Famous Doctor Woman

Chapter 823 Running away (1)
Xia Mingxuan was so happy that he drank a jar of wine unknowingly. In order to let him relax his vigilance, old man Zhou only talked about his experience of doing odd jobs in casinos in his early years.

It was already dark, and the air was full of cool wind. Sitting under a tree and drinking a small wine, how pleasant it would be.

Neighbors closed the courtyard doors tightly, and it was time for people who had been busy all day to go to bed.

"Come, come again!"

Xia Mingxuan never went to the brothel to have fun since the incident was revealed. He drank alone and was unhappy. He shook his body and shook the wine glass with his hands, but the wine in it was empty.

"Qian'er, bring over Daddy's wine."

Seeing that the heat was about the same, old man Zhou winked at Zhou Qian'er. The father and daughter agreed to change the drink when they were in high spirits. He prepared a drugged one.

Xia Mingxuan never put ordinary people in his eyes, thinking that he could control everything, and never thought that the other party would have the courage to drug him.

After drinking a few cups in a row, his mind was dull and his eyes were hazy. When he saw Zhou Qian'er holding a lantern and walking from not far away, he thought he saw his cousin Mo Yan.

Mo Yan likes lanterns of all colors. In previous years, during the Lantern Festival, he, his cousin, expressed his love for it. But after she got engaged, the two drifted apart.

"Yan Yan."

Xia Mingxuan muttered to himself, his head sank, his hands lay on the table, motionless.

"Brother Ming, wake up, let's go home."

Zhou Qian'er put down the lantern, patted Xia Mingxuan's back lightly with her hands, and repeated several times in a low voice.

Old man Zhou had a lot of tricks. He was afraid that his son-in-law would find out that there was something wrong with the drinks, so he pretended to be dizzy on purpose. He rolled his eyes and said loudly, "Actually, I'm drinking to celebrate today. It's a happy event at home. Qian'er has your flesh and blood!"

Xia Mingxuan had already breathed out evenly, but he turned a deaf ear and did not respond at all.

Zhou Qian'er blushed, and pulled old man Zhou's sleeve, "Father, what are you talking about, when did I get pregnant?"

"You silly girl, of course it's for testing."

The old man Zhou looked smug, and looked at Zhou Qian'er with contempt, "Your father and I have been smart all our lives, how can we have such a heartless girl like you!"

"However, brother Ming seemed to be talking about salt just now. Could it be that the food tastes bland?"

The "Yanyan" in Xia Mingxuan's mouth was misunderstood by Zhou Qian'er as "salt". She made the last mixed dish. She picked it up with chopsticks and put it in her mouth to taste. The taste was indeed mild.

The people in the north of the city lived in poverty. In order to save lamp oil, they went to bed early. Soon after dark, every house was dark and there was no sound.

Old man Zhou tapped Zhou Qian'er's forehead with his finger, and said angrily, "As long as you have a big heart, according to our argument, if he finds out that the family has less money in the future, you just insist that you don't know."

The big tree attracts the wind, Zhou Qian'er married Lin Ming, the smell of meat came from the house from time to time, the surrounding residents were about to move, and there were indeed thieves who jumped into the courtyard at night.

It's a pity that Xia Mingxuan doesn't like chickens and ducks, and hates the smell of chicken excrement. Apart from firewood, he grows a few vegetables, flowers and plants in the small courtyard, and there are no valuable things.

After a thief was found stealing, Xia Mingxuan was very cautious. He bought bricks and tiles, raised the courtyard wall, and stretched a layer of barbed wire on it to make it difficult for anyone to enter.

"Where's the key to the little box?"

Old man Zhou emptied Xia Mingxuan's purse, and there were only some copper plates and broken silver in it. Although his eyes were hot, he was not allowed to take it.

"Hanging around his neck."

Zhou Qian'er felt a little regretful, she shouldn't have conspired with her father to plot against her own man, but what her father said made sense, brother Ming was very indifferent to her, so she wouldn't be allowed to raise a child outside.

Sudden jealousy flooded Zhou Qian'er like a tide, and she made up her mind to earn more money.

Husband and wife are a family, brother Ming's money belongs to her, what's the problem?Thinking of this, Zhou Qian'er became confident.

After finally taking off the key, old man Zhou placed another stone under the base of the wall, and the father and daughter climbed through the partition wall one by one to the next courtyard.

There used to be some women's clothes and sundries in the house, but before Xia Mingxuan got married, he transported them to the countryside and burned them all.

After lighting the oil lamp in the inner room, old man Zhou looked around, which was a bit more delicate than when he first got married and arranged the wedding room.

"Tsk tsk, there is also a Gong barrel, really particular."

Xia Mingxuan will sleep until tomorrow at least, and old man Zhou is not in a hurry, he will touch, look at, and comment on all kinds of decorations.

A small clean room is set up next to the inner room. The barrel is filled with wood chips, and a candlestick is inlaid on the wall, and three sticks of incense are inserted in it.

"Brother Ming doesn't like going to the hut in the courtyard."

Zhou Qian'er was a thief for the first time, and her palms were sweating. She rubbed against the hem of her dress, wanting to make a quick decision, and urged old man Zhou to do it.

"No hurries?"

After visiting for a week, old man Zhou found the box in a hidden corner and opened it with a key. There were three layers inside, and the bottom layer was a thick bank note.

"What is this?"

Old man Zhou looked at the bank note. He didn't know how many numbers were on it. He had never seen it in a casino before, so it probably had a high face value.

"Father, what is this?"

Zhou Qian'er was very interested in something as thin as a cicada's wings, soft and breathable to the touch, like a piece of skin.

"I don't know, open it and have a look."

Old man Zhou claimed to be well-informed. After opening it, he stuck it on his face, and then looked at the bronze mirror, startled.

"Who are you? Are you a human or a ghost?"

Zhou Qian'er was shocked by the sudden change of face, and almost threw away the box in her hand, but old man Zhou was more calm, "Of course it's your father, look at my clothes."

Could it be that the thing on his face is the legendary human skin mask?
Old man Zhou shook, his hairs stood on end, if so, is the skin on Lin Ming's face real?
"Father, what...what should I do?"

Zhou Qian'er was covered in cold sweat, as if she and her father had suddenly discovered a great secret.

Are human skin masks made of human skin?

Not in the mood to take the banknote, old man Zhou made a decisive decision, locked the box, and concealed the door, and the father and daughter crawled back to Zhou's yard.

There is a big tree in the courtyard of the Zhou family, and there is a deck chair next to it. Normally, the old man Zhou likes to enjoy the coolness under the tree. At this moment, it is Xia Mingxuan.

In the dark, he breathed steadily and had no lethality, but the unknown is unpredictable and frightening. Old man Zhou and Zhou Qian'er were very nervous, and their hands kept shaking.

"Maybe we're overthinking it. He's the illegitimate son of a rich family. He has money. It's not out of the ordinary to collect a mask."

After a long silence, the old man Zhou took a deep breath and comforted Zhou Qian'er, as if he was also convincing himself, but he didn't believe what he said so dryly.

Born in a rich family, what about the servants, where about relatives?No one, no one participated in the marriage, no clan members, perhaps, Lin Ming's name is not real, he is a gangster who murdered and set fire.

(End of this chapter)