"Sister, we have almost enough firewood. It's getting late, let's go back. Dad said to cook rice for us at noon. I haven't eaten white and fragrant rice for a long time. I'm so hungry!" When the childish voice sounded, Hai Long couldn't help being slightly taken aback. Of course he didn't know who it was, but from the voice, he was sure that it wasn't the person from the Demon Sect who came to arrest him.
Another voice that sounded more mature said: "Little sister, you ate three big pieces of sweet potatoes in the morning, so you are not hungry now, you are obviously hungry."
"Hee hee, it's my sister who knows me best. Let's go back, okay, I really want to eat rice! If it wasn't for Uncle Li who delivered the rice yesterday, I don't know how many days I'll have to wait to get it." "Okay, okay. The chaihe is almost enough, let's go back now. Since you love food so much, sister will give you my share at noon. I'll just eat sweet potatoes."
"No, where do I eat so much? Dad always said that my sister is growing up now, so I should eat more. Our village is really poor. Look at Li Village, most people can eat every day. What about rice and steamed buns? They are much stronger than us." As the voice approached, two slender figures, one tall and one short, appeared in Hai Long's sight.
Listening to the conversation between the two sisters, Hai Long couldn't help thinking of the time when he and Zhang Hao were together. His village was also very poor, and the same situation happened. The relationship between him and Zhang Hao is not like this pair of sisters. of it? Bean sprouts! how are you now. This time when I go back to Lian Yunzong, I will definitely visit you. At this time, the pair of little sisters had already walked under the tree where Hai Long was. Their complexions are not very good, slightly yellow, obviously due to long-term malnutrition. But their faces did not affect their delicate appearance. The elder sister was about thirteen or fourteen years old, and the younger sister was about ten years old. Both of them carried fagots that were out of proportion to their bodies. Looking at their appearance, Hai Long's My heart felt sour for no reason.
Floating down, Hai Long was standing in front of the little sisters the next moment. His appearance startled the pair of sisters immediately, they cried out in surprise, and retreated again and again, because of the heavy firewood on their backs, they immediately fell together. The older sister held her younger sister in her arms and looked at Hai Long tremblingly.
Hai Long tried his best to soften his expression, and said with a smile, "Don't be afraid, I'm not a bad person. I was sleeping on a tree just now, and seeing you carrying such a heavy firewood, I just wanted to help you." The pair of sisters Obviously not believing his words very much, the elder sister said in horror: "You, don't come here. Uncle, we have no money and no food on us. Just let us go. If you want, I will give you all the firewood. If you want to..., I, I am willing to be with you, my sister is still young, so please let her go."
Hearing what this "sister" said, Hai Long couldn't help being a little stunned, a strange feeling rose in his heart, he knew that the sisters had already regarded him as a robber. "How do you know so much? It looks like you're still very young! I'm really not a bad person, let alone hurt you, otherwise why should I talk nonsense with you? Isn't it."
The elder sister murmured: "Hey, he is already sixteen years old, not too young, and my younger sister is already thirteen years old, but we are relatively slender. Don't lie to us. How can there be a bad person who admits that he is Bad guys. Parents often say, you must not trust outsiders." There was a look of vigilance in their eyes, and they made a gesture of being ready to escape at any time.
Seeing that the two sisters found it hard to believe him, Hai Long had no choice but to sit on the ground, stroked his beard, and said with a wry smile, "If you don't believe me, don't believe it. But don't call me uncle, I'm only eighteen years old. It’s nothing bigger than you guys. My name is Hai Long. How about you?”
The two sisters looked at Hai Long sitting on the ground, as if he really didn't pose any threat to them, they couldn't help becoming more courageous. They took off the firewood on their backs, and the elder sister said timidly: "I, my name is Yuhua, this is my younger sister Yuping, you, are you really only eighteen years old? But why are your clothes so torn? Could it be that you met a robber?" After seeing Hai Long's attire clearly, the village girl couldn't help feeling compassionate.
Hai Long smiled wryly, and said: "Yes! I met a group of powerful robbers, and they chased me for a long time, and finally got rid of them."
Yu Ping poked her head out of her sister's arms and said: "Then you are really pitiful! Come home with us, our family has rice to eat today, can Ping'er share some of my own with you?"
Yuhua was obviously more cautious, pulled his sister, and said in a low voice: "Ping'er, don't talk nonsense, we can't take outsiders home casually, what if he is a bad person? Who knows if what he said is true." Hai Long Looking at them, a little warmth rose in his heart, and Yuping's childish and kind words made him feel a little homesick. Sighing lightly, he said, "It's already very late, you should go home now. Go, or your parents will worry. You don't have to doubt me, I'll just sit here, that is, Goodbye, lovely two sisters." He said, and waved to sister Yuhua.
Yuhua looked at Hai Long's sincere face and murmured: "Are you really not a bad person? Or, why don't you go back to the village with us. My father is the village head. If he says you are not a bad person, the village will I can take you in." Hai Long was already annoyed by the torn clothes and dirt on his body, not to mention that he also wanted to visit the village where the two girls lived, to find out how he felt before. So he stood up and smiled and said, "Okay then. If your father thinks I'm a bad person, I'll leave immediately, and I won't cause trouble for you." Said, Hai Long walked to Sister Yuhua, bent down, He carried their firewood and firewood on his shoulders. "It's not good for girls to carry so many things. It will affect their physical development."
Yuhua resisted and said: "No way. Don't look at me as thin, but I have strength. Even ordinary boys are no better than me. Our village is very close to here, let's go quickly."
