Chapter Forty-Seven: The Lovers Are Committed to Marrying
When Shopkeeper Yao saw Camp Commander Xu coming, he took a look at him sourly, and hurried out.
He didn't have the heart to go to the shop, like a well-fed dog, wandering around the yard.
When I slipped into the stable, I saw the two Ili horses brought with the bride price, and I felt uncomfortable as if I had been licked by a dog.
I used it myself, and I saw that I had to return it to others.
Shopkeeper Yao shook his head helplessly and sighed sullenly. Then the ghost sent the god into the Xiangzi house.
The house is unoccupied, and it looks very deserted.
The shopkeeper Yao straddled the edge of the kang diagonally, and the shadows associated with Xiangzi appeared in front of him one by one.
From a child named Hanako, he has grown into a young man who is the main laborer of the family.
Xiangzi's shadow in the mind of Shopkeeper Yao is always so docile and obedient, hard-working, and never cares about personal gains and losses.
The things explained are always well organized, making people speechless.
And after so many years, I was at the end of the year, giving him some pocket money. I have never calculated every penny of a year's salary like other guys.
And what makes him the most heartwarming is that Xiangzi has never said a few words for this, as if it should be like that.
Shopkeeper Yao didn't vaguely understand until this time. The reason why Xiangzi did this was not only to thank him for taking him in back then. It's Shoko, who has always thought of this as his own home.
What a good baby, if he had recruited his son-in-law earlier, how could there be today's misfortune.
Shopkeeper Yao was deeply remorseful for a while, and he was a little out of breath. He lay on the messy kang and cried "whining".
Shopkeeper Yao, estimated that Xu Tao and the others had already stopped hanging the plow. He swayed his thin body, coughed hard and walked towards his room.
Camp Commander Xu was already sitting in the guest house. Peaches diligently poured tea and water, and her hair was messy like a nesting hen, and she didn't have time to pick it up.
The flush of pleasure still hung shamelessly on the face.
Seeing that the shopkeeper Yao entered the house, he hurriedly brought the brewed tea over, and said angrily: "Hey, why didn't you go to the shop today?" ”
Shopkeeper Yao snorted weakly in his nose. With a miserable smile, he begged the battalion commander and said, "What do you think of Xiangzi? ”
Camp Commander Xu didn't wait for Shopkeeper Yao to finish speaking. He waved his hand at him and said, "Needless to say, it's all your own business." However, this matter of banditry is closely watched from above. Once you get it, it's quite troublesome. ”
Shopkeeper Yao got up and personally added tea to Camp Chief Xu.
looked a little groveling, and said, "If you want to say that Xiangzi is a bandit, it must be a mistake." This doll has been in my house since she was thirteen years old, and I watched it grow up.
On weekdays, he has never had dealings with people who are not indiscriminate, and he is an honest person. ”
Camp Commander Xu took a sip of tea unhurriedly. Said disappreciatively: "It's hard to say, the mountain eagle dart line was destroyed by bandits, can you hear?" ”
Shopkeeper Yao paused for a moment, and hurriedly said, "I heard about it, I heard about it." ”
Camp Commander Xu glanced at Shopkeeper Yao with a strange gaze.
He said in a low and evil voice: "Usually, Xiangzi went to Turpan with the dart to buy goods, right?" ”
Shopkeeper Yao nodded at him suspiciously.
Camp Commander Xu suddenly had a cold voice and said, "Why didn't Xiangzi go this time when there was an accident in the dart line?"
Five or six people in the dart game died, and Zhao Darthead was also shot and became a waste. Can you explain this clearly? ”
Shopkeeper Yao was really choked by these words. But the brain turned a corner in an instant.
Anxiously defended: "That day, he was catching up with his stomach. Besides, there is no shortage of goods and nothing to go, who knows that something will happen to the dart line. ”
Camp Commander Xu squinted at Shopkeeper Yao, snorted cold air in his nose, and said, "What you said, that is, I can believe it." ”
Just when the shopkeeper Yao was anxious and aggrieved at a loss, Juanzi pushed the door and walked in.
She walked straight up to Camp Commander Xu and bowed deeply to him.
