"I—I forgot."

Xie Mingchi scratched the back of his head, and his dark eyes looked at her seriously.

Hua Shi was stunned, and he didn't know what to say for a while.

Can this be forgotten?

"I baked sweet potatoes, come and eat them."

Only then did Hua Shi see the sweet potato he was holding in his hand, with a blackened and charred skin, stood up and walked over.

Xie Mingchi had already skillfully peeled off the skin of the sweet potato, and the steaming sweet potato revealed the tender yellow flesh inside, and stuffed it into Hua Shi's hand like this.

Hua Shi pinched his palm, felt the malice coming from the skin of the sweet potato, took a bite, reacted, and asked a little sluggishly: "How can there be a sweet potato at this time?" ”

Sweet potatoes don't ripen around November, but in February and March, where is there such a big sweet potato ......?

Xie Mingchi looked at her face and lips that were red from the cold, stared at her a little intently, listened, and said casually: "I brought it out from home." ”

Originally, it was kept to sprout, and it was planted in the ground around April, and when he came out, he brought a few out of his hand, and the sweet potatoes could be eaten as soon as they were roasted, and they were eaten on the road, which was just right.

"So this is going to be kept in the field in April this year, right?"

When the flowers smack, the mouth is full of sweet potato sweet and glutinous aroma.

As soon as Xie Mingchi said it, she reacted, these eight achievements were kept by her own family to farm, and they were shunned out by him like this... Eaten?

Xie Mingchi said: "There are still some people at home. ”

The two of them sat around the almost burned bonfire, eating sweet potatoes, four or five sweet potatoes, and they finished eating them separately in a short time.

The black cat lies at Hanatoki's feet and meows, trying to attract Hanato's attention.

Hua Shi took out a few fried small dried fish from his bag and fed it to eat, which stopped meowing.

"Packed up, it's time to hit the road!"

As soon as the sweet potato was eaten in his stomach, the rough shouting of the coachman was heard in the distance.

When he turned his head, he saw that the coachman had pulled the ox cart to the side of the road and was ready to be repaired.

In addition to her and Xie Mingchi, the other two groups had already packed their things, stood up and walked towards the ox cart.

After resting for a night, her spirit recovered a lot, and her eyes fell on the back of the eldest lady and her family of three who sat opposite her yesterday.

I don't know if it's her illusion, the family of three is in a hurry, and there seems to be a bit of a hurry between the movements.

In addition to the eldest mother's family of three, the other group of people is the fat woman sitting on her right side, the fat woman has one in one hand, pulling two boys, about seven or eight years old, who should be her son.

Just looking at the thin arms and legs, they were impatiently pulled forward by the fat woman, both of them staggered a little, kicked the uneven stones on the ground in a few steps, almost fell, and were pulled back by the fat woman again, the strength was so great that the two children let out a muffled whimpering cry of pain.

"Let's go."

Hua Shi retracted his gaze, Xie Mingchi had already packed up the scattered things and was looking at her.

"Hmm."

Hua Shi felt that the posture of the two groups was a little strange, what was strange, she didn't see it for the time being, so she reined in her mind, took the black cat into her arms, put on a hat and a robe, followed behind Xie Mingchi, and got back on the ox cart.

Along the way after that, the family of three of the eldest lady sitting next to her didn't try to talk to her anymore, and her calculating eyes didn't fall on her anymore, as if they had lost interest in her.

And the fat woman sitting on her right side was the same as before, completely ignoring everyone's meaning.

Along the way, when she opened her mouth to try to talk to her, she was pointed at her nostrils and snorted coldly, very impatient.

The atmosphere on the ox cart was very strange, and the flowers were caught in the middle, and the chaotic thoughts in my heart were resisted.

"Are you hungry?"

At noon, the ox cart staggered forward, Xie Mingchi turned his head to look at her, and asked in a low voice.

"Not hungry yet." Hanashi shook his head.

I don't know if the space on the ox cart is too narrow, so she can't breathe a little and her head becomes dizzy.

