The door of the cabin was not high, and the highest point could only reach Liu Ruyi's chest. Therefore, Liu Ruyi had to lower her head deliberately to enter!
The space inside the wooden house is not large, only about seven or eight square meters. In order to resist the cold wind, the windows have been sealed with shabby quilts. The light in the house is a bit dark. The fire on the side has been extinguished for a long time. In addition,
Due to the heavy snowfall, there were faint drops of water dripping from the roof, and the air indoors was extremely humid and cold.
On a wooden bed at the end of the room, Huo Lang was hugging a woman's body tightly and crying!
"Huo Lang? What happened?" Liu Ruyi walked gently to Huo Lang and asked in a low voice.
Huolang seemed to wake up with a sudden start. He pulled Liu Ruyi's arm like crazy, pointed at the woman on the bed and cried loudly: "Brother, look! My mother is not dead yet, is she? She is not dead yet!"
"
"Mom, wake up? Mom, don't leave me alone!" Huo Lang shook the woman's body desperately, hoping that she would open her eyes again, but for a long time, she still didn't.
Got no response at all.
"Huo Lang, calm down! Calm down!"
Liu Ruyi hugged Huo Lang's body from behind, hoping to stop him from self-mutilating. However, although Huo Lang was not old and his body was very thin, he was very strong, like a crazy calf.
, desperately consuming the energy in his body.
Helpless, Liu Ruyi had no choice but to stretch out her legs from behind and lay the boy down on the ground, while her body pressed heavily on him, making him unable to move!
"Huo Lang, calm down! Don't hurt yourself again! Let me see if your mother can be saved first!" Liu Ruyi shouted loudly.
"Ah? Brother, please save my mother! As long as you can save my mother's life, I will repay your kindness even if I am a bull or a horse!" Huo Lang seemed to have grabbed the last life-saving thread.
Straw knelt down on the ground and kept kowtowing to Liu Ruyi.
Liu Ruyi could also understand Huolang's mood, so she just made a silent gesture towards him and began to carefully look at the woman on the bed.
This woman was not very old, she could be forty years old at most. Her expression was very painful, her face was livid, her lips had turned purple from the cold, and there were faint traces of fingers pinching her throat! Liu Ruyi reached out and put his hand on her
I tested my body temperature on my neck and forehead. It was already cold and my body was very stiff. It was obvious that I had been dead for a long time!
"Huo Lang, when did you leave here?"
"Huh?" Huo Lang was stunned, and then he patted his forehead hard, "It seems to have been yesterday afternoon! There was really no food at home, so I added firewood to my mother, closed the door, and then went out.
!”
Liu Ruyi sighed slowly and could roughly guess the cause of this woman's death!
This wooden house is well sealed and it is difficult for the air to circulate. When the firewood in the stove burns to a certain level, there will be too much carbon dioxide in the house, which will soon cause difficulty in breathing. If it is not normal on weekdays, it has snowed heavily in recent days.
, all the crude chimneys on the roof were blocked! This woman was originally weak and seriously ill, coupled with the severe cold weather and various reasons, this led to the tragedy.
"Huo Lang, your mother has passed away! Sorry!" Liu Ruyi weakly patted Huo Lang on the shoulder, but did not tell Huo Lang the real cause of her mother's death.
After all, the deceased has passed away. If another life is taken for this, it would really be a sin!
Living in troubled times, human life is like grass and grass. It is really not easy to live well!
"No! I don't believe it, I don't believe it! Brother, you lied to me, you must be lying to me!" Huo Lang looked up to the sky and roared, beating his chest hard with both fists!
Suddenly, Huo Lang screamed and spat out a large pool of black blood. His body was swaying even more and he was about to fall to the ground!
Liu Ruyi quickly supported his body and dragged him to the open space outside the house!
In fact, when Liu Ruyi saw Huolang for the first time, he could roughly guess that the child might have some tracheal diseases. Now it seems that it is indeed true.
At this time, Zou and Uncle Fu also led two old horses slowly to this side.
"Ruyi, what is this?" Zou pointed at Huo Lang beside him and asked doubtfully.
Liu Ruyi did not answer, but shook her head slightly.
There was a lot of firewood stored in the small courtyard in front of the cabin. Liu Ruyi did not choose to go inside the cabin. Instead, he set up a fire in a dry place on one side of the cabin, and brought an iron pot from the cabin.
I took some clean snow from the roof and boiled a pot of hot water.
It has been more than a day since they fled the Liu family's mansion last night. Liu Ruyi and others have not even had a sip of water. Now that they have a place to stay, their nerves have finally relaxed a little and they gathered around the fire.
, warm up by the fire.
Huolang also slowly recovered, and he took a few clean dead branches and cut them into slender sticks with a waist knife. He also cut off a few pieces of the roe deer, strung them on the sticks, and gave them to Liu Ruyi.
He was having a barbecue. But his mood was still very low. He didn't say a word and just stared blankly at the snowflakes floating in the air.
Liu Ruyi also knew what Huo Lang was feeling, but she didn't say much. She just silently handed the small wine bottle to Huo Lang's hand!
