The forty-third bowl of soup (one & two)
A group of guards wore gauze masks on their faces, and kept groping and searching among the dead with sticks in their hands... Enduring the stench, the maggots growing on the corpses and the rotting stench due to the hot weather, Some of the corpses were even stuck together and could not be separated with sticks, so they had to be pushed apart with hands.
The buzzing of flies rang back and forth in my ears, and some young guards who couldn't bear it had already ran to the side and vomited. The summer of this year was extremely hot. The corpses of many people could not be preserved in less than three days, let alone the corpses discarded at random in this mass grave.
They came here to find a corpse that could be used as evidence, but they couldn't find it after repeated searches, which was really embarrassing.
The scholar in green robe sighed, turned his head to the man in official uniform and said, "My lord, according to Wansheng's opinion, I'm afraid this corpse can't be found."
Another knight in black costume said: "But if he can't find it, then wouldn't Bai Qi want to get away with it?!" Now their last hope rests on this corpse.
The official was born with a handsome face and a pair of phoenix eyes without anger and prestige, said: "Even if the body is found, Bai Qi cannot be convicted, and it needs to be handed over to Xiao Jiu for an autopsy. Only after obtaining evidence can he be arrested and brought to justice." .”
Unfortunately, after searching for a long time, the final result is still disappointing. In order to prevent the plague, the scholar asked the servants to pile up the corpses, light the branches, burn them clean, and then bury them in the ground. These are poor people, dead and invisible, and the only thing they can do is to let them go to the ground.
On the carriage back, the official closed his eyes and meditated, the scholar glanced at him carefully, and asked, "Why are you frowning, my lord?"
"I just think... this is not a trivial matter. How could Bai Qi, a mere businessman, have the ability to get rid of so many girls so quickly without even leaving their bodies? I thought he would be thrown in a mass grave. But we searched the mass graves upside down, but couldn't find anyone. So what about those girls? Where did they all go?"
The scholar was about to answer, but he heard the knight outside screaming and hastily reined in his horse. The horse let out a long howl in shock, and the scholar and officials in the carriage slammed into the wall of the carriage. The scholar and the official looked at each other, and quickly asked: "Cheng Pu, what happened, why did you stop suddenly?"
"My lord, Mr. Zhao, there is a girl in front of you."
What
The two got out of the car quickly, and Cheng Pu had already gone to hug the girl who was lying on the grass with half of her body exposed. The scholar had a good relationship with Wu Zuo Xiaojiu, so he learned some medical skills, and quickly gave the girl a pulse , said: "This girl's pulse is weak, and there is blood all over her body. We have to go to the county government quickly so that Xiao Jiu can show her."
The adult said: "Cheng Pu, let's go!"
"yes!"
After a bit of haste, they returned to the county office after half a stick of incense. Cheng Pu jumped out of the car first, then took the girl from the adults, and ran in with big strides, shouting as he ran, "Xiao Jiu! Xiao Jiu! Come out quickly!" ! Little Nine!"
A girl in a navy blue shirt came out of the lobby with her eyes rolled: "Cheng Pu, why are you screaming? Are you and your lord back?"
"I'm back, I'm back, we saved a girl, come and see what's wrong with her?" Cheng Pu ran all the way, went straight through the lobby into the adult's room, and put the girl on the bed.
When Xiao Jiu saw that someone was injured, his expression immediately became serious. She hurriedly found her medicine box, and after a lot of work, she had the time to ask, "What's going on? Have you found someone?"
"This is not the person we are looking for, but the girl we met on the road." The scholar explained. "We don't know who she is either."
"Such a serious injury..." Xiao Jiu murmured, "Have someone boil some hot water, I have to cut this girl's clothes, my lord, please help me."
"But this man and woman can't kiss each other..." Xiao Jiu gave the scholar a glare before he could finish his sentence. "I'm about to die and I can't kiss you. I'm the only woman in the county government. If you don't let the adults come, you can come." She didn't call him because this guy was so stereotyped, but she became addicted.
The scholar was attacked by Xiao Jiuyi, so he immediately shut up.
The adult nodded and said, "How?"
"Hold her down, especially at the waist. You fix her upper body. She is bleeding too much. I can't see where it is. It will be bad if she moves and cuts the flesh."
The adult followed the girl's upper body and firmly fixed her waist.
Xiao Jiu first roasted the scissors on the flames, and then cut along the girl's clothes bit by bit. During the process, the skin and flesh might be stimulated. The girl's muscles twitched in pain, and the adults held her tightly. The clothes were cut open gradually, revealing the hideous wound, which had deteriorated, forming a stark contrast with the snow-white skin.
