Going forward along the stream like this, Lan Yi didn't dare to stay any longer, the baby in his arms had already woken up, and Lan Yi had to feed him some more water.

"Baby, don't be hungry, we'll find a place soon, baby." Picking a few blooming wild chrysanthemums, Lan Yi walked forward while coaxing the baby, seeing that the sun was turning west and the air was getting colder, she was getting more and more anxious.

After walking for a short time, there was finally a human trace in the weeds and rocks under his feet: "This is a branch that has been cut down to make firewood, and it is not far from the village." ”

Lan Yi looked at the pine branches that had been cut down and piled up not far from the stream, thinking that someone had cut them down to make firewood, so this place would not be too far from where people lived.

"Baby, we're almost there, the baby is so amazing, don't cry or make trouble for mom to hold." Lan Yi happily praised Xiao Yixuan in his arms twice, and kissed him fiercely on the little face.

Footsteps gradually became paths for pedestrians, traces of human activity gradually appeared on the roadside, and the flat land appeared on the ground, on which green crops were planted.

Lan Yi finally heard a few dog barks on the other side of the mountain before the sun set. She walked a few steps, turned the foot of the mountain, and finally found a small village not far away, officially curling with smoke, reflecting the red glow of half a day, like an oil painting with thick ink, the beauty made her want to cry.

Lan Yi sat on the side of the road to catch her breath, put down her skirt pinned to her waist, tidied up the water, and put on a quick little dress for the baby to cover a few blood stains on her body before walking towards the village.

A few children were playing at the edge of the village, all of them wearing coarse cloth shirts, and although their clothes were patched but still neat, these children looked ruddy and in good spirits.

"It seems that the village is in good condition, so that these children can have clothes, food, and spirits to play. Baby, you'll have something to eat in no time. Lan Yi came to the conclusion that she is not worried about someone chasing her now, the most important thing for the baby to eat now is that she has gone so far, and the direction is also chosen by herself randomly, as long as she is not too unlucky, she should not meet the wicked person so soon.

When the children saw Lan Yi coming over with the child in her arms, they stopped their brains, and stood together slightly stiffly looking at Lan Yi's mother and son, their eyes full of curiosity. Lan Yi didn't notice the wariness of modern children when they saw strangers from their eyes, and felt more comfortable in their hearts.

"Well, kid, oh no, there's a meal in the village...... Is there a restaurant? Lan Yi stumbled, not knowing if her expression was considered weird.

"Restaurant? What is it? A six- or seven-year-old boy with drooping hair said, with a hometown accent, Lan Yi found that he could understand, and couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

"It's a place where you can eat and sleep." Lan Yi squatted down with the baby in her arms and looked at the six or seven-year-old boy who was talking, trying to be as soft and harmless as possible.

Several children exchanged glances, looking at Lan Yi a little blankly, not knowing what she wanted to do.

"Erniu, come back for dinner, you leather child, do you have to wait for your mother to call!" With a loud voice, the short wall wood on Lan Yi's right side opened, and a woman walked out.

The woman looked to be about thirty years of age, with a chubby build, a slightly dark complexion, bright eyes, a hairpin tied in a bun on her head, a coarse blue cloth gown, a long dark red dress, and only a pair of bast shoes. Visually judging the size of her feet, Lan Yi breathed a sigh of relief, wrapping her feet or something, which made her the most unacceptable, it seems that Chun Tao's Tianzu is not a special case.

"Sister-in-law, the little woman is passing by here with her children back to her hometown, can she come to your house to ask for a bowl of water to drink?" The woman looked like she was upright and kind, and Lan Yi asked cheekily.

The woman pulled the second ox from the child's pile and gave him the dirt on his clothes, only then did she look up at Lan Yi, and saw that her clothes were clean, but her shoes were full of mud, so she knew that she was walking over, so she nodded and responded: "Come in." A few of you go home to eat, so that you don't have to be scolded. ”

The children were often Lan Yi and ran away separately.

Although this attitude was not friendly, it was finally not refused, Lan Yi quickly thanked him with a sigh of relief, and followed her sister-in-law and the child into the small courtyard of the farmhouse.

The yard is very square, with three main houses and earthen houses, a few wooden frame houses on the east and west sides, and a few chickens in the yard. A man of about thirty years old was arranging farm tools, wearing a scarf, a short shirt, and straw sandals.

"This is the man of my family, who is in charge, and this little daughter-in-law came to beg for a bowl of water to drink." The sister-in-law said that, and then scolded Erniu, "You go and wash." ”

"This big brother, I'm bothered." Lan Yi greeted with a slight smile, trying not to smile toothlessly, so as not to make people think she frivolous, after all, she is not more careful with her words and deeds than her own era.

The man didn't speak, nodded and turned around and walked into the room, Lan Yi suddenly didn't know what to say.

At this time, Yixuan began to hum and cry, Lan Yi was distressed, knowing that he was hungry, so she had to start patting the child's back.

Yixuan looks white and tender, like the boys and girls around Guanyin Bodhisattva in the painting that year, the sister-in-law also likes it when she sees it, and sees Lan Yi's skillful movements, and opens her mouth and asks directly: "Why are you alone with a child, what about the man in your family?" ”

"The little woman's husband had died, and I had rented a carriage with the baby to return home. This morning the carriage broke down on the road, and the coachman bullied our orphans and widows and refused to give us off, so the little woman had to walk with her children. I fell because I couldn't walk through the mountain road, and I fell to the foot of the mountain before I came here by chance and met my sister-in-law. Lan Yi said in a low voice, trying her best to look sad and miserable, so as to dispel the woman's guard and arouse her sympathy, "Sister-in-law is kind enough to let me come in to drink saliva, I don't know what sister-in-law is called?" ”

Sure enough, when the woman heard that she had died and the man had encountered such a thing, she felt a little sympathy in her heart: "You can call me Sister-in-law Niu, we are not close anywhere, and it is not easy for you to walk in." I'm afraid I haven't eaten for a day, so let's make do with us, there are no restaurants in this village for you to eat well. ”

"How come, thank you Sister-in-law, it's good to have something to eat, I won't tell you, my child ate some dry food at noon, and he hasn't eaten for half a day." Lan Yi replied, and followed his wife into the main house, and sure enough, he found that the food was already on the wooden table, and the farmer was setting up the dishes and chopsticks. Sister-in-law Niu shouted, "Boss, I'll leave Sister Lan to eat at home tonight, and you can add more dishes and chopsticks." ”

"I've got it." The man replied, his voice low and honest.

"Brother Niu, excuse me." Lan Yi stood by the door and said, without looking up at the furnishings in the room. Then Sister-in-law Niu beckoned her to sit down at the table to eat, and the little boy named Er Niu was already sitting and began to quickly pick up vegetables in his mouth, and it seemed that he was also hungry.

Lan Yi found a plate of three coarse steamed buns, a plate of green vegetables and four bowls of vegetable porridge on the table. The porridge bowl with coarse porcelain broken edges is not small, and this bowl of porridge is enough for her to feed Yixuan and eat half full. She didn't think about the steamed buns, after all, she suddenly rubbed rice, and it was polite for people to share her bowl of porridge.

"You drink some porridge first and then feed your child." Sister-in-law Niu beckoned Lan Yi to let her eat quickly, and her attitude became a little warmer.

Where does Lan Yi have milk for the child to eat, "Sister-in-law Niu, my child has been weaned, just give him some vegetable porridge." ”