Chapter 86 The Wandering Old Man

Xiao Lan said: "These are not enough. Several village chiefs also know what will happen next year. We still need to mobilize everyone to collect more grain and exchange more money."

Several village chiefs laughed bitterly. Of course they knew about the war next year, but they didn't dare to say it. If they say it now, the village will be scattered, the people's hearts will be scattered, and they will never be able to unite again.

Thanks to Xiao Lan, the old village chief also said, "It's better to tell the villagers in advance. Don't talk about escaping when the time comes. Everyone is not prepared, and they don't have enough food and clothing."

"Okay, brother, Xiao Lan, we understand. I will tell them after everyone joins the hunter team and the picking team. After all, we have to let them see hope, right?"

"That's good. After all, we can't keep everyone in the dark." The old village chief then stopped pretending to be sulky.

After everyone weighed the weight, everyone dried the picked fungus without waiting for Zaizai and the other children to do it. The fungus had been dried two days ago and will be sent to Shopkeeper Gu tomorrow, and the baskets were brought to Xiao

Drying in the open space outside Lan's house.

Xiao Lan is not afraid of someone stealing. She will set traps at night, traps that will not hurt people but only catch them.

The days are passing by, autumn is coming soon, and the weather is getting colder.

Zaizai has changed into thicker and warmer clothes.

Xiao Lan still takes people to the mountains to hunt and pick every day, but now that autumn is almost over, many fruits have fallen to the ground, and wild vegetables have begun to wither.

Under the leadership of Xiao Lan, several villages used the money from selling prey and mountain products to buy a lot of stick noodles and white noodles. Their lives became easier day by day, and they also bought more clothes. Otherwise, the temperature in the mountains is very low, and it is difficult to enter the mountains.

Can't stand it.

Recently, Xiao Lan has also stepped up her efforts to collect grain seeds and fruit seeds, and many small animals have also been quietly given her space to cultivate.

Zaizai showed off the little toy his mother had just made for him in front of Da Zhuang, Xiao Qian Ling'er and other friends at the entrance of the village.

The little friends made a lot of surprised sounds there, and they all expressed that they wanted to play. Zaizai gave each of the small toys in his pocket and asked them to play with him.

At this time, a ragged old man appeared at the entrance of the village. His clothes were all in strips. He had traveled a long way, and his shoes were worn out and his toes were exposed.

He held a crutch in his hand and poked the ground with the crutch as he walked.

"Is there anyone who stutters? Have mercy on me?" When he appeared in Lijiacun, someone saw him, and the first one who saw him was Xiao Yu.

He hurriedly ran over and said, "Grandpa, are you hungry? I have something to eat here." He took out the food from the cloth bag that his mother had sewn for him. There were pastries and berries. His little head was lowered and he looked seriously.

Little by little, he took the food from his cloth pocket, and the things he took out were piled on the old man's hands.

The old man picked up the pastry and put it in his mouth. He devoured it for a few mouthfuls, but then it got stuck and coughed several times. The coughing sound made several children afraid that the old man would suddenly burp.

Xiao Yu helped him pat his back and took out a water bag and brought it to his mouth. The old man drank a few mouthfuls before swallowing the pastries.

"Grandpa, are you feeling better?" Zaizai asked with concern.

"I'm much better. Thank you. What's your name?" The old man had a good impression of the child in front of him.

"My name is Yu'er, then you can eat. I'm going to play with my friends." All his friends were waiting for him beside him.

"Let's go play." The old man found a stone, sat on it and ate the food Yu'er gave him, and then watched the children playing with their toys.

The people in the village looked at the old man with some vigilance. He came from outside. Who knows if he was staring at a few children or at the things hanging to dry at the entrance of the village. There are also a lot of things hanging outside Xiao Lan's house. These are the places at the entrance of the village.

Personally used for drying, home use.

Some people also ran to find the old village chief, who hurried to the entrance of the village.

Seeing that the old man was leaning against the wall with his eyes closed, he stepped forward and tested the old man's breathing. He was also afraid that if the old man died, Lijia Village would be involved in a lawsuit.

Fortunately, the old man just fell asleep.

As if he felt a figure shaking in front of him, the old man opened his eyes drowsily, and his gray hair made him look so miserable.

"Who are you?" the old man asked.

"I am the head of Lijia Village. Are you here to visit relatives or friends?" the old village head asked.

"I came here as a wanderer. I wonder if I can find a place to live? There is no one else in my family. I just need to find a place with beautiful scenery to retire." After speaking, the old man took out a silver-white object from his arms.

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"Do you think this money is enough to buy a place? Just give me a thatched house. My name is Pingyang, you can call me Lao Ping." The old man continued.

"There is no place to live in the village. If you want a place, buy it outside the village." There is a large area near Xiao Lan and Li Musheng's home. Besides, several villages take turns to keep an eye on it. Even if this old man has evil intentions, he will not succeed.

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"Well, please ask the village chief to mark a place for me and I'll go have a look." He stood up with all his strength.

His body was actually very tall. Although he looked a little sluggish when he was sitting there and fell asleep, when he stood up, he felt as if he was weighing down the top of a mountain.

As if it was an illusion, the old village chief felt that the pressure on his body was gone again, and in front of him was a rickety old man.

The old village chief asked the elder to take the old man to the area outside Xiao Lan's house to allocate a piece of land. The old village chief took the old man's money, asked his name, and prepared to draft a document and submit it to the Yamen of Furong Town.

Filing.

There was a strange old man from out of town who planned to settle in Lijia Village. This news seemed to have wings and flew to everyone's ears.

When Xiao Lan and the others returned to the village, they didn't know when a thatched hut had been built near their home.

After asking, I found out that he was an old man from out of town, with no children, and wanted to settle down in a place with a better environment to spend his old age.

Xiao Lan herself came from out of town, so she built a thatched house in the village at the foot of the mountain outside the village. The old man paid money, and the old village chief also asked everyone to help build a house. Because time was tight, the courtyard was not built yet.

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Let's live there for one night and then fence the yard tomorrow.

During dinner, Xiao Lan and Zai Zai arrived at Sister-in-law Li's house. Regarding this new neighbor, Xiao Lan meant that it would be better to get to know him. After all, he would never see her again without looking up.

Sister-in-law Li has no objection to this. Indeed, she will be neighbors from now on. She is so old and her hair is gray. Although she looks pretty strong, she feels like she has not lived for a few years.

After the two of them discussed it, they cooked dinner and brought the food to their door.

"Is anyone here?" I asked politely.

"Who is it?" The door of the room opened slowly, and there was no light at all inside, which highlighted the loneliness and loneliness of the old man.
Chapter completed!