Chapter 243 The Turbid Way of the World (2)
Although Granny Liu is blind in one eye, her heart is not blind.
After narrowly escaping death two years ago, she knew very well why she was hit by a group of ruffians on the road, and she couldn't help but say that she had punched and kicked herself.
It is almost a natural thing for a wicked person to bully a weak good person, and it may not need a reason, the wicked person may just be in a bad mood, or the wicked person just looks at you unpleasantly, or the wicked person just wants to prove his strength by bullying others. But Granny Liu knew that she must have been beaten because of her son, and because she was crying before going to the government.
But before today, those were all speculations, and now that she saw the official sitting with the ruffian drinking and laughing, the anger in her heart could not be suppressed.
Because of those officials, her family was ruined, because of those ruffians, she couldn't survive, and now she can only take her granddaughter to find her father, but the initiator of the heinous crime is now eating and drinking, and she still lives a good life, and she has not been affected at all.
This is not fair. Although there is little fairness in this world, and the low-level officials should not talk about fairness with the officials, Granny Liu still feels a lot of anger.
According to her plan, sell the charcoal in the basket today, and then go to eat a good meal with her granddaughter, the condemned prisoner is on his deathbed, and there is a sumptuous decapitation meal, they have not done anything bad, why can't they have a good meal before they die?
When she had eaten and drunk enough and had some strength, she took her granddaughter and used a wood knife to cut down the wicked people who had killed her son.
It's likely that it won't hurt anyone, but whether it hurts or not, this thing must be done. As long as they die in the official office, they will surely attract attention, and perhaps a higher official will investigate the matter thoroughly, so that the crimes of the wicked will be revealed, and they will be punished and thrown into prison—maybe they will.
Granny Liu wasn't sure. But what else can she do, she is a poor person with four walls, she can't even buy a murder, and she will only be blinded by one eye when she goes to the government to complain. What else could she do?
The official who was eating and drinking in the restaurant, reminded by a sharp-eyed ruffian, saw Granny Liu and the little girl standing on the street outside the door.
He recognized the other party, and also saw the beastly hatred in the other party's eyes, he didn't care about the anger of the weak, he knew that the other party had nothing to do with him, he was going to ignore it, but a ruffian stepped forward and said:
"Third master, that little girl has a good embryo, big eyes and a small nose, I heard that the old bustard of the painting boat has been buying people recently, as long as it is a good product, the price is very good. ”
Xu Xian's eyes lit up. It's not the first time he's done this kind of thing, although in the yamen, he is just a low-grade errand officer, but as a local snake, he has a wide range of contacts, and he does a good job up and down, and he can be completely domineering in front of the people at the bottom.
Besides, the look in Granny Liu's eyes when she looked at him was obviously hateful, as if she was going to chew his bones, and the blind eye made her whole face look even more frightened, and there might be trouble if she kept it, who knows what a crazy old woman would do?
As a wicked person, Xu Xian will never be soft in doing things, it is a necessary quality to strike first, he now feels that two years ago he should not just blind the other party in one eye, this lesson did not make the other party afraid to be soft, since the left and right are to solve each other, then this little girl is a white addition.
It's too wasteful to let the other party starve to death on the street, put it on the painting boat, let the old bustard raise it for a few years, it is likely to be a talent and talent, and when the time comes, he will buy the qualification to break the melon for her, it must be a wonderful experience, with the bonus of killing the other party's father, Xu Xian is confident that he will be able to live for a few days.
Thinking of this, Xu Xian was already gearing up, looking at the little girl's eyes were extremely hot, as if he wanted the other party to grow up quickly. He knew the situation at Granny Liu's house, and knew that no one would come to the door if he kidnapped the little girl, so he asked the ruffians to do it immediately.
When Granny Liu noticed the change in Xu Xian's eyes, she already felt bad, so she pulled the little girl and quickly turned around and left. Fighting with the ruffians, it's useless to win or lose, and if she loses her life, she will also lose her life in the government, and it is meaningless to lose it here.
Besides, her charcoal has not been sold yet, and her little granddaughter has not eaten halva rice cakes, so she has left this world, and Granny Liu will feel very sorry for her - although taking her away is already extremely sorry for her, but it is a helpless move without a choice.
Before they could take a few steps, several ruffians who were smiling fiercely and wickedly chased after them, blocking their way: "Old woman, we bought your charcoal, send it to our home, and the copper money will not be missing you!"
This is a very legitimate reason, but Granny Liu can't agree, she sees that the other party is not good, and she really wants to leave the street and doesn't know what will happen, she pulls the little girl who doesn't know what happened, and wants to find a place to bypass in a panic:
"This charcoal has been booked, and the old woman can't sell it to you, so please let us go, uncle. ”
Although the ruffian led by him is not majestic, and there are not a few catties of muscles in his body, he also shows his chest in winter, and the tiger head tattoo on his chest is terrifying, which is his capital to show off, and the people in the town call him Skinny Tiger: "Ordered?" He sneered, "The family who ordered me let me tell you that they don't want it, so you can only sell me this basket of charcoal!"
Granny Liu was blocked from the way, realizing that it was difficult for her to get out, on the one hand, she was anxious, and on the other hand, she was full of sadness, she had suffered all her life, and she had also suffered a lifetime of anger in front of these officials and ruffians, and she never dared to offend the other party.
