Every day there are two villains fighting in my heart. One of them says that she really must seize the opportunity of the prophet. One said it was her own imagination, and she should stop daydreaming and just stay at home embroidering. Her parents loved her so much, they would definitely help her find a good husband and take good care of her husband and children. Wouldn't she feel happy?
During the few nights when the carriage was heading to Jiaocheng, she had the same dream every night. It was very clear in the dream, but it was always vague when she woke up, and she could only remember fragments of words.
It took her several nights to piece together some useful information. Fragments of her dream included Jiaocheng and a place called Yishan Town. Most importantly, the dream seemed to foreshadow a serious epidemic in Jiaocheng, which seemed to have reached an uncontrollable level. Faint fragments also showed the deaths of people and animals. She vaguely remember in my dream that it seemed to have affected many places and the situation was very tragic.
Unfortunately, no matter how anxious she was, she couldn't piece together what the epidemic was. Although she couldn't remember her previous dreams clearly, she could still remember part of them. Why did her dreams become more and more vague in the past few days? This made Su Qiaoxiu a little angry. She always felt that this happened because she failed to save the prince. She also had a very strong feeling that this dream might be her last chance. But will this dream come true in the end? Will it be another empty dream like this one? Su Qiaoxiu was unsure and entangled in her heart.
Su Qiaoxiu stood at the door and hesitated, not daring to knock on the door. She really didn't know what to do? After thinking about it, she realized that apart from telling the truth to her parents, there was really no way to explain what she had done this time. Her parents loved her so much, they should forgive her momentary confusion, Su Qiaoxiu thought uncertainly.
Su Qiaoxiu did regret it, but if she had the chance to do it again, she would probably still do it. After all, how would she know whether it was true or not if she didn't go there once?
Just as Shu Qiaoxiu was hesitating at the door, the door of her house was suddenly opened, and she looked directly at the eldest brother who opened the door.
"Brother Su was stunned, and then she almost screamed out loud, and quickly covered her mouth and pulled Su Qiaoxiu in from outside the door. Even though Su Qiaoxiu was wearing men's clothes, Brother Su recognized his sister at a glance.
"Xiu Xiu, you are finally back?" Brother Su was surprised, happy, and angry, with all kinds of emotions mixed together. His expression was actually a little ferocious, which scared Su Qiaoxiu so much that she took a few steps back, fearing that her brother would not be able to control himself and beat her up.
"Big...Big Brother" Su Qiaoxiu was really scared and called out timidly.
Brother Su looked at Su Qiaoxiu for a moment before he suddenly remembered what he wanted to do. He was still holding his mother's medicine residue in his hand.
"Stand still." He looked at the medicine residue in his hand, then glared at Su Qiaoxiu fiercely, then reopened the door and poured the medicine residue on the road, hoping that all the pain would be taken away by others' trampling, hoping that his mother would get better soon.
How could Su Qiaoxiu really dare to stand still? If she had to say who she was most afraid of in this family, it would probably be her eldest brother. He always had a cold face, and was really scary when he didn't smile.
In the past, her parents spoiled her and she had done nothing wrong, so although she was a little spoiled, her elder brother still went along with her. But she had been away from home for several days and had taken away the money her brother needed for the exam. Her brother would never forgive her for such a big thing. Su Qiaoxiu dared not wait, so she ran into her room, bolted the door, and hid in her bed.
"Su Qiaoxiu, open the door." Brother Su shouted outside the door. His mother had just fallen asleep after taking the medicine, and he didn't want to wake her up, so his voice was very suppressed.
Even Brother Su stopped shouting, and Su Qiaoxiu didn't even dare to open the door. The eldest brother must be very angry.
"Eldest son, what's wrong? Who are you talking to?"
In the main room, the voice of Old Man Su was heard.
"It's okay, Dad. I didn't talk to anyone." Brother Su also shouted. It was already so late, so Brother Su decided to let his parents have a good sleep and talk about anything tomorrow morning. Then he said to his sister inside the door: "Su Qiaoxiu, you'd better think of a good excuse to explain why you left these days."
The last sentence of "Brother Su" was almost growled out, and seeing that there was still no movement at the door, he took a deep breath and turned to leave. But he stopped after walking a few steps, looked at the door knocker, went back to the east room where he lived, and locked the door tightly as if holding a lock under the surprised gaze of the child's mother. There is a precedent for Su Qiaoxiu, so we have to be careful.
Su Qinshi who came out, looked at the child's father's strange behavior in surprise. She wanted to say something, but when she saw the look from her husband, she immediately shut up.
"Let's go back to the room and talk." Brother Su said in a low voice.
Su Qinshi nodded obediently and did whatever her husband said. "Husband, what's wrong?" Su Qinshi asked impatiently after returning to the room.
"My little sister is back." Brother Su lowered his voice.
"Xiao..." Su Qinshi quickly stopped talking the moment she exclaimed, and lowered her voice, "You said Xiuxiu is back?"
"Well, when I threw the medicine just now, she was standing outside the door and hid in her room. I didn't dare to shout loudly. Mom finally fell asleep. Let's leave it like this for tonight. We can talk about it tomorrow."
"You're right. Mother hasn't had a good night's sleep these days. Let's talk about it tomorrow." Su Qinshi nodded in agreement. Her mother-in-law hasn't been able to eat or sleep since her sister-in-law disappeared. She fell ill within two days. If she knew that her sister-in-law was back, she would not be able to sleep tonight.
If Su Qinshi knew that the real reason for her mother-in-law's illness was because her sister-in-law took away all the money that the family had prepared for her brother-in-law, she probably would not be so calm. Old Man Su told the eldest brother about the matter of the money, and no one else in the family knew about it. After all, she is the daughter they raised with love, and their deep love for her is obvious.
"I'm glad she back. Now that she back, my worries are gone and Mother should be well again soon." Su Qinshi heaved a sigh of relief and a relaxed smile appeared on her face. As for what the sister-in-law had been doing for so many days? Would she encounter anything? Su Qinshi had some thoughts in her mind, but she would not say them out loud.
After all, this is the sister that her man loves the most. There will be no benefit in telling her about it except being scolded by her man. Su Qinshi has weighed the pros and cons clearly in her mind. However, Xiuxiu is spoiled too much and is too brave. She said she was running away from home without saying a word. Isn't she afraid of encountering any danger? Seeing that the wife was really happy, Brother Su curled his lips and said, "Go to bed, it's getting late."
He looked at Su Qinshi with a complicated expression, took off his coat and lay down on the bed. The child's mother seemed gentle and had no temper, but he knew that was only because her interests were not violated. If she knew that her younger sister had taken the family's money, a storm would be inevitable.
Thinking of this, Brother Su felt a headache. He hoped that the money that his younger sister took away was not spent. However, Brother Su also knew that based on his younger sister's previous reaction, this possibility was extremely small. As the child's mother blew out the oil lamp, Brother Su closed his eyes.
On the other side, Su Qiaoxiu had already heard her brother lock the door, so she breathed a sigh of relief and sat back on the bed. In fact, even if her brother didn't lock the door, she had no plan to go out again. She only had a few dozen coins left on her. Where could she go? Thinking of the remaining money on her body, Su Qiaoxiu suddenly felt uneasy again. At this moment, she was not sure whether her parents, who had always loved her, would forgive her. She thought she might as well hide for a while. Su Qiaoxiu lay on the bed, thinking with giving up.