Chapter 252 Ma Lian'er with bad intentions
Lu Adong, who was checking whether the bear skin had been covered, saw that everyone had woken up and immediately called Ran Qingxuan over.
The moment he heard Ran Qingxuan's name, He Xun thought he was dreaming. It was not until he actually saw her that he was sure that he was not dazzled.
"you..."
As soon as he opened his mouth, his hoarse and dry voice scared himself. Lu Adong quickly took out the water bag and gave him a few sips of water.
"Brother, you are finally awake. It just so happens that our village is just over the mountain ahead. You can rest well then."
Ran Qingxuan did not speak immediately. He waited until Adong turned and left before looking at He Xun and speaking.
"Master He, once we cross the mountain ahead we will reach Huangling Village in Qingshui County."
He Xun came back to his senses, but asked in a daze.
"That bear...I'm still alive?"
In his opinion, if he encountered a blind bear, he would basically die. Even if he saw it with his own eyes, he still found it hard to believe that he was still alive.
"We were lucky enough to meet two hunters who came into Qianchong Mountain to hunt. The bear fell down the mountain and was killed by them and Gu Yanchen. It was a blessing in disguise."
Ran Qingxuan did not tell the truth. After all, it would be difficult to explain later, so he simply gave the credit to the father and son of the Lu family.
He Xun felt dizzy and lay on the cart, feeling pain all over his body. He couldn't think about how three people could kill a bear.
"How long have I been unconscious?"
"About three and a half days. Although the wound on your back is quite deep, try not to make any big movements. The broken bones in your arm will need to be healed for three to four months."
After hearing this, He Xun thanked her with difficulty, but Ran Qingxuan looked at him very seriously.
"We are the ones who should say thank you. We are just prisoners. You are so dedicated to your duties that my husband and I don't know how to thank you."
Ran Qingxuan emphasized the word "husband and wife". No matter whether He Xun understood the meaning or not, she had expressed what she needed to express clearly.
A trace of bitterness flashed across He Xun's face, and he laughed at himself in his heart.
“You are seriously injured now, and you may not be able to get up in three to five days, so we will temporarily stay at the home of Lu the Hunter.
When you feel better, we will go to the town to hire a carriage. If you agree, we will take the official road and catch up with the team as soon as possible! ”
Bu Wei gave He Xun three days, but he knew that his injuries were serious and he would not be able to get out of bed for at least seven or eight days.
In order not to worry Bu Wei and the others, He Xun thought for a while before speaking.
"We can only stay in the village for three or four days at most, then we have to leave."
"Then your injuries..."
"We can slowly raise them after we reunite with them."
Ran Qingxuan didn't insist anymore, after all, he wasn't the one who was hurt by the bumpy ride.
After the five of them had struggled to climb over the hilltop covered with pine and cypress trees, they saw wisps of smoke rising from the foot of the mountain.
A small village came into view, with about thirty or forty households.
Lu Adong pointed to the two small courtyards connected to the east and said excitedly: "Look, that's where Qingqing and I live."
The distance was too far, so Ran Qingxuan looked in the direction of his finger and finally saw something.
"Let's go down the mountain quickly!"
After Lu Adong finished speaking, he pulled the cart down the mountain. Lu Tao looked at his silly son and shook his head repeatedly.
"Excuse me for making fun of you two!"
Ran Qingxuan smiled and shook his head, then followed Lu Tao down the mountain.
The villagers of Huangling Village have lived here for generations, and a road has been carved out on the mountain planted with pine and cypress trees.
It was almost lunchtime when the group reached the top of the mountain. After they came down the mountain, some village women had gathered together and chatted for a while.
Someone was putting firewood into the fire. When he stood up, he saw a few people coming down the mountain. The village woman took a closer look and immediately howled at the top of her lungs.
"Hey, isn't this Lao Lu and his son? Hurry up, Atuo, call your mother."
A pretty child nearby looked up, then turned around and ran towards the east end of the village.
At the He family, He Qingqing was talking to Ma Lian'er from the same village with her head down. Her eyes were red and it was obvious that she had been crying.
Where she couldn't see, Ma Lian'er curled her lips in disdain and pretended to wipe the corners of her eyes with a brightly colored but old-fashioned handkerchief.
"Qingqing, I'm not saying anything bad about you, but you should have stopped Brother Dong when he said he wanted to go hunting big animals. You know there are many wild animals in the Qianchong Mountains. Now that he can't come back, what's the point of crying? You should think about your future!"
He Qingqing was a simple-minded person. When she heard Ma Lian'er say that Adong would not come back, she immediately burst into sobs.
"In my opinion, it would be great if you could marry into our family and become my sister-in-law."
"As for the medical books your grandfather gave you, they are useless for a woman like you. It would be better for you to get married and have children early..."
"Bullshit, Ma Lian'er, you didn't get enough of the beating last time, so you dare to come to my house again to instigate my sister."
At the door, the handsome boy had a stern face and stared fiercely at the somewhat flustered Ma Lian'er.
The boy picked up the hoe by the door, raised his hand and hit Ma Lian'er with it. Ma Lian'er screamed and fell to the ground in fright.
While hiding, he screamed, "Murder, Aunt Fengxia, your son has killed someone."
He Qingqing stepped forward and pulled her brother. Zhang Fengxia, who heard the noise in the house, hurried in from the backyard. After pulling the people away, she helped up Ma Lian'er, who was covered in dust.
"Aunt Fengxia, look at what your He Qingtuo has done. All the clean clothes I wore today are now dirty."
Ma Lian'er squeezed out two tears as she spoke. Seeing this, Zhang Fengxia frowned and looked at her son.
"He Qingtuo, what's going on? Why do you beat people up as soon as you come back?"
He Qingtuo threw away the hoe and pointed at Ma Lian'er who was pretending to be pitiful and said angrily: "Mom, she is here to instigate my sister again, wanting her to marry her brother. Obviously, my sister and Brother Dong are going to get married, but she still comes to our house and says such things. If I don't beat her, who else should I beat!"
Zhang Fengxia's face darkened when she heard this, and Ma Lian'er quickly spoke up when she saw that the situation was not good.
"Why are you still getting married? Brother Dong and Uncle Lu haven't been back for so long, maybe they have already..."
"Ma Lian'er, I will not bother with you because you are still young and ignorant, but if you dare to come to my house and talk nonsense again, I will definitely destroy your house. Do you believe it?"
Ma Lian'er was so frightened that she stayed where she was, not daring to move. But when she thought of her parents and brother's instructions, she suddenly became braver.
Pretending to look pitiful, she pretended to touch her eyes with a handkerchief.
"Don't be angry, Auntie. I'm just thinking about Qingqing. Qingqing has been engaged to Brother Dong since she was young. If... this gets out, how will Qingqing get married? I'm just..."
"You, an unmarried girl, don't need to worry about that. As for your gambling brother, my sister will never marry him!"
He Qingtuo stood in front of He Qingqing like a little adult, exuding an aura that was inconsistent with his age.
"You're not leaving yet, do you want me to take the hoe and send you off?"
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