Chapter 29 nightmare

Ever since Qian Qianyi kicked her out of Dongyuan and ventured back to Bantang's home, Dong Xiaowan's illness has worsened. She caught the wind and cold on the day of her mother's funeral, and it hasn't gotten better since then.But a few days ago, she was able to struggle to hide and hide, but these two days she was lying on the bed, almost never getting up again, and everything was taken care of by her only maid, Shou'er.Her plump, pretty oval face had visibly lengthened, and her bright, small lips had lost their luster.With her big eyes with long eyelashes open, she stared at the swallow's nest on the roof beam for a long time without moving or speaking.As a result, Shou'er could not help but panic when he watched.

Dong Xiaowan is one of the few women in the courtship of chasing after sex and laughing. She has fallen into prostitution since she was a child, but she has never been caught in the habit of brothels.Someone once sarcastically said that it was reading that stunned her.There is some truth to this statement.Her maiden name is Chen, and she was originally a girl from a poor family. After being sold into a brothel as a prostitute, she felt deeply illiterate and suffered a lot.No matter how pretty you look, no matter how attentive you are to your customers, you will never be able to reach the status of a first-rate courtesan.Therefore, since Xiaowan was seven or eight years old, mother made up her mind to teach her as a teacher.Xiaowan is intelligent by nature and has a good memory. When she was sixteen or seventeen years old, she really learned a lot of those four books and five classics, poems and songs, women's precepts for women, recipes and tea scriptures.What's more, she not only reads, but also firmly believes in the words of sages and the precepts of boudoirs in the book, thinking that they are the most reasonable principles between heaven and earth.Since she was self-inflicted and degraded, and her life was as thin as paper, she yearned for and admired those ancient philosophers, sages, and famous ladies and ladies. Over time, she unconsciously imitated them in words and deeds.For example, what a joker can't wait for is that there are a lot of people in the market, and the guests come like a cloud; but she just likes to be quiet and leisurely.The brothel sisters wanted to become famous and popular, and everyone was vying to run to the big cities of the capital; but she preferred to live in seclusion in the mountains.As for men and women sitting crowded together, playing and singing, laughing and making noise, she was even more sad and bored in her heart.This high-minded temper was very disproportionate to her status and status, and she was doomed to run into a wall by bad luck.It’s just that there are things in the world that cannot be measured with common sense. On the Qinhuai River, there are such a group of self-proclaimed nobles and celebrities who hang around in the old courtyard every day, chasing songs and chasing colors, and suffering from the heat like a brazier. I'm tired of the flattery and flattery of girls like warm jackets.It was extremely rare to see this Miss Dong who looked like an orchid in the empty valley.What's more, after all, Xiao Wan is also a beautiful woman with excellent sex skills.Therefore, the more she put on a high-minded and indifferent appearance, the more they flocked to praise her.Because of this reason, Dong Xiaowan's reputation has spread like wildfire, and she has become a stunner who enjoys the same social status as Gu Mei and Li Shiniang in the word of mouth of the courtiers.

However, this kind of success that made many sisters in the same industry envy and envy, did not change Dong Xiaowan's mind.Rather, she hated this humble and humiliating career of making jokes even more.At least to get rid of it temporarily, she finally packed her luggage, left Qinhuai River, and moved to Bantang outside Suzhou city.Three years ago, she followed her mother to wander around West Lake, Huangshan, and Baiyue, and did not return to Suzhou until not long ago.Unexpectedly, on the way home, my mother suddenly became seriously ill, and she invited several doctors for diagnosis and treatment, but nothing improved, and she finally made it to Bantang's house, where she died.Xiaowan was overwhelmed with grief, and her body was a little out of order. At first, she still managed to finish the funeral. Unexpectedly, Tian Guozhang sent people to Suzhou to buy a girl, and asked her to buy her by name, which frightened her and dragged her sick The body fled everywhere.In the past two days, the wind outside has calmed down a bit. It is heard that people from Tian Mansion have returned to Beijing.

