Chapter 955: A Turn of Events
These dresses were originally engagement gifts prepared by Li Qingyan. They were tailor-made according to Yun Kexin's figure. They fit Yun Kexin perfectly. They were a little tight for the plump woman, but still better than wearing wet clothes.
Li Qingyan asked his followers to light a fire so that Yun Kexin and the other woman could sit by the fire to keep warm.
There was an iron pot on the fire. After the hot water in the pot boiled, Li Qingyan scooped out two bowls, added some sugar, and handed them to them.
"Have something hot to drive away the cold."
Yun Kexin held the bowl with both hands and drank the hot sugar water in small sips.
Li Qingyan asked softly, "Do you want more?"
Yun Kexin shook her head.
Li Qingyan knew that she couldn't speak, so he looked at the other woman and asked.
"Excuse me, who are you?"
The woman said: "My maiden name is Yu, and I am the third child in the family. You can just call me Yu Sanniang."
She paused and continued, "We met before, when you and Ke Xin got married. I went to your wedding, but you were too busy, so you probably don't remember it."
Li Qingyan really didn't remember.
On the night of the wedding, almost everyone in the village came. There were so many of them, and it was very noisy. Plus, he was so focused on escaping at the time that he didn't pay much attention to the guests who came to the wedding.
Xiao Lingfeng came over and sat down next to the fire.
Because he was wearing a military uniform and had a sword hanging around his waist, Yun Kexin and Yu Sanniang were a little scared.
Yun Kexin leaned closer to Li Qingyan.
Li Qingyan held her hand and soothed her softly,
"Don't be afraid, this is General Xiao, he won't hurt you."
Xiao Lingfeng cooperated and gave a fairly kind smile.
Yun Kexin clung tightly to Li Qingyan, holding his arm, like a drowning person holding onto a life-saving piece of driftwood.
Li Qingyan originally wanted to let Yun Kexin and Yu Sanniang rest for a while, and wait until their mood calmed down a little before asking them about the massacre of Dafu Village.
As a result, without waiting for them to ask, Yu Sanniang told them everything she knew in one breath.
“Three days ago, a group of people suddenly came to our village, about a dozen of them, all carrying weapons.
They claimed to be deserters who had fled back from the battlefield.
They couldn't go home for fear of being caught and beheaded, so they wanted to stay in Dafu Village.
The village chief disagreed. He felt that these people were not good people and was afraid that they would bring danger to the villagers.
The group of people were quite easy to talk to. Since the village chief didn't want to, they just let it go.
But they said they would stay in the village for one night and leave after daybreak.
This request was not excessive, and the village chief did not want to make things too awkward with them, so he nodded in agreement.
Who knows…"
Having said this, Yu Sanniang seemed to have remembered something extremely terrible, and her face became paler.
Yun Kexin's emotions were infected and her body couldn't help but tremble again.
Li Qingyan reached out and held her in his arms, comforting her with a gentle voice.
"Don't be afraid, I'm here. I will protect you and won't let anyone hurt you."
Yun Kexin snuggled in his arms, her hands tightly grasping his collar.
She had nothing now, only him.
Yu Sanniang paused for a long time before continuing.
Her voice became choked.
"The other day when I was washing clothes by the river, I accidentally lost one of my earrings.
It wasn't until I was washing my face at night that I realized one of my earrings was missing.
That was a token of love given to me by the head of the family. It is very important to me.
I was afraid that the earrings would be gone if I went to look for them the next day, but I didn’t dare go out alone at night.
It happened that the head of the household was ill that day and couldn’t go out with me.
I could only ask Ke Xin who lived next door for help.
Ke Xin and her mother agreed readily.
The three of us carried lanterns and left the village at night.
We went to the river and after a lot of effort we finally found the lost earring.
Let’s go back to the village along the same route…”
It was dark at night and the three of them were walking on their way home.
Because she had found the precious earrings, Yu Sanniang was in a very good mood. She walked briskly, had a smile on her face the whole time, and touched the silver earrings in her arms from time to time.
Zhou warned, "You must take good care of such a precious thing and never lose it again."
Yu Sanniang nodded vigorously: "I understand. From now on, I will not wear this pair of earrings except on important occasions, so as not to lose them again. Thank you so much for accompanying me to look for the earrings so late at night. Don't make lunch tomorrow. Come to my house for dinner. I will roast chicken for you!"
Zhou smiled and said, "We are all neighbors, so it is only natural for us to help you. Your family often helps us."
Yun Kexin couldn't speak and could only listen to them chatting, which made her quite happy.
She now has her hair in a bun and dresses like a married woman.
Even if she and Li Qingyan did not consummate their marriage, as they had already worshipped heaven and earth, they were a formal couple, and her status naturally changed from a girl to a young woman.
The three of them were walking and talking, and they were almost reaching the village, but they unexpectedly discovered a fire shooting up into the sky in the direction of the village!
They were all frightened by this sudden change.
Yu Sanniang wanted to run back as fast as she could.
Her family is still in the village!
But Zhou grabbed her.
“There may be danger in the village, you and Ke Xin should stay here for now.
I'll go back and take a look alone.
If there is no danger, I will come back to you as soon as possible.
But if I didn't come back, it would mean that the village was very dangerous.
You must not go back, find a place to hide by yourselves."
Yu Sanniang was unwilling.
But Zhou kept begging.
She did it mainly for her daughter.
Ke Xin can't speak, and she can't make a sound even if she encounters danger. She must have someone by her side.
She couldn't let Yu Sanniang go back alone, that would be too unkind.
In the end, she had no choice but to go back and find out the situation herself, leaving Yu Sanniang and Yun Kexin where they were.
Yu Sanniang couldn't persuade Zhou, so she reluctantly agreed to stay with Yun Kexin.
They watched Zhou run back in a hurry.
They didn't know that this farewell would be forever.
Zhou never returned.
Yu Sanniang and Yun Kexin squatted in the bushes and waited until dawn, but they did not see Zhou come back.
They really wanted to go back and see what had happened, but because of Zhou's instructions, they did not dare to act rashly.
In the end, they obeyed Zhou's arrangements and decided to find a place to hide.
They first hid in a nearby cave for a day, and then moved to another place to hide for the night. When they were hungry, they could only eat wild fruits and vegetables.
Until just now, they discovered that there were soldiers searching in the mountains. They were afraid of being discovered, so they jumped into the river in a hurry, but were soon pulled up by the soldiers.
Originally they thought they were finished, but unexpectedly, the situation took a turn for the better and they actually met Li Qingyan!
After listening to Yu Sanniang's narration, Xiao Lingfeng couldn't help but sigh.
"Luckily you didn't go back."
If they had all gone back at that time, they would definitely have become one of those charred corpses now.
…
Good morning everyone!
After finishing writing, I realized it was already 4 o'clock in the morning. I can't take it anymore. I'm going to sleep. Bye~
(End of this chapter)
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