Ning Xi found a branch and wanted to dig a pit to bury the body of the old believer, but after digging a few times, she found that the ground was hard, and it was not her little girl's strength to dig the pit at all, so she had to find a slightly deep pit, and pulled the body of the old believer through with great difficulty, and filled the pit with as much sand and gravel and soil as possible, and finally planted a wooden stake in front of the grave, with a few words engraved on it: "The tomb of the old believer", which was regarded as completing the old believer's request.

After bowing to the ground three times, Ning Xi looked up at the surrounding terrain clearly, tried to remember this place, and thought that if he had the ability in the future, he would still have to re-bury the old man.

After finishing this qiē, the sky was about to get dark, the cold wind was blowing, and the mountain had begun to have an eerie and terrifying feeling, Ning Xi tightened his clothes, and hurriedly trotted all the way down the mountain. She thought, if there is really no way, I am afraid that she can really only go to Qingshan, but I don't know if the man still remembers the joke that he wanted her to be a cook that day.

Before he reached the bottom of the mountain, he was grabbed by the arm: "Ningxi, where have you been, your uncle's house is beating gongs and drums to find you!" ”

"What are you looking for me?" Ning Xi asked vigilantly.

"Your father is back, I heard that he is going to take you into the city!"

"Huh?" Ningxi was completely stunned, could it be that this is another village where the mountains and rivers are poor and there is no way out, and the willows and flowers are bright?

Immediately rushed back, and sure enough, there was a carriage at the door of the house that I had never seen before, with tall axles and sturdy tarpaulin sheds, which at first glance did not look like a thing from the village.

Seeing her come in, a well-dressed middle-aged man stood up suddenly: "Xi'er! ”

Ning Xi glanced at the man up and down, about thirty years old, white and clean, a little rich, although he had just finished the road, his clothes and hair were still clean and neat, it could be seen that his life was not bad on weekdays, she shouted tentatively: "Dad? ”

The man beckoned to her: "Xi'er, come in quickly, let Daddy see, I've suffered you all these years." ”

Ning Xi said in his heart, isn't it bitter? They all starved to death. But the situation is still unclear, so I can't say nonsense: "Thank you daddy, my daughter is fine." ”

The eldest aunt also enthusiastically beckoned Ning Xi to come in for dinner, looking at her flattering smile, Ning Xi was so disgusted that she wanted to vomit, thinking that if she had the opportunity, she must tell her father about her evil deeds, so that she could vent her anger to the original Ning Xi, his real daughter.

"Xi'er's mother went early, thanks to the care of her eldest brother and sister-in-law for so many years, seeing that Xi'er is also getting older, this time when I come back, I want to take her into the city, learn some things that girls should learn, and find her in-laws in the future." Ning Wen said well.

Ning Wenzhao said: "Second brother, what are you talking about, Ning Xi is also a child of our Ning family, and it is our duty to take care of her, but the second brother is right, in our rural place, it is naturally not as good as your city." ”

"I was able to enter the city back then, thanks to my father and mother who sold the family's land to make enough entanglement, this time when I came back, in addition to picking up Xi'er, I also wanted to buy back double the land I sold that year, which is my compensation for you over the years."

"Hehe, second uncle, you are really polite, how can the family say these words." Qin Sulian couldn't help but say kind words, her eyes flashing with a greedy essence.

Ning Xi stood up suddenly: "Dad, no!" ”

Ning Wenhao frowned: "You kid, what are you talking about!" ”

"Over the years, they have not treated their children well, the children have never been fed and clothed, if it weren't for the children themselves would go to the mountains to find some wild vegetables to eat, they would have starved to death."

Qin Sulian shouted wronged: "Your uncle's legs and feet are not good, the work in the field is done by a woman and a Taoist family, the family is so poor that it is tinkling, it is good to have a bite to eat, even if it is my own two children, I have never eaten a full meal, second uncle, you really can't blame us for this, if you want to blame the poor family, if you don't even have an acre of good land, how can it be like this." ”

Ning Wenhao also said with a straight face: "Xi'er, it's no wonder that your uncle and aunt are in this matter, if the family has money, will they not give you food?" ”

Ning Xi said: "Dad, don't be deceived by this woman, the uncle does the work in the field alone, she doesn't say that she goes to work in the field, and she never does the work at home, I do it, look at my hands, like the hands that a girl should have?" Ning Xi stretched out a pair of thin and rough hands, full of redness, swelling and wounds to give Ning Wen a good look, she unceremoniously counted the injuries she suffered on the mountain today to bury the old believer on Qin Sulian's head.

"What's going on?"

"Not only that, but she also wants to sell me to the poorest family in the mountains as a child bride!"

"What?" Ning Wenhao stared at Ning Wenzhao, "Big brother, is there such a thing?" ”

"This ......," Ning Wenzhao couldn't say.

Qin Sulian still wanted to quibble: "No, Ning Xi, don't listen to other people's nonsense." Compared with those dowries, the land is still worth a lot more than double, and she has already thought about it, at most she will give them a little money to return the family affairs.

"Sister-in-law, this kind of thing is not something that can be joked about, if it is a shadowless thing, will Xi'er take out her life's major events and talk nonsense?"

