Chapter 166 There are wolves
Song Chunxue cried, which startled her third and fourth sisters.
"Why are you crying?" Song Chunmei, who had been lying against the pillows, suddenly sat up. "What's wrong?"
“Yes, it’s just a pair of earrings, why are you crying so sadly?” Song Chunlian patted her back. “Don’t cry, don’t cry. You have money now, you can buy anything nice.”
As she spoke, Song Chunlian wiped away her tears and choked out, "You must have suffered a lot over the years, raising five children. It's not easy. Look how thin you are now."
The bitterness in Song Chunmei's heart was also depicted. She wiped away her tears with both hands, and large teardrops jumped out of her eyes.
Song Chunxue covered her face with her hands and cried for a long time before she stopped.
She held the two earrings in her hands, sniffed at the candlelight, and laughed, "How beautiful they are, sister! You have no idea how many years I've missed them. The one I lost back then, I've remembered it for more than a lifetime."
The couple from back then could never compare to the one before her, but that splash of red seemed to be a regret etched deep in her soul, making her feel heartache for her past self whenever she thought of it.
In my childhood, when I had no parents and couldn't even afford pants, the Qinqiang opera on the stage was played on the barren and desolate yellow earth, and the sunlight made it seem even more desolate.
There was a time when she was like an abandoned child, someone who could go home without anyone noticing.
Through the vicissitudes of life, she has aged, died, and come back to life, her mind now much clearer than in her previous life.
But I don't seem to be as anxious about gains and losses anymore.
These red earrings today stirred up the resentment and hatred deep within her soul.
It's been so long that she doesn't even remember what she hated or resented.
“If you like it, wear it. I should have given it to you back then if I had known you liked it so much. Your brother-in-law passed away early, but he was quite good to me. He bought me several pairs of earrings, but I never wore them.” As she spoke, Song Chunlian took out a pair of green pendants. “I heard these are jadeite, so they’re more valuable.”
"No need, these are enough," Song Chunxue said, putting the earrings on directly. "Thank you, Fourth Sister."
Song Chunmei patted her back and said in a hoarse voice, "Go to sleep. You will definitely get better and better in the future. I need to conserve my energy and get some sleep so that I won't be able to beat Zhao Qian if he comes looking for me."
"Well, it's late, let's talk again tomorrow."
Not long after, the candles in the room went out.
The three sisters lay side by side on the kang (a heated brick bed). The moonlight outside was mostly blocked by the paper windows, making the room dark. Each of them was preoccupied with their own thoughts.
Some time had passed, and just as Song Chunxue was dozing off and about to fall asleep, a soft cough came from outside.
Song Chunxue instantly snapped out of her daze, remembering her promise to her senior brother to go dig for something.
It was a full moon night, but the house was so warm and she was sleepy, so she really didn't want to go out.
"Cough cough."
The coughing sound came from outside again.
Song Chunlian opened her eyes and said softly, "They're calling you. Go ahead. The kang (heated brick bed) in the west room is spacious, but it's a bit cold."
"Huh?" Song Chunxue asked, puzzled.
"Don't worry, I'll keep it from Third Sister."
"..." Song Chunxue understood. Fourth Sister thought she was going to have an affair with the Taoist priest.
She felt both helpless and amused, and stood up, pretending to be calm as she looked at her, "So, do you want to come along?"
"What?" Song Chunlian's voice cracked as she lowered her voice and said, "What nonsense are you talking about? Do you think I'm that kind of person?"
"We're going out to dig for something. What do you think we're going to do there?"
"..." Fourth Sister Song Chunlian remained silent for a long time, "What are you digging for?"
"Digging up graves."
"What?" Song Chunlian got up and looked at Song Chunxue in surprise. "You've got some nerve now, daring to dig up graves? Are you crazy?"
"Fortune favors the bold, what do you think I need a Taoist priest for?" Song Chunxue whispered, "Don't misunderstand my relationship with my senior brother. Financial relationships are the most lasting. If you hear any more nonsense, I'll lose my temper."
As they spoke, Song Chunxue put on thick clothes and wrapped a headscarf around her head.
"If you're not going, I'm leaving."
“Go ahead, this kind of wealth is something most people can only dream of. I’d rather stay poor.” Song Chunlian wrapped herself in the quilt. “Go early and come back early.”
Song Chunxue stepped out of the house, where Master Zhang had already opened the courtyard gate and was waiting for her outside.
He held two shovels in his hands. "Let's go. The revitalization of our sect depends on you, junior brother."
"I hope so. Don't blame me if we don't find anything."
Knowing she was afraid, Master Zhang walked beside her, saying, "Take the whisk with you to boost your courage."
Although Song Chunxue wasn't as scared as last time, when she heard the north wind howling and the willows on the mountain swaying gently, she felt that her senses had become much more acute, and even her ears could twitch.
As they walked, they could hear the howling of wolves from the distant mountains. On the other side of the river, which was about a hundred meters deep, was the village where Chen Feng's family lived.
If the grave they were going to dig up tonight belonged to the Chen family, she wouldn't be afraid at all; in fact, she would be full of energy.
But instead of crossing the ditch, Master Zhang walked along the flat land on the high cliffs on both sides of the ditch for nearly 45 minutes.
Strangely, neither of them said a word tonight.
"We're almost there. If you're scared..."
Song Chunxue knew exactly what he was thinking; he was just saying it casually and didn't really intend for her to go back.
"Don't worry, senior brother. I'll go whenever you call me from now on. I won't refuse no matter how scared I am. Even if the wolf comes, I'll help you fight it."
She looked at her senior brother and said seriously, "Don't worry, senior brother, even if you get scared away, I will continue digging."
Master Zhang chuckled, "That's good. This is what my junior brother said, so it's right here."
As he spoke, he came to the center of a flat area where a large pit had been washed out by the flood, took out a compass from his pocket, and examined it carefully.
He planted the shovel in the ground. "Keep digging. This place might be unusual. Did you bring a tinderbox?"
In the moonlight, the land shone with a silvery glow.
Song Chunxue felt around in her arms. "Hmm, I brought one. Could there be a secret passage down here?"
“The tomb I’m looking for is definitely a large tomb belonging to a wealthy family, like the one of that great general last time. There must be a tomb passage underneath. This one, because it’s been there for so long, has been blown out. If I hadn’t happened to be holding a compass and noticed something was wrong during the day, I wouldn’t have discovered that there was something in the pit.”
Looking at the large pit, nearly ten meters in diameter, not far away, it was once washed out by a great flood, but now it has dried up and become a waste pit for dumping filth.
When Song Chunxue was a child, she came here. She didn't dare to look down. Some of the bolder children would throw things inside, and it would take a long time to hear the sound.
"So, are we going to go in through this cave later?"
Having just boasted, Song Chunxue is now so scared that the back of her head is tingling, and her head feels as big as a basket on her back.
"Don't be afraid. Dark places aren't scary. What in this world can be more frightening than the human heart?" As he spoke, Master Zhang rolled up his sleeves and dug a huge pit. "Come and dig. If I didn't know you were afraid, I would have started digging from this pit tonight with a rope. It's much easier than digging from above."
Song Chunxue subconsciously looked around and suddenly saw two wolves appear not far away, walking leisurely with their heads held high and their eyes gleaming with an eerie light, as if they were looking at their prey that was about to be devoured.
"Senior brother... there are wolves, there are wolves." She grabbed Zhang Daoshi's arm, her voice trembling involuntarily.
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