The old cow Xu who was tied to the eaves of the porch was also as aggrieved as Ye Lan, and raised his head to "moo", which can be regarded as solidarity with his allies.

Ye Lan felt more confident, and when she turned her head to make another noise, she suddenly found that the man in black was lying on the ground silently for some time, she was so shocked that she almost jumped up, ran over and slapped the cheek of the man in black hard, and called loudly, "Hey, hey, black hero, what's wrong with you?" Don't scare me, you have fallen in this wilderness, what should I do? ”

The man in black was suffering something, his body curled up in a ball, his brows furrowed, not only did he not respond, but his face turned red and white, as if he was alternating between hot and cold.

Ye Lan took a few breaths, barely suppressed her fear, ran to the corner of the broken temple, picked up some wheat straw left by a beggar and put it under the man in black, and ran to find dry firewood to light the fire.

Fortunately, when the sweet potatoes were roasted in the palace before, the flint was quite skillful, and the small pyre was finally lit up.

She thought about it, and then took off the clothes of the man in black and hung them to dry, perhaps feeling the warmth of the fire, and the face of the man in black finally improved.

Ye Lan was a little relieved, and she had the courage to pick up a burning wooden stick and go to the back of the temple to sting, and finally did not run in vain, she took back a broken jar with a gap, and boiled it after receiving the rain, she was already tired and sweating, and the clothes and skirts on her body were half dry.

A bowl of hot water was poured down, and the man in black's frowning brow was also relaxed.

Ye Lan ate some dry food with hot water, and she couldn't bear the exhaustion and fell asleep on the side. It's not that she's cold-blooded, it's really black-lit, and she can't find a place to buy medicine for the man in black, so she can only hope that he will survive by himself, a hero who can fly off the wall, will not be killed by the inexplicable wind and cold, right?

The mischievous night breeze ran in along the dilapidated temple gate, happily circling around the house, Ye Lan in her sleep couldn't help but shiver, and subconsciously approached the warm place beside her.

When the man in black woke up, he saw that he was held in Ye Lan's arms, and the faint fragrance of the woman penetrated into his nostrils, making him instantly stiffen, and his face was red like a boiled shrimp.

has been wandering between life and death for many years, and he has seen countless people use women as an outlet to vent their anger, but he would rather return to the small mansion to chop wood and carry water than have never been entangled with women. In his stubborn idea, as long as he touches a woman's body, he will marry her and go home, have children for the rest of his life, and grow old.

Now, when he was about to unload the "debt of conscience" that he had borne for many years, after the old wound had flare-up due to the rain and cold, the woman held him in her arms like this, in the posture of a protector. This is really funny, he is a big man and has been protected by a woman one day, but why is his heart so warm?

Could it be that the heavens are foreshadowing and compensating him for his years of suffering......

In the dark night, the man waved his hand and took off a dry shirt and gently covered Ye Lan's body, Ye Lan muttered vaguely, but his subordinates pulled the shirt and wrapped it in his arms, and then fell asleep again.

The man held his breath, and only quietly breathed a sigh of relief after a long time, but the corners of his mouth couldn't help but slowly bend an arc, which softened his originally cold and hard face by three points.

"Squeak, squeak!"

Ye Lan slept very soundly this night, until she woke up when she heard the moaning of the broken ox cart, opened her eyes and looked at the fields on the side of the road and was still a little confused, and then finally remembered what happened last night, so she hurried to the wheel of the car and asked while looking at the man in black: "Are you okay, are you well?" ”

The man in black glanced at her and nodded faintly.

Ye Lan pursed her lips and complained dissatisfiedly: "What kind of hero are you, you can fall down in the rain, it's really embarrassing, it makes me a weak woman busy making fires and boiling water in the middle of the night, and I almost thought I had to dig a pit and bury people." Knowing this, I might as well stay in the palace, at least there is a roasted sweet potato to eat. ”

The man in black didn't want to hear her say this, raised the whip in his hand and gently pointed to the faintly visible city wall in the distance, and said, "It's here." ”

Ye Lan almost fell off the car with her head, she really didn't know whether to be angry or happy, was her luck really so bad? If the heavy rain falls later, she doesn't have to worry about taking care of the sick number for a night. But when she thought of the unknown life, she couldn't help but hang her heart.

The ox cart walked unhurriedly, after all, it still approached the small city little by little, no, it was said to be a city, it was really a bit of a lift, compared to the prosperous Tibetan Wonton City, this can only be regarded as a big village, but there is an extra wall outside the village, and there are more residents in the wall.