With a smile on her face, she said: "The little girl is not sensible, if there is anything that offends the battalion commander Xu, please forgive me." ”
Camp Commander Xu pretended to look at Juanzi in surprise, and then at the shopkeeper Yao.
jokingly said: "Oh, where did the sun come out today?" It is really a blessing for Xu Mou to be able to see Miss Yao's smiling face. ”
Juanzi, who didn't answer his words right away, had a gentle smile that was always on her white and tender face.
Unhurriedly, she filled Camp Commander Xu with tea. Reach out and take an embroidered purse from your waist and place it on the table.
Lifted the bottom and shook it, and there was a "bang" sound, and from the inside, a pile of oceans rolled out happily.
Juanzi smiled shyly at Camp Commander Xu and said, "This is my private room, Camp Chief Xu has the right to make a little tea and wine money."
As long as you can put Xiangzi back, don't hesitate to ask my father for the money. ”
When Shopkeeper Yao heard this, he hurriedly jumped up. glanced at Camp Commander Xu embarrassedly, and then fell on Juanzi's face with blame and anger.
Camp Commander Xu grabbed a few pieces of ocean and played with them, with a weird smile on his face, and said playfully: "Listen to Miss Yao, it seems that I caught the person?" ”
Juanzi hurriedly smiled at him flatteringly and said, "No matter who arrested him, it's not your word to release him." ”
Camp Commander Xu looked meaningful. Haha smiled and said, "For Miss Yao's sake, this affection for Xiangzi and such a good talker." It seems that I have to help with this favor. ”
Juanzi said with a happy face: "Then there is the battalion commander of Lao Xu." ”
Battalion Commander Xu, while grabbing the ocean and stuffing it into his pocket, looked helpless on his face, and muttered: "In this world now, if you ask someone to say something, you have to invite people to eat and drink tea, which is really inhumane." ”
Juanzi hurriedly glanced at his father, and Shopkeeper Yao got up knowingly and took out fifty oceans from the cabinet with difficulty. As if cutting meat, it was stuffed into the hands of Camp Commander Xu.
A wave of light of pain and pleading slid over his eyes.
Camp Commander Xu pretended to be embarrassed and said, "Look, I let the shopkeeper Yao break the bill again." ”
Shopkeeper Yao, with a miserable smile on his face. In his mouth, he cried and said, "It should be, it should be." ”
Camp Commander Xu stood up and said, "Wait for the letter at home." ”
The father and daughter sent Camp Commander Xu away with great gratitude.
Shopkeeper Yao, when he turned around, he glared at Taozi and shouted, "You lose money!" Before the eight characters were a mile, more than 100 pieces were built. ”
Juanzi pouted at him and went back to the house without saying a word.
Two days later in the afternoon. Camp Commander Xu entered the hospital a little listlessly.
The father and daughter of the Yao family let him into the house like a god of wealth.
Camp Commander Xu, seeing the expectant eyes of the father and daughter, like a cat staring at a fish, looked at himself.
Then he said in a mysterious way: "This person, he almost died." ”
Hearing this, the eyes of the father and daughter immediately shot with joy.
After a pause, Camp Commander Xu continued: "Fortunately, the person fell into the hands of Company Commander Wang.
He remembered his relationship with Miss Yao, so he temporarily detained the person in the barracks and did not hand him over to the police station. If you turn it in, it's almost impossible to ask for it back.
Bandits are capital crimes, and they are to be beheaded. ”
Juanzi said casually: "The police station, you can't kill people without asking." ”
Battalion Commander Xu snorted coldly and said, "Do you still need to ask?" Shangfeng means that it is better to kill a thousand by mistake than to let go of one. The police station is worried about not having enough people. ”
Juanzi, suddenly had a premonition that something was wrong. So, he tentatively asked, "What should I do now?" ”
Camp Commander Xu looked at Juanzi and said, "You still need to tie the bell to the bell."
Company Commander Wang said that he could release him under pressure, but on the condition that you must marry him immediately. ”
Juanzi's body couldn't help but staggered back two steps. I immediately understood in my heart that all this was set up by the surname Xu.
But now, she has nothing at all.
She suppressed the anger in her chest, and tried her best to calm herself and said, "Doesn't he dislike me? ”
Camp Commander Xu smiled slyly at her, and said in a weird manner: "Company Commander Wang said that it is cleaner than the one in the kiln." ”
Juanzi choked on these words and was sick for a while.
