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Seeing this group of people approaching, there were eight men and women together, and they were not even wearing linen clothes, patches were stacked, very shabby, and their feet were all Ula straw shoes, and some even showed their toes. Both men and women carry a basket on their backs, but they can't see what is in it, and it doesn't feel very heavy.

Situ Yan stepped forward first and clasped her fists and saluted, "The kid has seen a few uncles and aunts, I am from Henan County, and I want to go to Lijia Village to find relatives, can I borrow this ox cart to carry a section?" ”

A few people turned their heads to look at a boy about 12 or 3 years old, "I think this car should be his home, right?" Situ Yan thought to herself.

"Which one are you looking for?" The boy who was being watched glanced at Situ Yan and saw that he was just an ugly-looking poor boy, who shouldn't look like he was looking for fault, so he stepped forward and asked.

Situ Yan also looked at him carefully at this time, although the boy's clothes were very old, there were not many patches, which showed that the life at home was much better than that of other families. In fact, if you think about it, you can know that people who can raise cattle at home will have a better life if they want to come. In this era, cattle and horses had to be registered with the government, and ordinary people could not raise them casually.

"Hello big brother, I'm going to Li Dazhu's house." When these people heard that it was Li Dazhu, they all glanced at Situ Yan more, and some of them shook their heads, Situ Yan felt that there was something in the eyes of these people, could it be that this Li Dazhu was not a good person? The more she thought about it, the more bottomless she became, if she wasn't afraid that Wu Jin's letter would not be received, she really wanted to stay in the county and live, maybe she would live a better life.

"Well, I see why you only have one person, what about your family?"

"My father and mother let the 'ringing horse' hurt. Before my father died, he told me to come to Lijia Village to find Uncle Dazhu, saying that Uncle Dazhu took care of my family's house and land and would take care of me. ”

"You are Li Youzhu's son?" A woman next to her hurriedly answered.

Situ Yan glanced at this person, and saw that this person's face was black and yellow, there were thin crow's feet at the corners of his eyes, his eyes were clear, his facial features were also thoughtful, and his face was honest, just like a rural woman in his previous life, not like a scheming person, so he talked.

"Yes, my father is Li Youzhu."

"Hey, poor thing, how is this good, this father and mother are gone, but this Li Dazhu's family, hey!" The woman muttered and sighed repeatedly.

"Little sheep, why don't you let him follow him to the car first, and go to your house to talk to Muramasa first!" A peasant man opened his mouth.

It seems that what happened to this Li Dazhu family, these people don't seem to have any bad intentions for the time being, Situ Yan thought, it's better to go with me first, if it really doesn't work, then find a way.

The one who is called Xiao Yanger is the 13-year-old boy, it turns out that he is from the Muramasa family, no wonder he looks different from others.

"Okay, you go home with me first and tell my father about you. Uncle Dazhu went three years ago, and you can't rely on it, what do you mean by seeing my father? ”

Situ Yan was stunned, it turned out that this Li Dazhu was no longer there, no wonder others looked at her a little differently.

Everyone got into the car, the little sheep and the farmer man drove the car, Situ Yan and a few middle-aged women inquired, and learned that the little sheep's name is Li Xiang, the eldest son of the village family, who studies in the county school on weekdays, and only on the day of the big market will he drive the ox cart to send the villagers into the city.

The farmer's name is Li Aniu, and the middle-aged woman who just talked to her is this person's daughter-in-law, everyone calls her Aunt Aniu, and the other people in the car Situ Yan didn't ask, she was not at ease at this time, and she didn't know what to do next.

The ox cart was much slower than the mule cart, and she only entered the village in the middle of the day, Situ Yan carefully remembered the road along the way, observing everything around her, if she had to do so, she might have to walk back to the county seat by herself.

