Chapter 15

Fortunately, Tang Huaijin was working in the fields nearby. When he heard his daughter cry for help, he assumed that something had happened and rushed over with a hoe.

Cheng Lao Si was pressing Cheng Cheng to the ground and bullying her. When Tang Huaijin saw this, his blood rushed to his head and he aimed the hoe at Cheng Lao Si's head. He wanted to smash the hoe down, but he was afraid that he would accidentally hurt his daughter and that he would go to jail for killing someone. His hands were trembling and his legs were shaking like a sieve. In the end, the hoe missed and hit Cheng Lao Si's hand.

Cheng Lao Si screamed and crawled up. Tang Huaijin grabbed him by the collar and punched him in the face, breaking his nose.

Tang Huaijin punched him several times in a row. "You f * cking animal, do you want to die?!" Cheng Lao Si's nose was full of blood and he rolled and crawled away in a sorry state.

Tang Huaijin's face was dark and he did not say a word. He called Cheng Cheng up and took him home. His expression was as if he had just killed someone.

Tang Huaijin's wife was in the house making clothes. She had heard the commotion in the distance and came to visit. When she saw Cheng Cheng's bruised face, bleeding nose, and messy hair, she was scared and said, "What happened?

Who hit you?

How did you end up like this? "

Cheng Cheng was scared and ashamed. She did not have the face to answer, so she went into the house and locked the door, crying loudly.

Tang Huaijin's wife was scared out of her wits. She asked Tang Huaijin, "What happened?

What happened to my daughter? "

Tang Huaijin shouted outside, "Who else could it be other than that Cheng Lao Si?

That f * cking animal, he didn't even let go of his own daughter.

If it weren't for the fact that I have to take care of this family, I would have killed him with my temper when I was young. "

Tang Huaijin was so angry that he spat out a mouthful of phlegm and panted heavily.

Tang Huaijin's wife was afraid that he would fall ill again, so she walked up to him and rubbed his chest to calm him down. She patiently comforted him. "What are you talking about? You're already so old. It's good enough that they don't kill you. Who do you want to kill?

Do you still think you're in your twenties or thirties?

Now that you're no longer the captain, and Yanhua is still young, there's not a single man in the family who can take care of things. Don't let anything happen to you.

You've just been diagnosed with asthma. Don't be angry because of this. Hospitalization and medication will cost a lot of money. "

Tang Huaijin's wife hurriedly poured a cup of hot water for him to drink. Then, she helped him back to his room to rest for a while.

The couple sighed in the room. They felt that the various things that had happened in the past two years were indescribably vexing. A mouthful of resentment was stuck in their chests.

Cheng Cheng cried in the room. At first, she was ashamed and felt that she did not have the face to see anyone. Then, she heard her parents' conversation outside the room. Thinking about the current situation at home, she felt even sadder and gradually stopped crying.

After a while, Tang Huaijin's wife knocked on the door and said, "Child, let Mom take a look at you."

Cheng Cheng held back her tears and went to open the door. "Mom, I'm fine."

Tang Huaijin's wife saw that her face was bruised, a lock of hair in front of her forehead was pulled out, a button on her shirt was torn off, her sleeves were smeared with blood, and her nose was still bleeding. Her heart ached terribly. "You're already like this, and you're still saying that you're fine. Come here and let Mom take a look at you.

Why is your nose still bleeding? "

Cheng Cheng remembered that her father said that he was going to settle the score with Cheng Family. She lowered her head and cried. She sobbed and said, "Mom, tell Dad not to go to the Cheng Family and cause trouble.

He's not in good health now, and there's no one to help him. If he gets into a fight, he'll be at a disadvantage. "

Tang Huaijin's wife said, "I know. I've already told him."

Cheng Cheng had grown up in the past two years.

Not only had she grown taller, but her body had also matured. Her temperament had also matured.

When she was young, she only knew how to play. For some reason, she had changed in the past two years. She now knew how to study hard and did not play truant.

When she said that she was going to school, she would pack her schoolbag. She would also pack her textbooks and lunch boxes by herself so that her mother would not have to worry about her anymore.

After school, she would do her homework with her brother. When she was free, she would help the family with the housework. She would also go up the mountain with her brother to collect firewood and gather pigweed.

Just like Tang Yanhua, she was also the pride of Tang Huaijin and his wife.

There was no one in the village who did not envy the Tang family for raising a son and a daughter.

Tang Huaijin's wife slowly moved into the kitchen and brought a basin of warm water. She soaked a handkerchief and wiped her daughter's face.

"Don't blame your father for not standing up for you."

When Tang Huaijin's wife saw that her daughter's forehead was covered in bruises, she sighed. "If this had happened ten years ago, no one in the village would have dared to offend our family.

Your father has always been hot-tempered.

You can also see the situation at home in the past two years.

Your father is no longer a brigade leader now. No one in the village respects him.

We don't have any money and we don't have any relatives. I don't want anything to happen to us.

If you suffer outside, you should endure as much as you can. Don't suffer losses when the odds are against you. "

"I know."

Cheng Cheng said, "Mom, don't worry. I know what's good for me."

"I'm worried about you."

Tang Huaijin said, "You're a girl. You'll be easily bullied wherever you go.

Our daughter is not someone who will be bullied. If someone hits you or bullies you, go home and tell Dad, Mom, and Dad. We'll think of a way, but don't go head-to-head with them. "

Cheng Cheng said, "I know."

Her nose was covered in blood. When the blood clots were cleaned, new blood flowed out.

Tang Huaijin's wife found a ball of cotton and asked her to plug her nose. "Do you have a headache?

