Chapter 10 Justification
In the dark night, Qiao Yue couldn't see what this person looked like, his voice seemed to have a magical power, since Liu Wencheng's death, Qiao Yue's heart became more and more irritable or more and more cold, and the more and more cautious fatigue gradually subsided in front of this person who didn't know what he looked like.
This pacification is not a temporary suppression, but a calm of anger from the heart.
He didn't say anything, and it seemed that he had said everything, and his calmness infected Qiao Yue.
There was a relative silence again, and the night was silent, this time it was Qiao Yue who was thinking about how to speak again.
Or she should also become calmer, let go of the doubts in her heart, let go of all her troubles, just like the person in front of her, be simpler and more polite, after all, they don't owe Qiao Yue anything, and they haven't done anything malicious to Qiao Yue, in general, the previous anger was Qiao Yue's rudeness.
Grunt, a strange sound broke the silence, it was not anyone's words, but Qiao Yue's stomach was at work, which made Qiao Yue a little embarrassed.
"Hungry, aren't you?" The person on the other side did not laugh, still spoke at a steady and serious pace, and he said, "Just right, I'm hungry too." ”
After speaking, without waiting for Qiao Yue to answer, this dark shadow began to walk towards the valley, his meaning has been expressed very clearly, you are hungry, I am hungry too, so let's eat first, and then talk about it, and the matter of not leaving should be scheduled after the big event of eating.
I don't know why, maybe this white doctor really has magic power, seeing him walking slowly in front, Qiao Yue also walked in.
The same valley. The same road, in a short period of time, is the second time Qiao Yue has walked, but the mood of the two times is completely different, the first time is more curious and vigilant, and this time, Qiao Yue's mind has never been calmer.
The neat corn forest is still there, and the rough edges of the palm-wide corn leaves scrape the back of the hand and there is a numb pain, which really tells Qiao Yue that this qiē is not an illusion.
The man in front of him seemed to be always very serious, walking through the cornfield. Walk through a rice paddy field again. Until he came to the flat land at the entrance of the village, through the light of the fire that had not been completely extinguished, he could see a large number of drunken villagers, and the man still did not twist his head.
His steps moved regularly. The slow rhythm seems to be a woman's slender fingers plucking the strings and playing a calming tune. His calm was infecting Qiao Yue in such an invisibility.
Quietly followed him. Walking through the drunken crowd and through the lined houses, Qiao Yue's vigilance had been invisibly dissolved by him. The stone pavement in the village is very smooth, and even in the dark night, it is shining, as if stepping on water, and every qiē is so calm that people want to lie down and sleep beautifully.
The village is a bit big, I don't know how many turns I made, how many houses I walked through, anyway, Qiao Yue couldn't remember the way in.
The man walking in front suddenly stopped, bang, bang... His hand tapped lightly on the door a few times, and then the man took his hand back, and carefully arranged his clothes, all of which looked so regular and polite, as if the house he was going into was a guest himself.
After a while, the lights in the house were lit, and there were several coughing sounds from inside, and a rustling of footsteps came from the courtyard: "I'm back!" ”
It was a woman's voice, very easy-going, but with a little politeness and a little weakness.
With a squeak, the wooden door of the courtyard opened, and it was strange that Qiao Yue did not hear the sound of this woman opening the latch, which means that the door was not locked at all.
The woman was in her forties, holding the lamp in one hand, her beige satin dress was a little old, and there was even an eye-piercing patch on her left shoulder, which reflected the light, and the woman's oval face looked very pale.
When she saw the man in front of her, she first smiled gently, and then moved her gaze to Qiao Yue behind her.
Like the man in front, this woman is also very polite, with a smile and a thoughtful manner, a beautiful demeanor, and a scholarly atmosphere, which is unintentionally revealed.
Qiao Yue can be sure that even if she is not the wife of a big family now, she must have been the lady of a big family in the past.
Walking into the courtyard, by the light of the oil lamp, Qiao Yue saw the appearance of this man clearly, just like his size, there was no feature at all, his complexion was dark, his face was a little round, but it was definitely not big, and his beard was obviously a little messy, but with his serious face, it made people feel very neat.
Walking into the house, this white doctor did not introduce who Qiao Yue was, of course, maybe he didn't know who Qiao Yue was, but looked at the woman in front of him with some guilt, and said very politely: "Lady, I'm sorry, I didn't find it!" ”
The woman didn't rush to speak, but first bowed to Bai Changlin, and then said, "Thank you for your hard work!" It's okay... It's okay..."
