The girl sat down and thought for a moment before saying, "My name is Liu Xinyu. I'm fourteen years old this year. I know that when you came to this village, you must have thought that this village has always been so poor and down. But, in fact … it's not like that … This village used to be very good. It was the best and happiest village in the world. Every day, people would go to work happily. The children would go to school together. The laughter of the fathers and the scolding of the mothers never stopped … "
When Liu Xinyu said this, she hugged her knees and placed her chin on her knees. Her face was filled with happiness …
Liu Xinyu continued, "Really, the village back then was really beautiful. Unfortunately, everything disappeared in a year … "
"A year?" Fangzheng wore a look of disbelief. In modern society, without ghosts and monsters, what could make a prosperous village turn into such a state in a year?
Liu Xinyu looked at the middle-aged man who was walking and jumping in the distance. He was smiling foolishly and drooling. "That's Uncle Song Jianguo. He used to be a very good person. Every time he came back from work, he would buy us some delicious food … Unfortunately, sigh … "
Red Boy turned anxious. "What happened?"
Liu Xinyu shook her head and said, "I don't know where to start. I'll just say whatever comes to mind."
Fangzheng gestured for Red Boy not to be anxious and to listen quietly.
Liu Xinyu thought for a moment and said, "This matter should start from last year. Back then, Dad was still at home. My mother didn't leave either. Everything was fine. I woke up every day and ate breakfast made by Mom. Then, Dad rode a motorcycle to send me to school. However, most of the time, Uncle Song came earlier than Dad. He would call Dad to work at the farmer's market by the side early in the morning. Uncle Song was the most diligent person in the village. Not only did he go to the farmer's market to work, but he also had a van. After it was modified, it would be used for transportation … His family also did the business of paying electricity and telephone bills.
My father couldn't do it. My father was a very honest person. He would go to the farmer's market early every day and work there. However, Dad also earned a lot of money. Our family's days were quite good … I had food to eat every meal, and I had new clothes to wear during the holidays. During the new year, Mom even bought a pair of gold earrings. It was a treasure … She wore them every day and asked me if they looked good.
That was the happiest day in my memory … "
Upon saying this, Liu Xinyu's eyes glazed over as though she had fallen into deep thought. The corners of her mouth curled up subconsciously, but at the next moment, tears flowed down … Fangzheng and Red Boy's hearts ached when they saw this.
They could not imagine what had happened to suddenly destroy this family to such a state!
Liu Xinyu didn't fall too deeply into it. She quickly wiped her tears and smiled shyly. "Sorry, I was distracted …"
"It's fine. At times, memories are indeed the best refuge," said Fangzheng.
When Liu Xinyu heard this, more tears flowed down. In the end, she couldn't help but hold her head in pain. She said in a low and hoarse voice, "I miss my mother …"
When Fangzheng saw this, he sighed and gently patted Liu Xinyu's back. Red Boy rummaged through his pockets but found nothing. Finally, out of options, he raised his monk robe and said, "Sis, wipe your face."
When Liu Xinyu saw Red Boy lift up his clothes and reveal his round belly, she could not help but laugh …
With Red Boy's interruption, Liu Xinyu calmed down a lot. After thinking for a while, she continued, "Uncle Song's family is better than ours. However, Uncle Song is also a very nice person. As long as he goes out, he will buy delicious food and share it with us children. I like to eat the roasted duck he bought the most. It's especially fragrant … "
Upon saying this, Liu Xinyu suddenly stood up and exclaimed, "Uncle …"
Fangzheng looked over and saw that Song Jianguo had fallen down at some point in time. He was rolling on the ground and did not get up.
Fangzheng hurriedly called out to Red Boy and ran over to help Liu Xinyu help him up.
However, Liu Xinyu hurriedly turned her head and shouted, "Don't come over!"
Fangzheng did not understand what Liu Xinyu meant. Why did her eyes look like she was guarding against a thief? Also, how could a girl like her help up a man who weighed a hundred pounds? Hence, Fangzheng subconsciously took two more steps forward.
However, he saw Song Jianguo, who was lying on the ground, suddenly widen his eyes and stare intently at Fangzheng. The look in his eyes was like a mouse seeing a cat! He suddenly jumped up and shouted, "It's happening again, it's happening again … I don't have money, I don't have money …"
Then, Song Jianguo ran …
Liu Xinyu hurriedly chased after him. Fangzheng helplessly patted Red Boy on the head. Red Boy flicked his finger, and Song Jianguo slowed down. Finally, Liu Xinyu caught up to him. With the help of the others, she sent Song Jianguo home.
After sitting down again, Liu Xinyu sighed and said, "Sigh … Uncle Song can't meet outsiders now. He'll be like this the moment he sees an unfamiliar face. He'll run around in fear."
Fangzheng asked, "What happened to make this place become like this?"
Liu Xinyu took a deep breath and spat out two words that she hated the most, "Demolition!"
Red Boy was taken aback. "Demolition?"
Liu Xinyu nodded and said, "That's right. It's the devil of demolition that made everyone in the village crazy …"
Upon saying this, Liu Xinyu fell into deep thought again. She said, "After the new year, the village suddenly received a notice that our village and the other two villages would be demolished in the future. Our place will be demolished to build a hospital … Furthermore, every family will receive a large amount of compensation. The notice from the government was written in black and white, and there was even an official seal.
When they saw that notice, everyone in the village boiled over. "
Fangzheng immediately understood when he heard that …
Liu Xinyu continued, "At that time, there was a lot of news about the demolition, especially my dad. He never used to use his cell phone, so he specially sold a smartphone and got me to teach him how to surf the Internet. The purpose of surfing the Internet was to check how much money was given for the demolition of other places every day … I remember when he was the most excited, he jumped around in the house and shouted, "Look at Sz. Every household is given a hundred million yuan! We don't need a hundred million yuan, just a million will do! We're rich, haha … "
Although it was later proven that it was fake news and that they couldn't compensate that much, there were still tens of millions of yuan. Coupled with the distribution of houses, the households in Sz were really rich.
This also stimulated the entire village. Everyone felt that they were going to be rich … They were going to be rich.
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