Hua Ni led the way, and the carriage followed her slowly. The villagers in the field were stunned. Everyone stood up and looked around. They couldn't believe that the business they got was taken by the poorest family in the village. Could it be a relative of the Hua family?

They all fled here from various places, and they were not very close to each other, and no one knew about the Hua family's past.

"Hua Ni, did your family live in Yangshu Village?"

Sitting airtight in the carriage, Li Haitang stretched his body, got out of the carriage and walked with Hua Ni, and inquired about the customs and customs here.

Those boys bullied Hua Ni just now, which made her very unhappy. It can be seen that these children don't have any good tutors. They should be innocent at such a young age, but they have become so snobbish.

"My mother said that my family only moved here when I was three years old."

Hua Ni has no memory of her childhood, but in her memory she grew up here.

The Hua family came later in the whole village, and they could only find open space near the side of the mountain, surrounded by lush weeds. Her father opened up a piece of land and built a thatched house, and the family of three settled down.

There is a lot of wasteland around their Yangshu village, the land is barren, not fertile, and the harvest is not good. They rely on two acres of Susukida all year round. They can eat enough to eat and clothe themselves, but they have no money to buy something they want.

In the past, Hua Ni's father had good legs and feet, and he often went to the mountains to collect herbs, then concocted them, and sent them to the surrounding towns. After her leg was injured, her family had a hard time.

Hua Ni knew that some people in the village were living a good life, and it was related to passers-by sleeping in the open, so she took her heart, but she also knew her own conditions, so she was still a little guilty.

"It's okay, we'll just borrow the kitchen."

Hua Ni was a bit cautious, but Li Haitang didn't dislike her. If it wasn't for this, the children of poor families would really be bullied to death.

Xiangli likes Huani very much, and even grabbed a handful of melon seeds from the carriage, and Huani carefully put them in her pocket, thanking Xiangli, she was reluctant to eat them.

The melon seeds are five-spice, and they are delicious but not hot. She has never eaten melon seeds with a salty taste. She tasted one and wanted to share the rest with her parents.

The carriage went all the way to the foot of the mountain. The mountain that Huani's house is leaning on is not high, and it has a gentle slope. The mountain is full of weeds and short trees, so I don't worry about landslides even in rainy days.

The courtyard of the Hua family is very large. Although it is a thatched house inside, the courtyard wall is different. It is built of stones and is very high. From the outside, only the thatched roof can be seen.

"My father said that the stone courtyard walls are strong, and if wild animals come down from the mountain, the house will be safe."

The door of Huani's house is also made of several thick wooden boards, and the outside is covered with iron sheets.

Her father wanted to build up the courtyard wall and build a few more stone houses, but his leg was broken by a fallen tree. Because there was no money to see the doctor, the bone was crooked and never healed. Now he can no longer do heavy physical work. up.

"Father, mother, I brought the guests back!"

Hua Ni shouted at the door, and then opened the door, allowing carriages to enter through the door.

"Hua Ni, did you get into trouble?"

Her home is in the most remote place in the village, and she usually doesn't move around with the villagers, so where are there any guests?

Hua Ni's mother, Mrs. Zhou, wiped her hands and came out of the thatched cottage. The gate was pushed open, and two or three horse-drawn carriages came inside.

"Sister-in-law, excuse me."

Zhou looked to be in her early twenties, not a few years older than Li Haitang, with soft eyebrows and eyes, and also wearing old starched clothes, but judging from her conversation and demeanor, she really didn't look like an ordinary village woman.

Li Haitang greeted Zhou and explained his intentions.

The sky was gloomy and it was about to rain. They couldn't continue their journey and wanted to find a place to rest for the night.

Of course, you don't have to live in the house, but you have to borrow the stove, and they will give you money for firewood.

"It's just borrowing the stove, it's not worth any money, we just make firewood in the back mountain, and it doesn't cost money."

Mrs. Zhou waved her hand, her family is poor, but they are just borrowing the yard and kitchen, she can't do anything to ask for money.

Zhou's refusal to take advantage of her made Li Haitang's impression of her a bit better, because this is really rare.

"Hua Ni, have you eaten yet?"

Li Haitang heard Hua Ni's stomach growling and asked casually.

"Eat...eat."

Hua Ni blinked. She had eaten this morning. Although it was busy farming season, there was not much work at home. She only had to catch bugs and feed the chickens, and she could only eat one meal a day.

If you are hungry, there are many cucumbers in the backyard. If you bite into one, it is sweet and very filling.

There is no shortage of food in the family in summer. My mother said that they did this to save food for the winter, fearing that the food would not be harvested in winter and the family would be hungry.

Therefore, in the vegetable field in the backyard, the endless vegetables are either dried in the sun or dried, or pickled and kept for winter.

Li Haitang touched Hua Ni's head with his hand, but he sighed in his heart, it was poor fault.

When Mrs. Zhou saw a group of people coming to the house, she went out to fetch water. There was no well at home, so she had to go to the river on the other side of the village entrance.

"I'll come, I'll come, I'm strong."

Wufu took the bucket and went to the village to fetch water, while Xiao Lingchuan went to the back mountain. His wife is living a small life now, and it will rain again at night, so he has to cook some meat to supplement nutrition.

Judging from the conditions of the Hua family, there must be no meat, they can only support themselves.

"Wufu, I'll go with you."

Dou Bao sat in the carriage for a day and wanted to go for a walk, Li Haitang thought it was the same, it was not good to keep Xiao Baozi bored in the carriage, so he thought about carrying him out for a walk.

The master and servant went out, and Hua Ni led the way to the river in the village.

Along the way, he ran into that kid Wang Xiaopangzi again. The guest was taken away by Hua's house. For this reason, Xiaopangzi was reprimanded by his parents and patted him twice. I don't have a good face.

"Go away, don't stop us from fetching water."

The little fat man blocked the way ahead, Hua Ni was annoyed, the sky was dark at the moment, there was not much lamp oil in the house, so guests could not be allowed to cook in the dark.

"Hua Ni, why are you talking to me? Do you think your family can turn over and become a rich person once you receive guests?"

The little fat man sneered, thinking of what his mother said at home, "Your family is extinct, and your parents will not be able to support you anymore, so they will definitely send you to my family to be a child bride!"

Although Hua Ni is young, she also knows what a child bride represents, and her eyes are red immediately, and tears almost flow out.

Without saying a word, she wanted to go around the little fat man, but the little fat man obviously refused to let her go, and continued, "Look, don't forget, your family still owes our family money, and it's only natural to pay the debt. If you have no money, use yourself to repay the debt!"

"You... nonsense!" After all, Hua Ni was so young that she couldn't hold her breath, she immediately opened her mouth and retorted loudly.