Chapter 220: Poplar Village
Yangshu Village is a small village within 50 miles of Yanjing City, with forty or fifty households, and the whole village is shrouded in poplar forests, which seems very quiet.
Most of the houses in the village are adobe houses, which look very simple, but they can live a peaceful life in such troubled times, even if life is hard, everyone is still very satisfied.
As soon as Han Mo and the others entered the village, they saw four or five children gathering under the big tree to play, and when they saw two tall horses coming in, the children were stunned at first, and then they all scattered like chickens, and hid behind the big tree.
Shuang'er took off the hat, hung it on the saddle, took out a bag from the back of the horse, beckoned to a four or five-year-old girl, and smiled sweetly: "You come, I'll give you something to eat." He turned over and dismounted, and beckoned to the little girl.
The little girl blinked, but she didn't dare to come, and the other children also hid behind the tree, not daring to come out.
Frost grinned, opened the bag, and took out a box from it, the box was extremely delicate and colorful, she opened the box and took out the snacks from it, not to mention the taste, but the shape was already appetizing, beckoning: "Little sister, come on, this is delicious!" ”
The little girl's eyes widened, attracted by the snack, and she involuntarily stepped forward, stopped in front of Shuang'er, and stared blankly at the snack in Shuang'er's hand.
Shuang'er squatted down and handed the snack over, the little girl took a step back timidly, but didn't dare to take it, Shuang'er grinned and said softly: "It's delicious......!" I took a small bite first, and then I put the dim sum close to the little girl's mouth, "I don't believe you can take a bite and try it!" ”
The little girl took a bite lightly, chewed carefully, and soon smiled, nodded, and then Shuang'er said, "Take it and eat it!" The little girl hurriedly took the snack and took a few more bites, her face full of joy.
Han Mo knew that even those restaurants and tea shops would not have such dim sum, this was a high-quality dim sum unique to aristocratic mansions, and ordinary people couldn't eat it, let alone the poor children in these small villages.
In Han Mo's eyes, Shuang'er is also a half-old little girl, although Shuang'er can be regarded as an adult in this era, for this little girl, Han Mo couldn't help but want to take care of her from the first time he met her, but at this time, seeing Shuang'er treating a peasant child gently and kindly, without any aristocratic squeamishness, suddenly thought of the brutal and domineering Xiao Mingmei, and suddenly felt that the hearts of the two people were simply different from heaven and earth.
Han Mo also got off the horse, with a smile, looking at Shuang'er, this little girl not only has a sweet appearance, but also seems to be very kind in her heart.
When the other children saw that the little girl had a snack, they suddenly became bolder, and they all came forward, Shuang'er smiled and distributed the snacks to everyone, and there was still a lot left in the bag, put it on the horse again, and smiled at Han Mo: "Brother Mo, these are all left to Sister Xiaoqian's parents!" ”
Han Mo said softly: "You think very thoughtfully. By the way, is that sister's name Xiaoqian? Let's ask where is his home? ”
"Sister Xiaoqian has been in the city for three years, and these little guys are afraid that they don't know." Frost blinked, "Let's find an older one and ask!" ”
There are elderly people in the village, Xiaoqian's father is called Yang Erhuai, and when he asked, the elder said: "Yang Erhuai was conscripted into the army two years ago, and he never came back, nor did he get a letter, and he didn't know whether he was dead or alive. There is still a paralyzed mother-in-law and a twelve-year-old girl left in the family, and the eldest girl was also pulled away a few years ago, but I am afraid that she ......will die a long time ago! ”
"Not dead!" Shuang'er hurriedly said: "Sister Xiaoqian is not dead, she will be back soon!" ”
"Xiaoqian?" The elder squinted, shook his head, and said, "I don't remember my name anymore." You go to the west entrance of the village, there is a small adobe house there, which was repaired when Erhuai left, and it hasn't been repaired for two years, and that's their ......! ”
Han Mo and the others rode to the west entrance of the village, and saw the adobe house mentioned by the old man from a distance.
This may be the smallest and most dilapidated room in the village, Han Mo clearly saw that there was even a corner missing from the roof, showing a big hole, and he couldn't help but feel gloomy in his heart, if there were really people living in the house, then how to survive the wind and rain, and how to spend the cold and snowy winter?
Before he could get close to the house, he saw a thin little girl come out of it, dressed in clothes that had been sewn countless times, with yellow skin and very emaciated, and at first glance this little girl was so weak that it seemed that she could fall down when the wind blew.
The little girl, carrying a worn-out basket and a notched sickle in her hand, went out when she saw two horses parked in front of her house, and was a little alarmed, and hurriedly retreated into her house.
Shuang'er looked at the dilapidated adobe house, her expression was also a little gloomy, and she muttered to herself: "Is this Sister Xiaoqian's home?" There was a look of disbelief in his eyes.
Han Mo naturally has more knowledge than Shuang'er, he has seen this kind of scene, the people of Donghai County can live safely, but when the war was fought in Bozhou County, Han Mo saw with his own eyes a scene that was even more bitter than this, some people just built wooden houses to survive, and they couldn't keep out the cold and wind at all, this is still an adobe house, and said lightly: "Shuang'er, I told you before I entered the village, and when I entered the village, I can see more things that you have never seen before." ”
Frost nodded, and her delicate face was also gloomy.
"You ...... Who are you looking for? The little girl timidly hid behind the door and looked at the two of them, and asked softly.
