Thirty years of Hongxi, winter.

After more than ten days of snowfall in a row, Qianmo was silver-white.

In this kind of weather, people don't want to go out, so every time it comes to winter, there is less breath of life, and it is very cold everywhere, but in a thatched mud house in Jingshan, the surprise laughter of several girls who are not much different in age and dress up is simple seems to be able to drive away the cold in winter.

"Ahh Yes! Yes! Girl, the sweetest sugar! Without a hint of bitter sugar, you boiled out the sweetest sugar okra had in years. ”

Okra was dressed in a thick plain robe, and she held in her hand a piece of snow-white sugar that she had just licked, and she was so excited that she screamed with joy and hugged the young woman whom she respectfully called a girl.

"Okra, I know that you are a sweet-lover, the girl has grown cane and boiled sugar in the past few years to satisfy your appetite, but why are you holding the girl like this? Beware of strangling our girl, you let go quickly. ”

Another young woman's face was red, and her eyes were also full of excitement, she really wanted to hug her clever master, and said all the words of excitement and excitement, but seeing that okra was so excited, she was really afraid that okra would not be careful, and hurt the master who had been worried about the survival of several of them in the past few years and seemed thin and weak.

"Yumai, don't talk nonsense, I'm not greedy." Okra glared at Yumai, then let go of her master and saluted, "I'm sorry, girl, Okra is too excited and rude." ”

You Xi helped the okra to stop her from saluting, and then slowly fell her eyes to the square table in front of her, where sixteen plates of sugar were placed, she picked up the last one, put a small piece of sugar in her mouth with her fingers, and slowly sipped it.

It is indeed the taste of white sugar that she has eaten in later generations, and all the efforts she has made in the past three years have finally paid off for all her efforts to grow sugarcane in the northland, which is not suitable for growing sugarcane.

When she presents the cane sugar to the king, she will be able to seek grace - an independent female household, away from the You family who is bent on harming her.

Thinking of what he was about to get, a faint smile crossed Youxi's lips.

"Okra Yumai, you two are at home with my grandmother, I want to go to the capital immediately."

"Girl, are you going to enter the capital today? It's noon now, and you're getting to the capital, where will you stay? Or go again tomorrow, when the time comes, okra will take care of Mrs. at home, and I will accompany you to the capital, and it will be okay to offer sugar one day earlier and one day late. Yumai said worriedly.

"No, I've been waiting for three years......" You Xi shook his head lightly, hiding his eagerness in his heart, and said with a smile, "You don't have to worry about me, I will come back as soon as possible, I will go and say goodbye to my grandmother now." ”

Okra Yumai thought of the purpose of Youxi's sugar production over the years, and after looking at each other, they all nodded in unison.

There were three masters and servants, and when one of them had ordered the two to obey the conversation, they were to disperse.

Suddenly, there was an urgent cry outside, "Girl, girl, it's not good, it's not good, the Youjia in the capital has been raided, and the people from Jingzhao Mansion are about to come here to arrest you and the eldest lady." ”

Just as a stone falling into the water startled the heron on the beach, the three young girls in the house were all stunned.

You Xi was originally a girl in a big family, three years ago by the head of the family put on the ancestral tomb of the You family to guard filial piety for the grandmother who had just passed away at that time, her mother was worried about her, so she followed her to the ancestral grave, and the mother and daughter stayed like this for three years.

The joy of finally boiling out the sugar without bitterness on Youxi's face suddenly disappeared, she walked out of the house quickly, and the mountain wind blew instantly, making her feel uncomfortable, but she didn't care about comforting herself at all, she only strode up to the man of medium stature, and asked with a solemn face, "Leshan, do you know why You's house was copied?" ”

dereliction of duty, corruption and bribery, flattery of the lord, deception of the king, betrayal of the country......

These charges appeared in Youxi's mind for a moment.

She secretly prayed that the charges against Youjia who were exposed would be lighter and lighter, so as not to affect her and her mother.

But she was ordered to raid her home, and she really couldn't think about the benefits.

"Girl, it is said that the second and fourth masters of the family have ended their filial piety, and when they are planning to reinstate, they will be bribed by the master, and the rest of Leshan will not be known." Leshan replied quickly, and then he added, "Girl, as soon as I entered the city, I saw that Youfu was copied, and several masters were locked together and went to the prison, so I hurriedly ran back to inform you." ”

Slush.

You Xi quickly recalled in his mind that in this era, bribery was a punishment.

She remembers that bribery does not lead to a raid.

She couldn't help but think that the raid on You's house was not only the crime of bribery was found out, but the rest of the guilt was inconvenient to be announced to the public, so she had to control the You family first, and then try to follow-up.

Or was it that when the culpability was revealed, the high monarch happened to be in a bad mood, so the punishment was increased?

"Girl, didn't the old lady in the family just get promoted? How can our house still be copied, and what can we do now? When Youxi lowered his eyes and pondered, Okra asked nervously.

"Being targeted by such a person and doing something terrible will always be planted one day." You Xi smiled bitterly and murmured in a very low voice.

Pity...... It's late.

She hadn't been able to separate herself from the You family, and she hadn't breathed the air of freedom yet......

