In her previous life, she and her sister didn't rely on themselves for everything, and what she hated the most was this kind of woman who would only cry when she encountered something, but she softened her heart when she looked at Ye, Ye's was so weak, but she still dared to stand up for her daughter under the double oppression of her husband and mother-in-law.

The mother and daughter returned to the house, Ye blew out the oil lamp and lay beside Gu Mingzhen, the youngest daughter's breathing gradually stabilized and soon fell asleep, and in the darkness Ye heard the eldest daughter's voice ringing in his ears.

"Mother, have you heard of Chen Shimei?"

Ye Shi shook her head, and then reacted that she shook her head in the dark, and her daughter couldn't see it, so she had to say softly: "I haven't heard of it, who is it?"

"It's a scholar, ten years of hard study in Beijing to catch the exam, no news, and then his wife and children came to Beijing to look for him, only to know that he won the champion two years ago, and was recruited by the emperor as a concubine, Chen Shimei disliked his wife and vulgarity, abandoned his wife and children and drove them out of the house, and sent a killer to kill people. ”

Gu Mingzhen's voice in the dark was very soft, there were almost no ups and downs, Ye had been reading and reading with Gu Xiucai since she was a child, although she was born in the countryside, she knew how to read and be polite, she was not stupid, her daughter's words were not hidden, she instinctively felt that Gu Sui was not such a person, and wanted to defend Gu Sui, but she followed Gu Mingzhen's words and asked.

"And then?"

The killer who went to kill saw that their orphans and widows couldn't bear to do it, but he was afraid that he would not be able to escape death if he went back like this, and under the choice between the two sides, the killer committed suicide in order to seek justice, but in this way he handed the handle to Chen Shimei, he slandered his wife for murder, and at his behest, his wife was exiled to the frontier, and instructed the escort official to kill her halfway. ”

Ye's heart rose to his throat, and he said worriedly, "She's dead?"

Of course not, she was saved by an adult who served the country and the people, and after knowing her grievances, she decided to avenge her grievances, and after many verifications, she finally found the evidence that Chen Shimei abandoned his wife and children to buy murder. ”

Ye Shi breathed a sigh of relief, "Chen Shimei has been convicted?"

Gu Mingzhen chuckled lightly, paused slightly, and then said slowly: "Chen Shimei was convicted, and the adults wanted to cut off his head, but the princess and the queen mother rushed to stop him after knowing about it, and under the oppression of power, Chen Shimei was acquitted, and her wife committed suicide at home after knowing about it, leaving her son to be tortured and die in less than two years." ”

Of course, Chen Shimei was not released, he was sent to the dragon head by Lord Bao, but in this world, Chen Shimei abounds, and Lord Bao is hard to find in the world.

Gu Mingzhen and Gu Sui have not had much contact, but based on the events of last night and the memories left by the original owner, they also know that Gu Sui is not a good person, and after reading books for so many years, they have all read to the stomach of a dog.

The house fell silent again, Gu Mingzhen opened her eyes and looked at the dark roof, thinking about what she had to plan for the future, and when she was about to fall asleep in a daze, Ye spoke again.

"Do you think your father will become Chen Shimei?"

Gu Mingzhen didn't answer, she didn't know if Gu Sui had the luck to become Chen Shimei, but there was no doubt that Ye's life was not good.

The next day, I don't know if it was because Mrs. Gu was not at home, or because Gu Mingzhen said at night, Ye listened to it, and until the sun rose, she was still lying on the bed and not moving.

Gu Mingzhen was the earliest, and the second aunt Li had already led her three cousins to her mother's house.

In the memory of the original owner, the three of them always ate the least and cooked the most, but in fact, although the Gu family was not rich, they were definitely not poor enough to save money.

Gu Mingzhen went into the kitchen and looked around, the rice jar was almost full, there were some marinated bacon and salted fish hanging on the shelf on one side, and there were several jars in the corner, which had pickled some beans, radishes and cabbage respectively.

In the last life, because their parents died when they were young, the two sisters of the Gu family relied on themselves for everything, from washing and cooking, to changing light bulbs and repairing water pipes, almost all housework will be, and later after graduating from school, in order to save money is also a hobby, when they are usually at home after work and holidays, they also cook in their own homes, Gu Mingzhen has practiced good cooking skills.

The firewood room is on the edge of the kitchen, Gu Mingzhen brought a bundle of firewood over, ready to make a fire, she has never used this kind of earthen stove, although the original owner used to give Gu a hand, but some things still have to be done by themselves, Gu Mingzhen followed the memory for a long time before the fire was raised, poured the half bowl of rice that had been washed and soaked before into the pot and began to cook, she fished out some radishes from the jar, these are all pickled by Ye's, the craft was learned after marrying behind Mrs. Gu, although it is not as delicious as Mrs. Gu's pickling, but the taste is also very good。

Washed and cut the radish strips, put some seasonings and mixed them, thinking that when Mrs. Gu and the others came back, I was afraid that there would not be such a comfortable life, so I ran to the back vegetable garden to pick a handful of garlic seedlings, came back and cut a piece of bacon and fried it together.

When everything was done, the stove was cleaned up, and the porridge was just cooked until it was thick, Gu Mingyu yawned and walked out of the east chamber.

"Are you awake?" Gu Mingzhen took a basin of warm water and prepared Gu Mingyu's things for washing.

"No, grandma is finally not at home, sister, you don't sleep for a while, why is it so early?" Gu Mingyu grabbed a handful of snow from under the eaves and pasted it on her face as she walked, and her originally dizzy spirit immediately sobered up.

