Chapter 19: Death
Qi Niang didn't know why, the snowball was fine when she went out in the morning, but she suddenly began to vomit and diarrhea at night.
Qi Niang ran almost half of the capital before she found a veterinarian who could go to the clinic, although she gave Xueqiu medicine, but Xueqiu was still sick the next day, nested in the corner, and refused to eat anything.
"Sad, it's just a cat, is it so sad?" A quiet voice came from behind him.
Qi Niang looked back and saw Bian Che standing not far from her, standing with his hands in his hands, looking at her deeply with dark eyes.
Qi Niang stood up and did not speak.
"I heard that you came back late last night to find a doctor for it. What disease did it have? Bian Che squatted down, stretched out his finger to touch the snowball, and his tone was very light, and it was a little different from his usual appearance.
"The doctor said that it was just a bad stomach, and he had already fed it medicine, but the snowball was too small and didn't get better so soon."
Bian Che stood up and snorted, "Since you have taken the medicine, don't look stupidly here, will you see that it will get better faster?" ”
Although Bian Che's speech was still not very good, Qi Niang could still hear a little comfort from his tone, and couldn't help but be a little surprised. When did Bian Che learn to comfort people?
Before Qi Niang could carefully ponder Bian Che's transformation, Bian Che turned around and left.
On the day of the appointment with Lanshang, Qi Niang specially prepared a birthday gift and went to Jingshui Village, but saw the villagers gathered together and didn't know what they were talking about quietly along the way.
"That family is so good......
"Yes, yes, alas, what kind of evil ...... have been created"
Qi Niang's heart was pounding, her steps couldn't help but speed up, and her heart gradually became restless and restless......
Outside the familiar cabin, Xi Feng was standing at the door talking to an old man with a heavy face, while Lan Sheng was sitting on the threshold with a blank expression, and her clothes were stained with some blood.
"Lan Shang!" Qi Niang couldn't help but exclaim, and her heart beat violently.
Seeing her, Lan Sheng immediately stood up from the threshold, and then threw herself into Qi Niang's arms.
"Seventh sister! Daddy, mother, they ......" Before she finished speaking, Lan Sheng began to cry bitterly.
Qi Niang's body trembled slightly, and then she cast an inquiring glance at Xi Feng, seeing Xi Feng's sad expression, Qi Niang immediately let go of Lan Shang and rushed to the house.
There was no one in the room, only sporadic mottled blood on the floor and walls.
"It's ...... What's the matter, Aunt Qing? Qi Niang trembled unconsciously when she spoke.
Lan Shang was still crying on the side, Xi Feng stepped forward and said in a deep voice: "Today Lan Shang came to me and said that someone killed them, when I arrived, the two old men were already out of breath, I found the village chief and a few villagers, and buried them on the edge of the cliff." ”
Qi Niang's pupils widened suddenly, as if she couldn't believe what he said, and Lan Sheng stood aside like a tearful person.
"Lan Shang, who harmed you?!" Qi Niang grabbed Lan Shang's shoulder tightly.
"I can't see clearly, there were two people coming, both dressed in black and masked, I don't know, I don't know...... Why did they kill us...... I was scared, so I hid in the thatched pile......" Lan Shang covered her face, her words were out of tune, and she almost collapsed.
"By the way, that's what I saw in the two old men." Xi Feng handed over two dark darts printed with three purple plums to Qi Niang.
Qi Niang hurriedly took it and saw that the blood stains on the dart had dried up, and she rushed out without looking back, knowing in her heart that those people had already left, but she still wanted to look for them. If those people hadn't gone far, she would have killed them!
The anger in her heart burned wildly, almost wanting to devour her reason, and the tip of her heart seemed to be scratched by something, and it hurt.
Rani's face was reflected in his mind, and the words she had entrusted to her before she died. There is also the heart-wrenching cry of my younger brother after the loss of a loved one.
"Sister, my father and mother are dead, you are not allowed to die, don't leave Zi'an alone in the world!" The young boy said as he tugged at her arm, his amber eyes welling with tears, and he seemed to have only scarred himself in his gaze.
"That sister and brother are really pitiful, they lost their father and mother at a young age, and they heard that they died very miserably, and their intestines were exposed...... I don't know if it's the enemy chasing and killing. ”
"Sister, they all said that I hurt my father, do you think so too?"
"Sister, if you also think I'm a broom star and don't want me anymore, then I might as well die with my father and mother that day." The young man grabbed Qi Niang's hand and cried.
The boy's voice echoed around.
"Ahhh As if her heart was torn, Qi Niang shouted.
Why did the thing she feared the most happen again?
She took out the short knife at her waist and slashed at the tree in front of her with all her might, one after another. His knuckles were as white as paper, and flying wood shards cut through the backs of his hands, bleeding gradually.
A strong hand slammed into his wrist.
"What are you doing?!" The voice was deep, with some shock.
Qi Niang glared at the man fiercely, and saw that Yeluya was looking at her incredulously.
The anger in her heart was instantly ignited again, and she picked up the knife and stabbed Yeluya, but he dodged it sideways, and grabbed her hand harder.
"It's not you! Did you kill them?! Qi Niang's anger had nowhere to vent, and when she saw that it was him, she couldn't help but recognize him as the one who killed Aunt Qing and Father Lan.
