The scorching sun was blazing in the west, and the three of them rode tall horses, as if they were in a steaming oven, and the unbearable heat wave swept by, blowing soft and silky hair.

In such a hot weather, Zhou Geng and Tu Shanshan, sisters, don't know how many villages they have visited, but whenever they encounter villagers in need, the three of them do not hesitate to take out food and distribute it to everyone.

Seeing the moment when the villagers were full of gratitude and shouted loudly about the living immortals, the three of them couldn't help but smile on their faces, helping others to say the happiness they bringed, making them feel happy and comfortable.

"After the village in front, it should not be far from the town!" Tu Shanshan wiped the sweat from her forehead, and the recent days of running made her feel a little tired, and she wanted to find a mortal inn to rest well.

"According to the people in the previous village, after the Lijia Village in front, it is the closest town to the 100,000 mountains. Zhou Geng said with his sleeve robe to block the scorching sun.

"Then hurry up and go! I'm dying of thirst, and the days without cultivation were so sad, although I won't starve to death or die of thirst, but the uncomfortable taste is really uncomfortable. Tu Rong's face was full of sleepiness, urging the two to hurry up.

When Zhou Geng came to the entrance of Lijia Village, he was not blocked, and entered the village smoothly, and found that the people here were also short of food and clothing, which shows the scope of the scourge of the mountain bandits, and how many people suffered because of it.

"Who are they? They can't be spies sent by the bandits. ”

"Probably not, looking at them dressed luxuriously, the men are magnificent, and the women are as beautiful as fairies, which are completely different from the mountain bandits with oily faces, dull and rough skin, and potholes. ”

"It doesn't matter who they are! I can't even stand up now, and even if the bandits come, I don't bother to move, and if they see these rotten trees and waste, even if they take them, I won't stop them. ”

The villagers of Lijia Village were lying at the door of their own homes, one by one they collapsed there with strength and weakness, completely giving up resistance, and now they saw strangers passing by, so they muttered a few words, and then completely closed their eyes and recuperated, and even the handsome men and women were too lazy to look at them.

The villagers didn't know that the mountain bandits had already let the three people in front of them take it, and besides, the village had been without food for many days, and even if they planted crops, they would be destroyed by the mountain bandits, so they all collapsed on the ground to save their strength.

"Are these people going to die?" Tu Fu asked curiously.

"Probably so!" replied Zhou even more uncertainly.

Sigh!

The horse stopped beside a villager, Tu Shanshan took out a piece of flatbread made of flour, threw it to the villager who felt that it was hard to breathe, and asked, "Where is your village chief?"

The flatbread fell into the arms of the villagers, and they immediately picked up the flatbread and took a bite, revealing an incredible expression, pies would really fall from the sky.

"The village chief is in his own house, and his house is at the end of this road, if you can give me another big pie, I can take you there myself. ”

When a few villagers next to him saw that there was food, they rushed to speak as if they had been beaten with chicken blood.

"I can take you there too. ”

"I only need half a piece of bread, and I can take you to the village chief's house. ”

............

The villagers almost fought over food, and the three of them saw this scene and didn't know what to say.

Just now, the villagers were still paralyzed on the ground and waiting for death, but now they are all accusing each other and scolding each other, and their voices are loud and harsh, just like before.

"If you want to eat, be quiet, as long as you take me to the village chief, I promise that each of you will have something to eat. Tu Shanshan faced the villagers who were about to attack each other, and she was calm and calm.

"Really, then come with us!"

Regardless of whether it was true or not, several villagers led the three of them along the road under their feet until they came to the end, stopping in front of the courtyard surrounded by Liba.

"The village chief lives inside, you wait a minute, I'll call the village chief." An enthusiastic and active villager pushed open the old door of the yard and shouted at the top of his throat: "Village chief!

"Who?"

A sixty-year-old man had the strength to walk out of it, if it weren't for the hunger and weakness, he was much stronger than the old village chief of Wujia Village, at least younger in age.

"Who are you? I don't know you!"

"You really don't know us, and we don't know you, but this time I came to inform your village that the bandits of the Black Tiger Village have been wiped out by us. ”

As soon as Tu Shanshan's words fell, the villagers sat down on the ground in fright, and it took a while to come back to their senses, "You...... You mean...... The mountain bandits of the Black Tiger Village are all ...... Dead?"

The three of them nodded and said, "Well, this is the grain we seized from the granary of Heihu Village after we exterminated the mountain bandits, and it has been distributed to the major victim villages, and your Lijia Village is the last village to receive food aid." ”

"So I only have more than 200 people's food rations left for a year, if there are many people in your village, I can't do anything, I hope that after you get the food, you can resume crop cultivation as soon as possible, and don't lie down and wait for death. ”

Three strangers suddenly appeared in the village, bringing not only good news, but also a large pile of food, and the village chief's excited lips were trembling.

