Another two years passed.

The woman recalled that when she picked up Bai Yue, she was just a newborn baby, and now she is one meter tall.

She looked at the white dress in her hand. It was a gift for Bai Yue's sixth birthday. She had grown a lot taller, and the skirt that once fit her well now seemed too short.

In the past, she only wanted to find a place to live where no one knew her. The injuries from the past made her health worse day by day. Recently, she felt her hands trembling from time to time when she was sewing clothes.

She knew she was old and could no longer make clothes like she used to.

The river of time washes away everything mercilessly, and the once black hair has now turned gray with time.

She practiced martial arts and sewing since she was a child, and became a famous warrior at a young age, but she was eventually injured.

She could only live in Snowflake Town where no one knew her. The only advantage of this town was that it was cold, and none of her family's former enemies would have thought that she would live here.

She originally spent every day in a daze, living by selling clothes. She also knew that her health had begun to deteriorate, and she originally wanted to end her life early.

After she picked up Bai Yue, she changed her mind. Now she wants to live a few more years and stay with Bai Yue more, even if it's only for a few years.

The woman turned her head and saw Bai Yue looking at the pot on the stove with a picture book in her hand, which was bought for her today.

"Bai Yue, I will teach you how to read from today."

"Okay!" She took the picture book to the woman, "I want to learn the names of the animals in it."

The woman pointed at a black bird in the picture album. It was a crow.

"This is a crow. It represents misfortune and sadness. If you encounter a crow in the future, stay away from it. They will bite you."

"It looks scary, I will stay away from crows!"

The woman smiled and pointed to the next page, which showed a tiger.

"This is a tiger. It is a very ferocious animal. If it gets angry, it will eat people. If you encounter a tiger in the future, you must leave quietly and never let it find you."

Bai Yue suddenly remembered that the rice porridge was still cooking.

"Wait a minute! I forgot to take the pot off the stove." Bai Yue stood up and walked to the stove, took out the iron pot, and returned to the woman again.

"This is a tiger. I'll remember this! I hope I won't encounter a tiger again. I don't want to be eaten by one."

Bai Yue flipped through the picture album and pointed at a naughty monkey that was swinging and playing on a branch.

The little girl asked, "Mom, what is this?"

"This is a monkey. It is very naughty. It will throw fruits from the trees at you and may even steal things from you."

Bai Yue pointed at a snake crawling along and asked, "What about this one? It looks so scary."

"This is a snake. Don't let it bite you. It's poisonous."

Bai Yue wondered why none of these animals were "good". She continued flipping through the picture album and saw a deer lowering its head and gently nibbling on the grass.

"Mom, what is this? It looks so cute."

"This is called a deer. It's different from the previous four animals. They won't hurt us, but they won't approach us either." The woman touched Bai Yue's head and smiled. "I heard that some people have seen white deer before. They only approach obedient children like Bai Yue."

"Really?" Bai Yue asked curiously, "Will they still come near me when I grow up?"

"Of course it's true. Even when you grow up, the white deer will stay close to you."

Bai Yue showed an innocent smile. She really hoped that she could meet such a white deer in the future and ride on their backs.

The white deer must be running very fast, right?

......

......

Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, another three years have passed. Bai Yue is already eleven years old this year.

Bai Yue slowly opened her eyes, stretched out her slender arms, and stretched her body like a kitten.

She gently wiped her eyes with her delicate fingers, then turned her head to look at the extinguished flame in the stove. As usual, when she woke up, there would be fire in the stove.

Because the woman would wake up earlier than Bai Yue and would naturally add new firewood, she saw that the woman had not woken up yet, so she got up and relighted the fire.

Bai Yue thought that the woman was too tired from making clothes yesterday, after all, she had been staying up late these days.

She came to the woman's side and gently shook her shoulders.

"Mom, it's time to get up..."

But the woman did not wake up. She used a little more strength, but the woman still did not open her eyes.

In the past, Bai Yue had woken up earlier than the woman. As long as she shook her gently, the woman would wake up, but today was a little different.

"Mom, please say something, don't scare me..."

Bai Yue touched the woman's pale cheek with his fingers. The cold touch from his fingers made her feel a deep sadness in her heart.

The woman had told her before that when a person dies, his body becomes cold.

This must be fake!

Bai Yue didn't believe that the woman was dead, so she covered her body with her own quilt.

She came to the stove and put her hands by the fire to warm them, then wrapped her hands around the woman's and rubbed them continuously, trying to bring her some warmth.

"Mom, you will definitely wake up, right..."

The woman never woke up. Tears kept flowing from Bai Yue's eyes and her voice became hoarse.

"Mom, please... wake up..."

Bai Yue remembered that the woman had said a few days ago that she had placed something in a wooden box in the corner and asked Bai Yue to open it and look at it after a few days.

Bai Yue came to the wooden box in the corner and opened the lid. Inside was a new dress, a suicide note, and some small change and copper coins.

With trembling hands, she gently picked up the suicide note and wiped away her tears with her other hand.

The words carved in charcoal gradually became clear in front of her eyes. She recognized all the words. The woman had taught her to read three years ago.

Maybe it's for now.

[When you read this letter, I will no longer be alive. I’m sorry that I can’t always be with you.]

[This dress is your twelfth birthday gift. I hope it can always accompany you instead of your mother. ]

[I have already told the two merchants who sell clothes about you. They both said they are willing to take you in. You can continue to live with them.]

[Of course, if you want to leave this town, you can leave here. You are now considered a young warrior, and even an adult man may not be able to beat you. You can also go out and explore the world. ]

[Thank you for coming to my side. You must live strong and I hope you will be happy. ]

The woman has been training Bai Yue's body for the past three years and letting her learn martial arts, hoping that she can live well on her own.

Bai Yue held the suicide note tightly, her tears uncontrollably falling on it, soaking the words carved in charcoal.

Her body was shaking and sobs came out of her throat, like a wounded bird, helpless and desolate.

"Mom... don't leave me..."

Bai Yue hugged the woman's body and burst into tears, her cries filling the entire room.

Outside the window, heavy snow is falling, as usual.

There was no other sound in the house except Bai Yue's crying.

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