Chapter 34: An encounter by the river

The weather was clear and the sun was shining brightly in the sky.

On the ridges, roads, and houses of the Su manor, several guards held iron guns and escorted the prisoner Shi Yue to parade to the public, humiliating this heinous person.

He wore heavy iron shackles on his hands and feet, and moved forward heavily and slowly, step by step.

From time to time, the guards beside him whipped him and drove him away.

It's been a long time since I was escorted around the crowd like this.

The onlookers next to him threw things at him, spat on him, and laughed at him loudly.

His head and body were covered with dirt and saliva, his hair was so messy that it was knotted, and his hands were tightly holding the iron shackles, and he lowered his head and moved one step at a time.

Pursed his lips, no matter how everything around him tortured him, he didn't say a word.

The eyes covered in the messy hair occasionally lifted, and they looked numb and hollow.

He was hungry, thirsty, and tired, dizzy, and his legs were already shaking, and he couldn't walk anymore.

His legs were weak, and he had already fallen to the ground several times, and the guards whipped him, and he had to struggle to his feet again, and continue to drag the shackles forward.

The sun was in the sky and it was a little hot. When the guards saw that he could not walk, they stopped, and they found a shady place to sit down and drink water to rest.

still let Shi Yue stand under the head of the day, and did not give him water to drink.

Shi Yue was stiff, her whole body trembled, and she stood there stiffly.

There was a sound of horses' hooves, and the Su Jinqi brothers and sisters rode over with a few guards.

Su Jinqi rode a horse and stopped beside Shi Yue, whipping him violently.

Shi Yue stood in place, his body curled up, enduring, not daring to resist or dodge.

But it was too painful to stop moaning.

Su Jinqi: "Hmph! You're quite hard!"

He asked the guard, "How long have you been wandering?"

Guard: "In the past two days, I have been marching in the manor, and those who should be beaten have been beaten, and those who should be scolded have also been scolded." ”

Su Jinqi saw Shi Yue curled up in a ball, trembling, and he was indeed exhausted and tortured enough.

Guard: "Childe, how long will you keep him in the room, and when will you send him back to the cell?"

Su Jinqi: "This slut locked him in a prison cell, didn't do anything, but wasted food." ”

"Anyway, his martial arts are gone, and there will be no harm. The security here is so tight, and he can't escape like this. ”

"Even if he runs away, he looks like this, he looks weird, and he still has words on his face, and he won't be caught anywhere! If he is caught, he will die!"

"There is still no need to lock it up, let him come out and do the work in the manor, and let him do the hardest, dirtiest, and most tiring work. ”

"Let him do it non-stop from morning to night, except for sleeping at night, he is not allowed to rest!"

"Just to make him tired, hungry, and cold! Everyone in the manor can beat and scold him at will!"

"But you can't cripple him and kill him!

Guard: "No!"

Su Ruqi squinted at the slut at his feet and snorted disdainfully.

The whip slammed into him, and a bloody streak burst out.

He pedaled his horse and galloped away.

The guards followed.

Su Jinmeng frowned, looked at Shi Yue, hesitated, and caught up with them.

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After a night of rain, the sky finally cleared.

The morning air in early spring is fresh and humid, and new shoots are sent out all over the hills.

A tender green.

The depressed mood gradually became clearer.

Su Jinmeng walked alone in the mountains and fields.

The small river around the mountains, the flowing water is gurgling, and it flows down the trend.

Su Jinmeng saw Shi Yue, a cheap prisoner squatting by the river, washing clothes.

She walked towards the river.

Shi Yue was still wearing iron shackles on his hands and feet, squatting by the river and scrubbing his clothes vigorously, with a large basin of dirty clothes beside him.

Su Jinmeng looked at him and saw that his hands had been frozen red, and his movements were stiff.

His feet were unshoeed, and he was naked on the gravel by the river, and the river was beating from time to time, and his feet were also frozen red.

Shi Yue was sensitive to the gaze around her, looked up, and met her eyes.

Su Jinmeng's face turned red.

Shi Yue put down the clothes in his hand, knelt down at her, and kowtowed to her.

Su was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly waved his hand to stop him, but the silk handkerchief in his hand fell into the river by mistake.

Su into a dream: "Alas!"

When Shi Yue saw it, he hurriedly got up, stepped on the river stone, and walked into the river to pick up the silk handkerchief.

He returned to the shore, walked up to her, knelt down for her, and handed the handkerchief with both hands.

Su Jin dreamed that he knelt down for himself again, wanting to stop him, but swallowed back the words.

She took the silk handkerchief, "Thank you!"

The cheap slave Shi Yue was stunned for a moment, but she didn't hear clearly.

He was still on his knees, with his head hanging down.

Su Jinmeng looked at him dumbfounded, and forgot what to do for a while.

Shi Yue knelt for a while, saw that there was no movement, raised his head and looked at her suspiciously.

He kowtowed to her again, then got up and walked to the river, where he continued to wash his clothes.

Su Jinmeng stood there awkwardly, she felt that she should go away, but she was reluctant to leave.

She stood there struggling, looking for something to do.

Or find something to talk to the person around you.

I don't know what topic to look for.

She peeked at the man who was doing laundry by the river.

This squatting by the river to wash clothes, how sensitive he is.

He felt the gaze behind him, but he didn't move.

There are some doubts in my heart, and at the same time, there are some nervousness, and even worries.

What is she doing? What does she want to do to herself?

