Wild Jiao Opera Proud Bird

In the 32nd year of Guangxu, Xiangbai Hutong in the city of Beijing, at the end of summer and autumn

This year's autumn heat is particularly fierce, even though it is already dark, there is no trace of coolness.The sun has made the city of Beijing languid and lifeless, the ground is covered with dry curly bark, the leaves of the trees are drooping, the cicadas are louder and louder, and there are almost no pedestrians on the street. He also lost the enthusiasm of greeting guests in the past, either hiding in the house, or setting up a chair at the door, sleeping soundly, lifeless.The sky was gray, and it was so stuffy that one could hardly breathe. Every household closed their doors, lest the heat would come inside. The back sea was full of naked children, who were soaked in the water and refused to come out.Those old or rich people are even more impatient in this sweltering early autumn, wiping bean-sized beads of sweat, and screaming at the sky: God is forcing the poor to death!

What they said was true, because they saw in the afternoon that a carriage with a huge "ice" on it was delivering ice from the cellar in Changping to the gate of the house at high speed, so as to ensure that the kings, grandchildren, nobles and ladies could spend the sweltering weather comfortably. As soon as the ice cart passes by, children are often chased by them, and they are more interested than the one-on-one children who sell toys. It is true that they are sweating profusely after chasing, but it seems that they have already enjoyed the coolness.

In Xiangbai Hutong, the biggest house is named Yu.The front of the door is not particular about style, the big red door is built high, not even a decent door plaque is hung, but the pair of stone lions at the two ends are mighty and beautiful, with big red silk flowers clearly tied on the lions, and the glowing red The lanterns in the house indicate that there is a happy event at the gate of the house.

Those who pass by, porters, coachmen, or the eldest daughter and daughter-in-law of someone else, have to think about it when they see this. Is the Yu family going to marry the young mistress?The happy event is a little low-key. Could it be that the old man accepted the young man again?That was a little louder.Life in a mansion is always more interesting. When something happens to one family, ten families watch the excitement. The master of this house steals the girl, and the lady of that house runs away with the man. In the alleys and alleys, people laugh and laugh , with some sour tone that can't eat grapes.It's a relief from the sweltering evening.

It was getting dark, but it was still sultry. When the houses started to light the lights, a carriage came from the entrance of the alley and stopped at the gate of Yu's house. A tall young man jumped out of the carriage anxiously and helped an old man with gray hair. Getting off the car, almost at the same time, the housekeeper and several people came out from the inside, and led the doctor in. It was a good thing to see the old man of the Wang family. The five generations of the Wang family have opened a medicine shop, and they are well-known in the city. The old man is not easy. I went to see the doctor in person, and I thought there was something important.

This is the excitement, the red happy words are just about to be pasted up, could there be some accidents?

At this time, the Yu family was in a hurry. Mr. Wang was embraced by the housekeeper's servants and entered his wife's bedroom. There were two pieces of half-melted ice in the room, and the two concubines kept feeding the wife who was lying on the bed. Playing the fan, even if this is the case, the lady still has her eyes closed tightly, and beads of sweat drip down from her forehead, neck and neck.

Master Yu Sihuo saw Wang Langzhong and quickly invited him in. There were people coming and going in and out of the room, and everyone was in a panic. The wife was always weak, and this year was so hot. Things, and the medicine I drank, I also vomited out, I'm afraid it will be bad.Wang Langzhong looked at his pulse again, he also sighed and shook his head, he looked at his wife who was only out of breath, and said to his old friend apologetically, "I'm afraid I won't be able to make it through tonight."

Yu Sihuo murmured to himself when he heard the words, but his voice was a little hoarse: "So fast?"

Mr. Wang shook his head and sighed: "There is no other way, the pulse is gone. Ask the children to come and see you off."

The housekeeper Zhao Liu heard the words, and hurried out to pull the young man who had just invited the doctor home and was guarding the door at the moment: "Young Master Li... Eldest Young Master, Eldest Young Master, have you gone out again?"

