Exile at the beginning: I rule the world by drawing cards

Chapter 14
The sky outside the window was dark, heavy raindrops were falling, and occasionally a few wisps of rain drifted in through the cracks.

Qin Mengshang put the cards away, dipped a handkerchief in wine and wiped Zhou Lingqi's forehead, armpits, and abdomen several times. After his breathing stabilized a little, he poured another bowl of scallion-white ginger water into his mouth.

Seeing that he had fallen into a deep sleep, he got up and went to the back room to catch the chicken, preparing to kill it and make soup.

She thought about it and felt that it was the problem with the pot of rabbit meat. She was so injured on the first night that she didn't even have a fever, but she got sick after eating the meat.If the fever has not gone away by night, you have to go to town to see a doctor.

Thinking of this, she silently put the pheasant back and turned to cook a pot of corn porridge.

It was raining heavily outside, and everything in the house was wet. The main room began to leak, and water began to accumulate on the stove.

What does it mean when the house leaks and it rains all night? This is what it is like now.

Porridge was being cooked here, and there was a sudden movement outside.Looking up, I saw a group of men wearing raincoats striding toward the east in the rain.

To the east is the river. It's raining and the river is slippery, and the current is fast. People who don't know how to swim usually approach at this time.Looking at the hurried appearance of those people, it seemed that something big had happened.

Qin Mengshang was a little curious. When he walked to the door, he saw a woman stumbling out of the rain, calling Xiaoheer Xiaocaoer.

The man who followed immediately slapped her in the face: "Fang Guilan, if anything happens to the child, I will send you back to Tonghua Village! Let your parents see what kind of cruel thing they have raised. My daughter is willing to abuse her!"

Fang fell into the muddy water, her clothes were soaked, and she covered her face and cried: "I didn't know that something would happen if I let them cut pig grass. The village is so big, where can we go?"

After saying that, she began to cry about her fate again, crying that the Chen family was biased and looked down upon her. Even the two daughters she gave birth to were also prejudiced.

Li Zheng, who was coming back, heard this and was trembling with anger: "When have I ever treated Xiao He Xiao Cao badly? The seven children in the family, except for Zheng Ge who is studying in the academy, all have the same food and clothing expenses. ! The harvest has not been good in the past few years, but Hai Ta Nai still goes to the town every month to cut two kilograms of pork and come back. Did the meat end up in the dog's belly?!"

The villagers who helped find the children were shocked when they heard that the Chen family could still eat meat every month. They couldn't even afford white rice. How could the Chen family still eat meat?

But this is just what I muttered in my heart. Now that the child is missing and it is raining heavily, if it falls into the river and is washed away, it will be troublesome.

Everyone searched together, including all the men in the village who were at home and able to move. The woman searched along the path between the fields.

The two children were eight years old and three years old. They were small. Maybe they were hiding in a tree hole in a haystack when it was raining.

Mrs. Fang was still sitting on the ground crying, her face covered with rainwater, and she was so embarrassed.

No one dared to help her. She knew it was going to rain and let her child go out to cut pigweed. Is this something a mother could do?Fortunately, Mrs. Chen was left at home. If she heard what Fang said, she would have to skin her!

Qin Mengshang looked at the rain getting heavier and heavier. If he couldn't find anyone again, it would be a disaster.

It’s not easy to raise children these days. It’s really heartbreaking to have them washed away.I want to help with the search, but there is a patient at home and I can't get away.

Wu Xin looked away and saw that the leakage in the main room was getting worse. He was afraid that the water would flow into the side room and wet the floor, so he simply put the floor away.

Just as I packed my things, a drop of rain hit the back of my neck. I looked up and saw small drops of water slowly dripping down from the beams.

"..."

Qin Mengshang pulled a basin to catch the rain with a wooden face, but the leakage point was still at the end of the bed. There was no place to put the basin, so he had to hold it up.

