Baishan Village.

The name of the mountain, as the name suggests, is a small village built on the mountain.

Ling Xiang carried a small burden on his back, handed his right hand to Ling Su to lead, and the two walked towards the village together.

The mountain villages, made up of thatched huts, adobe houses and bamboo houses, are clearly not aesthetically pleasing.

There is nothing "hand in hand with the Tian family, childish and open." The green bamboo enters the secluded path, and the green radish brushes the clothes", only the thatched eaves are low, and the weeds of Artemisia annua, chicken feces and cow dung can be seen everywhere.

The child would not open the door to them and say hello, but hid behind the fence, and quietly looked at them with a wary gaze and three points of curiosity.

For Ling Xiang, everything around him was unfamiliar.

She followed Ling Su's steps, and subconsciously got closer.

It was not late, and most of the people in the village were old people and children about the same age as Ling Xiang, and almost all the rest were working outside, or had gone hunting in the mountains and had not yet returned.

"Are you...... The little offspring of the Ling family in the west of the village before, right? The brother and sister walked through the former village, and finally someone recognized Ling Su.

It was a rickety old man with a cane.

He stood at the door of a low earthen embryo house, greeting Ling Su through the firewood door of the small courtyard of the fence.

"It's me, Grandpa Gui, I'm back." Ling Su responded with a smile.

The old man was dressed in black coarse cloth, his gray hair was held in place only by a wooden hairpin, his sideburns were disheveled, and there were a few strands of hair that fell down in the breeze in front of his wrinkled forehead.

The vicissitudes of life and old appearance are easily reminiscent of the word "wind and candle in the last years".

"I remember you went out with someone two years ago, right? Said that he was going to the city to beg for a living, I haven't seen you for so long, you are a little taller than before, and I almost didn't recognize you just now. Next to you is ......"

The old man looked at Ling Xiang beside Ling Su, and couldn't help but be a little curious.

Could it be that this kid has only been in the city for two years, and he not only begs for a lady, but also a daughter?

No, the time is right.

"Oh, Grandpa Fei, this is my sister, her name is Ling Xiang, and her nickname is Nannan." Ling Su introduced, and motioned for Ling Xiang to call someone.

Ling Xiang timidly spoke: "Hello grandpa! ”

"Hey, okay."

The old man nodded subconsciously, but his eyes were even more surprised.

When did Ling Su have a sister?

Looking at the backs of the brother and sister gradually walking away, the old man was full of self-doubt: "After the two members of the Ling family died of illness, didn't they have only one seedling left?" Could it be that I am mistaken?

Well, the older you get, the more useless you become......"

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The Ling family's old house is on the west side of the village, next to two large locust trees, and consists of three small low earthen houses.

There is also a small courtyard in front of the house with a bamboo fence.

In terms of activity space alone, it must be much larger than the miscellaneous yard in Qushui City.

It's a pity that since Ling Su left, this old house has become ownerless. Not only was the bamboo fence in the small courtyard pulled up and down, but the thatch on the roof was missing a piece in the east and a mouthful in the west.

I don't know if it was "borrowed" by someone, or if it was blown away by too much wind.

At the entrance of the small courtyard, the chaimen had already fallen to the ground, covered with moss, and even a few clusters of unknown mushrooms had grown.

Ling Xiang followed Ling Su into the small courtyard where there were many weeds.

She looked around with wide dark eyes, the ground was soft under her feet, and the whole yard was empty except for weeds.

When her brother pushed the door and walked into one of the rooms, she hurriedly followed.

The room was covered in cobwebs, and the tables, chairs, and benches were either covered in thick dust or had a dark blue color due to a leaky roof, with a layer of slippery moss.

"Ahem......"

Seeing Ling Su coughing lightly and fanning the dust with his hand, Ling Xiang did the same.

The siblings inspected each room, and all three earthen houses were supported by only a few pieces of wood, and the walls were made of bamboo mats, hay, and clay.

It's very thin, and in some places there are even gaps that transmit light.

Looking at these scenes, the young Ling Xiang understood for the first time what it meant to be "dilapidated".

Of course, she doesn't dislike it.

After her father and mother disappeared, she wandered around the city, suffered too much, suffered a lot, and now finally met Ling Su who was willing to take care of her, and all other foreign things were not important.

