After the tragic death of his daughter, the honest father of the age awakened

The moment Xu Qingmu heard that his daughter-in-law ran away with someone, Xu Qingmu's heart hurt as if a piece had been dug out, but he was not angry with his daughter-in-law either.

He felt that instead of suffering with himself in such a family, it would be better to run away with others.

Just like that, he didn't want to get his wife back in the past, and he didn't hate her, he just hoped that the man would treat her well.

As for himself, he continued to live a life like a walking corpse until he died.

Today is the eighth day of the lunar calendar, and there is no moonlight, but after getting used to the darkness, I can still see the outline of the house.

Xu Qingmu lay down again, took the person beside her into his arms, and hugged her tightly.

Daughter-in-law, I'm sorry!

Xu Qingmu closed his eyes, and kept saying "I'm sorry" silently in his heart.

Apart from this sentence, he really didn't know what to say.

Gradually, his eyelids became heavy again.

Finally unable to hold on anymore, he fell asleep again.

This time, Xu Qingmu clearly knew that he was dreaming, but he was still very angry about the content of the dream.

He watched his daughter-in-law being crushed on top of dead branches and leaves, and had nowhere to turn for help.

When the man was about to succeed, his wife suddenly grabbed a branch and inserted it into the man's eyes, and the other party had to stop the next action.

His daughter-in-law didn't know where the strength came from, she pushed the man away suddenly, and slammed into the nearby tree.

She hit hard.

Xu Qingmu clearly heard a "boom", and then his wife went limp, and the bloody hole on her forehead was even worse than when the little girl was knocked against a stone that day.

The bright red blood was like the spring water on the mountain, which immediately dyed his wife's face and his eyes red.

"Daughter-in-law!" Xu Qingmu shouted, and ran towards her, wanting to hug her.

At this time, the man covered one eye with one hand, walked over cursingly, walked to his wife's side, put his hand under his wife's nose, and cursed, "Bad luck!"

Then, the man stood up, picked up the clothes and pants on the ground, put them on, and continued down the mountain covering his bleeding eyes.

"Daughter-in-law!" Xu Qingmu knelt on the ground and shouted towards the sky, the tears in his eyes could not be stopped no matter what.

It took him a while to realize that he was dreaming.

Yes, this is a dream, it will be fine when you wake up from the dream!

Xu Qingmu comforted himself like this, and then desperately tried to wake up from the dream.

But he couldn't wake up no matter what, his wife's blood was all in his eyes.

Xu Qingmu felt that it had been a long time, as if it had been a lifetime, before he finally woke up from his dream.

He lay on the bed panting heavily, still holding his wife in his arms, reluctant to let go.

This time, Xu Qingmu didn't dare to close his eyes until the room gradually became clear, indicating that the next day was coming.

The whole family knew about Xu Qingmu's insomnia, because he couldn't hide the dark circles under his eyes.

Xu Shuxin brought a bowl of warm boiled water to everyone in the family, and when she put the water in front of Xu Qingmu, she stared curiously into his eyes and asked, "Father, what's wrong with your eyes?"

"It's nothing, I suffered from insomnia last night." Xu Qingmu said calmly, and then asked the little girl, "What happened to Xinxin today, why did you let us drink water so early in the morning?"

"Oh, I just suddenly remembered what Grandpa Chen said, drinking a bowl of water in the morning is good for your health." Xu Shuxin also lied calmly.

Of course, she felt that she was not lying. Drinking water on an empty stomach in the morning is good for your health.

As for whether Grandpa Chen said it, what does it matter?
No matter it was Xu Qingmu, Cui Lanhua or Xu Shuyue, none of them expressed doubts about her statement, they picked up the bowl and drank all the water.

After drinking a bowl of water, I don't know if it was an illusion. Xu Qingmu felt that the exhaustion caused by not sleeping all night was swept away. "The water Xinxin poured is really delicious. Dad feels refreshed after drinking it."

Xu Shuxin: "...Dad, this is your illusion."

After drinking water, the family began to eat breakfast.

Breakfast was cake made of cornmeal, Xu Qingmu only ate one piece, and the rest was shared among Cui Lanhua and Xu Shuyue.

"You guys eat. Dad will have breakfast when he arrives at the restaurant. In the evening, he will cook a little less. I'll eat when I come back." He said.

The state-run restaurant in their commune provides three meals. If they don’t eat there, there is no subsidy. Xu Qingmu thinks that in this case, it’s better to eat in the restaurant, and it happens to be able to save the family’s food for his wife and children.

After simply eating breakfast, Xu Qingmu went to work.

He went earlier today than yesterday, because the restaurant also sells breakfast, and he doesn't live in the commune, so he needs to leave early so as not to be late.

The sky is still a little gray, not completely bright.

When Xu Qingmu passed through the village, he didn't meet any commune members, until when he was approaching the well of the village, he heard a charming voice.

"Brother Xu!"

That voice made Xu Qingmu get goosebumps.

isn't it?
The rooster has already crowed, even ghosts dare not come out, right?

Although he thought so in his heart, Xu Qingmu still ran away without daring to look at the source of the sound.

Beside the well, Widow Mei who saw Xu Qingmu had already run away was a little dumbfounded: No, big brother, why are you running away?I don't know how to eat people!

Widow Mei stomped her feet resentfully and picked up the bucket helplessly.

The two wooden buckets were full of water, and she had a hard time picking them out. She managed to walk a few steps. After staggering, she simply put down the buckets and kicked them bitterly.

"Hmph! What a log without eyesight! Ouch!"

Because I kicked too hard, my foot hurt, and I couldn't help holding one foot and screaming for pain.

"Meimeizi?" A familiar voice came from behind.

Widow Mei endured the pain, put down the foot that hurt from kicking, turned her head, and said in a weak tone: "Brother Xu, are you here to carry water?"

The person who came was none other than Xu Fourth Uncle Xu Qingsong.

At this moment, listening to Widow Mei's delicate voice, Fourth Uncle Xu had forgotten that he had a fight with his wife because of Widow Mei last night.

He said, "Yeah, what's wrong with you?"

"I, I accidentally mentioned a stone just now and hurt my foot." Widow Mei bit the corner of her lips, lowered her eyes, her tone was soft and coquettish.

She was beautiful, and she was only in her twenties. Before her husband died, she was never allowed to work in the fields, so she had fair and tender skin.

Even if her man died the year before last, she never went down to the ground. Even if the captain put pressure on her, she just took the easy job of beating pigweed.

Now that she looks like this, Fourth Uncle Xu only feels that his bones are going to be crisp.

Without thinking about it, he said, "Then let me help you choose."

"What a shame." Widow May said.

Fourth Uncle Xu put down the bucket on his shoulder, strode up to Widow Mei, and involuntarily picked up the other's bucket, "What's the matter, we are all in the same brigade, isn't it normal to help someone when they are in trouble?" ?”