XXIV. The Woman in White 2

This shout made everyone in the backyard panic. Ah Gui hurriedly closed the door of the cellar; The doctors in the cellar immediately fell silent; Miyu also returned to the guest room, dropping the doors and windows; Ah Gui and Shen Yi went to the front yard at the same time, Shen Yi walked to see if Meiyu's house had doors and windows, and stared at the cellar lid in the corner, whether it was not dazzling.

In the front yard, Uncle Zhu argued with a few escapees, and Mrs. Shen didn't worry too much when she saw that it was someone with a simple guy who came in. She felt that she was more than enough to deal with them.

"Brothers, what's wrong? In the middle of the night. Shen Yishi raised his voice.

"Are you in charge?" The person standing in front asked.

"We are in charge of the army, and we are leading troops to fight in Tianjin. How many of you are a family member who doesn't recognize your family? Or can't you get along with our camp? Shen Yishi said with his chin tilted.

"What's wrong with the big camp? In the big camp, it is even more forbidden to hide idle people. I heard that in the past few days, there has been a lot more feces and urine in your family than in the past, and I said, what the hell is going on? The man asked, waving the broken knife in his hand.

Shen Yishi panicked at first, and sure enough, there was a problem with the toilet. She had an idea and said, "Who are you scolding?" If you have anything to say, don't beat around the bush and curse. At the same time, she tried to think of a countermeasure to explain the sudden increase in feces and urine in the future.

"It's not just poop and pee, but they also buy a lot of noodles. The noodle shop has said that it will buy more than a dozen mouthfuls. ”

"That's the steamed bun we specially steamed for our fellow villagers who fled the wilderness." Shen Yishi suddenly thought of it, "And those and urine, that is also the villagers who have fled the desert to go to the toilet, we will borrow our own toilet for them to use." If you say that, we won't be open to the public in the future. You think we're willing! Shen Yishi rolled his eyes and grinned, at this time, nothing is as good as the street lady.

"Where's the desert folk?" The man asked.

"Shandong, Shandong Guanxian County. I am from Guanxian County, and my fellow villagers are passing by here, so it is convenient for us to do so. Uncle Zhu also shouted, speaking authentic Shandong.

After muttering quietly, these people decided to leave first, and said as they walked: "Let's find out, if we can't find out, we have to come." ”

In the north room of the front yard of the Shen family's mansion, Jia Luo and Rong Chuan listened to Shen Yi's low voice: "Such a big family, if you say you bring someone to come, you will bring someone here, is that a person?" That's a cellar's **! I thought that I had sent the family away, but I was afraid that there would be too many people to leak the news, but there was still a mistake. There are no impermeable walls, now you see. How good is that! It's going to put the whole family in! ”

"Mother, I'm really reckless, but I can't watch them suffer, no matter what. Otherwise, you go to the ancestral hall to pay respects. Gallio's face was sad, admitting his mistake.

"When will your third uncle come back?" Shen Yishi asked his daughter Jiarou beside her, she was too lazy to say anything more to Jialiu.

"The third uncle said that he would only stay for one night, and he estimated that he would be able to come back tomorrow during the day." Jiarou was also very anxious, she touched her stomach and said in a panic.

"Oh, you don't know where your dad is? It's good if your dad comes back. Shen Yi's habitual anxiety came up again, and she went through the worst thing that could happen next in her mind. Then he took a few deep breaths and said to Agui: "You go, you go to Dahoucang and bring the third master back." Pick it up right away, don't delay for a moment! The more Shen Yishi spoke, the more excited he became, and he trembled when he said it.

Seeing that her mother was so panicked, Jiarou hurriedly stepped forward to comfort: "Mother, it's okay." When they go to check, they won't find anything so quickly. Besides, we're from the big camp, and they won't do anything to us. ”

Meiyu stood up, stepped forward, bowed to Mrs. Shen and Jiarou, and said, "Madam, Miss, it's better to take advantage of the night, and the doctors and I can leave by ourselves." Don't drag everyone down. ”

When Jia Luo heard this, he was anxious, and he came over in three or two steps, and said eagerly: "That's not good, if you go out, you will be sent to death." ”

"It's better than dragging everyone down. Let's go to Dongjiaomin Lane. Meiyu said in a trembling voice.

