A few low barks of dogs could be heard in the distance, accompanied by curling smoke, all of which seemed quiet and serene on a spring evening.

By this time, everyone should be preparing dinner.

At this time, there were few people in front of the village.

He Lingjiang followed Yanxiang, and when he was about to arrive at the front of the village, he met a person who was chopping firewood and returning late.

Iwaxiang saw the man from a distance, and when he saw his face clearly, his eyes couldn't help but moisten.

"Uncle, are you back from chopping wood?" Iwaxiang held back his tears and raised his voice to greet her.

The man had a big basket of firewood and grass on his body, and he was only bent over and walking with his head buried in his head, but he raised his head when he heard the words: "You are ......"

"It's a rock phase!"

He was a little incredulous, and then, a fierce surprise burst into his eyes.

He hurriedly put down the basket on his back, stepped forward with an arrow, and hugged Yan Xiang's shoulder: "You kid, you have been out of the village for a long time, and you finally know that you are back?" ”

Yan Xiang smiled, but his tone was full of apologies: "Leave Uncle and Aunt Leave, it's my mistake!" ”

"You...... Just know that you are wrong, and don't act like this in the future. The man looked at the rock phase, and his eyes were full of joy for reunion after a long absence.

"You just came back from outside, let's go, follow Uncle A, go to the house for dinner!"

"Okay!"

Yan Xiang stepped forward to borrow his back basket, squatted down and carried it, and with a slight effort, he turned the falling basket on his shoulders again.

When Uncle followed him and was about to take a step, he noticed He Lingjiang and the others standing not far behind him, and there was a smile on his face: "These two don't seem to be from the village, you brought them back from outside?" ”

Iwatsumi nodded yes.

The man looked at He Lingjiang and the others, and there was a look of vigilance in his eyes: "Who are they?" ”

Iwaxiang took two steps closer and whispered it to him to explain the two of them.

The man shook his head when he heard this: "The holy fruit is a sacred relic of our clan, and it is difficult for even the clansmen to find one, let alone outsiders......"

Yan Xiang said in a low voice: "I also told them these truths, but they insisted on asking for it in person, and I couldn't do it......"

The man glanced at him: "You didn't listen to the patriarch's advice before, and you didn't say anything about the accident, but now you have violated the clan order and brought outsiders into the village, and the patriarch is afraid that he will not spare you." ”

Iwaxiang sighed lightly: "I can't do it...... When the time comes, I will ask Uncle to help me intercede in front of the patriarch. ”

The man shook his head helplessly: "You go home with me first, and I'll talk about the rest tomorrow." ”

Yan Xiang knew that he was soft-hearted, and happily said "hey", turned around and beckoned He Lingjiang and the others to go in with them.

He Lingjiang followed them through the winding path of the village and stopped in front of an extremely simple courtyard.

At this time, the sky had completely darkened, and the whole small courtyard was shrouded in a night, and there were one or two dim lights in the room, swaying gently in the house, very peaceful and quiet.

A path in front of the bamboo gate in the courtyard leads to the low house next to it.

The woodcutter pushed open the bamboo door and shouted, "I'm back!" ”

Then I saw a middle-aged woman's face sticking out of the house, and she showed a smiling face: "I'm back!" It's just time that dinner is ready, and I'm thinking about why haven't you come back! ”

So saying, she came out of the house and followed the path to the courtyard.

Seeing the sudden extra figures behind the woodcutter, she couldn't help but be stunned and wanted to ask.

Yan Xiang had already stepped forward and held her hand: "Auntie, it's me, I'm Yan Xiang!" ”

"Petrophacy?" She was startled, as if in disbelief.

She hurried him to the lighted house, looked at the dim light, and finally recognized the familiar young face.

"It's really ......rocky," the woman's eyes welled up with tears.

This child, since last year's disappearance of his sister, after searching in the village to no avail, I don't know who said that his sister may be out of the village, so he ignored the patriarch's advice and insisted on going outside.

It's been tossing and turning for nearly a year, and it's finally back.

She noticed that behind Yan Xiang, there were two people following, a man and a woman.

It was dark outside, and she couldn't see the face clearly, could it be that she was really looking for his sister and brought it back?

She patted Yan Xiang's hand, and was about to step forward to take a closer look at He Lingjiang's appearance.

Yan Xiang knew what she was thinking, and smiled bitterly: "Auntie, this is not a sister, but a guest from outside the village." ”

The woman's outstretched hand was stunned, wasn't it a sister......

That is, not yet searching......

She sighed in her heart and said no more.

For so many years in the village, there have been no outsiders, and Yan Xiang went out this time, so he brought two people back, and the patriarch will know tomorrow, and he may not know how to be angry.

She was about to speak, but the middle-aged man reached out and tugged at her sleeve: "Let's eat first......

Well, we'll talk about that later.

She beckoned the people into the low house.

He Lingjiang found out that this was originally a kitchen. There was still firewood under the stove that had not been extinguished, and the pot was steaming hot.

In the corner of the kitchen, there is a simple small table surrounded by two low stools.

Although the house was simple, it was very clean and tidy, and it was evident that the woman was a diligent person.

There are too many people today, and there are not enough stools and things to prepare, so the woman has to prepare again.

She greeted warmly: "You sit down first, there is a lot of soup today, I will bake some bait, scramble a few eggs, and we can eat." ”

Yan Xiang asked He Lingjiang and the two to sit down, and took the dishes and chopsticks and put them on the table.

The middle-aged man went to find two low stools and a wooden stake, which he placed in front of the table.

The woman brought out a hot meal.

The meal is still very simple, just half a plate of scrambled eggs, a vegetarian dish, a pot of soup, and just some grilled bait.

"Eat while it's hot, it's in a hurry today, the food is a little shabby, just don't dislike it, guests." The woman greeted with a smile.

Although it is a foreigner, but the person who comes is a guest, since everyone is here, there is naturally no reason to treat people with a cold face, otherwise the rock face is not good-looking.

He Lingjiang smiled and expressed his gratitude, held the coarse porcelain bowl, and drank a sip of hot soup, and a rich fragrance instantly diffused on the tip of his tongue.

After a few bites, even with a body like hers, at this moment, the limbs and bones seemed to be overflowing with warmth, diluting the cold of staying in the dense forest for a day.

The woman glanced at Yan Xiang lovingly, took a large chopstick and put the egg in the small bowl in front of him, "Eat more, this year, I have lost ...... weight"

Yan Xiang's eyes were slightly wet, and the pain outside was known only to him.

But now that he has returned to the village, facing his uncle and aunt, the sourness that he forcibly suppressed suddenly came to his heart.

"Thank you, Auntie......"

The woman also suppressed the tears in her eyes and said with a smile, "Eat quickly." ”

He Lingjiang on the side silently looked at the warmth between them, and it could be seen that the two couples should be very familiar with each other.

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