated early.The two of them lay naked on the kang, trying to get things done, but when Zhou Baogen arrived, he found that he couldn't start.It's impossible, he had prostituted Yaojie before, she was so tough!He tried to fiddle with himself, but he just couldn't wake it up, it looked like a pig's intestine from the beginning to the end.Zhou Baogen was sweating profusely. He admitted that he didn't like this woman. He heard that men don't get excited when they meet a woman they don't like. But he doesn't like sister Yao either. Why can he erect a flagpole in front of them?Since Sister Yao can cheer him up, then he should treat this woman as Sister Yao.

But it was useless, the heel of the leg was still soft and not collapsed, Zhou Baogen panicked now.People have long said that those who eat opium will turn themselves into donkeys in the end. He has never believed it, and is proud of being able to whore. Is this saying going to be fulfilled now?Prostitution was only a matter of last year. Could it be that the disease came on so quickly?Zhou Baogen was not sure, but he knew that his addiction to cigarettes was getting bigger and bigger, even in this difficult year of famine, he still smoked. He felt that he could not eat, but he had to smoke. Starving people is slow Son, you can't live without smoking.Except for buying food, the money his father sold the land was burned to ashes by him. That woman was even more anxious than Zhou Baogen.Pregnancy was a strategy she came up with, and it was the only way for her to stay here and avoid Zhou Baogen's abuse.Conceived in October, the drought will last for another ten months. At that time, the baby will escape the famine, and it will be easy for her to leave or stay.The woman tried her best to tease Zhou Baogen, but it was useless.She thought the man was too tired, so she rested for a few days and tried to nourish him.She went to the old cliff to dig for long worms, which most resemble men's furniture and are said to be the most resilient.Digging long worms is a life gamble. Women can't eat enough now, they are dizzy from hunger, and their legs are weak when they climb to high places. Some long worms are poisonous, and they will die immediately after taking a bite.But the woman was not afraid, she took a ladder to climb the old cliff in the dark at night, and finally dug up a blue-and-white snake as thick as a rolling pin, and killed it to make soup for Zhou Baogen.After resting for a while, they set up their battles and came back again. This time the woman went all out and sipped Zhou Baogen with her mouth, but Zhou Baogen's cheeks were numb from the sip, and Zhou Baogen was still paralyzed.Now the woman was desperate, she knew she had met a gelding.She had heard people say that most of the people who smoked opium were softies, and unfortunately she caught one.Only now did she understand why this man kept telling her to sleep underground, why he didn't respond when she took off her clothes while burning the cigarettes, not only didn't want to do that, but instead burned her shame with a pipe.He is simply a fake man! The woman thought of running away.It's terrible to be with this kind of man. Either he will be killed right now, or he will be a widow in the future! The woman designed the escape seamlessly.When making dinner that day, she cooked croton in the soup.She has this thing at home, she recognizes it and knows its use.The paste soup is made of corn grits mixed with wild vegetables, and the crotons cannot be seen in it.The Zhou family began to lose weight half an hour after eating, and they took turns running to the hut, and after three or five trips, they became paralyzed, lying on the kang and unable to move.Not to mention walking, I don't even have the strength to speak. In the middle of the night, the woman started to do it.The Zhou family has been tossing and tossing for half the night and now they are sleeping soundly. No one knows who carried them out and buried them.It would be even more uncomfortable if they didn't fall asleep. The shit made people soft, and they could only watch the woman do whatever she wanted.The woman put all the food of the Zhou family into one bag, folded it on both sides, and carried it on her body like a bag. She opened the door, and the doll was waiting at the door. They made an appointment in advance. The baby asked in a low voice, Mom, what are you carrying?so heavy, give it to me. The woman said, you can't carry it, food. The baby said happily, there are so many, enough for us to eat. The woman said, yes. Doll said, do they still have it? The woman said, no more. The baby said that it was their turn to be beggars. The woman said it deserved it. The baby said, the beggar is too pitiful. The woman was taken aback when she heard this, she hesitated for a moment, then turned back, poured some food from her bag into the noodle urn, then led the baby out of the Zhou family village, and disappeared into the night. The Zhou family didn't realize it had been stolen until the next morning.Zhou Shuancheng looked at the urn with a dark face, and Zhou Guoshi cursed, "Donkey Day's Beishan... Before she could finish her words, her mouth was covered by the man.Zhou