Chapter 225: The Old One
The village is now in a mess, but the dilapidated houses on the slope are very calm.
The old woman went to take care of the fields early this morning. Although she is old, she is still in good health. Over the years, she has taken care of everything herself.
When I came back, I came back from a path behind the house. As soon as I walked in, I heard Gong Yu talk about Tongfutang. I was wondering who was talking to Gong Yu. I quietly looked at the side of the house and saw a strange man hesitantly, but hesitated for a while, but continued to hide.
After listening for a long time, the older the old woman felt more and more uncomfortable. She grew up in this village, but because of the Tongfutang who harmed people, she became so lonely and depressed that she was now, and there was no one around her.
After discussing with a strange man, Gong Yu went into the village with his companion, but the old woman did not come out to stop him. After hearing the two people's words, she knew that Gong Yu had already settled down and could not persuade him.
After the two of them walked away, the old woman came out from the side of the house, stared at the backs of the two people in front of the entrance of the village, raised her eyebrows slightly, as if she was looking at Tongfutang, who had been in the village for decades, shook her head and sighed: "Doesn't betrayal!"
She turned around and entered the house, but did not see a figure in front of the entrance of the village, and looked back at the same time.
At the only dirty table in the room, the old woman sat down tremblingly, thinking about Gong Yu's attitude before leaving, and sighed slightly: "I hope you can succeed. I can't stop what happened thirty years ago, and now I can't do anything."
Thirty years ago, although the old woman was a widow, her son was still alive. She was as young as Gong Yu and pretty as she was. She was also the only one in the village who came out to study and was a well-educated figure.
At that time, Village Chief Li's father was preparing for Tongfutang. When his son, who had returned to the village to visit relatives, heard that he expressed his strong support and donated the more than ten yuan he had saved from work and study outside.
The original intention of the founding of Tongfutang was to help each other. Every household in the village donated excess food or goods, and then when there was any difficulty, they would take it out for relief. When there was still a surplus during the holidays, everyone would hold a party and have fun.
In the first year of the Tongfutang, everyone was very happy. The people in the mountains had no savings and had to donate their goods.
On the fourth day of the year, the old woman's son brought two men and two women to the village, saying that he was a classmate who was studying and came to the village to experience the life of educated youth, and also told the children in the village stories, which was very popular among children.
Two of the female classmates from the city looked like a sign of water. As soon as they entered the village, they made men's eyes wide open, including the village's son.
The two little girls felt that this place was the hometown of classmates after all, and there would be no danger, so they were not wary.
One night, the two girls went to Tongfutang by the village chief's son, and they went there overnight.
The next day, the old woman's son went to the house where two female classmates lived but did not see anyone. So he searched the entire village with the remaining two male classmates.
The paper never kept the fire. In the end, the three people met a child who had heard them tell mythological stories. They pointed to the door of Tongfutang with a silly voice and told them that the female teacher was there, telling stories with Brother Li from the village chief’s house.
The few people felt relieved and thought that the person had disappeared suddenly. Since that was the case, it must be fine. They went to Tongfutang together with talking and laughing.
At that time, Tongfu Hall had not built the two courtyards behind the east and west courtyards, only the ancestral hall and a small house with various food supplies.
The old woman's son met his female classmates and a group of men without clothes in this small house.
There are old and young people, but only seven or eight people, but they are all familiar people in the village, including the village chief and his son.
The two female classmates were helpless and lost in their hearts and were placed in the center by these people, and were covered in wounds and were extremely sad.
The three passionate young men's eyes were bloody and they all shouted: "Beast!!"
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The old woman only knew that the son went out to find his female classmate that day, and never went home again. A few days later, the village chief told the old woman who was still young at that time that his son and his classmates went up the mountain to hunt and disappeared.
Then Tongfutang began to be expanded, extending out two backyards, occupying the second most land in the village.
The matter can never be hidden. Since Tongfutang is called Tongfutang, the villagers can naturally enjoy the "blessings" in it. That's it. The old woman who had been lost for several years discovered that her son's two female classmates were in Tongfutang for others to play with.
So she began to doubt her son's whereabouts, and wanted to find him, but was always blocked by the village. Her son never saw anyone in his life or his body in his death.
All the things were told by her more than ten years later, before the previous generation died, that people would be good at dying, but what they did would still go to hell!
The old woman could only curse these people like this, and hated Tongfutang, who was stained with his son's blood.
She has been suffering for thirty years and is not afraid of being alone and old. She only regrets that she will not see her son growing up, getting married, having children, and getting older.
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The light in the house was a little dim. I didn't want to think about the past thirty years ago. I just occasionally guessed in my mind that the child Gong's resolute child went to save people without hesitation, just like his son's thoughts at the time?
A crystal tears flashed across the corners of the old woman's eyes, her body was shaking unsteadily, and her thin hands quickly supported her on the table to stabilize her body.
Her hands were supported on a pile of old clothes. She was thinking about things in her mind, but she didn't pay attention to the fact that there was something on the table.
The old woman turned her gaze to the smartphone next to her old clothes, and was slightly stunned. She recognized that this was the cell phone that Gong Da gave her to her as a flashlight when she first met him.
When Gong Yu was not locked up by the villagers, he also tirelessly taught her to use her mobile phone simply.
Now, what is the purpose of Gong Di putting his phone here?
The old woman stretched out her skinny hand and picked up the phone and unlocked it.
The phone does not have a password set and directly enters the playback interface.
"Mother-in-law, I'm Gong Yu."
The first sentence made the old woman stunned. This was the message Gong Di left to her.
"Thank you very much for your care these days. Please forgive me for my actions in the past few days. If it weren't for you that night, I would probably have not seen the sun the next day, but my attitude towards you these days... is a little wrong, and I apologize to you."
"I'm leaving. Maybe you want me as a burden to leave early. However, mother-in-law, you live alone. Although you live very close to the village, you should also pay attention to safety. Also, you are old and in poor health. You should pay attention to your diet and rest."
"I left some money on the table, you can spend it and find someone to repair the house. Don't blow at night, the whole house will be filled with wind."
"Also, people spend most of their lives in bed. Buy a good bed and sleep more comfortably..."
"Mother-in-law, maybe I won't have a chance to see you again in the future. I hope you can be happy and healthy."
During the recording, Gong Yu's tone was very calm and he could not hear the ups and downs, but the old woman who listened to these started to cry loudly.
She held the two stacks of thick banknotes tightly and cursed vaguely: "You're going...it's all..."
Chapter completed!