HLnovel Chapter 255 Shanghe Village
Chapter 255 Shanghe Village
Li Lanzhen heard someone shouting at her, she covered her brows with her hands and looked, and saw that she knew him!
It turned out that it was the young firewood seller who used his family’s household registration to take Li Lanzhen out of Youzhou City.
She waved and shouted, "Child, you are from this village? What a coincidence."
The child also ran to the river and shouted to them, "Auntie, please row the boat in here." As he spoke, he pointed to the bay next to him.
Han Mingjiang rowed the raft, slowly turned a corner, and entered a large bay.
"Wow! There's something else going on here!"
The bay is semicircular and the pier is built along the mountainside.
There are more than a dozen boats here, all small wooden boats, as well as wooden and bamboo rafts like theirs. No wonder people on the river bank are not surprised to see them.
Han Mingjiang threw the rope tied to the bow of the raft to the young man standing on the dock. The young man caught it skillfully and tied it to a wooden stake on the dock.
Han Mingjiang got on the shore, turned around and helped Li Lanzhen get off the raft. The boy saw Li Lanzhen smiling innocently, "Auntie, let's go to my house. My mother said that if she sees you again, she will definitely invite you to her home."
"Okay, I'll go with you to your house to meet your mother."
At this time, the women who were washing clothes and vegetables by the river came over carrying baskets and wooden basins.
"Buffalo, are there any relatives coming to your house?"
"Yes, some relatives are coming to my house. Auntie, have you finished washing the clothes and are you going home?"
"Is this really your relative? Don't lie to us."
"I think Shuiniu is lying. With the condition of their family, will any relatives come?"
"Oh my god, are they here to take advantage of me? If so, it would be terrible!"
A group of women were talking among themselves, and Li Lanzhen thought that Buffalo's family must be from a poor family.
At this time, a woman scolded a few women, "Shut up, you guys! Think about who Buffalo's father left for. Don't be ungrateful and white-eyed wolves."
She turned around and waved to Li Lanzhen and the others, smiling, "Shui Niu, we are going home. You should go back with your relatives."
Li Lanzhen listened to their conversation and knew that the boy selling firewood was called Shuiniu. She pretended not to hear their chatter and called out to him, "Shuiniu, what is the name of your village? How far is it from Youzhou City?"
Shuiniu obviously heard what the women said. He looked lonely and answered her, "Auntie, our village is called Shanghe Village. It is only two miles away from Youzhou City. We can get there by just walking."
What a great way to reach it with just one lift! What long legs!
As she walked, Li Lanzhen observed the situation in Shanghe Village.
The courtyards of every household were in a dilapidated state, and the houses were leaning to one side or the other, as if they had just been repaired.
Li Lanzhen didn't know what this village had experienced, but their village was close to the river, where they could fish, and there were fields on the mountain, so life should not be difficult.
At least you should be able to eat until your stomach is half full.
But it looks like it’s not even as good as Hanjia Village.
Li Lanzhen followed the buffalo through the dilapidated village and walked to a small hill behind the village.
There is an isolated courtyard on the hill. Similarly, the courtyard is in a dilapidated state and one side of the wall has collapsed.
There are only three houses, and the front wall of the houses is supported by a few wooden beams, which looks shaky.
When they arrived at the gate of the yard, Buffalo shouted at the top of his voice towards the yard.
"Mom, mom, look who's here?"
Hearing his shout, an old woman came out of the yard.
He was about the same height as Li Lanzhen, skinny and with a sallow complexion. No one knew what he was doing in the yard. His hands were wet, and he quickly wiped them on the front of his clothes.
Said while looking at the buffalo.
"Buffalo, who is this?"
The buffalo laughed and said, "Mom, this is the benefactor I told you about.
Didn’t you say that if I met you again, you would invite me home?
What a coincidence, I met the old lady today, so I invited her back!"
Buffalo's mother immediately stretched out her rough hands happily and held Li Lanzhen's hands.
"Thank you so much, Auntie. If it weren't for the food you gave me, my eldest son and grandson would have died."
As he spoke, tears began to flow and he quickly raised his sleeves to wipe them away.
He held Li Lanzhen's hand and walked into the house.
"Let's go, Auntie. Let's talk inside."
Walking into the house in the middle, it should be the main room.
Li Lanzhen was settled on a chair with a lame leg and a stone slab as a cushion.
He turned around and took another stool and gave it to Han Mingjiang.
"Sit down, sit here, drink some water, and take a rest."
The buffalo and a young, pregnant woman each brought a bowl of water and placed them on the table.
Behind the woman, there was a little girl about two or three years old.
Similarly, he is very thin, but has a pair of big, bright black eyes.
She timidly pulled at the back of her mother's clothes and leaned her head to look at Li Lanzhen.
Li Lanzhen pulled over her backpack, reached into the blue cloth covering the backpack, and took out four pieces of maltose.
Handed it to the little girl, "Come, come to grandma, what's your name? Grandma will give you maltose."
The little girl did not come to Li Lanzhen. She looked up at her mother and then at her grandmother.
Buffalo's grandmother said, "Baoya, come here, call grandma, thank grandma."
Seeing her grandmother speak, Baoya came over from behind her mother and stood in front of Li Lanzhen.
A pair of big eyes looked at Li Lanzhen with a smile.
"Thank you grandma, my name is Baoya."
When Li Lanzhen heard her name, she knew that this was not a family that favored boys over girls, and she felt even happier.
"Baoya, come here, grandma will give you some maltose."
As she said this, she placed the four pieces of maltose in the palms of her hands.
Baoya took the maltose but didn’t eat it herself. Instead, she put her hands in front of her grandmother.
"Milk, you eat."
Her grandmother laughed and said, "If you don't want to eat, our baby will eat."
"No, grandma wants to eat one."
When Buffalo's mother took a piece of candy from her hand, she happily ran to her mother again, raised her hand and said, "Mom, eat it. It's sweet."
In this way, she divided the four candies among her grandmother, mother and uncle.
There was one piece left, which she carefully placed in a small wooden bowl.
Li Lanzhen asked her, "Baoya, why don't you eat?"
She said crisply, "This candy is for daddy and brother. Daddy is very tired every day, he has to support the family. Brother is also tired, let them have it."
After hearing what Baoya said, Buffalo Mother started crying again and raised her sleeves to wipe her tears.
"Yes, Baoya is the best. Give grandma's candy to your father and brother. You can have this piece of candy."
The buffalo also said, "Eat it, Baoya. Give your father and brother some of my candy."
Baoya's mother also said, "Eat it, Baoya. I'll keep the candy for you and your father and brother when they come back. I'll eat it with them."
Li Lanzhen looked at the family living in harmony and friendship and nodded.
Just as she was thinking about chatting with Buffalo Mother about the situation in the village, she heard a lot of people coming into the yard and a voice shouting loudly and menacingly.
"Buffalo's mother, I heard that someone from another village came to your house!"