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"What kind of place is this?" The old lady was helped into the carriage, because Tong Ran was by her side, she wasn't very surprised this time, but asked gropingly after getting up.

"It's my carriage. Where is my mother-in-law's house? Let's go in a carriage." Tong Ran deliberately smiled when speaking to make her voice softer and more friendly.

"Amitabha, such a good carriage, it's broken." The old woman touched the interior of the carriage, and said a few more words, "My home is in Liuluo Village, from here..." The old woman had bad eyesight and didn't know for a while. Where should I go, the words stopped.Of course, Tong Ran was at the location of Fanxin Village, so he lifted the curtain of the car and ordered a few words, and the car started moving.

"This master knows about our village?" said the old woman.

"I've been there a few times." Tong Ran said.

Fu Xuan also got into the car. The old lady had a wrinkled face, about the same age as his father's nanny, with bad eyesight and wandering around the street with her things in her arms. Don't the family members worry?

But Tong Ran was there, Fu Xuan didn't say much, he just moved in, trying to sit still.

"Wow!" The little tiger waved his paw.

Fu Xuan was startled. It turned out that the little tiger was sitting not far from him. He moved and snatched the little tiger's chassis, and the other party got angry.

"Cub come here." Tong Ran hugged the little tiger into his arms.

Fu Xuan breathed a sigh of relief, and sat down firmly, but caught a glimpse of a pair of green tiger eyes staring at him.These eyes are really like his cousin, Fu Xuan felt chilly in his heart.

Along the way, Tong Ran patiently chatted with the old lady.Although the old woman's eyes were blurred, her thinking was very clear, and she told Tong Ran about the situation at home.Tong Ran smiled and asked her why she didn't guard herself, the old woman said: "At my age, I have seen too many bad guys. I can smell whether you are a bad guy. And look at how well your cat is raised."

As the old woman spoke, she reached out to touch the little tiger.

Fu Xuan gasped.As we all know, Mr. Tong's tiger cub has a very bad temper, and some people in the county government still have his claw marks on their faces.The old woman touched it so directly...Fu Xuan closed his eyes, not daring to watch the bloody scene that followed.

Tong Ran wanted to block it, but the old woman's hand was so fast for some reason that she touched Zai Zai's head directly.

"Cub..." Tong Ran was about to remind him, but he saw the little tiger with a straight face, motionless, as if he was at his mercy. "Wow -" it howled lazily.

"Why does this cat have such a rough cry?" The old woman muttered, "But it is well-raised, and its fur is smooth and smooth." The old woman couldn't get enough of it, so she kept stroking the little tiger repeatedly.

The little tiger endured it at first, his face so tensed that his fur stood on end, but then he couldn't bear it anymore and yelled at Tong Ran.

Tong Ran suppressed a smile and rescued it: "Grandma, can you show me your kapok?"

The old woman finally withdrew her hand, and generously gave the kapok to Tong Ran, and said: "It's not convenient for you to hold the cat, so give the cat to me, and mother-in-law will hold it for you."

The old woman stretched out her hand again, "Wow!" The little tiger screamed and jumped behind Tong Ran.Tong Ran couldn't help laughing and said, "It's okay, let it sit by itself."

The old woman lowered her hands, seeming a little disappointed.

The little tiger drove Fu Xuan to a corner, sat down next to Tong Ran, and consciously moved his head behind Tong Ran.

Tong Ran opened the cloth bag. The kapok was the most common thing, and there was nothing to see.According to what the old woman said just now, it was brought by her nephew who lives in Jiangliu. It was intended for her to have a warm winter, but because there was a shortage of food at home, she carried it out and sold it.

Gao Zhuo said that every village in Xiaoguo County had a good harvest this year, and Tong Ran felt strange, so he asked more questions.

It turned out that the old woman had only her, her daughter-in-law, and her grandson in her family. The grandson was only five years old, and her daughter-in-law fell ill during childbirth, and her health went up and down. She was the toughest in the family as an old woman.

