Chapter 196 The first ninety-fifth chapter is about to die, but the opportunity is still fierce

Yaoxian was so young that she was loved by her mother, and she had never been reprimanded, so she was shocked when she heard this.He quickly suppressed the tears and raised his head.Seeing that Naimu's face became more terrifying, she whimpered and replied: "Mom, what you said just now, I..." Before she could say anything, Wan Qiu was afraid that someone outside the door would hear her, so she hurriedly reached out to grab her mouth. Cover up.Recalling that Jiangxue had already entered the room, she waved her hand and called her to the couch, and then said: "Mom was not angry for a while, and she was angry with Xiao Yi for lying to me, and now she is ruined. The saddest thing is that the ghosts in the snow accidentally hurt your father, and made you lose your reputation." I still hold grudges when I die, but now I can't regret it. I really want to wait until your father is buried this year before committing suicide. I don't want things to be leaked, so I just let him go. What's the use of you all crying? This is my own fault, I can't blame others. After you die, all the elders in the village will pity you for your loneliness, and will never treat you badly because of me. There is also Jiangxue, who is like a mother and daughter even though she is a master and servant. You two can get married in front of me before I die. For sisters. Fortunately, my son’s marriage is a foregone conclusion. In the future, Jiangxue will marry you as she wishes. Otherwise, your husband and wife can find her a good son-in-law. You two are orphans without father and mother. Okay, take your mother as a lesson, be a good person, don't hate others, don't follow the same mistakes as your mother. Mom will wait for them to pass on, or bury them alive, or burn them to death. It's really uncertain. The words are finished, You can take advantage of this time to come here, let mom hug you and make out for a while."

When people outside heard the words, they all thought that the man was about to die, and his words were good. Wan Qiu was ashamed and repented at his death, and felt sorry for the two daughters in the room.Who would have thought that these words of hers were mostly insincere, she wanted to give her daughter a foothold, make people only pity her for her lonely life, and she didn't take precautions, and used it to clear the charge of assassinating her husband.As soon as he finished speaking, he used the name of intimacy to hold the heads of the two on his chest, and whispered many confidential words to Yaoxian.After a while, I saw that there was no movement outside, and I estimated that my death was approaching, so I wanted to tell people that although I died, I would never fall into the hands of others.Suddenly it occurred to me that the people outside the door had neither retreated nor knocked on the door to make noise, this matter was like being ordered by the elder or the village head, and it would never be able to stop with a few words.Could it be that he was ordered to come here by himself?So I thought of asking Jiangxue again, and asked in a hurry.After Jiangxue told the story, she realized that she had been injured too badly after all. She was overwhelmed by the situation, panicked for a while, and took the poison too quickly, so that the last three or five days of gatherings between the mother and daughter were ruined because of her carelessness.Seeing that he was about to die from poison in a short time, there were still many things that I didn't have time to say in detail.When he died, there was still no grain of rice on it, even if he ate it by force, he couldn't swallow it.The colic in my stomach became more and more severe, and I couldn't help feeling remorse and hatred, regretting my life and sadness on my deathbed. I had mixed feelings and couldn't help but shed tears.When I was very sad, I heard several people skiing towards the door. As soon as they arrived, they shouted: "This matter has been presided over by the elders and the village head, and I will handle it according to the village rules. I just told the whole village, because of you The road is far away, and I haven't reached it yet. Today is the first day of the new year, and we want to take the auspiciousness of the whole village. Pepsi is temporarily ignored. They are all lonely and weak. Even if they are punished, they have two parts of benevolence outside the law to show their sympathy. You do not respect the village owner What is the proper way to come here to make noise without permission? Now the village owner is angry and ordered us to come here to pass the order to go back quickly and not to be foolish." After finishing speaking, everyone asked the visitor a few words, and then walked away while talking, They all stepped on the snow and scattered.

It turned out that these visitors were the most far away from each other. When Xiao Yi first ordered all the disciples to inform the villagers, the two disciples who went this way had something to do during the New Year, thinking that these dozen or so Xueshen Roads would not be heard of, so they did not go.Unexpectedly, there are two of them who are best friends with the Hao family father and son. They went to pay New Year's greetings at dawn. They saw Wei's selfishness, and they were the first to be believed. When they returned, they told everyone. It happened that there were a few of them who had violent temperaments and hated evil like hatred. those who were in them were angry at that time.Because the people of the Wei family have gone crazy, many people there already know about it, and they must not be willing to give up.The Cui family is relatively close to each other, and they are the chief culprits. More than a dozen teenagers got together for good deeds, discussed it a little bit, and at the same time sent people to report to the elders and village owners. In order to get rid of this harm, to avenge the dead and exhale.I also know that the Cui family is lonely and widowed, there is no male in the family, and Wanqiu's mother and daughter are members of the family. If they are stubborn and make trouble, they will bring a dozen women.A few old and gentle people couldn't dissuade them, so they had to let it go.It was a pioneering work, and when they left, everyone was full of anger and had no time to think about it. When they arrived, they knocked on the door and insulted them.Although there was nothing to answer, he still wanted to wait for the whereabouts of the informant, and if he refused, he left.It is also because Wanqiu is full of evil and cannot continue.What he did spread throughout the village for a while, arousing public outrage.Although this group of people met villagers on the road, because they knew that they had not received the order from the village owner, they were happy to let them go to make trouble and insult, so as to vent their bad breath.Even though they put a word of thanks, they never came together, and no one would say that the village owner had just announced that this matter must wait until after the fifth day before prosecuting and punishing them for the crimes they deserved, so this group of people still proceeded recklessly. Come.The rules in the village are strict, although the visitors were repelled, but the previous order had not been passed on, and the incident happened ignorantly, and they just returned angrily in disappointment, and it has nothing to do with it.

Wanqiu survived the humiliation.After the crowd dispersed, the medicine got the power of strong wine, and the poison was already strong. One of them couldn't hold on, so he fell back and fell into the bed.Rolling all over the bed in pain, his complexion turned iron gray, his eyes protruded like bells, bloodshot everywhere, his mouth full of silver teeth and the tender tip of his tongue were crushed by himself.First of all, he couldn't stop cursing Xiao Yi's family, asking the second daughter to avenge her.Afterwards, when the tongue was broken, blood and broken teeth were sprayed all over the mouth, and the sound became indistinct.The two daughters knew that medicine and poison were hopeless, and seeing such a tragic situation, they couldn't help her, they hugged each other in anxiety, bumped their heads and stamped their feet, their hearts were numb with pain, and they couldn't even cry.In fact, the medicinal properties are very fast, and when the true poison cannot pass through half a cup of tea, it will be over.Because Wan Qiu took the opportunity to bear the pain and pretended, so that the two daughters could never forget the tragedy of her death, so the quarrel lasted longer, and the situation was particularly tragic and terrifying.In the end, Wan Qiu's heart was burnt out, his heart was broken, and he couldn't hold on. He screamed: "I still have something to say!" He clenched his hands tightly, opened his mouth, and spurted out a mouthful of blood and half of his tongue , the body jumped up from the bed.The second daughter hurriedly looked at it, her eyeballs were protruding out of her sockets, the seven holes were full of blood, she was dead, her hands were tightly clenched.When I opened it, my fingers were pitch-black, and the ten nails, which usually looked as long as water onions, were all folded, and most of them were deeply embedded in the flesh, dripping with purple blood, all over my hands.Since the second daughter was born, she has seen such a tragedy several times.Yaoxian, especially her own daughter, couldn't help but feel heartbroken and heartbroken. "Oh my god" wailed, and immediately passed out.

