When Xia Minmin first arrived in Lingnan Village, she mistakenly entered Lao Qiu's house and was met with disdain and abuse from Qian Shi, who also said that the person she was looking for was not in the village.
Xia Minmin had already traveled all day, and hearing Qian's reply, she felt disappointed.
However, she did not give up and continued to ask questions.
Fortunately, after asking at the village chief's house, Wang took the initiative to tell her Qiu Yan's address, and she was able to find her way there.
Qiu Yan remembered that the original owner's birth mother seemed to have the surname Guo.
However, she had no idea what her aunt's face looked like, what her full name was, or where she lived.
It's just that the original owner was too young, and her mother died too early.
"Come in first." Qiu Yan invited Xia Minmin into the courtyard, which drew Zhu Juan's serious attention.
Having followed Qiu Yan for a long time, this was the first time she had met her master's cousin.
Seeing that Xia Minmin was weak and listless, Qiu Yan first instructed Zhu Juan to bring her a plate of peach shortbread and a cup of tea.
Zhu Juan did as she was told, bringing over food and tea.
Xia Minmin took it and said to Zhu Juan, "Thank you."
The sweet aroma of peach shortbread made her, who had been starving all day, unable to resist swallowing her saliva.
"Eat something first." Seeing her like this, Qiu Yan reached out and handed her a peach shortbread.
Xia Minmin reached out and took it, thanking her again.
Because her throat was dry, she first took a large gulp of water.
She coughed lightly twice because she had drunk too much.
Qiu Yan patted her on the back, "Drink slowly."
Xia Minmin nodded to Qiu Yan to ease the awkwardness.
She took a small bite of the peach shortbread.
Crispy and crunchy, sweet but not cloying, she had never eaten anything so delicious in her life.
Qiu Yan sat down opposite Xia Minmin and asked, "Why did you come all this way to see me?"
After swallowing a bite of peach shortbread, Xia Minmin took another sip of water and replied:
"Relatives should naturally visit each other."
Qiu Yan thought to herself, "They don't usually come here. Could it be that Xia Minmin has come to seek refuge with her?"
She asked, "Where do you live?"
Qiu Yan is still unsure whether the girl in front of her is her cousin.
Xia Minmin: "I live in Xiajia Village."
"Where is Xiajia Village?" Qiu Yan thought back to Baiyang Village, but she had never heard of Xiajia Village.
Xia Minmin noticed Qiu Yan's doubts and added, "It's not far from Qingyun Town."
Qiu Yan knew about Qingyun Town; she had passed through it on both of her trips to Huaiyuan.
After Xia Minmin finished speaking, she seemed to remember something and asked:
"Where is Uncle?"
"My father died on the battlefield." Qiu Yan's memory of her biological father was very similar to that of her second uncle in terms of build and appearance.
However, his untimely death is inevitably a pity.
Xia Minmin's expression froze slightly, then her face darkened.
Xiaoyan is so pitiful.
However, she also had some doubts: her biological father was gone, so why was Xiaoyan's house so tall and grand?
"Mother..." Just then, Ling Qi, carrying Gu Xiaoran, pushed open the door and entered.
When Ling Qi saw Xia Minmin, she only thought of her as a close friend of Qiu Yan and didn't pay much attention to her.
"We have guests?" Gu Xiaoran loves having guests.
He shook his little head, got off Ling Qi, and buried himself in Qiu Yan's arms. "Mother, guess what we hunted today?"
Qiu Yan: "I guess it's a deer."
"Mother is so clever."
Seeing this, Xia Minmin began to carefully examine Ling Qi, and then smiled at him.
"Xiaoyan, is this your husband?" But judging from Xiaoyan's age, could it be that he is a second wife?
"No." Ling Qi hurriedly shook her head.
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