Li Yan: "Why haven't I heard you mention your mother?"
Chun Ya then said in a depressed tone: "My mother died when I was very young!"
Li Yan didn't expect that her casual question would touch upon Chun Ya's sad past.
Li Yan: "I'm so sorry for asking about your sad story!"
Chun Ya shook her head: "Grandma said that if we can help people in trouble, we should help them. I hope that there will be people who can help our family even when we can't see them!"
Li Yan comforted Chun Ya: "They will definitely come back safely!"
The two chatted for most of the night and gradually fell asleep!
Li Yan has been recuperating at her mother-in-law's house for the past two days, and her scratched leg is gradually able to walk.
During this period, Li Yan learned that the county town she was in was nearly six days' journey from Yuecheng.
Li Yan just wanted to heal her leg injury quickly so that she could go back home earlier.
On this day, the weather was fine, and Li Yan begged Chun Ya to take her out for a walk.
Mrs. Zhang warned Li Yan: "You have just recovered, don't overwork yourself, just take a walk around the house!"
Li Yan nodded and followed Chun Ya out of the house.
Many villagers in the village heard that Mrs. Zhang had picked up a beautiful baby girl. When they really saw Li Yan going out, the villagers at the entrance of the village looked at the girl curiously.
The playing children walked towards Li Yan with laughter, looking at the unfamiliar face.
Li Yan looked at the group of children in front of her. They were wearing very thin clothes in the cold weather and running barefoot in the mud.
The children gathered around Li Yan with good intentions, looking at her curiously. Some brave children even asked, "Are you the one that Grandma Zhang picked up?"
Li Yan smiled and nodded: "It was Granny Zhang who saved me!"
The children innocently asked about Li Yan's health.
Li Yan can feel everyone's enthusiasm and concern for her.
Although this village is not rich, the villagers are very enthusiastic.
During the days that Li Yan lived in Grandma Zhang's house, many villagers came to visit the sick Li Yan with food from their homes.
At first, Li Yan couldn't understand why everyone was so enthusiastic towards a stranger like her.
Granny Zhang looked off into the distance with a sad look on her face and murmured, "Everyone just hopes that someone can help their loved ones when they're away from home."
Chun Ya was worried that Li Yan's leg had not healed yet, so after walking around the village, she insisted on taking Li Yan's hand and taking her back.
When Mrs. Zhang saw the two of them coming back, she immediately waved to them and said, "Your neighbor's aunt just harvested some sweet potatoes and gave me some. Come and try some!"
Li Yan couldn't believe the sweet potato in Grandma Zhang's hand. Is this a sweet potato?
Granny Zhang stuffed the washed sweet potato into Li Yan's hands and said with a smile, "Do you have this at home? Try it!"
Li Yan took a bite of the sweet potato and asked in disbelief, "Grandma, where did this come from?"
Mrs. Zhang said, "It's a long story. A few years ago, we had a flood disaster here. A lot of crops were soaked in water, and the village suffered a huge harvest failure. After paying taxes on the little food that was harvested, every household was left with little money. The villagers had no way to make a living, so the men chose to go out to sea to seek a way out. This thing is what they brought back last year!"
Seeing that Li Yan was listening intently, Mrs. Zhang continued, "This thing is easy to grow. It doesn't require meticulous care, nor does it require prime farmland. We planted quite a bit on the wasteland on the hilltop just to give it a try. We never expected such a bumper harvest this year!"
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