Chapter 35 Chapter Thirty-fifth: A cunning woman rapes her in exchange for a silver bottle, keeps her grudges and sheds blood

The Taoist priest who entered the room turned out to be Mr. Gao Yunhegao who left Wusu without saying goodbye more than three years ago.As soon as Yu Jiaolong met her face, she immediately recognized Mr. Gao. She couldn't help shaking her whole body. For a moment, her breathing and heartbeat stopped, and then what suddenly came to her heart was guilt, regret; Pity for Mr. Gao, but also self-injury to himself.At this moment, here, in this situation, suddenly appearing in front of me is the master who taught me literature and martial arts in the early years, and treated me with virtue and kindness. Yu Jiaolong felt guilty, as if seeing a long-lost teacher. Like a loved one, he knelt down on his knees and sobbed sadly.

Mr. Gao stood still for a while, then slowly walked over, stretched out his hand to help Yu Jiaolong up, and said with sadness and emotion: "I never thought that we, master and apprentice, would meet again here." Yu Jiaolong sobbed and said: "Jiaolong was young and ignorant in the past, self-willed and stubborn, and deeply guilty of Master. Although he felt guilty for a while, there is no reason to make up for it." Mr. Gao waved his hands quickly, and said with great emotion: "Knowing regret is a great kindness. You can do this, which is enough to comfort my heart. I have escaped from the Three Realms and drifted away from the world. Needless to say."

Yu Jiaolong hurriedly fell to the ground, and said: "I am so grateful for Master's kindness, Jiaolong would like to confess and thank you." Mr. Gao hurriedly helped her up again, and asked, "Why are you walking alone? Why did you come here?" Yu Jiaolong immediately heard a little implication from the word "also" used in Mr. Gao's words.But she was not in a hurry to inquire, she just lowered her voice, and said that her departure was only because she offended her father and brother because of her refusal to marry, which was not tolerated by etiquette, and out of helplessness, she escaped by throwing herself off a cliff.After she said these words, her expression suddenly became serious, and she said to Mr. Gao: "Yu Jiaolong is dead and buried in the western suburbs of the capital. The Holy Grace ordered a special order to build a tomb for her, from the north and south of the Yellow River to Lu E, everyone in the famous Shilin family knows me. My name is Chunlong, I hope Master forgets the old me and calls me Chunlong."

Mr. Gao couldn't help shivering, he quickly rubbed his forehead with his hands, and said with great pain: "Good! The sword and the book misunderstood me, I misunderstood my disciple, the way is so embarrassing, why did this happen! I owe so much to Yushuai!" After finishing speaking, Can't help crying, looking miserable. , When Yu Jiaolong saw Mr. Gao's situation, he didn't feel terrified, so he stood aside and said sadly: "Chunlong is forced by the situation, it's not that he has no heart, it's a last resort! I hope Master will understand and forgive me, and give me some advice in time." , Teach the sea more!"

Mr. Gao wiped his tears and asked, "Where do you want to go now? How will you settle down in the future?" Yu Jiaolong: "I already have a home that I can't return to. From then on, I will go far away, and everything will be up to my fate." Mr. Gao was silent for a moment, and then said solemnly: "Everything in nature has its own nature, yin and yang are hard and soft, how can they be misplaced. Men are based on the eight virtues, while women are based on the three obediences.You have nothing to do, how will you settle down in the future?Will you ask Liming again? "

Yu Jiaolong thought of her mother's teachings when she was young, and the words of the ancient sages and sages in the book, and all the words came to her ears for a while.She felt a chill from her heart, and fell into a dazed and confused situation about what she had done.Suddenly she felt that all her actions were contrary to ethics and would be shameless, and suddenly she felt that all her actions were not ashamed of her conscience and came from her nature.She was full of confusion, and asked Mr. Gao with the sincerity of her childhood: "Although my actions are contrary to etiquette, they are out of nature, but why are they not tolerated in today's world? May I ask Master, In the world of life, is there a natural nature?"

Mr. Gao: "Both human beings and beasts have the same nature. The reason why human beings are different from beasts is that human beings can be tolerant, choose the good ones and keep them; distinguish the evil ones and let them go." Yu Jiaolong: "How do you distinguish between good and evil?" Mr. Gao: "Food, sex, and sex are shared by humans and beasts. Food, people give way; sex, people respect relationships. This is how to distinguish good from evil, and to treat others as birds. The love of mother and child is shared by both humans and animals. Beasts are superior for a few months, but humans are for life. As for men, the eight virtues are valued, and women, the three obediences are the most good, and they are not owned by animals."

After hearing Mr. Gao's words, Yu Jiaolong felt that they were all clichés, not profound, and did not solve her confusion.As for where she was lost and confused, she couldn't figure it out for a while.She only mentioned the phrase "women are noble and three obediences" to Mr. Gao twice, but she was used to hearing it since she was a child, and it has long been engraved in her heart.She believes that it is the best and the best that the ancient sages have advocated for thousands of years.Suddenly, she thought that she was pregnant for six months, and a thought came to her mind: she could not obey her father, and it was difficult for her to obey her husband. I hope God will show mercy and give me a son. Son and end.

Suddenly, she was even more eager to go to the western border, find a remote place, wait for her son to fall to the ground safely, and raise him up. In addition to letting him read poems and books and be equipped with eight virtues, she also taught her Jiuhuaquan and Sword He made him, like Ban Dingyuan in the Han Dynasty, make meritorious deeds in foreign lands and serve the court, so that he was granted the title of marquis for thousands of miles, and his name is famous in history. Mr. Gao saw that Yu Jiaolong was deep in thought and kept silent. He guessed that she must have hidden secrets; he also knew her secretive behavior and unpredictable temperament, so he didn't want to talk about it with her any more. It may be harsh advice.He hurriedly changed the subject, and suddenly asked: "Is your Mrs. Gao all right?"

