Chapter 7 The most poisonous is the heart of a woman!
Due to Liu Hu's new death, every corner of the Liu Mansion's backyard was tied with white cloth, and the bustling maids and women each stayed in their own rooms, keeping quiet and not daring to touch Mrs. Qi's brow.
"Mom, hurry up and pack your things now and take all the valuable things with you! We have to be on our way soon!" Liu Ruyi whispered to her mother.
"Didn't you say that we won't be allowed to leave until tomorrow morning? As expected, it's freezing cold and snowing heavily today, so we'd better spend the night before leaving!" Ms. Zou stretched out her hands to warm her son's cold hands.
Although Liu Ruyi was anxious, she patiently explained to her mother: "Mom, if that evil woman can't succeed, she won't let it go! The nights are long and there are many dreams, so we'd better be careful! You go pack your things first, hurry up! I
Go and ask Uncle Fu and Xiaoliu to come!"
Seeing her son's nervous expression, Ms. Zou knew that the matter was not trivial. She nodded and hurriedly ran towards the room in the small courtyard.
Liu Ruyi waited until her mother walked into the house, then carefully closed the courtyard door and walked towards the woodshed on the other side!
The reason why the Zou family, Liu Ruyi, mother and son trust Uncle Fu so much is not only because Uncle Fu is the old housekeeper of Liu Ruyi’s mother’s yard and has followed the Zou family for many years, but also, it is said that Uncle Fu and the Zou family are from the same hometown in Jiangnan! At that time, Uncle Fu’s family
He offended the powerful, his wife and children were separated, his family was ruined, and he had to leave his hometown and live in exile! When he passed by Zhangqiu City, he was already dying, with only half a breath left. Fortunately, Liu Ruyi's mother happened to go to the city to buy rouge and gouache and saw him.
Unfortunately, he bought a bowl of millet porridge from a roadside stall and saved Uncle Fu! Since then, Uncle Fu has been serving Liu Ruyi and her son, loyal and loyal.
Needless to say, Xiaoliu, although his temperament is a bit dull, only recognizes Liu Ruyi and has always been Liu Ruyi's die-hard follower.
"Uncle Fu, are you here? It's me!" Liu Ruyi gently knocked on the wooden door of the woodshed.
Not long after, Uncle Fu came out, but there was a look of worry on his face, "Young Master, why are you here? Have you finished the funeral?"
Liu Ruyi covered Uncle Fu's mouth and whispered: "Uncle Fu, the matter is urgent and we don't have time to talk more! My mother and I are leaving here soon. Are you willing to come with us?"
After saying that, Liu Ruyi stared into Uncle Fu's eyes.
Uncle Fu looked at Liu Ruyi's eager expression and understood something in his heart, but nodded desperately!
"Okay! Uncle Fu! You and Xiaoliu go pack your luggage quickly and bring more dry food and clothes. Mom and I are waiting for you at the gate of the yard! By the way, let Xiaoliu bring the steel knife I gave him!
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"Young Master, you?" Fu Bo wanted to say something else, but Liu Ruyi quickly disappeared from Fu Bo's sight.
At this time, the sky was already dark! There was only a waning moon hanging in the sky, and the cold moonlight reflected on the white snow, giving off a cold light.
"Mom, have you packed up?"
"Ruyi, look, this is the scroll your father gave to your mother back then, but your dad, why did your dad leave so early?" Mrs. Zou held an antique picture scroll and couldn't help but shed tears again.
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Liu Ruyi couldn't help but slapped her forehead hard, put the books and some of her mother's jewelry and miscellaneous items into a cloth bag on the side, and whispered: "Mom, dad has gone! We still have to go now."
Let’s save our lives first!”
"Yes, yes!" Zou also responded, "Ruyi, what should we do now?"
Liu Ruyi said nothing, but held tightly in her hand a fine steel knife that her father Liu Hu had given her!
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The snow is falling harder and harder, with no sign of stopping.
A moment later, at the gate of Liu Mansion, two old horses pulling a somewhat shabby carriage slowly drove out from the inner courtyard.
"Who is it?" the servant guarding the door yelled loudly.
"Oh, the young master set up a rabbit trap at the foot of the back mountain a few days ago. Now go and have a look." Uncle Fu smiled and said to the servant.
"Huh?" The doorkeeper was stunned. He didn't believe how his master's favorite young master could ride in such a shabby carriage, so he stepped forward to ask.
Liu Ruyi gently covered her mother with the quilt in the carriage, opened the curtain, and leaned out.
"You damn Liu San, I haven't seen you for a few days now? I don't even know your grandpa anymore? Ah! Do you want to seek death?" Liu Ruyi shouted loudly.
"Oh, really young master, where are you? What's going on?"
Liu San was still going to speak, but Liu Ruyi had already snatched the riding crop from Uncle Fu's hand, waved it high in the air, and whipped it hard towards Liu San's body.
"Damn it, what did I do, why don't I report it to you? Here, I will reward you with the wine money!" After Liu Ruyi said that, he took out a piece of silver that was more than one tael from his arms and threw it to Liu Ruyi.
Three hands.
Liu San took the silver and weighed it gently. His eyes lit up and he had long forgotten the whip he had just done. He smiled flatteringly at Liu Ruyi and said: "Young Master Renyi, please go slowly, I will see you off!"
Liu San's expression changed immediately after he finished speaking. He turned around and cursed at the dozen or so servants behind him: "What the hell are you doing standing still? Didn't you see that the young master is going out? Hurry up and open the door for me!"
