Chapter 11: The Murderous Couple
"This is it. โ
The second uncle pushed open the old red lacquered wooden door that loomed in the darkness in front of him.
"After moving out of the Xiao family's old house, your aunt and I have been living here. The place is not as good as your city, and it will be done. After what happened just now, the second uncle's face was a little pale, and he was also faintly afraid of Xiao He.
Between words, the two stepped into a small, crowded courtyard full of messy farm tools.
A yellow old earth dog was lying lazily at the door, and he didn't care when he saw people coming in, but he casually raised his cloudy dog eyes and looked at Xiao He for a while, and then moved his ears and continued to close his eyes to rest.
The enticing aroma of dumpling soup emanated from the white-lit bungalow, clinging to yellowed and white porcelain.
Hearing movement in the courtyard, the door of the bungalow creaked open, and the pure white incandescent light poured on the ground: "The eldest nephew is here~" The second aunt's voice revealed a strange enthusiasm.
Xiao He looked at this thin woman with high cheekbones and slightly eyed eyes with complicated eyes, and hummed in a low voice.
The white aroma wafted out, and the second aunt smiled and pulled Xiao He: "Big nephew, what are you doing, the dumplings that go home are out, come and taste the dumplings that your aunt made for you!"
When the second uncle heard this, his face turned even paler, and he actually broke out in a cold sweat: "..... eat dumplings now?"
The second aunt stared at her man with straight eyes, and said word by word: "Then when do you want to wait?"
The second uncle was stunned for a while, held back for a long time, pretended to be a little impatient, and waved his hand at her: "What's in a hurry, it's the same when you eat later!"
The second aunt stared at the second uncle without saying a word, and after a while, she turned around and entered the room, took out a pot of hot tea and poured it for the two of them, and then entered the room again, and there was no movement.
After the second uncle watched her enter, he seemed to breathe a sigh of relief and beckoned Xiao He to sit down.
He looked a little solemn at the moment, licking his lips, rubbing his hands, and speaking in a very serious tone, causing his words to be intermittent, as if he was explaining what was going on: "Nephew, you are a smart person, and I won't hide it from you." You also saw it just now, the second uncle owes a lot of money outside, and people have already caught up with him. โ
Saying that, he glanced at the quiet room, where there was no movement, but he knew that his wife was standing at the door listening.
Xiao He sighed: "I can see it." โ
"I grew up watching you, although I didn't live together, but after all, I am a blood relative with broken bones and tendons. Now that the second uncle is in trouble, you have to pull your second uncle to help. You see, your grandmother is gone, and this house will be empty, so it's better to ...... Let's sell it, seventy-three, and I'll take your small profit of two, you see-"
Suddenly, there was the sound of Ding Ling smashing pots and bowls in the room.
The second uncle's face suddenly became ugly.
Xiao He also frowned. The second aunt is putting pressure on the second uncle next door, and it seems that today's meal is not delicious.
"No, no, no, let's still score eighty-two, eighty-two, you are young, can you break through again? Your second uncle is indeed in trouble, he is about to reach a dead end, and he needs your help, what do you think?" The second uncle's face was extremely frightened, and he rubbed his hands and looked at Xiao He.
Xiao He was a little thirsty, picked up the tea on the table and took a sip, his face was a little sad. Grandma's bones are not cold, and the few family properties have been targeted, which is really whimpering!
In the second uncle's expectant eyes, Xiao He sighed lowly: "Second uncle, let's keep this house." โ
The second uncle's face instantly turned like dirt: "What, ........ you don't agree to sell?"
Xiao He's face was a little desolate: "This is the only thought that grandma left me." I'm going to live in it, and I don't agree to sell it. โ
The second uncle was stunned for a while.
"Butโ"
A little cold sweat flowed from the second uncle's forehead: "Big nephew, the second uncle begs you, okay, you can see it, those guys are all ruthless characters, and they are all forced to the door! If I can't take it out again, what can I do! I grew up watching you, after your parents left, your grandmother can't take care of you alone, and I am also your guardian!"
The second uncle was so anxious that he was sweating, Xiao He heard the word "parents", his heart ached, he was a little annoyed, and the stubbornness in his bones surged up.
He was silent for a moment, then opened his mouth in a calm voice.
"Second uncle, don't blame me for speaking straight. As the saying goes, those who are close to Zhu are red and those who are close to ink are black, those ruffians and hooligans are not good people at first glance, and if they can find you, you must have done something dishonorable. I guess it's nothing more than the money you owe and don't pay it back, otherwise you wouldn't have knocked on the idea of grandma's house. Xiao He said very seriously.
"I-"
Thinking that he really owed a huge amount of money because of his good gambling, his face full of ravines was blue and white for a while, and he was so ashamed that he couldn't wait to find a crack in the ground to drill down.
