When they arrived at the entrance of Guhuai Town, the carriage slowed down.

"Zhuangzhuang, what's wrong?"

Zhu Yuanyu felt the carriage stop, opened the curtain and asked. As soon as the words were spoken, he knew why. The atmosphere of the town in front of me is a bit strange, and the streets are already closed before it gets dark, and it is very deserted. There are few pedestrians on the road, and even if there are hurried by.

"It's weird, it's not dinner time yet......"

The tall bull looked up at the sky, a red sun hung in the air, it was only Shen Shi at this time, and it was still early before it got dark.

"Young Master, look-"

Zhu Yuanyu looked in the direction pointed by Li Zhuangzhuang, and there seemed to be white flags hanging at the door of several families on the street, which should be a funeral......

Gao Daniu was a little uneasy in his heart, thinking about the old lady and his wife at home, he said to Zhu Yuanyu: "Brother Zhu, I'm a little worried about the situation at home, I'll go home with the egg baby first, oh! My house is at the end of the alley, you can come to me at any time if you have something! Go first-egg baby come! Daddy hug you!"

The egg baby obediently stretched out her hands, grabbed the neck of the tall cow, looked back at Maotou reluctantly, and sniffed.

Zhu Yuanyu touched his head, smiled and didn't say anything.

Watching the father and son and a mule walk away, Zhu Yuanyu let Li Zhuangzhuang drive the carriage into the town.

The horses pulled the cart for some distance and found that several inns along the street were closed, some of them were pitch black, and some of them could see a glimmer of light through the cracks in the doors.

"Young master, I'll knock on the door and ask. ”

Qi Yi jumped off the horse, strode over, and knocked heavily on the door panel a few times.

"Anyone, open the door!"

No one responded.

Knock on another one, but this time someone responded through the door.

"Let's go, I'm not going to entertain you today!"

"Why?"

The people in the inn didn't respond anymore, and no matter how Qi Yi knocked on the door, it was as silent as if he was dead.

"Go down and see. ”

Zhu Yuanyu's voice came out of the carriage, and he couldn't hear any emotion, and Qi Yi led the horse and walked in front.

Just when Zhu Yuanyu thought that he was going to sleep in the wilderness tonight, the tall cow came to him.

"Brother Zhu, don't look for it! They won't open the door! Come to my house, although my house is not big, but it can still be squeezed, it's better than sleeping in the wild......"

Everyone looked at the curtain in unison.

Zhu Yuanyu opened the curtain and smiled at Gao Daniu: "Then it's better to be respectful than to obey your fate, and cause trouble to Brother Gao!"

"Hey, what a big deal!" the tall cow smiled, and then frowned worriedly as if he had thought of something.

Gao Daniu's home is said to be at the end of the alley, but in fact, it is almost on the outskirts of the town. It is said to be small, but in fact it is not small, three adobe houses, with a front and back yard, and a well and a large stone mill in the front yard, and the tall cow's mule is tied to the shed next to it, quietly eating the feed with grass as the main material, and the mouth is grinding and grinding.

"Let the carriage and horses be left there, the house is empty, and it will be inhabited after tidying up. ”

The tall bull pointed to the side of the mule, and then to the adobe house to the right of the main house.

Zhu Yuanyu stepped out of the carriage, looked around, smiled faintly at Gao Daniu, and said, "It's really troublesome Brother Gao!"

"Since you call me Brother Gao, can I not help with this favor? as long as you don't dislike it......

"Big Niu, is this what you mean by guest?"

Zhu Yuanyu turned his head, and out of the main room came a plainly dressed old woman, about sixty years old, with a very peaceful expression, squinting eyes as if she wanted to see clearly what was standing in front of her.

"Mother, why did you come out!"

The tall cow stepped forward and hugged the old woman.

The old woman, who is also a tall lady, patted the thick hand of the tall cow with a smile, and said in a kind voice: "I'll take a look, it's rare to have guests at home, it's not good to be lazy...... Ouch! This is the dog that the egg baby is talking about!"

Maotou squatted at Zhu Yuanyu's feet, looking around, the tip of his tail wagging slightly.

"Aunt Gao, I'm sorry to disturb you. ”

Zhu Yuanyu arched his hand to Mrs. Gao.

"It's okay, it's okay......"

The tall lady smiled and waved her hand.

Cui'er hugged the burden and whispered to Zhu Yuanyu: "Young master, I'll go clean up the house first." ”

"Go ahead. ”

"I'll help you!" Li Zhuangzhuang followed.

The tall lady glanced at Cui'er a few times, and said with a smile: "What a Peugeot girl......"

Cui'er lowered her head shyly and quickened her pace.

"Come, let's all come into the house, the meal is being cooked...... "The tall lady beckoned.

Entering the main house, the egg baby was not there, Zhu Yuanyu asked curiously.

The tall bull was silent, and his feelings were a little low.

The tall lady on the side glanced at her son, the smile on her face was gone, and she sighed and said, "The egg baby is with his mother in the room, his mother...... Sick ......"

"What is the disease? Have you seen the doctor?"

"Looking, useless...... Everybody......"

Zhu Yuanyu frowned, this seemed to have a deep meaning, but he didn't ask anything more, he would always say what he wanted to say.

