"Girl, wake up, girl, wake up, drink some water and go to sleep."

Hearing someone calling her, and feeling that someone was gently pushing her shoulder, she opened her eyes in a daze, and saw a big wrinkled face hanging in front of her, and she was scared to wake up all of a sudden, and instantly stared at each other with wide eyes.

"You, who are you!? Why is it in my room? ”

The wrinkled old face stepped back slightly, and Qian Yan saw clearly that the other party was an old lady, with sparse gray hair combed in a small bun, and the deep furrows on the face could trap mosquitoes, and her face was a little sallow, and she looked malnourished at first glance, and she should be a poor family whose life was not very good.

There was no malice in the other party's eyes, and the smile on his face was also a little kind.

But the other party was a stranger after all, and Qian Yan didn't dare to relax her vigilance, she sat up with her arms on her legs, stepped back, and quickly swept the surrounding environment, it turned out to be a stone house!

What's going on? Isn't she supposed to rest in the inn?

Subconsciously touched the inside of the quilt, but she didn't touch the little leopard and the ugly, she hurriedly called it with her mind, but there was no response after several calls.

Qian Yan was a little panicked, this is the first time she can't contact Ugly, what is going on? Are you in a dream? As for why he didn't guess that he was taken away, of course, it was because Chougou could follow her with space, and it was impossible not to be contacted.

But pinching the rough quilt in his hand, if it's in a dream, it's too real, right?

Although the quilt in the inn is also coarse cloth, it is wool wool, and wool is produced here, so it is relatively cheap.

And this one is made of wool and some hemp silk, which is much harder and not so comfortable.

There is also a coarse cloth is also divided into thickness, the coarse cloth used in the inn is relatively smooth, this is very rough, and there are some pimples.

When the old lady saw that Qian Yan was sitting up, she put the pottery bowl in her hand on the small table next to her and said, "Don't be afraid, girl, this is my house, you fainted on the way outside our village, and when my son came back, he saw it and carried you back."

I don't know who the girl is, how could she faint on the side of the road? ”

Qian Yan couldn't answer, she didn't know how she could faint on the side of the road, she didn't know how she came over.

Although she guessed that she was in a dream, this real scene made her a little uncertain, so she had to look at each other silently.

Seeing that she didn't answer, the old lady thought that there was something that could not be said, so she did not continue to ask, but picked up the bowl on the table again, handed it to Qian Yan and said: "That girl drink hot water, fainting on the side of the mountain at night, it is easy for the cold to enter the body, we don't have a doctor here, if you have a cold, you have to go to the town hospital." ”

Tilt Yan took the pottery bowl and said thank you, lowered her eyes and looked at the bowl in the dim light of the oil lamp in the room, she couldn't see whether there were impurities in it, so she could only smell it quietly, and made sure that there was no strange smell in it, so she first took a sip of it, and then took a big sip.

After drinking the water, he returned the bowl to the other party, and asked cautiously, "This lady, I don't know where this is?" Not far from Yunling County? My family is waiting for me in Yunling County. ”

The old lady smiled and said: "It's not far, it's not far, we are Qinian Village in Qingfeng Town, and it's only twenty or thirty miles away from the county seat, and you can get there in half a day."

It turns out that the girl is going to the county seat, and the girl's accent is not like that of our people, is she here to visit relatives and friends? ”

As soon as she heard the three words of Prayer Village, her heart was shocked, this was actually Prayer Village, could it be that she thought about it during the day and dreamed at night? I just heard the legend of this place during the day, and I immediately dreamed about it?

But it's not right, if you dream, how can there be such a vivid character? She hadn't seen or heard of it, so it couldn't be imagined, could it?

Qian Yan continued to talk quietly: "It's not to visit relatives but to settle down, my family just moved from other places, and I was in Youzhou before, and I couldn't live there anymore, so I moved here, and I can be regarded as relatives at home." ”

The old lady nodded, "I see, there is really chaos over there in Youzhou, I heard that there are often wars, it is not a good place, although our side is close to the border, but the enemy has been stopped outside the pass by General Yang, and has never entered the pass to harass the people, it is still very stable."

