It was a misty morning in early winter, and the hoar frost on the ground wet the road.

On the official road from Kyoto to Sichuan Province, an old horse-drawn carriage is speeding southward, and from time to time there is a sound of whipping "pop" and "snap", which shows how eager the people who drove the carriage were.

The driver was a middle-aged man with a beard, very burly, tall and strong, and with a scar on his face.

Probably wasn't well treated at the time, and the wound was a bit eversion. It's not very long, but it's scary to watch.

At this time, the middle-aged man driving the carriage was wearing only a brown single coat, and there were fine beads of sweat on his forehead, which seemed incompatible with the scene of this early winter.

Because the carriage was too fast, the carriage was very bumpy, and the people sitting in the carriage grabbed the carriage with both hands so as not to be upside down, but no one complained that they were tired, and even the little girl who was held in her arms did not cry.

There were three people sitting in the carriage, and the woman holding the girl was wearing a blue cloth scarf wrapped around her head, a navy blue printed hanfu and trousers, and a pair of round-mouthed black cloth shoes on her feet.

Next to her was a boy of eleven or twelve, dressed in a long dark blue padded jacket and a matching edging coat.

The long braids, which are obviously characteristic of the Qing Dynasty, are somewhat messy and dragged on the back, apparently not taken care of for a few days.

The boy's name is Yang Shanyong, the second son of Yang Zhongyi, a former Ming Dingyuan general, and he is twelve years old this year. The girl is his younger sister, and her name is six years old.

The people who followed them to take care of were husband and wife, and the person who drove the carriage was surnamed Liao, who used to be a thousand elders under Yang Zhongyi, and he was very respectful to Yang Zhongyi.

Ten years ago, after being kicked out of the barracks by Yang Zhongyi, he changed to killing pigs, known as Liao Butcher.

Holding Yu Niang is his wife, the Yang brothers and sisters call her Aunt Liao, and no one knows her real surname.

At this time, Aunt Liao was a little worried in her heart, since the young lady hit her head on the carriage yesterday, she didn't say a word since she woke up, which was different from the previous big noise.

Now it's so well-behaved, so obedient that people wonder if it's evil?

This is what Aunt Liao thought in her heart, she didn't dare to ask, looking at the young lady in her arms who was in a daze, she didn't know what to do.

I had to comfort me softly: "Miss, you can eat something! When we are full and sleep again, we can stop." ”

Yang Shanyong, who was sitting on the side, also persuaded him: "Yes, little sister, it's already dawn, eat dry food and sleep again, we will get to the place, and we don't have to take the carriage anymore." ”

Yu Niang, who was leaning on Aunt Liao's arms, listened to the persuasion of the second brother and Aunt Liao in her ears, staring at Yang Shanyong with her eyes, she couldn't tell whether this was reality or a dream, for fear that the second brother and Aunt Liao would disappear as soon as she closed her eyes.

It wasn't until Yang Shanyong patted her hand and spoke out again that he whispered back: "Got it, second brother." ”

Aunt Liao, who was holding her, heard Yu Niang's reply, and hurriedly took out a piece of cake from the burden next to her, broke half of it and handed it to Yu Niang's hand, and handed the other half to Yang Shanyong.

Yu Niang took the half of the cake from Aunt Liao's hand, because it had been put for a long time, the cake was very dry and hard.

Yu Niang didn't dislike it, she took a bite hard, put it in her mouth and chewed it slowly.

Yu Niang was eating while thinking about the things of her previous life. That's right, the six-year-old Yu Niang in front of her has already lived a lifetime, and her previous life is the same as now.

was chased and killed by the Tartar officers and soldiers all the way, and the uncles and uncles who protected their brothers and sisters were killed by the officers and soldiers one by one, and in the end, Uncle Liao and Aunt Liao were left.

Because he was ignorant in his previous life, on the way to escape, because of the difficult conditions, he couldn't eat or sleep well, and he lost his temper and cried all the way on the road, attracting pursuers and killing the people who protected them.

In the end, even Uncle Liao and Aunt Liao were killed by officers and soldiers for protecting her.

After returning from rebirth, Yu Niang has been trying to find a way to get rid of the pursuers and change the fate of herself and the people around her. It's a pity that I didn't come up with any good solution after thinking about it all night.

