Red Mansion Reader

Chapter 130 Xiangling Extra Story: After the Rain
The hanging blue orchid rests on the east of the jade building, and the clouds and mist illuminate the rainbow at night.With a sigh, the world is full of wind, and the morning dew in Mingtan should meet.

—————Book friend Wang Yu

Bunches of fireworks bloomed, and those red, blue, green, and silver rays of light swept across the dark night, making the monotonous and empty room look a bit special.

Putting her hands on the wooden window frame, Zhen Yinglian stopped to think, but she couldn't find any past events to recall.

In her short life, the person who appeared the most was Xu Mazi, but the people she met the most were abducted children.

The two groups of people interweave into a picture as dark as ink, but in the picture there are lotus lanterns drifting away along the silent long river.

Xu Mazi didn't have the habit of taking care of children. The abducted children would stay for one or two days at short time, and half a month or one month at long time, and they would sell them all.

During this period, the children were naturally crying and fussing, and he didn't like to listen to it, so he would punch and kick, threaten and threaten at every turn.

The most important thing to do is to beat a few of them and sell them directly to the beggar gangs in various cities afterwards.

After Yinglian starts to understand a little bit, she will silently take care of these children.For some children who sell quickly, she remembers the name of the other party.If she could stay for a while, she would secretly distribute some of her food and try her best to take good care of each other.

At first, some children thought she was Xu Mazi's accomplice, and often scolded her together.But after getting along for a long time, I always call her 'sister, sister'.

The more this happened, the more pain Zhen Yinglian suffered.

There is nothing more torturous than watching someone you know sell.

Zhen Yinglian also thought of a way. Although Xu Mazi went out to abduct people every time, he would keep two people to watch the house.But when people finally lost their minds, she seized an opportunity to help a little sister escape.

"Sister, won't you come with me?"

It was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and both Zhen Yinglian and this little girl surnamed Wen knew it.

At that time, the two of them were 11 years old and the other was [-] years old.

"Sister, run away with me." Wen Yatou took her sister's hand. Although she was not as good-looking as Zhen Yinglian, she was still pretty and smart. Xu Mazi always wanted to sell her for a good price, so he let them wait until This opportunity, "I will take you home to find my parents, and we will live together in the future."

Zhen Yinglian looked at the doorway she had finally found, and was lost in thought for a while.

Wen girl has only been here for a few days, and she doesn't know a few people in the house, but she knows all the other abducted children.

Finally, she shook her head, "I can't leave, if I leave, Xu Mazi will beat the other children to death."

"You go, if you can remember me, bring your parents back to save us."

"It's about this time, sister, you still care what other people do." Wen Yatou tried her best to persuade, "If you miss this opportunity, there will be nothing else in the future..."

"I can't hurt anyone, I don't want to hurt anyone. Sister, go away." Zhen Yinglian was indescribably stubborn, and only pushed the girl surnamed Wen to crawl out of the dog hole.

"Remember, if you find your parents, bring them to save me."

"Sister, don't worry, as long as I find my parents, I will definitely bring them back to save you."

Wen girl's voice finally came from outside the door wall.

As the footsteps went away, the young Zhen Yinglian leaned against the cold wall, and finally she let go of the uneasiness in her heart.

She couldn't help but began to look forward to sister Wen taking her parents and coming to save all the children in the house.

That night, when Xu Mazi came back, he saw that a child was missing and became very angry.

After knowing that it was Yinglian who let him go, he grabbed a boy on the spot and beat him to death in front of Yinglian who was terrified and crying.

"Remember, this child died because of you, you killed him."

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The old lady's sudden visit and the broken words from outside the door interrupted Yinglian's thoughts.

"Open the door."

"Oh, good mother, let's see the girl inside again."

"Speak up, is there any movement inside?"

"You can rest assured, the windows are nailed shut, even if she has wings, she won't be able to fly out."

As the lock was removed, the door opened gently, and the mid-mature old woman walked slowly into the house, closing the door behind her with both hands.

Looking at the back who didn't turn around, the old lady couldn't help sighing, "My good girl, do you know why Xu Mazi went out tonight?"

Seeing that Miss Zhen's gaze was finally attracted, the old lady sat down on her seat, "I don't know how many children from good families are going to suffer this crime."

Zhen Yinglian's complexion darkened when she heard this, and she lowered her head a little at a loss, as if she had done something wrong.

Seeing this, the old lady couldn't help but sigh, silly girl, she is a mud bodhisattva crossing the river, she can't protect herself, and she is worried about what other people's children are doing.

The old lady undoubtedly likes Zhen Yinglian, not only because of her extraordinary appearance, but also because of her clean temperament.The old lady was very curious at one time, how could Zhen Yinglian, who was trapped in the quagmire of the den of thieves, have such a kind character.

Manchunyuan is a graveyard for women, and my mother has seen many women who sell themselves here in half her life.Needless to say, those who are looking for life and death are naturally needless to say, if they have a stronger temperament, it is not uncommon to bump their heads to death in front of her.

