Chapter 30 Chapter 30 Give Me Back My Money
Lunch was served in the main room. There were two wine jars on the table. It seemed that they were planning to have a good drink today.
Miao Ying had never seen Huo Xing drink, but judging from the way he looked, he seemed to be able to drink quite a bit, so Miao Ying didn't pay much attention to it. Before drinking, Miao Dahai said that he would stay here for the night, so Miao Ying no longer had any concerns.
He and Liu Qiong finished their meal early. While the three of them were still eating, Miao Ying pulled Liu Qiong to the yard and said he had something to tell her.
Seeing his serious expression, Liu Qiong's heart was in suspense: "What's the matter?"
It was indeed difficult to talk about what happened in the past, Miao Ying thought, but for the sake of money, he had to speak out. So he hesitated for a long time before saying, "Didn't you say before that someone's family built a new house a few months ago?"
Liu Qiong thought he had seen the Chen family's new house, and thought to himself, "Don't have any other thoughts. Aren't we living pretty well now?"
Miao Ying nodded quickly: "Yes, what I meant was that the money he used to repair the house is mine."
Liu Qiong opened her eyes wide, and her expression became even more terrifying: "You..." She was so angry that she could hardly breathe. She thought he had turned over a new leaf, but in fact he was still the same. It would have been fine before they got married, but why was he still like this now that they were married!
Miao Ying quickly patted her on the back to calm her down: "Mom, it's not what you think!"
Miao Ying quickly explained, laying out the whole story: "I wasn't thinking straight at the time, so I stole money from home and said I was going with him. As a result, when we were on the mountain, he robbed me of my money and pushed me down the mountain, where I hit my head on a rock. Luckily, Huo Xing was hunting over there, so I was able to survive."
Hearing him speak so fiercely, Liu Qiong pulled him over again, let him rest his head on her legs, gently parted his hair, and saw the huge scar on the back of his head.
Her hand gently touched Miao Ying's injury: "Is it so serious?"
Miao Ying was afraid that she would be sad, so he quickly got up and sat next to her: "It's all right now."
Liu Qiong then recalled that the last time they went to the Huo family, Miao Ying's face was still a little pale, but they didn't care at that time.
"This beast! I'm going to fight him!" After saying that, she was about to go to the kitchen to get a knife to fight, but was stopped by Miao Ying.
"Mom, calm down."
Liu Qiong couldn't stay calm. Although they were not very close to Miao Ying in the past, Miao Ying was her child after ten months of pregnancy. He was almost killed by someone, and her mother was completely unaware of it. She was much stronger than Miao Ying. She broke free from Miao Ying's hand, walked to the table where people were still drinking with a gloomy face, and slapped the table, almost causing the whole table to fall apart.
Three pairs of slightly drunken eyes stared at her.
"Still drinking! Your son and brother have suffered so much injustice, and all you do is drink!" Liu Qiong scolded Miao Dahai and Miao Dong. Huo Xing on the side also stood up immediately, as if he was the one who had done something wrong.
Liu Qiong's expression became a little kinder towards Huo Xing. If Huo Xing had not let go of the past grudges and brought Miao Ying home, Miao Ying might have really died on that mountain.
Miao Dong and Miao Dahai were completely confused by this commotion, and the drunkenness they felt was completely sobered up.
"What happened?" Miao Dahai asked.
Miao Ying was still a little embarrassed after hearing Liu Qiong talk about the past. He quietly raised his eyelids to look at Huo Xing and found that Huo Xing was staring at him without moving his eyes.
The house was in an uproar. One firecracker set off two other firecrackers. The father and son went to find a butcher knife and a pig rope respectively. They were about to go to Chen's house to settle the score with Chen Erwa.
Miao Yingxin felt a little tired, so she quickly ran to the door, closed it, and then stood in front of it: "Wake up."
Huo Xing seemed a little slow. Seeing Miao Ying blocking the door, he stood next to him. He blocked the door tightly without leaving a gap.
