Shao Qing thought about it and understood a little. She hesitated and said, "Their money has been taken away?"
But will it be a bit scattered around the body?
The weight on Shao Qing's shoulders was getting heavier and heavier. She turned her head to look at Wei Jing. He looked even worse than when he left the shack early in the morning. She gritted her teeth, pushed aside the thatch, and supported him as he staggered forward.
The thatch was dense, and the place that was rolled down had bounced back, leaving a place stained with crimson, and underneath it were two people lying, one on one side and the other on their back, already dead, with eyes wide open, blood gushing out from their chests, staining the brown ground mixed with mud and sand underneath red.
Shao Qing placed Wei Jing aside, silently apologized, and walked forward to carefully search the bodies of the two men.
The owner really had no money on him, which was expected but still disappointing. However, when I touched his chest and abdomen, I felt a flat, hard object. Shao Qing took it out and saw that it was a small black cloth bag the size of a palm. Although it was stained with blood, the things inside were wrapped in oil paper, similar to documents.
Shao Qing's heart moved. Could it be a pass or household registration document?
There was some blood on her hands, but she didn't even look at the bag. She hurriedly put it in her arms and turned back to the servants.
This time, when she touched the servant, she was overjoyed. The servant had a purse, which was bulging with copper coins and a few pieces of silver, about six or seven taels.
This was probably given to him by the owner for daily food and lodging. The two robbers left in a hurry after killing the person and did not search it carefully.
Compared with the big bag that was stolen, these small amounts of silver and copper coins were nothing to mention, but for Shao Qing and the others, it was a timely relief.
She was overjoyed and quickly put away her purse.
This was the scene of a robbery and murder case. Shao Qing didn't dare to move for fear of leaving any traces. She thanked the two men, closed her wide-open eyes, and hurriedly got up to help Wei Jing leave.
After staggering for about ten steps, I pushed aside the thatch and found a path that extended from the river embankment to the beach by the river. The fork in the road should lead to the town. Shao Qing asked in a low voice: "Shall we go up?"
Wei Jing's breathing was a little heavy and he nodded slightly.
Seeing him like this, Shao Qing became a little anxious. The slope of the river bank was quite steep, and she herself was weak and frail, so she took a deep breath and climbed up.
At first glance, the three roads at the fork in the road are quite different. The path leading upstream is the small path that Shao Qing and the others saw when they came. It is overgrown with weeds and obviously few people walk on it. The other two paths are spacious and clean, and must be frequented by people.
Shao Qing paused for a while, then struggled to support Wei Jing and walked back the way the master and servant came.
That must be a town.
She prayed for a smooth journey. Six or seven taels of silver might not sound like a lot, but in ancient times silver had strong purchasing power. Seeing a doctor was expensive, but it should still be enough.
However, the more anxious you are, the more likely things will go wrong.
Shao Qing supported Wei Jing and walked about ten steps around the fork in the road when they suddenly heard the sound of footsteps stepping on the grass, followed by the voice of a young woman.
"... Tell me, what should we do?"
The tone was soft, but the words were anxious. Shao Qing suddenly stopped and hurriedly took Wei Jing and retreated into the thatched grass beside the road.
The thatch here was not as lush as that under the riverbank, and there were stones underneath. She tried to walk lightly so as not to attract the attention of people in front of her.
There was no other way. There were two corpses lying behind her, and she had the things she had taken from above in her arms. If she didn't avoid it, she would be in big trouble if the corpses were discovered by the government in the future.
The two are already at the end of their strength, and it is still unknown whether their medical treatment will be successful.
Shao Qing peered through the gaps in the thatch and discovered a small pavilion on the side of the road ahead, with a young couple sitting under the pavilion. They came from the path on the other side, stepping on the grass. When they climbed up to the pavilion, they looked around, obviously trying to avoid being seen.
The young man was dressed like a scholar, and he looked elegant and handsome. He looked annoyed at the moment. He said, "What else can we do? You have to ask your brother to cancel the marriage proposal with the Sun family for you!"
"This was decided by my parents when they were alive. The Sun family is now very powerful, and my brother still has to work in the county government. How can I quit?"
The young woman was only of delicate appearance, not as pretty as the man, but her big eyes barely made up for the shortcoming. She was so anxious that she shed tears.
Shao Qing understood at a glance that this was a young couple having an affair, but unfortunately the girl had a fiancé who she couldn't afford to offend. The two were still whispering, but she wasn't interested in the topic, so she just held back her temper and waited for them to finish talking before leaving.
She let Wei Jing lean on her, feeling a little worried, and tilted her head to ask him with her eyes, "Are you okay?"
Wei Jing shook his head and said nothing.
His expression didn't say that and he shook his head very slightly. Shao Qing was anxious and stared at the wild mandarin ducks in front of him with gritted teeth. Why don't you hurry up? !
The waiting time is always unbearable. The little mandarin ducks expressed their reluctance to leave for a while. Wei Jing closed his eyes and leaned on her shoulder. He seemed to feel that the weight on his shoulder had become heavier. When she was hesitating whether to just take a detour, the two of them were finally about to leave.
They walked separately. The man asked the woman to go back via the main road, which was the road Shao Qing wanted to take. He hurriedly returned to the small road they came from, and disappeared in two or three seconds.
Shao Qing waited for a while before helping Wei Jing to stand up.
