At night, Xiaocai's father came back drunk, and Xiaocai helped her father sit on the stool.

The oil lamp was lit, the room was still dark, and Xiaocai stood in the backlight, unable to see the expression on her face clearly.

"Dad, you take me to the Qinglou, as long as you testify to me that you are a girl from a white family, your daughter can pick up customers there, and all the money you earn can honor you and your mother." Xiaocai's voice was trembling, she knew that what she said was very bold, but she also knew that there was no other way, she couldn't marry a rich man, she could only find a way to meet, or to make money, even if she could wait, her mother couldn't wait.

When the drunk little Cai's father heard Xiaocai's words, he clapped his hands directly.

"Okay, your appearance is still a little useful, it's good, let's go, I'll take you to Yanchun Tower." Xiaocai's father took Xiaocai's hand and walked outside with Xiaocai.

This place where she has lived for fifteen years, Xiaocai walked out of it, her hands were trembling slightly, she was afraid, she was not as strong as she looked, she felt that she would soon be swallowed by darkness.

Turning her head and looking at her mother's room, the lights there were not on, and the family had no money to buy oil lamps, if she didn't want to make money, the family would only die of poverty and starvation, because her mother was sick and couldn't make money, her father had never made money, and if she didn't work hard, her mother's life would be gone.

One last glance at the courtyard, Xiaocai quickly turned her head, she didn't dare to look again, lest she be reluctant to leave.

Passing by Liu Xuan's house, Xiaocai glanced at it quietly, she knew that Liu Xuan was not at home, and the only person who would protect her had disappeared, and from then on she could only protect herself alone.

Xiaocai's drunken father took Xiaocai's hand and took Xiaocai to Yanchun Building.

"If it weren't for you, I'm afraid I wouldn't have been able to come to this place for the rest of my life." When Xiaocai's father saw this, he laughed.

There were three floors, there were countless lights, there were things she couldn't get in her life, but she didn't think it was beautiful, she didn't think it was good, but it gave her everything she wanted. So she has to pretend to be happy, pretend to be happy, hide all her sorrows, because she has to.

"What a good day is today, I am still sad about losing Liu'er these days, God sent me a color, you see, this appearance, this figure, compared to Liu'er, it is even more unique." After the bustard saw Xiaocai, he praised it violently, and his appreciation was not hidden at all.

The sky gradually became brighter, and what happened in Linglong City was no different from usual, no matter how painful it was inside, it seemed to others to be just the same thing as usual, and it was nothing more than an ordinary thing.

Sometimes money doesn't seem to be that important, and sometimes money seems to be dressed in evil and carries a lot of danger.

This aura is everywhere, like a shadow, and if you don't pay attention to it, you will put on this coat, and your fate will change from then on.

Liu Xuan returned home a month later, and when he returned home, he also brought 500 copper coins.

"Dad, mother, the child will bring you some copper coins back every month in the future, so you don't have to work so hard in the future." Liu Xuan gave the silver and some steamed buns to his mother.

On weekdays, the family spends a maximum of 100 copper coins a month, and there is a lot left over from these 500 copper coins.

"Go get some water into the tank." Liu Xuan's mother carefully put away the copper coins and said to Liu Xuan.

Liu Xuan rolled up his sleeves and walked to the well with the wooden bucket, which was at the mouth of the alley, the closest to his house, and he couldn't walk far at all.

Coming to the well, Liu Xuan threw the wooden bucket down, and there was no superfluous expression on his face, he and Liu Er were together during this time, and they were very happy, but his calm temperament was still no different from before.

It's just that when he fetches water, he will look to the side, and there is always someone next to him on weekdays, telling him that Brother Xuan's strength is so great.

But he hadn't heard that in a long time.

After filling two buckets of water, Liu Xuan returned home with the bucket and poured the water in the bucket into the water tank.

Was she doing well without him? Who else will help her fetch water? Who will help her collect firewood? If she finds that she is very slow to do things, will her parents help?

"Xuan'er, what are you doing?" Liu Xuan's mother stood at the door, and when she saw Liu Xuan standing in a daze at the water tank, she didn't move for a long time, and immediately asked.

Liu Xuan came back to his senses and looked at his mother, "Mother, is Sister Xiaocai at home?" "Knowing that now that he has Liu'er, he shouldn't think about other women, but after so many years of feelings, how can he forget it so easily, he just kept reminding him not to remember, but in the end he still remembered.