I see that the girl's color is a little pale, it should be a little cold in the body, you just have a good rest here for one night, and then go back to the county tomorrow. ”

Qian Yan nodded along with her words, and the old lady said again: "I'll go tomorrow to ask if the village has gone to the town to buy, and by the way, bring the girl over, then the girl can make an ox cart in the town to go to the county seat, and there are often ox carts in the town to go to the county seat to run errands, you can take a ride, just give a few pennies for the fare." ”

"Then thank you Auntie, I will definitely bring my family to thank Auntie's family for their kindness when I return to the county."

Qian Yan thanked the other party again, no matter what, good things still have to be said.

"Girl, don't be so polite, there will inevitably be a difficulty when you go out, you can help if you can, you have a good rest, I'll go out first."

After the old lady finished speaking, she took the bowl out of the house, this room has no door, only a cloth curtain is hung at the door, and after the old lady goes out, there is a sound of opening and closing the door outside, there should be a door outside.

Qian Yan tried to call Ugly Ugly a few more times, but there was still no reply, so she had to give up.

Frowning and looking at the house again, the four walls of the house were all made of stone, and the roof was a mixture of wood and grass and mud, which seemed to be quite old.

In the room, except for the bed, there was a long wooden table against the wall, and there was an oil lamp on the table, and there were no other furniture ornaments.

There was a window on the opposite side of the bed, which was not very large, and it was only two feet square.

Tilt Yan lifted the quilt and got out of bed, looked at the pair of embroidered shoes under the bed, and frowned again.

She was sure that after taking a shower at the inn yesterday, the embroidered shoes had been received into the space, and what she took out was a pair of black clippers.

Looking at the clothes on his body now, it turned out to be the same three-layer single clothes he wore before taking a shower yesterday.

I couldn't help pinching myself, and a sharp pain came, indicating that she wasn't dreaming, which made her a little trance for a while, could it be that the scene in the inn was a dream?

Wrong! There are ugly and little leopards in the inn, but there are no here, which can only mean that this side is abnormal!

She slowly walked to the window with her embroidered shoes and gently pushed open a gap, and it was pitch black outside, only a gust of wind blew in.

She closed the window, turned back to the bed, and sat down again.

If only I had a divine sense, I could probe my surroundings even when it was dark.

The ugly ugly and the little leopard are not there, and she is left alone, and she is still a little timid.

He heard a voice from the next room, no, it should be said, it was the next door next door, and there should be a room in the middle, and the sound was a little far away, and it was not very clear.

This is also thanks to her superhuman ear, otherwise ordinary people would definitely not be able to hear.

"Mother, is the little girl awake?" A voice said in a deliberately low voice.

This is a man's voice, the voice is quite clear, it should be very young, without the vicissitudes of middle-aged and old people.

Then I heard the voice of the old lady just now, "Wake up, drink hot water, I will let her rest, she said that she moved from Youzhou and settled in the county seat, I said to ask tomorrow, if anyone comes to the town, bring her over." ”

"It turned out to be from Youzhou, I said that it doesn't look like people from our side, I think I should be quite rich when I come to the family, otherwise I can't raise such fine skin and tender meat.

But will you really be able to send her away tomorrow? Tomorrow will be the day, this little girl looks smart, and her age is just right, the ancestor will definitely like it, I'm afraid she will be stayed. The man said.

"Shh~ Be quiet, be careful to be heard by the ancestors, we can't be the masters, if the ancestors don't let us go, we can't do anything, we can only depend on her own luck."

Ay...... Why did she faint at the entrance of the village, and I don't know if it was a good thing or a bad thing for you to rescue people. ”

The old lady's voice was lowered, and there was some regret in her tone.

"Mother, don't think about it so much, we have no choice but to resign ourselves to fate, it's getting late, you can rest quickly, tomorrow's things will be talked about tomorrow."

Hearing this, Qian Yan's brows were already wrinkled into pimples, Old Ancestor, who is Old Ancestor? It can't be an old thief, right?

Then I looked at my hands, what about the disguise on my body? She painted her face and hands black before taking a shower yesterday, and if she said that yesterday was a dream in the inn, then she should still be black, but this is obviously the situation after washing up.

