After leaving school, Yang Xinguo embarked on his journey home. The road ahead was long, and for a child who was not yet fifteen years old, the choice was cruel. Yang Xinguo himself could not predict where he would go. He took some of the things left by his classmates before he left. Yang Xinguo could not help but cry. Nine years, a full nine years of school life, had caused his entire life to undergo earth-shattering changes. The originally silent him became cheerful, and the originally introverted and cold-blooded him became lively. All of this was given to him by the school. He loved this school not only because the school gave him knowledge and culture. More importantly, it was to let him know how to interact with others and how to integrate into human society. This was extremely important for a boy who had grown up in the dark!
"In the martial world, heroes are so close yet so far apart.”
Yang Xinguo headed west to Xianghe Village. Unknowingly, he was hungry. He felt in his pocket and found that he still had two copper coins left. He had already finished the dry rations he brought with him. There were some dried persimmons and desserts that his classmates had given him. He liked them very much, but unfortunately, his appetite was several times higher than ordinary children, so he was hungry again after a while. Therefore, he decided to go to the nearby village to buy some food. Just as he was about to take a detour, a familiar figure followed him...
"Huhu…Little Tian, why didn't you wait for me?”It turned out to be Tang Xiaojuan. She was panting and carrying a big bag of things…
"Xiaojuan? Why are you here?" Yang Xinguo asked curiously.
"What's wrong? Why can't I come? I'll follow you wherever you go.”
Tang Xiaojuan pouted and smiled sweetly.
"You're so silly." Yang Xinguo shook his head.
"What's wrong?"
"I had no choice but to leave the school. Why did you come out too? How are you going to explain this to your parents?”Yang Xinguo asked.
"It's okay, Xiao Tian. I've said it before. I'll follow you for the rest of my life. I'll follow you wherever you go. If it weren't for you, I'd rather die.”Tang Xiaojuan said confidently.
"Sigh, alright, I can't win against you in an argument. What's in your bag? Come, let me help you get it.”After saying that, Yang Xinguo took Tang Xiaojuan's parcel and carried it on his back.
"Little Tian, you're so nice. Oh right, I should call you by your new name now-Yang Xinguo.”Tang Xiaojuan stared at Yang Xinguo affectionately with her big eyes." I'll show you. These are all my clothes. Look at this one. Mom brought this from Shen Yang. And this one."”Tang Xiaojuan showed Yang Xinguo one piece after another.
"It looks good. The blue one fits your red village clothes very well. That white dress looks good too. It's just that it's spring now and it's not suitable to wear it.”Yang Xinguo answered seriously without any impatience,"But, Xiao Juan, did you bring any food with you? I'm a little hungry.”Yang Xinguo scratched his head cutely.
"Ah, I'm sorry, Xiao Tian. I didn't bring anything to eat.”Tang Xiaojuan stuck out her tongue cutely.
"Alright…Look, there's a town over there. Let's go buy some food!”Yang Xinguo said.
"Good!"
Just like that, Yang Xinguo and Tang Xiaojuan arrived at Xinmin Town. This was a very ordinary rural town, but the situation in the town seemed to be a little bad. There seemed to be some disharmonious factors in the town. The whole town was lifeless, and there were very few people. Although the houses were very dense, the pedestrians on the road seemed to be very afraid. No one was curious about Yang Xinguo's arrival, but they were all very careful, as if they were worried about something.
"Grandpa, may I ask where your hotel is?”Yang Xinguo asked an old man.
"I don't know, I don't know. Don't ask me.”The old man left in a hurry. Yang Xinguo asked a few more people in succession, and they all gave similar answers.
"These people are really strange. The pedestrians on the road don't do business or trade. When they see us, they avoid us like they're avoiding the gods of plague.”Tang Xiaojuan said angrily.
Yang Xinguo was also puzzled. Coincidentally, a half-grown child bumped into them. In an instant, Yang Xinguo grabbed his right hand.
"You, what are you doing?" The child was grabbed by Yang Xinguo's right hand and was still struggling.
"Why steal?" Yang Xinguo questioned.
"You, which eye of yours saw me stealing?”The child was still arguing. This kid was dressed like a beggar. He was wearing tattered clothes with patches. There was no sleeve on one side, and his head was wrapped with gauze. However, his face was relatively fair. His facial features were decent, and his skin was a little whiter than ordinary boys. His voice was also soft and gentle, making him look like a little boy.
"You put your hand into my pocket just now. If you weren't stealing, what were you doing?”Yang Xinguo held his hand even tighter!
"Good, good, good. You're amazing. I'll beg for mercy.”That kid finally begged for mercy.
Only then did Yang Xinguo stop." Tell me, why did you steal?"”
The dignified thief could not help but cry when he said this."Do you think I want to steal? I know it's wrong to steal, but, but I haven't eaten for three days. Look, I'm so hungry that my chest is touching my back.”The young boy cried over and over again.
"What about your parents? Where did they go?”Tang Xiaojuan asked.
Daddy is dead, Mommy, Mommy, she…" Speaking of which, the boy was about to cry."Mom is still lying in bed. She has to take a few pieces of medicine every day, or she will die of illness.”
Hearing this, Yang Xinguo, who was originally very angry with the young man, immediately became very sympathetic. He took out the only few copper coins he had on him and said to him,""Take this money to buy some food first. Look at how hungry you are. You can't even speak clearly. As for your mother, we will do our best to help you.”
"This…" When the young boy saw Yang Xinguo's actions, he suddenly had mixed feelings."Thank you, big brother, thank you, big brother. Don't worry, as long as I, Wang Erya, am still alive, I will return the money to you.”
