Chapter 68: Ponies love carrots
Wu Qian's questioning made Lu Sanshan stunned, with a sad look on his face, and said with a sigh:
"Three months before your mother's accident, my parents, that is, your grandparents, were shocked by a sudden burst of magic energy when they went out to dig in the magic cave, and they were hospitalized together.
At that time, I said that I would inform your mother, but my grandparents said not to let your mother know, saying that she had worked hard enough, and that she should not add to the burden on her. So, I never told her.
Originally, if the treatment had been given, the damage left by this wave of magic energy could be removed little by little. But the cost was extremely high, and with the mine owner running away, we couldn't afford to pay the high fee.
In order not to affect the family, my grandparents insisted on being discharged from the hospital. Alas, I also blame my uncle for being useless, and I can't make a lot of money growing crops. In the end, your grandparents' funeral was only enough to be raised by selling the farmland.
Alas, who knows, just after burying your grandparents, your mother called. I knew I couldn't hide it, so I told her about it. Unexpectedly, something happened to her! ”
Speaking of this, Lu Sanshan wiped away a handful of tears, and even Xiang Chen Liuling and Blanc felt that the family was unlucky.
At the same time, Xiang Chen Liuling suddenly understood that Aunt Lu was not only going to escape with Wu Qian at that time, but also probably wanted to rush home and see her parents for the last time, right? This can also understand why she was willing to be bribed at that time, and it is even possible that she blackmailed Qin Heyan.
But the person is dead, and these are not so important, anyway, her poor and miserable life is over.
Thinking like this, Xiang Chen Liuling felt even more sad, and couldn't help but sniffle as well. Blank glanced at her, a hint of warmth on his indifferent face, leaned over to her, and patted her on the back.
When Wu Qian heard all this, she couldn't bear it anymore, so she simply cried loudly. Xiang Chen Liuling wanted to persuade her, but she found that her mouth was open, and tears fell down, where could she comfort others.
Lu Sanshan was Wu Qian's elder in the end, endured his grief, stepped forward to hold Wu Qian's shoulder, and gently patted her rhythmically like a child.
This behavior made Wu Qian feel more like being cared for by her elders, and a warm and reassuring emotion came to her heart, which made her even more unable to help crying, so she simply buried herself in Lu Sanshan's arms.
Wu Qian cried enough, and then Lu Sanshan led her into the inner hall to sit down and rest.
After confirming the room that Lu Sanshan could live in, Blank began to fully disinfect and rearrange the room.
During this period, Xiang Chen Liuling had nothing to do and wandered around the room.
There are all kinds of old photos hanging on the walls on the four sides of the room, and these photos have Wu Qian's mother Aunt Lu when she was a child, no wonder Lu Sanshan said that when he met them on the road just now, it seems that he really thought too much. Xiang Chen Liuling glanced at the photo and smiled self-deprecatingly.
The room wasn't big and there wasn't much to walk around. And the furniture in this room is pitiful, and the decorations, except for the pictures, are a perpetual calendar with a thick layer of dust.
There was a foggy feeling in the whole room, so much so that Xiang Chen Liuling wondered more than once if there was something wrong with his eyes, and kept rubbing his eyes.
In the end, I couldn't stand the gray feeling, and when I walked out of the door, I suddenly realized that the world was so clear! The air is so fresh!
The pony had been untied from the wagon, and was now chained to a stout stake beside which was a trough made of stone, in which a few wheat and hay were scattered here and there. The pony was burying his head in his head, carefully and laboriously pulling at the hay in the trough, clattering and chewing.
Xiang Chen Liuling felt that the hay was too dry! It's not new! This pony has pulled her all the way, and he needs to do it a little good! So I looked around, and saw a few fresh carrots on the side, so I grabbed one and found that it was all mud.
Walking around the yard with a carrot with mud, he found a well in the backyard.
The wellhead is quite large, and the surrounding rocks look quite smooth, probably due to the frequent fetching of water. There is moss growing in the crevices of the stones, and it feels slippery when you look at it.
A barrel was attached to one side of a long rope, and the other end was tied to a thumb-thick iron ring on the ground. The iron ring was driven deep into the ground, revealing only a semicircular arc.
Xiang Chen Liuling tugged on the rope and felt quite strong, so he threw the barrel into the well.
There was a sound of water coming from the bottom of the well, and I pulled hard, only to realize that a bucket of water was heavier than I had imagined.
There is a hand-cranked shelf at the mouth of the well, this one is good, not particular at all, it is simply an exercise of arm strength!
Xiang Chen Liuling leaned against the edge of the well to prevent himself from falling in, leaned back, and did his best to pull the barrel up.
The water in the barrel doesn't look as cool as it seems, but it's not as dirty as it seems. There are some unidentified floating objects on the surface of the water, as well as dried bamboo leaves.
There is a wooden scoop on the side, which also looks very old. Xiang Chen Liuling didn't think much about it, scooped some water with a scoop, rinsed the carrots, and then happily ran to the pony with the carrots, not noticing that his body was already wet.
Rushing to the pony's side, Xiang Chen Liuling tentatively reached out and touched its nose, then stood beside it and touched its neck and cheek and smiled: "Pony pony, do you like carrots?" ”
As he spoke, he put the carrot in his hand to the pony's mouth, and the pony didn't say a word, but responded to her with actions. It was a mouthful, so frightened that Xiang Chen Liuling screamed.
Although I have always loved horses, I have never had the opportunity to get up close to a live horse when I grow up so big! Although this horse is not very tall, after all, they can't understand each other's words, and there will be misunderstandings every minute, and no matter how they are said to be two different species, it is normal to be afraid.
Her exclamation was not very loud, but it still caught the attention of an old farmer passing by the roadside.
The old farmer cautiously poked his head out of the bamboo forest, looked at Xiang Chen Liuling in surprise, and then asked in a trembling voice:
"This, this, water, water, narcissus, are you, invited by this family?"
Narcissus?! I'm an ordinary person, dressed like a fairy? Look down, well, all in water.
"What? A body of water is a narcissus? Uncle, you are so funny! I'm a guest at this house, and I just arrived. Uncle, who are you? Xiang Chen Liuling smiled, stuffed the whole carrot into the pony's mouth, rubbed his hand on his clothes, and walked towards the uncle.
The uncle took a few steps back with a frightened face, squinted his eyes and looked at Xiang Chen Liuling again, until he saw the shadow under her feet, and then he was convinced that she was a human being, and breathed a sigh of relief.
immediately showed a vigilant look again: "Are you a relative of their family?" ”。
"It's not." Xiang Chen Liuling felt that this uncle's performance was too strange, and he took a few steps closer, and was so surprised that the uncle took a few steps back. Then he stomped his feet, as if he had gone out, beckoned to Xiang Chen Liuling, and walked towards a clearing far away from the house.