Chapter 15: The Flower in the Shade and the Green Beans of March

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  Eighteen

  Zhou Huijuan went missing, but her family did not immediately come to look for her. Since each school has different vacation times and she doesn't go home every week, her parents were busy with work, so it didn't attract much attention from others.

  The people at school thought Zhou Huijuan had gone home for the holidays early, so no one went to his house. The students were all busy packing up their things, Luo Xiaoyu rolled up her quilt and tied it with a rope, asking Kang Miao, "Where are you going to play during this winter break?"

  "Helping out at home selling rice." Kang Mi also packed up her things, after finishing packing it was the school's last meal time, then it would be officially dismissed.

  The dining place was in the school gymnasium, with many old tables set up. The food was steaming hot. Shen Shuxian had been eating very little recently and was getting thinner and thinner. Every night before going to sleep, she would hear a muffled thudding sound in her ears, like the sound of a shovel hitting her head.

  It seems that killing someone is not an easy thing to get rid of.

  Seeing Ning Xingguo's carefree and smiling face, I can only imagine in my heart what it would be like to be with him.

  The next morning, Luo Xiaoyu was gone, presumably having left early, without even saying goodbye, probably afraid of waking them up.

  Kang Weiwei also carried a small leather suitcase and was ready to leave. She asked casually, "Why haven't you left yet? Are you going to spend the New Year in school?"

  "No, I'm going to find the principal about something regarding next year's tuition. Besides, I didn't sleep well yesterday and caught a cold, so I want to sleep in a bit more." Shen Shuxian lied, but her voice was indeed hoarse, "Didn't Mr. Ning send you?"

  "Oh, he's coming to send me off, I should wait for him at the school gate."

  "Don't tell him about what happened that night." Shen Shuxian mumbled, turning over and sitting up, her hair disheveled, with red bloodshot eyes, as she pulled out a cotton thread from her hair and asked, "Will you guys make plans to go out and have fun during this winter break?"

  "This is a secret." Kang Yu's smile made the two dimples on her face especially charming, and the scarf also set off her face like an apple that had just been picked.

  A surge of sourness welled up in Shen Shuxian, but she didn't want to make a scene, so she just said, "Then I won't see you off either. Let's meet next year."

  Kang Weiwei sat on her bedhead, "You rest well, next year when school starts I'll bring you delicious food."

  After she left, the dormitory was empty and quiet. For some reason, Shen Shuxian suddenly thought of the kang at home, the pot at home, and the old newspaper stuck on the window. She remembered her mother chopping firewood alone at home to keep warm. Shen Shuxian saw a mirror on the table, with a picture of a female star on the back. She took a glance, and the reflection in the mirror was haggard and withered, with big dark circles under her eyes, messy hair, looking like a ghost. In the future, when the war is fierce, who knows if she will be hit by a cannonball, her body blown to pieces, without even knowing the taste of marriage and love...

  What I fear most is death, falling from the top of a cliff and landing with a thud, at that moment I should shout "I love you", but who to? Still dead.

  Dazed for a long time, sneezed loudly, felt cold all over, nose was stuffy and runny, uncomfortable, wrapped in a quilt, pulled up the curtains and fell into a deep sleep.

  After a while, I felt thirsty and shouted for water, but no one responded.

  Suddenly had a nightmare, dreamed of Zhou Huijuan standing outside the window with a face full of blood, her mouth stuffed with that scarf, one eye in its socket, the other gone, staring at herself intensely.

  The window was sealed off, and Zhou Huijuan knocked on the door, making a heart-pounding sound: Bang! Bang! Bang!...

  Don't let you in, can't... save me! Shen Shuxian's teeth bit the quilt tightly, her eyes closed and shouted loudly.

  It was quite delightful because of the voting thing before.

  Actually, there's no need for everyone to waste their time voting.

  What's the difference between being first and last?

  I also have a heart for fame and wealth, it's just that compared to before, I've taken it more lightly.

  Many things are not decided by us.

  Wish you all a pleasant reading experience.

