The boat drove for a long time, Yu Ge'er was a little seasick, halfway through, the big boat was bumping in the river more and more, Yu Ge'er vomited for a whole day, and in the end even the bile was vomited out, seeing his pale face, Gu Sanniang was very distressed, but unfortunately the boat is not as good as land, it is not easy to ask for a bowl of hot water to drink.

"Mother, Brother Yu threw up again." As soon as Gu Sanniang walked into the cabin with half a bucket of water, Xiao Yezi hurriedly said to her.

Gu Sanniang walked to the side of the bed in three steps and two steps, she touched Brother Yu'er's forehead and asked, "Brother Yu'er, do you still want to vomit?" ”

Brother Yu opened his eyes and looked at her, at this time he was full of strength, and he didn't even have the strength to speak, Gu Sanniang said: "I'm hungry, my mother will go and find you something to eat." ”

Brother Yu grinned, and he said, "I'm not hungry, just wait to get off the boat." ”

The child is so considerate, which makes Gu Sanniang feel more and more guilty, she asked Xiao Yezi to guard the royal brother, and went down to the bottom alone to buy food, if she wants to eat a hot meal, she can only find the boatmen to buy it, to get to the stern cabin of the passenger ship, you need to pass through the door of the chase shop, the smell is unpleasant, and many men get together in twos and threes to chat, when the big guy sees a young woman coming, a pair of eyes are rolling on her.

Gu Sanniang was uncomfortable, but she had to walk over without squinting, and when she reached the stern, the boatmen recognized Gu Sanniang and said, "Shopkeeper Gu, you are here." ”

In the past two years, Gu Sanniang often traveled back and forth between Lixian and Tongcheng, and the number of boat trips was too much, and some of the boatmen on the ship recognized her, and she occasionally asked the boatmen to help her bring the goods, which was regarded as extra money for the boatmen.

Gu Sanniang nodded and said, "I want to buy a bowl of hot porridge." ”

The boatman who spoke smiled and said, "It's still the same as before, a bowl of hot porridge with eighty copper plates." ”

When he spoke, he had found a clean bowl and put a big bowl of hot porridge for Gu Sanniang, although Gu Sanniang said that the flesh hurt, but there was no way, the rules on the boat are like this, no one will spend a copper plate to buy a bowl of porridge on weekdays, but on the ship, hot porridge becomes rare, if it is too expensive, you can only not eat, Brother Yu'er is seasick, she can't eat dry food, she just saves money, and she is reluctant to let the child suffer with it.

Gu Sanniang touched a piece of dimes and gave it to him, and the boatman weighed it twice, gave her a spoonful of pickles, and asked, "Why didn't Mr. Shen follow you this time?" ”

These boatmen all knew that as long as Gu Sanniang went to Tongcheng, Mr. Shen would definitely accompany her, as long as he was there, he would never let a woman's family come to a place like the bottom, so he didn't see him this time, and the boatman asked curiously.

Gu Sanniang smiled reluctantly and said in a low voice, "He has something." ”

The boatman didn't ask any more, Gu Sanniang thanked him, then turned around and went back to the house, passing by the door of the Chase Shop, those men saw her holding a bowl of hot porridge, they couldn't help twitching their noses, a pair of eyes couldn't be removed, she walked up the stairs, and a bald man still stretched his neck to chase her.

Back in the cabin, Brother Yu happened to be awake, the two children sat on the bed, talking head to head, Gu Sanniang raised her lips and said, "Mother bought hot porridge and came back." ”

Hot porridge is more popular than dry food, Xiao Yezi knew that this porridge was bought by her mother for her younger brother to eat, so she sat obediently on the side and said nothing, Gu Sanniang fed her brother Yu Er a few mouthfuls of hot porridge, and beckoned Xiao Yezi to come over, she said: "You also drink a sip to warm up." ”

Xiao Yezi shook her head, and she said, "I don't get seasick, this porridge is reserved for Brother Yu'er to eat." ”

Seeing this, Brother Yu said to Xiao Yezi: "Sister doesn't eat it, and I don't eat it either." ”

Gu Sanniang pursed her lips and smiled, she said, "Don't worry, there are many more." ”

Gu Sanniang gave Xiao Yezi a small half bowl, the boat was damp and cold, eat a bite of hot porridge, as if her body was a little warmer, Xiao Yezi looked at Gu Sanniang and said, "Mother, you can also eat some." ”

Gu Sanniang knew that if she didn't eat it, the two children would definitely not be relentless, so she took a small bite and fed the rest to Brother Yu'er to eat.

Maybe it was the fatigue of the journey, this night Gu Sanniang slept very deeply with the two children in her arms, the big boat was driving on the river, she saw Shen Zhuo in her sleep, only to see him wearing a python clothes and jade belt, standing on a high platform with a solemn expression, no matter how Gu Sanniang shouted his name loudly, he seemed to be unable to hear her voice, Gu Sanniang was anxious, she saw that it was not a good place to go, and if she didn't do it well, she would climb high and fall heavy, so she bluffed and yelled, but Shen Zhuo ignored it completely, and finally Gu Sanniang had to climb towards the high platform, Unexpectedly, just as she was about to climb to the top, her feet slipped and she fell straight down.

Gu Sanniang was awakened by a nightmare, she quickly reached out and touched the two children, they were still sleeping well next to her, recalling the situation in the dream, Gu Sanniang still had palpitations, she wiped her forehead with cold sweat, and then opened the window a thin slit, it was dark outside, and the sound of the waves came one after another, in this long night, Gu Sanniang's thoughts reached its peak, she wanted to be clumsy, she wanted to think very much.