At this moment, Yu Sihuo opened the door curtain and came out, and said to Li Mo: "Go! Call all your brothers and sisters!"

When the young man bowed his head and agreed, the married eldest lady came from her husband's house, and was rushing in from the outside. The two young children born to his concubine also ran in, but the young master of Yu's family was missing.

Yu Sihuo frowned and said, "Where is Yusheng!"

Li Mo quickly lowered his head and said, "Father, I'll go find him right away."

Yu Sihuo suddenly became angry: "I asked you about someone else!"

Li Mo stood in the courtyard, not knowing how to answer, the concubine at the side quickly went to help the master: "Don't be angry, the young master may have gone out, Li Mo just go and call him back..."

Seeing that Li Mo didn't answer, Yu Sihuo kicked away a few pots of peonies placed in the yard angrily: "Say!"

Li Mo's Adam's apple twitched, and his voice was somewhat elusive and deep: "He...he went to a brothel..."

six years ago

In the 26th year of Guangxu, Xiangbai Hutong in Beijing, early spring

A few carriages stood early at the street corner, and the leading coachman folded his hands, sucking his red nose from the cold, and grinning at the Yu family's chief steward who rushed over: "Master Liu!"

Zhao Liu, the head of the Yu family, had two cotton nests on his ears. He was a tall man with a red face. He just looked at his chaotic steps and his loud voice: "I said big chin, drive the carriage in! Let it go on the street for a while." What's the matter? Why are you moving things to the top later?"

The coachman chuckled: "It's not because of your order, the young masters and ladies are startled by horses and mules early in the morning!" Ingratiating the carriage, he said, "It's your master's good luck! These days, everyone who is capable is going out! It is said that there will be no peace in the capital! These days the car is fully booked, and if you want to leave a month later, you will not be able to leave Already!"

Probably because it was too cold, Zhao Liu didn't bother to talk to him any more, so he just waved to him and said, "Come over here! The masters are all up, come and help carry things."

The groom responded, jumped into the carriage, and yelled: "Put in some effort to please my boss!"

The coachman behind responded with a grunt, and seven or eight carriages wobbled into the alley.

Yu's family is Han, and their ancestors have been officials for several generations. When Yu Sizuo's generation changed hands and started a business, they are well-known in the city.There is one main room in the house, two concubines, the main room has a young lady and a young master, the second concubine has a second lady, and the third concubine has a young master, this time the wife and children are all tidying up. Moving things to the carriage, which made this winter morning quite lively.Yu Sihuo looked at his house and the countless antique porcelains that had to be locked in the house because they couldn't be moved away, and felt deeply moved.

Back and forth a few times, things are almost the same.Zhao Liu was Yu Sizuo's most trusted servant, so he stayed to watch the door, and the rest, except those who had to serve the wives on the way, went home first to avoid.

I don't know how long this hide will be.Such a helpless departure from home.The adults felt a little depressed, when the carriage drove up, Aunt Shen was still sobbing, and the wife tried to persuade her a few times before wiping away her tears.The seven carriages slowly went west along the alley.

Along the way, the children felt infinite joy.Yu Yin, the eldest daughter of the Yu family, sat in the second car with a pair of younger siblings.She is 15 years old, looks upright, and looks like an adult.The eldest young master, Yu Sheng, was at the age when boys were most mischievous, and Aunt Shen's six-year-old daughter, Yu Lin, and Aunt Zhao's son, Yu Ao, who was less than one year old, were sitting in the front car with their mother.

Among these children, Yu Sheng was the most naughty, and he refused to sit idle while sitting in the carriage.After a while, he secretly stuck a straw stick in his sister's hair, and after a while, he made a firecracker and threw it from the car. Yu Yin said something to him, and he took the firecracker as a gesture to throw his sister.Yu Min frightened him to call his father to discipline him, so he gave up. After a moment of silence, he became noisy again, insisting on driving the carriage by himself.

