She also often works in the fields, and walking a few miles is nothing.
Moreover, now that we have left the Yu Mansion, we have to plan for the future. If we hire a horse and carriage, it will cost at least two pieces of silver. It is better to walk a few more miles to save a little money.
If you return to Li County in the future, you can still save the money on hand to buy a cage of chickens and ducks, and keep them in the yard until the chickens and ducks grow up and can be eaten and sold. This is also a way to make a living.
Thinking of this, although Qiu's legs were shaking as she walked, she felt happy in her heart.
Zhuang Liebing just squeezed Qiu's hand tightly and walked quickly, fearing that she would notice something strange and want to climb to the cliff in one breath.
Only by solving this current burden can he have no worries in the future.
Anyway, he has no feelings for her, and she is not as good as Wen Xian in every way.
If he hadn't been walking around the Huixiang Pavilion all the time and was afraid of people telling him and Wen Xian, he wouldn't have married Qiu. Since he married her, she was just an item that could be kept at home to ward off evil spirits.
Now that he wanted to kill him, he began to think about all the bad things about Qiu.
Her appearance was not what he wanted, she was big-shouldered and round-waisted, not the kind of Xiaojiabiyu he liked. She grinded her teeth and snored when she slept, spoke in a loud voice on weekdays, and often called him names he had forgotten.
Especially, she held his handle in her hand, which was like a time bomb, making him feel uneasy.
The heart gradually becomes cold and hard.
There are short shrubs growing around Skeleton Ridge. In the late spring of March, the leaves of the shrubs are so cute and tender green.
Along the way, Qiu thought about the days to come. Her eyes fell on the trees in the mountains, and the corners of her lips raised slightly from time to time. She felt that the sunlight was very good and she could look forward to the future.
Even though the soles of her feet felt vague pain after stepping on the gravel, Zhuang Liebing did not speak, so she remained silent and continued to walk forward.
Zhuang Liebing stopped when he stepped onto a steep trail on the mountain.
This path can only be accessed by one person. One side is close to a hard stone wall, and the other side is a terrifying abyss.
The abyss is 10 feet high. Looking down from the top, one can only see two dark and lightless mountain rock peaks that look like skeletons and are like black holes. It is extremely terrifying.
"Sanniang, the trail in Skull Ridge is too steep. Let me rest for a while."
Zhuang Liebing only took one look and looked dizzy.
He clung to the bulge of the stone wall at the entrance, breathing heavily, so frightened that his legs began to tremble.
Although Qiu was also scared, she had always been strong. Seeing beads of sweat pouring out from Zhuang Liebing's forehead, she said, "Let's rest for a while. We will cross this path later. I will go ahead of you and take the
I’ll hold you with a branch and let’s walk over slowly.”
What Zhuang Liebing wanted was her words, and now when he heard them, he nodded weakly.
"Okay, I'll rely on Sanniang later."
After resting for about half a cup of tea at the entrance, Zhuang Liebing wiped the sweat off his forehead and stared at Qiu.
I'm afraid that I will become more afraid later."
Qiu picked up a thick wooden stick about three feet long from the bushes, held one end tightly, and handed the other end to Zhuang Liebing.
"Husband, please hold on tight and follow my steps. You will be fine."
Zhuang Liebing obeyed the instructions, held the wooden stick, and followed Qiu slowly.
Because Qiu was carrying a medium-sized baggage on her back, she moved a little slowly. Zhuang Liebing followed behind and moved step by step, but she was secretly happy in her heart.
It's better to go slower, but I'm afraid it will go by too fast and he won't have a chance to take action.
Halfway through the journey, he estimated that it was almost time, so he spoke.
"Sanniang, look, there seems to be a colorful lotus blooming under the abyss!"
Qiu was focused on the road at her feet. She didn't dare to be distracted. She just answered hesitantly and said: "Don't look around. It's no joke if you fall into the abyss."
Seeing that he couldn't distract her, Zhuang Liebing suddenly stopped.
"Sanniang, my legs and feet are a little weak now, please let me rest for a while."
Qiu wanted to cross the trail as soon as possible, but after hearing Zhuang Liebing's words, she had no choice but to stop and said, "Just rest for a while. It's really dangerous for us to stand on this trail."
When Zhuang Liebing saw her in front of him, it was difficult to turn around, and he felt happy again.
He spotted a protruding circular hole between the stone walls, so he aimed the wooden stick in his hand and inserted it into the hole.
Qiu was in front, and when she felt the wooden stick in her hand move, she hurriedly asked, "What's wrong with you? Are you okay?"
She was only afraid that something was wrong with Zhuang Liebing's trembling legs. She had no idea what kind of conspiracy the people behind her were planning.
Zhuang Liebing took a deep breath and said, "It's okay. I was a little dizzy just now. I just need to rest for a while."
Qiu couldn't help but worry, and asked again and again: "Husband, are you really okay? You must hold on, we will get over it soon."
"Okay, don't worry, I will be fine."
The one in trouble is you.
Zhuang Liebing stared closely at the person in front of him, holding on to the stone wall with his left hand. He had already pulled out the dagger from his arms with his right hand. He slowly approached Qiu and said in a gentle voice: "Sanniang, take a look at the abyss. It seems real."
A lotus flower bloomed."
Qiu couldn't be bothered by him, so she slowly turned her head back and glanced at him.
Under the abyss, except for the dark dense forest and rocks below, there were no colorful lotus flowers at all.
Just when she was about to ask, she suddenly felt a stinging pain in her back.
Before she could realize what was happening, she turned around suddenly, opened her eyes wide, and saw Zhuang Liebing's right hand hitting her hard on her shoulder and back.
The three-inch-long dagger plunged deeply into Qiu's back.
In an instant, the blood dyed the coarse cloth red and wet his entire palm.
Qiu had been stabbed in the back and her soul was shaking with pain. Her soles were no longer able to support her. With a gentle push from him, she fell down the path like a giant bird.
Even now, she still held the stick tightly in her hand, hoping to gain some hope of survival.
Only to find that the other end of the stick was empty.
As soon as she fell, the wooden stick was pulled out of the circular hole and fell into the abyss with her.
Only then did Qiu realize whether the man behind her was a human or a ghost.
At the moment when she was completely submerged in the abyss, she let out a heartbreaking roar, "Zhuang Liebing! Thief Wangba! Even if I die and become a ghost, I will never let you go..."
Zhuang Liebing broke out in a cold sweat.
He threw all the banknotes in the bag into the abyss, stared at the black cave-like rock tip, and said expressionlessly: "Sanniang, this money will be left for you to use in the underworld. Don't blame me, really.