in2ebook Chapter 247 Sisters
Chapter 247 Sisters
At noon on the third day, Wang Shiba and I sat in front of Xiangliu's big tent, basking in the sun, sipping white porridge, eating pickles, and chatting about family matters.
Just as he was talking about how his younger brother had married in his early years and had a lovely daughter, which cost him even more money. He didn't have time to eat "black pork" with his little military pay, so he saved it all to give to his younger brother to support his family. I quickly stopped him and said, "Brother, don't mention black pork at this time. I'm drooling just thinking about it! How can I swallow this bland soup?"
He closed his eyes and chewed the pickled radish very happily, making it crunchy. "Just imagine that this pickled radish is pork cartilage, crunchy and crispy, almost the same! If you think about it this way, doesn't it taste good?"
I closed my eyes, but found that I did not have his imagination. The radish was still a radish, the porridge was still porridge, and my mouth was tasteless. I missed the exquisite meals of Tushan Mansion even more.
"Brother, do you only sell your black pork in one place? Aren't there any nearby? I'll buy some for you one day." I asked him.
"Of course! It's only produced in my hometown. I've never seen it anywhere else!" he replied.
Suddenly a shadow was cast on my eyes. I stood up and looked up, only to see a pair of huge wings blocking the sun.
With a long whistle, the white-feathered golden-crowned eagle flew over against the sunlight, carrying Xiangliu on its back.
Before I could see clearly, a smaller figure flew down from the air, and a young girl jumped into my arms like a small cannonball.
"Sister!" Her voice was clear and a little familiar.
I looked down at her and saw that she had sharp eyebrows, phoenix eyes, a turned-up nose and cherry lips. There was a heroic look between her eyebrows, but her slightly round face made her retain a bit of cuteness.
Seeing me looking at her, she also looked up at me carefully, tears welling up in her eyes: "How did sister become like this? Who bullied sister?! I will go and avenge sister!"
I didn't dare to recognize her and called softly, "Xiao... Wei?"
She rubbed her head against my chest and replied, "It's me! Sister, don't you remember me?"
I stroked her back, and found a trace of the old feeling in my touch, except that she had grown a lot taller, and her voice and appearance had changed. She was no longer the girl I was familiar with. I suddenly felt that the world had changed so much and the people were no longer the same.
This feeling of both new and old, carrying with it a surge of memories, flashed before my eyes like a kaleidoscope, one scene after another turning endlessly.
It's like an eternity.
At this time, Maoqiu fell to the ground, Xiangliu jumped off its back, took a bundle from Maoqiu's mouth and threw it to me: "She insisted on coming with me, and I couldn't persuade her, so I brought her back."
Xiaowei took the bundle from me and pouted as she unpacked it, "Be careful! Don't break the cakes inside!"
She took out a food box, and it looked very familiar to me.
She opened the lid and took a look, then breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Fortunately it's not broken! Here, sister, you eat it!"
After saying that, she picked up a piece of green tea cake wrapped in oil paper and brought it to my mouth.
The aroma was so strong that I subconsciously opened my mouth and took a bite. A hint of sweetness instantly spread in my mouth.
The taste is exactly the same as what I ate when I was admiring flowers with Tu Shanjing many years ago.
In an instant, tears began to flow down.
I hugged her tightly and murmured with a sigh: "Xiao Wei..."
She held the green tea cake from behind me, afraid it would fall, and said, "You know I love you, sister. I still remember the song you taught me to sing! You are the real Xiao Wei!"
Xiangliu coughed lightly, pulled Wang Shiba, who was standing aside with his mouth wide open, and said, "You old friends have met again, so please have a good chat. We won't disturb you." After that, he took Wang Shiba and Maoqiu and walked away.
I let go of Xiao Wei, took her lunch box, and led her to sit on a tree stump nearby. I asked, "Why are you here? Are Jingye, Ruiyang, and the others okay? How is Brother You? If you were here, would Miss Nanfeng know?"
Xiao Wei smiled and said, "Oh, sister! Don't worry! You asked so many questions at once, how can I answer them? One by one. Jingye and Ruiyang are both fine, but they seldom go out. They just clean the house. In the past few years, they couldn't even go out. Now they can go out if you tell them in advance. Brother You... he can't speak anymore, and his tendons were cut. He was unconscious at first, but later Doctor Hu Zhen treated him carefully and finally woke him up. But after he woke up, he either threw things or stared blankly. It was so scary!"
When I heard this, I knew he was feeling upset. Not only did the young master fail to protect him, but a good master became a useless one. It was lucky that he didn't go crazy.
Xiao Wei continued, "When the Madam saw him like that, she didn't dare to bring him up for questioning at first, fearing that the few witnesses would be further stimulated and go completely crazy. Later, a few shadow guards came back from outside and went to see him. After that, he got much better. Maybe they were able to enlighten him."
My heart trembled, and I quickly pulled her aside and asked, "Which shadow guards? Do you know where they came back from?"
Xiao Wei thought for a moment and replied, "I can't remember the name, I just know it was about a month after the young master disappeared... Yes! They came back from Xiyan! I heard the guards ask them. But they stayed for a while and then left the house again, and never came back."
I guess they were probably some of the shadow guards who went with me to rescue Tu Shan Jing. Tu Shan Jing disappeared after being rescued, and I was also missing. They couldn't find him, so they went back to Qingqiu to check and reported to You.
It's a pity that the four shadow guards who knew that Tu Shanjing had been safely sent out of the city by me were beheaded in the market, otherwise they wouldn't have been living in fear for the past few years.
Fortunately, a vague hope without results is better than a result that is hard to change, so they each cheered up and continued to search for Tushan Jing's whereabouts. Those shadow guards must have been snooping around in the past few years, otherwise they would not be able to stay in Tushan Mansion with a case on their shoulders. But after parting that night, we still don't know how much damage there was, and how many heroes survived? Was Gui Fangduan... caught and punished by his third uncle?
Xiao Wei shook me and brought me back from my thoughts. "Later, the Madam and the eldest young master interrogated Brother You. He couldn't speak or write. Seeing that they couldn't get anything out of him, the Madam and the eldest young master punished him with a stick and sent him to the second young master. Jingye, Ruiyang, Jin Gui and I were busy for a long time at that time, fearing that he would die. But he is recovering well now. Hu Zhen has tied his tendons and veins. Although he can't recover quickly, he has no problem wearing clothes and eating with a spoon. Occasionally, you can still see him practicing!"
I sighed secretly after hearing this, but fortunately he had a hope that supported him, and being able to survive was better than anything else.
Xiao Wei asked me, "Miss, what happened to Miss Nanfeng? She has been coming to our courtyard for the past few years, helping out from time to time, but does she know what I have to say about her coming?"