The old lady is actually not as old as she looks, she is just over 50.

This family is old, widowed, and small. It is conceivable that there is not much work in the field, and they barely make ends meet every year.

"Last year, an adult named Tong came to our county. He is a good official! Have you heard of it?" said the old woman.

Tong Ran was suddenly called on, and hurriedly grabbed a handful of kapok, wanting to say something else.

Fu Xuan leaned over and said first, "I heard that he built the road we are walking on now."

Tong Ran glanced at Fu Xuan, but Fu Xuan pretended not to see it.

The old lady has already opened up the chatterbox, she is very familiar with what Tong Ran has done, and she talks about it like a treasure.

"Our compost was taught by Mr. Tong, and it works very well! The crops in my field are a head taller than before, and the fruits can grow [-]-[-]% more... Mr. Tong is really a genius!"

"And the matter of digging the well to irrigate the fields was also organized by Mr. Tong. My family has no strong labor force, and the county even sent people down..."

"And that road..."

The old woman babbled a lot, and Fu Xuan was still fanning the flames.

"That's right, that's really amazing. By the way, mother-in-law, do you know a farmer whose surname is Fu? He is the one who built the terraced fields in Fuqiu Village." Fu Xuan said.

Tong Ran gave him a white look, it turned out that he wanted to say this.

Fu Xuan looked expectant.

The old lady stopped talking, frowned and thought for a moment: "I don't know, I haven't heard of it."

"Think again?" Fu Xuan asked again.

When Fu Xuan spoke, he was already close to Tong Ran, and the little tiger was squeezed into a corner by him, and he saw his robe swinging back and forth in front of him, which was very obtrusive.

"Ah!" Fu Xuan screamed suddenly, clutching his buttocks and jumping up, "Catch me, brat!"

"Wow wow wow wow!" the little tiger roared.

Tong Ran didn't seem to notice, took the little tiger into his arms, smiled and said to the old woman: "Grandma, your home is coming soon."

These words finally interrupted the old woman's chatter, Tong Ran heaved a sigh of relief, asked the old woman and ordered the soldiers driving the car to stop at the door of her house.

Fu Xuan touched his butt, and underestimated a few words, the little tiger slid lazily into Tong Ran's arms, Tong Ran picked it up a little, and it could see Tong Ran's ears when it raised its head.It was red, but not like the kind blown by the cold wind.

shy?

The little tiger suddenly became curious, and straightened up to reach Tong Ran's earlobe.

"Be quiet." Tong Ran pressed the little tiger's criminal paw, picked it up, and bent down to get out of the carriage.

"Wow!" the little tiger yelled in his arms, and as soon as it got out of the carriage, the cold wind blew, and it hurriedly rubbed against Tong Ran's arms.

"It's here, it's my house inside." The old woman also got out of the carriage.

"Grandma, this car is tall, I'll help you get down." Fu Xuan said.It was inconvenient for Tong Ran to hold the little tiger, and the soldiers had already brought the wooden ladder over, so he tried to help it.

"No, no, no," the old woman waved his hand to chase him away, "you go your own way." After getting rid of Fu Xuan, she groped and squatted down, and climbed down with the wooden board on which the driver was sitting.

Fu Xuan was terrified watching from the sidelines. Unexpectedly, the old lady looked clumsy, but her movements were not slow. After landing, she shouted: "Damn! We have guests!"

Fu Xuan was very close, and was stunned suddenly. After a while, he saw another person coming out of the room.No, there are two, the current one is a young woman with a pale face, as if sick.There was a child hanging behind her. The old lady said just now that her grandson was five years old, but this kitten-like child looked to be only three years old. He tugged at the hem of his mother's clothes and followed step by step.

His house is lower than the surrounding houses. I don't know if the roof is unique in shape, or it was repaired like this. It is high on the left and low on the right, as if it has collapsed in half.

