This place is remote and remote. After Pei Hongdu's family was destroyed, he discovered it by accident in order to avoid being chased and killed. He never thought that someone else would set foot here.

The little boy was terrified and panicked, but Gu Qingling was extremely calm. He took a step forward and asked softly, "Whose child are you? This place is remote, did you get here by getting lost?"

"I..." The little boy opened his mouth, his dark eyes kept glancing at the two of them, he twisted his clothes with his fingers, gritted his teeth, and stopped talking.

Pei Hongdu didn't show any expression, he always said to outsiders: "It should be a kid from the town, let's send him back."

Hearing this, the little boy froze, raised his head suddenly, his lower lip trembled, and said sharply: "I don't want it! They will beat me when I go back, and beat me to death! You, you just ignore it!" It's up to me!"

He trembled and turned around to run, but Gu Qingling raised his hand subconsciously, and a light and soft force slowly stopped him.

"Don't run away. You just said that your family beat you? Then we won't send you back. But you have to tell me the truth, where did you come from, and why did you appear here? Was the injury on your body also caused by your family? "

"...I escaped from Heshan Town. My mother separated from my father, and I followed my father, but he drank and gambled all day long, and beat me when he woke up. Everything my mother left was pawned out, and he returned it to me." They want to sell me to a mountain picker as a laborer. I ran away, and I want to find my mother!"

As he said that, the little boy had red eye circles, and big tears rolled down, wet his clothes.

Heshan Town is not very close to here. I am afraid that this child ran around day and night for a long time before he accidentally broke into this place.

Gu Qingling suddenly felt soft, squatted down, took out a white and soft handkerchief, and slowly wiped the dirt on his face: "Do you know where your mother is?"

"I know! It's in Zhaojiazhuang!"

Hearing this place name, Gu Qingling's eyes slightly widened.

It was at this moment that she suddenly remembered why the name Heshan always seemed familiar!

When she was a child, the couple who picked her up were from Zhaojiazhuang.And Heshan is a mountain near Zhaojiazhuang.

That's it, that's it.After going around and around, she actually came back here again.

For a moment, Gu Qingling was full of thoughts, her slender eyelashes drooped slightly, and her fingers holding the handkerchief tightened subconsciously.

Suddenly, Pei Hongdu's broad and fiery palm gently wrapped around the back of her hand, helping her wipe away the little boy's tears, then put away the handkerchief, and gently squeezed her fingers, as if to comfort her.

"Let's go to Zhaojiazhuang." He said softly.

Several hubs in Heshan have been resolved, and the rest are all near Zhaojiazhuang, so this trip can be regarded as a drop in the road.

……

At dusk on the western mountain, the trail is full of afterglow, and a simple carriage moves forward slowly, like a dot of ink, smudged and wandering in the golden everywhere.

Gu Qingling and Pei Hongdu sat side by side in front of the carriage, while the little boy was curled up inside the carriage. He had just eaten something and was lying on the ground, drowsy.

"... During the years when you were taken to the Heaven Realm, I also visited here." Pei Hongdu held the rein in his hand, raised his eyes and looked into the distance, with a soft and soft voice.

It's strange to say that Zhaojiazhuang was once a place of outstanding people, but since Gu Qingling left, it seems as if the spirit has been drained away. The rivers have decreased, the herbs have withered, and many middle-aged people have left their homes to seek a way to survive.

As for the family who adopted her, after being taught a lesson by Gu Cangyin, their family circumstances plummeted, and they were regarded as aliens, and finally left here disheartened with their tails between their legs.

Gu Qingling hugged her knees and said softly, "Really."

There was actually nothing in her heart.She was young and immature at the time, and she only knew that although Aunt Zhao always hit and scolded her, she still picked her up and gave her something to eat, feeling somewhat grateful and flattering in her heart.I always feel that as long as I am obedient and well-behaved enough, I can make Aunt Zhao treat me better.

Looking back now, the reason why Aunt Zhao picked her up was not out of kindness.

Just because there was a high-ranking official in Zhaojiazhuang who returned home in fine clothes, and distributed money, rice, noodles, pork and duck meat to each household, and they received it according to the head.Aunt Zhao had her eyes on those things, so she picked them up and got a lot of them.

After receiving it, I thought about keeping her at home for a few months before throwing her away, lest the neighbors gossip.But I didn't expect that Gu Qingling was smart since she was a child, and she knew she was a beauty at a glance.

Aunt Zhao also had a twisted mind. If she was raised and sold to squires at a high price, I don't know how much money, cloth, pork and duck can be exchanged for. Maybe she will have endless glory and wealth for the rest of her life!

The Zhao family has never had any love for her. They just regard her as a cash cow and want to knock her bones and suck out her marrow.

When Gu Qingling recovered, the carriage had already driven to the vicinity of Zhaojiazhuang.