"Let's not talk about that," Mrs. Shen got up and said, "Ah Gui, go quickly, what are you waiting for?" ”

Ah Gui ran away from the smoke, went to the backyard stable to get a fast horse, and headed towards the city. Uncle Zhu complained to Mrs. Shen about his eye injury and mishap. Shen Yishi comforted him: "It's much more practical to have you at home." Look at this family, except for children, they are girls. ”

Gallio stared at her mother and said, "Mother, I'm a man." ”

Rong Chuan also said, "Auntie, and me." ”

Shen Yishi stretched out his hand to push them away, looked at them without looking at them, and said, "Get out, where it's cool, stay and cut." ”

Agui didn't dare to delay for a moment, he didn't dare to go to the toilet with a soak of urine, and went directly to the city. There were few people at night, so he rode his horse and whipped him, and within half an hour, he arrived at the big back warehouse.

The West Hall had indeed completely collapsed, and there was a faint human-shaped charcoal in the ruins. The third master paid a high price, asked someone to collect it and put it in the coffin, and then sent it to Haidian Zhengfu Temple, where there is a cemetery of foreign monks. The wine in Xitang is still there, the third master took a part, and the rest was divided among the neighbors. The third master suppressed the grief and anger in his heart for a whole day, he couldn't think about the past of laughing and scolding with the fat deputy, only by letting go of the grief and anger for the time being, could he support himself to put the body away. After settling the hearse and watching it go away, the third master took out a bottle of red wine, spilled it on the ground in the direction of the hall. It happened that a vendor was pushing a watermelon cart by and shouting: "Eat melons, eat melons." Extra sweet watermelon. Eat melons and eat melons. The third master suddenly showed the scene of eating melons with the fat deputy that day, and the fat deputy said in his ears: "It's a blessing or a curse, it's a disaster that can't be avoided." Eat melons and eat melons. A sore pain welled up in the third master's chest, and he shouted vigorously: "Brother! Let's go! Then he cried with a low head.

The tired and sad third master had just fallen asleep when he was called up by Agui.

"Third master, something happened." Agui said.

As soon as he opened his eyes and saw Agui, the third master panicked. He knew that in the middle of the night, something important must happen. "Say!" He didn't want to say any more polite words, but he was anxious to know the details.

"Someone broke in today, saying that our family eats a lot and pulls a lot, and someone must be hiding. Madame, oh, Carrie's mother, you have sent me, and please go back. There was no man in the family, and Mrs. Shen was already panicking. ”

"Let's go!" The third master put on his clothes and walked out.

Along the way, the two of them hurriedly, and no one spoke in the first half. Hurrying wordlessly made people even more panicked, so the third master decided to chat with Agui for a few words to soothe his emotions. He knew that it would be so tight all the time, affecting later decisions and judgments.

"You're expensive this year." The third master asked.

"Thirty-three." Agui said.

"Still single?"

Ah Gui hesitated for a while and said, "Hmm." ”

"Oh, I can think about it, I can think about it." The third master laughed.

"Don't hide it from the third master, maybe you have also heard of it, I worshipped my brother, this worship is the same as marriage, and my head is on the ground, and it is also a lifetime." Agui truthfully explained his bottom.

The third master almost didn't fall off his horse. He said "yo" in his heart, and suddenly thought that the so-called "logic" really made sense: Agui is also decent, and he also has a good errand, so there are naturally other reasons for not getting married. No wonder he is not good at words on weekdays, he is not far from anyone, and after making trouble for a long time, he can only be close to others. If you get closer and talk too much, you will inevitably show your feet.

"Brother, isn't it good to have a daughter-in-law?" The third master still couldn't believe it.

"Women are all the same, but the beautiful jade girl is really different. Everything else looks the same to me. Third master, you are really a blessing. Agui laughed.

"And what do you mean by that?" The third master asked with a smile.

"Nothing, don't get me wrong. I bowed to my brother. Agui also laughed.

