Chapter 49 Chapter Forty-Nine

Yan Wei stretched out her fingers tremblingly, and felt for the pulse on the side of the man's neck... There was no movement at all.Yan Wei's heart sank, she moved her hand to his neck again, and picked up the jade butterfly.Looking closely at the butterfly, I saw that the round hole on one side of the wing had been cracked, and the silk rope had come out... The butterfly has broken its wings and can no longer flap its wings to return home... During this day and night, Yan Wei had seen life and death several times, and her heart was already numb, but she couldn't help but shed tears.It turns out that this is war, there is no cause and effect, there is no reason, a life is gone in a flash, and in the end, I still don’t know his name...God, I don’t even want to leave the time to pay homage to the living people.

In the distance, there are noisy voices getting closer and closer, it seems that someone is walking towards here. Yan Wei hurriedly wiped her tears with her sleeves, stood up staggeringly, and staggered into Guixuan Hall step by step. The room was very dark, only a few beams of light came from the door and window, and a little dust swirled in the light, appearing peaceful and quiet.The familiar scent of medicine hits my face, it is the smell of home that I have been with me every day for sixteen years.Yan Wei suddenly felt her whole body sore and limp, she didn't have any strength anymore, she wanted to find a shoulder to lean on, to bury herself in someone's chest and cry, to... just sleep peacefully.But the messy mats, overturned tables, and scattered medicines under her feet reminded Yan Wei that the outdoors were still a hell on earth for burning, killing, and looting.

There are huge medicine cabinets next to the three walls in the hall. Looking closely, the names, positions and arrangements of the medicines on the medicine cabinets are exactly the same as those in my home. Yan Wei's heart calmed down a little, as if seeing a long-lost relative. "Mother!" These two words have been eagerly rolling between Yan Wei's lips, but in the end they couldn't blurt out.At that time, the mother found out that she was not her own daughter, so she must have resented "father", right?Even with it, he should also resent himself, otherwise he wouldn't have taken away his protective jade, or he wouldn't have never returned for so many years.

Yan Wei walked into the inner room of the back hall while thinking about the past. In the inner room, the light is very dim. The veil of gauze fluttered gently in the breeze, and there seemed to be a person on the mat behind the veil. Yan Wei lifted the veil and looked over, and with just one glance, she closed her eyes in shock, and her body sank down limply, holding the veil with her hands, and as soon as she fell, the veil fell down overwhelmingly , like a rising ashes. Even with her eyes closed, the scene she saw just now flashed in front of Yan Wei's eyes: "Mother" was naked, lying on the mat in large characters, the mottled blood on her lower body had dried up, and maggots were faintly crawling... No You can be wrong, that is the "mother", the unique ginger skin of the Li people, the five toes that were spread apart because of walking barefoot when I was young, and the slender copper ring on the ankle...

Sad to the extreme, but no tears, just feel a burst of pain in the heart, as if there is a big hand stirring in the chest, as if to stir the flesh and blood in the heart into a ball.Yan Wei's eyes turned black, she almost fainted, she hurriedly used her nails to pinch the Lie Que acupoint on both hands, after a burst of pain, her heart became clear.Yan Wei got some strength out of nowhere, gritted her teeth, took two steps on her knees, and opened her eyes to look at "mother". Under the dim light, "Mother"'s head is at the innermost part, and the face cannot be seen clearly, only the red and purple scars on the naked carcass can be seen... The index finger of "Mother"'s right hand seems to have been broken off, pointing towards the Bend the back of the hand.And among the last three fingers that are still clenched tightly, there is a glint of light, flickering in the darkness.

Yan Wei's arms were long, and she tentatively stretched out her hand towards "mother"'s hand. The cold, slippery and sticky feeling unique to the corpse seemed to burn Yan Wei, causing her to withdraw her hand quickly. This is "mother", no matter what, I won't hurt myself.Yan Wei plucked up her courage and stretched out her hand again.I thought that "Mother" would still clenched her fingers tightly, but when she stretched her hand over, she gently took out the object in her hand: a small purple jade butterfly, which was different from that of Lu Jin , this one is perched sideways with its wings folded, like a flower of weed grass, it is Yan Wei's protective jade.

Yan Wei only felt a numbness in her lips, and her neck, shoulders, arms, and even her fingertips were numb. The left chest felt a dull pain like being pressed by a sledgehammer, and her limbs seemed to be frozen. Yes, can't move at all.Is this... the heart attack that "father" said?Yan Wei took a big breath, but still felt that she couldn't breathe, her chest seemed to be tightening, squeezing her internal organs.In front of my eyes, it gradually became blurred, and the surroundings seemed to be covered with layers of black yarn... Those yarns kept stacking up, stacking up...It became darker and darker, and finally, the body Everything outside is completely isolated.

