Dip in fire

Chapter 18 "The soul is at Zhang Weilan's place."

She is a southern woman who grew up in the countryside.

In this era, the countryside has not yet developed and become rich, and the earth tile houses in the village ditch all use "poverty and decay" as their foundations.In most villages, the idea of ​​"preferring boys to girls" is still very serious.

She was born with a pretty face, but she was dismissed from work in the middle of junior high school, and she was about to be married off hastily when she turned nineteen.

The most important thing in a woman's life is to entrust her life.She became ruthless because of this, and chose to burn the boat.On a certain night where she killed thousands of knives, she abandoned her home and escaped marriage, and with a heart full of anxiety, she boarded the train bound for the north alone.

Winter in the north is the same as that in the south.That day, in her life, the razor-sharp cold replaced the biting gloom.Left and right are cold, and I don't know what she has changed.

"Freedom" in the world, or just a certain kind of unique suffering.Or, the world does not allow mortals to be great, and we are not allowed to experience the truth of "freedom".

She has a low level of education, doesn't have much money, and it's hard to find a job. In the end, she can only rely on her good looks to get on the platform of a third-rate hotel.

She met Zhang Zhiqiang that day.

Zhang Zhiqiang took a group of sea workers to the hotel to check in.When negotiating at the front desk, Zhang Zhiqiang took a second look at her and touched the back of her hand.

At first Zhang Zhiqiang was very kind to her and gave her some small money.Zhang Zhiqiang was handsome, his eyes crooked when he smiled.She thought it was love.

Only later did she know that Zhang Zhiqiang was married long ago and had a son.

At that time she already had Xiaohuan.She didn't dare to jump out of the pit of fire, she was so afraid that if she lived that kind of helpless life again, she could only take Xiao Huan with her, like a mouse crossing the street, she became a bitch who everyone shouted and beaten in a daze, and was hidden by Zhang Zhiqiang in the dirty dirty.

She began to regret - if she hadn't come to the north, hadn't slept in Zhang Zhiqiang's bed, hadn't given birth to Xiao Huan... Even if there were no ifs in everything, she would still imagine it so disgustingly.

The ugliest aspect of human nature is "regret".

She and Xiao Huan were kept outside by Zhang Zhiqiang, and they had no name or title for many years. Until a few days ago, the matter was finally exposed.She heard that Zhang Zhiqiang's wife was going to divorce Zhang Zhiqiang.

Then she became a beast that only eats slops, and unexpectedly had some thoughts of joy frighteningly. ——If Zhang Zhiqiang divorces, he can marry her.

It's ridiculous that she has been wandering and suffering for too long, and her dignity has long been worn down to dross. ——She is cowardly, she wants a home too much.

It's a pity, "It's not that we don't report, it's that the time has not come."

Zhang Zhiqiang is dead.

Xiao Huan can't become the second her.She decided to give Xiao Huan to Zhang Zhiqiang's father.She had heard that he was an easygoing and kind old man, so he would definitely not lose his granddaughter.

Thinking of this, she felt that all thoughts were lost and she had nothing to miss, and she thought that life was miserable, so she finally chose to die.

She got a bottle of cheap pesticide and drank it to death.She can't go home even if she dies.These days, how many unlucky people die in other places every year?How many corpses are left unclaimed after death?Human life is precious or cheap, it depends on the fate, but also on the way of life.

There were many people standing in front of Zhong Ning's big leather sofa.

Zhong Pei didn't get the word out, she felt that Zhang Weilan's troubles at such a young age were already bad luck, and saying one more word would be a crime.

In his heart, Zhong Yu turned Zhang Zhiqiang's bloody bastard over and over again and sprayed a few swear words, and finally just patted Zhang Weilan's shoulder with his hand.

No one in the room made a sound, and even Da Duozi was affected by the atmosphere, maintaining a standing posture, not daring to shake a hair on his tail.

Zhong Ning was lying behind the crack of the door, his palms were hot and sweaty, his back was facing the air conditioner, and his vest was blown cool.

Zhang Weilan looked at Xiao Huan quietly. He looked carefully, and saw Xiao Huan's tightly closed eyelids tremble a few times, and saw her black eyelashes flutter slightly with tears.Like little crows with wet frightened wings, they are too frightened, but too immature to fly.

——This girl is probably pretending to sleep.

Zhang Weilan shifted his gaze to the old man Zhang's face, opened his mouth and said dryly, "Grandpa, let's go home first."

Everyone surnamed Zhang left, leaving only Yan Huiwan and Zhong Pei in the living room.

Zhong Pei fell on the sofa, lost his mind for a while, and then reached out to call Da Duozi.Da Duozi walked over slowly, put the dog's head on Zhong Pei's knee, and obediently rubbed it.

