Abandoned Woman Busy Farming

"Dad, how can you believe the words of a few outsiders? I still don't know what their purpose is. Our Xian'er is not that kind of person. I can't guarantee that they caught Xian'er." The woman said in a suppressed voice, but Bai Ruozhu still said From what I heard, she was Lu Xian's mother.

"It's not like you don't know Xian'er's ambitions. The girls in the Li family have said that Xian'er escaped by herself. Maybe someone really saved Xian'er." The middle-aged man's voice sounded, and his tone should be Lu Xian's father.

"What about the Xian'er people? I haven't seen any of them, so why should I believe them?" said Xian'er Niang.

Lu Zheng coughed and said, "Okay, stop talking, we can't go down. No one can go to Xian'er, so we have to leave it to them."

As soon as she said this, Xian'er Niang became quiet and said no more.

Soon Lu Zheng went up to the tree house, while Xian'er's parents fell asleep under the tree.

Bai Ruozhu and the others quietly walked around and looked around again, but it was too dark here at night and the clouds and fog were extremely thick. In the end, they found nothing. They all returned without success. After less than an hour of sleep, it was already bright outside. .

Soon there were sounds of movement outside, and people in the village began to get up and work.

Bai Ruozhu observed the situation outside from the window of the tree house. She found that many people in the village were very hardworking. They were planting something in the south, but because they were too far away, she could not see what crops they were.

After a while, Xian'er Niang arrived under the tree house and said harmoniously: "Is the guest awake? I'm here to deliver breakfast."

"Thank you." Bai Ruozhu responded and climbed down from the rope ladder of the tree house.

Xian'er Niang carried an old basket with a few roasted sweet potatoes in it.

Bai Ruozhu took a quick look and saw that the number was very small, basically calculated per person, and they were also very small. It seemed that the village was really nervous.

She took the basket and handed the silk handkerchief to Xian'er Niang, "I didn't bring anything with me. I'll give this to auntie as a meeting gift."

Xian'er Niang's eyes lit up, she took the handkerchief and touched it again and again, and the smile on her face became more numerous.

"Why are you so embarrassed? Thank you madam."

Bai Ruozhu smiled and said, "It's right for us to stay at your house. I've observed that the conditions in your village are not very good, so why don't you go down the mountain and find another way to make a living?"

"We can't go down. We are all ordinary people and none of us are martial arts practitioners. Those who went down never appeared again. Most likely they fell to death." Xian'er Niang shook her head as she spoke.

"Then how did you climb up in the first place? It's just men, you women don't dare to climb up, right?" Bai Ruozhu stared into her eyes, which she was a little suspicious of last night.

Sure enough, Xian'er Niang's eyes were a little dodgey, "At that time, we were hiding from the chaos of the war. Our lives were almost gone, and there was no way to turn back. We tried our best to climb up one by one, forgetting to be afraid."

"You shouldn't be Xian'er's age at that time, right?" Bai Ruozhu asked.

"Absolutely. Now that we can't eat well, the children look small." Xian'er Niang sighed.

"To be honest, my husband is a court official. I sent a message back before I came up. When he arrives with his people, he will find a way to take you down the mountain." Bai Ruozhu smiled at her, "Now the Emperor of Danliang Kingdom is diligent. The government loves the people, and the nearby Xunyang City is also very safe, so you don’t have to hide from the war."

Xian'er Niang looked happy, "This, this is great."

But soon her expression changed again, and she laughed dryly, "I can't make the decision on this matter, I have to ask the village chief."

She probably realized that she had said too much and immediately made an excuse to leave.

Bai Ruozhu looked at her back and felt more and more weird here. If life was so bad, who wouldn't want to leave? But Xian'er Niang's reaction was that she wanted to leave, but the village chief did not agree to leave.

She picked up the sweet potatoes and went up to check them. After making sure they were fine, she distributed them to everyone. But everyone took one bite and didn't want to eat it again. It tasted completely different from the sweet potatoes they usually eat. It was dry, hard, and had no sweetness, just like chewing wood.

"By the way, you must have a water source to live. I don't know where their water source is. Go and look around. If you find anything, report it to me immediately. Don't alert the snake." Bai Ruozhu said.

One person was left to look after Weiba while the others got off the tree house.

Jian Qi took people over to talk to the workers, trying to get some words out of them, while Aosong and Xing Xing pretended to look at the scenery, but were actually checking to see if there were any traces of natural formations.

Bai Ruozhu went to find Lu Zheng.

"Village chief, it's inconvenient for you to live here, haven't you ever thought about going down the mountain?" she asked.

Lu Zheng smiled and said, "Who knows one day there will be another war. Although it is bitter here, life is worry-free and we are used to it."

Are you not tempted at all by rejecting it so quickly?

"What about young people? I think they want to see the outside world, just like your granddaughter." Bai Ruozhu said.

"It's too dangerous for them outside, and we also want to protect them." Lu Zheng sighed, looking particularly helpless.

Seeing his firm attitude, Bai Ruozhu didn't continue the conversation and left.

She didn't go far when a little girl followed her quietly.

"What do you want from me?" she asked over her shoulder.

"Did you really save Lu Xian?" the little girl asked in a low voice.

Bai Ruozhu nodded, "Are you a girl from the Li family?"

"How do you know?" The little girl was very surprised, "Did Lu Xian tell you?"

Bai Ruozhu smiled and said nothing. Of course she heard Lu Zheng mention it in his conversation last night.

"My Li Shufen is the same age as Lu Xian, and will be sixteen soon." The little girl introduced herself, and then whispered: "Can you take me with you when you leave? I want to go outside for a visit."

"I proposed to your village chief to help you leave, but he didn't agree. Maybe you ask other people in the village. If most people agree, the village chief probably won't object." Bai Ruozhu said.

Unexpectedly, Li Shufen frowned and shook her head, "It's impossible, none of them would agree."

"Why?" Bai Ruozhu asked hurriedly.

"They can't bear to leave this place, isn't it..." Her expression suddenly changed, as if she realized that she almost leaked something, and hurriedly closed her mouth.

"What are you reluctant to give up? There are few supplies here. You don't have enough food and clothing. What are you reluctant to give up?" Bai Ruozhu was even more surprised.

Li Shufang shook her head, "I can't bear the peace and safety here, yes, that's it."

Even a fool can tell that she is lying. After all, she is a child who grew up in an isolated place, so she is quite innocent.

"Then there's nothing we can do. I can't take you away without permission, or you'll be sued." Bai Ruozhu smiled at her, turned and walked away.

Sure enough, Li Shufang caught up with her in a hurry, "Sister, sister, don't leave, please help me!"

"No, your parents don't agree. If I take you away, it's human trafficking. My family members are officials and we can't afford such a reputation."