Chapter 200: Silently guarding
In front of the earthen house of Xiao Wu's family, Aunt Chen and other villagers arranged a mourning hall, and the coffin stopped in it, Xiao Wu was dressed in filial piety, knelt in front of the coffin, and accepted the villagers to pay tribute to the dead.
Uncle Ji and Aunt Chen's eyes were full of distress, looking at Xiao Wu, who was pale and in pain, they glanced at each other, and both shook their heads and sighed.
"Alas, poor boy!"
The two walked in front of Xiao Wu and squatted down, and Uncle Ji took the lead in asking, "Child, are you ...... How are you going to do that?".
Uncle Ji asked because he knew that Xiao Wu was already a slave of someone else's family, how could a slave be free?
Aunt Chen's face was full of pity, holding the crumbling Xiao Wu with her hand, and also interjected, "Xiao Wu, according to the rules...... You have to be mortuary for three days, you ......".
Xiao Wu raised her bloodshot eyes, looked back at Uncle Auntie and Aunt Chen, and a line of tears flowed out again.
"Uncle Ji, Aunt Chen, tonight, let my father ...... Stay home overnight and ...... tomorrow Only...... Go and accompany my mother, I'm ......."
Uncle Ji turned his head, glanced at Ah Fu not far away, and understood that Xiao Wu couldn't help himself, so he didn't want Xiao Wu to be sad anymore, so he hurriedly answered: "Good boy, Uncle Ji understands, Uncle Ji will arrange it...... Don't be sad about tomorrow's burial, your father, there is such a result...... It's already good."
Aunt Chen was careful, and saw that Xiao Wu's movement was a little inconvenient, so she reached out and touched her forehead, "Xiao Wu, are you okay?
"I'm fine, Aunt Chen, don't worry"
"Zhen Xiaowu!"
As soon as Zhou Dan entered the courtyard, he saw Xiao Wu dressed in sackcloth at a glance, and unconsciously shouted, with endless worry in his voice and excitement about the reunion.
Xiao Wu turned around and saw Zhou Dan appear in the courtyard, and suddenly stared at her red and swollen eyes, and she was stunned.
Zhou Danyun's white brocade robe had a lot of mud spots, and his face was also rippling with sweat, and his exhaustion was mixed with excitement and sadness.
Junbao and the guards with swords, for the safety of Zhou Dan, were all on guard after entering the hospital, and the neighbors who came to help were driven away from Zhou Dan.
Uncle Ji, Aunt Chen, and Ah Niu and other villagers who happened to be at home were frightened by this sudden and fierce group of people, and they also sweated for Xiao Wu.
"Could it be that you're here to catch Xiao Wu?"
Seeing that Zhou Dan was coming, Ah Fu was also taken aback, and muttered in his heart, and after thinking about it, he thought that it should not be, Zhou Dan was good to the little girl, he had seen it with his own eyes.
Ah Fu was pushed aside, feeling a little embarrassed, coughed lightly twice, and explained to Ah Niu and other villagers who were also being pushed aside and were surprised.
"Oh, don't be afraid, the one in the brocade robe...... Your son is the master of Xiao Wu, and he has always been good to the little girl."
Looking at Zhou Dan's dress and demeanor, Ah Niu knew that he had a great background, and asked Ah Fu worriedly.
"You say, Xiao Wu, isn't it...... Sneaking out, he is...... Do you want to catch Xiao Wu back?"
Thinking that the little marquis said, let Xiao Wu rest assured, if the matter is handled by him, and then say that if he catches a slave who escaped, he will never come in person, Ah Fu feels that the situation should not be very bad, he has always been very touched by the simplicity of the villagers, so he opened his mouth to comfort
"It should be fine, if you arrest someone, the master will not come in person, you guys, rest assured"
"Little ...... Dance!"
Seeing Xiao Wu's bloodless face, red and swollen eyes, exhausted and crumbling, Zhou Dan's heart was so painful that he wanted to suffocate, and he called her name softly, but the words were choked in his throat and couldn't spit out.
