This is how we feel about food, and a meal doesn't necessarily have to be made with precious materials and meticulous craftsmanship, in such rain and snow, being able to put a bowl of sweet, salty, and hot gnocchi soup with it is the most comfortable moment and impressive taste in memory.

Of course, it was not so much that they were full as they were full, and although this meal was very simple, everyone felt that rare sense of satisfaction.

When the stomach is warm, the body begins to warm up. There were no oil lamps in the mountains, and although it was not yet night, the gloomy sky was like a huge black curtain that obscured the twilight that should have been in the twilight.

The old man felt that he was the host, but he was warmly received by the guests, and he was a little unreasonable, so he got up and said goodbye, saying that his daughter did not have extra bedding at home to keep warm, and he wanted to go home and get some.

Yang Huairen knew that the old man's family was not much more prosperous than his grandson's family, and he was afraid that he would bring his own futon to them to use, so he waved his hand and said, "Uncle don't have to bother, we still have some quilts on the car, and we can use them as bedding temporarily." ”

The old man of the Yi people also knew that he couldn't get anything, so he took his grandson to open the door and go out, without waiting for Yang Huairen and others to send it out, he closed the door from the outside, leaving only a crack in the door to say goodbye, "Guests, you should rest early, the night is cold, the firewood is almost insufficient, I will go back and carry a basket for you." ”

Brother Tianba immediately pushed open the door and followed, "Don't bother the old man, just go and cut some in the nearby woods." ”

After saying that, he was about to walk in the direction of the forest, but Yang Huairen hurriedly stopped him, "The black light is blind, you go to the forest?" Although it is said that there are no ghosts, but you can't see the path clearly, what if you fall into the ravine? ”

"Hehe," Brother Tianba laughed loudly, "Brother Ren doesn't have to worry, I'll just pull a few small trees on that slope." ”

"This ......"

What the old man wanted to say, Yang Huairen grabbed the words first and said, "What are you messing around?" The trees on the slopes cannot be cut down and pulled out, some things you don't understand, these trees around the village are to maintain the water and soil, if you pull them out, when the water and soil are relaxed in the rainy season next year, a heavy rain may cause a mudslide, and the remaining villagers will suffer! ”

Brother Tianba was also a little surprised when he saw him say so seriously, "What are you talking about?" What's the flow? ”

"Yang Huairen dragged him around, you don't care what the flow is, the trees on the slope can't be moved, I don't worry if you want to go to the depths of the forest, it's better for you to follow the old man home, just carry the firewood back, and save the old man from running one more trip in the snow."

Brother Tianba thought about it, what his brother said seemed to make sense, and he was also obedient and accustomed to listening, and knew that it would definitely be right to listen to him, so he smiled stupidly, "Oh, oh, then I will listen to you, and you will murder me again." ”

Yang Huairen couldn't help laughing, Brother Tianba sometimes acted recklessly, but he still knew the importance at the critical time, so he patted him lightly and asked him to follow the old man home.

The three of them turned around to leave, and the little girl in the house suddenly rushed out, divided half of the packs of food that Yang Huairen gave them, wrapped them in a burden, caught up with his cousin, and stuffed them into his hands.

"Onaija, take it home and eat it, it's delicious."

When the elder brother was naturally very happy that the younger sister was so sensible, he also made a humble gesture, "I've eaten enough, you can keep it and eat with Aji, if you want to eat, just come to your house to eat." ”

Saying that, the elder brother pushed his cousin back into the door, smiled at Yang Huairen, waved goodbye again, and closed the door from outside, followed by the sound of creaking footsteps, and walked away quickly.

It didn't take long for the younger brother of Tianba to carry a bundle of firewood back, which was much wetter than the firewood carried back by the eldest child for the first time, and he entered the door with his front foot, and shook off the snow particles on his body and said, "The old man doesn't have much firewood at home, so I picked some damp back, and left some dry for their own use." ”

Yang Huairen nodded, "You did the right thing, we have already caused a lot of trouble to others, in this situation in the village, it is not easy for the old man to go into the mountains to collect firewood, alas, ......"

This room is a two-storey room, but the area is not large, five adults and two children, if you sleep, it still seems a little cramped.

Yang Huairen thought for a while and said to Lan Ruoxin, "Ruoxin, you and Tie Maiden take the quilt from our car and accompany the two children to sleep upstairs, and the three of us men can just make do with it below." ”

Lan Ruoxin nodded, Tie Xiangyu didn't say anything, but there was still some gratitude in his eyes, the little boy was very interested in the soft quilt, hugged a little face, and then said in surprise, "Sister, it's so soft." ”

But the elder sister ignored him, but put the firewood on the edge of the hearth to dry it a little before adding it to the stove.

Xiao Qi is also a person who has a girl as a father, although he has been talking very little, it can be seen that this little girl is so sensible, she will always think of his baby daughter, so she said lovingly, "Girl, don't be busy, go and rest, let's do these things ourselves." ”

The little girl raised her head and seemed to feel very close to Xiao Qi, who looked like a child, and raised her head and smiled while baking firewood, "This...... Firewood...... If it's wet, it should be baked, or ...... The smoke is very ...... Choking your nose. ”

It is said that the children of poor families are in charge of the family early, and this little girl may only be twelve or thirteen years old, but because of the poor living conditions, her body is so small that she seems to be only ten years old.

From the time Yang Huairen came to this village to see her, from the little things, I found that this little girl was really too sensible, she had never studied, let alone learned any etiquette, but the kind of cultivation exuded in her bones was something that the vast majority of pretentious scholars did not have.

It can also be judged from this that the people in this village are a group of simple and simple people, and the little girl's grandfather, including her missing parents, must also be good people, otherwise she can't become an example for the little girl to learn from, making her what she is today.

But the more sensible she is, the more pity Yang Huairen and others feel, how old is she, she is still a child, she thinks that she is about the same as the second girl, she should be at the age of being coquettish in the arms of her parents, but the cruel reality makes her have to bear the burden of this broken family.

She always looks forward to the fact that her parents are still alive, maybe one day they will suddenly return to them, and now she has to take care of her younger brother and let them both live strongly, just waiting for the day when it really comes.