Hearing the sound, Erya was so scared that her body trembled. The firewood in her hands scattered on the ground, but she didn't pick it up. Instead, she stepped over the firewood and ran away.
Behind her, the man with a hideous scar on his face limped to her. He looked like a ferocious ghost, "How dare you run away? You are a loser. You still want to find that bitch?!"
Erya shook her head in horror, but the man was still excited. He bent down to pick up a firewood on the ground and smashed it at Erya's head.
"Today, I will beat you to death, you loser!"
Ah!!
Erya let out a scream of horror. Fortunately, she reacted quickly and dodged with her flexible and petite body. The firewood smashed on the ground and broke into two pieces. The sound made Erya's heart tremble.
If it hit her, it must be very painful. She … didn't want to feel pain anymore!
"Daddy, I didn't mean it!"
Erya ran around the yard and begged, "Erya was just playing and delayed the time. I won't do it again. Daddy, please spare my life!"
"You are lying! You just want to run away. That bitch left me. Do you want me to die so that you can rely on her?! You come back so late to cook. Do you want me to starve to death?! "
As the man said, a red madness appeared in his eyes. He turned back and tightened the door bolt, continuing to chase and beat Erya. Although Erya was flexible, she was still young and couldn't take big steps. In the end, she gradually ran out of strength and was caught and beaten violently.
…
"Cry! You only know how to cry. Go and cook for me! "
Clang!
The man swung the stick and the madness in his eyes faded away. He turned back to the house. Erya hugged her knees and curled up in the corner of the mud wall. She sobbed in a low voice and wiped the blood on her arms with her small hands.
When the man's voice came again in the house, she had to bear the pain in her body and got up to make a fire to cook.
"Hiss …"
The cold well water soaked her small hands. Erya took a deep breath and felt the pain in the wounds on her hands lessen. Then she began to wash the rice. The blood in the wounds inevitably flowed into the water, but soon it was diluted and invisible.
Suddenly, she was slightly stunned. Just now she seemed to see a wisp of black air flashing in the rice water. It condensed into a dot and finally bloomed like a black lotus.
"Illusion?"
The young girl didn't think too much about it. She blinked her eyes in confusion and continued to wash the rice.
Being beaten, begging for mercy, working …
This scene seemed to be repeated every few days. The only difference was that the man's temperament became more and more violent. When he was angry, his eyes would be scarlet red and he would lose his mind. When it was serious, he wouldn't even know what he was doing.
He was like a bottle that was about to be filled to the brim with sand. Every day … every day, sand was forcibly stuffed into the bottle. One day in the future, when the sand reached a certain limit, the bottle … would definitely crack open!
The man who was deeply involved did not notice the cause of such a situation. The young and ignorant Erya did not even have the slightest association. She just obediently obeyed her horrible biological father every day.
Early the next morning, the rooster crowed from the west side of the river.
Erya, who was half asleep, immediately got up to make breakfast. The painful memory of yesterday was still very clear. After making breakfast, she opened the door but did not find her father's limping figure.
When she was wondering, suddenly there was a burst of messy footsteps outside the door. Erya looked back and immediately saw Huang, who told her a story yesterday, and several respectable old people in the village.
Looking at Erya holding the breakfast with a confused look on her face, a faint pity flashed across the faces of the few old people, but it soon disappeared.
Although they were the good people in the village, … no one wanted to touch this ugly little girl.
"Well, Huang, take her to kowtow to her father first."
The village head standing in the middle said, turned around and left, and then the rest also left.
Huang snorted, and sarcasm flashed in his eyes. When he looked back and saw Erya, he walked in slowly and picked her up, "Girl, your life is really hard. You will live with your grandpa in the future."
"What happened to my father?"
Erya asked cautiously, with a well-hidden expectation in her eyes.
Huang sighed, "It seems that he knocked his foot last night. Your father fell into the river … and drowned."
—
One day later, with the help of many villagers, there was a new grave on the top of the hill. Erya, dressed in linen clothes, cried her heart out. Her voice could be heard from far away, which made many farmers watching from a distance feel sorry for her.
"This girl is so pitiful. She has never encountered a good thing since she was born."
"Otherwise, why is she called a jinx?!"
"She has just died. Don't say a few words!"
The woman immediately shut up. She didn't want to be possessed by a ghost in the middle of the night.
The village head, leaning on his crutch, looked at Huang standing behind Erya and comforted her gently. He shook his head and sighed, "Fortunately, Huang is willing to adopt this girl. She is blessed."
