Luluo Village, Jiaoshan Town, is the place where Luzhu was born, located at the foot of Jiaoshan Mountain, where the perennial fog is misty, and the majestic mountain is overhead. Jiaoshan is famous for its flat top, the top is submerged in the white clouds and mist, it looks like a huge stone is majestic, and it has the atmosphere of Qiongge of the fairy mountain.

On the evening of the day Shi Chong saw Luzhu, he went to Luluo Village alone, and the reason why he didn't bring any entourage was because he didn't want the entourage servants to disturb Luzhu's daily life. He wanted to see if the green bead was as good as he imagined, and whether it was worthy of his special favor.

When he saw Green Pearl for the first time, Shi Chong didn't treat her as an ordinary woman, I don't know why, there was always a genuine desire to get close to her and protect her, which was a feeling that Shi Chong had never experienced in any woman before.

Is she really special? Riding on his horse, Shi Chong thought alone, and at this time he had approached the place that the daytime butler had surveyed for him.

This is a small river, on the opposite side of the river is the two broken grass houses of the Lu Zhu family, look at the sky, it is dinner time, the distant village is wafting white smoke, every household is busy between the stove and the courtyard at this time.

Faintly, Shi Chong saw a tall figure by the river, but he didn't care, because there were still many homeless wanderers here, and it was not surprising to appear by the river. Besides, the figure was standing alone, and the bandits were all in groups, so Shi Chong didn't see him as a danger.

Not far from the river bank there was a small grove of dense foliage, close to the rocky wall of the mountain, which was suitable for Shi Chong to hide, so he urged his horse to whip up, turned behind a large tree close to the protruding rock, and stopped, but did not dismount, because he could see farther and more clearly on the horse.

The figure he saw just now had been left behind by him, and Shi Chong looked in the direction of the grass hut wholeheartedly. Hopefully, Green Bead can show up for her to see again.

Indeed, the green bead soon appeared, but not on the other side of the river, but in front of Shi Chong's eyes, at this end of the riverbank. Judging from the hurried footsteps of Luzhu, she must have made an appointment with someone to meet here.

At this moment, Shi Chong remembered the vague figure he had just seen, which was obviously a man. This made Shi Chong's heart stagnate suddenly, could it be that Lu Zhu is the kind of casual and indecent woman.

Controlling his emotions, Shi Chong remained silent and continued to hide behind the rocks to observe. He didn't want to give up hope, Green Bead's face was one in a million, and he hoped that he was wrong.

"Brother Zhong, I'm sorry, I'm late." Lu Zhu was panting, and he was already sweating profusely when he ran in front of Sun Junzhong.

Sun Junzhong hurriedly bent down to wipe the sweat from her head and said, "It's not too late, it's not too late, it's good if you come to Luzhu." ”

The actions of the two of them did not cross the line, but in the eyes of Shi Chong on the side, it was a manifestation of Lu Zhu's frivolous nature, which made the anger in his heart rise suddenly.

However, looking at Lu Zhu's beautiful face, Shi Chong didn't want to give up like this, so he continued to listen to the conversation between the two people.

"Green Bead, are you ready? I want to take you away tonight. Sun Junzhong (also Sun Xiu ten years later) said to Luzhu.

"But...... Brother Zhong, I still can't bear my mother, she has worked hard all her life, if I leave, she will lose hope. ”

Lu Zhu grabbed the sleeve of the young man's plain cloth tightly, with a hesitant look on her face, she didn't want to lose Sun Junzhong, and she didn't want to leave her mother.

"Green Bead, we'll definitely be back, I promise."

"Brother Zhong, my mother keeps festivals all her life, even if my father never comes back, she will never remarry, if I leave with you privately, how do you let my mother deal with herself in front of the elders in the village in the future, I'm sorry, Brother Zhong, I can't ignore my mother's feelings." Lu Zhu finished speaking in one breath and sighed lightly for a lifetime.

After thinking for a while, Sun Junzhong also felt the deep affection between Luzhu and his mother, and couldn't bear to separate them. He looked at Luzhu's worried eyes, and suddenly there was a lot of reluctance in his heart. If they go out to explore the world and leave Green Bead here alone, will Green Bead keep their promise?

It's not that Sun Junzhong doesn't believe in Luzhu's feelings, but Luzhu is so beautiful, and there are thousands of people who covet her, how can Sun Junzhong leave with peace of mind!

"Green Pearl, I am determined to be a bird, I can't stay here forever, if I leave now, will you wait for me to come back?"

