This summer seems to be particularly hot, particularly difficult, the begonia tree in front of the study window does not know when it died, withered flowers, dry branches and leaves, under the exposure of the scorching sun, there is a kind of tragedy, it should be struggling, it should be fighting, it should be trying to live...... is like the heroic 29th Army, just like the love between Ruojun and Ruikang, just like Xunmei's young life...... Not only the begonia tree, but also the Zhou family's compound was filled with an ominous atmosphere, a dying atmosphere.

Xunmei's death, Guo Xingquan's revenge, and Mrs. Zhou's true face, all of which shrouded the Zhou family in a gloomy mist, quiet, and the whole courtyard was strangely quiet.

Master Zhou has moved out of Yilan Xiaozhu, he can no longer face his wife, he doesn't know what to say to her, he has lost trust in her, he feels that she is so strange.

Mrs. Zhou, who lost her son and husband, looked ten years old overnight, with no jewelry on her head, no other jewelry on her body except for a jade bracelet, dressed in plain clothes, sitting in front of the window, looking at the elegant and charming lotus pond in the back garden, the wicker by the pool is green, and the water in the pond is sparkling with sunlight, this lotus pond is still designed by her, a self-ironic smile floated on the corner of her mouth, no one knows that so many stories will happen in this lotus pond.

After staring at the flickering pool for a long time, the scenery in front of me suddenly became in a trance, and in the fog, it seemed that there seemed to be a woman in white wandering among the willows by the pool, with black hair in a bun, and a slender back, which looked very much like Mei Ruojun, but her faintly visible side was like a magpie.

The woman slowly raised her head to look at her, Mrs. Zhou's heart was beating wildly, and her hands holding the handkerchief tightly were sweating: "Ah! She exclaimed, it was Quexi, her face was as pale as paper, her lips were as red as blood, the weird smile at the corner of her mouth, and the sad and painful eyes made Mrs. Zhou's heart split, she screamed loudly, and Yanxi hurriedly ran upstairs to check the situation.

"Magpie, magpie...... Oh no, Ruojun, Ruojun...... Ah, no...... Magpie joy, it's magpie joy! Her mind seemed to be a little unclear, she grabbed Yanxi's sleeve tightly, trembling all over, her face was pale, her eyes widened, her lips trembled, and her teeth gurgled: "She's in the lotus pond...... Magpie Xi by the lotus pond...... I see her, I see her......"

Yanxi suddenly shivered: "Mrs., Mrs., what magpie?" Don't scare me. ”

She smiled at me by the lotus pond, she was coming back for revenge, she must be ...... I'm coming back for revenge......" Mrs. Zhou pointed out the window with trembling lips.

Yanxi walked to the window with difficulty, bit her lip, mustered up her courage, and looked at the lotus pond, but did not see Magpie, but saw Cuiliu holding Ruojun, who had a slightly bulging lower abdomen, walking in the garden.

"Madam, you are dazzled, there is no one by the lotus pond, only Cuiliu and Grandma are walking in the flower garden."

Mrs. Zhou was still trembling all over, unable to believe it.

There may be a fate between people, although this Yanxi is scheming and ruthless, but she is very close to Mrs. Zhou, who is arrogant by nature, sensitive and fickle, and follows Mrs. Zhou from the moment she enters the house, loyal and uncomplaining, which is why Mrs. Zhou will move the idea of destroying Quexi in order to fulfill her and Zhou Fu.

Yanxi comforted: "Madam, don't be afraid, the idea is mine, even if Quexi wants to find someone to take revenge, it is still looking for me, and you will not find your wife." ”

"But...... But...... It's me who nodded...... Mrs. Zhou said in fear, "She must blame me, she must blame me." The lord likes her, the lord likes her so much, he wants to take her in, Yanxi, I'm very afraid, for so many years, the lord has never looked at a woman with that kind of eyes, I know that he is moved, if the lord marries her, he will no longer want me......" Mrs. Zhou fell on Yanxi's body and cried, she cried so aggrieved, so panicked, so helpless, the majesty of the past was long gone.

Yanxi also cried: "I know, I know, madam, madam, don't blame yourself, it's all my idea, no matter what happens to you, if Quexi takes revenge, let her come at me." ”

"No, I also have the intention to get rid of her, I hate her, the master looked at her so emotionally, kissed her, you don't know, he has never treated me like this."

"How come, the lord and the wife have always respected each other like guests, and they raised their eyebrows, aren't they? You have seen it for so many years, except for Magpie, the master has never looked at a woman with his eyes, nor has he taken his aunt's wife. ”

Mrs. Zhou smiled miserably: "Hehe, yes, raise your eyebrows and respect each other...... What a nice idiom...... "She didn't explain it, because she knew that Yanxi didn't understand, she didn't understand that what a woman needed was a man's favor and passion, desire and possession, she and Master Zhou were the orders of their parents, the words of the matchmaker, although they were also in love after marriage, but they had never enjoyed this kind of lava-like and sparkling passion between men and women, which was also the reason why she hated Mei Ruojun, when she heard Ruikang's passionate confession to Mei Ruojun in the broken temple, when she saw Ruikang's forgetful kiss Mei Ruojun by the lotus pond, When she saw Ruikang desperately carrying the sick Mei Ruojun and running away from home, she was jealous, Magpie took away her husband, Mei Ruojun took away her son, and they had something she never had, love.