Now it seems that repairing the roof must be put on the agenda as soon as possible. The few copper coins in my pocket are far from enough to buy tiles, and the little money from the river embankment is not enough. I have to think of a way to make money in the long term.
Qin Mengshang was thinking about ways to make money. He lowered his head inadvertently and found that the person on the bed was awake.

"Your Highness, you are awake."

Their eyes crossed, Zhou Lingqi lowered his eyes in silence, and asked in a hoarse voice: "Aren't you tired of holding the basin?"

She actually didn't stand for long, but when he said this, her wrists were really a little sore, "Then you move to the side, and I will put the basin on it." Zhou Lingqi moved inside obediently.

Qin Mengshang was relieved and reached out to touch his forehead, which was still a little hot.I went to get the remaining wine and told him that I wanted to wipe myself with the wine again.

Zhou Lingqi lowered his eyelids and did not move, his expression was deserted, his pale skin was covered with a thin layer of powder, and there were still small beads of sweat on the tip of his nose, as if he had just had a big dream and the dust had settled after he woke up.

Since you don't speak, you have no opinion.

After brushing him several times before, Qin Mengshang untied his clothes skillfully and frowned when he saw the injury on his shoulder.

The assassination happened suddenly. Although the government sought treatment from doctors, follow-up treatment was not kept up. The wound healed very slowly. If it had been delayed, it might have become more serious.

The veil went down the road, and when she was about to continue, a hand tugged on her sleeve, which seemed to have no strength.

"If you pawn this, it should be enough to buy food and repair the roof."

Zhou Lingqi opened his palm and found a small jade pendant inside.

The fine mutton-fat jade is white and warm, engraved with the patterns of fortune, prosperity, and health. Due to its age, the lines have been slightly smoothed, but it is superior to the exquisite craftsmanship, and you can tell at a glance that it is expensive.

The two of them were exiled along the way, and everything except the clothes on their bodies was stripped clean.

Qin Mengshang remembered that this jade pendant was given to him by Empress Xuan when Zhou Lingqi was born. He has never left it for 20 years, and its importance is indescribable.

"This is what the Queen Mother left to you. Do you really want to take it?"

Zhou Lingqi said a soft "hmm" without saying a single extra word.

Even if he was going to die in his previous life, he would not be willing to pawn this jade pendant, but seeing Qin Mengshang busy in the dark and leaky house, he felt inexplicably uncomfortable.

He obviously hated Qin's betrayal, but he never killed her.

I thought everything would proceed along the same path as in the previous life, but something changed this time.

He handed the jade pendant to her not entirely because of the strangeness in his heart, but because of temptation.If she was still the same as in her previous life, he would kill her without hesitation; if she stayed...

Zhou Lingqi didn't think about it any further and just handed the jade pendant to her: "Take it."

Qin Mengshang thought he was strange, thinking of the leaky house, so he put the jade pendant close to his body without saying anything.

The rain subsided, and Fang's cries of joy could be heard outside the house. The two children were held by their father, keeping her mother out of her hands.

Someone found Xiaocao's shoes by the river before. Everyone thought that the child had fallen into the river. Chen Laosan held on to Fang for all his life. Fortunately, a woman came over in time to report that the two children had been abandoned at the foot of the mountain. Take shelter from the rain in the cowshed.

When the child was found, everyone dispersed.

The three-year-old Xiao Cao'er was not scared to cry and hugged his father's neck obediently. On the contrary, the older Xiao He'er cried out of breath when he saw his father.

Chen Laosan was so distressed that he went back to catch Ms. Fang and had a big quarrel, threatening to send her back to her parents' home.Mrs. Chen was also very angry. When she heard that Mr. Fang spread rumors that she was going to sell her granddaughter, she picked up a broom and shouted at her.

Mrs. Fang became the sinner of the Chen family. Tears fell from her eyes and she did not dare to fight back.

Finally, Li Zheng said not to scare the children, and the family gave up.

(End of this chapter)