"What?" Huang Zhen didn't react for a moment.
"This month... I didn't come."
"What 'that', please make it clear." Suddenly, Huang Zhen asked: "Your period hasn't come yet?" You Xiu nodded shyly. Huang Zhen was not a fledgling young man, and he was also knowledgeable in medical science. He knew this What does it mean, "Approximately how long?"
"It's about ten days late."
"It's okay. Menstrual irregularities are common in women. Maybe you were too busy at work during this period, or maybe you ate cold food."
"I'm usually pretty accurate."
Huang Zhen pressed her pulse, and sure enough, she had a happy pulse. He had no idea for a moment. He didn't expect that he would make such a fuss again just before life and death!
Huang Zhen had no idea at this time. When he was in Huashan, he had married twice, but both died of illness and left no children. Thinking that I was probably a childless person, I was afraid that I would end up alone in the future, so I gave up my heart to continue. However, I never expected that in this place of dragon and tiger's den, I would not only find a gentle home, but also have good news now.
In the past, it would have been a great thing, but tomorrow I will join the heroes who escaped from Dongmen City, escape into Li District, and try to leave Hainan Island. Even if someone was there to help him, he would probably have a narrow escape. He didn't know if he could escape smoothly.
You Xiu saw that his face was solemn and his expression was gloomy. Not only did he not feel happy, but he showed a trace of embarrassment and embarrassment, and he burst into tears.
"You heartless person, do you dislike me and this child?" She was suddenly startled again, "You must have another wife and children at home! You deceived me so hard!" After saying this, she burst into tears.
Huang Zhen had no choice but to think that this was really a "bad fate". No matter, although life or death will be uncertain from tomorrow onwards, if he can leave a son and a half daughter, he will finally leave an heir for the Huang family.
Thinking of this, he comforted him gently: "How can I dislike it? I am a widower, and I have a lot of emptiness at my knees. It's just that I own such a pharmacy and I have to support you mother and son..."
"How do I need you to support me?" You Xiu heard his words. He couldn't help but burst into laughter, "Brother Huang, don't worry, I know you are a trustworthy person. But the most important thing in the world is your reputation..."
Huang Zhen secretly smiled bitterly, really thinking that You Xiu would use this opportunity to get a forced marriage. He thought that everything he said today was just a lie, so he could only say: "Don't worry about this. I will always give you a right."
"I know you are the most reliable person." You Xiu was filled with joy and got into his arms, "It's late at night. Let me serve the master in a different way tonight..."
While they were lingering in bed, a group of Japanese security forces silently entered Nanbao Town. The final arrest is about to begin.
The white color of fish belly was already showing slightly in the east, and Zhuo Yifan and Sima Qiudao finally arrived at a hill near Nanbao.
Although Zhuo Yifan was able to walk with support and showed no symptoms of fever due to the effects of Kun Thief's medicine, he was bleeding excessively and was weak in energy and energy. He stopped and walked along the way. He originally thought he could reach Nanbao late at night. . He Huangzhen and the others connected. Unexpectedly, I reluctantly came here until the cockcrow.
Seeing that it was getting dark soon, it was very dangerous to enter the town rashly. They hid in the woods on a hill, not far from the town, and there were several families at the foot of the mountain. The two of them went deep into the forest, looked around and saw no one around, and sat under a tree to rest.
"Brother Zhuo, we should be out. There are no pursuers behind us. Just rest. After daybreak, I will go to the town to find Huang Zhen and the others, and we will try to escape together!"
Zhuo Yifan ran around all night, his energy was so exhausted that he could hardly speak. Sima Qiudao changed his medicine again. He got some dry food to eat. Fortunately, he replenished water along the way, so he didn't have to risk going out to find water now.
Sima Qiudao asked Zhuo Yifan to lie down and rest. He ran with Zhuo Yifan all the way and was very tired. Besides, it's too early now. Then he leaned against the tree and took a nap.
I seemed to hear a rustling sound in my trance, no! Someone was there. He immediately sat up with the knife in his hand. He looked up and saw a thin figure passing by more than ten steps away.
Sima Qiudao was horrified, and his sleepiness suddenly disappeared without a trace. He jumped up, already drew out the dagger in one hand, and rushed towards the direction where the figure disappeared!
Sima Qiudao's movement was extremely fast. With one leap, he had already pushed the person in front to the ground. He raised his dagger in his hand and forced the opponent's throat.
After taking a closer look, he saw that he was a boy in his teens, with "breadlocked" hair, wearing a blue cloth jacket with a lot of mud on his trouser legs, bare feet, and a pair of cloth shoes with strings hanging around his neck. I also have a canvas satchel with me. There was nothing on him except a crumpled student ID card.
"Who are you? What are you doing here?" Sima Qiudao asked in a low voice.
When the young man saw that the man in front of him had his hair cut to pieces, his clothes were full of mud, and he still had a knife in his hand, he couldn't help being frightened. He stammered and replied: "Pick some herbs before going to school - take them to the town on the way. For sale..."