Fu Xuan also knew a thing or two about building houses, so he unconsciously drew up a sketch for repairs in his mind.

"Master Tong!" In the yard, the young woman blurted out as soon as she saw the little tiger in Tong Ran's arms, and pulled the child to plop down on her knees, "Kowtow to your lord!"

"Don't, don't, sister-in-law is cold on the ground." Tong Ran hurried to help.

The old lady heard it too, she was taken aback for a moment, and then took a closer look at the little tiger, only to find that this cat has black and yellow stripes.She touched the tiger just now, and rubbed the tiger cub like a cat!The old woman's legs gave way and she also knelt down.

"The old woman has eyes that don't know Mount Tai, but it's Mr. Tong, who is negligent!" said the old woman.

Tong Ran used his hands to help her up, and Fu Xuan also helped her daughter-in-law on the other side.Fortunately, it is cold now, and there are not many people wandering around outside, otherwise, it will be troublesome if it attracts crowds of onlookers.

Tong Ran winked, and together with Fu Xuan, led the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law into the house.

"Go and boil water for the grown-ups, hurry up." As soon as the old woman entered the room, she remembered this and hurriedly told her daughter-in-law.

The daughter-in-law left the child behind and ran out by herself.

"The room is small, adults don't mind." The old woman searched for a while, and took out the only bench with no broken legs, but she felt that the stool was not big enough, so she dragged a chair with a back, but the chair was already crippled, so she sat on it. wobbly.

"Grandma, don't be too busy, we'll be leaving in a while." Fu Xuan said.

"I want it, the county magistrate is here and I need to be entertained." The old woman said, she pulled Fu Xuan to sit on the bench, then found a brick from somewhere, padded the chair leg, and pushed Tong Ran to sit down.

The two were arranged clearly, and the old woman clapped her hands, feeling quite a sense of accomplishment.

Afterwards, the daughter-in-law brought hot water again. Her house did not have a set of cups, but the water was filled with a bowl and a small pot without a lid.

The old woman scolded her daughter-in-law for being careless, so why didn't she prepare for the little tiger? Everyone in the county knew that Mr. Tong loved tigers.Tong Ran hurriedly took the bowl and said, "The little tiger can't drink much, so I'll share it with it."

Tong Ran handed the bowl to the little tiger, who sniffed and licked it in disgust.

If it was another pet, Tong Ran would definitely not share a bowl of tea with the pet, but it would be fine if it was his cub - after all, this is a tiger with a more refined life than him.Tong Ran also took a sip, it was white water, and he glanced at the little tiger, this cub was very respectful in front of the old lady.

Out of politeness, Fu Xuan also drank.Although his life was rough, but after all he came from a wealthy family, he was not used to drinking this white water, so he didn't move after taking a sip.

Tong Ran started chatting with the old woman again, about basic necessities of life.After knowing Tong Ran's identity, the old lady was even more talkative, and even praised Tong Ran a few words while talking.

Fu Xuan didn't participate in their conversation, but took a closer look at the room.

The house was actually pretty clean, it was just messy because they kept everything with the house and didn't have enough shelves to stack it.

It's okay to be messed up, but the ceiling of this room is really low, Fu Xuan even bent over when he entered the door.

When the old woman was talking to Tong Ran, Tong Ran also asked, and the old woman said that there was an attic above for her daughter-in-law and grandson to sleep in.The daughter-in-law and grandson slept on top, that is to say, the old woman slept on the bottom. Fu Huan looked around the house and found a wooden shelf built with boards, which seemed barely fit for sleeping.

The room was drafty, and Fu Xuan couldn't help taking another sip of his tea. He glanced at Tong Ran who was sitting obliquely in front of him with the little tiger in his arms, and couldn't help thinking that if he had such a pet in his arms, he would probably be warmer.But thinking of the tricks of this tiger cub, he couldn't help but patted his butt and lowered his head to drink water.

