Chapter 407: Helping the Old Woman
Ji Yanning didn't know that there was suddenly an extra Xin sacrifice in the mansion, and even if she knew, she probably wouldn't take it too seriously.
She set out in the morning and rode quickly to the inn in a small town near her destination, the village of Luoyi.
Luoyi Village is a Miao village, Ji Yanning has read a lot of travel notes, and he has asked the locals a lot during his time in Qianzhou City, so he is still relatively clear about some customs in Miao Village.
It's just that Ji Yanning just arrived at the inn in the town, and it didn't take long for it to rain again.
Ji Yanning is used to it, the climate in this spring in Qiandi is like this, it is rainy and rainy, and there is some biting coldness.
Perhaps because of this bad weather, there are not many people coming and going in the town, and Ji Yanning can only see people walking with umbrellas all the way.
Hearing that Ji Yanning and his party wanted the upper room, the shopkeeper was very happy, and arranged the upper room that had been vacant for a long time, looking at Ji Yanning and them as if they were looking at glowing gold.
Their town is not near the official road, and it is located in a remote area, outsiders rarely come here, and some villagers are difficult to get a trip to the town, if they can't go back, they will live in the lower room, so this business of Ji Yanning and his party is comparable to the money they made in the past for half a year.
The inn prepared dinner for Ji Yanning and his party, after all, these were rich people, so they naturally had to be served carefully.
After dinner, it was still early, but the sky had completely darkened, the sky was dark and dreary, and the sound of rain and thunder and lightning outside was constant.
A bolt of lightning struck down from the dark sky, illuminating the earth with a luminous light, followed by a distorted and deafening tearing sound.
Ji Yanning sat alone in the room, although she was tired after a day's journey, she still couldn't help but feel stunned in her heart on such a rainy day.
She sat on the edge of the bed, slowly reached out and spread her palm.
This is a pair of very slender and white hands, which have been cocooned by themselves because their fingers do not touch the spring water.
She has now accepted the fact that she is Ji Yanning, but her mind is still full of pictures when she was Ying Caiwei.
"Boom—"
A loud bang exploded in the sky, making Ji Yanning's heart suddenly seem to stagnate, and it took a while to come back to his senses.
She used to be afraid of thunder and rain, but now she is afraid.
It's like being afraid of coals, even if you want to work hard to overcome it, it's just in vain.
Ji Yanning lay down and covered herself with a quilt, but she couldn't help but think of Rong Che in her mind.
Obviously, it has only been a day since they separated, but I didn't expect that I would think of Rong Che now.
Ji Yanning smiled bitterly, it seemed that he was really getting more and more useless.
The sound of rain and thunder outside continued, and Ji Yanning didn't know when he fell asleep, and it was already dawn when he woke up.
She opened the window in her room, and a cold wind poured in, making her feel a lot more sober.
The rain had stopped, and Ji Yanning looked at the streets outside with a lot of pedestrians, bustling, but a little lively.
After washing up and having breakfast, Ji Yanning gave the shopkeeper two taels of silver, asked the way to Luoyi Village, and embarked on the trip again.
According to what Dian Xiaoer said, it only takes about two hours to take an ox cart from the town to Luoyi Village, and Ji Yanning and they should be able to get there in less than an hour when they ride a horse.
After the rain, the air was very fresh, and Ji Yanning and Yuan Wu rode their horses to Luoyi Village.
The village is surrounded by mountains and has a stream running in front of it.
Ji Yanning looked at it from a distance, and several stilted buildings were built on the mountain wall, and with the twists and turns of the winding terrain of the mountain wall, they were connected together, making people feel a little amazed at the construction of such a house.
She had seen from books that most of the houses in Miao Village were like this, but when she saw this stilted building built by the mountains and rivers, she still couldn't help but feel ingenious.
Seeing an old woman with gray hair on the side of the road, Ji Yanning turned over and dismounted, walked forward, and asked, "Grandma, is the village in front of you a Luoyi Village?"
The old woman was lowering her head to water the vegetables she had grown, and she didn't seem to hear Ji Yanning's question.
Ji Yanning asked Yuan Wu to take the horse he was leading, stepped forward and repeated the words again.
But the old woman still did not hear the question.
Jinhe said: "Is she an old man, and her ears are not very sharp? Moreover, it just rained yesterday, how can this vegetable seedling be watered, it can't be confused?"
Ji Yanning walked into the old woman's side and smelled a strange smell, she coughed lightly and said, "She's not watering, she's fertilizing." ”
"Let's go ask somebody else. Jinhe suggested.
Ji Yanning glanced at the old woman and was about to turn around.
Suddenly, seeing that the old woman next to her was unsteady on her feet, the scoop spoon in her hand fell to the ground, and her body was about to fall, Ji Yanning subconsciously stepped forward to support her.
