After a cup of tea, the old man took Zimo to the lake panting, he searched for a long time, and finally found a single dilapidated boat by the water, plain, this boat is used by the servants in the house to salvage the sundries in the lake, not for other purposes, but tonight it has become a tool for the old and the young to escape.

The old man carefully placed Zimo on the side of the boat, told Zimo to sit down, and rowed hard.

The boat quickly left the shore like an arrow from the string, and sped towards the depths of the lake, which was connected to the natural water system outside, and as long as they rowed from the inner lake to the outer lake, the master and servant were safe.

After a while, the boat sailed to the middle of the big lake, and after seeing that the pursuers in the distance were far away, and the fire that burned red and bright clouds was slowly extinguished, the old man finally took a breath and slowly told Zimo the ins and outs of the matter.

"Little master, maybe you are wondering why I want to save you? To tell you the truth, the old slave is sorry for your mother, and I am sorry for your dead grandmother. I was a poor and sick orphan on the street, it was your grandmother who was compassionate when she was young, rescued me back to the house, raised me to grow up, I worked hard in the house, and I worked hard from a small house to the current steward, all of which are the kindness of your grandmother and young lady.

Miss Pingsu and the old lady were kind and generous to the old slave, and the old slave could not repay him.

Five years ago, the old woman unfortunately contracted an illness and collapsed in bed, and the treatment was ineffective for a long time. In order to pass the loneliness, the old man married a second lady back, and soon after the second lady passed the door, the old woman died mysteriously, and soon, the young lady was also secretly signed up by the second lady to participate in the draft of the emperor Lao'er. After the young lady knew the truth, it was too late, she was looking for death and life, and did not go to the draft, but the second lady regarded her as a thorn in the eye and a thorn in the flesh, and wanted to drive her away from the mansion and monopolize the family business alone, so no matter how the young lady begged the master, she could not escape the bad luck of the draft.

When the young lady was angry, she cried and cried and asked me for help, and the old slave relented for a while, so he took the young lady to escape from the house secretly.

It's just that I didn't expect that after the young lady fled, there was no news, and she was never seen again, and for five years, the old slave was looking forward to it day and night, asking people everywhere to search for your mother, and it was only recently that I found you and your mother in the suburbs.

Since your mother left, the second lady has been in charge of everything in the house, and she has beaten or scolded the servants of the house, and the lord has no time to take care of the house because of his busy official duties, and the young lady suddenly disappeared, he was worried and hurtful, and he was also seriously ill, and he had no intention of arguing with the second lady.

Recently, the old man is seriously ill and bedridden, and I just inquired about your mother and your whereabouts, I can't bear to let the young lady and you fall into the wilderness, so I quietly sent a letter to your mother, informing her that the old man was seriously ill and would die soon, and the young lady was filial, and after seeing the letter, she immediately replied to me and wanted to rush back to the house to visit the master.

After the young lady came back, the old man was very happy, the father and daughter released their suspicions, and your grandfather heard that there was still a person outside, so he immediately sent the old slave to pick you up.

It's just that I never imagined that the second lady was so vicious, she sent someone to secretly notify the government, and let people arrest your mother overnight, in order to blame your mother, she also viciously set the house where the master lived on fire, and now, the young lady was arrested by the officers and soldiers, and she was afraid that the murder would be more auspicious. However, don't be too afraid, as long as there is an old slave, I will fight for my life to protect the safety of the little master.

At present, we escaped from the house, as long as we evaded the pursuers, we would be safe, when the old slave left, he had already carried the silver taels accumulated over the years, and this money was enough for us to eat and wear. ”

Afraid that Zimo would be too worried, the old man told Zimo the ins and outs of the matter while rowing the boat. Listening to the old man's words, Zimo finally figured out his life experience, it turned out that his mother was a dignified young lady, and he was the grandson of the current prime minister, but he was unlucky Unfortunately, he had only returned home for less than half a day, and so many frightening and sad things had happened.