The two of them talked and laughed, and arrived outside the door of the Shen family's house after a while, it was still dark at the moment, and there was no sense of translucency at all. When I entered the backyard, I saw that the lights were on in my room, and the figures were crowded, and the third master pushed the door and entered, and saw Meiyu waiting in front of the bed.

The third master walked to the bed side by side, and before he could speak, Meiyu explained softly: "Some red." ”

As a half-doctor, the third master knows what it means to be red this month. He suddenly sweated, leaned over and shook Jiarou's hand and asked, "Does it hurt?" ”

When the pale-faced Jiarou saw the third master coming, she smiled heartily and said, "Third uncle, it doesn't hurt." ”

Meiyu interjected: "My sister is only in bed, don't move around, Western medicine is not good at protecting the fetus, please worry more about the third master." With that, she retreated to the doorway and turned to leave. The third master turned his head to look at Meiyu, then turned around and looked at Jiarou carefully.

"Thanks to Sister Meiyu, I want my mother to know that this family has to toss for another night. She had to ask Gallio to invite Lang Zhong. Jiarou said with a smile.

"It's not dawn yet, I'll sleep with you for a while." The third master hugged Jiarou and tried to wave the beautiful jade in his mind.

Jiarou gritted her teeth and endured it, and when it was dawn, she woke up the third master and said, "Third uncle, no." Hurt. Moreover, it seems that the water has broken. ”

The third master stretched out his hand and touched it, and it was wet under the bed, he bounced up from the bed, went out and called Mrs. Shen to come and take care of it, and then went to the beautiful jade house and called her out.

"Meiyu, Jiarou can't do it, the water is broken." The third master was outside the house, talking softly.

Meiyu has been busy all night, just got up, and is dressing up. Hearing the third master's call, he hurried out.

"How many months?" Miyu asked as she walked.

"Seven or eight months." The third master said.

"How many months?" Meiyu urged.

"Ask Jiarou specifically, I also know a rough idea."

Shen Yishi was already waiting by the window, and when he saw Meiyu coming, he begged and said, "Oh, Doctor Meiyu, good boy, hurry up and show you Sister Jiarou, it's not been eight months." ”

"Sister, don't worry, just tell me, how many months?" Meiyu comforted Jiarou and asked.

"It should have been a full eight months." Jiarou said weakly.

"Labor pains?" Meiyu touched the large amount of wet under the bed, frowned and asked.

"It hurts! For a while, for a while. Moreover, I feel that there is water all the time, and it flows out. ”

Meiyu put her hand on her belly, it was very tight, and she reached down to touch the liquid, and took out her hand to see that it was bloody. "You may have to prepare for surgery. Tell Max and Burn to come up. Miyu commanded hurriedly.

The third master and Shen Yishi were speechless, and they were stunned and did not move. Meiyu turned around and shouted at the third master: "Hurry up, don't be stunned!" Tell Max and Burn to come up. ”

The third master went to the cellar in a panic to ask for a doctor.

"Go and take the scissors and knives at home, burn them over the fire, and bring hot water to boil. The cleaner it is, the better. Miyu walked out the door and said to Galio, who was waiting there.

"Anesthetic, anesthetic, where to find anesthetic?" Meiyu asked in a circle left and right.

"Near Tongzhou Mansion, there is a Western medical center, and they may have it there." Shen Yishi said.

"Then I'll have to go, others can't tell." Meiyu muttered.

"Uncle Zhu, quick, you take Dr. Meiyu to the Western Medical Hall at the gate of the city." Shen Yi commanded.

The third master saw Meiyu walking out, and hurriedly asked, "Where are you going?" ”

"Go find the anesthetic." Meiyu said without replying.

The third master wanted to hold Meiyu, but then he thought about it, he couldn't leave by himself, and the rest of the Shen family really couldn't tell, but it was impossible to let the foreign doctor in the cellar go out for this trip, so he could only go to Meiyu. The third master is very worried, the war is in chaos, she is a girl, to be precise, she is such a beautiful girl, don't be stared at.