"Brother Zhong, Lu Zhusheng is your person, and death is your ghost, and he will definitely wait for Brother Zhong."

Lu Zhu took out the red scarf that Sun Junzhong gave her during the day from his arms, put it on his head, and then took the young man's hand and put it on his cheek, and continued: "From today on, Lu Zhu is your bride, and I am willing to make a vow here, and I will wait for the return of my husband for the rest of my life, and I will never laugh with others in this life." ”

solemnly printed a kiss on the forehead of the green bead, and through the red scarf, Sun Junzhong also made his promise, and then the two agreed to wait for Sun Junzhong to achieve a career, and then immediately return to his hometown to marry the green bead.

After waiting for the two people who were in love with each other to leave, Shi Chong revealed his true body from behind the rock, he had roughly understood what was going on, and Lu Zhu's heart seemed to have been firmly trapped by another person.

However, this setback is not difficult for Shi Chong, who is he, a rich and high-ranking official admired by the world, there is still a way to deal with these civilians.

At this time, Shi Chong didn't want to give up the green pearl at all, this woman was kind and beautiful, like a priceless pearl, her light Shi Chong must let her bloom only for herself.

With a rough plan in mind, Shi Chong whipped down, and the tall horse under his crotch immediately followed in the direction of the boy's departure, he wanted to see where the boy lived, and then sent someone to monitor his whereabouts to pave the way for his next actions.

Shi Chong wants to play the role of a Shangguan who knows people and talents, and gives the boy a 'chance' to realize his dream as soon as possible. Now that there are frequent wars in the border area, it is the time to employ people, and it is easy for Shi Chong to arrange a position for Sun Junzhong that is dangerous and can stay away from Luzhu.

As long as Sun Junzhong left the sight of the green bead, Shi Chong had a way to get the green bead, and while thinking, Shi Chong urged the horse to whip and quickly disappeared on the bank of the river.

But what Shi Chong didn't find was that his butler was not worried about the adults acting alone, so he secretly followed, and at this moment, he had already understood his master's thoughts, so he continued to follow the direction of his master's horses and disappeared together.

Chapter 6: The End of Past Memory

After that, Shi Chong didn't want to think about it anymore, it was he who 'killed' Sun Junzhong, who was high-spirited and dedicated to serving the country, and it was he who made Luzhu become a singer, and then used money to redeem her, and since then he has dominated Luzhu by his side.

Shi Chong, who is now old and no longer beautiful, stood alone by the arched bridge and gasped, seeing that Lu Zhu was humiliated but could not do anything, and his eyes were already full of old tears.

Over the years, Shi Chongai's green beads have penetrated deep into the bone marrow, and even if he was about to be executed by the imperial court, he couldn't let go of the green beads' hands.

Shi Chong did not tell Lu Zhu that the reason why he was dismissed this time was because he refused Sun Xiu's request to hand over Lu Zhu. In today's situation, Shi Chong could expect that it must be more than lucky, but he still didn't want to hand over the green beads.

'Money, by the way, I can still solve problems with money. ’

Suddenly thinking of the only money he had left, Shi Chong immediately blurted out and shouted at Sun Xiu: "Lord Sun, if you can let the old man and his concubine go, the old man is willing to exchange this Golden Valley Garden with you, what do you think?" ”

"Hahahahaha......" Hearing Shi Chong's words, Sun Xiu let out a wild laugh, his smile was full of injustice and resentment.

"Golden Valley Garden? I'd like to ask, Shi Chong, how much people's fat and ointment did you loot to build this Golden Valley Garden, huh?! ”

"This ......"

Suddenly, without waiting for Shi Chong to come up with a suitable answer, Sun Xiu let go of the green beads and stood up. He didn't have a mocking and pretentious posture like just now, but faced Shi Chong with righteous words and said: "The Holy Lord already knows what you have done in Jingzhou, Jingzhou is a place where rich merchants come and go frequently, you rob the wealth of merchants, accept bribes, oppress good people, get rich and unkind, take the power given to you by the imperial court, as a means to accumulate wealth for yourself, what crime should you be guilty of!" ”

Shi Chong was forced to take a step back by his momentum, but after all, Shi Chong was a person who had experienced strong winds and rains, and after stabilizing his figure, Shi Chong held the bridge railing with his hand and retorted loudly: "Lord Sun, this is a bloody mouth, do you have any evidence?" Otherwise, the old man will go to the court and accuse Lord Sun of a crime of slander and falsehood! ”

