Chapter 1 A Child Fell from a Tree
Da Qi, the 15th year of Yongkang.
The sun is shining brightly in the sky, scorching the earth.
A group of haggard, pale and skinny people were being driven forward with difficulty by officers and soldiers.
Beads of sweat kept sliding down his face, landing on his neck and instantly disappearing under his collar.
"Sir, my mother can't walk any more. Please, can you please let her rest for a while? If she keeps walking, someone will die."
Boss Wan was sweating profusely, his lips were cracked, and he begged while gasping for breath.
"What are you yelling about? Hurry up and get on with your journey. We, the escort, haven't even complained of being tired yet, but you exiles are still crying and shouting. I'm giving you face, aren't I?"
Not only did the officer not agree, he also cursed and raised the whip in his hand high and hit Boss Wan hard on the back.
The dust raised by the whip tip was instantly blown up by the breeze.
The whip instantly left a trail of blood on Boss Wan's back, and his thin outer shirt was also torn.
Old Mrs. Wan was already feeling dizzy, and when she saw her son's injuries, her eyes rolled back and she fainted.
"mother!"
Wan Laoer quickly reached out and caught Wan Laotai.
Another soldier whispered, "Boss Zhu, how about we take a break?
We were only told to rush to the capital within one month to reunite with the exiled direct descendants of the Wan family, and we were not told to kill anyone.
If someone dies, we will have a hard time explaining ourselves.
Besides, after today, counting the days, we should be able to join up with the main force tomorrow.
Once we hand the person over tomorrow, we can go back. There is no need to kill someone today."
After weighing the pros and cons, Boss Zhu nodded, turned his head and squinted at the Wan family and said, "Okay, we are also tired, let's rest here for half an hour."
Everyone in the Wan family thanked them repeatedly as if they had been pardoned.
Mrs. Wan hurried to check on the injuries of Mr. Wan, and Mrs. Wan's second sister-in-law immediately took a basin to the nearby waterside to fetch water and boil it to drink. The children of the Wan family were so tired that they collapsed on the ground.
Mrs. Wan San sighed as she held the empty grain bag. They didn't have even a grain of rice left.
Wan Ersao followed the sound of water and came to a small stream. The water was so clear that one could see the bottom, and from time to time, dead yellow leaves floated down the surface of the water.
Wan Ersao immediately squatted down, scooped up a handful of water with her hands and put it into her mouth.
Before Wan Ersao could swallow a mouthful of water, she heard a "splash" sound.
"ah!!"
Wan Ersao was splashed with water by an unknown object that suddenly fell from a tree. She was so frightened that her voice broke and the water in her mouth choked her and she kept coughing.
At this time, Wan Laoer was wiping the sweat off Old Lady Wan's head. His heart skipped a beat when he heard his wife's voice.
The man quickly got up from the ground and ran to the stream.
The officers and soldiers just raised their eyelids and the person didn't even move, as long as the prisoner was still under their supervision.
"Wife, what's wrong with you?"
Wan Laoer's heart was pounding with nervousness.
When Wan Ersao saw the head of the household coming, she immediately ran over and grabbed Wan Laoer’s sleeve.
"Boss, something fell from the tree. It scared me so much that my heart almost jumped out of my chest."
Wan Laoer was relieved to see that his wife was fine.
Wan Laoer followed Wan Ersao's instructions and looked into the stream.
It didn't matter when I saw it, I immediately took a breath of cold air.
I saw a little baby wrapped in a blanket in the water.
"It's a child!"
Wan Ersao also saw the situation in the water clearly at this time, and her heart, which had just been relieved, rose to her throat again.
Wan Laoer had already taken a few steps into the water, without even taking off his shoes, and waded directly into the water.
This is a two-meter-wide stream. The water is half a person deep and just reaches Wan Laoer's waist.
Wan Laoer stretched out his hand to pick up the child, but the child fell from a great height and there was no cry. Wan Laoer's heart began to beat fast.
Without thinking too much, he immediately carried the child back to the shore.
"Mother, it's a girl."
Wan Laoer shouted nervously and worriedly.
Wan Ersao nervously took the child. The child was wearing a little pink dress, which was already wet and still dripping.