Yanxi took a handkerchief and wiped her tears for Mrs. Zhou, Mrs. Zhou calmed down a lot under her comfort, Yanxi poured a cup of tea, Mrs. Zhou just took it, and suddenly shouted outside the house: "The Japanese are coming!" ”

"Bang!" The cup was smashed to the ground and shattered into several pieces----

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The Japanese are coming! Zhou Gui stumbled into the hall, and before he could speak, Master Zhou had already stood up violently, and his heart had already reached his throat, the Japanese were coming! This sentence is dozens of times more terrifying than "the ghost is coming"!

As the sound of a locomotive engine went out, neat and heavy footsteps stepped into the century-old courtyard of the Zhou family, and the people fled in panic. A team of loaded Japanese soldiers walked in, their appearance and carved beams and paintings, flowers, green trees, winding roads, full of Chinese classical architecture graceful and soft Zhou family compound is really incompatible, Zhou family compound suddenly from the beauty of the world into a world of purgatory.

"The eldest young master, the eldest young grandmother, no, the Japanese are here, and the wife tells you to escape through the back door quickly." Cuiliu broke into the chrysanthemum garden with a frightened face, her eyes were red, and the tip of her nose was beading with sweat on the ground: "Quick, now the old lady is in the front hall and the Japanese." Don't pack anything, let's go. ”

Ruojun and Ryan were at a loss for what to do, and hurriedly helped each other to walk out, Ruojun grabbed Shu Zhi and said, "Hurry up." ”

Shu Zhi's eyebrows were frowned, his nose was panting, his lips were tense and bloodless, he slammed his fist on the table and yelled: "These damn devils! Ruojun hurriedly covered his mouth and said anxiously: "You promised my sister that she would not be reckless, you said that you would take care of your sister and little brother, right?" You know it's not too late for a gentleman to take revenge for ten years, right? ”

"Ahh Shu Zhi roared, blinked in pain, nodded, stood up abruptly, and said, "Let's go, let's go!" ”

The four of them held hands and walked quickly to the back garden. The chaos this time was a hundred times worse than Guo Xingquan's door-to-door provocation more than half a month ago, the Japanese soldiers rushed into large and small houses, began to clear people, and drove all the people out, or dragged, or arrested, or kicked out, gunshots, Japanese shouts, screams of men and women of the Zhou family, many people panicked, like chickens chased by eagles, scurrying everywhere, some were shot to death, some were stabbed by bayonets, wailing, crying, endless. Everyone ran to the back garden like crazy.

Cuiliu supported the pregnant Ruojun, Ruojun supported the impaired Ruian, and Shu Zhi supported Ruian on the other side, they couldn't go fast, although Ruian worked hard, but the more anxious he was, the weaker his legs and feet became, plus the scorching sun, he was already sweating profusely and panting after walking a few steps, and almost collapsed.

There was a neat sound of heavy footsteps behind him, everyone knew that the Japanese soldiers had also entered the back garden, and no one had the time to turn back, they looked at the open back door not far away, which was the only way to escape, as long as they turned the flower garden, they arrived, they arrived, and they hoped it was so close.

However, suddenly, to everyone's surprise, Ryan stopped, shook off Ruojun and Shu Zhi's hands, Ruojun was taken aback, looked back at him, he stood there panting, looked at her deeply, looked at her fixedly, eye contact, she was shocked, she had never seen him with such deep and decisive eyes, she hadn't reacted yet, Ryan pulled her over, kissed her lips deeply, lingering and tender, this kiss broke Ruojun's heart for no reason, although at that moment, her mind was confused, but her heart seemed to be clear, Tears welled up in his eyes, he was saying goodbye to her.

He kissed her on the cheek again, and whispered in her ear, "Go find Ruikang, go find him." As he spoke, he touched Ruojun's bulging lower abdomen, took a deep breath, a teardrop fell from his eyes, and pushed her towards Cuiliu and said, "Take her away, go quickly!" ”

"What are you talking about? You are crazy? She shouted, "I won't leave you." ”

He shook his head, a beautiful and brave smile on the corner of his mouth, she had never seen him smile so beautifully, and when he turned his head, the sun shone on his face, making his face shine with selfless light, as if he had healed all his mutilations, how beautiful he was.

He limped towards the Japanese soldiers on crutches, his figure getting farther and farther away, smaller and smaller.

"Don't! Ryan! No! Ruojun struggled, shouting frantically, she couldn't hear her own voice, she felt that she was not shouting loud enough, the remorse and love churning in her chest smashed on her heart like a stormy wave, until this moment, she understood how selfless and fearless he was, how good her husband was, how superficial and greedy she was, why she was so slow, why did she not understand what kind of priceless treasure she had until she lost it?

She shouted at him like crazy, and Cuiliu and Shu Zhi grabbed her arm tightly and walked out the back door. Cuiliu cried and ran and said, "Grandma, you have to take care of the little master in your stomach." ”

Ah, child, this is her and Ryan's child, she stroked her belly, sadly followed Cuiliu and Shu Zhi out the back door, and ran through the wilderness.