Chapter 41: Saving Lives
The big man in the temple snored, and Li Xin said secretly: "The opportunity has come." ”
Li Xin found a small bowl thick wooden stick and carefully touched it. When the little girl saw Li Xin come in with a wooden stick, her eyes were first surprised, then full of worry, and her heart was about to jump out.
Li Xin put his fingers lightly to his lips and made a silent gesture to tell the little girl not to stretch out. Another smile reassured her. Li Xin's movements and expressions looked relaxed, but he was actually very nervous inside. If it doesn't work well, the big man wakes up, then his life will be worried. The person was not saved, and he got in, and that was the joke.
Heaven and earth seemed to stand still, and the sunlight squeezing in from the dilapidated roof focused on Li Xin like a spotlight on the stage. The thin figure looks a lot more majestic.
Li Xin moved lightly to the side of the big man, he gritted his teeth and raised the wooden stick. At this time, Li Xin clearly knew that this was a critical moment, and he could not have the slightest timidity and hesitation. Even if there is, it must be smashed, this is the only chance to save people.
With the sound of "......", in the surprised eyes of the little girl, Li Xin held a stick in both hands and smashed it on the big man's head.
In the middle of the muffled snort, the big man's head was smashed by Li Xin and blood was splashed. The big man tilted his head and fell limply to the ground.
Li Xin went down with a stick and used up his strength to feed. Seeing the big man fall to the ground, he didn't know whether he was dead or alive, his trembling hands could no longer hold the wooden stick, and he fell to the ground.
Li Xin made his first move, and the sneak attack was successful, and his mood was relieved, as if the water in the pond had been drained all at once, and he could no longer stand, so he sat on the ground with his buttocks.
Li Xin began to suspect that this was part of Cui Jiu's test, because it was too easy, wasn't it obvious that he would succeed? The timing of the appearance of the old woman and the little girl was so accurate. He observed the little girl again, her true feelings were revealed, her expression was realistic, if it was acting, it would be really amazing, and it would definitely be at the level of a super actress in modern times.
He was sure in his heart that this was not a test, it was true. It's really luck to get a hit, and it's a little scary to think about it.
After calming down a little and taking a few deep breaths, Li Xin slowly stood up. Cautiously probed the big man's breath with his hand, and finally made sure that he was not dead, and it seemed that he was knocked unconscious.
He took the big man's waist knife and cut the rope on the little girl's body. The little girl staggered to her feet, took out the rags from her mouth, ran quickly to the old woman and sat down on the ground, hugged the old woman's head, and cried, "Mother-in-law, mother-in-law." ”
The mother-in-law was stabbed in the belly by the big man, and she fell unconscious on the spot, and was called by the little mother, and opened her eyes and muttered: "Run, run......" In the weaker and weaker voice, swallowed her last breath.
When the little girl saw that her mother-in-law was dead, she couldn't help but cry and roared, "You killed my mother-in-law, I will kill you!" ”
She put down the old woman's head, ran over and snatched the knife in Li Xin's hand, and was about to go up and stab the big man. But she was so timid that she couldn't poke it down. Killing people is not lip service, she is inexperienced, she really has no murderous intent. Suddenly, the little girl threw away her waist knife, held her face in both hands, and began to cry again.
Seeing this, Li Xin comforted him and said, "Don't cry, don't cry." Let's go, this wicked man is not dead, and we can't kill him, and it won't be a second for him to wake up. ”
The little girl felt that Li Xin had a point. But when she saw her mother-in-law's corpse, she was at a loss in her eyes and didn't know what to do.
Li Xin understood the little girl's thoughts and said, "Let's go first, and when this wicked man leaves, we will come back and bury my mother-in-law." ”
The two of them went out of the temple gate, and Li Xin ran back and picked up the big man's waist knife, just in case.
Li Xin took the little girl out of the sorghum wine, and did not dare to take the main road, so he could only go up the river upstream. It didn't take long to see Turtle Mountain and the territory of Miao Village from afar.
At this time, Li Xin breathed a sigh of relief, Miao Village is not far away, and it is safer. The two of them were so tired that they found a clean stone and sat down in the shade by the river.
In the morning, Li Xin didn't have time to eat, so he brought a bun of cereals on his body, which was because he was very hungry, so he took it out and ate it for the two.
