"Sister, why are you up so early today?"

As soon as Zhao Xi walked out the door, the kind old lady's voice came over.

"Go buy some vegetables." Zhao Xi replied with a smile.

"Okay, okay," the old lady nodded, hunched over and said, "Buy more meat. Has your unconscious brother woken up?"

"Almost there!" The girl's last words fell into the wind with a melodious tune.

The old lady looked at Zhao Xi's back and couldn't help shaking her head: What a poor child, who was stranded in this small fishing village because of a shipwreck, with no money and a brother who was seriously injured and unconscious. How will he live next...

Zhao Xi brought the meat and vegetables he had bought to the place where the villagers had kindly provided him with shelter. He placed all the vegetables on the table and then went to the bedside.

Jiang Shuliu was lying on the bed, unconscious.

She, no, it should be said that he had been unconscious for three days.

Zhao Xi leaned over and could hear faint breathing sounds, but the person could not wake up.

Zhao Xi sighed deeply, feeling that the experiences of the past few days were extremely mysterious.

Because the shipwreck happened so suddenly, they didn't actually have much food on the lifeboat.

In addition, the Taiping Island mentioned by the sailors had not been reached for a long time, and the conflict occurred as expected.

The captain and the sailors were in the same group. Their tacit understanding was clear with just one look. One night at sea, they took action.

Zhao Xi was still sleeping at the time and was awakened by a series of soft voices: "No..." accompanied by an ambiguous hum.

In the dark night, Zhao Xi woke up instantly. She widened her eyes in the dark night because it was Jiang Shuliu's voice!

In an instant, anger surged into Zhao Xi's heart. She silently touched the rope on the boat and was about to take action when some warmth splashed onto her face with a strong smell of blood.

Zhao Xi looked up and saw a figure standing tall. The night was too dark, but Zhao Xi could still feel that familiar gaze. It was Jiang Shuliu's eyes looking at her.

The boat was not big, and the four people were crowded together. Zhao Xi moved his hand and touched the face of the fallen person. He could not see the face clearly, but when he touched the tip of the nose, there was no warm breath.

Jiang Shuliu chose to strike first. She pretended to be forced by the captain and made ambiguous sounds to cover up the captain's painful whimpers when he was killed.

The sailor had woken up a long time ago. He had been pretending to be asleep, wanting to catch them off guard. When he heard Jiang Shuliu's voice, he thought the captain wanted to have some fun, so he didn't move as if nothing had happened.

After the sound stopped, the sailor quietly opened his eyes, but before he could speak, his trachea was cut open.

One night, Jiang Shuliu killed two people silently.

Zhao Xi was quiet and motionless, and Jiang Shuliu's heavy breathing smelled of blood.

Yes, even if the captain was not on guard, how could a 1.8-meter-tall man be easy to kill?

Zhao Xi moved over and groped Jiang Shuliu's body with both hands. Zhao Xi could feel that when her hands touched Jiang Shuliu, his body stiffened.

Zhao Xi was amused. The young lady didn't think she could fall asleep in this situation, did she?

But the more he touched, the less Zhao Xi could smile.

Too much blood flowed from Jiang Shuliu's body.

Just like Jiang Shuliu carries a dagger with him, the captain's knife is always there. Even if Jiang Shuliu has the upper hand and strikes ruthlessly and steadily, the captain is no pushover.

"When did you wake up?" Jiang Shuliu's voice was hoarse and his breathing was obvious.

"Always."

Jiang Shuliu was silent, but Zhao Xi didn't have time to care about what she was thinking. She pulled Jiang Shuliu's clothes and said, "Hurry up and bandage the wound!"

Jiang Shuliu was stunned for a moment, but Zhao Xi didn't see it.

"It's okay." Jiang Shuliu said, "It's not deep."

It’s not deep at all!

Zhao Xi was so angry that she hit the person on the bed, and he fainted and hasn't woken up yet. If it wasn't for God's blessing, or if the plot development made them drift to this small fishing village, Jiang Shuliu's body would have been stiff!

Moreover, Jiang Shuliu is a man. This truth really made Zhao Xi dazed for the whole day.

God knows how dazed she was when she pulled open her clothes and saw her bra, and how silent she was when she took off the bra and saw the flatness.

Memories of the past flashed through Zhao Xi's mind. She racked her brains to find any masculine characteristics of Jiang Shuliu, but sadly discovered that there were none.

Especially her sometimes pretentious personality, if she were in modern times, she would definitely be a cute high school girl.

Zhao Xi: “…” I feel like I was defeated by a man in terms of women.

But no matter what, the most urgent task is to save the river and dredge the water.

"It seems that the medicine is running out..." Zhao Xi stood up and took out the medicine that the villagers kindly gave him.

This place is too remote. Even if there is medicine, it is only the most common and cheap hemostatic medicine, and it has been almost used up now.

The fishing village is connected to the town, commonly known as the market. There must be more good medicines there, and maybe Jiang Shuliu can wake up.

But there is a cruel reality facing Zhao Xi: no money.

"Oh..." Zhao Xi had used the money from the past few days to buy everything that looked valuable. He even took away the high-quality brocade from Jiang Shuliu and bought him a set of rough cloth.

The only valuable thing was the red bracelet on Zhao Xi's wrist.

Zhao Xi didn't understand why Jiang Shuliu put the bracelet on her hand. She took off the bracelet and looked at it carefully.

The bracelet was extremely blood red, clear and flawless, and it was obviously a top-grade treasure. Even if Zhao Xi dared to sell it, no one would dare to buy it. Of course, stealing it was another matter.

Suddenly, Zhao Xi saw a crack.

With the help of sunlight, Zhao Xi saw a tiny crack in the bracelet.

Zhao Xi tried to follow the lines and pulled it: "Click."

With a crisp sound, the precious bracelet broke into two pieces, and a word was engraved on the broken end: "Liu".

No wonder Jiang Shuliu always carries this bracelet with him, it turns out to be his identity card!

Zhao Xi had followed Jiang Shuliu in handling business, so he naturally knew that the word "Liu" represented Jiang Shuliu.

Now there is a way! Jiang's business is all over the country and has a great reputation. As long as you have this proof, you can go to the bank to withdraw money!

Zhao Xi carefully closed the bracelet. The craftsman who made the bracelet must have been one of the most skilled craftsmen. When it was closed, it seemed to be seamless.

Having solved a big worry, Zhao Xi felt relieved of all the pressure. He felt the weather was bright and his mood was good.

Without further ado, Zhao Xi approached his grandmother and said he wanted to go to the city.

The old lady said, "Oh, that's great. My son is going there right now. You can go with him."

This fishing village is very small, and the people there make their living from the sea. They are simple and kind. It is thanks to their kindness that Zhao Xi and Jiang Shuliu were able to settle down so quickly.

"Sister, let's go!"

The old lady's son was sitting on the ox cart and calling out to her. He was middle-aged and was going to the town to buy some clothes for his wife and son.

"Thank you, brother!" Zhao Xi got into the car and said with a sweet smile.

The ox cart traveled for a long time. They set out in the morning and arrived in the city in the afternoon.

"Sister, we will gather here later." The eldest brother said after tying up the cow.

Zhao Xi nodded, and he and his elder brother went their separate ways.

But when Zhao Xi found the bank, he faced new problems.

"No? Why?" Zhao Xi asked.

She was standing in the bank at that moment. After the manager heard what she said, he refused without a second thought.

The manager looked at her like she was a fool: "Why else? The Jiang family announced Jiang Shuliu's death a long time ago. Are you trying to fool people with her name?"

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