Chapter 4 Chapter Four

The black clouds rise from the western sky, they are lumpy and flocculent at first, and then spread out quickly, the more scattered across the country, the more scattered and thicker.Zaohua raised her head, which frightened Heiyun suddenly. It was an extremely dry day in August, and Zaohua's mood was worse than the weather.Just yesterday evening, she had another quarrel with her elder brother Niu Genshi, and the brother and sister became enemies.The quarrel was caused by Yuyin, a dead woman.Originally, she was staying at Shawan Village's house, but suddenly she came to Shawopu, crying so much that she was so aggrieved that Zaohua's heart was overturned.Asking her what happened, Yuyin only said that she had a quarrel with Yuhu, and Yuhu slapped her.As soon as Yuhu slapped Yuyin, Zaohua jumped up suddenly: "Eat his food, drink his food, and gave birth to him?" Zaohua hugged Yuyin into her arms, and couldn't stop crying Lose.Seeing Yuyin only came for a few days, and she was dark, thin, and her skin was rough. How could she look like a scholar?My heart became more and more sad.She asked Yuyin: "Why?" Yuyin faltered, refusing to say the reason, but scolded Yuhu for not being human, and wolves were stronger than him.The more Yuyin doesn't say anything, the more anxious Zaohua is. Yuyin is so big, she seldom speaks ill of Yuhu.Knowing that he spent money on studying and was in the wrong, he gave way to Yuhu everywhere.

"You said it, why should you be angry with him?" Zaohua couldn't bear it anymore.The old one plots against her, and the young one hits Yuyin. It's not clear that this is a desperate attempt.Thinking about it this way, I don't care.It's no wonder that Yuyin is a hundred times, a thousand times more important than herself in her heart. Zaohua still didn't ask in the end, Yuyin is a dead girl, her mouth is hard.She obviously came here to sue her, but she was treated as an outsider when it was over.Zaohua feels aggrieved, I really can't mention it. As soon as Yuyin was settled down, his elder brother Niu Genshi came running along.Angrily, shaking his beard, he scolded as soon as he entered the courtyard: "It's against the sky, I can't talk about you, why don't I just say a few words about you, run away, there is a lot of work at home, and I run around all day long." Those who run west, it’s up to you, go back!”

"Did you just say a few words, who gave you the slap on the face?" Zaohua yelled at her brother Niu Genshi. "What's wrong with beating her? It's for her own good!" Niu Genshi looked arrogant, "The house is on fire, and everyone is plucking yellow hairy firewood seeds, which sell for more than two yuan a catty. You are fine. No one can look into the eyes, just want to chew on my old skin." "Whoever gnawed at you, who ate you, clearly said that it was thanks to your help, but you can count on your conscience, the money you got from beating me these years is probably more than your fathers earned."

Niu Genshi was stunned by Zaohua's words, he never expected that Zaohua would ask him for money.Yohehe, she actually asked him to ask for money, and it was in front of Yuyin.Did you bring the money?Why did you bring it up so bluntly?He uttered a few words, thinking that since you even mentioned the money, I would not care about anything else. "Take your money, but you can say it out, what you eat, use, drink, which one is not for me? What happened to the money? I forgot what you said at the beginning, regret it?" "How much did I eat, drink, and use? These years, I have been working from dawn to dusk, and I have not done anything. Even as a long-term worker, I have paid back my love." Zaohua couldn't bear it anymore, and seemed to have a stomach full of grievances. To vomit.In these years, in her free time, she went to the sand den to grab lettuce, smoothed the yellow hair and wood seeds, and helped the six sheep to shear the sheep. If the money is calculated carefully, it is not a small sum. solid.Just for Yuhu to marry a daughter-in-law, she gave more than five thousand.

"Is that money yours? It's Old Zheng's money, he should give it to you!" Niu Genshi suddenly thickened his neck and said. Suddenly, Zaohua's face turned pale, horribly pale, then gradually turned blue, then red, then darkened again, and finally, there was no blood at all. "You go, you go!" Zaohua shouted with all her strength.Her eyes darkened, she almost fell over, hurriedly supported the wall, her body couldn't help shaking violently.Yuyin ran over, startled all over the place: "Aunt—Aunt—" Zaohua held back the pain in her heart, and straightened her back vigorously.Yuyin's face turned even paler, she must have heard the meaning of the words, her eyes flicked back and forth on her and Niu Genshi's faces.

What else did Niu Genshi want to say, Zaohua rushed towards him: "Go, have you eaten salt and vinegar for nothing all your life?" Can go all out. Niu Genshi's lips moved a few times, but in the end he didn't say anything more, resentful and unwilling, he turned around and left. The night was dark and heavy, Yuyin and Zaohua were lying on the bed, neither of them slept, they couldn't fall asleep.Both of them were overwhelmed by their worries, tossing and turning, making a lot of noise.Yuyin couldn't help but asked again: "What's going on?" Yuyin had already faintly felt something, she was not a fool, the smell of the family, and the indistinct words between aunt and father, and the abnormal behavior of aunt. Her performance made her think too much.But she was a little elusive, the memories of the past were floating in front of her eyes, she wanted to string them together, to string together an answer, and it was futile to string them together for half a night.That man left her with too little memory, only remembering that he was a rightist, a bad element who was rehabilitated in a sand den all day long.Later, he said no, that he was an expert who specialized in the study of deserts.Yuyin was thinking desperately, remembering desperately, one or two images suddenly popped up in her mind, that man once hugged her!He even sucked her face hard twice!It was about the summer when I was seven years old, and the desert was filled with the fragrance of sand jujube flowers.Seven-year-old Yuyin was running on the sand when Zheng Dayuan caught her suddenly.My aunt ran over from afar, snatched her, and handed her over to her mother.You don't touch her from now on!

Broken, the thread of the memory is broken here, and it can no longer be strung together.When she grows up, when she is admitted to university, that man will become a cloud forgotten in the desert, and has no connection with her life anymore.It wasn't until he died, until my aunt rushed from the desert to the provincial capital crying and tearing, that man reappeared in her life like a distant relative. But why did dad say that?Why did my aunt let that sentence almost overwhelm her? "If there is anything else, I just borrowed some money from him." Auntie was obviously prevaricating. When she said this, her face lit up in the dark, very red, giving people a feeling of being lit by something. illusion.

"I don't believe it!" Yuyin grabbed her aunt's shoulder and forced her to say.Yuyin wanted to break the casserole and ask the bottom line, she insisted on solving the mystery in her heart. This girl, she is forcing me to the cliff.Zaohua knew that she couldn't hide this matter, and sooner or later she would let Yuyin know. If she didn't tell, Niu Genshi's family would too.Thinking of this, she hated her brother Niu Genshi again. Why are people like this, no matter how hard they are, they have suffered together. When the days are better, why is that little affection fading away?Can Lin Zi give it to you?How can I confess to myself in this life, and how can I confess to him under the nine springs?This is not just a forest, what is planted in it is my whole life.No, it is the life of two people!Who among you can understand?