Yu Jiaolong said apologetically, "Master Gao is long gone." Mr. Gao asked in surprise, "How did you die?" Yu Jiaolong: "Her old case came out. Cai Jiu, a police officer from Pucheng, Shaanxi, chased her to Beijing. Because of her father's prestige, she couldn't do it for a long time. Later, Cai Jiu actually lost her life because of it. Gao Shiniang plotted to assassinate her again." Cai Jiu's daughter, intending to cut the line to silence her, unexpectedly aroused Yu Xiulian's grievances, so she came to ask Gao Shiniang to argue, and the two fought, Gao Shiniang was finally defeated by Yu Xiulian and died in Yu Xiulian's hands."

After listening to Mr. Gao, although he didn't show excessive grief or surprise, he also became gloomy. He stood in the room, staring out the window, speechless for a long time.Suddenly the room fell into an unbearable silence.After a while, Yu Jiaolong said in a low voice again: "That Yu Xiulian's swordsmanship is exquisite and nimble, I can't help her." Mr. Gao sighed, and said: "Although she didn't have a good death, she died cleanly. The law of heaven is clear, and it is considered good fortune for her." The two talked for a while. Yu Jiaolong wanted to inquire from Mr. Gao several times about the situation of the officers and soldiers who came here to search the ditch not long ago, as well as Luo Xiaohu's whereabouts. The night was deep, so I asked Yu Jiaolong to rest in peace, and then went out of the room. After Yu Jiaolong sent Mr. Gao away, she just leaned over to make the bed when she suddenly felt a slight tremor in her stomach.She hurriedly held her lower abdomen with both hands, feeling an inexplicable surprise in her heart. Although she had never heard of such a scene before, she came to her heart and understood that it was fetal movement.In the past few months, she has been trudging and running almost every day, exhausted from running. Since picking plums in Hanshui Sisuan more than two months ago, although she knew that she was pregnant, she was still in a daze and had no certainty. Zhao, the fetus was moving tonight, and only then did she clearly feel that the fetus was indeed in her belly, that it had grown up and formed, and that she could move her hands and feet. Suddenly, Yu Jiaolong couldn't help but blush and felt a burst of ecstasy when she thought that she was going to be a mother soon.With her back to the light, she caressed her slightly protruding belly, and said inwardly, "This is the flesh and blood of Xiaohu, the flesh of my body, and the only son I can rely on in the future!" Unknowingly , Her eyes were filled with tears.Yu Jiaolong, who was already feeling very tired, lost all sleepiness at this moment, hurriedly took out a needle and thread from her bag, sewed a cloth belt, and wrapped her belly pocket so that she would not shake her belly when galloping. fetus. Yu Jiaolong should clean up after midnight before going to sleep with her clothes on. The next morning, Yu Jiaolong had breakfast and was about to pay her respects to Mr. Gao. Daotong had already prepared a big black horse for her, and came to her and said: "My master was laid off early in the morning and went to Qiancun to see a doctor. Ask me to send the female benefactor out of the ditch and on the road." Yu Jiaolong was very surprised. She didn't know if Mr. Gao had something to do, or he was trying to avoid her. After a moment of sadness, she felt a little sad again. She packed her bags silently, went out of the temple gate, looked back at the temple, and couldn't help but evoked A kind of attachment.She asked Tongdao: "What else did your master say?" Daotong said: "Master told me to tell the female benefactor four words:" the heart should be empty, the ears should be bright, the eyes should be cold, and the mouth should be closed. 'Master also asked me to tell the benefactor: Just treat the stay here as a dream. "Yu Jiaolong has already understood. He understands that Mr. Gao's first four sentences are to teach her to act cautiously and think about her safety; the last sentence is that he is afraid of being implicated, so he speaks for his own safety. She can't help feeling it There was a faint sneer on his lips. Yu Jiaolong led the horse and followed Dao Tong into the wall ditch. Although the sky was bright at this time, the ditch was still dark, the trees were thick with thorns, and the ditch criss-crossed. People feel confused, in a trance, wandering with bound feet. Yu Jiaolong took the opportunity to say to Daotong: "Your master also revealed to me what you talked about last night; just tell me the details, and I will never tell outsiders. Say. "Dao Tong looked at Yu Jiaolong suspiciously, and asked with half-belief: "Why did my master talk about this to you! " Yu Jiaolong: "Your master did reveal something, but he couldn't talk about it in detail. I think he seems to be acquainted with the person who hid in the ditch." Daotong hurriedly argued: "I only know one of them, and that person also recognized Master." Yu Jiaolong took the opportunity to inquire: "I guess it's the same. It's just that I don't know how that person entered the ditch, and what happened afterwards?" Daotong said: "Early that