Now, Dong Xiaowan is leaning on a carved lacquer eight-step bed in her boudoir. She has just taken medicine and is resting with her eyes closed.This boudoir is located on a small two-story building in the middle of the courtyard. The downstairs is a courtyard surrounded by bamboo fences, full of plum trees, and several halls and buildings imitating the style of a country cottage. meanders past the door.Since returning from Huangshan, Dong Xiaowan has closed the door to thank the guests, and because he was busy fleeing for a while, the house has never been seriously tidied up.Although the yard is full of weeds and fallen leaves, even the boudoir is messy and careless everywhere.Only half of the big red silk curtain has been put down, and the other half is still hanging on the hook; on the side of the bed, there is a skirt that has been taken off; the place where small ornaments are usually placed is still left empty; Mildew has grown, but it is still hanging on the wall; the mirror table in front of the window is covered with dust, and there are all kinds of medicine bottles and jars piled up around, some opened the lids, but forgot to close them .Perhaps because of this reason, there is no such bone-crunching fragrance in the boudoir of famous prostitutes, but only the pungent smell of medicine bait.Because Shou'er was obviously trying to be lazy, even though it was getting late, the clear sky was gradually getting dark by the window, and the lights in the room had not been turned on for a long time.

However, Dong Xiaowan didn't have the heart to bother with all of this.After more than ten days of tormented by grief, illness, and shock, she is now so weak that everything around her has become so distant, isolated, and insignificant in her sense.Even the body and limbs, because of their numbness and heaviness, no longer seemed to be their own.Only the heart is still beating, the lungs are still breathing, and the brain is still active, these are things she can still clearly perceive.However, even these parts seem to be failing... "Oh, am I going to die soon?" Dong Xiaowan thought indifferently, and at the same time was a little surprised that this day would come so soon. "What does it mean to die at the age of nineteen?" She thought hard, but her mind was at a loss.She was so weak that she couldn't concentrate anyway.And the harder she tried, the more erratic they became, and finally there were only some blurred traces left, which could hardly be seen clearly...

Now, Dong Xiaowan felt that she was walking alone along an illegible path.The path seemed to hang like a precarious web in the air, surrounded by a black and bottomless abyss, into which, if one were not careful, one would fall and be smashed to pieces.She was very frightened and her legs were trembling, but she couldn't help but move forward.Because she heard a kind, gentle voice calling her constantly.She walked, walked, and couldn't remember how long she walked, but she felt very tired, and her legs became heavier and heavier. "Ah, it looks like I can't get there! I have to rest and go home..." As soon as she thought of this, she found herself standing in front of a dark wall without a door, There is a small round hole.She took a closer look, and saw a bed in the middle of it, a girl who looked exactly like herself, lying naked on it; surrounded by a group of things that looked like neither humans nor beasts, He was staring greedily at the girl's snow-white body; a hideous, butcher-like man cut off the girl's flesh piece by piece and threw it to them.There was also a middle-aged woman standing beside her——Dong Xiaowan recognized that it was her dead mother, with her sleeves rolled up high, waiting with a sharp knife in her hand, killing every human, animal, Then, with a clean and ruthless movement, he peeled off the whole piece of his skin, leaving the bloody body, and threw it to the ground, letting them wail and cry. Laughing, jumping, crying...Dong Xiaowan was horrified, her legs were weak, and she was about to leave the hole in the wall, but someone in the room discovered it.The group of skinned things immediately came out of the cracks in the wall one by one, cheered and laughed around her, and insisted on dragging her into the house.Dong Xiaowan was terrified, she struggled hard, turned around and fled.Somehow, he got on a donkey.The donkey has two white eyebrows and a beard on its chin.It spread its hooves and ran like lightning.Dong Xiaowan became frightened and didn't know where the donkey was going to take her, so she grabbed the rein tightly and closed her eyes.While running, the donkey suddenly gave her a kick, throwing her far away.When she got up, the donkey was gone, but a high mountain appeared in front of her eyes.When she took a closer look, it turned out that it was not a high mountain, but countless dead people piled together.Those corpses were decapitated and their arms were broken, bloody and bloody.A group of people in full armor were still wielding knives and guns, fighting hard, and from time to time they let out one or two crazy roars and screams.Suddenly, with a flash of knife light, a head flew into the air, and then flew down the mountain quickly.Dong Xiaowan was trying to dodge, but that head suddenly became countless times bigger and hit her with a grin.Dong Xiaowan's heart felt cold, she closed her eyes and waited for death.However, at this moment, she heard the voice calling her earlier.It became more gentle, kind, and closer, making Dong Xiaowan feel that he should take a look at him before he dies.So she opened her eyes again, only to find that that terrible head had disappeared, as well as the high mountain made of corpses and the people fighting fiercely on the mountain.Now, she is in the field where the spring is bright and the flowers are in full bloom, the oriole is singing softly in her ears, and the butterflies are flying around.A beautiful young man in a white jacket with a peerless appearance was walking towards her. "Oh, I've been looking for you for a long time!" He said in a beautiful and melodious voice, stretched out his hand, and gently helped her up. "Let's go home now. I will settle you in the most beautiful house, dress you up in the most beautiful clothes, feed you with the most exquisite food, and I will never separate you again, and I will never let you suffer again!" He said Said, looking at her with sympathy.Dong Xiaowan suddenly felt relieved, and tears welled up in her eyes.She wanted to tell him that she didn't need these.As long as he is willing to let her follow him as a humble servant, she will be satisfied.She also wanted to tell him how much she adored him.For him, she could die... But she couldn't say it because her throat was so choked.She just leaned against him trustingly and followed him every step of the way...

