What’s so hard about asking for help? Hua'er bent her legs and knelt on the ground, saying sadly: "What do you think is good about this slave? Just take it."
"Stilts." Bai Qiling laughed at her and tapped her knees with his toes. Hua'er thought he wanted her to get up, but she heard him say: "Kneel up straighter!"
Haoying said to Hua'er on the side: "Second Master Bai has two things to entrust to you now. Once they are done, you don't have to worry about the beggar. Second Master Bai will help you out. This is the first thing. It’s not difficult, there is a river outside the city, and there is a hut by the river..."
When Hua'er heard about the hut, she suddenly thought of the person they rescued. Haoying continued: "The hut has been haunted these past two days. Go and have a look. If it is really haunted, someone will set fire to save you." After saying that, he held out three fingers and said, "This trip is thirty cents."
Thirty cents for an errand is enough for Hua'er to be updated for several days.
This is interesting. Hua'er tilted her head and glanced at Bai Qiling. How did he know about that hut? That thatched hut was just a shabby house. Even people passing by to rest found it leaky. How could it be said to be haunted? Why not send someone else to see it instead of asking her to see it? Also, on this day she couldn't hear anyone following her. Where are people?
"What about the second thing?" Hua'er asked.
"We'll talk about the second one in a few days." Haoying replied, "There's no rush."
"Fifty coins. It's freezing cold, and I don't even have any decent clothes. It's windy outside the city, even colder than in the city. I have to buy some clothes, otherwise people will be frozen before they arrive. devil."
"We have them in the Yishang Mansion. Take off your old paper fur, and you can choose the cloak and coat." Hae Ying said, "Thirty coins."
Whether Hua'er's courage is big or small depends on whether the money is given more or less. Thirty Wen moved her greatly, and because she really wanted to know what kind of medicine was sold in the gourd at Bai Qiling, she agreed.
Hua'er stood up and patted her knees, and took another look at Bai Qiling. The man was leaning on the cave with his eyes half closed, not knowing what bad idea he was thinking. Hae Ying ordered some clothes to be brought out for her to choose from. She picked the thickest one and left happily.
Seeing that she was so easy to get rid of, Hae Ying asked Bai Qiling: "Second Master, is it too much?" Bai Qiling remained silent, as he expected that the flower would not wear new clothes and leave the city. Her life was too cold to die, so she wanted to use the new clothes to honor the old man.
After leaving the Bai Mansion, Hua'er caught up with Zhaoye and the others. After thinking about it again and again, she asked: "Brother Zhaoye, are there any beggars in the city these days?"
"Beggars?" The officer in front turned back: "How do you know? Several beggars died, all of them foaming at the mouth. They seemed to have been poisoned. The magistrate is investigating, saying that one day someone threw one into the street. Food boxes. The beggars ate the contents and were poisoned to death.”
Hua'er broke out in a cold sweat. Bai Qiling didn't deceive her about this matter. It was indeed true.
Fei Nu asked her in a low voice: Why do you go to Bai Mansion so many times?
Hua'er didn't hide it, but told Fei Nu about the general situation. Fei Nu kept talking but stopped talking. Fortunately, the moon was dark and the wind was high, so Hua'er didn't pay attention. When they came to Baifu Front Street for the next round, Fei Nu gave the wild cat half a dried fish as usual. He couldn't bear to eat the dried fish himself, so he used it to feed the cat.
The wild cat treated Fei Nu better than the previous few days, and even rubbed its head on the back of his hand. Fei Nu patted its head and said, "I'll come back tomorrow."
Everyone had never seen Fei Nu put such thoughts on any animal, and they all found it strange. Ah Hui guessed that Feinu wanted to work in the Bai Mansion too much, so he decided to start with this wild cat.
"No." Hua'er frowned: "If you really want to ask for help from the Bai family, Brother Fei Nu will come to me directly."
"He won't beg you." Zhaoye said frankly: "Fei Nu will beg anyone, but not you."
"Why? He doesn't believe me?"
Zhaoye smiled: "You will understand when you are older." Every night in the second half of the night, it is particularly cold. As the New Year approaches, debt collectors begin to besiege Willow Lane. Only at night can I get a moment of peace. Grandma Sun still owed someone a fortune, and she couldn't sleep at night because of this. The debt collector was difficult to deal with, so she thought of sending Hua'er away to deal with it herself.
After Hua'er came in, she put on clothes for Sun Po so that she wouldn't be woken up by the cold at night. Then he took out ten coins and gave it to her and said, "The debt collectors will come tomorrow. You ask them to come back the next day. Give them thirty coins the day after tomorrow."
"Where did you come from?"
"Second Master Bai kindly rewarded me."
Hua'er was afraid that Sun Po would be worried, so she praised Bai Qiling as a good person without conscience. Sun Po refused to believe it at all and said, "Your great benefactor almost froze Shopkeeper Song to death. You must be careful when trying to earn a living from him." Sun Po choked up again as she spoke. She was getting older now. Not as strong as in previous years. That day, I followed Xian Chan to embroider several handkerchiefs. The stitches were crooked and my hands were pricked several times. The old man once said that he would come back during the New Year, but now he has disappeared.