Guarding the city gate were a few veterans, lazily gathered at the base of the wall to bask in the sun, and when they saw a carriage about to enter the city, one of them stepped forward to collect taxes, but when they saw the appearance of the man in black, they waved their hands and smiled: "Shanzi is back, but you have received Hu Po's niece?!" ”

Shanzi rarely put away the cold and hard color on his face, turned his head and pointed at Ye Lanying, "I got it." ”

Ye Lan has been exposed to the wind and sun for seven or eight days, where is there still the appearance of the original lady, her hair is unkempt, her skin is slightly dark, and her dress is rubbed against her original color.

The old soldier's eyes flashed with pity, and he sighed, "This girl is really suffering, let's go into the city quickly." Now that I have arrived at my aunt's house, I have a good life. ”

Several other veterans also laughed and agreed, "That's it, at least you won't be hungry, and you can eat enough cakes." ”

Shanzi flicked his whip, and the ox cart continued to "squeak" through the city gate, and after three turns and two turns, he arrived at a small alley in the north of the city, and there was a small courtyard at the end of the alley, and two ebony doors were wide open, and there was a faint smell of burnt paste wafting out of the door.

Xu is words of a few veterans made Ye Lan a little frightened, and when she jumped out of the carriage, she actually complained to Shanzi: "You did it on purpose, right?" It must have been on purpose! Tossed me so black and ugly, I just shouted everywhere that I was the eldest lady of the Prime Minister's Mansion, and no one would believe me, wouldn't it? ”

Shanzi rolled his eyes disdainfully, and walked to the yard without saying a word.

Ye Lan stomped her feet angrily, and then followed with a stomach full of curiosity.

The façade of the courtyard is not big, but the inside is very neat, three main rooms, and two west wings, all of which are blue bricks and gray tiles, and there is a stove room built against the southeast corner, and the smell of burnt paste wafts out from it.

A white-haired old man in gray clothes and trousers was sitting on a chaise longue under the eaves of the porch and napping, his snort blowing his beard from time to time, which was extremely funny.

A warm color flashed in Shanzi's eyes, and after tying up the ox, he went to pat the old man, and gently called: "Uncle Hu, wake up!" ”

But the old man's drowsiness was obviously very strong, he turned over, smacked his mouth twice, and fell asleep again.

Ye Lan looked funny, her eyes rolled and she stepped forward and shouted in the old man's ear: "Oh, the cake is baked!" ”

"What?" When Hu Bo heard this, he immediately jumped up, his nose kept moving, and he cried out: "It's over, it's over, the cake is really baked, and the old woman can't kill me when she comes back!" ”

As he spoke, he was about to run to the stove room to visit, but he suddenly reacted without running two steps, turned his head to look at Shanzi in surprise, and said with a smile: "Oh, Shanzi, you're back." ”

Shanzi smiled for the first time and replied, "I'm back, Huber." ”

"Okay, okay, I've been thinking about you with your aunt all day long, I'm afraid you'll ......" Hu Bo was halfway through speaking, and he couldn't help but see Ye Lan standing aside, and he was stunned for a long time and actually cried, "Oh, eldest miss, are you eldest miss?" The old slave finally saw the eldest lady, all the ladies have spirits in the sky, bless the young lady to be safe and sound. ”

Ye Lan saw the old man kneeling in front of him, crying a handful of snot and tears, she was a little frightened, and hurriedly reached out to help, and persuaded vaguely: "Uncle, do you know me?" How come I don't know you? ”

Hu Bo was just about to answer, when a thin old lady carrying a burden walked in outside the door, Xu had walked for a long time, her face was red from exhaustion, and her forehead was densely covered with beads of sweat.

As soon as she entered the door, she didn't even have time to put down her burden before she shouted, "Old man, I heard you shouting from afar!" Hurry up and pour me a bowl of tea, I'm dying of thirst. ”

Shanzi's face was even warmer, and he picked up a bowl of tea on the small table and took it over.

Hu Po drank it cleanly, and then shouted in hindsight: "Oh, Shanzi, you're back." ”

Ye Lan listened to it funny, these old couples really deserve to be a family, and their temperaments are exactly the same.

