In the early morning, the sun is shining, the air is fresh, and tiny clouds are rippling white waves in the blue sky.

Crystal dew slid down the leaves and fell on the green grass. The cobwebs between the branches were also stained with dew, shining like crystal beads.

The carriage drove happily on the road, and a string of cheerful songs fluttered in the wind......

When we arrived at the Donglu River, it was almost noon.

The jade unicorn looked out of the car window, the village was obviously not very wealthy, the houses were low and dilapidated, there were few neat and tidy people, and a thin dog with sparse fur occasionally walked by in the narrow street, and the carriage immediately fled with its tail between its legs when it saw it in the distance.

The adults watched the carriage approaching with a blank expression, and the children were in rags, wanting to approach but not daring, and only after the carriage drove behind did they rush up and follow behind.

However, in such a village, there is a courtyard walled with blue bricks in great disharmony.

The lean man who was sitting in front of the big house smoking dry tobacco, when he saw the carriage coming, quickly put the dry tobacco bag on his waist, hurried out, bowed respectfully ninety degrees, stood next to the car, and said in a low voice: "Liu Zhuangtou of Dongluhe has seen the young master and young lady!" And this young lady! ”

"Hmm." The gold ingot nodded casually.

Seeing that he was rude, the jade qilin glared at him, and went up to reach out to help Liu Zhuangtou.

Liu Zhuangtou got up with a smile on his face, bowed down and trotted to lead the way: "Don't dare, don't dare!" This house has always been prepared for the masters, and today I asked my woman to quickly clean it up again. The futon was drying in the yard......"

The jade unicorn reluctantly withdrew his hand.

"Is there anything you can eat?" The gold ingot touched his hungry rumbling stomach from yesterday to now.

Liu Zhuang heard this. When even nodded again and again: "Yes, there is, there is a new year's cured meat." Wild game, freshly cut vegetables from the field, will be served to you in a moment! Don't worry, young master! ”

The jade unicorn couldn't get used to it, so he glanced at him, walked into the yard alone, looked at the clean and tidy yard, and nodded with satisfaction. Then I went to the house again to see that the bed was clean and tidy.

Seeing this, Liu Zhuangtou hurriedly followed in and said, "Young lady." This is all new bedding, very clean! ”

Yu Qilin smiled embarrassedly: "Uncle Liu, don't be so polite, I'm not so particular." ”

"Don't dare to be! Don't dare to be! The young lady calls me Lao Liu! That's good......" Liu Zhuangtou said and was about to quit.

The Jade Qilin thought for a moment. Hurriedly grabbed him. asked: "Uncle Liu, is there an elderly stable woman in this Zhuangzi, also surnamed Liu?" I used to serve by my wife's side, and then I was sent to Zhuangzi? ”

Liu Zhuangtou searched in his mind, and then said: "You said Liu Wenpo, there is!" After Mrs. sent back, she lived at the end of the village, and there was a big locust tree in front of the door! If the young lady wants to see her, I will ask someone to bring her over!" ”

The jade unicorn hurriedly waved his hand: "No need, no need!" It takes time for you to cook here. Yuan Bao and I just happened to go out for a walk, so we went over and took a look for ourselves. ”

Jin Ingot was looking at the various dried vegetables and peppers hanging on the wall in the courtyard, and several farm tools. Wen Sheng looked at her: "What's so good about a stable woman?" ”。

"Anyway, the meal is not good, can you accompany me out for a walk?" The jade qilin pouted dissatisfied.

Looking at her bright eyes, the gold ingots nodded without much thought, and then regretted it a little, and even turned his head with a lazy look: "I'll accompany you." With that, he took the lead and went out.

Gu Changfeng looked at it without eyes, and was about to follow, but was dragged by Jiang Xiaoxuan with a smile: "People want the two of them to go out by themselves, don't follow." ”

Gu Changfeng suddenly realized: "You're not going?" ”

"I'm not going."

As soon as he heard this, Gu Changfeng said happily: "Then I won't go." ”

The gold ingots and the jade unicorn walked hand in hand to the end of the village. Along the way, the scenery withered, and the jade unicorn couldn't help frowning.

Slowly, the two of them followed the instructions of passers-by to a farmer's house, there was no wall, only a simple circle with a fence, and the walls inside were all mud.

There is a locust tree in the yard, it is the season when the locust flowers are in full bloom, and when the wind blows, the locust flowers of the tree shake, and the fine petals flutter like falling snow.

The jade unicorn carefully wrote down the locust tree, and then raised her voice and shouted, "Is Granny Liu here?" Is Granny Liu here? ”

I waited for a while, but no one answered.

Impatient, the gold ingot strode in, reaching out and gently pushing open the hidden door.

