Farming Comb Paintings Return Home

That night.

The wind hides the clouds and trees, the moon and stars are rare, and the birds are quiet.

The lights in the house are like beans, and the flames are flickering, but what is reflected is a mess.The neatly arranged wooden table in the middle is far from its original position, several benches are lying on the ground crookedly, the door of the corner cabinet is wide open, and the clothes are dragged out, some of which are half-hanging on the cabinet precariously. Most of the rest have fallen to the ground, and the dirty shoe prints are clearly visible on them, while the money jars that are usually shelved have already been broken into several pieces nearby. The sharp edges and corners of the porcelain silently reflect the dim light. However, the water in the house has been completely cooled, and people go to the empty building, as if they have been robbed.

Of course, if it is looted, it is not really stolen.This extremely impoverished house at the entrance of Shanqiao Village has long been riddled with burglaries, so it is impossible for some thieves to break into it.

Half a quarter ago, the small back room was still filled with hazy water vapor, and Li Cong hugged Xiao Xian who had collapsed, his heart beating like a drum with anxiety.The naked body of the person in his arms was not covered with any coats, and his figure was a little fatter than when he came, but he was still painfully thin. His smooth skin was hot to the touch, and he actually had a fever.

Li Cong recalled Xiao Xian's abnormality when he was in the forest during the day, it must have been something wrong since then, but he has been hiding it until now, and when he saw him sleeping soundly before, he only thought he was exhausted, So he stood by alone, and didn't even think about going to see how his body was...

It's just that it's useless to question and regret at the moment. Li Cong frowned deeply, and the faint smell of rust around him infiltrated his nasal cavity one by one. He lowered his eyelids, and his eyes moved down bit by bit. The bright red dots on the legs were shocking, Li Cong's eyes flashed, and the bloodstains seemed to turn into monsters with bloody fangs and rushed towards people fiercely. Li Cong frowned deeply, and his eyes couldn't help being dizzy .He clenched his fist and slammed his forehead, finally calmed down a lot, and began to have unstoppable doubts in his heart.

Thinking that Xiao Xian was just weak and fell into the water a few days ago, and he has been taking good care of it for more than half a month, why did he come here?If it is a serious illness that fell in Hongxinglou before, why did Zhao Ruqiu's medical skills fail to diagnose the disease even after several consultations?Besides, she has always been a Qingguan, what kind of illness can she have? What is going on here?

Li Cong was flustered in his heart, but he didn't hesitate for a moment in his movements. Seeing that he didn't answer even after calling out to him a few times, he picked up the person in his arms and put him on the couch, turned around and pushed away the tables and chairs blocking the way. Go straight to the corner, open the cabinet door and rummage through the cabinets to find a delicate medicine bottle with a narrow neck, pull out the stopper and pour out one in a hurry, then return to the bed, put one hand on Xiao Xian's waist and gently hug him , clasped his chin with the other hand to let him open his mouth, squeezed the medicine and stuffed it into Xiao Xian's mouth.

This medicine was brought out by Zhao Ruqiu from the palace, needless to say how many precious medicinal materials were used to refine it, although it is not the right medicine, but it might be able to suspend people.Thinking this way in his mind, Li Cong lifted Xiao Xian up a little bit, let him lean on his shoulder, and patted his other hand behind his back, but he didn't see him swallowing the medicine after several pats. Helpless, I had to rush to the kitchen to pour a glass of water.

The situation was beyond anyone's hesitation, Li Cong held the water glass, looked at the silent person in front of him in embarrassment, then raised his head, took half of the glass of water into his mouth, and leaned forward holding Xiao Xian's back of the neck.

The extremely hot temperature between the lips made people unstoppably worried. Li Cong opened Xiao Xian's crimson lips, poured clear water into Xiao Xian's mouth, found the pill with the tip of his tongue, gently pushed the pill deep, and held it The pharynx pushed hard, the tender throat was stimulated, and it shrank violently. The clear water slid in, causing the Adam's apple to roll, and finally swallowed the life-saving pill the size of a fingernail.