"Oh, I make so many delicious things! I'm afraid grandma will say when she comes back." She didn't have time to brush her teeth, so she directly pinched a piece of bacon and put it in her mouth, looking satisfied.

Gu Mingzhen stood aside with a smile and looked at her sister, "Then you can't eat it!"

"Of course you eat it, do you want to wake up your mother?"

"No need, my mother can't sleep a few times a year, the second aunt took Gu Mingli and them back to her parents' house, now there are only three of us at home, my mother can sleep as long as she wants, I will leave the food alone for a while, put it in the pot and warm it, and you can eat it when you get up." ”

The two sisters ate around the stove, Gu Mingzhen handed over the important matter of washing dishes to her sister, went back to her house and added a padded jacket, and walked out.

Qingshan Village is a big village in the nearby ten miles and eight townships, there are more than 100 households, in ancient times, unlike modern times, every inch of land is golden, the homestead is very large, almost every household has a yard and vegetable garden, and when Gu Mingyu washes the dishes and feeds the chickens and pigs, Gu Mingzhen is only half of the shopping.

The original owner has a good reputation in the village, he is known for being diligent and thrifty, smart and capable, plus he is good and good, he looks white and clean, with fine skin and tender meat, and he is very popular with aunts and aunts, and the sisters have received countless greetings along the way, Gu Mingzhen is very patient, and anyone who comes to ask can chat with people for a while.

By the time we got to the end of the village, it was already three poles in the morning.

Qingshan Village is named after the Henglang Mountain behind the village, a big river under the mountain that is named Jing Creek passes by, although the name is a stream, but the river body is broad, and the warm water in spring rises and the waves are like a big river.

Gu Mingzhen stood on the ridge of the river, looking at a group of people around the river from a distance and didn't know what they were doing, before she could understand, there was a young man in the crowd who rushed to this side, with a distance of about 100 meters, the young man had already come to the front in the blink of an eye, Gu Mingyu was not in a hurry, and was hit by him.

"You want to run when you hit someone, what's going on up ahead?"

The young man looked familiar and should be from his own village, and when he saw that he was about to run away when he hit someone, Gu Mingzhen grabbed him by the back and pulled the person back.

The young man looked at him about the same age as Gu Mingyu, and when he saw that he was pulled and struggled twice, he didn't break away, and his face was flushed with anxiety!

"Sister Mingzhen, you let me go first, and then I'll go and make amends for your crimes?"

"Tell me what happened in front of me first?" Gu Mingzhen watched her sister get up from the ground, she didn't look like she was doing anything, her hand loosened a little, but she still didn't let go.

The young man's anxious tears came out, Gu Mingyu patted the snow water on her buttocks, and said strangely: "Liu Erlang, why don't you follow your brother to study at home and come to the river?"

Hearing the name Liu Erlang, Gu Mingzhen completely knew who this person was.

Six years ago, he and his brother Liu Yu followed their widowed mother to the household of Qingshan Village and lived in the east of the village.

Liu Yu is not only a talent, but also a student, eating public meals, not only do you not have to pay tuition fees to go to school, the imperial court will also give him silver every year, plus Liu He's embroidery craftsmanship is exquisite, often embroider something for the big families in the county, and their family days are among the best in the village.

Liu Erlang wiped a handful of tears: "My brother fell into the river, I have to go back and find someone to save him." ”

As soon as Gu Mingzhen's hand was released, the young man rushed back to the village like an arrow from the string.

Gu Mingzhen squinted slightly and looked into the distance, and there was indeed a black shadow fluttering near the middle of the river, which must be Liu Yu.

"Sister, go home and ask our mother to cook a pot of thick ginger soup and burn the kang. ”

She ran down the snow path that had been trampled on.

Gu Mingyu didn't understand what she meant at first, and ran towards the river after her, seeing that she was about to reach the river, Gu Mingzhen began to take off her padded jacket while running, and when she arrived at the river, she had only taken off her underwear and middle coat, and rushed into the river with an arrow step in the surprised eyes of everyone.

Gu Mingyu didn't have time to exclaim, so she turned around and ran wildly back and forth.

As soon as Gu Mingzhen entered the water, she felt like she had fallen into an ice cellar, and her whole body was numb from the cold.

The well-dressed scholars on the shore were chattering like a flock of sparrows, Gu Mingzhen was not affected at all, tried to swim twice, and found that although the river was cold, the current was not urgent, and after soaking in the river for a while, the water temperature was not so unacceptable.

The place where she dived was chosen above Liu Yu's slope, and it was not too difficult to swim to him, and when she got to the front, she found that the reason why Liu Yu had not been washed away was because there was a dead tree in the center of the river, and Liu Yu only grabbed the branch with one hand.

Gu Mingzhen swam over and grabbed the branch, her feet tried to hook in the water, and after a while, she hooked on the trunk, she let go of her hand and tried it, it felt quite stable, only then did one hand pass under Liu Yu's armpit and drag him, and the other hand began to untie his clothes, it was a harsh winter, Liu Yu was wearing so much, dragging him back like this would undoubtedly kill herself.

The clothes of the ancients had no buttons, they were all laced and all of them were slipknots, which were very easy to untie, Gu Mingzhen didn't take long for Liu Yu to leave only the profane clothes and pants, and the clothes he took off were rolled by the flowing water as soon as he took them off, and disappeared into the vast river.