In winter, heavy snow falls, and snowflakes dye the earth a layer of silver.

In the territory of the Principal of Saxony, in the fief of the Knights of Langko.

The flames on the fireplace were burning, and the heat emitted made the whole room warm.

A long, historical patina-like table placed in the middle of the room.

Three women are sitting next to the table.

The best woman is a middle-aged woman dressed in gorgeous clothes and thick fur. She has thin lips, cold eyes and a harsh look.

In front of her was a basin of milky white milk for washing her face, a glass of bright red wine, and a plate of roasted crispy yellow bread.

Next to this woman was a young woman, also wearing luxurious clothes. Although she was a little pretty, her face was full of arrogance and pride. When people saw it, they felt disgusted. In front of her, warm milk, wine, and yellow bread were also placed.

And diagonally opposite the woman, a girl was sitting upright.

The girl lowered her head, her clothes were a little old, and she could also see the patches. In front of her, there was a basin of clear water, a glass of clear water, and a pitifully small black bread.

The girl ate black bread in small mouthfuls, without saying a word, occasionally looking up and taking a sip of water, which made people see her beautiful appearance. Looking at her cautious appearance, it makes people feel pity.

But among these people, middle-aged women sitting in their seats are definitely not included.

She looked at the beautiful girl, and the coldness in her eyes became stronger and stronger. Finally, after taking a sip of wine, she finally couldn't help saying, "Sophie!"

"Oh! Yes, mother!" The beautiful girl, known as Sophie, heard the voice of the middle-aged woman, was like a scared little rabbit. She raised her head in panic and looked at the woman with a little fear.

If time could be repeated, she would not have agreed to her father marry the woman home a few years ago.

However, her father is gone, and her regret is of course useless.

This woman is now the reasonable and legal hostess in this family.

The mean middle-aged woman took out a paper-thin coat from somewhere and threw it to Sophie casually, like alms, and then said, "Listen, put on this dress and pick me a basket of blueberries in the forest. I want to eat it!"

"Oh my God!" Sophie opened her eyes wide, "How could there be blueberries in winter? The ground is frozen and the heavy snow covers everything. Besides, how could I wear such thin clothes? It's so cold outside that even the breath you exhale can freeze. The wind will blow into the clothes, and thorns will hang it."

The middle-aged woman was furious and glared at Sophie viciously, "Do you dare to talk back to me? Go quickly! If you don't pick a basket of strawberries, you don't want to come back!"

Sophie suddenly showed bitter expression on her face. She looked at her pleading eyes, a young woman who looked at the show and said, "Mary, please, please, please, our mother, don't let me out in such a cold weather! At least, wait until the weather gets warmer."

A young girl called Mary raised a disdainful smile on her lips and said, "That's my mother, not your mother, Sophie, don't scream! Besides, my mother wants to eat blueberries. As her stepdaughter, you have been raising you for so long, shouldn't you give anything?"

"Harvest?" Sophie was so aggrieved that she couldn't speak after hearing these shameless words. These things were originally from her family, the property of her dead father.

She couldn't help but remember the scene where this middle-aged woman spoke to her kindly a few years ago.

"Listen, tell your dad that I am willing to marry him. From then on, you can wash your face with milk and drink wine every morning, while my own daughter can only wash her face with water and drink water."

However, no matter how much regret is, time will not flow again.

The middle-aged woman, Sophie's stepmother, took a piece of hard black bread to Sophie and said coldly, "Don't say I'm treating you badly, here, this is your food for the day."

Sophie silently held the hard black bread in her arms, picked up the basket, and was kicked out of the house by the middle-aged woman and walked alone into the nearest forest.

The servants at home looked at the miserable lady with heartache, but no one dared to make a practical move.

No one dares to understand the methods of this mistress of the family!

There was ice and snow outside, and no green grass was found.

The snow wind was like a knife, and the knife blew on Sophie's white and tender cheeks.

Sophie shivered and walked in this white world.

Her whole body is getting colder, her eyes are getting confused, and her hands and feet are getting weaker.

Just when she was about to hold on, suddenly, a small white house appeared in the forest in front of her.

There is a window on the wall of the house, and the window is open.

Through the window, Sophie saw three white-bearded dwarfs less than two-thirds of her height inside, looking around.

Seeing Sophie, the three white-bearded dwarfs showed joy in their eyes and smiled at Sophie.

Sophie was so surprised that she was driven to work in the forest by her stepmother, but she had never seen this house before, and the three white-bearded dwarves.

But being a human being cannot lose etiquette, which is what her dead father has always taught her.

The three white-bearded dwarves smiled at her, and Sophie greeted them, and quickly walked into the walkway to the small house and knocked on the door.

The small house felt a little restrained to Sophie, but at least it could still get in.

The three white-bearded dwarves inside shouted "Come in", and Sophie walked in.

There was a burning stove inside the small house, and there was a long stool beside the stove, and the three dwarfs sat there, calling Sophie to sit over.

Sophie said thank you and walked down, she really needed this ball of fire.

The temperature of the flame slowly drove away the chill from her body. Sophie felt very comfortable and her stomach gushes.

Sophie then picked up her small bread and baked it slowly by the stove.

When the dwarf saw it, he said, "Send some to us."

"Okay!" Sophie divided the baked soft bread into half without any hesitation and gave them half.

The three dwarfs shared the bread that Sophie took out evenly, and a look of satisfaction flashed in their eyes.

They asked Sophie, "Why are you doing this thin dress in the forest in the middle of winter?"

Sophie didn't doubt it. When the three dwarves asked, she replied honestly, "I have to pick a basket of strawberries, otherwise I can't go home."

"Oh!" The three dwarfs looked at each other and stopped talking.

After Sophie finished eating her bread, the three dwarfs handed Sophie a broom without hesitation and said, "Go and help us sweep away the snow from the back door."

Sophie is a kind-hearted girl who picked up the broom and walked towards the back door.

But after she went out, the three dwarfs discussed: "She is so cute and distributed the bread to us. What should we give her?"

The first dwarf said: "The gift I gave her was: She is more beautiful every day."

The second dwarf said: "The gift I gave her was: she spit out gold as soon as she spoke."
Chapter completed!