The shadow of the sun is slanting in the west, and the sunset is shining, like broken gold sprinkled in a small mountain village.

Changlin Village is not big, only a few dozen households, the same sect has been extended to this day, under the jurisdiction of Shicheng County, far away from Guangzhou Mansion, farther away from the capital, far away from power, far away from prosperity.

The village is surrounded by mountains and rivers, and the scenery is picturesque. There are no towering telephone poles, no radiation towers, no annoying government propaganda slogans, just the simplicity of fenced huts and the beauty of green mountains and green waters.

Walking into the village, he experienced the beauty of the ancient countryside, much like the legendary paradise.

He is still unfortunate in this life, his parents died three years ago, and he is still an orphan. But the script has changed slightly, because he has a sister.

Through the fence in the front yard, he saw a little girl of six or seven years old sitting on the stone steps in front of the door, she was wearing shabby homespun clothes, her feet were torn shoes, her head was coiled like a double bun, a big cake face with a small nose, but her skin was fair and delicate, her lips were pink, and she was sitting on the stone steps in front of the door with her cheeks on her hands, and her big black and white eyes had lost some of her lustre, and she was staring gloomily at the moving ants on the ground.

This is his sister, the big name is not clear, and the nickname is Tiger Girl. As the name suggests, this girl is an absolute female man, faintly one of the child kings in the village, and he has seen Tiger Niu teach a big boy with his own eyes.

It is worth mentioning that she is the only breadwinner of the family and is herding cattle for other families to make money.

Chirping......

He pushed open the scalp-numbing wood door, which had no hinges and was made up of two smooth wood cuts that had been eroded over time.

The tiger girl looked up and saw him coming back, but she immediately stood up, did not lift her eyelids, and turned back to the house without saying a word.

This girl......

Although she has been here for three days, Lin Haoran has been chatting with this girl for less than ten words, and she has always been in a state of "cold war". And from the beginning when he was afraid of his identity being revealed, to his secret anger now, this girl doesn't take his "brother" seriously.

However, he had to thank the girl. When he hanged himself that day, it was precisely because this girl was pulling him hard that the hanging neck hemp rope was broken, which was considered to have saved his life.

Walking into the hut, it was dark and shady.

This is a poor home, very poor, very miserable, typical of the four walls of the home.

An old bed, a tattered table and chairs, some useful or useless clay pots, an iron pot with cracks on the side, a clay pot without a lid, and two pairs of blackened chopsticks......

That's all there is to it.

Didn't cook?

Lin Haoran originally planned to enjoy the bowl of white porridge placed on the table as before, but found that the table of the Eight Immortals was empty, frowned slightly, sighed and walked to the rice bowl, ready to cook himself.

It's been three days, and he's been drinking porridge, and today he's going to get some white rice.

When the wooden lid of the rice jar was lifted, Lin Haoran's face changed.

It was empty, and there was not a grain of rice.

This......

Lin Haoran never expected that now his family was so poor that there was no food. In such a moment, he wanted to give the middle finger to God, as if he wanted to starve him to death.

But he didn't believe that this cheap old man could starve him to death.

Lin Haoran first checked the iron pot unwillingly, and then walked into the room in a dejected manner, and found that the tiger girl was lying on the bed with her head facing inside, hunched over like a small shrimp, and there was a faint sound of stomach growling, obviously she was also hungry.

"Tiger girl, go borrow some food and come back!" Lin Haoran picked up the shelf of being a brother and said in a commanding tone.

He wasn't a stupid person, so he immediately thought of borrowing, but he wanted Tiger Niu to come forward. It's not that he doesn't dare to borrow it, but he is worried about his identity, if he is found out, who knows if these people who are poisoned by feudalism will burn him alive as a monster?

Lin Haoran thought that the female man Hu Niu would act immediately, but found that she was still lying on the bed without snorting, so she immediately walked to the head of the bed to see if the girl was sick, but found that she was sobbing.

As soon as he sat down at the head of the bed, Hu Niu choked up and said, "I'm not going!" ”

This "don't go" is full of endless grievances.

Even the hard-hearted Lin Haoran sighed secretly, and when he saw her curl up even more, he guessed that she must have been wronged. He had endured hardships in his previous life, and he experienced the suffering and helplessness of the poor, and being strong was not an innate quality, but often just a disguise to protect a soft heart.

This strong girl, I'm afraid she is injured, at least she can't be strong at the moment!

Lin Haoran gave up the idea of supporting her, stood up from the bedside, and decided to take action in person.

This stomach is hungry, how can he manage so much now, especially he doesn't have the strong self-esteem of the original owner of this body. It's not impossible to perform on stage with that girl, provided that the girl is beautiful enough.

But he was soon disappointed, and when he walked around the village, he found that most of the families did not cook, and many children sat at the door in a daze.

It's a poor little mountain village, so poor that it's so clean that there are no rats or cockroaches, and they're probably starving to death.