Zhou Dan's arrival was completely unexpected by Xiao Wu, she looked up in a daze, and didn't come back to her senses for a long time.
The four eyes were facing each other, silent and speechless, and two tears.
Xiao Wu turned around with difficulty, a touch of despair and grievance flashed in her eyes, she knelt in the direction of Zhou Dan, her voice was hoarse and choked: "Slave maid, I know, the sin is unforgivable, but I ask the grandfather to be merciful, leave the slave and maid for a day, bury it tomorrow, and then ......."
"Little ...... Dance!"
"It's good to be able to ...... with my father and mother Buried in one place, it is also counted...... Reunion, begging the grandfather to be fulfilled"
Xiao Wu didn't shed tears, her empty eyes looked at the ground, and she whispered as if she was relieved, with a faint smile on the corner of her mouth.
Zhou Dan listened, his body trembled suddenly, knowing that Xiao Wu had misunderstood that he was here to kill her, Zhou Dan squatted down, his eyes were full of sadness, and he roared in a low voice: "Xiao Wu, you ...... , ask your heart, do you really think, I will, I will be willing to ...... Why do you want your life? Why do you ...... Think of me like that?".
The four eyes met again, and they both saw the pain in each other's eyes, and they both saw the kindness inside.
"Then, grandpa, do you believe in Xiaowu?"
Zhou Dan replied without thinking, "Believe! I believe!"
"Then, please grandfather, leave a horse, and within two days, the slave and maid will return...... Please"
Zhou Dan didn't answer immediately, and frowned for a moment, "Okay, I promise you, but it's too late today, I can only stay, I won't affect you, but you have to agree...... Eat something, or you'll not be able to hold on."
"Okay!", Xiao Wu readily agreed.
Zhou Dan hurriedly instructed Junbao to arrange for someone to cook porridge, and also let the villagers who helped him return.
Zhou Dan did as promised, just sat at the table under the pomegranate tree, silently drank tea alone, and looked at the place where Xiao Wu lived since he was a child.
Facing the puzzled eyes of the villagers, Zhou Dan turned a blind eye, and his eyes continued to be unable to support his body, but he stayed on Xiao Wu's body.
Zhou Dan knew in his heart that Xiao Wu's situation would not survive the most painful level tomorrow.
Zhou Dan sat for a long time and observed that Uncle Ji was Lu Xu in the township, and he was the person in charge of Zhang Luo for Xiao Wu, so he stood up and called Uncle Ji.
"Lu Xu, please stay, I want to ...... with you Tell me?"
"Childe has something, then please tell me"
Uncle Ji replied to Zhou Dan's gift, and everyone, including Ah Fu, did not dare to reveal Zhou Dan's identity, but Uncle Ji had already felt that this noble son was graceful and graceful, and he should not simply be the son of a rich family, and concluded that he must have an extraordinary background.
Zhou Dan glanced at Xiao Wu, who was burning the paper, and asked Uncle Ji in a low voice, "Lu Xu, what about Zhen Xiaowu...... I'm not in good health, I'm afraid it's ...... She can't hold it anymore, she needs to rest, can she not send her any more work?".
didn't know that Xiao Wu had just been whipped, Uncle Ji just felt that when she came back this time, her body was so weak that she couldn't even walk steadily, and thought she was overly sad.
"Alas, don't hide it from your son, Xiao Wu's father...... After mixing for a lifetime, you can be buried like this...... It's already good, those empty rituals...... It's also meaningless, I also want Xiao Wu to rest, but Childe may not know that the hard-working child has a very strong temper, I'm afraid it's very difficult...... Persuasion"
"Since Lu Xu also has this intention, then this matter ...... Leave it to me, I will think of it, let Zhen Xiaowu take a rest, and there will be Lao Luxu for other things...... Junbao"
"In!"
Junbao responded, holding a money bag in his hand and handed it to Uncle Ji.
Uncle Ji hurriedly opened his hand and pushed it away, "Childe, this can't be helped, Xiao Wu is already an orphan, her business is the business of our villagers, besides, that noble Afu will give the money he needs...... It's all paid, I can't collect this money anymore, but I still represent the villagers, Xie Gongzi, and my love for Xiao Wu."
