The two children started arguing over candy. Jiang Li listened quietly and did not step forward to mediate because they would soon give her the answer she wanted.
The two children quarreled more and more fiercely, and the other children, who had originally not intended to speak, were unknowingly drawn into the center of the war.
They called their friends to each other just to prove that what they said was right.
At this moment, a child suddenly spoke up, "You are all wrong. There are a total of four roads leading down the mountain from the village, and there is another one at the bottom of the cliff!"
"impossible!"
The children started making noise again, and the smile on Jiang Li's face became brighter and brighter.
The child who proposed four paths was attacked by everyone because his views were too novel.
He was so anxious that his face turned red and tears were about to come out.
"There are four ways down the mountain from the village. My father told me all about it. If you don't believe me, forget it!"
"Then what are the four paths?"
Stimulated by the children's words, he described the first three roads in detail, and hesitated slightly when talking about the road under the cliff.
Seeing this, Jiang Li quickly handed over a candy and encouraged him with a smile.
"I think what you said is right. Whether they believe you or not, I believe what you said."
Jiang Li's smile gave the boy great encouragement, and he immediately plucked up his courage.
"There is a ladder at the bottom of the cliff that goes straight down. It is very dangerous. If it weren't for people from our village using it, it would definitely fall off halfway."
"Oh? What do you mean?"
Jiang Li took the initiative to give him another candy as encouragement.
The other children also opened their eyes wide and waited for his next words.
The boy who was speaking was usually quiet, and he felt a little shy when he was suddenly noticed by so many people.
Jiang Li kept giving him candies, and he became much braver and told a secret that few people in the village knew.
"My dad said that the ladder going down the mountain must be reinforced before use because the previous knot was a slipknot. If it's not reinforced, the ladder will fall off the cliff halfway down, and the climber will die!"
Everyone gasped when they heard the news. Jiang Li thought of Shen Changan who had just tried to climb the ladder.
If he suddenly fell down, wouldn’t he die instantly?
Jiang Li was so scared that sweat broke out on her forehead. She asked a few more detailed questions, confirmed the dangers of the ladder and a few precautions, then took out a handful of candy from her pocket and hurriedly retreated.
Jiang Li was running quickly in the village, and she breathed a sigh of relief the moment she saw Shen Changan.
Jiang Li rushed forward, opened his arms and hugged Shen Changan tightly.
Seeing that he was alive and well, she still felt a little scared.
"Xiao Li, what's wrong with you? Did something happen to you? Why did you scare yourself like this?"
Jiang Li shook his head. "I'm fine. I was just worried that something might happen to you. Now that I see you're fine, I'm relieved."
Jiang Li repeated what the child had said to Shen Changan, and Shen Changan was also frightened after listening to it.
The two returned to the edge of the cliff, and Shen Changan found the rope that fixed the ladder.
It is indeed as Jiang Li said, this rope is a slipknot. It seems to be fine on the surface, but it will fall off naturally over time.
He immediately reinforced the rope and held both ends of the rope tightly, only breathing a sigh of relief when he was sure there was no danger.
The two checked the details again and made sure that there were no problems before Shen Changan prepared to go down the mountain.
Jiang Li held his hand tightly, afraid that he would disappear in front of her.
"Don't be afraid, I will be fine. Wait for me to come back and marry you! Wait for me to give you and your child a good life!"
Shen Changan held Jiang Li's cheeks with both hands and kissed her hard on the lips, then climbed up the ladder with a smile.
Jiang Li felt his hand loosen, and his heart flew out.
She squatted on the edge of the cliff, watching Shen Changan go down the mountain little by little.
His tall figure gradually became smaller, and finally only a small black dot remained.
Jiang Li stared at the bottom of the cliff until Shen Changan disappeared.
Jiang Li's heart was also taken away, and she sat on the edge of the cliff for the whole morning.
She used to be very afraid of heights, but now she is not afraid of anything.
Her heart felt empty, and she gradually realized how important Shen Changan was to her.
After spending some time together, Jiang Li has become accustomed to Shen Changan's company.
Although she rejected his approach again and again, her heart still fell for him unconsciously.
Jiang Li only knew that Shen Changan was a good person before, and didn’t know that she loved him very much.
Now seeing him risking his life for her, Jiang Li's heart completely softened.
If she could meet a man who truly loved her in this life, what would it matter if she got married? What would it matter if she got pregnant?
Although giving birth is scary, Jiang Li has already had experience with it since she has already given birth once. As long as it is his child and he wants it, she is willing to give birth to several more for him.
By one o'clock in the afternoon, Jiang Li was already feeling a little hungry.
She took some buns and steamed buns from the space and ate them casually to fill her stomach.
Jiang Li originally wanted to stay on the edge of the cliff, but was afraid that Li Zhengwen would come back halfway.
If he comes back and sees something unusual in the village, he might take his mother away, and it would not be easy to find her then.
Jiang Liqiang cheered himself up and went to the house closest to the village entrance.
The people in the house had already been dragged away, and now the house was empty.
Jiang Li took a chair out of the house and found a shady place.
Jiang Li thought about it and set up a white line at the entrance to the village.
She found a bell in the village and hung it on the string, and also installed mechanisms on several other entrances and exits.
After doing all this, Jiang Li dared to lean back in his chair and take a nap.
Jiang Li didn't sleep well last night and got up very early today.
She originally just wanted to lie down for a while, but later she couldn't bear it anymore and fell asleep on the chair without realizing it.
It was very difficult to sleep leaning on the chair. Jiang Li's whole body was tilted into a strange shape, but because she was too tired, she still slept soundly.
Jiang Li didn't know how long she slept. Her neck was almost crooked. She heard a slight noise in her sleep.
Jiang Li was a light sleeper and she opened her eyes instantly.
Jiang Li saw from afar the entrance to the village. A skinny middle-aged man in his 50s walked in with a woman in her 40s.
Jiang Li widened his eyes and looked in the direction they were coming from.
The woman following the middle-aged man lowered her head. She looked very thin, so thin that she looked unrecognizable. She walked with a weak look.
Although Jiang Li didn't see her face clearly, he recognized her at a glance. The woman was his biological mother!
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