Shanghai Embroidery Lady

Chapter 87 The Bad News

In the evening, the gloomy sky began to rain again, the leaves of the sycamore trees rustled outside the window, and little drops of raindrops slipped from the leaves and soaked into the damp soil.Because of the rainy weather, it got dark early, the lights in the hospital were pale, the corridors were empty, and the silence was eerily eerie.

When Ye Zijin woke up, she felt a severe headache, as if she had been pricked by countless needles. She couldn't help frowning, but when she looked up, she saw that familiar face.

"This is a hospital?" Ye Zijin subconsciously stretched out her hand and touched her head, only to find that there was a circle of white gauze wrapped around her head.

"Well, your head hurt, but it doesn't look like you've become stupid now." Meng Haoxiang finally let go of his hanging heart.

Ye Zijin smiled wryly and said, "It's really unlucky, I was beaten for no reason when I went out." But she immediately remembered the bloody scene this morning, and asked, "How many people died on Baoshan Road today? Why did those soldiers shoot?" The people who marched were just ordinary people, so killing innocent people indiscriminately like this is really unconscionable!" The last sentence was spoken a little harder, and a sharp pain in the head began again.

Meng Haoxiang ignored her scolding, but put the medicine in her palm, mixed another cup of warm water, and said, "Don't talk, take the medicine."

Ye Zijin had a splitting headache, took the medicine and swallowed it with water, recalling the chaotic and panic scene today, he couldn't help feeling chills down his back, what a thrill!If what hit her was not a stick but a bullet, then she might fall in a pool of blood like that young man and never wake up.

Ye Zijin calmed down, and asked Meng Haoxiang, "Who sent me to the hospital?"

Meng Haoxiang was very calm, but a chill flashed in his eyes, "It's Duan Lipeng's subordinates. This time the Chao Gang and Hong Gang also participated in the suppression of the parade crowd. His people accidentally injured you, and someone who saw you sent you here." Hospital. More than 100 people were killed today, Hong En Hospital is full of wounded, it is estimated that they will continue to suppress the Communist Party tomorrow, you should take good care of your wounds and don’t go out.”

"A bunch of crazy thugs." Ye Zijin gritted his teeth.She glanced at the thick night outside the window, and remembered that she hadn't notified Zizheng since she went out in the morning, and he must be looking for her everywhere.Ye Zijin hurriedly threw off the quilt and got out of bed, but was stopped by Meng Haoxiang, who sternly said, "Where are you going?"

Ye Zijin didn't care about the injury on his head, and said anxiously: "I want to go home! Zizheng must be in a hurry."

Meng Haoxiang couldn't help but hugged her back to the bed, covered her with the quilt, and said in a softer voice, "I've asked Qian Jiang to talk to your brother, and they will naturally bring him here when they see your brother. Don't worry." Meng Haoxiang reassured Ye Zijin not to worry, but he felt a little uneasy.Qian Jiang and Qu Xiangtian went out to find Ye Zizheng in the afternoon, but the two of them have not come back until now. He had thought of the worst situation, but this is undoubtedly cruel to Ye Zijin, he can only let her rest assured.

Seeing that Meng Haoxiang's eyes were firm, Ye Zijin gradually calmed down. What happened today made her terrified. She still remembered the expression of the man who fell in front of her before he died. Everything was so terrible, and there was blood everywhere. Feeling an unprecedented fear, Zizheng, Zizheng shouldn't meet the parade, right?However, she quickly ruled out this possibility, because Jiaotong University Shanghai School is located in the concession, far away from Baoshan Road, and there are police forces from the concession to maintain law and order, so it should be safe.

The green curtains were gently lifted by the wind, and the lights in the ward illuminated the room desertedly.The gossamer drizzle swept into the house with the wind, the floor in front of the window was wet, the branches outside the window trembled slightly, and groups of black shadows swayed, only the sound of rain hitting the leaves of the sycamore tree, tick tock, coincided with the sound of Western bells .Ye Zijin calmed down and waited for her younger brother Zizheng to come over, but the longer she waited, the more flustered she became. All she could see was the closed door. This feeling of waiting was very tormenting. The accumulation of bits and pieces made her almost suffocate.

Suddenly a rough hand covered her hand, shook it lightly, and said in a soft and deep voice: "Don't worry, they should be here soon, many schools are prohibiting students from taking to the streets to parade today. The students are out of school, so it must take some time for Qianjiang and the others to find your brother in Nanyang Public School, and there is still a long drive from the school to Hells Hospital."

