Cui Tieniu hummed and began to walk deeper into the mountain with his big feet.

Shen Muyun spoke to Cui Tieniu in a low voice, swaying with Cui Tieniu's steps. After a while, Shen Muyun fell asleep.

Cui Tieniu spoke, but no one paid attention to him for a long time. He turned around slightly and saw the pink and slapped face of the little girl on his back. Hearing her even breathing, Cui Tieniu couldn't help but laugh and walked more steadily.

Soon, Cui Tieniu arrived at a cave with deep grass at the entrance.

Cui Tieniu walked in with Shen Muyun on his back. Shen Muyun woke up at this time, got off Cui Tieniu's back, and began to look at the surrounding environment.

I saw that the cave was quite spacious. There was a platform built with stone slabs on the outside. There were pots and pans on it, half a wild boar, a goat and a few pheasants.

There is a water tank on the ground next to it. The water tank is filled with water. There is a pole and two buckets next to it.

Next to it, there is a simple brick stove.

Then walking inside, there was a bed propped up with tree stumps, with an old door panel on top.There was a bundle placed on the bed. Inside the bundle was a bedding. Although the bedding was shabby, it smelled of soap, so it must have been washed.

The other bundle contained clothes of coarse cloth, all of which were clean.

Shen Muyun sat down by the bed and asked Cui Tieniu: "This cave was originally inhabited by people, right?"

Cui Tieniu nodded and said, "Yes, the girl named Chun Ya lives here."

Shen Muyun frowned and asked, "A girl? Does she live here alone?"

Cui Tieniu nodded, took a tree stump and sat down on the bench, saying: "When Chun Ya was 11 years old, her mother died and her father married another woman. The stepmother was cruel and wanted to sell Chun Ya. Chunya had a fierce temper and bit off the stepmother's ear. The stepmother then slandered Chunya, saying that she had a mad disease that could be transmitted from person to person."

"Chunya was kicked out by her biological father and stepmother, so she had no choice but to find shelter in this cave. Fortunately, people were afraid of being infected by her madness, so they all avoided her like the god of plague, and no one came to embarrass her. .”

Shen Muyun sympathized with Chun Ya's experience and asked, "Where is Chun Ya right now?"

Cui Tieniu lowered his head and said, "She will be here in two days. I will stay with you during these two days."

Shen Muyun estimated that Chunya would be busy these two days, so he didn't think much about it. He only secretly thought that after the matter was settled, he would take Chunya away and let her live a good life with him.

Cui Tieniu stood up and said, "They won't be able to find this place for a while. How about I grill some meat for you?"

Shen Muyun said hurriedly: "No, I'm not hungry yet. You've stayed up all night, so you'd better get some sleep first."

Cui Tieniu was indeed a little sleepy. He looked at Shen Muyun sitting beside the bed.

Shen Muyun looked into Cui Tieniu's eyes and found that Cui Tieniu seemed to be blushing. She suddenly realized something and hurriedly stood up and said, "Go to sleep."

Cui Tieniu scratched his head and said, "It's not bright yet, so you should sleep for a while. How about you sleep on the bed and I'll just stay on the ground."

Shen Muyun bit his red lips and said, "It's autumn and the ground is too cold. Otherwise...or, you'll be in bed too, and you'll be fine with your clothes on."

Cui Tieniu nodded: "Okay. You lie down first, and I will be next to you."

Shen Muyun lay down, turned sideways, and looked at the uneven stone walls of the cave.Then, Cui Tieniu also lay down carefully. Cui Tieniu's weight made the bed board sway.

Cui Tieniu thought that when he got married, he would have to ask a carpenter to make a strong bed. The stronger the better.

It was the first time that Shen Muyun slept with a man. He was a little uneasy. His body was tense and his fingers were scratching on the stone wall.

After a while, Shen Muyun heard Cui Tieniu's gentle snoring. Shen Muyun couldn't help but laugh, stood up, took out the quilt from the bag, and covered Cui Tieniu.

Shen Muyun tucked Cui Tieniu in and was about to lie down to sleep for a while when Cui Tieniu suddenly grabbed her hand in her sleep.

Shen Muyun tried to break free, but Cui Tieniu had no intention of letting go.

Shen Muyun was afraid of waking Cui Tieniu, so he had to let Cui Tieniu hold her hand. She spread out a quilt with her other hand and lay down.

Cui Tieniu's hands are big, his fingers are thick and long, and there are rough calluses on his fingertips and palms.

Warm big hands wrapped around Shen Muyun's small hand. Shen Muyun relaxed, felt sleepy, and fell into sleep unconsciously.

Cui Tieniu cherished the time alone with Shen Muyun in the cave. He cooked delicious food for Shen Muyun in various ways, determined to make Shen Muyun fatter.

Sometimes Shen Muyun would be in a trance and forget about the disturbances in the outside world.

One night, while Shen Muyun was sleeping, Cui Tieniu quietly came outside the cave and went down to the Huaifeng River. He untied the cloth strips tied to the big bluestone by the water. A female corpse immersed in the water floated with the current. gone.

Early that morning, Shen Chenxi got up early and was about to go to Huaifeng River to search for Shen Muyun. Mingquan stopped Shen Chenxi and said with red eyes: "Master, last night, the official came to inform us that a female corpse was found in Huaifeng River. . The government asked you to go to Yizhuang today to identify the body."

Shen Chenxi's body shook a little. Mingquan supported Shen Chenxi and said, "Master, stop riding a horse and go in a carriage."

Shen Chenxi let Mingquan lead him away in a daze, his mind going blank.

When they arrived at the gate of Yizhuang, the official clasped his fists at Shen Chenxi and said, "Mr. Shen, you have to be mentally prepared. The body has been soaked in water for a long time and the body is swollen. Moreover, the face of the body seems to have been bitten by a big fish and is already mutilated. .”

Shen Chenxi was heartbroken and followed the officials to identify the body. However, after being soaked for a long time, how could the original appearance of the body be seen?

Shen Chenxi couldn't tell whether this was his sister or not. He was so sad that he could hardly breathe.

The officer suddenly remembered something and said, "By the way, we found a bronze mask on the corpse. The mask fell off the corpse's face, and the lace was hung around the corpse's neck. Look, this is your sister's thing. ?"

Shen Chenxi saw the bronze mask and said in a hoarse voice: "This is something that belongs to my sister's maid Hua Ying. This... should be Hua Ying."

The official asked: "Does Huaying have any relatives who can identify the body?"

Shen Chenxi shook his head: "She is not a family member. I don't know if she has any family members."

The official almost nodded and said, "Okay, I'll write it down."

Shen Chenxi asked clearly where the female body was found, and he wanted to search the area carefully in person.

Shen Chenxi took Mingquan and rowed on the river where the female body was found.

The water on the river was misty, and it was unknown where the sister who loved him most in the past was. Shen Chenxi felt sad and cried: "Sister! Sister! Where are you?!"

The sad voice spread far and wide across the empty river.

Mingquan was wiping tears at the side. He accidentally looked up and saw a figure shaking on the hillside by the river.

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