Chapter 77: Sacrifice
Qu Nian felt inexplicable, he didn't believe that a demon would also be overflowing with sympathy, to put it mildly, that is, the dog can't change to eat, once the dog changes to eat, it must be because he wants to eat meat, not because he quit!
Qu Nian was stunned: "Are you sure?"
Chang Ming nodded solemnly and said, "Sure! Although Xiao Cui was not killed by me, it is considered to be because of me, so it is reasonable, I should also go and see!"
Qu Nian originally didn't want to take him, although he didn't understand why Chang Ming showed favor to him and behaved like a friend, but this was a good thing after all, after all, his foundation in Qi was unstable, so many people wanted to kill him, and he didn't want to turn against Chang Ming anymore, at least on the surface, he didn't want to turn against him, otherwise Chang Ming would turn his face, and it would be a thorn! Not to mention that if you have more contact, you can also understand his intentions, know yourself and know your opponent, and you can survive a hundred battles!
Xiaocui's family lives in the osmanthus workshop in the southeast of the city, as the name suggests, there are many strong osmanthus trees growing in the workshop, now the autumn is deep, the osmanthus begins to wither, but the fragrance is not dispersed, and before entering the workshop, you can smell a faint fragrance of osmanthus flowers.
Although this is a civilian gathering area, after all, it is located in the capital, in the words of the canal year, it is within the third ring road, so the houses in the square are neat and tidy.
The funeral here is simple, there is neither a monk chanting, nor suona playing, so the workshop is relatively quiet, only faintly heard crying in the distance!
Under the leadership of Xiao Er, he walked to Xiao Cui's house after a while.
Xiaocui's house sits in the north and faces south, there is a vegetable garden in front of the house, and there are fences around it. There is a couplet pasted next to the door of the main house, the upper one is "the flowers fall and the rouge spring goes early", the lower one is "the soul is lost in the brocade tent dream to be surprised", and the horizontal batch is "heaven and man are sad together".
Qu Nian stood outside the fence, he could hear the grief-stricken cry coming from the house, he couldn't feel good in his heart, and at the same time he was a little nervous, after all, the girl was his employee, and she was killed on the way off work, according to his practice on the earth, at this time, people's families should rush up, come and tear him, ask for an explanation, and the most important thing is to knock him out of a large pension!
Qu Nian regretted it a little, his brain was hot at that time, he didn't think about the consequences, he had already known that he had let Wang Xide come over, Lao Wang was more cunning, and he was not the boss, so people would definitely not tear him apart.
But since he had come, he could not turn around and go, and when he saw that the door on the fence was open, he went in.
After all, he is also a celebrity in Linzi, most people know him, naturally including Xiaocui's family, and they also know that he is now Xiaocui's owner, but to his surprise, those family members did not rush up to tear him, and when they saw him enter the door, they were a little nervous, especially when they saw Princess Changming standing next to him, some people's faces showed panic, after all, this Princess Changming often appeared in Linzi City, and many people recognized her.
When they entered, the family members fell to their knees and met the princess!
The crying in the house also stopped abruptly, Xiaocui's parents and brothers also came out, even if they were sad in their hearts, they didn't dare to lose their manners in the face of the princess, otherwise it might be the disaster of destroying the family and destroying the family, and quickly knelt on the ground, and said in unison: "I've seen the princess!"
Princess Changming put her hands behind her back and said, "Get up!"
Only then did the crowd dare to stand up.
Qu Nian is also a little lucky, fortunately brought this Princess Changming over, so that he saved a lot of trouble! But he can also feel that even if Princess Changming does not come, these family members may not tear him, after all, they are already handling the funeral with peace of mind, and they have no intention of making things difficult for him, if it were on the earth, the family would have carried the body to the heavens and the earth to make trouble!
Qu Nian walked into the hall at this time, and Chang Ming and Chu San dared Bai Xiaoya to follow!
In the northeast corner of the house, a bed was temporarily built with a door panel, which is called a Taiping shop in Qu Nian's hometown!
Xiao Cui was lying on the papill, her head facing south, and an oil lamp was lit in front of her head, and the light was flickering. Xiaocui was dressed in a big red shroud, walking very uneasily, her eyes were wide open, and she was frightened, and she couldn't see it at first glance!
Although Qu Nian was extremely eloquent, in this environment, he didn't know what to say, so he bowed three times to Xiao Cui's body! Chu Sandang and Bai Xiaoya also bowed three times solemnly!
Although the atmosphere was sad, Chang Ming didn't feel sad at all, but felt funny, feeling that their pretending appearance was really funny, but she glanced at the corner of her eye, and saw that the corner of Qu Nian's eyes seemed to be tears, which made her heart move, and she couldn't figure it out, she really couldn't figure out that a subordinate died, and even the name was just known, and it wasn't the full name, what was there to be sad about?