She was naughty and didn't wait for the old lady to be surprised again, so she took the initiative to walk up to her and said, "Auntie, and me!" ”

Hu Po looked her up and down for a long time, and before she could speak, Hu Bo was already excited to grab his wife's hand, "Old woman, this is the eldest lady, she really looks exactly like Madame." ”

"Nonsense, I grew up with my wife since I was a child, and I still don't recognize this as the eldest lady." Hu Po shook off her husband and looked at Ye Lan again, her eyes were red, but she didn't let the tears fall out, saluted respectfully, and said: "The old slave Hu Fengshi has given the eldest lady a gift, and after fifteen years, the eldest lady is afraid that she doesn't know the slave, right?" ”

Seeing this, Ye Lan also smiled, and replied: "Auntie, I came all the way from Zangkuncheng, and the reason is not clear, if Auntie is not busy, can you say a few more words to me?" ”

"Don't say a few words, tens of millions of sentences will be done." Hu Po got up, and her face was a little more relieved.

The group was about to go to the house, Hu Po's nose suddenly fluttered twice, and then glared at the old man fiercely, "Why is the yard full of mushy smell, are you lazy to sleep again?" ”

Hu Bo's face was red, his lips moved, as if he wanted to find an excuse and couldn't find it for a while, very embarrassed.

Ye Lan didn't know why, as soon as she saw the old man, she felt close, and hurriedly said: "When we entered the courtyard just now, we didn't smell the mush, maybe it was when we talked at this time, and the old man forgot about it." ”

Hu Bo nodded again and again and replied: "That's, that's it, I only care about rejoicing, forgetting that the stove is still burning." ”

After many years of husband and wife, how could Hu Po not guess the truth of the matter, but she only glared at her wife and did not pursue it further, and then shook Ye Lan's hand and led her into the door.

There were tables and chairs in the hall, and there was a pot-bellied plum bottle on the high table in the corner, and now there were no plum blossoms to insert, so two willow branches that had just sprouted were replaced, although they were simple, they also had an elegant taste.

Hu Po pulled Ye Lan to sit beside her, raised her eyes to look at her wife and Shanzi, and then said in a low voice: "Fang Cai, the old slave has already said that the eldest lady is afraid that she doesn't know us, this is not surprising, I am the wife's dowry maid, and the old man of my family is also the companion of the Hu family to the Ye family." Before the young lady was born, the lady made us married, and after that, I still served by the young lady's side, and the old man of my family was on an errand in the outer courtyard.

"Later, the young lady was only three years old, and the lady died of illness, and the lord married a new wife, and we originally wanted to grow up for the young lady to guard the young lady, but we didn't want the new housewife to let us stay longer, so we were forced out of the house if we found a mistake. I pleaded with the lord and wanted to stay, but the lord didn't want to damage the face of the new lady, so he only gave us some silver taels.

"My husband and wife had no choice but to move to this remote place and make a living with a little bit of craftsmanship. Over the years, whenever we heard that someone was coming from Tibetan Kuncheng, we had to rush to inquire about the news of the young lady. Unfortunately, the town is barren, there are few caravans in and out, and occasionally I get some news, and I don't know if it's true or not. ，

"Some time ago, Shanzi went out and came back, we just heard that the eldest lady was robbed of the marriage by the daughter of the new lady, we were afraid that the eldest lady would suffer, so we entrusted Shanzi to take a trip, if the eldest lady is doing well, we are also relieved, but now Shanzi has taken the eldest lady back, presumably you must have been wronged, right?"

Ye Lan thought about the memories she received in her sleep, and her heart couldn't help but feel a little sour. How can there be happiness in a child without a mother? Even if my father loves him, he can't stand the inconsistency between his stepmother and his sister's heart is like a snake and scorpion. But now that these things are said, there is no other use except to let outsiders hear something fresh and make those close to them regret it, so she only responded vaguely: "I have not suffered any grievances, I don't have to worry about food and clothing, and my life is worry-free for the time being." ”

Hu Po and Hu Bo looked at each other when they heard this, they were extremely distressed, although Ye Lan said it lightly, how could they not hear the many meanings.

"Miss, there must be some people who can't trust us at this time, you wait first."

After saying this, Hu Po went out of the house, turned around and went to the west wing to get a box and came back, and when she opened it, she revealed a beautifully carved jade pendant inside.

Ye Lan looked at the jade pendant with a familiar look, and after thinking about it, she pulled out a red rope from the neckline, and the jade pendant tied in the middle of the rope was exactly the same as the one in the box, but the shape was slightly smaller.

Hu Po didn't know what she remembered, and she reached out and touched the jade pendant and actually shed tears.