Jiangxue thought of the Lord's grace, and although she didn't faint from pain, she was heartbroken with grief and her heart was fried.At the same time, she still had to take care of Yaoxian, and finally endured her grief, rubbing her hands and shouting urgently to wake Yaoxian up, she almost fainted.Yaoxian woke up, stared at her dead mother for a moment, then stamped her fingers, and cursed at Xiao Yi's side: "I won't kill your whole family, you are definitely not human!" Then she turned around and cried: "Don't worry, mom!" Let me go with my father, my daughter will never forget a single word you said!" After speaking, she was anxious, "Wow", and spat out a mouthful of blood.Jiangxue hugged Yaoxian's shoulders, crying and persuading: "Miss, now that my aunt has been forced to death by her enemies, there are still many things to do behind her. If you cry like this, people will hear you. Don't say that revenge is hard to repay. It is still difficult for us to gain a foothold here. Since we intend to take revenge, we must first take care of our health and bury the aunt quickly. We should do as she says. You are heartbroken and anxious, and it is useless to make your enemies happy to watch jokes. What about it?" Yaoxian was alarmed when she heard the words, and hurriedly said: "Sister, you and I have been ordered by our mother to become sisters in need, so don't call them that. What you said is right, but Mom miscalculated for a while, causing the whole village to be enemies Now that I'm dead on the bed, how can I have the face to listen to other people's gossip? I'm in a mess right now. Although you are my sister, you are only a few days younger than me in terms of age, please try to make the decision." Jiang Xue said: "Since mother and sister love each other, sister doesn't need to speak false words anymore. It is said that she is dead, and mother has committed suicide. They will never become enemies with our poor daughter again, and they will not be so mean and gossip. What mother did In all fairness, it's no wonder that the public was outraged, but they shouldn't push people too hard. Especially Xiao Yi deserves to die. If you don't avenge this revenge, your mother will never die in Jiuquan. My sister came forward to find someone to bury, which is what the village should do as usual They had nothing to say. However, my sister was seriously injured at this time, and she was thinking about her mother's hatred. It was inevitable that her words were too revealing. It is not easy to get close to the enemy after being buried. My sister is too sad and physically weak. My sister can pretend to be seriously ill and sleep next to her mother. When she sees someone coming, she just kowtows and cries without saying a word. The younger sister will take care of everything. I think Xiao Yi is a big enemy. Firstly, he can’t do without this matter; secondly, he knows that he is sorry for others, and listening to his tone, if it weren’t for the aunt of the Xiao family who went crazy, it’s hard to guarantee that she didn’t have the heart to compromise. Tingma died tragically, and she must have pity on us. I am happy to use my plan and take advantage of it. At this time, I just find him alone to report the funeral, let him arrange and deal with it, and it can be done immediately. Brother Yu, his mother is crazy, and he leaked the truth. His mother died today, and the Xiao family's aunt died of illness. Bullying is also unavoidable. Although they are brothers with the surname Xiao, their friendship is not as deep as that of Cui and Huang. They are also a source of trouble, so they must be tolerated. Now is the time when the mud bodhisattva crosses the river and cannot protect himself. I went to visit just now, and many people have come and gone to insult me. I haven’t come for a long time, but I know that the situation is critical. He and his sister are so kind, and in this situation, it is difficult to send a letter. Except for the village owner, we only send to his family Reporting a funeral will not only show that we are intimate, that both the old and the young are part of the same party? It will only make people suspicious, and it will be harmful in the future, and it will not help. Intimacy, that is, before joining forces for revenge in the future, in front of everyone, the more distant the better."

At this time, Yaoxian is very lonely and has no relatives, except Jiangxue, only Xiao Yu is her relative in mind.First of all, I blamed him for not coming. I was thinking about Jiangxue reporting the funeral with him, so I felt a little resentment. After hearing Jiangxue's words, I began to realize.Knowing that she has been injured too much, her mind is confused, and her actions are all wrong, it is better to let Jiangxue make the decision, and it is better, so she cried: "My good sister, I am in a daze, what should I do, you decide on your own." After the master rescued her from the disaster, he treated her almost the same as the young master, studying and practicing martial arts, and they stayed together.Seeing the tragic death of the master, the young master regarded him as his own flesh and blood, and became more and more excited. He had already made up his mind to survive the crisis, and said after hearing the words: "Sis, since you believe in me, you just lie on your mother's body. If you see someone coming, you can't afford to cry. Don't worry about the other sisters, don't be really sad, it will be easy if there are people around. My sister is gone." Immortal Yao has lost her soul, blindly mourning and anxious, not knowing what to do.Hearing this made sense, she wept and said, "My dear sister, I can only rely on you at this time, go and come back quickly." Jiangxue persuaded again: "At this time, just eat what's ready-made on the table, and try to eat some. Knowing that people are the most important thing, you have to take care of yourself. When you are young, you have to hold a funeral, in front of outsiders, and you have to pretend. If you don’t come and leave at night, no matter how hungry you want to eat, you won’t be able to eat. The sister is not as sad, she can think about it better than her sister. Things have been decided, don't need to be busy for a while, I can rest assured after seeing my sister eat something." Then he picked up the ready-made Chinese New Year snacks on the table and ate some.Yaoxian is determined to take revenge at this time, although he suppressed his grief, he never mourned too much, but in the end he caused great pain and deep pain, the five middles are like knots, how can he swallow it.Seeing Jiangxue's gracious persuasion, she ate very naturally, and didn't want to show her kindness, and when she was employing someone, she was afraid that she would be careless, so she barely managed to pick up a piece of Bazhen cake with chopsticks.Before I imported it, I saw the melon kernels and pulp that I and my mother had peeled together two nights ago, and I couldn't help but burst into tears again.Seeing this, Jiangxue sighed and said: "After I leave, my sister has to think carefully. It is useless to plan for revenge. It is useless to be sad. The first energy and body need to be strong. I saw my sister like this, and I also To arouse sadness, I can’t eat anymore, I’d better get some to eat on the way. Anyway, the village is full of enemies, and I’m a girl who is gluttonous as usual, so I’m not afraid of their jokes.” Yaoxian was also afraid that she would be sad, so she quickly wiped away her tears, Take a bite of the cake.Jiang Xueguo took a few snacks from the table, got up and went out of the house, put on the snow gear, spit out the food in her mouth, threw away the snacks in her hand, and sighed softly: "Why am I ever really hungry and want to eat!" , wronged his mouth full of silver teeth, spat in the snow, and rode to Xiao Yi's house on the snow.