Seeing that Shi Chong was dying and still fighting the trapped beasts, Sun Xiu sneered, and after sneering, he took out a bright yellow holy decree from his arms, shook it in front of Shi Chong and walked a few steps closer and said: "Lord Shi, the holy decree is here, the emperor has already obtained the exact evidence of your corruption and perversion of the law, and it will be useless for you to refute it, so let's die and obediently obey the law." ”

"No, no, I don't believe it, I want to see the Divine Decree." Shi Chong stumbled and rushed over from the small bridge covered with jade, wanting to snatch the holy decree in Sun Xiu's hand, but he didn't expect to be dodged by the young Sun Xiu, and he was unstable and almost fell to the ground.

At this moment, the green bead could not get rid of the shock and pain at all, she lay on the ground, her eyes had long lost their previous brilliance, and there was no longer the beautiful aura that radiated with her thoughts, only emptiness and despair.

"Brother Zhong... Brother Zhong... Brother Zhong ......" Lu Zhu kept muttering and repeating Sun Xiu's previous name, as if he wanted to turn all his soul into words and condense it between his lips and teeth.

Hearing Lu Zhu's call, Sun Xiu's eyes flashed with a touch of unbearability, but he quickly covered it up. For revenge, he has already paid too much, Sun Xiu warned himself that he must regain everything he lost today, and he will not be soft.

However, what Sun Xiu didn't know was that Luzhu also suffered a lot in order to find him, and was deceived into the dust by Shi Chong's people and made a living by performing arts. In order to survive and see Sun Junzhong, Luzhu gritted her teeth and suffered humiliation.

In this world of the weak and the strong, how can a weak woman compete with high-ranking officials and rich people, her mother has been waiting for her father to return all her life, renewing her name and keeping festivals, how can she tolerate her daughter falling into the dust, when Luzhu got Shi Chong's 'help' to redeem herself and return home, what she saw was the white eyes of the villagers in Jiaoshan Town and the body of her mother rolled up in the broken grass mat.

Her mother hanged herself, and Luzhu was driven out of her home by the villagers of Jiaoshan Town, and since then she has been on the side of the street, even at this time, in the face of Shi Chong's pure kindness, Luzhu is still respectful.

It wasn't until the news of Sun Junzhong's death came from the front line that Lu Zhu was completely desperate, she fell into boundless depression, and wanted to end her life several times, and it was Shi Chong who took Lu Zhu's life back from the Ghost Gate Pass again and again.

Gradually, time began to dilute everything, and Lu Zhu also felt that Shi Chong was infatuated with her, so he made a promise. I thought that everything would not make any more waves, but-

Now, from the words and deeds between Sun Xiu and Shi Chong, how could the smart Green Bead not see the slightest clue that he couldn't hear the truth of the year, the more he knew, the more cold Lu Zhu's heart was as cold as counting nine cold days.

Brother Zhong's hatred and Lord Shi Chong's love have become the boulder that crushes the last lifeline in Luzhu's heart at this moment, just when Sun Xiu and Shi Chong are entangled together, Luzhu doesn't know where the strength comes from, he gets up from the ground and rushes to the top of the Chongqi Tower, the tallest building in Jingu Garden, and runs towards the top of the building.

"Green Pearl !!"

"Green Pearl !!"

The two men burst out shouting almost at the same time, Shi Chong was already in his last years after all, he didn't run a few steps after following Lu Zhu's footsteps before he felt a pain in his heart, and the whole person fell into the arms of the servant beside him.

Sun Xiu ran all the way and chased the green bead into Chongqi Tower-

Chapter 7: Chongqi's leap upstairs

The priceless treasures in the Chongqi Building shimmered with a scorching light, and even the wood used to build the handrails of the stairs was no less than 10,000 taels of silver, but none of this could attract even the slightest attention from the couple of men and women who rushed into the building.

The beautiful woman running in front of her was covered with tears, her hair was scattered, and her desperation made her walk no longer graceful, but stumbled towards the top of Chongqi's building.

Behind the beautiful woman, the tall and handsome young man was full of anxiety, not knowing what Luzhu wanted to do? But he had a bad premonition, a guess that almost stopped his heart beating, and the young man took three steps and two steps to catch up with the one he still loved.

The madness of the two men caused the maids and servants around them to scream and retreat, until an old shout outside the building reached their ears.