The big boat has to drift on the river for two days, Brother Yu and Xiao Yezi have never suffered such hardships before, Gu Sanniang feels sorry for the two children, and spends money to buy two bowls of hot porridge during the day, every time she passes by the Chase shop downstairs, she always attracts the attention of many people.

In the evening, when she went to make porridge, she had just walked a few steps, and the bald man yesterday laughed behind her back: "This little lady is really generous, and she looks smart." ”

Gu Sanniang was furious, but as the old saying goes, a good man doesn't suffer the loss in front of him, she is alone in a woman's family, and she doesn't have to conflict with people in vain, so she turned around and glared at the man fiercely, and turned around and went up to the third floor.

After dinner, Gu Sanniang packed her bags in advance, early tomorrow morning, the passenger ship will dock at Tongcheng Wharf, the two children were detained in the cabin for two or three days, they were already stuffy, Gu Sanniang took them to the deck for a turn, and when she returned to the house, she saw the bald man again, and I don't know how he ran to the third floor, the man saw Gu Sanniang, and smiled at her, Gu Sanniang frowned slightly, and pulled the two children back to the cabin.

Soon after dark, Gu Sanniang coaxed Xiao Yezi and Yu Ge'er to rest early, she couldn't sleep, took out the letter sent to her by Shen Zhuo from the burden and stuck it on her chest, unconsciously, Gu Sanniang fell asleep next to the children, just when she was in a daze, she heard a slight noise at the door, Gu Sanniang sat up with a spirit, and she shouted loudly: "Who is it?" ”

The sound stopped for a while, and then it sounded again, Gu Sanniang was very sure that someone was prying the door, she hurriedly woke up the two children, she couldn't see her fingers in the house, and there was nothing to defend herself around, Xiao Yezi asked in fear: "Mother, what's wrong?" ”

Gu Sanniang covered her mouth, she pushed the two children into the corner, and opened her mouth to shout: "Someone, someone has come in." ”

The cabins on the third floor were very close, but Gu Sanniang shouted dozens of times, and she never heard the sound of someone rescue, but the wooden door of the cabin was quickly pried open, and with the faint starlight outside, Gu Sanniang's eyes widened, and the gangster who broke in was the bald man who broke in.

At this time, he held a short knife with a cold light, and said viciously to Gu Sanniang: "Keep your mouth shut, otherwise I will throw you into the river to feed the fish." ”

It turned out that the bald man saw Gu Sanniang's generous move, and saw that there was not even a man in charge around her, so he had a bad idea, so he quietly touched the third floor in the middle of the night, when Gu Sanniang shouted, he was originally a little timid, and later found that the little woman called for help, and no one answered, so he guessed that these rich and noble people living on the third floor did not want to cause trouble, and the shipwrights on the ship all lived on the bottom floor, and they couldn't hear the movement here at all, so he was bold again.

Gu Sanniang was so frightened that her teeth were trembling, thinking of the two children in the house, she covered her mouth tightly, and the bald man pointed at her with a short knife, and shouted in a low voice: "Bring the money." ”

At this time, Gu Sanniang was only obedient, she handed over her purse, the bald man weighed it a few times, and said angrily: "You should be sent to call Huazi, I am asking you to hand over all the money." ”

Gu Sanniang endured a huge fright, she said: "Good man, you see that I am dragging my children and daughters, where it seems to be rich, there are really only so many, if you don't wake up, you can rummage through it yourself." ”

The bald man picked up a few burdens, and he really didn't gain anything at all, he was still unwilling, put a short knife on Gu Sanniang's neck, and said murderously: "I don't believe that there are only these, if you dare to be dishonest, I will kill you first, and then kill these two little cubs." ”

Xiao Yezi and Yu Ge'er in the corner watched the gangsters kidnap Gu Sanniang, the two children were so frightened that they were stunned, Gu Sanniang begged and said: "Good man, I really don't have any silver, if I hide it privately, I won't die a good death." ”

The bald man snorted coldly and said, "Since that's the case, then I'll make up for it on you!" ”

After that, he hugged Gu Sanniang and wanted to drag her to the deck, Gu Sanniang was shocked and scared, she couldn't care anymore, and shouted loudly: "Help, help-"

The man had no fear, he strangled Gu Sanniang's neck hard, and said with a sneer: "Stop, even if you cut your throat, no one will pay attention to you." ”

Gu Sanniang has become a lamb to be slaughtered, no matter how she struggles, how can she withstand this big man with a tiger's back and a bear's waist, at this time when all thoughts are lost, the bald man forcibly dragged Gu Sanniang to the deck, seeing that her clothes were about to be peeled off, he saw Xiao Yezi and Yu Ge'er rushing out and shouting: "You let go of my mother." ”

As he spoke, the two children pounced on the big man and kicked and beaten, and in the confusion, he only heard the big man screaming, first the royal brother was kicked out by him, and then he slapped Xiao Yezi in the face with a palm.

The deck was a little brighter than the cabin, Gu Sanniang saw a pair of scissors on the big man's back in a panic, she immediately pulled out the scissors and stabbed him again, the big man was in pain, and when he was violent just now, he threw the short knife in his hand again, he stared at a pair of round eyes, grabbed Gu Sanniang's neck with both hands, and scolded: "You little slut, see if I don't strangle you!" ”

Gu Sanniang was almost about to hold her breath, she thought of a pair of children, and she didn't know where the strength came from, she grabbed the scissors in her hand and stabbed them in the face of the big man, her scissors happened to pierce the big man's eyes, the big man let go of his hand and howled loudly, so he couldn't care about Gu Sanniang on the ground anymore.

Gu Sanniang was shocked, she saw the crazy big man, almost didn't want to think about it, so she slammed into him, the big man took a few steps back, and fell under the boat, only to hear a 'plop', and a loud splash in the water,