Now, the only thing I can do is to stop crying and not play with the eldest lady's temper.

Thinking of this, Yu Niang picked up the cake and took a small bite, put it in her mouth and chewed it slowly, trying to chew for a long time and drink less water, otherwise it would be a waste of time to stop the carriage and come down to relieve it.

Yang Shanyong saw that his sister was eating cakes, and he didn't dislike the dry food anymore, and he cried again, so he was relieved.

Afraid that her sister would choke on the cake, she opened her water bladder and handed it to Yu Niang's mouth, Yu Niang looked at her brother and shook her head, and continued to eat the hard cake in her hand like a stone.

Seeing that his sister didn't want to drink water, Yang Shanyong put away the water soil, picked up his half of the cake and ate it slowly.

Before the dry food was finished, I felt that the carriage was gradually slowing down, until the carriage stopped, Yu Niang reached out and lifted the thick curtain on the carriage, and saw that the carriage was parked at the foot of a mountain, and it was no longer on the official road.

Butcher Liao parked the carriage, lifted the curtain and said, "Second young master, eldest lady, there is a stream in front, let's get out of the carriage and wash up, and rest for a while by the way." ”

Yu Niang got out of the carriage and looked left and right, feeling a little familiar.

In their previous lives, they also stayed in this place to rest. It's a pity that it was in this place that Uncle Liao and Aunt Liao were caught and killed by officers and soldiers.

Yu Niang was afraid that the events of her previous life would repeat herself, so she stepped forward and said to Butcher Liao with the little burden around her: "Uncle Liao, Aunt Liao, let's hurry up and wash up, fill the water bladder and hurry on the road." I'm afraid the Tartars will come after me. ”

"Miss, don't worry. It's been three days since we left Xi'an, and those Tartars can't catch up for a while. Butcher Liao said while wiping his face with a towel.

Yu Niang was anxious, but she couldn't say it. turned around and saw the second brother, who was looking at her strangely.

Yu Niang quickly ran to Yang Shanyong and whispered, "Second brother, do you believe me?"

Yang Shanyong looked at Uncle Liao and Aunt Liao, who were washing by the stream, nodded to Yu Niang and said, "I believe in my sister." ”

Yu Niang was very happy to hear Yang Shanyong's answer, or the second brother is the best.

has taken care of her like this since she was a child, whether it is right or wrong, as long as it is what she says, the second brother will do it.

Yu Niang pulled Yang Shanyong and whispered in his ear: "Second brother, the Tartar officers and soldiers are about to chase after you, we have to leave quickly."

Now take all the things off the carriage, and then pull the carriage up the official road and drive it away. This will lead away those Tartar officers and soldiers. ”

Although Yang Shanyong was willing to listen to his sister's words, he still had some doubts, how did his sister know that the Tartars would chase after him?

Besides, wouldn't it be more dangerous for them to drive the carriage away?

Yang Shanyong is a straight-hearted person, let alone his sister. When I had doubts in my heart, I naturally asked.

Yu Niang went to the carriage to get something, and said to Yang Dayong: "Second brother, no matter how fast our carriage is, there is only one horse, and we are constantly rushing day and night, people are tired, and horses can't stand it, and sooner or later they will be chased by the Tartars."

Now drive the carriage away, and lead the Tartars to chase after us, and we will take our salute and hide in the mountains, and even if they find out, it will take half a day to look back for us.

At that time, he will not be able to ride a horse when he goes up the mountain to search, and with the buffer of half a day, it will be difficult to find us again. ”

Yang Shanyong listened to Yu Niang's explanation reasonably, and hurriedly stepped forward to help push the carriage.

The two children finally pushed the carriage onto the official road, Yu Niang picked up the whip in her hand, and whipped the horse/fart/strand fiercely, the horse was in pain, raised its front hooves, neighed, and rushed forward.

By the time Butcher Liao heard the sound and ran over, the horse had already run far away, and there was no shadow of the carriage in sight.

Butcher Liao asked puzzledly, "Miss, why do you want to drive the carriage away?"

Yu Niang threw away the horse whip in her hand and said to Butcher Liao: "Uncle Liao, we won't take the carriage anymore, now pack up our things and go up the mountain immediately." ”