According to Aunt A Niu, Situ Yan knew that there were now 35 families in Lijia Village, and there were more than 60 families, all of whom were in the great drought three years ago, and there was no harvest in the fields, and nearly half of the families in Lijia Village could not survive, some sold themselves to become slaves, and some went to become soldiers and stutter. There are only 35 households left, and of these 35 households, 30 are surnamed Li, and only 5 are outsiders.

As soon as the unitary time passed, the sky gradually darkened, and when I entered Lijia Village, the sun had completely sunk, the sky was gray, and only a few families in the village could see cooking smoke, and there were even fewer people who lit lamps, and the whole village looked gloomy and a little scared. Situ Yan tightened her clothes, she was still wearing autumn clothes at this time, and the cotton clothes were all stored in the ring.

Before Aunt Niu got out of the car, she was afraid that Situ Yan would be afraid, so she persuaded a few more words, "Don't be afraid, boy, everyone in this village is poor, and the oil lamps at home are very simple, not a big deal, and they are generally not used." But this village is safe, you and the little sheep are together, there is nothing to be afraid of. ”

"Thank you, Aunt Niu!" This woman was kind-hearted, and hearing her say this, Situ Yan really felt a lot more relieved.

Xiao Yang'er didn't talk much all the way, just drove the car, and saw everyone get out of the car at this time, and everyone gave Xiao Yang'er a penny of money before getting out of the car.

After the little sheep helped everyone unload the things, they drove the car to their home again.

Situ Yan wanted to ask him about Li Dazhu's house, and tried to ask a few questions, but this person didn't talk much, and he thought he was a man of few words, so forget it, and then ask when he saw Muramasa.

Probably walked to the middle of the village, I saw a fence courtyard, a black wooden door (maybe black, because it was very dark at this time, Situ Yan couldn't see clearly), from the fence courtyard wall can see the situation in the yard, the courtyard is a main room, at this time there is a light, there are wings on the east and west sides, the left side of the door is stacked with firewood and grass, and the right side looks like a bud grain stick.

Through the faint light from the main house, it can be faintly seen that the roof is tiled, the wall is adobe, and the east and west wings are covered with thatch, which shows that the family can only be said to be reasonable, and it is not very rich.

Xiao Yang'er stopped the car and tried to get Situ Yan out of the car.

Situ Yan jumped out of the car and saw Xiao Yang'er knocking on the door, and a woman's voice came from the hall, "Is it Xiao Yang'er?" Why did you come back? You're all there at home. ”

"Mother, it's me." This little sheep seems to be really a man of few words, and he has nothing to say when he sees his mother.

After a while, I saw a woman walk out of the main room, opened the courtyard door, and saw that the little sheep and the ox cart were fine, so I was relieved and took the things in the hands of the little sheep, and then I saw Situ Yan behind the little sheep.

"What kind of kid is this, this dark (dark) one, why don't you go home? Xiao Yang'er is also right, it's all this hour, why do you still call someone to come to the house? ”

Xiao Yang'er didn't know how to explain to his mother, took back the things his mother had taken over, pushed the door and went in, leaving Situ Yan alone.

Situ Yan sighed, pointed to this kid to help speak, it seemed that there was no hope, and his face straightened, so he saluted the woman first, "Hello auntie, I'm here to find Uncle Murazheng, do you think Uncle Muramasa has time (time) now?" ”

"This kid is still crepe, here, why is there in the house." Let Situ Yan into the yard, and then said to the little sheep, "Drive the ox cart in first, this kid came to find your father, why don't you say a word, don't you say a word when you see Tian'er, can you be tired to death if you say more?" ”

The woman chattered a few words, but Situ Yan was not easy to answer, so she followed all the way to the main room. When she entered the house, her eyes were red when she saw the old house in the northeast, which reminded her of her grandmother's house in the modern countryside.

The doors of the main house in the northeast are all open in the stove room, and the kang stove on the left hand side of the door is the adobe brick base, and then the kang stove is lifted and the curtain on the left hand side is turned into the inner room to be regarded as the master room.