"When Mrs. was seriously ill, she talked to me about Miss's future relatives, deliberately looked for beautiful jade, painted the pattern by hand, sent it to the silver building to carve, and finally got this pair of jade pendants, the small ones were worn on the body of the young lady, and the big ones were ready to be used as tokens to give to the young lady's husband in the future, I didn't want the young lady to be playful, and knocked over the box and broke a corner, and the old man of my family re-sent it to the silver building to repair, and before I got it back, the lady went, and the jade pendant was finally left in our hands.

"Take it out now, just to reassure the eldest lady, if you live here in the future, we will definitely take care of the eldest lady like a lady, and we will definitely not let people hurt half of your hair."

Ye Lan originally felt that these two old men were not bad people, but now that they had indeed seen the token, they naturally became suspicious. She thought about it and then pulled Hu Po and said, "Auntie, uncle, I really have nowhere to go now, but if you want me to stay, you also need to promise me one thing." ”

"What's the matter, Miss." Hu Po and his wife asked almost in unison, both of them had received great grace from their wife back then, and they had the only blood and bone left by this lady, but if she had any requirements, the two of them would have to complete it.

"Auntie, uncle," Ye Lan looked very sincere, "I can see that you treat me well and treat my mother very respectfully, but since I have left Tibetan Kuncheng, I am not ready to live as the eldest lady of the Ye family anymore, so in the future, please treat me as your own junior, and don't call yourself a slave, otherwise I will find another place to stay." ”

"How is this possible?" Hu Bo was the first to object, but Hu Po raised his hand to stop him.

She looked at Ye Lan carefully for a long time, and a sincere smile appeared on her face, "If Madame knew that Miss was so kind and sensible, she would definitely be relieved under Jiuquan." ”

Ye Lan was embarrassed, and couldn't help but feel weak in her heart, if she let the old lady know the original owner's original appearance, I was afraid that she would be driven out immediately. She hurriedly smiled dryly and diverted the topic, "Then the eldest lady and the old man agreed?" Great, I'll bother me from then on, and don't always call me Miss and uncle, and call me Lan'er. ”

"Okay, okay." Hu Po responded: "Our excuse to the outside world also says that you are the niece of our hometown, and the eldest lady will also call us uncle and aunt in the future." ”

Hu Bo was kicked by a horse when he was young, and he had no children in his life, and now he was suddenly promoted to an uncle, and he smiled with joy. He rubbed his hands together and asked, "Old woman, look at the big ...... No, Lan'er and Shanzi came back from a long journey, should we cook some good dishes at night? ”

Hu Po glanced at the old man with disgust, and scolded with a smile: "You are under the banner again, do you want to buy wine?" ”

Hu Bo smiled, obviously being said to be on his mind.

Hu Po untied the purse on her waist and handed it over, and said, "Go, go, let's reunite as a family today, so that you can be happy." ”

"Great!" Hu Bo was overjoyed, took off the wine gourd from the wall, and went out.

Shanzi didn't wait for the old lady's instructions to find an axe and start chopping wood, preparing to light a fire, Hu Po shouted for him to rest, seeing that he didn't listen, he just left, and took Ye Lanxuan to see her room.

There are only three main rooms in the small courtyard, according to Ye Lan's guess, she wants to live in the west wing, but she doesn't want to, but Hu Po took her to the main landlord's room, pointed to the new bed, new bedding, new tables and chairs, and new makeup table in the house, and said with a smile: "These are all newly purchased, what is not suitable, let the old man go to the family shop to buy it back in the future." When Shanzi ran this trip, the couple thought about being prepared, but they didn't expect to really use it.

She then took Ye Lan to the west room, where a large kang was set up by the window, a bookcase stood on the north side, and a large embroidery frame. "In the winter, when it's cold, you move to this house to live, and on weekdays, you either read and write, or embroider."

When they first recognized, Ye Lan was only hot in her heart, and she was not very excited, but at this time, seeing that the Hu family was not very rich, she actually bought a full set of new things for herself, and even preferred to squeeze out the side room and give the main house to herself, just to make her live spacious and comfortable, she couldn't help it anymore, and tears fell down her tears.

"Auntie, you treat me so well, I will be pampered."

Hu Po was so panicked that she quickly pulled the handkerchief to wipe her tears, and persuaded her repeatedly, "You are a young lady of everyone, you grew up in brocade clothes and jade food, and you don't dislike us for being shabby, how can you be spoiled?" ”