The door creaked open, and an old woman in shabby clothes sat drowsy on a chaise longue in the middle of the room.

The jade qilin looked at her, stepped forward, and asked softly, "Are you Granny Liu?"

The old woman looked at the jade unicorn for a long time and nodded slowly. ”

The jade unicorn was delighted: "Gold ingots, come in with me!" ”

Glancing at the house in disgust, the gold ingots asked puzzledly, "What are you doing in there?" ”

"Don't you want to meet the person who delivered your baby?" The jade unicorn looked excited.

Jin Yuan Bao glanced at her with disdain: "I really can't understand your excessive curiosity. "I still followed into the house.

The jade unicorn sat down beside Liu Wenpo with a smile. The gold ingots saw the filth in the courtyard, but they would rather stand.

Liu Wenpo squinted at the jade unicorn and smiled, did not speak, did not dodge, the jade unicorn was puzzled, looked down and saw that Liu Wenpo's shabby cotton pants had cotton wool blooming, and the trouser leg straps were a mess, and he felt sorry for him, and lowered his head to slowly untie the leggings for Liu Wenpo, and re-wound them in a circle.

Liu Wenpo quietly let the jade unicorn serve.

The gold ingots watched the movements of the jade unicorn, and his eyes gradually became gentle.

"Granny Liu, have you lived alone for so many years?" Seeing her like this, the jade unicorn couldn't help but have a sour nose.

Liu Wenpo didn't answer, only reached out and touched the jade unicorn's hair.

The jade unicorn raised his head, his big eyes flickering: "Granny Liu, I came to you specially, this young man is the young master of the Jin Mansion, the gold ingot." You were the one who delivered the baby! ”

When Granny Liu heard the words of Jin Fu and the young master, her eyes gradually became focused, and her dry hand stopped hesitantly and looked at the gold ingot.

"Granny Liu......" Yu Qilin suppressed her excitement and looked at Liu Wenpo seriously: "Do you remember the situation when he delivered the baby?" ”

Seeing the expectant gaze of the jade unicorn, the gold ingots became more and more puzzled, and even more impatient, "Running so far to catch up with an old woman?" ”

"Shh The jade qilin made a silent motion and glared at him.

Liu Wenpo seemed to recall something, and her eyes gradually brightened. Suddenly, he said: "Remember, that house is more beautiful than the palace in the play!" ”

The jade unicorn was stunned.

Seeing this, Jin Yuan Bao said funny: "You asked me to come, is it just to see this crazy mother-in-law?" ”

Jade Qilin was anxious: "She's just confused, and she's not crazy!" ”

Jin Yuanbao frowned and was about to refute, but seeing Liu Wenpo's pitiful appearance, he couldn't help but feel compassion, "Okay, okay, I know the way, I am giving me a delivery, and I will leave some more silver for her later." ”

This is, Liu Zhuang bowed his head and walked in: "Young master, a few old tenants in the village know that the young master is here, and he will kowtow to you in the village, and ask how his wife is." ”

"Oh, it's my mother's old man?" The gold ingots seemed to be a little interested, and turned to the jade unicorn and said, "I have to see the people that my mother has used." Let's go! ”

Yu Qilin looked at him, then at Liu Wenpo, and shook his head: "You go first, I'll stay for a while." ”

Jin Yuan frowned, but he didn't stop it: "If you want to waste time, you can do it, I will pick you up later." ”

After seeing the gold ingots go away, the jade qilin pulled closer to the stool and approached Wen Po, and asked softly: "Granny Liu, I just want to know Lu Dao, what was the situation when you delivered Mrs. Jin, can you tell me?" ”

Looking at her serious and determined expression, Liu Wenpo seemed to realize the seriousness of the matter, and gradually fell into thought, her expression was solemn, and even a little painful......

Yu Qilin couldn't bear it, and was about to speak, Liu Wenpo suddenly spoke up and said clearly: "What lady, it's obviously an aunt!"

Although he knew the facts of the Dao early on, this was the first time he heard the story of the person concerned, and the jade qilin still couldn't help but be excited!

"Are you saying that the one who gave birth to the gold ingots was not Mrs. Jin, but an aunt?"

Liu Wenpo nodded and muttered, "Aunt Wang...... But Mrs. took care of her really well, big fat boy, almost eight pounds in weight, as soon as I picked it up, I cried, there was a red crescent on the waist, I looked at it and thought it was a heavy hand, I was afraid that Mrs. would be punished, and then I looked, the birthmark was born......

Hearing this, the jade unicorn couldn't help it anymore, and when he got up, he couldn't help himself with excitement, and even his voice trembled a little.

"Wait, I'll call the young master, and you can tell him again!" (To be continued......)