CHICKEN REVENTS REVENGE

-Thanh Hoa in the years 1999 - 2000

- Lang Moi is a small village in the upper part of Yen Dinh district, Thanh Hoa province today. Where the Cau Chay River flows through, the village's bamboo mounds grow close together, occasionally tilting in many directions when the wind blows.

-Mr. Dinh's 4-level red-tiled house is located right next to the river bank with a spacious campus and many lush trees. Mr. Dinh is a retired soldier, after the end of the war, how did he end up in this place? Married to Mrs. Thuy for many years now, they only have one son together: Mr. Cong.

-Mr. Dinh took advantage of the spacious garden to build a fence and then enclosed it, investing in a few breeds of chickens to graze and let them lay eggs. His life was not rich, but it was enough to eat. Gradually, his flock of chickens grew from a dozen to more, and the eggs he laid were not enough to eat, so Mr. Dinh also sold the meat or eggs to the people in the village.

-Countryside chickens are naturally grazed, so they are very expensive. Life goes on like that. Mr. Cong has grown up, gotten married, and given birth to a handsome son who is now four years old.

-Mr. Dinh's flock of chickens has now reached dozens of chickens, especially among those chickens is a white rooster that Mr. Dinh does not remember when he raised it.

-Just know that it is extremely strong and very aggressive. Many times he saw this chicken alone chasing and torturing the roosters in the coop. Once he even witnessed it kicking away another chicken that lay there struggling for a while and then died completely.

-Despite that, she worked very hard on her hens and the egg output was still very regular, so Mr. Dinh liked her very much and let her live in the barn day in and day out.

-One time, Mrs. Thuy also saw that this chicken had been raised for too long. After visiting the barn, she turned around and told her husband during dinner.

-Hey, when can you see the meat of the white rooster? It's been too long since you've raised it. -Mr. Dinh was raising his cup of wine to shake it with Mr. Cong, then drank it all in one gulp, puffed his mouth, heard his wife speak, picked up a piece of boiled meat, put it in his mouth, and then answered.

-You said that the big white chicken often perches on the roof of the coop. I don't remember when I raised it, but it kicks the hens very well so let's just leave it alone, it won't have any effect?

- Mr. Cong also said after taking a sip of wine.

-It's just a chicken, Mom, it's old and has very tough meat.

- Mr. Cong's wife, Ms. Huong, served Mrs. Thuy a bowl of hot white rice while accompanying her.

-I don't know anything, old chicken cooked in batches is still delicious.

-Mrs. Thuy glared at the father and son and then replied.

-Haven't you heard the saying that dogs cannot be raised for more than 8 years? Are raised chickens no more than 6 years old?

-Mr. Dinh smiled.

-This chicken must be ten years old, but it can't be more than six years old. So what happens if you raise more than six years old?

-Well, I heard that you shouldn't keep these animals for too long.

- Ms. Huong gave the first spoon of rice to her four-year-old son, laughing and talking with her mother-in-law.

-I'm thinking too much.

-So the whole family continued to have dinner happily. Another year passed, Mr. Dinh was now sitting next to the neighbor's house playing Chinese chess, picking up the chess piece and hitting it with a "bang", making the whole chess board burst into laughter and joy. .

-All the chess pieces... haha...

-At this moment, Mrs. Thuy came to look for me. -Mr. Dinh, Mr. Dinh?

- Mr. Dinh answered as he rearranged the new chess game.

-What is going on?

- Mrs. Thuy asked with a slightly worried expression.

-Have you seen Ti anywhere?

- Ti is the son of Mr. Cong and Ms. Huong. The couple went to work so they left him in the care of the two of them. Mrs. Thuy just entered the house a moment ago, and when she came back, she couldn't see the boy anywhere.

-Mr. Dinh turned around and shouted.

-There's only one grandchild who doesn't look so good, so have you looked around the house?

- Mrs. Thuy is worried.

-I looked for everything but couldn't find it so I came to call you, stop yelling at me, come back and look for me, sir...

-Mr. Tai, the neighbor who played chess with Mr. Dinh, also said.

-Let's go find the boy quickly, your house is next to the river, if by chance the boy finds his way there, he will leave his mother.

-So the three of them split up to search again. The sky was now dark, the wind was blowing, causing each bamboo grove to tilt and make a "creaking, creaking" sound.

- Mr. Cong and Ms. Huong had also returned home from work. Seeing the house's lights turned off, she was surprised. He called out.

-Dad... mom...? But where have you all gone with the house unlocked like this?

-The neighbor saw the couple coming back and told her.

-Are you two back? Quickly go find Ti, he's lost somewhere, his grandparents are looking for him.

- When Ms. Huong heard that, her face changed, and Mr. Cong was no better. At that moment, the gate was pushed open, and it was Mr. Dinh and Mrs. Thuy.

- Seeing her parents' unsightly faces, Ms. Huong immediately asked questions.

-Dad...mom...where is Ti? Did you see that your nephew was lost? Have you found your parents yet?

-Mr. Dinh looked at Mrs. Thuy with a gloomy face and was about to speak when suddenly at the back of the house, at the riverbank exit, there was the sound of a child crying.

-The whole group looked at each other, no one told anyone else to rush back. Right in the open field next to the bamboo bushes that flowed into the river, everyone was startled when little Ti was sitting there crying, one hand raised to cover his left eye. Between the fingers, crimson blood flowed and dripped onto the ground.

- Ms. Huong shouted in panic.

-Oh my child...what...what's wrong with you?

-Mr. Dinh, Mrs. Thuy and Mr. Cong were also startled, the neighboring villages followed and looked around.

-Why...why is it here when I checked just now and didn't see it?

- Neighbor Mr. Tai also spoke up.

-That's right, Mr. Dinh and I checked the riverbank very carefully earlier, why is Ti here?

-Okay, let's see what's wrong with him?

- Only then did everyone focus on looking closely at little Ti. Everyone who looked at it gasped, because there was a deep tear right next to its left eye, and blood kept flowing out. Mr. Dinh shouted in panic.

-Quickly...quickly take him to the infirmary, quickly...

- Mr. Cong quickly picked up his little boy Ti and immediately went for first aid, and a family of four left together. At this time, only the neighbors were still huddled together talking. People saw blood scattered around the bamboo bushes, one person said.

-Maybe the naughty boy came here to play and got poked in the eye by a bamboo branch.

-It's strange, I don't understand why he's playing here but I can't find him no matter what he looks for? Strange. []

-That night, from the alley outside, people heard Mr. Dinh cursing inside the house.

-You've lived this long, and you only have grandchildren, but they don't look so good.

- Mrs. Thuy sat in a corner and sobbed.

-I only went inside the house for a little bit, who would have thought it could run away so quickly..

-Can you still argue?

- Mr. Cong quickly intervened to stop his parents.

-Forget it...don't blame mom anymore, luckily the child is okay.

-Mr. Dinh also wanted to curse a few more words for good measure, but seeing that Mrs. Thuy was crying, plus her nephew, there was nothing to do, so he stopped. No matter what, he loves this grandson very much.

- From the moment he returned until now, he's been hiding in his mother's arms, scared, and hasn't asked anything. The whole family thinks he's probably still in pain, so he doesn't think much...