branch plum blossom

Chapter 24

"How did this happen?"

Baimei frowned, leaned closer to Baifeng, and carefully looked at the horrible bloody gash on his face.

It's really embarrassing to go out and come back with this appearance.

"I told you not to go, don't go, you just don't believe me, it's all over now, make yourself a scar-patch basketball, and see how you find a wife in the future!"

Seeing Bai Feng grinning her teeth, Bai Mei couldn't help feeling angry, and the slight softness on her face at the beginning was quickly covered by anger.

"not me!"

Bai Feng gritted his teeth and screamed in grievance, his tear-filled eyes were full of grievance and unwillingness.

"Isn't this gash on your face? Is it you or who? The legs are on your body. If you don't go, will someone else tie you up?"

Seeing that Bai Feng refused to admit his mistake, Qin Yulan was also a little angry, and her subordinates unconsciously became heavier.

"Oops—it hurts—"

Bai Feng yelled and jumped up, avoiding Qin Yulan's hand.

"Tell me a few words, are you still not happy?"

Baimei quickly pushed Baifeng back onto the small bench.

"Sit down!"

With Baimei guarding her, Baifeng dared not move any more.

Qin Yulan slowly washed the blood off Bai Feng's face, revealing the wound completely.

"Oh, my heavenly king, this is too long, you son of a bitch, Baifeng, how did you fall like this? What should I do?"

Qin Yulan looked at the wound on Bai Feng's face, couldn't help stamping her feet, and uttered a dirty word.

"Go, go and see Chen Xianlin."

Qin Yulan hesitated for a moment, then decisively took the flashlight, and dragged Bai Feng out.

Baimei was ready to follow.

"Baimei, you and Bai Yue are at home, go to bed early, and you have to register at school tomorrow."

Qin Yulan turned around and asked Baimei.

At this time, it was already eleven o'clock. According to the ancient time, it had already entered the middle of the night.

The sound of frogs and insects, mixed with the barking of dogs from this or that family, echoed in the moonlit valley, lingering.

Work at sunrise and rest at sunset.This is the law of life of farmers.Ordinary people, after collecting their livelihoods and eating supper, turn off the lights at eight or nine o'clock and go to sleep.Except for the busy farming season and holding weddings and weddings, there are very few people with their eyes open after ten o'clock, pulling on the lights.

Right now, there are probably only two families whose lights are on in the entire ravine, one belongs to Qin Yulan's family and the other belongs to Yu Ying's family.

"Mom, I'm afraid Chen Xianlin is asleep. Why don't you go to bed first and go find him tomorrow morning." Bai Mei looked at the night without anyone outside, her eyes flickering slightly.

Some weak winds shook the branches, casting mottled shadows on the moon, trembling slightly, Baimei was inexplicably frightened.

"I can't wait until tomorrow morning. This hole is so long and deep. If I don't fix it sooner, I'm afraid it will rot."

Qin Yulan hurriedly said while walking.

Baimei rarely saw Qin Yulan like this, so she stopped talking.

"Mom, I want to eat bubble gum."

Seeing that Qin Yulan was about to disappear at the bend in the path, Bai Yue, who had been staring at Bai Feng with puffy eyes, couldn't bear it any longer, she pursed her mouth, and cried loudly at Qin Yulan's back.

Bai Feng came back and told her that the bubble gum he bought for her was snatched by Bai Yuan on the way back.

When Bai Yue heard it, tears welled up in her eyes, but seeing Bai Feng's head full of blood, she was too embarrassed to cry, so she bit her lip and tried to hold it back.

She was also frightened by Bai Feng's appearance, brother is bleeding so much, will he die?

"Bai Yue! What time is this, and you still want to eat your bubble gum? If you don't eat bubble gum, you will die?!"

Bai Mei didn't know where she got so angry, she just yelled at Bai Yue.

"Wow"

Bai Yue looked at Bai Mei in horror, and cried loudly, seeing Bai Mei glaring at her, she immediately suppressed her crying again.

Looking at Bai Yue's red and swollen eyeballs, Bai Mei felt that she was too cruel.

"Bai Yue, Mom took my brother to see the wound. It's so late. The bubble gum seller has already closed. Don't cry. I'll buy it for you when school starts tomorrow, okay?"

Bai Mei changed her blunt tone, and comforted Bai Yue softly.

Chen Xianlin's family is on the side of the main road at the entrance of Baijiagoukou. His father graduated from the Whampoa Military Academy and is a high-ranking official in Guomindang. Seeing his father's bravery, and his mother's remarriage, he was instantly reduced to a beggar from a young master. Thanks to his father's brother's taking in, he did not really fall into the state of begging.