Zhong Pei rubbed the dog's head twice, sighing exhaustedly.

"Xiao Huan just stayed here?" Yan Huiwan poured Zhong Pei a cup of hot water.

Zhong Pei stared at the water mist coming out of the cup, sucked in his breath and drank, making a "shush" sound.

After three mouthfuls of hot water, Zhong Pei was silent for a moment, and said, "It should be. Mom, you also know that although Wei Lan is usually not very understanding, she is actually a good boy."

Yan Huiwan retorted disapprovingly: "Since when did Wei Lan become unreasonable? That child is too empathetic."

After Yan Huiwan finished speaking, neither of the mother and daughter in the living room spoke again.Zhong Pei didn't even have anything to say.

This kind of thing smashed bloody in front of my toes, how could I chew my tongue.

Zhong Ning closed the door, turned around and lay down on the bed.The high bridge of the nose was pressed a little uncomfortable, so Zhong Ning turned his head to the side, and his eyes were facing the window.

Outside his window is Zhang Weilan's window.

Zhang Weilan was inside the window, sitting by the bed.His shadow was hit by the light on the wall, tracing a fluffy edge of light.

Shadow is a dark and illusory thing, not worthy of light.

Xiaohuan will share a room with old man Zhang tonight.When Zhang Weilan was going to the bathroom just now, he passed the door of old man Zhang's room, and heard Xiao Huan's suppressed sobs behind the door.

Zhang Weilan tilted her head and glanced at the schoolbag thrown at the foot of the bed. There was a piece of dark brown stained with soy sauce on the bag, which was made during the fight with Zhong Ning.

Zhang Weilan grabbed the schoolbag, opened it again and looked at it. Three corners were also stained.

Zhang Weilan threw the bag on the table, lay down on the bed and closed her eyes.

The lights were left on all night, and he didn't fall asleep with his eyelids closed all night.

The swelling on Zhong Ning's face had subsided early the next morning, but there was an obvious bluish-purple circle around the cheekbones.

Young Master Zhong was injured gloriously, and many people in the class came to express their pain, especially Yang Jian.

As a high-quality dog ​​leg, Yang Jian naturally took off.While presenting his homework, he babbled: "Ning, what's wrong with your face? Why is it so big? Does it hurt?"

Yang Jian asked and watched, feeling that the expression of concern was not enough, so her paw followed, wanting to poke Zhong Ning's face.

Zhong Ning slapped his cheap hand open: "Don't touch it, it hurts."

"How did you do it? Don't tell me you fell, I'm not as easy to fool as those little girls." Yang Jian frowned and asked quickly.

After Zhong Ning finished copying an English composition, he dragged his arms and legs flying with the English letters.

He was absent-minded, bit the tip of his tongue and said, "Fight."

"Who!" Yang Jian slapped the table and stood up, "Who dares..."

"Don't ask." Zhong Ning let out a breath, feeling a little sluggish today, always unable to get up.

It is estimated that yesterday he fought too hard with Zhang Weilan and was overdrawn.

"What's wrong with you?" Yang Jian also saw that Zhong Ning was not active, "What happened?"

"It's okay." Zhong Ning didn't want to say it, let alone couldn't explain it clearly, and shouldn't say it.

Subconsciously, he glanced sideways at Zhang Weilan's empty seat, the corners of his mouth drooped, and he murmured softly, "I hope it's okay."

"..." Yang Jian was completely confused, but it was obvious that Zhong Ning didn't want to make it clear, so he couldn't get to the bottom of it.

Yang Jian brought up a new problem: "Tomorrow is Saturday, tomorrow afternoon, Xu Huai ordered a small package at KTV, let's play together, and have a barbecue in the evening, everything is arranged."

"Huh?" Zhong Ning didn't react at first.

"No, what's wrong with you?" Yang Jian was startled, his expression became serious, he slapped Zhong Ning in front of him twice, and said in a low voice, "We paid back the money for Zhou Baixue's matter. Xu Huai's treat."

Zhong Ning blinked and remembered: "Oh."

Yang Jian was silent for a while without speaking, took back the English homework that Zhong Ning had copied, and handed Zhong Ning the chemistry paper: "Where is your soul?"

Zhong Ning's mind was full of "Zhang Weilan" except for "face pain", and he said in a conspiratorial way: "The soul is with Zhang Weilan."

Yang Jian: "..."

Zhong Ning: "..."

Yang Jian actually opened his eyes in an instant, and he asked in a low voice in disbelief, "Are you fighting with Zhang Weilan?"

Zhong Ning: "..."

Yang Jian: "It's really him? Are you fighting with him? At this juncture?"

Zhong Ning looked at Yang Jian quietly, without opening his mouth to admit it.

