Nishino walked into the house and put down his schoolbag. He saw that there were village party secretary and several cadres sitting in the main hall. At this time, a middle-aged woman with freckles on her face, short hair, obese figure and cadre-like appearance was standing up and shouting: "Your family has no money, who can you cheat? How can you build three houses without money? Why can you raise so many chickens and pigs without money?"

"This house was built by his grandmother when she was alive. The chickens and pigs at home were all used to collect the tuition fees for the children next semester. Besides, most of these chickens and pigs have not grown up, and even if they are sold, no one wants them. Dear leaders, otherwise, you can do it, and when these pigs and chickens grow up, I will sell them and send you the money. Is it okay?" Grandpa's voice almost cried.

At this time, my mother was sitting on a short stool on the side and shed tears silently. The poor mother had always been timid and afraid of things. In Nishino's memory, she had never been blushed with others, nor had she ever had trouble with others. But now, her loving and kind mother was forced to do this. Looking at her mother's tears, Nishino's heart was as uncomfortable as a knife.

"Hmph, stop acting! I think you just don't want to pay money, just want to resist taxes. Township chief, let's stop talking to them. For such troublemakers, we should give them some color." The woman who was as fat as a ball shaking her freckles on her face, shouted sternly, "You either pay money today or we go to court to sue tomorrow. What should you do? You can choose your own choice!"

Seeing that they bullied their mother and grandfather without restraint, Nishino was furious and stared at the fat and fat woman, she shouted loudly: "Are you still state cadres? Are you treating the common people like this? We haven't paid the farmland water conservancy fee and education surcharge on time in a year? This year, the special situation, the family really encountered difficulties, can't we slow down?"

Unexpectedly, Nishino would actually comment on himself like this. The fat short woman's flushed face was like a piece of old pork liver. It took a long time to say: "You, you, who are you? How dare you insult state cadres, insult me, and hinder us from performing official duties? I want to sue you and arrest you!"

"You are of your quality, and you are worthy of being a state cadre? I see that the image of state cadres and people's public servants has been thrown away by you. Come on, I want to see, how do you arrest me today? Have we said we will not pay taxes? Have we said we have to resist taxes? Isn't it just to pay later? Do you want to force my mother and grandpa to this way? If something happens to them, can you bear it?" Nishino didn't know where he got the courage, and his originally clumsy mouth suddenly became so straightforward.

"You, you... the village chief, look at him, he, he is like this. He..." The fat woman was scolded by Nishino and was so angry that she couldn't speak well.

"Stop talking, don't say it anymore! It's embarrassing." Seeing the fat woman in such a miserable appearance, the middle-aged man in a suit, tie, shiny hair, and the village chief scolded.

"Governor's Principal, I, I..." The fat woman, who didn't expect that the tone of the village chief suddenly became so severe, was suddenly panicked, and quickly lowered her head and stuttered again when she spoke.

"Shut up, isn't it enough to be embarrassed? Even a student can't say anything!" The village chief felt embarrassed when he saw the fat woman with freckles on his face, and he felt angry and shouted sternly.

"Young man, you are very eloquent and you are quite reasonable. We have been here for a long time and know that your family really can't afford to pay the money today. Otherwise, you can write an IOU on behalf of your family and agree on the deadline. Then you can hand over the money to the township government, okay?"

"I've said this a long time ago. It's really a good thing, but it's like this." Xiye felt a little whispered in his heart. When he saw that the township chief had let go, he took advantage of the situation and quickly wrote the IOU and handed it to the township chief.

It was not until the group walked away that Nishino walked over and comforted his mother who was still sitting in the corner of the wall to wipe her tears: "Don't worry, they are all gone. Mom, what else can I eat? I haven't had breakfast yet."

"Hey, yes, there is still leftovers in the rice cauldron. I'll help you heat it up." My mother quickly wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes and turned to walk towards the kitchen.

Looking at her thin, hunched, old-fashioned mother in front of her, Xiye felt a little sad. Her mother suffered from severe asthma and would cough up in anger every time she had an attack. But such a woman had to raise five or six pigs and two sows every year, plant more than ten acres of vegetable fields, and sometimes she had to help her father do farm work in the fields. The endless farm work was like heavy mountains pressing on her, and she was still a few years away from reaching 60, but her mother was so tired that she became an old lady in her fifties and became a seventy-seventy-something woman. She never complained.

After a while, the food was steaming hot on the dining table, and my mother went out with her basket on her back.

While eating her mother's hot meal, Nishino thought: "Mother, you have lived a hard life in your life, and your mother's love is as deep as the sea. Her youth, her passion, and her hopes are left to this family without reservation. Now she is like a sugar cane that has been squeezed out, like an old horse that has run thousands of miles away. She can only place all her love and hope on us."

