At the end of August, the knife wound on her back had gradually healed. Other than the itchiness of the wound, she was able to walk and eat with ease.
The medical center that she was placed in was located in a relatively secluded corner of the west side of Chengdu city. The Chinese army called it the "hospital". According to Aunt Gu, it might be "adjusted" in the future. Perhaps it was because of the location, there were not many injured people who came here every day. When it was convenient for her to move around, Qu Longjun would secretly go and take a look.
The small courtyard that she was staying in was filled with female patients. Occasionally, there would be patients who came to rest and take medicine in the two rooms next door. However, none of them were as seriously injured as her. Some of the local residents were not used to leaving their women in this kind of unfamiliar place to recuperate. Therefore, they would usually go back after taking the medicine.
Qu Longjun did not have this kind of concern anymore.
In the one month that she stayed here, Qu Longjun was at a loss and afraid at first. Later on, her heart gradually calmed down. Although she did not know how the Chinese army would deal with her in the end, but after one month, she could already feel that the people in the hospital did not have any evil intentions towards her.
Most of the time, she only came into contact with two people here.
Aunt Gu, who was in charge of the hospital, was plump and looked kind. However, from the way she spoke, Qu Longjun could tell that she was not a simple person. From some of the clues in the way she spoke, Qu Longjun could even tell that she was a woman who once took a knife to the battlefield. In the past, Qu Longjun had only heard of this kind of person in dramas.
Other than Aunt Gu, who was also a woman, who took care of her a lot, the other person was the young doctor Long Aotian, who always looked cold. Although this young doctor who was highly skilled in martial arts killed people like flies and was usually a little unsmiling, but after getting along with him for a long time, she let go of her initial fear and was able to feel his kindness. At least, not long after, she understood that after the battle in the early morning of the 21st of July, it was this young doctor who saved her. After that, he seemed to be responsible for some of the things that happened. Therefore, every day, he came to deliver food to her and was concerned about whether her body condition was getting better or not.
The book "Women Hold Up Half the Sky" seems to have been given by him, and later there appeared several books on weaving and making money in small businesses.
She had been raised as a skinny horse since she was a child. She had some guesses in private. For example, they were about the same age. Did this little killer like her? Although he was cold and scary, he was actually quite good-looking. She just didn't know if he would beat her up …
As for the other possibility, it was that the Huaxia Army had made preparations to force her to be a spy somewhere else after she recovered from her injuries. If that was the case, it could explain why the junior doctor came to check on her every day.
These two thoughts were suppressed in the bottom of his heart, and he couldn't confirm them for a while. He only occasionally thought of them and felt uneasy.
On the 24th of August, they had their last consultation. In their last conversation, they talked about the marriage of the patient's brother.
After leaving the room, the young doctor who was walking in the yard looked back at the door a few times. At his age, it was difficult for him to make a specific analysis of some vague emotions. The girl in the room naturally did not notice this scene. To her, this was just a simple afternoon.
On the 25th of August, the young doctor did not come.
On the 26th, Aunt Gu came to the room with a small package.
"These are some things that I want to pass to you," Aunt Gu said.
Then, she took out some banknotes and land deeds from the package. Qu Longjun could recognize some of them. They were Wen Shoubin's things. Her contract was sandwiched between these bills. Aunt Gu took it out and tore it.
"That foster father of yours, Wen Shoubin, entered Chengdu City with ill intentions. Speaking of which, it's not right. However, after the investigation, we found that he didn't do anything evil … He wanted to do something bad, but he didn't succeed and died. Some of the things he brought to Chengdu were supposed to be confiscated, but Xiaolong filed a complaint for you. Although he died, you are still his daughter in name. These properties should be inherited by you … It took a lot of time to file the complaint. Xiaolong has been running around these days. Here, I brought them all for you. "
Although Wen Shoubin was not a rich man in the outside world, he had been dealing with rich families and selling women for many years. He had accumulated a considerable amount of wealth. Not to mention the land deeds in the package, just the gold and silver bills worth hundreds of taels were enough for an ordinary family to enjoy for half a lifetime. Qu Longjun's mind buzzed. She reached out her hand, but it was really difficult for her to understand this matter.
"This is …" Qu Longjun reached out her hand. "Did Doctor Long give it to me?"
"It's your adoptive father's inheritance," Aunt Gu said.
"But …"
Her mind was a mess, and she did not understand why. She had originally prepared for many people to covet her. The best result would be that the young doctor of the Long family would fall in love with her, and the worst result would be that she would become a spy. There were many worse results that she did not think about carefully. However, why did he give all these things to her?
She thought for a moment in confusion. Then, she looked up and said, "… Where is Doctor Long? Why didn't he come to me? I … want to thank him …"
"Xiaolong." Auntie Gu sighed. "He left yesterday. Didn't he say goodbye to you the afternoon before yesterday?"
"… He said that his brother is getting married."
