On the way back, Xie Changgeng asked someone to get food.

When the child saw what he had eaten, his eyes lit up, and he took it, lowered his head and ate it in big mouthfuls.

Xie Changgeng took his own water bag, pulled it out, and handed it to him.

The child took a few sips of water, finally calmed down, raised his head and said, "Thank you sir!"

Xie Changgeng asked him why he was lost that night.

The child whispered: "That night, I was woken up by the sounds outside. When I saw the stables fire, I was afraid that the fire would burn, so I wanted them to lead my ponies over with me, but they were gone, so I ran over by myself and saw a group of horses breaking through the fence and running out, and the reins of the ponies were entangled with a big horse. I chased and called it, and it heard my voice and looked back at me. I knew it wanted to come back, but it couldn't stop by itself. It was dragged forward by the horse, and I was afraid that it would not be able to keep up. If it fell down, it would be trampled to death by them. I wanted to cut its reins, and I chased after it..."

He grabbed the sickle in the stable that he usually used to mow grass, and chased the horses in the direction of running for the horses, but how could he chase the frightened and fleeing horses, and was soon left behind.

It was raining and muddy under his feet, but the child was worried about his little foal and wanted to get it back. He forgot all his fears, grabbed the sickle, and continued to chase forward.

He chased him farther and farther away, and at dawn, he heard a tragic hissing sound from afar.

He followed the sound and searched over, and finally found his little foal.

It wrapped itself into a dead-button rein with the horse, wrapped around the trunk of an old poplar tree in the wilderness, circled it several times, couldn't break free, and stopped there.

The little foal's neck and mouth were covered with blood marks left by the reins. Seeing his appearance, his front hooves leaped in the air and made an excited neighing sound.

The child forgot his fatigue and hunger, and immediately went up, cut the reins with the sickle in his hand, and untied the two horses.

As soon as the Malaysians were free, they ran away immediately. The child hugged his scarred pony. After being excited, he found that he was lost and could no longer find the direction to the horse farm.

He had been spinning in the wilderness for a long time, recalling a river flowing through the back of the horse farm. He hoped to find the river and walk up the river, and maybe he could go back.

Next, one man and one horse walked around in this vast wilderness, looking for the flowing water source.

The next day, they were beside a muddy land, and they bumped into each other head-on with a lonely wolf.

The wolf did not attack the foal that was much larger than it, jumped out and rushed towards the child, the month-old foal ran over and kicked it away with a kick. The wolf was angry and jumped up, biting the foal's butt, and then biting its neck after being thrown away.

The little foal was dragged to the ground, and his throat was about to be torn by wolf claws. The child got up from the ground, rushed up, raised the sickle in his hand, and stabbed it with all his strength.

The sharp round hook blade pulled from the wolf's neck to the wolf's belly, cutting its belly and gust flowed out.

The wild wolf let go of his mouth. He felt fear at the injured horse opposite and the child who was holding the weapon tightly in his hand and shouting at him with anger.

After a moment of confrontation, it dragged its tummy and turned around and fled.

The child was afraid that the wild wolf would come back again, so he immediately ran in the other direction with the injured foal, not even noticed that there was a shoe missing on his feet.

After he and his foal escaped at the wolf's mouth, their luck seemed to have finally improved.

That night, he found an old poplar tree that had died and collapsed, curled up in the gap under the trunk, and spent the night, and the next morning, he found a river beach.

One man and one horse, just walked up the deserted beach, and stopped and walked for two days. Until now, I met Xie Changgeng and his group who were catching up with him.

"What are you eating these days?"

At first, the child would eat whatever grass the pony ate. Later, his stomach always gushes, his whole body lost strength, and he couldn't walk anymore. He remembered that when he was working in Junshan Medicine House, his master once told him that the earthworms in the ground, also known as the earth dragon, could not only use medicine, but also dig them to satisfy his hunger during the famine.

"I don't want to die here... I want to go back... I'm so hungry that I can't walk anymore. I dig earthworms in the ground by the river beach. After eating them, I have the strength to walk..."

The child replied in a low voice.

Everyone around was silent. Liang Tuan looked at the child with a look of surprise and said, "Sir, the young master not only has great fortune and great fortune, but also has good luck in the world. At a young age, he has such strength. This is the first time I have seen in my life. I admire him very much! The young master Jizi Longwen, his future will surely be immeasurable!"

Xie Changgeng lowered his head and looked at the child who was looking up at him in front of him. His eyes stayed on his dirty little face for a moment. He said nothing, but slowly raised his hand and rubbed the little head in his arms.

He took off his cloak, wrapped the small body in front of the horse completely, let him lean into his arms, and said, "It's okay. There is still a long way to go back here. If you are tired, close your eyes and sleep."

He paused.

"When you go back, you will be able to see your mother."

...

Late at night, it started to rain. In a row of houses behind the horse farm, there were still a warm dim light in the sky.

