Chapter 2: Chance Encounters
Aunt Li is still the same as ever, she comes to borrow a carriage from Mu Qiange every afternoon, and Mu Qiange also asks Aunt Li to bring some necessities for herself.
Before dawn, Mu Qiange got up early. Aunt Li gave her some sweet potato seedlings, and she took advantage of the fact that it had just rained last night, and the soil was soft and suitable for growing sweet potatoes.
Mu Qiange carefully inserted a piece of sweet potato seedlings into the soft soil, and then picked up water to irrigate carefully. She hadn't grown crops, she had only seen others grow them as a child, and she only used vague memories.
When she was driven out, she had only three hundred taels of silver with her. Although she is considered a rich person in this small village, she still knows that she came here alone and her wealth is not exposed.
After a morning's work, a piece of land in the yard has been planted with green sweet potato seedlings, which looks particularly attractive.
Mu Qiange was in a good mood, she patted the soil on her hands, turned around and walked towards the entrance of the village. She's going to see a few acres of her paddy fields, and if the seedlings are planted now, the harvest will be full this autumn.
"Ouch!"
Mu Qiange was knocked to the ground by the sudden impact, and her ass was in hot pain. She reluctantly sat up to see which one had hit her without long eyes.
"Sister, I'm sorry, I ...... I didn't mean to! ”
The little boy looked at the girl standing in front of him with a pair of big watery eyes and a little fear.
Hearing the sound, Mu Qiange raised his head and looked at the slightly six or seven-year-old boy in front of him, dressed in clear gray clothes, probably because he was in a hurry to run, and there was a little mud stuck to his body.
Mu Qiange, who wanted to be angry, saw the little boy with tears in her eyes and a pitiful look, her heart instantly softened.
"Sister is fine, what are you doing with a little kid running so fast. I hit me today, and if you fall somewhere, your parents should be heartbroken! ”
"I don't have parents, only my brother who depends on me."
After the little boy finished speaking, tears burst into tears.
Mu Qiange couldn't help but be stunned, and couldn't help but sigh slightly in his heart.
"Hey! Looks like a poor kid too. ”
"Sister doesn't know your name yet, can you tell me your name?"
"My name is Xiao Yang, and my brother's name is Da Yang."
Mu Qiange nodded slightly, "Okay, sister is fine, you can go home quickly, don't let my brother wait in a hurry." ”
Xiao Yang was just about to turn around and leave, but a high-decibel sound suddenly came, making him stop abruptly.
"Little Bunny, where are you going?"
When Xiao Yang heard this, he shrunk his neck in fear. Seeing the figure getting closer and closer, he quickly hid behind Mu Qiange.
Mu Qiange looked up, only to see that as soon as the words fell, an aunt with a thick waist and short legs was already panting in front of him and Xiao Yang.
"Little rabbit, come out, you think I won't be able to catch you if you hide behind others."
Seeing that the aunt was about to grab Xiao Yang behind her, Mu Qiange blocked the aunt's arm and said softly: "Auntie, if you have something to say, don't scare the child." ”
"Who are you, it's none of your business, get out."
Mu Qiange didn't expect this aunt to be so spicy that she almost pushed herself to the ground.
"Little bunny, I've finally caught you."
The aunt's thick right hand grabbed Xiao Yang's ear mercilessly, and her left hand had already beckoned Xiao Yang's face.
Xiao Yang looked at himself with tears in his eyes, and his ears were already red.
Mu Qiange stepped forward quickly, grabbed the aunt's left hand tightly, and said coldly: "He's just a child, you come at me if you have anything." ”
"It's okay if you want me to let him go, you have to accompany me for a tael of silver."
It's really a lion's mouth, and a tael of silver is enough for a family to live in this country for a month or two.
Although Mu Qiange was reluctant to take out the silver in her heart, looking at Xiao Yang's pitiful appearance, she gritted her teeth and said, "Why do you want to give you a tael of silver, you can't let me take out the money in vain!" ”
"This little bunny just stole my eggs, but I caught them."
The aunt said, and the hand holding Xiao Yang's ears was a little stronger.
Xiao Yang was in pain and said with a crying voice: "I went to your backyard to find my cat, and I didn't steal your eggs." ”
"I still dare to deny it, what I see with my eyes can still be fake."
Mu Qiange probably understood when she saw this, Xiao Yang was innocent, but looking at the appearance of the aunt, she was sure of Xiao Yang, and now no matter how they quibbled, it was useless.
"Okay, I promised to give you a tael of silver, and you let Xiao Yang go first."
Seeing Mu Qiange agree, the aunt let go with joy. Mu Qiange also let go of her aunt's left hand, pulled Xiao Yang over, and carefully looked at his ears to see if they were hurt.
"Sister, I didn't steal her eggs, so I don't have to give her silver."
Mu Qiange said softly: "Sister believes that you didn't steal, give her one or two pieces of silver, and Xiao Yang's long memory will be in the future." ”
Xiao Yang nodded as if he didn't understand, and looked at Mu Qiange's eyes full of gratitude and attachment.
Seeing that Xiao Yang was not crying, Mu Qiange took out a tael of silver from his arms and threw it to his aunt.
"Let's go, my sister will take you home."
Mu Qiange led Xiao Yang to the front, leaving the aunt excitedly stroking the unearned silver in her hand.
"Sister, it's my home in front, just send it here, I can go back by myself."
Xiao Yang let go of the little hand that Mu Qiange was holding, pointed to a grass house in front of him and said.
