"When I opened my eyes the next day, Anzhou was gone, I was so scared that I was trembling, looking for him everywhere, but fortunately, the other children said that Anzhou was still there, but he got up early to ask for money, and he didn't want to bother me anymore. I was relieved, dragged my wounds, and began my mission that day. My only hope was the family at the bottom of the alley, but I began to be afraid, afraid of meeting the kind Sister Fei, I could withstand any scolding and ridicule, but I couldn't bear the distressed and kind eyes. I got to the bottom of the alley and heard the three of you arguing in the yard over me. ”

My eyes were full of tears, and I answered: "Well, I guess they drove you away, and I lost my temper with them for a while, Han San smiled and promised me that you would come back the next day, I specially prepared the silver and food, and I didn't wait for you, so angry that I was angry at Han Sanxiao - it turned out that you were outside at the time, why didn't you come in?" ”

Xia Xia Muran smiled: "Because the third brother is very right, even I can't excuse myself, even if you save me, what can I do?" Can it save other children? I don't remember where I came from, I was given my freedom, where should I go, what did I do for a living? Even if you can save me for a while, can you save me for the rest of my life? ”

I was very uncomfortable, I thought that I would be able to get peace of conscience if I saved Xia Xia, but there were so many children with her, where did those children go?

"At that time, you were arguing fiercely, and I was surprised to see the woman in the attic open the window and peek out, that face was what I wanted to see day and night, so beautiful, natural, and exquisitely crafted, and I could finally understand that there is a kind of beauty in this world, which can capture people's souls and awaken conscience. She also saw me, and smiled at me, I was scared, afraid that this face would be seen by other people, I turned around and ran, I can't sell other people's safety because of my freedom, those traffickers are murderous ghosts, they want to find such a woman, they must have bad intentions, and they are just deceiving us, giving us a big pie to coax us. ”

"Why are they looking for my mother?" I couldn't figure it out.

Xia Xia shook his head: "I haven't asked, and they won't tell me." I didn't get any money that day, and no one could provide news about the woman, many people were beaten, and Anzhou kept holding my hand, saying that when he grew up, he would protect me, but at that time, he could only accompany me to be beaten. But I'm about to be unable to hold on, I have been punched and kicked by them for several days, I can even breathe and smell the bloody smell of my internal organs oozing blood, I think I may not be able to last a few days, I hugged Anzhou, the outside knew endlessly, I actually felt a little relieved, I told him, your home is in Anzhou, someone asked about you, you said that you are from Anzhou, you want to return to Anzhou, there is your home. Anju is very obedient, he said that he will return to Anzhou, even if we are separated in the past, he will definitely find me......"

I stared at Xia Xia distressedly, watching the cold tears slowly flow from her eyes.

Anzhou, what's wrong?

"I slept very deeply that day, maybe really sick, I had a lot of dreams, I heard Anzhou's cry, he hugged me tightly, grabbed my arm, I wanted to grab him hard, hold him in my arms, and even block him from death, but I didn't have any strength at all, let his hand slowly detach from my arm, I was so tired that I couldn't open my eyes, but I could hear him begging for mercy, he was calling me, let me save him...... Anju, Anju, I don't know if it was a dream or reality, and then there were a lot of terrible screams around, something was on fire, my open eyes were full of hot red seedlings, and then there were the beggars begging for mercy, screams, I don't know what happened, but I just hope Anju is okay. ”

I bit my lip, not daring to relax for a moment, for fear of missing any episode, and said strangely: "Begging for mercy? Isn't there an accidental fire there, how can there be a cry for mercy? ”

Xia Xia ignored my question, and then recalled: "It's muddy, I don't know what happened next, the surroundings are starting to be quiet, the voices are dissipating, I slept deeply, I also dreamed that Anzhou returned to Anzhou, standing next to my parents and waving at me, I hope this dream will not wake up." But someone woke me up. ”

It turned out that Xia Xia escaped from the fire and was rescued.

"That person woke me up, it's a strange man, I'm scared, many times, I've been resold many times, every time I wake up, I see a different face of the trafficker, the trafficker with a clear conscience just locks us up for a few meals at most, but most of them are fists, kicks and sticks, but this time it's different, I'm in a very clean place, there is no child crying and screaming, this person also calls me the little guy very affectionately, let me not be afraid, go with him."

"Strange man, who is it?"

"I never saw him again, he said he would take me to a safe place, and asked me where my house was, but I didn't know at all, and then I fainted again, and when I woke up, I was already at Sister Fei's house." Xia Xia smiled softly, gently stroked my long hair behind me, and said, "Sister Fei gave me a new name, a new life, dressed me in clean and beautiful clothes, and helped me comb my beautiful braids, and said that she would treat me like a sister...... I never dreamed that I would be able to walk down the road with my head held up and upright like the girls I saw...... I pray every day to get rid of my suffering, but I never ask for happiness and health, and I am willing to repay everything I have with everything I have. ”

"Don't be stupid, it's the best reward for you to be by my side, no matter how you got here, at least it proves that the decision was not wrong, isn't it?"