Zaohua's eyes were blurred, and her heart was already wet. The past was like billowing dust, which suddenly confused her heart. ... In the flying sand all over the sky, the men, women and children of Shawan Village are fighting, and the construction site is full of red flags. Slogans such as "catch up with Dazhai County in three years", "do a lot of socialism, and a large number of revisionism", "work hard for three to five years, and deserts can be turned into fertile fields" are posted everywhere.Trees have been cut down, and large swaths of Jujube groves have been shoveled away, and Shawan people want to build socialist fertile land here.The young rightist Zheng Dayuan pulled a shelf cart, and together with the bad elements in Shawan Village, they pulled soil into fertile fields.The soil has to be pulled from a long distance, and then cover the sand layer by layer.Su San, a militiaman, held a gun and supervised righteously.Zheng Dayuan's body could not withstand the attack of wind and sand, and after running a few times, his gait became staggering, leaving the bad elements behind.Su San was dissatisfied and wanted to hit him with the butt of a gun, scolding him for dishonest reformation.Zaohua on the side rushed over to help Zheng Dayuan push the cart.Niu Genshi, the captain of the militia, yelled from a distance: "Zaohua, come here!" Zaohua ignored her brother. She loved this rightist from the bottom of her heart. It's still dark.How can his thin body withstand this kind of tossing, even a native of Shawan can't resist it a little bit.

Zheng Dayuan turned his head and gave her a grateful glance. When eating black rice, Zheng Dayuan and the bad elements were separated to the other side, and they waited until the Shawan people had finished eating.The people from Shawan each had a big bowl of vegetables and two big steamed buns, just for this, Su San still yelled that he was not full, and was scolded by Niu Genshi.When it was Zheng Dayuan's turn, the dish was replaced with soup, and the steamed bun became one.Zheng Dayuan held the bowl and hid in the distance, looking at the vegetable soup in the bowl, worrying.Zaohua walked over quietly, and gave Zheng Dayuan two eggs while others were not paying attention.It was secretly given to her by her brother, for fear that she would not be able to withstand it.She was not willing to eat, and had long thought of giving it to him.

Zheng Dayuan was really hungry, he ate one bite, the greediness and fragrance of the food made Zaohua cry.After eating, he wiped his mouth and wanted to say something, but Su San came over, snatched his steamed buns, and stuffed them into his mouth.Zaohua pounced on her suddenly, almost tearing Su San's mouth apart. At night, the criticism began.The director of the Revolutionary Committee of Populus euphratica Commune came from afar with militiamen to participate in the mass criticism in Shawan Village.Zheng Dayuan was the first to be arrested, and he was asked to explain why he wrote reactionary articles to destroy the great movement of learning from Dazhai in agriculture.Zheng Dayuan stammered. He had confessed countless times that the article was written to the Provincial Revolutionary Committee, and raised strong doubts about the large-scale sand leveling and land preparation in the desert, and the felling of trees to make fields.It was for this article that he was labeled as a rightist and sent to Shawan Village for reform.Seeing that he didn't speak, Su San jumped onto the stage and slapped him.Zaohua couldn't stand it anymore, she got out of the crowd and sneaked to the construction site.Zheng Dayuan's work has been slowed down a lot. According to the regulations, he still has to complete the task after the criticism meeting. Zaohua pulled up the car, the night was hazy, the wind was lingering, the sand hit her face and also her heart.She chanted that person's name over and over again, feeling a sudden increase in strength in her body.For the first time, this seventeen-year-old girl from Shaxiang called a man in her heart, with a fair face, thick eyebrows, eyes that dodged when she looked at her, and white teeth when she opened her mouth... When the criticism meeting was over, Zheng Dayuan came to the construction site alone, and found that the work that had been pulled was gone, and in front of him was a rustic man... got windy. The black clouds are the signal, and the wind is the real scary thing.Zaohua suddenly felt that something was wrong, the wind was different today, it was a sharp wind, and the sound was not roaring, the kind of wind and sand that the villagers are used to.Today's wind is like a train, rushing over with a bang bang bang bang, occasionally making two long whistles, which make people's eardrums hurt.Also in an instant, the sky was gloomy, it was getting dark, but it was reluctant to bear anything, it flashed brightly, blinked and darkened again, choking the eyes.Zaohua rubbed her eyes, stood up, the wind swished the scarf off, and twirled the top of her head, and in the blink of an eye, she reached Sandaoliangzi.Sandaoliangzi is at least three miles away from here.Zaohua opened her voice in surprise, and shouted: "Yin'er—" the wind choked her throat, causing her to squat down quickly.Listening carefully, the sound of shouting was like the fart of the wind, which shattered the violently shaking jujube tree.No, Yin'er is still in Sandaoliangzi, this