Chapter 166: Gray Pigeon Goes To The Mine To Watch The Spectacle
Lu Qiaoge naturally didn’t know about the incident in the Finance Office, nor did she know that the food factory she had arranged was being discussed behind her back by others.
Of course, even if she knew, she wouldn’t take it to heart.
These people and matters were irrelevant to her; she’d rather spend that time chatting with Old Turtle and Big Pike.
What she didn’t expect was that right after seeing off Cadre Xu, Xiao Cangcang actually brought a little yellow dog covered in wounds to seek help.
And the grey pigeon that had flown back from the mine came with them!
Lu Qiaoge had no choice but to ask Director Hu for leave and leave early.
At first, Lu Qiaoge thought the little yellow dog had run away because it was going to be eaten by someone.
Who would have thought it was related to Ding Jianshe.
The little yellow dog had run from the mine over a hundred li away, and the person who raised it was Ding Jianshe’s illegitimate son.
The child was born late in the year, so he was actually only eleven years old.
His full name was Chen Gou, and his nickname was Gouzi.
Of course, in this era, such a name was actually quite normal; it was said to be for the sake of raising him well.
But this Gouzi was different from other Gouzi; he grew up under beatings from his parents.
From the time he could remember, he spent every day getting beaten.
Once, people from the Neighborhood Committee came to do work, saying the child was so young, don’t hit him so hard, especially the child’s mother hit the hardest, practically beating him to death.
Many people didn’t understand.
If it was a picked-up or bought child, there might be some reason for it.
After all, since it wasn’t their own biological child, it didn’t hurt to hit.
Just like how Chang family’s parents treated Chang An after having their own biological child.
But this was the child Ge Rong had carried for ten months and given birth to; he was truly her biological son.
Everyone couldn’t understand how Ge Rong could beat the child so ruthlessly?
When the Neighborhood Committee came to their door for education, Ge Rong and her husband just said the child was naughty, so naughty it was unbearable.
They all say filial sons come from under the stick; which naughty child doesn’t get beaten?
After the Neighborhood Committee went a few times, they couldn’t manage it anymore.
This information was what the grey pigeon had heard after going to the mine family courtyard and circling around.
Because the grey pigeon was shocked by Ding Jianshe who had jumped off the building, it flew to the mine; the grey pigeon couldn’t empathize with its owner’s emotions.
But it could describe to Lu Qiaoge what it had heard and seen.
【Little Master, I went to the mine family courtyard according to the name and address, and it was easy to find. This woman’s name is Ge Rong, and she works at the mine guesthouse. Her husband is in poor health.】
【Then I ran to Ge Rong’s house. Her husband was indeed in poor health, wearing thick clothes and lying under a tree in the hot summer.】
【Then I found a child under the wall root opposite, very thin and small, looking like seven or eight years old.】
【He lay there motionless, as if he had no breath left.】
【I landed nearby and called him hard, but he didn’t open his eyes, though he groaned, obviously still alive.】
【I think this child should be Ding Jianshe’s child.】
Lu Qiaoge looked at the chattering pigeon; how was this pigeon more enthusiastic than humans?
“Then tell me, is this child really Ding Jianshe’s?”
The grey pigeon nodded vigorously: 【Yes, it’s his!】
The little yellow dog, who had been silent on the side, finally couldn’t hold back and started circling around Lu Qiaoge; it really hadn’t expected there to be a human who could understand them speaking.
Even someone as smart as its little master couldn’t understand its speech, only able to grasp what it meant.
But this human could chat.
【Woo woo woo, please tell me quickly, how is my little master? When I ran away this morning, he was unconscious, woof woof woof, woo woo woo…】
Lu Qiaoge didn’t mind, and stroked the dirty little yellow dog: “Don’t worry, let Xiao Hui continue.”
A warm, inexplicable energy slowly fell from Lu Qiaoge’s palm onto the little yellow dog’s head.
The little yellow dog stopped whining, raised its dog head, and looked at Lu Qiaoge with wet eyes: 【You can really understand me speaking, woo woo woo, that’s great. I’m going to the military factory to find the biological father of my little master who sends money to Ge Rong every month to save him. Little fairy, can you help me?】
Although the little yellow dog was dirty, it was really cute, especially its wet eyes that looked clear and clean.
Lu Qiaoge said gently: “I need to know what happened, Xiao Hui, you continue.”
Grey pigeon: 【Then a woman came out of the house, the one called Ge Rong. She said the pup had a tough life, cheap and wouldn’t die, and if he died, so be it, he shouldn’t have lived anyway.】
【After saying that, she walked out, as if she didn’t see the child.】
【I perched on the top of the wall and saw the man get up, stagger to Gouzi’s side, crying and laughing while muttering lowly, if you were my son, I’d give you my life…】
【Then he saw me. He said what pigeon is this, a grey one, said I was sent by heaven to cure his illness, eating me might cure his disease. He tried to catch me, and I flew away quickly.】
The grey pigeon described it vividly; Lu Qiaoge could almost see the scene at the time.
The matter was like this: Ding Jianshe’s illegitimate son was now named Chen Gou. Thinking about it, this name also carried malice.
Then Ge Rong’s husband had long known the child wasn’t his.
Ge Rong’s husband was in poor health and clearly infertile.
But the couple wanted a child to care for them in old age.
Unfortunately, the two were full of disgust toward the child.
Thus, getting beaten and scolded was very normal.
The little yellow dog was picked up by Chen Gou. The weather was very cold then, the snow hadn’t melted, and the little yellow dog had been thrown into a snow pit.
Chen Gou raised it for four months. Chen Gou slept in the very cold north room; one person and one dog depended on each other for life, warming each other, and surprisingly, both survived in such a situation.
Ge Rong and her husband didn’t know that the little yellow dog could understand human language at two months old.
It knew its little master wasn’t the male master’s biological son, but was the female master’s biological son.
It also knew they didn’t like the little master.
The little yellow dog didn’t quite understand why such a good and obedient little master lived so miserably.
But it seemed like besides accompanying the little master, there was nothing else it could do.
Until late at night, Chen Gou, who had been hungry all day without even dinner, couldn’t wait for dawn and got up to steal a cornbread bun, only to be beaten unconscious by the two together.
The little yellow dog went to save its master and was hit on the head with a stick by Ge Rong’s husband.
The little yellow dog decided to go to the military factory to find the biological father who sent money to Ge Rong every month for its little master to save his life.
Thus, the little yellow dog dashed from the mine over a hundred li away toward Jiangcheng.
Following a truck, it almost got hit and almost caught to be eaten; it stumbled along, hiding and dodging all the way. Unexpectedly, it met Xiao Cangcang at Yuanbao Mountain.
Thus, Xiao Cangcang, who knew about Ding Jianshe’s family matter, dutifully brought the little yellow dog before Lu Qiaoge.
Unexpectedly, the gossiping grey pigeon returned not long after.
Lu Qiaoge felt these little things were too good at getting her into trouble.
She checked the time; there was still one hour until getting off work…
