After dressing up as a stepmother, I transformed the whole family into working in the fields

Qin Yao was glad that she had the foresight to bring a torch from home.

At this time, the sky was completely dark, and the low slopes were surrounded by grass and trees. At a glance, a black shadow stretched to the horizon, and I didn't know when it would end.

Starting from Jiaya Village, Qin Yao has been walking for more than an hour and has not found any village yet.

Just when Qin Yao was wondering if she had gone the wrong way, a faint light appeared in the darkness, and the sound of a dog barking was heard.

Half-sliding and half-running down the slope, Qin Yao finally saw a small village hidden in the mountain col.

At the entrance to the village, there is a simple small earth temple built with tiles. Next to the temple is a wooden tablet with the words Xinghua Village written in jerky and childish handwriting.

Qin Yao breathed a sigh of relief, finally finding Xinghua Village.

People in the countryside go to bed very early. It is only about nine o'clock in the evening today, and the villagers in Xinghua Village have already fallen asleep.

The village dog discovered the stranger's whereabouts and kept barking.

Qin Yao ignored the noisy dog ​​and strode towards the only bright place in Xinghua Village.

It turned out that the owner was grinding soybeans to make tofu in a simple thatched shed with a torch.

The rich aroma of beans wafted into the tip of her nose, and Qin Yao's stomach grumbled, feeling hungry.

who!

A warning call came from the hayloft.

Seeing the blurry figure standing in the darkness, the bean grinding lady was so frightened that she quickly retreated into the house and woke up the men in the house.

Master, I think I saw a ghost. Wake up quickly. It's scary to death.

Hearing the words coming from the room, Qin Yao couldn't help crying or laughing, and hurriedly said: I'm here to find relatives passing by. I'm a human, not a ghost!

The room was quiet for a moment, and a middle-aged couple poked their heads out. Qin Yao relit the torch that had just been blown out by the wind. The firelight illuminated her face, and she was smiling, looking very sincere.

The couple breathed a sigh of relief and asked who she was looking for.

I'm here to see my cousin. Her name is Yueniang. Do you know, brother and sister-in-law? Qin Yao asked politely.

Because she was a woman, the couple relaxed their guard easily and looked at each other in surprise. The hostess asked in surprise:

Yue Niang said that all her family members are dead, why is there still a cousin?

The woman spoke in a local dialect. Qin Yao struggled to hear it, but she still understood the word Yueniang. She deliberately showed a look of surprise and asked excitedly:

It seems you know my cousin, I finally found her!

The other party may not understand everything she said, but seeing Qin Yao's ecstatic expression, the man decided to take her to Yue Niang's house and let them solve it themselves.

It was getting so late, and they couldn't bear to leave a poor, lonely woman outside, but they didn't dare to bring her trouble back home.

Qin Yao said words of thanks along the way, and expressed her happy anticipation of seeing her relatives soon. With her stomach rumbling from time to time, by the time she reached the door of Yueniang's house, the man was completely defenseless.

While knocking on the door, he shouted: Ah Yue! Your cousin is here to find you! Open the door quickly!

After knocking on the door for a long time, there wasn't even a fence in this house, just a hut with bare earth walls. The door opened with a creak.

The firelight reflected half of her face that was charming, delicate and white, and half with an ugly scar.

Because the man was blocking her in front, Qin Yao had no chance to see Yueniang's face clearly. She only felt that her voice was a bit familiar, as if she had heard the same voice somewhere.

Yueniang spoke a few words to the man in the local dialect. It was clear from her tone that she was shocked, but she had no intention of denying it.

She leaned half of her body and glanced behind the man, her eyes widening suddenly.

Qin Yao lowered her head to soothe her growling stomach. She noticed the emotion in the woman's eyes and looked up. The other party even took a breath of cold air.

Qin Yao finally saw Yueniang's face clearly, half beautiful, half devilish, and that beautiful half of her face made her squint her eyes slightly, it looked so familiar!

Yueniang suppressed the violent fluctuations in her heart and spoke to the man once or twice. The man nodded to Qin Yao and left.

Outside the house, only Qin Yao was left holding a torch and touching her belly.

There was also Yueniang who looked in disbelief and suddenly knelt down and exclaimed: Benefactor!

This phrase benefactor opened Qin Yao's memory.

Yuhuashan. Yin Le, a woman captured by horse bandits!

Are you Yin Le? Qin Yao confirmed her identity again.

Maybe because she saw her, Yueniang was very excited. She knelt down and looked up at her, nodded, and said sadly: It's Yueniang, and it's also Yin Le.

Qin Yao only feels that the world is full of coincidences.

She never thought that she would see the charming woman who escaped from the bandit's den again in such a situation.

Qin Yao asked her to stand up, and Yin Le stood up slowly, hiding the burned half of his face into the shadows as if afraid and covering up, and only looking at her with the good side of his face.

Qin Yao asked in confusion: Why did your face look like this? Where is your family?

She still remembered that her face was still fine when she was in Yuhuashan.

Qin Yao has always been a special existence in Yin Le's heart. Facing her unabashed and frank inquiry, her already frozen heart suddenly hurt, and her eyes were filled with hot flashes. She hurriedly turned away, holding back the surging emotions. Mood, invite her into the house.

When he walked into the house and lit the oil lamp, Yin Le had already collected his emotions.

Qin Yao put out the torch and sat down at the simple square table.

Yin Le poured her a glass of cold water and asked her if she was hungry, Shall I heat up a bowl of porridge for you?

Qin Yao waved her hand, No need.

Put the baggage on the table, take out the buns you bought, and drink two large mouthfuls of cold water.

While she was eating, she observed this room that could be seen at a glance. It was more than 20 square meters. There was an earthen bed, a simple wardrobe, a table, and two stools.

In the corner, a chopping board was built out of wooden boards and stones, with pots, pans and other miscellaneous items placed on it, as well as a rice vat without rice.

There was a slight sound of swallowing in her ears. The tip of Qin Yao's ears locked on the source of the sound. It was Yin Le who was standing opposite her.

The woman is much thinner than in memory, and her beautiful face is no longer there. Now half of her face is covered with scars, and the new red flesh is vaguely visible, which even looks disgusting.

Of course, people like Qin Yao who have had close contact with zombies are not included.

She wouldn't feel much if the rotting corpse was in front of her, unless it stunk her.

How have you spent the past two years? Qin Yao divided half of the buns on her hand and handed them to her. They were stuffed with meat and were delicious even when cold.

Yin Le was not polite, took it and chewed it carefully, hoping to let the delicious food stay for a while.

It had been a long time since she had eaten such fine food. She just said she wanted to heat up a bowl of porridge for Qin Yao, but it was just a polite way of saying it.

Fortunately, Qin Yao did not nod, but instead took out the buns she had prepared and started eating them.

Otherwise, she might be even more embarrassed. She didn't know where to borrow half a bowl of rice to make porridge for her benefactor in the middle of the night.