Chapter XVII: His Departure
Seeing that Li was asking eagerly, Tong Xiang told her his speculation.
Hearing this, Li lowered his head and thought for a long time, as if he couldn't believe it.
"Xiang'er, do you mean that son, in fact, has other plans?" Li's eyes flashed, and a hint of strangeness crossed his eyes.
Tong Xiang's eyes were sharp, capturing the change in her expression.
Before she could ask, she heard Tong Hua running out of the house, sweating profusely and panicking.
"Sister! That big brother is gone! ”
Like a thunderbolt, Tong Xiang was stunned for a second and did not come back to his senses.
He's still at noon, what's the ......
But she quickly cooled down, wiped away the excess emotions in her heart, and walked into the house without saying a word.
She was about to go back to her room, but she caught a glimpse of another door, half-open and half-closed, empty inside.
It was a new room she had cleaned up for him. Not long after he arrived, she went to the mountains to cut wood and build a low bed, so that he could barely have a place to sleep.
She walked into his room anyway.
On the low wooden bed, the newly bought quilt is folded into tofu blocks and placed at the end of the bed. The dark sheets were smoothed out without a single wrinkle.
She put her hand on the sheet, which still had a little warmth, indicating that he had just left. Maybe she was in a hurry to leave while she was out.
Thinking of the wound on his chest, Tong Xiang's heart jumped, but she quickly calmed down and left the room.
She tried to convince herself that he was only doing this to gain her sympathy and get him back. She won't be fooled.
All afternoon, Tong Xiang was sorting out the herbs, immersed in the busyness of one person.
Seeing her hard work, Li felt even more sorry for her.
Since waking up from that serious illness, Xiang'er has grown a lot, not only learned her skills, but also became bolder.
Others said that she was a vixen, but Li didn't believe it. She sees Xiang'er's filial piety, and on weekdays, she is also extremely benevolent to her younger brother.
The only thing Li was afraid of was that he had dragged down the two children.
Xiang'er is busy every day and has no intention of getting married, so she, as a mother, naturally has to worry more about her.
She is not young now, and when she waits for the winter moon, she should celebrate her fifteenth birthday. If the marriage is not decided by then, in this Tongjia Village, she should be scolded as an old girl.
Li knew that those men in the village would definitely not be able to enter Tong Xiang's eyes. It's this strange son, who looks extraordinary, and has a good relationship with Xiang'er, so he is really a good match.
It's just that providence made people, and this son actually left.
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Tong Xiang was busy until the night. She killed the rabbits she had caught and made fragrant fried rabbit meat.
However, the family had little appetite, so they only moved their chopsticks twice and put the bowls away.
Even Tong Hua, who has always loved her craftsmanship the most, drooped her head and refused to eat.
Seeing that Tong Hua didn't eat, Tong Xiang took a piece of rabbit meat and put it in his bowl.
"Hua'er, you grow taller, eat more."
Tong Hua didn't move, but blinked a pair of big eyes and looked up at her pitifully: "Sister, do you know where the big brother went?" Could he have been eaten by wolves because of his lies? ”
Tong Xiang was stunned and couldn't answer.
Seeing that she was silent, Tong Hua thought she had acquiesced, and pursed her lips unhappily, tears falling down.
"Big brother was eaten by a wolf...... Woowoo woo ......"
Seeing his younger brother crying, Tong Xiang was at a loss for a while.
She didn't expect that in just one month, Tong Hua would have such a deep denial of him.
Li Shi held Tong Hua in his arms, patted his back gently, and gently coaxed: "Hua'er doesn't cry, Hua'er doesn't cry." Your sister will go to the mountains tomorrow and get the big brother back for you, okay? ”
Afraid that Tong Xiang would refuse, Li also gave her a look.
Hearing that Tong Xiang was going to the mountains to find someone tomorrow, although Tong Hua was worried, he still sensibly stopped his tears.
Late at night, the full moon hung in the sky, and the moonlight climbed up to the head of the bed from the corner of the window, shaking Tong Xiang unable to sleep.
She got up from the bed, moved softly, took a close-fitting dagger, and walked out of the house.
The moonlight was like a clear silk, draped over her shoulders. She pulled her long hair casually and headed for the mountain.
I don't know where he's gone now. He was found in the mountains, and if he wanted to go back, he would probably go back the way he came.
However, he obviously has amnesia and can't remember where his home is, where can he go to settle down?
What's more, he was so badly injured that he shouldn't be able to go far.
Tong Xiang only felt irritable in his heart, and his steps were faster.
In a short time, she walked up to the mountains and forests.
In the woods, the trees are tall, and the dense foliage casts shadows. When the wind blows, the shadows of the trees move with the wind, as if there is an undercurrent.
Tong Xiang instinctively became alert, pulled out the scabbard of the dagger, and slowed down the speed of travel.
The cool night breeze brushed her cheeks and blew the hair at the corners of her forehead.
Floating in the wind, there seemed to be a low wolf howl, which made Tong Xiang's hand holding the dagger a little harder.
Was he really eaten by a wolf?
She recalled the first time she saw him, and if she hadn't arrived in time, he would have been buried in the wolf's belly.
Thinking so, she didn't care too much, stepped on the trunk of the tree, grabbed the rattan, and galloped forward.
Many long snakes and wild birds fell from the trees, and they were disturbed by her, and they all attacked her angrily.
Tong Xiang raised the knife in his hand, and those animals were cut in half by her and landed on the ground behind her.
In a short time, she was deep in the woods.
The trees grow more densely here, almost swallowing up the moonlight.
Fortunately, as a killer, she has excellent night vision. Even without enough light, she could accurately observe any bit of wind and grass.
The roads here are even narrower due to the inaccessibility.
However, the more this is the case, the easier it is to find.
She soon spotted the signs of someone walking and walked along the path.
The trees gradually parted and extended into a glade.
The moonlight was bright, and Tong Xiang saw a black shadow in front of him and walked up.
Chu Xiao leaned against a stone and seemed to have lost consciousness. He tilted his head slightly, his perfect cheeks bathed in the moonlight, like an immortal who had fallen into the mortal world.
Seeing him sitting there motionless, Tong Xiang hurriedly walked over and raised his hand to probe his snort.
She took his hand again, trying to check his pulse, only to see something bright fall.