Shuancheng didn't want the villagers to know about this matter, especially those next door, so that everyone would laugh at him to death. He could only knock out his front teeth and swallow it in his stomach. Zhou Shuancheng regretted that he had made a mistake and didn't handle the doll's matter properly, the woman was entangled and ran away by the doll.He didn't want the doll originally, so he should have been killed, so that this woman would follow his son with all her heart.But Zhou Shuancheng couldn't do it. This is one reason, and more importantly, Zhou Shuancheng felt that he couldn't do this crime, and God would destroy that baby.Leaving the adults to take care of him and wandering alone in the wilderness, he would either starve to death or be eaten by wolves, and he would not survive for a few days.At this time, there really are wolves, and there are dead people everywhere, which attracts wolves.But he didn't expect that the doll's life was really hard, it just couldn't die.Seeing that he is not going to die, he should be taken in. Keep the doll, this woman will definitely not run away!Zhou Shuancheng sighed, regretting that he was too picky. There is no regret medicine in the world.Not to mention medicine now, even the food is gone, how many days can the little cornmeal at the bottom of the noodle urn last?How are you doing this day? Zhou Baogen is different from his parents, he is happy when they are worried.It's not easy to finally drive this beggar away!He doesn't care about living things, so what about his father, he only cares about himself. Zhou Shuancheng wanted to make plans for meals quickly, so he decided to send his son to carry food. This was a last resort, and he would not do it until the moment of starvation.The son is a baby lump, and they are reluctant to make him suffer. Unexpectedly, Zhou Baogen said impatiently, what are you doing with all that effort, just borrow a little from my uncle! Zhou Shuancheng said that one needs to have a little ambition and don't look at other people's faces. Zhou Baogen said, I don't want you to ask, I'll borrow it.He knew that his uncle would not ignore them, as long as he went, the uncle would not even ask for a loan, and would just give them food. Unbelievable stuff!Zhou Shuan became angry, and he cursed, you dare, as long as you dare to take a step to the next door, see if I don't break your leg! Zhou Baogen really can't figure it out, that is your own brother, I am his own nephew, why should I borrow some money from him?It's not that there is no such thing as his family, the grain piled up like a mountain.What else did he want to say, but Zhou Guoshi blocked it, she was afraid that the man would really hit his son if he lost his temper.She told Zhou Baogen, you are so old, you have to think about being self-reliant, you can't rely on others when you encounter difficulties, others can help you for a while, but they can't help you for a lifetime! Zhou Baogen fell silent. Zhou Shuancheng went on to say, son, dad is getting old, I will go back ten years by myself, and I still ask you?You have grown as tall as a wall, it's time to share some housework for Dad, this house will be handed over to you after all. Hearing this, Zhou Baogen's heart moved, and he looked up at his father.His father is indeed old, his hair is almost completely white, his already thin body is even more shriveled, his clothes are empty, his waist is bent, and he is a head shorter than himself.A year ago, his father was a strong man with the spirit of a dragon and a horse, but now he is suddenly old.The famine crushed a stubborn person so quickly, and it was impossible to disobey God.Zhou Baogen was a little sad. He summoned up his courage and said, I... will recite it, but where can I find money? Zhou Shuancheng was happy, he said, that's right, my baby has grown up.You don't have to worry about money, I'm ready for it. Zhou Shuancheng took his son to the cattle pen.The cattle had been sold long ago and it was empty.Zhou Shuancheng removed the water urn next to the animal trough. There was a stone slab under the water urn. When the slab was lifted, there was a hole underneath, and a small earthen jar was hidden in the hole.Zhou Shuancheng took out the crock and opened it, and a strong smell of smoke and earth came out.Zhou Shuancheng told his son, this is money, and your expenses on the road are enough to buy food. Zhou Guoshi was taken aback, why didn't she know about the hidden opium?She smiled and praised the old man, thanks to you, or else that Beishan cunt would steal it all! Zhou Baogen didn't know even more. He remembered Gou Tiezui's fortune-telling a year ago.As soon as the guy opened his mouth, he counted out a jar of silver dollars that his father had hidden in the kitchen wall.He didn't know how many treasures his father had hidden. How could this old man not trust his family members? Zhou Shuancheng reminded his son that this is the last possession, he must take the smoke and dirt with him, be careful on the road, and go back quickly.Zhou Baogen said goodbye to his parents and set foot on the road to Nanshan for the first time. Zhou Baogen had only heard about the suffering of carrying grain