Next to him sat an old man, apparently a relative of the girl.

At the door of the carriage is a young man dressed in a green cloth robe who looks like a scholar, his appearance is quite handsome, and there is a free and easy game of life in his eyebrows and eyes. In addition, on the wooden wall outside the carriage, a famous middle-aged man sits.

This person is sloppy, tattered, leaning on a broken sack, obviously a bitter haha of going out to work, facing loyalty, but not annoying.

Sitting here, their expressions are not relaxed.

A hundred miles further on, it is close to the border, and no one approaches it on weekdays, but approaching here is like returning to the primitive world.

The girl came here because she had a strange disease, but the two of them did not want to disclose the specific condition, thinking that there was an unspeakable hidden, and only the border specialty of the sunflower can be cured. The old man is her father, and the only daughter is here, and if she loses herself, she will have no one to rely on.

The middle-aged migrant worker's home is immediately there, and it is the village closest to the border, called Liujia Village, and the largest surname in the whole village is Liu, hence the name.

It's just that he has been away for five years, and now he has returned to his hometown, which can be regarded as a small profit, and he misses his wife and children at home very much, and is ready to let them live a good life.

The young man slowly raised his head and looked at the middle-aged man: "Uncle Liu, I heard that when I arrived in your Liujia Village, I can't go to the border a hundred miles away, but is there such a thing?"

At the mention of this, the middle-aged man was stunned, and then showed a look of jealousy. He said in a deep and serious voice: "Little brother, I, Liu Zhong, have lived in Liujia Village for decades, and there is a rule on our side, that is, we must not go to the border! Anyone who comes close will disappear inexplicably, and the few who find the body will also die horizontally!"

"Father-" This did not frighten the young man, but made the girl startled, she looked at her father and said, "If the sunflower grows on the border, then wouldn't it be very dangerous for us?"

The old man was stunned, and his face showed a look of pain, but it was fleeting.

"The second girl's life is not short, even if it is gone, there is still your mother waiting for me underground, but you are different, you are still young"

These words were desolate and resolute, and it could be seen that he had made up his mind to find the sunflower for his daughter.

The young man and Liu Zhong were both quite moved, the family affection in the world is priceless, especially Liu Zhong, seeing this, sighed: "Girl, you have a good father! Now I don't have an impression of him at all."

As he spoke, his eyes were filled with faint tears, and the rural people were simple, and it was easy to dig out his heart and lungs when he touched his heart.

"Old man, I don't know your surname?" Liu Zhong turned his head to look at the old man, his eyes were full of admiration, and as a father, he empathized with his love for his children.

The old man didn't dare to slack off, so he hurriedly waved his hand and said, "Brother is polite, my surname is Qian Minghao, and the little girl Qian Yue." They are all from Otani Township, and they are 500 miles away from here."

Although it is simple to say, 500 miles is by no means a one-day or two-day walk for this kind of border area, don't look at the car right now, but a considerable part of it has to be walked.

For an old man and a woman, this trip is quite dangerous! Obviously, they have endured a lot of hardships to get here.

"By the way, little brother, why did you come to my border area?" At this moment, Liu Zhong had already opened the conversation, and several people didn't know each other along the way and didn't say much, but at this time, his curiosity could not be concealed completely.

"Sightseeing. The young man replied lightly, his face unchanged from beginning to end with his legs crossed, and his words were suddenly different from the heavy topic of the other three just now!

The young man is really a young man, and the other three people who listened showed an embarrassed smile on their faces, why is the gap between the fucking people so big!

"My name is Chen Hao, a native of Dongzhou. Speaking of this, the young man suddenly smiled again, threw away the coldness just now, and revealed himself to the door: "You are going to find medicine? I can join you and take care of you along the way, right?"

Although his words were above board, his eyes swept back and forth on Qian Yue from time to time, Liu Zhong frowned slightly, and the old man Qian Hao was extremely nervous, and just wanted to refuse, but suddenly, Qian Yue grabbed the words: "Since the little brother doesn't dislike it, then let's go together." ”

"Nizi, you ——?" Qian Hao was angry, his own girl was too simple! This world is sinister, and it is more troublesome for an old man to take his young daughter.

Such a young man who does not know the roots is also quite dangerous for them.

"Dad-" Qian Yue said angrily, she looked at Chen Hao's white face and said, "This brother seems to be a scholar, and he will never be a bad person." ”

Qian Hao lowered his head in front of outsiders, he was embarrassed to cover his face, his own girl was too simple!

If you don't have yourself, walking outside, you can blame your daughter for not suffering! Unfortunately, this can only be blamed for not educating yourself enough.

"Alas" Qian Hao sighed and didn't say anything more, he looked at Liu Zhong and said, "Brother, can we go to your village to rent a room first, and then I will find a way to find herbs." ”

"No problem!" Liu Zhong didn't think much about it, patted his chest and responded, the rural people are simple, they don't think much about an old man and a woman, and the other party is really pitiful, and when he arrives in the village, he can earn some rent for the villagers, the best of both worlds.

A few people rode forward in a carriage, and the road conditions were not good, but they were able to make progress.

After half a day, they finally arrived at Liujia Village, where the dilapidated village was all made of stone, the courtyard walls were replaced by fences, and every family was very poor.

"Our village is poor, don't go out to work, don't just rely on farming to earn a few copper plates, a few years, I don't know how my family is doing. Liu Zhong scratched his head, stretched out his hand and pointed to the three broken houses in the southwest corner and said, "That's my family." ”

As he spoke, he couldn't hide his thoughts, and ran over excitedly. After a few years of wandering, after returning, my heart naturally misses it very much.

However, when he knocked on the door, only an emaciated woman came out of the room, and it was his daughter-in-law, who was already like an old woman in middle age, with a wrinkled face.

"Daughter-in-law!" Liu Zhong burst into tears, and after the other party reacted, his eyes immediately widened, tears slipped down and he couldn't cry, and they hugged each other tightly.

"Where's the baby——?" He looked into the room, but found that it was empty and lifeless, which made his heart suddenly tighten!

"Why did you just come back? There is a famine, the family has long been unable to open the pot, there is no way that the eldest girl married Dongtou Liu Zhuzi two months ago, and her son alas" Speaking of this, she whimpered again, and even because of her frailty, she was no longer able to stand steadily.

"What——?" Liu Zhong's eyes were almost round, he reached out to support him, and said urgently: "What's wrong with the baby?"