However, the Zhang family was looking for him in a big way, so not only was it difficult for him to hide, he didn't even dare to beg for food in the city as usual. After two days of hunger and wounds, he hid under the covered bridge by Yinghe Lake. Chen He felt that he might not survive.
The covered bridge above is bustling with people, and there are many small stalls by Yinghe Lake. From time to time, the aroma of food wafts over, and the sounds of laughter from some elegantly dressed girls can be heard.
He vaguely remembered that today seemed to be the Qiqiao Festival, the busiest time of the year at Yinghe Lake in the west of the city, when noble ladies and gentlemen would gather here to seek marriage.
Chen He hid in the shadow under the bridge stone with a pale face. He pressed the wound on his arm with a dizzy head and looked at the prosperous world a few feet away. There was a little girl with exquisite clothes, wearing pearl hairpins and a silver purse, feeding the rabbit in her arms with a flower cake.
For the first time, Chen He felt that God was really unfair.
He tried so hard to survive, but he was not even as good as a rabbit.
There was also the little girl, who looked about six or seven years old. The pearls on her head were more gorgeous than the ones he had seen on Madam Zhang's head. Two pearls hung from the bulging purse around her waist. The necklace around her neck, the silver thread on her clothes, and even the gold beads on her little hands were particularly dazzling. Her skin was white and tender, and she smiled sweetly while holding the rabbit. At first glance, she was a delicate flower raised in a wealthy family.
Chen He looked at her motionlessly, watching the rabbit jump out of her arms, watching her shake off the maid beside her and run to the lake, watching her walk more and more staggered with her calves.
He tightly grasped the dagger he had snatched from Zhang's youngest son, and suddenly had an evil thought.
Chen He slowly stood up from the shadows, and walked towards the little girl while feeling dizzy. When he was almost close to her, he suddenly rushed towards her. Just as he grabbed the purse around the little girl's waist, he was bumped into by someone who suddenly rushed out from behind the tree next to him and almost fell into the water.
"ah!"
The little girl screamed in fear, and the rabbits by the lake were frightened and ran away. The woman who suddenly appeared covered the little girl's mouth, knocked her down, picked her up and ran away.
Shoot the flower boy!
Chen He subconsciously got up from the ground and pounced over. The hidden dagger stabbed directly into the woman's back, causing her to shiver in pain and let go of her hand.
The little girl fell to the ground and cried in pain. Shen He, who was already dizzy, was thrown away. He saw that some people not far away were attracted by the movement here, and several people were running towards this side.
"You little bastard, mind your own business!"
The woman cursed Chen He viciously, and turned and ran away without even bothering to catch him.
Chen He's wound hurt so much that he shivered and grabbed his purse as he got up from the ground and wanted to leave. However, he was grabbed by the clothes after taking just two steps.
He turned around to see the person running towards him and wanted to wave him away, but he heard the crying little girl say tearfully:
"You're injured..."
"open."
“…So much blood.”
“Hurry up…”
Chen He was just about to scold someone and ask her to let go when the little girl grabbed his sleeve and bumped into him with tears in her eyes. He groaned, his hands and feet went weak, his vision went black, and when he fell down, he could only hear the sound of the frightened child crying and the anxious call of the woman who rushed to the front.
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