Disaster is coming

  It wasn't until now that I realized tomorrow is Mid-Autumn Festival. Maybe tonight's moon will be even fuller.

  "What's wrong?" Yang Liu Ying's tone was full of doubt, "Your mother's body hasn't been well for a day or two, what exactly happened? These past few days you've been lukewarm towards me. Tell me the truth, is it because of that inauspicious woman that you're unwilling to get engaged with me?"

  Unlucky woman!

  I sneer at myself, it turns out that Dazhu didn't want to get engaged with Yang Liu Ying so early, but instead made Yang Liu Ying suspect me. The three unlucky words have been far away from me for twelve years, and it turns out that the past twelve years have passed, and the people here haven't wiped these three words off my body either.

  "This has nothing to do with Ali." Da Zhu's voice gradually faded away, he was afraid that Qin Dashi's house on the other side of the fence would hear.

  "Why don't you mind your own business? Didn't we already discuss everything before she came? Why did you change your mind as soon as she arrived in Qin Village, Dazhu? Tell me, have you fallen for her?"

  I sneered at the woman's thoughts, which were so numerous. I had only seen Da Zhu a few times since my return, and even if he wanted to like me, it was impossible for him to develop feelings for me in such a short period of time. Moreover, we were just childhood playmates.

  "What are you talking about? How could I like Ah Li? She's been like a sister to me since we were young. Even if Da Zhuang was willing, he wouldn't dare have thoughts about Ah Li."

  Yang Liu Ying hesitated for a moment, "That..."

  "Don't drag this on and on, Mid-Autumn Festival, are you going to spend it at my place or go to Miao Village?"

  Yang Liu Ying murmured again, and I couldn't make out what she was saying.

  "A Li jie jie, how do you read this character?" Dou Dou has been writing characters on the muddy ground with a tree branch every day since I and Uncle came. At this time, Dou Dou's words pulled me out of their conversation.

  Just then, there was the sound of a nose being poked, I turned my head and met Yang Liu Ying's gaze looking over from the other side of the fence, Da Zhu turned his head and saw me too, Yang Liu Ying flung her hand and left.

  It seems I've finally become someone Yang Liu Ying dislikes.

  Uncle went to the town and came back, but Qin Da Shu and Qin Da Niang still haven't returned. Dou Dou was naughty in the yard during the day and got tired, so he went to bed early. At dusk, I saw Qin Yue Yang walking towards me from under the sunset.

  "Uncle." I called out to him, Uncle looked down at me with a smile and tapped on the tip of my nose.

  "It's okay, I'm back."

  Uncle's smile is more beautiful than sunshine. When I was trying to escape from Yang Liu Ying's gaze, I went for a walk around the village by myself. Unknowingly, I walked to the earth mound slope and the figure sitting on the slope scared me.

  In broad daylight, I plucked up the courage for myself. As I looked over at the black shadow sitting on the grave, this...this isn't Granny Qin, is it? In her arms, there seemed to be a small child, about the size of a bean, but I knew that wasn't Bean.

  Grandma Qin smiled at me with a crooked mouth, the sunlight didn't shine on her, her tomb was hidden under the shade of trees, she sat on the tomb, holding that boy in her arms.

  The boy also slowly turned his head towards me, a cold wind blew up, there was no one around, they stared at me with a grin.

  I recall the scenes from daytime and have no idea how I ran back.

  Looking up at Uncle Ah, he was a whole head taller than me, "Today, I saw Grandma Qin."

  Uncle listened and slightly furrowed his brow, as if in thought.

  "They haven't come back yet." Uncle glanced at the house and I knew he was checking if there was anyone inside, so I answered him.

  "Let's go."

  Uncle said, turned around and took my hand to walk towards the village exit, Uncle was going to the earth mound slope, I ran along the way, keeping up with Uncle's pace, the sun shed its last light on the tree shade, slowly disappearing.

  Finally, Uncle stopped in front of the small road on the slope of the earth mound, looked around at the graves, and his heart skipped a beat. He tightly grasped Uncle's sleeve and leaned close to him.

  "Compared to being with her, I'd rather have you by my side. I just can't believe there's someone else out there who can protect you better than me."

  I stared blankly at Uncle.

  My nose is sour, Uncle's words are full of affection, perhaps it's just the love for a foster daughter, I almost shed tears, from childhood to adulthood, except for Uncle, no one has been so good to me.

  Uncle didn't want me to stay at Uncle Qin's house, and I was also afraid of being with Aunt Qin. I was afraid that one day she would kill me, even though I had no reason for her to do so, but being with Aunt Qin made me inexplicably fearful.

  I smiled at Ah Shu, "As long as I can be with Ah Shu, I'm not afraid of anything."

  Uncle tapped on the tip of my nose and led me forward.

  Under the tree shade, that's the mound. During the day, Grandma Qin would sit here. I took a glance at the words on the tombstone and wondered why I hadn't seen them when I came a few days ago. A few days ago, I saw that boy squatting in this place, I mistakenly thought he was Doudou, why didn't I see that it's a mound back then?

  Uncle and I walked closer to the mound, the crows on the branches flapped their wings and cried twice before quickly leaving, as if something disastrous was about to happen.