Chapter 3 Helpless
Chen's mother was buried halfway up the mountain, together with Chen's father.
The mountain breeze is cold and cold, the new graves are desolate, and the paper money burns into ashes and scatters in the wind.
"Girl, go home." Fangzhou persuaded the girl kneeling in front of the grave with red eyes.
Qiu Heng stood up, staggered because he had knelt for too long, and was supported by a pair of hands.
"Thank you, Mother Wang." Qiu Heng thanked the woman who helped her.
Mother Wang looked at the girl who was thanking her softly, feeling a little strange in her heart.
For three days, the child's eyes were swollen from crying and he looked confused. Now he seemed to have regained his composure.
The helpers in the village had long since dispersed. The only people left on the mountain were Mama Wang and Manager Qiu, as well as the servants and coachmen they had brought with them. The group was stopped when they reached the foot of the mountain.
"Aheng, where is our Yunxiang?"
Qiu Heng's eyes moved as she recognized the woman who rushed to her - Yunxiang's aunt Xiu Aunt.
That day Yunxiang asked her to pick herbs. When she went to wash her hands by the pool, she just bent down and was pushed into the pool by Yunxiang.
"Yunxiang went out with you, why are you the only one back?" Aunt Xiu asked.
"Yunxiang...didn't come home?" Qiu Heng stared at Aunt Xiu's eyes with inquiring eyes, and her doubts deepened.
She and Yunxiang have been playing together since childhood, and she still can't figure out why Yunxiang harmed her. Yunxiang's disappearance is even more confusing. Could it be that he pushed her into the water and then jumped in?
"I haven't gone home yet. Please tell me where Yunxiang went!"
"I don't know."
"I don't know?" Aunt Xiu's tone became excited, "We thought it would be difficult for you to lose your parents all of a sudden. We didn't wait until your mother was buried before asking. You just want to deal with it without knowing anything? Tell me, did you put Yunxiang Harmed? ”
Mother Wang couldn't stand listening anymore: "Sister, please don't talk nonsense. If you slander our girl, we will report you to the official."
Aunt Xiu was stunned, sat down on the ground, patted her thighs, and started crying: "Oh my God, Yunxiang has lost her parents since she was a child. Her uncle and I managed to raise her up, and now she has disappeared and he has to send us to see the official. Is there any heavenly principle..."
The man who came with Aunt Xiu seemed to dare not offend anyone, and his tone was much better: "My wife is so sad. She always treats Yunxiang as her own daughter."
Qiu Heng looked at the couple and understood their true purpose - it was to see that the person who picked her up had an extraordinary status, and there were benefits to come.
That's it. If Yunxiang is really worried, she won't wait until her mother is buried before asking. In fact, no one in the village knows that Aunt Xiu is mean to Yunxiang.
Qiu Heng thought about this and did not tell Yun Xiang about harming her.
When you don’t know anything clearly, you’ll be wrong if you talk too much. Yunxiang complained deeply to her uncle and aunt, and it was unlikely that they knew what Yunxiang was thinking.
"Our girl is still confused about the death of her adoptive parents. You two should go and search elsewhere." Manager Qiu said politely, but with a warning look on his face, he put a few pieces of broken silver into the man's hand.
After receiving the money, the man beamed with joy and hurriedly pulled Aunt Xiu away.
Mother Wang sneered: "It turned out to be money extortion."
Manager Qiu said lukewarmly: "Let's talk about it after we go back first."
After entering Chen's house, Manager Qiu said directly: "Sixth Miss, pack up and leave tomorrow."
Qiu Heng immediately heard the strong tone in his voice.
"I can't leave until my parents are over."
Manager Qiu unexpectedly raised his eyebrows: "Miss Six, the whole family is looking forward to you. We can't keep our elders waiting."
The girl lowered her eyes and repeated in a low voice: "I can't leave until my parents are over."
Manager Qiu's face darkened: "Miss Six has thought about it."
The girl simply stopped talking.
