This winter has been extremely cold. At the beginning of winter, there was a heavy snowfall. The ground was so thick that it almost buried the soles of people's feet. Several sheds in the village were crushed.
Han Dahu was wearing a solid cotton coat and a thick hood, with his hands in his sleeves, but his nose was still dripping with cold.
He suddenly glanced back.
The sun has gone down, leaving only a little glow of sunset.
When this weak light disappears, it will be completely dark in the mountains.
Everyone knows that the mountains at night are the most dangerous and it is absolutely impossible to survive.
Han Dahu opened his mouth and said, "Ling Bao, don't blame me. If you want to blame me, just blame your bad luck. Your brother is already three years old, and you are of no use anymore."
After saying that, he walked away one step at a time and never looked back.
...
The night was dark and gloomy.
Dead branches and leaves were everywhere, and the branches stretched out bare. When the cold wind blew, they swayed like ghost hands.
Suddenly, a suppressed whimper suddenly sounded, as if for fear of disturbing something, and then disappeared quickly.
Looking along the sound, I saw a small dumpling sitting next to the big tree. None of the clothes on his body fit. He hugged his knees pitifully, revealing his lonely wrists that were red from the cold. He was dirty and didn't know where he was.
Where did I roll?
Her face became that of a tabby cat, and her big eyes were clean and beautiful.
But at this time, it was filled with tears.
Big tears rolled down, washing out two white marks on his gray face, which looked pitiful and funny at the same time.
"Dad, where are you? Why haven't you come to pick me up..."
Ling Bao shouted softly, his big and smart eyes full of fear.
It was too dark around her and there was a constant "whirring" sound. She was so scared.
She couldn't understand why her father took her to this strange place and still didn't come to pick her up.
Lingbao raised his thin little hand and wiped away his tears, sobbing and saying, "Dad, mother, Lingbao is so cold."
Please, please come to me quickly, okay?
The nights are getting deeper and deeper, and the temperature is getting lower and lower.
Ling Bao's consciousness began to blur.
The little man fell to the ground and stretched out his hand in the direction of home. Behind him was a trail of crawling and dragging.
With no strength left in his body, Ling Bao slowly closed his eyes, and his chest no longer rose at all.
No one knew that a living life disappeared in this dark night.
When the first ray of morning light shines into the forest, the silence is no longer dead, and occasionally the clear calls of animals can be heard.
A gray hare came out of the hole to look for food. Seeing a small motionless figure not far away, it curiously approached it.
Suddenly, the child bounced all over and opened his eyes!
The hare was frightened and ran away.
Lingbao blinked and slowly got up.
His body had been frozen all night and was a little stiff and uncontrollable, but there was a warmth inside that traveled through his limbs and bones. It didn't stop until Ling Bao felt that his whole body was warm.
Her face, which was paler than snow, also had a faint blood color.
Ling Bao glanced in the direction of "home", thinking of his father and mother, he pursed his lips in grievance.
Ling Bao has already died once.
Just last night, he froze to death.
Because of this, she finally understood why she was so good, worked so much, and never competed with her brothers and sisters, but her father and mother still didn't like her.
Because she is not their child at all.
In her dream, she saw a very loving couple and three teenagers with completely different temperaments.
They gathered around her with smiles on their faces.
They are Lingbao’s parents and brothers!
Lingbao also dreamed of many things, but she was only a five-year-old child and could not understand many of the things she heard.
But she remembered one thing firmly.
Her father fell ill because of the long journey, but they had no money and some people bullied them. Her father would die because he did not get treatment in time.
No, she doesn't want her father to die!
Lingbao took one last look at the direction of his former home, then staggered and ran in the opposite direction.
At this time, at the foot of the mountain, a long team gradually approached.
There were twenty or thirty people in the team, all wearing heavy shackles and anklets. They were all in ragged clothes, unkempt, and had an unpleasant rancid smell.
Their expressions were numb and their eyes were dull, as if they were walking zombies.
There were several official servants in official uniforms scattered around, with knives at their waists and whips in their hands.
If anyone walks too slowly, he will be whipped mercilessly, and he will be rolling on the ground in pain.
"Go faster, why are you wasting your time!"
The official waved his whip impatiently. In this bad weather, he wanted to end this drudgery quickly and go to the restaurant to drink a bowl of hot broth.
Ling Bao hid behind a tree and was frightened by the way he was beating people. He quickly moved his body to hide himself more tightly.
Then he carefully poked out his little head and carefully searched for his father and brother in the crowd.