dead girl, let her forget it, she just doesn't want to be reconciled to the jujube forest that was ruined by sheep.Liugen was negligent, and the flock entered the forest with three beams, trampling and breaking many small branches.Yuyin didn't let Liugen go, she tugged on the sleeves of Liugen the shepherd, and pointed out to him one by one, which branch was not broken and which branch was broken, making the shepherd Liugen jump in anxiety.The sheep ran around after being chased out of the jujube forest by her. Liugen the shepherd said that the sheep should be driven into the pen first, and then come to pay for it, okay? "No, where can I find you if you run away!" This girl is deliberately making things difficult for Liu Genli with Zazalin, she looks down on Liu Gen anyway. That piece of sand jujube forest was carefully cultivated by Zheng Dayuan. After six years of research, he finally bred a new variety called "Dayuan Three Generations". If they can survive, it can be regarded as a great contribution to the desert.According to Dayuan, this kind of sand jujube forest is ten times more drought-tolerant than ordinary sand jujube forests, and has better wind resistance. Ordinary sandstorms can't stand it at all.And the roots are luxuriant, and they are connected together in pieces.For Tengger, it is a treasure. It's a pity that it is only as thick as a finger, and it is hidden in the red willow bushes. Zaohua has always regarded it as a treasure, even if she has no water to drink, she definitely dare not not water it.Dead six roots, said a thousand times ten thousand times, still let the sheep go in.Zaohua was so distressed that it was about to rot. It's not all six roots.He fell asleep.Can you not be tired after drinking water for three consecutive nights?Zaohua asked him to rest for the night, but he didn't, he said that he saw that there was no water in the storehouse, and if he didn't want to grab it, what would the trees water or people drink?Ever since the incident in the woods offended her elder brother Niu Genshi, water has become an embarrassment, and his elder brother Niu Genshi threatened her with water, making Zaohua smack her nose in anger.Fortunately, there were six of them, so I got a four-wheeler from somewhere, and drove it by myself, grabbing water from the desert reservoir at night and day. Black clouds pressed over, the sky and the earth became chaotic, and the wind overturned the desert, making it impossible for people to open their eyes.Zaohua desperately called Yuyin and Liugen.God damn it, if you want to shave it, you can shave it. It was sunny just now, and there was no wind residue, so I got angry in an instant.Zaohua stumbled and ran towards the three beams, and before running far, she heard Liugen's voice: "Sheep, sheep—" Zaohua suddenly remembered that Liugen's sheep had been driven to the beach by Yuyin, and the sheep would definitely not be able to come back in such a strong wind.My heart suddenly became anxious.After running a few more steps, she collided with Liu Gen, and Liu Gen grabbed her: "Sheep, my sheep—" "Why are you shouting, look for it quickly." The two didn't think it was a joke, and they dragged each other forward.Zaohua asked, "Where's Yin'er?" "I sent her back." "Where did you send it?" Zao Hua asked loudly. "Where else can I give you, Mahogany House?" "Why didn't I see it?" "Can you see this big wind and sand, my god, it's drying and blowing, it won't make people live." "What did you tell her?" "I can't hear you, please speak up." The wind blew Liu Gen's hat away, and Liu Gen wanted to push it off, but was caught by Zaohua: "My scarf is also called scratched, and I can't get it off." Just as she was talking, Zaohua stumbled and made a limp pile. When she looked down, it turned out to be a sheep. The six-rooted sheep shouted that the wind blew away six of them!Two people drove the flock of sheep into the pen against the wind and sand, and the number of sheep shouting at him with a loud voice was less than six.Zaohua said that in this dark sky, people can't see clearly, how do you know that there are fewer sheep?Liugen said that if there is less, there will be less. How can you not know if there are fewer sheep?I took out the flashlight and counted carefully several times, and I was sure that six of them were missing.Liugen can tell the names of these six one by one, Heitouzi, Huawei, Erjiezi, Banchi, Dahua and Erhua. "Sheep, my sheep—" Liu Gen crouched at the door with his head downcast, no matter how strong the wind was, like that, he would die if the sheep couldn't be found. "You squat down, I'll look for it!" Zaohua raised her foot angrily, and threw herself into the dust. "Come back!" Liu Gen stood up and grabbed Zao Hua, using too much force, Zao Hua staggered and almost fell into Liu Gen's arms.She just felt numb in the arm held by Liugen, and dizzy in her head, and the feeling that that person once gave her returned.Liu Gen took advantage of the opportunity to let Zaohua lie in his arms for a while longer, his heart was about to jump out, he smelled a puff of fragrance, more fragrant than Sazaohua.This was the first time in many years that he was so close to Zaohua. Zaohua struggled away, glanced at Liugen, and stroked her hair.It was at this time that the wind picked up, overwhelming and menacing.Liu Gen pulled the jujube flower and hid in his shack. "Did she ask you?" "asked." "What did