Re-embroidering life

In the early morning, the morning glow filled the Oujiang River into a stream of golden water. The boat raised its awning, hoisted its sail, and left the shore.

The children's laughter came from the cabin: "Let's go! Let's go!"

It was when Ji Zimo, Shui Qinghua and their spouses, along with Shui Minghua and several children, left Jiangxia and started their journey to Beijing.

Children who grew up by the Oujiang River were not prone to seasickness and were naturally adapted to the feeling of bumps and shakes. Every day, the family watched the scenery on both sides of the river, wrote poems and painted, and played with the children, making a lot of noise. After half a month, they abandoned the boat and went ashore, taking the land route instead, heading north.

The group was divided into three carriages. Ji Wei was young, so Ji Zimo, Shui Qinghua took her and Lan Xin in one carriage. Shui Minghua took the two older children in one carriage. There was also a carriage for luggage. It was late autumn when they left Jiangxia, and now it was almost winter. The further north they went, the colder it got. Adults could barely bear it, but children couldn't. After a few days, Ji Wei caught a cold and developed a high fever. The child's face was red with fever, her lips were cracked and chapped, and she coughed all night. Shui Qinghua's heart was in a knot, and she held the child in her arms and dared not let go.

In her previous life, Wei'er was weak and sickly, and she often suffered from colds and coughs. When she grew up, she became silent and could hardly take care of herself. To raise Wei'er, Shui Qinghua paid unimaginable hardships. No matter what others thought, Wei'er was the apple of her eye. Now this piece of flesh was lying in her arms, but she was afraid to look at her sparkling eyes, which reminded her all the time that this was not the Wei'er she had loved for eight years.

She carefully held the child against her chest to keep him warm. Tonight they stayed in a small town in Yuzhou, and Ji Zimo went out to get a doctor.

"Knock, knock, knock", the door was knocked hard. Shui Qinghua's heart started beating wildly. She was unfamiliar with the place, her husband was not around, and there were only women and children around. Her heart was in her throat.

She opened the door fearfully, and the waiter was standing outside. "Madam, would you like some hot water?" The waiter had a simple and honest face, but his eyes secretly glanced past her into the room.

"No." Shui Qinghua caught the waiter's gaze, a wave of disgust surged in her heart, and she decisively closed the door.

After a while, there was another knock on the door.

"I said no!" Shui Qinghua impatiently opened the door. Outside the door was not only the waiter, but also a man with fierce eyes, the lower half of his face was covered, pointing a sharp knife at her, the blade was cold.

Shui Qinghua suddenly stiffened, his hands and feet trembled, and his mind was thinking frantically. It was obvious that they had no experience in long-distance travel and had joined a black shop. The three coachmen who accompanied them all lived in the large room on the first floor. Far water could not quench their thirst, and there were sisters and daughters in the next room. What should I do?

She subconsciously hugged the child in her arms and backed away. The waiter took the opportunity to look for the boxes piled in the corner, while the masked man blocked Shui Qinghua. Shui Qinghua pretended to run to the left, and when the masked man turned left, she ducked and passed by his right ribs and rushed out. Her plan was to rush downstairs to ask the coachman for help, and at the same time lead the criminals away to save Fei'er and the others.

The masked man instantly realized her intention, grabbed her arm from behind, and pulled her hard. She felt a huge force pulling her body backwards, and her body spun along with the force, her arms were pulled apart, and as she spun, the child in her arms flew out due to the strong inertia, passed through the half-open window, and fell straight into the dark courtyard!

Shui Qinghua's blood froze and her heart stopped beating. The moment she regained consciousness, she let out a sharp, high-pitched cry from her throat!

That was not the cry of a human, but that of a wild beast, like the sorrowful roar of a mother wolf who had lost her child in the mountains, bursting out in the silence, as if she would tear the enemy into pieces in the next moment!

At the moment the howl was heard, everyone's ears were deafened and their heads were buzzing. The masked man and the waiter were no exception. They unconsciously covered their ears with their hands.

In a flash, several burly men dressed as soldiers broke in. Before they could see what was going on, they had already subdued the waiter and the masked man like chopping melons and vegetables. Shui Qinghua didn't bother to think about where these people came from. She rushed out the door like crazy. Her Wei'er!

"Mrs. Shui Er." A firm and familiar male voice sounded in my ears.

She suddenly stopped, still diving forward, and hurriedly grabbed the handrail of the stairs to avoid rolling down. A tall man climbed up the stairs from downstairs, holding a one or two-year-old girl in his arms. It was Ji Wei.

Shui Qinghua's legs were weak, tears blurred her eyes, and she fell on the stairs and couldn't stand up. A hurried sound of footsteps sounded behind her, and a pair of soft arms hugged her and helped her stand up. It was the eldest sister Minghua. Minghua had already gone to bed with the two older girls. When she heard the scream of the second sister, she hurriedly got up, asked Ji Fei to look after her younger sister, and ran out.

"Madam Shui!" The man in front of him raised his voice, unable to hide his astonishment.

The two sisters then saw clearly in the dim light of the inn that the man holding the baby in front of them was actually someone they knew, Shen Yi.

He looked completely different. He was no longer wearing a gorgeous brocade robe, but a simple military uniform with a long sword at his waist. The uniform was simple and had neat lines, outlining his increasingly majestic figure. This year, I don't know what he went through. His skin was worn rough, and there were a few wrinkles on his forehead. His eyes became deeper and more resolute, and there was a surging iron-blooded aura around him.

For some reason, Shui Qinghua felt that this was the real Shen Yi.

Shui Qinghua didn't bother to greet Shen Yi, and rushed over to take Wei'er from his arms. Wei'er was unharmed, but obviously frightened, her red face turned pale, she didn't cry, her big eyes stared around vigilantly.

It was not until Shui Qinghua held her in her arms that her lips pursed and her eyes quickly filled with tears. Before she could even utter a trembling "mother", tears had already washed over her face like a rushing stream.

Her crying broke Shui Qinghua's heart. Holding this daughter who had been lost and found again and again, Shui Qinghua burst into tears. The moment Wei'er fell, she seemed to be on the verge of death. The feeling of dying clearly reminded her that it was meaningless to struggle, and there was nothing better than being alive.

Behind the mother and daughter who were crying in each other's arms, Shen Yi and Shui Minghua looked at each other calmly.

"Captain Shen, what should we do with these two people?" a sergeant asked with a military salute.

Shen Yi's eyes were full of disgust: "Evildoer, I don't know how many beheading deeds he has done in this black shop, and he was sent directly to the government!"

"Yes!" The sergeant carried the waiter and the masked man out like chickens.

Shui Minghua looked at him curiously: "Captain Shen?"

Shen Yi's expression relaxed and he said softly, "I have been serving in the Zhenbei Army this year. Recently, I have been assigned to Cangzhou for military affairs. I was on the road until late at night yesterday and passed by here, so I came to stay overnight. I didn't expect that as soon as I entered the yard, a child fell from the sky." Fortunately, he was skilled in martial arts and quick to react, so he jumped up and caught the child.

Shui Minghua still felt a lingering fear when she mentioned this. She bowed deeply: "Every time we meet, you save me and my family from danger."

Shen Yi didn't care. "Madam Shui, you don't have to be polite. Where are you going?"