Why can't that person be a few days later if he wants to be a tourist, he is really her natural rival.

You Xi thought regretfully and resentfully.

"Girl, you and your wife run, when the Jingzhao Mansion comes, we will not confess you and your wife." When Youxi was stunned, Leshan suddenly said this.

Planting cane to boil sugar is a convenient thing for future generations when the process is mature, but for the start-up now, it is a difficult thing, You Xi came to the ancestral tomb for three years, can have the results of boiling sugar today, the ancestral tomb of the You family servants contributed a lot, because they also benefited from it, and admired You Xi's ideas, all of them were loyal to her.

Hearing this, You Xi smiled slightly, "Leshan, the sugar boiled today is the sweetest, you can taste it." ”

"Girl, what kind of candy are you eating now?" Leshan didn't understand how big a deal it was to raid his house, how could they, a traveling lady, be like an outsider, and still have time to let him eat candy.

Leshan was anxious, "You and the eldest lady really run quickly, it's too late to come, that is, I am familiar with the way back, otherwise those Jingzhao Mansion officials riding tall horses will definitely come faster than me." ”

"Leshan, my mother and I are people from Youfu wherever we go, if my mother and I run away, we will have to hide and hide in the future, this world is ...... My aunt and I won't survive. You Xi's tone was flat, and there seemed to be a hint of unwillingness in the blandness.

Escape? She tried, but it didn't work.

The picturesque young man in green shirt that year, despite her pleading and insults, must send her back to the deep house of the You family, which is something she still can't let go.

Leshan was stunned in place, is that what it is?

Looking at Youxi's elegant and handsome face, Leshan's nose suddenly became uncontrollably sour, this You Niang, who was exiled to the ancestral grave by her family, is a good person.

Leshan still wanted to persuade You Xi to do something, and suddenly there was a sound of falling snow and the sound of horses' hooves stomping on the ground in the quiet mountain forest.

Leshan looked into the distance with an uneven heartbeat, and saw about twenty big men in brown military uniforms, straddle black horses, and have black-handled gray sheathed swords.

In just a few breaths, those people had already arrived in front of Leshan.

Leshan felt a strong killing intent at this moment, and he wanted to flee in horror, but his feet were weak, and he fell to the ground without noticing.

Among the twenty uniformly dressed officials of the Jingzhao Mansion, there was a Shangguan whose surname was Zhao Dan.

He compared the portraits and made sure that the young girl in front of him, who was dressed plainly and was no different from a peasant woman, was the person he wanted to arrest, and he roared with full anger, "The family of the criminal You family, be arrested quickly." ”

Zhao Xian did not dismount, but the rest of the officials had already dismounted and drew out their swords, looking at Youxi with fierce eyes.

You Xi didn't seem to see that those Pu knives were already approaching him, so he only bowed to Zhao Xian in a measured manner, "The little girl has seen the honorable driver." ”

Zhao Xianwei was stunned for a while before continuing, "Little lady, you know each other well, and you don't suffer much, but there is a sister in your family who doesn't know each other who has a broken hand, and she cries and cries all the way, and she still gagged her mouth with thatch, so that you can be clean." ”

Hearing this, Youxi's eyes lit up, and all that was left was the cry of a young child, the whimper of a helpless woman, and the roar of a magnificent man......

"Brothers, tie up this little lady." When You Xi was distracted, Zhao Yan waved his hand and issued an order.

"Wait." Youxi's breathing was a lot heavier.

Zhao Yan frowned, "Little lady, the official said, if you don't know each other and suffer, your sister who doesn't know each other will have her hand broken, and you don't want to suffer more." ”

"Don't worry about it, it's just that the little girl has a holy thing on her body, I'm afraid that if you tie up the little girl like this, you will be disrespectful to today, the little girl is already guilty, and she doesn't dare to let the child break the ban at this time."

Zhao Yan was really stunned at this time, he heard them Shaoyin say that after only two widows and orphans were left in the You family's big house, they had never been treated well by the You family, and they even had to rely on her for food and clothing.

But...... Even if there was only a 1 in 10,000 chance, he couldn't gamble, and if he really fell into a charge of disrespecting the holy relics, he would be finished.

"Little lady, the You family has been raided, and all the wealth of the You family should be handed over to the treasury, no matter where you get the holy relics, hand them over quickly, you are obedient, and the official can give you some decency." The last sentence has already taken on a seductive meaning.

"I'll take it later." Youxi walks up.

Zhao Yan pulled out a knife, crossed Youxi's neck, and said impatiently, "This official sees that you want to eat some hanging!" Return the holy relics, you don't even have a problem with food and clothing, what holy relics will you bring with you. ”

The winter snow is covered with snow, and the silver light is shining, but it is not as stabbing as the knife light in front of him, You Xi's eyes flickered several times irregularly, and his throat also secretly rolled up and down a few times, but his body did not move half a minute, "Why do you need to be tense, why do you think the little girl has anything to deceive you?" Could it be that Cheng Zun is afraid that the little girl will find an opportunity and run away? The holy relic was asked for by the little girl herself, and the You family in the capital didn't know about it. You Xi said quickly.