"Stop them! Stop the Green Beads! ”

These maids and servants came back to their senses, and they hurriedly chased after the top of Chongqi Tower—

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Green Pearl, who had a glimpse of the truth back then, no longer had the thought of life, and despair tore her heart like a demon, making her feel painful.

Originally... It turns out that after so many years, his loyal brother is still alive! For so many years, Lord Shi, who has cared for and loved her in every way, turned out to be a liar! Green Bead's brain is in shambles. He hated Shi Chong for ruining her soul and her love! also hated Sun Junzhong for not coming to him earlier, but now he actually appeared in front of her as a hater.

The world makes people, fate is out of her own control, Lu Zhu can't bear the blow brought to her by all this, and the pain caused by the stumbling of jade feet and the wound on her forehead is far less painful than the pain caused by the 'sharp blade' hanging in her heart to dig out flesh and blood.

"Luzhu, what do you want to do? Stop! Sun Junzhong's voice behind him was heard in Lu Zhu's ears at this moment, and he was no longer as gentle and affectionate as Brother Zhong back then, and the hatred and anger he showed just now were enough to make the love in Lu Zhu's heart bloody.

The moment he climbed up to Chongqi Tower, the embroidered shoes on Luzhu's feet had already disappeared, and the white socks were dyed red by oozing blood, which was shocking in the eyes of the people behind him, "Luzhu!" Stop it!! At this moment, Sun Junzhong had already guessed what Lu Zhu wanted to do, and he would never allow this kind of thing to happen.

The window sash at the top of Chongqi Tower is wide open, and there is no obstruction at all, and if you let Luzhu continue to move forward, Sun Junzhong may be separated from her forever.

At this moment, Sun Junzhong was already close to the back of Lu Zhu, he desperately reached out to grab the wide sleeves on the green bead gauze skirt, but he had no choice but to pounce, Lu Zhu stumbled to the nearest window sill, and half of his body was already outside the window sill.

It can be seen from the action of the green bead that she completely ignores the danger, the window sill on the roof of Chongqi is low, and there is an open viewing platform around the periphery, which was originally designed to facilitate the beautiful scenery in the Golden Valley Garden in the spring season, but now it provides convenience for the green bead to throw away his life.

Regardless of the green Luo skirt being broken by the finely carved pattern hook on the windowsill, the green beads stood unsteadily, and the whole person fell to the peripheral viewing platform, and the feeling of suffocation enveloped Sun Junzhong's whole body in an instant.

He didn't expect it to be like this, he didn't expect his hatred to make Green Bead so desperate! Thinking that Lu Zhu had changed his mind, his insults and injuries were understandable, and his revenge was at most after killing Shi Chong, so that Lu Zhu was imprisoned by his side forever with guilt.

But at this moment, Sun Junzhong didn't want to be imprisoned, he didn't hate the past, he just wanted God to help, and he could save Luzhu's life in time. It wasn't until the moment that Sun Junzhong really understood that he still loved Luzhu and had no regrets as in the past.

So many years of pain, it seems that all of them have disappeared at this moment, Sun Junzhong shouted hoarsely, trying his best to grasp his beloved woman, but his hands are incoherent and can not be as fast as his heart, in an instant, Sun Junzhong's eyes are a touch of emerald green rising into the air, the skirt is flying like a blooming green orchid, at the last moment, the beauty of green beads is still irreplaceable.

Sun Junzhong watched the person he had been thinking about for a long time die like this, and when he threw himself on the railing of the observation deck, if it weren't for the imperial court, he would even jump down like a green bead and end this life.

Like Sun Junzhong, there was another person who was instantly heartbroken, that is, Shi Chong, who was paralyzed in front of the gate of Chongqi Tower, he no longer had the strength to stand up, and the death of Lu Zhu crushed this man who had been confident and arrogant all his life. Looking at the large expanse of blood blooming wantonly in front of him, Shi Chong only had regret in his heart.

In order to get it, he did too many wrong things, knowing that Luzhu was as smart as a pearl, but he still had to act recklessly, just because Shi Chong valued Luzhu's body back then, and what he valued was Luzhu's obedience to his will. Many years have passed, Shi Chong's mind has long changed, and now the green bead is his soul, a love that he can't lose, how can he withstand such a cruel blow.

The aged Shi Chong stood up with the support of many wives and concubines and servants, his eyes glazed over, and he gradually lost consciousness and fell into endless darkness......