However, gradually, the sound of whining wind sounded in the distance.The beautiful boy stopped, looked up at the sky, and said with a smile: "The wind is just right, we can get home earlier." As soon as he finished speaking, the sky was already dark in the field, and the sand and stones were flying. The wind picked up the sky.Dong Xiaowan was caught off guard, and in a panic grabbed the boy by one of his clothes, and was also taken into the air.However, the belt was so weak that it obviously couldn't bear the weight of Dong Xiaowan's body. In a blink of an eye, it was stretched thin and long, and finally became a tightly stretched filament.Dong Xiaowan was extremely anxious, and looked down, only to see the gloomy wind blowing down below, the mist was heavy, no flowers, grasses, orioles, butterflies, all disappeared without a trace.Those half-human, half-beast, skinned "things", those soldiers who fought fiercely on the mountain of corpses, and that huge head reappeared and rushed towards her with teeth and claws.Dong Xiaowan was terrified, and tried her best to hold on to the filament.Unexpectedly, with such a force, the filament broke with a "pop", and Dong Xiaowan immediately fell down at a high speed.She cried out in despair: "Mao Lang, save me!" She pushed herself up with all her strength, and suddenly woke up, it turned out to be a dream.I just feel that my whole body is dripping with cold sweat, and one of my underwear is already soaked...

Strange to say, now Dong Xiaowan feels much refreshed in his heart, although his body seems to be more tired, but it is not as numb and heavy as before.She stared at the square roof of the silk curtain with her eyes wide open, silently recalling the dream just now, her heart still pounding. "Ah, I know that beautiful young man clearly, that's him, it's him! He said he's been looking for me for a long time, is that true? Three years ago, he did visit me a few times with Mr. Fang, but he only saw me once. Remember That day I had a drunken scene and fell asleep in the room, but my mother pushed me up and helped me out to meet him... But, he never came back after that. Later, it was rumored that he and Chen Yuanyuan were very close. However, I heard that Yuanyuan was snatched by Emperor Tian this time. So, where is he now? Does he remember me? Will he come? Well, will he come..."

She muttered to herself.Suddenly, strange to say, she clearly heard a rhythmic "squeak-squeak--" sound from far, far away, which was the shaking of an oar.She couldn't tell what the boat looked like, but she clearly felt that it was coming towards her.Now she also heard voices on board, and one of the voices was the kind, gentle voice that had called to her in her dream. "Little bastard, you've gone against the sky! How dare you meddle in the uncle's affairs. See if I don't beat you to death!" A man's angry curse suddenly sounded from the courtyard.The hallucinations lingering in Dong Xiaowan's ears were dispelled at once, replaced by the sound of bamboo sticks hitting the ground, chasing and crying.Then, there was a loud noise on the stairs, and Shou'er, a fourteen-year-old girl with a cat face and disheveled hair, stumbled into the boudoir, threw herself on the edge of Dong Xiaowan's bed, and knelt on the ground. He yelled: "Mom, save me quickly, Dad is going to kill me!"