Tong Ran was still chatting with the old woman, who was telling him where to collect firewood in winter.

The land in Xiaoguo County is adjacent to Longyou, and it has done a good job. The irrigation problem in the field has been mostly solved, but there are still few trees in the field outside, and it is difficult to collect firewood.Rich families buy charcoal from other places, and ordinary people buy it from woodcutters. Poor families like this can only pick it up by themselves.

"A load of firewood costs three Wen. If I go out to collect it for a day, it can be used for two days. It's colder outside, so I won't freeze to death even if I wrap myself in a cotton coat," said the old woman.

Tong Ran glanced at her worn-out shoes and the frostbite on her hands, but said nothing.

The little tiger burrowed into Tong Ran's arms again, it rarely did this at ordinary times, so Tong Ran took another look at it.

The little cub curled up in his arms, looking pitiful, probably from the cold, and a tiger cub at this age couldn't help being cold.Tong Ran thought that the things she wanted to know were almost done, so she got up and said, "Grandmother, I have to go back to the county government. The ones in the yard are kapoks. I want them all."

Tong Ran’s excuse for coming here was to buy kapok. After talking for so long, he finally got to the point. Unexpectedly, the old lady shook her hand and said, “Kapok is used by our poor families for the winter. How can you use it? Don’t lie to me. The old lady is in good health Come on, go out and call and it will be done."

The thermal insulation of kapok is not good enough, but the clumps are very large, and the wadding is very bloated in the clothes. Indeed, only the poor will use it to fill cotton-padded clothes and bedding, and they will not use it if they have a little money.

Tong Ran was really embarrassed to let the family chat with her for so long, and offered to give the old woman's grandson a little gift, but was also rejected.

The old woman almost pushed him out: "My lord, being able to come here is already a blessing for my old age. If you can't get money, you don't have to worry about my family. Poor people have their own ways of living."

After working for so long, the daughter-in-law bent over and coughed, and the little grandson followed behind his grandmother, wanting to see Tong Ran but not daring, like a timid cat.

"Wow!" The little tiger suddenly yelled, and jumped out of Tong Ran's arms as if he was not afraid of the cold for some reason.

"Cub." Tong Ran went to catch it, but the little tiger ran to the two packs of kapok piled up in the yard, and opened his mouth to bite.If you can't bite, you have to pull it, and the two packs of kapok are ruined.

Fu Xuan was taken aback, this was something the old woman used for the winter at home.

"Cub." Tong Ran picked up the little tiger, and the cloth bag was torn open again, not knowing whether it was intentional or not.He turned his head and said apologetically: "It seems that my son likes this kapok very much. Can mother-in-law part with it and sell it to me?"

If he said that he wanted to pay, the old lady would definitely refuse, but when he said that the tiger liked it, the old lady couldn't stand it anymore.

Tong Ran didn't wait for her to agree, and asked his soldiers to remove the kapok, while he took out two taels of silver and stuffed it directly into her grandson's hands.

The old woman had bad eyesight, and Tong Ran had already got into the carriage when she found out.

"Oh, there are too many, my lord!" the old woman shouted.

"Buy some delicious food for the child!" Tong Ran replied.The carriage ran very fast and disappeared after a while.

"Huh." Tong Ran entered the carriage and sat down, more than half of the carriage was stained with kapok, he and Fu Xuan were almost shoulder to shoulder.

The little tiger was sitting in his arms, with a thread hanging from his forehead.

Tong Ran got it down and said, "Zai Zai is really smart, thanks to you today."

"It was on purpose?" Fu Xuan finally realized that he thought the tiger was crazy just now.

"Of course." Tong Ran glanced at Fu Xuan.His cub is a polite tiger, how can he bite other people's things for no reason.

"Wow!" the little tiger yelled at Fu Xuan, it is not an ordinary tiger, of course it has a purpose.

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