The sky had just dawned, and the fog shrouded the bamboo forest, and the foggy and dark paths made people look scared.

Farmers go to bed early and wake up early, which at least saves oil for lamps. At this hour, Du Jiamu's mother was almost ready for breakfast, and Du Qianrui was sweeping the earthen dam with a broom, which was what she fixed to do every morning.

Her eyes were hollow, and her heart was already dead. The wounds on the fingers have scabbed, and the sweeping movement has become more and more skillful, and people will always slowly get used to everything around them.

She didn't think about it for a long time, and now all she had in mind was pigweed, broomsticks, and stoves. Maybe in another two years, we will be able to completely forget all the flashy things of the past. Maybe in two years, I will be able to adapt to the thatched house in the pigsty, which is full of foul smell, mud everywhere, and no place to foot.

"Chirp ......" birds from nowhere, calling in the bamboo forest early in the morning.

Du Qianrui followed the prestige, and suddenly saw a tall and straight figure walking towards this side on the hazy path. The genius was so bright that he couldn't see people clearly, only the dark shadow wearing a wide-brimmed hat.

A familiar figure, Du Qianrui has seen countless times in her dreams, and her breathing seems to have suddenly stopped! The discomfort of suffocation welled up in my heart. But it's impossible?!

She hurriedly rubbed her eyes with her fingers, and the moment she opened them again, she prayed to all the gods she had seen in the depths of her heart that the figure would not disappear.

It really didn't go away! The striding figure came closer. Du Qianrui's eyes stared at that side without blinking, only to wait for the figure to get closer and closer, and his face became clearer and clearer......

"Boom! Boom! Dong ......" Du Qianrui could clearly hear her heartbeat, which became more and more violent. Her face was flushed, her mouth was slightly open, and she was like a fish out of the water, and she could only survive by breathing heavily. She stood still, but her chest was shaking violently.

The man had already walked a few steps away, the face under the big hat was gradually clear, and a pair of bright eyes were also looking at Du Qianrui.

Du Qianrui's whole body softened, and the person fell crookedly. Zhu Gaoxu strode up and held her up.

"Am I dreaming?" Du Qianrui said the first sentence.

Zhu Gaoxu shook his head.

Du Qianrui asked weakly: "This place is dozens of miles away from the county seat, and there are many winding and forky roads on water and land, how did the prince find it?" ”

Zhu Gaoxu's face was calm, and his voice was low, "There is only a heart that cannot be found, and there is no way to find it." He paused, then added, "I blame you, don't I ......."

Du Qianrui hurriedly pressed her fingers to his lips and said softly: "It's okay, no matter how the prince treats me, I will keep the prince in my heart." ”

Zhu Gaoxu stopped saying that, his voice suppressed excitement, and his tone pretended to be calm, "If there is one more ticket, would you like to go with me?" ”

To Dayuanba Village, there is no boat that requires a ticket. Du Qianrui didn't understand the literal meaning, or there were allusions, but she understood his invitation. She didn't even need to nod, and said straightly: "Don't go, prince, wait a while, I'll go in and talk to my mother." ”

Du Qianrui suddenly had strength, threw the broom, lifted the wide skirt that did not fit, and ran into the small door of the stove room.

Mom was numb, she was adding thatch to the stove, her hair was gray and unkempt, and her hands holding the thatch were covered with wrinkles, spots, and tears, as if they could never be washed.

"Mom......" Du Qianrui called, and tears immediately flowed to her face and dripped down her chin.

"Done sweeping? Pour the pigweed into the pot inside...... "Mom looked at her blankly, "Why are you crying?" ”

Seeing her mother like this, Du Qianrui seemed to be pierced by thousands of arrows in an instant. She didn't know how to help her mother, even if she asked for money from the prince, it wouldn't be long before her father would be defeated by her father, and it wouldn't play any role.

Now Du Qianrui can only take care of herself first! She gritted her teeth and said, "Mom, I'm leaving." ”

"Where's the cowardice?" Mom asked.

Du Qianrui said firmly: "The person I knew before came to pick me up, and I want to go with him!" She said that, she couldn't bear to look at her mother anymore, turned around and left, and her mother's voice came from behind her: "Nong just finished the meal and left, don't you pack up something?" ”

Du Qianrui walked out of the door quickly, looking left and right, and saw Zhu Gaoxu's figure hiding in the bamboo forest, so she ran over with her skirt in both hands and said, "Let's go!" ”

"Okay." Zhu Gaoxu said, glanced at her, stretched out his rough thumb, and wiped away her tears on her cheeks. The thumb was strong, but it didn't hurt her, and it was very warm to the touch.

Du Qianrui finally glanced back at the thatched house, a place full of suffering, but also full of her memories, an inexplicable sense of closeness, this glance, her feelings are very complicated and entangled.

She followed Zhu Gaoxu, and she had to walk fast to keep up, but Zhu Gaochu just walked quickly and slowly, he was much taller and had long legs.

She was more than willing to hide behind this tall figure, admiring his broad shoulders and powerful arms. Even if Zhu Gaoxu is not the prince, she is willing to go with him...... Even if she is poor, if there is such a man in the Du family, why would she and her mother live like this?

Even if it was her own father, she still couldn't stand it, she didn't dare to say it, but she hated her father a little in her heart!

The two of them walked one after the other to the small pier by the river at the head of the village, where a black canopy boat docked. "Lord Wang! Rajah! Several men clenched their fists and said in a deep voice.

