It was winter, it was dripping into ice, and at the coldest time, the wind on the river was not considerate at all, and it was still blowing like a knife. The pedestrians on the road were wrapped in thick cotton jackets, still curled up in a ball of cold. hurriedly buried his head and walked hard, there are wives and children at home to warm the kang head, who wants to stay in this biting cold for a second longer.

Someone casually skimmed the frozen three-foot river and saw a fool. In the winter, they still wear thin clothes and use sharp stones to chisel ice. It was only a moment of secretly strange feelings, but the cold was pressing, and they were not allowed to stay for a second longer to see what she was doing outside.

Finally chiseled through the water, Yu Zhao ignored the sore shoulders, pinched the thread with his cold red hand and hurriedly put it down, and then squatted motionless, silently praying in his heart for God's mercy.

Looking at it from afar, I thought that someone had frozen to death on the river.

In a moment, the thread finally moved, and the fingers were stiff, and he gritted his teeth and laboriously lifted the thread up, and finally pulled it up. The fish stumbled on the ice a few times and didn't move. Yu Zhao hurriedly picked it up, and then exhaled, glad in his heart that he could get through it today.

In winter, the boats are not allowed to swim in the river, and they have to stop on the shore for several months. Jieyu, the top girl in the boat, was wrapped like a noblewoman, and leaned on the deck and watched for a long time. Seeing Yu Zhao coming, he threw down a few colorful torn jackets. Inform her: "Xiao Zhao'er." It's all washed, and it's good to take it back and sew it as a quilt. ”

Yu Zhao picked up his jacket and looked up at her, his two big bright eyes were as clear as water. "Thank you, Sister Jieyu."

Hearing her call her sister, Jieyu was so happy that her Danfeng eyes narrowed, stretched out her slender index finger, and nodded her face. reminded her in a low voice: "The painting is not dark enough, if your mother sees you like this, how can you be born if you are forced to be a girl."

Hearing this, Yu Zhao hurriedly put down the barrel and jacket, rubbed the soil with his hands and smeared it on his face.

"That's right." Jieyu is used to the crisp tone when she is entertaining, and no matter what she says, she gets goosebumps.

"You can't laugh, you can't do the work of your sisters, if you really come, you won't laugh and please people, no matter how good you look, you will be beaten to death. Remember to hide it well in the future. ”

Yu Zhao nodded obediently, picked up the bucket in one hand and the jackets in the other and continued to walk home.

"Zhaozhao?" Hearing the sound of the fence door in the yard being opened, Yu Lu leaned out of the door, it was so cold outside, and when he saw that it was indeed her, he quickly limped back with his heart.

"Mother, the fish I caught today is big, I'll stew it for you." As he spoke, he put the wooden barrel on the stove and showed the jackets to Yu Lu. "Look at these jackets, can they be sewn together to make bed quilts."

After explaining, go to the stove to make a fire by yourself. Yu Lu looked at his daughter's thin figure, couldn't help crying, and quickly wiped it clean. Finally, he let out a helpless sigh, picked up the needle and thread and pieced together the gaudy jackets.

After noon, the sun finally came out, giving alms to the poor who had no money to buy winter clothes a little warmth, Yu Zhao couldn't wait to climb the mountain to draw. Unconsciously leaning on the stone and falling asleep, she suddenly felt something moving next to her, and when she opened her eyes, she saw several gray wolves surrounding her.

Without the slightest fear, Yu Zhao stretched out his hand, and the gray wolves came over one by one to curry favor. Ever since she had inadvertently saved a litter of wolf cubs from a hunter as a pups, the wolves would from time to time bring some pheasants and hares to herself as she went up the mountain. If there is no prey, they will accompany them from a distance. Unconsciously familiar, both are not afraid of each other, Yu Zhao often takes them to scare the bully kid in the town, and now that kid doesn't dare to set foot here.

Suddenly, I saw several gray wolves staring in one direction, grinning in an attack. Yu Zhao was vigilant and quietly calmed down a few wolves. Sneaking behind the rocks and peeking in that direction, someone was stepping on the dead grass to look here.

Not daring to take the risk, Yu Zhao summoned several wolves to his side and sneaked into a cave covered by dead grass together.

"How can you be sure that the Dog Emperor will pass through here?"

"Qi Shangshu has already released the news that there are assassins ambushed by land and water. The old fellow was very afraid of death, and the teams that took the main road were all fake, so only this remote path was the least noticeable. ”

"When they get to this point, they let their guard down. When the time comes, we rush down from the hill and it is best to catch him by surprise. ”

"Yes, and he didn't dare to make too much noise, and he only dared to take Chu Zikai and his party, this time was the easiest to get."

The leader urged: "Okay, stop talking nonsense, arrange your weapons, and only wait for a battle in three days, and you will have food and clothing for the rest of your life."

Hearing these words, he learned that they wanted to kill the king, and Yu Zhao didn't care. But she knew in her heart that if she was found out at this time, she would not be able to live. So a cold sweat came out, even if it was uncomfortable, he tensed his body and didn't move, and his breathing was controlled with all his might, and he didn't dare to have too much amplitude.

A few gray wolves snuggled obediently beside her, but they would not freeze to death. It was easy for them to arrange their things and leave, Yu Zhao acted cautiously, and waited for another half an hour before slowly crawling out. It was already too dark to see her fingers, but fortunately, the gray wolves slowly led her way, and she stumbled home.

