When it rains, it gets dark earlier.The villagers of Shanglin Village went to bed early, and no one noticed that a house at the end of the village was always dark, and the owner had not returned all night.

Early the next morning, the young man with a basket on his back slowly walked down the mountain, all the way to the end of the village.And in front of that empty thatched hut, the graceful silhouette of a woman can be seen from a distance, and she is looking into the room.

This is a young woman with a beautiful appearance. Although she is dressed in ordinary clothes, she has an elegant temperament that is incompatible with ordinary villagers.

Seeing the boy who appeared at the door, the woman seemed to be obviously relieved, and she greeted him with a smile.

"Sanlang, you're back! Why didn't you come back all night, kid? I'm so worried!" Lan Xin carefully looked at the boy in front of her, and couldn't help but asked worriedly, "Are you okay, don't get wet!"Rain is sick..."

Looking at the woman who came up, a strange taste flashed in the boy's eyes.

Lightly waving his arms, feeling the youthful vitality in this body, breathing the air of a different world, the corners of his mouth raised, showing a bright smile:

"I'm fine, it's better to say it's great, Aunt Lan Xin."

This is a mortal dynasty named Daqi, and this Shanglin village is just one of the countless villages in Daqi.

However, the original owner's family was not a native of Shanglin Village, but an outsider who moved here more than ten years ago.

——Sixteen years ago, many princes seized the throne and set off a bloody storm. A large number of officials were cut off from their horses.Came to Shanglin Village.According to them, they also escaped.

At that time, the original owner Li Sanlang who was still an infant, and Mrs. Li's personal maid Lan Xin were also with them.

His father is a doctor with excellent medical skills. Although his mother did not disclose her background, she is an ancient woman who can read and write, understand etiquette, and has a refined temperament. Her demeanor also reveals traces of strict education. Many villagers haveGuess, this is probably a down-and-out official lady.

Within a few years of coming to Shanglin Village, Mrs. Li died of illness, and Li Langzhong's health became increasingly poor. Later, he fell while going up the mountain to collect medicine, and was almost dead when he was carried back.

From then on, the ten-year-old original owner lived alone in Shanglin Village.

As for the maid Lan Xin, although she has been released from the contract long ago and has no obligation to take care of the original owner, she and Mrs. Li are like sisters, and they are married to Jin Lan, so she also comes to see him from time to time.

Relying on the little family wealth left by his parents, the basic medical skills and the ability to identify herbs learned from his father, plus the gradually developed skills of farming, chopping firewood, and raising pigs, Li Sanlang grew up to sixteen.age.

Yesterday, he went up the mountain to collect herbs as usual.This time, the one who came back was Su Ying.

——In the storm-shrouded mountain temple, the simple boy who had never been out of the county made a deal with the mysterious immortal.

Thus, Su Ying became the new owner of this body.

"From now on, you are not allowed to go to the deep mountains and old forests to collect medicine alone. It's so dangerous. I heard that there are big insects on that mountain. I was really scared all night..."

Amid Lan Xin's nagging, Su Ying pushed the door open and entered the room, and Lan Xin who was behind him naturally followed him in.

Su Ying put down the pannier on his back, then turned around and asked, "Worried? Are you afraid in your dreams?"

His tone had no other meaning than pure curiosity.After all, the other party doesn't look like he hasn't slept all night, but is full of energy, so can't he just worry about it in his dream?

"..." Lan Xin, who had been rambling on, choked up.

"You child, do you blame me for not going up the mountain to find you?"

She looked at Su Ying with sad eyes in shock.

Su Ying also showed surprise, he tilted his head: "I just think, Aunt Lan Xin, you should sleep well?"

It is true that she came to look for someone this morning, only to find out that the other party went to the mountain to gather medicine and did not return. Lan Xin: "..."

... The world of adults, what's wrong with saying a few words of kindness?

...Li Sanlang's reaction was quite different from usual. Could it be that he had a fever and became confused after being drenched in the rain all night?

She went straight to the point and stated the purpose of her visit: "Sanlang, I just heard that someone came to Shanglin Village a few days ago to ask everyone about their backgrounds, including your life experience. Is this true?"Is it?"

Lan Xin was secretly annoyed that she hadn't come to care about Li Sanlang for a long time, so she didn't know the news until it took so long, otherwise she wouldn't have rushed here early in the morning.

"It's true."

Su Ying unreservedly expressed what the original owner saw and felt in his memory: "Those people look very stylish, and they sound like they are servants of a big family in the capital. I think when they see me,I was very surprised, and my attitude became very respectful..."

"Ah!" At this point, he suddenly tapped his palms as if suddenly enlightened, and leaned forward suddenly, staring into the woman's eyes, "Aunt Lan Xin, tell me, the person who sent them here must beMy family that I haven’t seen for many years? Are they going to take me back?”

Lan Xin's eyelids twitched suddenly, she took a step back subconsciously, and her tone was full of urgency: "What family members have been lost for many years? Your sister and brother-in-law who have passed away are your real parents! My sister worked so hard to give birth to you,San Lang, don't just listen to the nonsense of people outside who don't know their origins!"

She almost blurted out the words.

The young man looked at her with a strange look.

"Of course I know who my real parents are." He asked in surprise, "Aunt Lan Xin, why do you think that?"

"Shouldn't we think that my grandfather sent someone here? Don't everyone say that my mother is a down-and-out official lady?"

"Could it be... the truth of the matter is not the case?"

