The beauty's black hair fell on her shoulders, revealing her small, white chin. She had a slender figure, and although she was dressed poorly, she looked quite independent as she stood by the river.

Fang Yuan, who had come out for fun, was stunned by this scene. When he returned to the riverside, no one was there. However, based on his years of experience, Fang Yuan was sure that the woman was definitely a beauty.

He couldn't wait to see what the woman looked like, but he ordered his people to search the entire place but couldn't find her. This not only didn't make Fang Yuan lose interest, but instead made him feel anxious.

When Jiang Rou returned to the alley from the river, it was already dark. As expected, she was scolded by Wang Po, who said that she must have gone to meet a strange man when she came back so late. Then she started to hit Jiang Rou with a stick.

Jiang Rou dodged with a clever move, and because it was too dark, Wang Po couldn't see the ground under her feet and fell to the ground.

Ergou, who was standing by, heard his mother's screams, and came to Wang Po in the dark, asking with concern, "Mom, are you okay?" Wang Po was so angry when she saw her son caring so much about her, and kept shouting that her legs hurt.

Seeing his mother like this, Ergou said to Jiang Rou who was standing beside him with some dissatisfaction, "Rou'er, mother scolds you because she cares about you. Besides, you will marry me sooner or later. It's not good to come back so late." Wang Po, who was standing beside him, heard her son say this and kept agreeing with him.

The thatched shed was not big, and Wang Po and Jiang Rou used to sleep in it. Today, Wang Po fell down and she kept screaming in pain. She did not allow Jiang Rou to get close to her, and Ergou wanted to give Jiang Rou the cold shoulder to make her obey him.

So today Jiang Rou slept on the ground not far from the straw hut. Jiang Rou disliked the haystack being too hard and did not sleep on it. She sat on the haystack and thought deeply about what her next move should be.

She reached towards her waist and touched a jade pendant with very good water content. She found this in her inner clothes after she woke up, and because it was hidden deep, it was not discovered by Mrs. Wang.

After waking up, she remembered nothing except her name. The only thing she remembered was a voice deep in her mind telling her to live.

As for her identity, now that natural disasters are severe, it is difficult for the so-called family members to survive, not to mention that she has been missing for such a long time that if anyone wanted to find her, they would have found her long ago.

Jiang Rou looked at the jade pendant and thought to herself, she will definitely survive. Isn't it true that only if she is alive everything is possible?

As for the attitudes of the mother and son not far away, she didn't care at all.

As night fell, Jiang Rou felt drowsy. She put away the jade pendant and slowly fell asleep against the wall behind her. As soon as she fell asleep, 021 spent a lot of energy to block the frost for her. It could feel that the wall of space was getting weaker and weaker, and it would be able to reunite with Rourou soon.

Jiang Rou thought she would be woken up by the cold, but unexpectedly she slept until dawn. She felt a warm body and was a little confused. She didn't think that it was the mother and son who covered her. So who was it?

Before she could think for long, Wang Po's voice of scolding rang out, "How dare you sleep? It's already dawn and you're still snoring. Where can you find anyone lazier than you? You little bitch, I'll let you sleep." After saying that, she was about to hit Jiang Rou with a stick.

Jiang Rou dodged slightly and her stick missed her target, which made Wang Po a little angry. "Okay, you dare to hide? I'll let you hide." After saying that, she hit Jiang Rou again.

Jiang Rou was not a soft persimmon either. She grabbed Wang Po's hand and applied a little force. Wang Po screamed in pain, "Okay, you little bitch, ouch my hand, you little bitch". Before she could even call out the word bitch, Jiang Rou increased her force slightly.

Wang Po's screams became even louder. Hearing footsteps, Jiang Rou let go of her hand. Wang Po thought Jiang Rou was scared, "Okay, little bitch, now you've learned to fight back. I'll make you pay back."

As soon as she finished speaking, she saw her son running in tired and panting. Wang Po felt a little guilty and withdrew the hand she was about to extend.

"Mom, hurry up, grain is being distributed on the street." Ergou was panting and unable to speak, but when he heard the word "distribute grain", Wang Po's eyes lit up. She confirmed with Ergou, "What did you say? Grain is being distributed."

As soon as Ergou nodded, Wang Po grabbed him and ran outside. Seeing Jiang Rou still standing there, she frowned and cursed, "Hurry up and catch up. If you don't get the food, I'll beat you to death." After that, she continued to walk forward.

Jiang Rou rubbed her sore wrist, looked in the direction they left and raised her feet to follow them. How could she not go?

When the three of them arrived at the place where the grain was distributed, they had already formed a long line. Because there were soldiers watching not far away, Wang Po was frightened and just lined up obediently. However, she still blamed Jiang Rou for this, "Why are you so slow? If it weren't for you holding us back, you wouldn't have come so late, you jinx."