"Let me kill that little beast." Miao Dahai was even angrier than Miao Dong, but at this moment Huo Xing was blocking the door like a wall, and they couldn't get out.
"Can't we take a long-term approach?" Miao Ying felt somewhat helpless. He felt that this yard was full of reckless men, and he was the only military advisor. He cleared his throat and asked, "Do you want the whole village to know that I eloped with someone else?"
Huo Xing shook his head.
Miao Dong muttered, "That's almost like the whole village knowing."
Miao Ying choked up: "Anyway, we can't go now. Let's discuss a plan. If you go and kill someone now, you will also go to Orange."
"Oranges? What oranges?" Miao Dong asked, "You want to eat oranges? Where can I find oranges now?"
"It means going to jail!" Miao Ying shouted, "Don't hurt the enemy a thousand times and hurt yourself eight hundred times."
The people in the yard had barely calmed down at this moment, and now several pairs of eyes were staring at him: "What do you want to do?"
Miao Ying didn't know what to do for a moment, and just said, "I want the money back. It's for my grandmother's coffin."
Several people secretly looked at Huo Xing's face. After all, it was Miao Ying who was wrong in this matter. They were afraid that Huo Xing had something on his mind. They saw that Huo Xing was just listening to Miao Ying and blocking the door. His eyes fell on Miao Ying, and his cheeks were a little red, probably because he drank too much.
"So, do you have any way to get the money back? It's about ten taels of silver." Miao Ying scratched his head. Liu Qiong looked at him nervously, afraid that he would touch the wound when scratching his head.
"Just give him a beating." Miao Dahai rolled up his sleeves. "Beat him until he pays."
Miao Ying looked up at the sky in silence: "He has so many cronies, and there are only three of you. Don't let yourself get beaten. Besides, if you beat him up for money, what if he turns around and sues you? You'll still end up in jail."
"He still has the nerve to sue the authorities. What he did is enough to send him to jail for several years." Miao Dong said, "Anyway, I'm going to beat him up no matter what."
Miao Ying thought for a moment and said, "I have a plan."
Then several heads gathered together and listened carefully to Miao Ying's plan. This plan was unanimously approved by everyone. Liu Qiong had already started to prepare, Miao Dong and Miao Dahai also went to prepare sacks. Only Huo Xing was left, still looking at Miao Ying motionlessly.
Miao Ying finally realized that Huo Xing must have a low alcohol tolerance. He took Huo Xing's arm and led him into his old room: "Go get some sleep. We still have things to do tonight."
Huo Xing just followed him into the house in a daze. This room was the room Miao Ying had lived in since he was a child. Liu Qiong kept it very clean, and the bed and bedding were all new. When Huo Xing lay down on it, it felt like he was lying on a cloud, and his head was dizzy.
After he lay down, he did not let go of Miao Ying's arm, so Miao Ying had to sit on the edge of the bed and look around the room.
After a while, Huo Xing's breathing became steady. Miao Ying also pulled his arm away and went out to find Liu Qiong, who was sewing clothes for the evening.
"Mom, is this possible?" Miao Ying sat next to her and felt that his plan was still a little imperfect.
"His mother believes in this very much. She even brought back a statue of the Buddha yesterday," Liu Qiong said. "Maybe he's done too many evil things, so his mother wants to chant more sutras for him to prevent him from suffering retribution, haha."
"That's fine." Miao Ying said. In fact, he was not sure whether Chen Erwa would be scared, so he started with his family.
Liu Qiong asked again: "Huo Xing, does he really have no other ideas?" After all, no man can tolerate such a thing.
Miao Ying still trusted his brother very much. After all, after spending so much time together, he still trusted Huo Xing's character. "It's okay. If he really has any ideas, can he save me? Isn't it enough to let me fend for myself in the mountains?"