Before Dong Xiaowan could open her mouth, her father Dong Zijiang rushed in with a bamboo stick in his hand.He is in his early fifties, an old man who has worked in brothels for decades, tall and thin, with a wrinkled face, showing a so-called "unlucky" that is not gray or blue. .In his life, apart from being able to play jubangu and flattering people, he has no other abilities.On the contrary, the set of loafing around, eating, drinking and having fun has been mastered.Now, with a slightly bald head and no turban, he is staring into a pair of big cloudy eyes, baring his teeth furiously, as if he wants to eat Shou'er in one bite.Shou'er was so frightened that he trembled all over, and hid behind the bed.

"Father—" Dong Xiaowan frowned, and called out weakly, with irritability in her voice.She is clear about this father's temperament.In the past, relying on Xiaowan's mother and daughter, he didn't have to worry about having no money to spend.But since Chen's death, Xiaowan closed the door to thank guests due to illness, and the family's expenses gradually became tense.This Uncle Dong's hobby is hard to change, and he still slaps his daughter for money for three days and two days.If he gave less, he secretly took the things at home and went out to sell them.Xiao Wan has also heard Shou'er nagging about this many times, but since she is her own father, it is difficult to say anything about him.However, Shou'er is a girl who hides from laziness, but her temper is quite straightforward.Seeing that Xiao Wan didn't care about her, sometimes she couldn't help but scold Dong Zijiang in person, which made the old Dong very angry, jumping and cursing, and this kind of thing didn't happen only once.Just now, Shou'er must have stabbed Dong Zijiang in some sore spot again, and even chased him all the way in. Dong Zijiang was taken aback when he heard Xiao Wan's cry, then he still rushed up and hit Shou'er with his stick.In a panic, Shou'er raised her hand to block the fight, and the bamboo stick "slapped" her finger.Shou'er wailed, bent down to protect the pain, got under the bed, hid in the corner and never dared to come out again.Dong Zijiang still couldn't let go of his hatred, he poked and poked under the bed with a bamboo stick, and shouted viciously: "Bastard! Slave! Can your mother come out? Come out quickly! Come out!" Dong Xiaowan was dizzy by their disturbance, anxious and angry.She tried her best and struggled several times before sitting up.Panting, she pointed at the door tremblingly and said: "You, you go out, go out! Get out!" After speaking, she struggled to stand up again, but her legs trembled so badly that she couldn't stand steadily, so she had to sit back again.But this way, she finally caught her father's attention.Dong Zijiang squinted at his daughter for a while, then finally threw the bamboo stick on the ground, turned around and walked out of the room angrily. Shou'er, who was hiding under the bed, listened to the sound of old Dong's footsteps disappearing when he went downstairs.She listened again with her ears sideways, and concluded that Dong Zijiang had gone far away, so she let out a long breath, and while patting the dust on her head and body, she muttered, "I'm old and disrespectful, Shameless, don't allow others to say..." She turned her head, and suddenly found Dong Xiaowan sitting on the bed, her eyes closed, she hurriedly approached, and asked flatteringly: "Mom, what's the matter with you? You are not in good health, how can you bear sitting like this? Lie down!" Dong Xiaowan shook her head, still sitting motionless.After a while, she suddenly opened her eyes, and while beckoning Shou'er not to speak, she raised her ears, and her expression became more and more focused and deep, as if she was trying to listen to some sound, or as if she was wandering in a certain distant place. Shou'er was baffled and didn't dare to disturb her, so she just stared blankly. Finally, Dong Xiaowan's eyelashes trembled and she returned to normal. "Oh, I'm a little hungry, I want porridge." She said, clutching the bed rest wearily, resting her head on the upright. Shou'er's eyes widened: "You mean, are you hungry, are you hungry? Ah, is your mother well?" Dong Xiaowan nodded, then shook her head again: "I only need half a bowl, two water vegetables... Well, after eating, you can comb my hair for me. I guess, this hair hasn't been combed for two days, right? It must be ugly!" Shou'er was startled and laughed again: "Mother, what's the matter with you today? Mother, I'll get you this servant girl!" "Also, this house should be tidied up." Dong Xiaowan continued to order, closing her eyes, "I think, maybe someone will come tonight..."