Along the way, there were hardly any people in sight, and the roads were empty on both sides, with yellow sand mixed with a few bare trees.

The surrounding scene, compared to Shoushan Village, is like two worlds, obviously Shoushan Village's 100 miles away, are still covered with green trees, after leaving that place, the scene suddenly changed to the scene in front of you.

It was so barren that it was empty, there was nothing, and the sounds of insects and birds were almost inaudible, only the sound of the wind howling......

“… Why is it so empty here? Not a single one. ”

Hua Shi made a strange noise, but her voice was deliberately kept low because of the crowding on the ox cart.

Xie Mingchi said: "Yes, this place is not suitable for people to live in, there is no river, there are no trees, and there is space, so a long time ago, the people who lived nearby moved in. ”

Hua Shi asked again: "So there are people living here?" ”

Xie Mingchi thought for a while, "It was a long time ago, and it will be not far away to Peach Blossom Village, this is the only village on the road, once Peach Blossom Village passes, it will be Peach Blossom Town not far away." However, many villagers in Peach Blossom Village have moved to the town one after another. ”

When it was flowered, it cast a puzzled look.

Xie Mingchi explained: "I heard that because the river near the village has dried up, I can't live anymore, and it is closer to Taohua Town, so it is convenient to live and travel, so I moved to the town." ”

"How can the river run dry? It has just snowed recently, and the water that has melted into the river doesn't flow? And ......" Hua Shi looked up at the gray sky, and was even more puzzled.

"And it should rain these days, looking at the sky, the rain should not be small, the water falling from the sky, the river is the easiest to store water."

Xie Mingchi looked at her and said seriously, a smile suddenly appeared in his eyes, and his low voice was unconsciously dyed with a shallow smile, "Those are all said to others, I guess the people of Peach Blossom Village should have wanted to move to the town for a long time, but because of the rules of the town, in order to move in and live in a reasonable way, they made up such a statement." ”

Saying that, Xie Mingchi seemed to be afraid that she still didn't understand, so he explained again: "Peach Blossom Town is very big, and there are people from all over the world in it, from top to bottom, there are four markets, which are prosperous and prosperous, and many people want to live in it." ”

Hua Shi didn't seem to understand when he heard it, nodded his head, and said suddenly: "So the villagers of Peach Blossom Village want to move in?" If everybody were like that, wouldn't the town be so full that it would be impossible to live in? ”

Xie Mingchi smiled mysteriously, "No, although Peach Blossom Town looks thriving, prosperous and wealthy, there are actually everyone in it, and not everyone can live in it." ”

Listening to Xie Mingchi's explanation, Hua Shi became more curious about this town that he had never met.

Everybody's got it......

"We'll find out when you get there." Xie Mingchi finally said.

After the two exchanged words, they didn't talk much along the way, it should be said that they didn't talk much when they spent time.

On the way back, Xie Mingchi came up to her and asked her if she was hungry from time to time. The front foot had just finished nibbling on the meatloaf, and after a while, Xie Mingchi came over again and asked her if she was hungry, always thinking that he would stuff something to eat in her hand so that he could settle down......

When the sky is hazy, it seems that night is coming.

When I looked up, I saw the towering city gate, and the guards guarding both sides of the city gate... It should be a guard, although the dress is not uniform, but with a long saber at his waist, a tense face, and a fierce face.

The driver jumped out of the cart and said something to the guards guarding the gates before running back and driving the cart into the town.

Hua Shi was puzzled, and heard the lady sitting on the other side, muttering: "I almost didn't catch up, if the city gate is closed, I will have to stay outside for another night......"

Soon, Hanashi's eyes were drawn by the furnishings on both sides of the town's streets, followed by the bustling shouting of the streets, and the lights on both sides of the streets were brightly lit as if they were daylight......

"Selling sugar gourds...! Sugar gourd! ”

"Candy seller, delicious candy man......"

"Come and see, the new peach blossom wine in the spring building is fragrant and strong......"

