Interlude
In the heavy rain, a nine-year-old boy was running briskly in the rain, his thin body, his clothes were in tatters, and his heavy steps were heavily stepped on in the mud, every step was so difficult, every step was so difficult.
Looking at his trembling body, it was as if he hadn't eaten for a long time.
A dilapidated temple in front of him, like a straw for the boy to save his life, he desperately advanced towards the temple. After entering the temple, he breathed a sigh of relief, and finally had a harbor to shelter from the wind and rain.
He walked a few steps inside, only to see a very small girl nested in a corner of the temple, the little girl's face was white and pure, she was wearing a neat cloth robe, and she was holding a cloth bag in her hand.
The boy walked over and asked softly, "Little girl, how old are you?" How did it get here? ”
The little girl was not afraid of strangers, he said calmly, word by word: "I am four years old, and I have been separated from my parents, so I am waiting here for them to come to me." ”
The little girl's voice was milky and sweet.
"Okay, then you can wait slowly!" After the boy finished speaking, he was just about to turn around and leave, but the little girl immediately grabbed her and gave him the cloth bag in her hand. The boy didn't know what she meant, but the little girl explained: "This is the candied fruit that my mother bought for me, it's very sweet, you can taste it!" ”
When the boy heard this, he burst into tears, and his heart was moved, he opened the cloth bag, and there were indeed many dried fruit candied fruits in it, he picked it up, and ate a few bites, it was so sweet, it was really sweet to the heart.
"You'er, You'er......" A shout outside the temple came from far and near, and the cry was very anxious and panicked.
"Mother, I'm here!" The girl responded
A middle-aged woman ran in eagerly with an umbrella, she walked up to the little girl, and said worriedly: "You kid, you are really bold, don't you know that if you run blindly, your father and mother will be in a hurry?" Also, you're going to run away, what do you want your father to do? ”
The girl smiled, "I won't run away!" ”
"Okay, let's go back, otherwise it's too late, and your father should be in a hurry again!"
The woman said that she was about to take the girl's hand, turned around and left, the girl broke free of her hand, ran to the boy's side, took his hand, and said, "Mother, I want to take him back with me." ”
When the boy heard this, he was a little embarrassed, and he broke free, but he was held tightly by the girl's hand.
The woman looked at the boy's face, and felt that it was somewhat familiar, as if it were a bit like a life-saving benefactor who had saved her life.
"Son, who are you? How can you be alone in this temple? The woman asked
"I'm ......" The boy hesitated for a moment, and when the girl saw it, she took advantage of his unpreparedness and tore off a jade pendant made of white jade from him. Hold it in your hand and play with it.
When the woman saw the jade pendant, she was shocked, she hurriedly took the jade pendant from her daughter's hand and observed it carefully. After a while, he said cautiously: "Who are you Yuyi?" ”
The boy glanced at the woman, and saw that her eyes were gentle, and she did not look like some great evil person.
The boy analyzed in his heart: Look at this woman is not like a person who does not know good and evil, maybe he has a relationship with his father. Forget it, no matter what, now that your family is ruined, no matter how bad it is, it won't be bad!
The boy was heartbroken, and said honestly: "Yuyi, it's my father!" ”
"So you're the son of Elm Wing!" The woman seemed to hear some terrible news and exclaimed
The boy's eyebrows were furrowed, and he looked questioned, "Do you know my father?" ”
"Lord Yu is a good official, back then, when I went out to run errands, I met gangsters on the road, at that time, I was pregnant with this girl for more than eight months. At that time, if I hadn't met your father, I and this girl would have been dead. The woman sighed lightly and sighed: "Lord Yu protects the family and defends the country, treats the people like a son, and is a rare good official, but it is a pity that he was given a ...... by a traitorous minister" The woman said this, and she also regretted it again and again.
The woman turned her gaze to the boy, her eyes showed sincerity, and she said with concern: "Child, since you are the blood and blood of Lord Yu, go back with us, Lord Yu saved me and You'er at the beginning, and now, the Yu Mansion is full of beheading, and what I can do for him is to raise you and repay him for saving his life!" ”
When the boy heard this, he quickly shook his head and politely refused: "No, madam, I am the son of a criminal minister, and now the officers and soldiers of the court have not given up the search for me, if I am found in your house, you will also be implicated." ”
Listening to the boy's refusal, the woman was ready to respect his wishes. Just about to take the girl back, the girl broke free of the woman's hand again, he ran to the boy's side, hugged him with both hands, the boy's body trembled, his heart was shocked, and even his breathing was a little unsteady.
The girl was unreasonable, and said in a milky voice: "I don't want it, I just want to take him back with me." Mother, I'm not afraid of danger! I'm going to protect him! ”
As soon as these words came out, the boy's heart warmed.
What did she just say? She wants, protect herself? The boy's heart was gradually heating up, he was feeling the warmth that the girl was giving him, and he tried to feel the heat on the girl.
