Yijuan cloud

Chapter 4 Displaced
Xing'er was still hesitating, but my mother sternly said: "Don't go!"

At this time, the bandit above said again:

"Stop dilly-dallying! The bold ones will be starved to death, and the timid ones will be starved to death. They will come later, and we won't get the good stuff."

"Then you go there first!"

……

It turns out that only two bandits came!
As soon as I separated my mother's hand, I pulled Xing'er and climbed up the steps.

While climbing, he said: "Mom, don't worry, there are only two of them, and there is one who has no courage. There is nothing to be afraid of!"

My mother kept shouting for me to come down, but Xing'er and I had already crawled out of the cellar.

It just so happened that I had taken off my makeup and hair, and I could pretend to be a ghost by throwing my hair over my face.

Xing'er was next to me, panting nervously. I was afraid that his secret would be exposed before he climbed to the coffin.

As soon as I thought about it, I opened my mouth and sang: "Then you will see the beautiful souls in the dream on the terrace, the night is shining, and the people at the tomb gate are quiet..."

This is the 27th episode of "The Dream of Resurrection".Soul wandering.

And this line of the play was in the voice of Hundan singing a ghost. As soon as the voice came out, even I felt terrified.

The wind blew the paper money flying on the ground, and the smell of incense burned by the Taoist priests during the day was still in the air.

Bandits came to the house, and the servants who were keeping watch had disappeared. The whole yard was deserted, except for my ghostly voice.

"Ghost--" the cowardly bandit shouted at the top of his lungs and ran away.

The remaining bold one kept retreating with a big sword in his hand, unwilling to leave.

Seeing that I had climbed to Linse's coffin, I twisted Xing'er's arm and motioned for him to push the coffin lid.

Xing'er was already at a loss. I asked him to push, and he pushed up.

Then I stood up slowly.

That night, I not only scared away the two bandits who were trying to pry open the coffin, but the other bandits also ran away in a hurry.

When my father rushed over from the west courtyard, the disaster was over.

That was the first time I saw my mother lose her temper with my father in front of everyone.

"If it weren't for Cirrus Yun's boldness, Linse's coffin would have been pried open by thieves! Fortunately, you are still the head of the family, and you have been drinking the vixen's ecstasy soup all day long. After so many years, you should wake up! Inside and outside. , I am all in charge of it. There is a thief in the house, but the master is not here. What are we doing at the risk of our lives? Why don't you divorce me and help the one from the west courtyard come up!"

I couldn't help but admire my mother with admiration.Unexpectedly, my mother has such a tough side.

Bandits are everywhere in the county, and public security is getting worse and worse.

This is not the first time that bandits have robbed people.

That night, three doorkeepers and a servant girl died in our house.Most of the banknotes, ornaments, jewelry, and land deeds were lost.

So, my father made up his mind the next day and took refuge with his family in his ancestral home in Hangzhou.

Set off in two days.

Before departure, I asked Xing'er to take some time to go to the medical center to see if the man was healed.

Xing'er came back and said that as soon as the doctor saved his life, he left secretly.

I was quite disappointed after hearing this.

Thinking, there is so much chaos outside, where can he go as a seriously injured person?I don’t know if I can go home smoothly?
Also, I haven’t had time to return his short sword to him.

However, I soon forgot about him.

Because I was busy packing my luggage and preparing to go to Hangzhou.

I had never traveled far before, and I didn’t think it was an escape. I even secretly looked forward to it.

At first, my mother and I were riding in a carriage.

But my mother likes to be quiet and sleepy, and my frequent lifting of the curtains would disturb her tranquility, so she took the initiative to sit in a carriage alone.

Mother called Xing'er over and told him: "Follow the eldest lady. No matter what happens, you have to protect her. If the eldest lady makes a mistake, I will let your mother punish you!"

Xing'er hurriedly raised his finger and swore: "Madam, don't worry, as long as I am here, I will make sure that the eldest lady will not suffer any loss! She will be a little tired! If the eldest lady loses a hair, I will take care of it for her!" said this to everyone in the circle. They all laughed.

If I knew that it was the last time I would see my mother, I would never separate from her.

My personal maids Xiaoxia, Xiaochun, and Xing'er and I were enjoying the scenery and eating snacks in the carriage.