The eldest young master Yusheng has a prominent position in the family and is his wife's darling. If he doesn't like him, he will yell and make noises, causing a mess.The girl who served him just let him mess around, but he reached out to push the door of the carriage again, but he couldn't open it after pushing twice, jumping up and down on the carriage, almost startled the horse.

The coachman was very upset and shouted at the top of his voice, "My lord! If you jump off the car again, it will overturn!"

Is that Yusheng the master who listens to persuasion? He heard that the car was going to overturn, and he became more courageous to rebel. The young lady threatened him when she saw him and said that she was going to tell his father. Who knew that Yusheng jumped even more happily: " You go and sue! You go and sue! You delayed your trip, and let the foreign hairy rob you to be your wife!"

Yu Yin was so angry that his younger brother turned pale. The cowardly Yu Yan pulled her sister's hands and her eye circles were red. Yu Yin pointed to the car door and said to the girl: "Let him go! Let him sit in the front! I won't wait for a quarter of an hour I don't want to see him!"

Yusheng finally got his wish and ran to the front of the car, the coachman would rather have someone to talk to him, the girl Cui Er wrapped Yu Sheng in thick clothes, told the coachman to take good care of him, and then got into the car and sat down .

It was the first time for Yusheng to drive a carriage. He looked around excitedly, seeing the familiar capital slowly leaving his sight. He didn't feel the sadness of leaving his hometown, only the joy of going out for an outing. He followed the driver and shouted "drive" , making his face flushed by the northwest wind, he had no thought of going back to the car at all, he was just at the age he was eager to learn boy games with men, but unfortunately his only younger brother was too young, and his father was often away from home.His mother, aunt, sisters and maids at home gave him only the excessive doting of women, which made him not happy at all.

The carriage drove for a day, and at night, Yu Sihuo realized that he had made a mistake.When setting the route, Yu Sihuo only thought about how to get there as soon as possible, took the shortest journey, and chose to cross from Tianjin. Who knew that Tianjin was more chaotic than Beijing, full of refugees wandering around, seeing that it was getting dark, so I drove The big guy suggested finding a post to rest, so he stepped up and headed towards the post.

After a day of exhaustion, everyone was too tired to talk, but the young master Yusheng who had been raving all day was still as dishonest as a monkey. In the parents' car, after a while, I went to play in the girls' car again, not being honest.

The border of Tianjin is unfamiliar, and the road does not reach Beijing's level and verticality. No matter how fast the carriage is, it cannot catch up with the speed of the setting sun. Yu Sheng sat in front of the carriage, watching the figures running around increasingly blending into the night , Gradually only the small light on the carriage was seen, casting a long shadow on the ground.He also dozed off slowly, when suddenly there was movement in front of him, the experienced groom quickly stopped the carriage, turned to him and said, "Master, get in the carriage!"

Yu Sheng regained his energy immediately, expecting that something interesting happened, he asked loudly, "What's the matter?"

The coachman ignored him and jumped out of the car.go ahead.That child Yusheng was angry, and jumped down with him curiously.

The coachman ran over and saw that the drivers of the two cars behind were also coming. The first car was stopped by someone, but he couldn't tell who it was. Yu Sihuo got out of the car and negotiated with those people. : "Our boss is fleeing famine! How much money can we bring? We are local people from Tianjin, and we came here on the run!"

The visitor made it clear that he didn't want to kill them all, but just begged for some passing money. Yu Sihuo understood in his heart that, let alone a foreign country, even in the capital, there is no place that can be fair and just in this time of chaos. There were still family members inside, he couldn't have frightened his family for some money, so he had to compromise and pay the money, the thief leader was happy, and waved his hand to let him go after ordering the money, Yu Sihuo hurried into the car, just in time for another family fleeing Come, fifteen or six cars back and forth, the bandit leader took people to snatch the newcomer, Yu's car whipped the horse and fled in a hurry.