you say?" "What can you say, coax her." "Why are you coaxing?" "Say you saved that person, and he will repay you with gratitude." "She believed it?" "If you believe it, you can still hold me. The sheep trampled down a few saplings, but it's not as bad as she said." "..." "You—" Liu Gen sighed, and suddenly raised his voice, wanting to roar.Zaohua said: "Stop yelling, I'm upset." The strong wind blew all day and all night. As soon as the wind stopped, the three of them went out separately to look for sheep.After the wind passed, the desert was so unfamiliar that it was hard to recognize each other. The familiar sand dunes disappeared, the sour thorns fluttered and fluttered away, and even the Achnatherum splendens growing at the mouth of the cave was gone. Steal all.Looking at Huang with one glance and Li with one glance, Zaohua's heart clenches together.Yuyin also didn't speak. In the past two days, she talked less and less, and she was completely fascinated by her mind. She said she was looking for sheep, and Zaohua was afraid that she would lose it in the desert and not find it.Liu Gen ran extremely fast, shouting to the empty desert while running: "Blackhead—Big Flower—" Liu Gen said that the sheep could understand his shouting. At noon, Liu Gen found the blackheads in an abandoned well. Several sheep were terrified and trapped together. When they saw their owner, they immediately bleated softly.Excitedly, Liu Gen jumped in, hugged his sheep, and rubbed his face against Heitouzi's face, the intimacy made Zaohua's heart itch.Suddenly, Liu Gen raised his head: "Where is my big flower, why is my big flower gone?" The big flowers are really gone, counting and counting, there are still five.Liu Gen said over and over again, Dahua is pregnant with a lamb and has a big belly, where can she go?Heitou seemed to know where the big flower was going, he bleated and bleated a few times with his mouth facing south.Liu Gen looked south, and suddenly squatted on the ground with his head in his arms.Zaohua asked him what was wrong, he stuttered for a long time and called out a name. As soon as Wang Simao was mentioned, Zaohua understood. Yuyin returned to the mahogany house from Wudaoliangzi, and when she heard her aunt say that Wang Simao stole the six big flowers, Yuyin shook her head and said it was impossible. "How do you know?" Aunt insisted that it was Wang Simao. She and Liu Gen had the same opinion. Wang Simao had indeed wandered around Shawopu two days ago. If it wasn't for her sharp eyes, the thief might have turned into the courtyard. "If you are young, if you don't learn well, one time in prison is not enough, and you want to go to prison for a second time." The more my aunt thought about it, the more angry she became. Such a big flower, if you lose it, you can't kill it. Yuyin said no again, went into the back room, and ignored her aunt, her concern was not with Dahua. "It's not his fault. Who else is the thief digging holes in Shawan?" Aunt said that Yuyin had been out for a long time, and she didn't know anything about Shaxiang. "Don't see each other kiss each other, but behind the scenes, hmph, I wish I could stab them with a knife." As soon as these things were mentioned, my aunt would go on and on, including Niu Genshi.Yuyin pretended not to hear at first, but then the more her aunt talked, the more she got lost, she jumped off the bed in the inner room, and said through the door: "I told you it wasn't him, you force yourself to fall on him, don't you bother me!" Aunt's face turned pale in an instant, and her eyes were fixed on Yuyin with white eyes, not understanding where she got so angry. "Yin'er, what's wrong with you?" My aunt asked timidly. "Nothing!" Yuyin slammed the door, hit her head on the bed and cried. As soon as the thief was mentioned, Yuyin knew it was her brother Yuhu.Yuhu found out about his thieves by picking grass. He turned into the yard of the picking grass family, and while Xiaxian's family was asleep, he packed the picking grass's sheep into a sack and walked away on his back.The Shicao family raised three sheep, but no one kept them, and they were always tied to the ridge on weekdays.Hearing the sound of gathering grass, he drove it out, saw the sheep being carried away, and jumped on it to catch the thief.The two of them were tearing apart outside the door. During the tearing, Shicao suddenly recognized Yuhu, and said in surprise, "Yuhu, why are you doing this? Are you a master?" Hearing that Shicao recognized him, Yuhu hurriedly dropped the sheep, covered his picker's mouth, and threatened: "You have to tell this matter, be careful of your family's life!" Shicao still told Yuyin about it, and she said in tears: "He even stole my sheep, he really can do it." Smacking her face with the sole of a shoe.If this word gets out, how can Dad be alive?The secretary's son stole a blind man's sheep, and he didn't ask people to kill him?She begged repeatedly to pick up grass, and that's all for now, don't spread it indiscriminately.Picking grass and crying while nodding, she said that Yuyin was her sister.Later she told Yuyin that Yuhu gambled in the town, and also gambled with Ma Wuzi, and lost a lot of money in the end, and Ma Wuzi led people to collect debts. Yuyin was startled and hated, and said this to her mother. She didn't expect Su Jiaojiao to snort: "Did you hear that, do you believe when others say that your brother