I Protected Him

Old Hei had some problems with his head from a young age, and his reactions were always a bit slower than others. Due to this, he was often bullied by kids his age.

Once, while being beaten up by a group of peers, someone in the crowd hit his head with a brick, causing him to bleed profusely from his forehead, and he lay motionless on the ground. The kids witnessing this thought they had caused a fatal injury and quickly dispersed. However, when those who had been bullying him left, Old Hei suddenly sat up, shook his head, and got up as if nothing had happened.

But from that day on, he became even more dull-witted. He rarely spoke with his family members, and he was even less popular among people.

When his parents passed away, his elder siblings were impatient to get rid of him, claiming they needed to divide the family property. All they left him with was a set of tattered clothes and twenty silver yuan.