After being frightened like this, Yu’s house didn’t dare to mention staying in a shop on the road, but he just wanted to leave this place as soon as possible. He ran all the way and finally escaped from Tianjin at dawn. By noon on the second day, the drivers were already in trouble Incessantly, the wives and ladies are also tired, and it happens that Yu Sihuo has an old friend who lives here, so the whole family goes to live here for a while.

When they arrived at the place, the coachmen fed the horses and rested, and when the guests entered the host's house, the wife asked Aunt Zhao to help them get out of the car. Before they could take a rest, they suddenly realized that something was wrong.In the past, if the place was changed, her living ancestor would definitely go back and forth madly, why is it so quiet this time?She hurriedly glanced at the people in the room, pulled the young lady Yumin over and asked, "Where's your brother?"

Yu Min was drowsy, and when asked by her mother, she only showed her daughter's temper and said, "Didn't Tweety take care of her? I'm not his girl, how would I know!"

The wife hurried out and saw Yusheng's girl Cui'er was also looking around in a hurry, she turned pale with fright: "Where is Sheng'er!"

Tweety'er's body went limp, her eyes were filled with tears, and her voice was trembling: "I've been looking for him for a long time! He's not even in the car!"

The house suddenly became chaotic, and the girls and servants looked through the cars one by one, eager to see which car he was hiding in to joke with them, but they even opened the boxes one by one, but there was no sign of Yusheng.

The wife was already sitting on the chair and couldn't lift herself up. She was not in good health, so she couldn't stand up when she was so excited. Aunt Shen watched her keep comforting her. Aunt Zhao stretched out her hand and shook Tweet away. One mouth: "If something happens to the young master! How will you pay for it!"

Yu Sihuo stood at the door, his face was ashen. Yu Sheng was the eldest son of Nagato. Although he was mischievous, he had always been Yu Sihuo's favorite child, but he lost it while he was in a hurry. He held his breath , turned to look at the crying scene at home, and the anxiety in my heart turned into a vicious curse: "It's good to lose that little bastard! It makes trouble all day long! You dare to mess around on the way to escape! If you lose it, you lose it! Is this Will the whole family go back to find him?"

The wife was even more sad when she heard the words, she pointed at her husband and wanted to explain a few words, but she was too angry to speak, and the two concubines didn't dare to strike up a conversation, Yumin remembered that she let him sit on the carriage, Too scared to make a sound, the two little ones were already crying in fright and were carried down by the girl.

Several coachmen also left their jobs and hurried over, and the coachman who was sitting with Yusheng groaned: "It can't be... lost in Tianjin!"

Yu Sheng was indeed thrown in Tianjin. At that time, he and the coachman went up to watch the excitement. Unexpectedly, the group of thieves robbed another batch of cars. In the chaos, Yu Sheng followed the wrong carriage. It was late, the Yu family's carriage had already left in a hurry, the coachman thought he was back in the carriage, the Yumins thought he was still outside the carriage, but they didn't realize that he was left behind.

No matter how stubborn Yu Sheng was, he was still a 13-year-old kid. He stood helplessly on the street, watching countless fleeing crowds, those walking, driving carriages and riding donkeys. For the first time, he felt at a loss.Fortunately, Yusheng was more courageous on weekdays. He didn't cry, but just followed the crowd in a daze. After walking a few steps, he thought that his parents would find him and would come back to him, so he stopped and stood where he was. He even wondered if his father had given those bandits so much money, could he beg them to send him home.

At this time, a tall and thin man saw him, held a lantern to shine a light on him, and asked him kindly, "What's wrong with you, kid?"

Yu Sheng raised his head, his face was a little flustered, but he still said honestly: "I can't find my home!"

The man listened, looked him up and down a few times and asked him, "Where is your home?"

Yu Sheng said, "My house is in Xiangbai Hutong."

The man laughed: "Let's go! I'll take you back!"

