In the winter of the eleventh year of Wude of the Shun Dynasty.

On the outskirts of Qizhou, the cold wind lifted the withered straw on the roof and sprinkled all over the sky, the loose courtyard door creaked and slapped the rusty door buckle, and the heavy snow flew down dots.

"Second sister, it's snowing, is the eldest brother coming back today?"

A childish voice came from the courtyard, and with a thick anticipation, a head covered by black and shiny hair squirmed out of the armpit of the little girl sitting on the threshold.

The girl said "ah", her face was angry, she stopped the needle and thread in her hand, and patted the top of the boy's head: "Go back, it's cold outside, stay behind the second sister, will you memorize "University"?" Big brother can't spare you when he comes back. ”

The boy stuck out his tongue, made a grimace behind the girl with his teeth and claws, and said dissatisfiedly: "Why do I want to read, the eldest brother doesn't read, the second sister doesn't read, I don't do it, the second sister, you can't memorize it, why do you want me to memorize it, I don't do it, I don't do it..."

A touch of sadness flashed in the girl's heart, she turned her head to look at her coquettish brother, smiled and squeezed out two small dimples, and said gently: "Who said that the second sister can't carry it." ”

Then he raised his head proudly, then lowered his head and did the needlework in his hand seriously, and said: "Follow the second sister's back, if the eldest brother comes back, you still can't carry it, I have to sue the eldest brother, and I will never give you candy in the future. Knowing and then there is certainty, and then there is stability, and then it can be quiet, and then it can be peaceful, and then it can be considered, and then it can be obtained. Things have a beginning and an end, and if you know the order, you will be the shortest..."

The sound of reading spread from the courtyard, as if to dispel the chill to the bone, and the boy followed the little girl and fell asleep leaning on the girl.

The snow is getting heavier and heavier, and after a while, there is a thick layer on the ground, and the sky and the earth have become a white expanse, the little girl looks at the fake chaimen through the flying snowflakes from time to time, the eldest brother said that he will come back when it snows, the eldest brother never tells lies, he will definitely come back today, her face is full of happy smiles, and her eyes are full of strong expectations.

The boy's snoring interrupted the girl's thoughts, she shook her head helplessly and smiled to wipe the saliva from the corner of the boy's mouth, and struggled hard several times before standing up, muttering: "My little dream has grown up, and the second sister will not be able to hold it in two years, Xiaomeng is good, study hard, in the future, come back with a champion exam for the second sister, oh, no, come back with a princess for the second sister, ask for a princess to be a daughter-in-law, hehe~ Let the princess marry my little dream or really make her climb high." ”

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"Yue'er, is the tofu of Liu's second sister-in-law ready?"

The courtyard door creaked open, and a middle-aged woman wrapped like a rice dumpling pushed the door in.

Qiao Yue raised her head, a trace of disappointment flashed in her eyes, but in an instant, she smiled enthusiastically, put down the needle and thread in her hand, and said: "I just finished grinding the pulp, and I am still calm, I can only filter the boiling water when I stay at night, if I boil the water now, I won't get much tofu, but this good bean will be wasted." Aunt Wang, sit down in the house quickly..."

The woman smiled with satisfaction, shook the snow on her body, her eyes fell on the linen headscarf wrapped around Qiao Yue's forehead, she shook her head again, took out a money bag from her arms with some pity, handed it over and said: "This is the salary last time, my aunt took care of the work of the two families for you again, and I will send you the beans when I turn around, your Qiao's tofu, others can't learn it, one word 'fresh, tender'." ”

"Poof." Qiao Yue covered her mouth and smiled: "Aunt Wang, those are two words!" If you want to learn, Yue'er will teach you, and it's not a big deal, and my father didn't say that he wouldn't let it be passed on at that time. ”

Qiao Yue took the money handed over by Aunt Wang, and didn't count it, so she put it in her arms.

A hint of appreciation flashed in the woman's eyes, her smile did not change, she made a few more jokes, explained the remuneration and the time to pick up the goods, and then turned around and hurried out of the courtyard.

The cold wind was howling, a big hole seemed to have been pierced in the sky, the heavy snow kept falling, Qiao Yue's thin body was still sitting on the threshold doing needlework, and a pair of stiff hands had long been unconscious, just instinctively doing the same movements.

Keep staring at the chaimen not far away, maybe the heavy snow has missed the way, and the eldest brother will come back later.

"Second sister, I'm hungry, why haven't I cooked so late, you're going to starve me..."

Qiao Meng woke up and stood behind her with her sleepy eyes, a little dissatisfied.

Children, it's normal to have a little temper when you're hungry, Qiao Yue got up and touched her brother's head: "Second sister, I'm going to cook for my little dream, wait~"

As everyone knows, she is just a little girl who is only fourteen years old, snuggling in the arms of her parents is a luxury for her, who can she find to lose her temper when she is unhappy, and who can she vent to when she is dissatisfied? Big brother? How could she bear to scream at this eldest brother who took care of her like her parents? I can't feel sorry for it.

I can't let my brother be as pitiful as me, and all I have lost must be owned by my brother.