The dim oil lamp couldn't illuminate the courtyard, but Yu Zhao was still keenly aware that there seemed to be something on the ground, and when he looked closely, it was indeed bloodstains.

"Mother!" Pushing open the door in a panic, he saw that the person on the bed was pale, and hurriedly rushed over to check. I saw that the sleeves and quilts were stained with blood, and there was a big wound on my arm.

"I thought you wanted to leave, so leave me behind." Yu Lu woke up and looked at her with tears in his eyes. "Zhaozhao, you listen to your mother's advice, pack some things by yourself and leave."

Yu Zhao stubbornly shook his head and got up to boil hot water, wanting to clean her wounds. Listening to Yu Lu tell her the reason in the rear: "You must have been seen by the old bustard in the flower boat when you went to the river today, and she brought a few rude men to ask for someone this afternoon." Luckily you went out, and I said you left me and I won't come back. They didn't believe it, and they waited for a long time, but luckily you came back so late today. ”

Yu Zhao didn't answer her words, and only buried himself in chopping wood and boiling water.

"Zhaozhao, let's go, if you get rid of me, you will get rid of the cheapness. is a young lady from a famous and aristocratic family, haven't I been burdened enough by all these years? If you can't be a daughter, you have to be an innocent woman. ”

Every once in a while, Yu Lu had to say these words to Yu Zhao.

"Since my mother gave birth to me, she can't do without me." Yu Zhao's tone was firm. "If you can't get away, don't waste your efforts."

Yu Zhao had to answer this question every once in a while.

Knowing the daughter Mo Ruomu, Yu Lu knows the stubbornness in her bones best, and she can't do anything about her, so she has no choice but to close her eyes and feel secretly distressed. When she brought hot water to clean her wounds, she asked worriedly, "What if they still come?"

Yu Zhao replied casually: "It's a big deal to scratch their faces, they naturally don't want to be ugly."

The next day, the people on the flower boat did not come, and Yu Zhao had his own plans to find the past.

Yu Lu's wounds did not close after a night, but became hot, and he would only cry for water in a daze, and the rest of the time he was in a coma. Yu Zhao originally planned to go to the town to ask for a doctor, and wanted to say that as long as he treated his mother, he would help her work, no matter how long it was. As a result, he was beaten away as a beggar before he entered the door.

The situation is getting worse and worse, and the thought of people who depend on each other for their lives may die at any time. That sense of powerlessness weighed down Yu Zhao's despair and collapsed. Finally, I decided to break the jar, wash my face with a handful of water, and walked in the direction of the flower boat.

Perhaps he had never seen such a beautiful girl in this remote place, or the tattered clothes on her body contrasted strongly with her appearance, and passers-by poked their heads out to take a few more looks, even if they were not afraid of the cold.

Jieyu greeted her from a distance in a panic, first looked around vigilantly, and then pulled her to a hidden place.

"You don't want to die, come out and bump into it!" Jieyu said and nudged her head with her index finger. "Do you know that when my mother saw you and told me about it yesterday, her eyes lit up. Don't hide for a few days to avoid the limelight, and come out without painting your face. ”

"Sister Jieyu," Yu Zhao interrupted her counting. "When you're a girl, you're rich, aren't you?"

Jieyu's expression suddenly became serious. criticized: "Xiao Zhao'er doesn't even think about it!" Where you can't make money, it's all about innocence! ”

"I can't make any money, and the people in the town don't want me. Only the flower boat came to me. Yu Zhao looked down and hid the despair inside. My mother seems to be dying, and I can't get a doctor for my mother without money. ”

Hearing this, Jieyu hesitated for a moment, reluctantly muttered, and took out her money bag and gave her some money. "My sister doesn't have a lot of money, so let's go get some medicine for your mother." turned to a serious tone: "You can't have the idea of being a girl unless you have to, you know?" My sister can look at her faces, Xiao Zhao'er will be a rich flower in the future, and she must not be tainted in such a poor and remote place because she begged for those stinky money. ”

Yu Zhao was stunned with the money, thinking about why the woman was full of persuasion to despise property and value innocence, and suddenly saw a trace of sadness in Jieyu's charming eyes. It's hard to feel, but it's there. I heard her whisper again: "My sister was also you, and now I regret it."

Seeing that she didn't speak, Jieyu personally smeared mud on her face with her hands, and Yu Zhao reacted and thanked her again and again. Jieyu saw that she had no idea and was about to leave, and when she left, she didn't forget to tell her to go around the flower boat.

When the doctor in the town saw that she had money, he didn't rush her anymore, so he grabbed a few pairs of medicine and asked her to take it back. But he still did not accept Yu Zhao's request to work for him to change the dressing. Yu Zhao had no choice but to do it.

Finally, there was a medicine entrance, and Yu Lu's condition was better. But in just two days, the medicine was gone, and it looked like he was about to die.

This time, Yu Zhao didn't want to go to the flower boat. I don't know if Jieyu's words gave her courage, or if she was really forced to be helpless and gradually go crazy. An idea came to her mind, and it was much more exciting than being a girl. It was so bold that her heart beat faster, and the thought of what it would be like if she succeeded made her eyes light up with excitement.