In the kitchen, Ma Xiaohui and Tong Ling washed and rinsed the dishes. In a short while, the kitchen was clean and tidy.
When she heard that there was no movement in the room, Tong Ling thought that Ma Xiaohui's mother was asleep, so she whispered to Ma Xiaohui," Our mother didn't sleep much last night. Let her sleep a little longer. Now that we're done, you should go and sleep on the brick bed. I should go back to the dormitory to take a look. If there's anything at home, go to the dormitory to look for me."”"The dormitory cafeteria is on holiday. Don't you have to wait until the sixth day of the lunar new year to start work? What are you going to eat when you go back now?”Ma Xiaohui said to Tong Ling. "You don't have to worry about this.”After Tong Ling finished speaking, she tiptoed into the inner room, picked up her bag, and put on a scarf. Then, she quietly closed the door of the inner room and walked out of Ma Xiaohui's house.
Ma Xiaohui sent Tong Ling out. The two of them stood outside the gate of the courtyard. Tong Ling instructed Ma Xiaohui," Listen to our mother. You can't make her angry anymore." Ma Xiaohui did not say anything.
Tong Ling left on her bicycle. Ma Xiaohui stood at the entrance of the courtyard in a daze. He looked at Tong Ling's back as she left. He could no longer control his emotions. He hugged his head with both hands and squatted there crying.
It was said that a man would not shed tears easily. It seemed that Ma Xiaohui was really heartbroken.
Ma Xiaohui's mother, who was in the room, was not asleep. She had heard everything that Tong Ling had said to Ma Xiaohui in the kitchen. She really wanted to stop Tong Ling and not let her go, but she had said such nasty things to Tong Ling in a fit of anger last night. Now, she wanted to keep Tong Ling. She really could not bring herself to say this. After thinking about it, she still let Tong Ling leave.
On the first day of the new year, Tong Ling's dormitory cafeteria was on holiday. There were not many people in the entire dormitory. Those who had families had all gone home to reunite with their relatives for the new year. The entire dormitory courtyard seemed exceptionally deserted.
Tong Ling returned to the dormitory. She had not eaten a single bite since last night. Her stomach was empty, and she suddenly felt a chill run down her spine. She opened the luggage on the bed and lay down. She didn't know why, but she felt that the room in the dormitory was very cold today. She also felt that the bed she was lying on was unusually cold today.
Tong Ling curled up on the bed alone. She was hungry and sleepy, and soon fell asleep.
After sending Tong Ling off, Ma Xiaohui squatted outside the door and cried for a long time. If it wasn't for the passersby, he might have stayed there for a long time.
Ma Xiaohui walked into the room and glanced at his mother who was lying on the kang. He didn't say anything and just buried his head into the kang. He didn't even take off his shoes, and his two feet were dangling on the edge of the kang.
Ma Xiaohui was the same as Tong Ling. He had not eaten anything since last night. He had been sitting in the hospital ward with his mother for the entire night. He fell asleep the moment he saw him.
Seeing how sleepy Ma Xiaohui was, Ma Xiaohui's mother's heart ached. However, despite her heartache, she still did not give in on that matter.
"I've already come twice. Hehe, there's someone at home this time.”Mrs. Gao said loudly as she walked in.
Mrs. Gao entered the house and took a look." Hehe, what's wrong with this mother and daughter? Why are they still sleeping in broad daylight?”She shouted again.
In fact, Ma Xiaohui's mother had already heard her when Mrs. Gao entered the room. She did not want Mrs. Gao to see the bandage on her head, so she quickly wrapped her head with a pillow. Before she could reply, Mrs. Gao had already come in.
"Sit down quickly. I was just about to ask Xiaohui to go to your house to pay his New Year's greetings, but you came first.”Ma Xiaohui's mother said incoherently.
"I came over early in the morning and locked the door. After cleaning up, I came back again and locked the door. I went out to visit on the first day of the new year.”Mrs. Gao asked Ma Xiaohui's mother.
"Hai, I didn't go to visit. I might have been a little tired yesterday and fell ill in the middle of the night. I went to the hospital and came back.”Ma Xiaohui's mother said to Mrs. Gao.
"Look at you. Don't you have Tong Ling and Xiao Hui? Why do you have to show off? Don't you know what kind of body you have? You're really something." Mrs. Gao complained to Ma Xiaohui's mother.
Mrs. Gao's loud voice woke Ma Xiaohui up from his sleep. He got up and said goodbye to Mrs. Gao before turning to the kitchen.
Ma Xiaohui was in the kitchen. He took out the leftovers from last night from the cupboard and placed them on the side of the pot. Then, he opened the lid and placed a steaming curtain in the pot. Then, he placed the leftovers on the pot on the steaming curtain and casually covered the lid.
Next, Ma Xiaohui bent down and picked up a stove hook. He opened the stove pit door and added a shovel of coal into the stove pit. Then, he closed the stove pit door and turned around to return to the inner room.
Ma Xiaohui's mother was chatting with Mrs. Gao in the inner room. When she saw Ma Xiaohui come in, Mrs. Gao asked Ma Xiaohui," Why did Mrs. Tong go back? Yesterday, I asked her and she said that she would stay here until the 15th before going back. It's the first day of the first year. Can anyone cook in her canteen?"”
Mrs. Gao's barrage of words had stunned Ma Xiaohui. He did not reply to Mrs. Gao's question. He only smiled bitterly at her and turned to go to the kitchen.
