C43 (1/2)

Daybreak had arrived. The gate was opened. The eldest sister, Jin Yuxia, came out of the house carrying a big bag with bruises all over her face. Seeing me sitting on the floor, she asked me if I was hungry. I said hungry. She took out ten dollars from her pocket for me to buy instant noodles myself. I took the ten dollars and said, with a heavy heart, Are you leaving? She wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes and said yes, she would have to go sooner or later. I asked who had hit you in the face.

Of course it would be Yang Dabao and Zhao Xinxin. I asked them why they hit you. She said he heard you banging on the door last night. Didn't she want to open it for you?

After a moment of silence, I said, ”Maybe you really are my younger sister, Jin Yuxia!”

”I was your sister Jin Yuxia in the first place. The Jin Yuxia you killed is the demon! ”

”Hm!” That way, I won't feel guilty anymore! ”

She looked at the blood on the ground and said, ”You're bleeding?”

I took off my black coat and turned around to show her my back. ”Can you help me see what's coming out of the hump?”

”Ah, the gauze has been dyed red!” After a while, Big Sister Jin Yuxia said again, ”It seems like it has two big teeth. ”It's quite sharp!”

”What are these two teeth doing?” I wondered. He then put on the black coat.

”Brother, you should go to the hospital to have a look! This hump of yours might be hiding something terrifying! ” Jin Yuxia said with a face full of worry.

”Look, where's the money?” I smiled bitterly. He thought of his mother again. If she hadn't taken a million, I would have been in a hospital in a big city by now.

”No need to say anymore, I'm leaving, brother.” If I hurry over early, I might even be able to eat breakfast with him! ”

As I watched Jin Yuxia carry her backpack and walk off, my heart ached beyond compare.

I went into the yard.

Yang Dabao had already woken up and was standing at the door of the west room with a kitchen knife in his hand. He looked at me warily.

I asked if there was anything to eat at home.

He said no.

I asked if there was any money left.

He also said no.

I handed over the 10 yuan and said that the one selling the buns would be here soon. Buying the 10 yuan bun would be enough for the three of us to eat for the entire day.

Yang Dabao didn't take the money, but coldly looked at me.

I let go and let the ten dollars fall to the ground.

Today's weather was rather cloudy and there was a little wind. A few leaves swirled on the ground. I think there is an unspeakable depression in this family.

”Jin Shi, you have a killing intent on you!” Yang Dabao said.

”So what?”

”To be honest, I'm a little afraid of you!”

”As long as you don't provoke me, it's fine!”

”What do you mean, I'm not going to mess with you?” Yang Dabao asked.

I didn't say anything. In the living room. Lie down on the floor to get a good night's sleep. The hump of a hump supported my body in an arch. My head needs a very high pillow to be comfortable. The pile of white paper in the snakeskin bag was gone. It should be Zhao Xinxin or Yang Dabao pulling them to the kitchen to light the fire.

I glanced at the clock on the wall. The calendar said November 5, 2066. I calculated in my mind. According to the Lunar New Year, today is the fifteenth of the ninth month. It had been exactly a month since the day of his father's death (Mid-Autumn Festival). Only then did I recall the five Silk Bag. It was time to open the third.

Long before we arranged for the marriage ceremony, I had already moved the five Silk Bag elsewhere. It was in a groove in one of the walls in the passage. Because there was a gate in the hallway. So when the country folk covered the aisle, they left a groove in the wall to worship the god of the gate.

So I went into the passage, moved the censer away, and took the remaining three Silk Bag. One of the white Silk Bag had the number three on it. It was the third Silk Bag, and the one that should be opened this time. I returned to the living room and sat on the bed. I untied the white Silk Bag and took out a piece of paper.

The contents of the slip of paper read: ”Chao Xixi died on September 13, 2006, at the hands of Jin Shi!”

I couldn't help but be stunned.

Chao Xixi is my mother. September 13, 2006 Lunar New Year is a thing of the past. Two days ago. The day Lao Chang came to find me to buy organs.

”Ridiculous!” ”We can't believe it!” I spat at the note.

When did I kill my mother? Clearly, she escaped with a million. She abandoned her home for a million!

”The contents of the Silk Bag are truly unbelievable!” I said to myself.

A flash of light. Yang Dabao opened the curtain and entered. Soon after, Zhao Xinxin also entered. Zhao Xinxin had dressed up very well today as she drew her eyebrows and drew his lips. It was a pity that there was a big hole on her lips, leaving only her fair skin and tall stature. Her beauty was no longer related to her face.

”What for?” I asked.