Chapter 8: Accidents

When the green beads embraced the sky like a blooming flower, her eyes were not the earth that was about to take her life, nor Shi Chong and Sun Xiu, but her mother's kind face and the affectionate smile of Brother Zhong back then.

Yes, this is the soul of Luzhu, and this is the deep thoughts hidden in Luzhu's heart. It's not Shi Chong, and it's not Sun Xiu now.

Closing his eyes, Lu Zhu silently said in his heart: 'I want to return to Brother Zhong and Mother, O heavens! I beg you to let me be with Brother Chung and Mother forever. ’

Clothes fluttering in the wind, but people no longer belong to this world, I don't know when, the sky is full of petals, green as the morning light, white as twilight snow, the body of green beads in the petals gradually faded away, as if she has arrived in another world, and into the arms of the earth is only the layers of bound clothes, which makes people sigh and sad.

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Winter 289 A.D

This year, only sixteen-year-old Lu Zhu stepped out of the house for the first time, because she was about to go to a completely unfamiliar place to become a piano girl who sold her art to survive. At this moment, Luzhu's heart can be described as mixed.

Before winter came, the father who had been away from home for many years finally had news, but it was not the news that the mother and daughter were looking forward to.

A father's friend passed by Jiaoshan Town, found Luzhu's mother and daughter, and told them that when Luzhu's father was about to return to his hometown a few years ago, he unfortunately encountered a mountain bandit and died in Huangquan.

This news was undoubtedly a bolt from the blue for Luzhu's mother, and she refused to believe it at first, until the person took out what Luzhu's father had brought out of the house as proof, and Luzhu's mother fully believed his words.

From that day on, the situation at home became extremely miserable, and the mother, who had been waiting for her father to return home, washed her face with tears all day long, and her spirit became abnormal.

Without a mother to take care of it, a good home lost all its warmth all at once. Lu Zhu, who has not yet reached the age of 16, can't accept all this change at all, and at first she only knew to cry with her mother.

Fortunately, the neighbors are all kind people, and they often send some rice and noodles to Luzhu's family, and help them take care of the few acres of thin fields on which they depend, so that Luzhu's mother and daughter will not starve to death at home.

In order to recover her mother as soon as possible, and in order to live up to the neighbors who helped them, Luzhu forced herself to desperately shoulder the housework beyond her strength, and got up before dawn every day to go up the mountain to chop firewood, carry water to the house, follow the villagers to learn how to sow seeds, go home to take care of her mother, and bring tea and water.

As long as Lu Zhu can think of it, she will do her best to do it, just like her mother used to.

Mother has paid too much for this family, and most of her life has never been happy in her heart, and Luzhu doesn't want her to be sad because of herself.

In fact, after hearing the sad news of her father's death, Luzhu's little resentment towards her father has long since disappeared, and she now just wants to take care of her mother and take care of this inconspicuous little family in Jiaoshan Town.

In the dead of night, she would sit alone in front of the window, thinking of her own lover - Sun Junzhong.

Since the elopement last year ago didn't take place because of Green Bead, she originally thought that Brother Zhong would be very unhappy. However, he didn't expect that Luzhu would soon see his loyal brother again, and the other party was unexpectedly happy.

Lu Zhu is naturally very strange, when Sun Junzhong told her that she was about to go to the frontier to join the army, Lu Zhu knew that her lover was about to leave her, and she didn't know the date of return, just like her father many years ago.

But the boy has ambitions in all directions, how can Luzhu let him give up the opportunity to make a contribution? Despite all the reluctance in her heart, Luzhu still bought a simple coil with her own hands and sent her beloved away.

The last time we met was still in front of us, and the moonlight was like the bright eyes of my lover, so gentle and yearning. Since then, Luzhu has been silently praying in her heart every night, wishing her lover all the best, never abandoning, and returning to reunite with her as soon as possible.

The wait of the previous generation is over, and in the end there is endless suffering. Midori is afraid that she and Brother Zhong will suffer the same fate. 'If that's the case, I'll go with Brother Zhong immediately, and I won't be reluctant to live this life' Lu Zhu secretly made up his mind in his heart.

Looking back at his mother, the once beautiful face was no longer what it used to be, wrinkles and haggard covered the sleeping face, Lu Zhu couldn't help but walk over and hugged her mother's thin body tightly, and the warm droplets on her face rolled down like pearls.

"Mother, it will definitely get better, believe me, when Brother Zhong comes back, everything will be fine."