"Actually, I've always suspected that the fire was not an accident, and it wasn't a hallucination that I heard the cries of human traffickers begging for mercy in my dreams. At that time, in the darkness, I once opened my eyes, as if I was not dreaming, I seemed to see a woman, dressed in purple, coming to me in the flames, I couldn't see her clearly, at first I always thought it was just a dream that I was sick and sleepy, but then every time I thought about it, it always felt more and more familiar. ”

"The girl in purple? You mean, someone set fire to save you? ”

"Yes, some people are making fire to kill people, some people are accumulating virtue, I also heard the screams and begs for mercy of human traffickers, if the fire was accidental, they must have left us and ran, how could they stay in the fire, I just feel that the sound is very happy in my heart, although I can't see their painful appearance, but I can't help but laugh just listening to the sound. The sins they have planted in us will always be repaid in the same way, but I can only hate my youth and infirmity, and I cannot avenge the innocent children who died in vain. Xia Xia's eyes flashed with hatred, it was the first time I had seen such a terrifying expression on her face.

But arson to kill? How did I come up with Song Lingjian? However, I have the impression that she never adorns purple, and she seems to have a very dislike for purple, how could it be her?

"At that time, I was beaten by human traffickers to only half my life, and if no one treated me, I might not be able to survive soon, but from the time I was rescued until I woke up, it was only one day at most, and I already felt much better." Xia Xia continues to cause me to speculate-

Yes, Song Lingjian knows medical skills, and she is very clever, if she wants to save people, most of them can be saved. Could it really be her? But she never mentioned it! Am I overthinking?

"After I came to Xiuzhuang, I was scared of my new life, I was afraid that everything was too short, that those traffickers would come to my door, that they would hurt you. Many times in between, I sneaked back to the place in Hongcun to make sure that it was burned to ashes, and I kept looking among the ashes, trying to find traces of Anzhou, but everything was too clean, there were no corpses, and all the sins were burned away, as if they had never existed in this world. Since that person saved me and said that he was going to send me home, then he should have saved the other children and sent them home, I can only think like this. ”

I racked my brain, trying to remember what was unusual around me at that time.

"Once, the third brother took advantage of your absence at home and secretly came to tease me, I smelled a very familiar smell on his hands, clear and sweet, the smell of mountain spring water, I thought about it for a long time, where did I smell that smell, and then I remembered that the hand of the person who woke me up also had the same smell."

I stared at Xia Xia: "Han Sanxiao, is it the one who saved you?" ”

"He was the one who brought me here and the one who sent the other children away, but he wasn't the one who saved me from the fire."

I recalled, indeed, when Xia Xia appeared, Han Sanxiao did not appear for several days, and at that time I still blamed him, I didn't come to dinner and didn't say it early, causing me to waste a few chicken legs...... It turned out that he had done a good deed, and when he came back, he didn't hear a word of praise, but all my trivial complaints......

"Do you remember, a few years ago, Sister Song had a dark blue gown, with a slightly high neckline, tightened sleeves, straps on the cuffs, and a thick tucked in at the end of the shirt-" Xia Xia suddenly asked me a strange question.

I nodded, remembering the way she looked in that dress five or six years ago: "Remember, the caftan is still the color I picked for her, her clothes are always dark and almost black, I spent a lot of effort to make such a caftan, I have been thinking about it for a long time everywhere, that is, to facilitate her hunting, but not too boring, she looks good in that dress, the straps on the cuffs will flutter lightly in the wind when she draws the bow, and the end of the shirt is also so that she can hunt without being too cumbersome, fortunately she likes it and wears it often, the color is very suitable for her, Especially when standing with Eleven Lang, it can blend in with its turquoise - however, how do you know that she has such a dress, which she was no longer wearing when you came, and I asked her, and she said that she thought the sleeves were short, and the end of the shirt was torn or something, and it was an old dress anyway, so I didn't ask again. ”

Xia Xia pursed her lips and smiled: "Of course I know the shirt, I also know that the sleeves of the shirt are not short, and the tail of the shirt is not broken, the last time I helped Brother Haipiao clean up the room, I saw the dress in an old box, which was full of holes damaged by sparks, and there were some blood stains that could not be cleaned, but she had been storing it in that box and kept it properly." I held it up to the window and looked at it, and the sunset outside the window was printed, and it turned into the purple ...... that has always been imprinted on my heart."

I was stunned and laughed, but the tears couldn't stop flowing.

I once cried and quarreled with them for taking Xia Xia in, and blamed them for being ruthless, but behind their ridicule and ridicule, they silently did so many things for me. Are they really that insignificant when they're out there at the moment, chatting and joking casually? Saving people in the fire and sending orphans for thousands of miles, is it simple for Song Lingjian, who likes to be alone so much, and Han Sanxiao, who is tired and panting even when he walks more?

How can I have them do this for me?