Allure of a Country Maiden

Shen Chengyao and his wife drove for five days and finally entered the area of ​​Yundong County. The sea breeze on the coast of Yundong County was salty.

After queuing up to enter the city, Mrs. Liu was so hungry that she couldn't bear it anymore. "Xiaoer's father, let's buy some steamed buns to eat on the way after we enter the city!"

This morning, I ate a few steamed buns and traveled for a long time. Now I'm all hungry. I don't know if it's because my meals have been irregular or the food isn't that good. I don't have enough milk. My little sister is asking for it. Drinking milk becomes more and more frequent. Fortunately, Xiaoer prepared some dried meat, otherwise there would be no milk.

"Okay, I see there is a bun shop in front of you."

"Sister-in-law Li, how far is this place from Lijia Village?" Mrs. Liu felt like her waist was about to break as she was jolted by the carriage. She had never been to such a far place since she was a child. I didn’t know riding a carriage could be such a pain!

"Come on, leave the city from the south gate, and you'll be there in half a day's walk!"

"We still have to walk for a long time!" Mrs. Liu was disappointed after hearing this.

"I always walk out of the city, so I should be able to get there soon by taking a carriage!" Sister-in-law Li still got motion sickness while riding in the carriage, and she wanted to get there as soon as possible.

After hearing this, Mrs. Liu became energetic again. After walking for a long time, the carriage arrived in no time!

When he arrived at the bun shop, Shen Chengyao got out of the car, bought twenty steaming meat buns, filled a few gourds of hot water, and hurried on his way.

Along the way, in order to reach their destination quickly, they ate everything they could bring to the carriage, either steamed buns or steamed buns or wowotou. But they are all used to living a hard life, so having meat buns is a good thing. Sister-in-law Li doesn't feel bad about eating.

Lijiacun is closer to the sea, and the sea breeze makes people's faces hurt.

"Our village is by the sea, and most of the villagers make a living by fishing, but it is difficult to survive after catching sea fish, and too many people in the city sell fish, so they can only live a subsistence life. When there are strong winds and rains, The house may be blown down, and you can’t go to the sea, so life will be even more difficult.”

"The houses in your village look very strong!" How strong the wind would be if such a large stone house would be blown down, Ms. Liu thought to herself.

"The destructive power of wind and waves is terrible." She regretted choosing to marry far away here! But everything is fate!

Life at the seaside is precarious. She was always in fear, and it took her many years to get used to it.

"The third house in front is my house!" Sister-in-law Li pointed to the front.

Arriving at the door of Sister-in-law Li's house, Sister-in-law Li jumped out of the carriage and slapped the door panel.

"Yong'er, Hai'er, mother is back home!"

Shen Chengyao and Mrs. Liu also got off the carriage. Shen Chengyao helped the little girl tighten the quilt tightly, leaving only her eyes and nose exposed. The wind was so strong that it was hard to open her eyes.

The little sister had just finished eating and grinned at her father who was tucking her in.

Seeing this, Shen Chengyao felt much less tired in the past few days, and he would be able to see his other daughter soon!

"Mom, are you back?" A little boy's voice came from the yard, and then the door creaked open, and a figure threw herself into Sister-in-law Li's arms.

"Yong'er, where are your cousin and cousin? My cousin's parents are here to take her home."

Yong'er raised his head, glanced at Shen Chengyao and Mrs. Liu, and said timidly: "Mom, yesterday grandma said that my cousin was going to die, and dying in the house would be unlucky and would affect our family's fortune, so she left her behind! My cousin also followed."

After hearing this, Mrs. Liu staggered and almost fainted.

"Where is the back mountain? Tell me quickly!" Shen Chengyao shouted with red eyes. His daughter, the daughter he finally found out about! Can you survive being left behind in such a cold weather? I don’t know if there are any ferocious beasts in the back mountain.

"I, I'll take you there!" Yong'er was startled, but still bravely replied.

Several people hurriedly came to the back mountain.

"It's in this cave. My cousin and I carried my cousin into the cave last night! I even secretly took a quilt out to cover them!"

The entrance to the cave is very small, so children can enter without any problem, but adults must bend down to enter.