The scholar didn't dare to look at it, so he turned his eyes away.
Then Xiao Jiu used a knife to remove the necrotic flesh. During this period, the girl twitched and even cried out in pain, but her eyes never opened. The adult held her firmly the whole time, and then Cheng Pu grabbed the girl's feet, and Xiao Jiu knelt on the ground on one knee, carefully cleaning all the wounds on her body.
The most troublesome part was the back of her head, which was bleeding so much, I was afraid that she would become a fool when she woke up.
Hearing that the girl might become a fool, Cheng Pu was stunned: "Then, what should we do? We can't keep this girl in the government office for a lifetime, can we?"
The adult reprimanded: "Stop talking nonsense, everything will be discussed after the girl wakes up."
Cheng Pu shut up aggrieved. Seeing him being scolded by adults, Xiao Jiu immediately smiled, took the basin handed by the scholar, and carefully wiped the girl's face with a damp cloth.
As the blood stains on her face were wiped off, Xiao Jiu gasped for the exposed hibiscus face: "This girl is so beautiful!"
Not to mention her, even the well-informed scholar and Cheng Pu, who has been in the rivers and lakes for many years, couldn't hold back. Once the blood stains were gone, the girl's face could be seen clearly, and she realized that she was a rare and stunning beauty. Fortunately, they were rescued, but they didn't know what happened to her before.
"With such a face, it's no wonder something will happen." Xiao Jiu shook her head. She herself was only delicate and cute. Like this, when walking alone on the street, she would inevitably meet a disciple, let alone this amazingly beautiful girl.
Soon the medicine was ready, and the girl couldn't swallow it, so Xiao Jiu had to look at the three big men and said, "You can't let me feed her mouth to mouth, can you?" Speaking of which, she is a doctor, she is a professional It's enough for these three people to treat her as a doctor. She is only eighteen years old and hasn't married yet. How can she give her first kiss to a girl
The three men looked at each other, not to mention Cheng Pu, a rough Jianghu, adults and scholars, both of them are gentlemen, if they really talked to each other and fed the girl medicine, then when the girl woke up, they would marry her no matter what , but the question is whether the girl is willing or not? Just when they were hesitating, the girl opened her eyes!
She was extremely beautiful when she closed her eyes, but now that she opened them, people could understand where her true beauty lies. Those eyes were really as clear and affectionate as water, but they were full of bewilderment at the moment.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Xiao Jiu brought the medicine bowl to the girl's mouth, and she drank it in a daze, then closed her eyes and fell asleep again.
Xiao Jiu breathed a sigh of relief, and said to the three people: "Let you hesitate, such a beautiful girl, if you don't seize this good opportunity, you will regret it for the rest of your life."
As he said that, he drove the three of them out, and wanted to wipe the girl's body and change her clothes. It was really not suitable for the man to stay in this scene, so the three of them went outside the house to wait, and only after they walked out did the adults realize that this was his room.
But after about a quarter of an hour, Xiao Jiu suddenly opened the door and rushed out, distraught, with tears in his eyes.
They all knew Xiao Jiu. This girl was the most stubborn and soft-hearted, but even when she saw the most terrifying corpse, she was never frightened into this appearance, so they looked at each other, and finally Xiao Jiu's most respected adult asked: "What's wrong? But then What happened to the girl?"
Xiao Jiu bit her lip, held back her tears, forced a smile and said, "It's because the room is too hot, I can't stand it, I'm going back now, I haven't changed her clothes yet."
But not long after she went in, she came out again, looking at the scholar as if asking for help: "Master, she has something on her, I can't untie it..."
The three of them didn't understand what this meant, Xiao Jiu refused to let the adults go in with Cheng Pu: "As long as the young master follows me in."
The scholar followed in without knowing why, and then froze on the spot. It turned out that the girl was wearing a strange thing made of fine steel. Xiao Jiu might not understand it. He has read a lot of books and is full of knowledge, but he knows that this thing is called a chastity belt. Seeing that the girl is only covered with a thin Just looking at her exposed skin, one can tell what kind of humiliation and torture she has suffered.
Even though he has a gentle personality like a scholar, he couldn't help clenching his fists. He learned the solution to this object in the book, if he didn't have the key, he could only destroy it. But he has no power to restrain a chicken, and I am afraid that only Cheng Pu can do it.
This girl is so pitiful, and they didn't want to hide it from the adults, they just wanted to let the adults take a look, so as to seek justice for the girl in the future, how could someone be so cruel to such a beautiful girl.
When the lord met Cheng Pu, he couldn't bear to stop talking. In particular, Cheng Pu has an impulsive personality, he is most jealous of evil, and he likes to fight against injustice. It was the same when he followed the adults by chance back then.
