The wicked girl

Chapter 2
In the 13th year of Xicheng, winter.

The clapper outside rang suddenly, piercing the silent night.Seemingly being lightly pushed on the shoulder a few times, Ye Kui woke up suddenly.She opened her dim eyes to look at the sand clock on the table, and it was only four o'clock in the morning.It should still be dark outside, but it snowed heavily all night, and the snow outside was so white that there was faint white light coming in through the gaps in the windows and doors.Taking advantage of the weak light, Ye Kui saw clearly the person who had just woken her up.

The woman with disheveled blue hair was wearing a jacket with indigo dark flowers and begonia patterns, and looked at her in a daze.The jacket may have been worn for a long time, and the indigo color has become a little gray, which made her describe the bleakness more and more.This person is her mother, Xiao Yunniang.

Ye Kui couldn't help coughing slightly as the cold winter night hit.

"Ah Kui, take this to your Aunt Lin." Xiao Yunniang handed over a padded jacket.

Ye Kui accepted it calmly, nodded and prepared to get up.A child who is only six years old has weak wrist bones that seem to break easily.She put on her clothes and smiled wryly in her heart, this day is not easy to endure.

"Sister..." Just as she was thinking, a cat-like voice came from under the quilt.

Ye Kui turned to the side and said softly, "Wait a minute, sister will dress you later."

After speaking, a mess of hair came out of the bed.It was a boy who was also thin. He rubbed his eyes and said sleepily in his voice, "Xiao Shu knows how to wear clothes."

"Then you can wear it yourself." Ye Kui didn't force her, and her younger brother Ye Shu was only more than a year younger than her, so he knew everything he should know.While speeding up her dressing, she paid attention to Xiao Yunniang who returned to the table to sew.

Ye Shu noticed it, and couldn't help but also looked over, Xiao Yunniang picked up the scissors while he was sewing, he immediately trembled, leaned against Ye Kui and whispered: "Sister, I'm afraid."

"Don't be afraid." Ye Kui comforted, but she didn't know what to do.The mother of the original body is a real lunatic, she is devoted to the siblings when she is good, wishing to take off the moon from the sky, but when she is sick, she looks like she will beat them to death as soon as she raises her hand.

This is how the original body died!

In the cold winter, I was immersed in the well water, and I don't know whether I drowned or froze to death in the end.

After a month or so, Ye Kui could no longer remember the scene at that time, but she firmly remembered the way Ye Shu hugged her and cried so hard that she was almost out of breath.

Looking at Xiao Yunniang's confused expression, she couldn't help but secretly sighed.If it is normal, how can I let my young child give things to people at this time.

"Sister, I'll go with you." Seeing that Ye Kui was going out, Ye Shu hurriedly put on his shoes and chased after her.

Xiao Yunniang was still in a daze, lowering her head to sew her jacket, ignoring the two of them.

When I went out, it was still dark.The sky above was overcast and gloomy, becoming more and more distinct from the snow on the ground.It was still too early, and everyone in the alley should still be asleep, so Ye Kui led Ye Shu to the kitchen, and worked hard to warm up the white noodle rolls that Xiao Yunniang specially made yesterday when she was not ill.

While eating the morning food, Ye Kui thought about it in his heart.

The country she lives in is called Dayue. Even though she has a bad history, she knows that there has never been a country called Dayue in history.Peppers, which only appeared in the late Ming Dynasty, and handmade soap and glass, which only appeared in later generations, have been spread in Dai Viet since early.

This is a world that cannot be understood with common sense.

Sighing, she put away the bowls and chopsticks, and seeing that the time was just right, she couldn't help frowning, thinking to herself that she should wait for the dawn to clear before going out.But Xiao Yunniang entered the kitchen at some point, and said when she saw the two of them, "Why don't you go, Aunt Lin should be waiting."

Seeing her in a trance, Ye Kui didn't dare to argue with her, took Ye Shu and went out with a bundle of padded jackets.

In such a cold day, it was only just right, Aunt Lin must not have gotten up yet.They went out, but they couldn't deliver things immediately.

"Xiao Shu, is it cold?" Ye Kui helplessly tightened Ye Shu's skirt.

Ye Shu shook his head, "Sister, you are only two years older than me, why do you love talking so much?"

Once he left Xiao Yunniang, he talked more.The corners of Ye Kui's lips were slightly curved, and said: "Let's go around from the back." The people living in the alley are poor families, and even in the cold winter months, few people can't afford to pay after the time.Aunt Lin's family lived at the end of the alley, so she took a detour to go there, and she reckoned it was time to get up.

It's just that it snowed heavily all night, and Changping Lane's already narrow road became more and more difficult to walk.Ye Kui held Ye Shu with one hand, and leaned against the wall with the other to move forward cautiously.The snow has been trampled and turned into hard ice.One step slipped, and she had to lean against the wall so as not to fall.

If it falls, even if it doesn't bleed, bruises will always be unavoidable.But where does that family have money for medical treatment?

Just feeling emotional, Ye Shu slipped his feet and slid to the ground.Fortunately, Ye Kui has quick eyes and quick hands, and grabs him, and nothing happens.Panting, Ye Kui suddenly noticed that there seemed to be a figure at the corner not far away.It was nothing, but she noticed something was wrong just by looking at it.The people who come and go in Changping Lane are just poor people who are struggling, and those from better families have a shop like Aunt Lin's to do some small business.

However, the middle-aged man who was exposed to her sight was of the best material and workmanship.

She watched, her eyes changing.

"Sister, it was so dangerous just now." Ye Shu rubbed his red ears from the cold and said.

Ye Kui gave a low "hmm", an ominous premonition welled up in her heart, and she couldn't get rid of it.

The sudden appearance of a stranger in a mean street is unsettling.Coupled with the fact that there is a crazy mother in the family who always inadvertently exudes a sense of pampering and is full of doubts, the lingering anxiety in her heart suddenly becomes more intense.

The alley was winding, and when we reached the door of Aunt Lin's house, the sun had already emerged from the thick clouds.

Knocking on the mottled door, Ye Kui listened to the movement inside and pulled Ye Shu back a step.

Accompanied by the sound of "squeak--", the woman in a thick winter coat opened the door, rubbed her hands and laughed: "Ah, it's Xiao Yezi, why did you come so early?"

Ye Kui handed out the bundle, and responded with a smile: "My mother is thinking about it, and I'm afraid you are in a hurry."

"Morning, Aunt Lin." Ye Shu also greeted obediently.

Aunt Lin took it, and stretched out her hand to pull the two of them, "Brother Shu is here too, it's cold outside, come in and warm up quickly. Is your body all right, little leaf?"

Ye Kui nodded: "It's all over." After a pause, she continued, "My mother is at home alone, so I don't worry."

"You've always been sensible, Aunt Lin knows, if you don't want to keep it, then bring some sweet-scented osmanthus cakes home!" Aunt Lin took out the clothes while speaking, handed back the fur skin to her, and tapped Ye Shu's forehead again, " Wait, that sweet-scented osmanthus cake is delicious. Bring some more and let your mother taste it too."

Ye Kui hastily refused, and left with Ye Shu.

(End of this chapter)