As twilight fell, the boat slowly sailed into Xiejiawan and stopped at the somewhat dilapidated improvised wharf.

The captain of the boat stood on the deck, looked around, and said to Wen disapprovingly: "Mrs. Xie, although there are several families in this place, and the dock can also be used, it is too quiet, and there is not even a serious inn. If you do want to spend the night here, we can't bear it. But it is clear that if you go more than ten miles by water, it will be the county seat, and you can get there in half an hour, why does Mrs. Xie have to stay in such a desolate place? ”

Wen's face was embarrassed: "The elders in the family are sick and live here temporarily, I can't leave her in this kind of place...... I was tired, so I had to take the child ashore to see her old man's house, and then ask the doctor to check her pulse. ”

The boat boss glanced back at the doctor specially invited by the Wen family from Pingwang Town, and really couldn't understand why she didn't hire someone from Huyin County, but it was not his turn to control how the employer would act, so he could only shake his head and say, "The situation here is unknown, so it's best not to spend the night here." It's okay for Mrs. Xie to go ashore to see the elders, but after reading it, let's go back to the boat, or take your parents over as well? There is so much luggage on the ship, it is better to go to the dock in the county seat to dock. There are inns and medical halls over there, even if you don't go into the city, it's much better than the wilderness here. ”

Wen thanked him, and beckoned the children to go ashore together, accompanied by a doctor from Pingwang Town.

In fact, this is not the best famous doctor in Pingwang, but there are many merchants in Pingwang, and there are enough patients to seek treatment without leaving home...... She inquired that the doctor's medical skills were acceptable, so she invited him over.

There's no way, Pearl said, Mrs. Xie won't agree to invite the famous doctor from Huyin County anyway, because the famous doctor is likely to be an acquaintance, in case she recognizes her and spreads the news to the Xie family, wouldn't it be a joke for people to see her? These days, she followed the prescription prescribed by the doctor in Changxing County, and asked Mrs. He to go to the pharmacy in the nearby market to grab the medicine and come back to boil it. The effect of the medicine is obviously not very good, but if she doesn't take it, her condition will get worse.

The doctor looked at the old wooden pier with some disgust, sighed, and jumped ashore, and immediately there was a creaking sound under his feet.

This wharf is a simple version of the original masonry wharf that was damaged after the flooding of Xie Jia Wan, and several local residents who had not moved out with the Xie family rebuilt it with wood for the convenience of life. Recently, it has rained heavily, the river has risen, and the water flow has accelerated, which has aggravated the situation at the wharf.

Shamulin cautiously stepped out of the boat, feeling that it was time for the dock to be repaired.

This pier was built next to the original site of the old pier, and when he went ashore, Xie Mulin could clearly see the old foundation of the masonry pier not far to the left. This old wharf is actually private in the Xie family, or Xie Pu's biological father Xie Zehu renovated the ancestral house that year, and specially added it not far from the front of his home, which is considered a private wharf. Less than 100 meters ahead, there is a three-room old house.

In addition to the ancestral hall of the house, there are many attached buildings, which once formed a small market, and there are also people with foreign surnames who settle here, and there are many farmlands around. After the floods, the Xie clan moved out, but the farmland is still in their name, and the tenants have stayed, so more than half of these farmlands are still planted with crops.

Probably a few days ago, there was a continuous heavy rain, the river once soared, and now the farmland near the river bank is almost all submerged in the water, and the crops in the field are crooked, I am afraid that they will not survive, but far away from the river bank, it is still golden, and it is obviously almost the harvest season.

Xie Mulin and his brothers and sisters, followed behind Wen's family, walked in the direction of the old house, and along the way, through the twilight, they saw the farmland and curling smoke in the distance, and the stars dotted with people's houses, and felt that this Xie Jiawan was not as desolate as imagined.

Wen helped Sister Shan, stepped on the mud step by step, and introduced the surrounding environment to the children. This is the place where she has lived for several years, and she still remembers it even if things are wrong.

For example, on both sides of this river, which Xie family members once lived. This dilapidated house was originally the former residence of the owner, and the former residence of the other family that had no roof tiles, and so on. When they walked to the door of their old house, the old appearance of the entire Xie Jiawan seemed to have been imprinted in everyone's minds.

Xie Zehu was separated after becoming a businessman, and the house was rebuilt after it was developed, so it was slightly newer than other houses. The house is backed by a low hill, and the river channel is around the hill, forming a river bay, which will be named "Xie Jia Wan". The second half of Xie Zehu's house is built on a hillside, and the terrain is higher than the surrounding buildings. Therefore, when there was a flood that year, only the front half of the house was flooded, and the back half was not affected much.

After the disaster, the people in the Zongfang, the second room and the clan were homeless for a while, but it was Xie Zeshan, the eldest lord of the sect, who opened the second half of the old mansion and housed the clansmen, so that everyone survived safely until the day when Huyin County ordered the land to be rebuilt. Later, the Xie family moved to the edge of the county, and Xie Pu felt that although the old house could still be inhabited, there was no need to be separated from the clansmen, so he decided to go to a new place with the clansmen to rebuild Xiejiajiao. As for this old mansion, it is basically deserted, and only the tenants of the clan house take care of the door by the way, and do not let the homeless people enter the house.

Pearl led Wen and the others into the door, and explained to them: "The old lady does not allow others to tell the clan the news of her coming, and even if a tenant comes to ask, she also orders them not to spread the word." Mother He and I actually can't take care of it, just to serve the old lady, it's enough to be busy. As for whether the tenants really didn't tell the news, we don't know. ”

Mrs. Xie still insisted on living in her yard back then, which was the main courtyard, but in fact, when the flood came, it was flooded, and the furniture was soaked, even if it was barely usable, the environment was enough to choke. Pearl and Mother He are very troubled, obviously there are two side courtyards with better conditions than the main courtyard, but Mrs. Xie just doesn't want to move over, they can't do anything with her. Now that the Wen family and their sons are here, Pearl hopes that they can convince Mrs. Xie that even if they don't go to Xie's corner, they have to move to a slightly better house, otherwise how can they recuperate with peace of mind?

Wen listened all the way, and he was worried all the way. Where did she have the ability to convince Mrs. Xie?

Xie Mulin walked through the front yard with the crowd, and immediately found that there were obvious old water marks on the wall base of the old house. It seems that when the flood occurred, this old house also accumulated at least two feet of water, but fortunately, all the way back, the water mark line was lowered all the way, and when it reached the main courtyard, it was only a few feet high, barely able to live in people.

Mrs. He came out in surprise, and her expression was also haggard. Wen Shi felt sad when he saw it, although she and Pearl were inferiors, when did they suffer like this? Even if it is a raid on the same day, it is not as good as tossing people in these days.

Wen entered the main house, and Xie Mulin also followed his brothers in. There was a foul smell in the room, with a distinct smell of medicine, and a damp smell with a muddy smell.

Mrs. Xie was lying on the bed in the inner room, and the bed and curtain were obviously brought from Jinling City, rich and gorgeous, but she couldn't hide the depression on her body. The old lady's once chubby and ruddy face had become so thin that she was almost out of shape, her cheeks were blue and white, her eyes were big black circles, her white hair was messy, and she looked decrepit and dying.

Everyone in the Xie family was stunned.

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