Chapter 90: Why Did He Smell A Rat? (1/2)

This child’s name was Chen Xiaobao, and he was the darling of the Chen family.

Most of the villagers in the seventies were not well-read, so names were very simple. Many households named their sons in sequence – like Dabao (First Precious), Erbao (Second Precious), and Sanbao (Third Precious), or Dazhu (First Pillar), Erzhu (Second Pillar), and Sanzhu (Third Pillar), or Dagui (First Treasure), Ergui (Second Treasure), and Sangui (Third Treasure).

There were many similar names in the brigade.

Chen Xiaobao was a fat, roly-poly child. In these times, it was no mean feat to raise a child of this physique.

He had been the family’s darling since he was young and had never experienced hardship, or been beaten. Now that Chen Goudan pinched him, he immediately screamed in pain.

“Ah Ah…”

Chen Dagui was shocked when Chen Xiaobao started to cry. Wang Qiuhua, who had been watching the show from behind, was also startled. She screamed in response and rushed forward.

“Xiaobao!”

He was the apple of their eye. His crying was a calamity!

“Baby! Baby, what happened to you? Baby, don’t scare your mother! My son… wu wu wu…”

“It hurts… Ah ah ah… Wu wu wu…”

Chen Xiaobao was five, and knew how to scream in pain.

Chen Dagui and his wife were enraged when they saw their darling son crying so hard. Now it was not just Chen Dagui who was beating them. Wang Qiuhua also rushed forward to join in.

When Chen Goudan saw this, he knew that his chance had come!

“Ah… save me! I won’t do it again. I won’t give food to others. I didn’t give food to anyone. I can’t possibly go empty-handed to someone’s house for dinner. Wu wu wu…”

Chen Goudan carried his little sister and ran out of the courtyard. The road was lined with houses and as he ran, he saw more and more people.

He continued to shout about food.

Chen Dagui and Wang Qiuhua did not notice that anything was amiss, but continued to pursue him. Actually, as long as Chen Goudan ran like crazy, the two of them could never catch him. After all, he worked outdoors all day and was very agile.