Eightieth Bowl of Soup (7)
Guan Er usually listens to Qing Huan very much, but once he makes his own decision, nothing Qing Huan says will work. His ambition is too great, he would not be willing to be an honest hunter in such a small place for the rest of his life, carefully calculating how to spend money to live, that is not the life he wants. This can be seen from the fact that he voluntarily left home to venture out when he was young, but he didn't have a good network, and he didn't get anything in the end.
How could he be reconciled, his heart is higher than the sky.
Qing Huan couldn't stop him, so he left anyway.
She said she would not let him go, but on the day Guan Er left, she still prepared dry food and money, and sent him to the entrance of the village. At this time, Guan Er picked her up horizontally and got on the horse he bought for the journey. Qing Huan was startled, he had already whipped the horse. The wind blew over and made her face hurt, "...what are you doing..."
"Take you to a good place."
What he called a good place was a small house he bought in the town without telling her. The place is not big, but it is very clean and new, and the furnishings inside are all brand new. Qing Huan was taken to the door by him, and was stunned: "This is..."
A clean house is much better than living in the village.
Guan Er got off his horse first, and then hugged her: "I want to join the army, and I don't believe it when I say it's all for you." He just didn't want to do nothing for the rest of his life, and this coincident conscription once again aroused his inner desire. "I want to be a master, and I don't want to spend my whole life in this poor country, being an unknown pawn that no one knows." He took Qing Huan's hand and kissed it on his lips, his eyes became serious. "I have saved some money during this period. I have seen all the houses in the town. This place is the most suitable. It is secluded and no one will disturb us. We will not go back to the village."
It was only then that Qing Huan understood why she always felt that something was missing at home... All the co-authors were moved here by him. She didn't understand a little, so she looked at him wonderingly. Guan Er took her hand and opened the door of the house, and while showing her around, he told her, "If I go this time, if God blesses me, I will earn a general and come back, so that you and I will be honored, but if it is unlucky, It is not impossible to lose this life on the battlefield. Therefore, I have to leave, but I have to arrange for you. There are no good people in the village, and I am not at ease entrusting you, so I bought a house here and moved things When I was there, I took wild game to the town to sell, but no one found out. You are here, and you can rest assured to wait for me to come back."
She looked at him with wet eyes, and finally gave in: "Then you...be careful in everything, I will wait for you to come back, you must come back."
"Okay." Guan Er hugged her, "You have to be obedient and don't wander around, let alone marry someone else behind my back."
"Of course not." Qing Huan laughed, but Guan Er was extremely worried, but even though Qing Huan was his bondage, he still chose to leave to venture out. Maybe it was doomed from the very beginning, this was his fate, and it was also Qing Huan's fate.
She watched him leave, and when she was sleeping alone at night, she suddenly felt that the bed was much bigger. Obviously it's a new bed and new quilt, this is her new home, she just returned to the life when Guan Er never appeared - no, it's better than that time, because she doesn't have to worry about someone sneaking in through the wall. When Guan Er left, he didn't know how to do it on the wall. He got some broken porcelain and stuck it on it, but he couldn't break it off, and there wasn't even a place to let go. When he was on the mountain before, he caught a little wolf and came back. He domesticated it very well and listened to Qing Huan very well. This time he left by himself, so he left the little wolf at home to protect Qing Huan. Qing Huan was a little afraid of sleeping alone, so she weaved a new nest for the little wolf, and it slept under her bed, breathing smoothly and feeling full of security.
Slowly, Guan Er changed from one day to two days, then two days to three days, three days to half a month, half a month to one month, one month to half a year... Count carefully , Guan Er has been gone for almost a year.
I don't know how he is doing outside. During this time, Qing Huan has never received a single word from him, let alone a letter from home. She didn't even know if he was alive or dead, so she could only wait quietly. At first she was worried and flustered, but later she figured it out, and she just waited with peace of mind. If Guan Er comes back, they can be together, maybe they can live a lifetime. If Guan Er can't come back, it's not impossible for her to live alone for the rest of her life.
But all of these are her expectations. Sometimes, dreams are meant to be shattered, and hopes are meant to be shattered.
Qing Huan lives alone. Although she is accompanied by Xiaolang, she still has to find a way to manage her daily life. Before Guan Er left, she gave her all the money. It stands to reason that she would do nothing and live comfortably for the last ten years. Eight years is not a problem, but she can't stay idle, so she still buys needlework and embroidery cloth for embroidery work, and sells it in the shop on time every month.
Even if the frequency of going here and there is not high, they are still bumped into by people from the same village.
