Azi bit his lip, finally stamped his feet on the spot a few times, and ran away.

Gu Lanyi spread her hands innocently, "It's none of my business, you agreed to save him."

Wen Ziyu wagged his tail, "Meow~"

Gu Lanyi hugged him up, "Let's go, we haven't fed the kitten since we entered the city, let's go out to eat first."

After finding a foothold, she finally had time to take a closer look at this border town.

This place is similar to the streets of Zhoucheng, maybe even a little more desolate.

Because Gu Lanyi walked half of the street and didn't even see a decent restaurant.

"Are there no rich people in this place? Don't they all come out to drink?"

At this time, an old lady carrying a basket passing by her gave her a strange look, "Everyone who is rich should go out, and whoever will stay in this small place."

Gu Lanyi thought about it, and it seemed to make sense.

Seeing that the aunt was a little tired, she hurried up to help her hold the basket.

"Ma'am, we're passing through here on our way, and we're temporarily staying for a day. Do you know where there is a place to eat in this town?"

The aunt shook her head, "No, there are a lot of vendors selling vegetables and game."

Gu Lanyi was silent for a while, she could cook, but the kitchen in the yard was so dilapidated that she couldn't use it, even if she bought vegetables, couldn't she eat them raw?

She was thinking about something, and kept her hands under the basket on the aunt's back to help her reduce the weight.

The aunt gave her a thankful look, "Thank you, miss. If you don't mind my family's bad food, I can ask my family to show you a hand."

Gu Lanyi was once again surprised by the enthusiasm of the people in this small town towards outsiders.

It's just that there is no other way now, and she really doesn't want to go to the next door to face the crying man.

So I nodded and thanked, "Thank you, Ma'am, I will pay for the meal."

She naturally went to get the basket from the aunt, and the aunt happily handed it to her.

"Young people are strong and strong. My daughter has been strong since she was a child. It's a pity that she has not been at home in the past few years. I have to come to chop firewood again."

Gu Lanyi followed her words and asked, "Is your daughter going to be an examiner?"

Ordinary poor people would want their daughters to take the imperial examination and become a high official, so Gu Lanyi asked casually.

Unexpectedly, the aunt actually shook her head, and wiped the sweat from her forehead with her free hands tugging at her sleeves.

"No, she got lost. I don't know where she went. Maybe she went to join the army."

Gu Lanyi paused for a moment, not sure what the relationship between getting lost and joining the army was.

But losing a daughter these days is a big blow to ordinary people, she looked over worriedly.

The aunt did not appear sad: "Hey, look at me, it's been so many years ago, and I still tell you these things."

Gu Lanyi glanced at her disapprovingly, and said patiently: "Ma'am, I happen to know someone in the army. What is your child's name, and what are the characteristics? I can help you pay attention."

The aunt froze for a moment, then smiled.

"Hey, you child, why do you take it seriously? How old was my baby girl when she got lost? How could she remember her name?"

Gu Lanyi didn't expect this to be the case, she thought that the girl with great strength was at least in her teens.

Wen Ziyu listened quietly, then suddenly meowed.

Only then did the aunt notice that there was a small thing on the woman's body, and she smiled: "Hey, there is a kitten? I only saw it because my old eyes were dim."

Gu Lanyi saw that Wen Ziyu was in a good mood, so he took him out of his clothes.

"His name is Xiaoyu."

The aunt was surprised, "The cat's name is Xiaoyu? You young people have interesting names."

Gu Lanyi smiled without explaining.

The aunt's house is not far away, only two alleys are turned.

The earthen wall and thatched roof are more than a little rougher than the room they temporarily lived in.

The aunt smiled and pushed open the door, and a man who looked about 50 or [-] years old but with an elegant demeanor walked out immediately.

"You stinky woodcutter, why did you come back? Where's the firewood? How can I cook without firewood?"

As soon as she opened her mouth, the painting style changed completely, Gu Lanyi raised her eyebrows.

The aunt quickly turned around and took the basket, "Here, I met this girl on the road today and chatted with her."

The man glanced warily at Gu Lanyi, who was wearing clothes that were incompatible with this border town.