"Take it, where you need it...... There are still a lot, the deceased are poor and poor, and the dead are ...... Let's just be more beautiful, you see, everyone is busy here, I am Zhen Xiaowu's master's family, but I can't help anything, help everyone...... Express your gratitude, it's always due, and for the rest of the money, please ask Lu Xu to set up a banquet for my son, and thank you folks."
Seeing that Zhou Dan was full of sincerity, Uncle Ji said, "Since Gongzi said so, then I will accept it first, on behalf of the villagers, I will thank Gongzi first, Xiao Wu can stand ...... A good master like you is also a great blessing for this hard-working child."
Zhou Dan looked at Xiao Wu with a lonely face in the distance, and felt in his heart that it was not his blessing to meet Xiao Wu, a confidant.
Late at night, the villagers gradually dispersed, the yard became empty, the night breeze in the mountains in late autumn was still very cold, Xiao Wu knelt in front of the coffin in filial piety, in the swaying lights, looked shrunk and lonely.
Zhou Dan didn't want to wait any longer, so he took a bowl of half-warm porridge, walked to Xiao Wu and squatted down, and handed over the porridge bowl.
Xiao Wu raised her eyes, gratefully glanced at Zhou Dan with a concerned face, was silent for a moment, picked up the porridge bowl, and drank it all in a few sips as if she had completed a task.
Even if it's a promise, she won't fail to do it.
Zhou Dan took back the bowl and looked at Xiao Wu without blinking, seeing that her eyes were getting more and more unable to open, and people were becoming more and more confused.
Picking up Xiao Wu horizontally, Zhou Dan carried her back to the house under the surprised eyes of his guards and some villagers who were still busy, put her on the bed, and scooped up the quilt to cover her.
"Junbao, go, bring the medicine and clothes you have prepared"
Zhou Dan is a very meticulous person, and when he confirmed that Xiao Wu was going home and planned to follow him, he had already arranged for Junbao to send someone to prepare medicine and clothes for injuries.
Junbao brought in the medicine and clothes, and Zhou Dan looked at Xiao Wu in a comatose manner, and said quietly, "You go out and keep guard, close the door."
"Yes!", Junbao responded, leaving.
Zhou Dan slowly peeled off Xiao Wu's shirt, just as he expected, most of the whip marks that could penetrate into the bones had been torn and bleeding under the day's rush, and the bandaging cloth belt, underwear and middle coat had been soaked with blood.
Zhou Dan's tears suddenly blurred his vision, what kind of heartache is this, which can make such a bud-like girl have such forbearance?
Zhou Dan unwrapped the bandaged cloth belt in circles, until the pink raised bud suddenly crashed into his eyes, Zhou Dan's hands trembled unconsciously, and he hurriedly pulled over his clothes to cover the spring light.
was just as calm and frank as a healer, but instantly became like a thief being discovered, and his heart was "thumping".
Zhou Dan has experienced personnel and still understands women's bodies, and he knows that Xiao Wu in front of him is just a girl.
Blushing and beating for a while, Zhou Dan regained his senses and began to carefully scrub the wound, apply medicine, and bandage.
After a busy time, Xiao Wu's upper body was tightly wrapped in a cloth belt, and only in this way was the wound not easy to be pulled apart.
Zhou Dan changed Xiao Wu's clean underwear and middle clothes again, watching her fall asleep under the influence of drugs, taking off her hard outfit, she was as weak as a child, making him have endless love and protection.
"Xiao Wu, let me, your brother Dan, protect you for the rest of your life, okay?"
Zhou Dan muttered softly, and what answered him was Xiao Wu's soft and long gasp.
"Sleep, sleep well, with Brother Dan here, you don't have to worry about anything, Brother Dan, will protect you"
Zhou Dan raised his head and looked at Xiao Wu's impoverished and dilapidated home, and his eyebrows, which had never stretched, frowned even tighter.
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