Li Yifei nodded. Although he and the girl were riding on the same horse, he still kept a distance and did not mess around. Although he had a feeling that it was at his fingertips. As long as he stretched out his hand, he would have a warm and fragrant woman in his arms, and he could do whatever he wanted.
But...can't just can't!
The horse moved forward. After walking for about half an hour, Li Yifei saw some traces of villages. At this time, several people suddenly ran out of the roadside, including men and women, old and young. They saw the girl on the horse.
After that, she rushed over crying and shouting. The girl's body trembled, her face turned pale, and she lost her voice: "My brother...is he gone?"
"No, Xiaoyue, your brother is still alive!" An older man took a few breaths and said.
The girl felt relieved after hearing this, and then introduced in surprise: "This is the cultivator I found. He has a way to save my brother!"
"Ah? That's great, Xiaoyue, please invite your benefactor into the village quickly. Your brother is dying and needs immediate treatment!" a woman shouted.
Li Yifei nodded slightly and watched the group of people surrounding his horse and heading into the village together.
This village is a bit... strange. As soon as he entered the village, Li Yifei couldn't help but frowned. There was no one in the village, no, it should be said that there were not many people. His current power could already be felt in a wide range. In the feeling
, he didn’t notice how many people there were!
The village is not big, but even if there are three or five people in each family, it should definitely not be the few people in front of him. Li Yifei couldn't help but frowned, and asked: "Where are the people in the village?"
"People in the village..." the girl hesitated and said, "They all went to work. There is a mine over there. In addition to farm work, everyone works in the mine so that they can get some money to buy food!
"
"Are everyone going?" Li Yifei asked. The implication was that the elderly and children were also going? Otherwise, why wouldn't there even be any children?
Before the girl could say anything, she heard the old man leading the horse say: "Not all of them are going, but children aged seven or eight can work, and children who are too young need someone to take care of them, so just take them there together. They have
I won’t be back for a few days, so it’s impossible to leave the child at home!”
"So..." Li Yifei nodded and said, "Then why are you at home?"
"We...all my sons have gone, my daughter-in-law has gone, my children and everything else have gone, and I am the only old man left. I can't live for a few days, so just stay at home!"
"I think your body is fine!" Li Yifei said.
"Benefactor, I can't help it anymore, but I ask you to save Xiaoyue's brother. That child's life is miserable!" the old man said.
"Try your best. I haven't seen the specific disease, and I can't say it can be cured!" Li Yifei said.
"It must be possible, it must be possible!" The old man nodded repeatedly.
Because there were so many people, he walked slowly. It took him a while to enter the village. No one came out to greet him. There were only these seven people, including men and women, old and young. Li Yifei felt it, and none of them had any cultivation.
However, his face was generally sallow and his body was shaky, as if it was the result of long-term malnutrition. Li Yifei had the intention to give them some food, but then he gave up after thinking that he could only help them for a while, but that he could not help them all the time.
After dismounting and tying the horse under a tree, Li Yifei asked: "Where is your brother?"
"Benefactor, it's not convenient to see him now. Please give me some time. I'll go and wash him up first to avoid being unclean!" said the girl.
"Is it so serious?"
"Because he has been sick for so long, there are pustules all over his body. When they burst, they smell bad and look scary. I'll go and clean him first so as not to offend my benefactor!"
"Okay, go ahead!" Li Yifei nodded.
The old man brought over a bowl of water and said with some embarrassment: "My benefactor, there is really no wine in the village. There is only this bowl of well water. My benefactor will quench your thirst!"
"No, I'm not thirsty!"
"Drink, benefactor, my well is hundreds of years old, and the water in it is really good. In the past, all the surrounding sects came here to get water and go back to make tea!" said the old man.
"Is this good?" Li Yifei asked with a smile.
Several people nodded, and then Li Yifei took it and paused when he brought it to his mouth. The water was very clear and seemed to have no impurities. Li Yifei took a sip and found that it was indeed very sweet, suitable for making tea, so he just drank it.
Finally, there was a sweetness in the water, but I didn't know if it was my imagination or if it was true.
It was half an hour after the girl left. Li Yifei sat under the tree, with others standing around. He asked: "Everyone in the village has gone to the mines, what about you? How do you live?"
"Sometimes some food will be delivered to the family when someone goes home. Since we can't work, we don't have to choose. We can just eat what we have!"
"But along the way, I didn't see you planting any crops. I wonder where they are planted?" Li Yifei asked instead. This was his question, because he had indeed never seen any.
This place is equivalent to the Loess Plateau on Earth, with undulating hills and not many trees on the surface, so there is not much green. But since it is crops, there should be crops, and he didn't see any along the way.
"Well... to be honest with my benefactor, the weather this year was not very good. Not even a few of the crops we planted grew. Then the wind blew them all to death, making life even more difficult!"
"Is there a river nearby?" Li Yifei asked.
"No, the nearest river is fifty or sixty miles away, and the flow is very small!" the old man said.
"It seems that the whole village has to rely on that well to live!"
"Yeah..." Several people nodded, but Li Yifei's expression changed, pointing to an old ox cart dozens of meters away and asked: "Since the river is so far away, what is this cart doing?
For?"
"Ah?" Several people were stunned when they heard this, and quickly said: "This... is used to water the seedlings. It rains less here, so..."
Just as he was talking, the girl came back. She had changed her clothes, pulled up her hair, saluted Li Yifei, and then said: "My benefactor, I have...scrubbed my brother, and my benefactor can go to see a doctor!"
"That's right, let's see a doctor first, and then I'll kill the chicken. Anyway, I have to entertain my benefactor tonight!" the old man said hurriedly.
Li Yifei thanked him and said, "Lead the way."
The girl walked in front. This was the innermost house in the village and even had a courtyard wall. When she reached the door, she said: "My brother is underground... His body heats up easily and cannot see the sun, so he dug underground.
A hole, let him be in it, benefactor, don’t be offended!”
"Okay!" Li Yifei said, reaching out and pushing open the door.