just a tabby cat

Chapter 103 Meow, Treasure Hunting

"Sister, I want another piece, just one piece?" Situ Qi eagerly looked at the various dishes on the stone platform in front of her, and couldn't help swallowing: "I'm still growing."

Seeing that Li Hua was unmoved, Situ Qi pretended to be pitiful. He and Yu Yue followed the carriage and walked for two days. Li Hua only stopped to wait for them when they were resting.The food for each meal is even more pitiful, just to the point of not starving to death.Belly meat is disappearing at a rapid pace.

Although it is now autumn, the sunlight in the daytime is very dazzling. They have to endure the scorching sun and the torture of hunger along the way.The rotten smell emanating from his body was even worse than the rotten water in the mansion. He believed that even if their parents were present, they would not be able to recognize them.

"Hold on, Qi'er." Li Hua flatly refused, reached out to put away the things on the stone platform, and patted the thin shoulders of the two of them: "Persevere. Persevere, victory is ahead."

After speaking, he got into the carriage without looking back, and ordered Xiaohu to drive.

"Hey." Linghusi passed by the two of them, looked left and right, sighed heavily, took out two small pieces of pastry from his sleeve, and stuffed them into their hands: "Brother can only help you so much."

This is what he took advantage of Xiaoqi not daring to appear in the sun, and when he wanted to be hungry, it was to satisfy his hunger. Now it seems that he is not the person who needs these two snacks the most.

Seeing this, Situ Qi and Yu Yue didn't bother to thank them, they hurriedly turned around and started to eat voraciously.

"Boss, don't you stop me?" Xiaohu asked, looking back at the trio's small movements.

"Little pot, we want the most authentic response, now we have it, it's coming soon, it's time." Li Hua picked up a piece of snack and threw it into his mouth.

Stopping and stopping along the way, they have already passed through five villages, nearly a hundred miles away.Ahead is today's target sixth village.

There is no difference from other villages. There is a century-old locust tree standing at the entrance of the village. Under the locust tree, three or five children are surrounded, playing a game of throwing stones. A few old people are sitting on the stone pier, watching lovingly. These kids have smiles on their faces.

"Da da da." The sound of horseshoes stepping on the mud broke the peace under the big locust tree.

The old people woke up their children one after another, and looked at the two carriages that came suddenly with vigilance.

Li Hua lifted the curtain of the car and jumped out of the carriage. A girl's crisp voice sounded: "Old man, it's getting late today. Excuse me, is there a place to stay in the village?"

One of the old men looked at her with scrutiny and scrutiny on his face. Seeing that the girl in front of him was very kind, not like a bad person, the vigilance in his eyes dropped a bit: "Girl, yes, the village head's house has them."

"Thank you, old man." Li Hua bent down and made a long bow: "May I ask how to get to the village chief's house?"

Seeing Li Hua being so polite, the old man put on a smile on his face, and held his little granddaughter's hand: "If the guests don't mind, I'll show you the way."

"That's really what I wish for." The smile on Li Hua's face deepened, and he took out a small bag of sweet-scented osmanthus cake from his sleeve, and handed it to her, who looked at her timidly, put his fingers in his mouth, and tilted his head to the five-year-old girl. Little girl: "My sister gave you a pack of sweet-scented osmanthus cakes, do you want my little sister?"

The little girl looked up, carefully scanned the old man's face, lowered her head in disappointment, and shook her head.

"Take it, the old man. Your child looks blessed, and I am also blessed." Li Hua stuffed the sweet-scented osmanthus cake into the old man's arms, and added before the old man refused, "Just as you lead the way." Thank you gift, it’s not worth much, it’s just a meaning.”

Seeing that he couldn't shirk, the old man thanked him repeatedly, took out a piece, and handed it to the little girl who looked at her eagerly.

"The old man cares so much about his granddaughter, the family is really blessed."

One sentence coaxed the old man to smile even more: "People in the countryside, how can there be any blessings or not, just ask for two meals. Girls are also human, and they will marry when they grow up, but for her Well, it’s also a help to my mother’s family.”

"The old man has a thorough idea, I admire, I admire." Li Hua praised repeatedly.

Hearing Li Hua's sincere praise, the old man really showed a sincere smile: "I'm also from the girl's house, how many years has the girl been at home?"

Li Hua nodded, with a peaceful face and a smile on the corner of her mouth, without the slightest hint of impatience.

"Old man, I've been to quite a few villages along the way. Why do you think there are so few children in our village?"

As soon as the words came out, the old man who was originally smiling turned sad: "Hey, I don't know who the hell has abducted several children in our village, and even those who don't have children are holding them back from going out. , even if you go out, will your family be watching you?"

"Li Yi is only a hundred miles away here, who is so bold, at the feet of the emperor, to do such a thing?" Li Hua's face flashed with horror, and she exclaimed just right.

"Maybe it's a fleeing person? Maybe it's a passing human trafficker? Maybe it's an idler nearby? Who can say for sure?"

"Did you report to the police?"

"Why didn't you report it? I've reported it five or six times. The people in the yamen just told me to go back and wait for news, so there was nothing more to say." The old man couldn't help sighing, and tightened his grip on the little girl's hand, as if he had lingering fears.

Li Hua reached out and patted the old man's shoulder: "Old man, you will get better."

The old man forced a smile, stopped, and pointed to the blue brick and red tile house in front of him: "That's the village chief's house, I'll take you here, I have to go home to cook. The village chief asked, Just say that Mrs. Qin brought it, and he will know."

"Thank you, old man." Li Hua took out five silver coins, and stuffed a small bag of pear flower candy into the old man's hand: "You keep it."

As she spoke, she squeezed the hand that the old man wanted to give back to her: "Prepare some new clothes for the little grandchildren. After autumn, the New Year will not be far away."

The old man paused for a while before he could refuse, and looked at the little granddaughter who was holding him. The clothes on his body were already patched and patched, and he couldn't see the original appearance of the clothes. Wiping his tears, he pushed the little girl to hold her head Press it down, and kept saying: "Kowtow to my sister quickly, and thank my sister quickly."

The little girl blinked her innocent eyes, knelt firmly on the ground, and kowtowed three times to Li Hua.Only then did Li Hua help her up, and lightly touched her bruised forehead, which immediately returned to its original state: "Old man, go home."

"Hey hey hey." The old man answered in a hurry, pulled up his sleeves to wipe away his tears, and led the little girl who looked back a step and walked home.

"Knock on the door." Li Hua kicked Linghu Si who jumped out of the car, and ordered him to do something without waiting for him to ask questions.

"Dong dong dong." The crisp sound of fingers knocking on the door panel sounded in the small farmyard where the cooking smoke was curling up.

"Here, who is it?" The voice came from the half-open door, a figure in a hurry, wiped his hands on the apron, and hurried to the yard.

"Yo." The person who came was a woman in her 30s. When she opened the door, she couldn't help screaming when she saw a wall of flesh blocking the door.

(End of this chapter)