"This lady doesn't look like someone from here, where did she come from?"

It's not polite to speak.

Gu Lanyi said: "Passing by, stop here temporarily. It's a lot of trouble."

Then the man withdrew his gaze and cast a reproachful glance at the aunt.

"Don't always bring everyone home, haven't you learned enough lessons?"

The aunt coaxed people again and again, "I was wrong, Ran'er, don't be angry."

The man snatched her basket and went to the kitchen. He lifted the basket full of firewood sticks without any effort.

Only then did Gu Lanyi realize that it was no wonder that the aunt said that her daughter had been strong since she was a child. It seemed that the problem was not with the girl, but with the man.

After the man left, the aunt smiled shyly.

"You made the girl laugh. My Ran'er encountered some things in the early years, and she didn't like me bringing someone home."

Gu Lanyi shook her head, expressing her understanding.

The aunt moved two stools and placed them next to the table in the yard. Gu Lanyi thanked her again.

Although this yard is simple, there is a tall tree next door. Gu Lanyi doesn't recognize the species, but the branches are very ungrateful, and most of them stretched out.

Hard to come here.

Gu Lanyi smiled and said, "This tree is really interesting."

The aunt laughed loudly and said, "Let me just say, this tree just likes my house, and the old lady next door yells at me all day long."

She changed her voice, "By the way, you just entered the city, do you have a place to stay? If you can't find it, you might as well come to us. I built a house for the girl and it was empty. Neng, it's right there."

Gu Lanyi looked in the direction of her finger, and found that it was a small adobe house. Although it was still simple, it was more than a star and a half better than it looked here.

Gu Lanyi shook her head, "Thank you, I have found a place to stay."

The aunt snorted, "There is no inn in this town, where do you live?"

"An empty yard next door to an uncle's house."

She said something casually, but saw that the aunt was even more puzzled.

"Empty yard? How can there be such a rich family with an empty yard in these seven miles and eight alleys? You have not been cheated, have you?"

Gu Lanyi laughed a few times, then shrugged: "Probably."

The aunt let out a sigh, "Don't be joking, little baby, this man is very bad. Back then, my little baby was taken away by someone in this alley where we all know each other."

Gu Lanyi saw her serious expression and mentioned the sad things back then, so she stopped going around in circles.

"It's an uncle with his son. That man seems to be called Ah Tsai."

The aunt stared wide-eyed and moved the stool forward.

"Are you serious? Could Papi be willing to lend you the yard that week?"

Gu Lanyi paused, "How to say?"

Gossip is probably everyone's hobby through the ages, and the aunt's interest is obviously higher than before.

"This is something that everyone in our town knows. That person is very picky. People in the alley say that it is the worst thing that the sixth son married him. Back then, the boy named A Zi was just born. When he came down, Lao Liu couldn't bear him to suffer, so he did all the work alone. Who knows, in just a few days, that person didn't know when he hooked up with the gangsters in the city, and took Lao Liu's hard-earned money to go down Gambling. In the end, the money was not earned back, and the old sixth son was beaten to death when he was asked to come to the door."

Gu Lanyi was stunned for a moment, never expecting such a thing to happen.

Thinking of the gangsters she met who came to make trouble, she subconsciously guessed:

"Those people didn't ask for the money, and then found his son?"

Unexpectedly, the aunt clapped her hands.

"It's impossible, everyone has been beaten to death, who cares about the money, it's his own doing that boy Azi was stalked by gangsters!"

Gu Lanyi looked down at Wen Ziyu who came out to listen to gossip with great interest, and shook her head helplessly.

Wen Ziyu: "Meow?" Keep talking, keep talking.

He has already sat down and is waiting for gossip.

Gu Lanyi saw what he meant, and asked for him, "How do you say that?"

"After the death of the sixth child, only the two of them were left. It was probably because of the death of the woman that Zhou Papi sobered up. He stopped gambling and honestly worked as an embroidery worker to earn money. Unexpectedly, his son was also a I couldn't figure it out, I caught up with the big girl in the town who was going out to do business early in the morning."

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