"Squeak, bang..." The only wooden door in the courtyard fell down.

Before Yu Sheng felt sorry for the door that fell in two, he was strangled by the neck, and a sense of suffocation ensued. The man who strangled him had a fierce look on his face, and asked viciously, "Where is Wang Quansheng hiding?!"

"I, I don't know, I say..." Yu Sheng's tongue smelled of rust, and the next moment he slapped him so hard that he almost lost his breath.

His head was buzzing, and his eyes went dark for a while, but he heard a mournful pleading sound.

"Master, let me go, we don't know anything..." The woman's hair was disheveled, and she took a few steps to kneel in front of the strong man, her body was so thin that she seemed to be able to pass over in the next moment.

"Mother..." Yu Sheng, who was still able to maintain his composure just now, blushed instantly.

"Wow, mother, woo woo... Brother..." A girl in a bun rolled out from the corner of the yard, crying until her face was covered with tears and snot. The strong man ordered another person to catch it.

"Don't..." Yu Sheng struggled hard, only to get another slap in the end, "I don't want that girl to be sold to a kiln, so just tell me where Wang Quansheng is?" I have paid back the money owed to the gambling house, otherwise..."

Yu Sheng was thrown on the ground, his back hit the protruding stone on the ground, his cheeks were bruised and swollen, and the hair on his forehead covered his eyes. He didn't say a word of pain from the beginning to the end, "How much money does he owe the gambling house?"

However, the boy who is only 15 years old, the greenness between his brows is still there, but when he raises his head and opens his mouth, he seems calm after going through vicissitudes.

Although the strong man appreciates this kid's composure, in his eyes, how much money is important, he walked over and squatted in front of Sheng, "500 taels...do you still pay for it?"

Even though he had prepared himself, Yu Sheng was still breathing slightly stagnant.

Not to mention 500 taels... even five taels of silver, he has never seen it when he grows up...

"Seven days." The strong man patted Yu Sheng's bruised face with his fat palm, "I'll give you seven days, either find Wang Quansheng, or..." He pointed to the little boy who was crying out of breath in the middle of the yard. Girl, "Just wait for this little girl to be sent to Shihua Pavilion."

After speaking, take people away.

As soon as the man left, the woman burst into tears, "Wang Quansheng, who killed a thousand swords! What's wrong with doing it, I just want to bet... My Qiu'er, if he enters that dirty place, how can he survive?!"

She cried and howled, and Wang Qiu was hurt by her carelessness, and the mother and son cried together.

"Enough." Yu Sheng struggled to get up from the ground, staggered over and took Wang Qiu out of his mother's arms, "I won't let Qiu'er fall to that place."

He was unusually calm from the beginning to the end, Wang Liushi was stunned for a moment.

Since the birth of her daughter, she has seldom cared about this child. She was married to a poor scholar and a short-lived ghost. The person introduced Orion who married in the next village, that is, her current husband Wang Quansheng.

In the first few years, it was not bad, Wang Quansheng was honest and had no bad habits, but as she was unable to conceive a child, Wang Quansheng gradually complained more, and then accidentally rolled down the mountain and broke a leg. It's like a different person.

He no longer went hunting, and only Wang Liushi and Yu Sheng were busy with the farm work in the field. Half a year later, he was suddenly diagnosed with pregnancy. Wang Quansheng was happy, and he also made a lot of progress. He asked people in the village to introduce him to the town to make mud. bricklayer.

Originally, Wang Liu thought that life would gradually get better, but unexpectedly gave birth to a baby girl half a year later.

Wang Quansheng was completely disappointed. He drank and messed around in the town every day. Except for coming back from time to time to ask Wang Liu's for money, the Wang family was no different from the dead headed family.

If it's just that, it's fine, but the beast is still involved in gambling. It's only been half a year, and the Wang family has been completely destitute.In particular, Wang Liu's body was damaged when Wang Qiu was born. The whole family was sick, and the youngest Xiaoquan was supported by Sheng alone.

"Sheng'er, mother, I'm sorry..."

Wang Liushi was full of guilt, but Yu Sheng turned his eyes away, "You take care of Qiu'er, I'll go find him."

"He owes so much money, I'm afraid he hid somewhere we can't find, where are you going to find it?" Wang Liu's head was dizzy for a while, thinking of the 500 taels felt like the sky was going to collapse. up.

"We can't afford to offend the people in the gambling shop, and we can't afford the 500 taels. If we don't find him, Qiu'er will be taken away..." Yu Sheng felt cold, the Shihua Pavilion had an elegant name, but it was not. What a good place, Wang Qiucai is only so big, once he enters that place, he may have no chance to be a man again.

Wang Liushi also thought of this, and began to cry again. Wang Qiu in Yu Sheng's arms looked at him timidly, then at his mother, and also cried unconsciously, "Mother... woo, mother……"

Yu Sheng swept through the mess in the courtyard, hating Wang Quansheng for being a disaster, and hating himself for being incompetent.

He looked at the wooden door lying on the ground that had been broken in two, and he managed to mend it with a hammer.

"... Sheng'er, if, if your father is captured by the gambling shop, what will happen..."

After crying, Wang Liushi didn't know what to think of, staring at Yu Sheng's back and asked tentatively.