The woman couldn't bear the girl, so she could only persuade again: "Son, why don't you go back with us!" We'll treat you as if you were our own. ”
The boy looked at the woman's sincere persuasion, and then looked at the girl's reluctant look at him. Thinking about it: It's okay to go back with them, if they really treat me well, I can be regarded as having a place to live and a home!
The boy was silent for a while before reaching out a hand and stroking the girl's head, and said with a smile: "Good! ”
Half a year later
On the fence wall, in the bamboo courtyard, a little boy in a cloth coat and a little girl in a pink skirt chased and played, they laughed and played, happy and happy.
"Kids, it's time to eat!" A woman dressed in purple walked out of the room, and he called out with a smile.
The boy took the girl by the hand and walked into the house, where four bowls of rice and some simple home-cooked dishes were placed on a simple wooden table.
Soon, a middle-aged man and woman were seated in wooden chairs, while boys and girls were seated together.
"You'er, I thought about it with your mother, and when the New Year starts next year, I will invite a teacher for you and Fei'er, and invite a martial arts master on the way to teach Fei'er." The man's gaze stopped at Yu Fei, and he said, "Anyway, haven't you always wanted to learn martial arts?" We are all ignorant villagers, and we can't write or martial arts, so when the new year begins, we can only go to the town to find one for you. ”
"That's not good! The family's income is tight, I think it's okay to invite You'er alone, and I can't break the bank anymore, so I invite it. Yu Fei sensibly refused
"It's okay, Fei'er, you've been in our house for half a year, and if you say something disrespectful, we've long treated you as if we were our own children." The man laughed
The boy was very grateful in his heart, and sincerely thanked: "Then thank you very much, your great kindness......"
Before she finished speaking, the woman interrupted: "I said, our husband and wife will treat you as their own, so we are a family, and in the future, I will not say these words of thanks." ”
After the boy heard this, the warmth in his heart continued to rise. Seeing the couple's enthusiasm for him, the boy's heart warmed and his eyes moistened.
The boy nodded, the tears in his eyes quickly fell on the placket of his clothes, the girl on the side saw it, reached out and held his hand, the boy turned his head, and the girl smiled: "Brother, eat, otherwise, the meal will be cold." ”
This cute appearance made the boy laugh.
The family began to eat with laughter, and the boy stayed here for half a year, and he forgot his hatred and troubles......
On this day, a group of officers and soldiers broke into their courtyard without saying anything. When the middle-aged man in the courtyard saw it, he hurriedly walked over and stopped, "What are you doing here?" ”
A very imposing man in an official uniform walked out, and he said slowly: "Some people say that you are the son of a criminal minister of the Yu family!" ”
The middle-aged man smiled and covered up: "No, we can't hide from the son of a criminal minister, how can we hide it privately?" ”
"Whether there are Tibetans or not, I won't know until I search them!" As soon as these words fell, an officer and soldier stomped the middle-aged man on the ground with his foot, making him unable to move, while the rest of the people entered the house to search.
When the woman in the house saw it, she pulled the girl and the boy away from the bamboo door at the back door, watching the girl and the woman crying reluctantly, and the boy was about to go out and turn himself in, but was stopped by the woman.
Because of the urgency of time, the woman didn't have time to say a few more words to the girl, so she could only endure the heartache and cry: "Yufei, You'er, I'll leave it to you!" Take her away, take her away! ”
is both reluctant and unbearable, these words are simple but heavy. Inside is a woman's reluctant goodbye, a mother's love for her child.
Yu Fei looked at him, suppressing her pain and not showing it. Because he knows that now is not the time to grieve. He shook the woman's hand, as if swearing like a promise, he said word by word, and said heavily: "Okay, in this life, I will definitely protect her!" ”
In the past, it was you who protected me, but now it's time to make the right adjustment, and in the future, I will use my life to protect you!
Listening to the boy's sincere assurance, the stone in the woman's heart gradually let go. Listening to her daughter's heart-rending cry, why doesn't her heart hurt? But she is a mother, and he wants to fulfill himself to protect the child, so he is willing to sacrifice.
Yes, in this world, who is a mother who does not take care of her children? Endured the sadness, watched Yu Fei leave with You'er, and as they drifted apart, the woman wiped away her tears, pretended that nothing happened, and walked out.
In the evening, the cold wind howls and the bats swarm. The boy and girl returned to the bamboo courtyard. I saw two corpses lying on the ground, both of them stabbed at the vital point, their faces were hideous, and their expressions were terrifying.
When the girl saw their corpses, her legs were weak for a while, and one of them did not stand firmly, and sat down on the ground, and the sadness in her heart was vented at once. She couldn't hold back any longer, she finally cried, this crisp and soft voice seemed to have great sadness and resentment, and the cry resounded in the sky.
When the boy saw it, the resentment in his heart could no longer be hidden, and the seeds of hatred sprouted again, and now he only has revenge, and his future plans are only revenge!
In his eyes, the imperial court, Qingyuanhou, they, all deserve to die! Can't live!