kills people? Everyone is against your own family. It's good for you to get involved. Make up your own brother among the outsiders." After cursing this sentence, Su Jiaojiao pulled up her shoes and went to feed the pigs, Yuyin rushed over: "Mom, it's true." "It's still boiled, clamp your mouth, don't chew on this toothless one in the future." Yuyin didn't expect her mother to protect her brother like this.From Shicao's mouth, Yuyin also knew a lot about her brother. He really changed, and he became worrying and frightening to her.She wanted to make it clear to her parents that she must not just watch her brother go down the slope.Before she was allowed to wait for her father, Yuhu rushed in, pointed at her nose, mouthed one family member at a time, and scolded her viciously and sadly.Just as Yuyin was about to argue, her brother slapped her mouth.Mom cheered at the side: "Fuck, I'm still a graduate student, my mother's money is wasted, and I have a dog who knows how to wag its tail. I paid for it so hard, and I gave it a meaningless seed. Picking up grass is so good Why don't you let me pick up grass for you?" Yuyin was slapped in the face for nothing, and she has no place to complain.Only then did she realize that mother knew everything brother did, and mother supported him. Why is this home like this?It seems that when I come back this time, everything has changed! Yuyin cried for a while, but stopped crying. She suddenly wanted to go back to school, and she would go back tomorrow.She doesn't want to stay at home for a day, and she doesn't want to stay here with her aunt.She really regretted that she shouldn't have come back this holiday. That night, Yuyin suddenly thought of the disabled person named Tuotuo, the terrible car accident two years ago, and the disaster that happened when donating blood for Tuotuo.What kind of drama is life? Why is the more serious a person is about it, the more difficult the path fate gives him.Yuyin associates her aunt with Tuo Tuo, and from Tuo Tuo with herself. After thinking about it, she makes herself want to cry again and again.Later, she remembered what Tuo Tuo said: "If you have any troubles, just come to me, you saved my life, and I have your blood on my body." Tuotuo's life was indeed saved by Yuyin. On that autumn evening two years ago when the grass was covered with fallen leaves, Yuyin walked along the Binhe Road excitedly.She couldn't help being excited. The hydrology major had been a relatively lonely major these years, and it was even more difficult to get a job. Yuyin didn't have the extravagant hope of staying in the provincial capital at all.She went home early and visited the Desert Reservoir.She thought that if she could get a job in the Desert Reservoir, she would be very content.Unexpectedly, the day before graduation, the school found her, saying that the Academy of Social Sciences is an important person, and the school recommended her, but whether she can do so depends on the next series of exams.Yuyin was very shocked. Where is the Academy of Social Sciences, can it be her turn?In her imagination, it was a place where only doctors and masters dared to pay attention. It was a place where experts gathered. How could she be a freshly graduated undergraduate.However, the school spoke very seriously, emphasizing again and again that the other party was interested in her status as an outstanding college student, as well as her excellent professional grades, so Yuyin was required to be ready to fight. Of course, Yuyin refused to let go of this opportunity. To be able to stay in the provincial capital, and to be in the Academy of Social Sciences, would be such a temptation for a woman from Shaxiang.But when it comes to the stage of applying for a job, the difficulty is as difficult as Mount Everest.The Academy of Social Sciences only had one hydrology undergraduate this year, but there were more than a hundred applicants notified.Yuyin really lived up to her high expectations. She went through five stages and defeated six generals. Finally, on this day, she got the letter of employment.How she wanted to find someone to celebrate, but she held back.She knows that this is considered to be a ticket, and it is still unknown whether she can gain a foothold in the Academy of Social Sciences and make achievements.However, the excitement in her heart could not be restrained. Walking on the bank of the Yellow River, she felt that her footsteps could float on the fallen autumn leaves. Dusk covered the Binhe Road in a haze, and the grass under the shade of the trees wafted a burst of fragrance.All kinds of flowers that have not yet bloomed are showing their last smiling faces to tourists.Binhe Road has always been charming and full of warmth.In the distance, the sound of the Yellow River, the mother river, conveys the gospel to the earth with her thousand-year-old voice.Yuyin condensed her attention in front of the sculpture of the mother of the Yellow River, walked through the path paved with gravel, and went to the wide road amidst the murmurs of lovers. As soon as the footsteps stepped on the road, a terrible scene happened.Yuyin clearly saw that an off-road jeep running from west to east wanted to overtake Cummins in front, but Cummins refused to give way, as if deliberately trying to make the off-road jeep look bad. As a result, the jeep got angry and disregarded the traffic rules and also Regardless