She glanced at Camp Commander Xu in disgust, and muttered, "There's no other way?" My family can pay for it and tell him a good girl. ”
Camp Commander Xu squinted his eyes and said, "Company Commander Wang said: "People don't like you, and you don't want to marry." ”
Juanzi glared at him angrily and shouted, "Then if I don't want to marry?" ”
Battalion Commander Xu, pretending to be compassionate, said, "Oh, it would be miserable if this happened. Waiting for the body to be collected, the bride price has to be returned in full.
In addition, the two horse-drawn carriages should be rented on a daily basis according to the rental price of the carriage shop. Company Commander Wang said, the car can't be used in vain. ”
Hearing this, Shopkeeper Yao jumped up from his chair as if he had been stung by a scorpion, and stirred all the laughing flesh on his face. Chong Xu Battalion Commander wagged his tail and begged for pity: "Good to discuss, good to discuss." ”
As he spoke, he cast a reproachful glance at Juanzi.
Seeing Juanzi lying there, Camp Commander Xu pretended to be anxious and said, "Oh, you have to get an idea about this matter as soon as possible, Company Commander Wang is an anxious person, if you don't give a happy word today, this family will be pulled down." He'll hand him over to the police tomorrow, and he's waiting for the police to give him a reward. ”
Shopkeeper Yao, like an ant on a hot pot, blindly walked around the house. He muttered to himself, "What can I do, how can I do this." ”
After a while, Juanzi sighed bitterly, and said as if she had made up her mind: "I promised to marry him, but he will release him first." ”
Battalion Commander Xu made a look of embarrassment and said, "Oh, I'm afraid this won't work." Company Commander Wang said, he will only release you when you enter the cave room. ”
Juanzi gritted her teeth angrily and said, "Okay! Let him pick him up! ”
Camp Commander Xu, who looked a little excited, jumped up from the chair and said, "Happy! It was decided, and I picked up someone three days later. ”
said that, I didn't care about making love with Peaches, so I hurried out.
Juanzi returned to her room, tore open the quilt and put it on her head, and began to cry uncontrollably.
After a period of catharsis, the grievances and pains, complaints and resentment, and remorse in my heart gradually faded.
Instead, all kinds of memories with Xiangzi when they were young.
Since Shoko came home, he has been as loyal to himself as a dog, and as hardworking as a cow.
He is like his servant, his playmate's guard, and his punching bag. It's more like a brother who loves himself and cares for himself.
Xiangzi, she knows her forbearance in her heart.
At the same time, his kind of looming love for Xiangzi, and indispensable liking are also made his heart beat secretly.
It can be said that since Xiangzi came to his house, he has put all his mind and physical strength in this house.
In the end, he will be beheaded because of himself. Instead, there were bursts of guilt and uneasiness in my heart.
She is determined to trade her body for Shoko's life. Even if she took her life, she had no complaints.
When a person, for the sake of someone or something, makes a desperate decision to put everything away. The restless heart has become as calm as water.
At this moment, Juanzi is methodically dressing her wedding dress.
She first wrapped several layers of palm-wide white cloth around her right thigh. Insert the Browning pistol and a delicate dagger into the white cloth that Master had given him.
Then, I put on those flaming red pants.
At this moment, Aunt Wang next door walked in with a smile on her face.
Seeing that Juanzi had already dressed herself, she joked: "Yo, look at you, how can a bride wear her wedding dress by herself, and she is not afraid of people's jokes." ”
Juanzi smiled poignantly at her, and the rest was at the mercy of Aunt Wang.
Juanzi was carried to a private house next to the barracks. In a hurry to worship heaven and earth, two women sent her into a newly furnished bedroom.
Juanzi, sitting quietly on a carved wooden bed. Suddenly, a wave of uneasiness weighed heavily on her heart like a dark cloud before the rain.
Juanzi lifted her hijab a little anxiously and looked around.
Small room, sloppily furnished.
The doors and windows were closed, and in the courtyard next door, there were bursts of drunkenness.
She crept to the door and peeked through the crack.
The courtyard was empty, and there were two soldiers with guns on their backs at the door, standing like stakes on either side of the door.
A blinding light, squeezing through the crack of the door, like a golden knife, slashed into the dim room without fear, leaving a gray gap in the lock.