Hua Shi was attracted by the shouting in her ears, and she turned her head to look, and the lively and prosperous scene in front of her made her dizzy, no matter how she looked at it.

What surprised her the most was that on this street, next to the neat small vendors, every other vendor, there was a peach blossom tree planted next to it.

And it seems that this street is full of food, and the snort is full of all kinds of fragrances......

Hua Shi was half-led by Xie Mingchi, and when he was taken off the carriage, he was still attracted by the scenes everywhere, and he couldn't come back to his senses for a long time.

Xie Mingchi took out the silver money from his cuff and handed it to the coachman, a total of 100 yuan, 50 yuan per person.

"Before it gets completely dark, the streets are brightly lit, lively and beautiful."

Hua Shi blinked, came back to his senses, took Xie Mingchi's hand, and said with sparkling eyes.

Xie Mingchi followed her line of sight, glanced at the yellow lights and the lively crowd, nodded, and said, "Now is the time when the night market has just begun, and this is also the most lively time." ”

Hua Shi looked at the crowded streets, and guessed that there was a night market in the town, and he couldn't help but feel a little surprised.

With just one glance, the development of this town changed her original mind, she had only heard that Peach Blossom Town was prosperous before, no matter how she thought about it, she couldn't exceed her expectations in her heart, but she didn't expect it to be far more lively and prosperous than she thought......

Xie Mingchi took Hua Shi's hand and was about to take her up the street, but a sharp voice suddenly came from behind him:

"Wait, you can't go, I, my things are gone, my silver! Who stole my silver! ”

It was the voice of the fat woman, and her hands on both sides, one tugging at the sleeve of the flower, and the other tugging at the hem of the other lady's clothes, were pulling on both sides, refusing to let go.

Xie Mingchi and Hua Shi's footsteps stopped together.

Before the two could speak, the eldest lady Li Cuixiang who was being pulled pushed away the fat woman's hand, shook her hand impatiently, and scolded in a low voice: "Your silver is gone, what does it matter to us?" What are you pulling us for?! Find it yourself, it really is! ”

Li Cuixiang waved her hand impatiently, pulling her husband and son to leave.

The fat woman's face was visibly ugly, she let go of the hand that was tugging at Hua Shi's sleeve, ran two steps quickly, and grabbed Li Cuixiang's hand tightly,

"You can't go, my money is gone! You can't go, you can't go until the money is found! ”

Li Cuixiang's face also staggered, and sank, the wrist that was being dragged couldn't be shaken off no matter how hard she tried, and the fat woman's strength was surprisingly great.

"What?! Do! Your money is gone, what's our business?! Maybe you missed it on the road, why did you rely on someone else! Let me go, or don't blame me for being rude! ”

Li Cuixiang said, giving her husband and son who were standing stupidly on the side, wincing.

Li Zheng and Li Shenghong immediately stepped forward, and with the strength of the two men, they pulled the fat woman's hand down in three or two strokes.

Li Cuixiang stared at her red hand, broke her mouth at the fat woman, scolded secretly, then pulled her husband and son, and walked away quickly, and after a while, the figures of the three were drowned in the rolling crowd.

The fat woman stared gloomily at the back of the three leaving, and the next second, the coachman's impatient urging sound came from her ears.

"Do you have any money?! Did you deliberately lie to me, you don't have any money at all, and you still ride in my car? Now I'm talking about others stealing your money, I don't care about you, one hundred and fifty dollars, not a penny, not a lot, hurry up and give the money! ”

The fat woman directly ignored the coachman's words, and turned her head to look at Xie Mingchi and Hua who were standing on the side, her small eyes staring at the two of them gloomily.

"Did you two steal my money? Or are you?! ”

The fat woman grabbed Hua Shi's arm, and suddenly grabbed the bone on Hua Shi's shoulder, and clicked to make a sound.

Hua Shi was stunned for a moment, and subconsciously covered his pulled arm, and this action made the black cat hidden in her arms jump out suddenly, and quickly covered her ears and pounced towards the fat woman.

