The crowds gathered at the entrance of the village, and the sad atmosphere was everywhere. The heat of summer could not dispel the desolation from the soul.

"Okay! Since it has become a fact, those families who have not returned will go back to prepare for the future generations. It is not easy now. The villagers in the countryside will help more... Alas..."

An old and slightly majestic voice sounded. After the crowd was silent for a while, most of them left one after another with a heavy mood.

Among the remaining crowd, an old man wearing a zipper dress with white hair and crutches walked towards Liu Xiu steadily. When Liu Xiu was three meters away, he tried hard to squeeze out a smile on his face and bent down and said, "I think this is the noble man who saved the boy from Lausanne. The country people are ignorant of etiquette and neglect the distinguished guests. Please forgive me."

Liu Xiu had noticed a little before that the old man had a high prestige in the village, and he also had descendants following Lausanne into the mountains and forests and never returned.

A white-haired man gave him a black-haired man. This time he could suppress his sadness and smile and talk to Liu Xiu, because he was really afraid of neglecting Liu Xiu.

Even if he was just a country man, he had experience and experience after living for a long time. He could bring Lausanne back from the Cliff of Life and Death. He did not have the slightest contempt because of Liu Xiu's young age. The agility in Liu Xiu's eyes alone was not comparable to a group of rough men around him.

"It's just a matter of a good job. You must never be called a noble man. You don't have to be too polite," Liu Xiu immediately stepped forward and helped the old man and said.

Just when the old man was about to say something, five people came to the side and knelt down to Liu Xiu with a thud. Especially one of the old women, they said hoarsely: "Thank you, thank you, who saved Sang Wazi. You can't repay the great kindness and virtue, you can only remember it in your heart, but you can do whatever you want..."

While the old woman was talking, the other people kept saying that.

Of course, the old woman couldn't say such literary words. This is what Liu Xiu's words were not familiar with the world and organized in his heart.

"If you can't do it, how can you take such a great gift? Saving Lausanne is just a slight effort..." Liu Xiu immediately rushed to help them up and spoke.

Among the five people who knelt down, in addition to Lausanne and the old woman, there was an old man with a slightly hunched body, a girl of twelve or thirteen years old and a young man in his twenties.

Lausanne introduced on the side at this time: "My benefactor, this is my father, mother, brother and younger sister."

They were all members of Lausanne's family. Liu Xiu saved him. They didn't know how to repay him. They could only thank Liu Xiu for his life-saving grace in this most primitive way.

"I have met my uncle and aunt, as well as this elder brother and younger sister," Liu Xiu looked at them and said.

A little greeting was made here, and the white-haired old man next to him said in real time: "It's getting dark, so, Lausanne, since this noble man is back with you, I'll take him to your house to rest first. I'll deal with other matters first and then visit the noble man."

The Lausanne family obeyed the old man.

In this way, the villagers dispersed, but they were different from when they came. When they dispersed, everyone was in a bad mood and there was no smile on their faces.

Originally, the country people were living a hard life, and the years were not good this year, and their lives were getting harder. The village lost more than 20 major laborers. It would be strange if people were in a better mood.

The home in Lausanne is a typical farmhouse courtyard, with four or five rammed adobe houses with thatched roofs. They look a little old, but they are cleaned up. The family of five is crowded in this small house.

"Boss, go boil water and wash your benefactor. The stream, go and tidy up your room. Remember to change into clean bedding and rest for your benefactor tonight. Lausanne, talk to your benefactor. The head of the house. Go to the village chief’s house to see if there is any wine and meat. If there is any, borrow some. I will go to cook and I must not neglect my benefactor..."

As soon as she got home, Lausanne's mother started to do it. Although she looked old, the country women should have a lot of toughness, and they commanded the whole family.

After a few words, the Lausanne family dispersed, leaving only Lausanne and standing in the yard.

Scratching his head, Lausanne said, "My benefactor, I'll get you a stool."

Liu Xiu quickly caught him, put down his things, took out a bamboo tube containing about five kilograms of salt and a piece of bacon of about ten kilograms of bacon and said, "Take these things to the kitchen."

Liu Xiu was not easy to refuse the enthusiasm of the Lausanne family, but his family was not doing well. Even through the door, Liu Xiu could see the remaining weeds and grains on the table in the room. How could he bear to spend money on his family?

"But my benefactor..."

"I'll let you take it, otherwise I'll turn around and leave." Liu Xiu didn't allow him to refuse and stuffed the thing into his hand.

Lausanne had no choice but to do so. After taking the things in the kitchen, he quickly moved a stool.

As soon as Liu Xiu sat down, Luo Xi, a black and thin sister of Luosang, brought Liu Xiu a bowl of boiling water. After timidly handing it to Liu Xiu, he left like a frightened rabbit to bring a basin of warm water for washing.

The bowl containing boiling water is a coarse porcelain bowl, and a small mouth is missing. It is obvious that it has been a few years. The basin is a wooden basin and patina is ground on the edges. This reminds Liu Xiu of his childhood in his hometown in the countryside. Anything is a precious property of the family. He is reluctant to throw it away until he cannot be used completely.

