Chapter 3: Dilapidated mountain houses
When Huiya woke up again, it was already the second day after she left her family.
The morning in the mountains was foggy, with the freshness of flowers and plants and the heavy moisture, when Huiya opened her eyes, she was the only one in the carriage, which made Huiya, who was originally a little worried in her heart, more and more panicked.
"Mama, Mama?" Huiya stretched out her hand to open the curtain of the carriage, and looked out, only to see Mama Zheng holding a basin of water in her hand and two water bladders hanging on her arm, staggering over from a distance.
"Mama!" Hui Ya jumped out of the carriage and rushed to Mama Zheng in three steps and two steps, her big black and white eyes filled with tears somehow.
"Little Miss, but scared? Mama went to fetch water, and waited for the little lady to comb her beautiful hair later, and then we went to find my mother, okay? Mama Zheng saw that it was still early and Huiya slept soundly, so she went to find a stream to fetch some water, but she didn't expect Huiya to wake up in a blink of an eye, looking at Huiya's tearful and pitiful little appearance in her eyes, her heart was sour.
It's been a day and a night, and my own lady hasn't chased after me yet, so I'm afraid it's already a lot of bad luck at this time. Thinking of this, Mama Zheng raised her sleeves and wiped her face, even if her own young lady is no longer alive, even if she fights for her old life, she will send her little young lady back to the capital safely.
"Little Miss, there is no store in front of the village and no store in the back, Mama will take you to freshen up, let's find a place to settle down first." Thinking that the young lady might have been killed, he didn't dare to stay in this barren mountain and wild place for any longer, and there were no pedestrians coming and going in this place for two whole days, which showed that it was a very remote place. Mama Zheng took two deep breaths and said to Huiya calmly.
From the dark corner of the carriage, he found a mirror for dressing, a wooden comb, and a silk flower for tying her hair, and neatly combed two cute bags and hair for Huiya, and helped her wipe her face and change into clean clothes.
After doing this, Mama Zheng took a small bench from the carriage and let Huiya sit on the small bench, while she climbed into the carriage and sorted out all the things and valuable clothes that could keep out the cold on the carriage. Facing three or four new brocade quilts, as well as Miss's head jewelry, clothes and toys, so many things, not to mention the old and frail Mama Zheng, even if you add two girls, you may not be able to move.
Mama Zheng was ruthless, only took off the best quilt, wrapped it in a big burden with the curtain of the carriage, and wrapped Huiya and her own clothes softly and thinly into a small burden. Carrying the big burden on her back, holding the small burden in her arms, and carrying snacks and water bladders, Mama Zheng walked to Huiya.
"Little Miss, let's go, let's go find someone to settle down." Mama Zheng was carrying a big burden and said a little breathlessly.
"Okay." Huiya nodded, knowing that now that her father and mother were probably already on their way to Beijing, it would be useless to wait any longer, so she simply followed Mama Zheng to slowly find a place to settle down, and then write a letter to the capital.
When she thought about it, Huiya was still a little uneasy in her heart, and she always felt as if she had ignored something, but what was it? Huiya couldn't remember.
Two people, one big and one small, walked along the winding mountain road all the way forward, but they never met anyone. Huiya's legs were sore, and Mama Zheng had no strength to carry the burden, so she sat down, drank water and ate dry food, rested for a while and then continued to walk forward.
From the faint sunlight in the early morning to the sunset, the two have never met others, but they no longer have the slightest strength.
Seeing that it was about to get dark, when he almost lost hope and thought that he was going to sleep in this wilderness, a man like a hunter suddenly walked in the distance, and the hearts of both Mama Zheng and Huiya shook violently.
Mama Zheng is full of joy at the moment, seeing Orion is equivalent to seeing someone, this person must have a family, and she can find a place for the little lady to live no matter what. And Huiya's heart sank suddenly, and when she saw the stout Orion, the past that she had long forgotten suddenly came to Huiya's heart.