Seeing that Ma Xiaohui didn't answer Mrs. Gao's question, Ma Xiaohui's mother said to Mrs. Gao awkwardly," Ah, it's like this. Last night, when we were having dinner, there was a dish that wasn't very delicious. I just casually said a few words, and she left angrily.”Ma Xiaohui's mother never lied. After saying this, she did not dare to look at Mrs. Gao.
"This is your fault. I'm not criticizing you, but Mrs. Tong has been doing this and that for you since the beginning of the new year. Tell me, isn't every job in your family done by Mrs. Tong? So what if she's your biological daughter? She's just a vegetable. What can she do if she doesn't eat well? You're really something.”Mrs. Gao said as she stood up for Tong Ling. Suddenly, Mrs. Gao noticed the gauze on Ma Xiaohui's mother's head and asked Ma Xiaohui's mother," Why is her head injured?”
" Ah, I accidentally knocked myself on the ground," Ma Xiaohui's mother stammered.
"You, you, you just want to find trouble for nothing. Why do you have to do all the work? You're just showing off.”
Ma Xiaohui's mother didn't say anything.
Seeing that Ma Xiaohui's mother didn't say anything, Mrs. Gao seemed to be unforgiving and said," I think you're really so lucky that you don't know where to start. Alright, it's the new year, so I won't talk about you. Her auntie said that she was coming to my place, so I have to go back and take a look.”Mrs. Gao left after she finished speaking.
Ma Xiaohui, who had been hiding in the kitchen, saw that Mrs. Gao was about to leave. He stood up and sent Mrs. Gao to the gate of the courtyard.
Ever since Tong Ling walked out of Ma Xiaohui's house, Ma Xiaohui's mother had been worried about Tong Ling. After Mrs. Gao's scolding just now, she missed Tong Ling even more.
It was the new year, so there was no one in the dormitory. The cafeteria was on holiday, so what was she going to eat?
The more she thought about it, the more she hated herself. She hated herself for saying those heartless words to Tong Ling yesterday. The more she thought about it, the more she hated Ma Xiaohui. Why did he have such a thought? Why didn't he say it sooner or later? Why did he have to say it on New Year's Eve?
The words that were said were like water that had been poured out. They could never be taken back. After thinking for a while, Ma Xiaohui's mother made another sound. No matter what, he absolutely could not let Tong Ling starve like this.
At this moment, Ma Xiaohui walked in with a table. Just as he was about to put the table on the brick bed, Ma Xiaohui's mother hurriedly said to him," Xiaohui, pick Tong Ling's favorite dishes and put them in the lunch box. Add more rice and send them to her dormitory first. We'll eat when you come back."”
Actually, when they were in the kitchen just now, Ma Xiaohui had already packed the lunch box. He wanted to wait until his mother had dinner before sending it to Tong Ling. Hearing his mother say this, Ma Xiaohui naturally agreed happily in his heart,"Okay, I'll go now."”After saying that, he put down the dining table in his hand, went to the kitchen, picked up the lunch box, and turned to leave.
Seeing that her son had already packed the lunch box, Ma Xiaohui's mother could not help but feel a pang of pain in her heart. She sat on the brick bed and watched Ma Xiaohui close the door of the courtyard and walk away through the glass window. She beat her chest and stamped her feet as she cried loudly. God, why are you so blind? Why do you have to torture these two poor children so cruelly! If my family owes you anything, punish me and torture me, even if you want my life. Please don't torture my children like this anymore. I beg you, let me bear the burden of this disaster alone.
Ma Xiaohui's mother was crying so hard that she wanted to die. She was resentful of God's unfair arrangement. Why did God have to let one of them be a teacher and the other a student? If not, these two children could love each other openly and get married legally. Why did God have to make such an arrangement?
Ma Xiaohui's mother had forgotten about the wound on her head. She knelt on the brick bed and kowtowed to the heavens. The wound on her head split open, and the blood that flowed out dyed the gauze on her head red.
Ma Xiaohui's bicycle seemed to fly. After a while, he arrived at Tong Ling's dormitory. After putting down her bicycle, she carried the lunch box in her hand and ran towards Tong Ling's dormitory.
Ma Xiaohui panted heavily as he arrived at Tong Ling's room door. He steadied himself slightly and reached out to knock on the door. However, no one answered after knocking a few times. Ma Xiaohui knocked a few more times, but no one answered. He placed his ear on the door and listened carefully. There was no movement in the room. Ma Xiaohui wondered where Tong Ling had gone. Perhaps she had gone out. Thinking of this, he decided to wait for her at the door.
Half an hour had passed, but Tong Ling was still not back. At this time, Ma Xiaohui was a little anxious. He placed the lunchbox in his hand at the door of Tong Ling's dormitory. Then, he took a big detour before he ran to the back of the room in the courtyard of the dormitory. He flew up to the big wall in front of Tong Ling's dormitory window. With a " putong " sound, he stretched out his legs and jumped in.
Ma Xiaohui jumped off the wall and ran to Tong Ling's dormitory window. He leaned against the window and looked inside. He saw that Tong Ling had curled up into a ball and was lying there motionless.
"Sister, sister, sister." Ma Xiaohui knocked on the window glass with his hand and shouted desperately. However, Tong Ling seemed to not hear him and continued to lie there without moving.
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