Hua'er coaxed Grandma Sun, hugged her and said, "Grandma, how about you make dumplings for me on New Year's Eve? There is still some meat cut yesterday, I will try my best to make some noodles. Let's have a good New Year too. .”
After finally coaxing Grandma Sun, she went out to collect firewood and make a fire, and left the city alone early the next morning.
The New Year is approaching and the city gates are strictly inspected. And because the bandits smashed it outside the day before, not even a fly could fly in now. In the cold winter, there was a long queue. The government officials wanted to strip people naked and search them. The people behind them were frozen into ice cubes.
Hua'er walked along the river, wondering why Bai Qiling entrusted this errand to her, and what was his purpose? Suddenly I remembered the man on horseback that day when they were fishing. The man's face was covered tightly, but his eyes seemed to be eating people.
The farther you go, the less crowded you are. There are only a few officials walking back carrying fishing nets and barrels, presumably digging fish on the river surface of the official residence.
Even the birds didn't bother to fly over the weather. There were a few lines of footprints on the snow on the riverbed. Hua'er looked back, but there was no one behind her. Haoying did not arrange for anyone to follow him as promised.
She was a little scared, but thinking that the thirty coins would save Grandma Sun from being insulted by debt collectors, she plucked up the courage to continue walking. It's really deserted to be alone, and the sun is hanging but there is no warmth. She put her hands in her sleeves, getting colder as she walked forward. Everyone is freezing.
Fortunately, there was no other delay, and I finally walked to the hut where I saved the man that day. The eagle said that this hut was haunted, but she was not afraid of the clear sky and the bright day. He asked her to wait until evening before sending a carriage to pick her up, so as not to delay her shift. The flowers went to find dead branches to light a fire, and people sat by the fire and roasted themselves, gradually getting warmer.
There was the sound of stepping on the snow outside, and she pricked up her ears to listen. The restrained steps were very unusual. Her heart suddenly lifted, and she stood up and climbed out of the low window. The man and the cat did not dare to move under the wall.
The footsteps entered the house, walked around the house and then left. When Hua'er raised her head, she saw a big knife hanging above her head. A man with a face as sinister as a butcher looked at her.
Hua'er suddenly knelt down and shouted: "Sir, please spare my life! My little one is passing by and comes in to warm himself by the fire."
The reckless man didn't speak. He gestured at the back of her neck with the big knife. The cold blade was pressed against her skin. With a little more force, he could cut a bloody mark. Hua'er was really scared to death. When the reckless man suddenly raised his big knife and chopped it down, she fell to the ground instantly. The person was so frightened that she took out the small dagger from her waist. When the person was chasing her for the second time, she stabbed the dagger into his leg.
The man snorted and she ran away. For thirty cents, my life is going to be lost here!
Hua'er laughed at herself for doing such a loss-making business. The madman Bai Qiling didn't keep his word. He obviously wanted her to lure the snake out of its hole because he thought her life was low. He must have known that they rescued someone that day and that he had something to do with that person, so he used money as bait to lure her in to see who was haunting this place.
The man chased after her, and she ran desperately. Seeing that he was about to catch up with her, she suddenly ran towards the river.
The river was blocked by the government, and no one dared to go up it. If the officials in Yanzhuo City want to eat fresh fish in winter, they will send someone to dig it out every two days. When she came, she saw them carrying buckets back, betting that there would be thin ice where they were cutting now.
When I ran forward and saw the light reflected by the thin ice, my eyes filled with tears: God will never stop me, God will not stop me! Suddenly he fell down and crawled across the ice, then stood up and ran again. The reckless man behind caught up with him, his feet immediately cracked on the thin ice. He didn't think too much, ran two more steps, and suddenly fell into the ice hole.
Hua'er stood in the distance and watched as huge water splashes rose up from the ice cave due to its struggle. The man's hands were clawing at the edge of the ice, trying to climb up.
She suppressed her fear and walked forward and asked him in a trembling voice: "Why do you want to kill me?"
The man was so cold that his face was black and blue, and he could not speak. There was a caravan coming vaguely in the distance, so she couldn't delay any longer, so she turned and ran away.
Hua'er ran all the way, and when she was about to enter the city, a carriage came towards her. The eagle driving the carriage shouted to her: "Come up!"
She got in the car and saw Bai Qiling sitting there contentedly. She immediately got angry and stepped forward to punch and kick him, cursing: "Beast! What does human life mean to you? What does it count? Beast! You bastard!" ! Why don't you kill me now!"
She was shaking so hard because of fear. She even started crying when she scolded herself, but she didn't even notice. Bai Qiling let her beat him, and when she was exhausted, he patted the dust off her clothes. Those scary eyes looked at her embarrassed look for a while, and then actually smiled.