What did you do wrong?

Finally, Su Jinmeng found the topic and walked slowly to his side.

Shi Yue caught the message that she was moving closer to herself, and she was so nervous that her body froze.

He didn't know if a whip would fall on him.

Su Jinmeng: "Hmm...... This water ...... Is it cold?"

Shi Yue didn't dare to look up at her, still keeping her head down.

He listened to her, nodded, and then immediately shook his head again.

Su Jinmeng: "Oh, it must be very cold, you see your hands are frozen red!"

Su Jinmeng reached out to touch the water, and it was so cold that she withdrew her hand at once.

With such cold water, he washed so many clothes here for so long.

Su Jinmeng was really pitiful.

There was silence again.

Su Jinmeng struggled to find a topic.

Su Jinmeng: "You are wearing so little, it must be very cold, right?"

Shi Yue: "......"

Su Jinmeng: "When I go back, I'll find you a few clothes and send them over!"

Shi Yue still hung his head, didn't speak, and continued to scrub his clothes vigorously.

Su Jinmeng didn't get a response, felt a little bored, and couldn't find any topic.

She was bored on the rocks by the river, stepping back and forth.

Unexpectedly, the stone was so slippery that it accidentally slipped and fell into the river.

Su into a dream: "Ah!"

Shi Yue looked up and saw it, hurriedly dropped the clothes in his hand, stood up and grabbed her hand.

He pulled her back with all his might.

Su was frightened, his face was pale, and he grabbed his hand tightly.

Shi Yue asked her to stand firm, and wanted to let go of her hand, Su Jinmeng's face turned red, she lowered her head in embarrassment, and hurriedly let go of her hand.

Originally, Shi Yue didn't think of anything else, but seeing her so shy, she was a little overwhelmed.

Su Jinmeng: "Thank you!"

This time, he heard her "thank you" clearly, and couldn't help but be stunned.

How could she say "thank you" to herself!

I'm just a lowly slave,

She, this is so noble!

Shi Yue didn't know what her identity was, but she often saw her with the man, and heard some people call her a girl.

I think she must be the daughter of this manor!

This girl is really different, she never speaks ill of herself, and she does not abuse herself at will.

At this time, she actually said thank you to someone like herself!

How long has it been since I heard someone say this to myself!

Shi Yue couldn't help but raise her head and glanced at her silently.

Who would have thought that his eyes would make this simple girl stupefied.

Su Jinmeng looked at him stupidly, and couldn't move his eyes for a long time.

Shi Yue was stunned and raised her eyes to look at her again.

Just in the same way that her eyes meet,

Her eyes were like autumn springs, so beautiful and clear.

The eyes are pure but passionate,

I looked at myself like this,

It's so gentle and lingering.

Shi Yue couldn't move her eyes and looked at her blankly.

Two people with extremely different identities just stood there and stared at each other blankly.

It was still this lowly slave Shi Yue who came to his senses, he retracted his gaze, lowered his head, turned around and continued to wash clothes.

But he was already a little uncomfortable.

The girl stood beside him, not walking or speaking.

After Shi Yue finished washing his clothes, he knelt down and kowtowed to Su Jinmeng, stood up and picked up the basin and prepared to leave.

The iron shackles in his hands bumped against the basin, and there was a "clang" sound.

Su into the dream: "This ...... The chain is quite heavy to wear!"

"Well, I'll tell my brother to let him get this shackle for you!"

"It's inconvenient to do things, it's in the way!"

Shi Yue glanced at her silently,

"Girl, my clothes are done, can I go?"

Su was stunned for a moment: "Oh, okay, okay! Yes, yes!"

She said, but couldn't help but follow the man.

made this extremely despicable man a little uneasy, and he couldn't figure out what this noble girl behind him was going to do?

Su Jinmeng: "Ah, I finally heard you speak! I thought you were a dumb person!"

Yes, in her memory, from the first time she met him to the present, that sentence just now was the first thing he said to himself.

But in the hall of Shifu, she heard him speak.

At that time, he knelt in front of the little prince of Shifu, begged him bitterly, begged him to take in his young child.

Su Jin dreamed of coming here, and his heart couldn't help but feel uncomfortable.

Shi Yue still walked with his head bowed, silent.

Su Jinmeng looked at the man's thin and thin back and felt that he was really a taciturn person.

It's a pity.

"But I like it!"

Su Jinmeng laughed to himself stupidly.

Her laughter alarmed Shi Yue, who was walking with his head down, and he glanced back at her.

Su Jinmeng's face turned red again.

Her shyness made this man stupid too.

The man, who had been crippled by fate, stared blankly at her.

Su Jinmeng smiled at him, like a flower blooming, delicate and moving.

Shi Yue, a cheap prisoner, was stunned, and stood in a daze, forgetting what to do.

The two stood like this, looking at each other,

After watching it for a long time,

Neither of them can take their eyes back.

Just look at each other like that,

Looking into each other's eyes,

Looked in......

I see it so deeply......

A cool breeze blew, blowing the two men standing in the wind.

Shi Yue retracted his gaze, he must have remembered something, and his gaze dimmed again.

He lowered his head and held the basin, silently leaving the woman and continuing to walk forward.

Dragging the iron shackles on his feet, bumping against the ground, there was a "whoosh" sound.

Su Jinmeng raised his head,

Oh, I don't know when,

It's raining again......

Drizzle all over the sky......

Silently

A trace, a trace,

Slowly, slowly drifting down......

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