morning, Master went to Qiancun to see a doctor, when he ran into three horsemen galloping towards him. When one of them saw Master, he hurriedly jumped off the horse to greet Master.The master also recognized the man, seeing him in a hurry, and after asking, he found out that he had caused a catastrophe in Datong, escaped from the city in the middle of the night, and the officers and soldiers were chasing him.The master saw that the dust had risen in the distance behind him, and saw that the officers and soldiers were about to catch up, so the master hurriedly led the three of them into the ditch to hide them.Those officers and soldiers chased nearby.Searched around, and also entered the ditch for a long time, the three of them turned around in the ditch, but the officers and soldiers didn't even see a shadow, so they left dejectedly.The master kept the three of them in the temple for a few days, and waited for the calm outside before letting the three of them go. "Yu Jiaolong:" Is the person in charge named Luo? " Daotong: "I don't know. I just heard Master call him a tiger son, so I dare not ask more questions." Yu Jiaolong: "Since the three of them have lived in the temple for a few days, can you hear what your master talked with him?" Daotong: "The man is very respectful to the master. The master has persuaded him many times, asking him to either join the army or do some business, and not to go back outside the customs, let alone fight against the government. But the man refused to listen and said It's not that he doesn't tolerate the government, it's that the government can't tolerate him. He also said that he can't run to become a monk like his master. It's over. The master has no choice but to sigh." Yu Jiaolong's mood gradually became heavy. She felt disappointed and sad for Luo Xiaohu's situation and stubbornness, and also felt distressed and compassionate for her own loneliness and uncertain future.In her mind, Luo Xiaohu is sometimes a hero, which makes her feel a kind of infinite power from him; sometimes he is a horse thief, which makes her feel unspeakably ashamed because of him. Dao Tong had already opened up the conversation, and without further interrogation from Yu Jiaolong, he continued the conversation: "The three of them left that day, and I was the one who sent them out of the ditch. The leader once asked me why I left home at a young age. I said that my parents died early and became a monk just to make a living. The man told me that life would be difficult in the future, so I went to Xijiang to find him. I said, "I don't know who you are, how do you Looking for you? ’ The handsome little brother said to me quietly: “If you go to Western Xinjiang, you only need to ask for a long time, and there is no one who doesn’t know.” Is it true or false? "When Yu Jiaolong saw Daotong say these words, Shenqing looked so childish and innocent, she temporarily suppressed the upset in her heart, and said to Daotong: "What the little brother said is indeed true. "Daotong stopped suddenly, looked up at Yu Jiaolong, with a look of surprise in his eyes. I saw his lips moving, as if he wanted to say something, but finally he didn't say it, and swallowed it back.Since then, both of them stopped talking and just walked in silence.Out of the ditches, over the hills, through the path by the cliff, and came to the side of the main road, Daotong pointed to the main road and said, "Master told me to lead you to the right way, which is the right way to the north and south. I don't know where the female benefactor is going?" Yu Jiaolong felt a bit harsh when Tong Yi said the word "righteous way" twice, and felt uncomfortable in his heart.She bit her lip, and said sullenly: "Go to Xijiang and look for the clouds!" After she finished speaking, she raised her whip, and the big black horse flew south like a shooting star. From Shanxi to Xijiang, thousands of miles away, thousands of rivers and mountains along the way, full of dangers and obstacles, Yu Jiaolong walked alone, wandering all the way, going through hardships.In normal times, with her superb riding skills and her magnificent BMW, it would only take two months to reach this distance, but she was already six months pregnant at this time, in order to protect her pregnancy, she I had no choice but to walk and rest, be patient, and slow down the horseshoe.Therefore, it was late winter, and Yu Jiaolong had just passed through Yongchang and stepped onto Liangzhou Road. This Liangzhou ancient road, since the beginning of winter, the wind has howled day and night, the cold is biting to the flesh and blood, and the body and mind are so cold.Looking up, I can only see long clouds and dark sun, and the sky is full of snow. I bow my head but feel that the snow has no hooves, and the road is broken and sparsely populated.Yujiaolong stood against the wind and bathed in snow. Every time he went to a station, he had to struggle and struggle. Let's say that outside the city of Ganzhou, a hundred miles west, there is a village with a dozen or so families scattered beside the road. There is an inn at the head of the village. Although the four tile-roofed houses are the largest courtyard in this village, But