Chapter 8 The heart is like a knife
Groggy, Peach wakes up from her sleep. In the dream, Peach dreamed of a peach blossom forest, peach blossoms filled the sky, and birds chirped. Peach hummed a song and walked among the pink. It was a clear sky, but suddenly lightning and thunder roared, and a gust of wind whistled by. Peach raised her hand to cover her eyes, and after the strong wind passed, peace was restored. only to find that this piece of peach blossom instantly turned into dead branches and leaves, and the scene turned gray and lifeless. The birds chirping on the branches fell from the branches to the ground, turning into a white skeleton.
Peach sat up from the bed suddenly, sweating and soaking her clothes. It was getting late, Tao'er looked out the window, the moon was bright, and the downstairs was singing and dancing.
"It turned out to be a dream." Tao'er wiped the sweat from her forehead with her hand, and said silently in her heart, "My head is so dizzy, and my mouth is so thirsty." ”
Peach got up and poured water, and she felt her throat dry and sore, as if it had been cut by a knife. Tao'er hurriedly picked up the kettle and drank the whole pot before she felt more comfortable.
"Sister Nightingale, it's time for you to perform your skills in a moment. Mother Li asked me to urge you, hurry up, otherwise Mother Li will be angry again. A girl knocked at the door.
Peach was naturally used to it, so she put down the water glass and got up to respond. But when she opened her mouth, she couldn't make a sound, no matter how hard she tried, she couldn't even say a simple "I know". As soon as she opened her mouth, she felt a pair of tongs clamped down her throat, and the harder she pushed, the more painful it became. Tao'er stood in a daze for a long time, her eyes blurred and her gaze glazed. With a snap, he sat down on the ground. In the blink of an eye, he cried into tears. Since Tao'er left her hometown, she has never been strong, and the mediocre worldly world has been destroying her mind and body every day, and today it has broken the last line of defense in her heart. Tao'er couldn't hold on any longer, and her tears were like opening the floodgates, gushing endlessly. The white and tender lazy man is now crying red and swollen.
Tao'er is simple-minded, but she has been eccentric since she was a child. Since I came to the Qinglou, I rarely communicated with people, and I was unprepared. But she never expected that she lived so cautiously every day, not provoking others, and being cautious in her words and deeds. In the end, someone still harmed her, and it was the red brocade who communicated with her the most. During the days of Qinglou, the closest thing to Tao'er was the red brocade, and some rules, words and deeds were taught to her by the red brocade. Tao'er regards her as a sister and loves and respects. I never thought that people in this world know people but don't know their hearts.
In the middle of the night, Peach's door was kicked open, and the old bustard rushed in with a few big men. It is very vicious. Peach knew she was in trouble, and every time the bustard came in, nothing good was going to happen. Since losing her voice, Peach has never been strong again. Seeing so many big men with a strong appearance, Tao'er was very timid, and hurriedly sat up and curled up in the corner of the bed, shivering. A big man walked over, grabbed Tao'er by the neck, and lifted her up from the bed. Tao'er's eyes flashed with tears, and her two slender jade hands grabbed the big man's thick arms, and her mouth opened wide, as if she wanted to ask for mercy. But no matter how wide her mouth opened, she just couldn't make a sound, and her hands were weak, and Tao'er gradually gave up resistance. The bustard glanced at the big man, and the big man let go, and the peach fell heavily to the ground.
"Come on, why didn't you go out tonight? Are you taking me less and less seriously? The old bustard stared sharply at Peach.
Ya Que was silent, and Peach's small mouth opened slightly, washing her face with tears.
"Don't say? Is it looking down on me? Call me until she speaks. The old bustard was furious, thinking that Tao'er was deliberately working against her.
Several big men rushed up with whips in their hands, and in the room, only the sound of whips hitting the flesh could be heard. Tao'er is also depressed, whipping to the flesh, her heart hurts like a pinprick, how can she open her mouth and can't even shout out the pain.
Peach crawled under the bustard's skirt on her knees, her scarred hand holding the bustard's right leg. Raising his head, he looked at the old bustard sadly, and his mouth was wide open. It seems to be begging for mercy like an old bustard. The old bustard was startled, his legs couldn't help shaking, and he thought to himself: "Could it be that this girl is dumb?" And when he thought of it, he hated it. Thinking that he spent a lot of money to buy her from Yazi at that time, and now that he has lost his voice, it is useless.