Chapter 36: Assassination
On the evening of the 15th, Li Yan was resting at Uncle Chen's house.
I don't know why I suddenly woke up in the middle of the night, sneaked out of the door, and walked home. On the way home, he had to pass through a bush, and Li Yanjiu did not fully wake up, stumbled around the grass, and bumped into a person.
The man was dressed in black, and he couldn't see his face clearly. Li Yan looked at it dimly, thinking it was Yuan Chao, and went up to lean on him and said, "You came just in time, help me go back." ”
The man kicked him hard, kicking Li Yan several times, and throwing his crutches out.
Maybe it was because of the pain, Li Yan saw that this person was not Yuan Chao. I was so frightened that I trembled, my voice trembled, and I kept kowtowing: "A good man spares his life, a good man spares his life...."
The man looked at him with disdain and kicked him again.
He was even more frightened, curled up in a ball, and said tremblingly, "Don't kill me, don't kill me." “
The man spat at him: "Look at you like that, the master is still worried about your comeback." “
Li Yan didn't seem to know what the man was talking about, and he still said "don't kill me" in his mouth.
The man smirked: "I won't kill you, I'll make your life worse than death." After speaking, he flicked one of his discarded legs with his sword, and said, "It's not good to have only one leg wasted, and I don't want my left leg." Then he stabbed him in the thigh, and then he drew his sword and stabbed it in the calf, intending to break his hamstring.
After the first sword stabbed down, Li Yan began to scream, and the scream shook the sky. Before the second sword could make any other moves, Yuan Chao had already arrived and twisted with the man in black.
At that time, Qinghuan didn't sleep for long, and was awakened by Li Yan's screams, so he hurriedly got dressed and went out to check.
Agu also woke up and followed Qing Huan. When the two of them arrived, Uncle Chen and a few others had already arrived. After the man in black escaped, Yuan Chao did not chase after him, but turned back to check on Li Yan's situation.
Li Yan didn't make a sound, as if he had passed out, and Uncle Chen carried him to the old hunter's house.
Because the screams were so loud, many houses in the village were lit up, and some people went out to check the situation.
So when they arrived, the old hunter was already dressed and was about to go out, when he saw a man carried in by several men, and his trousers were red with blood.
He hurriedly took out the hemostatic medicine and pressed it on the wound, but to no avail. The old hunter took out a lot of medicine to stop the bleeding. Yuan Chao tied the wound on the side. Everyone worked hard to stop the bleeding.
The old hunter said, "This is not good, you should send it to Li Herb, he may have other medicines there." ”
Qing Huan was also flustered watching from the sidelines, but he couldn't help himself, so he just held Ah Gu's hand tightly. Hearing the words of the old hunter, everyone said to go.
Uncle Chen went out to call two middle-aged men, followed Yuan Chao, and sent Li Yan to the market.
Qing Huan wanted to go together, but was stopped by Uncle Chen: "In the middle of the night, don't go to the lady, let's go again tomorrow." ”
Yuan Chao also said, "Madame, go back." I'm taking care of it. Seeing that Yuan Chao also said so, Qing Huan did not insist. I watched a few of them leave.
The old hunter said to them, "Stay with me tonight." My son went to town and didn't come back today. Now it's not safe for the two of you to go back. “
Qing Huan was grateful and asked him, "Uncle, is he seriously injured?" “
"I think it's a sword wound, it's a serious injury. I don't know who I offended? “
Qing Huan thought about it for a long time, but he didn't know who he had offended, so he guessed: "Could it be because of the resentment formed by drinking?" “
The old hunter shook his head: "There are no such people in the village. Hey, let's get some rest. Go to the market early tomorrow, you go and inquire about a person named Li Herb, many people know him. “
Qing Huan nodded, and pulled Ah Gu to rest in the small room on the side, but he didn't sleep well all night. As soon as she heard the rooster crowing the next day, she woke up, and Ah Gu also woke up, and the two of them went back to the house to get some money first.
After returning home, Ah Gu saw the happy words posted on Qinghuan's night, and suddenly remembered that today was the day to get married.
Qing Huan wanted to say something a little apologetically, but Ah Gu hurriedly said: "Madame doesn't have to blame herself, if the childe has an accident, deal with the childe's affairs first, and there will be a chance in the future." “
The two then hurried to the bazaar, and when they inquired about someone, they learned where Li herb lived.
But when the two passed, the door of his house was closed, and no one answered after knocking on the door for a long time.
Just when the two didn't know what to do, the sleepy-eyed Li herb opened the door and asked, "Is there anything wrong so early?" “
When Qing Huan saw him come out, he hurriedly said politely: "We are here to find a person sent last night, and that person was injured by a sword." “
"The man was so badly injured that he was sent to town overnight."
After Qing Huan heard this, he quit Li Herb and discussed with Ah Gu what to do next while walking.
The market and the town are in opposite directions, and if you go to the town now, you will probably arrive in the middle of the night. The two women walk at night, no matter how you look at it, it is not a good way.
Qing Huan frowned and thought, the only thing he could do in front of him was to go home first, and Ming'er would get up early to go to the town.
When the two returned home with a heavy heart, Qing Huan was restless, and was persuaded by Agu to lie on the bed to rest.
And Ah Gu himself, after being busy, packed up all the things at home, prepared the luggage that needed to be brought to the town tomorrow, and carefully tore off the word "happy" pasted on it. It was easy to survive until the next day, when the two were about to rush to the town, when they walked out of the door and met Uncle Chen.
Uncle Chen said to Qing Huan: "I went to the town yesterday. Seeing that the childe is doing well, the doctor in the town still has some ability. This is Li Xianggong's entrustment, let his wife not go over, and entrust me to come and get some silver taels and send it over. In my opinion, it's better not to go to Madame, after all, it's not as good as home, and everything is inconvenient. With me and Yuan Xianggong here, we will take care of it more or less, Madame can rest assured. ”
After listening to Uncle Chen's words, Qing Huan was very uncertain, and looked at Ah Gu, seeking some ideas.
Ah Gu understood what she meant, thought about it for a while, and replied: "Then there is Uncle Chen, whether it is good or bad, I have to ask Uncle Chen to bring a letter back, so that Mrs. can rest assured." After speaking, he handed the luggage he was going to take with him to Uncle Chen, "The silver taels and clothes are in it, and I have to work." ”
Uncle Chen took it and said to them with a smile: "Madame and Miss Agu can rest assured. ”
Qing Huan didn't have any ideas, so he could only answer: "I'm tired" and turned around and went back to the house.
Entering the house, Ah Gu was the first to speak: "Madam, with Brother Yuan here, you can rest assured." It's troublesome for us to go there, so it's better to save this back and forth and wait for news at home. “
"I said so, but I didn't see it, and I couldn't put my mind at ease."
Agu teased while pouring tea for her: "Madame used to pretend not to care about her son, but she still can't let it go in her heart." ”
Qing Huan picked up the handkerchief and threw it at her, scolding: "Dead girl, you will make fun of me."
Agu laughed: "I'm not trying to make Mrs. happy, Mrs. will think in a good direction, maybe after this incident, the son will not be drunk, thinking like this, Mrs. will not be worried." ”
It makes sense.
Qing Huan thought about it, he really couldn't help much, someone took care of him, and it didn't matter if he watched it or not. In that case, relax and rest for yourself.