Yunan Tiandu has a wide area, including large and small cities, totaling more than 100. These more than 100 cities and towns, coupled with the huge ancestral land surnamed Yang, are collectively known as Yunan Tiandu.

In the northernmost part of this place, there is a small town called Hongyu Town, surrounded by many dangerous mountains and snow peaks, and the terrain is high, so the first snow of each year comes earlier than elsewhere.

The town is not very large, with only about 1,000 households. As soon as the snow fell, it was not very fond of collecting, and it was raised intermittently for three or four days, the north wind roared over, it was really cold, and the street disappeared for a while, and occasionally a group of big dogs lay in the snow nest, and barked twice when they heard the movement.

The snow stops at noon, and when the moonlight falls at night, the snow is very bright and the world is crystal clear.

After the first shift, the snow under the east archway of the town was kicked out of a deep foot socket, and it was a girl wearing a goose yellow shirt who walked with a string of silver bells tied to her right ankle, and the ringing of bells was ringing on the road.

In this bad weather, there are few elegant people who watch the snow and admire the moon after dinner, so they all close their doors early in the morning and fall asleep, and the town is dark and blind.

In an old house, the boy who had been lying down quietly lifted the quilt, lit the lamp and candle, and the light passed through the window paper, casting a pantice silhouette on the snow in the courtyard.

The other room was lit by candlelight, and when the curtain was lifted, a middle-aged man asked, "Where are you going so late?"

The young man said: "Uncle, I'll go and see if Sister Wan'er has come back." ”

The old man nodded and didn't say anything more, went back to the room and took a big red cotton cloak, handed it to the young man, and instructed, "Wear more, it's cold outside." ”

The young man didn't pick it up, and said with a smile: "It's okay, I'm strong, I'm afraid I'll be hot if I wear too much." ”

The old man shook his head, no longer persuaded, but said, "Look at the absence, come back quickly." ”

The young man's boots had already pestled four or five feet on the snow in the courtyard, and he waved his hand, "I see." ”

The young man went out of the house with a lantern, he was originally very fond of fresh clothes, and most of the clothes at four o'clock were bright red. The skin is fair, plump and handsome, and with fresh clothes, it is really beautiful. However, just the month before, the boy suddenly changed into a sackcloth for some reason.

Out of the door, the four fields are empty, and there is not a single star light in the vast snow.

Located on the edge of the town, there are two families that are still miles apart from each other. Fortunately, the young man can't go ten times a day, and under the frequent comings and goings, the snow along the way has made him full of footprints, and he can see some popularity.

The lone lamp flickered in the night until it reached another house outside the room.

The walls of her house are not high, several rooms are all darkened, and the wooden door is locked by an old copper lock.

The young man stood outside the door, looking at the two bare jujube trees in the courtyard wall, and was stunned for a while. Just as he was about to turn around and leave, he heard a creaking sound of snow, which gradually approached.

The young man couldn't figure out who was coming, so he whispered, "Sister Wan'er?"

A nice woman's voice, full of joy and lighter steps, responded to him: "Ha, it's really Ruyi! ”

The woman approached, it was Miao Wan'er, she touched the young man's head, and said with a smile: "Hurry up, little Ruyi, when you grow up, you can marry Sister Wan'er." You're growing so slowly, I can't wait. ”

Seeing that her fingers were cold, the young man hurriedly put down the lantern, took Miao Wan'er's hand, and inserted it into his collar, without frowning or saying a word.

Miao Wan'er smiled and teased: "It's so wishful, your body is really slippery, go and warm the quilt for Sister Wan'er." ”

The two of them are only one year apart, they have known each other since childhood, childhood sweethearts, on the edge of this town, accompanied by mountain flowers and butterflies, chickens and dogs, paper kites, and spent the entire childhood in hand.

Miao Wan'er suddenly stopped smiling, walked to the door, took the copper lock and asked, "My mother is still at home, why do you want to lock the door?"

The boy hung his head and did not speak.

Miao Wan'er squeezed out a trace of briskness, and pretended to be free: "Don't make trouble, open the lock quickly." ”

The young man raised his head and saw that Miao Wan'er had red eyes, he suddenly collapsed, and choked up: "I'm sorry Sister Wan'er, I didn't take good care of my aunt, I'm sorry ....."

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The house was lit with lights and candles, and she walked for several months, when the dates were just ripe, she brought some to eat on the road, and now the leaves of the two jujube trees in the yard have already been destroyed by the autumn wind, and they are bare. The furnishings in the house are still in place, spotless, presumably the teenager often comes to wipe it, obviously everything is the same, but there is one less person, but it always feels depressed, like an old house that has not been inhabited for a long time.

Miao Wan'er sat on her mother's bed, hugged her knees, and didn't speak, just shed big tears.

The young man stayed by her side and whispered: "Since you left, my aunt's health has deteriorated, and sometimes she coughs up blood. On the ninth day of last month, my aunt suddenly fainted and lost consciousness. I stayed here for three nights, and she suddenly got better, and gave me a letter to give to you, and said that she wanted porridge. I put the rice on it, and the man left. I watched the weather cool down, and I didn't rush into the ground, wanting to wait for you to come back. At the beginning of this month, the uncle said that he couldn't wait any longer, so he was buried in Sanliupo, and the uncle said that the feng shui was good, and after he died, he would also be buried there, and his aunt would be a companion, chatting, and bickering, so that he would not be lonely. ”

Miao Wan'er suddenly hugged the young man, buried her head in his arms, and cried out.

