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Xiaowan was woken up by the splash of cold water. She opened her eyes and realized that the villagers had already dispersed.

"Get up and take those clothes to the river to wash." The Madam Xu did not care about the injuries on Xiaowan's body and ordered her, "If you can't wash up by nightfall, you will have no food to eat once you return. If you want to starve, then just dawdle. And don't wash my clothes, or I'll cut off your fingers. "

Xiaowan climbed up with much effort as her butt was in extreme pain. Luckily she had been beaten up in the courtyard today, and Madam Xu had not ripped off her pants, so she wouldn't lose her skin. However, the pain had made it difficult for her to move a single step.

Carrying a big basket of clothes, he walked step by step towards the river. The fiery red sunset shone onto the surface of the water, causing the Xiaowan to mutter to herself in her heart. She hoped that the sun would set a little more slowly so that she could hurry back home after washing up and see if her stepmother could give her a bite to eat.

Xiaowan swiftly washed her clothes, but her butt was too painful. She couldn't sit still, so she could only bend her body.

Suddenly, she heard the sound of horse hooves. Xiaowan's heart trembled as she looked towards the source of the sound.

Under the setting sun, a tall figure was riding a horse and was slowly walking over. The setting sun painted his body with a layer of golden light, making him look like a god that came from the sky.

Xiaowan recognized the figure of the Young Master from that day. Her heart was thumping hard, but she immediately retracted her gaze.

She couldn't be like this. She couldn't imagine impossible things to numb her. People had wives and children. She shouldn't even look at them.

But when he retracted his gaze, he was shocked to see his stepmother's dress floating in the air. Xiaowan did not have the time to grab it, and immediately jumped into the river to fish for it.

Tonight, the water was a bit rushed, so she had no strength to withstand the impact. She was washed away by the water and fell face first onto the ground.

Seeing that, Ling Chaofeng quickly jumped off the horse to catch up, but Xiaowan was already unconscious in the cold river.

"Miss?" Ling Chaofeng carried Xiaowan up. He was unconscious in his arms, but no matter how he called, he did not reply.

It was dark, Da Qing drove the carriage from the pier, and was about to bring Susu and the child home. Coincidentally, he met Ling Chaofeng at the same time, bringing a girl down from the horse he was on when he returned to the inn.

As they walked into the shop, the lights were on, and everyone could see that the young lady was unconscious, her weak and frail body in Ling Chaofeng's embrace, looking extremely small.

"Daddy bought it for me." Little Pei ran over and looked at his father with surprise and joy, "Father, did you buy a mother for Little Pei?"

Ling Chaofeng and his son did not have time to play around. He and Aunt Zhang looked at each other for a moment before he carried the others and went to the guest room upstairs.

Susu handed the child over to Da Qing and went upstairs to help out. Together with Aunt Zhang, he took off Xiaowan's drenched clothes. They were trembling with anger.

"Too pitiful." Susu immediately shed tears, thinking back to the days when she was beaten up, she knew that this girl had suffered a lot. As she cried, she carefully wiped the medicine on her body and helped her put her clothes back on.

Xiaowan couldn't lie down to sleep, she could only lie on her side.

Uncle Biao went to get a doctor. When the doctor saw Xiaowan, he sighed and said, "It's that child again, she came to grab some medicine for me during the new year, and I saw that she was injured. Sigh … A heartless person, such a good child, beating him up like this. "

waved for him to come in, then hugged him to let him look at Xiaowan's face. Little Pei asked his son, "Is this your sister who bought you the candied fruits?"

"It's aunt." Little Pei corrected his father, "It's not big sister."

Ling Chaofeng laughed, that's right, if his son calls his big sister then they are weaker than him by a generation, and that is …

He looked back at the unconscious man and felt pity for him. However, the first time he saw this girl, it was not only out of pity.

"Father, is this my mother?" Little Pei asked.

"Don't spout nonsense, it will scare them off." Ling Chaofeng said softly, "Little Pei, be good. When my aunt wakes up tomorrow, can you give her some candy?"

Little Pei nodded his head, "I will give all the sugar to Aunt to eat. That way Aunt will be able to become my mother."

Ling Chaofeng did not know whether to laugh or cry.

The little guy was lying on his father's shoulder and was carried out. When he looked at the person on the bed, his tears fell, but he quickly wiped them away with his fat hands, not daring to let his father find out.

Xiaowan had a very long sleep, her body was warm and comfortable, while her fart was cold and calm. She greedily immersed herself in such comfort, but in her dreams, she would still be uneasy.

He didn't know if he would be woken up by a splash of cold water, and he didn't know if he would be woken up by his stepmother again.

Skirt... Xiaowan opened her eyes in shock as she remembered Madam Xu's dress floating in the river.

However, in front of him was not the vicious and sinister face of the Queen Mother. Instead, it was a pair of gentle eyes and a gaze filled with heartache. A beautiful woman lovingly asked, "Child, you're awake?"

Xiaowan was in a trance as she looked at Aunt Zhang blankly, as if she had seen him somewhere. No, she couldn't possibly have seen him before, this must be a dream, she must still be in a dream.