Yu Sheng didn't quite believe this man, but he also knew that it would be bad or good to stay here, so he thought hard and said, "My family is very rich. If you send me back, my parents will give you a lot of money." !"

The man chuckled, and grabbed Yu Sheng with a pair of skinny black hands: "Let's go, young master!"

Yu Sheng followed him for a few meters, and regretted it a bit, he asked endlessly, "What if my family finds me!"

The man smiled and said: "It's okay, we have fast legs and feet, and we will send you home in a while."

Yu Sheng suddenly realized that something was wrong. He wanted to break free from the man's hand, and said in a rough voice to embolden himself, "But my parents are not in Beijing anymore! They have gone to the west!"

The man fell silent, and pulled him to walk faster. Yu Sheng hurriedly tried to get rid of the man. He stretched out his hand to lift Yu Sheng, and said in a rude tone: "Just be obedient! I'll send you home!"

Yu Sheng screamed, trembling all over: "Let go of me! You're a stalker!"

Hearing the words, the man changed his leather mask and said viciously: "If you bark again, I will bury you alive! So what if I am a womanizer! Didn't you say that your parents have money? Just exchange you for money! Don't follow me!" I'm leaving! You can't even save your life!"

Yu Sheng was so frightened that he struggled desperately, he was still a half-grown boy, the man couldn't stand it, he threw him to the ground hard, this was really hard, if he didn't wear too much clothes, it is possible that he couldn't stand up because of the fall. He picked up Yusheng's neck, like dragging a dead puppy: "If you don't obey me, I will kill you! I will never see your parents!"

Yu Sheng looked at the man fiercely, feeling fear and hatred in his heart, so he had to follow him. After walking for a while, the man untied his trouser belt again, tied his hands together, and stuffed something into his mouth. Throw it onto a mule cart.

Yu Sheng whimpered a few times, and at first he was still jumping about in the carriage like a live fish, and after a while he was extremely tired, so he had to let the carriage pull him away.

When the man unloaded Yu Sheng, it was already dark. Yu Sheng was sleepy and tired, and staggered along with the man until he was thrown into a small room with a broken kerosene lamp lit inside. , there was a woman inside who was eating melon seeds. Seeing Yusheng, she stood up and raised her eyebrows and said, "Where did you get a child?"

The man chuckled: "I picked it up."

The face of the woman eating melon seeds changed: "I picked it up? It's not enough to have one person who eats rice at home! Are you crazy! Did you give birth to that wild bitch outside!"

The man pushed Yu Sheng into a room next to him, turned around and said to the woman, "What are you talking about! Is there a wild bitch still messing around with you? Look at this dress, maybe one day my parents will come to get the money If you buy it back, it really won’t work, and if you sell it to someone as a servant, it’s not in vain!”

Yu Sheng was pushed and shoved into the hut, he looked around in horror, the man closed the door, Yu Sheng lay on the ground, unfortunately his hands were tied, no matter how hard he struggled he couldn't open it, the room was dark and cold, the skinny man outside The same woman didn't know what they were talking about, Yu Sheng felt great panic and couldn't help crying, but the skinny man ignored him and let him cry.I don't know how long it took, but Master Yu was tired after all, and fell asleep while crying.

The next day, Yu Sheng was awakened by the sound of footsteps. Before he realized where he was, he saw a boy at the door looking at him.The boy was a head taller than Yu Gao, and his body was dark and strong, which is unique to children from poor families. His braids were coiled on the top of his head, probably for the convenience of work, and he was dressed in a coarse coat. His eyes are quite energetic, and his face is full of childishness. He doesn't look much older than Yu Sheng.

He was carrying a bowl of rice, and seeing Yu Sheng opened his eyes, he walked over and put the bowl beside him.Yu Sheng's hands were still tied, and when he woke up, his arms and legs felt numb. Although he was afraid, he still had the courage to say to the boy, "Can you untie it for me?"

