Chapter 218 Tiger killed someone!
After the family reunion dinner, it was still early, so everyone set up a table in the living room and started playing cards. In those days, there wasn't much entertainment, and playing mahjong was considered the dregs of "feudalism, capitalism, and revisionism" and a symbol of gambling, so it was criticized and prohibited.
However, playing cards privately among relatives and friends is a quietly popular "mainstream" practice.
The deck of cards they used was homemade by Chi Donglin and his friends using cardboard, making it exceptionally easy to play.
Perhaps Parman, this "newbie," had a rookie protection period, winning many rounds in a row, which in turn aroused the competitive spirit of the other three men, making the battle more and more intense.
Qin Suisui and Su Yunyi didn't like playing these games. Instead, they snuggled up on the sofa and listened to the radio. This radio was one that Qin Suisui and Jia Zhenzhen had intercepted from two smugglers who were trying to cross into Hong Kong when they went to the Wild Forest. It was a Sony brand, and the signal was very stable.
Palon is too old to play with these young people, so he went to his bedroom to tinker with some kind of medicine again.
Zan Zan was too young and got sleepy at the appointed time, so Pei Jiu Yan carried her to the bedroom to sleep.
The radio was playing Li Huanzhi's "Spring Festival Overture," creating a strong Spring Festival atmosphere that made Qin Suisui feel lazy all over.
Qin Suisui nudged Su Yunyi's arm, glanced at Song Yunlai who was "killing" fiercely, and whispered, "Sister Yunyi, did Brother Yunlai say he would take you back to Beijing to meet his parents next year?"
Song Yunlai's eldest sister has already met Su Yunyi, so their relationship is now officially recognized by the Song family, and meeting the parents is only a matter of time.
Su Yunyi blushed slightly, but still shook her head honestly: "He didn't mention it, so I can't urge him. Besides, we're both still young, so there's no rush."
Qin Suisui nodded. In this era, late marriage and late childbirth were encouraged. Her marriage to Pei Jiuyan was out of necessity, but fortunately they met the age limit of 20 for the man and 18 for the woman, otherwise they would not have been able to get married.
Su Yunyi is only 21 now, oh no, she'll only be 22 next year. Song Yunlai and Pei Jiuyan were born in the same year, so she'll only be 24 next year. There's really no rush.
The two were nestled on the sofa, eating dried fruit that Liu Qianyun had sent from Beijing, swaying their heads to the music on the radio. Just then, a series of urgent knocks came from the closed door. The card players immediately stopped.
Who could be knocking on the door?
The other party kept knocking on the door silently without saying a word, which made the little white ball gnawing on a bone in the yard bark incessantly.
Pei Jiuyan frowned, gave Qin Suisui a reassuring look, and then got up and walked towards the door. Chi Donglin and Song Yunlai followed behind him.
For some reason, the moment the knocking sounded, Qin Suisui felt an instinctive unease. She subconsciously stood up and followed Pei Jiuyan and the others outside.
The door opened, and to everyone's surprise, it was Medford who entered.
Moreover, he looked flustered and anxious.
Seeing that it wasn't Qin Suisui who opened the door, Mai Defu's gaze bypassed Pei Jiuyan and the others, searching for Qin Suisui's figure.
Seeing this, Qin Suisui hurriedly stepped forward: "Uncle, why are you in such a hurry? Has something happened to the medicinal herb fields in the brigade?"
Madford's anxiety intensified. He waved his hand, stepped forward, grabbed Qin Suisui's arm, and whispered, "What herb field? Something happened to Tiger! You need to come with me right now!"
Pei Jiuyan frowned, and was about to step forward to pull his wife's arm back when he heard Mai Defu speak again: "That kid Hu Zi killed someone!"
Pei Jiuyan's hand froze in mid-air.
Qin Suisui's heart leaped into her throat, and she felt her voice tremble: "Kill...killed Mai Dong?"
Medford nodded: "Yes! You'd better come with me quickly and see if we can still save him! I'm afraid this matter will escalate and affect Tiger's future, so I had to come to you first!"
"Medicine kit! Yes! Go back and get your medicine kit right now!"
They didn't come back for a long time at the door, and everyone inside came out, so they naturally heard what Medford said.
Su Yunyi also became anxious: "Sui Sui, let's go! Let's go take a look!"
Tiger had been with Su Yunyi at the base the whole time, and the two had spent the most time together. Now that she heard about Tiger's accident, Su Yunyi was just as worried and anxious as Qin Suisui.
Pei Jiuyan calmly walked over and pulled Qin Suisui back.
Qin Suisui thought he was objecting and was about to speak, "Ayan, I..."
Pei Jiuyan nodded: "I know, put on some clothes first, and I'll take you there on my bike!" It was already past nine o'clock at night, and it was almost January, which was the coldest time of the year on Qiongtan Island.
Moreover, Medford walked there, so cycling there is naturally much faster than walking. Sometimes, when life and death are at stake, it might just be that one second that matters.
Finally, Pei Jiuyan rode his bicycle with Qin Suisui on the back, Song Yunlai rode his bicycle with Su Yunyi on the back, and Chi Donglin rode his bicycle with Mai Defu on the back, and they all headed towards the village.
Paron and Parman weren't familiar with them, and there was a sleeping child at home, so they stayed home to look after the child.
When Qin Suisui and the others arrived at Grandma Mai's house on their bikes, they saw Hu Zi sitting blankly to the side, his expression neither sad nor happy, even somewhat indifferent.
Ada seemed to be terrified. He was sobbing uncontrollably, and Grandma Mai couldn't even comfort her grandson. She was wiping away her tears while looking at the vomit and blood on Maidong's face.
There was also a large pool of blood on the ground, a shocking sight.
Seeing Qin Suisui approach, she hurriedly stepped forward and grabbed her hand: "Suisui, I'm troubling you again. Please take a look at this unfilial son of mine. He vomited a lot just now, and his breathing is getting weaker and weaker." The old woman's voice trembled. No matter how annoyed she was, Maidong was still her child. Now that his life was uncertain, she was naturally the one who was most heartbroken.
Qin Suisui didn't have time to comfort Grandma Mai. She squatted down and pried open Mai Dong's eyelids with both hands, took his pulse, and then took out the silver needles from her medicine box and quickly inserted them.
From the moment she entered until the silver needles pierced the body of the Ophiopogon japonicus, less than half a minute had passed, yet she was covered in sweat.
After finishing all that, she finally spoke to Grandma Mai, exhausted, "Grandma, he's been poisoned. The toxins have severely invaded his internal organs, and I can't save him. But he still has a breath left and will wake up soon. Please speak quickly."
The expressions on everyone's faces immediately changed.
Grandma Mai, who had been full of expectations, visibly lost her composure, but she still patted Qin Suisui's hand and said, "Good child, you've worked hard."
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