Chapter 76 Why Don't You Work With Me?
Nie San Niang stumbled and rushed to Nie Si Niang's side.
"Fourth Sister—" She saw blood gushing from Nie Fourth Sister's abdomen and frantically tried to stop it with her sleeve, but the dagger had gone too deep and she didn't know what to do.
Nie Si Niang struggled to grasp Nie San Niang's hand, forcing a smile: "Sister, don't be sad for me. I'm going to be reunited with Brother Shuang. We promised to grow old together, I... I can't let him be all alone down there..."
"What about my sister?" Nie Sanniang cried out. "What am I going to do all alone?"
“Sister, you’re not alone.” Nie Si Niang struggled to lift her eyes and look at her sister. “You still have Brother Tao and the others… Sister is different from me. Sister is a capable person… I… I just want to be with Brother Shuang, like, like before we met that traitor Yuan…”
"It's all my fault, it's all my fault..."
"No...it was that traitor Yuan...thankfully he's dead..." Tears welled in Nie Si Niang's eyes as she looked intently at Nie San Niang. "Actually, I didn't want to live anymore, but I couldn't bear to leave my sister, and I was even more afraid of dying in the Yuan family, with the authorities believing I had committed suicide out of fear of punishment...Sister, I feel so relieved and happy now..."
Nie San Niang held Nie Si Niang's hand and sobbed.
Nie Si Niang's eyes were unfocused, and her voice was even weaker: "Sister, shall we be sisters again in the next life? I'll be the older sister, and you'll be the younger sister, and I'll take care of you..."
"well."
Nie Si Niang looked aggrieved, like a little girl: "Sister, it hurts so much to be cut by the knife..."
Her brother Shuang was hacked to death; how painful that must have been.
Thankfully, she was about to see him.
I'm just a little reluctant to part with my sister.
"Sister... I'm sorry..." Nie Si Niang squeezed Nie San Niang's hand tightly and closed her eyes.
"Fourth Sister, Fourth Sister!" Nie San Niang cried out loudly.
Chen San stood at the doorway, peering inside: "What happened?"
Upon seeing the scene in the courtyard, Chen San's expression changed drastically, and he quickly went inside: "Fourth Sister, she—"
Nie San Niang raised her swollen eyes, and as soon as she spoke, tears streamed down her face: "Fourth Sister committed suicide. She said she was going to find her beloved..."
Chen San opened his mouth, but his throat felt dry.
They had heard about Fourth Sister's story from Third Sister. It could be said that everyone who had gathered together because of Yuan the Traitor carried a tragic past on their shoulders.
Three days later, a new grave appeared on the outskirts of the city.
Nie Sanniang knelt before the grave, slowly burning paper money: "Fourth Sister, you said to buy more paper money, how could I be so stupid, I didn't even realize what you were thinking..."
Her voice was already hoarse, and her throat felt like it was on fire whenever she spoke.
Tao Dachong and Chen San exchanged a glance.
Chen San squatted down, picked up some paper money, and threw it into the fire: "Third Sister, don't blame yourself too much. Fourth Sister was determined to die; there was no way to stop her. Perhaps this is a relief for her—"
Chen San was finding it difficult to continue offering comfort.
He doesn't understand Fourth Sister.
For him, he was willing to die at any time to kill the traitor Yuan, but now that the traitor Yuan is dead, and we should be able to live a good life, why would he still seek death?
“I know.” Nie Sanniang stared blankly at the ashes of the burnt paper money. “Fourth Sister said she was happy, she left with a smile. It’s me who’s unhappy, I can’t imagine life without my sister… Waaah…”
After Chen San and Nie Sanniang cried for a while, Chen San whispered, "Sanniang, the Magpie Brothers will come to see us tonight."
Nie Sanniang's crying stopped abruptly as she looked at Chen San: "Brother Que?"
"Yes, we really didn't know what to do next, so we left a secret message for Brother Que to meet."