Chen Xianlin was handsome and tall, with straight facial features, fair skin, and full of heroism. According to the words at the time, he was a standard handsome man, but because of his composition, he married a short, fat, and pockmarked man very late. His wife died after giving birth to him a son and a daughter.He is not only good-looking, but also very smart. Although he has not attended school for a few days due to family reasons, and only has a diploma equivalent to elementary school, he is very smart. He finished his studies in three years, and his grades have always been the first, which is far behind.

After he didn't go to school, he didn't stay idle. After reading through some Chinese medicine books left by his ancestors, he began to treat people's diseases. Later, he opened a small clinic.He is relatively reticent, and few people know his life experience. They only feel that he is quite different from others, and there is always a trace of mystery.Such a person can always attract people's attention. When his wife died, just after that period, more and more people came to matchmaking, but he refused them all.

This time, he has to find someone he likes, someone who is good-looking and kind, just like Qin Yulan
By chance, Qin Yulan went to Chen Xianlin's clinic to get medicine for Bai Wu, chatted with him, and he was deeply attracted by the tolerance and kindness of the pretty Qin Yulan.However, Bai Wu was not dead at that time, so he could only bury that feeling deeply in his heart and silently do what he could to Qin Yulan's family. Every time Qin Yulan went to him to see a doctor and get medicine, he never To collect money, occasionally, under Qin Yulan's strong "coercion", he would accept a very small amount of money.

How could Qin Yulan not know about this?

Two years after Bai Wu's death, after discussing with the two children, Chen Xianlin asked someone to be a matchmaker, and assured Qin Yulan that he would treat her three children as his own, and even if he was a cow, he would provide for the children. go to school.

Although Chen Xianlin is more than ten or 20 years older than Qin Yulan, he is gentle, knows medical skills, and treats people honestly. He is indeed a very good candidate. But they changed their minds, disagreed with everything, and said that if Chen Xianlin dared to let Qin Yulan's family into their house, the two of them would not recognize Chen Xianlin as his father.

In the end, Chen Xianlin could not win over his two children.The two had no choice but to give up.

After Qin Yulan married Bai Gui, this matter gradually faded away.

Chen Xian opened a canteen next door to Lin's house, which was run by the widow Ma Xiangju.When a child goes to Chen Xianlin's clinic for injections and medicines, he will cry for a while, and finally, the adults will buy a few candies at the candy shop to coax them to give up.

Ma Xiangju is mean and likes to gossip, so he is very unpopular.She has been a widow for many years, and has always been interested in Chen Xianlin, but Chen Xianlin doesn't like her. She thinks it's Qin Yulan's fault. Magnolia.

"Don't pay attention to her, she has something wrong." Chen Xianlin always said this.

Adults don't like Ma Xiangju very much, but children especially like it. In their eyes, Ma Xiangju is a walking candy. When they see her, they always think of Sweet Mimi's candy.

Therefore, when Qin Yulan said that she was going to Chen Xianlin, Bai Yue immediately thought of her bubble gum.

"Oh, Yulan, I'm really sorry, this bastard, Baifeng, made your family Baifeng like this."

As soon as Qin Yulan and Bai Feng stepped onto the path in front of the door, Yu Ying's voice sounded in the empty night.

"Er Niang Yu Ying, it's so late, what are you doing here?"

Qin Yulan stopped and asked.

"Oh, Yulan, you don't know. When I saw the blood on Bai Yuan's tortoise, I asked him what happened. He didn't say anything. I beat him a few times before he said it. He said he Tell Bai Feng to go with him to shine shoes in the city, and when he comes back, ask Bai Feng to give him half of the money he earns, but Bai Feng is unwilling, so the two of them fight, when he pushes Bai Feng to the ground, A strip of strips scratched Bai Feng's face, leaving a lot of blood. Oh, this bum-skinned man, I'm so mad. Come, come, Bai Feng, come, let me have a look. Oh, such a long strip Kouzi, this tortoise with white skin."

Yu Ying shook Bai Feng's head, looked at it, and was so angry that her teeth chattered.

"Come on, Baifeng, this is the bubblegum I took out of that turtle."

Yu Ying reached out and handed the bubble gum to Bai Feng.

"Oops, my bubblegum."

The sharp-eyed Bai Yue quickly trotted to Yu Ying, grabbed the bubble gum, peeled off the outer paper, threw it into her mouth and chewed it fragrantly.

"White Moon."

Qin Yulan looked at Bai Yue's appearance, called her softly, moved her eyelids, and signaled her to go back quickly.

"Hahaha, Yulan, it's okay, kid, it's always the same. Baifeng bought it for him in the first place, and let her eat it."

