casserole lady

Chapter 24 The Promised Brother For Life (1)
Qin Zheng swallowed the sharp pain, and sat there, raised his hand to touch his forehead, it was still hot.

She reached out to take the water bag, took a sip of water herself, and gave the rest to Fang Lu, saying in a hoarse voice, "Drink more water."

Fang Lu stared at Qin Zheng for a while, but saw that under the pale moonlight, her brows were cold, and there was no pain on her face, as if the swollen ankle was not hers.

The hair in Fang Lu's throat was astringent, but another wave of anger welled up. He took the water bag viciously, removed the coarse cloth on his head that had been scalded by him, poured water to wet it, then bent down, and forcefully and carefully squeezed Qin Zheng's body. Putting her foot on her lap, she began to gently apply a damp cloth to her swollen foot.

Qin Zheng observed his complexion from the side, raised his eyebrows and asked, "How do you feel now?"

Fang Lu gave Qin Zheng a cold look: "I'm much better!"

After being startled by this, he broke out in a little sweat, and when the cold wind blew, his heavy brain seemed to relax a bit, and his body also recovered some strength.

Immediately, the two of them stopped trying to leave, and simply sat there side by side, leaning against the wall of the canal, looking up at the starry sky.Qin Zheng took the salted peanuts he had prepared earlier in the package, and shared them with Fang Lu to eat.They fetched water sacs and each took turns to take a sip.

Fang Lu leaned his head against the wall of the canal, smiled bitterly and said, "Fang Lu, why are we still living in this world?" He took a sip of sweet water and murmured in a low voice, "Why is it so difficult? alive?"

Qin Zheng glanced sideways at Fang Lu, lowered his head and pondered for a while, and finally said: "I have never had a mother since I was a child. I didn't know until I grew up that my mother is still alive, but she just disappeared. All these years, my father has been waiting for you in the capital. She's back."

Fang Lu didn't expect this, and couldn't help but look over, but saw her side face forming a silhouette in the hazy moonlight, that silhouette was somewhat beautiful like mountains and rivers.

Qin Zheng sighed, and continued: "Father has been waiting for mother for 17 years, but he has not found any trace of mother until his death." Her hands trembled slightly, and she groped for the casserole between her elbows, and her tone began to turn gentle Get up: "Before he died, he asked me to find my mother, then I will find her, and I will find her in my life."

Fang Lu understands that in this troubled world, it is not easy to find someone. Besides, this mother of Qin has been missing for 17 years, even if she sees her, she may not know her.

Qin Zheng naturally saw Fang Lu's thoughts, smiled and said, "So what if I can't find it, since my father told me to look for it, then I will look for it."

She looked back at him and said, "Maybe that's why I'm still alive in this world."

Fang Lu looked at Qin Zheng, and felt that Qin Zheng's eyes were calm and bright, firm and gentle. He suddenly recalled that time, when he thought he was on the threshold of death, the man in front of him fed him water and food, and put him Back in this world, did Qin Zheng have the same expression at that time?
After a long time, Fang Lu sighed: "Qin Zheng, you beat me that day because I gave up on myself, but I really don't know why I am still alive."

He lowered his head, and deep pain gradually appeared in his eyes: "I used to have seven older brothers and one older sister, as well as my father, mother, and grandma, but now these are gone, all of them are gone..."

He looked at a patch of weeds in front of him: "Father was a loyal general all his life. He wanted to protect the great rivers and mountains of the Great Yan Dynasty and the people of our Great Yan Dynasty. But in the end, he died in such a humiliating way. I am lucky to be alive now." , but I don’t know what to do for him. I have neither the power to stop the enemy army going north nor the power to protect the massacred people.”

Qin Zheng raised his hand and patted him on the shoulder comfortingly: "Fang Lu—"

Fang Lu moved, and said: "You should have guessed it, my name is not Fang Lu, I am Lu Fang, the youngest son of the Lu family."

(End of this chapter)