Sima Qiudao saw that there were indeed some herbs in the small bamboo basket next to him, and asked, "Are you from Nanbao Town? How far is it from the town?"
The young man trembled and said: "I...I don't live in the town, but in the village at the foot of the mountain. It's less than a kilometer away from the town..."
"School - where do you go to school?"
"Nanbao Primary School... just opened recently. The little boy's family was poor and he couldn't afford to go to school. Later, a head of the school told him that he would pay nothing to go to junior high school. He would also be given a meal and a set of clothes." He begged again. , "The small family is poor and has no money..."
At this time, Zhuo Yifan also woke up and came over and said, "Little brother, don't be afraid, we are not bad people. We don't want your money." As he spoke, he opened his schoolbag, and inside there was only a piece of sweet potato wrapped in a banana leaf. In addition, they are all books and stationery: there are several "Australian" bound books, notebooks, pencils, etc. They are all on high-quality white paper, and the printing and binding are very exquisite. I can't imagine that a student like a mud monkey can use these things.
Sima Qiudao let go of his hand and gestured with a dagger in front of him: "Sit still and don't talk nonsense, and I will save your life!"
The young man was so frightened that his whole body felt like chaff. He couldn't speak and could only nod his head.
Zhuo Yifan whispered: "I want to know how Nan Bao is doing now."
"I know." Sima Qiudao whispered. Then he turned around and asked, "Let me ask you, is there anything unusual in the town recently?"
"Abnormal?" The young man said blankly, "It's nothing... It's almost the same as before..."
"Are there many soldiers and businessmen here?"
"Doing business?" The young man hesitated for a moment and suddenly understood, "You mean the police, right? No, I haven't seen many police coming recently."
"Kun Thief, um, leaders, have you sealed any stores and arrested anyone?"
The young man shook his head and said, "I've never heard of this..."
Sima Qiudao shook the dagger in his hand and threatened: "If you lie to me, I will kill you immediately!"
"Don't dare, don't dare," the young man shook his head repeatedly.
Sima Qiudao asked a few more questions and roughly knew that everything was normal in Nan Bao. He expected that Huang's pharmacy was safe and that Huang Zhen and the others were also fine. His mind was mostly set.
"The medicine shop is fine. I will go into the town to contact Lao Huang. You are injured and rest here. As for this child -" Sima Qiudao's eyes showed a fierce look, and he raised his dagger, preparing to kill him directly.
Zhuo Yifan whispered: "Brother Sima, you can't do it!"
"If you don't kill him, what if he goes to report the news?"
"Brother Huang, you and I are both decent people. The purpose of coming here this time is to save the people. How can we kill innocent people indiscriminately and dishonor the family tradition? If so, wouldn't we be like that thief? Besides, this is still a child! "
"But--"
"We won't let him go. If we tie him up and leave him here, he won't be able to tell anyone. We'll be gone in a day or two, and it won't be a problem if he is rescued again."
"Okay." Sima Qiudao found it troublesome, but what Zhuo Yifan said was somewhat reasonable. He said, "Then you rest here and I'll tie him up before going to town."
Immediately, he tied the young man up with his schoolbag straps. After tidying up a little, he went down the mountain to Nanbao.
Zhuo Yifan saw that the young man was in panic all day long, and immediately comforted him: "Just rest assured, your life will not be ruined."
The young man nodded vigorously.
Zhuo Yifan slowly sat down against a tree and held the dagger in his hand. He was bored and asked, "What do you do at home?"
"Farming. I originally shared a few acres of Mr. Zhou's land as a tenant. Now I work as a long-term laborer on the farm..."
"He is also a son of a good family." Zhuo Yifan saw that he had a good appearance and clear articulation. He felt that he was not an ordinary ignorant villager, so he wanted to talk to him, "Since you are studying, why don't you find a private school and read the Four Books and Five Classics? The evil book of the thief Kun?"
The young man said in confusion: "My family can't afford to pay for school. My family is very poor and we don't even have enough food to eat. If the chief hadn't said that there would be a meal supply, my family would not have let me go to school..."
Just for a meal, Zhuo Yifan secretly felt short of breath. He originally only wanted to relieve his boredom, but now he had the idea of taking him on the right path, and said: "Do you know that you studied in Kun Thief's school, didn't you? The teachings of saints are all Australian heresies. What’s the use of reading them? It’s just illiterate, but it’s better.”
"Heres and heresies?" Obviously the young man didn't quite understand the word, he said timidly: "The chief's school only teaches literacy, arithmetic and the like."
"It's said to be literate, but the skills I learned are in lay characters, not traditional Chinese characters. If I go to take the imperial examination, I'm afraid I'll be beaten out by the examiner right away..." Zhuo Yifan felt a faint pain in his wound, "As for arithmetic, it's not tested in the imperial examination. Yes, your family is not engaged in business, so what's the use of learning this? Even if you can't study, you will be an honest farmer, and even if you are illiterate, it is the cornerstone of the imperial court. Why go to the thieves' mud just to know a few words? Water..." (To be continued.