Yu Sheng paused while helping the stool, turned his back to Wang Liushi and said softly, "Maybe it will break his other leg, or chop off his arm..."

The voice is indifferent, like a wooden man who has no heart.The feeling in Wang Liu's heart is hard to describe, no matter what, Wang Quan is no longer a thing, but now he is still her husband... If he is...

"If he doesn't come out to take responsibility, Qiu'er will be sent to the brothel." Yu Sheng suddenly turned his head and looked at Wang Liushi, "Mother, he is not my father, but Qiu'er is my sister..."

In a word, Wang Liushi was completely speechless.

There was a heavy snowfall earlier, coupled with the cold weather, the trees were covered with snow all the way, the carriage was walking on the official road, and the wheels creaked all the way.

Xie Canyu put the hand stove aside. After driving for many days, it was inevitable that he was a little tired. He knocked lightly on the carriage, a corner of the curtain was lifted, and a young man came in with his head, "Are you tired, sir?"

Xie Canyu nodded, "It's snowing heavily this time, if there is an inn ahead, go in and rest, and it won't be too late to go tomorrow."

"Yes, sir." The young man's name is Luo Chi, he is the son of Xie's family, he followed Xie Canyu since he was a child, he has an unruly temper, but he is worthy of reuse, he went out and said a few words to the coachman, and then returned to report , "Young master, there is a post station less than five miles ahead, but the conditions are poor."

"It's okay, it's enough to have hot meals to satisfy our hunger."

The carriage creaked and continued to go, Xie Canyu gradually became sleepy, finally arrived at the post station, ate some vegetarian dishes and fell asleep.

In the middle of the night, there was an unknown sound, and he sat up vigilantly, took the dagger from under the pillow and held it in his hand.

"Meow ~" Probably the cat ran past from the corridor, but Xie Canyu was still cautious, he sat down on the bed with bare feet, and walked slowly to the window.

The moonlight was just right outside, and the pure white snow under the sky could be faintly seen. Occasionally, there were a few cat meows, which always sounded a little creepy in the silent night.

"Pa-ta..." As if something hit the door, the window on Xie Canyu's side happened to be in a blind spot, and he couldn't see clearly what was going on below.

I don't know what kind of thoughts occupied his mind, Xie Canyu hid the dagger in his sleeve, and casually pulled his shoes to open the door and go out.

There were not many people living in the post station, and it was late at night, making it even more quiet.He didn't turn on the lamp either, and the inaudible voice just now became weaker. He went downstairs slowly and stood in front of the closed door, with the cold wind howling outside, where could he hear other sounds.

I wanted to leave, but unexpectedly there was a "click" like something hitting the door.

Xie Canyu didn't hesitate much, and went to the door latch with one hand, and poked the dagger out of the sleeve with the other hand.

"Huh..." The door was only opened a crack, and the bitter wind carried snow particles and threw him on the half of his body, accompanied by...an unknown black object also fell in, directly lying at his feet.

"Is this... a person?" Xie Canyu said to himself, dragged the "black object" inside, and closed the door again.

Xie Canyu bowed and touched the curled up person, but there was no response. He was about to light the lamp to have a look, but there was a noise upstairs, and Luo Chi came out with only a coat on, holding an oil lamp in his hand. , called out tentatively, "Master?"

"Well, it's me." Xie Canyu knew that this kid was sensitive, so he just asked him to come down to help, "Come and have a look, this guy is still alive."

Luo Chi came down in a hurry, and he didn't forget to wake up Xiao Er, who was watching the night. He lit several oil lamps at once, and the lobby of the post station was brightened up instantly.

Seeing that his young master was wearing thin clothes, he raised his voice even more, "Young master, you..."

"Wait a minute." Xie Canyu stopped him, "Human life is important."

This kid is good at everything else, but he is too nagging.

Xie Canyu ordered Luo Chi Xiaoer to carry the people on the ground to the small room on the first floor. Seeing the two of them sniffing and eyelids, they finally couldn't stand it anymore, and kicked Luo Chi lightly, "Go Boil water, and bring a piece of clean clothes over here."

"Oh." Luo Chi reluctantly left.

Xie Canyu knew a little about Qihuang's art, he touched his pulse with his finger, and he slightly restrained his expression, and he withdrew his hand after a while. Luo Chi happened to come in with his clothes, and he saw his young master's strange expression at a glance, and couldn't help asking , "Man, dead?"

Xie Canyu glanced at him, "I'm hungry and faint."

Luo Chi: "..."

After half a stick of incense, Xie Canyu was a little surprised to see a delicate face. Luo Chi wiped his face clean, and was about to reach out to unbutton it, but the eyelids of the person on the couch moved slightly, and he suddenly turned over. From somewhere, he took out a sharp branch to meet Luo Chi.

"Hey!" Luo Chi was startled, and subconsciously felt the crossbow on his arm to shoot, but was held down by Xie Canyu, "Wait!"

Luo Chi loosened his fingers, still a little vigilant, "Master?"

Xie Canyu patted Luo Chi's shoulder reassuringly, walked to the couch, half of his face was hidden in the darkness against the light, and said softly to the person on the couch, "Don't be afraid..."

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