I thought that Shenxiandu was a big pier with people coming and going, but when I arrived, I realized that it was just a small trestle bridge with a half-old wooden boat tied to it.

The trestle was made of wood, half into the river and half on the shore, and now the sun was setting in the west, and several women were huddled in the shadow cast by the east trestle to wash their clothes.

I was slightly disappointed.

I thought that I could see the lively market when I left the pigpen mountain, the bustling crowd, how do I know nothing, when I first came, I looked at the village called Shenxiantun by the ferry, there are only a few families in Sparse Lala, and it is not as lively as the fox village.

I sighed and sat down on the west side of the trestle, my legs dangling over the river.

"Well, I say you, how can you lead a donkey to the top?"

I looked at the donkey kicking and trampling not far behind me, and then at the woman in the east who was shouting while twisting her clothes, pointed to her nose, and asked, "What about me?" ”

"It's not about you!"

The woman put the wrung clothes into the tub at her feet, stood up, and said, "This is such a place for boats, and you let your donkey hurry down quickly, and it will be terrible to trample on it!" ”

Oh!

I hurriedly led the donkey and walked down.

When the woman saw that I was obedient, her face became a little better, and she asked, "Do you want to cross the river by boat?" ”

Without waiting for me to answer, he said, "There is no boat today, and if you want to pass, you have to hurry up tomorrow." ”

I led the donkey back with a sigh of oh, and the woman called out to me again and asked, "Do you have a place to stay tonight?" Look at your face, I'm afraid it's a place where people who don't know each other are staying, right? If you don't live in my house, I only charge you five big dollars a night, take care of a dinner, and tomorrow I will catch the first boat to cross the river in the morning, and I won't delay at all. ”

Belch? That's a good idea!

But where am I going to get five big bucks?

As Langya said, my illusion won't last long, so it's better not to deceive people!

Alas, let's just find a tree and cats for another night.

I shook my head at the woman and said, "Forget it, I don't have any money." ”

"No money?"

The woman was stunned for a moment, then sneered: "Little girl, who are you getting?" How can anyone go out without money? Ming'er will pay back ten big bucks by boat! Do you dig it or not? ”

Why did you forget to pay for the boat!

What can I do?

Seeing that I was puzzled, the woman said, "You can't be afraid of living, right?" Don't worry, my house is more comfortable than the inn, don't believe me I'll take you to see, my house is now living with guests, but it's close, just under the locust tree at the entrance of the village! ”

As she spoke, she tidied up the clothes at her feet, and it looked like she was going to take me there right away.

I excused myself, and it took me a long time to convince her that I really didn't plan to live in her house.

The woman was a little annoyed, but there was no choice but to squat down and hammer her clothes hard, and I heard her whispering a stingy word at the tip of my ear.

I couldn't laugh or cry: I'm not stingy, I'm really not rich!

I really don't know how those predecessors of the fox clan survived in the world!

I led the donkey slowly towards the village, intending to find a nearby tree that could live in people, and save more time tomorrow to rush to the ferry.

Walking to the entrance of the village, I looked under the locust tree, and saw a small courtyard with blue bricks and black tiles, I didn't pay attention when I came, but now I look closely, this courtyard is really good, at least in this Xianrentun it looks like it can take the lead - because the courtyard walls of other houses are made of mud.

What a pity! Ben Fox has no money and can't afford to live.

I scratched my head and began to wonder where to find tomorrow's fare.

Otherwise, be a gentleman on the beam?

I just don't know where mortals like to hide their silver!

I sat down under the locust tree, holding my head in a daze.

It's nerve-wracking!

When the donkey saw that I didn't care about it, he walked aside, and I didn't bother to shout, and then after a while I heard someone shouting: "Mother, look, there is a donkey!" ”

I turned my head and saw a little daughter-in-law with a round face coming out of the village, wearing a gray-blue jacket with patches, with a high belly, and she looked like she was about to give birth.

She happily pointed to the donkey and showed it to the old lady behind her, who was panting with a crutch a foot behind her, and said for a long time: "Mother is watching, you can slow down, my mother can't catch you." ”

The little daughter-in-law hurriedly went back and picked up the old lady, and said with a guilty face: "The daughter-in-law only cares about watching the donkey and forgets her mother." ”

"You!"

The old lady laughed disgustingly, then stepped forward and happily touched the donkey's back, and said, "Yes, yes, it's a good donkey." ”

Belch? Where's this skinny little donkey?

The old lady touched me for a long time before she looked at me, and then asked, "Girl, is this your donkey?" ”

I nodded.

The old lady came slowly on crutches.

She seemed to have bad legs, and she limped up and walked until she came to me for a long time.

Only then did I see the old lady's appearance clearly.

Just like the old lady in Fox Village, she has a pair of beautiful eyes.

I've seen youkai that are many years old, and their eyes are cloudy, and one can feel a decaying aura at a glance.

And this old lady, although her face was full of wrinkles, her eyes were still bright.

Such a pair of eyes seem to have seen through life and death, and only a piece of tranquility remains.

Her hair was a whitish black and gray, twisted into a bun at the back of her head, and her body was like that little daughter-in-law, wearing a gray and blue gown with patches, which looked simple and serene, making people feel indescribably comfortable.

"Girl," the old lady walked up to me and bent down slightly, and said, "My daughter-in-law is about to give birth in a few days, and I want to go to the neighboring village to ask Wen Po to come and guard it, I don't know if I can borrow your donkey for use." ”

Oh?

Good.

I nodded and asked, "Are you going now?" I'm going to get out of here by boat tomorrow. ”

"I was going to go tomorrow, but if I can use a donkey, I'll go here, and I'll be back when it's dark." The old lady happily explained, thanked me with her little daughter-in-law, and then helped each other back to pack up their things.

Seeing these two people walking away, a voice suddenly sounded in his ears: "She can't give birth to this child!" ”