Wan Ersao wanted to take off the child's clothes, but after a long time, the child made no sound. Wan Ersao then realized something was wrong.
She hurriedly felt the child's nose and found that he was still breathing weakly, so Wan Ersao put the child upside down.
One hand holds the baby's chubby little feet.
She used her other hand to gently pat the baby's back for a long time. Finally, she heard a cry, and Wan Ersao's heart finally relaxed.
She quickly straightened the child and then looked at him carefully.
The little baby in my arms was about one year old, and was crying with his pink little mouth open.
The child was obviously hungry, so his cry was not that loud.
The little face was chubby and white, the hair was shiny black, and the long eyelashes trembled constantly as she cried.
The little baby looks so cute in her pink clothes.
The girl also wore a gold necklace around her neck, and below the necklace hung a pure gold eight-treasure necklace locket.
There are two words engraved on the lock: Furui.
Wan Ersao glanced around and quickly took off the child's gold collar and put it into Wan Laoer's hand.
"Boss, keep this and don't let anyone find out. It might be useful in the future.
This child exudes a sense of wealth both in his appearance and in his clothing.
I don't know why it fell from the tree and landed right in front of me. It seems that we are destined to be together.
Since the birth of Wanwen, our second branch has not had any children in these years.
Now God has mercy on me and sent such a beautiful girl down from the tree. I want to raise her.
From now on, I will call you Fubao."
Mrs. Wan Er held little Fubao in her arms and felt that all the tiredness and sadness she had felt in the past few days had dissipated a lot.
"Mother, if we were at home, I would have no objection if you adopted the child, but now we are in exile, our future is uncertain, and our family has run out of food. We cannot raise this child."
When Wan Laoer thought about the current situation at home, he couldn't help feeling bitter.
When little Fubaoer heard the conversation between the couple, he immediately stretched out his chubby little hands and grabbed Wan Ersao's clothes.
Xiao Fubaoer felt that there was an aura about Wan Ersao that made her feel at ease.
Mrs. Wan Er noticed Xiao Fubao's movements, and looked down at him, and found that the child was looking at her with his big round, bright eyes blinking.
"Liang--" Little Fubaoer's words were not clear, and his little voice was soft and sticky. There was shiny saliva hanging from the corners of his mouth when he spoke, making his whole little mouth even more pink and cute.
Wan Ersao's originally wavering heart was immediately melted by little Fubao and she changed her mind. She decided to adopt little Fubao.
"Master, I'm going to raise little Fubaoer. Even if we can't raise her, we can't leave her here. She's so young, she's definitely not going to survive tonight. Can you bear it?"
Wan Laoer glanced at Xiao Fubaoer, and Xiao Fubaoer was also looking at Wan Laoer.
Xiao Fubaoer immediately shouted to Wan Laoer, "Tie--"
Then she opened her little mouth and smiled silently at Wan Laoer, revealing a row of small teeth, two shallow dimples on her chubby face, and her big eyes curved into two crescent shapes.
It looks soft and cute, which can melt people's hearts.
When Wan Laoer saw this, his heart was softened and he immediately gave up.
"Then let's take the child back first? But even if we agree, it's useless. We haven't separated yet, and my eldest sister-in-law is a troublemaker. I think this is a long shot!"
Wan Laoer followed Wan Ersao, one in front and one behind, and the couple walked back with heavy hearts filled with worry.
There was silence in the resting place of the Wan family. The family members were so tired and hungry that they didn't want to talk. They were all like eggplants hit by frost, wilted and lying on the ground in all directions.
When Wan Ersao brought the child back, it was like a tornado blowing up on the calm lake.
The Wan family members who were originally lying on the ground slowly sat up and looked at the little girl in Wan Ersao's arms.
"Second sister-in-law, what are you crazy about? There is no food left at home, and you brought back a half-dead girl.
How did you raise it? Did you bring it back to feed us?
I'm starving, so you should just stew this kid. I think he's much fatter than our kid."
Mrs. Wan took the initiative and accused Mrs. Wan Er with a hint of viciousness and calculation in her eyes.
The officers and soldiers also looked at the little girl in Wan Ersao's arms with sharp eyes. They had not eaten meat for a month.
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