After drinking some hot water and eating a few pieces of roasted roe deer meat, Liu Ruyi and the others finally recovered a little. Unfortunately, Xiao Liuer's injury still didn't improve much. Although they ate a little,
The high fever has not gone away and my mind is still unclear.
Fortunately, there was the golden sore medicine left by Huo Lang's father. Liu Ruyi and Xiao Liu'er applied a large amount of it to the wound. They also took some silk from Zou and cut it into thin strips with a steel knife to use as a simple bandage.
On the wound, I felt a little better.
After resting for a while, Liu Ruyi helped Huolang dig a simple grave in the woods on the side of the wooden house, and buried Huolang's mother. Liu Ruyi also kowtowed several times on her grave, which was very satisfying.
Huo Lang was a little surprised.
"Brother, thank you!" Huo Lang bowed deeply to Liu Ruyi and said.
"Thank you for what? Huo Lang! We should be the ones thanking you! Without you, my mother, I, and my servants would have died by the river at the foot of the mountain!"
Liu Ruyi patted Huo Lang's shoulder hard and said: "Every life is full of grass and trees, and maybe everyone has a destiny! Your mother has passed away, but she doesn't want to live in sorrow forever.
!Live well, this is the best way for you to repay your mother!"
Huo Lang didn't say anything, just nodded heavily.
…………
The afternoon passed quickly, but the heavy snow showed no sign of stopping. Liu Ruyi had no choice but to give up her plan of traveling all night and rested at Huo Lang's house.
However, the falling snowflakes in turn helped Liu Ruyi a little!
The heavy snow covered all traces in the world, so Qi's minions did not quickly find the footprints of Liu Ruyi and his party.
But early the next morning, Liu Ruyi just woke up from her sleep. Uncle Fu ran over from outside with a nervous expression, leaned into Liu Ruyi's ear, and whispered: "Young Master, it's not good, they
Maybe they are chasing us! I just saw a dozen figures at the foot of the mountain, and they were even leading hunting dogs!"
Liu Ruyi's expression changed drastically, and she cursed in her heart: "This bitch and evil woman really has evil intentions! Do you have to drive her away and kill her to death?"
"Uncle Fu, don't panic! Go and call Huo Lang!" Liu Ruyi ordered in a deep voice.
Fu Bo responded and left.
"Ruyi, what's wrong?" Ms. Zou had been sleeping very uneasily, and she woke up when she heard the slightest noise.
"It's okay, Mom! We have to change places!" Liu Ruyi comforted her in a low voice, not seeming to worry her mother.
"Brother, what happened?" Huo Lang was in the small wooden house next to him and ran over quickly.
Liu Ruyi looked into Huo Lang's eyes and said in a deep voice: "Huo Lang, I'm sorry, brother lied to you! We were not robbed by bandits, but were chased by the enemy! Now they are at the foot of the mountain, can brother believe you?
?”
Huo Lang was stunned for a moment, then slowly breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Brother, although we haven't been together for long, I can feel that you are a good person! I believe in you!"
"Okay! Good brother!" Liu Ruyi patted Huolang's shoulder heavily, and the hand that was originally holding the handle of the knife at his waist slowly relaxed.
"Huo Lang, the enemies who want to kill me are at the bottom of the mountain, and they also have hunting dogs! Do you have any good ideas?" Liu Ruyi said.
Huo Lang pondered for a moment, "Brother, there is a secret cave behind this mountain. We can go there and hide for a while! As for the hunting dogs?" Huo Lang smiled softly, "Brother, don't worry, I will have it when the time comes.
Find a way to deal with it!"
Liu Ruyi nodded, "Good brother, I leave everything to you!"
The few people packed up quickly and without stopping at all, followed Huo Lang and climbed quickly towards the top of the mountain despite the biting wind and snow.
This mountain is very high, and the higher you climb, the steeper it gets! Soon, the two old horses were out of breath, and it was difficult to go any further!
"Huo Lang, how long will it take to arrive? These horses may not be able to hold on anymore!" Liu Ruyi was also very tired, but she just held her breath and forced herself to persevere!
"Brother, don't worry! Go around the big rock in front and we're almost there!" After Huo Lang finished speaking, he pointed at a natural boulder about a dozen steps ahead.
This boulder is three stories high, and it is located in the middle of the gap between two mountains. Standing here, Liu Ruyi can faintly see that there is a narrow hole looming above the boulder! If there is no fire man to remind,
If ordinary people want to discover this cave entrance, I am afraid it will really take a lot of effort!
"Work harder, let's take a rest after entering the cave!" Liu Ruyi said through gritted teeth, holding back her physical fatigue.
At this moment, Uncle Fu tightly grabbed Liu Ruyi's lapel, and his face quickly turned blue, as if full of great fear!
"What's wrong? Uncle Fu?" Liu Ruyi asked softly, while she had already pulled the steel knife out of its sheath with her right hand!
Over the past few days, Liu Ruyi has gotten to know Uncle Fu better. This kind-faced old man can't help but be loyal to his mother and son. He has quite a lot of life experience. Something that can change his color must be unusual!
Uncle Fu didn't say anything, but quietly winked at Liu Ruyi!
Liu Ruyi turned around slightly and saw a tall giant wolf standing next to a stone more than ten steps away, looking at his group of people with an unkind expression!