At this moment, Lu Zhu is full of infinite love and expectation for Sun Junzhong, and he did not expect that his fate would be rewritten by another man.

That is the Jingzhou Thorn Shi Shi Chongshi of the current dynasty.

Midorizu's father hadn't died in the bandits' attack at all, he had long since disappeared, and someone had found him.

The so-called father's friend was actually sent by Shi Chong, and what he said was exactly what Shi Chong meant, first making the green pearl mother and daughter desperate, and then Shi Chong could appear as a savior.

But not now, Shi Chong still needs to wait for a while, he has to do two more things before he can appear in front of Luzhu's eyes openly.

One is to give Luzhu's mother and daughter an unfinished 'bill', and the other is to send a special letter to an old acquaintance from before being an official, asking her to accept Luzhu at the right time and in the right place, and help herself 'protect' herself.

Chapter 9: The Wicked Man

Shi Chong was originally a veteran of the love field, since he saw Lu Zhu and Sun Junzhong's attempted elopement that night, Shi Chong knew that Lu Zhu loved Sun Junzhong to the bone, and it was not something that could be shaken by one or two good intentions.

Therefore, Shi Chongcai decided to create a 'bill' for Luzhu's mother and daughter that was not enough for them, and it was convenient for him to use 'great kindness' to change Luzhu's insistence at the critical moment.

This winter seems to be particularly long, and as soon as Luzhu's mother's condition has improved, disasters have struck one after another.

The friend who brought back the news of his father was about to leave, and since his mother was still unable to get up, Luzhu went to see him off alone with the villagers.

When they were sent to the gate of Shanhaiguan City, everyone else had already dispersed, and only Lu Zhu was left who had not returned.

The so-called father friend in front of him is actually one of Shi Chong's staff, this person's surname is Luo, his name is Luo Yi, and his age is almost the same as Shi Chong. Although his reputation is not as good as that of the twenty-four friends of Jingu at that time, he is also a famous artist who is quite accomplished in poetry and songs.

Although he was ordered by Shi Chong to deceive Luzhu's mother and daughter, he was somewhat hesitant when he saw the tragic situation of Luzhu's mother and daughter now, so he hesitated along the way and did not inform Luzhu of the words on Shi Chong's second letter.

At this time, the two of them had already reached the edge of the city gate, and there was no time to say anything, so he spoke: "Thank you Liang niece for sending me, I still have some silver taels here, you can use it to maintain the family!" ”

After speaking, Luo Yi took off the package he was carrying, took out a few pieces of broken silver from it, and handed them to the green beads.

Green beads live in a small place like Hornhill Town, not to mention silver, even strings of copper plates can rarely be seen. So he was dumbfounded all of a sudden, and quickly pushed back with both hands.

He said, "Uncle Luo, how can this work? Our mother and daughter, who have been favored by you, have finally learned the news of our father, and are already grateful, how can we take your money again? ”

"You are living in embarrassment now, you are a delicate woman, and your mother is sick in bed, how can you support your family? Listening to my uncle's words, I quickly put away the broken silver, and went home to my mother to live a good life. ”

Luo Yi took out these silver coins, the fact is that he intends to appease Lu Zhu's mood and make his conscience a little better.

When he learned that Shi Chong wanted him to tell Lu Zhu that her father owed a huge debt outside, Luo Yi understood that Lord Shi was trying to force Lu Zhu into desperation, and in the end he could only sell himself to pay off his debts and fall into the trap set by Shi Chong.

For this reason, Luo Yi couldn't sleep all night, Shi Chong could be said to be unscrupulous in order to get a smile from the beauty, which Luo Yi had already knew. But I didn't expect him to do this? even disregarded the safety of Luzhu's family.

Once she learns that her husband owes a huge debt outside, Luzhu's mother will definitely not be able to bear the blow and return to the West! At that time, if Luzhu chooses not to sell herself to repay her debts, she will be spurned and disdained by the villagers in Jiaoshan Town.

Luo Yi really couldn't bear to do this, so he was going to go back and tell Shi Chong that since Luzhu's mother was sick, the neighbors had taken turns coming over every day to help her clean up the house, so he didn't find the right time to tell the contents of the second letter.

He shoved the broken silver into the palm of Green Bead's hand, and was about to leave without looking back, but at this time, a woman appeared in the crowd at the city gate, she looked around, as if she had been waiting here for a long time.

Luo Yi and Lu Zhu didn't recognize this out-of-town woman, so they didn't care about her existence, but they didn't expect this woman to meet Luo Yi in stride.