Everyone immediately echoed, "Everyone knows Su Silin's bad temper. When his mother and wife were still alive, he often beat his mother. How could Xiaohui, a girl, bear it? If she hadn't run away with a wild man, I'm afraid that she would have died of anger like Su Silin's mother."
"Angered to death?"
Someone sneered, "Who knows whether she was angered to death or beaten to death! After Su Silin's mother died, he immediately cremated her. Obviously, he had a guilty conscience. "
"I think the plague seven years ago must have something to do with Su Silin. The unfilial son was struck by lightning, and so many neighbors were implicated."
The more people talked, the more excited they were. They didn't notice that the old man and the young girl had come down from the mountain. Huang was confused and couldn't help but ask,
"What are you talking about?"
As soon as they saw Erya, there was an instant silence, and the atmosphere became strange. The village head's face trembled, and a trace of unnaturalness flashed through his eyes. He tried to avoid Erya's innocent eyes and looked at Huang, saying,
"When these things happened, you had not come to our village. I will tell you the details later. You see, Erya is tired. Go back and have a rest."
Huang nodded and nodded, "Then I will see you in the evening."
The village head nodded and watched Huang leave with Erya. A group of villagers immediately surrounded him and said hurriedly, "Village head, you can't say what happened seven years ago!"
"Yes!" The fat boy's mother echoed, "Village head, think about it. If you tell Huang what happened seven years ago, he will definitely think of Erya. If he doesn't want Erya, you will suffer."
"If none of us raises her and she dies, your position as the village head will come to an end!"
"…"
"Enough!"
Seeing that they were going too far, Elder Li's face turned red with anger. He slammed his crutch on the ground and said in a deep voice, "I know what I'm doing. Even if something happens, it won't be your turn to be in trouble. Disperse!"
The fat boy's mother rolled her eyes and was not afraid of the village head at all, "Our kindness is regarded as ill-intent. Let's go!"
The remaining women also said a few words in a strange tone before turning around and leaving.
"Old Village Head, they are all narrow-minded. Please don't take it to heart."
"Yes, they are all women. They are not sensible!"
The only hunters in the village comforted him and left one after another. Only the village head stood there with a gloomy look. No one knew what he was thinking.
When Huang took Erya back to his home, Erya immediately ran to the stove and was ready to work. Huang was so scared that he picked Erya up and scolded,
"What do you want to do? My stove can't stand your tossing. Go and play. I'll cook. "
Erya's eyes became watery instantly. Huang was confused. Finally, he heard Erya said in tears, "Grandpa, I … can cook. I can … go up the mountain to collect firewood. I can do everything. Grandpa … don't leave me."
Huang was stunned and looked at the little girl who was picked up by him. He didn't do anything. Why did she think that he didn't want her?
Suddenly, he fixed his eyes and saw the wounds on Erya's hands. His face immediately became gloomy. He sat down with Erya in his arms and opened the linen covering her wrists.
Sure enough, just like his face, he was covered in scars, and many of them were fresh.
"Son of a bitch! If I had known, I would … "
He couldn't help cursing and immediately felt guilty. There were too many wounds on Erya's face. Besides, the girl usually wrapped herself tightly, so he didn't notice it.
"Little girl, Grandpa will never abandon you! You will follow me in the future. As long as I can do it, you don't have to do any rough work. You can learn needlework like other girls … Oh, by the way, I can read. I will teach you to read … "
The night was as cold as water. On the newly arranged bed, Erya had fallen asleep peacefully. There were still tears in her eyes, but she didn't panic after being comforted by Huang.
Huang chuckled, and an unprecedented sense of warmth rose in his heart. He spent most of his life in Yuxu Sect in order to seek immortality and learn the Tao. His relatives had long died or separated, not to mention getting married and having children.
Now he suddenly had a granddaughter. Huang really wanted to leave all the good things to her.
"It's almost time. Let's see what Old Li will say. Seven years ago … the girl was just born. What happened at that time?"
With doubts, Huang gently closed the door and turned to the old village head's house.
Soon, Huang came to the old village head's fence and saw the village head sitting on a stone stool outside the house, waiting for him with a lighted candle.
Seeing Huang, the village head nodded and said, "Come in. The door is open."
After Huang pushed the door and sat down, the village head looked at him deeply. Seeing the remaining joy on his face, he seemed to understand something. He didn't confirm anything and said directly,
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