After Li Jingnan was taken away by Fu Tingye and others, Hua Qingxue closed the door tightly.
The riot last night has ended, the sun has risen, and the entire Renqiu City is deathly silent.
Around noon, Hua Qingxue heard noises starting nearby.
The sound got closer and closer, and it seemed that Liao soldiers were searching people from house to house.
Hua Qingxue heard the sharp scream of the woman next door: "Don't arrest him! He didn't go anywhere at home last night! I beg you! Don't arrest him! -"
Hua Qingxue felt as if she was in an ice cellar, and the shouting made her hair stand on end!
The strange screams, roars, and loud collisions of those people! Everything made her feel extremely scared!
However, she could do nothing but listen to all this happening around her...
Hua Qingxue's hut did not escape the scope of the search. When she tried to overcome her psychological fear and opened the door tremblingly, no violence occurred as she imagined.
Several Liao soldiers walked into the courtyard carelessly, walked around in a very perfunctory manner, and then left.
Including the small broken house where she slept, the Liao soldiers just stood at the door and glanced at it.
Hua Qingxue was feeling strange when she heard a Liao soldier ask her: "I remember there was a child in the house last time. Why didn't I see him?"
Hua Qingxue's heart that had just been put down for a long time suddenly picked up again!
"... No, no... gone..." Hua Qingxue replied softly, her scalp numb.
The Liao soldier seemed to be the leader of the group. He casually lifted up the clothes hanging in the yard, looked at Hua Qingxue huddled in the corner, smiled, and asked, "Don't you remember me?"
Hua Qingxue then raised her head and looked at the Liao soldier.
—It was the Liao soldier who delivered the dirty clothes that day.
Two people came that day, and he only spoke a word of Khitan to his companions throughout the whole process, so Hua Qingxue was not impressed by him and only felt that he looked familiar.
I can’t believe that this man can actually speak the official dialect of Qi...
Hua Qingxue thought to herself, these Liao soldiers must be merciful because of his face, right? If she was like other people, they would beat her up as soon as she entered the house, and she would have no way to survive.
Before Hua Qingxue could reply to him, he already said to himself: "You didn't even look at me that day. Besides, I have raised the general flag now, so you probably won't recognize me."
Although Hua Qingxue was not good at words, she still whispered with a wink at this time: "Congratulations, Lord General."
The man snorted lightly, with a hint of evil in his smile.
"Do you know how I got this general flag? I killed a lot of thieves last night. When the commander was happy, he made me the general flag. I guess if I capture some more people today, I should be able to let him go. I have become a Qianhu.”
Hua Qingxue pursed her lips and said nothing.
Frankly speaking, she had not been here long, and was neither from Qi nor Liao, so she had no sense of belonging to either party.
Although the dead people made her heartache, sympathy and pity were almost innate functions, but they were just sympathy and pity. The people who were massacred by the Liao soldiers last night had nothing to do with her, so naturally she would not feel indignant or resentful like other people in the city.
Not seeing the look of expectation on Hua Qingxue's face, the commander-in-chief was a little disappointed, but he quickly picked up the original topic -
"When did that child disappear? Have you ever gone out to look for him?"
Hua Qingxue lowered her head, not wanting others to notice the panic in her eyes.
"...Yesterday, I went out yesterday and never came back...I looked for it once, but it was too messy outside, so I came back..."
Zong Qi's expression was a little playful, he rubbed his chin with his fingers and asked Hua Qingxue: "Is he your brother?"
Hua Qingxue shook her head and denied it: "She's my sister."
Zong Qi smiled and said, "You don't seem to be very sad."
Hua Qingxue was stunned for a moment, then reacted very quickly and replied: "I don't know... last night, I... I was too scared to go out to look for... There wasn't much food at home, and I was very confused... very... Afraid... I can't take care of my sadness... "
Although the answer was a bit messy, after thinking about it carefully, it was consistent with her current situation.
The general flag smiled, looked at the clothes around, and asked some questions like how the clothes were washed.
Hua Qingxue found it strange that this person seemed to be chatting with her specially.
But just when she was feeling strange, the other party suddenly said: "There are so many clothes, why doesn't the little boy help you?"
Hua Qingxue almost said smoothly: He helped me a lot - but the moment she opened her mouth, she stopped abruptly and changed her words: "... little boy? You should be talking about my sister, right?" .”
He smiled, "Really? I remembered it wrong again."
Hua Qingxue felt that her back was soaked with cold sweat...
"Okay, you can wash these clothes first. Another batch will be delivered in two days. Tsk tsk... This yard is really small." He muttered, turned around and said something in Khitan to the other Liao soldiers. What, then they left one after another and went to the next house to search.
The back alley, which had been quiet for a few moments, once again heard cries and roars, and it was chaotic and disorderly...
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After Hua Qingxue closed the door, she was completely exhausted. She slid down against the door. She sat motionless in the cold and biting snow, letting the cries reach her ears. There was no trace of emotion on her face. expression.