"Sit down first, I'll go in and see if a few dishes are ready ......"

Mrs. Gao smiled at Zhu Yuanyu and Qi Yi and entered the kitchen.

The three of them were sitting, Gao Daniu was originally a talkative person, and soon he didn't need Zhu Yuanyu to ask, he told him about his family situation.

Before, the egg baby was sick, and the doctor in the town was helpless, but fortunately, a kind neighbor had just returned from the field, and when he learned about the egg baby's situation, he asked Gao Da Niu to take the egg baby to the field for medical treatment.

Gao Daniu was a carpenter, and his skills were good, and he also earned some silver, so after listening to his neighbors, he packed up a few clothes and led the only mule in the family on the road to seek medical treatment.

This is also why he met with Zhu Yuanyu in the tea shop, when Gao Daniu was cured of his illness with an egg baby and was about to go home. Although the egg baby has not healed and the snot is still runny, the doctor who treated it said that he only needs to drink a few more doses of medicine according to the prescription he prescribed to eradicate the roots.

Originally, it was a happy thing to go home with a cured egg baby, who knew that the egg baby was actually sick, and it was still a strange disease.

"It was fine when you went out...... ...... when you come back," Gao Da Niu suppressed his voice and looked very painful, "I heard that more than a dozen people in the town who have suffered from the same strange disease have died...... How so...... The egg baby is still young, he can't live without his mother......"

"The inns along the streets of the town are closed before dark, and it's also because of this strange disease?"

“...... I heard my mother say that the doctor can't cure the strange disease, and everyone is saying that it is an evil thing...... But there is no way...... Thinking that the inn won't open, I'll pick you up......"

Gao Daniu raised his head and smiled helplessly at Zhu Yuanyu and shook his head.

"Brother Zhu, you listen to my advice, leave this town tomorrow morning, I don't know if this strange disease will be contagious......

Zhu Yuanyu and Qi Yi glanced at each other, but they were silent.

It seemed that the atmosphere was a little heavy, and Gao Daniu smiled again, and he didn't know if he was comforting himself or others, and his smile was a little reluctant.

At dinner, everyone except the egg baby and his mother arrived.

The love of the egg baby is really not too high, sullen, and I don't even care much about the hair I like.

"Come, it's all some farm food, you're welcome!"

Aunt Gao greeted.

"Thank you Aunt Gao, then we're welcome!"

Seeing the tall cow pick up the chopsticks, Zhu Yuanyu made a move, and then Qi Yi and the three of them also moved.

"Eat more, there's still in the pot!"

"Good. ”

Seeing that the egg baby sniffed, and the rice in the bowl barely moved, Zhu Yuanyu sandwiched a chicken leg and put it in his bowl.

"Eat it!"

This chicken is a free-range chicken, the meat is very smooth, tender, sweet and refreshing, but it does not arouse the appetite of the egg baby, and it is still listless.

"Is the egg baby worried about her mother?"

The egg baby raised his head, his eyes were wet, and he didn't know when he had been crying, but it was not easy to see when he lowered his head.

Zhu Yuanyu put down the dishes and chopsticks, took out a handkerchief and wiped his tears for him.

For a while, the atmosphere at the dinner table was heavy.

Li Zhuangzhuang and Cui'er, who didn't know why, looked at this and that, and were a little at a loss.

After finishing the meal, Zhu Yuanyu and the others returned to the adobe house on the right. After Cui'er and Li Zhuangzhuang's cleaning and tidying, the house was already able to live in people, it was an empty house with some sundries before, and it didn't take much time to clean it up, there were two rooms inside, just one for Zhu Yuanyu, one for Qi Yi and Li Zhuangzhuang, and Cui'er and Gao Da Niang slept together.

"Young master, I'll boil water for you to bathe. ”

Qi Yi said softly to Zhu Yuanyu, his cheeks were a little feverish.

Zhu Yuanyu nodded and said, "Well, try not to disturb others." ”

It's rare that he doesn't have to sleep in the open, of course he has to take this opportunity to take a hot bath, otherwise he may have to wait for a few days next time, and he has been washing casually by the stream or lake these days.

After taking a bath, Zhu Yuanyu changed into obscene clothes and said to Qi Yi: "You don't need to keep vigil for me, go sleep with yours, nourish your spirits, you haven't slept well in the past few days." ”

Qi Yi could only swallow back the words that came to his lips, and watched Zhu Yuanyu put down the door curtain and rushed in.

Late at night, everyone was immersed in sleep.

A crescent moon hung high in the air, and clouds and mist were blown by the wind, obscuring the moonlight, and the world seemed hazy and unreal.

Because he was afraid that he would infect the egg baby with a strange disease at some point, he was squeezed on a kang with Aunt Gao and Cui'er tonight.

The egg baby couldn't sleep, staring at the dark ceiling with her eyes open.

He missed his mother.

In the past, he slept with his mother, and with his father, he slept in the middle.

He was full of thought that as long as he was cured, he could sleep in his mother's warm arms again after he came back, but who knew that his mother was sick......

He knew, he heard it when his grandmother and his father were whispering, and his grandmother said that his mother might not live long......

The mother who played with him was dead, buried alone in the ground, and he didn't like that.

He didn't want his mother to die......

Can anyone help him......

Save his mother......