The first step to a rich country is to get rich first and then get richer

Everyone turned to look at the door and saw a man wearing a coarse linen shirt. The clothes were worn out and patched up, but they were washed exceptionally clean.

The person was very thin, with slightly yellow skin and big eyes, just like black flowstone, black and shiny. When she smiled, the flesh on her cheeks bulged slightly. A little girl who looked particularly cute walked in.

"Oh, Lan girl is back."

As soon as she walked into the yard, a man walked towards her and took the medicine from her hand.

Lan Ning looked at the woman who took the medicine from her and carefully identified her back.

"Thank you, Aunt Zhang."

"What are you thanking me for? The little guy is so polite."

Grandma Lan did not lie in bed today. Instead, she moved a stool and sat outside the house, leaning against the wall to enjoy the fresh air and entertain the guests.

Aunt Zhang was processing chicken and rabbit meat, Uncle Lan was busy tying thorns, and during the day he helped pass things around.

Because I was afraid that Dabai would scare others, I let it go into the house to sleep.

"Aunt Zhang, Uncle Lan, you've worked really hard today. Let's have lunch here at noon."

It was already very late, and many people who ate lunch early had already had lunch, but she had just returned and lunch had not been prepared yet.

"We have all had lunch, and your grandma and the others have also eaten. I left two steamed buns for you. You must be hungry. They are warm in the pot. Go and have some."

have eaten?

Lan Ning looked at Grandma Lan.

Grandma Lan smiled and nodded.

"It was your Aunt Zhang who made it at her home and brought it to us."

The conversation ended here, and Lan Ning immediately understood what grandma meant. They had Aunt Li's food for lunch today.

Lan Ning nodded to show that he understood.

I went to the kitchen and ate the two multi-grain steamed buns in the pot with water.

Lan Ning remembered this kindness.

Aunt Zhang helped them prepare a chicken and a rabbit, and even slaughtered them for them to cook.

After dinner, Lan Ning went to help tie up the thorns, but before he had been busy for long, a man walked out of the empty room.

"who are you?"

A gentle and weak voice came.

Everyone looked towards the source of the sound.

Lan Ning looked happy and ran over quickly.

"Sister, you're awake. I rescued you from the mountains."

The girl turned her head and looked at the thin little girl who was much shorter than her, and took two steps back vigilantly.

"You rescued me?"

Lanning nodded.

"Yes, Dabai and I rescued you."

"What do you want to do? You rescued me.

I am not a fool. Not to mention how much younger you are than me, even an adult would need some effort to bring me back from the mountains."

The girl was very alert. She would not be so stupid as to run away from one wolf's den and fall into another one just because of a child.

Lan Ning felt helpless. Why didn't anyone believe him when he told the truth? If no one believed him, then forget it. He was too lazy to continue wasting time.

After all, this girl doesn't look like she can afford the reward.

"It's up to you. I'll make you some medicine. You have to take it. It cost me more than four hundred coins."

Lan Ning didn't want the girl to pay her back, but she was just lamenting that the money for the medicine was too expensive in this era when a steamed bun only cost one penny.

The girl was a little surprised that he spent more than 400 coins to pick up medicine for her. Was this true or was she making it up? But considering she is so young, it should be impossible for her to be lied to.

Seeing the girl walking towards the kitchen, he looked up at the people in the yard: a man, a woman, a child, and an old lady. Except for the old lady who was sitting there watching the people in the yard busying around, everyone else was doing their own thing.

She quickly lowered her head again and followed Lan Ning to the kitchen.

"Let me help you."

The girl's voice was very gentle, very melodious and pleasant. Although she was still young, one could already hear the jasper mentioned in the book from her voice.

This voice must sound great singing "Daughter's Love", Lan Ning thought.

Seeing that the little girl did not answer her, the girl knew that she must be angry with her.

He didn't say anything else, just walked to the stove and started lighting the fire skillfully.

"Sister, where is this place? Can you tell me?"

Lan Ning raised his head and glanced at the little girl. The firelight reflected on her face, making her look surprisingly pitiful.

"This is Qingshui County, Luojia Village."

"Qingshui County, Luojia Village, I've never heard of it. It should be very far away, they can't find me."

The girl muttered to herself in a low voice.

Lan Ning glanced at the girl who was staring at the stove in a daze. Without saying a word, he took two chopsticks and put them in the pot, then put the rice soup he was cooking for the girl on top to heat it up.

After a while, the girl who was in a daze smelled a fragrance.

She hadn't eaten for many days, she didn't even remember how many days it had been. She only knew that she had been running and running, and finally she couldn't hold on any longer and fainted.

Now she smelled the pleasant aroma of rice and medicine, and her stomach became even hungrier. Since she had not eaten for a long time and she would not be full even if she ate, she even thought the bitter smell of medicine was pleasant.

The girl habitually pressed her stomach hard with her hands. This was a little trick she used whenever she was very hungry, which made her feel much better.

Although her movement was small, it was still noticed by the sharp-eyed Lan Ning.

"I made you some rice soup. Drink it while it's hot."

The tender child's voice was like the sound of nature and immediately entered the girl's heart.

"What did you say?"

She opened her eyes wide and looked at Lan Ning in disbelief.

"What? Didn't you hear me? I made this for you. Drink it while it's hot. Your health is still very poor. You can't eat hard food for now, so drink some rice soup to fill your stomach first."

"Here, give me something to drink, give me something to drink, woooo, woooo, give me something to drink."

Caught off guard, hot tears rolled down the girl's face.

She believed it, believed that they saved her, because only her mother would say this to her, and only her mother would give her food.

She had never heard these words again since her mother passed away. All she heard were curses and beatings.

Seeing that the girl was crying sadly and didn't come forward to take it, Lan Ning felt helpless and distressed. It seemed that her life must have been very difficult in the past. She was also a simple child. She started crying when he just said these words.

He took the towel and took the hot bowl away through his hand.

"Okay, stop crying. If you still want to cry, you need to eat a full stomach so that you have the energy to cry."

Lan Ning's words completely interrupted the sad atmosphere.

The girl stopped crying. She stood up, took the hot bowl with her bare hands and started drinking from it in small sips.

"Isn't the bowl hot?"

"It's not hot. I'm used to it. It tastes really good. Thank you, sister. I'm sorry for misunderstanding you just now."

This rice soup is delicious. She hasn’t had something so delicious in many years.