Ye Zijin glanced at Meng Haoxiang, nodded lightly, and eased the tense nerves a little. She leaned on the pillow and felt a little numb from the headache. She didn't know whether the medicine just now had an effect or Meng Haoxiang's words had an effect. She felt better in her heart, less anxious and restless.

At a quarter past eight, she heard hurried footsteps in the corridor, Ye Zijin immediately cheered up, and couldn't help but say, "It's Zizheng who's here, he's here!"

Meng Haoxiang secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and said, "It should be them."

The door was pushed open abruptly, Ye Zijin's smile froze at the corner of her lips, because Zi Zheng was not among the people who came in, but Xiao Xia, Qian Jiang and Qu Xiangtian.

"Xiao Xia, why are you here, where is Zizheng?" Ye Zijin looked behind them and asked in a daze when no one followed.

Xiao Xia was still wearing a police uniform, his hair was a little wet, and his clothes were also stained by the rain.Both Qian Jiang and Qu Xiangtian looked solemn, and Meng Haoxiang's heart sank.

Xiao Xia slowly raised his head, his eyes were a little red, and he said with difficulty: "Sister Zijin...you have to be prepared... Today, people from the inspection team went to the concession and the Chinese circle to search for Communists, and the university where Zizheng is not Exception...he seems to have been...beaten to death as a communist...his student ID and textbooks were found among a pile of corpses..."

Ye Zijin was stunned, her headache stopped at this moment, her mind went blank, she stared blankly at Xiao Xia with wide eyes, tremblingly said: "How is it possible...how could he be a Communist Party...I don't believe he is dead, How could it be said that he is dead just based on the documents and a few books! Maybe he lost it accidentally, or the situation was too chaotic and he was squeezed out... No, he can't die..." Ye Zijin body when speaking Trembling uncontrollably, his face was as pale as paper.

Xiao Xia couldn't bear to continue talking, Meng Haoxiang leaned over and hugged her cold body, and shouted to Qian Jiang and Qu Xiangtian: "Why did you two go! Are you trying to prevaricate someone by saying you're dead if you can't find them? I heard The ones are unreliable, send me more people to continue searching!"

Qian Jiang was a little confused: "I have searched all the places I should look for, and asked many people. Some students who were detained knew Miss Ye's younger brother. They said that Miss Ye's younger brother was shot...Master Ye Didn't even go home..."

Qu Xiangtian glanced at Qian Jiang to signal him to shut up, and quickly explained: "Brother, we didn't find the body. Miss Ye's younger brother should still be alive, maybe he was secretly detained. I will send someone to the police station and inspect the body." Let's inquire."

Xiao Xia also quickly added: "Yes, yes, some students are also detained in the patrol room, and Zizheng may be among them. I'll go and take a look at them one by one..."

Meng Haoxiang immediately ordered Qu Xiangtian: "If Ye Zizheng is arrested, no matter how much it costs to clear up the relationship, he must be bailed out!"

Qian Jiangqu took the order and hurried out of the ward with Xiao Xia.The rain was pattering outside the window, the shadows of the trees were swaying wildly, the night wind brought chills, and the rain in the middle of the night became more and more urgent...

Ye Zijin was leaning on Meng Haoxiang's chest blankly, she couldn't hear what he was saying, she just felt the darkness rushing towards her from all directions, the heavy fear surrounded her and occupied her heart, there were cold tears Unknowingly gushing out of the eye sockets, the soft whimper gradually turned into a cry of despair.

Five days later, the Nanjing Nationalist Government was established, and the radio broadcasted the generous speech of the top leader. At the end of the speech, the speech emphasized the Communist Party’s purpose of undermining the reunification of the Northern Expedition, and severely reprimanded the Wuhan Nationalist Government’s pro-Communist behavior.As for the previous bloodbath, the government quickly suppressed public opinion, and the massive marches and strikes gradually faded out of people's sight, and no one dared to discuss it in public.

When it was time to eat, the smoke was rising from the alleys of the alleys, every household was busy cooking, and the women in the communal kitchen did not forget to chat while they were busy.

"Have you heard? We have a communist party here." A thin woman with fashionable curly hair and old-fashioned clothes whispered to another middle-aged woman.

