After walking through a few mountains, the old man took Shi Lan around the hill and went up a slope, and a dilapidated wooden house appeared in front of him.

When Shi Lan saw it, he suddenly became excited, ran to the front quickly, and began to pull the old man to run.

Fortunately, the old man is a woodcutter, who walks in the mountains and forests all year round and can barely keep up.

"Hey, girl, you run slowly, don't fall."

Although the wooden house was dilapidated, it made Shi Lan more pleased than the houses in the two villages he met.

The firewood and wooden piers chopped in the courtyard, the corn and peppers hanging under the eaves, many new things Shi Lan rushed up to touch them, and even happy, without the slightest sense that his own clan was cut apart.

Shi Lan sniffed, leaned over curiously, and looked in, only to see a white-haired old woman fanning the fire with a fan in front of the stove, and the fragrance wafted out from the pot in front of her, Shi Lan realized what the black hole she had drilled into was used for.

"Old woman, come out quickly and see who I brought back."

"Who, old man. Who else would come to this kind of wasted grass in these years, ah, what a beautiful little baby, old man, where did you bring back the baby? ”

The old woman was so bad that she didn't know where to put her hand, and she was rubbing her body indiscriminately, trying to lead the little girl into the house, but she found that this girl was different from ordinary children, and ran to the white-haired old man in a panic, muttering and whispering.

Shi Lan couldn't understand what they said, and he didn't care about the two of them, so he couldn't stand his curiosity and trotted directly into the wooden house.

"Hey, old man, what do you think you can do?" When Shi Lan entered the wooden house, the old woman became even more panicked.

The white-haired old man sighed, "I probably know what the situation is, it should be that an adult family gave birth to a strange child, and he couldn't stand the fingers of outsiders, so he threw it on this mountain, otherwise you say, such a delicate and beautiful baby, it's too late to love, who is willing to do it, hey." ”

"Then do we want to report to the official?"

"Yes, I guessed it just now, what if it was really lost. You find the clothes of the sheep boy when she was a child for her to wear, and I will take her to the county official to report the case tomorrow. ”

The sound of coughing came from the kitchen, and the second old man hurriedly ran in to look, and the old woman suddenly blossomed with joy.

I saw a little girl squatting in front of the stove, learning from the old woman's previous appearance, blowing wind with her cheeks, choking on the smoke and not giving up, very cute.

The old woman felt that her heart was melting, and she thought that God had opened her eyes to let such a lovely little person accompany them through the last years when they were about to die in their old age.

The old woman turned around and ran to a small, old wooden box, and rummaged through it for a while before pulling out a few pieces of clothing from the bottom of the box.

Red belly pocket, linen pants, and a pair of small cloth shoes, each of which has the breath of the years, with some patches, except for the red belly pocket, which seems to have used good materials, the old woman is a little reluctant, but she didn't put it back after all.

"Come on, girl. Look at the clothes that don't fit. ”

Shi Lan tilted his head, as if he had thought of something, his eyes widened, he jumped in front of the old woman, stood up straight, staring at his clothes, as if he had returned to the endless years, and the small flower basket was dressed up in the cabin.

"Big brother, little flower basket." Shi Lan said happily, this is the second sentence she has said since she entered the world, and the first sentence is of course that rather majestic swearing.

"Doesn't sound like official dialect, girl, is this your hometown dialect?" The old woman asked.

"Old woman, are you stupid or not, since what you say is not official, how can you understand what we say? When you accompanied the eldest lady to study in the General's Mansion, did you hear what these words were? ”

"How can I remember so much when I'm old, the eldest lady should know, I remember that once the eldest lady said something that the old gentleman couldn't understand, and said that the old gentleman was not as knowledgeable as the eldest lady, and the old gentleman was so angry that his beard floated up."

"You just praise it, is it possible that we still have to ask the eldest lady if she recognizes it?"

"Ouch, don't you dare to trouble the eldest lady with this little thing, when you go to the city tomorrow, you ask Mr. Scribe."

Shi Lan didn't understand, seeing that the second elder was happy, she was also happy, shaking her head, although she had changed her clothes many times when she saw the little flower basket, she still didn't know how to wear clothes, after all, she hadn't really worn them.

The mountain stream passed here, and the old woman took Shi Lan's hand to the side, wiped her body, and removed all the water and plants, and then helped her put on her clothes.

The clothes were a little old, but Shi Lan didn't understand, but she just felt very happy, turned around, and almost fell, but fortunately, the old woman pulled it in time.

Shi Lan sometimes pulls the sleeves, sometimes pulls the collar, and after a few steps, the clothes are twisted and crooked, and the old woman always takes the trouble to help her pull them up and gently smooth the folds.

Back at the wooden house, the white-haired old man had already set the meal.

The old woman held Shi Lan and put it on the bench, and she also sat down on the side, picked up the chopsticks, and put a few wild vegetables in Shi Lan's bowl.

Vegetable leaves float on the gruel, as if leaves fall on the surface of the water reflecting the clouds.

"Come, eat, although it is not as good as the food in the city, but it can also fill your stomach."

Shi Lan tilted her head again, looked at the old woman, and then at her bowl, and suddenly remembered that the senior brother and the little flower basket were often like this, so she tried to pick up the chopsticks, a little clumsy, and took them out of the bowl, as if she was using a stick to drive the flock of rice.

