"Hey, Uncle Huang, what's wrong with you?"
My second uncle helped Huang Jingtian, who was kneeling on the ground, to stand up.
Tears streamed down his old face; he was considered one of the old-timers in the village.
And he was also the father of Huang Dequan and Huang Defa.
"Village chief, my second and third sons... went up the mountain to seek treasure. This morning, someone saw them lying unconscious at the foot of La Gu Mountain. They've been brought back, but they're half-dead... Why is my fate so harsh? My eldest was crushed to death in the coal mine, and now the second and third have turned into fools. How am I supposed to live now?"
Huang Jingtian sat on the ground, wailing loudly.
Yet his pitiful state did not elicit sympathy from those around him.
"This is called karma!"
Xu Fengxian pursed her lips and let out a cold snort.
"It's not that retribution doesn't come, it's just waiting for the right time; now it's finally here."
