Chapter 75 Chapter 73: Bad News Comes Again

After Zhaofeng walked out of the room, Bai Xiaoyang looked at the situation in the room again.This thatched-roofed room has left her with too many childhood memories, and these memories are sweet and warm to Bai Xiaoyang.But the room in front of her was no longer what she remembered.Except for the canopy bed, the rest of the room was empty and deserted. There are dense spider webs on the beams, and there are mice sneaking around on the beams. Everything seemed so desolate. Bai Xiaoyang's heart was full of sentimental feelings. She walked out of the room, and the rare warm sun in winter shone on the earth again.

Zhang Ziheng did not enter the house, but stood in the courtyard dam, arms folded, looking at the mountains in the distance in a trance, as if enjoying the warmth of the sun. Bai Xiaoyang didn't disturb Zhang Ziheng, walked behind him, and went into the stove room. Zhaofeng was already cooking under the pot supported by three stones. Bai Xiaoyang sat down and added firewood to the stove. The firelight reflected her fair and beautiful face, which was extraordinarily charming. After a while, the fragrance of wild vegetables wafted all over the room. Bai Xiaoyang took a deep breath into the air, looking very intoxicated.

At this time, someone outside shouted: "Old man Zhaofeng, old man Zhaofeng." Zhaofeng, who was busy stirring the porridge in the pot, heard the shout, and said to Bai Xiaoyang, "It's our production team leader, Pan Ziqi, the person who used to tease you when you were young. The smoke will come and wait for me, like a lingering ghost." Then he put down the spatula in his hand and walked out of the house. Pan Ziqi said outside: "Why, are there any guests at home today?" Zhaofeng said: "You know my little niece, Xiao Yangzi, who hasn't been here for more than ten years."

Pan Ziqi said, "Oh, so that little Yang Zi who is as beautiful as a fairy?" Zhaofeng said: "It's her, she has grown into an adult. You must not recognize her after seeing it." Pan Ziqi said: "I really want to see what little Yang Zi looks like." Then he walked into the room. Seeing Bai Xiaoyang sitting in front of the stove adding firewood, he immediately shouted out in surprise: "Is it really Xiao Yangzi? Ouch! You are more beautiful than when you were young. Do you still know Uncle Pan?" Bai Xiaoyang smiled at Pan Ziqi and said, "Hello, Uncle Pan!"

Pan Ziqi was overwhelmed with flattery and laughed, "Xiao Yangzi really recognizes your Uncle Pan, huh? Hehe... so good... the voice is so sweet that it makes people tired, hehe..." As he said that, he went up to uncover Gulu Gulu's open pot lid, saw it, and immediately shouted: "Old man Zhaofeng, you are too stingy. Little Yangzi once in more than ten years, why do you cook porridge with wild vegetables to entertain the little one?" Yang Zi?" Zhaofeng said embarrassedly: "Isn't this the only thing I have?" Pan Ziqi said, "No, no, what can I do? Then, tonight, you let Xiao Yangzi come to my house, and I will kill chickens to entertain Xiao Yangzi."

Zhaofeng said, "Are you willing?" Pan Ziqi said: "If there is anything you can't bear, it's settled. Little Yangzi, you must come with your Uncle Zhaofeng tonight!" Speaking of which, Pan Ziqi was about to leave, but suddenly he stopped again and said, "Oh, by the way, I came to inform you of something. Today there is a struggle meeting in the Pan Family Ancestral Hall. Last night the brigade militiamen caught a thief Chicken thief." When Bai Xiaoyang heard this, his heart skipped a beat. Zhaofeng said, "Chicken thief? From our brigade?" Pan Ziqi said: "No, I don't know where the fugitive is, and he will not tell where he is from when he is killed. When the criticism is over and the parade around the village is over, he will be sent to the commune."

Zhaofeng said: "Captain Pan, they are all foreigners. Since he doesn't say anything, there must be difficulties for him. I think let it go after the criticism is over, and don't go too far." But Pan Ziqi raised his eyebrows and said, "What's the matter? Old man Zhaofeng, I don't think you have any class awareness at all. You haven't figured out what happened to your master Wan Zhanfei, so don't be confused anymore. We were originally There was an internal meeting that wanted to charge you with the whole crime, and I took it on your master's behalf, and I let you pass because of my good words. You have to be sober anytime, anywhere."

Zhaofeng said repeatedly: "Yes, yes, Captain Pan's kindness to me, I will never forget it in my life." Pan Ziqi said: "Okay, I won't say too much. Come to the ancestral hall early after lunch, and you have to be active. Oh, by the way, don't forget to bring Xiao Yangzi to my house at night." Come, I'll kill a chicken to entertain Xiao Yangzi." After finishing speaking, he walked away arrogantly, and sang a joke from "Lin Haixueyuan" with a hoarse voice while walking-fighting tigers up the mountain! After Pan Ziqi left, Bai Xiaoyang stared blankly at the fire in the stove, tears streaming down her fair cheeks like broken beads.

Zhaofeng asked in bewilderment, "Xiao Yangzi, why are you crying again? Are you thinking of something sad again?" Bai Xiaoyang wiped away his tears and said, "It was I who harmed him, and I shouldn't ask him to return the spoils." Zhaofeng said: "Who do you ask to return the stolen goods? What kind of stolen goods will you return?" Bai Xiaoyang choked up and said, "The chicken thief they caught must be Tuo Zheng. He stole the chicken for me to eat." When Zhaofeng heard this, he was taken aback, and said, "You mean Tuo Guan's younger brother, Tuo Zheng?"