It is said that if you are poor, you are expensive.

Luosang was not good at speaking, and he scratched his ears and cheeks on the side and didn't know how to accompany Liu Xiu. His elder brother was even more honest. After burning the water, he was chopping firewood in the corner of the yard and didn't dare to look at Liu Xiu. As for Luoxi, he blinked his eyes behind the door and observed Liu Xiu curiously.

Liu Xiu was very uncomfortable with the sunken atmosphere and took the initiative to ask: "I see that every household in your village seems to have a hard time. How do you make a living by making a living?"

"It is mainly about farming. Half of the harvest of farming must be taken to the town to pay taxes to the farmer. The harvest is calculated based on the area. Whether it is drought or floods, the tax is required every year. In addition, during the slack farming period, you can go hunting and collecting herbs to do some odd jobs to call home use," Lausanne replied honestly.

"I saw that most of the fields outside the village were destroyed and there was almost no crop growth. I think it should be because of the flood in the first village you mentioned?" Liu Xiu nodded and said.

A trace of sadness flashed in Lausanne's eyes, nodding and sinking, but he carefully patted his chest and said, "In previous years, when encountering such a situation, the villagers either sold their children or waited for the Tian family to come to fight and kill and vent their anger. But this year is different. With this grass, the village does not have to worry about taxes."

Liu Xiu knew in his heart that although the grass was brought back by Lausanne, it was obtained by twenty people in the village who paid their lives. It was considered collective property. The simple Lausanne probably did not have the idea of ​​making a fortune as himself.

However, although that grass can solve the tax problem, there is probably no harvest in the fields this year, and the villagers' livelihoods are still unrealized.

While they were talking, Lausanne's father also came back. He carried a piece of bacon and a jar, nodded at Liu Xiu and went to the kitchen.

Not long after, Lausanne's mother arranged a table of food and placed it in the yard.

It was said that it was a table of food, but the rice was just half a pot of cooked beans, and the dishes were a pot of wild vegetable soup, a pot of boiled meat and a plate of steamed meat, and there was nothing fried.

In Liu Xiu's eyes, this was already a food that was so simple that it could not be more simple. It can be seen that the Lausanne family was secretly swallowing their saliva except Lausanne. This is probably the best meal his family will have in unknown how long it has been.

The leftover rice in his house is also boiled beans, and most of it is wild vegetables. Now he takes out pure boiled beans to entertain Liu Xiu. You can imagine how much he attaches importance to him, not to mention meat.

What is even more commendable is that there is a wine jar next to it, which contains turbid wine, with a faint smell of wine overflowing.

Before the meal started, the old man who had spoken to Liu Xiu before appeared at the door with a cane.

Lausanne's parents immediately stood up and said, "The patriarch is here, please sit down, boss, go and get a pair of bowls and chopsticks..."

"He is the patriarch? I heard your mother mention that there seems to be another village chief in your village?" Liu Xiu stood up and asked Lausanne in a low voice.

"He is the patriarch, but he is also the village chief. He is the leader of all things in the village." Luosang replied, looking cautious, obviously a little afraid of the patriarch.

"Sit down, please sit down, please sit down, the old man comes to disturb you without invitation, hoping that he will not disturb the noble man's meal." The old man nodded to the Lausanne family at first, then smiled and looked at Liu Xiu with a reserved look.

Liu Xiu smiled and said, "Don't bother, don't bother, I originally wanted to visit you, please come and sit down."

The old man talked to Liu Xiu, but the Luosang family didn't say anything and kept their posture low.

After returning to the seat, Lausanne's mother said: "Let's have a meal."

Then, everyone, including the old man and the Lausanne family, ate their heads and ate them. Liu Xiu opened his mouth and swallowed what he wanted to say. Let's talk about it after eating it.

Lausanne's mother's skills are actually not good. The food she cooks is not as good as the soup. Liu Xiu seriously suspects that she is reluctant to put the salt she gives...

After eating almost the same food, the old man looked up at Liu Xiu and said embarrassedly: "The country people are so shameless that they can't stand it, so they make the guests laugh."

"Food is the most important thing for people, and filling their stomachs is the main thing," Liu Xiu smiled and said without caring about it.

The old man was stunned and murmured and repeated the words "Food is the most important thing for the people". Liu Xiu's image became taller and mysterious. How could ordinary people say such words?

After reacting, the old man poured Liu Xiu a bowl of turbid wine and asked, "I'm going to ask, what are the plans for the distinguished guest next?"

After hearing this, Liu Xiu guessed something in his heart.

When he was at the entrance of the village, the old man almost learned about Liu Xiu's basic situation from Lausanne. This question probably caused the intention of letting Liu Xiu stay in the village.

Liu Xiu can live a prosperous life on the cliff of Life and Death, and can kill Mo Bao with one punch. If there is such a person in the village, it will undoubtedly play an immeasurable role.
Chapter completed!