Chen Yunqi followed Chu Zheng through alleys and alleys and entered a dilapidated house.
The little girl who was doing laundry shivered when she saw Chu Zheng coming back. She quickly stood up and looked at her, then quietly looked at Chen Yunqi.
Chen Yunqi could see her fear and gently curved his lips at her, smiling lightly.
The girl ignored her and looked back at Chu Zheng.
There was a very strong medicinal smell in the room that had not dissipated.
Chen Yunqi followed Chu Zheng to the second floor. As soon as he went up, he saw a couple tied to the wooden floor.
Chen Yunqi was shocked and rushed over: "What happened to you?"
"If you dare to touch it, I will destroy your hands and feet immediately!" Chu Zheng said harshly.
"Yes, you tied them up?" Chen Yunqi looked at Chu Zheng.
Chu Zheng leaned on the bed and bent one leg: "Go downstairs and ask her to get you something to eat. After you finish eating, continue to think. If you don't come up with a solution today, I will chop off one of your fingers."
Chen Yunqi pursed his lips and walked downstairs without saying a word.
The house was poorly ventilated, the smell of medicine lingered in the air, and the whole house was filled with a sense of depression and dullness.
The stairs that went up and down were not stairs to be precise, but just thickened ladders. Chen Yunqi walked tremblingly, fearing that he would fall down.
When she got downstairs, she looked at the girl who came into the house holding a wooden basin.
The girl raised her eyes to look at her, then continued working without saying a word.
Chen Yunqi wanted to ask her to make some food for him, but he couldn't say anything, but his stomach suddenly growled, which was especially clear in the quiet hut.
She was so embarrassed that she could not speak and felt ashamed.
The girl heard it, but didn't want to pay attention. She took the dirty clothes in the house and continued to wash them in the courtyard.
Chen Yunqi raised her hand to touch her stomach. She was so hungry. She was really so hungry.
Turning to look at the stove, she walked over, planning to get something to eat.
Chen Yunqi can make a lot of pastries, which she learned from her mother, but the ingredients here are limited, and she doesn't know how to cook the stove.
After tinkering behind the stove for half a day, she not only failed to light the fire, but instead filled the house with thick, choking smoke.
The girl outside finally couldn't bear it anymore, got up and went into the house. She saw Chu Zheng coming down from upstairs and walking quickly to the stove. She picked up Chen Yunqi who was coughing behind the stove and slapped him very loudly.
The girl paused in her steps.
Chen Yunqi got up from the ground and realized what had happened.
She covered her face and looked up at Chu Zheng angrily.
Chu Zheng stepped on her shoulder and said angrily: "If you fail to succeed, you will fail! You are a waste!"
"And you!" Chu Zheng looked at the girl at the door, "Are you looking for death? Come here!"
The girl hurried in.
Chu Zheng grabbed the girl's collar, lifted her up and threw her towards the stove: "Cook!"
After a moment of anger, Chu Zheng went back upstairs.
The girl sat tremblingly behind the stove, her hands trembling while picking up firewood.
Chen Yunqi wanted to help, but was afraid of causing trouble. His pretty face was blackened by smoke and he stood quietly aside.
The pitiful amount of rice was poured into the pot, and soon, the boiling bubbles burst one after another in the pot, and the aroma of rice wafted out, bringing with it the scalding heat.
Chen Yunqi listened to this voice and looked at the bumpy dirt at his feet.
The lighting in this hut was poor and the room was very dark. Although the fragrance of rice was strong, the various smells were mixed together, which was still unpleasant.
Chen Yunqi suddenly fell into deep confusion.
It turns out that life can be even worse.
Every time I thought I was in deep despair, I never imagined that there would be greater despair and fear.
Now she wants to cry, but she can't even shed tears.
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The soldiers who went to Junsheng Jinpu to report the news had to go to the government office first.
After Du Xuan and the others heard that Shen Lie and Xia Zhaoyi were back, they rushed to Qingyue Pavilion, fearing that they would not be well received.
On the way, they met soldiers from the Duwei Mansion in the south of the city carrying corpses and bones towards the county government office.
After the soldiers left, not long after, they encountered several car cages covered with black cloth.
The roadside was crowded with people watching the fun, pointing at the corpses and bones that passed by.
These car cages have aroused great interest from everyone.
Du Xuan couldn't help but walked over, stopped someone and asked who was in the cage in the car.
Township Chief Pan and several village sages were following the car. When they saw someone blocking the car, they stepped forward to scold him, but saw that the leader of the team was treating him with great respect.
The team was describing the situation in front of the Chen family ancestral hall outside the city, as well as the fact that Xia Zhaoyi went to the Chen family's old mansion and was attacked.
