Anning County!

Ah Mao is from Anning County, and Lin Yi is not surprised.

Recently, there has been a severe drought in Anning, and many people have fled to this area.

Ah Mao is obviously one of them.

"Ah Mao, what about your father, who else is in the family?" Lin Yi asked.

Ah Mao scratched his head, sniffed his nose and said, "My father and mother died early, and my grandmother and I are the only two people at home." ”

"Where's your grandmother?"

"Grandma is sick and can't get out of bed, so I came out to find food for grandma......"

Speaking of this, Ah Mao suddenly became anxious and struggled to get out of bed, "I have to go back, grandma is waiting for me at home!"

He was so weak that he had not taken a few steps before he fell to the ground, dizzy and weak.

Lin Yi shook his head helplessly, and carried the skinny little beggar to the bed, "Don't worry, wait until you are well before going home." ”

Ah Mao frowned, his little face was black and red, and he was eager, "Brother Daoist, you don't know, there is only a little ration left at home, I have to take the food back to grandma, otherwise grandma will starve to death." ”

A few bean-sized tears squeezed out of his eyes.

Slowly slide down your face.

"Don't worry, your illness will be cured in two days at most," Lin Yi comforted, "Believe in Brother Daoist, okay." ”

Mao sobbed, nodded effortfully, and lay down peacefully.

Lin Yi went to heat up a few steamed buns, made a few dishes, and brought them to Ah Mao.

Ah Mao was really hungry, and he devoured it for a while, and he ate two of the four steamed buns.

Only eleven or twelve years old, this amount of food is amazing enough.

However, being able to eat means that his illness is fine.

While eating, Ah Mao opened the conversation box and told Lin Yi about his experience.

A few days ago, he ran all the way from Anning County to Qingqiu County, and walked nearly 100 miles just to stutter.

After all, he was young, and when he came to Qingqiu County for the first time, he got lost while walking, and he couldn't figure out the direction after dark, so he could only walk blindly.

The clothes are shabby and the weather is cold, and it is certain that you will be sick from the cold.

He walked for hours in the wilderness despite typhoid fever and hunger, and finally saw a vague mansion.

This mansion is Lin Yi's Taoist temple.

He reached the door of the Taoist temple, starved and fainted.

I have to say that Ah Mao's luck is very good, he didn't encounter a wild beast after walking in the wilderness for a few hours, otherwise this small body would have been eaten to the bones.

"Brother Daoist, can you give me these two steamed buns?" Ah Mao asked after eating two of them, taking the remaining two steamed buns.

Lin Yi smiled faintly, "It was originally for you to eat, whatever." ”

"Thank you, Brother Daoist. ”

Ah Mao was overjoyed and carefully put the two steamed buns in his pocket.

Lin Yi couldn't help laughing, "Ah Mao, there are so many steamed buns in the Taoist temple, if you want to eat them, you don't have to put them on your body, how dirty it is." ”

Ah Mao shook his head and said resolutely: "This is for grandma, in the past, when I wanted to eat, I would leave half of it for grandma." ”

Lin Yi didn't say more, this was obviously Ah Mao's habit.

Forced out by life.

Night solstice.

Lin Yi hugged another quilt and covered Ah Mao.

Because his bed was occupied by Ah Mao, he had to go to the main hall to meditate and rest for the night.

Fortunately, after he got out of the womb, he only slept for two hours a day, and when he was sleepy, he lay down on the futon for a while, and then got up and settled.

The next day, early in the morning.

Lin Yi was settling down when he heard a sound of snorting in the courtyard.

He walked out of the hall in surprise and saw Ah Mao grabbing a broom, sweeping the floor one by one, and sweeping very seriously.

Because of his short stature and little strength, he had to hold the broom in his arms and shake it with a very funny look.

"Ah Mao, what are you sweeping the floor for?" Lin Yi asked.

Ah Mao grinned, revealing two rows of yellowed teeth, "Brother Taoist saved me and gave me food, I have no money to repay, so I will help Brother Taoist do some work." ”

"Don't worry, I work every day at home, and I will definitely be able to do a good job. ”

With that, he continued to sweep up.

Seeing that Ah Mao's spirit was good, Lin Yi did not stop it.

At the beginning of recovery from a serious illness, sweating is also good for the body.

After sweeping the ground, Ah Mao carried another bucket of water and went to the vegetable garden to water the fields.

When he finished his work, breakfast was just out of the pot.

Ah Mao ate two steamed buns, kept two as usual, and put them in his pocket.

After the meal, Lin Yi boiled a bowl of medicinal soup and gave it to Ah Mao to drink.

It is obvious that Ah Mao's body has recovered most of the time, and he is alive and well all day long, helping Lin Yi to work.

Day 3.

Ah Mao got up early to sweep the floor, cook, clean up the Taoist temple, and did the work more and more proficiently.

Lin Yi touched Ah Mao's forehead, it was not hot at all, and his face returned to normal, and he was in good spirits, and finally completely recovered.

"Brother Daoist, I'm fine," Ah Mao smiled, his little face flushed, "I'll go home today, grandma must be in a hurry." ”

He was always worried about his grandmother and wanted to go home.

Lin Yi nodded, "Okay, I'll draw you a map to make sure you don't get lost again." ”

"Thank you, Brother Daoist. "Ah Mao is overjoyed.

Lin Yi took out a pen and paper, drew a nearby road map, and found the nearest route and pointed it out to Ah Mao.

Ah Mao looked at the map for a long time, scratched his head and asked, "Brother Taoist, where is the road above?"

Lin Yi pointed to the east, "The Taoist temple goes three miles to the east, and it is this road." ”

"What about this one?"

"Follow the road you just walked five miles north. ”

"And this one, I haven't seen it either. ”

......

Ah Mao asked questions again and again, making Lin Yi almost confused.

No way, Ah Mao has never been to Qingqiu County, and because he is young, even if he has a map, he may not be able to find the way.

In case you get lost again, you will be in trouble.

"That's it, Ah Mao, I'll send you home. Lin Yi thought about it, it was better to be cautious, Ah Mao's little child ran a hundred miles too far, even if he didn't get lost, he might run into a beast on the way.

Anyway, Lin Yi doesn't matter, it doesn't matter if he delays for a day.

By the way, he also wanted to see the drought situation in Anning County.

Ah Mao waved his hand again and again, blushing and said, "Brother Daoist, no, I can go back by myself and don't trouble Brother Daoist." ”

He felt very embarrassed, and they saved him, bought him medicine, and gave him food and drink.

Now it's troublesome for people to send him back.

Although he is young, he also understands a lot of reasonableness, and people are not relatives, and it is not his duty to help him.

Actually, he thought too much.

Lin Yi is a very casual person.

If you can't touch it, you can do what you can, and you can't let an eleven or twelve-year-old child fend for himself.

Seeing that Ah Mao was very insistent and had to go by himself, Lin Yi smiled and said: "I'm going to Anning County for a trip, and I'm going to stop by with you, what's the matter, you don't want to go with me?"

"Really," Ah Mao was stunned, then scratched his head embarrassedly, and said with a red face: "Of course I want to go with my Taoist brother, thank you...... Thank you, Brother Taoist. ”

This little guy, Lin Yi can't get him if he doesn't make up some lies.