In Huiya's memory, in her previous life, she was squeamish and refused to leave, and was carried by Mama Zheng in a daze, so she went to the house of the hunter. The man's surname is Dong, he is a hunter in the mountains, he has a wife, a son and a daughter, and at first because of Mama Zheng and gold and silver, the Dong family was very good to him. But Mama Zheng was old after all, and it didn't take long for her to fall ill from the cold, and she died in the autumn.
Lost the protection of Mama Zheng, Huiya was young and had no heart, and the clothes, jewelry, and gold and silver left by Mama Zheng were all deceived by the Dong family lady and the Dong family's daughter Lotus, and later they were called by them as a maid, and life was extremely difficult.
After two years, I finally got to the news in the capital, saying that I wanted to take myself back, Huiya lived a good life again, but the good times did not last long, on the way to Beijing with the beautiful caravan, I unfortunately met the mountain bandits, and there was no good luck last time, this time Huiya was caught on the mountain.
Thinking of the past, Huiya couldn't help but shiver, she hurriedly grabbed Mama Zheng, and shook her head in fear.
"Little Miss, don't be afraid, although this person looks fierce, he can see that he is an ordinary person, we have survived two nights in the mountains, but we may not be able to survive the next night, this person is a person in the mountains, so he naturally has a place to live, let's hurry up and go to the capital, so I can bring a letter to the capital as soon as possible, and let the lord and them pick you up!" Mama Zheng saw Hui Ya shaking her head in horror and hiding back, and hurriedly squatted down to comfort Hui Ya softly.
"Grandfather?" After all, Huiya is a person who has lived a lifetime, although she still has this fear in her heart, she can also understand the worry in Mama Zheng's words. There are jackals, tigers and leopards in the mountains, and not encountering them in the first two days does not mean that the luck will always be so good in the future, Huiya thought of this and nodded, "I listen to Mama." ”
Although the Dong family's face has changed quickly, as long as they have gold and silver in their hands, they are not afraid of them turning their faces, as long as they can make Mama Zheng pay attention to her body, as long as she can bring the letter to the capital as soon as possible, the tragedy in her previous life may not happen.
"Okay, little lady is so obedient!" Mama Zheng originally thought that it would take a lot of effort to convince Hui Ya, but now seeing her reaction, she breathed a sigh of relief in her heart, and hurriedly beckoned the hunter to come over and told her about the night.
The overnight stay is for silver, and when the hunter surnamed Dong heard about this, he was busy responding, stretched out his hand to take the big burden in Mama Zheng's hand, and strode the two of them to the village where their home was located.
The trail on the mountain is winding and rugged, and those who are not familiar with it can't find the road at all, so Dong Orion leads the way with prey and a big burden on his back. But half an hour later, Mama Zheng and Huiya came to the village where Dong Orion was located, a small village in the mountains with about a dozen families, known as Dongjia Village.
Huiya followed Mama Zheng to stand in front of a small courtyard with three thatched houses, which were dilapidated and breathable, and Dong Lihu diligently called his wife and children out to meet guests. Dong Orion's family saw the clothes on Mama Zheng and Huiya, and their eyes lit up suddenly, and their greedy smiles couldn't be stopped.
Seeing the familiar faces that would appear in those nightmares, looking at the place where the tragic experience of her previous life began, Huiya couldn't help but tremble, and her tight teeth rattled.
"Little Miss, are you cold? Don't be afraid, don't be afraid, Mama will take you to settle down! Mama Zheng didn't know that Hui Ya's trembling was due to fear, so she hurriedly hugged Hui Ya into the small courtyard, although she was not very satisfied with the simplicity of the small courtyard, and was very dissatisfied with the greedy appearance of the Dong Orion family, but she could only make up for it, which was better than sleeping in the mountains and forests.
Huiya closed her eyes tightly and clenched her fists, she couldn't tell what it was like in her heart, but in the future, she must do her best to change.