Wrapped tightly in the cotton clothes on his body, Ye Wuchen trotted towards the trading area, feeling that the temperature in the past two days seemed to be rising again. In addition, perhaps because his food has improved a lot, his physical strength has become stronger and stronger.

"Hell weather." With a casual whisper, his steps became faster and faster.

The place where they lived was not far from the trading area, and it only took Ye Wuchen half an hour to see the bustling crowd in the distance.

Although it was winter, there were still many people selling things on the streets of the northern powers, and although they could see the exhaustion on their faces, they also shone with hope.

The people of the first and second districts in the north and the first district in the south are very happy in the last days, and most of them can get the jobs assigned by the above, and with enough effort, they can ensure that they will not starve to death.

It's just that some children suffer more, they often can't complete the tasks assigned above with all their might, and they will always starve if they don't have adults to take care of them.

I accidentally noticed a girl on the side of the road carrying a heavy piece of wood, she struggled to move forward, and suddenly the soles of her feet slipped and staggered to the ground. The wood on his back broke free from the rope he was bound and scattered all over the ground.

Ye Wuchen twisted his eyebrows and ran over to support the girl, and at a glance he found that the girl's palm had worn out a layer of skin because it was rubbed on the ground.

"Are you okay?" He asked in a low voice.

The girl looked to be about ** years old, and her face and hands were covered in chilblains.

"Well, thank you." The girl thanked her briefly, turned around and went back to the wood. When she noticed that the wood was scattered on the ground, her eyes couldn't help but turn red, but she still gritted her teeth and bent down to bring the wood back one by one and put it together.

Seeing this, Ye Wuchen didn't say a word, and began to help her pick up wood, and tied her together.

Seeing that the timbers were tied back together, the girl couldn't help but thank her again, but this time the thank you sounded a lot more sincere, "Thank you." ”

"It's okay, it's okay." Ye Wuchen hurriedly waved his hand to say that he didn't need to thank him, he frowned when he saw that the girl was about to put the wood on his back again, and directly picked up the wood and carried it on his body.

"I'll just carry this!" Seeing this, the girl suddenly became anxious, and the gratitude that she had just now in her eyes instantly dissipated, and she grabbed the corner of Ye Wuchen's clothes and shouted sharply.

"Don't worry, I know what you're worried about." Ye Wuchen sighed, "Don't worry, I used to do these chores like you, you don't have to worry about me carrying your things, and you don't have to worry about me going to ask for merit on your behalf, I will help you carry a certain distance, and I will return it to you when I get to the destination." ”

Maybe what Ye Wuchen said happened to be the point that the girl cared about, she pursed her lips, and there was still some doubt on her face.

"You don't have to think about it, my sister is about the same age as you, and when I saw you, I just thought of her." Ye Wuchen took the girl's hand, handed over a pair of gloves in his pocket, and said gently, "You warm your hands first, otherwise the bruises will hurt when you go back." ”

Taking the gloves handed over by Ye Wuchen, the girl glanced at Ye Wuchen cautiously, and only put on the gloves after seeing that he really had no malicious intent.

She couldn't help but rub her face with her fluffy gloves, and a smile appeared uncontrollably on her face.

It's so warm.

"Where are you going now?" Adjusting the position of the rope on his shoulder, Ye Wuchen looked at the bustling crowd not far away and asked, "I'll send you over." ”

"Trading area." The girl's voice was crisp and clear, like a silver bell ringing in the wind, "I'll show you the way." ”

"That's right, I'm also on my way to the trading area." Ye Wuchen bowed his head and walked beside the girl.

Since there was a companion on the road, there was naturally a topic, Ye Wuchen looked sideways at the girl's red face and asked casually, "What's your name?" ”

"My name is Huo Yuzhi." The girl raised her eyes, but asked back, "Brother, what about you?" ”

"Ye Wuchen." Ye Wuchen said with a smile.

Knowing Ye Wuchen's name, Huo Yuzhi lowered his eyes, and after a while, he said cautiously:

"Brother Ye...... Can I call you that? ”

"Yes." Hearing Huo Yuzhi call his brother Ye Wuchen thought of Jiu Chen and them again, he couldn't help but feel a little worried.

I don't know how they're doing now for so long, whether Qin Feng has taken good care of them.

"Brother Ye, you are a good person." After getting Ye Wuchen's consent, the girl also seemed to let go a little and said, "No one has ever helped me before." ”

"You remind me of my sister Jiuchen." Looking sideways at Huo Yuzhi's eyes, Ye Wuchen smiled gently, "She looks about the same age as you, and she is already eleven years old this year." ”

"I'm eleven years old." Attracted by Ye Wuchen's gentle gaze, Huo Yuzhi suddenly became a little jealous of the girl named Jiu Chen.

Obviously as old as her but with such a good brother to take care of, unlike she has always been alone.

"Really?" Not knowing what Huo Yuzhi was thinking, Ye Wuchen looked a little surprised and said, "I thought you were only ** years old." ”

"Maybe it's malnutrition." Huo Yuzhi smiled, obviously saying very pitiful words, but with a kind of stubbornness on his face, which made people feel even more distressed.

couldn't help but reach out and touch Huo Yuzhi's head, and when he saw Huo Yuzhi looking at him stunned, he withdrew his hand and said, "I'm sorry, but I hope you can come on, as long as we can live, we will definitely get out of this kind of life now." ”

When the warm hand on the top of her head was removed, Huo Yuzhi only felt a tightness in her heart, she subconsciously held Ye Wuchen's hand, and quickly put her hand behind her back in embarrassment.

"Why do you want to apologize?" Ye Wuchen was stunned, "It should be that I was abrupt." ”

"No, it's not." Huo Yuzhi shook her head, her head drooping low, almost buried in her not thick collar.

The two of them didn't speak again all the way, and the atmosphere between them was a little awkward.

The trading area is crowded but not crowded, but the environment is very noisy.

At this moment, Huo Yuzhi suddenly stopped, and grabbed Ye Wuchen's arm with both hands.

"What's wrong?" Ye Wuchen stopped and asked.

Huo Yuzhi pursed her lips and didn't make a sound, just when Ye Wuchen was about to ask again, she stammered, "Can you, can you touch my head again?" ”

I didn't expect her to make such a request, Ye Wuchen smiled after being stunned, he reached out and gently touched the top of Huo Yuzhi's dirty head, there was no dislike in his eyes.

"Is that so?" He asked with a smile.