Do you want to go to the hospital for a check-up? Don't get a concussion. "

Cheng Cheng said, "It doesn't hurt. It's just that my head is a little dizzy."

Tang Huaijin's wife said, "Sleep for a night and then take a look. If it doesn't work, we'll go to the hospital.

Your father is sick and needs medicine. We don't have any money at home recently.

Bear with it. "

Cheng Cheng nodded. "I'm fine."

Tang Huaijin's wife wanted to find a dog skin plaster to stick on her bruised area, but she couldn't find it after looking for a long time.

Cheng Cheng didn't want to stick it on as she thought it smelled. She said, "Mom, it doesn't hurt anymore.

But when do you have time to go to the county town and change my name?

I don't want to be called this. "

Cheng Cheng felt that there was a "Cheng" in her name, so she couldn't get away from the Cheng Family. She had always been pestered by the Cheng Family, so in the past few years, she wanted to change her name.

Tang Huaijin's wife comforted her. "What's the hurry? It's so troublesome to change your name.

One moment, the village will have to issue a certificate, and the next moment, the police station will have to issue a certificate. There's no time to change it.

As for the name, it's all the same. I got used to it when I was young. It's troublesome to change it again and again. "

Cheng Cheng said, "But I just want to change it."

Tang Huaijin's wife coaxed her. "Wait a while, huh?

When you have time to go to the county town to do something, I'll change it for you while I'm there. "

Cheng Cheng felt dizzy and uncomfortable. "Mom, when will my brother come back?

I miss him so much. "

Tang Huaijin's wife said, "This child, you two have only been apart for a day and you're already thinking about him. Are you stupid?

He went to the county town to help his father buy things and went to his uncle's house to visit relatives. He'll probably be back at night. "

Cheng Cheng said, "At night? What time is it now?"

Her face was pale and bruises could be seen on her cheeks.

Tang Huaijin's wife was a little worried. She said, "Don't worry about him. He's an adult. It's not like he doesn't know the way. He'll be back at night.

Your father went to the fields.

We're going to plant corn soon. The fields haven't been plowed yet. I still have to do some work.

You're not feeling well. Why don't you lie in bed for a while?

When I come back, I'll cook for you. What do you want to eat tonight? "

Cheng Cheng said, "Anything.

Mom, you go do your work. I'll be fine by myself. "

Tang Huaijin's wife wiped her hands and face, helped her take off her torn clothes, and found a clean tank top and shorts to change into.

Cheng Cheng lay on the bed. Tang Huaijin's wife covered her with a blanket. "You're dizzy, so close your eyes and sleep. A few buttons on your shirt fell off. Mom will mend them for you."

Cheng Cheng said, "Mom, I think the basket I used to gather pigweed fell in the field."

Tang Huaijin's wife said, "Go to sleep. Mom will go and pick it up when it gets dark."

After comforting Cheng Cheng, she fell asleep. Tang Huaijin's wife took her clothes outside the house. She checked them, found a few old buttons, and sewed them up.

Seeing that the sleeves were torn, she took them to the sewing machine and rubbed them with soap in a basin. After washing them, she hung them up.

The blanket was too soft, and her head was numb. Cheng Cheng felt dizzy and soon fell asleep.

Unexpectedly, this dream was a nightmare. As soon as she closed her eyes, she felt a group of demons and ghosts chasing after her.

When she opened her eyes, the demons and ghosts were gone. When she closed her eyes again, the demons and ghosts came again.

She kept her eyes open and closed for the whole afternoon. She was so tired that her heart was beating and she had a splitting headache.

Cheng Cheng couldn't sleep. She got out of bed and opened the door. She saw that the courtyard was quiet. Her parents were not there.

The sun was about to set, and the yellow light of the setting sun shone on the doorstep.

Cheng Cheng remembered that the basket was still in the field, so she went out to look for it. When it was almost dark, she returned home with the basket and pigweed.

She didn't dare to sleep. She had nothing to do.

The sky was already dark. Her parents were still in the field and hadn't returned home.

Her parents had been working very hard for the past few years. Tang Huaijin was already so old, but he still had to farm every day. Last year, he got asthma.

Tang Huaijin's wife had to do housework, work in the field, and work as a tailor to earn money.

When Cheng Cheng thought of these things, she was worried.

She chopped the pigweed, mixed it with some pig food, and fed the pigs.

She swept up the grain that was drying in the shed in front of the door and put it into the basket.

This housework was not easy. After working for a while, she was sweating all over.

She felt dizzy, and the wound on her face was faintly painful. She went back to the house, took off her shoes, and went to bed. She wanted to lie down and rest for a while.

She fell asleep as soon as she slept.

This time, she didn't have nightmares. She slept very soundly.

She didn't know when, but she suddenly heard a noise outside. It was the sound of her parents coming home.

When she opened her eyes, she saw that it was dark outside the window. The house was almost pitch-black.

Cheng Cheng wanted to get up, but she had a terrible headache. After struggling for a while, she could only continue to lie down.

After a while, Tang Huaijin's wife came into the house and put her dirty work gloves on the table. When she saw Cheng Cheng lying down, she walked up and touched her forehead. She said with concern, "How are you?

Are you still not feeling well? "

Her mother's hands were rough and calloused, but her loving voice made people feel especially warm.

Cheng Cheng opened her eyes. "Mom."

Tang Huaijin's wife said, "Are you still not feeling well?"

Cheng Cheng said, "My head hurts a little."

Tang Huaijin's wife said, "Lie down and sleep. Don't get up. Mom will cook dinner for you."

Cheng Cheng nodded. Tang Huaijin also came in with his back bent. He glanced at the bedside, his face dark and worried. "Our daughter hasn't recovered yet?

She's still lying down? "