Qinghe Pastoral

"You, what did you say?"

Xu Xiuqin trembled and couldn't believe it. Since she separated from the old house, she has become less fond of dealing with the villagers. There are few people who can talk to her, and the Dashan family is one of them.

The life of Dashan's family was not difficult. Although her daughter-in-law liked to talk about the parents, she was warm-hearted. Because Lin Sheng and Dashan had a good relationship, Dashan's daughter-in-law would often come to chat with her during those difficult years.Such a person suddenly said that he was gone, how could Xu Xiuqin accept it?

Lin Quangen and Lin Dashan are close, he sighed repeatedly when he thought of Lin Dashan just now, and the sadness on his face could not be concealed.

"Hey, it happened so suddenly. Aunt Lin fainted from fright. Brother Dashan's house is in a mess now, and because the epidemic is not publicized, I thought of coming to Brother Lin Sheng and asking him to persuade Brother Dashan. .”

Xu Xiuqin couldn't hold back her emotions, she burst into tears.

Lin Mu saw such a scene when he helped Lin Sheng out. He couldn't see Xu Xiuqin crying, and seeing Lin Sheng anxious like an ant on a hot pot, he became impatient for a while.

Seeing Lin Sheng coming out, Lin Quangen hurried forward to help him, and told the whole story again, seeing Lin Sheng froze on the spot and hurriedly said: "Brother Lin Sheng, Brother Dashan is stubborn, and he and his sister-in-law have always had a good relationship. Anyway, if you can listen to it better, you can come with me quickly."

Lin Quangen was anxious, but Xu Xiuqin wiped away tears and stood up, saying in a hoarse voice, "I'll go with you."

Lin Sheng knew Xu Xiuqin's temperament, but was worried about her body, and Xu Xiuqin naturally understood Lin Sheng's hesitation, she walked up to Lin Sheng and said, "I'm ready, I'm going to see you off no matter what. Her." After speaking, tears fell again.

Lin Mu wanted to go with the two of them, but Lin Chen fell asleep not long ago. Because the little beast disappeared, Lin Chen was very clingy to Lin Mu recently, so he stayed.

"Hey, I think it was caused by the epidemic at this time. I don't know how many families have been broken and how many innocent lives have been killed by this epidemic."

About the same age and the same Qinghe, Lin Zian couldn't help but think of his dead mother, and felt sad in his heart.His mother had a sin that could not be redeemed, but Dashan's daughter-in-law was unintentionally at fault, and she was also deeply hurt by it. Lin Zian's tone was sad and regretful.

As Lin Zi'an said, the cause of Dashan's daughter-in-law's death is not difficult to guess, and the answer can be obtained after a little thought.The life of Dashan's daughter-in-law has always been smooth, the only problem is that the epidemic in Qinghe Village was caused by her.Lin Mu had only been back for a few days and rarely went out, but he still heard a few ugly rumors.Those words reached Dashan's daughter-in-law, and she, who was already blaming herself, must have been unable to bear such insults and embarked on a dead end.

She was innocent, and the epidemic was cured with great difficulty, but the rumors drove her to a dead end, and a happy family came to naught, and how many people in Qinghe Village would lose sleep because of this?The dead are gone, and only the living can digest these pains.

When Lin Sheng and his wife came back, the night was a little dark. Wei Xun was in charge of the cooking, and Lin Mu made a few dishes, but they were not in a good mood, and they didn't even finish half of their usual meals.

At this time, Qinghe Village at night was gradually feeling cool, and several people gathered around the carbon basin and talked.

Xu Xiuqin's eyes were red, presumably she cried a few times at Lin Dashan's house, Lin Sheng looked sad, and the whole room was filled with suppressed anger.

Lin Chen nestled quietly in Lin Mu's arms. Since he knew that the little beast would not come back, he became much quieter.Lin Mu is not only happy for the little beast to gain protection and freedom, but also worried about Lin Chen's change.He only hoped that Lin Chen would gradually forget the sadness of the little beast walking away and return to the lively Lin Chen from before.

"Why, there are always so many people in this world who want to judge other people's lives?"

Xu Xiuqin seemed unable to suppress it anymore, and there was a bit of resentment in her tone.In her life, she has suffered enough from rumors. Although there are twists and turns, she is now considered happy.So she ignored that not everyone can bear other people's gossip, Dashan's daughter-in-law is obviously the latter.

Lin Mu has thought about this question many times, but he still has no answer. Perhaps this is the way most people live.But he found out sadly that rumors lead to death, and the spreaders of those rumors will not even get any punishment. How innocent and pitiful are those lost lives?

Even though Lin Mu had such thoughts in his heart, he could only say some comforting words to comfort Xu Xiuqin, so that her newly recovered body would not be hurt again due to grief.

The more oppressive and silent atmosphere than before made several people feel uncomfortable. The night was getting darker and the autumn wind was rustling. Bai Junyan and Wei Xun took the lights and left.

After autumn, Qinghe Village often has strong winds, and when one wakes up overnight, the light objects in the courtyard are often blown upside down.And tonight, the wind is blowing extraordinarily strong.

Suddenly, a raging fire ignited at the west entrance of the village. With the help of the strong wind, the flames shot straight into the sky. Accompanied by bursts of thick smoke, the screams of people became louder and louder.

The sound of knocking on the door awakened Lin Mu who was sleeping, and Lin Chen was frightened and cried in his arms.