  Nineteen

  "Open the door, open the door." Ning Xingguo knocked on the door forcefully, and he heard Shen Shuxian shouting for help. Originally, he was supposed to send Kang Miao back home by car, and when they said goodbye, they secretly kissed in the rickshaw. Kang Miao said that Shen Shuxian might have a cold and was sleeping, asking him to buy some ginger soup to visit her. However, because of an appointment with Zong Xiuyu at noon, he forgot about it. It wasn't until the afternoon that he remembered to go visit Shen Shuxian.

  Shen Shuxian woke up to the sound of knocking at the door, and was so scared that she shrank into the corner of the bed, burying her head between her knees. "Don't come in..."

  Ning Xingguo saw from outside the window and shouted, "Don't be afraid, it's me, your teacher."

  When she heard Ning Xingguo's voice, Shen Shuxian quickly opened the door. Ning Xingguo was wearing a white shirt with a gray sweater over it, which was actually taken from her husband by Zong Xiuyu. There were still a few snowflakes on his hair, which melted instantly. With concerned eyes and broad shoulders, he was the person she saw after the nightmare. In this moment, Shen Shuxian was filled with hope for life and dependence on this man. Her body couldn't wait to welcome him, and tears fell down, "Sir, you're here."

  Ning Xingguo looked at the girl in his arms, her pale forehead, slender body, and melodious voice. He didn't have the heart to push her away, so he used the back of his hand to feel her forehead, which was scorching hot. He quickly helped her onto the bed and closed the door.

  Looking around, the dormitory is empty and cold. The two roommates have already gone home for the holidays. Most people have left school, except for a few students whose hometowns are at war and cannot return home, which would be sending themselves to death. Moreover, only military trains are available, making it even more dangerous for a girl to travel alone. Therefore, I applied early to stay in school for the New Year's holiday, anyway, the cafeteria has already prepared meals in advance.

  "Aren't you going home? Why is your head so hot?" Ning Xingguo saw the small coal stove in the corner of the wall, which had already gone out, with a furnace full of yellow dead ash. Zong Xiuyu had discussed with several teachers and herself the day before that apart from using some of the foreign money to buy some furniture and equipment, everything else would be used for military supplies. On New Year's Eve, they would transport some military supplies out of the city, and then purchase new reserves. The war situation at the front was tense. Before the Spring Festival, she had to stay in school to do some liaison and preparation work.

  Shen Shuxian's hands were slender, holding a soft and fluffy hand like a child's. Kang Mi's hands were relatively fleshy, with four adorable little dimples on the flesh, which was a very obvious difference. Women are not all the same even when the lights are off, hands come in fat and thin, breasts come in big and small, holes come in loose and tight. Men are also not all the same when the lights are off, brothers come in long and short, butts come in white and black, and some have a strong body odor while others do not - these feelings will never be the same.

  Ning Xingguo felt a bit awkward and let go of his hand, saying, "You lie down, I'll go to the cafeteria to get you something to drink."

  Shen Shuxian's eyes turned red, and her hands suddenly tightened around Ning Xingguo's again. "Don't go, sir! I'm really scared now, please don't leave me, please."

  Ning Xingguo sat on the edge of the bed, pulled the quilt over her and laughed, "Had another nightmare, how pitiful. Tell me, what did you dream about?"

  A gust of wind suddenly blew in, probably because the window latch was not closed properly. With a loud bang, the window was blown open. The paper scraps in the room flew up instantly, and the books were flipped open with a rustling sound.

  "Ah!" Shen Shuxian burrowed into her quilt, "Don't come in, don't come in, don't look for me."

  Ning Xingguo got up and went to close the window, then returned to the bedside, patted Shen Shuxian's back and said, "Don't be afraid, sir is by your side, come out."

  The firm and gentle voice of a loved one is like a lifeline for those who are fearful.

  Shen Shuxian hugged Ning Xingguo and cried, "Don't let her in, don't, sir, sir, don't leave me, I didn't mean to."

  Ning Xingguo only then realized that she was truly pitiful, and he tightly hugged her to comfort her, "It's okay, don't cry, Mr. has gotten his clean clothes all dirty from your sniffles."