In the cave, a little girl was lying quietly on the haystack, covered with a shabby quilt. What was shocking was her pale face and the blood around her mouth.

Next to her, a little boy's face was purple and black, and his mouth was covered with blood. He was holding a stick in his hand to support his body that was about to fall, and was driving away an unknown animal. He said angrily: "Don't come here. You can't bite Yue'er! If you come here again, I, I will beat you to death..." After saying that, he fell down.

This was what Shen Chengyao saw when he came in. He quickly stepped forward, grabbed the stick, and beat the animal to death in two or three strokes.

"ah!"

Seeing the appearance of the two people, Mrs. Li thought she was seeing a ghost and screamed in fright.

"Yun'er! Yun'er!" Mrs. Liu ran to Yun'er, and she could recognize her daughter even after she turned into ashes, no matter how terrifying she looked!

She tremblingly stretched out a finger to touch the end of Yun'er's nose. Although it was very weak, she still had breath!

"Still alive, Yun'er is still alive."

"Didn't Xiao'er give you medicine? Take it out quickly!"

"Ah, yes, medicine! Give me medicine!" Mrs. Liu hurriedly took off the baggage from her shoulders. Xiaoer said this medicine can cure colds and other diseases. Mrs. Liu took out the medicine and gave one to Yun'er.

"Is that bag the antidote?" The little boy's lips turned black. He was probably poisoned. If he didn't detoxify, he would be hopeless.

"One drop of water in this gourd is enough!" Shen Chengyao opened the boy's mouth and dropped a drop of water into his mouth.

Soon, the blackness on the boy's mouth and face quickly faded away at a speed visible to the naked eye! The boy soon woke up.

Opening his eyes, he saw Shen Chengyao and immediately became defensive, "Who are you?"

"Wenri!" Sister-in-law Li said in surprise when she saw Wenri wake up.

"Auntie?" Wenri turned his head when he heard the familiar voice. He relaxed when he saw Sister-in-law Li. Then he thought of Yun Yue'er and turned around hurriedly, "Yue'er!"

At this time, Mrs. Liu was helping Yun'er wipe the blood off her face.

Yun'er also woke up faintly and saw the woman who was wiping her face. She seemed to have seen her mother. "Brother Ri, am I dead? I seem to have seen my mother." She thought she was dead. Only then can I see my mother again.

Since she left her parents, she would recall their appearance almost every night, fearing that one day she would forget them, and when the family had money, she would not be able to recognize her parents when they came to take her home.

The eldest uncle said to her, "The family cannot afford to raise so many girls. Your mother gave birth to two daughters at once. Your mother plans to sell one of you. If you are not willing to follow these two uncles and aunt, then We can only let Xiaoer go with them. Don't worry, when the family has money, they will take Xiaoer home."

My sister is more playful and loves to eat than me. She will definitely not be popular if she goes to other people's homes. She cannot be allowed to go with them. Do you have money at home now? Or is she dreaming?

"It's mother, mother is here!" Mrs. Liu burst into tears after saying this and couldn't swallow.

"Wenyue, your parents are here to pick you up!" Sister-in-law Li's eyes were a little wet. She didn't expect that after so many years, such a young child could still remember her mother.

"Yun'er, I'm dad, do you still recognize me?" Shen Chengyao squatted down next to Yun'er and held her hand and asked softly. His daughter has only grown up a little over the years. What was her life like? His eyes were red and his nose was red!

"Wow, Dad, Mom, you are finally here. I, I... have been waiting for you... for a long, long time!" Yun'er couldn't help crying when she saw that it was her parents who came to pick her up.

She had forgotten how many days she did not dare to cry out loud, so she could only cry secretly at night.

The family of four hugged each other and cried, and the three people watching could not help crying.

After crying for a while, the little boy asked Sister-in-law Li, "Auntie, have my parents been found?"

"I don't know who your parents are, and I don't know where to find them." Sister-in-law Li wiped her eyes and shook her head.

After hearing this, the boy glanced enviously at the few people hugging each other, and then lowered his head. Yue'er has her own parents and will return to her home. Will I really be the only one left in this world from now on?