"Second uncle, I understand your situation, but as a man, you have to do things by yourself, and your head has a scar the size of a bowl. Since you made the decision in the first place, you are responsible for your actions. It's not impossible for me to take a step back, it's a big deal to give you some money. It's just that as long as grandma's things left behind don't spoil those people, I can do anything. โ
"Nephew, where do you have enough money! You can do it, your second uncle and I-"
"Don't talk about the second uncle, there is only one way. I don't agree to sell it to pay you back. To put it mildly, this is a debt you owe yourself, and you should find a way to pay it off yourself. Don't let grandma worry about your affairs under the Nine Springs. โ
Xiao He didn't give his second uncle a chance to speak at all.
"Eat dumplingsโ"
The second aunt suddenly walked out with two plates of dumplings at the right time, interrupting the conversation between the two and resolving the embarrassing situation.
The second uncle blushed and didn't speak.
"Big nephew, let me ask you one last time, you really don't want to sell?" the second uncle suddenly came out of nowhere, his eyes hooked.
Xiao He was horrified.
He looked at his second uncle and nodded slowly.
"Then ..... eat dumplings first. The second uncle's attitude changed suddenly, his eyes were staring at Xiao He, the corners of his mouth twitched unnaturally, and he wanted to hook a natural smile, but it was extremely ugly.
A plate of steaming dumplings was placed in front of Xiao He.
There was an eerie silence in the room.
"Thank you, second aunt, I didn't feel well today, so I won't eat it. Xiao He smiled politely, pushed the dumplings away, and prepared to get up and leave.
Suddenly, the second aunt grabbed Xiao He's shoulder: "Eat as much as you want..... eat as much as you want." Her tone was a little anxious.
Xiao He felt that something was not quite right.
He still smiled and refused: "No, no, no, I'm really not comfortable, I don't want to eat ......" The second aunt glanced at the second uncle, the second uncle's eyes were dull, and he seemed to be very surprised by Xiao He's reaction.
"Nephew, if the house is not sold, it will not be sold, it is rare for you to come here, and we have not entertained you well, today this dumpling is when we entertain you, you eat a little bit, we are happy!"
The second uncle's face was pale, and he said a little anxiously.
The second aunt slapped the chopsticks in front of him a little domineeringly, her eyes were gloomy, the smile on the corner of her mouth was weird and abnormal, and the second uncle's eyes were warm, hanging her eyebrows, containing morbid expectations!
Keen intuition told Xiao He that there must be a problem!
From the moment I entered the door, these two people have been encouraging me to eat dumplings, and now they don't eat and don't tell me to leave, this behavior is too abnormal!
These dumplings are absolutely uneatable!
"I don't eat it, I really don't eat it, I have to rush back to the Xiao family's mansion to deal with some aftermath and say goodbye. Not daring to think about it, Xiao He forcibly stood up, wanting to get out of this weird house.
Unexpectedly, as soon as he stood up, his head began to faint, and suddenly the world was spinning, and a strong stomach pain hit, and Xiao He sat on the chair again!
"Damn, I put all the rest of the medicine into it, why is there a reaction now........"
Seeing Xiao He's appearance, the second aunt breathed a sigh of relief, muttered in her mouth, turned around and went into the kitchen and took out a rolling pin.
"Old woman, when did you do itโ" The second uncle looked at the scene in front of him in amazement.
"What can you accomplish if you ask for this money, you will never get it!" she said as she used her chin to nu Xiaohe's tea bowl in front of her.
The second uncle couldn't help but speak: "Can you ...... It's ruthless. Dare to love from the beginning, you didn't intend to let him live. โ
The second aunt's mouth was very exaggerated, and in the miserable white light and shadow, a pair of excited eyes looked like hellish ghosts: "If you don't do two things, what's the difference between killing one and killing two?"
When Xiao He heard this, the blood all over his body suddenly rushed to the top of his head, and he was sad and angry in his heart: This dead mother-in-law, in order to rob property, actually drugged the tea in a hurry! In this way, this dumpling is really not clean!
There is no difference between killing one and killing two, could it be said that grandma was killed?
Bursts of severe stomach pain hit, and Xiao He lay on the table in pain.
His heart was filled with immeasurable anger, and all he could think of was his grandmother's voice and smile before her death.
I don't know if it was because of sadness or pain, Xiao He clenched his fists tightly, and his nails sank deep into the flesh.
Blame yourself for not being angry! Let grandma be mutilated by these two bastards!
Grandma's back suddenly appeared in front of his eyes very clearly, Xiao He's heart was like a knife, that thin and weak back, always looking forward to his back, chasing his back, and was pushed into the abyss of death by these two demons!
In the corner of his eye, he saw his second aunt casting a strange shadow on her slender arm against the miserable white incandescent light above her head. She raised her rolling pin high and smashed it towards the back of Xiao He's head!
The extreme anger and excitement made Xiao He's body feel uncontrollable and unusually high, as if the cells in his body were agitated. But the cramping sensation in the stomach disappeared.
He felt a huge, surging force engulfing him.
At this time, the second uncle on the side saw that Xiao He's eyes were like two red lights that suddenly lit up in the fog, bursting out with a strong blood light in an instant!