Not knowing whether the emergency medicine Zhao Ruqiu gave was of any use, Li Cong strangled Xiao Xian forcefully with one hand, and with the other hand he scrambled into clothes for him.At this point, it is absolutely impossible not to look at the doctor. Although Uncle Qian’s family in the village runs a medicine shop and often treats people, but he only knows a little bit about medical skills. Only Zhao Ruqiu who lived in the county was left.

Li Cong helped Xiao Xian put on his underwear, afraid that his bare feet would catch the cold, so he bent over to put on his shoes for him.I don't know whether it's the medicine or the fingers, but before he left with his hand under his nose, Xiao Xian groaned, his eyelashes fluttered a few times, and he woke up slowly.

Xiao Xian blinked his eyes, and was in a trance for a while.The lights in the room were dim, and he frowned and thought for a while before he remembered what happened before, and the pain and discomfort seemed to revive instantly with the memory, rushing into his limbs and bones in an instant, forcing him to have no time to think about other things. Clenching his teeth subconsciously, he murmured: "Brother..."

Li Cong noticed the movement of the person on the couch, put on shoes and socks for Xiao Xian, looked up and saw the person woke up, he felt relieved, he could see the pained look on Xiao Xian's face, and his brows tightened a bit immediately , anxiously leaned forward and patted the person with his arms like coaxing a child, and comforted him repeatedly: "Don't worry, don't worry, just wake up, bear with it, brother is here, brother will take you to see the doctor, it's okay Yes, don't be afraid..."

He said don't worry, but his brows were tightly knit, and the hand resting on the side of his face was still trembling slightly.What kind of rush is this? Xiao Xian endured the pain, but couldn't stop grinning on his face, wanting to raise his hand to grab Li Cong's hand, and tell him that he's really fine, just take your time, but he didn't realize that he was in a hurry , causing a dull pain in his abdomen, his hand stopped in mid-air for a while and then fell, only grabbing Li Cong's waist-measured clothes.

Li Cong let Xiao Xian let him lie down, brushed the half-length hair on his face, saw Xiao Xian closing his eyes weakly and slowly, with his head slightly tilted to one side, his heart was suffocated, and he said in a hoarse voice : "Don't sleep, Xiaoxian, don't sleep, brother is talking to you, let's sleep after seeing the doctor, be obedient! Open your eyes, don't sleep!"

Xiao Xian was taken aback for a moment, he just wanted to rest for a while because his head hurt so dizzy, why did he speak to him as if he was out of breath, so he opened his eyes and said weakly: "It just hurts a little, the eyelids are open and tired After a while, I'm not dead yet, don't worry..."

Being so sick, Li Cong frowned dissatisfiedly, but he didn't have the time to talk to him. He turned around and went to the closet, poured out all the small silver from the money pot on the top floor, stuffed it into his pocket, and threw the money away. Can, and put the medicine bottle on the table into his pocket, then pulled a sheet out to wrap Xiao Xian up, put one arm around his waist and the other around his knees, and picked him up, regardless of other things, he broke open the door and Rush straight out of the house.

Zhao Ruqiu lived in a small house next to Huichun Hall in the east of the county seat.When he first came to Qingliu County, he didn't think much about earning a living because he had a lot of money on his body. After a few months, most of his money was gone, and then he thought about finding a job to do, but others felt that he had no hair on his mouth. It's not small, and few people are willing to buy it, so they suffered a lot of neglect, so they had to condescend to settle in Huichuntang, a little-known small medical clinic.The big boss of Huichuntang used to be in the cloth business, and this medical clinic was just a sideline business for his wife when he had nothing to do. Afterwards, something happened at home, and his wife didn't want to take care of it, so he hired the current shopkeeper to take care of it.Huichuntang used to only sell medicines, but after Zhao Ruqiu came, it gradually made him famous, so the big boss bought him a house next door, where both medical consultation and accommodation are in one place, and it can be regarded as Zhao Ruqiu's home.

Shanqiao Village is not far from the county, but it is close, and it takes more than an hour to go back and forth on weekdays.At this time the daytime was over, the sky outside was already dark, it was the time of the curfew, but Xiao Xian was in a hurry, Li Cong hurried to the county with him, he had no time to think about the time.

Most of the people in the village had closed their doors and slept, and when they left the house, they would be faced with a dark scene. Fortunately, Li Cong went back and forth to the village in the county every day for six years, and he could feel the way with his eyes closed.