"Yes, it's about the marriage. He rushed back yesterday. After the marriage, he still has to go to school. After all, he is still young, and his family does not allow him to run around. So, he asked me to pass this to him. He probably won't come to Chengdu for a while. "
"Study …" Qu Longjun repeated. After a moment, she said, "But … why?"
"What why?"
"You … Huaxia Army … How do you want to deal with me? After all, I … followed Wen Shoubin here to cause trouble. You … this is …"
Her words were a mess, and tears fell unconsciously. She had kept these words in her heart for the past month, and only now could she speak them out. Auntie Gu sat down beside her and patted her hand.
"You didn't do anything bad. How can you control yourself at such a young age? This is a good thing. You will be free in the future. Don't cry."
"Then I will leave in the future …"
"Leave … Wherever you want to go, you can make your own arrangements." Auntie Gu smiled. "However, you haven't fully recovered yet. You can think about your future carefully. Whether you stay in Chengdu or go somewhere else, it's all up to you. There won't be anyone like Wen Shoubin who restricts you …"
Qu Longjun sat there, and tears kept falling. Aunt Gu comforted her for a while before leaving the room.
It was as if a strange sea was wrapping around her from all directions.
She only felt unfamiliar with the phrase "freedom" that Aunt Gu said. It was so light that she couldn't quite grasp the weight of it. Although she was only sixteen years old, she had been living under the control of others for as long as she could remember. In the beginning, she had her father and mother. After her parents died, it was Wen Shoubin. In the past, if she was sold one day, the one who would control her life would be the person who bought her. In the future, she might even rely on his children to live. Everyone lived like this, and there was nothing wrong with it.
When Wen Shoubin died, she felt afraid at first, but then, she fell into the hands of the Black Flag Army. In life, when one understood that there wasn't much room for resistance, even fear would fade. Whether the people of the Huaxia Army took a fancy to her, wanted to do something to her, or wanted to use her to do something, she could clearly understand it. In reality, it was very difficult to resist.
But … freedom?
She thought of the cold faced Doctor Long. On the morning of the twenty-first of July, he saved her and healed her injuries … In a month's time, they didn't even speak more than a few words, and now … he had already left …
… Why?
There were a few books on the cabinet in the ward, as well as a bag of promissory notes and money. She didn't know when the invisible things that had been added to her body had already left. She felt that this world was somewhat incomprehensible to her.
She thought of her dead father and mother.
Sometimes, she also thought of some memories of the twenty-first of July, and vaguely remembered what Doctor Long had said.
"… Little lowly dog, you look like a dead fish …"
Did we know each other before?
Why am I a little lowly dog?
We haven't met before, right?
Why are you scolding me …
These doubts were hidden in her heart, accumulating layer by layer. More unfamiliar emotions welled up in her heart. She touched the bed, the table, and sometimes when she walked out of the room and touched the door frame, she was unfamiliar and sensitive to everything. When she thought of the past and the future, she also felt extremely unfamiliar …
That night, she didn't know how many times she cried in the room, and she only gradually fell asleep at dawn. Two days passed like this. Aunt Gu only called her during meals, and the little doctor never came. She thought of what Aunt Gu said, and she probably wouldn't see him again.
On the twenty-ninth of August, perhaps seeing that she had been bored in the courtyard for too long, Aunt Gu took her out to go shopping, and Qu Longjun also agreed.
Since coming to Chengdu, Qu Longjun had been locked up in the small courtyard, and the number of times she went out could be counted on one hand. Now that she was carefully touring, she could feel the vitality of the southwest streets. There hadn't been too many wars here, and the Huaxia army had once defeated the aggressive Jurchen invaders. In July, a large number of outsiders entered, saying that they wanted to show their strength to the Huaxia army, but in the end, the Huaxia army was calm and unruffled, and all of this happened in front of everyone.
In August, the trial and execution of the Jurchen captives at the military parade made countless onlookers' blood boil. After that, the Huaxia army held its first general meeting, and announced the establishment of the Huaxia People's Government. The martial arts competition in the city also began to reach its climax. Later, the opening of conscription attracted countless hot-blooded men, and it was said that many business deals with the outside world had been finalized … By the end of August, the lively atmosphere continued, which was a scene that Qu Longjun had never seen in the outside world.
However, at this moment, she was not in much mood to feel everything in front of her.
"Aunt Gu." When walking on a street, Qu Longjun asked her, "Doctor Xiaolong … is actually the son of a prominent family in the Huaxia army?"
Aunt Gu looked at her with a smile, "What's wrong? Have you fallen in love with Xiaolong? "
Qu Longjun smiled embarrassedly, "No, it's just that after thinking about it for the past two days, he must be more than a small military doctor in the Huaxia army since he can do so many things."
In the past, she had decided to resign herself to adversity, so she didn't delve into many details. After thinking about it for the past two days, when she looked back, she could see all kinds of abnormalities. No matter what, she was a bad person who followed Wen Shoubin to cause trouble, and he was just a small military doctor. How could he not pursue the matter? Moreover, the land deeds and the banknotes seemed simple, but they added up to a huge amount of wealth. Even if the Huaxia army was reasonable, there was no way that they would let their "adopted daughter" inherit the inheritance so easily.
