Siheyuan: Fighting against Japanese Aggression in Beijing

In this way, three months passed quickly. During these three months, Qin Huairu felt like every day was a year. Every day she locked herself in the room, thinking about her illness and the fortune that Li Kangri had told her. The more she thought about it, the more anxious she became, and the more she hated him.

She hated Jia Dongxu for dying and leaving her with a large family. She hated Jia Zhangshi for watching her too closely. She also hated Sha Zhu for being so ruthless and ungrateful to her, forgetting about her, Sister Qin, in the blink of an eye. Of course, what she hated the most was Li Kangri. She hated him for coming to this courtyard, hated him for taking Sha Zhu away from her, and hated him even more for watching her die.

The only thing she never hated was her three children. She felt that it was she who brought trouble upon them. Two of them lost their lives, and one of them married far away.

Just like that, for three months, she basically ate less and less. It was not that she didn't want to eat, but she would vomit it out after eating. There was so much resentment in her heart that she couldn't even eat a mouthful of food. So now, she could only be described as emaciated.

That night, Qin Huairu suddenly felt very hungry, so she hurried to the table and started eating. After a while, she had eaten several steamed buns and a dish. This time, she did not vomit after eating.

Seeing that she didn't vomit, Qin Huairu happily covered her stomach and went to bed and fell asleep. Just like that, she fell asleep quietly and never woke up again.

Half a month later, at noon, when Yan Fugui and his wife came back to cook in the house next door, Yang Ruihua said, "Old man, do you smell it? Why do I feel like there is a dead mouse in the house? Smell it, it smells so bad. It's so hot, I'm afraid there must be a dead mouse under our bed?"

"Really?" Yan Fugui sniffed and said, "You know what, maybe there really is a dead mouse. Let me look for it!"

After saying that, Yan Fugui hunched over and began searching every corner of the house. He even pulled out the garbage under the bed to search.

After a long time, after searching every corner of the house, Yan Fugui said, "Nothing!"

"Old man, why do I smell something coming from next door? If you don't believe me, smell that door," said Yang Ruihua.

After hearing what Yang Ruihua said, Yan Fugui walked to the sealed door and started smelling it.

"Wow, it stinks. How many rats died?" Yan Fugui said while fanning his nose.

"How many rats?" Yang Ruihua said, "That's impossible, unless..." As he spoke, Yang Ruihua widened his eyes.

"Unless what?" Yan Fugui asked.

"Old man, how long have you not seen Qin Huairu?"

"How long have I been here? The last time I paid the rent was... more than 20 days ago! Another time was 15 days ago. I saw that she was skinny and asked her a question, but she...she..." Yan Fugui also widened his eyes as he spoke, "Old woman, you don't mean Qin Huairu..."

"Yes, that's what I mean. I haven't seen her for a long time, and she looks so terrible. Do you think she has died of illness? This is too scary." Yang Ruihua said.

"Oh, maybe it's true. Old lady, let's go and knock on the door to see if there is any movement."

After saying that, Yan Fugui hurried out and came to the door of Qin Huairu's house. Yan Fugui knocked a few times and called out, "Huairu, Huairu, are you there? If you are, just let me know. Is there a dead mouse in your house?"

……

"Huairu!"

"Bang bang bang bang..."

……

"Huairu."

"Old man, I'm afraid it's true. Try sniffing the door."

"Cough cough cough..."

"Really, really, it must be true. Come on, come with me to the backyard to call for reinforcements. He is a policeman, and he has to take care of this matter."

Having said that, Yan Fugui hurriedly ran to the backyard.

After a while, Li Yuanjun appeared at Qin Huairu's door. After knocking on the door, Li Yuanjun also sniffed.

"Hey, what a smell!" Li Yuanjun said with disgust.

"Reinforcements, I'm right, there must be dead people, believe me."

"Wait a minute, I'll call someone over. I don't dare go in."

……

Just like that, half an hour later, the police officer on duty at the police station and two forensic doctors from the municipal bureau arrived at the courtyard together.

After arriving at the courtyard, they discussed it and worked together to break open Qin Huairu's door.

The moment the door opened, a foul smell hit them in the face, and several people almost fell down.

In the end, two forensic doctors wearing masks walked in.

After entering, the two forensic doctors almost vomited. Even though they were used to seeing these things, they couldn't help it because the white maggots were so disgusting, especially the head, where the bones were almost exposed.

So, soon, Li Yuanjun called his leader for instructions and sent someone to take Qin Huairu away.

……

At night, in the room of Yan Fugui and his wife, Yang Ruihua was scared to death, "Old man, you said Qin Huairu died so tragically, she won't come to us at night, right?"

"Nonsense, no one has ever died in that room in this courtyard," Yan Fugui said, "Don't believe it. Just look at the well in our courtyard. I don't know how many maids and servants died in it! This used to be a big mansion."

"Old man, don't we know the person who died before? Why don't we move away? I really can't sleep."

"Moving away? This is a huge bargain. We don't have to pay rent now. It's a house owned by an ex-family, so it's a waste not to occupy it. Although we can't own it, we can still live in it." Yan Fugui said with a smile.

"Hey, Old Yan, Qin Huairu died next door. Aren't you afraid that she will hear it and cause trouble for you?" Yang Ruihua said with fear on his face.

"Hey, that's a lie. There are no ghosts in this world. If there are a lot of dead people, don't be afraid. If you are really scared, we can find a Taoist priest tomorrow to buy a talisman to stick on it." Yan Fugui said with a smile.

"Yes, yes, yes, I must have it, otherwise I can't sleep." Yang Ruihua said.

"Okay, this time we save on rent, so we can buy more."

"Old Yan, we sleep in the same bed at night. I'm really scared."

"Okay, okay, it's just one, what are you afraid of? I'm here!"

In this way, Yan Fugui hugged the old woman and fell asleep contentedly.