The body swayed, as if it was still swept by the surging whirlpool underwater, and the body was torn involuntarily, but it was not uncomfortable, on the contrary, there was a warm light on the body.

I opened my eyes in a daze.

A bright light in front of me, as if I was in the water, the sun shining on the sparkling water, a rippling wave in front of me, and as if countless silverfish swam in front of me, my mind was in chaos.

Am I-Am I dead?

However, there was no feeling of suffocation, and it didn't hurt, just tired, exhausting to the bones, as if the whole person's soul had been drained away, and the body with only a trace of breath was lying softly, and he didn't even have the strength to raise his hand to cover the light in front of him, so he could only lie like this.

I'm alive? Or is it already dead?

Before I could figure out the problem, I heard the sound of water in my ears, no, this water sound has always been there, but it was too soft, too light, as natural as the sun and air, and it almost made people ignore its existence, and when I realized it, I moaned softly, and immediately, the water was louder.

A dark shadow loomed overhead, slowly leaning down and approaching, and I could faintly see that it was a human figure.

A very gentle, very clear voice sounded in my ears,

"Girl, are you awake?"

“……”

"Are you feeling better?"

“……”

I'm not dead.

When this consciousness came to mind, I looked blankly at the figure in my sight, and the sunlight behind me was shining on people's faces, lazy.

I sighed softly.

When I jumped off the boat, I was not persecuted, nor was there any torture, I jumped off, just to find a relief, even with the idea of death, even after falling into the water, being torn by the undercurrent whirlpool, being poured into the nose by the cold river water, almost suffocating, there was no regret, at that moment, I just looked forward to, looked forward to the clean end of death.

But I didn't expect that even "death" was so difficult.

I'm alive.

There is no reason to die, just because I am too tired and want to be free, and now, it seems that I am more tired, and I close my eyes again with some melancholy.

I heard the voice say a little eagerly: "Don't worry, I'll be in the village soon, I'll find a doctor to show you right away, don't worry!" ”

After speaking, I heard the sound of wood pulp sliding, and the sound of water in my ears sounded again.

It turned out that I was in a boat, but it didn't seem to be close to the royal ship, it was just a small boat, swaying badly, and in front of me was an outsider who didn't know the truth at all.

As the river swayed forward, this shaking gave people a vague, quiet feeling, and in the sound of the murmuring water, I fell asleep again.

When I woke up again, what I saw was not the bright sunlight, but the white mosquito net overhead, and the sunlight through the dilapidated mosquito net, sprinkled with dappled light and shadow around me.

It took me a while to realize that this was a dilapidated hut.

The room is not big, but it is quite clean, the entrance is a simple table and chairs, there are two cups on the table and one is missing, there is no decoration in the room, the light is not very bright, and the air is filled with a salty smell of fish and shrimp, which is not unpleasant, and this simple room has a wonderful fit.

Although it was a strange place, it was not unsettling, on the contrary, the rough and shabby feeling made me feel less worried.

It's just that when I wanted to move, I found that I didn't have any strength at all.

I don't doubt that I was injured, maybe I was very sick, otherwise it would take half a day to move my fingers, I opened my mouth to speak, and even my throat was dry and aching because it had not been used for too long.

I lay down for a long time, and finally gathered some strength and pinched my fingers.

Active.

Indeed, I am alive.

Thinking of this, people were a little panicked, and they couldn't tell whether they were sad or happy. Although I jumped off the ship at that time, I did have the idea of dying and suffered everything, but I still survived in the end, and this feeling is a little delicate.

Just as I was thinking about it, I heard a clattering sound outside.

I wanted to get up to see who had saved me and to thank humanity, but I realized that the situation was worse than I thought. The hands and feet don't obey the call at all, except for the fingers, they can move, basically the whole person seems to be crushed and put on the bed, like a puppet that has lost the traction line.

I was a little anxious and wanted to speak, but when I moved, I immediately felt a strong bitter taste spread in my mouth, and a knife-like pain came from my dry throat, which made me cough.

Immediately, the sound of clanging outside was heard.

There was a sound of footsteps, and then the door was pushed open.

The sunlight seemed to rush into this hut impatiently.

I was blinded by the sunlight and squinted, and suddenly saw a tall and muscular figure standing in the doorway, and then immediately walked towards me: "Girl, are you awake?!" ”

What caught my eye was an unexpected, handsome and honest face.

The man who was looking at me was a young man, about twenty years old, with a straight face, dark skin, thick and deep eyebrows, a high nose and a slightly cracked lip, revealing snow-white teeth, and although he smiled shyly, he had a particularly dazzling feeling.

He was of great stature, a man of few in the South, and his muscular arms were exposed under his rolled up sleeves, a sturdy physique derived from hard work.