Li Cong was afraid that Xiao Xian's body would not be able to bear it, so he didn't try his best to hurry.Although the bleeding symptoms have slowed down a lot now, his face is getting paler. If he has suffered some internal injuries, the frequent bumps will only aggravate his condition, so Li Cong only carefully hugged the person in his arms and walked as fast as possible.

Li Cong was burning with anxiety, but Xiao Xian leaned against Li Cong's arms and smiled wryly.He used to be in very good health, he didn't get sick all year round, the hospital was a very strange place for him, not to mention fainting and bleeding, and he seldom even had a bad stomach, let alone being treated like a princess like now He hugged her tightly in her arms and went to the doctor overnight. If she wanted to change to the past, she would definitely be incapable of imagining it no matter what.

Xiao Xian is a very sensible child, he should feel guilty when he encountered such a troublesome thing, but at the moment he felt no embarrassment or embarrassment at all, on the contrary, after waking up and seeing Li Cong with a worried face, even though his body The pain has not changed at all, but there is a tinge of joy in life after the catastrophe.It's like being in danger in the forest during the day, even if the other party exudes a sullen aura of not being close to strangers, he still can't help but want to lean in and stick to Li Cong's side, grab his arm, and hold that tightly. Two warm hands.Because of this feeling of being able to depend on him, no matter how dangerous the situation is, he can quickly calm down.

Xiao Xian looked up at the sky full of stars, and suddenly realized in a trance that something seemed to have changed in the deepening dependence between him and this man who was supposed to have no relatives or reasons.It's just that I'm dizzy with abdominal pain now, so I don't have the energy to think about what's going on. I only know how to feel comfortable, so I don't care about the thoughts and excessive thoughts that pop up in my head. Whether the act of intimacy is appropriate, so he subconsciously raised his hand to grab Li Cong's skirt, and without thinking about it, he turned his head and rubbed Li Cong's broad chest like a cat, but Li Cong regarded him as uncomfortable and lowered his head He asked worriedly, "Does it hurt a lot?"

Xiao Xian shook his head and said in a muffled voice, "It doesn't hurt, it doesn't hurt at all."

Knowing that he was lying, Li Cong took the words and said with a smile on the corner of his mouth, "It's fine if it doesn't hurt. It's nothing serious. Maybe it's not necessarily a bad stomach after eating. Don't be afraid. Ruqiu's medical skills are good. As long as If you don't lose your breath, there is no one he can't save..."

Xiao Xian listened to the familiar voice, closed his eyes quietly, and fell asleep slowly.

In the dead of night, the river wind blows.About half an hour later, Li Cong took Xiao Xian to Qingliu Ferry, walked along the embankment for a while, and stopped outside the gate of the county seat.

The gate of the county seat has been closed, and there is only an emergency passage on the right side, which is guarded by two yamen servants.

Although Qingliu County is small, it is located on the border, and it belongs to the area where the imperial court strictly governs the movement of people. Apart from the annual inspection of household stickers issued by the higher authorities, there is also a curfew order. The bell will open the traffic ban.According to the law, the crime of night should be whipped twenty times. If there is an official business, it is not necessary to present the relevant documents. If the people are in urgent illness, childbirth or funeral needs, they must obtain the consent of the guards or night watchmen. Walk around the city.It's just that the magistrate of Qingliu County is not a good official with integrity. He dared to buy and sell household stickers to make a profit from the imperial court's annual order to check his place of origin. Considering public opinion, and Li Cong's status is embarrassing, if you meet them, you can imagine that it will be a mess.

Li Cong held Xiao Xian in his arms, and stopped for a while outside the passage door on the right side of the city gate. The thunderous snores of the gatekeepers came to his ears frequently. He could escape, so he lightly covered Xiao Xian's mouth and nose, pressed him tightly into his arms, held his breath, stepped a little, and dodged into the city.

Unexpectedly, before taking a few steps, the snoring behind him suddenly disappeared, replaced by the sound of knives being drawn, and the two gate guards pointed at Li Cong with their knives and hurried to catch up, while roaring fiercely: " Who? Stop for me!"