A dark shadow flickered in front of his eyes—

"Meow!!"

"Ahhh Where did the broken cat come from! Get the hell out of here!! ”

The fat woman's cry of pain came.

Hua Shi's pulled shoulders were covered by a warm big hand, and then, Xie Mingchi's voice came from his ears, "Are you okay?" Does it hurt? ”

"It's fine, it doesn't hurt much." Shake your head when you spend it.

was just dragged violently, the bone had not moved for too long, and there was a clicking sound when it was pulled, and the shoulder was not dislocated, but the dull pain that came from her let her know that she had strained one of her arms, and it was a little difficult to lift up, and it was accompanied by a slight labor pain......

"Ahhh I don't care about you!! ”

"Auntie..."

The fat woman's frightened screams were still coming from the spikes, and this loud voice immediately attracted the attention of many passers-by, and they all looked over here.

The two little boys who followed the fat woman pulled the corners of her clothes helplessly, and screamed timidly, not knowing what to do.

The black cat pounced on the fat woman's face, let out a huffy cry, and scratched the fat woman's face ferociously.

The fat woman was slapping in a panic, but her body was so heavy that she couldn't catch the black cat that jumped on her face and behaved nonsense, so she could only make a terrible and panicked cry.

"Fuck off! Fuck off...!! ”

"Blackie, come back."

Hua Shi saw that the posture was wrong, and hurriedly called the black cat back.

"Meow ......"

Fortunately, as soon as the black cat heard her voice, she immediately jumped back.

At this time, the fat woman's face was already covered with blood marks from cat's claws, one by one, all over the face full of horizontal flesh, which was a little scary to look at.

Hua Shi hugged the cat and Xie Mingchi looked at each other.

The fat woman gasped for breath for a long time before she reacted, and let out a gasping cry of pain with a "hiss......".

She didn't dare to touch her face, both sides of her face were scratched hotly and painfully, her face was gloomy, her eyes became gloomy and terrifying, squinting, glaring at the two of them viciously.

It happened so fast that Hua Shi didn't expect the black cat to pounce directly and scratch people, and then see the fat woman's bloodstained face......

"Meow... Meow Meow ......"

The black cat in his arms was still angry at the fat woman.

The fat woman gasped twice, scolded and shouted at the two of them: "Lose money!" The matter of not losing money is over, the beast has scratched my face, and you have stolen my money, so pay me money! Otherwise, don't even think about leaving! ”

As she spoke, the fat woman sat directly on the ground, and her legs wanted to pounce on the flowers with both hands.

The black cat jumped to the ground, and when he saw the fat woman's outstretched hand, he showed his sharp claws, and was about to pounce on the fat woman again......

This move frightened the fat woman, her hands and feet retracted suddenly, and she looked at the black cat's blue eyes in a daze, and her sharp cry also swallowed back a lot.

When Xie Mingchi pulled the flower, he took a few steps back and stood far away from the position where the fat woman was sitting on the ground.

Hua Shi frowned, looked at the fat woman sitting on the ground, without any image, and said: "If you want to say that you will lose money, you should pay me first, and you just strained my shoulder without saying a word, and my cat pounced." And we didn't steal your money. You say we stole your money, but do you have proof that we stole it? ”

The fat woman hurriedly yelled, "Why not?!" Along the way, you sat next to me, and you must have stolen it while I was dozing! Don't think I don't know, look at how human you look, and steal people's money, phew! Black-hearted thing! ”

Xie Mingchi frowned, listening to the fat woman's ugly words, he let go of his hand and was about to step forward to reason with him.

Hua Shi hurriedly stretched out his hand and pulled the person back.

Facing Xie Mingchi's puzzled eyes, Hua Shi just shook his head, his eyes fell silently around him, and the crowd of people who gradually watched him said secretly, unlucky.

It would be a waste of time to entangle with her any longer, and there was no need for it at all......

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