There are flowers and wine, hoeing and farming

Chapter 47

Qiaoqiao's legs went limp, and if her parents hadn't supported her, she would have fallen to her knees on the ground. She asked hoarsely, "What's the matter? What's the matter? How could you kill someone?"

That Uncle Zhang was obviously frightened too, and he couldn't speak for a while. Cheng Daman's brow suddenly showed blue veins. Sober up, take your time. Take a breath."

Jasmine was also awakened. She took out a glass of water from the room and carefully closed the door to let the two children in the room continue to sleep. She handed it to Cheng Daman, who immediately took it and gave it to Lao Zhang.

Lao Zhang seemed to regain his composure in this quiet courtyard, gulped down a large glass of water, and let out a long breath.

"Uncle Zhang, what happened to Hongxia? How did she kill someone? Who is she? Where is she now?" Qiaoqiao asked eagerly, wishing she could run out to look for Hongxia immediately.

Uncle Zhang swallowed, as if recalling that time, a trace of fear flashed in his eyes: "This little girl is really a mad dog. She doesn't even bark. She just jumps up and bites. A long iron rod for digging the soil, as thick as a little finger, directly stabbed a son."

"Brother son?"

"Yes, Brother Young Master, I don't know her either. She just said a few words, just pretend not to hear. We have no power or power, so she insists on going up."

Qiaoqiao's frown became tighter and tighter, and she understood who Uncle Zhang was referring to: "Then, is Hongxia going to see the official now? Where is it? I'm going to see her. Is she injured?"

"She was not injured and did not go to see an officer."

Ning also became anxious now: "Brother Zhang, please be more specific, why didn't you go to see the official? Then you didn't go to see the official, where is Hongxia now?"

"She didn't kill her, she just caught her, and now she's in custody."

Qiaoqiao was stunned for a moment, and then lightened all over. At this moment, she didn't want to grab Uncle Zhang's collar and shake it violently, nor did she roar loudly. He didn't explain clearly. She just felt relaxed all of a sudden. , The breath that I had just held back was gasping again, wheezing.

Cheng Daman was furious, but he still couldn't hold it back. His mood almost fell from a very high point to an extremely low point all at once, and he roared angrily, "Old Zhang! Tell me clearly, who are you helping? You almost Didn't scare us to death!!! What killed people? There are dead people there!"

"I mean murdered, but not killed."

Only now did Lao Zhang start to sort things out slowly. With his slow and unclear explanations, and occasionally his thoughts were not going smoothly, he finally figured out the situation.

That young man was probably under the control of his father a few days ago and had never been allowed to go out, so it happened that he was let out today.And Hongxia and Uncle Zhang had already sold out their flowers at this time, and were about to leave. Coincidentally, he passed by that street, and then saw Hongxia, and asked about Qiaoqiao, but Hongxia ignored him. He started to say some obscenities, probably to insult Qiaoqiao, Uncle Zhang didn't elaborate, he meant to leave after listening, don't say a word, and Hongxia didn't say anything, but her face was flushed , fixed his eyes on that young master, and in the end the man became more and more proud of his words.The words were also extremely unpleasant, Hongxia turned around and went to the flower market, took a thin iron rod, without further ado, directly stabbed it into the man's abdomen.

What the whole family heard was terrified, Ning's brows gradually furrowed, she first looked at her nervous and distressed daughter, and then recalled the scene when Hongxia's mother stabbed her husband to death without hesitation and then committed suicide , The more she thought about it, the more her heart jumped and her hands trembled. Fortunately, Qiaoqiao was also nervous, so she didn't notice Ning's difference.

Lao Zhang continued talking.Although Hongxia has been working for these years, the strength of a little girl is not that great, and that son is wearing excellent silk and satin, which obstructs part of his strength, and this time His father happened to send two servants to watch him, the two did not move when he was bullying, but once he was bullied they rushed up and restrained Hongxia severely.

The man bled a lot, and angrily asked the two servants to tie Hongxia up, but when the official came to inquire, the man just said it was a misunderstanding, and dismissed the official who didn't want to cause trouble.