When the day was about to dawn, Miao Wan'er wanted to go to the grave to worship, and the young man wanted to accompany her, but she was not allowed.

Sanliupo is a place where two people often go to play when they are young, it was originally just an ordinary soil slope, and three ordinary willow trees were planted in front of the slope, but because they met a pair of bamboo horses, this place of frolicking and playing, how can they not take a name.

The boy went home and walked alone along the road of Rich.

The lights were on in the courtyard, and the old man hadn't slept all night, and when he saw the young man coming back, he asked, "Is the girl back?"

The young man was not in a good mood, his steps were heavy, and he nodded when he heard the words.

The old man said: "That girl must be very sad when she first hears the bad news, you have to accompany her more." Uncle will cook a few dishes that Wan'er likes to eat later, you go and call her, and eat here in the future. ”

The boy felt a little better.

Miao Wan'er worshiped her mother and turned home.

This house is empty, and coupled with the heavy snow for several days, it feels even colder.

There was a letter on the table, which was left by her mother, Miao Wan'er opened it and took a look, and the letter read......

Wan'er, my mother is gone, you don't have to be sad, it's not worth it to mourn your body.

There's something that it's time for you to know.

Your mother is not the birth mother of Wan'er, your mother died in childbirth when she gave birth to you, and entrusted you to me, a slave when she was dying. Let me see you grow up, get married, and have children, and when I die, I can tell these secrets. It's a pity that the mother's life is short, and she was about to leave before she got married, and she failed the young lady's entrustment.

Our family was not originally here, but in the extreme north of Hanzhou, Wan'er was not surnamed Miao, but surnamed Guo. Shortly before you were born, there was a civil strife among the clan. The collateral line is growing stronger and stronger, and there is an idea of seizing power, so he kills all the lineage, and very few can survive.

This tells you that it is not for you to seek revenge. Although Wan'er is a woman, she must know how to recognize her ancestors and return to her ancestors, and she must know what her surname is.

Mother looks at Jing Ruyi, that kid is very good, and it is good for Wan'er, I think it is better to pick a day to get married, and my mother wishes you an early birth of a noble son.

The letter is put to rest here.

The young man came to invite Miao Wan'er to go to breakfast with him, and when the two entered the courtyard, Miao Wan'er suddenly stopped and called: "Jing Ruyi." ”

The boy stopped and looked at her.

"Do you want to marry me?"

Jing Ruyi nodded stunnedly, "Yes!"

Miao Wan'er walked to the middle of the two jujube trees, sat on the swing, and with a kick under her feet, the person swung up and said, "If you ask me, I will marry you." ”

Jing Ruyi grabbed the rope of the swing, shook it gently, and whispered: "Sister Wan'er, my greatest wish is to marry you, so you can marry me." Good sister, please. ”

Miao Wan'er said with tears in her eyes: "I still want to see you ride a bamboo horse, you can ride it to me." ”

The so-called bamboo horse is a long bamboo pole, Jing Ruyi holds one end in his hand, as the head of the horse, rides on it, and the other end hangs on the ground and drags behind him.

Like a horse, he shouted 'Ride, Ride, ......' and dragged a long bamboo pole forward.

Miao Wan'er stretched her sleeves to wipe her tears, wiped them and fell them off, she couldn't wipe them clean, she thought, after this time, there would be no one who treated her like this.

Jing Ruyi rode the bamboo horse to Miao Wan'er and asked in a low voice, "Sister Wan'er, will you marry me?"

Miao Wan'er pursed her lips, her voice was slightly hoarse, and she said with red eyes: "Marry! Sister Wan'er will only be Ruyi's daughter-in-law in this life, and she will only marry Ruyi alone." ”

Three days later, at noon when the snow first fell, Jing Ruyi went to find Miao Wan'er. Along the way, the snow soaked through the boots, and the cold went straight to the bones. He thought that it would be better to carry Sister Wan'er back, if her boots were also soaked in snow, how cold it would be.

When I pushed the door, I saw that the deadbolt was locked, but fortunately, my aunt left him a key when she was dying. He opened the copper lock, and the courtyard was quiet, with a long bamboo pole leaning on the swing.

Jing Ruyi felt bad and ran to the house, with a letter on the table, which read, 'Ruyi personally opened'.

Jing Ruyi took out the letter and wrote,

Ruyi, Sister Wan'er has some things to deal with, and it's too late to say goodbye to you, so you are not allowed to be angry.

I'm leaving, I don't know when I'll be able to return, you are obedient, don't make a temperament, and when you get older, you can get married, but you can't delay.

I look at the second lady of Longxing Tea House, she is a good person, and she is knowledgeable, and she will not bully you. If someone loves you and treats you well, Sister Wan'er can rest assured.

In the second drawer on the left side of the corner cabinet, there is a wooden box with a pill in it, you take it to your uncle. This medicine was originally for her mother, and now she can't eat it at the old man's house.

Xiao Ruyi, I forgot Sister Wan'er, you are not allowed to wait for me.