Nan Yu rode his tricycle, chatting and laughing with his younger siblings as they headed toward the county seat. From a distance, he spotted a figure he had no desire to see.
Nan Dashu was walking alone, leaning on a stick, struggling to move step by excruciating step in the direction of the village. His leg had been severely strained, and after Li Guihua had yanked him around the day before, the pain had only worsened. Every movement now was agony; he could only shuffle along with the aid of the stick. Despite the bitter cold, Nan Dashu was drenched in sweat from the pain.
Nan Yu pedaled his tricycle slowly toward him, but he did not spare Nan Dashu so much as a glance. If it weren't for the fact that this was the only road from their village to the county, Nan Yu would have taken a different route.
Chapter 76