Meiyu, who was dressed in a white dress, got into Uncle Zhu's car and went to the Western Medical Center. She lifted the curtains of the car from time to time and secretly looked at the county seat of Tongzhou, and that casual glance became an unprecedented surprise in Tongzhou City. Many people looked sideways at the speeding carriage, and the children even shouted: "What a beautiful sister." ”

The Western medical hall near Tongzhou Mansion has long been closed, and the signboard has also been taken down. It took Uncle Zhu a long time to knock on the closed door. The old doctor inside only showed one head, and refused to open the door, saying that the world was chaotic and he could not do medicine. Seeing this, Meiyu got off the train and stood at the door to talk to the doctor.

"Doctor, I'm a nurse at the Baiwang Mountain Nine Traditional Chinese Medical Center. This trip is here to help you save your life. Just give a little anesthetic. If the family wants to give birth, they have to have a caesarean section. Miyu pleaded.

"Oops, please come in, please come in. I have many patients who I can't see, and they have been recommended to you. We are peers. The doctor said.

"You are a healer's parent." Miyu complimented.

"The girl is bold, and she still runs out of this world. Don't dare to tell others that you are a nurse in the Nine Nations Medical Center, and you can't hide in a hurry. You take the medicine, you hide, and you don't show your face. Here's all the anesthetic I've got here, you take it. ”

"God bless you." Miyu curtsy to the doctor.

"Let's go, watch out on the road. When others ask, don't say it's from me. I can't say that. The old doctor waved his hand and instructed earnestly.

"We remember your great kindness, and when it stops, we will come to thank you." Meiyu said with a smile.

Not long after, Meiyu rushed back to the Shen family's mansion, got out of the car and entered the house. She was so amazing that just getting on and off the bus like this left an impression on all who passed by and glimpsed it. Soon, it was rumored in Tongzhou City that there was a white-clothed female Bodhisattva in the gate of the Shen family.

Max and Bojia have already prepared the surgical plan. As soon as the anesthetic arrived, the operation began. Miyu assisted. The preparation for the operation is quite smooth, Meiyu has completed Jiarou's skin preparation, and everyone is waiting for the anesthetic to take effect.

At the same time, seven or eight deserters armed with knives and guns broke into the backyard of the Shen family. They shouted at Shen Yi, who was standing in the middle of the backyard, "That lady, come here, we have something to say." ”

At this time, the third master was standing in the courtyard with Shen Yi's family, and several people in the main room in the backyard, Max, Bojia, and Meiyu also heard the shouts of the intruder. "Concentrate on the operation." Bo Jia whispered.

In the courtyard, the leading desert escapee muttered: "Someone saw a girl in white in your yard who went to the Western Medical Center near Tongzhou Mansion, full of foreign languages. Hand her over! ”

"Don't talk nonsense, there's no shadow, go out." The third master approached them and said in a low voice. He didn't want the doctors in the back room to hear it, so he pushed a few of the fugitives and went out.

The desert escaper broke free of the third master's arm and shouted with a white face: "What are you pushing!" How many of us do you think? The large army is behind, and if you don't hand it over, we will search it. If we honestly hand over people, we will all save trouble. ”

Inside the house, Meiyu panicked, but Bo Jia and Max were very shocked, Bo Jia whispered to the panicked Meiyu: "Don't be afraid, you come here, come to me." Help me with the skins later. ”

In fact, everyone heard that shouting, and they all knew that if they really went into the room to search, it would be all over. The panicked Meiyu stood on the innermost side according to Bo Jia's instructions, but she kept telling herself: Don't let them break in.

"This is the territory of the big camp, and here are the families of the big camp generals, you guys are making trouble and finding the wrong place." The third master gritted his teeth and said.

"What's wrong with the big camp? If there is a problem in the big battalion, it must be caught. Brothers, let's search first. The leader said that he would rush inside.

Uncle Zhu, Agui and Quan had a few of them, desperately stopping them, but they couldn't resist the overwhelming number of them, and one of them had already kicked open the door of Meiyu's room, stepped over the threshold, went in to take a look, and came out and said, "There is no one here." ”

"Go to those rooms. Get out all the. The leader shouted, he was pulled by the third master, he couldn't move, he could only shout and command his subordinates to act.

