C80 (1/2)
Seeing my woman beaten up, how could I, as a man, be willing? He threw the rice bowl in his hand onto the ground and spilled the yellow corn. I pointed to Er Nengdan who was lying on the bed and shouted, ”Look, look! Your underlings hit your sister-in-law! You don't care. It's pretty dry here, isn't it? ”
Xia Lu sat on the ground and cried.
Er Nengdan said, ”Apologize!”
The muscular man was furious, but he still bowed towards Xia Lu who was sitting on the ground and apologized.
Er Nengdan said again: ”Let's go, brothers!”
”You can't leave! Let me call you back! ” Xia Lu shouted, standing up from the ground, she pounced and ruthlessly scratched the face of the person who kicked her. A few bloody lines appeared on the man's face. But she did not bother with Xia Lu anymore, and followed the others to leave my house.
I asked Xia Lu if her stomach hurt. She said it was fine, pointed at Er Nengdan who was on the bed and said: ”Your brothers, come and stomp on my body, don't do it for nothing! You have to pay me back! ”
I advised him, ”Forget it, didn't you already scratch me?”
Xia Lu pursed her lips and gouged out fiercely.
”How much is it?” Er Nengdan who was lying on the bed asked.
”At least a hundred!”
Er Nengdan's hands moved, and from his body he took out a thick stack of fifty yuan notes, and said: ”Take them all! Save up a little money, just in case I can't handle it, and try to make some money out of it! Make sure you live your life well, and don't let the poor suffer! Don't let the children below suffer with you! ”
Xia Lu accepted the stack of money, and without saying a word of thanks, she returned to the hall.
I am still standing inside my East Room, and looking at the Er Nengdan lying on the bed, I feel very upset in my heart.
”Bro, I feel like I can't hold on this time!” Er Nengdan said as two more drops of blood flowed down the corners of his eyes.
”Yunshan, it's not time yet, how do you know you can't last much longer! ”Don't let your thoughts run wild!” ”No,” I said.
The atmosphere turned silent.
Er Nengdan laid on the bed without moving, only leaving him to breathe, letting tears and blood flow.
After a long time. I left the East Room. Standing in the courtyard, looking at the stars adorned, the full moon hanging clear night sky, I felt the high sky far away.
After yet another long period of time. I went back into the hall.
Xia Lu was sitting on the bed, non-stop checking the thick stack of bills in her hands, her face full of joy.
”How much is it?” I asked.
”Six thousand!”
”I'm rich!”
”What the f * ck!” It's still early! Who knows how much money he actually has! ”
I said, ”Take off your clothes and go to sleep!”
The two of them took off their clothes and crawled into bed. They made love … Match. Breathing slowly. After I finished, I lifted up the blanket and saw a red dot on the bed. Xia Lu was indeed a virgin. Female. She then embraced her contentedly and closed her eyes, dozing off.
The next morning. Xia Lu and I woke up. Go to the East Room to see Er Nengdan. He was still lying on the bed with his eyes wide open, letting the blood flow from his eyes. The white pillow was drenched in a large amount of crimson. Xia Lu made breakfast, and once again, only gave the two of us a bowl each. He made a bad fish and ate it.
I said not to starve our Second Brother to death. Xia Lu said that he died of hunger. I said that we, the Second Brother, bought this trash. Who asked him to buy it? The two of them ate the fish cleanly, smacking their lips in delight.
Not long after breakfast. They started coming into my yard. One after another. There were so many people that they filled a courtyard. Those who couldn't squeeze in could only stand in the alley. Even the walls were filled with people. The 12 butchers who killed the pigs had arrived. Each of them brought a slightly curved and very sharp pig slaughtering knife.
Several of the butchers had full beards, and their burly bodies were filled with killing intent. No one dared to get too close to them.
Just like last time at the Dvans'. Another table was placed in the middle of the yard. On the table were a dustpan and a man with a face about twenty centimeters long. There were wheat seeds in the dustpan. The wheat seeds were covered with a ring of incense. In the middle of the incense was a candle. Blind Old Lady Hu Shizhen sat in front of the table. A dozen butchers with knives surrounded her and the table.
Blind Old Lady didn't allow others to help him, he had to personally order some incense. Her burned face was turned forward as if she could see the table. She struck a match, stretched out her arm, and let the flame burn the candle with unmistakable accuracy. Throwing away the dying match stick, she pulled out the candle and used it to ignite a circle of incense. She put the candle back in the middle of the ring of incense.