But fate still didn't let her go.
Now she just wants to take her hard-working granddaughter to eat a good meal before she dies, and then let herself die with a little dignity as a human being, so that her life is a little different from the livestock that works hard but gets nothing, why doesn't God even satisfy her with this and her wishes?
Is God blind, or are the poor people just poor creatures abandoned by God?
Did she create something evil in her previous life, or should she not be reincarnated into this world in this life?
Granny Liu still wanted to work hard, but before she could speak, the thin tiger had already shown a fierce look, "Old woman, don't you look down on my thin tiger? Could it be that my thin tiger can't even afford to use charcoal? In this pine forest town, no one dares to look down on my thin tiger so much! Today, you have to sell this charcoal to me, and if you don't sell it, you have to sell it, otherwise don't blame the tiger master for being angry!"
There are people around who are watching the excitement, pointing at this place, and Granny Liu wants to call someone to help, administer justice for herself, and help herself get out. But the thought of her was only fleeting, and she gave up, because she didn't see anyone coming. The eyes of those people looking at the thin tiger were all dodging with fear.
Some people are even in high spirits, as if they are watching a monkey show, and the blacksmith shop guys even sit on the threshold with their rice bowls, watching the excitement while eating, and turning around and shouting that the master should come out quickly, don't miss the good scene.
Granny Liu's heart did not have too many waves, she lived to this age, the desperate experience in this life has not been once or twice, when the thin tiger reached out and pulled her back basket, Granny Liu finally took a deep look, and finally realized that something bad had happened, and she was afraid of the little granddaughter who hid behind her.
There was indissoluble sadness, guilt and distress in her one eye.
Then, she unloaded the basket at once, drew a firewood knife in her hand, and swung it violently at the thin tiger.
The sudden attack caught the thin tiger off guard, but he was also a person who was used to fighting, and when he saw that Granny Liu had a knife in his hand, he quickly jumped back, and it took time for Granny Liu to unload the basket, although the knife scared him like dirt, but it did not hurt him.
Granny Liu didn't pay attention to Slender Hu'er anymore, and ran to the restaurant as soon as possible, at this moment she used all her strength, and her steps were extremely fast and vigorous, much faster than usual, as if she had returned to her youth. At that time, she was also an excellent peasant girl who could carry more than 100 catties of grain.
Now she felt like she had that power again.
She only has Xu Xian in front of the wine table in her eyes, the culprit who killed her son! The government has not given her justice, and the officials and officials have colluded with each other and the officials and bandits, and now she wants to get her son back as a human being! Her own son can die, but not so quietly, the murderer can get away with it, but live so casually!
As long as she can avenge this blood feud, whether she sees her husband or son underground, Granny Liu can give an explanation, and she can tell the other party that she has not lived in vain in this life.
The sharp firewood knife carried the resolute intention of the master to die together, and cut down Xu Xian's head in a hurry. There was no accident, this knife did not make Granny Liu revenge. Xu Xian only deflected his body slightly, dodged the chai knife, and at the same time hit Granny Liu in the chest and abdomen with a punch.
In a piercing sound of broken bones, Granny Liu flew out of the gate upside down, fell on the street, and vomited blood, as for the firewood knife, it had already fallen on the side of the wine table.
Losing the only chance to make a move, she couldn't hurt the murderer in the slightest, Granny Liu was full of unwilling grief and indignation, she couldn't feel the cold and damp street, and in a trance, she only felt that her ears were full of ridicule and disdainful abuse, as if to confirm that her life was a joke.
If she had known that she was living like this in this life, she would rather not come to the world to walk this experience, get up early and work hard at night, most of the income in her life did not go into her pocket, whether it was a good year or a disaster year, the food she grew either went into a big family or into the granary of the imperial court.
I don't say that I can't even eat meat, I don't dare to go to the doctor when I'm sick, I haven't tasted the words of rich and noble people, I don't know what it's like to sit in a carriage, I have been living secretly for decades, I have tasted the pain of being a man but I don't know the blessings of being a man, it is not as good as the cattle that plough the land and the dog that guards the door, they can at least eat enough.
Now that he is dead, a piece of rice cake has not been left for his little granddaughter.
If this is life, then if there is a next life, she would rather not be a human being, not suffer from these decades of suffering, and not suffer from these decades of sin.
"Grandmother, grandmother, what's wrong with you, get up quickly, it's cold on the ground, grandmother ......"
The body had lost consciousness, and the eye that was not blind could no longer see anything, and it was a hazy darkness. In a daze, Granny Liu could still hear her little granddaughter's panicked and helpless cry, tears were flowing from the corners of her eyes, she didn't feel it anymore, but her heart throbbed badly.
Without her, the little granddaughter would definitely not be able to live, I don't know how much pain she would have to suffer, and in which corner she would die in the end, she wanted her little granddaughter to die with her, so that neither of them was alone, and they could be reunited as a family underground. Now that she hadn't been able to take her little granddaughter with her, she didn't dare to imagine what would greet the other party.
Her dry lips moved, trying to persuade her little granddaughter to come with her, but she didn't make a sound.
Will you see your husband and son when you go underground, and will you not have to be poor in the next life?
We'll see you, and you'll have a different next life.
If there is no underground, if there is no next life, what can be expected of the poor people who have been tired and angry all their lives?