Li Yi smiled and nodded towards Xu Miaomiao. Dabao on the side did not refuse either. Instead, he crossed his arms over his chest, and it seemed that he did not think there was anything wrong.
Xu Miaomiao also smiled at the two of them and prepared to leave together.
After packing up the carriage, although Xu Miaomiao had heard of Mi Village before, she had never actually been there, and she didn't know how long the trip would take. Xu Miaomiao packed up everything and even brought some food with her.
Li Yi was still holding the dog's tail in his mouth, driving the carriage outside with a lazy look on his face. Dabao was resting with his eyes closed in the carriage, while Xu Miaomiao, who was standing beside him, was propped up with her head in boredom, admiring the scenery outside.
Compared to the poverty of Wangjia Village, Mi Village is probably even worse. Another reason why Xu Miaomiao has never been to Mi Village is that the land here is not good and food is very scarce. So if people here want to survive longer, they can only choose other ways. Most of them go outside, and there are very few people left in this small place.
"Master, we're here!"
A voice suddenly came from Li Yi outside, but he said nothing the next second, as if he was frightened by something. Xu Miaomiao lifted the curtain and was also shocked by the scene in front of her.
There was yellow sand all over the sky in front of me, and the plaque at the entrance of the village was already silent. There was no one on the road at all. There was only an old man in a yard who was packing something. The old man was wearing thin clothes and looked very cold, but he still did not stop packing his things. He could only take small steps back and forth in the yard.
Xu Miaomiao got out of the car, which was just an ordinary horse-drawn carriage without any decoration, but compared with the shabby village, it seemed many times more luxurious.
Xu Miaomiao walked inside. Dabao was carrying a sword on his back, and Li Yi was also carrying two swords behind him, following behind Xu Miaomiao.
Seeing the old man, Xu Miaomiao stepped forward and asked, "Old man, have you heard of Bai Qi?"
As if he didn't hear Xu Miaomiao's words, the old man was still busy with his own things. Seeing that the old man ignored Xu Miaomiao, Li Yi immediately stepped forward and looked at the old man and said, "Old man, have you heard of the name Bai Qi?"
The old man was stunned for a moment, then he slowly turned around. When he saw Xu Miaomiao, his eyes lit up: "It's you, the kind lady."
Xu Miaomiao also recognized the old man opposite and saluted him. Dabao and Li Yi behind him also followed Xu Miaomiao's actions and saluted the old man.
They had just met yesterday. This old gentleman was the one who fished on the river before. Xu Miaomiao even bought all his fish at that time. She never expected that they would be so destined to meet.
Seeing that it was Xu Miaomiao, the old man warmly invited them to go into the house together.
As soon as Xu Miaomiao entered, she could see the whole room clearly. There was only a bed, no tables or chairs, and even the seats for them were just a few wooden chairs. The old man looked at Xu Miaomiao and then slowly said, "My place is rather simple. I am sorry for the poor hospitality. Please forgive me, my lady and the two young husbands."
Xu Miaomiao smiled, and Li Yi beside her immediately said: "It's okay, it's enough to have a sip of hot tea."
Hearing Li Yi's words, the old man paused while pouring water, and poured out the water without any enthusiasm: "Please forgive me, sir, I really can't afford to buy dry firewood, so I can only make do like this."
Li Yi did not say anything. Instead, he looked at the drafty house and said to the old man, "Old man, how do you survive at night without dry firewood? It's so cold at night, aren't you cold?"
"Ha ha."
The old man laughed twice, looked at Li Yi and said slowly: "It's cold, so what? We still have to live. Just wear more clothes at night."
Li Yi remained silent, and Xu Miaomiao on the side spoke up: "Old sir, do you know Bai Qi in this village?"
"You are talking about Mr. Bai, of course he knows."
The old man took a sip of the water in front of him, and said to Xu Miaomiao as if he suddenly had endless things to say when he mentioned them: "When Mr. Bai's parents were still alive, his family was considered to be doing well. The whole family were scholars. Most of the people in our village are children and the elderly, and the young ones have gone out to make money. His family helped us write letters to make money. Life was not easy, but we survived. It's a pity that his parents died of the plague a few years ago, and he was the only one left. I heard that he was interested in the young lady of Old Man Li's family, but Old Man Li has so many sons, and he has no money, so naturally he has no chance. I have seen him before, but I haven't seen him this month. I guess he went out to make a living."
After hearing what the old man said, Xu Miaomiao began to think deeply again. Seeing how Lian Zhi cared so much about Yun Qi, he would not just leave like that.
Xu Miaomiao carefully inquired about the address, took out a bag of silver from his sleeve and put it on the table: "Thank you for the water, old man."
As soon as Xu Miaomiao went out, the old man immediately caught up with her, holding the purse in his hand and thanking her non-stop: "Thank you, madam, for your kindness. Thank you, madam."
Xu Miaomiao smiled and left with Dabao and Li Yi.
She is a businesswoman and believes in making her own fortune reasonable. If it weren't for Li Yi, she would not be willing to do this. Now all she can do to help this old man is to let him spend the winter safely.
After Xu Miaomiao arrived at the place the old man said, she stopped in front of the door and did not go in for a long time.
The courtyard was desolate, with the accumulated snow almost covering the door. There was not a single footprint on the white snow, and it looked like someone was in seclusion there, and there seemed to be no living people living inside.
Xu Miaomiao and Dabao looked at each other, probably thinking the same thing.
Li Yi was a carefree man. He walked up to the door and knocked twice, but the door was still open. He knocked harder and the door collapsed.
The room was filled with a strange smell. Li Yi covered his mouth and nose with some disgust, fanned the dust in front of him, and then said: "Damn, why is there such a strong smell."
Xu Miaomiao and Dabao also stepped forward.
When everyone looked carefully inside, they were all shocked. Papers were scattered all over the ground, and every one of them had a name written on it: Lianzhi.
In the middle of the room, the pen in the man's hand had become stiff. The man closed his eyes and a smile appeared at the corner of his mouth, as if he was very satisfied.
Seeing this, Li Yi stepped forward and kicked the man, saying unhappily: "Hey, why don't you open the door if someone is there?"
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