back before, but now he has experienced it himself before he realizes that it is not human work at all.His body is inherently weak, plus he was spoiled and spoiled before, so where did he suffer from this kind of crime?Even climbing and rolling to the Qinling Mountains, the arms and legs are no longer my own.But Qinling is running out of food now, and the only way to carry food is to cross Nanshan Mountain to Hanzhong.Zhou Baogen almost died of exhaustion when he ran to Hanzhong. He was really grateful for the big smoke he brought with him. Without this treasure to refresh him and relieve his pain, he would not be able to climb the Qinling Mountains at all. It's coming, big smoke can be exchanged for food directly, but can he carry it back after changing the food?Zhou Baogen had a difficult time, and after thinking about it, he felt that he couldn't.He was going to die when he crawled over empty, but he was sure to die when he crawled back with a bag weighing a hundred catties!Either die from exhaustion or fall off a cliff and die.With his body, there is absolutely no possibility of surviving!Instead of dying on the way and letting others pick up the food for cheap, it is better to use this smoke to do some practical things here. Taking a step back, even if I was lucky enough not to die on the road this time and carried the food back, how many days would the food last?If it is gone, he has to carry it again.He didn't dare to imagine what it would be like to recite it again. Can he suffer this crime a second time?Can Lord Yan spare him the second time?Let's take a step back, even if his parents love him and don't let him carry food, what's the point of staying at home to eat?In the end, it is not starving to death! Going back is definitely a dead end, Zhou Baogen will not go back.What a wonderful place Hanzhong is, with beautiful mountains and clear waters, a land of fish and rice. Compared with the hot and dry Guanzhong, this place is heaven!Here, if you want to eat rice, you can have rice, if you want to eat noodles, you can have noodles, if you want to eat fish, you can have fish, and if you want to eat turtles, you can have soft-shelled turtles.Having made up his mind, Zhou Baogen put on big cigarettes and found a tobacco shop in Hanzhong City, where he wanted to turn the tobacco into shares and work as a buddy there.The owner of the tobacco shop accepted him. It is rare to find such a man with capital. He does not ask for wages, but only asks for board and lodging, plus a few free mouthfuls of opium. Residents, no matter what, the smokehouse is making money. Zhou Baogen sells himself so cheaply in order to find a place to stay as soon as possible, so that he can survive the famine and satisfy his addiction to cigarettes.As for the parents in his hometown, he knew they had a solution. His father must have hidden treasures, and digging out one would be enough for them to last for a while.Before leaving, his father said that this can of opium was the last possession, who would believe it?Anyway, if he didn't believe it, how could his father tell the truth?In fact, Zhou Baogen would rather not believe it now. With the imaginary baby guarding at home, he can feel at ease if he doesn't go back. It's no use picking me up, it's a bad year, let's take care of each other.Zhou Baogen knew that his parents wanted him wholeheartedly. If they knew that he found such a good place to hide from the famine, they would be happy. Once this matter is figured out, Zhou Baogen has no burden.He came to the street, found a restaurant, took out all the money left on his body, and patted it on the counter. He ordered rice, braised fish, stewed turtle soup, and yelled at it. He didn’t eat it for more than a year. After a full meal, the food in Hanzhong is too delicious! The old couple Zhou Shuancheng waited at home, looking forward to their son's return every day. At first, there was still a little food left by the Beishan woman at home, and they counted and ate one by one, preparing to support their son until his return.Mrs. Zhou Guo went to dig wild vegetables and ate them with grain.It was the Beishan woman who did it before, and now it's her turn.Zhou Shuancheng wandered around the house, wondering if there was anything else he could sell, and exchanged money to buy food.Now he has no buried treasure in his hands, and the can of big cigarettes is indeed the last possession.He didn't intend to exchange it for money when he hid it at the beginning, but as a life-saving medicine for his son.He knew that his son couldn't live without that thing for a day, and he was afraid that he would take it out for emergency if he couldn't connect it later.Now it is really an emergency, not only saving the son, but also saving the whole family. Zhou Shuancheng looked around, and there was nothing worthwhile.There are still more than 100 mu of land, but right now it is free and no one wants it.The livestock had been sold out long ago, and the carts would be redundant without them, so they were also sold.The Eight Immortals table and Taishi chair were handed down from the ancestors. When the family was separated, he snatched them from his brother and sold them a few