"—Is there anything I can't know?"

He circled around Lan Xin, his eyes full of doubts.Sentence after sentence, they were just ordinary questions, but they seemed aggressive to those with a guilty conscience.

In the young man's staring eyes, Lan Xin had the illusion of being completely seen through.At a certain moment, she actually felt that the young man she had watched and grown up had completely changed in his skin.

call……

She took a deep breath, forcibly calmed down, and smiled apologetically: "I was too worried about you being deceived, Sanlang, so I thought about it for a while. However, there is no one at home for my sister and brother-in-law. If someone comes here under their guise, it must have bad intentions.", next time this happens again, Saburo, you must tell me first, don't be fooled easily..."

A thoughtful expression appeared on the boy's face.

Seeing that he seems to have listened, the expression on Lan Xin's face became more and more gentle, and she urged the other party to remember it firmly, and discuss it with her as soon as possible next time:

"Now in this world, how can there be a family member who is closer than you and me? I said before, if you have any embarrassing things, Saburo, just come to me. I also watched you grow up, and I was called aunt by you.No matter what, I have to do my best, so that my sister and brother-in-law can feel at ease under the nine springs..."

Although she often said things like this in the past and came to "look after" the original owner from time to time, the original owner was independent and self-improving since she was a child, adhering to the idea of being a man who stands upright, doing everything she can do by herself, and there is no need to trouble her at all. On the contrary, she oftenHelp this aunt.

However, Su Ying doesn't have any idea of independence and self-improvement.He only knows that the tools delivered to the door are not in vain.

"Yeah, yeah." Su Ying nodded as he listened, and then he actively practiced it, proving that he had listened, "Aunt Lan Xin is really good at predicting things, in fact, I have a embarrassing thing right now, would youIt's so kind to help!"

Lan Xin frowned imperceptibly, but there was a very reliable smile on her face: "...what's the matter?"

"This way, come with me." Su Ying pulled up the corner of her sleeve, and led the people out of the house.

In this day and age, men and women are not strictly guarded against men and women, and country people don't pay much attention to taboos. The hand on the corner of her sleeve was clearly moving lightly, but inexplicably carried an irresistible force, waiting for her to return.Overwhelmed, he was involuntarily dragged to a wet and messy shack next to him.

The shack washed by the torrential rain was in a mess, and there was an unpleasant smell faintly, and Lan Xin's face changed slightly.

"I'm worried about this, but luckily you're here, auntie!" Before she could speak, a force pushed her into the open shed, and a young and happy voice came from behind, "Aunt Lan XinIf you came to find me early in the morning, you must have expected that I stayed on the mountain all night and needed to rest when I came back, so I couldn’t feed the pigs properly!”

... The original owner was also a young expert at raising pigs. After obtaining this part of memory, Su Ying's affection for him continued to increase.

Before she could react, she was caught off guard and pushed into the shack. An indescribable smell rushed into Lan Xin's nostrils, making her brain dizzy.

She fell unsteadily onto the haystack, her face seemed to be stuck to something warm and soft, and she was even arched twice.

Lan Xin suddenly raised her head, her widening eyes reflected the ever-enlarging pig's buttocks, and she immediately fell backwards.

"!!!"

The raised fingers trembled wildly, Lan Xin's face was blue and white, and then she opened her mouth: "Ugh!"

Outside the shack, the boy's joyful voice floated over.

"It was so windy and windy last night, I don't know if the pigs in the shed were exposed to the rain, if they were frozen, hungry, or sick..." His worried tone was extremely sincere.

But soon, this worry turned into joy.Lan Xin seemed to hear the voice of the other party leaving the shack happily.

"At first, I was thinking whether to rest before feeding the pigs, or to rest after feeding the pigs... Now that Aunt Lan Xin is helping me, I don't have to worry about it."

Lan Xin, who had vomited in the pig shed and her eyes were dizzy, said, "..." Hit you, did you hear that?Knock you!

...

In the next few days, it seemed that it was raining on the mountain, and Su Ying has been resting at home in the name of taking good care of his body.

But in order to make a living, the trivial tasks of farming, chopping firewood, raising pigs, and collecting herbs in the past can't just be delayed like this.

Therefore, Lan Xin became the best candidate to work for him.

As a good sister of his biological mother, she promised to take good care of her nephew's aunt, how could Lan Xin let her nephew who was not feeling well be left alone?How could he "bear the heart" to let his nephew work while sick?At this time, shouldn't the elders take the lead?

In this season, there is no farming work, and the firewood at home is still enough for several days, and collecting herbs is not a must. After all this, the only thing to do is actually to feed the pigs.In just a few days, let my nephew have a good rest, can't he feed the pigs for him?

She could find an excuse to leave the village and go back to the county.

However, not to mention this departure, the promise just made is tantamount to farting, and the established image of a reliable elder collapses, which directly affects the trust of my nephew in her...

the most important is……

Even for "that matter", she can't easily leave "Li Sanlang" side. She hasn't figured out who the last time she came to the village to inquire about Li Sanlang's life experience...

There is a secret that has been buried in her heart for sixteen years.Those people who suddenly appeared in Shanglin Village made Lan Xin feel the fear of the secret being exposed...

She couldn't just wait for the end in ignorance.

"I have to do something..."

"Yes, I have to do something!"

And now the only person she can influence is the child she grew up with.

"……vomit!!!"

——This is why she appeared in the pig shed for several days, retching and feeding the pigs.