Chapter 10: The Difficult Choice
After drinking the water, the woman's mood stabilized a little: "Big brother, you hold the child first, I don't have any strength anymore." I heard adults say that children should drink some water before they are born. When he cries, you feed him some water. ā
Shen Yunshan bent down and trembled to take the baby from the woman's arms. He felt the baby soft, like a piece of meat without bones.
The woman's voice was weak and asked, "Big brother, what kind of place is this?"
"Chenjiagang. Where are you from?What are your parents for?How do you sit on this sampan?" Shen Yunshan asked repeatedly.
"I'm from Haizhou, and my parents are in business. Yesterday, our family of three took a boat to my aunt's house. Unexpectedly, when there was a strong wind and waves at night, the ship was about to capsize. The woman said.
"Not bad. But I just heard from the people on the seashore that women are not allowed to board boats in the sea, especially pregnant women. Shen Yunshan said.
"That's right," the woman continued, "my parents gave the shipowner double the money, and he agreed.
I've never seen such a big storm before, and I cried. The shipmaster blamed me, saying that I was a bad man, and that he would throw me into the sea to sacrifice to the dragon king. ā
"That's right," Shen Yunshan nodded in affirmation, "I also heard from the people by the sea that the Dragon King likes to marry young and beautiful women.
Every year, one must choose a beautiful girl, dress her up in a fancy way, and throw her into the sea to be the wife of the dragon king. ā
The baby cried loudly again in Shen Yunshan's arms.
Shen Yunshan learned from a woman to feed the baby with water, and then, taking off his jacket and holding the baby, asked, "Did you give birth to this child?"
"Yes. When I woke up, I found that the baby had been born. Oh my God......" The woman said and wept bitterly.
"How did you get to this sampan?" asked Shen Yunshan.
"My mother told the owner of the boat that she was willing to pay for his sampan and put me in this sampan to let me live and die. The woman said, looking at Shen Yunshan with wide eyes.
These eyes were big and bright, shining with tears.
Shen Yunshan's heart perked up, and he said to himself: "I understand." The shipowner must have collected a lot of money from your family. This sampan is yours. Such a big wind and waves, I didn't overturn the sampan, it's your fate. ā
"It scared the hell out of me. The woman trembled and continued, "The wind and waves are overwhelming, and the sampan is drifting with the waves. I was so frightened that I closed my eyes and resigned myself to fate. ā
"The level of listening to you is really not low, you should have read a book, right?" Shen Yunshan said with a smile.
"Yes. When I was a child, I went to private school for two years. The woman replied.
"This damn ship owner!" Shen Yunshan scolded through gritted teeth, and then said, "Don't cry, come out and follow me to find your parents!"
"Big brother, I'm a paralyzed person and can't walk. The woman lowered her eyes and said.
"What?" Shen Yunshan felt very disappointed, unwilling to believe that the young and beautiful woman in front of him was actually a cripple.
"I've been paralyzed since I was a kid and I'm still not married. The woman smiled wryly.
"Not married?" Shen Yunshan frowned and asked, "Then how can there be children?"
"One night, someone in a dream said to me that I would have a child, who was reincarnated by Lord Nakado. The woman said.
"Master Li?" Shen Yunshan was surprised, "Is it Li Zhangtong?"
"Yes. The woman replied, "My father knows his name." Big brother, you, you go! It's important to save and save the child. IāI can't do it anymore. You, you go quickly!" said the woman with tears and trembling again.
"Then I'm leaving. Shen Yunshan turned around and left.
"Wait, big brother, this is rich. The woman shouted.
"Where's the money?" Shen Yunshan hurriedly turned around and asked.
The woman gritted her teeth and used all her strength to scoop up a heavy bag from the blood.
Shen Yunshan hurriedly lifted the money bag: "Is there anything else?"
"No more. The woman shook her head and replied.
Shen Yunshan put the baby on the shore, took off the fish basket he was carrying, poured the fish into the sea, and then put the money bag in it.
Suddenly, Shen Yunshan thought: "Collect people's money and eliminate disasters for others." I put the child in the basket and carried the woman with my free hands! ā
So, he tried to put the baby in the basket, but the mouth of the basket was not large enough for the baby to pass through, causing the baby to cry a few more times.
In a daze, she heard the cry of a baby, and the woman's consciousness was a little clearer.
She slowly opened her eyes and said with difficulty, "IāI can't do it anymore." Big brother, you hurry up, or the child will ......."
As she spoke, the woman slowly closed her eyes again, and a few tears flowed from the corners of her eyes.
"Girl, hold on! I will definitely save you and carry you away!" Shen Yunshan said, pulling out the machete in the fish basket, cutting the cage of the fish basket larger, and putting the baby in.
He was afraid that the money bag would hold the baby, so he took out the money bag, tied it to his trouser belt, and then, taking the fish basket on his back, reached out to pull the woman.
However, the woman's eyes had been closed, her head tilted to the side, and a smile appeared on the corner of her mouth.
Shen Yunshan leaned his hand towards the woman's nose, but he couldn't feel her breath anymore.