Mo Yan was the first to put down her chopsticks, lifted her skirt, stood up and rushed out of the tent.
Jiang Yuzhu followed closely behind, while Shen Zhilan was a little worried, but also followed at the end and looked in the direction of the sound.
About a hundred meters away stood a little girl wearing an old jacket that had been washed white. She leaned forward with her hands stretched out helplessly towards the ice.
The ice surface collapsed, revealing a huge ice hole.
"Oh no, a kid fell down!"
Mo Yan has lived in the north for many years and has experience in this.
Clothes are thick in winter, and if a child who falls into the water is not rescued in time, he or she will be in great danger.
The ice surface has been dug, and the surrounding ice has cracks and is in a precarious situation.
In a hurry, Mo Yan waved his hands vigorously and said to the little girl, "Stand still, we are here to help you save people!"
The little girl hesitated for a moment, then stood there cautiously, her red, frozen hands still trying to reach out to the ice.
But she was young and her efforts were in vain.
"Miss, I will go ahead!"
The two guards looked at each other. One of them was better at swimming. He took off his jacket while running and jumped into the ice hole without hesitation.
Jiang Yuzhu turned around to take care of Shen Zhilan first, and then she and Mo Yan comforted the frightened little girl.
The river water in winter is icy cold.
After the guards went down, they were unable to move their hands and feet.
The kid sank to one side of the ice, and the guards took great pains to lift him up.
Only then did Jiang Yuzhu see clearly that the person who was rescued was not a little kid. He was well-fed and fat like a ball.
"catch!"
Jiang Yuzhu let go of the hemp rope and threw it into the river.
The guard breathed a sigh of relief, grabbed the hemp rope tightly, and was dragged ashore by several people.
After the person was rescued, Jiang Yuzhu could see clearly that the guard was holding a boy of about seven or eight years old.
"Benefactor, he is my cousin Yaozu."
The little girl looked weak and didn't look even older than the boy who was rescued.
She sniffed and looked frightened.
"Thank you, Madam. This kid is dead!"
The guard was shivering from the cold, but he still gritted his teeth and wrapped the boy with his coat.
"The breathing is weak, but there is a pulse."
Jiang Yuzhu squatted down and started first aid. Soon the boy vomited water continuously and then slowly woke up.
He opened his eyes and stared at the little girl. When he came to his senses, he cursed, "Zhang Daya, my mother was right. You and your mother are both bitches. You want to destroy the incense of my old Zhang family!"
"I, I didn't!"
The little girl clenched her fists and had snot hanging from her red face.
She was not good at speaking and could not explain, so when she was scolded she could only wipe away her tears, obviously feeling very aggrieved.
Seeing this scene, Jiang Yuzhu had nothing to understand!
"What's your excuse? I'll tell grandma when I get home and beat you to death, you little bitch!"
"No, I won't kill you. I can sell you to the barbarians for twenty taels of silver!"
After the boy woke up, he started cursing all the time, which made Jiang Yuzhu frown continuously.
They are obviously cousins, but the younger brother calls her a bitch all the time and speaks rudely. It is obvious that he has been taught that by words and deeds.
If I had known I was going to save such a bastard, I would have just stood by and watched him drown!
Those who are so biased are definitely not good people.
They are kind enough to save lives, but they may get into trouble.
"I, it's my fault."
The little girl named Zhang Daya suddenly knelt on the ground and begged, "Cousin Yaozu, I will agree to whatever you ask for. Please don't tell grandma, otherwise she will cause trouble for my mother again!"
Yesterday, some people from the village came to break ice to fish, and Zhang Yaozu insisted on going to the river to take a look.
In the past, villagers would put up fences around the ice after chiseling it, leaving a mark.
Zhang Daya backed out when she didn't see it.
She stood there, and before she could react, her cousin Zhang Yaozu had already run onto the ice to have fun. Unexpectedly, the ice was not solid, and Zhang Yaozu fell into an ice hole.
"You wish! I'll tell grandma to sell you, your mother, and the bastard in her belly!"
Zhang Yaozu's teeth were chattering from the cold, and he stretched himself out under his coat.
After being rescued, he became critical of everything and had a bad attitude towards Jiang Yuzhu and the others.
Mo Yan stamped her feet in anger. She seemed narrow-minded to have such a petty opinion with such a young boy, but if she didn't care, she would be so angry that her stomach would hurt.
Jiang Yuzhu didn't tolerate Zhang Yaozu's bad habits and sneered, "Give it to me!"
The guard who saved the man was so cold that his face turned purple because he had no coat. Why should he give his coat to an ungrateful person who didn't know how to behave?
At seven or eight years old, you are no longer a kid. Are you still using the excuse of being ignorant?
"You dare!"
Seeing Jiang Yuzhu's impressive demeanor, Zhang Yaozu lowered his voice and said, "At worst, I'll ask my grandma to give you some money."
"Oh? How much?"
Jiang Yuzhu snatched the jacket forcefully and ordered the guards to go to the tent to warm themselves by the fire.
She estimated Zhang Yaozu's family background in her mind. Seeing that the boy was well-dressed, his family should have some property.
"Isn't ten taels of silver enough for you?"
Don’t think that Zhang Yaozu doesn’t know that he has been studying and practicing calligraphy, and he will become the top scholar in the imperial examination in the future to bring honor to his family. His name lives up to his character!
Ten taels of silver is enough for an average family's food, clothing and other expenses for a year, and there will even be some left over for families with a small population.
"You're a future number one scholar, and your life is only worth ten taels of silver?"
Jiang Yuzhu hugged her arms. She was not afraid of being dragged because she was not the one shivering from the cold.
If Zhang Yaozu really passed the imperial examination and became the top scorer, he would be another Feng Qing.
"You knew my family was rich, so you set a trap for me, didn't you?"
Zhang Yaozu rolled his eyes. Otherwise, the villagers usually mark the ground when ice fishing, so why not today?
And looking at the group of people setting up their tents, they seem to be ice fishermen.
"No, you really tricked me. You almost killed me. Shouldn't you compensate me?"
Zhang Yaozu believed that Jiang Yuzhu and others were the culprits and saved him only to atone for his sins.
Mo Yan: “…”
She kindly ordered the guards to save someone, but was bitten back. It was really eye-opening!
On the side, Zhang Daya mustered up the courage to say, "No, no!"
If it weren't for his benefactor, how could Zhang Yaozu be alive? Saying these words is really conscienceless.
Even though she was afraid of her cousin, Zhang Daya mustered all her courage and stood up to refute him.
"Bitch!"
Zhang Yaozu snorted twice, pointed at Zhang Daya's nose and cursed, "Do you really think I'm stupid? Zhang Daya, you are in cahoots with them!"
"What a slander! If that's the case, we'll just throw you into the ice hole and we won't save you!"
Mo Yan was so angry that veins on his forehead were throbbing, and he rubbed his chest.
The two sides were confronting each other when a large group of people came from a distance.
The leader was a small, sharp-cheeked old lady. She walked briskly on crutches and in the blink of an eye, she was on the ice. She hugged Zhang Yaozu and cried, "My dear grandson, my darling, who bullied you?"
After she finished speaking, the old lady glared at Jiang Yuzhu and the others.
Zhang Daya instinctively shrank back, but still explained with a blushing face: "Grandma, these people didn't bully my cousin. They are his saviors."
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