Several people thought for a long time, and finally took off the chastity belt. Xiao Jiu washed the girl carefully and combed her hair. She lay quietly on the bed, as beautiful as a painting.
Such a beautiful person, how could anyone be willing to treat her so cruelly
Xiao Jiu thought about it, but at some point, she fell asleep lying on the bedside.
When she woke up, she saw the girl watching her. Xiao Jiu scratched her head in embarrassment, and asked, "Are you awake?" Then, remembering that the other party didn't know her at all, she was afraid that she was a little familiar, so she quickly explained, "Hello, my name is Xiao Jiu, you are in the county right now. Ya, it's safe, I'm the coordinator here, hello, you, do you remember who you are?"
She thought of the wound on the back of the other's head, and worried that the girl would become stupid.
The girl frowned, looking dazed. "I do not remember."
Xiao Jiu gasped.
When the adults found out, Cheng Pu immediately jumped three feet high: "I don't remember! How can I not remember! If I don't remember, how can we avenge her? How can we find her murderer?!"
Xiao Jiu kicked him: "What are you yelling about? What if she hears it?" After speaking, she said to the lord, "My lord, you can take her in for a while, our county government can't afford such a girl, She just lost her memory and didn't become an idiot, her memory will slowly recover, and when she remembers, the adults will help her to avenge her. Maybe she still has parents waiting for her to go home. "
The lord nodded: "That's fine, you go and tell that girl to let her live in the county government temporarily."
So the girl lived in the mansion ever since. She has a gentle and shy personality, and is easily shy. Basically, she only talks to Xiao Jiu. She has been staying for three days, and she still hasn't worked up the courage to say thank you to her savior.
Xiao Jiu named her Shiba, because she couldn't remember her own name. Xiao Jiu originally wanted to find a scholar or an adult to choose one for her, but then she thought about it, why can't she think of a nice name? Woolen cloth
Hearing that Xiao Jiu named such a beautiful girl Shiba, the grown-up scholars immediately raged, and they coughed twice, after all, they didn't have the nerve to hit Xiao Jiu, let eighteen be eighteen, as long as the girl doesn't dislike her.
Well, not only do I not dislike it, but I am also very happy. I finally have a name, and Shiba is happier than anyone else. Her injuries haven't healed yet, because she lost her memory, her spiritual injuries will disappear, but her physical injuries will take some time.
Cheng Pu, an adult and scholar, came to see her during the period, but Shiba reacted very strongly to men. She hated the approach of the opposite sex, and even shrank into a ball unconsciously when she saw them. She had been tortured before, but she didn't know what to do, she just advised the adults to stay away, so the adults ordered any servants in the county government not to approach the backyard, and he and the scholar Cheng Pu walked carefully, for fear of Scared of eighteen.
The girl was so pitiful that they felt sorry for her, not because of her beauty, but because of the suffering she had suffered.
No one knew who she was, and no one knew where she came from, but they could all imagine what such a terrible scar meant to a girl's family. As long as Shiba doesn't want to remember, they won't force her to think about it. Sometimes, forgetting is much happier than chasing after the murderer.
However, Xiao Jiu is always busy. My lord just took office not long ago. This is a barren land with countless bullies. Someone will die almost every few days. As the first female official in this dynasty, she must love her job and work hard.
Worried that she would be afraid to live alone on the eighteenth night, Xiao Jiu moved her luggage to the adult's room openly, and then the adult had no choice but to live in her small room.
This day Xiaojiu came back from the autopsy, only to find that Shiba was sitting in front of the window earnestly embroidering. She approached and couldn't help exclaiming: "Eighteen, the flowers you embroidered are so beautiful!"
Shiba showed a shy smile: "I don't know what pattern you like, so I had to embroider casually." She had noticed that Xiao Jiu wore so many clothes every day, and the colors were old-fashioned and the styles were not new. She is her own savior, and she hopes to do something for her within her ability.
Xiao Jiu shook her head and said, "Thank you, Shiba, I like everything you embroider." Thinking about it carefully, since she worked with adults, she even forgot that she was a woman.
Shiba said: "It's okay, I found some useless fabrics in the warehouse, so I brought them here."
Of course with the consent of adults.
It's just that Xiaojiu has the most important position in Shiba's heart, so he was the first to do it for her and the most attentive.
Eighteen's female celebrity is very good, it can be described as supernatural workmanship, and Xiao Jiu's suit was made for seven days, which shows how beautiful and delicate the finished product is. Xiaojiu couldn't be happier, she took a bath and put it on on the night she finished it. Looking in the mirror, she felt that she was instantly more beautiful. She looked at Shiba, and felt joy and pity in her heart. Such a good girl, beautiful and talented, how could anyone be willing to treat her like this!