Bai Xiaoyang nodded. Zhaofeng immediately became anxious and said, "How could this happen? How could this doll degenerate into stealing chickens?" Bai Xiaoyang said: "He sent chicken and flour here for me and the newborn child. When I sent them again last night, I asked him to return the stolen things..." Zhaofeng became more and more anxious, and said: "No, we have to find a way to deal with this matter. I know Tuo Zheng's body, he is gentle, but very weak. I'm afraid he won't be able to pass this test!" Bai Xiaoyang said: "Actually, what makes me sad is not the guilt he suffered, but what makes me sad is that he is too self-respecting. Now that supplies are so scarce, sometimes a chicken in a common people's house can be worth a person's life." He should be punished for harming others and benefiting himself. However, I am afraid that he will be punished to death."

Zhaofeng said: "I'm also worried about this issue. Hurry up and eat, and after we eat, we'll go to the Pan Family Ancestral Hall together to see if it's Tuo Zheng. This kid can really make trouble." Zhao Feng suddenly seemed to remember something, and said, "Why did Tuo Zheng take such a big risk to steal a chicken to make up for you?" Bai Xiaoyang said with tears in his eyes: "He is the father of the newborn child!" After listening to Bai Xiaoyang's words, Zhaofeng realized something, and said, "Tuo Zhengjiang and Bai Ruifeng are brothers who are as close as brothers. It stands to reason that the marriage between you and Tuo Zheng is also good. It's a family friend. Besides, the child is also grown up. He has to be like his old man, with a bookish look on his face, which is quite suitable for you. But I always feel that Tuo Zheng's character is a little weak, lacking a little boy's wildness and masculinity. But I only went to him when he was young. Tuo Zhengjiang has seen him a few times, but he can't tell, maybe his personality has become stronger as he gets older." Bai Xiaoyang shook his head slightly with a sad face. Zhaofeng seemed to see something, and said: "By the way, there is something I want to ask you. Why didn't Tuo Zheng accompany you to Woniu Village in a dignified manner, but his elder brother Tuo Guan accompanied you to Woniu Village?" village?" Zhaofeng's words seemed to immediately arouse Bai Xiaoyang's sadness again, and tears flowed down his cheeks like the tide breaking a bank. Zhaofeng said: "Xiao Yangzi, don't just worry about being sad. You can just tell Uncle Zhaofeng if you have been wronged. Uncle Zhaofeng can still make decisions for you about some things. You Wan Zuzu has always been full of love for Tuo Zhengjiang. Opinion, I always say that he is biased, unfair to Tuo Guan, and prefers Tuo Zheng. You Wan Zuzu is also afraid that Tuo Guan will be discriminated against by others in the city, so you always take him with you. If Tuo Zhengjiang is between Tuo Zheng and you If you don’t level up a bowl of water and let Wan Zuzu know, Tuo Zhengjiang must be told to walk around. If Tuo Zheng has wronged you, I will not spare this kid. Tuo Guan has been wronged since he was a child Forget it, if you, Xiao Yangzi, are wronged again, neither you Wanzuzu nor I will agree." After hearing Zhaofeng's words, Bai Xiaoyang became even more excited, and said: "Actually, there are some things that cannot be simply said about who is right and who is wrong. I have not suffered any grievances, and sometimes I just feel panicked. This time I come back to Wo Niu Village, my father was afraid that I would be inconvenient, so he asked Tuo Guan to follow me, and told me to say that Tuo Guan and I were husband and wife outside, so that there would be less trouble." Zhaofeng said, "If Tuo Guan hadn't been born with such a disability, I think it would be more suitable for you to marry Tuo Guan. This child, although deaf and dumb, was brought up by me and you, Wan Zuzu, with a good heart. , people are upright." Bai Xiaoyang smiled sadly and said, "Uncle Zhaofeng, you are talking nonsense!" Zhaofeng also felt that what he said was too casual, so he stopped and said, "Of course I'm just saying that. Besides, your little Yang Zi is so beautiful, how does he match Tuo Guan, right? Hehe... ..." A slight shyness welled up on Bai Xiaoyang's face, and he said, "Uncle Zhaofeng, why are you still talking nonsense? I respect Tuo Guan a lot, and Tuo Guan respects me a lot." Zhaofeng said: "I know that. When you played with Tuo Guan in the countryside, you never bullied him, and he protected you everywhere. In fact, from a purely emotional point of view, you and Tuo Guan are more like brother and sister. But that Tuo Zheng, who has been brought by Tuo Zhengjiang's side all the time, maybe he really got used to bad habits." Bai Xiaoyang said, "Uncle Zhaofeng, you don't know Tuo Zheng. He is not the person you said, otherwise I would not have agreed to marry him." But Zhaofeng said: "At this time, you still protect him? Your little Yangzi is just like your mother, too kind, and you will never really hate someone in your life. However, there are some things you can't hide from Zhaofeng. Uncle. Uncle Zhaofeng is someone who has experienced it. It is a firm fact that Tuozheng has wronged you. You don’t want to hide it from me. Since you don’t tell me, I won’t ask. Mother and I can’t decide on matters between husband and wife It's best if you can solve it yourself. But Xiao Yangzi, if there is any grievance, you really can't hold it in your heart, you know?" Bai Xiaoyang nodded towards Zhaofeng. Zhaofeng said: "Okay, I won't say any more. Let's have dinner, and after dinner, come with me to see if the person we caught is Tuo Zheng."