"Who is it?" The woman looked around and asked closer.

"It's the student who lived on the second floor. His sister ran a tailor shop. I heard that he was beaten to death and his body was thrown into the Huangpu River. It's so tragic." The skinny woman said while washing vegetables.

Another woman sighed and said: "Amitabha, what to do these days is not good, but to be a communist party, it will lose your head. I usually look at that child very well-behaved, and he is from Jiaotong University, tsk tsk tsk... what a pity .”

"Oh, his sister is very pitiful. The younger brother who was so dependent on each other died. I have seen her for a few days. She doesn't go out except for cooking. Oh, she is also a Communist, right? In the future, I will have to talk less She talks..." The thin woman said and looked at the closed door.

The woman next to her nodded repeatedly, "Yes, yes, this kind of unclear people should stay away, don't implicate us..."

The woman was about to continue talking, but the thin woman nudged her lightly with her elbow and gave her a look to signal not to speak.

I saw that the lacquered wooden door was opened, and a thin woman came out from inside. The woman's eyes were covered with two blobs of blue, her eyes were sunken, her palm-sized face had a pointed chin, and her complexion was a little yellow.Her steps were erratic, and she staggered to her own stove in the aisle, and she methodically lit a fire to cook.

After a while, the sidewalk was filled with fragrance.The housewife who just moved in and didn't know the situation said by the way, "The braised pork is well-cooked." Seeing Ye Zijin, she ignored it and focused on cooking. She felt that her eyes were a little strange, and walked into his house without hesitation. The house was closed.

Ye Zijin came into the room with the prepared braised pork, and there were two bowls and two pairs of chopsticks on the table.She put the dishes on the table, turned to smile and said to the empty bed: "Zizheng, come over for dinner, here is your favorite braised pork."

Then she also sat down, and kept adding food to the empty bowl, "Zizheng, you need to eat more, studying engineering and drawing is hard work, and you need to have a good foundation in health, I think you are still a little too thin .”

Ye Zijin just smiled and looked at the empty chair, talking patiently, she didn't stop until the bowl was full of meat and vegetables.

Seeing that it couldn't hold any more, she smiled and said, "Zizheng, is it because the braised pork made by my sister is not delicious? Do you like sweeter food? Next time, my sister must remember to add an extra spoonful of sugar."

There was a gust of wind outside the window, making the flowers and plants on the window sill rustle, and there was a faint fragrance of narcissus floating in the room, and a few small flower buds emerged from the pot of marigold.

Ye Zijin just sat quietly like this, staring at the empty chair with wide open eyes.

At this time, the door creaked open, and Wang Xinyu walked in. After the past few days of grief and insomnia, she was also haggard, but Wang Xinyu knew that she couldn't fall down, and she still had to take care of Ye Zijin.

Wang Xinyu saw a plate of braised pork on the table. The meat was already cold, the color was a bit dark, and the sauce had thickened a bit.Wang Xinyu knew that Ye Zijin still didn't eat a bite.

She held back her tears and sat next to Ye Zijin, who turned her head and looked at her blankly, a hint of surprise flashed in her eyes, and then happily said to the empty chair, "Zizheng, look at the new rain coming!" Now, don't be angry anymore, okay, eat a little bit, sister promises to cook your favorite flavor next time."

Wang Xinyu had red eyes, forced a smile and said, "Sister Zijin, you see that Zizheng has already started eating, can you eat a little too?"

Ye Zijin didn't respond, and was still staring at the bowl.

Wang Xinyu was heartbroken. Not only did she have to accept the fact that Zizheng was killed, but she also had to take care of Ye Zijin, who was a little mentally disturbed. Whenever she saw Ye Zijin like this, her heart twisted in pain.When they received the bad news, they couldn't believe it, they all thought Xiao Xia had made a mistake, but after waiting day after day, they still didn't see Zizheng coming home, and they gradually despaired.On the third day, Ye Zijin completely collapsed and had a high fever for the whole night. When she woke up, Ye Zijin became a little abnormal. She didn’t eat or drink and only did one thing every day, which was to make braised pork for Zizheng. .

"Sister Zijin...you can eat a little, too, you will feel uncomfortable..." Wang Xinyu finally couldn't help it, and big drops of tears fell down.

Ye Zijin's eyes were distracted, and his brows were slightly frowned, as if he was immersed in his own world and could not hear any sounds from the outside world.