"Grandma, are you okay?" Ji Yanning helped the old woman steady, raised her voice and asked.
The old woman looked at Ji Yanning a little stunned and asked, "Who are you?"
Ji Yanning saw that she didn't faint, but she breathed a sigh of relief, and helped her to the side of the big tree and stone to rest first.
"I'm just a guy asking for directions. Ji Yanning replied to what she had just said.
The old woman shook her head and said, "I can't go back, I haven't fertilized this vegetable field yet." ”
Ji Yanning smiled bitterly, this old woman was completely unanswered.
It seems that the old woman's ears are indeed not very sharp, she put her hand on the old woman's veins, the old woman's body is hard, it doesn't seem to be any disease, just now Xu is too tired from working in old age, so a little dizzy.
Ji Yanning turned around and pointed to the two guards and said, "You can help this grandma water the vegetable patch." ”
"Yes!" The two guards responded one after another, as long as it was the order of the eldest lady, they had to obey the oil pot on the knife mountain and down the oil pot, but it was just water, naturally it was not a difficult matter.
The two guards were about to walk over, but the old woman hurriedly stopped them.
Before Ji Yanning could explain, the old woman said: "You stay away from my vegetable field! If you step on my vegetables, what will my grandson eat in the future!"
Ji Yanning explained: "Grandma, they don't want to step on your vegetable patch, they want to help with the work, so that you can go back early." ”
The old woman looked at Ji Yanning puzzled and asked, "Do you want to help me drench the vegetable field?"
Ji Yanning said: "They go." ”
She said and pointed to the two guards behind her.
"No, I can't let them trample on my vegetable patch!" the old lady insisted very much, but she didn't want the two guards to get close to the vegetable patch.
Ji Yanning couldn't help but smile bitterly when she saw the old woman insisting like this.
She asked, "Shall I go then?"
"You can. The old woman nodded.
When Ji Yanning heard the old woman say this, he looked back at the vegetable patch, which was actually not big, and it had already been taken up by the old woman, and the rest would only take about a quarter of an hour to complete.
She said, "Okay, I'll help Grandma's vegetable patch fertilize and water, but Grandma wants to tell me if the village in front of me is Luoyi Village?"
Ji Yanning said and pointed to the stilted building on the mountain wall not far in front.
The old woman looked in the direction of her finger, and the old woman nodded, and said, "My home is there!
The woman's ears were not sensitive, and she could only hear half of it.
However, Ji Yanning needed someone to take them to Luoyi Village, and the old woman was indeed old, so she didn't mind helping with this gesture.
She was about to step forward, but Jinhe called out to her: "Miss, you are a daughter, how can you do such a rough job, let's do it!"
Ji Yanning turned around and chuckled, and said, "It's okay, it's quite simple." ”
When she was living in a small fishing village in Yan Country before, she would often go to work with Aunt Niu.
Although she just stood on the sidelines and watched, these things still couldn't be difficult for her, after so much, she was no longer the kind of delicate daughter.
Ji Yanning stepped forward and drenched the vegetable patch in less than a quarter of an hour.
When the guards tried to help, the old woman would hurry up and shout to stop them, so that they wouldn't spoil her vegetable patch.
She sat on the big stone under the tree and looked at Ji Yanning who was helping to pour vegetables, and she was very happy in her heart, and pulled Ji Yanning to the stilted building not far away.
Because it had rained the day before, the road was a little wet, and Ji Yanning was afraid that she would fall, so he helped her all the way to the village.
Ji Yanning brought a total of ten guards, all of whom seemed to be tall practitioners, and as soon as they approached the village, many people looked at them with great curiosity.
"Ninth woman, how did you bring back so many people!" asked a man who looked to be in his thirties.
The one who was called the Ninth Woman was the old woman who helped Ji Yanning water her vegetable field, and when she heard the man's loud question, she turned her head and said, "Ah, this is my granddaughter-in-law!"
Not only was the man a little surprised, but even Ji Yanning was slightly stunned.
Ji Yanning explained: "Grandma, I am not your granddaughter-in-law. ”
The Ninth Po turned her head to look at Ji Yanning and said, "Didn't you just say that you married into our village? Let me tell you, my grandson is the best in this village, and the children next to him can't compare!"
Ji Yanning laughed twice, not knowing how to answer for a while.
The ninth woman is like this, and she can't listen to Xu even if she explains it herself.
Jinhe said, "Miss, I'll ask the others." ”
Ji Yanning bowed his head and agreed, after all, if he could find what he wanted earlier, he could go back early.
Jinhe stepped aside and asked the man who had just asked, "Is your village called Luoyi Village?"
"yes. The man nodded, "Is that girl really Ah Ling's daughter-in-law?"
When Jinhe heard the man ask, he shook his head and said, "No, we just came here to ask for directions." ”
The man stared at the men suspiciously, his eyes full of inquiry.