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- Chapter 467: Flowers bloom overnight
For some reason, the paper ashes were not blown away by the wind but kept hovering back and forth in the air in front of Fang Jie. Fang Jie raised his head and took a look, even under the illusion that a familiar figure would appear on the paper ashes the next second. , smile to yourself. He waited blankly for a while, and finally smiled to himself.
"I really thought you would come out and scare my boss."
He sat down cross-legged on the ground, not caring about the dust on the ground.
Taking the second bottle of wine handed over by Mu Xiaoyao, Fang Jie took a sip, looked at the familiar scenery around him and fell into silence. The cavalry dispersed to see if there were any horse thieves entrenched here, but they found more than a dozen. Beggars huddled in dilapidated houses to keep warm.
The once prosperous town is now as desolate as a ghost.
Fang Jie finished the bottle of wine and didn¡¯t know what he was thinking. Then he stood up, dusted himself off and walked forward. Mu Xiaoyao and the others followed him without saying a word. Fang Jie seemed to have no purpose, he walked into an alley casually, and then walked into every courtyard.
"This is Widow Sun's home."
Fang Jie looked back at Mu Xiaoyao and smiled: "Do you remember."
Mu Xiaoyao nodded: "In the past three years, every summer night, you often let the big dog carry you and climb the wall of Widow Sun's house to peek at people taking baths."
"Now that I think about it, she deliberately pretended not to know."
Fang Jie smiled and said: "She is also a hard-working person. Her husband died early but she never remarried. She lives alone in this yard, and I don't know how many people want to take advantage of her. She deliberately got close to me. I know that many people said that I stayed at Widow Sun's house all night on a certain night. They said it as if it was true, even the details. Widow Sun stood at the door and yelled. Who made up the dirty things? In fact, I know it was her who told them."
"You didn't deny it."
Mu Xiaoyao nodded.
"I did it on purpose too."
Fang Jie hummed, with a smile that was both proud and bitter: "I know her life is not going as well as she wants. Those gangsters like Song Huhu in Fangu City want to take advantage of her all day long, but those people are actually not very courageous. I often flirted with Widow Sun on purpose, and then climbed on the wall of her house. Such things spread a lot, and Song Laohu and the others didn't dare to be bold anymore. I know that Widow Sun said these rumors herself. I never deny it because I know it¡¯s better for her. If you can¡¯t keep your reputation, I¡¯ll try to save my body.¡±
Shen Qingshan frowned slightly, seeming a little angry.
Women, especially widows, never seem to have a happy ending in this society.
People like Widow Sun can't keep their reputation even if they keep their bodies as pure as jade. The men of this daughter-in-law's family all talked about her romantic affairs. The fabricated things are more real than the real ones, and if they are circulated for a long time, the fake things will become real. The more this happens, the more people keep coming to harass and take advantage. Widow Sun knew this very well, so she simply made up a story of her own. Although her reputation could not be saved, her body was still innocent.
Fang Jie opened the door and walked in, sweeping away the cobwebs in front of him.
This is actually the first time he has walked into Widow Sun¡¯s house, so he is relatively unfamiliar. Most of the useful things in the house had been taken away, and the mats on the earthen kang were in dilapidated condition. There was a low table on the kang with a lot of peanut shells on the table and a broken bowl. It was obvious that someone had lived here before, whether it was rioters or horse thieves.
Fang Jie felt his feet go weak. He looked down and found that he was stepping on a ball of rags. He didn't know that this ball of rags was stuffed into his chest when Widow Sun teased him. Later, he took it out in anger and threw it on the ground. He never picked it up, and he never had the chance to pick it up again.
There was too much dust in the room, so it was a bit choking. Fang Jie picked up the rag and put it on the earthen kang, then turned and walked out. When he went out, he found a very dirty and worn embroidered shoe in the corner. He left He went over to pick it up, kept silent for a while, then blew the dust off the shoes, dug a hole in the yard with a sword and buried the shoes.
"I know you were taking advantage of me at first, but I didn't care. You are really beautiful. You are the most beautiful woman in Fangu City."
He buried the soil, clapped his hands and said with a smile: "It's just that when you really wanted to invite me into this yard later, I gave up I must have disappointed you at the time, but I didn't feel sorry for you. You should not feel regretful. In this life, you will be purer than a lotus flower.
After walking out of Widow Sun's house, Fang Jie walked along the path and walked in every household.
At each house, he would stay for a while.
It was already getting dark, so Chen Xiaoru arranged?Packed up Li Xiaozong's original residence, and then prepared dinner. After Fang Jie left dozens of households, it was already completely dark. When he returned to Biejiang Mansion, he stood in the yard and stared at the two wintersweet trees that were still alive, in a daze.
I don¡¯t know why, but it¡¯s extremely dark.
There was clearly a bright moon, but it was so dark all around that it was like you couldn't even see your fingers.
Everyone was surprised and didn¡¯t understand why this small town looked so dark. There were no dark clouds and the wind had stopped. When I looked up, I saw the silver plate hanging in the sky, so low that it seemed that I could reach it by climbing up the city wall. It should be a dark night, but it was so dark and depressing.
Fang Jie moved a chair and sat down in the yard, tightening his cloak.
¡°Everyone is looking at me from above, even the moonlight is blocked.¡±
He murmured, frightening everyone in the yard.
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Fang Jie asked people to light a lot of incense and candles in the yard, making the yard very bright. There was no wind at all, and the incense smoke rose straight up. Chen Xiaoru originally planned to set up an incense table, but Fang Jie refused. He smiled and said that they were just nostalgic for this small town and still had unresolved grievances. There was no need for an incense table. I could just sit in the yard for a while.
