Linxia

Chapter 106, heart-breaking

The three people from Old Chen's family left, and a few days passed quickly. It was the evening of that day.

Xixiang Hutong, Fang family.

Woo~Hoo~
Outside, it was freezing cold and the wind was biting.

Inside the house, the fire was blazing in the brazier. Fang Lin's family, uncle Fang Boxian, Fang Chuanhui, and Fang Yuyu were sitting around eating. Their faces were roasted red, and they were drinking steaming hot sea bass soup, their bodies warm.

Not far away, the kitten squatted obediently and licked the fish soup, again and again. Its little tongue was like a spring, licking very quickly, and its tail swung from time to time, conveying its cheerful mood.

That's right, what cat can resist fish? Especially when it's such a delicious fish soup.

"Tomorrow is Song Kai's day... I have talked to the shopkeeper and asked him to take a day off tomorrow to see him off for the last time." Fang Lin said.

"Oh, this matter...I'll go too!" Father Fang sighed.

The eldest uncle Fang Boxian also nodded, and then said: "Chuanhui, Yuyu, you should stay at home and don't go."

There is a saying here that when a criminal is beheaded, half-grown children are not allowed to watch, otherwise they will be easily frightened and their souls will be unstable.

"Oh!" The brother and sister both nodded obediently, as if they were cast in the same mold.

Seeing that they seemed a little disappointed, Fang's mother comforted them, "Sanniang won't go either. I'll stay with you. What's so good about that bloody scene? Sanniang will make you some cabbage and egg dumplings."

"Yeah!" Fang Chuanhui and Fang Yuyu agreed happily.

They felt that they had eaten so well at their uncle's house and seemed to have gained a lot of weight. They wondered if their mother would recognize them when they returned. They also had so many fun things. If their eldest brother knew about this, he would definitely be extremely envious.

……

At the same time, diners came to the inn.

White House.

"Mom, we've eaten and shopped enough these days. When are we going back?" Bai Feng asked.

"After you see the Song family kid beheaded tomorrow, you can take me back." Old Lady Bai looked deeply at her eldest son Bai Feng, then looked at the jar containing Bai Bao's ashes, and said, "How can I be willing if I don't see the murderer who killed Baozi die with my own eyes?"

"Alright."

These days, Bai Feng has been on high alert, fearing that his mother would do something stupid. Fortunately, Old Mrs. Bai has been calm and seemed to have really come to terms with it. Only then did he gradually feel relieved.

He collected the dishes and sent them to the inn, but he didn't notice that Old Lady Bai behind him touched something in her arms. It was a dagger that had been polished to a cold shine over the past few days.

When Bai Feng came back, Old Lady Bai had already recovered her composure and said, "Fengzi, go to bed early tonight and stay alert. You have things to do tomorrow!"

"Ah."

……

Song family.

Song Guangcheng and his wife ate a little dinner, then lay in bed, tossing and turning, unable to fall asleep.

"His father, Kaizi will..." Song Liu choked up.

"Didn't you know this day would come?" Song Guangcheng also sighed, feeling equally uncomfortable.

After tomorrow, my son and I will be separated by life and death. Who can feel good about seeing an old man send off a young man?
"It's because I, as a mother, didn't teach him well that he is in this situation."

Song Liu recalled with tears: "He was so well-behaved when he was little... I watched him grow up little by little... He got married and had children. Even though she was my granddaughter, I liked her too... How great it would have been if I hadn't let him come to the capital!"

Song Guangcheng listened to his wife's chattering without interrupting.

When Mrs. Song Liu said she was tired, her tears dried, and she fell asleep with red eyes, he still couldn't sleep. Whenever he closed his eyes, he seemed to see the scene of his son being beheaded tomorrow, and he couldn't help but sigh softly one after another.

Song Guangcheng was a shrewd man who schemed against outsiders, but even a tiger would not eat its own cubs. His son had fallen into this state and was going to be beheaded tomorrow. He must be no less upset and in pain than Song Liu.

However, as the head of the family, I have to bear and take on everything, and I cannot show it.

It was late at night, the wind was blowing outside the window, the sound was sobbing and calling, but he couldn't fall asleep for a long time.

……

The next day at noon, at the market entrance.

Knowing that there would be a beheading today, many people came to watch.

"These prisoners are unlucky. They committed crimes after the autumnal equinox and before the beginning of spring, which is the time to be beheaded."

"Isn't it? The court stipulates that beheading cannot take place on the 28th, 29th, 30th, or 1st of each month. Today is the 27th, and it's a sunny day. Otherwise, we might have to wait until the 2nd of next month."

"It's better to behead them as soon as possible. Those who are to be beheaded have all committed serious crimes. They all deserve it."

……

Fang's father, uncle Fang Boxian, Fang Lin, and Tian Xuan came over and were all in the crowd. Some people from Xiaohe Village who stayed in the city also came to see Song Kai off.

But I haven't seen Sister Guihua. Come to think of it, she has the little girl Chen Ye. It's impossible for her to leave her daughter behind and come alone.

At this time, Song Kai was brought over and knelt down.

"Wow!" Song Guangcheng and his wife supported each other in the front, especially Song Liu, whose eyes were red and she was crying uncontrollably.

Beside them, Old Lady Bai and Bai Feng watched coldly. "The time has come, execute!" the executioner shouted.