Before approaching the peak, I saw many villagers coming down from the peak in ones and threes. Knowing that it was because of Wanqiu and the Wei family, I thought to myself: "What the three of them did was really vicious and insidious. No wonder everyone hates them and refuses to do so." I'm willing to rest. I have no choice but to go from death to life, to be protected by her great kindness, and to recognize my mother, daughter and sister before death. What's the way? Well, fate should be like this. Ordinarily speaking, even the comfortable life of these years is considered in vain. At this moment, only the kindness will be repaid, how can I care about other right and wrong and the future success or failure of myself and Yaoxian? Let's see and act, let's talk about it when the time comes. "Bian I wanted to walk, but because Wanqiu was dead, I didn't have to avoid anyone, and when I saw all the villagers walking by, I didn't dodge, I kept my head down and hurried forward.Everyone in the village knew each other, Xiao Yi refused to rush to deal with the second traitor because they asked to be punished, some of them even ate a meal to fight for the crime, and there were discussions on the road, all felt that the village owner was too generous.Seeing her running to Xiao Yi's house, it is expected that it was a messenger sent by Wan Qiu to ask for forgiveness and relief, although she did not stop her from asking, her tone was very unpleasant.Jiangxue pretended not to hear the accusations.

When we arrived at the foot of the peak, it happened that the villagers had already passed by.Jiangxue didn't sleep all night, didn't eat all day long, her qi was weak and her fire was high, and she ran for a short distance, feeling quite strenuous.Just as she was about to calm herself down, she breathed a sigh of relief before going on again. When she took off one of the snow gears on her feet, she heard a shout from the peak: "Jiangxue is here. She is the girl of my mother's enemy's family. It must be the bitch who told her to go to the village." Daddy is playing tricks. Brother come and beat her, don't let her go!" Jiang Xue looked up and saw that there were two little brothers and sisters, Xiao Xuan and Xiao Lian, each wearing a cloak and tight-fitting, lying on the stone railing of the platform.Xiao Lian yelled repeatedly, Xiao Xuan pressed the stone railing, leaned forward, and looked down.Jiangxue knew that the children of the Xiao family were very difficult to provoke, so she could do it, and even Wanqiu suffered such a big loss.When you are in distress and asking for help, how dare you provoke him, so you put on a smile.Fang wanted to express her intentions, just said the word "Cui's family", but before she could say anything, she suddenly saw Xiao Xuan raised her two small hands one after another, and immediately laid down two hidden weapons in vain.Because Jiangxue heard Xiao Lian shouting loudly, fearing that her brother Xiao Zhen would come from the slope after hearing the letter, Jiangxue suffered a dark loss, and spoke with her face upwards, but her eyes paid attention to the stone steps on the side.Not wanting Xiao Xuan to be worse, she suddenly and silently hit the hidden weapon.When he realized that he wanted to hide, his head was hit on the head with a puff, and his face was covered with flowers.Fortunately, it was a large cloud of snow, not a real hidden weapon, and was not seriously injured.But the snowball was tightly packed, and the throw from high to low was quite powerful, and it also hit Jiangxue with a bruised nose and swollen face, cold and stinging pain on the head and face, a mouth full of residual snow, and the cold air hit the heart. A little shoulder, missed.Jiangxue was in pain and hatred, fearing that she would hit her again, so anxious to hide and vomit, but did not dare to attack at all, with a very embarrassed expression.Hearing the two little brothers and sisters clapping their hands and cheering on it, they laughed loudly.At the same time Xiao Zhen was also talking.After a while Xiao Xuan yelled and scolded on it again: "Girl Cui, go back quickly, we won't beat you. Tell my mother's enemy and tell her to wait for her to be buried alive. After the fifth day, all the uncles and brothers in the village asked her to give Cui a hand. Cousin and Erniang Lei are taking their lives." Jiang Xue cursed secretly: "Don't be crazy, little dogs, it will be strange if you don't want your father and son to take my mother's life sooner or later." With these three small obstacles, I will definitely not go up.Fang wanted to use some method to meet Xiao Yi, he was in a dilemma, it was not bad, Xiao Yi saw that the three little brothers and sisters were gone after the villagers had dispersed, knowing that they were skiing on the platform again as a joke, he came out and called them in, and heard the sound coming down visit.Seeing Xiao Yi poking her head over the fence, Jiang Xue panicked and shouted: "Villager, my mistress has died of poison." Xiao Yi heard this, although he was concerned, he didn't expect Wan Qiu to die so quickly.Thinking of what the village elder Xiao Zezhang told him, he couldn't help stamping his feet, and at the same time told the two little brothers and sisters not to mess around, and at the same time ordered Jiangxue to come up quickly.