"Enough, enough...... There are only about 100 people in our Lijia Village, enough for us to reach the day when the crops are ripe, thanks to the three great benefactors, if there is no food, our village is estimated to not be long, and all of them will have to starve to death here. ”

The head of Lijia Village and several villagers were so excited that they didn't know how to tell their hearts at the moment, so they could only continue to say words of thanks.

"Needless to say, you should hurry up and gather the whole village to discuss the distribution of food, but I suggest that you should make a fire together and supervise each other before the crops are ripe, so as not to quarrel over the distribution of food. ”

The three of them distributed food to the villages along the way, and saw the selfish side of human nature, so they made this suggestion, and it was none of their business whether the other party accepted the suggestion or not.

There are two village entrances in Lijia Village, one is to the 100,000 Mountain, which is the direction in which Zhou Geng and others came.

The other entrance to the village is the village chief's house, and you can reach the town by going out along this intersection.

Zhou also found that not far from the village chief's house, under the ancient vines and old trees, between the small bridges and flowing waters, it was originally supposed to be a small courtyard, but now it has collapsed and turned into ruins.

If it's just these, there is nothing surprising, it is strange that in front of the small courtyard that has been abandoned for many years, there is a slim girl, she does not have any human breath on her, and there is no ghost and evil spirit, just a wisp of soul.

She stood there quietly, her eyebrows rippling like autumn waves, clear without a trace of impurities, looking at the remnant sun in the west, as if looking forward to someone's return.

The breeze, blowing off a few leaves, swept across her sad cheeks, and the figure standing alone felt a little desolate and lonely, but no one could understand it.

Zhou even felt a sense of lovesickness, which touched him very much, and turned his head to ask the village chief: "Can you tell me the story of that courtyard?"

The village chief of Lijia Village followed his gaze and saw the abandoned yard that had been in ruins for several years, shook his head and sighed: "That is the home of Li Er in our village, and it has been collapsing for several years. Li Er's parents were killed by mountain bandits a few years ago, and it can be said that he grew up eating a hundred family meals, and he looks okay and is quite honest. ”

"Then does he have a daughter-in-law?" Zhou Geng asked again.

The head of Lijia Village nodded and said, "Well, Li Er does have a daughter-in-law named Xiaolan. Once Li Er was grazing cattle by the river, and saw Xiaolan of the same age floating in the river, he hurriedly salvaged Xiaolan, and found that the person was not dead, so he quickly carried it back to the village and asked everyone to help treat it. ”

"Speaking of Li Eryan's blessings, Xiaolan is very beautiful, and she can't find a comparable woman in ten miles and eight villages, and she recognized Li Er at first sight after waking up, and she wants to be his wife in this life. ”

"Afterwards, I learned that Xiaolan's village was massacred by mountain bandits, and Xiaolan escaped by jumping into the river, but due to the long diving time, she drifted in the river in a coma and drifted near our village, and happened to meet Li Er. ”

"After Li Er and Xiaolan got married, the sweetness of their little life really made the villagers envious, and the little couple also became a good story in our neighborhood. ”

When the village chief of Lijia Village said this, he couldn't help but sigh: "Hey! But the good times don't last long. Seven years ago, Li Er went to the town to sell dry firewood in exchange for daily needs, and he never came back. ”

"Xiaolan is crazy, she knows that there is a bully in the town, and it is inconvenient for women to go to the town, not to mention a good-looking woman like Xiaolan, so she can't go to the town, so she begged us to go to the town to find Li Er's whereabouts. After we found out, the whole village went out to look for it, and Xiaolan waited for news at home. ”

"We inquired around the town for news, and finally learned through an old beggar that someone in the city came to the town to catch Zhuang Ding that day, it is said that someone from the Qian family in the city has become an immortal, and he wants to help the Qian family immortal build a big mansion, and Li Er is estimated to have been captured by them. ”

"There's no way, our Li family village is weak and can't fight with those big families, Xiaolan knows that our ability is limited, so she no longer asks us to inquire about Li Er's news. ”

Xiaolan stood outside the house every day, looking at the road leading to the town, waiting for her husband Li Er to return. But this wait is three years, three whole years, Xiaolan stood there rain or shine, but Li Er has not heard from him so far. ”

"We have also persuaded Xiaolan that Li Er will most likely not come back, and with her young appearance, she will find another husband to marry, and no one will gossip. ”

But every time Xiaolan faced our persuasion, she always shook her head, saying that she couldn't tolerate anyone else except Li Er in her heart, and no matter how long it took for Li Er to come back. ”

It's a pity that Xiaolan couldn't wait for Li Er's return the moment she closed her eyes because of her longing, and many people felt sorry for it. ”

"We also fulfilled Xiaolan's last wish before she died, buried her in the courtyard of our house, and continued to wait for Li Li Er in this way, hoping that he could return as soon as possible. ”

"The thatched hut in the courtyard, as if feeling the death of its owner, also collapsed into ruins, and became what you see now. ”

After the head of Lijia Village finished speaking, he felt sorry for the couple, who could enjoy a comfortable and happy life, but one did not know where to live and died, and the other was also saddened.