Looking at her increasingly thin face, the original oval face has thinned into a pointed oval face, Wang Xinyu is anxious and distressed, Ye Zijin really wants to accompany Zizheng if this continues.She picked up the bowl in front of Ye Zijin, picked up a ball of rice and handed it to her lips, smiling weakly: "Zizheng said that the braised pork you made is delicious, he asked you to taste it too."

Ye Zijin opened her mouth stiffly, and Wang Xinyu was so happy that her hands were trembling, she hurriedly fed the rice into her mouth.

Ye Zijin only had rice in his mouth, neither chewing nor swallowing, staring dully at the braised pork on the plate.Suddenly, with a "wow", he turned his head and spat out all the food in his mouth, and kept retching after vomiting.

Wang Xinyu caressed her back in panic, and said with tears streaming down his face: "Sister Zijin, don't torture yourself like this anymore, Zizheng is really gone... Even if life is worse than death, even if it hurts more, we have to grit our teeth and persevere ...I am not reconciled to his death in vain, we can help him accomplish many things..."

Ye Zijin held on to Wang Xinyu's clothes, his eyes were full of horror, and he shouted loudly: "No! Please let Zizheng go, he has nothing to do with the gang, and he is not a Communist Party member. Don't arrest him, don't let him go!" !"

Wang Xinyu was pulled vigorously by Ye Zijin, she wanted to comfort her but was pushed away by Ye Zijin, she almost fell to the ground.

"Sister Zijin, don't worry, no one has arrested Zizheng, no one has come to arrest him..." Wang Xinyu tried to approach Ye Zijin who was out of control.

The door was pushed open suddenly, and a man walked in. Seeing Ye Zijin shivering in the corner, he couldn't help feeling a sharp pain in his heart.

"Boss Meng, sister Zijin still refuses to eat... I'm worried that this will continue..." Wang Xinyu wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes, and said to Meng Haoxiang who came in.

Meng Haoxiang walked in front of Ye Zijin, but Ye Zijin became more and more excited, and kept yelling not to arrest Zizheng.Meng Haoxiang couldn't help but pick up Ye Zijin, and let her struggle and beat like crazy.

Since she woke up with a fever, she has been yelling in the hospital all day to go home, and she has pulled out the needle several times in an attempt to escape.The doctor suggested that she be sent back to her familiar home to recuperate, saying that it would help her mental recovery and emotional stability.Unexpectedly, in the past few days, her body lost weight day by day, and her spirit went up and down, but her condition did not improve.Except that it seems normal when cooking every day, the rest of the time is completely in a daze and does not speak.Today, Meng Haoxiang came to see her after communicating with the doctor. As soon as he entered the door, he saw that she was very emotional. He became more and more worried that letting it go on would make her condition worse, so he carried her downstairs without hesitation.

During Ye Zijin's resistance and crying, the three of them arrived at Hells Hospital, where the doctor gave Ye Zijin a tranquilizer, and she fell asleep peacefully.When Wang Xinyu saw the scratch marks on Meng Haoxiang's neck and the bite marks on his arms, he was very moved and grateful.Ever since Zizheng's accident, Meng Haoxiang has been by Ye Zijin's side all the time. On the night when he had a high fever, he even stayed by Ye Zijin's hospital bed all night to take care of her.

Meng Haoxiang saw that Ye Zijin was extremely resistant to the hospital before, so he decided to take Ye Zijin back to his home to take care of it. With the help of Mrs. He, it should be better than leaving her at home alone, and Wang Xinyu can't be with her all the time around.

Meng Haoxiang asked for Wang Xinyu's opinion, but Wang Xinyu was still not at ease. After all, Meng Haoxiang was a member of the gang, and he didn't know him very well, so he proposed to let Xiaoyue live in Meng Haoxiang's home to help take care of him. Meng Haoxiang immediately agreed, and in the afternoon So he sent Ah Cheng to pick up Xiaoyue.

On Ye Zijin’s first day in Meng Haoxiang’s house, everything went on as usual, but she had to rely on sedatives to fall asleep. She still cooked braised pork on time, but she didn’t eat a single bite. Meng Haoxiang could only force her to eat some soup and rice porridge.Fortunately, Mrs. He and Xiaoyue have been taking good care of her. After she was able to eat a little food, her complexion improved.But on the third day, Ye Zijin suddenly disappeared.

(End of this chapter)