When Jiangxue arrived at the top, she spoke as she thought, and said: "My aunt was injured and went back this morning. She is extremely regretful. The young lady didn't know about it first, and when the aunt explained the details, and the young lady complained, she felt that she couldn't be a human being in the future, so she wanted to die. Reply As soon as the fourth old man wrote the letter, he followed the villagers around the door to insult and bully him. He was eating at that time, and at some point she swallowed a pack of poison with spirits, and he died. The tip of her tongue was bitten to pieces, her eyes protruded from her sockets and turned red. Beforehand, she told the young lady, "It's a big mistake to be angry with my mother for a while. I have always been victorious all my life, and I don't want to fall into the hands of others. This is the end of the matter, even though you cousin Xiao Seeing that Cui and Huang's close relatives are very close to each other, and they try their best to protect me, but it's hard to keep me from being abused by the villagers. Forced me to a dead end. This matter is really not good for me, so I can't blame others at all. But I loved you, Cousin Xiao, so much. Later, many troubles were caused by this obsession. Although the flowers are intentional and the water is ruthless, but Why did I end up in such a tragic situation today, you cousin Xiao will not be unaware. Even if I hold a grudge because of my actions and pursue the source of the poor, I must have some compassion. If I die, the sinner will not be born. What's more You are a lonely girl who has suffered such a miserable life experience, and he is such a generous and affectionate person. From now on, he will definitely treat you differently. If this poison is not cured, Mom will not be able to do it. Don’t say these words to others. Good boy Always remember that dear ones are still dear ones. Although all the uncles in the village are either relatives or friends, except you, Cousin Xiao, who can forgive me, not blame you, help you grow up, and take care of you wholeheartedly. There is no second one. My mother died of poisoning when she was young. After she died, she only reported the funeral to Uncle Xiao. He will help you with the funeral. Don’t go to anyone else’s house, so as not to be gossiped by others. Besides, others may not pity us.' Just as we were talking, the poison had already flared up. Poor her mother, you hug me, I hug you, huddled together. She was sweating from the pain, she was as big as a soybean, and she couldn’t speak. Struggling to cry out every single word. Later, when his tongue and teeth were broken, he couldn’t hear what he was saying. I think it was because the poison was too fast, and before I finished speaking, I understood in my heart, was anxious, and couldn’t speak. After a while, I kicked my feet and died, and my eyes are still open until now. The young lady's eyes were bleeding from crying. At that time, she was so sad that she passed out. Finally, she was rescued from life, hugged the old lady's bones and cried, and died for two days. Three times. There was no third person in the room. It was really frustrating. The lady and I waited for the aunt to go back last night. We haven’t closed our eyes, and the water has never stained our teeth. I can barely support it, and the lady can’t even stand up. She wanted to come on her own, but she couldn't move. It was I who persuaded again and again that on the first day of the Lunar New Year, people with newly-dead mothers should not go to other people's homes to report the death letter. It doesn't matter if I am a girl or not your family. She also I really couldn't move around, so I ran here on skis and fell down twice on the road to get there. The village owner, please take care of the dead old masters of Cui and Huang, and send someone to see how the burial is carried out. When I said these things, my aunt repeatedly asked me and the young lady not to tell others. In the future, the village owner must not tell the young lady, lest she blame me. The young lady was lying next to the old lady's dead body. She was dying.Go back and serve her quickly. "

Xiao Yi suppressed the villagers and didn't make any rash moves, of course he was thinking about his close relatives' relationship and leaving little room for Wanqiu.Part of it is because Xiao Zechang once said: "Inferred on New Year's Eve, disasters will soon come to the whole village. New Year's Day is not suitable for any more deaths, otherwise it will be a disaster." The letter was obviously a death talisman.In fact, in the morning, I learned that Wei's confession was frantic. Because Wanqiu was repeatedly humiliated last night and today, he was afraid that the magistrate would fail and seek death.Raw material Wanqiu has made up her mind to die, but she cares about her daughter and loves her daughter, so she must prolong this limited doomsday. She has thought deeply about Yaoxian's plans, ordered and arranged them one by one to make sure they are perfect, and then she will die calmly before the whole village's referendum.Unexpectedly, when the group of villagers made a fuss, they panicked for a moment, didn't think carefully, mistakenly thought that they would fall into the hands of the people that day, suffered the great shame and humiliation, and took the poison hastily, they couldn't even survive the remaining three to five days.Although she was full of crimes, someone died on New Year's Day. It happened that she committed the most powerful evil star among the sixty Jiazi on this day, which was related to the safety of the whole village.Hearing the news, I was startled at first, and secretly screamed badly.Then I heard Jiangxue's vivid voice talk about how tragic Wanqiu's death was, and the orphans left behind were so miserable.Xiao Yi is originally the seed of affection, so he can't help thinking of how affectionate and generous Wanqiu used to be.Just for the sake of seeking the phoenix, she turned love into hatred, and ignorance into hatred, resulting in many separations and joys, life and death hatred.It was a mistake of one thought, but it still started from self-love, and I couldn't help feeling pity, and shed two lines of tears.At that time, it was only said that people were about to die, and their words were good, but Wanqiu had a deep hatred, and there was still a chance of disaster when he was dying.In addition, this maidservant is witty and profound, and she is eager to save her courage, and the future is worrying, and it is not yet ready.After Xiao Yi heard Jiang Xue's words, the dead cannot be brought back to life, and there is nothing he can do to mourn and pity him.Then he ordered Jiangxue to go back to take care of Yaoxian first, so as not to be deeply sad and short-sighted.On the one hand, he ordered people to send a message to call the deacons who should be in charge of weddings and funerals this month, and go to Cui's house to take care of them.