If you meet someone who is submissive, and after going along with the flow, you will be willing to fall, and you don't have to look down on the other person with a high profile. It is not easy to live in this world, so why bother yourself and God.

It is precisely because of seeing more of these two types of people that the old lady can see the difference between Zhen Yinglian more and more.

Zhen Yinglian's difference does not lie in arguing about what happened to him.Instead, when you are in the quagmire, you still have sympathy for the suffering of others, and you have the minimum expectations for your own tomorrow.

When people live to one year old, they will always look at certain qualities differently. The old lady stepped forward and held Zhen Yinglian's hand, and couldn't help saying: "My good boy, you don't want to think about it anymore, talk to Xu Mazi, and say you want to stay with me." Mom, as long as you nod your head and persuade Xu Mazi to ask for less money, mom will treat you like a daughter from now on."

The old lady really likes Yinglian and thinks that she will definitely become the most famous oiran in Yangzhou.

How many men have to like Yinglian's natural loving temperament.

Why did such a treasure fall into Xu Mazi's hands?
God has no eyes.

"Seeing Xu Mazi go out in such a hurry, I'm afraid I want to take you to escape to Jinling in the past two days. You might as well think about it tonight, whether it's better to follow me or Xu Mazi."

"Don't have the spring and autumn dream of being bought by someone as a big house. We are born in a family like us. It is the grandmother's kindness to be able to be a side house. You have never seen the dirty tricks of a woman's back house. If this woman If you want to punish you, even if ten men can't match you."

"You might as well stay with mom and earn some money. When you get old, mom will give you back your freedom. You don't have to live under the fence when you go out, okay?"

Zhen Yinglian listened silently, neither answering nor refusing.

She knew that it didn't make much difference for her to follow Xu Mazi or be an old lady.It's just going from one hell to another.

"Think about it again, if you really leave me, you will have no chance to look back. Those rich mansions may not be better than our Chunlou. You still have someone to serve you here, and you are still half a master. .”

"I know you are still looking forward to meeting someone who can save you from the sea of ​​suffering. But think about it for yourself, is there really such a person in this world?"

"Just tonight, think about it for yourself."

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When the fireworks were about to end, Zhen Yinglian was being led away by Xu Mazi and others.

There was a burning pain on her cheek, it was from being slapped by Xu Mazi's younger brother, because she insisted on asking Xiaohu their names before she would leave.

"Xiaohu, Niuniu. Niuniu, Xiaohu."

In order to worry that she would forget, even on the way to escape, she kept silently chanting the name in her heart.

There are not many fireworks under the night sky, only a bunch of them will appear occasionally, and only a rough light can be seen, which is far less sensational than before.

Xu Mazi took her all the way to the bank of the river. Somehow they discussed it, but they only brought a board and pushed her into the water.

The river water in winter is so bitingly cold.As soon as Yinglian entered the water, she couldn't stop trembling.She couldn't swim, so she could only hug the wooden plank with great difficulty.

As she walked slowly, she suddenly noticed that the lights of the fireworks covered by the dark roofs were silently reflected on the river.Appearing with them, there is also a brilliant galaxy all over the sky.

Miss Zhen secretly looked around, Xu Mazi and the others were all focused on running for their lives, as if they didn't see this scene.

She couldn't help taking the opportunity to slow down quietly, allowing herself to half-hold the board and drift quietly on the river.

The simple dress unfolded like a lotus leaf in the water, and the stars and moon were reflected in the river and in her eyes.

Do you want to just let go?
Yinglian was a little out of breath, not only because of the rope around her neck, but also because of the burden of her long fate.

Are parents really alive?
Do you really have your own home in this world?

If I find them, will they like me?

Drifting and swimming quietly on the lake, she suddenly didn't care about anything.

It seemed that the gods in the sky were pushing aside the obstruction of the nebula, and stretched out a hand to caress the top of her head gently.

"Stay, there will be no pain if you stay."

One finger, one finger, is gradually loosening.

There was a bit of hesitation in her heart, but also a bit of relaxation.

Whatever expectations and hopes, let’s end with this fireworks.

In the next life, if you meet this person who set off fireworks, you have to say 'thank you' to him.

The sound of fine footsteps sounded from both sides of the bank.

"Several, let's go ashore and chat."

In an instant, the flames of the day were everywhere, and a group of people surrounded a young man, standing quietly on the shore like this.

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"Sister, sister," the rescued Xiaohu took Miss Zhen's hand, pointed to the person in front, and said, "Big brother is the one who set off the fireworks for us."

On the way to the outside of the city, Zhen Yinglian was a little surprised, and followed the direction of Xiaohu's finger, looking at the figure in the distance.Just when a gust of wind blew by, she couldn't help wrapping the cloak around her body tightly, and the other party also sneezed in the cold wind.

"When I go back, I will tell my elder brother to ask him to give me some fireworks. I will show them to Niuniu and my sister when the time comes."

"It's okay, Xiaohu, I heard there will be fireworks tomorrow."

"really?"

Zhen Yinglian nodded, she remembered what he said.

　I finally made up this extra chapter, hahahahahahaha.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)