The boy looked at him, and answered irrelevantly, "My father asked me to watch you." The voice carried some witty Tianjing dialect. Usually, when Yu Sheng went to his family's shop with his father, he heard a Tianjin boy speaking his hometown dialect. When I was laughing, my stomach hurt from laughing, but now I can't laugh.

He struggled to get up, with tears in his eyes: "I won't run! Untie it for me! I don't even know where my home is, where should I run?"

Seeing his distressed look, the boy thought for a while, put the bowl aside, knelt down and stretched out his hand to untie the rope for him.Yu Sheng got his hands free, thinking about running in his heart, he stood up and pretended to flex his wrists, glanced at the outer room and there was no movement, guessing that the thin man was not at home, so he pushed away the boy who brought him food, He rushed out in three steps at the same time, running fast in his head, no matter where he went, it was better than being locked up by someone who was shot.

Unsuspecting, the boy was pushed all over the place by him, the rice was also deducted, and the bowl was also broken.He watched him rushing out of the yard without responding for a moment.

Yu Sheng ran into the yard, and saw the woman who cracked melon seeds yesterday was feeding the pigs in the yard, the door was closed, and when he reached out to push the door, the woman threw a stick and hit Yu Sheng on the back. Yu Sheng yelled "Aww", the young master lost his temper and picked up a stick to hit the woman.

The woman picked up the fire chopsticks at the door again, and slapped Yu Sheng carelessly. The boy who was pushed away also came out of the room, and the woman shouted: "Hold him down!" Coming over, he grabbed the stick that Yu Sheng was waving with one hand, and held Yu Sheng down.

Seeing this, the woman held up the fire chopsticks and twitched Yu Sheng's back twice, and asked the boy to tie him up again. When the boy was tied up, the woman asked the boy as if thinking of something: "Did you untie him!" She lowered her head and said nothing, the woman sneered, "It's the wings that are hard! Eat things from the inside out!"

Yusheng failed to escape for the first time, and was carried back by the boy who was a head taller than him and threw him into the corner. Although Yusheng was a young master, he was taught kung fu by a master since he was a child.Because his mother was Manchu, he had the habit of practicing martial arts since he was a child, and no one in the school could beat him.I was also a little bit flustered, and when I was studying with my master again, I was lazy and refused to study hard. This time, I was suddenly restrained by a wild boy. Yu Sheng's eyes were red, and he thought that if he could go home, he must study hard.

After the boy threw him in, Yu Sheng was afraid of being beaten, and felt that begging for mercy was too much, so he stiffened his neck and said, "If you're a man, don't tie me up!" The broken bowl went out.Didn't come in until night.

Young Master Yu was starving for the first time in his life. He looked at the rice dumped on the ground by the door, and felt aggrieved in his heart. It was lively outside again, he stood up from the corner, and went to the door to eavesdrop.The sound insulation of the wooden door was poor, and he could hear the movement outside clearly.

It seems that the woman was talking about some white-eyed wolf eating inside and out, dropping the bowl, and letting someone try to kill her.Then there was the thin man's yelling and cursing, Yu Sheng thought in his heart, was this referring to himself?He heard the man yelling: "Kneel down!" Yu Sheng was so frightened that he found a crack in the door and hurried over to take a peek. It turned out that the skinny man was scolding his son well. ugly.Although Young Master Yu was young, he knew a lot of swearing in the streets and alleys, but he had never seen any parents swearing at their children like this.The boy stood there with his neck stuck, neither arguing nor kneeling, while the woman sneered and added fuel.

Yu Sheng's mind is active.He rolled his eyes and thought to himself, that woman is probably not the mother of the wood, otherwise how could it be like this, Yusheng also has two little aunts, but they seem to treat him better than his mother.Don't talk about scolding him and spreading gossip, if there is any delicious food on weekdays, leave your siblings behind and focus on yourself first.Yu Sheng felt very relieved when he thought of the boy who twisted his shoulders and knocked him down today.

