After hammering and banging in the dilapidated temple for half a day, Mingyue finally finished making a partition. When the wind gets strong at night, she can put it at the door to block the wind.
At this time, Qiumei and Laimei came back one after another, and they had been back for quite a while. The two little ones also cleaned up the offering table, which would be the table for the family to eat at from now on.
However, the three of them waited in the dilapidated temple for a long time, but Jiang Panmei never came back, and Mingyue finally felt a little uneasy.
Jiang Panmei was older and more sensible, and was the one Mingyue worried about the least. So when he never came back, Mingyue just thought that maybe Uncle Jiang was busy and he was waiting for someone to finish.
But so much time has passed, Jiang Panmei should know that her family will be worried if she doesn't come back, so she should come back no matter what.
Mingyue couldn't help it, she stood up and called her two sons: "Come on, come on, let's go to the village to find your eldest brother."
Jiang Laimei and Jiang Qiumei were also very worried, wondering why their elder brother had not come back.
But when the mother and her two children just reached the entrance of the dilapidated temple, Mingyue stopped.
Because there was a familiar basket at the entrance of the dilapidated temple, and in the basket there were three dead fish covered in mud.
Jiang Laimei said in surprise: "Huh? Isn't this big brother's basket? Didn't big brother get anything in exchange?"
Jiang Qiumei frowned, "Why is there so much mud on the fish? Big brother is not such a careless person." Then he looked around, "By the way, where is big brother?"
Mingyue's eyes were fixed on the red color at the edge of the basket. She grabbed the basket from the ground, put it to her nose and sniffed it, then her fingers clenched tightly.
Jiang Panmei, something happened.
Thinking of this, Mingyue took a deep breath and turned to look at her two sons: "Qiu Mei, Lai Mei, you two go back to the village immediately and ask the villagers, no, go to the Yun family to ask Uncle Jiang, to see if there is any news about your eldest brother?"
Seeing the two little guys about to leave, Mingyue added: "Whether you have heard the news or not, you must come back before dark and don't let your mother worry."
The two little guys nodded in agreement and ran away.
Mingyue closed her eyes, calmed herself down, and began to look for someone by following the drops of blood that appeared on the ground every few meters.
Obviously Jiang Panmei was free. He came back to put the basket away before leaving. But he was also injured. The injury should not be serious, otherwise there would not be so little blood.
But Mingyue couldn't figure out what happened? Why didn't he come back to find her
She needed to know the reason, so she asked the two little ones to go to the village to inquire, while she went alone to find Jiang Panmei to find out.
Mingyue kept walking and walking until she came to the small river where she had caught fish before, and the blood drops disappeared on the river bank.
Mingyue looked up and saw Jiang Panmei's figure. He was walking towards the deepest part of the river. The water had already reached his shoulders. If he took a few more steps forward, he would be completely submerged in the river.
He actually wanted to die
Mingyue's face suddenly tensed up, and she shouted at him, "Panmei, what are you doing?"
Jiang Panmei thought he might be really crazy, because he seemed to hear his mother's voice. Obviously, his mother should still be in the temple at this time. She and her brothers were busy cleaning their new home. Their new home was so good, it was just him, his mother and his brothers' home, without a cruel grandmother, a savage cousin, or a father who always asked them to be patient.
But he couldn't be so selfish. Just like what the villagers said, his face was ruined, his life was ruined, he was a burden, he couldn't stay and add to the burden on his mother and brothers, he couldn't let his mother be laughed at.
This river was the path he had chosen for himself. He, his mother, and his brothers spent the happiest time in this river. At that time, he even thought that the future would be bright and everything would be fine...
What a pity, he was not born with such a good fortune!
Thinking of this, Jiang Panmei continued to move forward.
"Panmei, wait, mother is here to save you." Mingyue shouted. Seeing that the river water had already reached Jiang Panmei's shoulders, she no longer cared about anything else and walked directly into the river, walking quickly towards Jiang Panmei.
In order to prevent Jiang Panmei from doing anything stupid, Mingyue talked to him as they walked: "Panmei, what happened? Do you really want to abandon your mother and your brothers?"
"We have just started to have a good life. We agreed that we will depend on each other as a family. There is nothing we cannot overcome. Sister Pan, please turn back. Please come back. Your brother and I are here."
"As long as our family is well, Panmei, nothing else matters..."
Mingyue shouted at the top of her lungs, but the further she went, the greater the resistance became, and she even encountered some pits. Later, she simply gave up walking and swam towards Jiang Panmei.
As her mother's voice behind her became louder and louder, Jiang Panmei froze.
He didn't dare look back, afraid that his mother had really come, or also afraid that it was just his imagination.
But he didn't move forward. Even he himself didn't know why he stopped here and didn't move.
It was not until her mother's voice disappeared for a long time that Jiang Panmei seemed to muster up her courage and turned around.
But then he realized that there was no mother, no brothers, nothing behind him, and the hope in his eyes faded like the tide.
He snorted. He might be really crazy. His mother didn't come at all. Wasn't all those words just in his head? He was just a coward who was afraid of death. He clearly promised not to drag his mother down, but he couldn't bear to die and wanted his mother to save him.
Jiang Panmei closed his eyes, but the expression on his face gradually became firm, and he walked forward again.
The river water reached his neck and stopped at the tip of his chin. He was about to leave this world.
At this moment, he suddenly felt his wrist tighten, and something came out of the river, splashing water all over his face.
He opened his eyes blankly, looking at his mother who was soaked all over, almost like a fool.
Mingyue's eyes were full of tears. Before she could open her eyes, she couldn't help but curse: "Jiang Panmei, are you crazy? What will happen to me and your brother if you die? Ah?"
But when she shook her head and opened her eyes, and saw the bloody face in front of her clearly, anger accumulated in her eyes. She almost gritted her teeth and asked, "Who did it?"
Who treats a child in such a cruel way
(End of this chapter)