She picked up the rice bowl, took a bite of braised pork, and said:

"Mother-in-law, can you speak now?"

The old woman always had a smile on her face, and when she saw that she began to eat, this time she did not shirk, according to her, this is a place at the foot of the Great Snow Mountain, there is no name, she is the ninth among her brothers and sisters, so everyone calls her Granny Nine.

The ninth mother-in-law turned out to be a stable woman, once to a large family of the lady to deliver the baby, somehow the child was born and died, the family blamed her, saying that her craftsmanship was not good, only to lead the infant death, the family at first asked her to pay for money, and later even asked her to pay for her life, the house, the land was occupied by the big family, her son, daughter-in-law died because of this incident, in desperation she had to take the only little granddaughter to escape into the deep mountains and old forests, and lived a secluded life.

Lin Ling'er looked outside and asked mysteriously:

"Mother-in-law, this can't be the Valley of Pastoral Feelings, right?"

The ninth mother-in-law's appearance is a little confused:

"Pastoral Valley? What is that place? ”

Seeing that the ninth mother-in-law didn't know, Lin Ling'er was a little relieved, it seemed that she was too careful, the big snow mountain is so big, and the foot of the mountain should definitely not be only a fairyland on earth in the pastoral valley.

She thought about it, and it seemed that Ninth Mother-in-law hadn't gotten to the point yet, so she couldn't help asking:

"But Ninth Mother-in-law, since this place is so hidden, it's impossible for me to find this place myself, right?"

The ninth mother-in-law smiled:

"Three days ago, the stone said that he wanted to eat meat, so I took the only valuable thing on my body and went to give it to him, and then bought two catties of meat and came back, and when I came back, I saw you lying in the snow outside, I saw that you were still angry, as if you had fainted, so I made a raft and dragged you back."

After speaking, Granny Nine pointed to a wooden raft next to the small kitchen,

"Look, it's the raft."

Lin Ling'er looked at the situation, only to see that the raft was woven with some thicker branches, reinforced with straw rope, and a rope was tied in front of it, using it to transport a person, it should be possible, it seems that the ninth mother-in-law is not lying, but she doesn't understand, that day, she obviously fainted in front of Nangong Jue, Nangong never said that he wanted to take her away, and said that he wanted to marry her, would he abandon her?

The more I think about it, the more outrageous it becomes, this matter is too weird, although the ninth mother-in-law's account is reasonable, but she still can't understand it.

She bit her chopsticks, frowned and asked:

"Ninth mother-in-law, let me ask again, that ...... When you found me, didn't I have anyone around? ”

The ninth mother-in-law condensed her eyebrows and thought about it, Lin Ling'er really hoped that she had forgotten something, but unfortunately, in the end, she still shook her head and said:

"No, you're the only one. Think about it, the snow is so white, so clean, and suddenly there is such a big celebrity as you, so red and eye-catching, if there are other people around you, can I not see it? ”

"Well, too......"

Although he responded to it, he still muttered in his heart and was very depressed.

"Ninth Mother-in-law, where did I fall at that time, why don't you take me to see it?"

Now in this place, there is always a feeling that she has been abandoned by this world, and whether the words of Granny Nine are true or false, she always feels that she is not at the bottom of her heart.

Who knew that after the ninth mother-in-law listened to her request, she couldn't help but be shocked, and hurriedly waved her hand and said:

"Ouch, girl, it's not right now, you don't know, when I went out to buy meat three days ago, there were officers and soldiers everywhere outside, and I found out when I inquired that those were all people from Hades, and I heard that Hades was catching spies, or a female spy, I see that your face is quite raw, what if you are caught by those people? When the time comes, I won't be able to save you! ”

Among the so many words that Granny Nine said to her, she only felt that the last few sentences were the most reliable, Mu Tu was dead, Mu Yu had a big battle with Nangong Jue's people, and he didn't know whether it was life or death, Mu Jiuxiao would definitely know these things, if he knew that Nangong Jue killed Mu Tu and wanted to take her away, then he would be even more convinced that she was a spy sent by Daegu, so he is now searching for a female spy everywhere, and he must be arresting her!

"Hey......

She suddenly laughed flatteringly,

"Ninth mother-in-law, then I still won't watch it, but ...... Mother-in-law, can you let me borrow it for a few more days? ”

At this time, going out is undoubtedly to die, and it should be safer for her to escape when the limelight has passed.

The ninth mother-in-law agreed:

"Yes, yes, you have also seen that our house is such a place, very simple, the vegetables we eat are all grown by ourselves, and I will sell everything I can't eat, so I will exchange it for some rice money, as long as you don't dislike our poor hospitality of coarse tea and light rice, even if you live here, you can live as long as you want."

"Oh...... It's great, I can play with my sister every day! ”

The stone seemed to finally have a friend to play with, and cheered happily.

But Lin Ling'er was a little embarrassed, she still came to insert a lever when people were so poor, it was really embarrassing.