"Yes! Yes!" Seeing the boss's words, the other gatekeepers hurriedly opened the back door!
Liu Ruyi personally drove the carriage and quickly disappeared into the snowy night.
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"Young Master, where are we going in this snowy day?" Xiao Liu said angrily to Liu Ruyi while playing with a three-foot-long steel knife in his hand.
"Liu'er, I also want to see that big insect you talked about last time. How about we go catch it?" Liu Ruyi smiled and patted Xiao Liu's big head.
"Really!" Xiao Liu was overjoyed and stood up from the carriage suddenly, startling the two old horses in front of him, "Young Master, you didn't lie to me?"
"Of course I won't lie to you! By the way, Liu'er, do you still remember the place where we met that big insect? If we look for it in the wrong place, we won't be able to catch it!"
"Don't worry, young master, Xiao Liu'er has recorded it here!" Xiao Liu'er pointed his big finger at his head and said with a silly smile: "Young master, this time we must catch that big insect and peel off its body.
Use tiger skin to make clothes for the young master!"
Liu Ruyi felt warm in her heart when she heard Xiao Liu'er's slightly innocent words. She wanted to say something but couldn't. She just patted Xiao Liu'er's shoulder heavily.
But Uncle Fu was not as easy to deceive as Xiao Liu'er. He raised his head and glanced at the vast snowy night in the distance, lowered his voice and said to Liu Ruyi: "Young Master, where are we going?"
Liu Ruyi did not answer, but just covered her clothes tighter, looked at the river not far away, and said: "Stop taking the official road! Turn around, let's take a path to the mountains to the south!"
Where to go? Liu Ruyi smiled bitterly and shook her head, but she didn't have an accurate answer in her heart! But the situation was imminent, and there was no time to think about it so much. The most important thing was to be able to escape from the clutches of the Qi family and save her life!
Fortunately, Liu Ruyi was well prepared for this, and had already ordered Xiao Liuer to go to the south to explore the terrain. Although he was walking a little hastily at this time, it was not embarrassing!
Not long after turning off the official road, the road gradually became narrower and more bumpy! However, the weather was very cold at this time, and the originally loose soil had been frozen very solid. Although the road was not easy to walk, it was manageable.
!Furthermore, Xiao Liu'er was very familiar with the terrain in this area. There were several large pits covered by heavy snow in the middle, and Xiao Liu'er drove his carriage through them without any danger.
An hour later, the plains had fallen behind, and the vast mountains covered with snow appeared in front of us!
At this time, the night was already dark, and with the falling snowflakes, the visibility was not higher, but the continuous mountains still gave Liu Ruyi a strong sense of security!
Liu Ruyi reached out and grabbed a few falling snowflakes, but her thoughts gradually drifted away!
At this point, there are only two ways in front of Liu Ruyi! One is, as mother Zou said, the two of them take these possessions as silver coins, go directly back to their hometown in Suzhou, buy some fields, build a house, and then
Marry a few beautiful wives and live a stable life! The other option is to flee directly to Jinan City and bribe your father Liu Hu’s friend during his lifetime, Mr. Jia, a fellow magistrate of Jinan Prefecture, and you can get an official position!
If it were in peaceful times, Liu Ruyi would choose the former without hesitation, but now it is already the ninth year of Chongzhen. Even if you want to live a peaceful life, I am afraid that this shitty world will not give you a chance! Besides, Liu Ruyi was the one in his previous life.
Coming from a grassroots background, I see all this clearly!
When you have no choice, escaping is always a cowardly act. It will only make you more and more afraid of reality until you lose your last courage! Stand up tall, face bravely, and even conquer all difficulties. This is a man.
What should be done!
Unknowingly, Liu Ruyi had already made a choice in her heart!
"Ruyi, it's windy outside, don't freeze your body, come in quickly!" Mother Zou pushed open the heavy curtain of the carriage and looked at her son with concern.
"It's okay, Mom! My son has also practiced martial arts with his father since he was a child, so this little cold is nothing! Mom, please have a good sleep! We can go to Jinan City tomorrow morning!"
Liu Ruyi smiled and helped her mother into the carriage, but there was a terrifying cold light in her eyes!
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In the Liu Mansion, half an hour after Liu Ruyi and her son left, the Qi family, together with their younger brother Qi Meng and dozens of tall and strong men, surrounded the small courtyard where Liu Ruyi and her son lived.
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"Go! Chop that bitch and the little bastard into pieces and feed them to the dogs!" Mrs. Qi ordered, and these tough men rushed into the small courtyard with dazzling swords and guns!
Mrs. Qi looked at this exquisite courtyard with a sneer, but she felt an indescribable joy in her heart!
Bitch, bitch, you will be here too! Haha!
Just when Mrs. Qi was imagining how to torture Liu Ruyi's mother and son, a big man rushed out of the courtyard first and knelt down in front of Mr. Qi, "Madam, it's bad! They ran away!"
"What?" Ms. Qi opened her eyes wide and rushed to the small courtyard to investigate, "Chase me! They can't run far! Whoever can capture that bitch mother and son alive will be rewarded with a thousand taels of silver! I want it
I chopped them up alive with my own hands!”
"Yes, yes!" The big men around him were overjoyed when they heard this. They picked up their weapons, got on their horses, and bolted towards the outside of Liu's mansion in the dark of night!
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