After she finished wearing it, she carefully took it off and folded it up. Shiba looked at her curiously: "Don't you want to wear it?"
"To wear, eighteen, have you prepared the clothes for the adults?"
Eighteen shook his head: "Not yet."
"Okay, I'll wear it when you're done."
Although he didn't understand why, Shiba still said, "If you make clothes, you need to know their size..."
"It's not easy, I'll take you to find them!"
"no… "
"Eighteen." Xiao Jiu looked serious, holding Shiba's shoulders with both hands, with serious eyes: "You can't go on like this, don't you know that adults are good people? They won't hurt you."
"I know, but..."
"No, but you must overcome these fears. Why don't you bring a ruler now and I'll take you to find them."
Xiao Jiu had the temperament of listening to the wind and the rain, and said that she would do whatever she wanted to do immediately. Shiba staggered and was grabbed by her and ran away. The two of them went to the study, opened the door and went in, and found that the adults and the scholar were playing chess, watching the chess without saying a word. Gentleman, Xiao Jiu whispered to Shi Ba: "Let's wait for a while, adults don't like to be disturbed when they are playing chess."
Eighteen imitated her, and whispered, "Okay."
The two stood for a while, and the scholar fell into a deadlock. Although he is well-read, he is really not as good as an adult when it comes to playing chess. After staring at the chessboard for a while, just as he was about to admit defeat, a small white hand stretched out, took a sunspot and put it down.
The chess game was instantly reversed.
The scholar turned his head, saw that he was eighteen, and said pleasantly, "You can actually play chess!"
Shiba took a step back and hid behind Xiaojiu. She didn't know why, seeing that the two of them could not stop fighting for a long time, she couldn't help but go up to help. Xiao Jiu immediately stretched out her arms like a hen: "My lord, what are you doing!" The scholar was taken aback, and quickly stepped back: "No, no, eighteen girl, don't be afraid, I'm just curious and want to ask. "
Shiba glanced at him and quickly lowered his head.
The scholar wanted to cry, he was a handsome gentleman after all, a good young man who was popular among thousands of young girls, why did he get so frightened as soon as he saw him
At this time Cheng Pu came in, saw Shiba was there, and immediately grinned with two rows of big teeth: "Miss Shiba is here too!"
He already had a loud voice, but this voice almost frightened Shiba into a fool. The adult glanced at him, and he scratched his head and apologized, "I'm sorry Miss Eighteen, I was born with such a loud voice, I apologize to you, don't be afraid."
Shiba smiled shyly at him, and Xiao Jiu hurriedly said: "Shiba wants to thank you for saving her. It just so happens that there is still some fabric in the house, so I want to make new clothes for each of you, but there is no size. You stand up Let her measure it quickly."
Of course, he would not refuse new clothes. The scholar immediately stood up and stretched his arms, and said, "Miss Shiba, come and measure it. I promise that I will stand like a pillar."
Shiba hesitated for a while, bit his lip, and walked up slowly. The scholar really did what he said, and he would not move. Shiba quickly measured the size and wrote it down on the paper. During the period, the scholar watched her writing posture and found that she was very natural and familiar. Thinking of this, he couldn't help but look at the adult, who was also watching Shiba. The two looked at each other, as if they understood each other's thoughts.
Looking at what happened to Shiba, one would think that she came from an ordinary background, but judging by her manner of speaking, her jade-like hands without even a callus, and her superb chess skills, she is clearly a lady of the family.
How could such a thing happen to a lady from all over the world
Shiba was a little embarrassed when giving Cheng Pu the amount. Cheng Pu was tall and strong, she couldn't wrap his arms around his waist at all. Cheng Pu saw that she was struggling, so he quickly circled the ruler himself, and then said hehe and smiled.
When it came to adults, Shiba obviously hesitated. The scholar is gentle, Cheng Pu is simple, but this adult is unfathomable, and his face is always light, which makes her feel very scared and dare not get too close.
The adults rarely said softly: "If you are afraid, let Xiao Jiu come."
Xiao Jiu quickly waved her hand: "I can only wear new clothes and not make new clothes."
Shiba mustered up the courage to measure his waist. The adults looked tall, but the waist was very thin. Shiba's hands were just wrapped around her, and her little face was slightly flushed because of this. Seeing the adults, she felt inexplicably better. Seeing her busy measuring the size and then running over to write it down, she was busy like a little rabbit, her face was flushed with a healthy color, and she was completely different from the blood-stained appearance that day, I just felt that if she could It's okay to live like this all the time, not remembering the past.