Qiao Meng's dissatisfaction and blame instead generated a strong warmth in her heart, I can make my brother happier, can't I?

Qiao Yue, a little girl who is only fourteen years old, has a mind that is not appropriate for her age and disproportionateness.

The younger brother couldn't stand the cold, unlike her, the skin was rough and the flesh was thick, and the charcoal fire was raised, and after a while, the house became warm, and the inside and outside of the house became two worlds.

The cooking smoke rose, the night was approaching, Qiao Yue, who was busy cooking, was still staring at the firewood door outside from time to time, the eldest brother said that he would come back, and he would definitely come back, and the eldest brother never lied.

The mind is not on the meal, and the food that may be made is also a lot less flavorful, Qiao Meng looked at the lonely vegetable bowl on the table with a cold face, and was so angry that he seemed to be eating people, the child's temper flared up again, and suddenly he cried: "I don't want to eat bean dregs, don't eat bean dregs..."

Qiao Yue stared out the window intently, and she didn't wake up until Qiao Meng knocked over the dishes and chopsticks on the table.

She hurriedly ran to her brother's side, and after thinking about it, she didn't know what to say to comfort her brother, in the past, at this time, the eldest brother could always change the way to make her brother happy, but she couldn't do anything.

At this time, she always felt a strong sense of helplessness in her heart, her eldest brother was not there, and she seemed to be unable to do anything.

Looking at her younger brother who was crying in pain, Qiao Yue couldn't help but look at Chaimen not far away, expecting her eldest brother to push the door in at this time.

The dark-skinned, tall-looking man came to her mind, he always looked at her with a silly smile, and in her memory the eldest brother seemed to always have a smile, even on the night when his mother disappeared, he had red eyes and a smile on his face.

But the reality is cruel, the eldest brother did not appear in time because of her expectations, and the response to her was still lonely and flying snowflakes.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, it's the second sister's fault, isn't it okay for the second sister to be wrong? Tomorrow, the second sister will buy you meat to eat, Xiaomeng is good..."

Qiao Yue hugged her younger brother in her arms, blaming herself piecemeal, and unconsciously shed tears, the eldest brother was not there, she couldn't do anything, and even her younger brother couldn't take care of it, Qiao Meng's noise pierced her heart deeply.

"I don't... I don't want to... I want to eat meat now, I want to eat meat, I want to eat meat, if my eldest brother is here, I will definitely make good food for me, if my father is here, I will definitely not treat me like this, I don't want you, you bad woman, ugly woman, you force me to study, and you force me to eat okara every day, you get out, you get out, I want big brother, I want daddy... Woo..."

The more Qiao Meng spoke, the more aggrieved he became, but he didn't know that every word he said was deeply painful in Qiao Yue's heart.

Oh, yes! Will my eldest brother blame me when he comes back and sees that I didn't take good care of my brother, if my father is still here, he will definitely hurt my younger brother.

Qiao Meng cried, his face full of grievances and dissatisfaction, and grabbed the overturned dishes and chopsticks on the table and smashed them at Qiao Yue.

Qiao Yue didn't dodge, the white rice spilled all over her, the eight-year-old child had a lot of strength, and the forehead facing the bottom of the bowl was already slightly raised, but there was a rag turban padding in this position, so it would not bleed.

Compared to the pain in his heart, this little pain in the body is nothing at all, or even the pain can't be counted, I can't blame my brother, he is still a child, my father holds him in the palm of his hand, the eldest brother holds him in the palm of his hand, I also want to hold him in the palm of my hand, it's all my fault, I don't blame my brother, I don't blame my brother.

"Little Meng, don't cry~, the second sister will go buy meat for you now."

Grabbing a patched linen cloth and putting it on his head, Qiao Yue pushed open the door and plunged into the snow covered in darkness.

"Bang", there was a loud bang, and the firewood door of the courtyard was rudely kicked open.

Seven or eight five-five-three-thick men stared at the tiger fiercely, holding a bright waist knife in one hand and holding a torch high in the other, and rushed into the courtyard in an instant.

A strong murderous aura instantly filled this small courtyard.

The man at the head was just sheltering from the wind, shooting out a pair of hideous eyes, looking at Qiao Yue who came out of the house, and his mouth cracked: "Qiao Shan, get out of the way, dare to eat black and eat black, break the rules on the road, today Lao Tzu wants your life!" ”

Qiao Yue was startled, her steps paused, and she subconsciously shouted loudly: "Little dream, run, run..."

"Haha... Run? None of you can escape, and if you can't get your things back today, you will have to kill your whole family. ”

The man at the head of the group had a cold light in his eyes, and viciously spat on the bright and dangling big knife, and with a wave of his big hand, the three men's men rushed into the room in an instant.

Qiao Yue was so frightened that she didn't dare to move, some of her yellowed cheeks had become iron blue, and her smart eyes were full of fear, and she could faintly see flashing tears.

A crackling sound came from inside the house.

"Second sister save me, second sister save ... I... Woo..."

Qiao Meng screamed in amazement, unable to even finish his words, obviously frightened by the three men who rushed in viciously.

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