Ji Ruixiu went out to find out, but Lin Mu's heart was beating suddenly.

Voices came from the yard, but they couldn't make out what they were talking about. After a while, the voices gradually died down. After a while, Ji Ruixiu entered the room.

Seeing Lin Mu's anxious look, he softened his face and said, "It was Li Zheng who sent someone over. Liu Dafu's house at the west entrance of the village was flooded, and the strong wind ignited the fire, and the nearby houses were also affected. Every family member Are you afraid to send a man to put out the fire, and I will go to put out the fire?"

Before Lin Mu could speak, the couple who heard the news and Lin Chen's crying also came over.

"Father, mother, I'm going to put out the fire at Liu Dafu's house. I'm afraid that Mu'er will be afraid, so please accompany him."

Lin Mu was not a timid person in the past, but the experience of being kidnapped made Lin Mu feel very insecure. He was prone to anxiety and occasionally suffered from nightmares. Ji Ruixiu knew this.

This is a knot that can't be solved for a while, but he will always be with him, but in such a special situation as tonight, Lin Sheng's legs and feet are inconvenient, so he is the only one to go.But a person died in the village just now, Ji Ruixiu was really worried about Lin Mu.

"Don't worry, be careful yourself."

Knowing the son is more like the mother, Xu Xiuqin can see every little change in Lin Mu, she is extremely distressed but helpless, she is extremely fortunate that there is Ji Ruixiu, she believes that with Ji Ruixiu's company, Lin Mu will one day forget this terrible period The terror of his past.

Ji Ruixiu kissed Lin Mu's forehead again, and then rushed to Liu Dafu's house under the moonlight.

Ji Ruixiu had sharp eyes and ears, and he didn't need to go to the scene in person, he could see the soaring flames and noisy voices from a distance.

When Ji Ruixiu arrived, there were already fifty or sixty men, they had no time to pay attention to the cries of Liu Dafu's house and the neighbors, they only carried buckets of water, desperately trying to put out the wide-spreading fire.

With a serious face, Li Zheng directed the fire-fighting men. Seeing Ji Ruixiu was a little surprised but quickly understood why, and before he could say polite words, Ji Ruixiu also joined the fire-fighting team.

Lin Mu's house was far away from Liu Dafu's house, the place was bustling with activity, crying and noisy, but their house was very quiet.

After coaxing for a while, Lin Chen fell asleep again, Lin Mu himself gradually became sleepy, and felt sorry for the couple, so he told them to go back to the room to rest.

It was hard to persuade people to leave, Lin Mu held Lin Chen in his arms, feeling warm in his arms, and the cold wind was howling outside, but he gradually fell asleep amidst thousands of thoughts.

Accompanied by the sound of cock crowing, the sleeping people of Qinghe Village gradually woke up. After more than two hours of hard work, the fire was finally extinguished.

Feeling the sticky feeling on his body, Ji Ruixiu first went back to Ji's residence, took a shower, changed his clothes, and then went to Lin Mu's house.

It was already daylight when they arrived at Lin Mu's house, and Ji Ruixiu entered the room lightly, but Lin Mu woke up in a daze just after lying down.

He softly called Ji Ruixiu, and Ji Ruixiu replied in a low voice and kissed Lin Mu's soft lips, hugging Lin Mu's warm body and told him to continue sleeping.

Lin Mu's mind became clearer, he turned around, the room was dark and he couldn't see Ji Ruixiu's face clearly, but he touched his face from his memory and said, "Thank you for your hard work, has the fire gone out?"

Ji Ruixiu was silent for a moment and said: "It's all gone, it's still early, let's sleep a little longer."

The familiar embrace made Lin Mu extremely at ease, but after a while, he fell asleep again. Ji Ruixiu felt the warm body in his arms, closed his eyes and gradually fell asleep.

Lin Mu and Ji Ruixiu slept peacefully, but with the rising sun, Qinghe Village exploded.

The fire yesterday not only burned down Liu Dafu's house, but also affected several neighboring houses to some extent. Although this was the most serious flood incident in Qinghe Village in recent decades, it really made Qinghe Village suddenly uneasy. Simply because of this.

Liu Dafu's house was burnt down, and Liu Dafu and his wife died. They were burnt black, but the most frightening thing was that Liu Dafu's wife clearly had a glaring knife stuck in her chest.This is clearly murder and arson. It is so vile and terrifying. In addition, the Dashan family committed suicide not long ago, and people in Qinghe Village were panicked for a while.

Li Zheng was the first and the second eldest. After finally suppressing the momentum of the epidemic, he didn't want to encounter villagers committing suicide, arson and murder one after another.

He commanded all night but dragged his tired body into the city to report to the police, no matter how it ended?What kind of reputation will Qinghe Village get because of this?He can only go to the city to report to the officials, and this matter is beyond his ability to solve.

Although the epidemic situation in Jing'an County is not the worst, the government has been busy and exhausted in recent days, and there is no time for leisure.

Yu Butou followed behind Li Zheng and heard that there might be a major case of arson and murder in Qinghe Village. Although he was a little dissatisfied due to fatigue, he did not dare to slack off.Thinking about all kinds of things, I can't help but wonder if Qinghe Village has committed some taboos.Homicides occurred consecutively within two years, and they were still in the countryside. He had been a government servant for many years, but he had never encountered them.

Author’s gossip: It’s about 40 or so, thanks to those who have been with me, the last part of the journey, I hope you will always be there!