Uncle Wang followed the idea of the man in a short shirt and hat, and soon he begged for a room from a villager's house.
Approaching the door of the villagers' house, a simple wooden fence surrounded the small courtyard. From outside the courtyard, you could see a few idle hens walking around in a corner, licking on the ground from time to time, and then making another sound. A few cock crows.
The previous owner of this family was on the rural road where the boy in the short shirt was walking. He was the closest person when Lin Manliu was talking to this old man Wang. When he saw the two talking happily, he was also the first to talk. Come out from behind the hiding house.
"I would like to thank you here..." Lin Manliu stood in front of the village courtyard and said.
"It's okay, it's okay... Little Brother Liu, just have a good rest!" Old Man Wang smiled and stroked his beard from time to time, looking leisurely and contented.
The young man in a short shirt was about to raise his hand to salute and thank the old man in front of him, but Old Man Wang hurriedly stretched out his hand to stop Lin Manliu's movement.
"I can't, I can't let this old bone of mine walk!" Mr. Wang said with a smile. Before he could finish speaking, he turned around and walked away with his crutches.
The young man in a short shirt said nothing when he saw this. He looked at the old man under the sunset and bowed respectfully. There should be order between elders and younger ones, and it should be accepted.
"Brother Liu... you don't know, our village chief has been so happy to see you, a native of his hometown, in these years!" The owner of this family said with a smile when he saw this. Said out loud.
Lin Manliu could tell that when he first came into contact with Mr. Wang, he was inevitably a little excited when he heard his lame Central Guizhou dialect.
"Boy, I haven't seen anyone from my hometown for a long time. When I meet Mr. Wang today, I feel much less tired from running around these days!" Lin Manliu replied.
"The only person in our village who knows some literacy is Village Chief Wang...but Village Chief Wang...is reluctant to spend some money to send some letters to his son..." The villagers looked at the old man walking away and sighed. A sound.
The boy in short shirt held the bamboo hat on his head, looked at the back again, and sighed as well. Why did the son, who had not returned home for many years, write a letter and send it to this village... Under the leadership of the owner of this family, Lin Manliu followed him into the courtyard, but the houses here did not A stable for horses to rest.
In order to prevent Xiao Huang from teasing the hens, the boy in a short shirt placed Xiao Huang under a tree outside the courtyard gate and prevented him from entering the yard.
Except for one main house, the rest of the farm tools, stoves, and some stored firewood and sundries were all placed on the left side of the main house. On the right side of the main house, there was a very small house, which must have contained It is to place some pickled sauerkraut or some uncommon utensils.
"That's right, little brother Liu, if you don't mind, just call me Lao Wu!" When the villager stepped forward to open the room, he suddenly said.
"Call Brother Wu, don't be so naive!" Lin Manliu responded. The sudden sound of "Brother Wu" made Old Wu, who was opening the door of the house, slightly startled, and then he also started to giggle.
"I finally understand why Village Chief Wang likes you so much, Little Brother Liu!" Old Wu turned his head and said with a naive smile.
"You're not very young, we are all elders, so it should be!" the boy in a short shirt said.
"There are several jars of sauerkraut in the house. I will take them out later and clean them up for you so that you can rest, little brother Liu!" At this time, Lao Wu had already opened the door, and a smell of sauerkraut came out. came from inside the house.
He had been sleeping in the open air for the past few days, and the best he could do was eat some cold pancakes. The young man who was struggling to survive couldn't help but start to swallow his saliva.
I wonder if this small move was noticed by Old Wu. When he turned to look at the young man, he said aloud: "Brother Liu has been on the road these days. I don't know what he usually eats... Our sauerkraut is ready to eat. How about some?".
"Uh... I can't, I can't..." Lin Manliu said immediately.
"Why are you so famous? Didn't you call us Brother Wu earlier? Wait! Wait for you, Brother Wu. I will bring you the dishes and give you a bowl!" Old Wu became interested now, and then Put the pickle jar at your feet and walk towards the stove.
The boy in a short shirt couldn't refuse, so he could only squat next to the pickle jar, waiting for Lao Wu to get the dishes.
Not long after he squatted beside the jar, the smell of pickled sauerkraut was already floating around Lin Manliu.
"Come on! Brother Liu, take it. If it's not enough, I'll give you more!" Old Wu untied the mud seal on the top of the jar and used a bowl and spoon to break out a whole bowl.
Lao Wu stretched out his hand and handed it to Lin Manliu, who was squatting in front of him. The young man in short shirt immediately raised his hands and very carefully held the bowl of pickled vegetables in front of him.
"Thank you, Brother Wu!" Lin Manliu said. The boy in a short shirt held the bowl in one hand and grabbed the pickled cabbage in the bowl with his other hand.
Lin Manliu grabbed a handful of sauerkraut, put it in his mouth, and started chewing it.
"Brother Wu's... pickled sauerkraut is so delicious!" Lin Manliu said while eating.
"Hey...that's good...that's good...little brother Liu, wait a moment and I'll clean it up for you in a minute!" Old Wu said proudly.
Any more excuses would seem a bit hypocritical... Lin Manliu stopped making any excuses and squatted at the door of the house, eating sauerkraut.
Just when the boy was about to finish eating the sauerkraut in his bowl, Old Wu walked out of the house, and all the utensils that occupied the space were moved out.
"Brother Liu, come in and take a look! Is the floor big? It's not enough. Brother Wu and I will clean it up for you!" Old Wu said aloud.