Tonight?
"Yes, tonight." Chen San said, sounding somewhat excited.
They hadn't seen the magpie brothers for a long time, communicating only through secret letters. As time passed, they even began to feel that their encounter with the magpie brothers was a dream.
Nie San Niang wiped away her tears and said in a hoarse voice, "Then let's go back."
The Magpie Brothers have helped them so much; she can't face them like this.
As night fell, there was a rhythmic knocking on the courtyard gate, and Chen San, who had been waiting at the door, hurriedly opened it.
The boy outside the door was dressed in black, his face covered by a black cloth; it was none other than Que, who had been waiting anxiously for him.
"Brother Que, you've finally arrived." Chen San lowered his voice, unable to contain his excitement.
Qiu Heng nodded slightly and went inside.
Chen San quickly locked the door and walked to Qiu Heng's side, whispering, "Brother Que, Third Sister's younger sister, Fourth Sister, has committed suicide."
Qiu Heng slowed her pace: "Didn't Third Sister take Fourth Sister away from the Yuan residence—"
“Even if I leave, Fourth Sister no longer worries that suicide will implicate Third Sister…” Chen San hadn’t said much when Tao Da and Liu Er came out to greet him.
"Brother Magpie."
"Let's go inside and talk," Qiu Heng said, her gaze falling on Nie San Niang, who was walking at the back.
Nie San Niang was clearly still grieving the loss of her sister; her eyes were red and swollen, and her expression was dull.
An oil lamp illuminated the room.
"Brother Que, please have a seat." Tao Da gestured towards the chair.
"No need to be so polite." Qiu Heng didn't dwell on these trivial matters. She sat down in the chair, and as soon as she touched the chair, she saw Chen San kneel down with a thud.
Qiu Heng was so startled that she stood up, almost losing her "magpie" voice: "Third Brother Chen, what are you doing?"
Why did you suddenly kneel down?
Chen San knelt down and moved towards Qiu Heng's direction: "Brother Que, don't hide! I made a bet with Brother Tao. If I can eliminate the traitor Yuan as you have planned, I will kowtow to you!"
Qiu Heng looked at Tao Da, her tone complicated: "You two made a bet, will you kneel before me?"
Why do all the people I deal with frequently seem to have some kind of problem?
She couldn't help but think of Xue Han, who had carried her under his arm and run away.
Later, she wondered why Xue Han was able to do it so smoothly; it was probably to free up his other hand to carry her bag.
The more I thought about it, the more I felt that his brain might have gotten a little bit of water from Qinglian Lake.
Tao hurriedly explained, "Chen San is too impulsive. I made a bet to keep him in check."
"Brother Chen, get up."
Chen San refused and insisted on kowtowing thoroughly before getting up, at which point Nie Sanniang knelt down again.
Qiu Heng pulled her up directly: "If this is how you want to go, then I have no choice but to leave."
"Brother Que, I don't know how to thank you—" Nie San Niang began, tears streaming down her face.
She has cried too much these past few days, but the tears just won't stop flowing.
Looking at the extremely haggard Nie Sanniang, Qiu Heng said solemnly, "Don't worry about how to thank me. Eliminating the Yuan traitor is your wish, and it is also my wish. We are cooperating, and we will not succeed without either of us."
No one can succeed without anyone—for some reason, hearing these words, Nie San Niang felt as if the pain in her heart had found an outlet.
She was the older sister who lost her younger sister, and also a righteous woman who took the lives of the traitor Yuan for the sake of countless people like her and her sister.
"Third Sister, please accept my condolences."
Qiu Heng didn't offer any lengthy words of comfort, but Nie San Niang nodded vigorously, her eyes shining.
"Brother Que, we've troubled you to come here today because we're unsure of what to do next and would like to hear your advice."
"Take my advice?" Qiu Heng pondered for a moment, then asked, "Want to work for me?"
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