Chapter 68: Killing to Stop War, Fighting to Stop Killing (Part 1)
Huanzi took the strong man and stepped on a few more places nearby before leaving.
After Liangyan, who was hiding in the dark, confirmed with Yu Qingge that they would not come back today, Yu Qingge casually used flying rocks to directly smash the monitoring device installed by Huanzi.
"Okay, idiot, let's go in."
Yu Qingge dusted off the dust on his hands and jumped directly from the second floor window.
This aunt was really resolute. Liangyan shook her head helplessly and jumped down together.
They walked to Li Shui, and Yu Qingge leaned down and asked softly:
"Little sister, is this your home? Is your surname Li?"
Xiao Li Shui didn't seem to hear this, she still leaned against the wall and looked dullly ahead.
When Yu Qingge saw that Li Shui had no reaction, she asked repeatedly:
"Little sister, is your name Li Shui? Do you have a brother named Li Shu and a brother named Li Feng?"
Hearing the name Li Shu, little Li Shui had a slight reaction. She laughed innocently twice and then fell silent.
Something was wrong with the situation. Yu Qingge turned around and looked at Liangyan solemnly, as if asking what to do next.
Liangyan shrugged and said that there was nothing he could do.
He didn't dare to rashly explore Li Shui's sea of consciousness. If something happened, both of them would be in danger.
Even with good advice, Yu Qingge made a decisive decision:
"Ignore all that for now, just go in and you will know after you find Grandma Yang or Li Shu."
After saying that, she stood up and walked towards the door of the simple room next to her.
"Squeak"
The door, which was made of wooden boards and plastic film, stood tenaciously at its post. The sound seemed to be notifying the homeowner of the arrival of guests.
"Is anyone home?" Yu Qingge asked softly and politely.
After three seconds, no one responded, and she asked again;
"Is anyone home?"
At this time she had already walked through the gate and arrived at the small courtyard.
This dilapidated courtyard is filled with all kinds of garbage. Fortunately, the weather is not too hot now, otherwise the smell would be overwhelming and there would be no way to stay.
Although Yu Qingge has no mysophobia, she is still a girl and the messy environment still discourages her.
After ten seconds there was still no response, so Yu Qingge withdrew.
Seeing her retreating so quickly, Liangyan hurriedly stepped forward and asked:
"Qingge, how's it going inside? Are Grandma Yang and the others at home?"
Yu Qingge ignored him, just frowned and said to himself:
"In today's society, how can such a situation still exist? Isn't it promised endless energy? Even if the world cannot be unified, it shouldn't be like this."
What does it mean?
Liangyan had no idea what Yu Qingge meant by what he said. Is there any special secret behind this door?
Seeing that Yu Qingge didn't respond to him, Liangyan walked into the small courtyard with curiosity.
The first thing he saw when he entered the small courtyard was the garbage and waste on the ground. He felt incredible when he saw these kind words.
How is this going?
How can such a situation still exist in this society? If the government just provides some emergency supplies, we won't have to live by picking up these wastes.
Liangyan walked around these waste products and walked into the simple room. Suddenly, a pungent, damp, moldy smell rushed into his nostrils.
This sudden strange smell directly smoked out the unprepared good words. At this time, he asked angrily in his heart unconsciously:
"This is really Brother Li's house? Where's the plum tree? Where's Grandma Yang? Why don't you clean it up?"
But angry again, Liangyan took two deep breaths and resolutely walked into the damp and moldy simple house again.
This simple house only has an old-fashioned electric wire for the lamp, and its style is obviously a product of the previous world.
There was only a short bed over one meter wide in the room, and there were many black and tattered beddings and clothes piled on the bed. The odor should be coming from these beddings and clothes.
Walking into the inner room, it was clean and tidy, with only a small table and a few other objects.
Liangyan walked to the table, picked up the things on it and took a look. Suddenly, a thunder flashed through his mind, and then his whole body turned to stone on the spot.
What he held in his hand was a framed photo. The photo showed a lively and cute little boy about ten years old, and the bottom left of the photo read:
"Sun, Li Shu, was born on June 8, 2104, and died on February 14, 2118."