"Mother-in-law, thank you, you not only saved me, but also were willing to take me in......"

Her voice was low, in addition to sincere thanks, there was also some helplessness, after thinking about it, she said,

"Don't worry, I won't eat for nothing, I will help you work, and I will find a way to help you make money, so that you can have meat to eat every day."

The ninth mother-in-law was so happy that she couldn't close her mouth, and the stone was even more happy like a bird, jumping around her, and she thought, maybe from today, she ushered in a new life.

Here, life is comfortable and lazy, except for helping Grandma Jiu water vegetables, feed chickens, and cook every day, she has nothing to do at other times, either playing with the stones or sitting alone on the balcony in a daze.

Sometimes she wondered, is this the life she wants to live after leaving Hades?

Yu'er's whereabouts are still unknown, and her belly is getting bigger day by day, she can't keep messing around here, this is not her own home after all.

But does she have a home?

From crossing here, she didn't have a home that really belonged to her, "home", the word suddenly touched her a lot, and she still remembered that when Mu Jiuxiao came back from Fangcheng with her, he was in the palace to discuss with the lord of the country, she waited outside the palace, and when he came out, she said, "Let's go home", at that time, his eyes flashed with warm light, and he said, "Okay, go home".

It turned out that she used to regard the Hades Mansion as her home, or the place where there was Mu Jiuxiao, was home.

But now, the home in my heart has collapsed, where is home?

"Miss Ling'er, I'll go to the market to exchange some rice, you and the stone are at home, don't run around!"

She was sitting on the balcony holding her knees and thinking about it, the voice of the ninth mother-in-law below came up, and the stone also ran up from the stairs and hugged her neck from behind, she came back to her senses, she came to her senses for so many days, and she lived in vain for so many days, what about the promise she swore to make at the beginning?

Thinking of this, she could not help but blush, and she stood up and exclaimed:

"Mother-in-law, wait a minute."

She went back to the house and took a pen and paper to write down a list, then went downstairs and handed it to Granny Jiu, thought about it, and took off the pearl earrings on her ears, which was the only time Mu Jiuxiao took her to the market to buy:

"Mother-in-law, take this seriously, buy some things for me according to the list, and the rest of the money will be used by you as a home."

She put the earrings in the hands of the ninth mother-in-law, and said with a smile,

"I've been living in vain for so many days, and I'm afraid I'll empty my home if I live any longer."

Granny Nine looked at this pair of pearl ears, large and round pink pearls, which were in quite good condition, and she couldn't help asking:

"Miss Ling'er, it's a pity to be such a good thing! Keep it for yourself, girl's family, you have to have such an object. ”

"Mother-in-law, I don't need it, and I'm not a princess, just be fed and clothed, you go and go back quickly, be careful on the way."

As she spoke, she pushed the ninth mother-in-law out, and the ninth mother-in-law could only shake her head and sigh and leave.

After the ninth mother-in-law left, she would play with the stones, sometimes teach her to recognize and write, and also teach her to make swings, shake hula hoops, and kick the keys.

"Stone, I'll tell you a story......

Thinking of her experience after fainting, she always felt uneasy, as if there was a big invisible hand gripping her tightly, making her heart always tugging.

When she asked Stone that day, she disappeared with a "I don't know", which often made her suspicious, as if Stone was deliberately avoiding her.

So, after a few days together and the two became good friends, she told the stone the story of "the wolf is coming", and told her that the child who told her that she was lying would be eaten by the wolf, and wanted to lure/lure her to tell the truth.

When the story was finished, the stone was terrified to hear it, and she felt that the time was ripe, so she struck while the iron was hot and asked:

"Stone, you say, is everything grandma said true? Did you really pick me up from the snow? ”

"Actually......"

As if the stone was reflexive, as soon as the two words came out, he covered his mouth with two small hands and swallowed back the rest of the words.

"Actually? Actually, what? ”

Her heart tightened, and Shishi's reaction told her that there must be something she didn't know, or that Granny Nine didn't tell the truth at all, but what was behind "actually", no matter how she asked, threatened, seduced, and bewitched, Shi always covered her little mouth and refused to reveal another word, which showed that things were not as simple as Granny Nine said.

After noon, the ninth mother-in-law came back, she not only replaced the dishes she took out with rice, but also bought all the things according to Lin Ling'er's list, just like Lin Ling'er said, she bought a lot of meat for the rest of the money, and bought a piece of cloth for Lin Ling'er, saying that she asked her to make clothes for herself.

Lin Ling'er took the things, thanked them, and asked without a match:

"Mother-in-law, is the bazaar far from here? Take me to see it another day, okay? ”

Granny Nine rolled her eyes, dusted off her body, and replied casually:

"Far away, far away, this is at the foot of the snowy mountain, how can it be forty or fifty miles away from the market, you say it's not far?"

Forty or fifty miles? Such a long distance, even she has to walk for an hour or so, not to mention the old woman whose legs and feet are not as good as her?