As long as I can follow Ling Su's side, it's good.

"Okay, brother is going to clean up the house." Ling Su put down the bamboo basket, took the small burden off Ling Xiang's shoulder, and let her go outside to play in the yard by herself.

When Ling Xiang heard this, he shook his head very firmly: "Nan Nan can also help." ”

"Then you'll help my brother pull out the grass in the yard, okay?" Ling Su had obviously figured out her character, and knew that this little girl didn't want people to think that she was useless, so she simply assigned her a task.

Ling Xiang happily responded, turned around and ran into the yard, and began to "get busy".

The small courtyard is not big, but Ling Xiang is only three or four years old.

Ling Xiang, who was full of fighting spirit, had just started pulling out a dozen weeds, and he was already feeling a little tired.

But looking back at Ling Su, who was cleaning the house, the little girl still gritted her teeth and continued to work hard.

I can't let my brother work alone!

Finally, half an hour later, with Ling Xiang's unremitting efforts, all the weeds in the small yard were uprooted by her, and the whole yard looked much cleaner.

"Brother, it's all done!" She rushed to find Ling Su to ask for credit.

"You're so good, you're tired, aren't you? Sit down and rest, my brother's side is almost finished, let's cook corn porridge and drink it later. ”

"Hee-hee...... Brother, come on, too! Ling Su's praise made the little girl couldn't help but feel proud.

She smiled brightly with her hands behind her back and her little belly.

Although his face was stained with a lot of dirt and dust, and there were a few sticks of dead grass hanging from his hair, he looked dirty, but just looking at the big eyes that were bent into the shape of a crescent moon, it was difficult for people to feel disgusted.

Ling Xiang carried a small stool to the courtyard and sat down, reached into his arms and touched it, and took out a small red date from the pocket sewn inside.

This was handed to her by Uncle Pei before.

Ling Xiang only ate three on the way, and she put away the remaining four.

I had just finished pulling the grass and had nowhere to wash my hands, and there were inevitably a few finger prints on the red dates.

However, the little girl didn't pay attention to it so much, so she wiped it with her sleeve casually and stuffed the red dates into her mouth.

As the dates are bitten, the dryness of the soil is quickly replaced by the sweetness of the pulp. Ling Xiang snorted hard, swallowing the sweet saliva, his taste buds suddenly relaxed, and his whole body was extremely comfortable.

It took a lot of tea for Ling Xiang to finish eating this red date. Reluctantly, he spit out the kernel that had been gnawed clean.

She turned her head to look into the room, and saw that Ling Su was making the bed with her back to her, and Ling Xiang, who was a little bored, couldn't help but look at the grimace mask and the bronze little ring that had been taken out and placed on the table.

The two gadgets were made by Ling Su himself, and they were the only toys for the brother and sister, and of course they couldn't be thrown away when they moved.

Ling Xiang's eyes rolled, and a certain thought suddenly popped up.

Soon, she crept into the room, quietly picked up the mask and put it on her head, and then walked towards Ling Su step by step.

Until she came behind Ling Su on tiptoe, the young man still seemed unaware of all this.

Ling Xiang couldn't help but snicker, she pursed her lips and couldn't help laughing, and reached out to pat her brother's clothes.

When Ling Su looked back, Ling Xiang immediately jumped forward with his teeth and claws-

"Wow!"

"Yikes!"

The fierce dragon roared, so frightened that Ling Su clutched his chest on the spot, his pupils were shocked, and he jumped up on the spot.

The expression is extraordinarily exaggerated.

The young and ignorant Xiao Lingxiang knows how to act or not, and only thinks that he has successfully scared his brother.

She pushed the grimace mask away from her head and laughed excitedly, "Ha quack......

"Oh, it's you little troublemaker! Dare to scare me, look at the tricks! Ling Su suddenly realized, and raised his hand in anger to catch Ling Xiang.

Seeing this, Ling Xiang hurriedly screamed, turned his head and ran.

The brother and sister circled around the table and started playing around in the freshly cleaned room.

The long-lost laughter and laughter finally made these thatched huts that no one had lived in for a long time finally have a bit of fireworks in the world.