At this time, the sun was just on the horizon, Qin Zhan felt a little hungry again, he saw that the door of the house was open, and he went in directly.

Qin Zhan looked around and found that Ling'er and her younger brother were not at home, just at this time Ling'er's grandmother came out of the kitchen with food, and when she saw Qin Zhan, the old man still smiled at him very peacefully, as if he had forgotten the previous matter.

"Wake up, little master, you're hungry, sit down and eat something."

Ling'er's grandmother warmly entertained Qin Zhan, a kind old grandmother. Maybe he also felt uncomfortable, Qin Zhan sat down to eat very obediently.

"Where did you go to that girl?" didn't see Ling'er, and in order not to be embarrassed, Qin Zhan found a topic and asked.

Ling'er, alas, it is estimated that another person went to the mountains to dig sweet potatoes and sell them in the market, since a few days ago her grandfather went hunting in the mountains with the hunters around her, she went to the market alone to sell things. Seeing that winter was about to begin, and the family didn't have any reserves to survive the winter, so her grandfather took the risk of hunting with others, hoping to have some extra income, if he could catch some goats or something, it would be the best, and he could also make some clothes to protect from the cold, and he could prepare some meat for the children", the old man seemed to open the conversation box all of a sudden, and kept talking about a lot of things, and said that he was sad and shed tears, which made Qin Zhan embarrassed.

It turned out that Ling'er's big name was Han Xiaoling, and the little boy's name was Han Xiaoshi. Their parents were gone at an early age, and Ling'er's father used to be a famous hunter in the neighborhood, young, strong, and good at shooting bows. One year, the village organized young people to hunt in the mountains, and they were lucky enough to meet a chalk tiger that had been seriously injured, if they didn't dare to fight the idea of a chalk tiger, if it wasn't for its injury, and the chalk tiger was very valuable, enough for their group of people to earn for several years, so they chased the chalk tiger all the way, and unknowingly entered the deep mountains, and never came out again. Some said that they encountered demon beasts, and they were all eaten, and a dozen or so young people in the village never came back from there. Later, there was a famine one year, and Ling'er and her mother were also starved to death. Now only Ling'er and her brother are left with their old couple to rely on each other.

Some can't stand this atmosphere, Qin Zhan feels that he will find an excuse to climb the mountain and cut down trees, Qin Zhan also has his own little dream at present, that is, to hug the thigh of the princess today, and in the future, one person will be below, and ten thousand people will be above.

This is also Qin Zhan's only goal at the moment, because he himself knows that if this continues, the Qin family will disappear from the Great Kingdom sooner or later. After identifying this, Qin Zhan took the task given to him by Steward Mo very seriously. There is a saying that everything is always difficult at the beginning, and Qin Zhan's efficiency today is better than yesterday, especially when he starts to take the initiative to do these things, the efficiency has also improved a lot.

Today, when Qin Zhan came down from the mountain, it was nearly an hour earlier than yesterday, and when he came to the market, there were still more people here.

Walking through the crowd, Qin Zhan found Ling'er who was selling sweet potatoes in the old position, and then Qin Zhan put down his firewood next to Ling'er's stall, and sat on the ground without shouting. Ling'er, on the other hand, kept selling her sweet potatoes to the people around her. Qin Zhan was a little bored, so he said to Ling'er, "Han Xiaoling, what are we going to eat tonight?"

Hearing that Qin Zhan actually knew his name, Ling'er was a little surprised, and then guessed that it was her grandmother who told him, but she was still reluctant to deal with Qin Zhan. Seeing that Ling'er didn't answer him, Qin Zhan knew that Ling'er might be late when he went back, so Qin Zhan was bored with a wooden stick and wrote and drew on the ground. Seeing that Qin Zhan hadn't spoken for a while, and was still drawing something on the ground, her curiosity prompted Ling'er to secretly glance at what Qin Zhan had drawn on the ground.

Qin Zhan seemed to know that Ling'er was secretly watching, but he didn't cover it, but deliberately let her see it clearly, and then looked up at Ling'er suddenly. Ling'er was taken aback by Qin Zhan's sudden turnaround, and then hurriedly pretended that he hadn't looked at Qin Zhan.

Ling'er still went back so late today as yesterday, it seems that she has set a goal for herself, she will not go back if she does not sell a certain amount of sweet potatoes every day.

Until there was no one left in the bazaar, Qin Zhan's matches were not sold at all, in fact, there were still many people who asked how his matches were sold, and Qin Zhan either ignored others or said a high and terrifying price. When he went home, Qin Zhan threw his firewood onto Ling'er's cart and said, "Borrow your cart, it's too tiring to carry it."

After speaking, regardless of whether Ling'er agreed or not, Qin Zhan pulled up the cart and left. The world is very quiet at night, and you can hear the insects chirping clearly. The big moon hung in the sky, and the moonlight paved the way back. Ling'er has walked this road countless times, and every time she goes back at night, she is a little scared, especially when she is alone, she always thinks of something that will suddenly come out of the roadside, but at least tonight is a little special, Ling'er is not the slightest fear and loneliness.

The evening meal was still relatively rich, except for two more dishes than usual, and there was meat in the bowl. Maybe the poor are very hospitable, although Ling'er and their family are very poor, but Ling'er and her grandmother are relatively kind, and in her opinion, Qin Zhan can come to their house This is also a kind of fate.

In fact, Qin Zhan himself also likes the atmosphere of Ling'er's family in his own heart, although he is a marquis, but he has never experienced this feeling, although Ling'er's home does not eat well, the accommodation is not good, and it is still very hard every day, but Qin Zhan feels that Ling'er is very fulfilling, she knows what she wants, and she also knows the direction of her efforts, unlike herself, she has to get by.

After dinner, Qin Zhan went directly to the courtyard to sleep, this time Qin Zhan was not driven out by Ling'er, but he took the initiative to come out, I don't know why, Qin Zhan was suddenly a little lost. In the past, although he had never seen his parents, as long as he tried not to think about them, Qin Zhan could suppress his emotions, but this time, he felt that he was far more pitiful than Ling'er.

Ling'er also felt that Qin Zhan was suddenly a little abnormal, unlike his second son, but because of her previous attitude, she was a little embarrassed to ask.

Maybe Ling'er was affected by Qin Zhan's emotions, Ling'er always couldn't concentrate when she was studying with her younger brother at night, and she drew on the paper what Qin Zhan drew on the ground, but she didn't know what it was.