After the two finished this qiē, the woman coughed twice, then turned around and poured Qiao Yue a glass of white water and handed it over, without asking or speaking, she sat down next to Qiao Yue.
Perhaps it was a matter of etiquette, there was only one table and two stools in the house, and the woman deliberately sat a few points further back than Qiao Yue.
Very strange couple, this is the first time Qiao Yue has really seen the legendary couple who respect each other, they are very polite, the man must dress before entering the house, and the woman must bow before answering.
didn't talk much, they were communicating more with their eyes, and this kind of pure love made Qiao Yue yearn for it.
The house is very simple, there is a firewood stove on the left hand side of the hospitality place, and it is said that Qiao Yue is invited to dinner, Bai Changlin saw Qiao Yue sit down, and he familiarly brought a bucket of water from the outside in.
I saw him go out for a trip, and he had a handful of greens and a few shallots in his hand, and there was mud on his hands, which he might have picked from the courtyard outside.
didn't avoid it, of course, there was no place to avoid it, Bai Changlin squatted down and began to wash the vegetables seriously, and the cleaned dishes were regularly placed on the board of the stove, and the movements were very skillful. In fact, it is more serious and focused for Qiao Yue.
Yes, focused, because he hadn't looked at Qiao Yue from beginning to end, perhaps because of such rudeness.
No one spoke, time passed silently, the main family did not speak, of course Qiao Yue didn't want to speak, who said that you must speak when you see someone, in fact, this kind of silence is more calming.
Liu Xing yawned, and her body was a little tired. A child may just be tempted to be quiet. She looked at Qiao Yue with expectant eyes: "Sister, Xing'er is sleepy!" ”
Hearing Liu Xing's words, the woman sitting on the right-hand side subconsciously moved, turned her head and looked at the only room. Then a trace of embarrassment rose on his face. Then he lowered his head. Didn't say anything.
Maybe it was embarrassing to think that there was no place for Qiao Yue and Liu Xing to sleep, of course, this was just Qiao Yue's guess.
Qiao Yue held Liu Xing in her arms. patted her on the back, and it didn't take long for Liu Xing to fall asleep.
At this time, Qiao Yue turned her head to look at the woman: "Madam, I'll just eat something, and leave after eating, in fact, you don't have to accompany us, the night is very late, you can rest early." ”
The woman was still very embarrassed, her eyes moved to Bai Changlin, who was constantly busy, and she was a little distressed, her voice was still so weak, and she coughed twice before saying: "Let the girl laugh, the cold house is shabby!" ”
Yes, it is very simple, there is no separate kitchen, even there is only one bedroom, and there is almost no furniture, which is almost no different from Liu Xing's home under the South Lake, which is completely an ordinary peasant family.
Qiao Yue smiled: "It's bothering Madame!" ”
After speaking, Qiao Yue's eyes also moved to Bai Changlin, who was cooking on the fire, and for some reason, she asked casually: "Doctor Bai, is it a doctor?" ”
This is actually a sick sentence, since they are all called doctors, how can they not be doctors? Maybe Qiao Yue should ask Dr. Bai if he can cure the disease?
Qiao Yue's question made a hint of pride flash imperceptibly in the woman's eyes, with a look of recollection, this question may have not been asked for too many years, she did not answer, but nodded seriously.
"Is he the only doctor in the village?"
Yes, this question must be asked clearly, maybe the miracle doctor Jiang Hong wants to bring her to see is this ordinary farmer.
Meeting Qiao Yue's gaze, the woman nodded again, but it was obvious that her face was even weaker than when Qiao Yue saw her just now, not only to speak, but also to nod without much strength.
Miracle Doctor?
Qiao Yue couldn't help but look at this simple house again, and at this enviable couple again.
His poverty made Qiao Yue's heart rise with a strong sense of unbearability, the divine doctor, even his beloved wife could not be cured, of course, it was not that he could not be cured, judging from what Bai Changlin said to this woman when he entered the house just now, it was not that he could not be cured, but that he did not find the medicine he needed.
Qiao Yue thought for a while: "Why don't you go out of the mountain?" ”
Why don't you go out of the mountains?
There is no need to say the following words, this woman understands, and Bai Changlin understands even more.