Qin Yulan smiled at Yu Ying embarrassedly.

"Where are you going now?"

Yu Ying looked at Qin Yulan, then at Baifeng.

"Are you going to find Chen Xianlin? That's right. You should go to see him sooner. You can't delay. If something goes wrong, it will be bad. If something goes wrong, I will beat Guier Baimanzi to death. That's right, I'll go with you."

"Er Niang Yu Ying, it's so late, why bother you? We can go by ourselves."

"Oh, how about that, that's it, don't talk, let's go."

After Yu Ying finished speaking, she threw off her steps and walked forward, not caring about Qin Yulan's reaction.

Qin Yulan had no choice but to drag Baifeng to follow behind Yu Ying.

That's okay, it's good for her to go with her, lest others gossip.

Baimei took Bai Yue to bed first, and when she woke up, Qin Yulan had already returned with Bai Feng.

Bai Feng even pasted a long piece of gauze on it.

"Chen Xianlin said, don't die, but it may leave a scar."

Seeing that Baimei had woken up, Qin Yulan turned her head and said to her calmly.

Although the cut on Bai Feng's face was long, it was relatively thin, and even if it left a scar, it would not be very deep.Rural people, with scars and marks on their faces, don't think it's too bad. As long as it doesn't affect their search for a partner, it's not a big deal.

"Oh."

Baimei rubbed her eyes.

"Today's money was given by Yu Ying Erniang. I don't want her to give it, but she insists on it. Now, there are really not many people like this."

Qin Yulan couldn't help sighing.

"Oh."

Baimei didn't know how to answer Qin Yulan's words.

"Go to sleep, you have to go to school to register tomorrow, get up early."

Qin Yulan gave some instructions and went to bed.

Finally, school is about to start, Baimei feels excited for a while.

Only school can let her enjoy the taste of freedom and happiness.

Baimei has always been at the top of the class and even the entire grade. Teachers and classmates like her very much. She has a very high reputation and admiration in school.

As long as she gets to school, she can find the confidence and courage to leave the valley.

The cock crows three times, and every family starts to get up.

In the small ravine, cooking smoke curled up.

The start of school is a big event for children. Everyone will get up early, cook and eat, and then go to school.

After having breakfast with Bai Feng, Bai Mei happily went to the school to enroll with her hard-earned tuition fees.

I haven't seen you for a summer vacation. The classmates were very happy to see them. They stood together in twos and threes, talking about the holidays.
With such a long strip of white gauze on Baifeng's head, it will definitely become the focus.

Everyone walked by, looked at it, and then covered their mouths and smiled.

If you are familiar with it, you will take the opportunity to make fun of it.

"Ouch, when did you have a scar-repairing basketball?"

"none of your business!"

Bai Feng spat hard.

"Bai Feng, are you acting as a knight? Hahaha."

"I'm Scar Man!"

Bai Feng compared his cool posture.

"Baimei, I finally saw you. How was your summer vacation?"

"Baimei, have you finished your summer homework? Copy it for me quickly."

"Baimei, you've grown taller again, you're much taller than me."

"Baimei, this semester, tell the teacher to let me sit next to you."

As soon as the students saw Baimei, they gathered around and chatted in one go.

Baimei searched the crowd, but there was no sign of Bai Yuan, feeling a little disappointed.

"You guys, have you seen the white circle?"

Baimei asked them.

"Bai Yuan? If you didn't tell me, we'd have forgotten. By the way, it seems that we haven't seen her all this time."

Someone said something loudly in the crowd.

Bai Mei pushed through the crowd and searched everywhere in the teaching building, but there was no sign of Bai Yuan.

"Why don't you sign up today?"

Baimei found Baiyuan who was picking mulberry leaves, and asked eagerly.

"My mother won't let me study anymore."

Bai Yuan said softly, on her long eyelashes were glistening teardrops.

"So, what about your dad? Does your dad let you read it?"

"My dad let me study, but all the money is with my mom."

Bai Yuan put the last handful of mulberry leaves into the basket, squatted on the ground, and began to cry.

"My mother said that our family is no longer what it used to be. We need to save money for my younger brother to go to school. I belong to my daughter's family, and I will belong to someone else's family anyway. It is useless to read so many books, as long as I can read a few words."

After Bai Yuan finished speaking, she wiped away her tears with the back of her hand, stood up, and left with the strap on her back.

"What about your grandma?"

Baimei followed behind, asking questions.

"My grandma said, she doesn't care, she can't."

Bai Yuantou quickly ran away without saying a word.

The thin figure quickly disappeared on the winding path.

(End of this chapter)