He asked everyone to rest, and only four people, Mu Xiaoyao, Shen Qingshan and Big Dog Qilin, accompanied him.
"You have lived in this small town for those three years, and the people here must have been very good to you."
Shen Qingshan said softly.
Fang Jie nodded: "Actually, if you think about it, there must be a lot of people scolding me behind my back. Song Huhu in the city is a rogue and often bullies others. I didn't know how to practice at that time, but my body bones are still strong and my martial arts skills are sparse. It was normal, but it was enough to teach him a lesson. One time, he brought a few people with him and tried to beat me with a sack, but I knocked out two front teeth.¡±
"When I left Fan Gu, he also came to see me off. His words leaked out of his mouth. He said that the most regretful thing in his life was that he didn't beat me. I said I'm so sorry, you won't have this chance in the next life. He He laughed, and then handed me a money bag, which was full of copper coins and broken silver. He said, take it. This is my dividend and the money I earned from carrying the bag. I have no shame to give you these things that were deceived and abducted. They're all clean. I'll buy you a bottle of wine on the way. It's best if I can get you drunk to death."
"I said you should keep it, it will be useful for finding a wife in the future. He said that Widow Sun has been slept with by you, and his life has become gloomy. I laughed and told him to go directly if he wanted to marry Widow Sun. She is whiter than The lotus was still clean.
Shen Qingshan said nothing, feeling a little blocked.
"The people here are actually not harmonious. Just like people in other places, this family and that family are not on the same page, and it is common for them to fight each other without talking. But they are all simple. I know that if there is a crisis, even if two families Even people who don¡¯t talk will hug each other. I like the atmosphere here, it¡¯s always so down-to-earth.¡±
"Let's light some more incense candles."
Fang Jie looked at the big dog and said, "Light it up brighter so they can see me more clearly."
After saying that, he stood up and walked to the middle of the yard.
Raising his head and looking at the sky, there seemed to be many pairs of eyes looking at him in the smoke. Fang Jie kept his head raised like this, and a smile gradually appeared on the corner of his mouth.
He seemed to see it, and they were laughing too.
"Xiao Fangjie, remember to come back. I will introduce you to the daughter of the Sun family on West Street. You haven't gone to see her yet, but the girl is waiting for a reply!"
"Xiao Fangjie, if you have the ability, you can really eat me. Do you have the courage?"
"Fang Jie, we don't have anything to give you. Your sister-in-law knew you were leaving and made a few pairs of cloth shoes. She didn't sleep a wink last night. Please bring them with you. The shoes with thousand-layer soles are comfortable to wear and stable for walking."
"Brother Xiaofang, will you come back? My mother said that you are going to the capital to become a high official. Where is the capital?"
These words were swirling in Fang Jie¡¯s ears.
"Let's all go"
Fang Jie raised his head and said: "It's almost dawn, don't miss anything. You have been crawling into my dreams for the past three years. Leave the matter of revenge to me. If you can't avenge me, you can wait until I die." Prepare a stick and give me a good beating. Originally I didn't believe in gods and ghosts, but today I firmly believe that you are all here. After listening to what I have to say, we will reincarnate ourselves. I will not leave the northwest for a while, and I will burn some for you from time to time. Paper money. When you get to the underworld, remember to drink that bowl of soup. Drink it when you cross the bridge. After drinking it, you will forget your past life and the pain will disappear. "
"I will start looking for your bones at dawn. If you don't want me to be too troublesome??Just giving you a hint, I probably won¡¯t be able to tell who is who after I find them. Is it okay with you to choose a good place to bury them together? Well, if you don¡¯t talk, you won¡¯t have them. "
He was talking to himself like a madman.
"Before I met you, I didn't know what home was. After this, I don't think there will be a place where I can miss you like this."
He waved his hand and said, "No."
I don¡¯t know whether it was because it was almost dawn, or because the wind suddenly started, but the originally dark and frightening sky suddenly became brighter, as if a veil covering the sky was suddenly lifted, and all the stars and moonlight appeared. Spilled down. The sky was no longer so deep that it was impossible to see through, and many stars became extraordinarily bright, twinkling as if blinking towards Fang Jie.
This is a very strange scene.
People in the yard were a little surprised, but no one was afraid.
Fang Jie waved his hand and said goodbye, and the sky became brighter.
I don¡¯t know how long it took. Fang Jie took a deep breath of the cold air and turned his head to look in the direction of the rising sun. The sunlight was very gentle and covered the yard with a layer of pale gold.
In this soft sunshine, Fang Jie suddenly discovered that a flower bloomed on a branch of the wintersweet tree in the yard at some point. There seemed to be no buds last night, but they suddenly bloomed today. Although the tree is still alive, many of its branches have dried up. The small flower blooming on the bare tree looks particularly eye-catching and bright.
Fang Jie looked at the little flower, and an arc gradually formed on the corner of his mouth.
"Look in that direction and see if there are any dirtbags outside the city."
Fang Jie pointed to the wintersweet flower and said.
Maybe, this is the guidance they gave.
An hour later, a soldier quickly came back and reported to Fang Jie: "It was dug out! There was a raised earth bag in a deep pit not far to the west of the city. When dug out, it was full of corpses. I can't count how many there were, squeezed in. Together, I can no longer tell which is which.¡±
Fang Jie nodded, was silent for a while and said: "Clean up slowly, don't rush. There is a large peach grove at Fanghe Pavilion outside the city, which is also deserted. But the scenery there is good, so move all the bones there. In addition, send someone to Chen Bishan and Lu Fenghou have both been transferred here, and I have changed my mind." - Didn't finish reading? Add this book to your favoritesI'm a member and bookmarked this chapterCopy the address of this book and recommend it to your friends for pointsChapter error? Click here to report
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