"Hehe..."The woman chuckled, but there was a little helplessness between her eyebrows, and a little anticipation rose on her face: "Wait, everyone is waiting..."
All of them?
Nature refers to the people of this Tibetan medicine village!
"What are you waiting for? What are you waiting for? "This is something that Qiao Yue doesn't understand.
"Wait for a reason to go out of the mountain!"
The woman said, her face sad.
"Why?"
Qiao Yue was puzzled, but she vaguely understood in her heart that if it was true, the people of the Tibetan Medicine Village had welcomed them with such high etiquette before, perhaps it was for this reason that they saw themselves as the ones who came to give them a reason to send them out of the mountain.
So all of them have a sparkle of heat in their eyes, a glint of respect, so they want to drink, and they must get drunk, they want to get out of here more than anyone else, but they have no reason to get out of here!
Qiao Yue asked, "Why?" ”
Why, it's these three words again, but the meaning of this time is very clear, that is, why this reason, it's just to get out of the mountain, and it's hard to have no suitable reason to die here?
The woman's face became stern, of course she had always been very serious, and like Bai Changlin, she said every word very seriously.
She said, "Because of the promise!" ”
"Promised?"
If someone else said it, Qiao Yue might not believe this ridiculous reason, but the words of the two people in front of him have a kind of magic that makes Qiao Yue believe unconditionally, so Qiao Yue didn't disbelieve it, and she didn't even guess.
"The humble house is shabby, so let's eat it!"
Bai Changlin's meal is ready, it is indeed very simple, no, it is very simple, just a bowl of green vegetable noodles, with green onions, ginger and garlic on it, and of course some chili peppers, it can be seen that it is done very carefully, and the condiments are cut very finely.
When the hot noodles were brought to the table, Qiao Yue couldn't help but swallow a mouthful of saliva, she hadn't eaten for a day, and she was really hungry.
Moved her body a little, trying not to let the sleeping Liu Xing fall out of her arms, and Qiao Yue picked up the noodles and ate them.
The woman may have been too tired to do anything, so Bai Changlin helped her confess and helped her walk into the back room.
It wasn't until the woman inside fell asleep that he opened the door and walked out without hurrying, his calm face was a little tired, it seemed that he was busy again after the back room, so open, it was not that she was unwilling to let Liu Xing go in to sleep, but it was really inconvenient.
"Do you know Jiang Hong, do you know Guan Cangzi?"
Qiao Yue ate the noodles very cleanly, put down the bowl and asked seriously, without beating around the bush, it may be better to treat honest people in the simplest way.
"En" Bai Changlin sighed, sat down to Qiao Yue, picked up the cold noodles on the table and began to eat.
I just ate two bites, and I seemed to think of something again: "Do you want another bowl?" ”
is still very serious, not polite to ask casually, as long as Qiao Yue says yes, he will get up and do it immediately.
Qiao Yue shook her head and thought for a long time, it was the same as the situation at the mouth of the valley, but at this time, Qiao Yue's tone was much calmer than just now.
She asked, "The people in this village are all disciples of the Qimen faction?" ”
To Qiao Yue's surprise, Bai Changlin didn't think about it, he didn't even look at her, he was still eating the noodles in the bowl seriously, and just shook his head slightly to answer.
"Oh?" Qiao Yue frowned, and began to think seriously again, linking all the previous situations, the affairs of Nanhu, and the affairs of Ningzhou.
This time she really thought about it for a long time, and it wasn't until Bai Changlin had finished eating the noodles that she asked again, "Your village is the same as Nanhu?" ”
The latter words were not said, the question was here, Qiao Yue's eyes looked at Bai Changlin seriously, it was not that Qiao Yue didn't explain it, in fact, after thinking about it for a long time, she didn't know how to ask, it seemed to be connected, and it didn't seem to matter, in short, this feeling was very strange.
"Yes!"
Contrary to Qiao Yue's expectations again, this time Bai Changlin nodded seriously, and after eating, he began to get up and clean up the dishes and chopsticks on the table.
Qiao Yue sat at the table, forgetting even what she had just said about leaving after eating.
She was thinking about what her question was, and what Bai Changlin meant by nodding.
After a long time, Qiao Yue said again: "They can all come out, why can't you go out of the mountain?" ”
Bai Changlin was washing the dishes, Qiao Yue didn't know if his expression was still so calm this time, only heard his voice coming: "Because they have a reason to go out of the mountain!" (To be continued......)