The thin man kicked his son a few times, but he refused to let go.I also feel a little distressed in my heart, after all, it is my own son, I just show my stepmother how to behave, but who knows that stubborn boy like elm lumps won't let him go down the steps, so he has to come towards Yusheng, He also found a reason: "This brat wants to run away! If I teach him a lesson, he won't dare!"

Yu Sheng was terrified when he saw that skinny man came in. As soon as the door opened, he ran out like a jerk.

The thin man didn't hold him back, but turned to chase him, and the two of them circled the table, scrambling back and forth.Yu Sheng, who was having fun, scolded as he ran: "Are you still human! If you can't tell right from wrong, you will beat your son! You just want to listen to your old woman! Such a smelly and shameless woman, sister Yao More affectionate than her!"

The swearing that Yusheng learned in the streets and alleys was very unpleasant, and the small mouth opened and closed, and the woman was so angry that her face turned blue, and she turned around to beat him. Yusheng couldn't see it, so he hid behind the boy and shouted: "Aren't you a man! Be angry with this woman! Listen to her instigation and insult your own son like this! Tiger poison doesn't even eat its offspring! It's worse than that animal!"

The boy was standing upright, neither grabbing him nor protecting him, his ears turned red when he said that, and the skinny man who was chasing him felt a little sad for a moment when he heard Yu Sheng say this, stopped step.The woman was so angry that she sat on the ground and splashed: "My mother! What a day this is! I serve your family! I am still angry with you!" Howling miserably.Seeing this, the thin man came over to grab Yu Sheng again. Yu Sheng couldn't dodge and was pulled by an arm. The thin man raised his palm and was about to hit him.At this time, the silent boy stretched out his hand and pulled Yu Sheng away, and said with a stiff neck, "Father! Don't hit him!"

The skinny man was shaken and almost fell over. Panting, he kicked the boy, then raised his foot and wanted to kick Yusheng. Seeing this, the boy pulled Yusheng up and ran into the small black room next to him. He came to the door and pressed against it firmly. Yu Sheng only panted behind him, listening nervously to the movement outside.The woman was still crying, and then came the skinny man's comforting voice.

It seemed that the weather had calmed down, and Yu Sheng let out a sigh of relief and sat on the ground.The boy was still leaning against the door, standing still in a daze.After this incident, Yu Sheng's resentment was not subdued by his one move. The two of them stayed in this small dark room, and they developed a wonderful sense of trust. Yu Sheng moved his arm and asked tentatively. Boy: "That scumbag is not your own mother, is it?"

The boy just gave a low "huh".

Yu Sheng asked him again: "Where's your own mother? Did your father retire? Died?"

The boy didn't speak.

Yusheng waited and became impatient, and asked again: "What's your name?"

The boy's voice was very low, and it was the period when teenagers and youths combined to change their voices. The slightly raised Adam's apple moved slightly and said, "Li Mo."

Yu Sheng was taken aback for a moment, but felt that the name was really sweet, and it didn't seem like such a person could have. He suddenly thought of a very bad possibility: "Would you also be someone's young master, let them tie you here, no one will Redeem, let me be their son, right?" He said it very cautiously, fearing that if his parents didn't want him anymore, he would have to be the skinny man's son and suffer the anger of this runaway...

Li Mo glanced at him in the dark, as if he wanted to laugh: "No, that's my real father."

Yu Sheng felt relieved, and let out a long "oh": "Then why did he hit you so hard?"

The boy fell silent again.

Children are always playful, Yu Sheng is locked in a small dark room, and is bullied by the skinny couple, the only one who can talk is Li Mo.Li Mo is also very happy that a child of his age has come to the family, although after Yu Sheng appeared, the family's food became more and more hungry, and the stepmother abused him more and more.But Li Mo still protects Yusheng very much, like a strange instinct to protect the weak.It even seems to have got a precious treasure that I don't know what to do with, and I'm doing my best and being careful.