Thinking of the scene just now, Mu Qiange shook his head, "Sister will send you back, Xiao Yang can also introduce your brother to me, okay?" ”
"Xiao Yang, where did you go?"
Da Yang, who happened to be returning from hunting in the mountains, saw two people on the side of the road.
"Brother"
Xiao Yang looked at Da Yang who walked to his side, and shouted with a dodgy look.
Obviously, Da Yang didn't pay attention to Xiao Yang's eyes, and turned his head to Mu Qiange: "Are you?" ”
"I met Xiao Yang on the road, so I sent him back."
Da Yang is a sincere person, honest and honest, seeing that Mu Qiange's voice is gentle and good, his slightly dark face instantly flushed.
"Thank you...... Thank you, girl! ”
"You're welcome, we are all in the same village, and we should take care of Xiao Yang."
After Mu Qiange finished speaking, he said to Xiao Yang beside him: "Go home with your brother, my sister is going to work too." ”
"Girl, my house is right in front, let's go into the house and drink some water."
Mu Qiange turned around and waved his hand, "No, there will be opportunities in the future." ”
She didn't know that her unintentional words made Dayang misunderstood.
Da Yang stood in place and looked at Mu Qiange's back, and did not turn around and leave for a long time.
Mu Qiange didn't go to see the paddy fields, and after a toss in the morning, it was already breakfast time. When she returned home, Aunt Li was already waiting outside the door.
"Qiange, where have you been, why are you only coming back now?"
Aunt Li watched Mu Qiange come back and hurriedly stepped forward to greet her.
"I wanted to go and see a few acres of paddy fields outside the village to see if I could plant seedlings in time."
"I'm going to the city and bought these bamboo baskets, do you need me to bring anything?"
Mu Qiange looked at Aunt Li carrying more than a dozen bamboo baskets in her hands, shook her head and said, "My daily necessities are still rich, and I don't need them for the time being, so I'll go and lead the carriage for you." ”
"No, you go cook quickly, I'll take it myself."
Mu Qiange didn't push back, she had already regarded Aunt Li as her own.
After breakfast, the noon sun became scorching. Mu Qiange watered the sweet potato seedlings in the courtyard again before turning around and going out.
She looked at the bamboo basket in Aunt Li's hand, which also inspired her, she liked to study medical books since she was a child, so she wanted to go up the mountain to pick some herbs for Aunt Li to help sell.
Although the road up the mountain is not easy to walk, it is nothing to Mu Qiange, who is used to hardship. In the Prime Minister's Mansion before, although she was a young lady, she was not even as good as her subordinates.
Before she knew it, Mu Qiange had already picked half a basket of herbs, and the sky was getting dark, so she picked up the bamboo basket and went down the mountain.
"Help.........
A faint cry for help came into Mu Qiange's ears, and she paused slightly, looking around and seeing that she couldn't see anything else except the dark woods.
"Maybe I've been too tired lately, how can there be people in this barren mountains and mountains."
Mu Qiange muttered, his back was cold, and he couldn't help but speed up his pace.
"Help...... Help ......"
Mu Qiange made the god walk in the direction of the sound.
Luckily, it's not too dark. She had not walked a few steps before she saw a man in black lying on the ground, covered in blood, lying on the grass.
"Hey, wake up......"
Mu Qiange reached out and patted the man's face, and probed his snort again.
"It's okay, it's still gasy."
Mu Qiange secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and she took a few herbs from the bamboo basket to stop bleeding. His hands kept rubbing together until the herbal juice was out, and then he gave the man the herbs he had made.
After doing all this, Mu Qiange stood up, picked up the bamboo basket, turned around and prepared to leave, she didn't want to cause trouble to herself.
"Save Me ........."
I don't know when the man opened his eyes, reached out and grabbed Mu Qiange's trouser leg tightly.
"Let go, now that you're awake, you can go down the mountain by yourself."
The man did not let go, but said with a mocking face: "It's really a cold-blooded woman, how can you see death and not save it." ”
"You and I don't know each other, and besides, I've drugged you."
The man looked down at the black herb on his chest that he didn't know what it was, and said with a black face: "This is the medicine you gave me, this can also heal the wound?" ”
"Can you heal the wound, isn't it already effective, at least your wound is not bleeding."
After Mu Qiange finished speaking, he squatted down, reached out and broke the man's trouser leg that was grabbing him, and then turned to leave.
"If you save me today, I can promise you one condition."
Hearing this, Mu Qiange stopped. She turned around and looked at the man on the ground again, although she was full of embarrassment, she still couldn't hide her noble temperament.
Not to mention how handsome he looks, just by his pair of Danfeng eyes with fine light, it is enough to conclude that his identity is not ordinary.
"Okay, I promised to save you, but you have to keep your promise."
"That's nature!"
When Mu Qiange returned home with the injured man, it was already midnight. She was afraid of being discovered by others, so she waited until almost everyone in the village had fallen asleep before helping the man down the mountain.
Mu Qiange helped the man to his room and helped him to lie down on his bed.
"You're going to let me live here."
The man lying on her bed said with disgust on his face.
Mu Qiange was depressed, she gave him her bed, and he still had reason to dislike it.
"Don't you live! Then you get up. ”
Mu Qiange crossed his hands on his hips and yelled angrily.
"Humph......"
The man lay down with his face inward, ignoring Mu Qiange.
Mu Qiange looked at her bed nostalgically, she was going to the kitchen for the night tonight.