C70 (1/2)

Outside, the sky was completely dark. There's electricity tonight. After all, there would be electricity in the countryside for the next few days. Under the dim light of the incandescent lamp, Er Nengdan sat on a chair and held the county magistrate's child in his lap. With a proud expression on his face, he said: ”Big bro, I've already sent someone to find a wife for you! It was from Wang Zhai Village. I heard that the girl is one of the best in this area! ”You should dress properly tomorrow and go on a blind date!”

I said, ”Second Brother, I really have to trouble you!”

”Don't say such kind words, we're all family! Rest assured, I will definitely hold your wedding ceremony for you! This broken house in our family will be torn down after the new year. I'll build a new house for you! ” Er Nengdan said.

I was so moved that my nose ached and I felt like crying. He blamed himself in his heart. Such a good brother, yet I am going to let him down and end his future.

But what choice did I have! I don't belong to this era. What was the purpose of my visit!

For the dead lover, Xu Xiaru. I can't stand another girl.

But I didn't know how to reject Second Brother's good will at the moment. I can only wait until tomorrow to see that girl, then I'll just say that I don't like her and just push the marriage over.

Er Nengdan took out the roasted chicken and wine and let me eat by myself. He was neither hungry nor sleepy, so he went to bed first. He also reminded me to watch over Xiao Jun. If Xiao Jun makes a mistake and falls asleep, don't forget to carry him to bed. I nodded and said go to sleep.

Under the light, Xiao Jun was reading a fairy tale book. I sat at the table, poured myself a glass of wine, and ate the roast chicken. Asking Xiao Jun if he wanted to eat meat. He said, ”Uncle, you eat first. When I'm hungry, I'll take out something to eat myself.” I looked at him strangely and said how he had become so understanding.

Xiao Jun moved the children's story book closer to him and pointed to a cartoon character on it. ”Uncle, this Prince Charming looks like you. So Prince Charming looks just like you. It's tall and handsome! ”

It turned out the child was the person in the book who had taken a liking to me. Such a naive and innocent child's heart. But to be honest, the pictures in the book and I looked really alike, eighty to ninety percent of the time. It seems to have been drawn by me. Even I couldn't help but ask in surprise: ”Xiao Jun, is this Prince Charming a good person or a bad person?”

”Good man!” Very good! He is a chivalrous knight in poverty relief. He had fallen out with his father for the sake of the happiness of the people! He is my idol, and I adore him! I want to be such a character when I grow up! For the sake of the happiness of the commoners, I can also have a falling out with my father, the county governor! ” The county magistrate's child boasted boldly.

I froze, my eyes watering, and I almost burst into tears.

”Uncle, you must also be a good person! Because you look like a good person! I apologize for what I did during the day. Uncle, I'm sorry! ” The county sheriff's kid stood up and bowed to me.

I couldn't help but cry. My nose felt sore and sore as I took a deep breath of the cold air, turned my head around and wiped the tears off my face. Uncle will not blame you. If you know your wrongs, you can change it. ”

”Uncle, I've angered you!” I was wrong! ”

I got up from my stool and walked out into the yard, enduring the cold wind, and looked up at the starry sky, tears streaming down my face.

”What should I do?”

”What should I do?!”

I am a man, after all.

Man is the animal with the richest emotions!

Virtue!

Late at night, I returned to the main room. Xiao Jun had already fallen asleep on the table, sparkling and translucent tears still hung on his face. Did he shed tears of remorse?

I carried him to bed. Just as he was about to cover him with the blanket … However, he suddenly realized that Er Nengdan's face was filled with tears, his lips were twitching, and he had spoken in his sleep: ”Father, mother! Don't leave me! I'm so scared! When can I wait for my brother! ”Father, mother, don't go! …”

For a split-second, my heart broke and tears welled up again.

He was like a lonely child. Only then did I remember that Er Nengdan, who looked so lustful on the outside, had already lost his parents when he was a few years old.

”Dad, mom, do you know that big brother is back!?” I made money, too. I will make up for the debt you owe your big brother. Don't feel guilty every day, don't cry every day okay? I look at the good heartache so sad! Father, mother, don't worry. I will let big brother live a happy life … ”

Er Nengdan started to cry. He was still lost in his dream.

”Father, Mother, I was wrong!” I shouldn't have slapped my brother's face! But I can't help it! I can't lose this job! I was afraid to go back to poverty, hunger, and cold. I hit my brother in the face, I feel pain in my heart, but I can't help it! I can't lose this job, I was wrong … ”

I couldn't stand it any longer. I ran out of the hall and found a corner in the yard. I covered my mouth with my hands and started to wail.

He didn't know how long he cried for.

The wind dried his tears.

I made a decision: I would open the fourth page of the book.

Looking at the contents of the third page of the book, ”This time I killed the wrong person! The next time he saw a ten-year old child armed with a red cannon, he would kill him again! After completing the task, he would flip to the fourth page. If anyone dares to flip through the fourth page before completing the mission, the transaction between us will be null and void! ” My hands, which were holding the book, trembled so badly that the book almost fell out of my hands.

I gritted my teeth so hard that they almost shattered. I lifted a hand that felt like it weighed more than ten thousand pounds, gripped the corner of the page, and slowly opened it.

For a moment my mind was blank. The fourth page was also blank.

There was suddenly a clap of thunder in the clear night sky, and an incomparably bright bolt of lightning streaked across the sky. The page seemed to have gained a strong life force as it broke free from my fingertips and returned to the third page.