Ergou was about to say a few words to help Jiang Rou when his mother glared at him and shut him up. Jiang Rou felt a little aggrieved, but she didn't dare to retort and just lowered her head silently.

After waiting in line for a while, it was Jiang Rou and the others' turn to receive food. After receiving the food, they stepped aside. Mrs. Wang looked at the half-filled cloth bags with some dissatisfaction, "You are so stingy. How can this little food be enough for everyone?"

Jiang Rou looked at the people around her who received the same amount of food, but everyone had a smile on their face. When she heard what Wang Po said, she sneered in her heart.

Suddenly there was a commotion in the distance. Looking towards the sound, I saw many soldiers surrounding a man in brocade clothes walking towards this side.

When she saw the man's face clearly, Jiang Rou raised her eyebrows secretly, and she could finally play her chess game.

After receiving the food, Mrs. Wang wanted to leave quickly. Although she complained about the small amount of food, she would be left with nothing if the food was taken away.

Ergou was walking in front, and Jiang Rou was walking slowly. Just as Wang Po was about to urge Jiang Rou to hurry up, she heard a burst of hurried footsteps.

When she came to her senses, she saw that she was surrounded by people. Seeing these people, Wang Po was a little scared. She held the food tightly and turned around to see the man in brocade clothes walking towards them.

The man had a handsome face, but the dark circles under his eyes were the result of excessive indulgence. The man stopped beside Jiang Rou.

Looking at Jiang Rou with a half-smile, Wang Po said tremblingly, "Sir, we didn't do anything wrong." Seeing the man staring at Jiang Rou, she continued, "Whether she made any mistake, her mistake has nothing to do with us."

When Fang Yuan heard her say that, he looked away and said to Mrs. Wang, "Okay, you two leave and she stays," he pointed at Jiang Rou.

Hearing his words, Mrs. Wang was delighted. She immediately thanked him and wanted to take Ergou away, not caring about the frightened Jiang Rou at all.

Seeing that she was so sensible, Fang Yuan smiled, turned around and tried to hold Jiang Rou's hand. Jiang Rou saw that he was trembling all over, and immediately dodged when she saw his outstretched hand.

Fang Yuan was not angry. He wanted to continue reaching out his hand but was punched in the face. Fang Yuan, whose body had long been hollowed out by alcohol and sex, was knocked to the ground.

When everyone came to their senses, they saw Fang Yuan lying on the ground. They stepped forward to help Fang Yuan up. Fang Yuan was a little annoyed when he saw Ergou coming back. When he saw Jiang Rou hiding behind Ergou in fear, he became even angrier.

Fang Yuan shouted to the servants beside him, "What are you standing there for? Can't you see that I'm getting beaten? Come on!" At his command, the servants swarmed towards Ergou.

Ergou is good enough to deal with the drunkard and womanizer Fang Yuan, but he is no match for the well-trained servants, let alone a group of servants.

After a while, Ergou collapsed on the ground like a dead dog, spitting blood. The servants dispersed. Fang Yuan stepped on Ergou's face and said, "You want to be a hero and save the damsel in distress, right? But you dare to hit me. I think you are tired of living."

Jiang Rou saw Ergou lying on the ground and rushed over to him, "Brother Ergou, how are you? I'll take you to the clinic." After saying that, she wanted to help Ergou up, but she couldn't do it no matter what. Jiang Rou cried even harder.

When Mrs. Wang saw her son lying on the ground, she screamed and rushed over. Looking at Ergou covered in blood, she sat on the ground and cried, "Oh, God, is there any justice? My son, how can we, an orphan and a widow, survive without your mother?"

The onlookers felt sorry when watching this scene, but they didn't dare to say anything when they saw who was the culprit.

Fang Yuan felt a headache because of her noise, so he ordered someone to move Wang Po away. Jiang Rou's eyes were red from crying and she looked at Fang Yuan with hatred. Fang Yuan felt his heart agitated when she looked at him like that.

He stepped forward and grabbed Jiang Rou's wrist, saying gently, "My little beauty, what's the point of following him? Why not follow me and I'll let you enjoy the best food and drinks?"

It was just acting but as soon as he got close to Jiang Rou, she really felt disgusted. She suppressed her nausea and continued to struggle to push away Fang Yuan's hand, "Let me go, let me go."

The more she struggled, the more excited Fang Yuan became. He grabbed Jiang Rou's hand, saw her cheeks flushed from her struggle, and smelled the faint fragrance emanating from her body. He couldn't help but feel excited. He grabbed her and wanted to take her away.

Everyone felt sorry when they saw it. What a good girl was going to be ruined again.

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