Wangniu Village.

Niu Dazhu, who was in charge of standing guard at the entrance of the village, saw two vague figures approaching from a distance. His originally relaxed nerves immediately became tense, and he hurriedly picked up the gong on the ground.

When he jumped on the branch and saw only two living people, an old man and a young man, he put the gong weighing several dozen kilograms back to its place.

The snow is falling continuously, and the mountains are about to enter winter, but the beasts in the mountains have not prepared enough food for the winter. They are so hungry that they can only go down the mountains to plunder the villages.

Just the day before yesterday, a tiger as tall as two people attacked their village at night. As a result, Goudan's family, a dozen members of the family, escaped the disaster except Goudan, who woke up at night and noticed something was wrong and jumped into the toilet.<

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Therefore, the village chief organized the young people in the village to stand guard in shifts day and night.

Niu Dazhu saw that the person who came was wearing animal skins, and his face and pants were stained with blood that had not yet dried. He had some suspicions in his heart, but he still said:

"Old man, why did you run outside with your granddaughter on such a snowy day?"

The old man seemed to be shaking all over from the cold. Although he was supported by crutches, most of his body was leaning on the little girl beside him. Her lips were trembling, but she could not make any sound. The little girl beside him took over the conversation.

Tao:

"Uncle, my grandmother and I were hunters who lived in the deep mountains. It snowed heavily and wild beasts were rampant. The three of us in the family thought of going down the mountain to take shelter. We had already reached the foot of the mountain, but suddenly a big bear rushed out.

, in order to protect me and my grandmother, my father was..."

When the little girl said this, she burst into tears.

The old woman on the side may have been cold, hungry, and in pain of losing her child. She sobbed twice and fainted. The little girl also fell to the ground.

"It's so pitiful."

Niu Dazhu was raised by his grandmother since he was a child. He was the most filial person. How could he not save the old woman?

"Little girl, don't worry. I will notify the people in the village to take you back to the village. People from the county relief home will come over in the afternoon. Then you can follow Goudan and go with them. Even if you don't have your father to rely on,

With the help of the soup kitchen, your grandparents and grandchildren can continue to live.”

After Niu Dazhu finished speaking, he picked up the gong and struck it four times, three long and one short.

The little girl's eyes lit up as she lowered her head to wipe her tears, knowing that this should be a code for the village.

The little girl is naturally Fu Shiyi.

She seemed to have no intention of saying: "Uncle, I... this is my first time out of the mountains. Is it true that the almshouse you said can help me and my grandmother?"

I remember that when Sanbo handed over the task to her, he did not mention that Tancheng County had such an institution as a relief home.

Mentioning the word almshouse, a look of reverence appeared on Niu Dazhu's face: "Little baby, this almshouse was opened by the magistrate of Tan County five years ago, specifically to serve the helpless, old and weak. I heard

Ah, not only do you eat and drink well there, but there are also dedicated staff to serve you, which is much better than digging around in the dirt every day."

If it weren't for the fact that it only accommodates those who have no one to rely on, they would have already crowded in and rushed to move in.

Fu Shiyi frowned when he heard this.

This almshouse sounds a bit like the orphanage in her first life.

In this ancient time, this was the first time she heard of someone willing to spend money and effort to support a large group of people without any production capacity.

If she remembers correctly, the current Tan County Magistrate is a member of the Qifang Branch, and he also relies on the annual salary from the clan.

Could it be that he had some adventure and became rich overnight?

While Fu Shiyi was thinking, two young men hurried over from the village. When they saw an old man and a young man leaning on the big pear tree, they pulled Niu Dazhu aside and whispered:

"What's going on?"

Five years ago, the Tan County magistrate issued a decree in each village, not allowing outsiders with unknown origins to be admitted. Niu Dazhu turned his head and looked at Fu Shiyi who was hugging Sanniang tightly and huddled up. Finally, he couldn't bear it and simply let go

White lies:

"This is my great-aunt and little cousin who live in the mountains..."

Niu Dazhu told Fu Shiyi's story again. The two young men heard that there was such a relative in the mountains, but they had not been in contact with each other for many years. Seeing that the identity of the visitor was innocent, the young man agreed to temporarily take over.

Niu Dazhu stands guard at the entrance of the village.

Niu Dazhu thanked him sincerely: "Thank you two brothers. I'll have another day, so I'll treat you to a drink."

As Niu Dazhu spoke, he went over to pick up Sanniang on his back, holding Fu Shiyi with one hand and walking towards the village, while whispering: "

"Little sister, remember, our grandmothers are biological sisters, and I am your eldest cousin. If you want to live in the almshouse, someone must be able to prove that you are innocent. When the almshouse comes, they will

When they ask you, you tell them this..."

Niu Dazhu's house is on a slope at the end of the village. It is a simple mud house with three rooms, but many horizontal beams are added to the roof. This must have been to prevent the heavy snow from crushing the house.

They haven't reached the yard yet.

An old woman with a cane groped her way out of the main room:

"But Dazhu is back?"

"Grandma, it's me. Stay there and don't move. Be careful of slipping on the snow on the ground. I'll go over right away."

Before Niu Dazhu finished speaking, he ran to the old woman with Sanniang on his back. The old woman Cui smiled and reached out to touch Niu Dazhu's face and said distressedly:

"But my grandson is freezing. Come in quickly. The charcoal in the brazier in my room is burning just right."

Fu Shiyi, who was following behind, also noticed that Cui's eyes seemed to be invisible.

A group of four people entered the back room. After Mrs. Cui learned about Fu Shiyi and Fu Shiyi's life experiences from her grandson, she immediately felt sympathy for each other, and promised to help them reconcile Fu Shiyi's life experiences.

For this reason, when Sanniang "woke up", Mrs. Cui took her and told her about her parents' family situation, not forgetting to explain the family situation of her old sister who lived in Dashan.

With Cui's help, even if people from the almshouse come to investigate their background, as long as they don't use the second-level interrogation talisman, there will be no mistakes.

"Old sister, you have helped our grandparents and grandchildren so much, but I have nothing to repay you with. There is also a pheasant we brought down from the mountain in this bag. Please don't dislike it."

Mrs. Cui didn't want it at first, but later Fu Shiyi added that they would go to the almshouse soon and there would be no shortage of food and drink there. Mrs. Cui couldn't refuse, so she accepted it.

Fu Shiyi winked at Sanniang calmly. Sanniang understood, and said as if unintentionally: "Old sister, please forgive me for my words, why did our county magistrate think of running such a relief home? Sister, I
Chapter completed!