After the house was confiscated, I relied on billions of dollars in supplies to become a group favor

Chapter 85 Night Road
"Who is here?" A hoarse old voice came from inside the room.

The woman walked in front, with a happy smile on her face, shouting at the top of her lungs: "Dad! The noble man is here!"

The house is quite spacious and clean and tidy, with quite a lot of furniture. It seems to be much more luxurious than Aunt Li's house.

In the main room, an old man was sitting on a wooden bench, holding a bamboo basket in his hand and weaving it under the light.

This should be the kind-hearted old man Liu that Mrs. Li talks about.

Old Man Liu stood up. He was old, but his old eyes were gleaming with sharp light. He was not dim at all, and he looked straight at the door.

Old Man Liu took a closer look, his surprised eyes lingering on their faces, and he exclaimed in surprise: "Hey! What a handsome young man!"

Ruan He once again felt the depth of Tongzhou's look at people's faces. The old man Liu was sitting there casually knitting bamboo baskets. When he saw the two of them, he immediately stood up, even the bamboo baskets were careless. Had to throw it on the ground.

Old man Liu walked over quickly with a happy face, looking at their outfits, and asked.

"Children, you are not from our village, are you? Old man, I have never seen such a good-looking person in all my years of life!"

Ruan He pursed his lips slightly, smiled kindly, and directly explained his purpose of coming: "Uncle, we came from Qingshui Village next door. We came here to find our... friend. Aunt Li of Qingshui Village said, you are coming from Shuizhou today. An official was rescued here, and we want to ask about the specific situation and see if he is our friend."

Old Man Liu naturally remembered this, clapped his hands, nodded repeatedly and said: "There is such a thing, that man... looks really ugly, old man, I have been laughed at by the people in the village for a long time. But I can't bear it. He refused to save him, so he was brought back to take care of him, gave him something to eat, and left half an hour ago."

When Old Man Liu said this, he also looked embarrassed, with regret on his wrinkled old face.

This was different from what Aunt Li had heard. It seemed that Old Man Liu had taken the man in for the entire day. He was probably too embarrassed to let the villagers know, so he coaxed him by saying that he had driven him away.

Ruan He listened to Old Man Liu's words in silence. He paused for a moment before asking, "Did he say his name and where he went?"

"I didn't ask for the name, and the man seemed a little crazy. He kept mumbling something... boss... and some vague words like arson... which made me confused, old man. He was still wearing the clothes of an official. I don’t know if he was a real official or if he had stolen the clothes somewhere.
...Ouch!He was talking nonsense. My eldest son was still in the county town. I was afraid that staying would cause trouble, so I drove him away. "

Old man Liu seemed to particularly dislike such ugly people, and his words were full of disgust.

Hearing words such as "boss" and "arson" coming out of Old Liu's mouth vaguely, Ruan He's eyes suddenly lit up and he quickly looked at Mu Yunxiao beside him.

After hearing these words, they were able to determine that the official officer fished out of the water must be someone under Li Jiang's command.

"Uncle, which direction did he go?"

Old Man Liu thought about it for a while, raised his hand and pointed in a direction and said, "Going to the west, probably towards the town."

"Thank you, sir."

After getting the key information, Ruan He and his wife had no intention of staying any longer. After thanking them repeatedly, they hurriedly planned to go out and head towards the town.

Old man Liu saw the two extremely good-looking couple about to leave. He looked anxiously at the dark night outside the window and stopped him: "Hey! My child, it's so late and it's hard to walk at night." Hey! If you don’t go out early in the morning, it won’t be easy to find someone in the dark!”

The woman who had been following her also had a kind face and greeted her enthusiastically: "Yes, if you don't want to stay with us for one night, it won't be too late to set off tomorrow. Now, I can get you some early tomorrow morning." Eat something hot before you go out!" "It takes several hours to walk from here to the town. If you go there in the dark now, it will be almost dawn when you get there! Why don't we go to Lao Jin's house at the end of the village tomorrow morning to borrow one? A donkey cart will take you there.”

For the Tongzhou people, it is a great blessing to be able to keep a pair of very good-looking distinguished guests overnight.

Therefore, the father-in-law and his daughter-in-law also hurriedly hoped that they could stay for one night before leaving.

If we really wait until tomorrow morning, the official officials may have already gone to Tongzhou!

The two of them had no intention of delaying, declined the villager's kindness, and pushed out the door without stopping.

As soon as they walked out of the door, before they had taken a few steps, a loud shout came from behind.

"Hey! Pretty girl, don't leave in a hurry yet!"

Old Man Liu's eldest daughter-in-law trotted over in a hurry. When she ran in front of them, she was out of breath and couldn't even speak.

She was sweating profusely, which showed that she had just been running all the way here, and she didn't know what urgent matter it was for.

Ruan He vertical
She held a small lantern in her hand, which was shining brightly.

The eldest daughter-in-law took several breaths, then handed over the small lantern in her hand and greeted her enthusiastically: "Sister, it's not a good road to go to town late at night. I see you are empty-handed. I can’t even see clearly, so I’ll bring you a lantern.”

Walking at night in a remote village like theirs, you can't see anything clearly, and you might fall down if you're not careful.

Especially since the two of them were outsiders and unfamiliar with the roads, it was indeed too dangerous to walk in the dark.

Ruan He was stunned for a moment, then took the small lantern and thanked him repeatedly.

After all, they only met each other once. This family is so honest and sincere that they even took this into consideration.

……

Sure enough, as Old Man Liu said, the road to the town was extremely bumpy and difficult to navigate. It was also late at night and the lights were dim, making it very difficult to see the road.

If you don't pay attention, there will be a few large rocks scattered around your feet, which could cause someone to trip over you accidentally.

Mu Yunxiao held the small lantern and illuminated a short section of the road ahead, holding Ruan He gently with one hand. His deep eyes flickered slightly, always paying attention to the situation under their feet.

He was very skilled, even if he stumbled on uneven ground, he would not fall. He was afraid that his wife would not stand firm, so he was particularly careful.

Seeing Mu Yunxiao's cautious expression, Ruan He couldn't help but find it a little funny. She felt that he was a little too cautious. It was not like she had never walked on the mountain road before, so it was not impossible for her to be unable to walk even a little bit.

After all, the small lantern was quite bright, enough for them to see the road ahead clearly.

(End of this chapter)