because the walls are decayed and old, and they are far away from those houses, it always looks lonely, giving people a feeling of poverty and desolation.The innkeeper's surname is Hu Mingcheng. He is about 30 years old. In addition to staying in the past travelers and exiles on the Liangzhou ancient road, he also sells some wine, vegetables and pasta. He also earns a few taels of silver every day. good.Recently, due to the close of the new year, it has been snowing all over the sky for a month, and the Liangzhou ancient road has long been blocked by snow, and there is no one left.Seeing that the business was sluggish, Hu Cheng sent the two shop assistants home to celebrate the New Year, and he took care of the shop for the time being.Fortunately, besides a camel-driving Hei San, the only people living in the store at this time were the second Mrs. Fang and her servant Qin Ma.This Hei Sanben is homeless and makes a living driving camels and helping people transport goods on the Liangzhou Road. He usually stays in this shop when he comes and goes, and he has become a regular customer in this shop.Recently, the road was closed due to heavy snow and there was no goods to transport, so I stayed in the store.He has nothing to do, not only does he not need Hu Cheng to take care of him, but he often clears snow and makes fire for him, and helps him take care of everything in the store.The second Mrs. Fang in the upper room is about twenty-three or fourteen years old, and she is beautiful, but her demeanor is a little impetuous and contemptuous. She is usually used to putting on a show, and she hates salty and indifferent. If she doesn't like it, she will boss her around. , scolding endlessly.Hu Chengnai couldn't do it, so she could only accept her face when things happened, and take care of her carefully.Speaking of the second eldest wife of this party, there is indeed some background.She was originally the concubine of the newly appointed Master Fang, the official official of the Suzhou Prefecture, and the servants made her smile and liked her, tabooing the word "aunt" and calling her Mrs. Fang Er.Because Mr. Fang's wife Hong had given birth to five children in a row, all of whom were daughters, Mr. Fang was afraid that he would run out of cigarettes, so he spent five hundred taels of silver to buy this second eldest lady of Fang as a concubine.Three months ago, Mr. Fang transferred the magistrate of Suzhou. When he left Beijing to take office, the second wife of Fang was already seven months pregnant. Seeing that Mr. Fang was leaving Gansu to take up his post, she cried all day long and decided to follow him.When Master Fang came here, he was always partial to her, and secondly, he was concerned about her pregnancy, so he followed her wishes and took her on the road together.Unexpectedly, when I came here, it suddenly snowed heavily.Mr. Fang parked the car in the store for three days, and the snow not only did not stop, but it was getting bigger and bigger.Mr. Fang was afraid that he would miss the deadline, so he had no choice but to brave the wind and snow and set out for Suzhou.The Second Mrs. Fang was about to give birth at this time, Mr. Fang was afraid that she would not be able to withstand the bumpy road and shake the fetus, and something bad happened halfway, so he left her in the shop and told her to rest well and wait for the delivery. Send someone to pick her up and go to Suzhou.Before Mr. Fang left, in addition to repeatedly reminding Mother Qin to take good care of the second wife, he also said to the tearful second Mrs. Fang: "I hope that as God wishes, you can give me birth to a son, and I will give birth to a son." Everything is enough!" Only ten days after Mr. Fang left, the Second Ambassador Fang had a seizure and gave birth.As soon as the baby fell to the ground, before the umbilical cord was cut, she couldn't wait to ask Qin's mother: "But a son? When she saw Qin's mother silently shaking her head, she fainted in despair. After more than ten years Over the past few days, Mrs. Fang Er's temper has become more irritable. She often gets angry for no reason, picks her eyes and nose, and disturbs the tranquility of a deserted inn. This night, because it is only three days before the Chinese New Year, there is another Feng Song was snowing heavily, and the door of the inn was closed very early. Hu Cheng was idle and bored, so he lit a pool of fire in his room, and brought Hei San, who was huddled in the servant room, to drink with him. A few drinks , the two felt their bodies gradually warm up, and they talked more. While drinking, Hu Cheng persuaded Hei San, "You can earn a hundred taels of silver every year from driving camels, but you lose it to the casino, and you end up with twenty-five taels of silver and no wife. I advise you to quit gambling." Let’s make a good family, and there will be no place to stay during the holidays.” Hei San sighed, and said, "I can't even keep the two camels I'm raising now, and I'm still talking about getting married and begging for a wife!" Hu Cheng asked in surprise, "What's going on?" Hei San: "I still owe a gambling debt of tens of taels of silver. If I don't pay it back during