Seeing the tense atmosphere, Mrs. Wang hurriedly pulled Manager Qiu out and begged in a lowered voice: "As the manager said before, Miss Six has just lost her adoptive parents and is suffering..." "Is it possible that she really has to wait until her adoptive parents are seven years old?" Seven? Who will take responsibility for the old man and the old lady?”
Mother Wang's attitude was even lower: "The old uncle and the old lady are kind and will be considerate. The manager should also be considerate. The most important thing is to bring the sixth girl back safely, don't you think so?"
"Ha." Manager Qiu sneered and led his entourage back to the city.
Yunfeng Village is not far from the city. In the past two days, people from the Qiu family helped with the funeral arrangements during the day and returned to the inn in the city at night, leaving only Wang's mother staying at the Chen family.
Mother Wang couldn't sleep at night, listening to the wind outside the window and sighing.
It may be difficult for the girl to return to her uncle's house.
The next day it was just dawn, Qiu Heng got up, and after washing, he told Fangzhou: "When Mrs. Wang wakes up and asks about me, tell me that I went up the mountain to accompany my parents."
"Don't worry, girl."
Qiu Heng went to the house closest to her home.
A boy who looked like fifteen or sixteen years old was walking into the house with firewood in his arms. He caught a glimpse of the girl standing quietly, and firewood was scattered on the ground.
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"Aheng, you, why are you here?" The young man was a little at a loss.
"Brother Xiaoshan, do you know who killed my father?"
The boy named Xiao Shan grew up with Qiu Heng. Last year he went to the city to work as an apprentice in a spice shop. That day, I received the news that my mother was ill and rushed home. I happened to see Chen's father being hit by a galloping horse. He asked someone to help bring Chen's father back.
Faced with Qiu Heng's question, the young man unconsciously looked away: "Those people were riding too fast, I didn't see clearly..."
Qiu Heng's eyes trembled slightly, and tears rolled down: "After my mother's Qiqi, I will go to the capital. Brother Xiaoshan, if you see something, please tell me, I don't want to be confused..."< br>
"Ah Heng, are you really a girl from a wealthy family?" Xiaoshan's expression changed a little when he heard Qiu Heng said he wanted to leave.
"They said yes."
"If you go to the capital, will you never come back?"
"Yeah."
Xiaoshan was stunned for a moment, and after a bit of struggle appeared on his face, he reached into his arms, took out something and stuffed it into Qiu Heng's hand.
The tentacles are slightly cool, it is a beautifully carved jade pendant.
"The man rode a horse and ran ahead. He knocked Uncle Chen away and his horse didn't even dismount... After I recognized Uncle Chen, I went to help him and found this jade pendant that fell on the ground..."
Qiu Heng silently stared at the jade pendant in his hand without blinking.
The girl's silence was like a huge stone, weighing heavily on the boy's heart.
Xiaoshan gritted his teeth, and his voice was so low that he could hardly hear it: "There was a person who I thought looked like the young master from Fuhailou, and he was following at the end... Ah Heng, I have told you everything I know. Don't even think about it. Reporter, for Uncle Chen and Aunt Chen, your future life will be better than anything else..."
At the end of the sentence, the young man felt a little regretful.
"Brother Xiaoshan, don't worry, I won't report to the official." Qiu Heng clutched the jade pendant tightly, with red eyes, "There are so many people coming to pick me up in the capital, but they won't let me report to the official. I can know better. I was satisfied with the situation on the day my father had the accident..."
A few days later in the capital, the Yongqing Mansion received a letter from Manager Qiu.
Mrs. Yongqingbo looked at it and frowned: "I've confirmed it, it's the sixth girl who got lost back then."
Uncle Yongqing took a sip of tea and said in a casual tone: "It's a good thing to get it back."
"Both her adoptive parents died in a short period of time. I think this girl is a tough girl." Mrs. Yongqingbo said in a deep voice, with no concealment of disgust in her eyes.
(End of chapter)