Yang Jian turned his mind around a few times, and suddenly, with an appearance of [-]% or [-]% understanding, he reached out and patted Zhong Ning's shoulder: "Then will you take Zhang Weilan with you tomorrow?"

"...Let's talk about it tomorrow." Zhong Ning picked up the chemistry test paper and started to use the pen. After copying an equation, he dropped the innocent needle pen and said annoyedly, "Zhang Weilan can't go."

Zhong Ning felt as if he had taken some medicine, he felt a sense of urgency in his heart, and he was unhappy anyway.

The boss also questioned Zhong Ning's gorgeous face, but Zhong Ning didn't even bother to make it up, so he just used Qiu Liang's previous excuse to deal with his mother - "I hit a telephone pole."

The corner of Lao Si's mouth twitched, and he slapped Zhong Ning on the back, pointing at the tip of Zhong Ning's nose: "I can't kill you if you don't make sense of it."

The boss sneered, and said, "Don't you like copying Yang Jian's homework? If I see him again, you will copy his homework a hundred times."

Zhong Ning: "..."

The whole day is full of bad luck.

After school, Zhong Ning left the school gate, his head burst from hysteria.He doesn't want to go home now, he wants to find something happy for himself, and he's not in the mood to hang out with Yang Jian.

This is a serious illness.

Zhong Ning dug around in his pocket and took out two ham sausages.When they separated from Yang Jian at the fork in the road, he threw one to Yang Jian, and he weighed the other in his hand a few times before putting it back, remembering the little cat he had seen with Zhang Weilan before.

—Go and see, maybe feed a cat.

So Zhong Ning went to the ivy again.

The small road to the south of Santang Street is relatively remote, there are not many people, and the road is narrow. Except for a cheap vegetable market at the far end of the street, and a pastry shop, there is nothing extra, and the car with candied haws in winter is not very happy. Push the south to sell.

Zhong Ning walked down the path, and the surroundings were quiet. He saw a wild flower sprouting from the wall, and two big fluttering butterflies flew past.

After halfway through the path and turning a corner, Zhong Ning suddenly felt that something was not quite right.

Someone is chasing him!

Zhong Ning turned his head to look at the shadow on the wall, and the shadow behind him drove him faster and faster.

Zhong Ning was flustered for a while, and he also sped up his steps, and the people behind him chased him even faster.

Zhong Ning couldn't hold back, he looked back suddenly, his heart thumped - the person behind was the bald man whose head was broken by a stone of his own the day they rescued Xu Huai!

Zhong Ning instantly understood that this person was chasing him to seek revenge, so he ran like crazy.

Seeing Zhong Ning run away, the bald man roared, "Little bastard, stand for me!"

The bald head: "You are unlucky today! Brother Chao can't talk to you. I have held my breath for so many days and haven't let it go. Today I met you in this place where you don't want to shit. If I don't clean you up, I won't be called Dayong!"

Zhong Ning cursed secretly, although the bald head hindered the relationship between Zheng Chao and He Feng, and would not blatantly take the initiative to trouble him, but meeting him in the alley in private is another story.

Turning a corner is the creeper, Zhong Ning is not in the mood to look for the cat at the moment, just running for his life.Zhong Ning saw that there was a stone blocking the way in front of him, so he hurriedly walked around to the edge of the bushes in two steps. He was so flustered that his feet slipped, and he stepped on a branch again. His body twisted, his center of gravity was unstable, and his schoolbag fell from his shoulders. The whole person also planted obliquely into the bushes.

"Ah!—" Zhong Ning howled, and a thought flashed in his mind, "After playing the calf, I will be pressed by the bald man in the bushes and beaten."

Zhong Ning fell into the bushes, and suddenly a sharp meow came from his ear, and at the same time, a flashy figure like lightning flashed into his sight.

——It’s a little cat.This bastard must have been frightened by Zhong Ning and jumped out.

The next moment, Zhong Ning closed his eyes, but instead of falling to the ground and chewing mud as expected, he fell into a hot embrace.

"Damn... um..." Zhong Ning's face was touched, and the pain caused him to swear, but just halfway through his words, his mouth was crushed to death.

"Ah..." The person under Zhong Ning groaned in pain.

Zhong Ning's eyes widened, and he found that his mouth was knocking on the other's cheek, and this person, like him, had a bruise on his cheek.

——It’s Zhang Weilan.Zhang Weilan was still holding a handful of biscuit crumbs in her hand, and she didn't have time to feed it into the little cat's belly.

Zhong Ning quickly raised his head and let his lips leave Zhang Weilan's face.

The blow was so hard that Zhong Ning's mouth was numb, and his front teeth were almost bitten off by the tip of his tongue.

Zhang Weilan threw Zhong Ning off his body, half of his face was burning with pain, he hoarse and shouted out of breath, "What are you doing?"