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Late at night, the two walked through the country road and came to the cemetery in the back mountain.

There was no light here, so he could only rely on the weak light of his mobile phone. When he arrived at a grave, Zhuo Meng dug a hole on the spot and planned to burn the paper money he brought.

Luo Chen squatted aside and asked, "What exactly happened at your home? Can you tell me more about it?"

"Since you have seen everything about the house, it doesn't matter if you say it." Zhuo Meng threw the paper into the pit, took out the prepared lighter, and lit the first piece of paper money.

The fire finally illuminated the cemetery, which was surrounded by a whole field of earthen graves. Seeing rows of graves in the dark, it was inevitably a bit eerie.

"My younger brother's name is Zhuo Yi. I am three years older than him. In the countryside, the idea of ​​​​preferring sons over daughters is still very common. My younger brother has been regarded as a treasure by my parents since he was born. I am also the elder sister. I have to give way to everything. With him, I am secondary at home, or in other words, I am a tool to help my parents with their work and help them take care of my younger brother."

Luo Chen sighed.

This situation was most serious in the previous generation. All the sisters in the family had to focus on one man, especially the sisters. When they grew up, they were still contributors to the family, giving up their interests to the men and becoming the most important members of the family. The character who is sacrificed stays that way throughout his life.

Commonly known as, being sucked by blood.

If Zhuo Meng's brother had not died, she might have become such a role.

"I was very young at that time, so I didn't pay much attention to this unfair treatment. I was also willing to take care of my younger brother. I didn't hate him. Xiaoyi had a good relationship with me and was willing to stick to me, just like me. A follower."

Zhuo Meng smiled, as if recalling some beautiful scenes from his childhood.

Unfortunately, those days were too short.

Her smile also stopped abruptly, "When I was seven years old and Xiaoyi was four years old, he clamored to go play in the river, so I agreed to him. You should have guessed what happened next."

"Your brother drowned..."

The two children together were just over ten years old. It was definitely dangerous to go swimming in the river in the countryside together. Zhuo Yi drowned on the spot, and Zhuo Meng almost lost his life, but was rescued in time by a passing adult. .

Disaster struck, and from that day on, everything in Zhuo Meng's family changed.

After learning that their most important son was dead, Zhuo Meng's parents almost went crazy. They locked Zhuo Meng in the room and beat him. Zhuo Meng was so guilty that he could not escape and gave up crying completely, like a demented wooden man.

"I forgot about the pain. It seems that I need a punishment to forgive my stupidity."

Hearing Zhuo Meng's despairing tone, Luo Chen suddenly realized, "You... volunteered to be beaten."

Zhuo Yi's unexpected death caused Zhuo Meng's family to collapse. His father began to drink alcohol and his mother became neurotic. Both of them directed all their grief and anger at Zhuo Meng. From then on, beating their daughter became a catharsis for both of them. The way.

From any point of view, what they did was not worthy of being a parent, but Zhuo Meng herself accepted it all calmly, and did not dodge or dodge. Slaps and canes became her self-punishment torture.

"My parents are crazy, and so am I..."

"Why are you doing this?"

"None of us can be freed from grief. Only in this way can we feel better. I hate my own stupidity for killing Xiaoyi."

The death of his younger brother became a nightmare that Zhuo Meng would never get out of.

Luo Chen could understand this knot, but he couldn't understand the method of torturing himself in this way.

Zhuo Meng's family relationship also broke down. Her parents originally favored sons over daughters. When their younger brother died, they had nowhere to vent their hatred for their daughter. The crazy parents almost no longer regarded Zhuo Meng as a daughter, but as a murdered son. 's enemy.

They began to no longer care about Zhuo Meng's life and did not take responsibility for raising him. They spent all their money on superstition and invited all kinds of yin and yang gentlemen.

And Zhuo Meng was left aside to fend for herself like a weed. She remembered that she had almost no new clothes in those years, but she continued to grow taller. She was forced to wear shorter clothes and became a sight to others. She never cared about the weirdos in there.

After being admitted to the county high school, she had no living expenses, and even her tuition was a loan subsidy she applied for with the school. In order to have three meals a day, she begged the owner of the fast food restaurant in front of the school to help earn a bite of food in the kitchen, and so did the aunt. She was a kind-hearted person who was willing to help her. Unfortunately, after Zhuo Meng left after the college entrance examination, her aunt also closed the shop. She said that she had made enough money and went back to her hometown to retire, and she never saw her again.

When she got to college, she knew that her appearance was excellent. Taking advantage of her figure, she took the initiative to find an online store, entered the industry as a fashion model, and continued her self-reliant life.

All difficulties in life were overcome by Zhuo Meng tenaciously.

She couldn't forgive herself, but she couldn't accept her parents' hatred either. She knew it was time for her to leave and say goodbye to this place.

"Xiaoyi's death made me feel guilty towards them both. I endured beating and scolding me, but they hate me and don't recognize me as their daughter. Why should I stay here."

"You did a great job."

Zhuo Meng smiled bitterly, "I chose to leave because this problem can never be solved. I can only escape. My parents are superstitious and gave up on me. They were also escaping. You said that problems encountered in life should be solved as soon as possible. , but many times, the problems encountered in life have no solutions and are destined to stay with them for a lifetime."

The desperate tone represents Zhuo Meng's despair over the past.

She felt guilty and blamed herself and couldn't escape the pain, so she was willing to be beaten. She was desperate for her current family, so she chose to leave.

The paper thrown into the fire pit burned one after another. Zhuo Meng seemed to be very pious. Luo Chen said, even if you feel guilty, you don't have to agree to such an outrageous request from your parents and come here to keep vigil and torture yourself.

"Look up at the tombstone."

Luo Chen took a look, and he was surprised by the words on it. It wasn't grandpa or second uncle. It said Zhuoyi.

"This is... your brother's tombstone."

"How can I cooperate with them? I just miss Xiaoyi and come to see him tonight."

The wads of paper money have nothing to do with superstition, but are burning my sister's thoughts in the fire pit.

Luo Chen walked up to her and patted her shoulder: "Many problems in life actually have nothing to do with other people, but only have to do with yourself. Zhuo Meng, since you are back, let me help you... say goodbye to the past. .”

"What farewell?"

Luo Chen raised his hand and injected spiritual power into Zhuo Meng's forehead. Her eyes suddenly became extremely clear, and then opened even wider.

In front of the tombstone, the figure of a little boy stood there.

For a moment, as if her heart was stimulated by an electric current, Zhuo Meng trembled with excitement, covering her mouth in disbelief, and she knelt on the ground.

"Xiaoyi..."

"elder sister."