There are two large villages in the township that hold markets at fixed times every week. Among them, the market in Laoqinghe Village, where the township government is located, is larger and sells everything from livestock to food and daily necessities.

Li Qinglan and Qingyang were stopped by someone as soon as they entered Laoqinghe Village before they even reached the two streets where they were going to the market.

Today, in Laoqinghe Village, an old man who passed away in his nineties was holding a funeral banquet. The old man asked Li Qinglan to prepare a coffin for an auspicious day more than ten years ago. They all said that older people can cure diseases by making a coffin in advance and keeping it at home.

Longevity, so the old man’s family felt that the coffin contributed to the old man’s ability to live to over ninety, so Li Qinglan, who counted the auspicious days, naturally had to take credit as well.

It's okay if we don't meet him, but if we meet him, then we have to invite Li Qinglan to have a funeral.

Li Qinglan declined but promised to go soon.

After separating from the host family who was hosting the funeral, Li Qinglan first went to get a piece of pork on credit from an acquaintance of the pork dealer, and then accompanied Qingyang to buy wool, and then the two of them went to drink the funeral wine together.

Originally, Li Qinglan didn't plan to buy anything, so she didn't bring any money with her when she went out. However, if you go to drink funeral wine, you need to bring gifts, and the same goes for taking things if you don't have money.

While keeping the gift account, Qingyang saw that there were people selling old hens and salted duck eggs, and they had all kinds of things.

Because the funeral meal was delayed, Qingyang and the others returned to the village a little late, and saw no one on the road.

The weather was not very good and the wind was strong. Qingyang felt cold and shrank his neck while walking.

Li Qinglan took off his scarf and handed it to Qingyang: "Put it on."

Qingyang was about to reach out and take it when he suddenly heard a strange rustling sound coming from the withered grass beside the road.

"Auntie, did you hear that?" Qingyang asked in a low voice.

Of course Li Qinglan heard it, but she didn't take it seriously.

"Maybe it's a pheasant, nothing to make a fuss about."

The two of them walked a few steps forward, and Qingyang heard another low groan that was neither serious nor serious, and seemed to be very painful.

It's human!

Qingyang and Li Qinglan looked at each other without saying anything, but ran in the direction of the sound in perfect agreement.

A thinly dressed boy with blood on his face and wounds all over his body lay lying in the withered barnyard grass.

I don't know how long he had been lying here, his consciousness was no longer clear, and he didn't respond to Li Qinglan's questions.

Li Qinglan took off his cotton-padded clothes and covered the boy, turned to Qingyang and said: "You watch him, I'll call someone."

The boy was very cold and was shivering even though he was covered with Li Qinglan's cotton coat.

Qingyang was afraid that he wouldn't be able to hold on until Li Qinglan came back with reinforcements, so he hugged him without hesitation and tried to give him as much warmth as possible.

This boy is very thin, but not short. He looks bigger than Qingyang.

It seemed that fate had already arranged it. No matter how early or late she and Li Qinglan were passing by, they heard the noise, found him, and rescued him...it would have been missed sooner or later.

After a while, Li Qinglan came over in a carriage from a fellow villager's house in Laoqinghe Village and took the person directly to the health center.

Li Qinglan asked around and found that no one knew the boy. If he wanted to contact the child's parents, he could only wait until someone woke up.

Fortunately, the boy suffered only superficial injuries and was not serious, but there were a few frostbite areas that required special attention.

The boy woke up at around two o'clock in the afternoon, and the first thing he said was that he was hungry.

The person at the health center gave him half a steamed bun left over from lunch. When he turned around to pour hot water, he had already devoured the steamed bun. It seemed that he was really hungry.

After filling the stomach and drinking water, people feel more energetic, and their eyes are particularly wary when looking at people, like a sheep that has strayed into a herd of wolves. No, to be precise, it is more like a wolf that has not been exposed to meat and strayed into a herd of sheep...