"Xianggong, why are you here now? I've been waiting for you for a long time!"

Hearing her greeting, Luo Yi's face was full of embarrassment for a while, and he already knew in his heart that this woman must have been appointed by Shi Chong to supervise him.

Thinking of taking her away quickly, he said, "Lady, didn't you say I wouldn't let you come?" It's a long way from home, and I can go back alone. Then, niece Liang, let's say goodbye here, and you can live a good life and take care of your mother when you go home. ”

"Yes......" Just as the green bead was about to say goodbye, the woman next to Luo Yi suddenly snatched the broken silver in the green bead's hand.

He cried out, "I knew you were going to give this little woman money, so I came to see how much money this little girl's father had borrowed from our family when he was alive." Can you count them? ”

"What are you talking about, Mrs. Love? Green beads don't understand? Lu Zhu was stunned on the spot, and she couldn't figure out what the middle-aged woman in front of her was talking about?

After all, she was not yet 16 years old, she was young and short-witted, and the viciousness of the rivers and lakes had not yet touched her heart, and she could not connect the words of 'Mrs. Love' with her father for a while.

When Luzhu finally understood what 'Mrs. Love' meant? She had already received a heavy slap on the face from Mrs. Luo, and then the wicked woman who beat people pulled Luo Yi away.

Only the green beads crying on the street and Luo Yi, who frequently turned his head and had unbearable eyes in his eyes, were left.

Luo Yi had no choice, he wanted to find a reason not to say it, but now he was exposed by the wicked woman in person, if he refutes it again, he will inevitably cut off his future financial path, Luo Yi has three sons under his knees, all of whom are still young, and he has no ability, he can only recite poetry.

If he does not get Shi Chong's favor in the future, he and his family will also live on the streets and starve to death in front of Zhumen.

Chapter 10: A Little Hope

Luzhu didn't know how she turned the door, her brain was in chaos, as if she was sick, seeing her mother sitting on the bed waiting for her return, Luzhu wanted to pounce on her and cry, but she couldn't, because she could never tell her mother what had just happened.

"Luzhu, are you okay?" Seeing her unusual, the mother asked with concern.

Since her illness, under the careful care of Luzhu and the villagers, my mother has improved a lot.

"Isn't it a little uncomfortable to see Uncle Luo leave, this is also human nature, after all, if it weren't for him, we wouldn't know the news of your father's death." Mother said, turning back to wipe away tears.

Lu Zhu hurriedly walked to the bed, she held her mother's cold hands and said, "It doesn't matter, you still have Lu Zhu, I will take good care of this family as you used to." ”

"But, Green Bead! You will marry someday, and at that time, your mother will be left alone, and the family will be even more lonely......"

"No," Lu Zhu buried her head deep in her mother's arms, and said softly, "No, mother, I will always be by my mother's side and never leave you." ”

"What do you say, silly boy! How can there be a girl's family who has been waiting for the boudoir, so she must not be laughed to death by the villagers. The mother freed up one hand to stroke the green beads' hair, and said gently, "I just hope that you can marry closer, and you can come back often, and I will be satisfied." ”

Under the dim oil lamp, Luzhu and her mother snuggled together, enjoying happiness that would not last long for them.

Early the next morning, Luzhu said goodbye to her mother and went out, she didn't want her mother to know about her father's debts before his death, so she had to figure out her own way. And the only way to think of the green beads is to borrow them from the villagers' homes.

This is a very embarrassing thing for a sixteen-year-old girl, but Luzhu has decided that it will not change, and the stubbornness and strength in her bones can already be seen at this moment.

Walking alone in the barren acres of fields at the foot of the mountain, the green beads were hurried, and the embroidered cloth shoes were already full of dust. From the east end of the village to the west end of the village, Green Bead almost walked through the homes of villagers who might have borrowed copper coins.

Helplessly, Jiaoshan Village is a poor town, not to mention borrowing money, everyone often can't even fill their stomachs, and they have to pay the landlord's land in the town, which is really more than enough but not enough.

In the end, Uncle Luzhu gave an idea to go to the foot of the Horn Mountain to pick a fruit called Bushi Hua, which is shaped like a brown garlic, larger than the size of garlic, with sweet flesh and rich aroma, which is a kind of wild fruit that the rich people in the town especially like to eat.

However, it is winter and this fruit is hard to find, and if you are lucky, then Green Pearl can get some income every year by her own labor.