The little boy poked his head out, his eyes full of joy: "This is it! Great, today at the Zhaojiazhuang market, my mother is selling handkerchiefs, and she will definitely come here. I want to find my mother."

As he said that, he wanted to get off the carriage, but Pei Hongdu raised his hand and grabbed his collar, saying lazily: "What's the hurry? Wait, we will take you there."

"Oh, that's fine." The little boy also knew that they were not bad people, so he obediently sat on the side of the carriage and waited for them.

Pei Hongdu didn't want to attract attention, so he found two veiled hats, one black and one white, and raised his hand to put them on Gu Qingling's head. He put on another one himself, and then led the little boy out of the carriage and walked into the market.

The Zhaojiazhuang Bazaar can be said to gather talents from all over the world, with a large crowd, and it is very lively.As they walked along the handkerchief stall, the little boy was concerned about his feet and stretched his neck to look all the way, for fear of missing his mother.

"I saw it, right over there! Mother...mother!"

His voice was filled with tears, and he broke away from Gu Qingling's hand, like a fish swimming into the sea, diving into the crowd, and then emerged not far away, and threw himself into the arms of a girl in white.

When the mother and son met each other, after being surprised, they embraced each other with tears in their eyes.

Gu Qingling said: "Well, we don't have to go there, right?"

Pei Hongdu said: "No need. It's enough to send it here. That trash father wouldn't go all the way here to look for a brat."

"That's right. Well... Actually, I still want to ask him if he has been anywhere before. I sensed a very faint aura from him." Gu Qingling tilted her head and thought: "And this The aura became more intense after we returned to Zhaojiazhuang."

Pei Hongdu raised his eyes, and there were layers of mountains in the distance, covered with thick dark blue.That is where the other hubs are located, and it is also the birthplace of the little boy's aura.

He set up a tomb in the sea of ​​blue flowers. In order to prevent others from intruding, he specially set up a mysterious barrier, which was both protection and hiding.

Ordinary mortals would never find it there anyway.But that touch of aura not only led the little boy to break through the confusion, but also happened to meet them.

Is it really a coincidence?

Gu Qingling was also thinking about this matter.

Another reason they were willing to bring the boy was to find out the source of this aura.Unexpectedly, this aura came from several other hubs.

Pei Hongdu asked: "What's the name of that slightly shorter mountain?"

Gu Qingling thought for a moment: "Hmm...ah, I remembered, that mountain is called Suishan Mountain. I heard that the vegetation was lush before, but now it seems that it will soon become a barren mountain. Do you also think that mountain is strange?"

"En. And the remaining two pivots are on that mountain. However, the spirit stone used to activate the pivots has been broken, and we have to wait a day and a night before we can continue."

While speaking, Pei Hongdu took out a palm-sized green spirit stone.This is the "key" used to activate the formation hub. Because they activated five formation hubs in a row, the spirit stone was used frequently and many times, and cracks had appeared, which could only be repaired with Pei Hongdu's spiritual energy.

However, this spirit stone is very delicate, and it must be nourished by spirit energy for twelve hours before it can be repaired.Fortunately, they were not pressed for time, and could even be considered generous, so they chose to wait for the spirit stone to heal itself slowly.

"Okay then! If that's the case, let's take a stroll around this market as hard as we can!" Gu Qingling clasped his hands together, patted lightly, and the corners of his lips curled up, like a cat trying to steal honey.

"Okay." Pei Hongdu curled his lips and chuckled. Naturally, he knew that she was now playful. From her look to her tone, she was extremely indulgent.

Gu Qingling has always liked these gadgets in the world. After walking a few steps, she came across a stall with several horizontal bars with colorful threads flying on them.

She stared at it for a while, didn't say anything, then looked away, picked up the exquisite and nimble little clay figurine from the stall next to it, raised her hand to pinch the round and realistic bun, and smiled softly.

"Like this?" Pei Hongdu said: "It seems to be a whole set, just buy them all."

Gu Qingling shook her head, put down the things in her hands, raised her eyebrows, and said with a bright and playful smile: "Mr. Pei, you are so generous. Does that mean you have to buy everything I touch?"

Pei Hongdu nodded, his tone serious: "Yes."

Lu Qingling tilted her head and stared at him, suddenly smiled, reached out to hold his wrist, and then looked at him with a smile, her meaning couldn't be more obvious.

The tips of Pei Hongdu's ears were slightly red, but his face was serious: "It's already yours."

"What are you talking about, I can't hear you." Gu Qingling liked to see his nonchalant appearance the most, so she moved slightly closer, her bright pupils reflected a thin light, swaying at the tip of Pei Hongdu's heart.

Suddenly, he lifted a layer of tulle in front of Gu Qingling, and passed over the vermilion lips like a dragonfly.

Pei Hongdu breathed out slowly and whispered in her ear: "It's already yours, there's no need to buy it."