Maybe, these are the thousands of women in rural China, maybe, these are the thousands of mothers in rural China. In their hearts, there is only loyalty to the family and love for children, but they only have no self.

Maybe they are ordinary, maybe they are ordinary, they don’t know anything, and they have not even worn a few beautiful clothes. However, they are extraordinary. They use their own labor, their hands, and their selfless love to build one extremely warm home after another.

Nishino helped his mother do farm work at home for two days, and returned to school on the afternoon of the third day. Although he was so tired that his back was sore, Nishino was still very happy. It was not easy for his mother to be at home. If you help him do a little, your mother could do less.

As soon as he entered the dormitory, Nishiye heard Tulong say that He Yan had asked him to come to the dormitory to find him in the afternoon.

"You two are making progress really fast. Are you going to date now?" Tulong smiled as always.

"You really can't spit out ivory from your mouth. Is He Yan and I a pure classmate good friendship? By the way, how are you doing with Xu Xiaoqiao? I heard that you went to their homes during this holiday." Xiye said while packing up his own things.

"What are you talking nonsense? She is my cousin's cousin, okay? This time I went to my aunt's house and happened to see her. Her house was not far from my aunt's house, so I went to her house to play for a while." Tulong blushed and quickly decided.

"Hahahaha, you really went there. I just said it casually, but I didn't expect you to stop telling me." Nishino didn't know about Tu Long's visit to Xu Xiaoqiao's house. Unexpectedly, he was confused by the casually, and couldn't help laughing.

"What are you two laughing? You are so happy?" Duan Zaibang, who had just walked into the dormitory, saw Nishino laughing so hard that he couldn't help but ask with his eyes curiously.

"Good thing, good thing, Duan Zaibang, do you know that Tulong went to see his mother-in-law the day before yesterday." Nishino smiled even more violently.

"Don't listen to him nonsense. Duan Zaibo, you did a great job in this monthly exam. You actually scored 138 points in mathematics. There is a freak like you in the class, so it's still not for people to live. Tell me about your secrets to learning mathematics. I only scored 90 points in mathematics this time. Compared to you, I really began to doubt life." Tulong knew that some things often became darker and darker, and he didn't want to get too entangled with Xiye on the topic of Xu Xiaoqiao.

"I did not get as good as you thought. Compared with Zhu Hailong, the total score is still more than 40 points." Duan Zaibang was almost blown by Tu Long and almost got goosebumps all over his body. He waved his hand quickly, looking humble.

After dinner, Xiye came to the botanical garden on the east side of the office with the book alone. Sure enough, he saw He Yan sitting quietly under the tree. She was not reading the book, but staring quietly into the distance, staring blankly.

"What are you thinking?" Nishino walked over and sat down gently: "You are in a bad mood today, what happened?"

"My mother is sick. When I went home, she was lying on the hospital bed and had a very bad stomachache. The doctor said she might have stomach cancer and asked my father to take her to a large hospital in the provincial capital for examination." He Yan's voice was very low, his eyes were dazed in the distance, and his white and neat teeth bit his lower lip desperately, "Xiye, I'm so upset now. What should I do if my mother really got that kind of disease?"

"Don't be too sad, He Yan, your mother is a good person, and a good person will be safe for the rest of her life. Besides, the doctor just doubts, he must have made a mistake." Nishino felt very sad and comforted her softly.

"It's all my fault. If I don't study, she won't have to do so many housework and won't get sick." He Yan could no longer hold back tears, covered his face with his hands, and sobbed in a low voice.

He Yan's shoulders were twitching, and Nishino said he was very injured: Why is fate always so unfair? Why do good people always have to endure so many hardships?

At this time, Nishino hoped that he could support a quiet sky for He Yan so that she would no longer withstand any wind and rain or be harmed. But at this time, she was so mediocre and incompetent that she could not share the pain with her except for a few words of comfort that could not be of any effect.

He Yan cried quietly for a long time, finally raised his head and cried: "Thank you for being by my side for so long..."

"I'm so sorry, I can't help you anything. But I still hope that you can calm down and study hard. I believe your mother doesn't want to see you so sad now. We can't share the family affairs yet. Only by studying harder and getting better grades can we make them feel at ease and the best reward for them."

"Well, I can." He Yan nodded vigorously.

"When you are sad, no one can express your feelings, you can only cry secretly. At this time, don't be discouraged for the difficulties in front of you. Please believe that you are far stronger than you imagined. Come on for yourself!" Nishino encouraged He Yan again.

"Mother and son are in love, and people's hearts are full of flesh. If I cry, it will be fine." He Yan rubbed his red eyes.

"Don't cry in the future, you'll cry like a little cat, it's so ugly." Xiye gently wiped away the tears from the corners of He Yan's eyes, and the two of them looked at each other speechless.
Chapter completed!