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The next morning.

"I just want to know what exactly happened yesterday afternoon. Please let me see little sister Qiao."

Qimu stood at the doorway to the Ye Family Room, slightly raising her head, her pitch black eyes focused on Zhang Chuncao who was taller than her, and said with a calm expression.

"Ha! If you want to understand more, go find someone else to understand more. Why are you looking for my girl?" She doesn't know anything! You go find someone else! "

Zhang Chuncao yelled back at Qimu with her hands on her hips. Her face was filled with obvious impatience.

"Eldest Aunt, I was just asking about a few things and didn't want to do anything else. After all, only Qiao knows everything that happened."

Qimu patiently explained the reason. As she looked at Zhang Chuncao's determined look in front of her, the emotions in her heart became complicated. She felt bitter and unspeakable, but she could also understand why Zhang Chuncao wanted to protect her daughter.

"Pei, don't spout nonsense. My girl just went to wash some clothes yesterday afternoon. What does she know?" If you want to ask, you should ask someone else! "

"There were so many people here yesterday, why are you still holding onto her?" No matter what, she is still your little sister. You killed her out of bad intentions, why would you drag her down with you?!

"Are you trying to ruin my family's little girl's reputation by being unable to see her well? You can't just see us like this, can you?! "

"Leave, quickly leave. If you have nothing else to do, don't come to our house. Hurry up and leave! "

Zhang Chuncao once again firmly refused. With a frown, she waved her hands towards Qimu with disdain. Every look in her eyes was a signal for her not to incite any annoyance, so she had to quickly leave!

Seeing this, Qimu knew that there was no point speaking any further. However, a person had died in a small village, and after a night of fermentation, every household should be aware of the situation. Although they were in a remote Niu Village, and did not need any interference from the authorities, the situation … She desperately needed to know what was going on.

She would bear whatever she had to bear, but if it wasn't her fault, she would never admit it!

"Little sister, I know you're inside. I just want to know what happened yesterday. Will you come out and talk to me? "

Qimu knew it was hopeless for Zhang Chuncao to let her in the house to meet Qiao, so she shouted directly into the house, hoping that Qiao would come out and meet her for the sake of their old friendship.

"What are you doing? What are you shouting for? Get lost, get lost! Don't get in my way at the door! "

Zhang Chuncao seemed to be infuriated by Qimu's actions. She picked up the broom from outside the house and rushed out, not even sparing her face.

Qimu shouted twice more. Seeing that there were still no movements within the house, she could not help but feel a little disappointed in her heart, and after looking at the closed door of the house with the Ye Family in the end, she smiled helplessly. A trace of ridicule flashed in her eyes, and she left without looking back.

Qiao had never had a direct relationship with him, so it was understandable that she didn't want to get involved.

Inside the large Ye Family room.

Qimu's slightly hoarse voice entered Qiao's ears. She sat quietly on the bed. Her posture was extremely formal, but her head was buried in her neck.

Qiao listened to the conversation between her mother and her older sister. She fidgeted with the handkerchief in her hands, staring at the dusty ground with a nervous expression.

Only when Qimu's voice faded away did Qiao raise her head and look at the door once more. With a cowardly look, she muttered:

"Big sister, I'm sorry. This is my mother's first time managing me, you know that. My mother rarely does anything to me, so I can't refuse …" "I know you're right. I can see it's you, Caogen. You're the one who kicked him. They won't blame you …"

On the way home, Qimu walked all the way, thinking that she rarely did anything regretfully, but this time, even she was a little angry with herself.

She clearly knew what she should have asked yesterday afternoon, but she was exhausted. She didn't ask and was able to escape for a while. She couldn't escape for a lifetime. This directly led to the worse consequences of her actions today.

I can't drag this on any longer, there's no more time …

"Yangyang, after sister went to the latrine yesterday, did you and Ran find your coincidental sister?"

Qimu asked casually while sitting under the big tree in front of the house with Yangyang in her arms, but she was listening carefully.

Originally, she didn't want to ask Yangyang. He was still young, so some things might not be stated well. That was why she was the first to go and find Qiao.

"Yes, Sister suddenly disappeared, Sister and I were very scared, so we went to find Sister Heaven. Sister Heaven said that she went to the latrine, and she'll be back soon, so Sister Yi and I have to wait for a while."

"Then why are you on that boat? "Who brought you there?"

Yangyang looked timidly at Qimu with his round, watery eyes. He answered in a small voice:

"Brother Caogen came to find me. He said that he found a big ship and wants to take me to play."

Caogen's brother was the boy who drowned yesterday.

"He came looking for you, so you went with him?"

Qimu asked indifferently. Her tone was calm, without a hint of joy or anger.

"No!"

Yangyang suddenly became excited. He jumped out of Qimu's embrace and stood in front of Qimu. His gaze was equal to Qimu's. His big watery eyes were innocent and clean. He said with a tender but firm voice.

"I don't want to play with him. I want to wait for my sister to come back, but coincidentally, my sister kept on telling me to go play with Caogen. That's why I went."

"Why would Little Sister let you play with him?"

Yangyang tilted his head and thought for a while. Finally, he shook his head slightly and said:

"I don't know. She just wants me to play with Brother Caogen."

Seeing that she couldn't get the answer out, Qimu smiled lightly. She held Yangyang, whose tears were already flowing down her face, patted his back and comforted him while saying gently:

"It doesn't matter if you don't know."

How could he understand an adult's thoughts at such a young age?

"Then tell me, what else did Coincidentally elder sister say?"

"Coincidentally, big sister said: it's good to go play, and it's not good to not go. Coincidentally, big sister also said: Usually, no one plays with Caogen in the village, I also won't play with him, then how pitiful is big brother Caogen …"

Qimu gently caressed Yangyang's head. It felt soft and smooth to the touch, but it was a pity that her hair was a little yellow due to malnutrition. She felt a little heartache and had to ask again.

"Then what did you and Caogen go for? How did you get on that boat? "

"Originally, he was playing with mud on the side, but Brother Caogen insisted on dragging me to look at the boat he found. If I don't go, then Brother Caogen and Sister Qiao won't be happy, so I will go."

Brother Caogen told me to get on the boat, he said that he would take me to row, but the boat was flooded, I didn't fill it with water. Brother Caogen didn't believe me, but he still said that I was bad, and he said that I was naughty, so don't bother with me.

"Then he jumped into the river, and I cried …"

Hearing this, Qimu roughly understood what was going on. Qiao probably also wanted Yangyang to play with other children, but she didn't expect such a thing to happen.

Caogen discovered an abandoned boat. However, he didn't know that the boat would leak water. No one would joke about their own life, so it was his first time sitting on it … However, the boat leaked water, yet Caogen jumped into the river by himself? This was clearly because he knew how to swim. There was no need to be afraid, but what about her little brother?

However, Caogen, who knew how to swim.

That was not something else, but a living human life. Even though Qimu felt that Caogen was courting death, it was also because the adults were not well enough to guard him, that was why such a thing happened.

The only lucky thing was that Aunt Wu might have been cruel to say so, but Qimu was incredibly glad that her brother was still alive and kicking …