Shuang'er looked at the little girl and said with a smile: "Are you Yan'er?" I'm your sister's friend, is your sister Xiaoqian? ”
"Sister!!" The little girl showed a surprised expression and said excitedly: "You...... Are you saying my sister is still alive? Her eyes were red, and she lowered her head, as if thinking about something, and then raised her head for a moment and asked, "Can you tell me, she ...... Where is she now? When will she come back? ”
Frost stepped forward and said, "She'll be back soon, and she'll let us come and see you." ”
Yan'er pursed her lips, but tears couldn't help but fall.
"You ...... Come in......! Yan'er was about to invite the two of them in, but when she looked back, she looked embarrassed again, and said in a low voice, "It's ...... in the house." The house is not cleaned up......! ”
When Han Mo and the others entered, they didn't realize that the house was not cleaned up, because from a certain point of view, this room didn't need to be cleaned up at all, the furniture inside was pitiful, empty, and there was nothing to clean up at all.
In the corner of the room a woman was sitting in a chair, reclining, as if asleep, with a line of formation and some clothes to be mended on the table in front of her.
"My father was dragged to serve as a soldier the year before last and never came back, so only my mother and I were left at home." Yan'er moved the only two small stools in the house, asked Han Mo and the others to sit down, and said softly: "Mother's legs are not good, you can't go to the ground, the land at home has been planted by others, help us pay the tax rent, and there is still a little ration left every year, but it is not enough to eat, so my mother will help the villagers sew some things at home and exchange for some rice grain, and I will go out to find some wild vegetables and food......!" ”
"Your father is a soldier, and he always has a military salary, is it possible that he didn't bring some back?" Han Mo frowned, looking at this poor family, he felt even more gloomy, and Shuang'er's nose was sour, and her eyes were red.
"Dad was taken away two years ago, and no letter has come back to this day, and the people in the village say that they are only afraid of ......!" Yan'er choked up, didn't continue, looked up and asked, "You guys...... Have you eaten? ”
Shuang'er originally planned to eat here, but seeing that the house here was surrounded by walls, she was afraid that eating a meal would bring great trouble to their mother and daughter, so she hurriedly said, "We have already eaten ......!" ”
Yan'er shook her head and said, "No, it's just past the meal...... You guys are waiting for ......! "I didn't talk much about it, and went out.
Waiting for Yan'er to go out, Han Mo asked, "Xiaoqian is your maid?" ”
"Maid?" Shuang'er was stunned for a moment, but quickly nodded and said, "Well, yes...... It's a maid ......! ”
Han Mo groaned and sighed lightly: "You can come to visit her family on behalf of your maid, and you can be regarded as having a heart." Looking up at the big hole on the roof, he frowned and said, "It's hard for people in this village to know that they love each other, orphans and widows, and they should also help them take care of it." He got up and said, "Shuang'er, why don't we help her plug the hole in the roof?" ”
Shuang'er nodded hurriedly and said, "Okay, okay, but ...... But Brother Mo, let's ...... How do we do that? "She is a girl's house, and the roof may not have been on it, let alone renovating the house.
"Leave it to me!" Han Mo said with a smile.
Being able to help others, for Han Mo, has always been one of the sources of happiness.
He walked out of the door and looked around the back of the house, but the adobe house was small, low and low, and the hole had to be plugged up, and it would only take some wood and tiles, but it was hard to find them, and the trees should not be cut down now.
Just thinking about the way, I saw Shuang'er coming over with a porcelain bowl, there was a small half bowl of rice in the bowl, and there were two eggs in his hand, and when he saw Han Mo, he smiled a little shyly: "The chickens in the village are used to crow, and they can't be killed, so ......!" ”
"It's hard work!" Han Mo smiled gently, she understood that Yan'er went out and got this small half bowl of rice and eggs, which was borrowed, and it was already all she could take out.
Yan'er smiled shyly and went into the house.
Han Mo walked to the village, looking for some wooden planks and tiles, and saw that a family's house was quite large, much stronger than that of ordinary people's, and there was a courtyard in front of the door, and there were a lot of wooden planks and tiles piled up in the yard, which was really lucky.
He was going to spend some money to buy some materials, and when he entered the courtyard, he saw that the main gate was hidden, and the courtyard was quiet, so he was not in a hurry to knock on the door and go in, but went to the side of the wooden planks and tiles to see if he could use them.
After careful observation, it was a good thing, it seemed that this family had some status in this village, and before he could enter the door, he heard a voice shouting: "Which wild thing does not say hello when it enters the yard, is it to steal something?" The old lady discounted your legs, and she didn't look at what kind of place it was. ”
Han Mo frowned, turned around, but saw a woman coming out of the house, thirty-six or seventeen years old, dressed in a flowery manner, completely different from ordinary farmers, the body is plump, white and fat, the skin is as white and tender as a shelled egg, quite a bit of posture, twisting her waist out, ** is extremely plump, the meat is piled up on the chest, high and raised, although the age is not small, it can really be regarded as a half-old charm.
Her eyebrows were full of fierceness, and when she saw Han Mo turn her head, it was a young and handsome young man, her face suddenly lost her fierceness, but she showed a bit of coquettishness, and slowly stepped forward, staring at Han Mo deadly.
"Excuse me." Han Mo said with a smile: "I'm not a bad person, I want to come to you to buy some wooden tiles, do you think it's okay?" ”
When the woman approached, Han Mo smelled the strong smell of orange blossoms on her body, it seemed that this woman was not young, but she loved to dress up.
She showed a coquettish smile, with a coquettish meaning between her eyebrows and eyes, approached Han Mo, and snorted, "Wood? You boy, you are dressed very richly, what kind of planks and tiles do you want? I think you're an excuse, but you're actually trying to come...... Steal me! As he spoke, he straightened his chest very coquettishly, and the pile of breasts rose high, and when he looked closely, he could see the two cherries standing upright.
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