Chapter 52: Autumn Frost (I)
A few golden rays of sunlight pierced the clouds in the sky, announcing the dawn of dawn. When most of them had just woken up from their sleep and were ready to work, the elderly Zhuoli had already returned with a basket full of fish and shrimp on his back and walked towards the village of Ganji, where he lived.
People were recently surprised to find that this dull old woman who used to be sad all day long, for some reason, began to show more and more inexplicable smiles on her face, and Zhuo Li, who was the person concerned, knew it best.
Seven days ago, she was fishing by the river as usual, but she never thought of casting a net, and caught a young woman without catching the fish. Although the girl has been unconscious, she has amazing beauty. Even his stupid son, who was born mentally retarded, was moved by his heart, and stayed in front of the girl's bed all day long. When she was young, her husband died of illness, leaving her orphan and widow to depend on each other. It's a pity that she is a woman's family, even if she works hard and desperately, she can't change the status quo of a poor family. The hardships of life and the congenital dementia made Zhuoli's son unmarried at the age of thirty. Whenever he thought that he would cut off the incense of his husband's family from now on, Zhuo Li could not sleep and eat, and felt sorry for the spirits of his ancestors and ancestors. Just when she was disheartened and ready to resign herself to fate, she didn't want a beautiful girl to fall from the sky. She fantasized that when the girl woke up, she would be left with her son to become her own son, and the family would live in harmony......
However, when she stepped into the village as usual, it was obvious that there was a different kind of tension in the village. Sure enough, before she could ask, a group of strongmen in black clothes blocked her way, gathering her and many villagers together on an open field.
As the name suggests, Ganji Village is a small village in the middle of nowhere, with few outsiders going all year round, and its perennial isolation has become synonymous with backwardness and desolation. So now such a large-scale stranger suddenly appeared out of thin air, and at a glance, he knew that the soldiers were strong and menacing, which couldn't help but make the villagers feel uneasy and frightened.
Just when everyone was in danger and didn't know what would happen next, a big man with a hideous scar strode out of the group of strongmen and shouted, "Folks, don't be afraid! We are here to find someone, and we will never hurt you! ”
As he spoke, he took out a portrait of a girl looking back with a clever smile, but seeing that her eyebrows were picturesque and beautiful, it only took one glance to know that this woman must be a beautiful woman of the last generation.
Seeing that the villagers were attracted by the portrait, the scar-faced man said loudly, "Please identify carefully, have you seen the woman in the painting recently?" If anyone knows his whereabouts or provides corresponding clues, my master is willing to give 1,000 taels of silver to show his sincerity! ”
"A thousand taels of silver!?" As soon as these words came out, they immediately won a sigh from the crowd. You must know that in such a village, even if the villagers get up early and work hard to catch fish for a year, they will not get back a mere ten taels of silver at most. Now, as long as you tell the whereabouts of the woman in the painting, you can easily get an astronomical amount of 1,000 taels of silver! This seemingly low-hanging fruit pie undoubtedly exploded in the crowd like a bombshell, causing the villagers to talk about it.
Seeing the excitement of the crowd, Zhuo Li's heart became more and more uneasy: although the person in the painting was dressed differently from the girl who fell into the water, the delicate and beautiful facial features were the same as the girl who was sleeping in her own home. Don't......
Just when she was overwhelmed by the girl's origins, someone was already prostrate under the temptation of money. A man in ragged clothes and an obscene appearance, nodded with a flattering face and replied to the scarred man, "Uncle, not long ago in the village, I saw Zhuo Li and his stupid son carrying a woman covered in water home, I don't know if it is the person you are looking for, uncle!" ”
"yes, yes!" The people who were still struggling with whether to tell the matter or not, after the man took the lead, they also put aside their worries in their hearts, and rushed to ask for credit and said, "Although their mother and son were in a hurry at that time, they were not real. But I still caught a glimpse of the woman's waist-length hair and skin like snow, and she was not the girl of our little place! ”
The haggard face, which was originally caused by exhaustion, miraculously regained its vitality in an instant after hearing the words of the villagers. The man with the scar asked loudly to the crowd, "Is this true?" Who's Zhuoli?! Where is she!? ”
"It's her, it's her!" The people were completely addicted to the power of money, and they all pointed their hands at Zhuoli who was about to sneak away, "That person is Zhuoli!" We saw with our own eyes that she brought a strange woman home, and there was no mistake! ”
The big man shot at Zhuo Li, who had a pale face, with a brilliant gaze, and his body walked through the crowd straight in front of her, and hurriedly shouted, "Auntie, is what they said true?" What about the girl? Take me to her! ”
"It's not!" Thinking of the ideal picture of a family of three, Zhuo Li was unwilling to give up her dream, she couldn't hold back her trembling body, and replied calmly, "The girl I saved was ordinary, fat, and not the woman in your painting!" I'm afraid I'm going to disappoint you! ”
"Aunt Zhuoli!" The scar-faced man reaffirmed without giving up, "Human life is at stake, this woman is an extraordinary character!" If you know, please tell the truth, and my master will never treat you badly! ”
"I'm telling the truth!" Holding back the ever-increasing heartbeat in his heart, Zhuo Liwu replied insistently, "The girl I saved is indeed not the person you are looking for!" Don't waste any time and look somewhere else......"
"Then take us to see it!" An elegant voice as beautiful as gold and jade interrupted the dispute between the scarred man and Zhuoli. Everyone looked for prestige, and couldn't help but gasp, stupidly stunned in place and unable to move.
It was a man of indescribable beauty, his fair skin glowing with pearl-like luster in the sunlight, and his long inky hair snaked down, softly setting off the face of the country. The handsome facial features are unimaginable even in a dream, and the amber eyes are as brilliant as the stars, but as cold as the moonlight, as if a single thought can capture people's hearts and determine life and death......
He sat on a tall red horse, overlooking the villagers, noble and arrogant like a god descending from heaven, his bewitching thin lips lightly opened, and he commanded Zhuoli in an irrefutable tone, "Where is your home?" Lead the way! ”