At that time, Jiang Xueye had already bid farewell and left, but before he reached the foot of the peak, he suddenly saw a boy with disheveled hair, tears streaming down his face, crying bitterly.Standing still and looking, it turned out to be Xiao Qing, Xiao Yu's younger brother who was deeply hopeful in his mind and wanted to commit himself to the future.Knowing that the Wei family has followed in Wanqiu's footsteps again, seeing this is both sad and pity.I couldn't help it for a while, not only didn't give way, but stretched out my hand to stop him: "Master Qing, why are you so sad, is it possible that Mrs. Xiao is seriously ill? You don't know me..." The next words did not come out, Xiao Qing never took her seriously In his eyes, at this moment, when he was sad and distressed, and was eager to see Xiao Yi, he hurriedly ran up the stone steps, crying and shouting, taking three or five steps, wishing he could reach the top in one step.Suddenly someone blocked the way. Seeing it was her, because he hated his master and his maidservants, how could he have the heart to answer her.With a hoarse voice, he hurriedly shouted: "Quickly get out of the way!" When the words came to his hand, he moved his left hand aside, and the people passed by, and rushed to the top one after another.Because Jiangxue has always been mild-tempered, she was caught by surprise, and when she was hungry and tired, she almost slipped and fell if she hadn't been blocked by the cliff.As soon as his heart turned cold, he heard Xiao Qing crying to Xiao Yi from above.I couldn't help but took a few more steps up, leaned over the edge of the cliff, and listened. It turned out that since Wei Shi took the medicine, he was calmer than in the morning.Xiao Yu and Xiao Qing were accompanying her, because her mother's plot was revealed, and the village rules were strict, from Xiao Yi's tone, at most, she didn't commit any murders, her income was never reduced, she could only avoid death, heavy punishment and imprisonment are still inevitable.When he was anxious, Wei Shi suddenly talked to himself in his dream.Let me first say that Lei Erniang and Cui Wenhe came one after another, saying that Xiao Yuan was sued in the underworld; she is also the mastermind and the main criminal, and it was because she courted Wanqiu to hide the shoes. .While speaking, he waved his hands and feet wildly, cried for a while, begged for a while, and beat himself up for a while.Brother Xiao Yu saw that the situation was not good, so he hurried forward and wanted to press his hands down.Unexpectedly, Wei's strength is as strong as a tiger, not only can't hold her down, but Xiao Yu was also hit in the mouth, almost knocked out his big teeth; Xiao Qing also kicked her out of bed.Before he stepped forward for the second time, Wei Shi had already turned around, twisted his hands back and forth, there was a series of clicks, all ten finger bones were broken except the thumb.At the same time, he roared wildly: "My retribution has arrived!" His tongue stretched out all of a sudden, his upper and lower teeth slammed together fiercely, several streams of blood spurted out, and half of his tongue fell off immediately.Immediately after a muffled cry in his throat, he straightened his feet and lay flat on the bed.When brother Xiao rushed forward, his body was already stiff, his nostrils had no breath, and he was dead.Brother Xiao was heartbroken, and cried for help for a while, but he didn't wake up. Xiao Qing vainly wanted to save him, so he went to the neighbor's house and begged Mrs. Hao and his wife to come over. He saw that his whole body was cold and stiff, and he had been dead for a long time.When Brother Xiao heard that he was desperate for rebirth, he burst into tears.Xiao Yu stamped his feet and beat his chest even more, crying out to die.After repeated persuasion by Mrs. Hao and his wife: "We are not outsiders, and we can say anything. According to what your mother has done, at least she has survived five years, and she will surely escape the public judgment of the whole village, and no one can protect her. It was serious at that time, isn't it? To be buried alive is to order oneself to commit suicide; to put it lightly, you must be imprisoned for life and not allowed to see the light of day again. Life and death are as uncomfortable, and you have been criticized by thousands of people. You are still young, seeing your biological parents ruined, and there is no way to rescue them. How can you be a human being? At this time, you died three or five days earlier, so you can avoid many humiliation and sins. This is the misfortune of your mother and son. Your mother has just died, and your father's coffin has not been buried. This is the end of the matter, and there is no plan to deal with the funeral of the two elders. Be a good person in the future, atone for the sins of your parents, and fight for your ancestors. What good is it for you to cry to death? And you will be called unfilial and kill your family's blood and food forever, isn't it extremely stupid?" The Xiao brothers reluctantly heard the words