Gu Qingling's cheeks flushed suddenly, her eyes were flickering, and the corners of her mouth were slightly raised, as if she was about to be unable to hold back her laughter.

"Why are you still so ungrateful! Okay, okay, I give up. Pei Hongdu, why are your ears red? Is it because you're hot? Come here and have a look..."

Just as she was about to reach out to catch her, a woman in white suddenly emerged from the crowd, with tears in her eyes, holding a little boy tightly in her arms, and said timidly: "You two... Young Master, Miss?"

Gu Qingling quickly withdrew her hand, coughed lightly, pursed her lower lip, and said pretending to be serious: "Ahem, um, what's the matter?"

Seeing her like this, a smile flashed across Pei Hongdu's eyes.

The woman's eyes showed gratitude: "I am Xiao Dongniang, thank you for sending him back! There is no way to repay such a great kindness. I have no gold or silver treasures, so I can only give you these two handkerchiefs as a gift. I hope you don’t dislike it.”

Two delicate and beautiful handkerchiefs with Hexin leaves appeared in front of Gu Qingling.

She was a little surprised: "This is a Hexin leaf! According to the rules of you embroiderers, you can only give away one piece in this life."

The embroiderer was slightly surprised: "I didn't expect Miss to know our customs here... It's true. I see two talented men and women, they are a match made in heaven, and they are the most suitable for this Heart Leaf handkerchief."

Gu Qingling hesitated slightly, but it could be seen that the embroiderer's eyes were sincere, so she accepted it and said seriously: "Thank you, girl. In fact, it is not all our fault that you mother and son met. Xiaodong himself also worked very hard to run out. That town."

Xiaodong huddled in his mother's arms, his fear and anxiety gone. At this moment, he seemed to be the happiest child in the world.

Xiu Niang was still busy with the stall, so she didn't stay much longer, leaving Xiaodong behind to let him take the two of them for a stroll.Gu Qingling and Pei Hongdu also happened to have time to ask him about spiritual energy.

Gu Qingling led Xiaodong while walking, whispering: "Did you meet any strange people when you ran out? Or saw something strange?"

Xiaodong was confused by the question: "Weird people, strange things? None. I just ran forward, then I tripped over something and fell unconscious. When I woke up, I just recovered. After a while, I saw the two of you."

It is estimated that during his coma period, that spiritual power helped him... But, why?
Gu Qingling once again cast her eyes on the sudden mountain.

Quiet and dark, like the remaining ashes of something burnt.

There is no inn near Zhaojiazhuang, but fortunately, the embroidered lady inherited her parents' house, and when she heard about it, she kindly invited them to stay and even cooked an exquisite and sumptuous dinner herself.

Xiaodong hadn't eaten hot food for a long time, and with one chopstick in his mouth, two lines of tears flowed slowly.Seeing him like this, Xiuniang's nose felt sore again, she held him in her arms, and gently patted his head.

After eating, Pei Hongdu and Xiaodong went to the kitchen to clean up the dishes, while Gu Qingling sat side by side with Xiuniang, listening to her talk about the past few years.

After she got married to Xiaodong's father, this man revealed his true nature extremely quickly, eating, drinking, whoring and gambling.But she was already pregnant at that time, so she forbears in every possible way, hoping that he can correct his evil and return to the right.

But soon, Xiu Niang knew that this was impossible.She was completely disheartened, left a letter of peace and departure, hugged the baby who was just one month old, and fled through the darkness of night.

Before leaving town, he was discovered by the man's fair-weather friends.The man was furious, snatched the child away, and drove her away, saying that unless she handed over 50 taels of silver, he would never take the child back.

"My parents died early, and I don't have any brothers or sisters to help me. How can I snatch him? I can only sell everything that can be sold in the house, and collect enough 15 taels of silver to give him, saying that he will take good care of the child, and wait for me to collect it." Come back with enough money left.”

Gu Qingling thought in her heart: This embroiderer is actually a smart girl, first she gave 15 taels of silver to hang, and in order to get the next 35 taels, the man has to take good care of this child no matter what.

However, this cleverness is also full of sadness.

Gu Qingling: "But according to Xiaodong, that person is already planning to sell him to the picker. I'm afraid he has waited too long for the money?"

Xiu Niang smiled wryly: "Yes... But I never thought that Xiaodong would have the courage to run away, and he just happened to run into you guys! It's really a mountain god who blessed him!"

"Mountain God...?" Gu Qingling caught this, her eyes flashed slightly: "You mean, the mountain god of Heshan?"

The embroidered lady pursed her lips and smiled a little shyly, revealing a section of red string on her wrist, and at the end of the red string was tied a red bead the size of a fingernail.

She said softly: "It's not Heshan, it's our mountain god of Moshan."

Long wait!This article mainly tells the story of Little Ling'er, which is expected to be about [-] words. Later, there will be a story about Pei Hongdu's childhood!

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