Galio and Rongchuan came up and hugged the man who was about to break into the main house. In the main room, Max was about to cut the first layer of skin, he hesitated, and the uncle said, "Let's go, the child can't wait." ”

Meiyu stared at the calm uncle, who was already sweating nervously.

Jialiu Rongchuan and the man were stubborn, the man was very strong, even if he was pressed by the two young men, he stubbornly moved to the door. The doors and windows were slammed with their bodies, making a muffled noise, and they heard the leader of the house shouting: "It must be in that room, come in." Otherwise, they won't stop you. ”

Meiyu looked at Jiarou who was already asleep lying on the table, and then looked at the uncle who was holding her hands next to her, and Max, who had already opened the first layer of skin, she quietly took a few steps back, hugged her lightly behind the uncle's back, and then took off her hat and mask, and walked quickly towards the door. Bo Jia noticed Meiyu's abnormality and wanted to stop it, but his gloved hands were raised in the air, and he habitually didn't dare to put them down. In fact, even if he lowered his hand to stop it, it would be too late.

Miyu quickly opened the door, stepped through it, and then closed it from the outside, saying, "It's me!" ”

The battle in the courtyard was noisy and silent for a moment, and the escapees all looked at Meiyu; The third master, Shen Yishi, Jia Luo, Rong Chuan, Uncle Zhu, Quan You, and A Gui also looked at Meiyu in unison.

She really captivated the country and the city, and the white dress shone in the sunlight before the summer afternoon; Her face, in the white sunlight, was incomparably bright. The escapees looked stupid and didn't know what to do; The people of the Shen family were also stupid: none of them thought that Meiyu would come out on her own.

The third master let go of the leader and ran to Meiyu, and the leader grabbed the third master's arm and didn't allow him to pass. The third master, whose face was already distorted, was holding his breath there, and he couldn't come up, he suddenly lost his voice, and shouted in a hoarse voice: "Go back!" ”

Meiyu estimated the time, only by going out by herself could she bring these escapees out of the backyard as soon as possible, because the cry of the child after birth could not be heard.

Without stopping for a moment, Meiyu descended the steps and walked briskly to the front yard. The leader was shocked by Meiyu's face, and he said in his heart that this is a living Bodhisattva, so he has to carry a sedan chair, invite his aunt and grandmother to the upper seat, and offer it up.

The leader obviously relaxed his voice, and bowed to Meiyu very respectfully: "You please, you please." ”

Meiyu didn't look sideways at the person, she just walked straight out, and when she walked to the third master, she quickly twisted her head to the side, this move made the third master understand that she was taking care of herself. The third master went to stop, Meiyu saw his hand, so she looked at his face along the arm, in that brief moment, Meiyu's eyes, portrayed the appearance of the third master, and she also imprinted her last affectionate vein into the eyes of the third master.

At this moment, several escapees beside the third master punched him and knocked him to the ground; Seeing Meiyu's hesitation, the leader pushed her out.

Jia Luo helped the third master up and chased them to the front yard together, they only saw half of Meiyu's body, her white dress, fluttering and disappearing at the door of the house. Meiyu said goodbye to the third master like this, and the last look she left for the third master was the fluttering white skirt tail, the ripples set off when she stepped over the threshold of the mansion.

"Uncle Zhu, take me to your fellow countryman." The third master turned around and said to Zhu Guanjia, with a dizziness in front of him, and the punch just now hit him in the back of the head.

Uncle Zhu half-opened his mouth, only to hear the cry of a child coming from the backyard. The third master and everyone went inside along with the cry, and when they crossed the corridor in the front and back yards, Uncle drove out in a hurry, and he took off his surgical gown as he walked.

"Where are you going, sir?" Jia Luo stopped him, and the third master also stopped and looked at Bo Jia.

"I'm going to find Miyu. Let me go. He struggled to break free from Galio, who was holding him back.

"You can't go out, outside." Halfway through Carloy's words, several rapid gunshots rang out.

"It's the sound of foreign guns, our people are in town!" Bo Jia laughed. He broke free of Gallio and ran out of the house.

The Eight-Nation Coalition entered the city.