While they were laughing and playing, the horse neighed and suddenly started running like crazy.We were so confused in the carriage that we didn't know what was going on outside. We could only hear the noise of horses and people.

We met rebels.

They cut off the legs of the mare that was pulling our carriage.

Xing'er hugged me and rolled down.

Xiaoxia and Xiaochun sat in the blood and screamed, while the rebel soldiers wearing yellow turbans held up bright swords...

"Run! Run!"

Xing'er's voice was trembling, but he stood up as soon as he turned over, grabbed my hand and started running.

We didn't know how far we ran, until we couldn't hear any more sounds around us, and then we collapsed on the ground dizzy.

After this, I became separated from my family.

We went back the way we came, but except for a few dead horses and the mess on the ground, dozens of members of the Lin family were nowhere to be found.

As a last resort, we walked towards Hangzhou.

I don’t have any silver, so I can only sell the jewelry I have.

Unfortunately, in order to avoid people's attention and keep my wealth from being exposed, I dressed up extremely modestly when I went out. After eating a few meals and staying in an inn for a few nights, Xing'er and I were penniless.

At first, we were hungry, so hungry that we couldn't walk. Then, Xing'er sold his coat and bought a dozen large cakes. We both couldn't bear to eat them, so we took one bite only when we were really hungry.

Fortunately, at this time we arrived at Yangzhou City.

Xing'er immediately became acquainted with the beggars in the city, and went out with them to beg for food. He could get a bite of food every day.

On this day, Xing'er called me out of the ruined temple and walked me to a deserted alley, then he smiled and asked me to close my eyes.

When I opened my eyes, I saw a golden roast chicken.

"Where did you get it?" I asked in surprise.

That time was really miserable, unimaginably miserable.

The roast chicken that I could barely manage to eat at home before was now exuding an alluring aroma, not to mention how tempting it was.

Xing'er said: "My mother sewed a banknote for the lining of my dress, but she was never willing to spend it. Today is the eldest lady's birthday. I thought you hadn't eaten meat for a long time, so I bought a roast chicken as a gift. , Miss, don’t dislike it, when we find the master and his wife, I will give you another big gift."

My stomach growled, my eyes were fixed on the roast chicken, and I swallowed my saliva and said, "This is the best gift I have ever received! Without further ado, eat quickly, eat quickly!"

While the two of us were enjoying our meal, several men hurriedly walked in from the alley.

Xing'er suddenly panicked and pushed me to run away.

I asked him what happened and he told me to leave it alone and run away.

He said he was running in the other direction and that he couldn't run fast if I followed him.

My intuition is not like this, but the wandering life makes us like rabbits in the wild, running away as fast as possible at the slightest sign of trouble.

Xing'er saw me running out of the alley before diving into another alley.

That day, I found Xing'er after dark. He had been severely beaten and was lying in the sewage, almost dead.

Xing'er's eyes were swollen so high that he could only open a crack. His face was also swollen, and there was blood dripping from his mouth. He muttered something when he saw me.

While I was crying, I lay next to his mouth and listened. He was saying: "You are fine, Miss, you are fine."

He couldn't even open his eyes, but he grabbed my hand hard. When he let go, I had a banknote in my hand.

I wiped my tears, took the banknote and went to the doctor.

The doctors who seemed kind and polite before saw that I was in rags and refused to even listen to what I had to say.

Finally, I found a traveling doctor. He took my banknote, came over to look at Xing'er, and said that Xing'er had hurt his heart and it would cost a lot of money to cure it. With my small banknote, I couldn't take any side medicine. .

When I heard this, I suddenly felt like the sky was falling.

My family and I were separated, and it was all because of Xing'er's persistence for so long. If he died, I would definitely not be able to survive.

I sat next to Xing'er and cried until I was in a daze. When I was wiping my tears, I found that the doctor hadn't left yet, but was sitting there smoking a cigarette.

Seeing that I stopped crying, he said, "Let me give you an idea. Yesterday, I saw the housekeeper of Mr. Cao's family buying servants and maids from a servant. The Cao family is very demanding, and maybe they didn't find enough people for a while. You're a very good-looking little girl. Why don't you find someone to help you? In exchange for money, I can give him some medicine to treat him, okay?"

(End of this chapter)