“I heard that Xiaoxin was sick.”
“I heard that Xiaoxin was poisoned by old man Zhang in the village.”
“I heard that Xiaoxin is skinny like a monkey.”
They said Xiaoxin is my classmate. She hasn’t gone to school for two weeks. I don’t know why. I can only get some news about her from the women in the village. They are like TV news in the village. You can tell from their mouths whose cows have stolen their crops, and whose husband and wife have quarreled again.
“Hey, poor boy, he is so thin that there are only bones.” Aunt Li sighed.
It was another twilight afternoon. Several women who had just returned from work in the field sat chatting under the banyan tree, and the topic ran to Xiaoxin again. My mother and I were choosing vegetables under the tree, but our ears were always paying attention to their chats. Waiting for them to continue talking.
“I’m afraid it’s going to die soon, my child is pitiful, and neither of my parents is by my side.” Aunt Chen patted the mud on the trousers with her hands and said, but she looked into the distance. Several other people didn’t know what attitude it was, and no one spoke.
I was terrified and asked my mother in a low voice, “What’s wrong with Xiaoxin? Are they true?” Mom kept the original posture and said, “Xiaoxin I was ill, and someone else had a Gu. You will see Old Man Zhang in the village hiding a little bit later. “I don’t know what Gu is, but I didn’t ask any more, because Old Man Zhang is coming from the front. Aunt Chen smiled and asked: “Where did Old Man Zhang come back? If you don’t go home to cook, be careful Aunt Zhang scolds you.” The crowd laughed, but Old Man Zhang left without saying a word. Left behind was dragged by the sunset. After the old man Zhang left, there was a lot of discussion in the crowd. I don’t have the mind to listen, I am worried about Xiaoxin. I haven’t seen her for three weeks, I don’t know if she is like they said.
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The next day, I decided to visit Xiaoxin. Although my mother did not agree at first, it was only after my plea that my mother agreed to go with me.
Xiaoxin’s home is in the west of the village, with several small mud houses. Xiaoxin lives with her grandparents, and her father went to jail for theft a few years ago. As for her mother, she left because of poverty when she was very young, and Xiaoxin had never seen her mother.
As soon as I walked in, I saw Xiaoxin sitting in a corn pile with his grandparents peeling corn. She happily came over to hug me when she saw me coming. Xiaoxin has lost weight, and her bones hurt me. She pulled me to sit in the corn pile, while my mother and her grandma sat aside and chatted. Her grandmother had a solemn expression and her eyes were still full of tears. And Xiaoxin’s face in front of me was pale.
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“Xiaoxin, how did your eyes turn blue.”
“They said I was underGu, Gu sucked up the blood in his body, and his eyes turned blue. Xiaoxin stared at the corn, not at me.
“Do you know who ordered it?” “I don’t know if I should tell her what I heard.
“Yes, old man Chen in the village.” “
It seems that she knows everything, and I feel like a chill. I still want to ask the questions in my heart.
“Xiaoxin, you Will it die? “I squeezed the corn in my hand anxiously. Obviously, Xiaoxin was also shocked by my question, staring at me with her grape-like eyes. I regretted it a little bit, and shouldn’t let her answer such a cruel answer. Question.
“It’s been a long time since I went to school. I have lost a lot of homework. Can you help me with tuition? “Xiaoxin stood up and went to the room to get the textbook. I yelled out loud as if redeemed: “Okay.”
One month after returning from Xiaoxin’s house, Xiaoxin left. Leaving this world forever. Her grave is in a pile of old graves that I can recognize from a long distance. Sometimes I will visit her and bring her some mint-scented wildflowers. Weave them into a wreath. Put it on her grave, it looks as good as the one worn on her head.
When the young newborn was sick, his eyes, which were as blue as the sea, were always imprinted in his mind. Deep blue enough to hold another world inside. Sometimes I will see Old Man Zhang on the road, walking past quickly, afraid to greet him. Sometimes I will see him sitting in front of the door smoking dry cigarettes, looking at the direction of Xiaoxin Tomb , I don’t know what he is thinking.