Was he who saved me?

I was still looking at him, and the man was already leaning down to look at me with concern, asking, "Are you feeling better?" ”

"You're—"

"Huh? Girl, don't you remember me? ”

“……？”

I looked at him more and more suspiciously, how to recognize, it was also an unfamiliar face.

He looked at me expectantly for a while, and suddenly seemed to remember something, and patted his head: "Oh, look at my brain." At that time, your eyes were inconvenient, and of course you didn't see me. ”

Eye inconvenience?

I was blind, and it was—

Before I could think about it, he had already smiled and said, "Girl, the year before last, you were at the Yifeng Inn in Yangzhou, and at that time, it was inconvenient for your eyes to see things, and it was Huang Ye who was taking care of you." I also send you chrysanthemum tea and decoction every day, do you remember? Liu San'er, I'm the second little boy in that shop. ”

Liu San'er ......?

I suddenly remembered, at that time I was rescued by Huang Tianba from Huya Mountain, and I have been recuperating in an inn, I still remember that there was a shopkeeper who was very enthusiastic to take care of me, when I was blind and groping to leave, it was he who helped me out of the door of the inn, and specially told me that his name is Liu San'er, if it is inconvenient, I will go back to him for help.

At that time, I was still moved by this sentence of care in my heart, in the rich and magnificent palace, some are just intrigue, and the warmth is often paid by these poor people!

But I didn't expect that it was him who saved me this time!

I looked at the young man in front of me and said with some surprise: "It turned out to be you!" ”

"It's me, it's me!" He saw that I remembered him, and nodded happily, I smiled happily, feeling that it was a little inappropriate for me to lie on the bed and talk to a man like this, and hurriedly struggled to get up, but I couldn't move, Liu San'er looked at me, his expression was slightly dark, and said, "Girl, you can rest first." ”

“…… Well? ”

"The doctor said that you seem to have fallen into the water and injured your lower back, and you can't move for a while."

“……”

I was dumbfounded, and when I tried again, I realized that I really couldn't move at all, and my waist was almost numb.

Looking at my empty eyes, Liu San'er hurriedly said: "But don't worry, the doctor also said, this is that the bruises have not dispersed yet, and when you rest for a while, you will slowly get better." ”

I was a little pale, and I froze for a long time in the fear and helplessness that I couldn't move at all, and then I slowly raised my head to look at him, and after a while, I whispered, "I know." ”

Seeing me so depressed, he hurriedly said, "You just woke up, you must be hungry." I'll go get you something to eat, and when you're full, your body will get better. ”

After saying that, he turned around and walked out.

At this time, I silently turned my head and saw that outside the open door, it was a simple and clean small yard, surrounded by a fence more than one person high, with a pile of firewood in the center of the yard, a large fishing net drying next to it, and a small thatched house in the corner of the yard.

It's a fisherman who is not very wealthy.

Still, it's okay.

Compared with those people who are palatial and full of gold and silver, I seem to be more able to accept the current situation, this benefactor, more peacefully.

Just thinking about it, Liu San'er had already come in with a bowl of steaming porridge, with some small salted fish and pickled vegetables on it, very simple and crude food, but it aroused people's most real hunger.

I ate most of the bowl of porridge in his hands, and he was really comfortable.

He cleaned up a little, then wiped his wet hands, sat down on the stool next to the bed, and asked me carefully, "Girl, what's wrong with you?" ”

“……”

"Did you meet a thief? Do you want me to help you report to the police? ”

“……”

The sudden inquiry suddenly evoked those unbearable memories, and the joy of regaining a new life was in the past, but people were lonely again.

I'm still alive and I've left him, but I'm different from where I was back then, and such a scarred rebirth doesn't make me feel more fortunate than death.

I lowered my eyelids and said softly, "I don't want to mention it again." ”

Liu San'er looked at me like this, and said in a hurry: "Okay, then I won't ask." ”

I glanced up at him and said solemnly: "Brother Liu, thank you, your life-saving grace, I will never forget it." ”

"Don't, don't say that."

"I don't have any money on me, so I might have to bother you for a while, but I'll find a way-"

When he heard this, he hurriedly waved his hand, although his face was dark, he could see that he was a little embarrassed, and said: "Girl, don't say that, we are also old acquaintances, so don't be polite." Take care of your body with me, and then talk about it. ”

I smiled gratefully.

He suddenly remembered something and said, "By the way, I don't know your name yet." ”

"Name? ......When I heard this, I fell silent.

I know that I have actually died once, although there is no surprise of surviving, but in the end, I have gotten rid of it, and I have gotten rid of it......

After a while, I looked up and looked at the shabby room, the dilapidated bed, and the smiling people in front of me.

Then, I smiled and said, "My name is light." ”