Led by Sister Yuhua, Hai Long followed them through the woods and came to a small mountain village. This small village is built by the forest, and all kinds of vegetation are planted around the village. The village is very small, and it seems that there are only a hundred or so families. Their clothes can no longer be described as simple, mostly patched. , this is a very barren place. Of course, compared with Hai Long's hundred shirts, these villagers' clothes are considered luxurious.
The appearance of Hai Long, an outsider, immediately attracted the attention of the villagers. As soon as he entered the village, a dozen or so stronger male villagers surrounded him. They stared blankly at Hai Long, looking very unfriendly. "Who are you? Why did you come to our Yucun? Yuhua, did you bring him here?"
Although Yuhua was young, she had a very pungent temper. She put her hands on her hips and said, "So what? He is a man in distress, and was robbed by robbers. I thought he was pitiful, so I brought him back."
A young man in his twenties said: "Is he pitiful? Even if he is pitiful, we can't take him in! Yuhua, don't forget, now even our villagers can't get enough to eat. One more living person like this will be one more." Open your mouth, the food in our village is all distributed uniformly, if there is one more person, everyone will eat one less bite. There is no energy left to work."
Yu Hua said angrily: "Yu Zang, you selfish villain, you know yourself. Although he is an outsider, you can't let him starve to death in the forest."
During the quarrel, a middle-aged man walked over with several villagers. This middle-aged man looked a little old, and his eyebrows were somewhat similar to sister Yuhua. Hai Long knew that this should be the father of Sister Yuhua, the village head here. Sure enough, as the middle-aged man approached, those young male villagers gave way, and the young man named Yuxuan hurriedly said: "Village chief, Yuhua brought a wild man back from somewhere, what did you say?" He was robbed by robbers, he doesn't look like a good man! You can't take him in."
The village chief gave Yuzhang a glance, and strode up to Hai Long. Hai Long was already close to 1.8 meters tall, taller than the village chief. He smiled and said, "Hello, village chief, my name is Hai Long."
The village head, Yu Que, looked Hai Long up and down, and couldn't help but be secretly startled. Although the clothes on the surface of this person were shabby, there was a hint of strange aura faintly exuding, like a mountain looking up at others, which made people respect him. Yu Que knew that the person in front of him Bi is not ordinary, frowned and said: "Our Yucun will never take in people with unknown origins. Please leave. Yuzhang, go and get a bag of sweet potatoes for this brother."
Yuzhang was taken aback, and said: "Village chief, our food is also very limited! The summer seeds have just been planted in the field, and it will take a long time until they mature."
Yu Yu stared and said: "If you are told to go, you will go. Where is there so much nonsense. You are the village chief, and I am the village chief?"
The expression on Yuzhang's face fluctuated, and then he went unwillingly. Hai Long put the firewood on his back on the ground, and the Yuhua sisters didn't dare to say anything since their father appeared, and stood aside with their heads down. Hai Long looked at these poor villagers and didn't blame them for refusing to take him in. Everything in front of him was so similar to the small western village where he was! The same dilapidation, the same desolation, and the same simplicity. Raising his head, Hai Long looked at Yu Yu squarely, and said: "Village Chief, there is no need for sweet potatoes. I still have some food with me. But, the clothes are too torn, can you let me wash and help I will provide you with clean clothes, of course, I will not ask you for nothing, I can exchange some food."
Yuyu thought for a while, then nodded and said: "Okay then. There is no need to exchange anything, but you have to leave our place immediately after you wash up. Yuhua, go, get a set of my clothes for this brother."
Yuhua glanced at Hai Long helplessly, agreed, and turned to run deep into the village. Led by Yuque, Hai Long followed him to a small river on the other side of the village. The clear river was just like the one when Hai Long met Mo Kui, and the gurgling sound like a silver bell gave people a sense of relaxation and joy. a feeling of.
After a while, Yuhua had already rushed over with a set of common clothes. Yuque led the male villagers to surround Hailong in the middle and let him wash up in the river, while the Yuhua sisters stayed outside and waited. As the dirt on Hai Long's body gradually disappeared, the astonishment in Yu Quer's eyes became more and more intense, and the silver mirror on Hai Long's chest made him feel shocked. Yuzang is even more greedy. Hai Long's skin was shiny and shiny, without the cover of dirt, his robust body glowed under the sunlight, which looked very strange.
"Well, taking a bath is really comfortable. Village chief, thank you." After putting on dry clothes, Hai Long felt a little lighter all over his body. He brushed his thick black hair back and walked over to the village chief. In front of the jade oak. As soon as Hai Long finished washing, the Yuhua sisters couldn't wait to squeeze into the crowd. When Hai Long said that he was eighteen years old, they all wanted to verify it.
Yu Yu said: "Little brother, so you are so young, I really missed you. You can take this bag of sweet potatoes and eat on the road. I am really sorry, this is the only thing we can provide in Yucun."
Hai Long shook his head and said: "No, village chief, I can't ask for it. I'm satisfied just taking a bath and changing clothes. I have my own way of eating. I can't ask for this suit for nothing. Let me help you. You catch some fish and eat them. Why don't you catch fish with this river?"
Yuyu sighed and said, "Little brother, I'm not afraid of your jokes. We are too poor here, and it's an inland area. The price of fishing nets is astonishingly high. We can't afford it at all. This river It doesn't look wide, but the river is very wide and fast, and without fishing nets, it's hard to catch fish."