the Chinese New Year, someone else will come and lead my camel to pay off the debt." Hu Cheng asked anxiously, "Then how will you live in the future? Hei San:" I'm tired of taking this Liangzhou road, so I have to go to another place to make a fortune!Fortunately, I am a bachelor, with no attachments or attachments. "The two of you were chatting when you suddenly heard an impatient banging on the door. Hu Cheng quickly stood up, lit the lantern, and walked towards the gate. Hei San also followed behind, muttering as he walked: "Damn it!" , In such a big snowstorm, there are still people who dare to rush on this night! " Hu Cheng opened the door, and a biting cold wind rushed towards him with patches of snowflakes. He couldn't help shivering, and hurriedly looked around, and saw a person standing outside the door, holding a big black horse that was extremely healthy, The horse stood with its head held high, and white mist was spraying from its nostrils.Hu Cheng took a closer look at the light reflected by the snow, and saw that the man was wearing a maroon hood with the brim covering his face, revealing only a pair of shining eyes; he was wearing a black cloak, Wrap your whole body tightly.Hu Cheng can be considered an experienced person, but he couldn't guess the identity of the visitor in front of him.He asked: "Where does the guest officer come from for this big snowstorm?" The visitor ignored his question and just said: "Find me a room." After speaking, he walked towards the door. Hei San hurried forward to take the reins, and Hu Cheng led the way with a lantern.After entering the living room, when Hei San led the horse towards the stable at the back of the hall, the visitor turned around and said to Hei San, "Get me the bag immediately, and add more ingredients to the horse." Bending down, let out a soft moan. After Hu Cheng led the visitor to live in an upper room at the east end, he asked again: "Have you eaten dinner yet? I still have some ready-made food in the kitchen." The visitor waved his hand: "I don't need anything. I'm very tired and just want to rest. You go." Hu Cheng was about to leave the room, when he suddenly stopped and asked, "Qingjian Guest Palace's name? Where did the call come from? It's for the record." The visitor said impatiently, "My surname is Chun and my name is Long. I come from Ganzhou and go to Suzhou." This visitor was none other than Yu Jiaolong. Hu Cheng asked the name of the visitor, and then he left the room. Besides, after Hei San led the horse to the stable and tied it up, he went to get the bag beside the saddle.Holding it in his hand, he felt that it was extremely heavy. He couldn't help pinching it with his hands, and felt that besides some soft bags inside, there were also some heavy objects hanging from the bottom of the bag. Hei San's heart skipped a beat, knowing that it must be something like gold, silver and jewelry.Suddenly, a thought flashed through him: "If I can get this luggage, I will have enough to eat in this life." He walked up the room thinking all the way, opened the door and entered the room, saw Yu Jiaolong sitting on the edge of the bed, While bending over and moaning slightly, he came to the bed and asked, "Guest officer, where do you put this luggage?" Yu Jiaolong reluctantly stood up, reached out to take the bag, threw it on the bed wall, and then sat down slumped again.Taking advantage of this, Hei San glanced sideways and saw beads of sweat dripping from Yu Jiaolong's thin face; her hand that reached out to take the luggage was also pitifully slender.At this time, Hei San couldn't help another thought: This man is sick, and he seems to be seriously ill. He was standing there in a daze, when suddenly he heard Yu Jiaolong say coldly with sullenness: "There is nothing for you here. No, don't go out yet!" Hei San exited the room sullenly. About 2 o'clock passed, the lights in the rooms of the second datai in the west room in the upper room and shopkeeper Hu in the side room had already been extinguished, and Hei Sanwa huddled in a damp corner room in the lower room, but he was sleepless at all.Firstly, it was too cold in the room; secondly, he was always thinking about the two bags that he had just sent to the new guest officer. Whenever he thought of those heavy things, his heart would throb. A saying that people often say can't help ringing in his ears: "A man can't get rich without windfall; a horse can't get fat without night grass." Suddenly, he couldn't help but flashed another idea: while the guest official was sick and tired, take the I stole two bags of luggage and flew far away on a snowy night to go to the inland freely, who can do anything to me!As he thought about it, he forgot the coldness on his body, and his courage gradually grew.He couldn't help stepping out of the room, tiptoed to the outside of Yujiao's dragon gate, and listened carefully, but there was no sound inside. When he pushed the door open, it was ajar.After Hei San flashed into the room, he stood there for a while, then held his breath, and cautiously moved towards Yu Jiaolong's bed.When he got to the bed, he stood quietly for a while, but there was not even the slightest sound on the