Yeluya frowned, "I think you've mistaken someone." As he spoke, he put Qi Niang's hand down and pointed to the little white cat who was watching from a distance, "I came with it." ”
Qi Niang looked to the side, and saw that Snowball was staring at her for a moment, and she slowly calmed herself down. She walked towards Snowball and held out her hand, but Snowball took a few steps back, her long hair standing on end slightly, shivering, and seemed to be afraid of her.
Seeing this, Yeluya walked over and picked up the cat first, stared at Qi Niang in confusion and said, "You scared it." ”
Qi Niang retracted her hand helplessly, and then turned around and left without saying a word.
"Where are you going? I just heard someone on the road say that someone died at the end of the village, who are they? ”
Yeluya asked as she followed.
Qi Niang took a deep breath and spit out: "My sister." ”
"Sister?" Yeluya seemed to find it very interesting and continued to follow, "Don't you want this cat?" It came to you on purpose. ”
Qi Niang stopped, looked back at him, and saw him smiling, his eyes full of banter.
Qi Niang didn't know Yeluya, but when she saw that the cat was very familiar with him, she asked, "This cat turned out to be yours?" ”
Yeluya smiled, "It's yours now, you cured it, and now it's even more inseparable from you." ”
"I just thought it was homeless and took it in, and since you're its owner, take it back." Qi Niang said in a muffled voice, her heart was heavy, and she didn't want to talk to him more.
Yeluya held the snowball in one hand and grabbed one of Qi Niang's hands with the other, and smiled evilly, "How can you take back the gift you gave out." ”
Suddenly being grabbed by a man so intimately, Qi Niang didn't feel the slightest bit uncomfortable, and didn't break free of him, "Why did you give me a gift?" ”
"In return for saving my life twice." Yeluya's eyes lit up and she stared straight at Qi Niang.
"I saved you, and I didn't need you anything in return." Qi Niang looked at him with some sadness. My brother is in danger, can my sister sit idly by?
Yeluya didn't understand what the sadness meant, he thought that Qi Niang was just sad for the two people who died, and he hugged the cat that had been pacified and calmed down in front of Qi Niang, but Qi Niang was indifferent.
"You take it with you first." Qi Niang said as she broke away from his hand and turned to walk away.
Yeluya said behind him, "When can we meet again?" Then without waiting for Qi Niang to answer, she smiled to herself, "Let's meet here, I will come here at this hour in the next few days, I will wait for you." ”
Qi Niang didn't look back, and she didn't see the sparkle in Yeluya's beautiful eyes.
At night, Qi Niang sat on the tree at the back door of the courtyard, alone in a daze against a bright moon. She subconsciously reached out and took out the half of the jade pendant from the bag of her clothes, and looked at it carefully, the jade pendant glowed with a warm luster in the moonlight.
I felt a little calmer. It seems that some determination has been made.
I don't know who stepped on the broken branches under the tree, and the sound of squirting came from far and near, and the calm voice came.
"You don't eat all day, and you're alone outside with a cold wind?"
Qi Niang was stunned for a moment, looked down, and saw that Bian Che was looking up at herself, and the soft moonlight was reflected in her heavy gaze, which made his whole person a little gentle, but the light in his eyes had a confusion similar to his own.
What is he confused about?
Qi Niang quietly withdrew the jade pendant, the sadness and loneliness in her eyes were fleeting, and soon returned to normal, Bian Che was slightly stunned.
Qi Niang jumped down from the tree quickly, landed in front of Bian Che, and said, "Landlord, I have something to ask for." ”
Bian Che suppressed the strange throbbing in his heart and glanced at her lightly, "What's the matter?" ”
Qi Niang secretly clenched her hand and hesitated to speak: "Qi Niang has a distant sister, her parents are dead, she is helpless, I am the only relative, can I take her back to the other hospital?" ”
Bian Che's expression flashed with a hint of surprise, and said, "I've never heard you talk about ......" and then stared at her for a long time, and said casually: "Whatever you want." ”
Qi Niang thought that Bian Che would reject her, but she didn't expect Bian Che to agree so quickly.
"Thank you, landlord." The gloomy color between Qi Niang's eyebrows gradually stretched, like the first snow melting, so beautiful that it was difficult to take your eyes off.
"You were just thinking about this?" Bian Che just saw her sitting alone on the tree from a distance, her back was lonely and lonely, which was the other side of Qi Niang that he had never seen. At that moment, there was a slight strangeness in his heart. Before I could discern what it was, my footsteps had already stepped towards the back. In the words, it is a concern that I am not even aware of.
"Hmm." Qi Niang nodded slightly, "I'm afraid that the landlord won't agree." ”
"Hmph, as long as you don't cause anything to me, do I promise you less?" Bian Che squinted at her, "Go back, I don't want to see another sick cat that doesn't eat tomorrow." After saying that, Bian Che turned around and left.
"Did the landlord come out to look for me on purpose?" Qi Niang looked at Bian Che's back, a little surprised, and immediately stopped him, with a faint expectation in her words.
Bian Che paused slightly, turned his head and the corners of his mouth were already pulling up a familiar arc, still ruthlessly erasing her illusions, "What am I looking for you, I'm looking for that stupid cat." ”
He didn't want to admit that he had searched the entire courtyard just now, but because the housekeeper talked to him a lot, Qi Niang didn't seem to be in a good mood after not eating for a day. My concern for her has gradually increased over time.