days ago.Bridles and bridles are not worth a lot of leather goods, but at least they can be exchanged for two handfuls of beans, so he also exchanged them.There are still purlins and wooden rafters on the house, which are all high-quality pine and acacia wood, but he doesn't have the strength to go up and tear them down, so he has to let it go. Finally, he saw his and his wife's birthday in the upper landlord's room.These are two cypress coffins that are painted brightly, the whole body is dark, but the baffles at both ends are vermilion, solid and rich.This private house is also Zhou Shuancheng's treasure. Every year, he asks a painter to paint it. Up to now, it has painted five floors. They are as bright as a mirror, and they can reflect people's shadows.During the dog days, Zhou Shuancheng sometimes opened the lid and lay in it. It was chilly inside, and the scent of cypress wood could make people intoxicated.Now that Zhou Shuancheng has made up their minds, this is the only thing in the family that is worth anything. Zhou Shuancheng was standing in front of Shoucai, and an old man with white hair was reflected on the coffin board, facing him.Zhou Shuancheng was taken aback, who is this?He turned his head to look behind him, but there was no one behind him.Could it be him?How did he become like this!Zhou Shuancheng hastily stretched out his hand to caress it, trying to stroke the shadow away.The coffin slab was as smooth as jade, and when he tapped it with his fingers, there was a low echo, and he groaned like pain.Zhou Shuancheng suddenly felt sore, two lines of old tears fell down, he couldn't bear it anymore.Could it be that he worked hard all his life, and finally ended up with no place to bury him? Zhou Shuancheng finally raised his head and dug out the kitchen door. Now there is nothing to ask for, the door has become a decoration.He put the door on a cart and pushed it to Jiangzhang Town, where there were restaurants and food stalls, and they needed firewood. In the next month, Zhou Shuancheng removed a door leaf, a door frame, dug a window, sawed a tree, and went to the street to exchange a handful and a half of grain.There are fewer and fewer things that can be exchanged for food at home, but his hope in his heart is getting bigger and bigger, because the day when his son returns from carrying food is getting closer. But a month passed, and the son was nowhere to be seen.He comforted his wife, saying that Baowazi was weak and walked slowly, which took more time than others.Forty days passed, and the son had not returned.He couldn't hold back anymore, and he and his wife took turns to look under the big locust tree outside the village. When they saw other people carrying food in the village coming home, they asked for news about their son, but others said they hadn't seen them.When these people went out, Zhou Shuancheng knew that they left later than his son, but those who left later came back. Where did his son go?Zhou Shuancheng didn't dare to think about it, there were too many dangers on the way to carry the grain, and several people in Zhoujiazhai had accidents.It has been more than half a year since the beginning of carrying food, and the five people Sheva, Zhuzi, Mancheng, Baoxiang, and Suihu have disappeared. Will it be his son's turn this time? At fifty days, Zhou Shuancheng and his wife were completely desperate.It's time to carry two food trips, and his son hasn't come back yet!Mrs. Zhou Guo burst into tears. She lost her temper with the man and said that you gave back my son, you forced him out to carry food, and he carried it to Lord Hades. If we are going to starve to death, we will die together! Zhou Shuancheng knew he was wrong, but he could still find a reason to scold his wife: Shut up your stinky mouth, who carried the food to Lord Hades?Our baby is blessed with great fortune, and we are still resting on the road.That's what he said, but he didn't believe it himself.But he couldn't believe it, if something happened to his son, what would happen to the old couple! The spirits of Zhou Shuancheng and his wife suddenly collapsed.Even though they didn't have enough to eat before, they still had hope in their hearts, and this breath supported their thin bodies.But now not only is there no food, even the son is gone. It's like a sap on the back of them, and they collapsed all at once. But they have to live even if they don't have the spirit.Mrs. Zhou Guo went out to look for food every day. When she got up that morning, she drank a bowl of vegetable paste soup and climbed to the plateau with a looped cage.The leaves and grass roots in the vicinity have been eaten up by people, so if you want to find them, you have to go far away.Going to Yuanzhou, Guo Shi was panting and her eyes went dark for a while, so she quickly sat down on the ground to take a breath.At this moment, she smelled a bitter smell, following this smell, Zhou Guoshi saw the wolfberry leaves on the edge of the plateau.The wolfberry tree is drought-resistant and has thick leaves, but it smells bad, and livestock don't usually eat it.Mrs. Zhou Guo was very happy. No matter how unpalatable this food is, it is better than Guanyin soil. Now as long