bed. For a moment, he even doubted whether the guest officer, who seemed so thin that he could even fall down from the wind, had died of illness on the bed.Thinking of the two bags that were about to be handed, he suddenly became more courageous, so he stretched out his hand to lift the curtain, and when he was leaning over to the bed wall, he was suddenly hit by a slap on his chest, and he only felt a sharp pain. He had already been knocked away from the edge of the bed by a foot and rolled to the ground. Before Hei San woke up, he suddenly heard a shout from the bed: "You dare to offend me!" Only then did Hei San understand, knowing that the matter had been revealed.If he doesn't do anything, he won't stop, he turned over, picked up the bench next to the table, exhausted all his strength, and slammed it on the bed, and before the bench fell, he was suddenly hit on the waist again, like a fist It wasn't a punch, like a foot, but it hurt so much that his eyes were staring, and he rolled to the door with a cry of "Ouch".Before Hei San could struggle to get up, he saw a black shadow jumping down from the bed, and kicked him in the waist again, Hei San felt numb for a while, and then collapsed on the ground, screaming "Ouch" not coming out.The man walked outside the door and shouted: "Shopkeeper, come quickly!" After a while, Hu Cheng came into the room with his clothes on and a lantern in his hand.He saw Hei San lying on his back on the ground, eyes wide open, motionless, he couldn't help being shocked, he didn't know what happened, he didn't know whether Hei San was dead or alive.Hu Cheng looked up again, and saw the new guest officer holding his belly with both hands, bent slightly, looking at him with piercing eyes, with a strange expression on his face.Hu Chengliang asked anxiously: "This...what's going on?" Yu Jiaolong asked sharply, "Who is this in your shop?" Hu Cheng: "He's a camel driver, and he's also a regular customer in the store. Why did he lie down here?" Yu Jiaolong: "He came to steal, and I felt that he wanted to commit murder. He really came here to ask for death!" Hu Cheng immediately understood in his heart, hurried to Hei San's side, held up the lamp to take a look, he saw neither wound nor blood; he stretched out his hand under the nostril to try, and felt that there was still a trace of breath.Only then did he feel relieved, and hurriedly turned around and said to Yu Jiaolong: "Mr. Chunguan, it's not been a year or two for this black three to stay in my store. He is usually just a gambler, but he has never been involved in theft." I didn't expect him to do such a thing tonight. He is in the hands of a erotic man, and he deserves it even if he dies. It's just that the Chinese New Year is almost here. If he really dies, he will always cause a lot of trouble , My small inn is also very inconvenient. I also hope that the officials of Chun will spare his life, and I will drive him out of the inn when the snow stops. " ~, Yu Jiaolong didn't say much, walked to Hei San Beside him, he used his feet to touch his waist, only to hear Hei San let out a scream, then groaned a few more times, and slowly sat up again. Yu Jiaolong pointed at him and yelled coldly: "Guannian, you are the first offender, so I will spare your death! Listen: Gambling is the root of all evils, you must make up your mind, if you commit the crime again, you will never be forgiven." !" Hei San responded again and again, struggling to stand up.While blaming him, Hu Cheng also helped him to make amends to Yu Jiaolong, and then led him out of the room. After Hu Cheng sent Hei San back to the room, he reprimanded him seriously. Hei San felt ashamed and ashamed, rubbed his waist and moaned, but kept silent.After Hu Cheng reprimanded him, he suddenly asked again: "You usually have some strength, how could you be treated like this by the official Chun?" Hei San shook his head, and said dejectedly: "I'm stunned, he doesn't know what's going on; he didn't even touch the Chunguan's body, and was knocked down by him, not only couldn't move, he couldn't even speak. Can't even tell." Hu Cheng was surprised: "I think this Chunguan must be a capable person, otherwise, how dare he walk alone on this Liangzhou road at the end of this year!" Hei San still had lingering fears and said: "It's all my fault that I was obsessed with money, and I fell into the hands of this Chunguan. Fortunately, he was merciful, otherwise, I would have been destroyed if I didn't die! I think this person must have some background." The two were talking, when they suddenly heard the call of the erotic woman from the upper room.Hu Cheng hurriedly picked up the lantern and threw it into Chunguan's room, asking him what's the matter. Yu Jiaolong poked his head out from the tent; with a pale face, he kept moaning and asked, "Is there a midwife around here?" Hu Cheng asked in amazement: "Midwife?!" Yu Jiaolong nodded: "Go and get me a midwife. I'm going to give birth soon." Although Hu Cheng was still extremely surprised, he finally understood in his heart that she was actually a woman!Then he hurriedly said: "There is no midwife around here! Yes, and I went more than ten miles away. The road is