of the increasing number of pedestrians crossing the road, with a fierce effort, the body of Cummins passed it.Just when the jeep driver looked up and scolded the Cummins driver, an unfortunate scene happened.The driver of Cummins deliberately turned the steering wheel and forced the jeep into the middle of the road. The jeep driver did not expect that the other party would do this. He rushed out of the road obliquely and hit the pedestrians on the side of the road. Yuyin heard a lot of screams, and then saw five or six people lying in a pool of blood. Tuo Tuo was the most seriously injured in that car accident. He was hit by a wild jeep, flew more than three meters high, and fell heavily in front of Yuyin.When Yuyin cried and sent him to the hospital, Tuotuo had passed out.The Binhe Hospital was in great chaos that day. In addition to the six people knocked over earlier, several others were brought in later.The hospital received so many critically injured patients at once, and seemed to be in a hurry and disorganized.In the middle of the night, Tuo Tuo needed a blood transfusion, and the hospital couldn't supply the blood.Someone stretched out his arm and said he lost me.These are all kind people. From the moment the car accident happened, they were just like Yuyin, busy rescuing the injured, and couldn't bear to leave until late at night.Yuyin also stretched out her arm, maybe it was God's will, her blood type matched that of Tuo Tuo.Unexpectedly, this loss almost cost Yuyin's life. The medical staff did not follow the strict blood collection procedures when drawing blood that day. Perhaps it was the situation at the time that made them forget the procedures. In short, Yuyin was infected, and two strangers were infected with her. Yuyin lay in the hospital for two months. When she was discharged from the hospital, she found out that Tuotuo's legs had been amputated, and he would never stand up again in his life. Before dark the next day, Yuyin really stood in front of Sad Tengger's door.Looking at the five words at the door of the bar, Yuyin was full of thoughts. Tuotuo was a little surprised, and when he saw that it was really Yuyin walking in from the dim light, his heart almost didn't jump out. "Oh my god, it's really you!" The wheelchair cheered and came straight to Yuyin.Yuyin smiled slowly. It had been more than half a year since she had seen Tuotuo. Tuotuo was better and brighter than she expected. The two chatted a few words, Tuotuo took Yuyin's hand and went to the private room.At this time, the bars are already lively, and Binhe Road is a place for romance, so why not open a bar here without being lively?Some people couldn't bear it anymore, and shouted at the camel: "Tuotuo, here are two songs." Someone saw Yuyin and said deliberately: "Tuotuo, here is another beautiful girl, so pure!" , half of it came for the camel's song, and the other half came for the style of this bar.Probably, there is always a shortage of stylish, sexy and wild beauties in bars, but suddenly walking into a country girl like Yuyin, who has nothing to do with fashion in her bones, people's eyes lit up. "Don't bother with them." Tuo Tuo said while asking the waiter to open the private room.This is a small bag, decorated extremely elegantly, except for a few very close friends, Tuo Tuo rarely brings guests here. After sitting for a while, Tuotuo saw that Yuyin had something on her mind.This is a woman who does not easily express her thoughts on her face. In Tuo Tuo's impression, she seems to be never complaining or angry about life, neither bowing her head nor fearing, gritted her teeth and smiled at the wind and rain.Camel is full of gratitude and admiration to her. "You seem unhappy?" Camel said. "I can't be happy." Yuyin didn't hide herself, she briefly told Tuotuo what happened after returning home.After hearing this, Tuo Tuo frowned.It was also in that car accident that they knew each other's home. They really didn't expect that the two people who met unexpectedly were from the same hometown.Tuotuo's home is not far from Yuyin's home, in a small village called Daliutan, which is even more miserable than Shawan Village. "You shouldn't have to worry about tuition fees." After hearing this, Tuo Tuo said a little blamingly.Right now, he was going to give Yuyin money.Yuyin grabbed him and said, "I'm not worried about the money, I'm worried about the forest and my aunt." "Don't worry, Lin Zi won't fall into other people's hands. I understand your aunt's personality." Tuotuo comforted Yuyin, but still insisted on getting the money.Yuyin got angry: "I didn't come here to ask you for money, if you do this again, I'll leave!" Tuo Tuo was stunned, he understood Yuyin's temperament, she would not accept his help easily, and she always had her own principles when it came to money.At the beginning of the blood transfusion infection, someone proposed to claim compensation from the hospital. She shook her head firmly, saying that the hospital also made mistakes because of the rush to save people, and she couldn't blame others for everything.Later, the hospital offered to compensate her, but she politely declined.Because of this, her elder brother Yuhu scolded her as a fool and crazy. Tuo Tuo felt that a lot of words were stuffed in his mouth, but he couldn't speak.In front of Yuyin, he was always stupid as hell.He sincerely wanted to help Yuyin. He opened this bar to pass