Xia Li broke free of the child's little hand, moved him in, and lay down beside him. Next to a soft little body, Xia Li's heart is also extremely soft.

In the dark, the child in Xia Li's eyes is unusually clear, with fair skin, long eyes, a nose that sucks and closes, and a small mouth that purses from time to time, Xia Li likes it to the bottom of his heart. Not only did she think the child was beautiful, but she also had an inexplicable sense of closeness...... It's a kind of fate.

In her previous life, she made up her mind not to get married, and she can be said to love and fear other people's children, and she dare not approach. Love because she has reached the age of being a mother and has the nature of maternal love. I'm afraid that I can't have children, no matter how good other people's children are, they are someone else's, and I like other people's children too much, and finally I am lonely and licking myself, how uncomfortable is that......

Now, there is a cute child who is attached to him, and maybe his younger brother, how nice.

The child may feel insecure and "hum" a few times with his eyes closed. Xia Li put his index finger into his little hand, and he clutched one finger and fell asleep peacefully.

Dangdang, who was sleeping on the straw mat on the ground, was also excited, and it kept looking at the two people on the bed "Le", and tossed for a long time before gradually falling asleep.

Early the next morning, Xia Li woke up and saw that the child was still sleeping soundly. Touching his forehead, although it was still a little hot, it was much better than yesterday.

It occurred to her that she had eaten the four prey of yesterday, and that she should not let a weasel or a wild cat steal it. In the future, you have to find a big stone and put it in the backyard, as long as you are at home, you can block the hole at night. Otherwise, it will be convenient for Dangdang, and it will also be convenient for other wild things.

She hurriedly walked to the backyard and saw that Xia was looking at the bow and arrow and prey on the ground in a daze, and Dangdang was also squatting aside.

Seeing Xia leaving, Xia asked angrily, "Is this what you shot?" Did you take Dangdang into the mountains to hunt? Do you know how dangerous it is? ”

The voices were louder than the other.

In Xia Li's memory, it was the first time that Xia Shi was so angry with her, and it was also the first time he had spoken to her so harshly.

If you occasionally go into the mountains to hunt, you must report it to the Xia family.

Xia Li pulled her sleeve and said coquettishly, "Mother don't be angry, I just take Dangdang around the low place of the mountain, and I won't go to the high place." Even children of a few years old can go there, and it is very safe to be accompanied by dangdang. As you can see, my archery is very accurate. The badger somehow came to the front mountain, and was found and bitten to death. ”

The front mountain of Sanhua Mountain is very safe during the day, and I have not heard of a large wild thing. Especially in the low places, there are not many small wild things such as rabbits and pheasants, and many people in the village will go to the low places of Sanhua Mountain to chop firewood, hunt pigweed, and pick wild fruits.

Xia also knew that the low part of Sanhua Mountain was safe, but he still didn't want Xia to leave to hunt, not only because of safety.

She persuaded, "Lili, you are Wenquxing's daughter, different from those villagers." ”

This is what she has wanted to remind Xia Li for a long time

Xia Li shook his head secretly, how difficult it is for orphans and widows to live in this world, and widows still have to pamper this daughter...... She didn't know that the pampered daughter she was raising was dead!

Xia Li said slowly, "Mother, what about Wenquxing's daughter, my father who was Wenquxing is dead, and he can't protect me." Over the years, I have seen how much my mother has suffered and how many grievances she has suffered in order to protect me. I've grown up, I can't live under my mother's wing all the time, and one day I will marry someone and leave my mother's protection. If I don't learn to protect myself, if I don't learn how to live in this world, I will still suffer and suffer...... Whether my mother admits it or not, I'm a village girl now. If it is a cuckoo in the mountains, it cannot be raised as a delicate flower in the garden. Otherwise, you won't live long. Mother, survival of the fittest......"

Xia Shi looked at Xia Li blankly, and after a while, tears flowed out, and he covered his mouth and turned around and ran to the front yard.

Xia is a smart woman, she can figure it out.

Xia Li picked up the four wild animals and threw them under the eaves of the front yard. Thinking about it, the weather is hot, and I can't eat so many wild things. The hare is very fat, leave one of them three and eat it dangdang. Traditional Chinese medicine says that you can't eat chicken in the cold, and the child can't eat it, so there is no pheasant left. When Xia calmed down, he asked her to go to the county seat and sell the three wild things. If it's just pheasants and hares, sell them in town. But there are badgers, and they can only be sold at a good price when they go to the county seat.

Xia Li went into the kitchen to light the fire, Xia Shi was busy with red circles, neither of them spoke, thinking about their own thoughts.

After boiling the medicine, Xia Li went to the bedroom with the medicine bowl.

The child is still sleeping soundly.

Xia Li shook him and said, "Wake up, it's time to drink medicine." ”

The child opened his eyes, looked at Xia Li, looked around again, thought for a while, as if he remembered, sat up and said, "Sister, did you pick me up and go back to your house?" ”

Xiao Zhengtai's psychology is strong, and she is as calm as she was when she first came here. Moreover, it is still official. Because the Xia family stayed in the capital, Xia Li himself could speak official and local dialects.

Xia Li laughed and said in official words, "You are a human, not a cat, of course I didn't pick it up, but I picked it up." Come, drink the medicine first, drink the medicine, and the disease will be cured. ”

Seeing that the beautiful big sister was so kind and said so nicely, Xiao Zhengtai pursed her lips and laughed, and obediently held the bowl and drank the medicine.

Xia Li wiped his mouth, stuffed a piece of caramel into him, and asked her the question she was most concerned about, "What is your name, how old are you, where is your home, and how did you come here?" ”

Xiao Zhengtai lowered his head and muttered, "I'm three years old, no, it seems to be four years old, Grandpa Liu, who drove the ox cart, said that my future name will be Tie Dan'er......"

Xia Li twitched the corners of his mouth, the name of this dirty scum does not match the beautiful Xiao Zhengtai.

She asked again, "What was it called before it was called Tie Dan'er?" ”

Xiao Zhengtai looked up at Xia Li, stunned for a while, and then said, "Yes, besides Tie Dan'er, what else is my name?" I, I forgot. ”

The cunning and panic that flashed in his eyes did not escape Xia Li's eyes.

He may have felt that it was wrong for him to lie, and he was embarrassed to bow his head away from Xia Li's gaze and twist his fingers.

The child didn't know what happened before, so he didn't want to talk about the past, and he was wary of her.

Xia Li asked again, "Then where was your previous home?" ”

Tie Dan'er thought about it for a while, and whispered, "It's far, far, far away, I don't remember." ”

Xia Li asked again, "Then how did you come here?" ”

Xiao Zhengtai thought about it again and said, "Take the car, take the boat, and still feel it on the boat." ”

Because he was still feverish, the child's eyes were a little cloudy, his small face and lips were as red as rouge, and his facial features were delicate and handsome, which was extremely beautiful. Even if he knew that he didn't tell the truth completely, Xia Li couldn't bear to blame him.