She was already exhausted, and her legs were numb after squatting for a while. Wei Jing's weight pressed down on her, and she staggered and almost fell.
After finally standing firm, he saw the weak Wei Jing's eyelids move and he opened his eyes.
What's wrong?
Just as Shao Qing was about to ask, he heard footsteps approaching. Then the thatch behind him was pushed aside, and a soft female voice asked curiously, "What's wrong with you? Why are you staying in the bushes?"
…
Shao Qing turned around and met a pair of clear big eyes. It was the girl in the pavilion just now, who had a puzzled look on her face.
Confusion turned into surprise in a blink, and the girl cried out: "Ah!"
Shao Qing didn't know how miserable he was. Even though his face was covered with ashes, it couldn't hide the paleness of his lips. Wei Jing was even worse. He was extremely weak and his lips were blue. The two men struggled to stand up, staggering.
The girl was horrified: "You have to find a doctor quickly!"
She said hastily, "Come with me first, there is a doctor next door to my house!"
The girl had an innocent face and clear eyes, and Shao Qing did feel a little dizzy from exhaustion, but the thrilling experience she had experienced since coming here made it impossible for her to trust the other person.
Wei Jing squeezed her hand and hummed softly.
Without making a sound, he looked the girl in front of him up and down, and touched the sword on Shao Qing's back. Even though he was seriously injured and poisoned, he would have no problem killing someone like the girl in front of him.
Shao Qing smiled and said, "Okay, thank you very much. We encountered bandits and were injured but managed to escape with great difficulty."
"Ah! There are indeed bandits in the mountains over there, robbing passers-by and caravans!"
The girl exclaimed and hurried forward to help support Wei Jing. Wei Jing's brows turned cold and he subconsciously turned sideways, but when he recalled Shao Qing's current condition, he reluctantly stopped.
The girl said anxiously, "You have to see a doctor right away, let's go faster."
After leaving the main road, she said sorry, hurried to the pavilion to pick up an earring, then turned back to support Wei Jing.
"It's about a mile ahead and we'll reach our hometown. My home is right at the edge, very close."
The girl acted very kindhearted and her comfort was not fake. Shao Qing thanked him again and asked, "Where are you from, young lady? I don't even know what to call you."
"My name is Kou Yue, and everyone at home calls me Yue Niang."
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Shao Qing got the information out of the way and learned that this girl named Kou Yue had a family of four, including her brother, sister-in-law, a little niece and herself. My brother works as a clerk in the county government office in the county town, five miles away from Hexiang, and my sister-in-law takes care of the housework and the children at home.
There is also the doctor who lives next door to her house. He is the only doctor in the village and is said to be very skilled in medicine.
From this point of view, accepting the offer was the right choice. Shao Qing was not sure that he could still support Wei Jing and rush to the county town five miles away in one breath.
A mile is not far. From the talk room, one can already see the yellow mud walls and thatched roofs, high and low. The whole village does not look big, with no more than 200 households at most.
Kou Yue's home was at the end of the village, relatively remote. All the adults had work to do during the day, and there were only a few children chasing and playing on the dirt road between the houses. They didn't notice the three people and ran away laughing.
Kou Yue pushed open the half-worn wooden door and shouted, "Sister-in-law, sister-in-law!"
A young woman carrying a two or three-year-old child stuck her head out of the kitchen and rushed over in shock. Kou Yue said, "Sister-in-law, they've met bandits. Help them into the house first. I'll go find Doctor Yan!"
Kou Yue turned around and walked out the door. The woman carrying the child hurriedly took over the sister-in-law's place, and said in shock and panic: "How did it become like this? Alas, the bandit problem is getting worse and worse nowadays."
The woman had gentle features, good looks, and nimble hands. She showed no disdain or displeasure at her sister-in-law for saving a stranger and bringing him home. Instead, she hurriedly helped Wei Jing and Shao Qing into the house.
So far, so good.
Shao Qing breathed a sigh of relief.
She glanced at the town house she was in. The yard was about 20 to 30 feet in radius. Although the house also had earthen walls, they were more solidly rammed than those of her neighbors, and were also taller and more spacious. The main house plus the left and right wing rooms clearly showed that it was a more prosperous family in the village.
The woman said her maiden name was Wang. Just as Wang's wife and Shao Qing helped Wei Jing into the bed in the west wing, Kou Yue hurriedly pulled a man in a blue shirt carrying a medicine box into the room, "Doctor Yan, hurry up!"
Doctor Yan looked to be nearly thirty years old. His orange-yellow face had some pits on it, he had short, thick eyebrows, droopy eyes, and two slightly upturned mustaches on his thick lips. He was not good-looking, and he did not look very friendly.
Shao Qing quickly made way. He held Wei Jing's pulse and listened for a long time. He said "Huh", raised his eyes and stared at Wei Jing for a few seconds.
When Shao Qing left the shack, although he put some disguise on the two men's faces, their facial features remained unchanged. Wei Jing, in particular, even though he was lying weakly with his eyes slightly closed, it was obvious at first glance that he was not an ordinary countryman.
She knew her own background best, so she was a little nervous and alert for a moment.
Glancing at the bed, Shao Qing had already taken off the sword from his back and placed it next to Wei Jing. Wei Jing still had his eyes slightly closed at this moment, but his hand was always on the side of the hilt.
She remained calm and turned her gaze back to Doctor Yan.
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