When Xu Feng begged for mercy, her sister knelt down and begged Shen Liangqiu. Those clean and beautiful eyes stared at him, very much like... Zhiluo in the past.
So, for the first time, Shen Liangqiu was soft-hearted and let them go, but the condition was that they stay in Jiangcheng for the rest of their lives.
That place was desolate, and compared with the prosperous Qiang City, it was very poor, but the man and her sister happily accepted the offer, and even called Shen Liangqiu "the benefactor".
But they never thought that just because they took one more look while walking, their lives would be completely reversed and they would be doomed.
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Jiangcheng.
The summer was getting hot and dry, and a few silvery drizzles streaked across the sky. Jiang Xia was startled, and found that something penetrated her scalp, and her face felt cool. It turned out to be rain.
The sunny sky was covered, and dark clouds filled the sky at some point.
Soon, raindrops hit the ground, splashing mud and falling on Jiang Xia's white skirt.
Jiangcheng is in the north, and it rarely rains. The weather forecast didn't say there would be rain, so Jiang Xia didn't bring an umbrella at all.
What's more, it was a hot day before, so the clothes were quite cool.
She jumped to the side of the street and bought an umbrella. She stared at the yellow mud road for a long time, gritted her teeth, and strode over.
The airport is in the suburbs, very close to the countryside she wants to go to, but a flat asphalt road and a rugged mountain road, or full of yellow mud on rainy days, feel like they are in two cities!
She held an umbrella and walked alone for a long time following the map, and finally arrived at her destination - Lengshui Village.
"Uncle, does Xu Feng live here?" Jiang Xia asked randomly at a house.
According to the person she was looking for, Xu Feng and his sister had stayed in Jiangcheng since that incident and settled in Lengshui Village.
This village is very remote. After walking for so long, there is not even a shop.
"What, Xu Feng? You are here!" The old man was deaf and listened to Jiang Xia read it many times before he finally realized it. Then a glint flashed in his eyes and he said with a smile, "What do you want to see him for?"
Lengshui Village is remote, and there are even fewer outsiders. Moreover, Jiang Xia is alone and looks very high-end in her clothes, so the uncle is naturally wary.
Jiang Xia smiled and lied: "I am his friend's daughter. I found out that Xu Feng lives here and came to have a look."
At her age, it's fair to say she's a friend's daughter, and Xu Feng did move here a few years ago.
The uncle nodded in sudden realization, put on his raincoat and took Jiang Xia to a very remote red-walled house in the village.
"Where are you from, little girl?"
"I'm from Qiangcheng. Before my father passed away, he asked me to come and see Uncle Xu."
"Xu Feng..." The uncle squinted his eyes and moved his lips to say something, but in the end he didn't leave a single word.
Jiang Xia knew that the elderly in the village would be suspicious. She had thought of her words on the way here. Now she is not afraid of the uncle's questions at all, but... why does she always feel that the uncle's eyes are a bit strange?
The two of them chatted all the way and soon arrived at Xu Feng's home. The uncle put his hands behind his back and spread his brows: "It's raining really hard. It hasn't rained for a long time."
His Mandarin dialect was very heavy, and Jiang Xia thought for a long time before he could understand it. She looked at the uncle and smiled, and then didn't say much.
When the two entered the house, the uncle called Xu Feng's name several times, but no one answered. Jiang Xia looked at the house. The food and clothing were very shabby. The coat hanging at the door had a big hole in it, and...it seemed that there was only There is only one bed and one toothbrush, so Xu Feng is the only one at home?
His sister is not at home?
Jiang Xia frowned and heard the uncle say: "Someone from the village came to look for Xu Feng this morning. What a coincidence!"
Her face turned pale and she repeated: "You said someone came to see Uncle Xu in the morning?"
"That's right." The uncle nodded, "He usually grows some crops and doesn't go anywhere. He seems to be from the city as well. He is said to be a relative."
"There are so many relatives," the uncle said, "I don't see any of them usually!"
An idea suddenly flashed through Jiang Xia's mind, that is, the person who came to see Xu Feng was Shen Liangqiu!
She hurriedly asked: "Where is Uncle Xu now?"
"They must still be in the fields, just wait for a while." The uncle saw that the rain was getting heavier and heavier, so he was not in a hurry to leave, and waited at Xu Feng's house with Jiang Xia.
Jiang Xia took the opportunity to look around the Xu family, and her eyes fell on an old photo inlaid with broken glass fragments in the room. The man on it was indeed Xu Feng.
She found the right one.
But... thinking of what the uncle said, it was extremely possible that Shen Liangqiu's people were looking for Xu Feng, and her face couldn't help but turn pale.
As far as she knew, Xu Feng had no relatives at all. He was once a migrant worker in the city. He only had a younger sister to raise, and he followed Xu Feng to Jiangcheng.
Since his sister was still young, Jiang Xia came to see Xu Feng, but it can be concluded decisively that Xu Feng's sister could not be the person who came in the morning.
Time passed by, and only an old wall clock from many years ago kept making sounds on the wall, and a string in Jiang Xia's heart kept tightening.
She kept reassuring herself.
It's impossible, Xu Feng will definitely come back.
Even if Shen Liangqiu finds Xu Feng, it is impossible to really do anything to him...
No matter how cruel he is, he will never do such a thing...
However, half an hour later, an aunt came in screaming, and the string in Jiang Xia's heart was completely broken.
"No, Xu Feng drowned in the pond!"
She heard that guests were coming to Xu Feng's house and came over to tell Jiang Xia.
This news was like a heavy hammer hitting Jiang Xia's head, but it also made her feel cold all over!
The uncle was also anxious for a moment: "How is this possible?"
When the group of people hurried over, only a few nearby villagers simply wrapped up his body. Many people were talking in low voices and looked at Jiang Xia as if they were looking at some strange animal.
"He must have drowned because of the slippery road on a rainy day."
"It looks like he died not long ago..."
"Oh, I'm still young in my thirties and forties. I didn't expect to die like this..."
"I haven't even married my wife yet, and there's no one at home to hold the funeral."
Words like these seemed to pierce Jiang Xia's heart, using a rusty knife to sharpen her heart bit by bit, killing her.
The moment she saw the body, all the blood in her body froze.
That's a real person!
Jiang Xia could even imagine his voice and smile during his lifetime. Even though he had never met him, he still felt severe pain in his chest.
A living person died like this, not long before Jiang Xia arrived, maybe... only for a short moment, maybe... she would not have died if she had come earlier!
"No, no, no..." Jiang Xia's mouth kept trembling. She struggled for a long time but still couldn't say a complete sentence. She seemed to have lost her mind for a moment.
Impossible, this can’t be done by Shen Liangqiu!
This chapter has been completed!