A pair of cavalrymen on tall horses passed by outside the door of the Shen family's house, and when they saw their blonde hair and blue eyes, they asked in English, "Where are you from?" ”

"United States. Listening to the accent, we are fellow countrymen. One of the horsemen dismounted as he spoke.

Bo Jia said eagerly: "Brother, my woman has been captured by those deserters, and I will go to rescue her." ”

Rushing to the white man on the tall horse, he asked for help in foreign language.

"My woman has been captured by the bandits, and I need you to save her." Bo Jia repeated in a panic.

"Brother, I can't take care of the woman who saved you yet. Hurry up and get out of here, the Tongzhou battalion is the main target of our attack, and the armory here will be blown up. Are you a doctor? "The cavalry mounted and prepared to catch up with the front team.

"I'm a doctor, I can see you, please help me save my woman." Bo Jia choked up.

"Okay man, don't cry." The cavalryman said and pulled out the short gun from his waist, "Take it, maybe you can use it." I have to go. ”

"Where are you going?" Uncle asked after him.

"Dongjiaomin Lane! Leave us alone, you leave Tongzhou quickly, and the big army will come in. The cavalry waved away.

Bo Jia glanced at the short gun in his hand and turned around and entered the Shen family's mansion. He opened the door of the cellar and let the doctors come out one by one, telling them, "The Eight-Nation Coalition has entered the city. ”

The crowd cheered.

The third master was holding his newborn son in the back room, full of joy and full of anxiety. He and the rest of the Shen family, still in the joy of having a son, were awakened by the cheers of Dr. Yang in the courtyard.

They walked outside the house and watched with frowns as the foreign doctors were elated. Everyone sensed that something was wrong and quickly restrained their excitement.

Bo Jia continued: "The Tongzhou camp will be attacked by a key attack, you have to leave quickly." Caryo, go back to Baiwang Mountain with the gentlemen. It's the safest place to be. ”

Galloy glared and said, "Do you mean they're going to burn and loot us?" ”

Aikman stood up and shouted, "Naturally, the invaders will burn and loot all the land and people!" You saved us, we want to repay us, please Third Master, Mrs. Shen and you, come back to Baiwang Mountain with us! With that, Aikman fell to his knees, and the rest of the doctors followed suit. These twelve foreigners, except for Bo Jia, who were stunned there, and the rest all knelt down on one knee and threw themselves at the third master.

At this time, at noon, the sun rose to the commanding heights, and the third master was so bright that he couldn't open his eyes, and the punch just now made his vision blur, and the sky was spinning. The third master forcibly walked out, he was going to find Meiyu, but the moment he took a step, there was a white expanse in front of him, and then the appearance of a dragon's head appeared. "We have to remove the dragon's head before the Eight-Nation Alliance moves." The third master thought in his heart, but he fell to the ground.

Bo drove briskly outside. Gallio followed him closely and said eagerly, "Sir, don't go by yourself, let's think of a way together." ”

Bo Jia didn't pause half a step, "You take everyone back to Baiwang Mountain." Take care of newborns and mothers. I'm going to find Miyu. Now only I can go to her. ”

"They're going to kill you." Carrie frowned, about to cry.

"I have a gun! Muskets! Bo drove and continued to walk towards the gate of the courtyard.

"You can't do it alone!" Gallio burst into tears.

"Meiyu can't do it alone!" Uncle drove out of the Shen family's mansion without looking back.

Jialiu chased after him and refused to let go, Aikman came over and persuaded Jialiu: "Let him go, someone should save Meiyu, she saved everyone, you can't leave her alone." But you and your family have to go back to Baiwang Mountain with us, and this place will be occupied soon. ”

Jia Luo let go of Bo Jia and watched Bo Jia leave with tears in his eyes.

Everyone carried the fainted third master into the car and set off. Before leaving, Shen Yishi deliberately went to the ancestral hall and quickly bowed, and she whispered: "My daughter-in-law misses my ancestors and protects our whole family." Please also ask the ancestors to suffer and bless the beautiful jade girl. ”

Later, someone said that a lady in white came out of the Shen family's mansion, and the lady in white was as beautiful as a fairy, and she was invited down from heaven by the Shen family ancestral hall, so she saved the family's life.