I don't know how long it took for Liangyan to come back to his senses. He looked at the photo again in disbelief, and then he couldn't help but let out a cry in his heart:
"Why would God be so cruel to a family? What did the Li family do wrong?"
At this moment, a burst of shouting suddenly came from the small courtyard outside:
"Nier, it's time to go home for dinner, Ni'er, it's time to eat."
Grandma Yang came back, and Liangyan walked out immediately.
In the small courtyard, an old man with simple clothes, silver-grey hair, and a waist that was almost hunched at 90 degrees was squatting on the ground, carefully opening a piece of food wrapped in oilcloth.
Two rice balls dipped in vegetable soup and a thin, yellow cucumber.
Just as Liangyan was about to go up to say hello, Yu Qingge, who was following behind the old man, immediately stopped him.
Then she shook her head heavily, pointed at her eyes and grinned.
Liangyan immediately understood what Yu Qingge meant, which was to tell him not to move. Grandma Yang seemed to be unable to see, so we should keep silent for the time being.
Just like this, Liangyan and Yu Qingge stood beside Grandma Yang without saying a word, quietly watching her eat her lunch.
During this period, Liangyan took out the photo and handed it to Yu Qingge. When Yu Qingge saw the writing on the photo, she tightly covered her mouth to prevent herself from making any noise.
At this time, her thoughts were the same as Liangyan's,
"Why would God torture a family like this, even an old man who is over seventy years old?"
A few minutes later, Grandma Yang finished eating the rice balls and sucked the rice grains stuck to her fingers.
"Ni'er, why haven't you come back yet?"
As she spoke, Grandma Yang tried to stand up with her hands on the crutches, but suddenly her feet gave way and she fell backwards.
At this critical moment, Liang Yan stepped forward and grabbed Grandma Yang.
After standing firm, Grandma Yang, who was still undecided, immediately said:
"Nier, it's lucky to have you, otherwise grandma wouldn't be able to take care of you in the future."
Li Shui?
Liang Yan replied with a naive smile:
"Grandma, I'm not Ni'er, I'm Li Da..."
Before he could finish speaking, Grandma Yang took over the words with excitement:
"What? You are the eldest son, my eldest son is back?"
"Oh, I don't..."
Just as Liangyan was about to explain that he was not Li Feng, Yu Qingge on the side immediately covered his mouth and said sweetly:
"Grandma, yes, we are back. I am Li Feng's girlfriend. This time he specially brought me back to visit you."
After hearing what Yu Qingge said, Grandma Yang excitedly grabbed Liangyan's arm.
"It's really Da Yao'er, my Da Yao'er..."
Seeing Grandma Yang's excited expression, Liang Yan felt warm in his heart, and he unconsciously replied:
"Well, grandma, won't I come back to see you? How have you been in the past few years?"
"Yeah, grandma is fine. Nier came back with you, but grandma is blind and can't see clearly what Nier looks like."
At this time, Yu Qingge obediently bent down and said with a smile:
"Grandma, you can touch me. Li Feng said I look pretty."
"Ah? But grandma's hands..."
"What are you afraid of?"
Yu Qingge directly picked up Grandma Yang's dark, rough, withered hand with all ten fingers wrapped in cloth strips and pressed it on her face.
After flicking it, Grandma Yang withdrew her hand in a panic, fearing that if she stayed any longer, she would make her granddaughter-in-law unhappy.
"You're so handsome, you're so handsome. Ni'er, Ni'er, you guys sit over there for a while. Grandma will go into the room first."
"Let me put you in." Liangyan said obediently.
"No, no, just have a nice talk with Ni'er."
After saying this, Grandma Yang walked tremblingly toward the house on crutches.
Grandma Yang's hunched back gave Liangyan a feeling of déjà vu, and suddenly he remembered that on the day he went to Jinling City, his father also went to buy rice cakes with his hunched back like this.
After a while, Grandma Yang came out with a box. Liangyan immediately greeted her and helped her sit down on a stool.
Before she could say anything, Grandma Yang immediately said:
"You'er, grandma doesn't have much time."
Suddenly, a bad premonition arose in Liangyan's heart.