A-Lan's behavior was a bit strange. Xia Shang frowned and took a few steps up to snatch the water glass from her hand.
"Silly girl, what are you doing? This is water, not wine! I keep drinking without fear of being choked to death by you!"
A Lan had no expression and glanced at Xia Shang: "This water is really delicious, just like... the spring water at home... the spring water."
As he spoke, A-Lan's voice became choked and trembling, and then she cried again without warning.
"Woooooooo..."
A-Lan cried very sadly, with tears flowing out. She huddled up and squatted on the bed, looking very pitiful.
Xia Shang didn't understand. He thought A-Lan was sad because of his rejection, and didn't know how to comfort him for a while.
Ah Lan continued to cry, without the cheerfulness and liveliness of the past. Instead, the more she cried, the sadder she became. The more she cried, the sadder she became, and her voice became louder and louder.
At the end, I vomited uncontrollably. Although most of the vomited was water, the whole process was still very sad.
The crying in the room soon attracted the old woman from before.
Because the door was locked, the old woman had to shout outside: "What's wrong? Why are you crying?"
Xia Shang quickly opened the door for fear of arousing the old woman's suspicion and said: "It's a small matter."
The old woman looked at the door and hurriedly entered the house when she saw Ah Lan in this state: "Oh, this is still a small matter! They are crying like this! Brothers and sisters shouldn't be like this! Little girl, tell your mother-in-law honestly.
, is this man your brother? If he is a bad person, the old woman should report it to the officials now and let the officials provide you with justice."
Ah Lan sobbed, sniffing and saying word by word: "He...is...my...brother..."
"Since he is your brother, what can you say? We are brothers and sisters. What else can't be said? Why do you think your brother provoked you? My mother-in-law will judge you."
"Mother-in-law, no... no... it's me... it's me who misses home."
"Missing home..." The old woman was slightly startled, then glanced at Xia Shang and A Lan, "You two don't look like brother and sister, do you?"
A Lan's mentality cannot be compared with Xia Shang's. When he heard this, he thought that the old woman had seen their identity, and thinking that Xia Shang said that no one could see through it, he suddenly seemed very nervous and couldn't bear to cry, so he hurriedly
Wiping her eyes, she emphasized: "Mother-in-law, we are really brother and sister, he is my brother."
"Yo yo yo……"
A-Lan's words further confirmed the suspicion in the old woman's heart, and she immediately looked at A-Lan with a half-smile, "Look at how nervous you are. The old woman just said this, and you are so nervous. You are not guilty of a crime."
"I..." A Lan wanted to explain, but the old woman grabbed her hand, and then comforted her with a smile, "No need to explain, the old woman understands, who is not young yet? I remember when I was with that
The old man with a bad temper is not the same. He just cut off ties with his family and eloped with him, and lived a miserable life with him."
"What? Elope?" Ah Lan screamed, but the old woman covered her mouth again.
"Shh, please keep your voice down, this is not a glorious thing. But don't worry too much, little girl. It's inevitable to be homesick. The old lady has been here, but she will naturally get used to it as time goes by. Although this life is a bit hard.
Son, but as long as it is your own choice, there is nothing to regret."
"Mother-in-law, we are not..."
Ah Lan hurriedly wanted to explain, but was interrupted again.
This time it was actually Xia Shang.
A Lan looked at Xia Shang pitifully, thinking that Xia Shang could turn things around. Unexpectedly, Xia Shang sighed: "Hey, I still can't hide it from my mother-in-law."
Upon hearing this, A-Lan was stunned, and the old woman laughed: "Hehe, I'll just say it! What else can be hidden from the old woman's eyes these days? I knew it as soon as you two walked in the door.
They're not brother and sister, look at the two of you and me, who can't tell?"
Xia Shang was too lazy to explain, so he said a few words to the old woman.
Seeing that A-Lan didn't cry anymore, the old woman sat for a while and then left.
As soon as the old woman walked away, A Lan ran to Xia Shang: "Brother Xia, why are you..."
"Since the explanation is not clear, there is no need to explain it. The relationship is just a layer of smoke and smoke, so why care about the details. But since we want to pretend to be an eloping couple, let's just live in the same room."
"oh."
There are not many Miao people who have different understandings of men and women, and they don't think there is anything shocking about men and women living together. As long as they think they like it, there is no problem.
Thinking about it, Xia Shang went out and brought back the bedding and pillows that had been prepared for A-Lan in another room.
After arranging everything, the two of them sat together and looked at the furnishings in the room. Unexpectedly, it looked a bit like living in an ordinary farmhouse.
"Brother Xia, how long are we going to live like this?"
"Two or three days. If no information is found within three days, we can't continue. We don't have much time. If there are no more breakthroughs, we must take the initiative, otherwise your Miao village may be in danger.
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"Is there only three days?" A-Lan's tone was a little gloomy, but she soon became lively again, "It doesn't matter if it's three days, it's good to pretend to be a couple with Brother Xia for three days. Even if she returns to the Miao people in the future, A-Lan won't
What a pity."
Xia Shang was shocked: "What? You want to go back to Miao Village?"
A-Lan nodded, his expression became calm, and he looked at the gap in the window with a trace of memories: "Yes, I think I should go back. I have seen the outside world, although it is very good, but there are some problems with it.
Compared to the human rainforest, the village seems to make people feel more at ease. Everything here becomes beautiful only because of Brother Xia. If you know that you and Brother Xia will eventually be separated, the excitement of the outside world will be gone. Just now
The well water is as sweet as the mountain springs in our rainforest, making people... feel like they have gone back..."
As he said this, A-Lan couldn't help but wiped his tears again.
It turns out that this girl was brought back memories by a glass of water.
Xia Shang had no answer to these words and could only remain silent to show respect for A Lan's decision.
The atmosphere was a little dull, and A-Lan smiled and said: "It doesn't matter, as long as you come here once, you won't be afraid in the future. Sometimes maybe A-Lan will come here alone to visit, and if there is a chance, he will come to see Brother Xia."
Also, Ah Lan will keep the clothes that Brother Xia gave me for the rest of his life, treating them as the most precious gift."
I don't know if this girl was forcing her smile, but because of the relaxation she showed, Xia Shang's slightly hesitant heart also relaxed.
Looking back, it was getting late. The two simply used stools to form a bed, and then slept in the same room separately.
But what Xia Shang didn't know was that A-Lan didn't close his eyes that night, and his solemn look showed no signs of relaxation. Instead, he seemed to be hesitating and struggling with something... (To be continued)