as there is food, who would dare to criticize it?When she came to the edge of the plateau, the medlar tree grew under the old cliff, so it was hard to reach.This is thanks to the place where it grows. If it was easy to pick, others would have taken it away.Mrs. Zhou Guo lay down, ready to lean down to break the wolfberry tree.At the moment when he fell to the ground, Mrs. Zhou Guo glanced forward. The terrain here was high and the horizon was wide. He could see the Qinling Mountains in the distance.The weather was clear and cloudless, and Qin Ling seemed to be standing in front of her.Zhou Guoshi was taken aback, and couldn't help but think of her son.Baowa just went to Nanshan, Nanshan doesn't look far away, why can't he come back?Her eyes fell down, and she landed on the official road under the plateau. At this time, the land is scorched yellow, the trees are bare, and there is no shelter, so people coming and going on the official road can be seen clearly.Suddenly, from a distance, Mrs. Zhou Guo saw a thin man, carrying a bag on his shoulders, staggering towards this side.Her heart tightened, who is this person, why does she look so like her baby?The man was getting closer and closer, even though the pocket made him bend over and lower his head, Zhou Guoshi couldn't see his face, but she was so familiar with the black and white striped pocket on his back! Baby! Zhou Guoshi screamed excitedly, and Baowa flew up suddenly when he heard his mother's call, he must have missed his mother too much, he rose high in the air, and rushed towards his mother like a bird. Zhou Guoshi heard his son crying while flying: Mom, I'm tired, I'm too tired. Zhou Guo's tears rolled down, his son suffered too much, when did he suffer this kind of suffering!She hurried to pick up her son, she opened her arms and rushed towards him... When Zhou Guoshi woke up, he was lying on the kang at home.Her waist was broken and her lower body could not move.She fell off the cliff. Fortunately, it was an Ertai plateau, which was not high, only a dozen feet.Zhou Guoshi grinned and trembled in pain, but she still struggled to ask the man, Baowa... back...?Zhou Shuancheng held back his tears and nodded.Zhou Guo's eyes turned sideways. Zhou Shuancheng knew what his wife meant. She wanted to see her son with her own eyes. Zhou Shuancheng said that Baowa sent food to his uncle's house. We have too much food. Let's share some with relatives. . Zhou Guoshi laughed, her son is back, and her man still knows how to love her natal family, how wonderful that is!Nian famine does not seem to be all a bad thing, it also teaches people.Zhou Guoshi fell asleep peacefully.She was so hungry, too tired, and in so much pain, how happy she was to fall asleep! She hasn't woken up since. Zhou Shuancheng watched over his wife with tears streaming down his face.He felt that he was sorry for this woman, that he had killed her.Although he didn't know why his wife fell off the cliff, it would never have happened if she hadn't gone out to pick leaves.Why does my wife go to pick leaves?Not because of lack of food.The lack of food is caused by famine. Small families can say that, but big families like him, who have land and business, can be safe and sound.The blame is that he is too greedy, good land does not grow food or smoke, and wants to take advantage of the famine to resell the land. None of these things are what a serious farmer should do. Not only did he hurt himself, but he also made his wife and baby follow suffer!Will the son go to Nanshan to carry food if he has food?Why would a wife who has food go out to dig wild vegetables?Now that the son is nowhere to be seen and the wife has died, isn't it all his fault? Zhou Shuancheng was in so much pain that his heart was bleeding, but he didn't dare to cry out. At this time, people in the family should not let people know about the death. If they knew, they couldn't save the whole body. People who were hungry and crazy would rush into the house and cut up the body.With tears in his eyes, he put on a shroud for his wife.There are two sets of shrouds, he and his wife put them together.The clothes are all homemade, dyed black, starched, and wadding. When Zhou Shuancheng saw them, his wife wearing presbyopic glasses threading needles appeared in front of him.She asked Zhou Shuancheng at that time, we are sewing shrouds, should we pull some foreign cloth?He immediately vetoed it, saying that everyone is dead, so what else is there to pay attention to!Thinking about it now I regret it.He owed his wife too much in his life, he was frugal, and his wife followed him to live a tight life.She has never worn a single piece of foreign cloth clothes, never eaten a meal of white rice noodles, and never been to a county town.Just like that for a while, he wanted to divorce her and beat her to death, until she lived in her mother's house and dared not come back.What a jerk he is!The wife regards her son and him as the treasures of the family, and let them take the lead in everything.During this year's famine, she saved what she had to eat for them. Several times he found that the stewed soup was different. His father and son's had grain in it, while his wife's