Qian Yan's heart was in a mess, faintly uneasy, she pinched herself hard, trying to wake up quickly, always feeling that something would happen if she continued to stay here.

But except for the pain of being pinched, there is no change in the scene.

If you don't have a dream, it's dangerous to run outside in the dark now, and if you're in a dream, you probably won't be able to run out of the village.

I took off my shoes and returned to the bed with a heavy heart, and the wind outside gradually became louder, and the whining wind seeped like a wolf howl.

But the strange thing is that there is only a thin layer of window paper on the window, and the window paper does not even move when the wind is so strong outside.

You must know that when you were in the inn, the window paper was much finer and thicker than this, and it was blown and whirred, but here you can only hear the sound of the wind outside, as if the inside of the house was cut off from the outside.

It may be a psychological effect, Qian Yan felt that the room was gloomy, goosebumps were rising, and she couldn't help but shiver.

I lifted the quilt and got in, covering myself in the quilt, and I felt a little safe.

She didn't dare to sleep at all, her eyes were wide open, staring in the direction of the curtain, there was not even a door, and she felt that someone might come in at any time, so she didn't dare to relax a little.

And there wasn't even anything in the house that could be used as a weapon, not even the stick for the window, she couldn't find it in the house, it felt like it was guarding her.

With her eyes open like this, she blinked vigorously, rubbed her hands together, and continued to stare at that side.

I don't know how long it has been, but I fell asleep unconsciously.

When I woke up again, there was already a light outside the window, but I didn't hear any dogs barking and chickens meowing, which was even more unreasonable.

Even if there are no dogs in the village, chickens should be raised, whether they lay eggs or eat meat, which is the standard configuration of the villagers.

Eggs can be exchanged for money, and they can also supplement the nutrition of people in the family, so it is also unreasonable to have no chickens.

There was a slow movement outside, the sound of people greeting each other, and the sound of the flat pole carrying the bucket, which should be to carry water.

The family is supposed to be relatively close to the well, and many people have passed by here, greeting them by saying, "Up?" Going diving? ”

It's basically these two sentences, but the sound is different.

The two members of the family also got up, and she heard the sound of movement and the door opening in the house, but she did not come to disturb her, nor did she speak.

The old lady walked with a sluggish voice, with the feeling of powerlessness of the elderly, while the young man walked with great strength.

After a while, I heard the man's footsteps getting farther and farther away, probably out of the yard, and soon came back, the footsteps were heavier than when I went out before, and soon I heard the sound of pouring water into the water tank, and it seemed that he was also carrying water.

I heard the old lady say, "Another bucket is poured into the pot, and I want to boil water for cooking." ”

"Hey, okay." The man agreed, followed by the sound of pouring water.

If you don't know that there are some problems, this is a very normal scene of rural people getting up early, very common, and there is nothing strange about it.

Qian Yan didn't hide in the house anymore, she could see through the window that it was already dawning outside, first tidied up the clothes on her body, spread her hair, combed it with her hands, and then braided it into a braid, and tied it with a head rope.

She doesn't have any complicated hairstyles, and the braids are definitely fine anyway, not too eye-catching and not ugly.

Put on embroidered shoes, fold the quilt on the bed, and then open the curtain and walk out.

Out of the bedroom, there was indeed a hall outside, only a table of eight immortals and two benches, and a dusty cabinet with a clay pot and a very shallow clay bowl on it, and the rest was nothing.

There is a door in the hall, and the wooden door looks like it is some years old, and the lines on it are very deep, and there are no edges and corners on the four sides, and they are all smoothed.

Qian Yan looked at the closed door a little strangely, it seemed that she only heard the sound of the door opening just now, and there was no sound of the door closing, so how did this door close so well?

I looked to the side, but I didn't see another doorway, and one bedroom in this hall was actually a separate one!

She opened the door, crossed the threshold and went outside, and looked to the side, and sure enough, there were two other rooms next to the hall, and the one next to each other also had a door.

There are four main houses in total, and this pattern is very similar to the kind of family where two brothers live separately or the old couple lives in two rooms and the younger two live in two rooms, each going through their own doors, and living together without disturbing each other.