Reborn one hour before death

Jiang Yu started dreaming.

The dream was all about what happened that summer.

Long-lost memories began to resurface.

The boy who got out of the luxury car was brought by Jiang Yu’s grandfather.

One can tell at first glance that, like Jiang Yu and He Ming, this is a child from a wealthy family in the city.

Grandpa asked the two children to call him "Third Brother" and repeatedly reminded them to take good care of this Third Brother during these days.

At first, Jiang Yu and He Ming were very happy, thinking they had a new friend, but their enthusiasm soon died down.

Because the third brother was injured.

His hands were wrapped with gauze, from his arms to his fingers, layer by layer. He never showed them his injuries, and every night he would hide and ask his aunt to apply medicine.

Not only is he in poor health, but this third brother is also difficult to approach.

He didn't talk, no matter how much you teased him. His eyes were scary. If anyone provoked him, his eyes would flash fiercely from time to time, as if he would bite at any time. He was more ferocious than the two local dogs they kept in the yard.

When Jiang Yu and He Ming played with their friends, he never joined in. He just stared at them from afar with a scary look in his eyes.

At that time, neither Jiang Yu nor He Ming liked him.

"I don't even know his name, he doesn't talk to me, and he threw my popsicle into the well yesterday." Jiang Yu pestered her grandfather to send this brother away.

Grandpa stroked Jiang Yu's hair and said, "This brother is sick. He is a poor child. There are always people who want to bully him. He came here to avoid those bad guys..."

Jiang Yu was only seven years old at the time, but she was already very thoughtful. She was stunned for a few seconds and then said, "So, Third Brother is the same as me?"

She lowered her head.

Like her, I couldn't stay at home so I came to hide with my grandfather.

Like her, I am always bullied.

Like her, I am always on guard against my father coming home, on guard against my father going crazy, on guard against my father hitting people.

Just like her, he is a poor child.

"When your third brother came, he promised grandpa that he would take good care of you and protect you. Grandpa believed him." The old man squatted down in front of Jiang Yu: "So, third brother lost your popsicle. Is it possible that he was protecting you?"

Jiang Yu understood.

Maybe, it's because she ate a total of five popsicles yesterday?

From that time on, Jiang Yu "forgave" her third brother.

Unlike He Ming's unconditional love for her, this third brother would say no with actions and protect her with actions.

Jiang Yu saw him quietly checking the grass in the yard; when she climbed over the wall one time, she saw a small stool under the wall for her to stand on; when it rained heavily, he pushed her away from under the tree, stared at her fiercely, and told her not to do it again...

Jiang Yu knew that this brother was a good person, but his methods were a bit annoying.

There are many thunderstorms in summer.

That day, a violent storm suddenly broke out on a sunny afternoon.

My grandfather and his family went to the city for work, while the others were still in the orchard on the mountain. The remaining two aunts were busy tidying up the handmade tea and dried bamboo shoots that were drying in the front yard.

Jiang Yu, who was sleeping on the bamboo bed in the yard, was awakened by the rain and found that He Ming, who went to the village store to play games, had not returned yet. Jiang Yu jumped up to give He Ming an umbrella, but the third brother snatched the umbrella from her.

"It's raining too hard, stay home! Don't go out! Lock the door!" he shouted fiercely.

Jiang Yu nodded obediently. But she didn't think he was mean at all. Because this was the first time he took the initiative to talk to her...

Jiang Yu washed peaches at home and waited for her brothers.

Fifteen minutes passed and the brothers still hadn't returned.

Jiang Yu couldn't sit still anymore.

She is afraid of thunder and has been afraid of it since she was a child.

She didn't want to be alone in the backyard.

She took her red umbrella and went out with her two dogs.

She ran towards the village.

After walking for a while, the two dogs ran towards a small path and howled in that direction.

Jiang Yu stopped.

She noticed the messy footprints in the mud of the path.

She lifted up her wellies and found that the footprints on the ground matched her own, but were obviously several sizes larger.

The rain boots she and her brothers wore were bought by the housekeeper in the city. They were of different sizes but the same style.

So, the third brother went to the small road.

This is not right.

That path leads to the reservoir! Usually there are not many people there, let alone now?

At that time, Jiang Yu took a step and went towards the path.

She quickly found the person by following the footprints.

Third brother, surrounded by four hooligans...

Jiang Yu knew these four hooligans. It should be said that everyone in the village knew them. They dropped out of junior high school, spent two of three days hanging out in the town, and the remaining day was spent stealing in the village...

Last time Jiang Yu saw them surrounding a child from the village and asking him for money.

But the gangsters knew that Jiang Yu and He Ming were not to be trifled with, so they never caused them any trouble.

This time, it was obviously the first time they saw the third brother, and they thought that he was a lone patient and a good prey, so they had bad intentions.

At this time, the four men surrounded the third brother and ordered him to hand over all the money, otherwise they would push him into the reservoir.

The third brother did it silently.

But the four men took the money and did not let him go.

They began to insult him, calling him disabled, dumb, and useless.

They started to move and rummage around on him.

They pushed him and even tried to remove the gauze wrapped around his arm.

They also found a jade hanging around his neck and wanted to steal it...

The third brother couldn't help it anymore and pushed the person in front of him away.

Then, the four of them raised their fists together.

Jiang Yu, who had already arrived, was so angry that she clenched her fists after hearing the insults. Now that she saw her third brother being beaten, she put away her umbrella without a second thought and swung it out to poke...

The tip of her automatic umbrella was made of iron, and it hit the hoodlum right in the waist. The man's body went limp, and he slipped and fell to the ground.

Jiang Yu did not stop and continued to swing the umbrella at another person.

"Tiger, Leopard, come on!" Jiang Yu was familiar with the two wolfhounds, so at this moment, with one order, the two dogs rushed out obediently...

Jiang Yu started shouting for help.

When the third brother saw her, he was not happy but angry, and cursed: "What are you doing here? Get out! Get lost!"

Jiang Yu naturally ignored it.

The four hooligans still didn't want to give up the jade pendant they had obtained, and just wanted to snatch it and run away. Two of them went to lure away the wolfhounds, while the other two held down the third brother, and one pulled hard on his neck rope...

The third brother struggled hard, and the three of them fell down together, sliding down the slope and about to fall into the reservoir...

Jiang Yu was terrified.

She didn't have time to catch the bad guys, so she quickly called the two dogs to save people.

The dog understood and flew out...

Jiang Yu was in a hurry to save people. She held the umbrella and swung it at the gangsters while running downwards.

The thug in front was hit several times by Jiang Yu's umbrella stand. He was immediately furious and pushed Jiang Yu out with all his strength.

Jiang Yu was too small and too light, and was thrown away directly...

As a result, the third brother was caught by the two dogs' teeth and did not fall into the reservoir, but Jiang Yu fell into the unfathomable water with a splash...

Jiang Yu, who couldn't swim, had been rescued when she woke up and was lying in a warm bed.

She's fine.

By the bed, the third brother said "I'm sorry" to him.

Jiang Yu shook her head. How could he have done anything wrong to her? Jiang Yu fell asleep again.

When Jiang Yu woke up again, it was He Ming who woke her up.

"Third brother is going to be sent away," he said.

Jiang Yu leaned against the window and watched her third brother put on the same suit he wore when he came here and got into the car.

"Third brother." she shouted loudly.

"Xiaoyu!" The third brother rolled down the window and called her name for the first time. "Wait for me to come back. I will protect you!"

"Third brother, don't be mean to others anymore! Be happy and smile, then your luck will improve!"

Then, the third brother smiled at her.

Warm as the sun.

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