He hated the second lady that the old man said, she forced her mother out of the prime minister's house, and she forced her mother to have a home and became a village woman. Now, she and her mother have finally returned, and this vicious woman has made a bad deal out of it again, and sent someone to tell her to arrest her mother. Now that he and his uncle are fleeing for their lives, he has no time to take care of it, if one day, he grows up, he must find the evil woman and avenge his mother and grandfather with his own hands.

When the day was about to dawn, the old man finally escaped from the mansion with Zi Mo and came to the suburbs, presented in front of the master and servant was a broader and more beautiful lake, from a distance, there were dotted lights on both sides of the river, and there were fishing boats shuttling on the water, if he was not busy running for his life, Zimo really wanted to sit on the shore of the breezy lake and have a good rest. Because the lake scenery before dawn is so charming and so charming, Zimo, who grew up in the mountains and forests since he was a child, is the first time to see such an open and beautiful water scenery.

"Don't stop, little master, let's move on, I'll take you to the other side of the lake by boat to avoid the limelight, and we'll make plans after a few days of hearing the news." The old man took Zimo's little hand and approached a fishing boat anchored not far away.

It was only when the two approached the boat that they found that the fishing boat was empty, and they thought that its owner had encountered some urgent matter and walked away. Looking further away, there was a boat in the middle of the lake where the two of them stood, and in order not to alarm others, the old man did not dare to shout at the boatman.

In order to escape in a hurry, the old man had no time to take care of too much, so he had to put some silver taels in the place where the boat was tethered, and wrote on the muddy ground next to it with stones: Borrow a small boat, please go to the opposite side to find the boat. took Zimo's little hand, untied the cable, and rowed the boat towards him

Drive on the other side.

On the sparkling surface of the lake, the boat pushed away the waves and made its way forward, and for the first few miles, no one stopped it. It was only when the boat carrying the two men approached the opposite lake that it discovered that there were fierce officers and soldiers patrolling the shore.

In the distance, I heard someone shouting at the soldiers: "Cheer me up, don't let go of a prisoner, there was a homicide in the Prime Minister's Mansion last night, and the Prime Minister unfortunately died tragically, and the order has been issued from above, and we are sent to strictly search everywhere, and strive to catch the murderer as soon as possible." ”

I thought that if I escaped here, everything would be fine, but I didn't expect to encounter a check-in guard in this place, and the old man didn't dare to dock, so he turned the fishing boat around from a distance, and prepared to row to another safe place before landing.

However, the old man's suspicious behavior was fully observed by the officers and soldiers on patrol, and soon, the small boat with the investigation was like an arrow towards the small boat of the two.

Seeing that the officers and soldiers were getting closer and closer, in order to save Zi Mo's life, the old man had to tell Zi Mo softly, "Child, it's important to escape, you will wrap your body firmly around your waist, and I will dive into the water to guide the soldiers to check later, you will take advantage of the unpreparedness of the boat, row away slowly, and wait for the old slave to lead away the pursuers, and then come and turn with you." When Zimo heard the old man say this, he was terrified, he wanted to stop the old man, but he couldn't think of a better way at once, so he could only let the old man jump into the unfathomable lake when the patrol officer was about to arrive.

The old man used all his strength to swim in the direction away from Zimo, and as he swam, he shouted loudly: Come on, come and catch me, I'm here.

Those pursuers were really fooled, and immediately turned the boat around to chase the old man who was swimming in the water, and seeing the pursuers gradually moving away, Zimo grabbed the oars in his hand in fear, and slowly rowed the boat towards the shore of the lake.

It's just that when he was about to dock the boat, a fishing boat came out of nowhere, and suddenly blocked his way.

"Who's wild child, who stole my good brother's fishing boat in the middle of the night, you, hurry up and pull over the boat, otherwise, don't blame me for being unkind." With that, the stranger on the fishing boat took out a long shining knife from the cabin and laid it in front of him, threatening to cut him.

Zimo had never seen such a battle, and when he saw this fierce and vicious person all of a sudden, he was too frightened, he was unsteady under his feet, shook a few times, and actually fell headlong into the water from the fishing boat he was standing on, unconscious.