On the bamboo tops of the moon, this waning moon seems to have become the lamp of the whole village, and few people light oil lamps.

Lin Haoran clutched his stomach and returned by the faint moonlight. As soon as he entered the house, he heard a creaking sound from the wooden door, and an old man pushed open the wooden door and walked in.

Lin Haoran knew this kind-looking old man, he was the supreme ruler of Changlin Village, the patriarch of the Lin clan, and he was very prestigious in the village. In this feudal society based on clans and gentry, the patriarch actually has a high degree of autonomy, and can even control the life and death of the villagers.

"Uncle Clan, please come in!" Lin Haoran hurriedly walked out of the door and made a gesture of please.

The old patriarch glanced at him unexpectedly, stroked his white beard, and then crossed the threshold, walked into the dimly lit room, handed him a bag, and said, "Where is the tiger girl?" ”

Lin Haoran had already noticed the cloth bag he was carrying, and then he took it and reached out to touch it, and his heart was immediately overjoyed, and he turned his head to the door and pouted, "She is sleeping in the house!" ”

There was no door in the room, but he still couldn't see his fingers, the old patriarch glanced inside, sighed softly, sat down at the table, and then unexpectedly glanced at Lin Haoran, who was busy.

"Uncle clan, I will borrow this rice first, and I will return it in the future!" Lin Haoran accepted the bag of rice with a smile, poured a bowl of water diligently, and then asked curiously, "Is the tiger girl being bullied?" ”

The old patriarch was stunned for a moment when he picked up the bowl, looked at him in surprise, then shook his head, and said in a pretended mutter: "Bullying can't be talked about!" ”

Lin Haoran didn't say anything, looking at him and waiting for the following.

The old patriarch took a sip of water, and then continued: "Hu Niu went to Jiangcun to borrow grain today, and Steward Zhao of Jiangfu said that your family can't borrow it, so I suggest that you sell Hu Niu to their Jiangfu to make a maid ring, and this girl ran back angrily at that time!" ”

Lin Haoran showed a wry smile on his face, this is naked and despised!

But who can blame for this?

The original owner of this body does not work, and the family's land has already been sold, and only relying on the meager income of the tiger girl to herd cattle, it is very reluctant to feed the tiger girl.

But that Steward Zhao is not a thief, and he actually hit the idea on Hu Niu, I am afraid that he has not done this kind of thing before, looking at which family is poor, he wants to force the children of which family to go to Jiangfu to be slaves and maids.

It's no wonder that Tiger Girl's strong girl will be injured, after all, she may be used to exchange for rice and food, and all her pride and self-esteem will be trampled to worthless.

The old patriarch was undoubtedly a good person, and he left after drinking the bowl of water, without forcing Lin Haoran to make any notes, and he didn't have the slightest intention of taking advantage of the fire to rob, as if he was here to deliver rice.

Lin Haoran sent him out of the courtyard gate, watching the figure of the old patriarch disappear in the moonlight, and then gently closed the chai door and returned to the bright thatched hut.

To his surprise, the rice grain on the table was gone, and there was a busy little figure in the kitchen.

The tiger girl obviously didn't sleep, maybe because she was in a bad mood, maybe she just had a tummy trouble, or maybe she had both.

The poor people living in this era are unfortunate, and hunger is a common thing, so it is no wonder that women in the Tang Dynasty regard fat as beauty, which is almost linked to the rich second generation.

Washing rice, lighting a fire, cooking......

It's not like a little girl of six or seven years old, but like a diligent housewife. Despite being in the dark kitchen, she cooks methodically and seems to know everything about the kitchen.

The rice porridge in the iron pot is cooked, and the aroma of rice fills the air.

"Why did you do so little?" Lin Haoran brought two cleaned bowls, but found that the porridge in the iron pot was pitiful, and even two bowls of porridge were not enough.

Hu Niu took the porridge from the pot, looked at the spoonful of white porridge and said, "It's enough!" ”

It's a crunchy sound, with a hint of nasality.

Lin Haoran turned his head to look at her in surprise, this was the most warm sentence in the past three days, filled with a little family affection. Although I don't know what kind of move to please her, this girl is obviously not so cold to him.

Hu Niu carefully brought the two bowls of porridge to the table of the Eight Immortals in the hall, which was directly facing the door, and was the brightest and most open place in the whole room.

A bowl of water mixed with rice grains, and a bowl of rice grains mixed with water, and this is actually the first time the two have eaten at the same table.

"Why do you only drink porridge water?" Lin Haoran found that she chose porridge with only a little rice, and couldn't help frowning.

The long bench on which the tiger girl sat seemed a little high, and her little short legs couldn't reach the ground, but she had the momentum of a sister, and she looked up and said, "You have to use your brain to read!" ”

"Bullshit!" Lin Haoran scolded, he didn't like to be taken advantage of by others, but he didn't like to take advantage of children, so he immediately gave her half of the porridge full of rice.

The tiger girl bit her lower lip, and her eyes immediately turned red.