blocked by snow, and it is late at night, so I can't invite you." Yu Jiaolong's face was covered with beads of sweat, she bit her lip, and retracted her head into the tent again in despair. Standing in the room, Hu Cheng could only hear slight groans coming from the tent. Although the voice was small, it made one's heart tremble, and his skin trembled.Hu Cheng thought for a moment, then suddenly remembered that the mother of Qin who was next to the second wife of Xiwufang was here, and hurriedly said to the tent: "There is a mother of Qin next to the second wife of Xiwufang, who is very neat and capable. At the beginning of the month, the second wife Fang gave birth. Thanks to her care, the mother and daughter are safe. I think she may have some knowledge, how about I invite her to try?" Yu Jiaolong responded in the tent: "I will trouble the shopkeeper." Hu Cheng hurriedly went to Fang Erda's window and woke up Qin's mother. Through the window, the new female guest in the east room was about to give birth. She was woken up in pain and begged her to go and have a look.Qin's mother heard that she hurriedly put on her clothes and got up, lit the lamp, and was about to open the door, but the Second Mrs. Fang said unhappily: "A single female guest comes to the inn for confinement, who knows what kind of person she is! You leave her alone." Qin Ma said: "Whoever she is, since she lives in a store and has difficulties, how can she not care?" Mrs. Fang Er: "The delivery room is very filthy. It's the beginning of the year and the end of the year. You go and bring some dirty blood back. How unlucky!" Qin's mother: "As the saying goes:" Saving a life is better than building a seven-level pagoda. 'What's more, it's two lives, how can we not save them!I will come to see it, and you will also have a share in this merit. "The Second Mrs. Fang muttered a few more words, and said no more. Mother Qin opened the door and came out, ordering Hu Cheng to boil water in the kitchen, while hurriedly walking to Yujiaolong's room. When she got to the bed, she burned Turn on the light, lift up the curtain, and see that Yu Jiaolong's complexion is pale, sweating profusely, clenching his teeth, and only snorts to make him angry, Qin's mother lifted the quilt to see, but it was A child was delivered unexpectedly, and she couldn't help gasping for air. She pulled herself together, and based on what she had seen and heard for many years, she tried her best to help and take care of the struggling mother. Seeing that Yu Jiaolong had passed out many times, Qin's mother had also stopped her hands in despair, her eyes filled with tears of pity, and suddenly she woke up in a convulsion, and began to struggle like a liver and lung. Finally, the baby was finally born, But Yu Jiaolong passed out again. Qin Ma washed the baby and wrapped it up, placed him gently beside Yu Jiaolong, and then stretched out her hand to try under her nostrils, feeling that she still had a slight breath. Qin Ma He leaned down and whispered in her ear: "Congratulations, you have given birth to a boy who has a tiger head and a tiger brain, and will be rich and powerful in the future. "After Mama Qin said this, she felt unbearably sleepy. When she returned to the west room, the sound of roosters was heard in the distance, and it was almost dawn. The Second Mrs. Fang was awakened by Mother Qin's door opening, and she asked sleepily, "Is it a son or a daughter?" Mother Qin: "He's a kid, very strong." Mrs. Fang's second made a sudden movement, and suddenly she felt drowsy all over, and all kinds of feelings flooded her heart, whether it was resentment or embarrassment, envy or jealousy, even she couldn't tell the difference.She couldn't help thinking: "Why am I so unlucky to give birth to a daughter. If I can also have a boy, not only will the eldest wife and the five young ladies give me three points in every way, even the master will have to listen to me. She thought about it, and suddenly asked Qin's mother, "What kind of person is that woman?" Although Qin's mother was very sleepy, she didn't feel sleepy, so she sat down beside Mrs. Fang Erda's bed, and said excitedly: "It seems that you are also from a wealthy family, but somehow you came here alone to give birth! It was her first child, but she had a dystocia again, unexpectedly, she had such patience, and finally escaped death and gave birth to the boy. Such a woman is really rare!" The Second Mrs. Fang was also surprised, and couldn't help asking: "How is that woman doing now?" Mother Qin: "I fainted. But it doesn't matter, there is still a little breath in my nose. I think this woman has more than seven lives, and she will wake up. Tonight is really enough for her to struggle, so I didn't wake her up. Just let her rest like this." The Second Mrs. Fang stared at Qin Ma for a moment, suddenly took her hand and said in a low voice, "Qin Ma, go and exchange that child for me." Qin Ma's eyes widened in fright, she quickly moved away, and said, "Amitabha! It's a sin, a sin, how can you do such a ignorant thing!" Fang Erda leaned over again and pulled Qin's mother: "My Fang family is a family of officials, and exchanging her child can be regarded as