"That's enough! That's enough! Thank you, Brother Wu!" Lin Manliu glanced at the house casually and said directly.
If he didn't take any action, the boy in short shirt would be afraid of Brother Wu and would think too much.
"Then don't bother Brother Liu! My mother-in-law is still waiting in the field right now, so I'll go there first. If you have anything to do, let's talk about it... You can do whatever you want!" Old Wu said Then he was about to walk out of the courtyard gate.
The young man in a short shirt watched Old Wu walk away, watched the figure disappear on the country road, and then turned around and walked into the house.
This side room is not big, but the utensils in it have been cleaned up by Old Wu just now, so there is nothing that could hinder my feet.
Lin Manliu couldn't help but sigh, these villagers in the countryside were more honest and kind... In the towns he passed through these days, or in the larger urban and rural areas, he would always encounter some disorderly people.
The boy in a short shirt walked around the house and looked outside the wooden fence at Xiao Huang who was tied under a tree. He then looked at the sky. It must not rain tonight. Xiao Huang is there. That's fine too.
After confirming the condition of his little yellow horse, Lin Manliu closed the door and leaned against a corner.
It was not until this moment that the boy in the short shirt took off the bamboo hat on his head. Previously, whether it was Old Uncle Wang or Brother Wu, Lin Manliu knew that these people were good people.
It is precisely because of this that I am unwilling to tell them my true name and true identity. Now I don't know where the Fengxue Grand View Tower behind me has gone...and there is also the person from the Evil Slaughter Sect who has been hiding behind the scenes, forcing me to make a choice.
If he is still under the control of those people at this time, it will cause inconvenience to them if he stays here for a moment longer or if some information is known to these villagers.
The boy in the short shirt thought about this and sighed again. After it came out of his mouth, he closed his eyes and prepared to rest.
...About two hours later, it was already dark outside, and there was the sound of the wooden fence being pushed open at the courtyard gate, followed by the sound of two people talking.
"Mother, why are you so busy today? Brother Liu, whom I told you about, just came. Look at how many people came when we were in the field just now!" Wu's voice came from the courtyard gate.
"You bastard... keep your voice down! I didn't see those gentlemen just now... they were so fierce and had swords on their bodies! You want to die! I don't want to be a widow!" A village woman's voice also spread. Come.
Lin Manliu woke up from his light sleep, his eyes opened slightly, and all the words of the two people before him entered his ears.
The latter should be Brother Wu's wife, the master in their conversation...could it be that she is from Fengxue Grand View Tower...
"Didn't you see that they were just passing by? They have already left! Those who are hurrying up may have arrived in Qianzhou by now!" Old Wu said with a silly smile.
"I believe you! Have you climbed over the mountain in front of you in your life? You still know how far people walk!" The woman in Old Wu's mouth sneered, but there was more of a joke in her words. .
"Hey, hey, hey... stop talking, don't bother me, little brother Liu, to take a rest!" Old Wu seemed to see that the old man was a little embarrassed, so he immediately stopped him.
Lin Manliu gently opened the door and called out: "Hello, brother Wu and sister-in-law!". Old Wu and the woman beside him turned to look at the penthouse, where a bamboo hat poked out from the door.
"Hey! This is the little brother Liu I'm talking about... I'm talking about little brother Liu, it's late at night, why are you still wearing your bamboo hat!" Old Wu Han laughed out loud.
"It's inconvenient... Brother Wu, please forgive me, but I don't know how long it has been since Brother Wu said that the people who came after him have been gone?" Lin Manliu said awkwardly.
"Forget it...it takes half a stick of incense...do you know Brother Liu?" Old Wu wondered aloud, scratching his head as he spoke.
"Brother Wu... I need to leave now. I hope Brother Wu will take care of himself!" Lin Manliu said immediately.
Then the boy in a short shirt immediately walked out of the house. Without waiting for Old Wu to dissuade him, Lin Manliu had already walked towards the courtyard gate.
"Okay then... next time you pass by, don't forget to call Brother Wu again!" Old Wu looked at Little Brother Liu in front of him, looking so hurried, it was hard to say anything.
The boy who walked to the side of the little yellow horse patted the horse's back. Xiao Huang immediately snorted, tilted his head and bumped Lin Manliu sideways, as if to tell the boy that he had rested.
The young man in a short shirt got on his horse. Looking at the two people watching him in the courtyard, Lin Manliu clasped his fists, then tightened the reins and walked to the west.
"Damn ghost...you said these two groups don't know each other, just like in the story about Village Chief Wang who liked to chat with people at the entrance of the village a few years ago?" the village woman next to Old Wu said.
"Mother, you were right about what you said earlier. I think we should talk less about these things..." Old Wu asked, looking at the young man's back.
"Go back to the house and sleep!" The village woman turned and walked towards the house.
"Okay!" Old Wu laughed naively and followed closely. Not long after the two of them entered the house, and Lin Manliu had just left Ya'er Village, several figures of riders appeared on the cliff, all of them staring at the guests in short shirts and hats who were leaving.
"Have you dealt with all the eyeliners in the Fengxue Grand View Tower on the road..." The leader could not see his face, as if his entire face was covered with a mask.
"Everything has been taken care of... Let a few people go. Don't worry, sir. Those people will think that it was Yijian Villa who did it..." A person behind him said.
"If there are still people exploring on the road later, please do this. Don't let this bait be eaten by some shrimps early..." The leader said again.
"Yes!" Several riders behind him responded.