Situ Yan entered the inner room and saw five men sitting on the kang on the south side around a kang table, and the women sitting at the small dining table on the ground. And the family looked like they were going to have dinner.

Situ Yan was a little embarrassed, so she chose such a time to come in, first stabilized her somewhat excited mood, and looked at the man sitting on the kang by the dim light. In the center is an old man, in his 60s, there is a middle-aged person on the left and right, in his 30s and less than 40 years old, and there are two male babies sitting on the side of the lower head, almost all about 10 years old.

One of these two middle-aged people should be Muramasa, but she didn't know her, so she bowed to the man's table, and didn't go forward, just stood by the door and talked.

"I've seen Uncle Murazheng, I am the baby of Li Youzhu's family, before my father died, let me go back to the village to join Uncle Dazhu, saying that Uncle Dazhu helped my family take care of the homestead and would take care of me." Speaking of which, Situ Yan didn't forget to pretend to be a child and was sad.

Only then did he continue, "But just now I heard that Uncle Dazhu died of illness three years ago, and I didn't have a place at this time, so I wondered if I could ask Uncle Muramasa to take me to see who else was in Uncle Dazhu's house, and if you could take me in?" "This is talking about pretending to cry silently, and she can't go on, anyway, she understands what she means enough, she doesn't rely on anyone, she has a house and land, she doesn't want to give Muramasa a bad impression, or let the family have other ideas.

"Hey, another pathetic thing!" It was the old man in the center who spoke. "Boss, let this kid eat with him first, and then go to Li Daniu's house. Hi! ”

The person sitting on the left hand side of the old man stood up, got off the kang, and walked to Situ Yan, "The kid is hungry, let's eat something first, and Uncle will take you to Li Da Niu's house, this Li Da Niu is Li Da Zhu's father, hey, let's eat first, let's talk about what you have to say when you eat." ”

"Thank you, Uncle Muramasa, but I can't go to the kang, first, this clothes are very dirty, and second, I am a girl." Situ Yan didn't want to hide it from Muramasa, but in fact, she couldn't hide it, and when she saw the household register, she was all exposed.

"Why is this still a girl, this poor, a person who has been found from afar, what a bad sin this is!" The daughter-in-law of this village is the woman who just brought Situ Yan in, she only gave birth to two sons, and when she saw her daughter, she kissed, and when she heard that Situ Yan was a girl, she was really distressed, and she hurriedly pulled Situ Yan to sit next to her.

"Thank you, auntie, I'm very dirty here, just sit and wait, there are still cakes in this basket, I'm not hungry now." Situ Yan hurriedly refused, shook his hand again and again, and leaned against the corner. As for explaining why he came so far, now is the wrong time, wait for the time, and then talk to the village in detail.

The kid who happened to be called Xiao Yang'er came in from outside, thinking that he also heard Situ Yan's words, and when he came in, he glanced at her, but he didn't know anything, and went directly to the kang and sat on the seat next to his father.

"I think this little girl is uncomfortable, this is not eating, it is good to drink hot warmth, the eldest daughter-in-law, serve a bowl of soup to this girl, this cold day, and wear a jacket, I'm afraid it's frozen, right?"

"Huh!" Before Situ Yan could refuse in a hurry, the daughter-in-law of the village responded and went out directly.

Situ Yan had no choice but to salute again, "Thank you, grandpa!" Thank you, Uncle Muramasa! ”

"This child is a polite person, I want to come here to have a good life, and the daughter-in-law I am looking for should also be a good one." The old man sat on the kang and muttered a few more words, and the village also sat back, and everyone waited for the village daughter-in-law to come in and start the meal. (My novel "Troubled Times" will have more fresh content on the official WeChat platform, and there will also be a 100% lottery gift for everyone!) Open WeChat now, click on the "+" sign in the upper right corner to "add friends", search for the official account "qdread" and follow, hurry up! )

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