  Shen Shuxian finally stopped sobbing and lifted her head as if trying to hold back her tears.

  "What did you dream about? I'll help you interpret it." Ning Xingguo was as patient as if he were dealing with a little girl, supporting her against the bed, putting a pillow behind her back, and letting her sit comfortably.

  "Sir, I dreamed that Zhou Huijuan was asking for my life." Shen Shuxian's hand tightly grasped Ning Xingguo's wrist, trembling with fear. "Sir, do you think people become ghosts after they die?"

  Twenty

  Ning Xingguo was quite surprised to hear Zhou Huijuan's name, as this student seemed to have returned home privately without attending the Confucius ceremony and had not informed the school until now. This would result in severe punishment when school starts.

  "Why are you afraid of ghosts? There's no such thing as ghosts in this world." Ning Xingguo's wrist was grabbed a bit painfully.

  "I saw her, turned into a ghost standing by the window, just there." Shen Shuxian pointed to the edge of the window with her hand, but didn't dare look, lowering her head.

  "She's not dead, how can she become a ghost." Ning Xingguo smiled, thinking that this female student was just timid.

  "She's dead, sir." Shen Shuxian's pale face suddenly twisted, her lips trembling as she spoke the five words.

  "What?" Ning Xingguo was shocked, "How did she die."

  "It was I who killed her." Shen Shu Xian's eyes widened, and with a faint tone, "Sir, I'm now afraid that she'll become a ghost to haunt me. But sir, when you're here, I'm not afraid because once I dreamed of being eaten by a wolf, and just as it was about to devour me completely, you came and saved my life. Today is the same, Zhou Hui Juan was originally standing outside the window, but when you arrived, she became afraid. Sir, please don't leave Shu Xian..."

  A few sentences that seemed like a mumble left Ning Xingguo deeply puzzled. Can a fever really make a normal person talk nonsense? He asked casually, "How did you kill her?"

  Snowflakes like palms can't cover the eyes, and the wind is as sharp as a knife, constantly worrying. On this snowy evening, Ning Xingguo heard something so absurd: two female students killed another female student to keep his secret from being revealed. The means were extremely cruel.

  Heavens, what kind of world is this?

  Ning Xingguo said, "Let's go find the principal together."

  Zong Xiuyu was thinking about how to spend the money in her office, when she saw the two of them coming over. After asking about the situation, her face turned pale and she trembled as she said, "You're being too impulsive."

  Shen Shuxian trembled with anxiety, "What's going to happen now? Will I be caught and put to death?"

  Zong Xiuyu's hair had turned gray, she picked up the coat and threw it over Shen Shuxian's body, "You child, winter is coming and you're only wearing this much. Let's go, now take us to find her."

  As it was getting late, most of the teachers and students had returned home, leaving only a few people behind. They walked in the snow, some deeper than others, until they reached the backyard. Suddenly, Shen Shuxian felt a familiar scene wash over her, almost causing her to faint into Ning Xingguo's arms, but he held her up, his hand tightly grasping hers.

  Upon arriving at the entrance, Zong Xiuyu asked, "Have you all been inside?"

  Shen Shuxian said, "Yes, at the time we knocked her unconscious inside. We actually didn't want to kill her. It was because she said she would expose us at the graduation ceremony and take 8,000 yuan."

  Zong Xiuyu nodded slightly, her face stern.

  From the small gate in the west, they walked along the riverbank to the edge of the stream. The corpse had disappeared, and the sky was slowly darkening. The snow had stopped falling, and their toes were numb with cold. The three people continued walking downstream along the riverbank road, which wasn't very long, and soon they would reach the lower reaches.

  It seems that Shen Shuxian has a natural courage and sense of justice, and the secret has already been known to her, so it's worth considering letting her join. Zong Xiuyu looked at her for a moment.

  After walking for a long time, the river water was blocked by several large bluestones, on which a layer of thin ice had formed. A human-like object lay horizontally on the stone slab.

  Happy New Year, my friend.

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  Thank you for your support! Seeing 2008, I suddenly feel a sense of nostalgia.

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