Chapter 10 Nine, the fourth day (morning)

Ji Ning's mother and son stayed at the village chief's house for one night.When I woke up in the morning, the village head's virtuous wife had already prepared a big table of sumptuous meals.Mom felt bad about it.The village head explained that in rural areas, breakfast is the most important meal of the day.Although the mother and son were not used to eating so much big fish and meat early in the morning, the hospitality was hard to come by, and each of them ate a big bowl of rice. After breakfast, my mother said that the matter was over and it was time to go back.The village chief and his wife have been sending the mother and son to the village committee.Mother thanked the village chief repeatedly, and then walked towards the main road at the entrance of the village with Ji Ning.

Before leaving the village chief's house, Ji Ning bid farewell to the village chief's youngest daughter, the girl named Xiaodeng.Xiao Deng blinked those big eyes, and Ji Ning felt as if she was reminding herself with her eyes - don't forget what I told you last night. After walking for more than ten minutes, Ji Ning and his mother saw the main road at the entrance of the village.At this time, they found a person standing on the side of the road, as if waiting for someone.After getting closer, Ji Ning was startled when he saw who that person was. It was the short-haired woman who hesitated to speak last night.

Mom also recognized her and said, "Sister, are you waiting for someone here? Thank you for your help yesterday." The woman held her hands together, looking a little embarrassed.After a few seconds, she said, "Sister, I'm here to wait for you." Ji Ning's mother was taken aback: "Wait for me? What's the matter?" The short-haired woman hesitated for a while. "I guess... there are some things you might not know." The expression on her mother's face gradually became serious, and she tentatively asked, "What's the matter?" The woman bowed her head. "Originally, I wanted to tell you yesterday, but there were too many people last night, and it was a bit inappropriate. That's why I woke up early in the morning and waited here..."

Mom stared at her, realizing that what she was going to say next must be something important. "Sister, come here." The short-haired woman pulled Ji Ning's mother aside and whispered something in her ear.Standing a few meters away from them, Ji Ning could not hear her voice at all, but saw the constant changes in her mother's expression, astonished and panicked.When the woman finished speaking, her face turned pale. "Really, there is such a thing? Why didn't I know it before?" Ji Ning's mother asked the woman in a low voice with a look of panic. "Few people knew about this matter. Huiyun said she only told me one person—she didn't want others to know."

"Then what should I do?" Mom looked a little scared. The woman shook her head and said, "I don't know either. Anyway, you should pay attention—I can only remind you." Only the last few sentences of their mysterious conversation were heard by Ji Ning.But at this time, the short-haired woman had already buried her head and walked back, leaving Ji Ning's mother standing there in a daze. Ji Ning walked to his mother. "Mom, what did she tell you?" Mom turned her head to the side, eyes flickering: "I didn't say anything." "Why, are you keeping this matter from me?" Ji Ning asked in surprise.

Mom looked at Ji Ning: "I don't want to hide it from you, but what she told me made my mind a little messed up for a while. Let me think about it. I will tell you when it's appropriate. " Ji Ning stared at his mother for a few seconds and said helplessly, "Okay." The two walked to the side of the road, and a minibus came after a while.The mother and son sat up.After dozens of minutes, I arrived at the station in the county seat.Buy a ticket and get on the bus. Sitting on the bus, Ji Ning and his mother stared at the scenery outside the window in a daze.Just when Ji Ning was getting tired, his mother suddenly said: "Jining, when you get home, you must not let Doudou know that his mother is dead."

Ji Ning turned his head and looked at his mother: "Isn't this already agreed upon?" "Well... I just remind you." Ji Ning felt a little strange. "Mom, why did you just tell me not to let Doudou know? Grandma is the one who should hide it the most." Mom said unnaturally: "Yes... of course your grandma can't let her know. But, remember, you especially can't let Doudou know." Ji Ning thought about it. "Mom, have you ever thought that we can't hide it for a long time. When Doudou finds out that her mother hasn't contacted him for a long time, she will definitely ask about it. What will I do then?"

"I know." Mom looked worried. "However, we must hide these few days anyway." "These few days?" Ji Ning became more and more curious. "why?" Mom didn't speak. After a pause for a few seconds, Ji Ning asked, "Mom, is what you said related to what the woman told you just now?" Mom frowned, and said a little irritably, "Ji Ning, don't ask, just do it anyway. As for the reason, I will tell you later." Ji Ning looked out the window and stopped talking. In fact, he was also very upset. In addition to the auntie incident, there was another incident that bothered him.

Originally, his girlfriend Xiao Fan had to call or send text messages to him every night, but after going to the playground that day, she didn't contact him again for three consecutive days. Ji Ning recalled what happened that day again——Xiao Fan seemed to have that weird reaction after asking Doudou some questions—what was going on?What will she have to do with Doudou? Suddenly, Ji Ning had a strange thought - everything that happened in the past few days was related to Doudou. So, could it be because of Doudou that my aunt died? With these weird thoughts in mind, Ji Ning stared out of the window and gradually fell asleep.