When life has become too overwhelming, the abundant emotions that humans possess have disappeared from her body one by one.
At this moment, she couldn't even cry anymore...
It's so hard to live.
She made simple meals to fill her stomach, and then began to boil water to make paste.
I had already bought the starch before. After boiling it, apply it one by one to the blood-stained areas on the clothes. It should not be too thin or too thick. Then you only need to wait for the paste to dry, and then you can scrape them off. Basically You can remove most of the blood stains, and even if there are residues, it doesn't matter. Just wash them with soapy water and you'll be good to go.
The soap in the yard needs to be left for a month before it can be used. Hua Qingxue plans to use radish and vinegar to clean the blood stains.
There were whines and cries all around, and Hua Qingxue was doing the work in her hands in an orderly manner amidst these sounds.
She really has nothing to do. The only thing that can protect her now is probably the pile of dirty clothes of the Liao soldiers in the courtyard...
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When Fu Tingye rushed back, it was already late at night, and he smelled a pungent stench as soon as he walked to the door.
He frowned, feeling worried in his heart. He walked forward and patted the door. Not long after, the door opened -
Hua Qingxue held the broom and was stunned when she saw Fu Tingye suddenly appeared.
"What's going on?" Fu Tingye walked into the yard and saw the filth all over the ground. Mud mixed with feces was puddled here and there, and the stench was overwhelming.
"It's nothing... Maybe they were a little upset when they saw that I wasn't in trouble."
Hua Qingxue took a broom and swept them into piles. Fu Tingye saw that there were two or three shallow pits in the corner of the yard, and knew that Hua Qingxue had dug them to bury the feces.
He was marching and fighting, and he couldn't stand the behavior of such villains. He snorted coldly and said, "Why are you burying it? Whoever threw it will throw it back."
Just as he was about to make a move, Hua Qingxue hurriedly grabbed his arm, "General! What they lost is a close relative and loved one. They will inevitably be filled with grief and anger. It's just some feces and sludge. Just bury it."
Hua Qingxue really didn't want to make any more noise.
After the group of Liao soldiers left today, she became famous in this alley.
As long as there were men in other families, no matter how old or young, they were all taken to the prison for interrogation. Even if there were no men, some money would inevitably be lost during the search. She was the only one who was good, and looking at the clothes of Liao soldiers hanging in her courtyard, she It was determined that she was the lackey of the Liao soldiers, and the public was outraged... Hua Qingxue didn't want to be the person who hits the stone with an egg.
Fu Tingye said coldly: "It's just bullying the weak and fearing the strong."
Hua Qingxue smiled bitterly.
This is human nature, but you can't blame it because it is "natural".
"Pack up and follow me."
Hua Qingxue was delighted, "General, are you here to take me out of the city?"
Fu Tingye shook his head, "Now that the city gate is heavily guarded, it's not the time to go out. Please follow me to stay somewhere else. Your yard... can't be inhabited now."
How can I sleep when it smells like this
Hua Qingxue was naturally happy, but she was also a little worried, "But I still have a lot of clothes from Liao soldiers..."
The clothes were originally hanging in the yard, but later she found someone throwing dirty things into the yard, so she quickly took them all off and put them back in the house. When the Liao soldiers brought a cart full of clothes, Hua Qingxue and Fu Tingye must have taken them. Endless.
"It doesn't matter, I'll pick it up tomorrow."
Although Fu Tingye didn't say much, Hua Qingxue couldn't help but feel excited. She neither asked where she was going nor when she could leave the city, just because Fu Tingye made people feel so safe, as if as long as he was there, nothing would be a problem.
Hua Qingxue packed a small baggage and followed Fu Tingye out.
The night was cold and unbelievably quiet.
Occasionally, there would be a lot of cluttered footsteps. It was Liao soldiers patrolling the streets at night. They were holding torches. If they saw anyone suspicious, they would rush up to them, scold them, arrest them and take them to the cell.
Fu Tingye took Hua Qingxue for a spin in the streets and alleys of the city. Hua Qingxue clearly felt that he was taking a detour, but she didn't dare to say a word. She just followed him silently, and when the distance dropped a little, He quickly jogged a few steps to keep up.
Fu Tingye stopped suddenly.
Hua Qingxue was walking quickly with her head buried in her head when she was caught off guard and bumped into Fu Tingye's back! Dull pain on the bridge of nose!
"Yes... I'm sorry..." Hua Qingxue covered her nose and said with embarrassment.
Fu Tingye glanced at her, said nothing, walked away a few steps, came to an inconspicuous wooden door, raised his hand and patted it a few times.
Bang bang, bang bang bang.
Hua Qingxue noticed that he paused intentionally when knocking on the door, secretly guessing that this might be some kind of secret signal.
Just as I was thinking about it, the wooden door creaked and opened...