Suppress sorrow, kneel down and thank you for the lesson.Mr. Hao said again: "As usual, if your family has something to do, we could have presided over it for you. But your parents have violated the village's big ban. Although death does not punish the past, your parents were not hermits before, and love is shared. It's just a little worse, and I don't know how to be a human being on weekdays. If this kind of chaos occurs, the people in the village will be outraged. I'm afraid that the main purpose of the village is to punish one and warn others, so as to warn the future. It's hard to say. For today's plan, I see that the village owner has always valued his nephew Qing, and he often praises his nephew in front of and behind him. It must be kind of kind to ask him at this time. Nephew Yu is the eldest son, and we can help you. First put your mother's severed tongue into his mouth, wipe off the blood, and take care of everything. For the matter, you can stop the spirit and set up the master in case someone comes. Nephew Qing hurriedly went to the village master's house to report the funeral, weeping and begging, please ask him to preside over it. When your mother died, I just said it directly. As soon as he feels sorry for you, he will order a deacon You should take good care of the funeral, follow the rules, and do it as usual. Even if there are a few villagers who are angry and dissatisfied, as long as he comes out, no one will dare to defy him. From then on, you two will learn from the good man and rely on him. After the disaster at that time, even you will not be discussed by everyone in the future." When the Xiao brothers heard the words, they realized in their hearts, they were anxious, afraid and sad, they knelt down and kowtowed again, after thanking the teaching and helping, Xiao Qing hurriedly got up.When we were leaving, Mr. Hao deliberately stopped him and said: "You only go to the village owner's house to report the funeral. All evil will return, and it's New Year's Day. You can't go to other houses. Especially since the Cui family is the chief culprit, don't ask whether Wanqiu is dead or not. Let's live together, so we can't have any more contacts in the future, so we won't be exploited by the cage, and we will lose with them." When he said that, he glanced at Xiao Yu.While Xiao Yu was saddened by the death of his mother, he still did not forget Wanqiu's mother and daughter.Unexpectedly, Mr. Hao knows people and things, and has long seen that he is in love with Yaoxian. He knows that Wanqiu is sinister and sinister, and his treachery is exposed. He will not bear the humiliation to survive.This girl is smarter than her mother, Xiao Yuan and his wife came to vote in a hurry, if they hadn't met Wan Qiu, everything in the village was fair and everyone obeyed, how could they know that they were not kind people?After all, these two people were also harmed by Wanqiu, so why bother to follow the same path as their father and spare the next generation?Knowing that Xiao Qing would never go, deliberately pointing things out, Yuan was deeply wary of him.Xiao Yu has already fallen in love at this time, not only did he not realize it, but he felt that Hao Lao said too much, his mother is guilty, so why is his daughter innocent?Since my brother can avoid being criticized by others, Yaoxian is an orphan and young girl, and she should be pitied, why can't she get close to her?I was so upset that I became more and more concerned about my lovesickness.It's just that my mother died in the church at that time, and her body was changed tragically, so it was inconvenient to take time to visit her.Mr. Hao observed his expression secretly, he expected that he hadn't realized it, and after Xiao Qing left, he made another point.Xiao Yu just lowered his head and wept bitterly, without saying a word.Hao Laoben only valued Xiao Qing alone, and he had nothing to do with him, out of pity for the suffering he suffered, he advised him, since he refused to order, he ignored him, and only helped to take care of what should be done.do not mention. Xiao Qing was full of grief, as if flying to Xiao Yi's house, after meeting, he knelt down and cried about the general situation.After speaking, he was crying and crying, and his tears were about to burst.Xiao Yi was very pitiful seeing him suffer like this.Asked to know that the villagers left early, Naimu died only with Mrs. Hao and his wife by their side, and said with relief: "Death cannot be brought back to life. In fact, this is good. It will not only save me from enforcing the law, but also save your brother from being a son. Old Hao has always hidden evil. Yang Shan, I will not mention it to anyone. Go back quickly and clean up the traces. When I was young, I ordered the deacon to go. Today I set up the spirit to become the master, and tomorrow I will be buried separately with Cui's cousin. I will go to Cui's house first, and I will be there in a while." When Xiao Qing heard that Wanqiu was dead, he didn't have the heart to ask carefully, and hurriedly thanked him and said goodbye. Jiangxue hid at the foot of the wall, heard what had happened, and shed all her resentment, but felt that Xiao Qing was pitiful, and shed tears.After listening, leave, and run down first.The first half of the two were originally on the same road, and they originally planned that Xiao Qing's footsteps were almost as fast as his own, so he would run ahead and rush to a deserted place far away from the peak. What's more, I asked him to bring a letter to report the funeral to Brother Nai, so I gave my condolences.Unexpectedly, the woman was weak in energy and lacked both sleep and food. Xiao Qing came from a relatively close distance, but also suddenly panicked due to the great change, he was in a hurry, and after running for less