Chapter Eighty-Nine: Staying at a Farmhouse
Shen Man'er kept shuttling in the water, feeling the surrounding pool slowly change from cold to warm, from dark to bright. Finally saw Han Bao rushing up in front of him, and Shen Man'er followed closely behind, rushing out of the water in an uproar.
Shen Man'er stretched out her hand to wipe the water on her face, and looked around, this is under a waterfall, and the water on the waterfall next to it fell down with a bang, making layers of splashes, Shen Man'er picked up Hanbao, and shouted excitedly in the water, "I finally came out, hahaha" and then poured into the water excitedly.
When Shen Man'er finally released enough, she stuffed Hanbao into her arms and swam to the shore.
Shen Man'er swam to a shallow beach, crawled out of the water, wrung the water on his clothes, and looked around, surrounded by mountains and dense woods, it should be a place that is inaccessible.
Shen Man'er walked for half an hour, and actually saw a few clothes hanging on a branch, Shen Man'er took it down and looked at it, the material of the clothes was very poor, just like ordinary farmers were wearing, and seeing that there was no one around, he put the man's coat on his body.
The sun was already in the west, Shen Man'er looked at the curling smoke rising in the distance, and was overjoyed, "Hanbao, there is someone." After saying that, he had to run in the direction of the mountain village.
Just after Shen Man'er left, the two sleek people ran out of the small forest.
"Brother Sheng, are you leaving?" said a little lady, holding a woman's hair in a bun on her head.
"Let's go, come out. Phew, it's really a disappointment, I didn't expect that someone would come to such a remote place, and even stole Lao Tzu's clothes. A thief-eyed man shouted.
"Isn't it just a piece of clothing, if you lose it, you lose it, and it's not a big deal. Brother Sheng, I haven't felt comfortable enough just now, or let's continue. As soon as the little lady heard that the man was gone, she hurriedly leaned on the man's body.
"You woman, the one in the family can't satisfy you, this is trying to squeeze me dry. As he spoke, he picked up the little lady and went into the woods.
Shen Man'er ran all the way down the hill along the path, I have to say that she now feels as light as a swallow, looking at the long distance, Shen Man'er actually ran to the farmer in only half an hour.
Shen Man'er looked inside through the fence, a man was chopping wood there, Shen Man'er tidied up her clothes, she was now wearing men's clothes, her hair was tied behind her with a belt, and in the past few days at the bottom of the cliff, the wind and rain were blowing, at first glance, she really didn't look like a woman.
Shen Man'er stepped forward and patted the door, Shen Man'er's current strength is not comparable to ordinary people. Shen Man'er only felt that she slapped lightly, and the gate fell to the ground with a bang, causing the surrounding fence to shake for a while, Shen Man'er was startled by this situation, looking at her hands, she didn't know what was going on.
Da Niu was chopping firewood in front of the house, but his mother-in-law didn't know where to run, so he could only chop firewood and cook by himself. As he was chopping, he heard a commotion at the door, and when he looked up, he saw a handsome-looking man, standing there at a loss.
The big cow limped over, Shen Man'er saw the male host's appearance, and hurriedly ran in, "I'm sorry, I'm lost in the mountains, I saw your house from afar, so I came over to spend the night." As for the door, I really didn't mean to, I just tapped it lightly, but I didn't expect it to fall suddenly. Shen Man'er scratched her head embarrassedly as she spoke.
Da Niu heard Shen Man'er say this, and then looked at the person who came, although he was dressed simply, he was not from an ordinary peasant family. "Our house is old, and I used to look at the gate as if it was going to fall, but today you happened to run into it. It's okay, I'll just put it back on later. Hehe, my house is simple, you're welcome, come on, let's go sit in the house. Shen Man'er followed behind, watching the man limp in front, all of them had eaten, and there was no hostess at home, it seemed that the eldest brother's life was very sad.
"Come, please sit down, there is nothing to eat in the mountain, I made some vegetables and cakes tonight, don't dislike it. Da Niu beckoned Shen Man'er to sit down, and at the same time straightened the sundries in the house to the side.
Shen Man'er looked at these broken grass houses, there were already stars on the roof, and the paper sticking to the windows had already been torn, not to mention the tables, chairs and benches in the house, all of which were in tatters.
"Big brother, I don't know what to call you, are you alone in your family? I see that your legs and feet are not convenient, how can you live on the mountain by yourself?" Shen Man'er felt strange, there was such a family on this mountain, but she just noticed that there was a big village under the mountain, how could this eldest brother live here by himself.
"You can call me a big cow, I don't live here by myself, and I have a daughter-in-law, I don't know where to run at this time, I guess I'll be back later, that crazy woman, I know how to run around all day long. My maternal grandfather was a foreigner, and my mother was the only daughter at the beginning, so he built the house on the mountain, and then my mother married my father and lived in the mountain all the time, and then my parents died one after another, and I didn't move down, so I made do with life here. But the villagers at the bottom of the mountain are all good, since I hurt my leg in the mountain last time, the villagers have helped me a lot, otherwise I would not have survived. Shen Man'er listened to Da Niu's story, on the one hand, she sympathized with his suffering, and on the other hand, she sighed that he had such a good neighbor.
The two chatted in the house for a long time, Shen Man'er even slept in the cave, this thatched house was just a little dilapidated, for her now, it was much better, but she didn't show disgust.
"Brother Da Niu, I want to ask what kind of boundary this is, how far is it from Huizhou. Shen Man'er thought that before she fell off the cliff, Shen Zhao and the others were all seriously injured, and she didn't know what was going on at this time. Zhu'er was arrested, and she didn't know if she was rescued, she was now eager to go to Huizhou to see the situation first.
"Brother Shen, what are you doing in Huizhou, it's a long way from Huizhou. We belong to Yangzhou Mansion here, and I heard from the people who fled the famine before that it would take about a month to walk here from Huizhou. Shen Man'er almost exclaimed, a month, she remembered the place where she fell off the cliff before, Zhu'er told herself that there were still four days to go to Huizhou, how could she come up from the bottom of the cliff, it was so far away from Huizhou.
"Oh, I'm just asking, I've heard people say that Huizhou is a good place, so I'm going to go there to make a living. "Shen Man'er has just come up from the bottom of the cliff now, and she doesn't know anything about the outside world, if she is discovered by the enemy first, it will be unlucky. You have to go whereabouts, it's better not to expose them.
"Oh, so that's the case, to the east, it is our Yangzhou City, although Yangzhou City is not big, but it is rich in products and outstanding people. If Brother Shen plans to make a living, it is better to go to Yangzhou City first. Shen Man'er looked at the honest big bull brother, thinking that she could only live up to his kindness.