The village is not large, with more than a dozen families in sight. There is a small river at the mouth of the village, which zigzags and flows into the distance.

The creek is lined with trees on both sides, and a few orioles are chirping. This scenery is extremely incommensurate with the chaos of war.

The river flows eastward, and from time to time swallows skim the low sky.

A girl dressed in red sat on the bluestone by the river, humming a little song and washing clothes.

A few yellow dragonflies flew and stopped on the surface of the river, some dotting the water, and some landing on the tips of the aquatic plants.

The breeze blows the scent of rice. The weeping willows fluttered, and there were bursts of sorrow.

"Jiangnan can pick lotus, lotus leaves He Tiantian, fish play lotus leaves, lotus leaves east, fish play lotus leaves west, fish play lotus leaves south, fish play lotus leaves north. ”

The little girl entertained herself, Wu was soft, and it was very good, echoing the yellow orioles in the tree.

I was attracted to her singing, which sounded like a lark. If she travels to our today's society, there will be no problem in participating in any talent show with her singing voice to get a place.

I slowly whipped my horse to the river, and with a "whoop", the horse stopped. She couldn't help but look up at me, smiled shyly, then lowered her head and continued to wash her clothes.

I paused for a moment and said to her, "Excuse me, girl, what kind of place is this?" I went to Beijing alone to catch the exam, missed the roadside wine shop, and had no intention of ending up here, can you please make it convenient for me to find a place for me to rest and find some godmother to satisfy my hunger." ”

I told a little lie.

"It's a showman. The girl smiled, "What about learned people." ”

"Don't dare to be, don't dare to be. I said.

"It's called Wangjiaji, what's convenient, Abba and Auntie are hospitable, don't say it's one meal, it's ten meals. However, I have to show my parents and grandma about this, and I have to get their consent. The girl replied with a smile on her face.

"Wang Jiaji?" is so familiar with the name, I thought to myself.

"Little girl, who are you talking to? There is no cover for talking, how can there be such a boastful person, Brother Gongzi, the girl has never seen the world, don't be surprised. An old but loud voice appeared in the shade of a tree not far behind the girl.

An old man in his sixtieth birthday came from under the willow tree with a smile on his face, and said to me with a smile as he looked at me.

I guess the old man heard us a long time ago.

I dismounted from the saddle and led the horse over.

The grass was green on the side of the road, and I didn't buckle the reins, patted the horse's mane gently, and let it feed on its own.

The horse flicked his tail happily and ran straight to the river to drink the water.

I slowly walked up to the old man, gave a salute, and said, "Uncle, when I first came here, I missed the business trip, and now I am hungry, can I make it convenient and ask for a meal?"

The old man straightened his hand and said, "The son is polite, please move to the cold house to sit, in the countryside, there is no good wine and good food, and there is still coarse tea and light rice." ”

After the old man finished speaking, he shouted to the girl who was washing clothes by the river: "Xiaolian, go home, the guests are coming, don't neglect the guests, lose your manners." ”

The girl named Xiaolian readily agreed, "Okay, Dad." ”

My heart moved, could this Xiao Lian be Xiao Qian's previous life Ah Lian? Thinking of Xiao Qian's story, this Zhuangzi is called Fu Jiaji, which is too coincidental, thinking of this, I can't help but look at her a few more times.

Ah Lian was not in a hurry, while carrying the basket, he bent down and picked a few golden wildflowers on the shore and put them in his bun, which was very beautiful.

The old man led the way slowly, and I walked in the middle, and Allen followed me.

The old man led me in front, and as he walked, he talked to me about his daily life. Ask me where I'm from.

I avoided the truth and answered him ambiguously, saying that the big place is Haizhou Mansion, and the small place will be named a place. Knowing that the ancient and modern place names are different, it causes misunderstandings.

Fortunately, the old man didn't break the casserole and asked to the end, but only brought it slightly.

After walking for a while, the old man led me to a fenced yard. There are three thatched houses, one east house and one west house, all of which are earthen houses.

The yard is large and there is a pomegranate tree full of pomegranates.

An old hen with a flock of chicks, foraging under a tree, when she saw people coming, vigilantly fluffed up her feathers and "clucked", and the chicks ran under the old hen's wings, as if they were safely protected.

"Wangwang......", a little flower dog wagged its tail and barked at the fence door, and when I saw me coming in, I lowered my head and did not advance but retreated.

It doesn't know if it's coquettish to the old man, or if it's not welcoming me as a stranger.

The old man reprimanded the dog: "You brute, go!"

The dog understood the old man's language, wagged his tail, and ran aside.

Then, the old man shouted inside: "Old woman, there are guests at home, you can order more food and drink two cups for me and this little brother." ”

"Oh, sir, what are you shouting outside? The man inside responded.

I saw the door of the east room creak open, and an old woman walked out of it.

The old woman is in good spirits and has a kind face.

I hurriedly said to the old woman, "Old man, don't bother too much, just fill your stomach." ”

The old woman looked at me for a moment and said politely: "No trouble, no trouble, you go in and sit down with the master first, and it will be fine for a while." ”

"Grandma, I'll go dry your clothes and I'll help you cook later." Allen said obediently.

As soon as Allian finished speaking, he quickly went to the side to dry his clothes.

I thought to myself: "Good girl, this Xiaoqian is so ladylike, why is Da Lei so lucky, I met her in my past life and this life?"

The old man saw that I was lost in thought, and coughed softly. That's when I realized my gaffe.

smiled awkwardly and said, "Old man, what a good daughter you gave birth to." ”

The old man nodded with satisfaction, and said proudly: "Little girl in the countryside, I can't see a big event." ”

I followed the old man into the house. Although it is a straw house, it is also cleaned up and well organized.

There are three rooms in the house, a lobby, and two side rooms on the east and west, separated by coarse cloth curtains.

In the hall, there were several large porcelain bowls and a large teapot on a table of eight immortals, and several long benches were placed around the table.

The old man was very talkative, and after we sat down, he began to talk about it, and I said: "Our Wangjiaji is relatively remote and not a rich place, so there are few outsiders here, even if the official is too lazy to get here, so no matter how chaotic it is outside, we are calm here, and it has become a paradise." ”

The old man took a sip of water and continued: "Our village is surnamed Wang, and the young ones are either arrested to serve as soldiers or go out to work hard, so there are only the old and the young left in this village. However, in the past few years, the wind and rain have been smooth, and the crops have been good. ”

I arched my hand and said, "It turned out to be Wang Lao, excuse me." ”

The old man turned to me and asked, "Little brother doesn't have to be polite, look at the little brother, why are you here this time?"

I looked at the old man, and some things must not be told the truth