the time, and to earn money for her graduate studies.This is not a simple repayment of gratitude, the word repayment seems a bit vulgar, and it doesn't quite fit his character.They both come from the poor Sha Township, and it is not easy to produce a talent there. He has no such possibility, but he must help Yuyin realize his dream. It's a pity that Yuyin didn't give him a chance. After being stiff for a while, Tuo Tuo said: "Well, you can stay here for a few days first, and then we can talk after you calm down." Yuyin then smiled.The two were talking, when a rustling voice suddenly sounded outside: "Tuotuo, where are you? Sing quickly, I want to listen to the song." As soon as the rustle came, the atmosphere in the bar became more lively, and she was not only a regular visitor here , is the queen here.Her grandeur and boldness are very popular with guests, especially after drinking, she often shows a few sex dances unexpectedly, which can even drive the men here crazy.In Sad Tengger, Shasha is very popular. "She's here, go and say hello." Hearing the call, Yuyin told Tuotuo.Yuyin met Shasha once, and it was also here, when Shasha was drunk, mistook Yuyin for the new waiter at the bar, and ordered her to do this and that.Yuyin was a little flustered that night, she seldom came to places like bars, and she had never seen a master like Shasha who mistook money for money.In a panic, she knocked over the water glass, and the water splashed all over her body.Sha Sha thought she was stupid at first, but now she has more reason to get angry at Yuyin.Shasha cursed and asked Tuotuo to resign her on the spot. In Yuyin's feeling, Shasha is someone who cannot be offended. Maybe rich women are like this, Yuyin thought later. The Tuo Tuo was still dawdling, and couldn't bear to leave Yuyin behind so quickly.Yuyin said: "You go, I'll be alone later, I'll be fine." Just as the Tuo Tuo was about to go out, Rusha broke in suddenly. "Okay, so you Jinwu..." Halfway through speaking, Shasha froze, she didn't expect Tuotuo to be with Yuyin.After stammering for a long time, he suddenly said, "Are you Niu Yuyin?" Yuyin got up and greeted Rusha politely.Rusha suddenly darkened his face: "What are you doing here?" Rusha's attitude embarrassed Yuyin, her outstretched hand froze in the air, wondering if she should take it back?She had nothing to do with Shasha. She didn't take what happened last time to heart at all. Afterwards, Tuo Tuo explained to her, and she also said: "He's drunk, and besides, I'm like a receptionist. .” Who would have thought that Shasha would treat her like this when they met today. "I...I..." Yuyin was obviously intimidated by Rusha's momentum, and was so clumsy that she didn't know what to say. "Shusha." The Tuo Tuo yelled, pushing Rusha away in a hurry.Tuotuo obviously knows more than Yuyin, he is afraid of rustling.These days, Rusha seems to be suffering from a mad disease. She has already quarreled with several people here. "Let me go!" Shasha opened the hunchback's hand, walked a few steps in, and forced Yuyin: "Say, what are you doing here?" Shasha was very happy today. Her modeling agency just signed a contract with a company in Shanghai to jointly hold the first New Silk Road Model Contest.This is a grand event, thanks to Ross, this guy is relevant wherever he goes, with amazing energy, the more Sa Sa is with him, the more he feels that he cannot do without him.She came here because she was in a hurry to tell Tuo Tuo the news. She had another idea, that she could also pack Tuo Tuo and let him sing for the competition. Maybe it would make Tuo Tuo a hit. Who knows that she met the person she least wanted to see! "Say, are you dumb?!" "Shusha, you're going too far!" Shasha's attitude angered Tuotuo, even though he had a good relationship with Shasha, but he couldn't stand Shasha questioning Yuyin in such an arrogance. "Go outside, I have something to tell you!" Tuo Tuo turned the wheelchair, forcing Rusha to go outside.玉音突然说话了：“我到这里来，跟你没一点关系，你可以跟我耍威风，但请你记住，这是最后一次！”说完，猛地提起包，就往外走。驼驼急了，一把拉住她道：“玉音你别走，今天的事我向你道歉。” “用不着！”玉音受了侮辱，哪还有心思再待下去，不过她把事情想错了，以为沙沙是恨她跟驼驼在一起。女孩子想问题就是简单，沙沙在这儿的霸气，让她误以为沙沙跟驼驼可能是那种关系。沙沙这种女人，爱上驼驼不是不可能。 望着玉音愤而离去的身影，驼驼沮丧地倒在了轮椅里。 还好，玉音走得及时，要不然，沙沙可能就把不该说的话全说出来了。 第二天，玉音正准备去水利厅，想把之前推掉的活再揽过来，她的老师苏宁教授打来电话，问她在哪？玉音告诉老师，她在省城，正打算去打工。 “打什么工，你马上到沙县来，我这边需要人。”苏宁的口气不容拒绝，这是一个说话和做事都很干练的人，对玉音他们很是严格。玉音只好再次放弃打工的念头。坐车离开省城时，她给驼驼发了条短信：我回沙乡了，请别牵挂。 她没有理由生驼驼的气，如果沙沙真能爱上驼驼，她应该高兴。 回到县城，玉音才知道，老师苏宁也抽到了专业队，具体负责沙漠水库的水资源勘查。“时间很紧，任务又很繁重，我们得马上开展工作。”老师苏宁说。玉音很是兴奋，能给自己的导师当助手，这是她想都不敢想的事。当下，她便按苏宁教授的要求，着手做起工作计划来。苏宁教授是本省水文水资源专业的权威，还兼着省水文水资源与水利工程科学重点实验室的主任，这是一家在全国都很有影响力的实验室，近年来相继做出的祁连山水资源状况调查、黑河流域水资源前景分析及祁连山冰川消失对河西五地市地下水资源影响等研究成果反响很大，他本人去年获得“全国杰出专业技术人才”殊荣。并且应邀参加了国际水文科学学会PUB研究计划“洪水预报和水资源评价新方法”国际研讨会。 本来，苏宁教授这一组工作并不复杂，他们的主要任务就是帮助沙漠水库及沙县水利局完善资料，为即将到来的国际林业组织专家组提供一份沙县水资源评价报告。谁知苏宁教授一接触到沙漠水库管理处提供的原始资料，就发现了破绽。他怀疑，沙漠水库的原始资料有假，很多数据一看就是捏造的。“他们怎么能这样，这种不讲专业道德的事也能做出来？这是拿着国家的钱给科学蒙羞啊，无耻，真是无耻！” 苏宁教授决计要把这个骗局揭开，他不顾带队者的反对，硬是唤来玉音还有另一位研究生，要他们从头到尾将数据核实一遍。 苏宁教授这边刚一行动，沙县那边马上就有人坐不住了。这天，沙县负责此次接待工作的县委常务副书记李杨带着水利局还有县委办的几个人，敲开了苏宁教授的门。 “有事？”苏宁教授问。一看来人的阵势，苏宁教授就已清楚对方的来意。 李杨客气地跟苏宁教授打过招呼，笑容可掬地说：“苏教授，我是代表县委政府，虚心接受您的批评来的，过去的工作我们没做好，这次一定要在您的指导下，做好补救工作。”苏宁眉头皱了一下，他是个专家，在学院里待惯了，缺少跟地方官员打交道的经验。在官员的笑脸面前，一时竟拉不开面子。李杨见状，心里一轻松，接着道，“我们是个穷县，老百姓的日子很苦，这些年，县委政府的主要精力都放在抓脱贫致富上了，反倒把事关沙县发展的重大事项给疏忽了。惭愧，惭愧呀。”说着，他双手给苏宁敬烟。 “这就是理由？”苏宁教授一边推开李杨敬烟的手，一边问。 李杨的手抖了一下，很不舒服，不过他很快掩饰了自己的情绪。“这不是理由，我们也不敢找什么理由，一切还望教授您多多照顾。” “照顾？”苏宁教授抬起目光，很是不解。显然，对官员们的这种术语，苏宁教授还不是十分能领会。 