Chapter 9 — Awakening Brick

Under the watchful eyes of the police, we packed up our mother's clothes and papers. The Duong family's relatives stood outside the yard, no one dared to stop them. But just as we were about to leave, Grandma Wei suddenly rushed out of the main house. In her hand she held a lighter. In his other hand he held a stack of yellowed papers. Mother clearly saw that stack of papers, her face immediately changed. "That's the original that my mother left behind!" Grandma Wei raised the stack of papers above the candle, her eyes crazy. "Tham Ngoc Mai, you dare to divorce." "I will make this yard no one can have!" 10 The flame in Grandma Wei's hand shook. Mom almost wanted to rush forward. But her face was injured, her legs were weak, and as soon as she took a step, I held her back. The police rushed forward. "Put your things down!" Grandma Wei pulled back the paper and brought the lighter closer. The edges of the paper are slightly yellow. Her eyes were so red that it was scary. "No one can come here!" "Tham Ngoc Mai dares to divorce me, I will burn all of this!" Aunt Ngo's voice changed from impatience. "Mrs. Wei, what you're doing is illegal!" Grandma Wei scolded her in a shrill voice. "What does it have to do with you?" "This is about our Tang family!" I stared at the stack of papers in her hand. On the outermost sheet of paper was the grandmother's signature. Mother's breathing immediately became chaotic. All her life she rarely fought for herself. But that was something her mother left behind. It is the final root that proves that she is not someone who lives in someone else's house. Grandma Wei knows how to choose the most painful place to stab her. She knows what Mom is afraid of. Duong Duc Hai stood next to him, his eyes even showing a proud look. He did not dare to openly rob. But he tolerated Wei's grandmother's rebellion. As long as her mother takes a step back, he still has a chance to pull her back into that deep well. I suddenly let go of my mother's hand. I took a half step forward. Grandma Wei immediately brought the fire close to the corner of the paper. "Come and see!" I stopped. "Grandma, just burn it." Everyone in the yard was stunned. Mom suddenly looked at me. "Tieu Am!" I didn't look at her. I just looked at Grandma Wei. "You better burn it." "The police are here, Aunt Ngo is also here." "You openly destroyed evidence, threatened the injured." "Another crime." Grandma Wei's hand stiffened. She didn't expect me to say that. I continued: "The most important land documents are being kept by Aunt Ngo." "The village committee has the records." "The land office in the town also has the registration." "The papers in your hand are just the old papers my grandmother left for my mother." "Burning them won't make the yard become the Tang family's." "It will only make you have to go to the police station." Grandma Wei's face changed little by little. She instinctively looked at Duc Duc Hai. Duong Duc Hai gritted his teeth. "Mom, don't listen to his threats." I laughed. "You can also tell her to burn it." "Anyway, your house is noisy enough today." "Domestic violence, impersonating money withdrawal, forging loans." "Another crime of destroying evidence on the spot." "Duong Duc Hai, if you want to drag your mother into the water, then go ahead." Those words were like a basin of cold water poured down. Grandma Wei's hands shook violently. The flame touches the edge of the paper. The corner of the paper finally emitted some black smoke. Mother cried softly. Just as Grandma Wei was distracted, the police rushed to hold her wrist. The lighter fell to the ground. Aunt Ngo quickly snatched the stack of papers back. The corner of the paper has a small area of burnt black. The grandmother's name is not damaged. When my mother received the stack of papers back, her hands were shaking so much that she could barely hold them. She hugged the paper to her chest. Tears fell drop by drop. "Mom, I'm sorry." "I almost couldn't protect myself." My nose stung but I still tried not to cry. Now is not the time to cry. The policeman took Grandma Wei aside to warn her. She cried and scolded, saying to herself

The elderly are also bullied by their children and grandchildren. But this time no one continued to defer to her. Several relatives of the Duong family stood outside the yard, their faces watching the excitement also changed. Last night they sat at the dining table watching my mother being beaten. Today they witnessed with their own eyes how the Duong family robbed money and tried to burn the papers. Someone started backing away. It's like I'm afraid this fire will spread to me. I put the remaining clothes in my bag. Mom suddenly pulled my hand. "Tieu Am, there's still my sewing machine in the kitchen." I froze. That old sewing machine was very heavy. The hems of my uniform pants and the cuffs of my cotton shirts when I was young were all stitched by my mother with that machine. When Duc Hai heard it, he immediately laughed coldly. "That's also something in the house." I turned to look at him. "Say that again?" He was choked by my eyes. The policeman also looked at him. "Personal production tools can be taken away." Duong Duc Hai said no more. Aunt Ngo called two neighbors to help carry the sewing machine out the door. Mom stroked the edge of the machine, like she was stroking half of her life. Ma Thuy stood next to her, her voice sarcastic. "It's good to take it away." "Don't say in the future that the Duong family took advantage of you." Mom raised her head to look at her. "Ma Thuy, you must pay eighteen thousand yuan."