"That's not how it is eaten." The old woman put the bowl in Shi Lan's hand, corrected the posture of holding the chopsticks, and then took a few mouthfuls of porridge with her bowl and sandwiched the dishes a few times.

Shi Lan understood, learned in a good way, the first mouthful of porridge poured into the mouth, like nectar falling from the sky, Shi Lan happily danced, fortunately, although the old woman was old, she was also quick-eyed, and hurriedly helped to level the bowl, so as not to splash everywhere and waste food.

However, the white-haired old man was so happy that he choked on the porridge and sprayed a few grains of rice on the ground.

After a few sips, Shi Lan got used to it, and felt that it was similar to the water poured into the river. As for the dish, it was a little bitter, but Shi Lan's face didn't change color, and he didn't chew it, so he drank it into his stomach like water.

After the old man on the side saw it, the last embarrassment dissipated.

Slowly, the lower abdomen bulged, Shi Lan noticed the abnormality, reached out and touched his stomach.

"When you're full, sit down and rest for a while." The old woman rubbed Shi Lan's head, stroked the blue hair, and felt a little distressed in her eyes, "Old man, you will give a straw hat to the girl in a while, well, so as not to go into the city tomorrow to attract people's fingers, and by the way, I also knit a pair of straw sandals, and the sheepboy's cloth shoes are a little too big for the girl to wear." ”

In fact, it can be seen from the knee-length clothes that this set of clothes is not suitable at all, but the second old man's house is just such a small dress.

The sheep boy is a man, and when he was a child, he could wear a belly pocket and run around with his bare buttocks, but Shi Lan is different, the old woman thinks that girls in the city can't be born like this, and in her memories, she doesn't remember that the eldest lady has that look.

When he was about to touch the hairpin in the shape of the cabin, Shi Lan immediately shrank his head, put his hand on the cabin, and looked at the old woman with some vigilance.

The old woman realized, smiled and withdrew her hand, put away the dishes and chopsticks and went into the kitchen.

In fact, it had already happened once when I was going to wash Shi Lan's hair just now, and she was a little stubborn about this girl, and the old woman didn't complain, thinking that this should be a very important thing for the girl, so she naturally understood.

Shi Lan saw the old woman get up, and jumped off the bench with her, but she didn't follow into the kitchen.

Kitchen Master Lan has already been there, but he is more interested in the things around him, turning east and west.

The white-haired old man was happy to look at it, but after Shi Lan accidentally touched a small bottle, the old man was frightened and hurriedly picked it up, but fortunately it was not broken, and he put it away after blowing it in distress.

"This gold sore medicine is precious, it's okay, otherwise I'll be scolded by my wife again. Hey, girl, come with Grandpa, Grandpa will teach you to weave straw shoes. ”

Shi Lan didn't understand, tilted his head, let the old man lead him, and walked outside the house.

Weaving straw hats and straw shoes is not difficult to say, and the hay shuttles dexterously in the hands of the old man, and it doesn't take long to weave it.

It can be said that it is simple, when the hay is in Shi Lan's hands, it becomes a hydrangea, of course, it is okay to say that it is a grass ball.

Even though the old man is ingenious, he has made up a variety of postures, and even made up a lot of small animals, but he has to be made up by Shi Lan, and it is still a ball dozens of times, and he can't learn it.

But Shi Lan is still happy, she can wear hats, straw sandals, and with the company of small animals, she can also play football together, which is very happy.

The night in the mountains came quickly, and the sky was still bright in the distance, but the mountains and forests were already gloomy.

It is impossible to light the lamp, the only candle left by the old man is left when he got married, and it has not been used for decades, if it is not for the old man's good memory, he may not know where to put it.

The old man picked up some firewood and made a small fire, and the three of them sat around the fire, watching the flames slowly burn out the clouds on the horizon, and the whole world was dark, before they put out the fire and entered the house.

The bed was very small, and Shi Lan squeezed it again, and the space was even smaller, so the second elder had to fall asleep sideways.

Shi Lan was lying in the innermost, leaning against the window, held in the arms of the old woman, the mountain breeze was very cold, but it was very warm here, so it didn't matter if you couldn't see the starry sky.

Shi Lan looked at the darkness outside the window, and for the first time knew what it felt like to be held.

The rooster crows early, and before dawn disturbs the tranquility of the mountains.

The second elder got up naturally, but he was still a little surprised to see Shi Lan so lively as soon as he got up.

The old woman cooked porridge, the white-haired old man tied up firewood, and Shi Lan was running around, but he didn't run far, after drinking the porridge, the old man picked up the firewood and led Shi Lan's hand down the mountain.

The road into the city is very far, it is a small road, passing through many villages, but for the people in the village, dry firewood is everywhere, and they will not buy it from the elderly, at most they only greet after seeing it, but today, there are more greetings that they usually can't hear.

For example, "Old Joe, where did you pick up the girl, she was born really smart", or, "Old Joe, why did you bring a girl today, did you bring the son of the family in the city?" ”

The old man was also happy to hear the little man in his hand, and agreed one by one, but he never mentioned going to the yamen to report the case.

With so many cordial greetings, a pleasant atmosphere was created, and Shi Lan was not afraid of humans all of a sudden.