After the crowd dispersed, the few of them said goodbye.
After seeing Zheng Wenyi off, Da Wa quietly pulled Xia Manni over.
He whispered, "Mom, I remember now. Uncle Zheng looks a bit like Dad's comrade-in-arms."
Xia Manni suddenly thought of the jade pendant with the word "Yi" written on it.
And she saw the word "Yu" on Zheng Wenyi's purse.
Could it be that it was really just one person?
"Why didn't you say anything?"
"I asked several times, but Uncle Zheng always said he didn't know where Shizai Village was."
Maybe it's a coincidence?
At this time, Jin Zian came over and said, "Manny, let's go."
After he finished speaking, he went to get the horse.
Xia Manni stopped him and looked at Wu Dayong, who was leading the horse without saying a word.
She sighed, perhaps wanting to separate as well.
Xia Manni shouted to Wu Dayong, "Let's go."
Wu Dayong turned his body to the side, but still did not move.
Da Wa, along with his younger brother and sister, saluted Wu Dayong.
Xia Manni took Si Ni'er with her, and the rest of the people followed.
Only Erwa looked at Wu Dayong reluctantly.
Big Baby: "Second Baby, let's go."
"Hey, here I come."
"Uncle Dayong, see you later."
Erwa imitated the adults and said goodbye, tears streaming down his face.
Wu Dayong opened his mouth but didn't say anything, just looked in the direction where Xia Manni left with some stubbornness.
Erwa caught up with the main group, and they set out again after more than half a year.
It is early summer now and the weather is getting warmer.
Xia Manni looked at the sky. The weather had really improved a lot.
I don’t know if there will be any more disasters in the future.
The road that had become muddy due to heavy rain was no longer muddy under the warmth of the sun and spring breeze.
The corpses that were once common on the road are no longer there, and even healthy people like them can be seen from time to time.
Those who contracted the disease were either eliminated or found a place to hide.
After walking like this for two days, there were gradually more and more pedestrians on the road.
Xia Manni asked Jin Zian: "Zi'an, is there any place you want to go?"
Jin Zian said nonchalantly, "Wherever my apprentice goes, I will go."
He had no home to begin with, and this time he went north just to wander around.
Xia Manni found it a little funny. In the past two days, Jin Zian's behavior was like a little kid who had found a good playmate.
He smiles more and more, and although he doesn't talk much, his emotions have become much more stable.
During this period, Xia Manni talked to him once.
It was the first night, and Jin Zian insisted on staying up all night, but Xia Manni did not sleep and came to find him instead.
"Brother Jin, you are only one or two years older than me. Don't mind what I say."
Jin Zian didn't know what Xia Manni was going to say, but this opening made him feel a little uneasy.
He didn't know why, but he thought of Xia Manni's determination when she said goodbye to Wu Dayong.
Seeing Jin Zian nod, Xia Manni said, "Brother Jin, I am also a homeless person. I was sold to the Xia family."
Jin Zian's eyes widened. This was the first time he heard of it.
"After I was sold to the Xia family, there were only four children left in the family. The five of us went from having no food to gradually getting by."
"Who knew that the good times would only last half a year before the drought hit? I fled with my four children, and you know what happened next. We suffered a lot, and I thought, let it be, whatever happens."
Looking at Jin Zian's somewhat disbelieving eyes, Xia Manni smiled.
Then he said, "Don't believe it?"
Jin Zian nodded. In his impression, Xia Manni always thought about the children and was fearless. It was not an exaggeration to say that she was like the sun.
"I wasn't like this before, but I changed after meeting them. They are very well-behaved and obedient, and don't you think? Each of them is very outstanding, and I believe they will achieve something in the future."
"It's because of you."
Xia Manni didn't quite understand. Jin Zian and Si Ni'er were really similar in some ways. They spoke as if they were asking for money.
Jin Zian explained: "Because of you, they are well behaved and can achieve great things in the future."
Xia Manni looked at Jin Zian who had become silent, and thought that he might be thinking about his family.
She also didn't dare to think about what her four children's lives would be like if they hadn't met her.
She changed the subject and said with a smile, "Then we are redeeming each other. They made me, who wanted to be lazy, become much stronger."
Jin Zian also laughed softly.
"So, if anyone wants to hurt them, I will fight him to the death."
As Xia Manni spoke, she actually raised the machete to Jin Zian's neck.
"Do you understand? If you dare to hurt Si Ni'er, or do something wrong, it will be either you or me who will die. Although my martial arts skills are not very strong, I have killed wild boars before."
Jin Zian looked at the machete on his neck and did not dodge.
"So you are the woman who chopped the wild boar in Shizai Village?"
"How do you know?"
"I heard someone mention it in the dilapidated temple."
Jin Zian did not bring up the topic because those who mentioned her did not seem like good people.
He looked at Xia Manni with sparkling eyes and said seriously, "If that day comes, I will die by myself."
Xia Manni: "There's no need to be so cruel, just remember it."
After saying this, she put away the machete awkwardly.
Jin Zian is really something. His eyes are so pretty, but what he says is so sinister.
But neither of them noticed that the four children sleeping not far away had their eyes open.
If Xia Manni walked over now, she would see all four children in tears.
In short, since then, Jin Zian has done a lot of things besides cooking.
That evening, the eldest child went to look for wild vegetables, the second child went to chop firewood, the third child went to fetch water, and Sinier and Wu Dayong prepared a place to rest for the night.
It was called a place to rest, but we just found a place that was somewhat sheltered from the wind and started pulling up weeds and placing straw mats.
Xia Manni was preparing food. She had only taken some food from the village before, and nothing else.
Thinking about the carts that were washed away by the mudslide, I couldn’t help but feel sorry for the food that was washed away.
Of course, Wu Dayong must be thought of.
It is really difficult for people to go from extravagance to frugality.
"Hey, can you cook?"
Hearing the sound, Xia Manni looked up suddenly.
I don’t know who Wu Dayong is.
She saw Wu Dayong riding a horse with Erwa, and there was a pony following behind with a lot of bags on its back.
"What are you standing there for? Get out of the way, I'll do it."
Looking at Xia Manni who was a little dazed, Wu Dayong's uneasy heart finally calmed down.
"Mom, mom. Uncle Dayong said he wants to take me as his apprentice!"
Xia Manni: “?”
What kind of play is this?
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