Linlang dug wild garlic as seasoning, but unexpectedly the little guy took out a small porcelain bottle filled with salt.
He sprinkled it on the fish carefully, "Salt is too expensive, use it sparingly."
Pretty good at living.
"What's your name and how old are you?"
The little guy was quite cautious, "Sister, turn it over quickly, or this side will get burnt."
Since she didn't want to talk about it, Linlang didn't ask. If she didn't trust her, she probably couldn't take her away.
The fish was grilled. The little one ate one and left the other one, holding it in a leaf. "Grandpa hasn't eaten yet, I want to take it back for him. Sister, are you still going to catch fish? I'll help you, but I only want two."
There is also a grandfather. Could it be that I was mistaken? The little guy didn’t run away secretly.
Seeing that he wasn't lying, Linlang gave up the idea of taking him back. "Okay, if you help me, I'll give you two fish."
After casting the net twice, Linlang finally gave the little guy four large fish and cut some vines to string them on him. "Can you carry it?"
"Sure, sister." The little guy was so happy that his eyes narrowed into a line with a smile, "Thank you, sister. Goodbye."
"Hey, wait a minute, little one."
Linlang dug up a handful of wild garlic, washed it, and tied it up. She also gave him a handful of herbs to repel snakes, insects, rats, and ants. "There are a lot of snakes in the mountains, so be careful."
The little guy took the thing, his eyes red. Afraid that Linlang would see, he quickly turned around and said, "Thank you, sister. Goodbye, sister."
He took the things and ran away.
Linlang was worried, so she picked up the fish and hurried over.
By the time she got out of the waterfall, the little guy was already trotting down the mountain. Linlang shouted down the mountain, "My family is Rong Ji Pork, Rong Ji Pork."
Linlang thought the little guy must have heard it, so he paused for a moment and continued running down the mountain. Linlang was really worried that he would fall.
Linlang didn't look away until the little guy was out of sight. She sent a string of fish to the villa and took the opportunity to check on Song's health.
As soon as they arrived at the gate of the villa, without any announcement, they let Linlang in directly. "Miss Linlang, you are here. My wife is waiting for you. Please come in quickly."
"Thank you very much."
After thanking the concierge, Linlang carried the fish to the Song family's courtyard. She was drinking medicine and complained that the soup was too bitter. "I've been drinking bitter medicine for so many years, and I've become bitter medicine."
Nanny Li coaxed her softly, "Madam, after you take the medicine you can have the candied fruit. It's very sweet."
"You have been treating me like a child all these years. It's really hard for you." Song frowned, not wanting to look at anything. She felt resistance in her heart when she smelled the bitter medicine.
Linlang gave the fish to the maid and walked in with a smile, "Madam, you are afraid that the medicine will be bitter. How about I make the medicine into pills next time? That way it won't be bitter."
"Linlang." Seeing Linlang's delighted face, Song Shi felt a little embarrassed. "I'm sorry to have embarrassed you."
"Madam has been taking medicine for so many years, it's normal for her to be resistant. So if we want to get better, we don't have to drink the bitter medicine."
Linlang bowed and sat next to Song. "I'll take the remaining medicine back and make it into pills for Madam. Then the medicine won't be bitter anymore."
She picked up the medicine bowl and said, "Madam, the medicine is already warm. If you don't drink it now, it will get cold."
"good."
Linlang finished feeding a bowl of medicine and took a candied fruit and fed it to Song, "Eat the candied fruit quickly."
Song kept looking at Linlang with a smile, and said with candied fruit in her mouth, "Linlang, I dreamed of Li'er. She said she missed me and didn't hate me, and would come back to reunite with me soon..."
Linlang listened patiently, occasionally saying a few words, asking about Li'er's childhood. Song's eyes shone with infinite longing, but instead of sadness, they were filled with a hint of hope.
Song really liked talking to Linlang. Many of the things that she had felt sad about before were now relieved after she talked her through them.
She is like the spring rain, moistening everything silently.
After Linlang said goodbye and left, Nanny Li saw her out. Looking at her departing back, she thought, how nice it would be if she really was a young lady.
Linlang returned to the town and looked through the bridge and the ruined temple, but she didn't see the little guy or his grandfather. She was a little disappointed, wondering if they had already left Lu'er Town.
Little guy, I hope you and your grandpa are safe.
After Linlang walked away, a little head popped out from behind the dilapidated temple. It was the little guy Linlang was looking for. There was no grandfather, only him.
The little guy wiped the tears from his face. His sister was the third good person he met since he left home. The first was the uncle driving the horse-drawn carriage, the second was the grandfather driving the ox cart that brought him here, and the third was his sister who gave him food and wanted to take him home.
Sitting on the stone, the little guy rubbed the flint hard, but he couldn't light the firewood.
At this moment, a gentle voice came from behind, "You are too weak, do you need help?"
The little guy didn't dare look back because he was crying and was afraid that his sister would see his embarrassment.
Seeing that he didn't move, Linlang asked again, "Don't you need help?"
The little guy lowered his head and handed the flint in his hand to Linlang.
Linlang didn't light the fire, but sat next to the little guy, "So, there is no grandpa, only you."
"Um."
The little girl wiped her tears and raised her head stubbornly. "I don't want to go home. I don't want to be a waste. I don't want to steal my brother's things. But my mother and brother don't like me. My father is too busy. He has many women and children and can't take care of me."
"Sister, please don't send me home. I don't want to go back. That place is not home. It's more terrifying than this dilapidated temple."
Linlang patted the little guy's head lovingly, "So you ran away from home?"
"They said that as long as I was good and obedient, my mother and big brother would like me, but even though I was so good, they still hated me."
"On the day I ran away from home, I found out that I was not my mother's child. Her child died during childbirth. My father brought me back from outside. My mother died during childbirth."
The little girl tried hard to hold back her tears and said, "Sister, I have no home and no mother."
So pitiful.
Linlang couldn't help herself any longer and held the little one in her arms, "Come home with me, my home is your home."
"Sister." The little guy threw himself into Linlang's arms and started crying, which later turned into loud crying.
Linlang cried with him. This poor kid must have suffered a lot since leaving home.
After crying enough, Linlang washed the little one's face and asked, "Want to go home with your sister?"
The little guy nodded without being pretentious, "Sister, you can call me Mo'er. I'm six years old this year."
"Okay, Mo'er, let's go home."
Linlang stretched out her hand, Moer placed her little hand on it, and the brother and sister went home hand in hand.
On the way, Linlang introduced Mo'er to her family situation. "There are my father, my brother, my brother-in-law and me at home. Now with Mo'er joining us, we have become a family of five."
"But my brother-in-law is seriously injured now, so we can't let anyone know. He can only be seen by everyone after my sister heals him."
Linlang was worried that Mo'er would be scared when she saw Ah Mu, but Mo'er said, "Sister, I'm not afraid. He is my brother-in-law."
This child is so exquisite.
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