"That's because they are kind-hearted. Don't do these things again in the future." Liu Qiong said earnestly, "Live a good life with Huo Xing."
Miao Ying nodded: "I understand."
Soon it was dark and Huo Xing sobered up. Fortunately, he didn't drink too much at noon, so he was completely sober now. Looking at the people busy in the yard, he quickly put on his outer clothes. It was really rude.
"Come, it's time to eat. We'll start eating after we finish eating." Miao Dahai held a big bowl of noodles and ate it with a slurp.
A big bowl of noodles was quickly stuffed into Huo Xing's hand. Miao Dong urged him to eat quickly, as it was time to get down to business after dark. Huo Xing held the bowl and did not see Miao Ying.
After a while, Miao Ying came out. He was wearing a long white gown that almost dragged on the ground. His hair was loose and his face was pale. If you didn't pay attention, he would scare people to death when he walked on the street.
He moved closer to Huo Xing and looked at him with wide eyes: "Is it scary?"
Huo Xing shook his head: "Very good."
Miao Ying stuck out his tongue and said, "It's boring. Eat quickly and then we'll go out."
After they had packed up and rehearsed in advance, the other four people, except Liu Qiong, sneaked out.
It was winter, Chinese New Year, and the second day of the Lunar New Year. Most of the young and middle-aged men in the village had gone out to visit their relatives. The remaining girls and boys who came back were all at home chatting affectionately. No one would stroll around the village at this time.
They soon arrived at Chen Erwa's home.
Chen Erwa's real name is Chen Nan. He is the second child in the family. His older brother died of illness a few years ago. He has a younger sister who cut off ties with the family after getting married. She didn't come back today. His father died early, and his mother is the only one at home.
Chen Nan had a restless New Year, always feeling that he was being haunted by something. The story began before the New Year, when Miao Ying, the younger brother of the Miao family, asked someone to tell him that he wanted to elope with him with money. He didn't want to elope, but he didn't want to give up the money, so he went.
Miao Ying has always liked him. He also admitted that Miao Ying is good-looking, and he also enjoys the feeling of Miao Ying chasing after him. However, Miao Ying chased him but didn't let him touch her. Even though they were already married, he wanted to do it on the mountain, but Miao Ying still wouldn't let him. During the argument, he hit Miao Ying, and when Miao Ying struggled, he held her head down and hit it. Finally, he found a sharp stone under Miao Ying's head, and Miao Ying died at that moment.
Although Chen Nan was a gangster who bullied men and women, this was the first time he had been involved in a murder. He panicked and wanted to run away, but then he remembered that Miao Ying said he had money on him, so he took all the money from Miao Ying and ran away.
He waited for several days but did not hear any letter from the government office. He did not dare to go to Nankouba Village to inquire about the news. Everything was calm.
But that day, he saw Miao Ying appear in the village intact. A dead person now appeared alive in the village.
But when he went to ask Miao the butcher, he said Miao Ying had never come back! The villagers also said they had never seen Miao Ying.
He thought he was hallucinating, but today, he saw Miao Ying again.
On the second day of the Lunar New Year, do ghosts also have to return home?
Chen Nan didn't want to stay in the village for a moment, but he had to go home today because today was the anniversary of his eldest brother's death.
Just after he finished offering incense to his elder brother, his mother said she wanted to recite some Buddhist scriptures, and Chen Nan had no choice but to accompany her.
Their house was newly built. He used the money he got from Miao Ying and added a little on his own to build a blue brick house for his own family. He also set up a Buddhist hall for his mother to chant sutras.
After his mother finished chanting and went back to her room to sleep, he wanted to go out for a drink when he saw a puff of white smoke drifting outside his yard. Chen Nan was about to curse whose house was on fire when he saw a white shadow in the smoke.
Miao Ying's face was pale, and his white clothes were covered in bright red blood. His eyes were empty, and he looked at Chen Nan with his eyes: "Give me back... my money..."
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