The little girl ate a few bites of the bun with the stream. Thinking of the tragic death of his mother-in-law, he was alone, and he couldn't help but feel sad, sat on the stone, put his hands on his knees, and buried his little head in it and cried.
Li Xin sighed, and could only sit there silently, letting the little girl exud her grief to the fullest. At this time, she can only be made to cry, if the grief and anger in her heart are forced, the little girl's body is easy to suffocate and hurt.
After half a pillar of incense, the little girl's crying voice gradually became smaller. She slowly raised her head, her eyes were red, her tears were not dry, she rubbed her eyes with her hands, looked at Li Xin, and said in a voice like a mosquito: "Thank you, little Engong." ”
Li Xin was stunned for a moment, and then showed a sunny smile: "You're welcome, don't do it." ”
Li Xin saw that the little girl's mood had calmed down, and asked why he wanted to arrest her?
"Our family is in Kaizhou, my father and mother are the descendants of a large family, my younger brother fell ill a few years ago, and the family used up their savings. In order to cure my brother's illness, they sold me to the Qinglou. One day, I ran away and looked for my mother-in-law, who fled here with me. We all thought we were safe, but we were found by the wicked man. My mother-in-law also gave me her life. I'm sorry for my mother-in-law. At this, the little girl's tears flowed again.
Li Xin saw that the little girl was pitiful, and sighed in his heart, the life of people in the troubled world is really like a mustard.
"Are you cruel to your father?"
"I don't hate." The little girl didn't answer very sure, after all, she was sold by her biological parents at such a young age, and it was fake if she wasn't ruthless at all. She thought of her poor brother, who sold her for his brother's treatment, and as an older sister she had nothing to say.
The two talked again, and the little girl said that her name was Ling'er. Li Xin said secretly, what a pitiful person.
Now Ling'er has nowhere to go, so Li Xin's head is big.
Li Xin thought of Meixiu, it was a good choice to put Ling'er in her place, and Meixiu's multiple companions were definitely very happy.
Li Xin said: "Since there is nowhere to go, then I will send you to the Miao Village in front, I have a friend who is the daughter of the owner of Miao Village, and you will not be hungry anymore if you follow her." ”
Ling'er was silent. After half of the salary, he said timidly: "Engong, you are my savior, I should have stopped your arrangement." But I just want to follow you, I can do laundry and cook, anything, don't you send me to someone else, okay? I eat very little, just order a little bit a day. When she said this, Ling'er didn't dare to look at Li Xin, for fear that he would refuse, and she was apprehensive.
Ling'er's words made Li Xin feel sad. He thought about it and felt that it was unreliable to send it to Miao Village, Miao Zhai would not accept it or not, mainly because there were many rules and it was more xenophobic, since Ling'er was unwilling, she could only take it home, see what Su Qi and Cui Jiu said, and then make arrangements. It's okay to stay, give your mother a companion, you can help her do some work, so that Su Qi is not so tired.
"Okay, I'll take you to my mother."
Ling'er was very happy to hear that Li Xin was willing to take her home, and her face was filled with a smile that she hadn't seen for a long time.
After discussing with Ling'er, Li Xin decided that for the sake of safety, she would ask Cui Jiu to help collect her mother-in-law's body tomorrow.
On the way home, Li Xin told her not to call Engong, which sounded awkward. Ling'er asked him what it should be called.
Li Xin said: "Although you are ten years old, you are much shorter than me, call me Brother Xin, they are all called that." ”
Ling'er felt that it didn't matter, as long as she could follow Li Xin's side, she could call it anything, nodded and said, "Brother Xin!" ”
Li Xin said secretly: "The voice is still very sweet, I don't know if I will be a beauty when I grow up?" Haha, evil, evil. ”
In the evening, Li Xin and the others finally returned home.
Today, I walked 60 miles back and forth, and I knocked out a bad guy and saved a girl. The only regret was that he didn't complete Cui Jiu's test, which made him a little frustrated. It seems that the matter of learning martial arts is a bit hanging.
Li Xin was so tired that he just wanted to lie down. Fortunately, Ling'er's escape during this period of time made her a lot stronger.
"Mother!" When Li Xin saw Su Qi, he shouted from afar.
Su Qi saw that Li Xin came back safely, and his worried mood calmed down.
Seeing Li Xin followed by a strange little girl in tattered clothes, he wondered: "This is?" ”