After the two got acquainted, Li Mo told Yu Sheng about the current situation outside, and Yu Sheng was too scared to run away.After thinking about it, he thought it was better to just have a tooth and wait for the family to get the money to redeem it than to run out by himself and don't know where he ended up.After making this plan, he reached an agreement with the skinny man, asking him to treat him well with food and drink, and he would write a letter home and send it back in exchange for money.

The skinny man's family had a lot of work and little food, and it was very difficult, but Yu Sheng was very close to Li Mo, so he relaxed his supervision and let him eat and sleep with Li Mo every day. During the day, the skinny man and his son went out to work. Stay at home for the woman to order and do some chores.The eldest young master didn't touch Yangchun water with his fingers, so he dropped the bowl when he washed, and trampled on the seedlings when he was planting.The woman wanted to beat and scold, but she was also worried that she would not be a match for this young man, Yu Sheng was not the submissive Li Mo, he was always the master who refused to suffer.So holding back, he came back and complained to the skinny man.If the thin man wanted to get angry, Li Mo hurriedly hid Yu Sheng in the house, and silently cleaned up the mess for Yu Sheng.

In the blink of an eye for many days, the family of four lived in peace even though they were not very happy, but the skinny man's stepmother stayed at home all day, watching the two and a half children who were very displeased, and provoked disputes all day long. Encouraging that skinny man to abuse Li Mo.For Yusheng, he was even more picky, and often starved him.After he told Li Mo, Li Mo secretly gave him a steamed bun the next morning. The woman was always stingy with the food Li Mo brought at noon. Li Mo gave him one, but he could only eat one. It was rare that Yu Sheng understood some things and refused to continue, Li Mo didn't say much, just put the steamed buns on the bedside and went out to do coolies.

In the evening, if the two of them ate too much, the woman would say a lot of nasty words, Li Mo bowed his head and remained silent, and after dinner, he would take over the work that Yu Sheng hadn't done during the day, and when it was late at night, Li Mo Only then can I lie on the bed and have a good rest for a while.

The two of them were lying side by side on the bed in the small black room. There was no fire in the room, and even though it was early spring, it was still as cold as ice.Yu Sheng was so cold that he wanted to dig a hole to get in. There was only Li Mo's thin quilt on it. Because Yu Sheng was afraid of the cold, Li Mo used straw to store it inside while he was working. Hard and uncomfortable.

Wrapped in clothes, Yu Sheng lay on the bed, and naturally leaned into Li Mo's arms. The two of them hugged each other for a long time before they felt a little warmer. Li Mo just listened to how he lived a luxurious and pampered life when he was at home, and he had to ask Yu Sheng to answer.Yu Sheng whimpered for a while, then suddenly took Li Mo's hand and said, "When my parents come to redeem me, you come with me!"

There were no lights in the house, and it was pitch black at night, but after looking at it for a long time, the eyes got used to it.Li Mo looked at Yu Sheng's bright eyes, and felt a conflicted feeling in his heart. He hugged Yu Sheng tighter: "Sleep, I have to go to work tomorrow."

Before the conversation was finished, the two of them didn't know who had a stomach growl. Yu Sheng raised his head from his arms and looked at him and asked, "You gave me all the food, what should I do if I'm not full?"

Li Mo's voice was low and gentle: "No problem, just drink more water!"

Yu Sheng stopped talking. He closed his eyes and absorbed warmth from this boy who was not a few years older than him. The time is rare, the old life of eating and drinking enough to bully others is gone forever, but I have made a good brother who is so righteous like Li Mo.When he was studying in the academy, Yusheng was surrounded by a group of cronies, and what he led was to tease his husband and bully his colleagues.What's more, it's about the half-knowledge of the spring night. Compared with those people, Li Mo treated him really well. Yu Sheng saw Li Mo's tiredness and the way he was stained with the pillow, thinking fiercely that if one day his parents Come to pick him up, he will definitely make life worse than death for this dirty woman.Whoever bullies Li Mo is against him.

A few days later, Yu Sheng accidentally discovered the place where the woman hid the eggs.