The young master held his wound and asked the servant to take away Hongxia, and said to Lao Zhang who was already squatting on the ground in fright, he only gave one day, and at noon tomorrow, he asked Qiaoqiao to go to Liu's mansion in the town to exchange her Sister, otherwise I will be sent to the government after noon, and I must be sued for murder.

Wait until Lao Zhang received the last sentence and explained everything clearly.Everything became strangely quiet, and he couldn't even hear his breathing. Lao Zhang was getting older, and after a day of exhaustion, he obviously couldn't bear it anymore, and got up with a pale face: "I said everything!" , I've said everything I need to say, there's nothing else, there's really nothing else, you can figure it out. Don't worry, I won't tell anyone about this matter, and I don't have the guts to say it. As for you It's up to you whether to change people or not to come back. I'm old and I can't control these things, just pretend that I don't know these things.

That young master's family should be very strict. Listening to the two young men who have been persuading him, he is obviously a little timid. That master, probably his father, you can go and beg the master to let him let Hongxia go, or simply don't go. , I am afraid that the young master will not dare to make a big fuss, maybe if I don't see you in a few days, I will obediently send Hongxia back. "

After saying this, Lao Zhang shook his hand weakly, turned around and immediately came here.

"Mother, I'm going." After the door was closed by Uncle Zhang, Qiaoqiao lowered her head and said with a slight click.

Before Cheng Daman could react, Ning yelled angrily and loudly: "You can't go!"

"Mother..." Qiaoqiao looked at her pleadingly.

She is not a selfless person, and she will not sacrifice herself for unnecessary people, but Hongxia is not for others, and Hongxia is not for herself. Hongxia is her family, and she is the sister who follows her wholeheartedly. Her negligence caused this sister to have an accident, how could she ignore it?
"I can't go." This time, Ning's gentleness and consideration were different from the past. With a straight face, she didn't allow Qiaoqiao to say anything to refuse, and took her arm and forcefully dragged her into the room.Her strength was so great that Qiaoqiao could hardly resist, and her arms hurt so much from being pinched by her.

"Mother, Hongxia is because of me." Qiaoqiao shouted anxiously.

"Yes, but she asked for all of this. You don't have to blame yourself. You go back to the house and don't worry about it."

"Mother, she's going to die, she's going to die!" Qiaoqiao finally couldn't help crying, she turned to look at Cheng Daman: "Father, father, tell mother, I'll go beg that master, maybe he If you are reasonable, if you can release Hongxia, I promise you that I will not sacrifice myself to save her. If the master does not agree, I will come back, okay? I will not care about Hongxia!"

Cheng Daman's face turned black, he looked at his daughter, showed a wry smile, and said reluctantly: "Girl, that master is not a good person. If he is a good person, he will not allow his son to come out to do evil, let alone give him The two young men have become the tiger's minion. Don't go, I can only take you in, listen to your mother, go back to the house."

After Cheng Daman said this, it seemed that all the strength in his body had been sucked out, and his footsteps were unsteady. How could he feel better? The only daughter of the third brother may be about to die in the hands of the wicked, but he loves his daughter even more , he couldn't let her be ruined too.

"Mother, father...it can't be like this, it can't be like this, Hongxia will die, she will die..." Qiaoqiao spoke incoherently, crying and struggling desperately, trying to break free from Ning's restraint.

Without saying a word, Ning slapped her daughter's face with her free hand. When she was stunned, she dragged her into her room, quickly pulled out, and locked the door from the outside. .

"Qiaoqiao, mother can promise you anything, except this matter. Don't force mother, if you do something good or bad, I will immediately throw myself into the river and die, and I will never live another day." Ning's voice was not loud. , but very steady and firm, she leaned against the door, looked up at the sky, and continued: "Don't worry, I will go with your father to inquire about it, you stay in the house, and when we come back, as long as you are not here In the house, I won't live a moment longer, your mother will do what she says."

