Hong Jian choked on the smell of rotten vegetables and sneezed, and then regained his senses. He looked around where he was: in the dim light, he could see the rotten leaves scattered on the ground, and a small pile of sweet potatoes piled up in the corner, and there was no sound of wind and snow around, but the cold was more bitter than in the snow.

This seems to have been thrown into someone's vegetable cellar, Hong Jian thought with a wry smile. He stretched his stiff and sore neck, and the wound made him frown in pain, and he couldn't help but "hiss" softly, but he heard a vague laugh from the corner.

Hong Jian looked at the place where the voice came from, a pair of big eyes were shining in the dark, and he was sitting in the corner with his knees crossed, looking at him with concern, who was it not Qi Yun?

Hong Jian sighed and leaned back against the corner. It turned out that she was also caught, so her suffering was in vain. But I don't know why, when I learned that she was also here, I also felt a faint sense of comfort.

He raised his head and closed his eyes to recuperate, and asked Qi Yun:

"Hey, I said, you can't run back by yourself, right, where did the blind girl go?"

Qi Yun chuckled lightly, "How is that possible? They haven't been caught yet—you can't stop them, how far can I run with the blind girl...... Then they threw me here, and I don't know what happened to the blind girl, but after all, it was the daughter-in-law of their village, and they pointed out that she would not want her life if she had children in the future. ”

Hong Jian was slightly embarrassed, his face was hot, he opened his eyes and looked at Qi Yun's face. At this time, his eyes had already adapted to the darkness, and when he saw that Qi Yun's well-contoured face was also injured, and the corners of his mouth were swollen and high, he couldn't help but feel a little angry.

"******, even women are beaten! What a thing! ”

Hearing that he didn't know who he was scolding, Qi Yun actually laughed very happily: "If these people know what kind of gentlemanly manners, where will they do the thing of buying and selling abducted women." ”

Hong Jian couldn't help but laugh too, but after laughing, he felt ashamed, and said softly:

"Xiaoyun, I've made you suffer."

Qi Yun shook his head nonchalantly, "Brother Arrow, I remember saying it when I was very young, right?" With you, I won't be afraid. ”

Of course Hong Jian remembers. It was probably when he was in his teens and she was five or six years old, two good children who were reassuring in the eyes of adults, but driven by curiosity, secretly got into the air-raid shelter under the family compound after school. The bomb shelter was old, tortuous, and of course dark, and they lit candles and cautiously groped their way forward, mixed with the thrill of fear that stimulated their little hearts, only to find that there was no way back.

It was almost the same darkness, he carried her on his shoulder, who could no longer walk, and the candle in his hand burned so that only a short tail remained, and he was both annoyed that he didn't steal out the flashlight that his father usually pressed on the left side of the bedside when he came in, and worried about how he would face his uncle and aunt if he couldn't find his way for a long time and came home too late. At that time, he was far less bold than he is now, and the young man's heart was full of remorse and fear. At such moments, she was heard whispering over his shoulder:

"Brother Aji, just with you, I won't be afraid."

This sentence made his chest suddenly surge with pride, and he felt that he was no longer just a thin teenager, but a man, a man who should hold his head high.

On that day, with this short sentence of encouragement, Hong Jian really had the courage to carry Qi Yun out of the air-raid shelter surrounded by darkness and fear...... What now? Now he has traveled half the world, both physically and intellectually strong and outstanding, and even has a good social status and connections, but he is suddenly unsure that he can really afford a girl's innocent trust, and can afford her unreserved trust regardless of the reason.

A cool breeze blew in his heart. A person is a person after all, even if you can go higher and further? Just like now, the brute force of a group of ordinary farmers is still enough to make people feel overwhelmed. Not to mention the fate...... What if they had to be separated by a pair of hands that fate loved to play tricks? Oedipus is not strong or courageless, but who can resist the big hand of the earthly transformed face?

He was silent for a moment, looking down to think about their situation, but heard Qi Yun say softly again:

"I was scared just now, you never woke up, I had to hold your hand all the time, and your hand was still soft and hot to touch, so I was a little relieved."

Hong Jian laughed, but he didn't dare to think deeply, he only coughed and said:

"We're going to have to figure out how we get out of here? Otherwise, not only will you not be able to save the blind girl, but in a few days, I'm afraid even you will have to pay for them to be the daughter-in-law of the bachelor here. ”

Qi Yun jumped up with a "hum", it seemed that she was not seriously injured, she was still able to jump up, shook her head and said,

"I thought of a way, but I don't know if it works...... Hee-hee, give it a try! ”

Before Hong Jian could stop her, she had already rushed to the only upward opening window in the cellar, and shouted at the top of her voice as she pounded the wall:

"Come on! Come on! Come on! ”

Hong Jian was extremely stunned, and even forgot to ask her what she wanted to do, so he could only watch her shout for a long time in a daze, and when he saw that no one answered, he ran to the corner of the wall to pick up a pile of sweet potatoes in the corner, and came to the bottom of the window.

