branch plum blossom

Chapter 23
The group of people were successfully overwhelmed by Baimei, a ten-year-old girl.

Bai Deguang walked away with a cane, muttering curses, and Bai Congyou went back to his home angrily, threatening that he would never give up their house and foundation easily.

Bai Congjun followed Bai Congyou and left without saying a word.

The others also dispersed one after another. While leaving, they had a new understanding of Baimei.

Baimei was successful, but she had no joy to speak of.

The wall fell and everyone pushed.

They bullied their mothers like this, except for Tang Aunt Yang Cuirong who stood up and said a few words, everyone else stood there silently, watching the excitement with expectation.

Originally, since Bai Wu's death, Baimei had also seen what it means to be cruel in the world, but this time, she deeply realized the complexity and helplessness of human nature.

Why do people stand up and speak for us without thanking them?

However, seeing them being bullied helplessly, she couldn't swallow this breath.

Don't you think our family is not good?

One day, you will be ashamed of what you did today.

Baimei frowned, falling into growing pains.

The thick night slowly covered the undulating hillsides.

The sound of frogs began to change from weak to strong.

Qin Yulan brought Baimei Baiyue to cook dinner in the kitchen.

It's already the beginning of autumn. Although it is still hot during the day, it is cool in the morning and evening.

Baimei put the last handful of firewood into the stove licking the flames, and sat on the stone steps at the door of the stove, looking at the path in front of the door.

She waved her cattail fan impatiently to drive away the buzzing mosquitoes, and looked anxiously at the path in front of the door.

The white moonlight illuminated the road brightly.

"Why hasn't brother come back yet?" Bai Yue also supported her little head, sat next to Bai Mei, and muttered dissatisfiedly.

"Bai Yue, keep your voice down."

Baimei turned her head, looked at Qin Yulan, who had a sullen face and said nothing under the dim light, and gently covered Bai Yue's small mouth with her hands.

Bai Yue rolled her eyes like an adult, curled her lips, and dared not speak out.She was very dependent on Baimei and obeyed Baimei's discipline.Baimei said east, she never dared to go west.

Baimei has an absolute status among Baifeng and Baiyue.

"This Baifeng is getting more and more courageous. Let's see how I deal with him later." Qin Yulan finally couldn't bear it any longer. After putting the last pot of vegetables on the plate, she walked to the door of the kitchen and looked at the The empty alleyway is full of worry.

"What time is it? Why haven't you come back? I'm really anxious." Qin Yulan looked at Baimei and Baiyue, then looked at the path melancholy.

The path under the moonlight winds quietly in the valley, like a flexible earthworm.

"Baimei, after dinner, go to Bai Yuan's house to have a look."

Qin Yulan turned around and went back to the kitchen, piled up a few bowls, grabbed a handful of chopsticks, and walked towards the main room.

Over there, Liu Shibi had rolled on the ground several times.

"Oh, my mother, I'm going to starve to death, mother-in-law Qin, don't give me food, she wants to starve me to death, mother-in-law, hit a thunderbolt, kill me she."

When Qin Yulan took the bowls and chopsticks, Liu Shibi sat on the ground solemnly and pretended to cry, her voice was up and down, soft and long, as if she was singing an opera.

Seeing Qin Yulan approaching, Liu Shibi rubbed her eyes, then quickly raised her voice twice.

Qin Yulan ignored her, she was used to Liu Shibi's rhythm of singing every two days and making trouble every three days.

"Mom, it's time to eat."

Qin Yulan helped Liu Shibi up with a calm expression, and sat down at the dinner table.

Liu Shibi looked at Qin Yulan and didn't make any more noise.

Bai Gui has gone out to help people repair the house these two days, and he will come back tomorrow, and Bai Zhong will follow. Qin Yulan and her mother are the only ones at home. Looking at Qin Yulan's expressionless face, she is a little scared .

Bai Gui is a bricklayer. Besides growing crops, he also goes out to lay bricks and tiles for others.In the countryside, it is better to have a craft than to grow crops and live by the sky.

"Baimei Baiyue, hurry up, come over for dinner."

Qin Yulan stood at the door of the main room and yelled at Bai Mei and Bai Yue at the door of the stove.

Liu Shibi saw that Qin Yulan and Baimei's expressions were not very good, and she didn't see Baifeng, so she didn't dare to make a fuss anymore, so she quickly ate and went back to her room.

