"Stop! Don't run! "
An angry roar came from not far away. Xu Yun and Xia Qiuyu couldn't help but look in the direction of the voice.
They saw a burly man holding a grilled chicken neck and wings as he chased after a woman with all his might.
The woman was about thirty-five or thirty-six years old. Her clothes were very ordinary. Her checkered shirt was the kind that was especially cheap. The cloth shoes on her feet were also very old. Many parts of the shoes had already been unglued, and the soles of the shoes looked like they would fall off at any time.
Just as Xu Yun saw this and was worried that the soles would crack, the soles really did. The woman staggered and fell to the ground! The broken shoes flew out as well.
The burly man went forward and grabbed the woman's hair, roaring, "Run! Run again! You thief! I'll beat you to death! "
With that said, the man raised his hand and was about to hit her!
Xia Qiuyu couldn't stand this. Although she didn't have the habit of stealing, she was still the daughter of a master thief. Usually, she couldn't stand petty thieves, but the word "thief" could be seen on the faces of petty thieves.
However, this woman's face didn't give off the feeling of a thief at all. No matter how one looked at her, she looked like a simple village woman. She looked about thirty-five or thirty-six years old. If one looked carefully, they would discover that her skin was probably rougher than those women in their forties or fifties in the city.
Xu Yun could see the worry on Xia Qiuyu's face. He took a step forward and stopped the man's slap.
"Bro, wait a moment. What's the situation? Why are you hitting someone in public?" Xu Yun said with a chuckle, "We are all men. It's not good to hit a woman, right?"
"She's a thief! Thieves deserve to be beaten! "The burly man glared and still looked like he was about to hit her.
The woman who fell to the ground didn't make a sound. She held a plastic bag tightly in her hand and bit her lips. Her eyes were filled with tears.
When Xia Qiuyu saw this, she knew that there was something else going on. A thief wouldn't be like this.
She squatted down and said to the woman, "Big sister, is there a misunderstanding here?"
The woman bit her lip and didn't say anything for a long time. Finally, she said, "No … There's no misunderstanding … I did steal from him. If you want to beat me, go ahead. But I beg you, don't let the police arrest me. My … my daughter is still waiting for me at home."
Hearing this, Xia Qiuyu's heart softened.
"Did you see that? She admitted that she was a thief! "The burly man raised his hand again.
Xu Yun stopped him again and said to the woman, "Big sister, how much money did you steal from him? Return it to him."
The woman suddenly clenched the thing in her hand again. "Let him hit me. If he can give me the drumstick after he hits me … I … I'm willing to let him hit me!"
Drumstick?
Xu Yun and Xia Qiuyu were both stunned.
Xia Qiuyu couldn't believe it. "You stole a drumstick?"
"That's right! I sell roasted duck necks, chicken wings, and drumsticks over there. I didn't expect this woman to steal one of my drumsticks and run away! "The burly man glared angrily.
It wasn't easy for anyone to run a small business like this. If it wasn't that difficult, no one would push a small cart out and stay up until midnight.
Therefore, Xu Yun could understand why he was angry. However, beating someone over a drumstick was a little too much.
"Well … How about this? How much is the drumstick? I'll give it to you." Xu Yun said, "Let's forget about it. This big sister seems to be in trouble. Perhaps she's starving."
"You can't steal it even if you're starving!" the burly man said unhappily.
Xu Yun took out some money and asked, "How much?"
"This isn't about money. I want to call the police and arrest her!" the burly man said angrily.
The woman grabbed Xia Qiuyu's wrist in fear when she heard that. She knew that the burly man wouldn't agree to her request. She could only pin her hopes on Xu Yun and Xia Qiuyu.
"I beg you, don't call the police! Please don't call the police! "The woman trembled in fear." My child is waiting for me at home! "
Xu Yun handed a hundred yuan to the burly man. "You don't have to give me the change. Don't pursue this matter. Consider it as giving me face, okay?"
The burly man saw the money and his heart softened. He thought for a while and nodded. "Okay, big brother. I'll give you face. This woman is strange. It's my first time seeing someone steal a drumstick! "
Xu Yun comforted the burly man. He lowered his head and said to the woman, "Big sister, you're in the wrong. You said it yourself. You have a child waiting for you at home. Is this how you set a good example for your child? "
As soon as Xu Yun finished speaking, the woman couldn't help but cry.
In between sobs, the woman told the whole story.
Everything this big sister did was for the sake of her sick child. She was only 34 years old this year and was a mother of two. Both of her children suffered from kidney problems.
During this period of time, she took her seriously ill elder daughter to the hospital in Ningnan. Because she didn't have money to supplement her child's nutrition, and because it was Children's Day, she did something stupid in a moment of confusion.
She was very unfortunate. She had a pair of twin daughters. She should have been a happy person, but unfortunately, both of her children were diagnosed with kidney problems when they were one year old. Because both of her children were sick, the family was in financial difficulties. Her husband couldn't bear the pressure and did something extremely unmanly. He divorced her and disappeared!
In addition to farming at home, this big sister also worked part-time jobs. Her income was very limited. This time, she brought her seriously ill elder daughter, Dashuang, to the city for treatment. Because of the kidney problem, the child needed to eat grains. Therefore, she wanted to come to the food street and steal some grains from a place that sold grains.
Today was a special day. It was Children's Day. When she went out, her daughter said that she wanted a Children's Day gift. Her wish was very small. She just wanted to eat a drumstick. As a mother, she remembered her daughter's words when she passed by a grilled drumstick shop.
She only stole a drumstick. The reason was very simple. It was because her daughter wanted to eat it. She wouldn't eat it herself. She didn't want to steal. She also knew how shameful it was. However, at that moment, her motherly love and human nature made her unable to control herself.
Once she thought of her daughter's innocent face and thought of her daughter's illness, this mother couldn't bear it.
She had been in front of the grilled drumstick stall for almost two hours. Every time she wanted to steal, there would be a voice telling her to stop! But in the end, for her daughter's small wish, she gave up her dignity and soul and committed the act of stealing!
Her actions weren't shameful. This was a mother who lost her rationality for her child. Anyone would reveal their human nature at a time like this.
After hearing this big sister's words, Xia Qiuyu's eyes were filled with tears.
She was a person without a mother. Since she was young, she didn't know where her mother went. She only had one father.
Seeing such great motherly love today, Xia Qiuyu really couldn't control her emotions.
Even if Xu Yun was an unyielding man, he couldn't help but listen to this story.
This was human nature. A woman who saw stealing as shameful, at this moment, still fell for the sake of her child. She knew how shameless her behavior was, but she still did it.
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