If it was just a subordinate, Qu Nian might not be too sad, but this girl told the secret in her heart yesterday because she trusted him and thought that he could protect her, but she didn't expect to cause death. Thinking of her kneeling on the ground and trembling yesterday, Qu Nian felt extremely heartbroken, and now when she sees her dead again, she feels heartbroken!
Seeing that he seemed to be serious, Chang Ming also had a serious expression, followed the example of Qu Nian, and bowed three times towards Xiao Cui's body!
This move scared Xiaocui's parents half to death, and they hurriedly knelt on the ground, and said hurriedly: "The princess can't, the little girl can't afford it!"
Chang Ming said: "The dead are great, there is nothing to do!"
In the past, Qu Nian was actually afraid of the dead, and when his grandfather died a few years ago, he felt scared and didn't dare to come forward, causing many people to say that he was unfilial behind his back, but he was really scared at the time, and he was inexplicably afraid. But in the face of Xiao Cui, who was very uneasy to die, he was not afraid at all, stepped forward, reached out and wiped it on her face, trying to make him close his eyes, but Xiao Cui's eyelids were stiff and could not close!
Xiaocui's mother wiped her tears from the side and said, "It's useless, Childe, we've already tried!"
Qu Nian bent down and whispered in Xiaocui's ear: "You can go on the road with peace of mind, I will definitely avenge you!
After speaking, he stretched out his hand and wiped it on Xiao Cui's face, and what was shocking was that this time he just wiped it lightly, and Xiao Cui's eyes closed!
When the people in the room saw it, they were all secretly shocked!
When Xiaocui's mother saw it, she cried again!
Qu Nian turned around, found Xiaocui's father, called him to the corner, took out a silver ticket, and stuffed it into his palm!
Xiaocui's father unfolded it and saw that it was a silver ticket of 10,000 taels, and was shocked, according to their current living standards, they could let their family live without worrying about food and clothing for a lifetime. His hands trembled a little with excitement, and he hurriedly said, "Childe!"
Qu Nian said: "This is what I should do, bury Xiaocui alive, don't let her be wronged again!"
Xiao Cui's father nodded solemnly, tears welled up in his eyes, and said, "I will bury Xiao Cui alive, but this money is too much!"
Qu Nian whispered: "Be quiet, this money is not much, if you have any difficulties in the future, just come to me!"
Xiao Cui's father hurriedly knelt on the ground, holding the silver ticket tightly in his hand, kowtowed, "Thank you for your great kindness!"
Qu Nian hurriedly helped him up!
Because it was embarrassing to stay here, Qu Nian didn't stay, said a word to Xiaocui's family, turned around and left Xiaocui's house!
As soon as she walked out of the fence courtyard, Princess Changming came up with a curious look on her face, and whispered, "Hey, what did you just say to Xiaocui? It's amazing!"
Qu Nian said: "This is the secret between me and Xiaocui!"
Changming pursed his lips and said, "You have a lot of secrets!"
Qu Nian said: "This is just the tip of the iceberg!"
Changming said: "I'm getting more and more curious about you!"
Qu Nian said: "Curiosity kills cats!"
Chang Ming said: "By the way, how much money did you just give Xiaocui's father?
Qu Nian said: "One hundred taels!"
Chang Ming said: "Impossible, how could a hundred taels excite him like that? Don't worry, I won't rob him of his money!"
Qu Nian said: "Whether you rob it or not, it's a hundred taels!"
Changming said: "You won't be so stingy, right?"
Qu Nian said: "I was originally a stingy person, and I didn't pull out a dime!"
Chang Ming smiled and said, "I don't believe it!"
Qu Nian said: "Don't believe it!"
Out of the gate of the osmanthus workshop, a few people walked north along the street in front of the door, Qu Nian saw that Changming had been following him, quite puzzled, and said: "Princess, where are you going?"
Changming said: "I'll go wherever you go!"
Qu Nian said: "I'm going back to Shuohua Street to sleep, do you want to go with me?"
Chang Ming was stunned: "Sleep, what do you sleep in the daytime?"
Qu Nian said: "I danced all night yesterday, and I was so sleepy that I couldn't open my eyes, why didn't I sleep?"
Changming said: "You're not afraid of being assassinated again?"
Qu Nian said: "What if you are afraid? Is it possible to go to the princess's house for a few days?"
Changming hesitated: "I live in the palace, it's inconvenient for you to go in, or do you dress up as a eunuch?"
Qu Nian felt strange, looking at Changming's attitude, as if he really regarded him as a friend, as if there had never been a blood feud between them, which made him feel surprised, although he was very smart, he couldn't see through her intentions, this feeling made him feel a little hairy!
Chang Ming said: "No, my father is not like your father, your father is too vicious, even you won't let go, my father is more kind, he won't kill people at every turn!"
Qu Nian said: "I still sleep on my Shuohua Street more steadily, princess, I want to go back, because I am too sleepy, I won't send you, you can go back by yourself!"
Changming nodded and said, "Okay, then I'll go back to the palace, you go home and sleep, maybe you wake up from sleep, I have a surprise for you!"