"Baimei, go, go to Bai Yuan's house and see if Bai Yuan is back."

As soon as Baimei put down her chopsticks, Qin Yulan asked her to visit Bai Yuan's house.

"Ah."

Baimei took the flashlight and went outside.

Although there is a moon, she still feels more at ease with a flashlight.

"Sister, I'll go too."

When Bai Yue heard this, she quickly dropped her chopsticks and kicked them up.

"Come back to me, it's late at night, you go out, be careful that the tiger eats you."

Qin Yulan pulled Bai Yue back and frightened her with a tiger face.

Bai Yue had been thinking about her own bubble gum all the time, she didn't think so much about going out with her, but she heard Qin Yulan say that a tiger would eat her, so she immediately hid behind the door in fright, not daring to make a sound.

Bai Yuan's house is in the small bay behind the hillside behind their house, not far away.

There is a eucalyptus tree planted on the hillside. When the wind blows, it makes a soft whirring sound, which is a bit scary.

Although Baimei is courageous, she is still very timid to walk at night, but because of Baifeng, she can't care less.

"Bai Yuan - Bai Yuan -"

As soon as Bai Mei climbed up the small hill, she saw the stars and lights of Bai Yuan's house, she quickly put her hands around her mouth, and called Bai Yuan's name to Bai Yuan's house, so as to strengthen herself.

"Which one are you? Bai Yuan hasn't come back—"

Bai Mei could tell that it was Bai Yuan's fucking voice.

"Second wife, I'm Baimei—"

Baimei replied.

According to Baijiagou's seniority, Bai Yuan and Bai Gui are of the same generation, so Baimei called Bai Yuan's mother, Yu Ying, according to Bai Zhong's seniority.

"Oh, Baimei, our Bai Yuan went to shine shoes in the city today, but he hasn't come back yet. What are you looking for him for?"

When Yu Ying heard that it was Baimei, she hurried out with her rice bowl and stood at the door to answer.

"Baimei, have you eaten yet? Or, come and eat."

This is a polite saying of farmers, and they usually like to ask "Have you eaten yet?"

"No, second wife, we just ate. Then, how long has it been since Bai Yuan came back?"

Baimei calmed her throat lightly and lowered her pitch.

Yu Ying stood at the door and spoke much more clearly than talking in the room.

Baimei didn't have to shout at the top of her voice.

"I don't know, that tortoise and white man, often comes back late after polishing his leather shoes, and I don't know where he went to fool around. When he comes back, I will definitely beat him up."

Yu Ying seldom calls Bai Yuan by his name, she likes to call him Guier Baimanzi.

It's not that she doesn't like her son, but that's just how she is.

Yu Ying is a rude female man, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, big hands and feet, she can work better than two men, speaks rough, straight to the point, never beating around the bush, and loves to show some heroism ( Handle is the meaning of dirty words), as rough as a man.

When she heard Yu Ying call Bai Yuan like that, Bai Mei couldn't help laughing.

"Oh, Baimei, what do you want him to do?"

Yu Ying asked Baimei again.

"Oh, second wife, it's like this. Today, Baifeng disappeared in our family early in the morning, and he hasn't come back yet. A few days ago, he said that Bai Yuan would take him to the city to polish shoes, so my mother asked me to ask and see Is Bai Yuan at home?"

Baimei felt that Yu Ying was straightforward, so she told her directly.

"Oh, that's it. Well, you go back first, and I'll ask that tortoise white man when he comes back."

After Yu Ying finished speaking, she took the bowl and went back to the room. Baimei heard Yu Ying's faint scolding.

"Bai Yuan, that wild turtle, went to lie to others to shine his shoes again. When he comes back, let's see how I deal with this ass bug."

Baimei covered her mouth and smiled, and hurried back.

As soon as she got home, she heard Bai Feng's "Aoao".

"Bai Feng is back? What's wrong?"

She stepped into the room in twos and threes.

Bai Feng was sitting in the kitchen with his head up, his face was covered with blood, and his clothes were also stained a lot.

Qin Yulan was scooping up water to wash him.

Baimei walked over and saw that there was a deep and long gash on Baifeng's forehead, bubbling blood.

"Look, look, I have to go to shine some leather shoes, now, I'm out of shape."

Qin Yulan shed tears, scolded him, and cleaned him.

(End of this chapter)