That person... probably wanted to call her aunt, but she didn't say much. The other person came to the town to go to the market, and accidentally saw Qing Huan who had bought needles and thread and was about to go back. She was smart, so she didn't go directly to talk to Qing Huan Instead, he followed Qing Huan all the way to where she lived, and then went up to knock on the door.
Qing Huan was very surprised when she heard the knock on the door, because she basically didn't go out on weekdays, and even the vegetables, rice and noodles needed for daily use were delivered by Guan Er every month. Isn't today the day to deliver things, isn't it? Is Guan Er back
But the little wolf kept whimpering at the door, with a ferocious growl in his throat. If Guan Er came back, the little wolf would have rushed to the door.
She didn't dare to open it, and the knock on the door slowly stopped. Qing Huan breathed a sigh of relief, thinking, maybe a passerby wants to beg for a drink of saliva, is she too nervous, she will be safe for half a year.
The next few months were also safe and sound, and Qing Huan slowly let go of her heart. After the Chinese New Year, spring came, and Guan Er left for almost two years, and she didn't sleep, she was sitting under the lamp embroidering, when she suddenly heard a commotion outside. The neighbors living near here are very quiet, Qing Huan has never heard them so noisy. She curiously put down the needle and thread in her hand, and wanted to go out to have a look, but the door was suddenly kicked open.
She was startled, and a group of people rushed in from the yard, holding torches in their hands, everyone's faces looked extremely dark under the light of the torches, the leader was Li Zheng, but his face had no past Seeing Guan Ershi's submissiveness, he was serious and cold: "Widow Guan, you committed adultery with my uncle and ruined the reputation of our village. Today we will do justice for the heavens and soak you, an adulteress, in a pig cage according to the village rules! "
Qing Huan took a step back, and the little wolf snuggled up beside her, showing its sharp teeth. Everyone was startled, but soon they took out ropes, axes and knives—they came prepared, perhaps from the gate. I've been wanting to find her since I left! Qing Huan wanted to run away, but she had no way out. Her eyes flicked among the people surrounding her, and she even saw her parents and younger brother.
They have the same expressions on their faces as anyone else, and in this dark night, humanity can be completely forgotten.
What did you say that she had committed adultery with my uncle, so for the honor of the village, she had to be immersed in a pig cage... Qing Huan gritted her teeth, and she asked, "Aren't you afraid of being locked up? When he comes back, knowing that you have treated me like this, you must not be afraid." I will let you go!"
Li Zheng laughed: "We knew you were living here, but we have been watching your every move these days. When Guan Er came back? He probably died outside long ago!" "The two armies fought, hundreds of thousands of people died, the plague was rampant, and the survivors are said to be no more than a thousand, so Guan Er, that bastard, still wants to come back alive? Okay, if he can come back, I'll wait for him! Come on, don't Nonsense, tie up this whore!"
The little wolf growled and protected her, but there were so many people. It killed several people, but it aroused the resentment of the villagers. This resentment was directly transferred to Qing Huan. She was grabbed by many hands, some plucked her hair, some pulled her clothes, and some took advantage of the chaos to mop her body. Her struggle was extremely weak, so weak that it made people sigh and despair.
Then she was pressed to the ground, and someone stepped on her face and pressed her viciously into the unmelted snow. The biting cold penetrated through the thin clothes. In the darkness, she could only hear the sound of footsteps rubbing against iron tools, the howling of cold wind, and the howling of little wolves.
Her head hit something and bled, and the blood flowed down her forehead and covered her eyes. The little wolf fell to the ground. No matter how brave it was, it was not so many human opponents. Its eyes looked at Qing Huan, and Qing Huan also looked at it, then it twitched a few times, and stopped moving.
Qing Huan's clothes were picked up in a mess, and her shoes and socks fell off in the struggle. Now she is disheveled and disheveled, and she is still the girl who was once regarded as a fairy by the villagers. They don't even remember her tenderness, beauty and kindness. All they knew was that she was an adulteress, that she was with the most notorious man, and that man was dead now, and they couldn't vent their anger, so they had to find comfort in Qing Huan.
One person is cowardly for evil, and everyone is not responsible for evil.
They are punishing this adulteress, teaching her, who made her husband commit adultery with her brother-in-law not long after his death, how can such a woman be sacrificed if she doesn't soak in the pig cage? How could a fairy do such a brazen thing!
So they stuffed the slutty bitch into a pig cage, stuck the mouth of the cage in, and threw her into the cold pool of water. The surface of the water was frozen, and Li was looking for someone to cut through the ice, and then pushed the pig cage in.
Small blisters formed on the surface of the water, and soon disappeared.
They also felt relieved in their hearts, and then they went back to the small house and wiped out all the valuables inside.
This matter ended like this, and from now on, the honor of their village has been perfectly maintained.