"Alright, don't cry. Quickly bring us to see your mother!”
"Yes!"
The three of them walked forward, only to see that every house was closed…
"Your name is Wang Erya?" Tang Xiaojuan asked curiously.
"Yes." Wang Erya replied.
"Isn't that a girl's name?" Tang Xiaojuan said secretly.
"I'm a girl!" At this moment, Wang Erya pulled off the gauze on her head, revealing her black hair…
" Ah..." Tang Xiaojuan suddenly felt jealous. Originally, Tang Xiaojuan was very confident in her beauty. However, when she saw the plain and even dirty girl in front of her today, her natural beauty, black and bright hair, and beautiful face would definitely be a beauty of a generation if she dressed up carefully.
"Don't look! Don't look!" Tang Xiaojuan used two pairs of small hands to block Yang Xinguo's eyes.
"Xiao Juan, what are you doing? I didn't look." Only then did Tang Xiaojuan realize that Yang Xinguo didn't pay attention to the "beauty potential stock" in front of him at all. Instead, he was staring at the strange families.
" Oh..." Tang Xiaojuan blushed. Wang Erya also secretly smiled when she saw this...
"Er Ya, why are the doors of your houses tightly closed? Every household hides when they see people?”Yang Xinguo asked curiously.
"Little brother, I can tell that you're from a big city. Don't you know that our place has been in a mess recently? Do you still remember the Huanggutun incident that shocked our northeast two years ago?”Wang Erya said.
"Yes, I know." Yang Xinguo replied.
"At that time, Zhang Zuolin and Marshal Zhang's train had a big explosion while it was moving, and Marshal Zhang and the others died. Later, according to the high-ranking officials who investigated this matter, Marshal Zhang was planted with a bomb on the route! Therefore, the villages and towns along the railway became the focus of investigation, including our town. Since this spring, the government has sent people to investigate every household every day. They dress like commoners. On the surface, they are here to ask for directions. However, in fact, they arrest people as soon as they see them. Those who are rich can handle it, but those who are poor can only go to jail. Sigh, I wonder when we can find the person who blew up Marshal Zhang…"
Wang Erya shook her head and said.
"So that's how it is. This government is too irresponsible. If they can't catch anyone, they'll just randomly catch some ordinary people to make up the numbers.”Tang Xiaojuan complained silently.
"Doesn't the government know that the Huanggutun incident was done by the Japanese?”Yang Xinguo suddenly thought of the deserter he saved two years ago. At that time, he heard the truth about the Huanggutun incident from the deserter!
"Sigh, even if we know, what's the use? Our government can't even win by sucking up to the Japanese, so how can we dare to pursue the matter!”Wang Erya said helplessly.
"We can't just let it go like this. We have to find evidence and tell the world the truth!”Yang Xinguo swore silently.
"Alright, this isn't something that children like us should worry about. The problem now is how to fill our stomachs.”
"Look, there's a bun seller over there.”
……
The three of them used five copper coins to buy ten buns. Yang Xinguo ate five alone, Tang Xiaojuan ate two, and Wang Erya only ate one. The remaining two were stuffed into her arms.
"Er Ya, why aren't you eating? Look at Brother Xiaotian eating so happily.”Tang Xiaojuan glanced at Yang Xinguo and then at Wang Erya.
"I'm not hungry. My mother hasn't eaten in a long time. I'll give these two buns to my mother.”Wang Erya walked with two steaming buns and said,"Two kind-hearted people, the mud house in front is my home. I'll go and tell my mother first.”
"Alright!"
……
Arriving at Wang Erya's house, it was a small hut made of straw. The interior of the house was simple and crude. There was a wooden bed, two wooden tables, and a hoe standing upright in front of the door. Although the room was broken, the wooden tables and chairs had been polished until they were bright. From this, it could be seen that the owner of the house was a very hardworking person. As soon as Yang Xinguo and the rest got up, a weak voice came from the bed," Er Ya, invite your friend to sit." It was a very thin middle-aged mother. She was about forty years old, but her old face and weak body made her look like an old woman...
"Mother, these two little brothers and sisters are kind-hearted people. Look, these are the buns they bought for you.”As she spoke, Wang Erya took out the buns in her hand and handed them to Aunt Wang. When Aunt Wang saw the buns, she immediately couldn't help but gobble them up. She swallowed the two big meat buns in a few bites. Even Yang Xinguo couldn't help but gasp...
" Sigh, it's so delicious." Aunt Wang only noticed the surprised expressions of Yang Xinguo and the others after she finished eating the buns."Sorry to make a fool of ourselves. We're from the countryside and haven't seen much of the world. We've been starving for many days. Thank you so much this time. How about this? Er Ya and I will kowtow to you. You'll be our savior. Er Ya, hurry up!”
Just as Aunt Wang was about to kowtow, he suddenly felt dizzy and puked…
"Mother! Mother!" Er Ya quickly went up to help her, only to see puddles of blood and minced meat coming out of Aunt Wang's mouth…
"I…I've made a fool of myself in front of everyone." Aunt Wang tried her best to raise her voice, but her weak body still made her voice very soft.
"My mother has had a very serious stomach problem since she was young. For decades, she would vomit every time she ate. In recent years, it has become more and more serious. Now that the medicine at home is gone, I really don't know what to do!”Wang Erya cried.
"Xin, please help him. She is quite pitiful.”Tang Xiaojuan was also touched.
"Alright, you guys wait here. I'll be right back!”Yang Xinguo said.
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