than half a mile, he quickly caught up.Jiang Xue looked back secretly, Xiao Qing was wearing a pair of sleds on his feet, the snow dust on the left and right sides of his body was like fog, and he seemed to be flying with his head down.Seeing that they are getting closer and closer, if they run to stop halfway, they will be chased by him long ago, before it is too late.When you look at where you are going, it is just a field, with a road in the middle.There are two rows of pagoda tree willows on the side of the road, which are usually shaded like tents. At this time, due to the snow-covered trees, they have become Yushu Qionglin, with bright silver flowers and dazzling brilliance.The snow in the center of the road was swept away by the villagers following day after day. Except for the lower layer which had been frozen, the upper layer of snow was relatively loose, all of which were swept up by the villagers, forming two tall and long snow embankments along the road trees, meandering tortuous.Let alone the first day of the Chinese New Year, the villagers watched the year last night and gathered in the morning to celebrate the New Year. They were busy with their hard work, and after the heavy snowfall, except for the two main roads that run through the village, the snow was probably several feet deep.Don't catch up on sleep and rest, and date close friends, or gather the whole family, old and young, behind closed doors, looking for New Year's fun, and no one is too lazy to go out for a walk.Even if you come out due to something, your eyes will be blocked by this wall-like snow embankment, and you won't be able to see if you don't get close.Jiangxue looked around and thought to herself: "It's not the same to call him here, why run far away?" Then she changed her thoughts and suddenly remembered: "He is clever and elegant in vain, but he has a straight personality, which is different from his brother. Usually He likes him so much, but he doesn’t get close to himself. When he’s happy, he talks and laughs, and he’s willing to follow his brother, playing with his master and servant as two pairs; when he’s not happy, he goes his own way. .Especially when practicing martial arts, ordinary people ignore it. His mother died again today, and he suffered such a catastrophe. No wonder he was sad. I just wanted to ask him a few words with good intentions. Look at his frantic look. No matter how slippery the snow was, he pushed people down, ignored them, and ran up the mountain, almost not falling to the foot of the peak. Later, when he heard from his superiors, the village owner also mentioned the death of the Cui family. He didn't answer the question. It seems that he doesn't care about anyone except his dead mother. At this moment, he is rushing back, so don't let another mortal ignore him and give him a beating." Thinking of this, I don't know what to do it is good. She was just thinking wildly here, but Xiao Qing suddenly ran away from behind.Jiang Xue heard the rustling sound of sliding behind her, and as she got closer and closer, her mind was still undecided, and she became more and more flustered.He stepped up his feet quickly and rushed forward desperately. Although he was not chased by Xiao Qing in a hurry, he was already biting head to tail, and the difference was only a few feet away.It didn't seem to run very far like this, Jiangxue was exhausted and couldn't go any faster.She wanted to let him go, but also felt that such a good opportunity to meet alone was so rare, she was reluctant to let him go, and was ready to stop and call.All of a sudden, he was quick-witted and came up with a bitter plan.At this time, he didn't think about how solid the ice and snow on the ground were, so he pretended to slip and slipped, his front foot slipped forward, and he secretly exerted force, his rear foot was slightly weak, and just as he was slipping forward, he leaned back and fell down. go down.At last, he was afraid of breaking his head and face, so he tilted his body when he fell, and put his hands on the ground first, without hurting his head.However, he was in a panic, he used all his strength, his feet were heavy and his body was light, and he lost his center of gravity. This time, he slid straight and fell two or three feet away.With a plop, first the hands and thighs landed on the ground at the same time.I felt that the place where my left hand touched the ground was as painful as if it had been scraped by a knife or saw.Even though the two strands were protected by cotton clothes, they still hurt from the collision.Only then did I remember that Dongxue was extremely hard, and it was naturally too late to hold back the momentum.The body tilted and leaned back, fortunately it was caught when it fell, and when it was not good, it struggled forward desperately, although the head survived, because it was struggling forward, but wanted to stop, in the panic, all four limbs came together use force.Halfway through the slide, the hands and feet are facing the sky, and the spine is on the ground, forming an ingot shape, and then slide out Zhang Xu Fangzhi. Jiangxue fell backwards, and first shouted anxiously: "Oh!" This fakery has become true, and it is supposed to be more touching and sympathetic.Unexpectedly, Xiao Qing's mind was numb at this time, he just lowered his head and drove forward desperately, without even seeing anyone in front of him.The road is wide, and although there are two rows of snow embankments, there are still three or five people walking side by side.As soon as you get close, if you feel someone walking in front of you, you are ready to go around.Sliding on snow is not like walking on the road. If you want to overtake the predecessor, get out of the way in advance as usual, lean to the side, wait until you get close, then gather your strength, step on your feet, and slide quickly from the side of the predecessor, so as not to hit you. Eat down.