Hearing the news, Luzhu was naturally overjoyed, so she couldn't go home for dinner, but asked the uncle to send some food to her mother, and she hurried to the foot of the mountain to find the fruit of the unreal flower.

The closer he got to the Horn Mountain, the colder the air became, and the green beads wrapped his thin cloth tightly, and with white air, he searched for the snow at the foot of the mountain, and his hands were already red and purple because he wanted to remove the snow.

But at the thought of finding the fruit and being able to pay off his father's debts little by little, and that there would be copper money to go to the town to buy medicine for his mother, Luzhu felt that all the suffering was nothing.

What's more, there is a distant brother Zhong who is supporting Luzhu's faith, so now Luzhu is like a 'warrior', and hope shines in her heart.

After a long, long time, when the sun was shining, Luzhu finally found the first unreal fruit tree, although the tree was so tall, although there were already most of the dead branches on the tree, although the fruit on the tree was sparse, but Luzhu was still very happy.

She moved over the frozen stones at the foot of the mountain, built them one by one, and then, standing on top of them, reached out and pulled the branches of the fruitless trees, and shook them vigorously when she held them.

As if it was the insistence of God's favor for the green beads, under her desperate shaking, there were really unreal fruits falling, and the green beads staggered down from the stones on the feet, bent down to pick up the fruits one by one, and carefully put them into their bibs.

Then, he walked through the snow and rushed home.

When Luzhu returned home, the eldest aunt had just left, and there were still dishes and chopsticks on the table after the meal.

Their home was just a thatched hut with a leaky air, and everything needed to be done in the same room.

Watching Luzhu scoop up cold water from the water tank with her hands frozen like carrots and wash the dishes and chopsticks in the icy water, her mother's tears slipped down again.

"Luzhu, rest for a while, you're tired enough to go to the ground today." Mother said.

The uncle did not inform his mother about his father's debts as agreed, so his mother thought that Luzhu was working in the fields all day.

"It's okay, mother, I can do it, you can rest in peace." Enduring the piercing pain in her hand, Midori responded. She really didn't care about the suffering.

It would be nice if life could continue like this, no more accidents would happen, and the evil woman who had been hired by Shi Chong would no longer come to harass Lu Zhu.

However, if our Lord Shi wants to get Green Pearl, the matter will not be able to end so simply, and the evil woman and the so-called 'Uncle Luo' will soon appear in front of Mother and Daughter Green Pearl again, and the next unsatisfactory life will eventually force Green Pearl into the Red Dust Song Shop that is despised by the villagers and mother.

Chapter XI

After a while of calm and bitter days, with the unremitting efforts of Green Pearl, she finally collected a small basket of unfruitful fruits, although these fruits did not look full, and the shells were dry and unsightly because of the cold weather, but there was no way to find better fruits in winter.

Luzhu only hopes that spring will come soon, so that the unreal flowers and trees will be full of green leaves and branches as soon as possible, and bear huge and full fruits.

On this day, there had just been a heavy snowfall in the morning, and the roads outside were blocked by snow, and Luzhu stepped out of the house and found that he could not get to the town as planned, so he had to put down the small basket in his hand and go back to the house to take out a snow shovel to remove the snow.

Although it was winter, the picked fruit could not be kept at home for too long, and some anxious green beads struggled to shovel a path in front of the door.

However, the more anxious he was, the more his movements kept calling, and he soon became tired and out of breath.

Luzhu wanted to ask the villagers for help, but then he thought that everyone was also busy with work, so why was he embarrassed to trouble them for this little thing?

Just when Luzhu was worried about the snow in front of the door, a scholar-like person in the distance walked towards this side.

Dressed in a coarse cloth slanted collared gown, carrying a wooden bookcase and carrying an oil-paper umbrella in his hand, the scholar staggered through the thick snow, and walked towards the green beads that were working.

Walking closer, the scholar called Lu Zhu lightly: "Girl, may I ask if there is a young man named Sun Junzhong here?" ”

Hearing Brother Zhong's name, Lu Zhu raised her head suddenly, and when she saw a stranger in front of her, she immediately lowered her head.

Lu Zhu said: "Brother Zhong has left, may I ask if Gongzi has anything to do with him?" ”

"Does the girl know where Brother Junzhong is? I've known him for more than two years, and when something happened in my family, I wanted to come to him to join the army."

"Brother Zhong has gone to Xingyang County to join the army, and he said that he will make contributions on the battlefield against the Xiongnu like his ancestors."