Spatial hoarding to raise cubs

Chapter 86 The Wandering Old Man
Xiao Lan said: "These are not enough. The village chiefs also know what will happen next year. We still need to mobilize everyone to stockpile more food and exchange more money."

The village chiefs laughed bitterly. Of course they knew about the war next year, but they didn’t dare to say it. If they said it now, the village and people’s hearts would be scattered, and they would 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 fleeing famine at that time, everyone is not ready yet, there is no food and enough clothes and utensils."

"Okay, old brother, Xiao Lan, we got it. I'll tell them after everyone joins the hunter team and picker team. After all, they have to see hope, don't they?"

"That's good. After all, we can't keep everyone in the dark." The old village chief put away the sullenness he pretended just now.

After everyone finished weighing, before Zai Zai and the other children started to do it, everyone put the picked fungus to dry.The fungus had been dried two days ago, and they were sent to shopkeeper Gu tomorrow, and the bamboo baskets were taken to dry in the open space outside Xiao Lan's house.

Xiao Lan is not afraid of someone stealing, she will set up a trap at night, a trap that will not hurt anyone but only catch people is fine.

The days passed by, autumn was about to pass, and the weather gradually became colder.

Zai Zai has already changed into thicker and warmer clothes.

Xiao Lan still took people to hunt and pick in the mountains every day, but now that autumn is coming to an end, many fruits have fallen to the ground, and wild vegetables have begun to wither.

Under the leadership of Xiao Lan, several villages bought a lot of stick noodles and white noodles with the money from selling prey and mountain goods, and their lives became better day by day, and they also added some clothes. Otherwise, the temperature in the mountains would be very low. I can't stand it.

During the recent period, Xiao Lan has also stepped up to collect grain seeds and fruit seeds, and many small animals have also been quietly received by her in the space to cultivate wantonly.

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

The little friends made wow-wah sounds of surprise there, and they all expressed that they wanted to play with it. Zai Zai gave each of the small toys in his pocket and asked them to play with him.

At this time, an old man in ragged clothes appeared at the entrance of the village. His clothes were stripped all over his body. After driving for an unknown amount of time, his shoes were worn out and his toes were exposed.

Holding a cane in his hand, he poked the ground with the cane as he walked.

"Is there anyone who stutters? Have pity on me?" When he appeared in Li's Village, someone saw him, and Xiao Yu was the first to see him.

He hurried over, "Grandpa, are you hungry? I have something to eat." He took out food from the cloth bag his mother sewed for him. There were pastries and berries. Little by little, he took the food from the cloth pocket, and piled the things out on the old man's hands.

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

Xiao Yu patted his back for him, took out the water bag and brought it to his mouth, the old man took a few sips before swallowing the pastries.

"Grandpa, are you feeling better?" Zai Zai 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 little friends." The little friends are waiting for him by his side.

"Go and play." The old man found a rock, sat on it and ate the food Yu'er gave him, and then watched the group of children playing with toys there.

The villagers looked at the old man with some vigilance. He came from outside. Who knows whether he was staring at the children or at the drying things at the entrance of the village. Now there are a lot of drying things outside Xiao Lan’s house. Personally used to dry, for home use.

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

Seeing that the old man was leaning against the wall with his eyes closed, he stepped forward to test the old man's breathing. He was also afraid that if the old man died, Li Family Village would be sued.

Fortunately, the old man just fell asleep.

As if feeling a figure shaking in front of him, the old man opened his eyes in a daze. His gray hair made him look so miserable.

"Are you?" the old man asked.

"I am the village head of Lijia Village. May I ask if my elder brother is here to visit relatives or friends?" the old village head asked.

"I came here as a wanderer. I don't know if I can give me a place to live. I don't have anyone in my family anymore. Just myself, I can find a place with beautiful mountains and rivers to retire." After finishing speaking, the old man took out a silver-white object from his pocket. .

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

"There is no place to live in the village. If you want a place, you can buy it outside the village." There is a large area near Xiao Lan and Li Musheng's house. Besides, several villages take turns to watch. This old man will not succeed even if he has evil intentions. .

"Okay then, ask the village chief to mark a place for me, I'll go and have a look." He stood up vigorously.

His body was actually very tall. Although he looked a little sluggish when he fell asleep sitting there, when he stood up, he felt overwhelming.

As if it was an illusion, the old village head 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 plot a piece of land. The old village chief took the money from the old man, asked his name, and prepared to draft a document, which he handed over to the yamen of Furong Town. for the record.

There was a strange old man from out of town who planned to settle in Lijia Village. The news flew to everyone's ears as if he had grown wings.

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

After asking, I found out that he was an old man from other places. He had no children and wanted to settle down in a place with a better environment to support his life.

Xiao Lan herself also came from other places, so she built a thatched cottage in the village at the foot of the mountain outside the village. rise.

Let's stay for one night first, and then fence the yard tomorrow.

During dinner, Xiao Lan and Zai Zai arrived at Mrs. Li's house. For this new neighbor, Xiao Lan meant that it would be better to get to know him a little bit, after all, we will see each other when we look up and down.

Mrs. Li didn't have any objection to this. Indeed, they will be neighbors in the future. They are so old and their hair is gray. Although they look tough, they feel like they haven't lived for a few years.

After the two discussed it, they made dinner and brought food to the door.

"Is anyone there?" He asked politely.

"Who is it?" The door of the room opened slowly, and there was no light inside, which set off the loneliness and loneliness of the old man.

(End of this chapter)