The midday sun cast a series of dazzling light and shadows. The executioner pulled out the death card from behind Song Kai, raised the sword, and swung it down suddenly.

"Dad, little..."

At this moment, Song Kai's eyes suddenly widened in horror, as if he had seen something extremely horrible. He shouted halfway, but the sword had already chopped off, and a huge head rolled down, and he died with his eyes open.

At the same time, Old Lady Bai quietly came behind Song Guangcheng at some point, and the dagger reflected a cold light and stabbed into Song Guangcheng's heart from behind with a "puff" sound.

Pain! Severe pain! Song Guangcheng's eyes widened, his face full of disbelief.

In fact, if it was any other time, if Old Lady Bai came close, it would definitely arouse his vigilance, but at this moment today, Song Guangcheng was distracted by his son's beheading, and he almost stayed up all night last night, so he was in a trance... On the other hand, Old Lady Bai was conserving her energy, and she was a farm woman with a lot of strength, and at that special moment, she added and subtracted two things, and she was able to hit the target with one strike.

Yes, who would have thought that at this time today, in front of the public, in front of the officials, he would kill someone on the execution ground? If he killed someone in this situation, he would definitely not be able to escape.

But Old Mrs. Bai never thought of running away. She just wanted to avenge her son and save his life!

Old Lady Bai originally wanted to stab Song Guangcheng and then stab Song Liu to death, so that the couple could go down to accompany their son. However, in the last moments of his life, Song Guangcheng instinctively burst out with all his strength, pushed Old Lady Bai with his backhand, and pushed her to the ground with her back legs facing the air.

puff!

The dagger was pulled out and blood spurted out.

At this time, people around finally reacted to the sudden change.

"Master!" Song Liu's son died first, and then she saw her husband stabbed in the back. Her face turned pale and she let out a heart-wrenching cry.

"Mom!" Bai Feng's face was full of shock. At this moment, all the abnormalities of his mother in the past few days came to his mind and he suddenly realized.

He originally thought that his mother was going to do something stupid, so he was keeping an eye on her, but he didn't expect that she was waiting for today to avenge Bai Bao at the execution ground.

But it was too late to figure it out now. He shouted and rushed over to support Old Lady Bai.

"Blood! Blood!"

"It's dead!"

"Ah, get out of the way!"

……

There was chaos all around, screams were heard, and the crowd was pushing and shoving back.

On this side, Mr. Fang, Uncle Fang, Fang Lin, and Tian Xuan, the four people who came had varying degrees of shock on their faces, and they pulled each other back.

"How dare you! Catch that man for me!" At this time, killing someone in front of him was tantamount to a provocation, the executioner shouted.

The officers gathered around.

"It's retribution. Song Kai killed my son, so I killed his father. I only regret not taking his mother with him."

Old Lady Bai's body was stained with blood, but she didn't care at all. Her face only showed the relief of revenge and the regret of not being able to kill Song Liu. Then, she looked at Bai Feng and said, "Fengzi, mother is leaving first. I'm going to find Baozi. Don't forget to bring mother and your brother home..."

As she spoke, the dagger had already stabbed into her chest, and the light in her eyes gradually faded.

"Mom!" Bai Feng let out a sad cry.

The bailiffs gathered around and saw that Old Lady Bai had committed suicide. It was not right to arrest her, nor was it right not to arrest her.

When a yamen runner came over and whispered in the executioner's ear for a while, he sighed, waved his hand, and let the officials who had gathered around him disperse: "It turned out that my mother killed the enemy's father to avenge my son? This is really... really how can we say it? Well, don't make it difficult for them, let them collect the bodies!"

……

On the way back, the four members of the Fang family were still talking about this matter.

"Song Kai killed Bai Bao. Today Song Kai was beheaded. Old Lady Bai killed his father in front of him, so Song Kai will die with regret..."

Father Fang didn't know how to comment on this matter. After a pause, he could only sigh, "How cruel!"

He is not very educated, otherwise he would have said two words: heartbreaking!

"It's all retribution." Fang Boxian also sighed.

"Retribution? That's true," Fang Lin thought to himself.

The cause of this series of events actually started when Bai Bao pushed Chen Ye into the water. He felt sad and at the same time, that Song Kai was the direct murderer of Bai Bao's death, but it was Sister Guihua who was behind the scenes. Whether it was Bai Bao, Song Kai, Old Lady Bai, or Song Guangcheng, these people never knew the full picture of the matter until they died.

'Sister Guihua didn't come today. Did she guess something and act cautiously?' he thought to himself.

Tian Xuan frowned as she looked at Fang Lin, as if she knew what he was thinking. She came over and held Fang Lin's hand: "Brother Lin, don't think about it. This is none of our business."

"Yeah, what does it have to do with our family?" Fang Lin smiled, put these things aside, and walked into the sunshine holding hands with Tian Xuan.

At this time, it was late November. The last trace of haze in the distant sky dissipated under the dazzling winter sunshine. On both sides of the street, the roofs with green tiles and white walls glowed white in the sun. At the dock farther away, the river flowed slowly, and thousands of sails came and went.

In this environment, Fang's father and uncle Fang Boxian were talking in front, while Fang Lin and Tian Xuan were holding hands behind and going back to Xixiang Hutong.

……

(End of this chapter)