The father in the dream was very tall and good-looking. Lingbao had never seen such a good-looking person before!
Lingbao looked for it for a long time and pouted in disappointment.
These people all looked alike and she couldn't tell them apart.
At this moment, Ling Bao suddenly saw a face that he would never forget after seeing it, big brother!
He is her big brother.
Ling Bao immediately beamed with joy, his facial features suddenly came to life, and he smiled with his two lovely front teeth.
But she didn't dare to go there.
But it doesn't matter, dad and brothers will leave the team soon!
as expected.
After a while, the team stopped.
Cheng Yun breathed hard, and a little cold sweat broke out on his forehead.
They had been walking non-stop for two months, without enough food and clothing, without a moment's rest. They had already developed blood blisters on their feet, which were worn out without any medicine, so that every step they took was excruciatingly painful.
Even if I stopped, I wouldn't feel much better.
The official took the key to open the shackles and anklets on the family, and handed them the documents that had been processed at the county government office.
"Second Master Cheng, you two young masters, please keep walking along this road and you will reach Beihe Village. We are on official business, so we will not send you off."
Cheng Zhongqian looked tired and stood aside languidly, without answering.
As the eldest son, Cheng Yun could only bow his hands and say thanks: "Thank you so much, brothers."
Cheng Yun's voice was hoarse after not drinking water for a long time, his lips were chapped, and he could taste a little rust when he moved a lot.
The official who handed them the documents smiled and waved his hand, and was quite kind, but the eyes of the others showed a hint of ridicule and disdain.
The tiger falls in Pingyang and is bullied by the dog.
Of course Cheng Yun felt it, but he could only endure it.
After saying goodbye to their official duties, they walked straight along the dirt road.
He was dizzy, his brain felt swollen and aching, and he also had auditory hallucinations.
"Dad! Eldest brother, second brother——"
The girl's voice is as clear and crisp as a wind chime, and it sounds like she is still young. It is soft and waxy, and the surprise and happiness in it cannot be hidden.
Cheng Yun raised his head and saw a little carrot head running toward him crookedly.
I don't know if she feels uncomfortable somewhere, but she looks clumsy. Cheng Yun is afraid that she will fall.
The little girl plunged into his arms, hugging his legs tightly as if she was afraid that he would escape. She raised her little face and said with bright eyes: "Brother, Lingbao has finally found you!"
Where did the child come from?
Cheng Yun looked at her in confusion. He was sure that he didn't know her, but he had an inexplicable liking for her.
Next to Cheng Yun, a bearded man looked at her coldly and looked away without interest.
It seems like nothing interests him.
Ling Bao stared at the man very seriously. Is this her father?
...However, this man is different from the father in the dream.
It's no wonder that Ling Bao couldn't recognize him. Cheng Zhongqian in the dream was tall and tall, graceful and graceful, with a face as white as jade... Except for the height, everything else about the person in front of him didn't match.
"Where did the ugly kid come from?"
Cheng Yi said with a look of disgust.
Ling Bao was already dressed in dusty clothes. After spending another night on the mountain, his hair was as messed up as a chicken's nest, and the strands of hair were wet and clinging to his face.
The cute appearance of Yuxue before was not seen at all.
Ling Bao hurriedly wiped his face with his hands, and four fingerprints immediately appeared on his face.
She raised her head and looked at Cheng Yi expectantly. Is it better?
"It's even uglier." Cheng Yi showed no mercy.
Cheng Yun frowned: "Erlang."
Cheng Yi snorted coldly and looked at the dirt road in the distance where he didn't know how long he would have to walk, his expression getting increasingly ugly.
The little girl's head was wilted, and it was obvious that she had suffered a big blow.
Cheng Yun touched her head and said, "He is teasing you, don't be angry with him."
Ling Bao nodded repeatedly, she would not be angry with her brother!
She grabbed Cheng Yun's clothes and asked eagerly: "Brother, can I come with you?"
They were guilty, what good was it to go with them, she should go back to her home.
Cheng Yun shook his head.
The little girl's eyes immediately became wet, and the bear hugged his legs without saying a word, but Cheng Yun could clearly see a dark mark on the clothes.
"Brother, don't leave Ling Bao behind. Ling Bao doesn't want to be alone..."
No one expected that she would cry whenever she wanted to, but when she cried she didn't shout loudly, she just shed tears silently, and was better behaved than any other child he had ever seen.
Cheng Yun was silent for a moment. Seeing that the child couldn't stop crying, he said softly: "Stop crying. Where is your home?"
Lingbao sobbed and said, "No, I don't have a home."
No home?
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