Jiangshan is hired [rebirth]

At the end of the year and at the end of the year, it is a great cold.

It was supposed to be a festive time for every household to remove old decorations and prepare new year's goods to welcome the New Year. However, at this time, there was no joy in Maoxi Village outside Shoumei County. A dozen or so ragged villagers gathered in a dilapidated room at the east end of the village. Outside the thatched hut, I poked my head and looked into the house.

Among them were elderly people, young children with drooping hair, and some women who kept wiping their tears, but no mature men were seen.The heavy snow that had fallen all day stopped at some point, and a monster called grief was eroding the hearts of everyone present.

In the house, a woman knelt on the ground and wailed, holding the strings of the bed. In such a cold day, she was only wearing a shabby dark brown singlet, her fingers were red from the cold, and half of her toes were protruding from the hole in the shoe. As far as the eye could see, there were frostbite, but she tightly covered the person lying on the bed with the only warm quilt in the room, even though the person would no longer feel warm. .

"Huo girl, don't cry, it's time to be buried." The aunt who was leaning on the door frame wiped her tears, and pressed the baby in her arms to her chest, so that the little bit of warmth on her body The baby can be better passed on to the baby in the swaddle.

That was her grandson, if it weren't for the help of the two people in the house, he would almost not have come into this world.When the child's mother was giving birth, it was just in time for war. How could she invite a stable woman? She and the women in the neighborhood were in a hurry, so they had to use their little experience in childbirth to bite the bullet, but the child hadn't been born yet. After coming down, the child's mother was out of breath because of heavy bleeding.

She only learned of the news of her son's death in battle yesterday, and seeing her daughter-in-law and unborn grandson disappear together today, the great guilt and pain tore away the little bravery she had put together for the delivery, and she wailed , bumped her head towards the corner of the bed, and the neighbors on both sides tried their best to hold her.

"May I ask what happened here?" Just as the two parties were crying and arguing, there were several knocks on the door, and two strange women stood by the door one after the other.Before everyone in the room could answer, the woman standing in front had already seen the situation in the room clearly. She walked quickly to the bedside to feel the woman's pulse, and then probed the woman's protruding belly without looking back. He said to the people behind him: "Huo Lan, come and help, the child in her stomach may be saved."

The aunt who was trapped in the dark quagmire did not dare to take a breath, for fear that the two Bodhisattvas who descended from the sky were her dream, and if she was not careful, she would be shattered, until the cry of a child sounded in the room, and there was nothing in front of her eyes. Finally a glimmer of light came on.

"My name is Huo Lan. This is my lady. The two of us escaped and came here. My lady is unwell and needs to recuperate. I wonder if there is a place here for us to stay for a while?"

The aunt heard the sound and looked at the two people in front of her. She had only been staring at her daughter-in-law's belly before, but now she realized that the benefactor who saved her and her grandson's life was so pale and his body looked very thin. If she hadn't just I have seen how steady the girl's hand was when she was taken out by caesarean section, and I was really worried that a gust of wind could blow the girl away.

That person had a pair of eyes that people would never forget. She couldn't describe what he looked like, but she felt that Zhang Erya, who was recognized as the prettiest in ten miles and eight villages, was like a dead fish compared to the person in front of her.

"This... If you don't dislike the person who just died here, you can stay at my house."

Today is different from the past. In the past, if such a strange patient came to the door, not to mention that he dared not take him in, even the whole village would not let him rest in the village. If he died of illness, it would not be bad luck.But in today's world, human life is as light as a mustard, even if they don't die of illness, there are also those who starve to death, freeze to death, or like her daughter-in-law, who had a good life because they couldn't find a stable wife...

They are all poor people in troubled times.

In this way, the foreign master and servant stayed in Maoxi Village.Everyone only knew that the owner's girl's surname was Yun, but they didn't know where she was from. Whenever they asked about it, they both laughed and didn't talk about it.But it doesn't matter, Miss Yun looks like a lady from a rich family, she is knowledgeable, knowledgeable, and what's more rare is that she is easy-going and friendly, without any pretensions, she will help anyone in the village who comes to her with a headache At first glance, people like her very much.

It's just that such a good person has no good rewards. She can save others but not herself.According to the Huo girl next to her, her young lady contracted a serious disease while fleeing for refuge, and she needed precious medicinal materials, but all the medicine shops were robbed during their journey. also……

At this point, she couldn't go on talking, and the village women who listened to her were all sighing.Nowadays, everyone doesn't have enough food and clothing to keep warm, and there are really limited things they can do for Miss Yun. We all try our best to take care of Miss Yun together with Huo Yatou, but the poor Miss Yun still can't survive this cold winter. Went early this morning.