李杨也是点到为止，并没往深里说。随行人员放下手里的礼品，跟着李杨走了，说是还要去看望别的组。 如果苏宁教授能够正确领会李杨副书记的话，事情兴许就是另番样子，可惜苏宁教授太过愚钝，也有点太较真，这才引发了另一场危机。 当然，苏宁教授并没想到，李杨会是那么一个有背景的人，这背景差点给他招来一场大祸。 李杨带着人走后，苏宁教授在屋子里尴尬了一会，他本来很想跟水利局长谈点什么的，那局长以前是他的学生，是个很不错的孩子，记得当时他还刻意跟他谈过，想让他考自己的研究生。可惜这孩子离开校园，就再也没了消息。苏宁教授还是在一次水利厅的工作会议上看见他的，当时他刚刚提拔到局长的位子上，很有股春风得意的潇洒劲。此人名叫梦和平，苏宁教授对他的名字记得很深。可惜这么些年过去了，梦和平已不是当年那个梦和平，隐隐的，苏宁教授觉得这人变了。 发了一会呆，苏宁教授打开梦和平放在桌子上的礼品盒，这是当地的特产，发菜，是农民们辛辛苦苦从沙漠深处抓来的。这些年发菜价格一路狂飙，这种野生植物对人体的确有益，可惜采撷它的成本越来越高。苏宁教授去过沙漠深处，也见过农民抓发菜。他粗算了一下，每抓一两发菜，就要破坏掉五十平方米的植被。可沙县政府却将发菜做为一项产业，鼓励农民做强做大。县上还专门投资建设了深加工厂，听说产值和效益都很可观。去年两会，苏宁教授以委员身份向会议提了议案，要求政府出台政策，严禁在沙漠腹地采撷发菜，并在酒店禁止这道菜。没想最终政府还是没下这个决心。 默站了一会，苏宁将包装精美的发菜原又装好，他的心情有点难过，说不清为谁。正欲转身，忽然发现桌子上多出一个信封。苏宁一惊，打开，见是几张购物券，没有标明价值。他们送我这个干什么？纳闷中他按照券上的导购电话打过去，导购小姐很热情地告诉他，每张券面值为两千元，欢迎他随时光临腾格里精品购物中心。 每张券两千无，五张就是一万元！这下，苏宁教授愤怒了，这是明目张胆的行贿！他们胆子也太大了，一个党的县委副书记，竟然公开向别人行贿，这不是想拿一万元堵住他的嘴吗，亏他们做得出！苏宁教授还在生气，电话里那位导购小姐又说：“先生如果不想购物，可以直接拿券兑换现金，放心，我们不收手续费的。”小姐的声音实在是客气，客气得让苏宁几乎想冲电话大吼了。合上电话，他变得小心起来，开始检查每一个礼品袋，生怕漏掉什么。果然，在最后一个礼品袋里，他又翻出三张大富豪洗浴中心的贵宾票。票上提示，凭此贵宾卡可在大富豪中心免费享受洗、蒸、推、按等全套服务。 一定还有小姐！没来由的，苏宁教授就想到了这一层。他默然了，想不到自己刚一认真，就换来这么多好处！ 当晚，他打电话给副省长周晓哲，将这儿发生的一切告诉了周晓哲。 盛夏的沙漠，骄阳似火，热浪经久不息，蒸腾得人直想放野了嗓子吼翻它个狗日的天。 一连几天，六根都守在枣花这边，不敢丢下她远去。玉音突然离去，对枣花打击很大，像是带走了她的魂。六根隐隐觉得，枣花跟玉音，怕不只是姑侄那么简单，不过更深的话，他不敢问。不问枣花都骂着不让他在眼前出现，要是问了，还不把他撵出沙漠？ 这天牛根实又来了，一进红木小院就喊：“不活了，老天爷，活不成了。” “活不成了就去死！”屋里的枣花恶恨恨咒出一句。牛根实没介意，他也不敢介意。今儿个，他不是跑来夺林子的，他是跑来跟妹妹枣花诉苦的。 他有苦。 “苦哇，妹子，早知道这样，当初还不如学你。一个人蹲在这沙窝窝，啥也听不见，看不见，多清静。” 院外蹲着纳凉的六根耳朵一惊，往前挪了几步，竖起耳朵听。 “你说我上辈子干下啥缺德事了，老天爷咋个这样害我？”牛根实的声音像哭。 “咋个害你了？”毕竟是兄妹，一听哥哥拉哭声，枣花还是忍不住问了过来，顺便将一碗凉水递给牛根实。 “咋个害？天呀，害大了，整个害大了。”牛根实的声音越发夸张，仰起脖子，一鼓气将凉水灌了下去，抹嘴道，“你蹲在这避事窝窝，心静了，眼也静了，家里出了那大的事，你就不管？” “不管！”枣花接过碗，又舀了一碗，不过没递，端在手里。听了牛根实的话，她的手有些抖。 “好，不管。那我回，是抓是杀，都交给公家。反正虎子也不是你生的！”牛根实装出一副绝望的样子，起身往外走。 “啥事，你说清楚不行么？”枣花放下碗，撵出来拽住哥哥。 “还能是啥事？虎子！虎子完了，他的一辈子完了。他一完，我还活个啥？” 枣花沁住了，哥哥牛根实的话把他沁住了。“虎子？”她的嘴唇动了动，没发出声，不过心里，却紧得不行。她在等哥哥把话说完。 “这个挨刀的，咋就不给人长一点精神。”牛根实扑腾一声，蹲在了院里，他的愁再次漫上来，漫了一脸，很真实。 “你说呀，到底咋回事？”枣花耐不住了，比耐性，她永远耐不过哥哥，很多事，她都让牛根实给耐输了。 “我说不出口，不说。”一看枣花上了套，牛根实果然沉稳起来。枣花泄了气，她估摸着，哥哥定是遇上了过不去的事，要不然，他是不会这热的天跑沙窝铺来的。 “进屋。”她说了声，自个先走了进去。外面太阳太毒，牛根实终是毒不过太阳，也跟了进去。 进屋后，牛根实才把实话说了出来。 牛玉虎真是出事了。 事情是公安局刑侦队老康说的，老康以前在沙湾派出所当所长，跟牛根实熟。牛根实为骆驼的事找到老康，气汹汹骂老康：“你这个队长咋当的，沙湾的骆驼丢光了，你管不管？” “管，咋个不管？”老康笑着说。 “管你还楞着做啥，抓贼呀。” “我这不是正在抓么。”老康看上去很幽默，像是在故意逗牛根实。 “蹲在阴凉房房能抓到贼？你个老康，这回要是把骆驼找不回来，我跟你没完！”牛根实较上劲了，他对老康很有意见。牛根实现在对谁都有意见，他以前不这样，以前当支书，他跟乡上县上的干部很要好，干部说啥他都没意见。 “你还甭说，这贼，我真就蹲阴凉房房能抓到。”老康突然换了脸色，一本正经道。 “你骗谁？” “我没骗谁，我给你看样东西。”说着，老康从铁柜子里取出一样东西，递到牛根实面前。 当下，牛根实的脸就绿了，不只是绿，青，紫，涨满了血，尔后又变黑，变得没有脸色了。 “哪来的老康，你哪来的这枷子？” "you guess." “老康我跟你说，你可别胡来，这枷子，这枷子跟贼没关系。” “你咋知道没关系？” 牛根实不言喘了，除了喘粗气，牛根实真的没法言喘。不过他心里，腾就起了一层黑云。他看了看老康的脸，又看了看，老康很严肃，不像是跟他开玩笑。牛根实腿一下软了，有点站不住：“老康，老康你可不能乱来呀，当初，我老牛可对你不薄。” 兴许，这句话起了作用。老康想了想，他当派出所长时，牛根实的确对他不薄，这份人情，也应该还了。于是他道：“你先回去，该咋做，你清楚。不过丢骆驼的事，你最好不要再挑头。” “知道，我知道，我知道啊……”牛根实几乎要感激得给老康磕头了。他一刻也没敢耽搁，连忙就往家走。一进家门，就扯上嗓子喊：“人呢，虎子呢，死哪去了？” 苏娇娇打屋里奔出来，边掩怀边问：“骆驼呢，骆驼找到了没？” “找你妈个脚后跟，人呢，虎子死哪去了？” “跟麻五子出去了，说是有笔生意，急着要做。” “做他爹的个头，给我找去！”吼完，牛根实又觉不对劲，事情到了这份上，找回来又顶啥用，不如？于是他将苏娇娇喊到面前，如此这般低语了一阵。苏娇娇听完，妈呀一声，差点没栽倒。不过为了儿子，她还是挺住了，颤着声音问：“让他跑，跑……跑哪儿？” “你个丧门星，这阵子了还问，能跑哪跑哪，没老子的话，不要让他回来！” 苏娇娇穿好衣服，慌慌张张跑去给儿子通风报信了，牛根实这才一屁股瘫炕上，长吁短叹起来。 那个枷子的确是虎子做的，牛根实一眼便能认出。全沙湾村，再找不出第二个那样的枷子。虎子这娃聪明，爱动脑子，三片木板板加上一把钢锯条，就能做出一个整骆驼的枷子。牛根实亲眼望见过，儿子在沙窝里给骆驼使枷子。他先把枷子藏草丛中，藏得很隐秘，骆驼轻易发现不了。结果它晃晃悠悠寻着去吃草，嘴头猛就让枷子卡住了。这阵儿你再看，骆驼就不再是骆驼，成了一只狗，任人牵着走的狗。虎子想让它走多快，它就得走多快，而且还发不出声音。聪明，真是聪明。牛根实真是服了儿子，他在沙漠里活了大半辈子，跟骆驼打了几十年交道，还没想出这么一个制服骆驼的好办法，年纪轻轻的儿子却想到了。了不得呀。了不得个脚后跟！炕上的牛根实猛就弹起身，不行，我不能这么干坐着，万一姓康的说话不算数，来个声东击西，不就全完了。我可就这么一个儿子呀，指着他养老哩，要是有个三长两短，还咋活？ 牛根实接连奔波了半月，儿子虽是跟着麻五子安全逃掉了，可事儿却有了新的麻烦。姓康的倒是诚心想帮他，也替他做了不少工作，可牛玉虎一伙真是太坏了，他们胆大妄为，不只是偷了沙湾村的骆驼，还偷了邻村的。偷邻村张三虎家的骆驼时，竟捎带着将张三虎十五岁的哑女给那个掉了。 This is not bad! 张三虎一家拉着寻死未成的哑女，正在到处告状哩。这回，儿子跟麻五子他们，怕是一个也跑不了！ 无奈之下，牛根实才跌跌撞撞跑来找枣花，求她想办法。 “我有啥办法，造孽啊，真是造孽。”枣花的震惊绝不亚于哥哥牛根实，还没听完，她就吓得浑身哆嗦了。 “妹子，你的路子比我广，这回说啥也得帮帮哥，不帮，哥就全完了呀。” “叫我咋帮？干下这号丧天良的事，你叫我咋帮？！”枣花心里，连惊又恨，她真是没想到，自己的侄子会做贼，还把哑女给…… “妹子，你咋个说话哩，哥是跑来求你帮忙的，不是跑来找骂的。” “这忙我帮不了，你走吧。”枣花说的是气话，也是真话，这忙，她哪里帮得了？ “好啊，枣花，我就知道除了姓郑的，你心里再装不下任何人。这趟我算是白来了，不过有句话我要跟你说清楚，姓郑的不干净，活着时他又占又贪，眼下上面已查他了，那件事儿，你也甭想瞒下去。既然你不管虎子，也甭指望我再帮你遮掩。” “你想咋个……” “咋个？该咋个就咋个！玉音她也大了，该知道谁是她爹了。” “你——”枣花惊得，两眼直直瞪住牛根实，不相信说这话的就是她亲哥。牛根实愤然起身，他才没时间跟枣花磨嘴皮子哩。 枣花正欲说啥，牛根实已出了屋子，没想刚一出门，就让羊倌六根给挡住了。 “你赔我羊，我的大花，它怀了羔的呀——” “滚开！”牛根实一把推开六根，今儿个真是扫兴，尽碰着丧门星。 “我的羊，我的大花，你个贼娃子，老的偷，小的也偷……” “啪！”一个嘴巴重重搧严了六根的嘴，牛根实的脸变了形，六根要是再敢说下去，指不定他会一脚踩死这个外来鬼。 夜黑下来，沉沉的，大风过后，沙漠陷入短暂的平静。 这是三天后的夜晚，那天牛根实走后，枣花就病倒了，气病的。她听见了六根的话，追着细问，六根又不说，净拿假话瞒哄她。气得她一把撕住他脖子：“你说不说，不说你走，这阵就走！”六根见她真的上了火，吞吐道：“我是瞎说哩，你就当我放了个屁，千万甭往心里去。” “死六根，你是成心想气死我啊。” 枣花知道，六根那句话绝不会是瞎说，哥哥一定是背着她，做了啥见不得人的事。要不然，他也不会那么狠上心踹六根一脚。那一脚真是狠啊，踹得六根好半天接不上气。六根这死人，天生受气的命，谁的气他也受。枣花有点心疼六根，这是六根到沙漠里放羊后第一次让她生出这感觉，有点怪，也有点酸。可她眼下顾不了这个，她必须弄明白，哥哥到底做了什么，会不会是他带坏了虎子，让他走上了邪路？枣花猛地抬起头，刚要问二句，头里一晕，眼前一黑，站立不住，一头栽倒在地上。 六根吓坏了。他知道枣花身子虚，这是长年累月沙漠里累出的，也是饥一顿饱一顿饿出的。女人的身子不跟男人，男人饿个三五天没事儿，逮着一顿猛吃猛喝就给补了回来。女人不行，女人的身子金贵，得精调细养，这跟公羊和母羊是一个道理。六根慌忙抱起枣花，就往屋里跑，边跑边唤：“枣花，枣花你醒醒呀，你可甭吓我。” 枣花在炕上躺了好长一会，慢慢睁开了眼。她知道这是老毛病，不是一天两天了，有时候晕倒在沙窝里，能躺上大半天。有一次晕倒在树林里，醒来都不知道自个躺了多长时间。当下她要挣弹着下床，六根慌忙拦挡她说：“你甭乱动，你刚才的样儿真吓人，好好躺着，我侍侯你。” 枣花心里说了声：“死六根，你倒会找机会。”嘴上却说：“你还是回你的羊棚去吧，让人知道了说闲话。” 这次六根没听枣花的，听不成。枣花虽是醒了，可脸色瘆白，嘴唇发紫，一看就是个病秧子，说不准啥时又要晕过去。他给枣花烧了水，又做了碗面片子。枣花不吃，说吃不下。六根说：“人是铁，饭是钢，你这个样子，迟早要把自个给耽搁掉。”话没说完，枣花眼前又一黑，感觉天旋地转，头要疼得裂开，气也紧得吸不上。一把抓住六根：“六根，我咋觉着不行了，挺不过今儿了，你快去找玉音，快去呀……”六根慌忙就往外走，走到院里，一想不对劲，又掉头回来。 “我不能丢下你，你这个样，让人咋个放心？” 枣花再想说话，就很难了，她的气一阵紧一阵慢，脸色也越来越难看。六根真是急死了，想着往医院送，又怕背半路上把人背没气了，没法给牛根实交待。只好急一声缓一声唤枣花。这一天六根真是过足了瘾，把几年里想唤的枣花全给唤了出来。直唤到后半夜，枣花的情况才稳定下来，又能说话了。六根给她拌了碗拌面汤，硬逼她吃下。眼见着她脸上有了红色，这才松下一口气道：“你个吓人鬼，再不缓过来，我就先吓死了。” 六根给枣花杀了只羯羊，这是他心甘情愿的。天太热，羊杀了又没地儿放，一顿两顿又吃不掉。枣花心疼地骂：“你个不长心眼的，那是只羊，不是个鸡儿，你就真舍得？” “舍得！” “你舍得