Zhu Gao frowned, glanced at the cabin, looked back and said, "Pay attention in the future, my surname is Zhong, and my name is Zhong Bin." ”

"Yes." Several people replied together.

Zhu Gaoxu turned around, put his arm around Du Qianrui's waist with one hand, and the person stepped onto the boat and put her down. Du Qianrui's face was hot, and she didn't say a word. A few men quietly looked at her a few times, but didn't ask anything.

"Zhong Gongzi, let's go?" The man at the bow of the boat asked, his voice feeling a little strange compared to the other men.

Zhu Gaoxu nodded.

So the oars hit the surface of the water, making a "ding-dong" sound. A layer of white vapor on the surface of the water was slowly drifting, and the canopy boat broke through the white vapor and slowly began to move forward.

Zhu Gaoxu took Du Qianrui's hand and bent down into the tent, only then did Du Qianrui realize that the shopkeeper Li was actually tied to the side by Wuhuada! The light outside was still dim, and Du Qianrui's mind was muddy just now, and she didn't see him all the time.

No wonder King Gaoyang was able to find here, it turned out that he tied up Shopkeeper Li to lead the way, Shopkeeper Li came to Dayuanba, of course he could find the way...... King Gaoyang was still playing tricks, saying that there is only a heart that cannot be found, and there is no way to find it. However, King Gao Yang does have a heart and knows to check the pawnshop, otherwise how can he find Shopkeeper Li?

"Woo woo woo ......" Shopkeeper Li glared at Du Qianrui and struggled twice. Zhu Gaoxu ignored the shopkeeper Li, and after leading the way, no one paid attention to him anymore.

At this time, Zhu Gaoxu took out a jade bracelet from his arms. Du Qianrui glanced at it, it was the bracelet that her father gave to the shopkeeper Li.

Zhu Gaoxu silently took Du Qianrui's hand, no matter how red her face was, she put the jade bracelet on her left hand, fortunately Du Qianrui didn't do any heavy work after returning home, and the skin on the back of her hand was still very slippery, Zhu Gaoxu gently pinched the bottom of her thumb and put the bracelet in.

Then Zhu Gaoxu took out the gold necklace again, put it on her neck with his own hands, and leaned over to close the small gold hooks at both ends of the necklace. Du Qianrui suddenly smelled the faint smell on his chest, a slight smell of sweat, not fragrant, but she didn't know why it smelled very good.

"Woooooo The shopkeeper Li made two more sounds, but he didn't know what to say.

At this moment, two sturdy men bent over and sat down next to the shopkeeper Li. One of the white-skinned sturdy men clasped his fists and said, "Young Master Zhong, there is something wrong with your subordinates, and you accidentally said the wrong thing." At present, this fat businessman can only get rid of the mouth. ”

"Woo!" Shopkeeper Li's eyes were round, and he struggled desperately with red eyes, but the round-faced black man next to him stretched out a hand to hold him, and he couldn't move.

Du Qianrui was also surprised, but she didn't say anything, unwilling to talk in front of people at will.

This is because the rich and unkind businessmen and some officials in the county often oppress the people, and these clan nobles and martial artists are more ruthless than them, and a human life may not be anything at all. Maybe it's just one thing down the other.

Zhu Gaoxu looked at the shopkeeper Li and said, "You don't sin to death......"

Unexpectedly, he immediately added, "It's a pity that you are unlucky." I'm sorry, my brother has a point. ”

The round-faced black man sitting opposite actually laughed, "None of us have a hundred and eighty souls in their hands, what is it to kill someone, I look at this fat shopkeeper, he is not a good bird!" ”

The white-faced and sturdy man said quietly: "Find a place where no one is on the shore for a while, and bury this place." ”

The black-faced man suppressed his smile and scolded in a low voice: "As soon as I see your flesh, I won't be angry!" It's like the one who wastes ......."

"Wang Bin!" Zhu Gaoxu spoke.

The white-faced sturdy man said: "Young Master Zhong, please leave this matter to me and Wang Bin to handle, let us make up for it, and I will definitely do it." In this wilderness, even if the local government finds the corpse, they will not even be able to find out who the corpse is in a month or two! Don't even think about finding us, most of them think that the robbers in the rivers and lakes are just trying to make money and kill them. ”

Zhu Gaoxu nodded and said, "This is very good, Brother Wei is a little more meticulous than Wang Bin." ”

Wang Bin, a black-faced man, stretched out his hand and touched his head, and said, "Don't judge people by their appearance." ”

Zhu Gaoxu and the white-faced man suddenly laughed.

"Woo woo woo ......" Shopkeeper Li was speechless, mainly because he couldn't say anything, so he could only stare at them talking and laughing and discussing how to kill him. He wanted to struggle, but he was pressed by a pair of black and thick hands, and his huge body was stunned and couldn't resist for half a minute.

However, the voice of the shopkeeper Li still attracted the attention of the men, and the white-faced "Brother Wei" said earnestly: "Brother shopkeeper, don't blame us if you die." In this world, the weak eat the strong, you get so much ill-gotten gains, sooner or later there will be this catastrophe, we are just kind enough to send you on the road. ”

In this world, the law of the jungle eats the strong...... Du Qianrui remembered that Shopkeeper Li also said something like this.

The coincidence of subtleties, I don't know if it is confirming this sentence, or a kind of irony.