Chapter 42: Dreaming
The dark figure hid in the corner of the kitchen where her mother could not see her, peeking in and out. Lin Ruyu did not alert her mother, but grabbed another long knife lying next to the door and opened the door silently.
The lantern under the eaves of the hall emitted light, illuminating the blade in Lin Ruyu's hand. The blade was like a mirror, and the dim light reflected on Lin Ruyu's face. Lin Ruyu, who was dressed in plain clothes, slowly raised her pale body with a large purple birthmark. Turning his face and eyes upward, he stared at the black shadow on the wall and slowly grinned, putting on a charming fake smile. This effect was comparable to that of a ghost movie scene.
"Ah————" The black figure on the wall screamed and fell down.
"Who is it?" Fang, who was out of breath from practicing, turned to the west wall with his sword in hand and asked sharply.
Soon, Uncle Ma and Shen Ge were alerted, got up and came to the courtyard.
Lin Ruyu pretended to have just been woken up, put down the knife and walked out, "Mom, what's wrong?"
Seeing Lin Ruyu's appearance, Shen Ge, who had seen the scene just now, lowered his head and suppressed a smile. Fang suppressed her panic and replied as calmly as possible, "There is movement outside the courtyard wall here."
"The temple door is locked, no outsiders can come in, maybe it's those three bastards in the backyard," Uncle Ma was furious when he was woken up just after falling asleep, "I'll go take a look!"
"Third uncle and aunt have already appeared in front of them, so it's better for me to go." Shen Ge, whose fever had just subsided, was still hoarse, but his energy had recovered. "I have a way to deal with people like them."
Although Shen Ge is young, he is the number one figure in Wusha Town who even the ruffians dare not provoke. So before Fang could stop him, Uncle Ma had already nodded, "Okay, Ge'er will scare them." Be honest."
When Mrs. Fang saw Uncle Ma nodded, she reminded him, "The wind is getting cold now. Goer put on another piece of clothing and put on his hat. If you can't handle it, just shout and we'll be there soon."
"Don't worry, aunt." Although she didn't feel cold, Shen Ge still obediently went back to the house, put on the newly washed coat and hat, came out and asked Lin Ruyu with a smile, "Second sister, can you lend me the knife in the room?"
Well……
A look into Shen Ge's eyes, and Lin Ruyu knew that he had seen her frightening the bad guys.
If you see it, just see it. Why are you laughing? Lin Ruyu also had a smile in her eyes. She went back to the house to get the knife and handed it to him.
Shen Ge picked up the knife and was discharged from the hospital. He found that the door to the backyard was not closed, so he walked straight into the courtyard, kicked open the door and entered the house. He sat carelessly on a chair in the main room and called lazily, "Everyone, get out. "
The three brothers hiding in the east compartment dare not move even if you touch me or I touch you. In the end, Gao Erhu pulled his neck and shouted, "Who are you? What do you want to do when you break in in the middle of the night without sleeping?" Think we three brothers are easy to bully!"
"Who am I?" Shen Ge took out the fire stick and lit the oil lamp on the table, and said lazily, "Go and ask the blind Ma'er in your village if he knows what kind of onion I am. "
Ma'er Blind Man is the ruffian leader in Hao Lian Village who does all kinds of evil. After hearing this, the three brothers of the Gao family felt even more uneasy.
Seeing that they didn't dare to come out, Shen Ge felt more confident and threatened lazily, "Don't let me say it a second time. Otherwise, there will be more corpses floating in the flood at the foot of the mountain. You guys said, there will be more corpses floating in the water." , Should the people in the yamen ask or not?"
Ask a question!
At this moment, there is no telling whether the Yamen is here or not!
The three brothers huddled together and walked out of the dark room, and found that the person who came was actually a half-grown child. Gao Erhu was about to jump up and scold him, but was frightened by the fierceness in Shen Ge's eyes and the long knife in his hand.
This kid is not easy to mess with.
Shen Ge, who had been struggling in the quagmire since he was a child and survived by fighting, could see through the three people in front of him at a glance. He raised his chin and said hoarsely, "Sit down."