Aunt Gu smiled, "His family indeed needs to be kept a secret."
"Then I won't ask." Qu Longjun smiled and nodded.
Time passed, and it was September.
Qu Longjun began to learn to help in the hospital.
After the initial confusion in her heart disappeared, more specific things came to her eyes.
She occasionally thought of her dead father.
Her father died in the hands of the Huaxia army.
In the past, she had been arranged by Wen Shoubin to move forward. After falling into the hands of the Huaxia army, she was just a weak girl and didn't need to think too much about her father. But at this moment, she had to face her father's death by herself.
Aunt Gu in the hospital was very good to her. She taught her many things that she didn't understand step by step. She had also roughly accepted the concept that the Huaxia army was not bad, and she even wanted to stay in a peaceful place like Chengdu for a long time. But every time she seriously thought about it, her father's death appeared in a more obvious form in front of her eyes.
She was confused about this for a long time.
She also occasionally read books, such as the description in the book "Women Can Hold Up Half the Sky", and other books about making a living. All of these were difficult to grasp in a short time. When reading these books, she thought of the young doctor with a cold face. Why did he leave these books? What did he want to say? Why did he take back Wen Shoubin's things, and why did he have the land deeds in Jiangnan?
She also thought of the young doctor's family background. Was he the son of a big family in the Huaxia army?
… Maybe they wouldn't meet again.
Just like that, September gradually passed. When October came, Qu Longjun summoned up the courage to say goodbye to Aunt Gu, and then she confessed her feelings. If she was still the thin horse that was controlled by others, she would live wherever she was thrown. But now that she was no longer controlled by others, she couldn't be thick-skinned and continue to stay here. After all, her father died in the Little Canghe. Although he was unbearable and was controlled by the Female Zhenren, he was still her father.
After listening to these things, Aunt Gu tried to persuade her several times, but when she found that she couldn't convince her, she finally just suggested that Qu Longjun stay for a while. Now that the Female Zhenren had retreated, there would be no war in various places for a while, but it was not peaceful outside the Sword Gate. She was a woman, so she should learn more before leaving.
Qu Longjun stayed in Chengdu for another half a month. On the 16th of October, she cried with Aunt Gu and prepared to leave with the arranged caravan. Aunt Gu finally scolded her with a sad face, "You stupid woman, in the future when our Huaxia army fights outside, are you going to run away again? Do you want to be an idiot who doesn't eat grain?"
Qu Longjun took out the book "Women Also Hold Up Half the Sky" from her bosom. "Now that I'm staying here, I'm receiving your charity from the beginning. If one day, I can also rely on myself to survive outside and really hold up half the sky, then I'll have to rely on my own ability. Maybe my father will forgive me."
Aunt Gu scolded her a few more times, and then made a promise with her that she would come back to see it again in the future.
At this moment, the wind outside Chengdu City was swirling up the dust from the long journey. The plump Auntie Gu did not know why, but this seemingly weak and meek young girl who was used to being submissive became so stubborn after being freed from her slavery status. But thinking about it carefully, this stubbornness was somewhat similar to that of the young boy who once disguised himself as "Long Aotian."
Relying on her past skills, she dressed up in a simple and somewhat ugly appearance, and then set off with the traveling caravan. She could write and calculate, and had already made an agreement with the shopkeeper of the caravan to help them with some small tasks during the journey. Perhaps Aunt Gu had told her to do this behind her back, but in any case, once they left the territory of the Huaxia army, she would be able to slightly improve her skills.
The carriage rumbled as it moved towards the mountains in the distance, facing the morning sun. Qu Longjun stood on the carriage filled with goods and waved at the back. Gradually, Aunt Gu, who was standing outside the city gate, could no longer be seen. She sat down on the shaft of the carriage.
The caravan continued forward.
'Little b * tch …'
She didn't know when, but she seemed to hear a vulgar voice beside her ear. She turned her head, and in the distance, Chengdu City had already become a black line in her vision. Her tears suddenly fell again, and after a long time, she turned around again. In front of her was an unknown road, and the world outside was savage and cruel. She was very, very afraid.
She rubbed her eyes.
"You're the little b * tch …"
Her slightly choked voice dissipated in the wind.
…
At the end of October, Aunt Gu went to Zhang Village and told Ning Ji, who was still in school, about Qu Longjun. Ning Ji was stunned at first, and then he jumped up from his seat. "Why didn't you stop her! Why didn't you stop her! She's going to die outside! She's going to die outside — "
The world was in chaos. If such a delicate girl went out, how could she survive? This was something that even Ning Ji could clearly think of.
…
At the same time, in the northern land of the howling wind and snow, in the cold Shang Jing City. A game of power began to come to an end.
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