Juanzi immediately understood in her heart that the door was locked.
Juanzi gasped, feeling that something was wrong.
After a brief period of restlessness, he subconsciously reached out and touched the gun on his leg. In my heart, I gradually became more steady.
The light of the knife coming through the crack in the door had climbed up the opposite wall, and the brightness seemed to be much weaker.
Just when Juanzi's heart was filled with anxiety again. I heard a "bang" and the door opened.
The little soldier walked in with a plate of food and drink.
He quickly put the tray on the round table, and shouted in his mouth: "Sister, are you hungry?" Come and eat something. ”
Juanzi saw that it was a little soldier, and raised her hand to throw her head onto the bed. With a gloomy face, he said, "Where is your company commander?" ”
Seeing that his complexion was wrong, the little soldier first froze. Then, with a smile on his face, he said: "Company Commander Wang, I drank with his brothers, and he asked him to bring you some food, saying that he would come over later." ”
Juanzi glared at him and said sharply, "Go!" Call him to me! Just say I want to see him, or I'll rush to him myself. ”
The little soldier hurriedly waved his hand and said, "Sister, don't worry, I'll call you."
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With that, he slipped out of the door. I locked the door.
Juanzi, more and more felt that there was a ghost here, and secretly gritted her teeth in her heart and said: The surname Wang, if you dare to play any tricks, your aunt and grandmother will fight with you!
After a while, the little soldier walked in with a smile on his face at the door.
He smiled apologetically at Juanzi and said, "Company Commander Wang said that he is drinking with the commanders, and he will come over later, so don't worry." ”
Juanzi sighed hatefully, turned to the little soldier, smiled sweetly, and said, "Is my sister looking good today?" ”
The little soldier smiled immaturely and said with a grin: "Sister is so good-looking today, like a fairy." ”
Juanzi stretched out her hand and warmly straightened the little soldier's egg, with a collar like a waistband of his pants. He pursed his lips and smiled lovingly, and whispered, "Is my sister good to you?" ”
The little soldier nodded stunned, and said happily: "It's as good as a sister." ”
Juanzi raised her hand on his forehead, poked it lightly, and said with a smile: "The mouth is still very sweet, then my sister asked you something, can you tell my sister the truth?" ”
When the little soldier heard this, he was like a wild sheep on a mountain cliff, smelling the smell of a wolf, and became alert.
He instinctively took two steps back and nodded a little nervously.
Juanzi tried to say in a calm tone: "Where did they keep Xiangzi?" ”
When the little soldier asked, he looked at Juanzi in horror, as if Juanzi was going to kill him. The thin body couldn't help but tremble slightly.
His lips squirmed a few times, and then he bit his teeth again, as if he was afraid that something in his mouth would fall out.
A pair of eyes looked at Juanzi with horror and sadness.
Juanzi's heart trembled.
An ominous feeling, like a haze blown by a strong wind, swept over her body and mind.
She endured the extreme uneasiness in her heart, tried to make a calm appearance, and said softly: "It's okay, let's talk about it, my sister wants to know how he is now." ”
At this time, the little soldier seemed to be oppressed by a force of extreme fear and sadness.
The thin body seemed to be frozen and could not move. The lips that had been bitten by the teeth had turned from purple to gray.
A pair of frightened eyes gradually drooped. Immediately, two strings of shiny liquid fell down with a thud.
Seeing this, Juanzi was instantly dizzy by a cold, cold and violent force.
She suddenly grabbed the little soldier's shoulders with both hands, and shook her voice almost frantically, "Say it quickly! What the hell is he like? ”
The little soldier turned his head in extreme pain, and said in a low and mournful voice, "Let them be killed." ”
In an instant, Juanzi seemed to be stunned by the thunder, and her body staggered a few steps, almost falling.
The little soldier seemed to have suddenly sobered up. Busy taking two steps forward, he picked up Juanzi and leaned back on the bed.
He muttered in fear: "Don't you dare to teach Company Commander Wang to know, otherwise you will kill me." ”
Juanzi, holding back the grief and shock in her heart, calmed down a little. He turned his face away, squeezed out the tears in his eyes, and struggled to straddle the chair.
Chong Xiaobing smiled miserably, and said in a sad voice: "Thank you, Sister didn't hurt you in vain, don't worry!" It won't bother you. ”