Ning Xi said loudly: "Did I lie, when I went to the eldest uncle's room, I would know that I didn't tell my cousin that the dowry was for my cousin." ”

"That, that's what my mother's family sent today, where is the dowry!"

"Say no more!" Ning Wenzhao slapped the table, "Second brother, we are sorry for you, you don't have to buy the field, for the sake of our brothers, spare your sister-in-law this time, and take Ning Xi back to the city as soon as possible!" ”

"You don't need to buy any fields!" Qin Sulian screamed, "If I hadn't sold the fields to him and brought him into the city, how could he have a good life today, and how could our family have such a hard time?" My poor daughter, I finally entered the villa as a maid, and the mother didn't even give you a little money, didn't let my daughter be bullied to death! ”

"Nonsense, the second brother has brought back a lot of silver over the years, if you hadn't used it to supplement your mother's family, how could our family's life be like this!"

"What happened to my mother's house when I made up for it? Don't you say that I was a good yellow flower girl back then, and I married you a lame ......"

"Okay, let's not talk about it." Ning Wenhao yelled, "I didn't expect my only relatives to treat my daughter like this all these years, don't say anything, Xi'er, let's go, let's go into the city!" ”

"Big brother, it's going to be dark now, so I'll stay for one night and go out early tomorrow morning."

"No need, I'm afraid that if I don't care about it, my good daughter will be sold by you." Ning Wen said angrily.

Ning Xi naturally didn't want to stay longer, and there was nothing to clean up a few tattered clothes, so the copper plates she had saved these days and the book that the old believer gave her were all in her arms, so she said, "Okay, Dad, let's go!" ”

The already broken wooden door "Bang! The ground was kicked away: "I want to run, but it's not so easy!" More than a dozen mountain people with angry faces and tattered clothes came in, "Our old Wang family finally bought a daughter-in-law, but we can't just run away like this!" ”

Qin Sulian was scared in her heart, and thought that she wouldn't be able to get Ning Wen's good money anyway, so she simply tore her face, pointed at Ning Xi and said, "Isn't this your daughter-in-law, take it back quickly!" ”

"I'm not! Where are their children? Ning Xi didn't expect Qin Sulian to say such things in front of her father.

Soon, someone dragged out Ning Shuanggui and Ning Jincheng, who were hiding in the room and trembling with fear, "There is also a woman here." ”

"You take her back, and next year I promise to be able to hold my big fat son, which is not much better than my little girl!" Ningxi Road.

The mountaineer who was the leader glanced at the shriveled and thin Ning Xi, and then looked at Ning Shuanggui, who was bulging with Lao Gao on his chest, and smiled evilly: "Of course, whoever accepted Lao Tzu's dowry, whose girl is Lao Tzu's daughter-in-law!" Brothers, do it! ”

"Don't, mother! Father! Help me! Ning Shuanggui shouted in fright.

Qin Sulian knelt down with a "plop", and firmly hugged the thighs of the leading mountain people with both hands: "I beg you, don't take my daughter away, I will return all the dowry gifts to you, I will give you whatever you want, please let my daughter go!" ”

The man shook his leg coldly and threw Qin Sulian aside: "Lao Tzu doesn't want anything, he just wants this woman!" ”

"Second uncle, I beg you, give them a little silver! If Shuanggui is caught by them, he will be tortured to death! ”

"Dad, leave them alone, if you don't come today, I'll be the one who will be arrested."

Ning Wenhao couldn't bear it, he wanted to help his niece, but when he heard Ning Xi say this, he immediately reacted and snorted coldly: "You deserve it, you suffer for yourself!" After speaking, he took Ning Xi's hand and slammed the door and went out.

There was also a mournful scream from Ning Shuanggui behind him: "Don't, mother, save me!" I'm going to the villa, I haven't had a good life yet! ”

Ning Wenhao lifted the curtain on the carriage: "Get in the car, let's go to Lizheng to open the road first, and then see who can spend the night." ”

"Hmm!" Ning Xi obediently agreed, after coming to this world for so long, for the first time with someone to rely on, he suddenly felt very relieved, even if the road ahead was difficult, as long as he followed his father, he felt that he was not afraid of anything!

"Xi'er, Daddy has something to discuss with you."

"What's the matter, Dad, tell me!"

"After entering the city, can you not call me Daddy?"

"Huh? Why? ”

"Actually, my father has always wanted to come back to pick you up, but your current mother didn't allow it, and she didn't let go until a few days ago, but she asked you not to enter the Ning family as my daughter, and said that she was my niece from my hometown."

Ning Xi's heart, which had just warmed up, immediately cooled down.

"Xi'er, Dad knows that Dad is sorry for you, but Dad also has Daddy's difficulties, and in the future, Dad will treat you well."

Ning Xi was silent for a long time, and finally responded in a low voice: "Then what do I call you?" ”

"Just like your cousin, call me second uncle!"

"Okay, second uncle." Sure enough, men are unreliable, just go to the city, go to the city is a new beginning, Ning Xi believes that with his own ability, he will be able to live a good life in the future.