After a while, Shen Ge came back from the backyard with a knife in his shoulder. The three Fangs waiting at the entrance of the east courtyard came forward and asked, "How are you?"
Shen Ge smiled brightly, "I told them, aunt, you are the wife of a wealthy family in Xuanzhou. As long as you, Ermei and A Heng are sent back to Xuanzhou safely, I will give them two hundred taels of escort money. Auntie, sleep peacefully." Well, they will keep vigil tonight."
Uncle Ma San...
Lin Ruyu...
Fang nodded with a smile, "Goer still has a way, can these three people be relied on?"
"Their relatives, houses and fields are gone. Two hundred taels of silver is enough for them to buy land after the disaster, build a house, marry a wife, and live a better life than before the flood. As long as no one can give them more money. If you buy our lives, we will be reliable. Second sister, do you still have some silver? If you give them five or ten taels tomorrow, it will be more reliable."
Although Shen Ge said she could sleep peacefully, Fang still stayed in the yard for the first half of the night. She did not return to the east wing until Uncle Ma got up to change his shift.
The small oil lamp in the wing room was spitting out black smoke, and there was a hot footbath beside the bed. The daughter was lying on the quilt, with only her little head exposed, looking at her and smiling. Fang also laughed, and carefully He placed the knife beside the bed and asked, "Jiaojiao hasn't slept?"
"My daughter made a forehead wipe for you." Lin Ruyu took out the forehead wipe hidden under the quilt and placed it on her mother's pillow like a treasure. "Because there is no embroidery thread, I can only make it plain."
Although the fourteen-year-old girl was pampered, she still learned the red needlework that women in Daxia must learn. However, after seventeen years, Lin Ruyu's fingers were a little rusty, and they were not as good as those made by the embroiderers in the house. But now At that time, I can only make do with it now.
Fang picked up the snow-green color to wipe her forehead with her clean hands. When she touched the material, she felt sad and happy at the same time, "Jiaojiao did a great job. Is this made with your new pajamas?"
Lin Ruyu moved closer to her mother and used her body to warm her cold waist, "Well, this fabric is soft and the color matches my mother's coat."
"When you get back, mother will make you a new one." Mrs. Fang put the wipe on her forehead with care, wiped her feet, went to bed, and got into the quilt. Her daughter was as warm as a small stove, and her heart was also warm.
Lin Ruyu warmed her mother with her body and discussed with her, "Mom, let your daughter keep vigil from now on. It is most important that you heal your injuries."
She hurt her head and lost a lot of blood. She couldn't recover in a day or two. As long as she could hold on, Mrs. Fang was reluctant to let her daughter get hurt. "Mom, I'll see the three people in the backyard tomorrow. If they can be relied on, , I gave them some more silver and asked them to take turns keeping watch, so that we can sleep a little longer."
"Okay." Lin Ruyu also thinks this method is good. She believes in Shen Ge's vision. Shen Ge said that those three people are reliable and worth using.
Although she was very tired, Ms. Fang still couldn't sleep. As her daughter grew up and became sensible, Ms. Fang also said a few words to her, "As soon as An Ziyuan and the others left, someone came up, and there will definitely be more people tomorrow and the next day." Come. We don’t know how many days we can stay in this temple... This is not a long-term solution. Mother still has a thousand taels of silver hidden on her body. How many more does Jiaojiao have on her body? Let’s start staring at the river tomorrow. If there is a big ship If we go east, we will go down the mountain and find a way to board the ship. Whether we can return to Xuanzhou or not, we will first reach the safe territory."
"My daughter still has two hundred taels and some broken silver with her." Lin Ruyu told her mother last time why she knew the flood was coming. She also used the Bodhisattva's dream to tell her what would happen soon, "Mother, the Bodhisattva gave her a dream.
Well, within ten days, my second uncle will bring two big ships to look for us, and then we can return to Xuanzhou safely."
Lin Ruyu didn't tell her mother about this before because she was afraid that her mother would invite An Ziyuan to board the boat. Now that An Ziyuan has left in the boat, it's time to talk.
Chapter completed!