was full of wild vegetables. He didn't know she was What the hell.Later, when he was cooking, he deliberately ran to the kitchen, and only then did he figure out the secret.When the wife boils the soup, she wraps the food in a cloth bag and puts it in the soup pot. The soup is divided into three parts. She takes out the cloth bag and pours all the boiled beans and corn into the vegetable soup for him and his son. , I don’t want any of them.Zhou Shuancheng's eyes were red at that time. He wanted to give some food in the bowl to his wife, but his wife said, "You are the pillar of the family, and our son is our lifeblood. As long as you two are fine, I will be fine!" What a woman! Zhou Shuancheng was also especially grateful to his wife, who never mentioned borrowing food next door until she died.This didn't embarrass him and saved his face. In this regard, she deserves to be his wife with ambition. Zhou Shuancheng decided to stay with his wife and make up for all the debts he owed.After putting on the shroud for his wife, he also combed her hair and specially rubbed a little sesame oil on her hair to brighten the dry hair.After serving his wife well, he exerted all his strength and pushed the two coffins in the wing room into the upper room, making them lie side by side.After doing this, he was so out of breath that he couldn't stand, and he collapsed and sat on the ground.He hadn't eaten a grain of grain for five days, and all he had poured into his stomach was a paste of vegetable soup and Guanyin soil.Zhou Shuancheng lit a pot of cigarettes, relying on this to refresh himself. With a little energy, Zhou Shuancheng came to the yard, and finally took care of the housework.He hung the looped cages on the pegs, wiped the dirt off his heads, polished the shovels until they were bright, and put them behind the door.He picked up the broom and swept the yard again. Some fallen leaves were trampled on the ground, and they couldn't be cleaned even after sweeping, so he squatted on the ground and picked them off one by one.At first he wanted to build up the gate with adobe, so that no one could come in again, but he was really tired, so he had to bolt the gate. Well, this is what it is, and this is the home he has worked so hard to maintain for decades.If the son comes back, this is still the home he is familiar with. After finishing all this work, Zhou Shuancheng carried his wife into the coffin and placed it gently.The wife fell asleep with a smile, her face very peaceful.He looked at his wife for a long time, a little surprised.Usually he couldn't see his wife smiling, and the smiling wife was a little out of shape, not like his wife.This smile is very beautiful, he hastened to close the coffin lid, don't let the wind blow away the smile, don't let the dust make the smile dirty. Zhou Shuancheng himself put on his shroud and lay down in the coffin.He wants to accompany his wife here, and the two of them walk hand in hand on Huangquan Road.Zhou Shuancheng knew that he would not survive the famine, and sooner or later he would die.Die at home while you can still manage your own death.As long as he dies quietly, no one will know, and he and his wife will get away safely.It was terrible to die outside. Not only wild dogs would eat the dead bodies, but people would eat them too.Even the coffins that had been buried were dug out, and the dead inside were not spared.Some people not only eat it for themselves, but also sell it for money.When he went to Jiangzhang Town to sell wood, he saw human flesh sellers, using pork and mutton as a cover. To die at home is not only to leave a whole body, but more importantly, to look after the house for his son.Zhou Shuancheng is very good at planning, and he is very thoughtful.The son might come back, he and his wife are here to guard.If anyone wants to occupy this courtyard, they will turn into ghosts and take care of them! A pair of black lacquered coffins are placed in front of the house, this is the treasure of Sensha's town house!Anyone who sneaks into this yard will be scared out of his wits if he encounters it suddenly! Using both hands and feet, Zhou Shuancheng propped up the lid on the top of the coffin and moved it slowly.The opening of the coffin became smaller little by little, and finally closed tightly with a bang, and the darkness instantly filled the coffin. Zhou Shuancheng told his wife that the lights were blown, let's go to sleep. Zhou Shuancheng slept flat in the coffin.The scent of cypress wood diffused, and he felt that he was slowly melting in the scent, turning into a light silk thread floating in the air, floating higher and higher.He was slowly fainting when he suddenly heard someone calling him, Dad, wake up, don't sleep anymore!He could tell that it was Yinwa, she was still bouncing around trying to catch the silk thread, but the thread was too high for her to reach.The silk thread fluttered and floated to the top of the sky. At this moment, an eagle flew over, grabbed the silk thread in its mouth, and pulled it down. Zhou Shuancheng saw that the eagle was his son, and he was very happy. Called out: Baby baby! But the voice couldn't come out, it was held in Zhou Shuancheng's throat.