绛雪原意，一跌倒便把身子横转，不容他不停步相救。然后再装跌伤太重，要他扶抱，以便亲近，略吐心曲。谁想事不遂心，跌时萧清离身太近，也正准备越过她去，差不多两下同时发动。萧清连日在雪中练习滑雪之戏，又下过工夫，绛雪身子未曾沾地，萧清已擦肩而过。这还不说，偏巧中间有一条小岔道，由此走向萧清家中，要抄近半里，积雪甚深，已无人行。因萧清心急图近，仗着熟练滑雪功夫，来去都走此路。绛雪身未停止，萧清身子一偏，早拐了弯。跑得正急，先还不知有人跌倒，身才拐入岔道，耳听呼痛之声。偏头回看，紧跟身后一个女子，背贴着地，手足向上乱蹬，正从岔道口外大路滑过，这才看出是上峰时遇的绛雪。心想：“这样失足滑倒，常有的事，又非扑跌受甚重伤，也值大惊小怪。到底女子无用的多，像婶娘那样的好本领，真找不出第二个人。”当时归心太急，以为无关紧要，只看了一眼，并未回救，依旧飞跑而去。 绛雪急遽中并未看出萧清走了岔道，先是连真带假地惊呼求救，势停以后，便横卧道中，装作伤重不能起立，紧闭秀目，口中呻吟不已。心里还以为萧清无论如何也要走过，万无见死不救之理。待了一会儿，觉着背脊冰凉，腰股冷痛，没听半点声息。心中奇怪，微微睁眼偷觑，身侧哪有半条人影，不禁心里一空。抬起上半身，定睛往来路一看，雪地上只有一条条的橇印，并无人迹。再望去路，正是全路当中最平直的一段，一眼望出老远。两旁琼枝交覆，玉花稠叠，宛如银街，只有冰雪交辉，人却不见一个。人如打从身侧越过，也万无不觉之理。自己明明见萧清追临切近，才装跌倒，怎一晃眼的工夫，又没第二条路，人往哪里去了？知道绝望，暗骂：“没有良心的东西！也许并不是他追来，或是没等追上，想起甚要紧的事，返回去又找村主，慌慌张张没见我跌倒么？”自觉再坐无趣，站起身来一看，背股等处衣服俱被坚冰划破；腿股受了点轻伤，隐隐酸痛；一只右手也被冰擦破了好几条口子，丝丝血痕业已冻木红紫；半身都是残冰碎雪。还算脚底雪橇因跌得还顺，没有折断，否则连回去都大难。正没好气要走，就在这整束脚上雪橇的工夫，偶一眼望见前面大道边上雪地里，有一半圆形的新橇印不往直来，却朝右侧雪堤上弯去，心中一动，暗忖：“这条路上岔道原多，因为积雪深厚，一连多日不消，村人忙于年事，只把几条通行全村的大道要路每日扫开，别的都等天暖自化。一路走来，所有岔道俱被雪堤阻断，道内的雪俱深数尺，高的竟与堤平，不细看道树，真分不出途径来。看这橇印甚新，又是向堤那旁弯去，堤旁还有一点崩雪，莫非这没有良心的负心人，竟然飞越雪堤，由道上绕了回去么？你真要这样不管人死活，二天看我肯饶你才怪。”越想越不是滋味，急匆匆跑向回路一看，谁说不是，正是去萧清家的一条岔道。道侧堤尖已被雪橇冲裂出半尺深两个缺口，道内雪松，更深深地现出一条橇印。分明自己倒地时，他装着不闻不见，径由这里越堤滑去。当时气了个透心冰凉，几乎要哭，戟指怒骂：“小东西，你好，看我二天怎收拾你！”低头呆立了一阵，再听来路远处，又有数人滑雪而来，猛想起自身还有要事，尚未回去交代，万般无奈，只得垂头丧气走上归途。 本就饥疲交加，适才拼命急驰，力已用尽，再受了点伤，又当失意之余，意冷心酸，越发觉着劳累。好容易回到家中，把雪具一脱，跑进房去。见畹秋生前那般花容月貌，此时攥拳握掌，七孔流血，目瞪唇掀，绿森森一张脸，满是狞厉之容，停尸床上。瑶仙眼泪被面，秀目圆睁，抱着尸臂，僵卧于侧。室中残羹冷饭尚未撤去，甚是零乱。炉火不温，冷冰冰若有鬼气，情形甚是凄惨，方觉悲酸难抑。瑶仙见她去了许久才回，便挣起身喊道：“妹妹，看你脸都冻紫了。快到这里来，我两个挨着说话，你暖和些。”绛雪见瑶仙双手齐抬，情真意厚，现于辞色。想起途中之事，以彼例此，又是感激，又是内愧，不禁勾动伤心，忙扑了过去。瑶仙将她抱住，未容说话，绛雪再忍不住，“哇”的一声哭了起来。瑶仙见状，以为萧逸仇恨未消，绛雪受辱回来，祸犹未已，心中大惊。忙一把搂紧问道：“好妹妹，你怎这样伤心？妈已惨死，莫非仇人还不肯甘休，给你气受了么？”绛雪知她误解，这个时候虽有满腹委屈心事，怎好出口。恐瑶仙忧急，忙把头连摇，抽抽噎噎地答道：“仇人倒还好，我刚把话才一说完，立即答应派人来此料理办丧，定在明日成殓，并且叫姊姊放心保重。我正走时，那萧家老二也赶去了……”说到这里，眼泪又似断线珍珠一般落下，声音也愈发哽咽起来。瑶仙见她悲伤不胜，便问：“妹妹你还劝我，这是怎么了？”绛雪勉强把所听的说完，只把跌倒一节以假为真，不提萧清坐视不救。只说因听魏氏同日身死，途中气苦劳累，快到时跌了一跤，几难成步。进门重睹室中惨状，因此悲从中来，难以遏止。瑶仙伤心头上，也没想到她还有别的缘故。想起她如此忠义，以后二人相依为命，甚是爱怜。免不了抚问劝勉，互相悲泣了一阵。二人俱已力竭神疲，心身两瘁，四肢虚软，无力劳作。又想叫萧逸到来，目睹乃母死状奇惨。只同在尸旁盖了一张棉被，互相拥抱取暖，守候人来。绛雪因少时难免有事，又取了点现成糕点，劝着瑶仙一同强咽了一些。 等约半个时辰，仍是萧逸同了几个门人子侄和两名村妇、火房先到。绛雪早就留神，遥听人声，立即站起。瑶仙仍伏卧尸侧，装作奄奄一息、积毁将绝神情。俟人进房，才由绛雪将她由尸侧扶起，双泪交流，悲号投地。萧逸见状，已甚凄然，命人扶起瑶仙，再四宽慰，晓以大义。一面又命随来村妇、伙房帮同打扫，收拾器皿，生好火盆，煮水烧饭，以备应用，并令即日留住佣作。瑶仙乘机陈说绛雪聪明忠诚，乃母平日视若亲生，自己与她衣服易着，相待也无异骨肉，乃母临终遗命，已认了义女，如今结为姊妹等情。萧逸也常听到畹秋夸绛雪聪明能干，心想：“瑶仙孤苦无依，有此闺伴同居，也是佳事。她母女既已心愿，我当然更无话说。何况瑶仙身世处境可怜，正好顺她点意。”立时答应，不日传知全村，作为崔家收养的义女，不得再以奴婢相待。绛雪闻言，也甚感激。do not mention. 一会儿，村中治丧办事的执事人来，萧逸吩咐了几句，便带原来诸人，又往萧玉兄弟家中赶去。那执事人等原分两班前来，等萧逸走到萧玉家中，有一班已经先到相候。进去一看，魏氏虽遭鬼戮，死状却没有畹秋的惨。又有郝老夫妻和郝潜夫等近邻代为部署，有了章法。只等村主一到，立即分别举办，无需细说。萧逸又恨死人夫妻入骨，此来只看在萧清面上，不比畹秋娘、婆两家俱有厚谊，本人以前也还有几分香火情面。主谋虽说是她，如无萧元夫妻助恶帮凶，相安无事已有多年，也许不再发难。故此对于死者只有怀恨，毫无感情可言。只略坐一坐，吩咐几句，便别了郝老等人回去。 萧清年幼聪明，从小亲热萧逸。萧逸爱他敏慧诚厚，也是独加青眼。萧玉近一二年苦恋瑶仙，无心用功，本就不得萧逸欢心；加以萧逸不喜瑶仙，不肯传授本门心法，与众人一般看待。瑶仙自视甚高，见萧逸相待落寞，常怀怨望，萧玉自然代抱委屈。见萧逸进来略看母尸，淡淡地分派几句；孝子叩头哀泣，一句慰问的话都没有，也无丝毫哀怜容色。反对郝老夫妻低声悄说：“畹秋也在今日身死，这样倒好，活的省去许多为难，死人也可免却不少羞辱苦痛。”意在言外，乃母这样惨死，尚是便宜。后又说起畹秋死状凄惨，瑶仙哭母血泪皆枯，适去看时人已气息奄奄。只说此女机智深沉，饶有母风，想不到尚有如此至性。以后只盼她能安分守己，不蹈乃母前辙。看在崔、黄两家至亲仅剩这一点骨血，定当另眼相看，决不再念旧恶，因母及女。萧清回来，本没提说畹秋死信。萧玉这时正坠情网之中，一听心上人遭此惨祸，料定瑶仙模糊血泪，宛转呼号，玉容无主，柔肠寸断，不知怎样哀毁凋残，芳心痛裂，不禁又是怜借，又是伤心。当时真恨不得插翼飞到崔家，抱着瑶仙密爱轻怜，尽量温存慰问一番，才对心思。无奈母丧在堂，停尸入殓，身后一切刚在开始措办，枉自悲急苦思，心如刀绞，一步也走开不得。同时想起瑶仙近来又为了进境甚快，一心深造，萧逸偏不肯传她上乘功夫，时常气郁。加以年前新遭父丧，气急带悲苦，常对自己说她成了多愁多病之身，哪再经得起这等惨祸。况且现在全村俱对她家深恶痛绝，好似比对自己父母恨得还要厉害，听萧逸口气，死前还有人去闹过。弱质伶仃，哀泣流血，连个亲人都没有。萧逸对自家已如此凉薄，她母是个中主谋，自必更无善状。万一悲切亡亲，再痛身世，积哀之余寻了短见，自己独活人间有何生趣，因为关心过度，念头越转越偏。又联想到事情难怪畹秋，都是萧逸一念好色，弃尊就卑，不惜以村主之尊，下偶贱婢，才激出如此事变。心上人更是无辜吃了种种亏，末了双亲相继惨死，受尽折磨。这回受创太重，还不知能否保得性命。万一哀毁过度，或是看出萧逸人死还要结冤，加以摧残刻薄，自觉以后日子难过，气不好受，寻了短见，岂不更冤？为报她相待恩情，那就不论什么叔侄师生，纵然粉身碎骨，也非给她报仇不可了。 萧玉想到这里，萧逸已经起身作别。虽然满腹痛恨，还得随了兄弟出房跪谢，拜送一番。伤心愁急，泪如泉涌，众人俱当他孝思不匮，谁知一念情痴，神志已乖。不用瑶仙再照乃母遗策加以蛊惑，已起同仇敌忾之念，把萧逸全家视若仇敌了。人去以后，萧玉虽随治丧诸人设下灵堂，移灵成主，哭奠烧纸，静候明早备棺入殓，办那身后之事，一心仍念瑶仙安危苦痛，放心不下。只当着众人无法分身，心忧如焚。还算村人对死人夫妻俱无甚好感，再一发现恶迹，越发添增厌恨；又是新春元旦，谁不想早些回家取乐。只为村规素严，令出惟行，这些人本月恰当轮值办理丧葬之事，村主之命不能不来。村主一走，各自匆匆忙忙，把当日应办之事七手八脚，不消个把时辰分别办好。除郝老夫妻念在紧邻，平日相处尚善，又怜爱萧清，诚心相助外，余人多是奉行故事，做到为止。把孝子认做凶人余孽，任他依礼哭前跪后，休说劝慰，理也未理。事毕，说声明早再来相助盛殓，便向郝老夫妻作别，各自归去。孝子跪地相送，众人头都不回。 就这短短个把时辰，萧玉真比十天半月还要难过。好容易众人离去，郝老夫妻偏不知趣，看出萧玉悲哭无伦，似有别的心事，料是闻得畹秋凶信，心悬两地所致，好生鄙薄，也不理他。只向乃弟萧清一人叮咛劝勉，指示身后一切，并说：“你逸叔居然还肯亲临存问，以后更禁人提说前事，不念旧恶，可见对你兄弟不差。尤其对你格外期爱，才能如此。从此务要好好为人，遇事谨慎三思，才不辜负他这一番德意呢。”萧清自是垂涕受命。萧玉只盼人早走，好偷偷前去看望心上人，一句也没入耳。郝老夫妻直等乃子郝潜夫来请回家消夜，才行别去。人走之后，萧玉如释重负，匆匆把房门一关，回转身，急瞪着一双泪眼，拉着萧清的手，半晌说不出话来。萧清惊问：“哥哥如何这样？”连问了几声，萧玉方哽咽着说道：“哥哥该死，快急死了！弟弟救我一救。”萧清因不知他在隔室偷听了萧逸的话，再三请问。萧玉方吞吞吐吐，假说自己和瑶仙彼此十分情爱，年前已随两家母亲说明。本定新正行聘，不想同遭祸变。今早崔家拜年，乃母又当面明说婚事。两人情深义重，生死不渝，谁也不能独活。如今瑶仙遭此惨祸，奄奄待毙，平日又极孝母，难免短见，非亲去劝慰不能解免。无奈母丧在堂，礼制所限，不能明往。乘此雪夜无人之际，意欲前往慰看，望兄弟代为隐瞒，不要泄露。萧清一听，两家都遭母丧，热孝在身，怎会有新春订聘的事？分明假话。况且崔家没有男子，彼此都遭连丧，停灵未殓。孤男寡女，昏夜相聚，不孝越礼，一旦被人发觉，终身不能做人，好生不以为然。先是婉言痛陈利害。继又说：“此事关系重大。如今村人对两家父母视若仇敌，全仗逸叔大力，免去若干耻辱。我们孤臣孽子，众恶所归，再如不知自爱，不但为先人增羞添垢，还要身败名裂。瑶仙表姊人极聪明，崔、黄两家就数她一人。稍微明白一点的人，便不会行那拙见，何况是她。如果立志殉母，你也拦她不住。此去如被人知，同负不孝无耻的恶名，以后更难在此立足，岂不爱之适反害之？既有深情于你，她有丫头可遣，不比我们两个孝子不能见人。尽可打发绛雪或是报丧，或是探问母亲病状；再不就作为绛雪闻得母亲去世，念平日对她恩厚，自己前来看望，代为达意。哪一样都可借口。她连丧都不肯来报，不问情真情假，可知定有顾忌。哥哥一个年轻男子，热孝头一天，半夜三更到一个孤寡新丧家去，如何使得？” 萧玉对弟弟从来强横，以大压小惯了的，适才这一番商量，乃是天良犹未全丧，自知不合，尚畏物议，不得已腆颜相商。一听萧清再三劝阻，不禁恼羞成怒道：“事已至此，她死我不独生，宁可身败名裂，也必前往。你是我兄弟，便代隐瞒，否则任便。”萧清本有一点怯他，见状知他陷溺已深，神昏志乱，是非利害全不审计，无可挽劝，只得说道：“哪有不代哥哥隐瞒之理？不过请哥哥诸事留心，去到那里稍微慰问即回，千万不可久停，免叫兄弟在家中提心吊胆。你和瑶姊恩爱，为她不惜身败名裂，须知父丧未葬，母亲才死头一天，尸骨未寒，灵还停在堂前木板上，没有入殓哩。”说到末几句，已是悲哽不能成声，扑簌簌泪流不止。萧玉也觉自己问心不过，尤其不孝之罪无可推诿，见状好生惶愧。天人交战，呆立了一会儿，见萧清半睁着一双泪眼，还在仰面望他回答，心正难受。猛又想起此时瑶仙不知如何光景，当下把心一横，侧转脸低声喝道：“不用你担心，我自晓得。只见一面，说几句要紧话，即时回来。”说罢，带了雪具，径由后面越房而出。到了外面穿上雪橇，四顾静夜无人，飞步往瑶仙家赶去。 萧清见兄长执迷不悟，崔家母女俱是祸水，将来必有后患。又怕当晚的事被人发觉，不能做人。又急又伤心，伏在灵前，止不住哀哀痛哭起来。夜静无人，容易传远，不想被紧邻郝老夫妻听见。先听萧清哭声甚哀，只当他兄弟二人思念亡亲，感怀身世，情发于中，不能自已，颇为感叹。以为母子天性，外人无法劝解，也就听之，嗣听哭声越发凄楚，又听出只是萧清一人，没有萧玉哭声。这等悲恸之声，外人闻之也觉肠断，何况同为孤子，目睹同怀幼弟哀哭号泣，而不动心，太觉不近人情，心中奇怪。知道萧玉性情刚愎，疑心又出什么变故，加以自来怜爱萧清，意欲前往慰看。郝潜夫因昨晚守岁，二老也一夜未眠，本应日里补睡，偏生萧家出事，过去整忙了一天，不得安歇。饭后略谈，已将就枕，恐累了二老，再三劝阻，郝老便命代往。 潜夫到了萧家门首，隔溪一看，一排房子都是黑洞洞的，只灵堂那间昏灯憧憧，略有微光，