Immersed in the deep darkness, the eyes suddenly light up, flashing the picture of childhood: under the warm sunshine, the "mother" helped me to toddle, dressed her hair, taught me to dry medicine, washed rice and cooked porridge for herself , Accompany me to grind ink and practice calligraphy... It's like a picture, passing by one by one in front of my eyes, and the last one is the "mother" holding her jade tightly with her hand, letting others kick and ravage her, breaking her fingers , and refused to let go... For some reason, Yan Wei felt that the surrounding darkness seemed a little warm, like when she was a child, sleeping in the warm arms of her "mother", Yan Wei just wanted to drown in this warmth, just like this forever go to sleep...don't wake up again...

Suddenly, a sharp pain in the lower abdomen caused Yan Wei to return to the yang room, a hot current rushed through the lower body, and there was a dripping and sticky feeling between the legs in an instant, could it be... the child in the belly is about to come out at this moment ?It's not yet full-term, and there is no relatives around, and there is a post-war devastation outside the house, child... You came out at a really bad time. Yan Wei took a deep breath, clenched her teeth, slowly gathered strength, and wanted to open her eyes, but she didn't know that another wave of severe pain came, Yan Wei's eyes darkened, and she passed out.

Yan Wei woke up from the severe pain, her eyes widened: in front of her was the dilapidated bamboo roof, a thick layer of dust accumulated on the roof beams, a few cobwebs hanging, and a few mottled spots of mildew . Where is this place... Yan Wei turned her head slightly, and found herself lying on her back on the couch, covered with a half-worn brocade quilt, and there was a faint old body odor from the pillow and quilt, which made Yan Wei feel a little nauseous, but, I was also greedy for this smell, as if reminding myself that I was still alive, still living in a world full of fireworks.

In the distance, you can see the door, the stove outside, and the figure adding firewood beside the stove. Water is boiling on the stove. The dense water vapor and the smell of stove grass make people feel warm and safe.These... really feel like my "home" in Huaidu... "Girl, you're awake! That's great! The baby hasn't been born yet, so I'll have to work harder and work harder!" With a gentle voice, a woman's face appeared in front of me, like Full moon, with smile lines on the brows and eyes. Yan Wei wanted to speak, but couldn't pull the strength up, so she pulled the corner of her mouth and forced a smile. "You girl is really lucky. My husband and I originally went to Guixuantang to try our luck and find some medicinal materials, but Qiaoer saw you fainting there, so he carried you back. If you are one step late, you will be killed." I'm dead, you don't know, there are quite a few dead people in the back hall! Oh...those women, they have suffered a great crime, they committed a crime..." The woman couldn't go on talking, so she stopped and pointed her finger Wiping away the tears from the corners of her eyes, she immediately gave Yan Wei a bitter smile. At this time, you can only smile or cry, which can't solve any problems.The country is ruined and the family is destroyed, but people are still there, and they are still struggling to continue to live, so they can only face it with a smile... Yan Wei was about to speak when another wave of severe pain came from her lower abdomen, which made her frown, unable to bear it. Stop moaning out loud. "Be patient, just give birth to the baby, women have to go through this once! Your fetal position is very upright, and it will go smoothly, don't worry." The woman said softly, while taking water, Moistened Yan Wei's chapped lips. Yan Wei heard what the woman said, she seemed to know the way of medicine, she couldn't help being a little puzzled, she was about to ask, but she heard the woman say again: "You are really lucky, it's a good thing you met me as a midwife, otherwise you wouldn't be full-term My baby, it's really dangerous!" Yan Wei broke into a smile after hearing this, the woman was really quick to talk, and she had the answer before she asked. Another wave of labor pains came, and Yan Wei closed her eyes in pain. "The water is ready, where do you put it?" The figure who was busy in the stove just now came in with a large wooden basin of hot water, a simple middle-aged man. "Put it over there! Oops! It's over there...you are really clumsy. What are you still doing, why don't you go out after putting it away? There is not enough water for this, and you have to boil another pot, go quickly Hurry up!" The woman babbled and instructed the man. Although the accent was different and the words she used were different, she still made Yan Wei feel cordial, much like those neighbors who lived in the same courtyard in Huaidu's "home". It's been a long time... I haven't experienced the taste of fireworks in the world so clearly... The pain in the lower body still came wave after wave, as if there was a giant hand trying to break the lower body apart.The interval of pain is getting shorter and shorter, more and more intense, just like the waves of the sea, without rest. The woman saw that Yan Wei's eyes were slightly closed, she gritted her teeth to deal with the pain, and encouraged her: "The more frequent and severe the pain, the child is about to give birth, just keep going!" After the wave of pain passed, Yan Wei wiped the sweat from her forehead, took out the needle bag from her chest, opened it, and said softly, "Can you clean the needle for me?" Seeing the needle pack, the woman opened her eyes in amazement: "You...do you know medicine?" Yan Wei nodded, and said softly, "Miss Teng in Guixuantang is my adoptive mother." The woman took the needle bag and sighed: "It's a strange way! Then you are really lucky, and that lady Teng is really miserable..." As she spoke, she felt a slip of the tongue again, so she covered her mouth.