The little girl's mother saw from afar that her daughter was chatting happily with two strangers, even holding hands, and she became anxious.
She only has this one daughter left now. If something happens to her daughter, how will she live?
Therefore, she didn't care about anything else and took off chasing after him.
"Ayi, Ayi, why are you running so fast?" someone called from behind the little girl's mother.
The little girl's mother is named Miao Yiya, a name given to her by her father later. She didn't originally have a proper name; the people in the village called her Ayi.
The little girl's nickname is Xiaobao, and her full name is Li Yanran.
At that moment, Miao Yiya couldn't hear anyone else calling her; her heart and eyes were filled with her precious daughter.
Little Bao happily held Xu Xinning's hand, while introducing them to their village.
The little girl speaks illogically, saying whatever comes to mind.
When talking about her father, she had actually long forgotten what he looked like, but she thought he was a hero, otherwise how could he have been so brave as to fight wolves?
She said her mother made the best food and sang the best songs.
She said her little friend, a snail, leaves a very clear trail wherever it crawls. She thinks her little friend is the smartest, because that way it will never get lost.
She also said that the village chief's dog was black, very big, and very fierce, so no one in the village dared to go to the village chief's house.
She said that people in the village must stay at home after dark, otherwise monsters will come and take them away.
She said...
Xiao Bao said too much, and Xu Xinning and Mu Jingheng roughly understood the current situation of the village from her words.
The child's words may seem disorganized, but they contain a lot of information.
It turns out that to understand Lihua Village, all you need to do is get to know Xiaobao. (?′?`?)
"Xiao Bao, do we have guests at home?" someone asked, staring at Xu Xinning and Mu Jingheng.
Just as the little girl was about to answer, Xu Xinning immediately helped her reply: "We are Xiaobao's relatives. I am a medical student who came here to find herbs."
"Is she a relative of Xiaobao's father? And a college student at that, that's really amazing."
Xiao Bao smiled, his eyes crinkling, "My sister is the best."
In the children's minds, being able to help them sell herbs for a good price is a remarkable thing.
"Yes! That's impressive."
Xiao Bao was very happy to be praised; she had never been praised like that before.
The children in the village didn't want to play with her, saying she was a wild child without a father, but Xiaobao didn't care; she had her mother, and that was enough for her.
When Miao Yiya caught up, panting, she was asked about Xu Xinning and Mu Jingheng's situation.
Miao Yiya was completely confused, but she wouldn't hold Xiaobao back in front of others.
It's rare for a child to like someone so much. As long as there's no problem between the two, she's willing to treat them as relatives.
The mother and daughter's house is considered quite nice in the village; judging from its appearance, it was probably built when Xiao Bao's father was still alive.
One can imagine that the family of three must have been very happy at that time.
Upon opening the courtyard gate, one can see that the ground in the courtyard is paved with large stones, which shows great care in the process.
The yard was very clean, and there were many farm tools hanging on one wall inside the gate, next to the kitchen.
On the other side where the farm tools were hung, a row of chicken and duck cages and pigsties were built.
The main house is right in the middle. It is built of wood and has two floors. The staircase is in the middle room.
Actually, the middle room can be considered the main room or living room, and most of the activity areas are located here.
There was a pit dug in the middle of the ground, where people would light a fire to keep warm in winter, and even cook and eat on it.
When Miao Yiya entered, Xu Xinning and the others were sitting on the edge of the pit to keep warm, with a kettle boiling water on the shelf above.
Upon seeing Miao Yiya enter, Xiao Bao immediately ran over happily.
Xiao Bao: "Mom, these are my older brother and sister. My sister is so amazing. She said she can help us sell the medicinal herbs we collect for a high price."
After Miao Yiya saw Xu Xinning and Mu Jingheng's faces clearly, she seemed less nervous than when she first entered the room. However, she still dared not relax. Her husband had told her before that she should not easily trust others and should always be vigilant.
At the time, she didn't take it seriously. But after her husband's accident, the man who seemed like a good person suddenly changed and started harassing her and her daughter frequently. Because of this, she toughened herself up.
Xu Xinning: "Hello! Excuse me, I am a medical student. My name is Xu Xinning. This is my letter of introduction. This is my fiancé, Mu Jingheng. We came here to investigate the varieties of medicinal herbs. It's fate that I ran into Xiaobao as soon as I entered the village."
After reading Xu Xinning's and Xu Xinning's letters of introduction, Miao Yiya seemed to be truly relieved. Looking at the two good-looking people, they seemed to have an innate affinity for each other.
Miao Yiya: "It's quite a coincidence. Do you have any plans here?"
Xu Xinning: "Not yet. If possible, could we stay at your place? Of course, we'll give you money."
Miao Yiya: "As long as you don't mind. Xiaobao and I live upstairs, and there are two other rooms up here. You can stay here if you don't mind."
Xu Xinning and Mu Jingheng were surprised by how smoothly things went and happily agreed.
Miao Yiya: "Xiao Bao's father was an educated youth sent to the countryside, but he died in an accident. If anyone asks, just say that he is a relative of Xiao Bao's father. He came to visit because we haven't been in contact for so many years."
Xu Xinning was surprised by Miao Yiya's thoughtfulness and sincerely said, "Thank you, sister-in-law!"
For some reason, this title seemed to have touched a nerve with Miao Yiya, and her tears fell like pearls that had fallen from a broken string.
When Xiao Bao saw her mother crying, she sensibly took out a handkerchief to wipe Miao Yiya's tears. It's likely that this kind of scene has happened many times before.
Xiao Bao: "Mommy, don't cry. Mommy has Xiao Bao. From now on, Xiao Bao will protect Mommy just like Daddy did."
Xu Xinning's eyes also reddened. It was truly hard to imagine how a vulnerable woman could raise a child alone after losing the person she loved most.
Mu Jingheng tugged at Xu Xinning's hand, as if to tell her that he would always be with her.
Miao Yiya wiped away her tears shyly and said, "I'm sorry, my husband had planned to take me and Xiaobao back to meet his family before the accident, but unfortunately I never got to meet them. To this day, I don't even know where his family is."
Xu Xinning: "Sister-in-law, if you want to find them, we can help you."
Miao Yiya shook her head and said with a smile, "I'm not going to look for him anymore. He's gone, so it's all meaningless now. Besides, Xiaobao is used to life here, and I wouldn't feel comfortable letting her live alone outside."
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