Liu Xuan's mother sighed when she heard Liu Xuan's words, "I know that the two of you grew up together and have the best relationship, and I also like Xiaocai very much, but her father and mother have always looked down on the people in the slums, and it is difficult for them to cultivate such a beautiful daughter as Xiaocai." ”

Liu Xuan didn't expect that his mother had always known his thoughts, but it was no wonder that he had never hidden anything, and his love for her had always been the same, and nothing had changed.

"The child already has a beloved woman, but it is inconvenient to bring her to see her father and mother now, and after a while, the child will marry her."

"That's good, I'm afraid that you have always remembered Xiaocai, and I can't bear her suffering, but with that kind of family background, our family can't stand it, and now she ......" Liu Xuan's mother didn't say anything anymore halfway through speaking, she quietly touched her tears.

Liu Xuan didn't know why when she saw her mother like this, she only felt that it might be because she didn't let Xiaocai be her daughter-in-law, and she felt very regretful, so she secretly wiped her tears.

So Liu Xuan didn't continue to mention Xiaocai's matter again, since it had become a pain, don't mention it again, anyway, when you mention it, it will just make people feel sad.

When it was dark, Liu Xuan left the house, he wanted to rush to the pawnshop, because he was afraid that Liu Er would not be safe alone there at night, he still remembered Liu Er in his heart, that weak woman, let him experience the tenderness he had never had, and his heart became hot.

Liu Er is actually not afraid of the dark, she has lived in the dark for so long, in fact, she prefers to live in the dark, so that it is easier to observe everything around her.

However, after Liu Xuan left, she felt restless, always worried about what would happen, and went to the window from time to time to take a look, although she couldn't see anything, but her heart was a lot quieter.

What woman is not jealous? Even if she became a ghost, she was still a girl when she died, she didn't talk about any feelings, she just saw the story in the book, as long as she had faith in her heart, she would always meet someone worthy of entrusting her life, and now she feels that she has found someone worthy of entrusting her life, and is ready to live happily with him.

But she still felt uncomfortable in her heart, as long as Liu Xuan was not around, she was restless, and she always wondered if he was going to see that Xiaocai.

That person was her mortal enemy in the last life, and maybe it will still be the case in this life, she believes that there is a doom in the dark, and she also thinks that she and Xiaocai may be such a fate.

Liu Er, who was a little anxious, put on a veil when there were few people on the street, and walked out of the room, this was the first time she went out this month, just to go to the slum lane to see Liu Xuan, to see if he was going to see Xiaocai, she didn't want anything else, just wanted to see Liu Xuan get better at home, as long as she saw this, she could come back with peace of mind.

As soon as Liu Er left the pawnshop, a person came out of the alley, he was holding a box of pastries in his hand, which was her favorite osmanthus cake, and when he came back, he saw it, so he bought it by the way, thinking that she must be very happy after seeing it.

Walking to the door, he pushed the door, he didn't expect the door to be pushed open so easily, he clearly remembered to let her lock it inside when he left, and he could only open the door by knocking when he came back.

Did you forget?

Walking into the room with the osmanthus cake, I saw the lights on the second floor of the room, and wondered if I had fallen asleep?

Looking at the sky, it is indeed not early, and it is normal to sleep at this time.

"Liu'er, why didn't you close the door?" Liu Xuan opened the door and went in, lit the oil lamp, but found that there was no one in the room.

"Liu'er? Where are you? Liu Xuan searched all the rooms on the second floor, and went to the toilet to look, no matter where it was, he didn't find Liu Er's figure, he was in a hurry, but he didn't know where to look for it, so he could only run to the street, street by street.

Liu Er walked out of the place where she lived, and walked all the way to the connecting bridge, which is a bridge connecting the west and east of the city, and after walking here for a while, you can reach Liu Xuan's home.

It was already very late, there were not many people passing by the connecting bridge, she lowered her head and walked towards the front with small steps, there was a sedan chair in front of her, four sedan chairmen carried the sedan chair, the sedan chair was red, and I didn't know who was sitting inside, but it must be an extremely high-status person, otherwise she would not be able to sit in such a good sedan chair.

When the sedan chair and Liu Er were about to pass by, a gust of wind blew the veil on Liu Er's face into the lake.

"Oops." Liu Er noticed that something was missing on her face, and immediately felt a tightness in her heart, if this was seen by others, especially the people in Yanchun Tower, it would be bad.

Her shout just made the people in the sedan chair turn their eyes to her, and this look was like a thunderbolt in the sky.