"I'll change the medicine for you first. We'll eat when it's over." The Aunt Zhang said, gently pushing the Xiaowan down, and pulled off her pants.

The Xiaowan curled up in fear. The Aunt Zhang said gently, "Good child, don't be afraid. We are all women.

As he said that, he wiped away the remaining ointment on Xiaowan's face. Because of the pain, Xiaowan clenched his teeth, she did not dare to gnaw on it, but her body could not help but tremble.

As the cold medicinal paste was applied again, the pain gradually dissipated and Xiaowan's body finally relaxed.

"Just call me Aunt Zhang, I work in this inn." "Aunt Zhang touched Xiaowan's face and smiled gently," Last night, you were picked up by our shopkeeper.

There was a man's voice outside the door. Aunt Zhang said she would let him in if there was nothing wrong. The young woman saw the tall, powerful, rugged man come in with a bowl and chopsticks.

She was dumbstruck, but the aroma of the food seeped into her body in an equally domineering manner.

"It's hard to avoid the smell of porridge cooked with goose meat and duck soup, but it's all fire and poison." The Uncle Biao said, "The meat has already been torn into shreds for you to digest. Child, you are too weak.

Xiaowan was supported up and leaned into her embrace. She took the porridge bowl, scooped a spoonful and blew on it, then put it by her mouth.

It must be a dream, it must be, or maybe, is she dead?

Xiaowan looked at everything in front of her in confusion. She unconsciously lowered her head and drank a mouthful of the warm and delicious porridge, as if she had injected some strength into her weak body.

At this time, there was a little guy wearing sleeping clothes. His hair was in a mess and he was drowsy as he looked at the door, then he turned and ran. Not long after, he ran back to Xiaowan's bed.

Xiaowan remembered that this was the child who pestered her to buy candied flakes on the first day of the new year. She never expected that they would meet again, even meeting family members.

"I'll give you some candy." Little Pei placed his sugar jar in Xiaowan's embrace, "Aunt, I'll give you TangTang to eat, but it won't hurt if you eat it.

Aunt Zhang laughed: "The sun is rising in the west, us Little Pei are willing to give the candy to others to eat."

Xiaowan was overwhelmed by the favor. When did she ever have such a life to be doted on? She must have died and been reincarnated into someone else's body.

"Grandmother, I also want to eat porridge." As Little Pei said this, he crawled onto the bed and suddenly fell into Xiaowan's embrace. The Xiaowan didn't have the strength to bear the fat little fellow right now, so she couldn't help but fall backwards, pressing heavily on the bed with her fart, causing her entire body to tremble in pain.

"Little Pei!" Xiaowan opened her eyes when she heard the angry voice. The man standing in front of the door was him again.

Ling Chaofeng walked in, and after bowing to Xiaowan, he used his gaze to force his son out of her arms. The little guy stood obediently by his father's side, not daring to make another move.

Ling Chaofeng then asked the Xiaowan: "Is Miss better?"

The Aunt Zhang then asked: "Child, what is your name, which family are you from?"

Xiaowan lowered her gaze and introduced herself. She did not forget to thank Ling Chaofeng for saving her and did not forget to ask, "Did you throw those clothes by the river?"

But the people here didn't care about their clothes, they cared about the Xiaowan and asked her, "Who hit you? The doctor who came to see you last night said that he saw you on New Year's Day and that there was a wound on your arm. It's been several months.

Xiaowan's tears were in her eyes as she nodded, unable to say a word.

Aunt Zhang asked, "Who hit you, your father, or your mother?"

"It's the stepmother …" Xiaowan choked with sobs, "My father is not at home, he is working in the countryside, he is the foreman who opened the mountain, his mother died a long time ago."

"Poor child, you should stay here to recuperate and recover before leaving." Aunt Zhang said, "Don't worry about other things, don't worry about those tattered clothes. If your stepmother really wants to fuss about it, I will give her the silver."

Xiaowan shook her head, looking at Aunt Zhang, then looking at Ling Chaofeng, he timidly said: "I … I can't give you all any trouble. The stepmother is very powerful, she … "

Ling Chaofeng said: "I'll go to your house for a trip in a while. You can stay here to rest and recuperate. With me here, don't be afraid. "

Xiaowan stared at him blankly. Unknowingly, she started blushing and felt the roots of her neck heating up. She quickly lowered her head.

The Aunt Zhang smiled but did not say anything, she helped her lie down once again, and laughed: "Another worker will come to work later, your older sister, you youngsters should have a easier time talking, okay?"

What's wrong with that? Even now, the Xiaowan still felt that she was either in a dream or had already died. How could she possibly have such a good life?

But thinking carefully, if it wasn't death but a dream, dreams would wake her up, and she would still return to that home. The Madam Xu might not be able to hold back in her fury right now, and wanted to skin her alive.

When Ling Chaofeng went downstairs, Aunt Zhang also came downstairs. She looked at the shopkeeper with a smile. "Leave her behind."