"What's your name? How old are you this year? Which village are you from? What are your parents' names?" Li Qinglan smiled and asked very kindly.

The boy just stared at Li Qinglan and refused to say a word.

Li Qinglan had no idea what to do with him, so he asked people from the health center to ask for help, but the result was the same, that is, he didn't say anything.

It was getting dark, the health center couldn't wait, and the villagers in Lao Qinghe Village didn't want to keep a boy of unknown origin, so Li Qinglan had no choice but to take him away first.

It was a cold day, and the boy was only wearing a pair of Jiefang shoes with worn out soles and exposed toes, which made him look cold.

Li Qinglan asked the people at the health center for some rags to wrap the boy's feet in, so that he could avoid suffering on the way back.

This guy didn't speak but he understood clearly that he would do whatever Li Qinglan asked him to do.

Li Qinglan went to a fellow villager's house to borrow a dirty and torn cotton coat to wear, and took Qingyang and the boy back to Dapanshan Village.

"Gu, what should I do if I can't find his family?" Qingyang asked Li Qinglan directly in front of the boy.

Li Qinglan glanced at the boy and replied directly: "How can I fix it? Just leave it to the police. Look at the ten big quilts that can't even cover him up. How can I leave him at home?"

"

There is something in Li Qinglan's words.

This time around, many things are different.

Qingyang clearly remembered that the child Li Qinglan adopted was much younger than her, and obviously not the current one.

Now that Li Qinglan has the intention to keep this boy, will Li Qinglan see the child from his previous life in the future?

While thinking, the boy who had been silent until now suddenly spoke...

"Li Qiqiao, my name is Li Qiqiao. I am ten years old this year. My parents are both dead." The boy whispered.

Li Qinglan went to pick up and pick up families with a boy named Li who was about ten years old in the four villages and towns around the country, but he really didn't get the right number.

"Where is your home? Why are you here?" Li Qinglan asked.

Li Qiqiao raised his head to look at her, then lowered his head and replied dully: "My mother has died a long time ago. My father is the ranger of Da Cang Mountain Forest Area. He was drinking outside when it snowed for the first time some time ago.

I'm freezing to death. Other relatives don't want me, and I have no place to go. I don't know why I ended up here."

The Da Cang Mountain Forest Area is further north, quite far away from here. It's even colder over there, and staying outdoors while drunk can really freeze someone to death.

"I'll find someone to inquire later. If you tell lies, I'll kick you out immediately." Li Qinglan said seriously: "You must have endured a lot of hardships along the way from Dacang Mountain. Look at your injuries. When you get home, you must have suffered a lot."

Take good care of it."

Li Qiqiao nodded and said nothing.

Qingyang had been observing Li Qiqiao while they were talking.

The blood on his face has been cleaned up, revealing an abnormally white face. He is really thin, with no flesh on his cheeks, high cheekbones, deep eye sockets, and already big eyes

It looks bigger and looks a bit scary.

She always felt that Li Qiqiao was not telling the truth. Fortunately, Li Qinglan said that he would find someone to inquire. If he lied, he would be exposed sooner or later.

After arriving home, Qingyang helped Li Qinglan make dinner first, and then returned to school after eating.

The next day, the news that Li Qinglan picked up a child on the way to the market spread in the village. Some people asked about the Li family, and some asked Qingyang about the situation.

Qingyang simply hid in Li Qinglan's house for peace of mind, but he never expected that Li Qinglan's house would be even more unclean.

Outsiders would not come directly to Li Qinglan to ask questions, but the Li family had to figure things out first.

The seven aunts and eight aunts from far away, the brothers and sisters-in-law from near by, all came, and the back room was packed to the brim.

Li Qinglan said to Qingyang: "You take the bridge and go out to play. Come back for dinner."

Qingyang understands!

Li Qinglan meant not to come back until dinner time. It seemed that she wanted to have a good talk with her family.

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