"Huo girl, I heard from my sister from my natal family last night that the battle has already reached their village, and it is estimated that it will also hit us in a few days. We have already dug the grave for you. Hurry up and get the cloud The girl is buried and come with us."

"Yes, yes, we originally planned to leave this morning, who would have thought of Miss Yun... Well, we are all very sad when she goes, this last journey is to be sent off, but you have to hurry up , it will be too late to call us when it is too late!"

The village women tried to persuade each other, but Huo Lan in the house still just supported the bed and cried.

The aunt who was holding the child sighed, and winked at the women standing beside her. Those women understood, and they went up to push Huo Lan away, one left and one right, and the remaining two left behind. The dead man was lifted up on the mattress.

"Miaoqing!!! Miaoqing!!! Ah!—" Huo Lan struggled to rush up to stop her, but the two women couldn't hold her back, and the onlookers rushed up a few more people, and finally successfully carried the deceased out Door.

It turns out that Miss Yun's boudoir name is Miaoqing... The aunt silently recited the name several times in her heart. It wasn't that she was ruthless and wanted to drive people away. But even if she wanted to bury her, she couldn't even bury her. He saved her and her grandson's life anyway, so how could she watch her die without peace?

Although Huo Yatou didn't want to listen to what they said, she probably listened to it. She cried and made a lot of noise at first, but finally stopped making noise, and quietly followed the funeral procession all the way to the side of a hill outside the west of the village. Halfway up the mountain.There was a shallow pit dug there, and the soil was frozen hard by the severe cold. There was no mature labor in the village, and only a few village women and old people dug so much after half a night of digging.

Next to this shallow pit is a new grave, which is the daughter-in-law who was buried two months ago.

"Bury Miss Yun here, next to my daughter-in-law. Miss Yun saved her child's life, she will be grateful under the nine springs, and she will help us take good care of Miss Yun when we get there, so you can rest assured to follow us let's go."

Everyone rushed to fill the grave, and after the simple worship, the aunt went to pull Huo Lan, but Huo Lan knelt in front of the grave motionless.

"You go, I will stay here with her."

"Huo girl, don't be too hard on yourself. Miss Yun is gone, but we living people have to live well."

"If you think about it, Miss Yun won't want to see it, right? Come with us..."

"Yes, if you are reluctant, you can come back to see her after this battle is over, let's go!"

The women in the village spoke so earnestly, but Huo Lan just knelt down and stared blankly at the grave.

The crowd had no choice but to discuss quietly for a while, and a village woman stepped forward and put a basket beside Huo Lan: "If you want to stay here with Miss Yun for a few days, we won't force you. So many of us have to leave Yes, here is a little dry food, you keep it well, if the rebel army comes, you can find a place to hide on the mountain, take care of yourself..."

Huo Lan still looked dull, and didn't know if he heard it or not.Everyone whispered a few words of emotion and then left one by one, leaving only the empty mountains and forests.

Great, it's just the two of us...

Huo Lan slowly bent down his frozen body, and pressed his face against the grave bag.

Miaoqing...is it cold down there?Don't be afraid... I'll be here with you...don't be afraid...

The surroundings gradually darkened, the raging north wind blew on the devastated land, and the displaced people wrapped themselves in thin clothes. I don't know how many people would die in such a cruel night.

Huo Lan could no longer feel the cold, she even had a little fever.

Am I going to die?It doesn't matter if you're dead, Miao Qing... I'm sorry, I couldn't take good care of you when you were alive, but you must wait for me on the Naihe Bridge, I will come to you soon...

She closed her eyes with satisfaction, and faintly heard a voice in her heart when she was drowsy.

—Do you want to rewrite the ending?

...Rewrite, oh, how is it possible.She is in my arms, under the cold soil... People are already dead, what else can they become?

——What if it is possible?The price is that your hands will be stained with blood, or that thousands of arrows will pierce your heart and die in battle?

If I could... whatever it takes me to do, I'd be willing to...

Huo Lan slowly opened his eyes, the surrounding area was still icy and snowy, and there was no one around.She laughed at herself, it really was a hallucination...

"Not a hallucination."

Huo Lan was startled, this time she clearly heard a strange voice, right next to her ear!

"Who?" She wanted to ask, but her frozen cheeks made it impossible for her to speak.

Although she didn't say it, the owner of that voice seemed to hear her heart: "It doesn't matter who I am, the important thing is that I can send you back to the past. Remember your promise, if you want to change all this, you have to first ..."

Huo Lan tried hard to distinguish what the man said, but his mind was uncontrollably slackened. Before he could finish listening, his eyes went dark and he completely lost consciousness.