Calling that thing a sunroof is actually for good sound, in fact, it is just an exhaust port without glass and without any blocking, Qi Yun's hand strength is not big, the quasi-head is not bad, sweet potatoes come out of her hands one after another, and accurately pass through the exhaust port to "regain freedom".

"Stop me!" As soon as Hong Jian reacted, he rebuked again and again: "Countrymen cherish food, especially in such a poor rural area, it's strange to see you throw sweet potatoes to play casually, and don't come over to clean you up immediately!" ”

Before he could finish his sentence, he heard the sound of hurried footsteps and angry cursing outside the cellar across the thick earth.

"Death! Rushing to reincarnation, isn't it? ”

"Hey! I said, do you know Zhuli Township? Qi Yun's sweet and crisp voice easily floated out of the vent and echoed in the goose feather snow in the sky.

The person who came in a hurry outside really couldn't understand why the strange woman who was locked in the cellar suddenly asked such a question, and couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, and replied reflexively:

"I know, my nephew's daughter-in-law is from Zhuli Township...... What is this for, you ask? ”

The last sentence was full of anger and ruin. Hong Jian was a little worried, but he heard Qi Yun still singing as if singing, and said sweetly and crisply:

"Do you know Zhuli Township, there is a female teacher from the city in Wuyang Village, Zhuli Township, do you know?"

Hong Jian seemed to suddenly understand what Qi Yun meant. The village where they are now is not far from Wuyang Village, Zhuli Township, where Qi Yun once taught. There are not many villages in this area, and although they do not often travel with each other because of the lack of roads, it is very possible that they will marry. And with the fame that Qi Yun saved by teaching in Zhuli Township three years ago, and the respect he had received, it is unknown whether he may be able to save their lives this time. Even if they can't, at least they can get a chance to negotiate with the villagers.

Sure enough, after listening to this, the people outside hesitated for a while before stammering:

"Know...... I know, I heard that it's a female teacher, and it's very good, and she makes the babies very ...... I also heard that the babies she brought were admitted to the middle school in the county with all the brushes, and there were not two who fell behind...... Also, after she returned to the city, she also found a way to donate a hope primary school to Wuyang Village, alas, what a living bodhisattva...... But what do you mean by that? Do you still know the female teacher? ”

Qi Yun's crisp voice also revealed a hint of pride:

"Uncle, you really won the prize! I don't mean anything else, the teacher who volunteered to teach is me, my surname is Qi, please ask your nephew's daughter-in-law about it, it's best, and then bring someone to recognize it. ”

In this paragraph, Qi Yun deliberately used the local vernacular with correct words. It is a truly proficient, earthy slag of the earth. The people outside listened, and they were stunned for half a sound and didn't speak. After a while, only the sound of footsteps outside was heard, and the man ran away.

The people who ran away did not come back for a long time. Hong Jian and Qi Yun sat silently in the cellar and waited. Qi Yun was panting for breath, obviously he had not eaten or eaten for a long time, and his physical strength was already extremely poor, just throwing a few sweet potatoes just now could make him tired and could only sit next to Hong Jian. Hong Jian himself was cold and hungry, and his whole body was still in hot pain, but he moved his muscles and bones, and there seemed to be no bone injuries. He silently stared at the narrow well-like ventilation window, if Qi Yun's method didn't work, tonight, he would try to save himself and Qi Yun from that rat-like place.

There was a chaotic sound of footsteps in the snow, and Hong Jian's heart also rose to his throat. I heard only a chaotic sound, and the cellar was opened with a "clang" and the "main door" was opened—also two things that opened upwards without windows and doors, but the area was quite large, and as soon as it was opened, goose feathers of snow swept in, and the cold wind whistled the vegetable leaves all over the ground, whirring. A sturdy woman wearing a floral cotton jacket wrapped in a purple-red turban jumped into the cellar and picked up Qi Yun.

After Qi Yun's face took a picture of her, the middle-aged fat woman cried "wow", she hurriedly slapped the snow on Qi Yun's body, and apologized to Qi Yun silently:

"Teacher Qi, Teacher Qi, we don't have long eyes...... But why are you here? Why don't you say a word when you come? ”

Qi Yun could only smile bitterly. What does it mean to say something, did the villagers give her a chance to speak? But I can't care about that anymore. Qi Yun saw the fat woman turn around, and said to the few middle-aged men who followed behind him with great confidence and authority,

"Absolutely not mistaken, this is Teacher Qi."

That's when she put a heart back in her stomach. glanced at Hong Jian, and Hong Jian also had a relieved expression on his face.