Ning patted the messy skirt, wiped the fine sweat from her forehead, and pulled Jasmine: "Jasmine, mother, go out and have a look with your father, I know I shouldn't let you stay at home at this time, but it seems that I want to wrong you For a moment, you are optimistic about your sister, you can't let her out, you heard what you said just now, you let her go because you want me to die."

As soon as she said this, Jasmine wished she could kneel down and cried, "Mother, I won't do it. You and Dad hurry up. I'll wait at home. You should be careful and come back early."

Ning raised her hand to wipe away her tears for her daughter-in-law: "Good boy, don't be afraid, we'll just go and see, everything will be fine, your father and I can't bear to have two good grandchildren and the child in your womb."

"Mother...Father...be careful, I'll wait for you here." Qiaoqiao's hoarse voice came from the room.

"Well, stay in the house well. If it doesn't work, just go and lie down for a while to refresh your spirit."

Ning took Cheng Daman and immediately set off from home.

The two little ones woke up quickly. Jasmine was extremely tired after all this scaring, and she had to look after them again. Fortunately, she didn't say a word and didn't let her open the door. The little guy saw that his mother was not in good spirits, she looked different from usual, and she didn't make much trouble, so she obediently played in the yard.

Time passed very slowly, and it was getting dark little by little. The two little guys were clamoring for grandparents and aunts, and they were also clamoring to be hungry.Jasmine had no choice but to comfort her, and then went to the kitchen with a big belly, and made two simple meals to fill her stomach.

"Qiaoqiao." Jasmine stood at the door of Qiaoqiao's room with a bowl in her hand.

"what happened?"

"Do you want something to eat?"

"I'm not hungry."

Jasmine stood with the bowl for a while and then left. She thought it would be better to open the door to deliver the meal when her parents came back later.

And until it was dark, Cheng Daman and Ning Shi did not come back. Jasmine lit the oil lamp and watched the moon rise, feeling extremely flustered, not knowing what to do.

Cheng Daman and Ning Shi didn't return home until the two children fell asleep and it was time to go to bed, and they both lay on the bed.

Jasmine just yelled out in surprise, and Ning immediately glared at her coldly. For a moment, the invisible pressure made Jasmine swallow her shout. Seeing Ning waving at her, she picked up the oil lamp and walked towards the two of them. Go in the direction of the door.

"Sister-in-law, are parents back?" Qiaoqiao who had been quiet all this time suddenly asked.

Jasmine was startled, and quickly said, "No, I want to meet them at the door, it's already getting dark."

"No, you're inconvenient, stay at home."

"It's all right." Jasmine said and walked out.

Cheng Daman and Ning Shi were standing aside, and Jasmine followed.She felt that Hongxia might be hopeless, otherwise, her parents wouldn't hide it from Qiaoqiao, they would definitely shout out in surprise, and then reassure Qiaoqiao.

Jasmine walked step by step holding the oil lamp. She felt that although Hongxia was not very talkative, she was a nice little girl. After living together for so many years, she already had feelings for her. Don't say it's a coincidence.

Qiaoqiao knelt and sat at the door of her house, waiting quietly. After waiting for an unknown amount of time, she was paralyzed all over, fatigue gradually hit her, and she couldn't help closing her eyes. She barely opened them, unwilling to go to bed Sleeping, she felt that it was her responsibility that caused Hongxia's accident, at this moment she had to wait for her news, how could she go to sleep comfortably?

At night, more than half of it passed, Qiaoqiao leaned on the small square tree, and slowly, tired, hungry, nervous and panicked, she seemed to fall asleep, and smelled a smell like burning branches, as if in a dream. In the middle, it seemed to be true, someone opened the door lightly, she wanted to move, but she couldn't get up like a ghost pressing a bed, and then the person who entered the room brought a porcelain bowl to her mouth At the side, she drank some bitter medicine. She instinctively didn't want to drink it, but she couldn't resist the automatic swallowing in her throat, so she just drank it in one gulp.

In my ear, I heard my mother sobbing softly, and she kept chanting, my good daughter, Qiaoqiao, my good daughter, Qiaoqiao.Repeatedly, without stopping.

(End of this chapter)