good fortune for that child. How can I be ignorant!" Mother Qin: "As the saying goes, a dog never hates a poor family, and a son never thinks his mother is ugly. Whoever tries to do this is a 'good fortune'. Breaking up other people's flesh and blood is not rewarding. Besides, how can you bear to throw yourself away? A piece of meat?!" The Second Mrs. Fang kept on doing nothing, twisting and twisting Qin's mother desperately, begging and coercing at the same time; Mom couldn't help being entangled by her, and said: "If you want to change it, you can change it yourself. I really can't do it." The Second Mrs. Fang saw that Mother Qin had already made a step back, and hurriedly said: "Mother Qin, you have been by my side for many years, and I have never treated you badly. I know that you are an orphan without children; Knowing that I have no father or mother since I was a child, from today onwards, I will worship you as my godmother, as long as you fulfill my task, I will take care of you as my own mother for the rest of my life." After she finished speaking, she bowed her head go down. Qin's mother panicked and went to pull her, but she knelt on the ground, and she would not get up until Qin's mother agreed to her. Qin's mother turned pale with fright, and said tremblingly, "You will be punished for doing this... this shameful thing..." Mrs. Fang Er said: "Yu Niang, I will explain this in front of the gods of the past. I told you to do this. If you want to hurt it, you will hurt my yin; if you want to repay it, you will repay me. It has nothing to do with the godmother." Seeing the Second Mrs. Fang's expression to the air like this, Qin's mother had nothing to say, so she agreed silently. Only then did Mrs. Fang stand up, hurriedly picked up her daughter from the bed, lowered her head to look at her daughter and said softly: "Daughter, daughter, don't blame your mother for being cruel, your mother also has your mother's difficulties. If you don't do this, you will There will never be a day of success, and you will never even think about raising your eyebrows. After leaving your mother, I wish you no disasters and a long life!" As she said, she couldn't help but also shed a few lines of tears.方二大太说完后，将心一横，双手将孩子递给秦妈，便背过身去掩泣起来。 秦妈颤抖着接过孩子，趁方二太太背过身去，顺手从桌上拿过一只小小的银瓶，悄悄塞进孩子的怀里。随即，便抱着孩子出房向东屋走去。 秦妈蹑脚走到玉娇龙床前，轻轻掀开帐子一看，见玉娇龙仍闭着双眼一动不动地躺着。她俯下身去，轻轻叫了声“小娘子”，见毫无动静，又伸手去摸了摸玉娇龙的额头，感到湿漉鹿的仍在冒着微汗。秦妈不由感到一阵欣慰，暗暗从心里念了一声：“她已平安无事了。”忙将手里的孩子放到玉娇龙身边，又把紧靠在她身边那个刚生下的孩子抱了起来。就在这短短的一瞬间，秦妈只感到一颗心扑腾得直响，甚至好像远远传来的雷鸣，不知不觉间，她也是满头的大汗。她正想抽身离去，刚转过身子，忽又停立下来，心想：“我也得留个表记，让他母子将来得以相认才是。”于是，她又放下孩子，拿起剪刀，在玉娇龙的贴身棉袄上，剪下一、方桃红色的里绸来，将它悄悄地揣藏在自己的怀里。这下，她才抱着孩子匆匆离房回到方二太太屋里。 方二大太见孩子已掉换到手，当然满心欢喜。一面千恩万谢地感慰秦妈，一面又忧心忡忡地对秦妈说：“趁那女人昏睡未醒，我们必须赶紧离店才是。不然，一旦被她发觉，闹了起来，岂不误事！” 这时，天色已亮。方二太太便把胡成叫来，对他说道：“我感到身子已经复元，不耐在这里久住，烦你去给我雇辆车来，我要立刻起程到肃州去。” 胡成感到诧异而为难地说道：“这么大的风雪，且明天就过年了，那儿雇车去？！” 方二太太固执而带怒地说道：“这里也是肃州府所管的地方，派着谁，谁还敢说不去！何况我是雇车，风雪大，多出银两就是，我是定要走的。” 胡成见方二太太立意要走，碍着她是现任府官的宝眷，不便违拗，只得冒着风雪出门给她雇车去了。 方二太太忙命秦妈收拾好行李等候。 一会儿，胡成已将车雇来。方二太太便抱着孩子，由秦妈搀扶着上了马车。车夫挥响长鞭，发出一声嘶哑的吆喝，便滚动车轮向西驶去。 胡成站在门外相送。一会儿，马车便隐没在一片迷茫的风雪中去了，雪地上只留下两道深深的辙印。胡成不解地摇摇头，心里只嘀咕着自己是否做出什么得罪了这位官大大的事情。 再说玉娇龙一直昏昏沉沉地睡在床上，直至中午方才渐渐苏醒过来。当她刚刚恢复知觉的那一瞬间，首先闪起的念头便是：孩子已经生下来了，他可平安无恙？他的模样像谁？虽然她仍感四肢无力，甚至困乏得眼睛都不愿睁开，但一想到孩子，便好似有一种莫名的力量在支撑着她，使她很快地在恢复着元气，使她又在渐渐地增长着精神。她睁开了眼睛，挣扎着翻过身来，注视着甜睡在身旁的孩子，脸上露出了一种她生平从未有过的、发乎天性的笑容。她情不自禁地移过脸去轻轻地偎着孩子，一瞬间，满心的酸辛竟酿成了一怀蜜水，装不下了，却从眼里漫溢出来。她感到全身都浸透了欣幸。这种欣幸，她只有幼年时在母亲怀里、以后又在罗小虎胸前曾经体味过。她感到一种无可比拟的满足，一切因此而所受的磨难、痛苦和挣扎，只在这一瞬间都已得到报偿，她甚至为自己曾偶然闪起的悔恨而感到羞惭。 玉娇龙偎依了孩子一会，又才抬起脸来仔细打量孩子的模样：一副红红的小脸蛋，秀长的眉毛，端正的鼻子下长着一张湿润的小嘴，闭睡的眼睛虽看不出眼神，但从那细长的眼帘上，已能使人感到它的秀慧来。孩子是十分清秀的，清秀得以致显得有些纤弱，玉娇龙细细察看，想从孩子的眉宇神态中察出他像淮来。她看来看去，看了许久，却看不出有一丝儿和罗小虎相似之处来。她不禁感到有些怅然若失了。正在这时，黑三端着一大碗红糖开水蛋进房来了。他小心恭敬地走到玉娇龙床前，说道：“我黑三昨夜鬼迷心窍，走上邪道，多蒙小娘子手下留情，我黑三虽然下贱，也是个知过必改，知恩必报的人。今特为小娘子送来开水蛋一碗，还望小娘子不念旧恶，将它吃下，我黑三也算尽了一番心意。”说完，双手将碗递到玉娇龙面前。 玉娇龙并未伸手去接，只默默注视着黑三，心里充满了疑虑。 黑三见状，尴尬地笑了笑，将碗搁在床边，另外取过一只茶杯，从杯里分出少许开水，然后举杯对玉娇龙说道：“我黑三出于一片真诚，别无他意，请小娘子尽管放心。” 说完，一仰头，将杯内开水吞下肚去。 玉娇龙见他这般情景；心里也不由感动起来。对他温声说道：“'过而能改，善莫大焉'！我领了你这番心意。”说完，她把碗端了起来。黑三高高兴兴地退出房外去了。 玉娇龙端起那碗滚烫的开水蛋来，这才感到自己真是又渴又饥。她一连吃下四枚鸡蛋，又喝了半碗糖水，顿觉心头好过多了。当她正吃着第五枚鸡蛋时，忽听床上孩子一声啼哭，她不禁猛然一惊，忙将已经衔进嘴里的半枚鸡蛋吐回碗里，伸手去拍着孩子。 孩子还是不停地啼哭。她想：可能拉尿了。又用于往孩子胯下一摸，布片全湿透了。她感到一阵心疼，赶忙拉下那块湿漉漉的尿片。就在这一刹时，玉娇尤不觉一怔，呆住了：孩子竟是个女的！这使她感到惊异极了，神情也恍惚起来。她总觉自己生的是个男孩，怎又变成女孩了？她呆呆凝神地回忆着，昨晚半夜生死挣扎的情景，又一一闪现在她眼前。她记起来了，就在她拼尽最后余力，似觉魂魄皆已离体，正飘忽升浮之际，耳边传来一个女人的声音：“恭喜你生了个小子，长得虎头虎脑……”那声音听去虽然遥远，好似从云外飘来，但“生了个小子”和“虎头虎脑”几个字自己却听得十分真切，怎的又变成了细眉秀目的女孩子呢？ 玉娇龙呆了片刻，又忙着给孩子换尿布去。襁褓刚一解开，一个小小的银瓶从襁褓里滚落出来。玉娇龙捡起一看，见银瓶虽小，却镂刻精致，知非寻常人家之物。她不禁想道：“这瓶从何而来？”她正诧异间，孩子又啼哭起来，便忙又回头去照料孩子。 当她一眼看到孩子那裸露出来的肚脐时，心不由猛然一震，她这下才真的被惊呆了：肚脐上的脐带竟然都已脱落！玉娇龙又看看那只银瓶，心里已经明白过来：自己的孩子被人掉换去了！她急得心里有如火燎一般，忽然想起店家找来给自己接生的那个女人秦妈来。玉娇龙忙高声喝叫道：“店家，诀来！” 胡成听西房呼唤声急，赶忙跑进房来，问道：“小娘子有何吩咐？” 玉娇龙眼里闪光如电，厉声问道：“你昨晚找来的那位秦妈是个什么样的人？” 胡成愕愕惶惶地答道：“东屋方二太大的女仆。” 玉娇龙：“你快去把她给我叫来。” 胡成：“秦妈已于晨早随方二太太动身到肃州去了。” 玉娇龙：“方二太太又是个什么人？她身边可有孩子？” 胡成：“是新任肃州府府官方大人的二太大，身边有个尚未满月的孩子。” 玉娇龙：“是儿，还是女？” 胡成：“是位千金，”玉娇龙一切都明白了。她胸中腾起怒火，愤恼得嘴唇都差点咬出血来。她喝令胡成道：“快，去给我把马备好！” 胡成全身不禁接连打了几个哆嗦，语不成句地说道：“这……这……怎行……你刚……刚生……这大的风雪……” 玉娇龙截断他的话头，怒喝道：“叫你快去备马！” 胡成吓得赶忙退出房门，到马房备马去了。 玉娇龙已顾不得全身的疲惫和疼痛，从行囊里取出一段红绫，将身腰紧紧束裹着，又把孩子放进兜肚，捆在胸前。她匆匆准备停当，便打起精神，提着行囊走出店来。胡成已牵着大黑马在门前等候。玉娇龙举目西望，只见上面是阴沉沉的一片，下面是白茫茫的一片，分不出哪儿是天边地角，也分不出哪儿是路；看不到一点绿色，也看不到一点乌影，除了飘滚着的雪花，除了高耸逼人的祁连山峰，便什么也没有了。 玉娇龙一咬唇，腾上马鞍，将缰绳一带，大黑马发出一声长嘶，四蹄溅起雪花，迎着风雪向西追去。