The stove that drove away the cold was ignited in the room, warm. Xier, who had just been sent back by Liang Tuan, took a shower and sat on the edge of the bed. Mu Fulan cleaned the wounds on his legs and feet for him, and carefully applied the plaster. When he saw his toes shrink, he immediately stopped.

"Does it hurt?"

She raised her red and swollen eyes and looked at the child and asked him.

"It doesn't hurt."

"Mom, don't cry. I'm fine, don't be sad."

Xier shook her head, stretched out her hand, and wiped her tears.

This is her son. He is so well-behaved, so considerate, and brave and fearless than she imagined. He is alone in the wilderness, eating earthworms raw, with his scarred feet, and staggering step by step with his foal.

She held back the tears that were about to burst out from her eyes again, and nodded with a smile: "Mom is not sad, I'm so happy. If you bear it, it won't hurt later."

She continued to gently wipe the ointment for the child, wiping it while blowing it on him. After applying the medicine, she wrapped his little feet in a clean soft cotton cloth and hugged him and lay down.

"Mom, don't leave, you sleep next to me, okay?" the child begged Mu Fulan.

Mu Fulan had already let him sleep alone before.

She lay next to her son, held him in her arms, and coaxed him to sleep in the sound of night rain in her ears.

After a long time, Xier moved in her arms, opened her eyes, and whispered: "Mom, I didn't listen to you. When you were away, I talked to that Lord Xie."

"Will you be angry with me?"

Mu Fulan was stunned and shook her head.

She hesitated for a while and finally asked a question that had made her feel uneasy and worried about all the time over the past few months.

"Xi'er, after he took you away, did you treat you badly? How are you doing when you get here?"

Xier didn't blink for a moment and immediately said, "Mr. Xie is very nice to me. After arriving here, he was very busy. I was alone at his house and he asked someone to take care of me. Later, he took me to the horse farm. I liked the horse, so he gave it to me."

Mu Fulan was a little surprised. She looked at her son's clear eyes. After a moment, she slowly breathed a sigh of relief and a smile appeared on her face.

She touched her son's little face, kissed him, and said, "You're fine. Go to bed, and when your injury heals, we can go back."

The light in the window went out and it became dark around. The sound of mother and son talking in the room also became quiet.

On a rainy night outside the door, the man continued to stand for a moment, put the ointment in his hand at the door, and turned around.

Mu Fulan turned off the lights and closed her eyes. Suddenly, she heard a slight sound outside the door. She hesitated, got up in her clothes, and went down to open the door.

There was something more on the ground at the door.

She picked it up and saw it was a small medicine bottle. She opened the lid and smelled it, and then she knew it was the best Jinchuang medicine.

She pinched the medicine bottle and looked around in confusion.

Under the night, it was raining autumn, the outside of the door was empty, and the surroundings were pitch black, and there was nothing.

The next day, the manager of the Jiedushi who came back a few days ago rushed to the horse farm to pick up people.

Mu Fulan took Xier back to Guzang in a carriage and brought the foal back together.

In the following days, Mu Fulan never saw Xie Changgeng appear. He seemed very busy, and she didn't ask, only taking care of Xi'er in the Jiedu Mansion.

The child's flesh was already healed quickly, and with care, a few days later, the wounds on Xier's legs and feet became scabbed and slowly fell off. The flesh that had lost weight on her face soon grew back.

That evening, Xie Changgeng came back from outside and discussed with several officials including Guan Liu in the study. After that, everyone retreated and he continued to sit at his desk.

A moment later, a small figure appeared outside the door.

The child hid outside the empty door, leaned his head and quietly looked at Xie Changgeng, who was still busy in the study, as if he wanted to come in, but he didn't dare.

Xie Changgeng had already noticed it, and he had not stopped writing and said, "Come in!"

Xier was startled at first, came to her senses, realized that he was talking to her, said oh, stepped over the threshold, walked in, and stopped in front of the adults.

"Is there something wrong?"

Xie Changgeng asked him.

After asking, he didn't hear the answer for a while. He raised his head and saw the villain looking at him restrainedly, and he stopped talking.

"Don't be afraid, if you have something to do, just tell me."

This time, he tried his best to soften his voice.

Xier shook her head at first, nodded, and finally said hesitantly: "The little foal's injury is almost healing. I want to give it a name, Xiaolongma. Sir, do you think this name is good?"

Xie Changgeng was stunned, but he didn't expect that he would ask him about such a thing.

For some reason, he suddenly became very happy.

He looked at the child who was big beard standing in front of him and said seriously: "It is as brave as you. Give it this name very good. I will call it Xiaolongma in the future."

Hearing him praise him, the villain's eyes showed some slight joy and said, "Then it will be called Xiaolongma in the future!"

Xie Changgeng looked at the smiling face of the child in front of him, and finally couldn't help it and waved to him.

Xier obediently walked to him and looked at him.

Xie Changgeng said: "The night you just came back, I heard what you said to your mother. Why didn't you tell her about your illness here before?"

Xier said: "If she knows, she will cry again and be angry with you."

Xie Changgeng paused, hesitated, picked up the child and sat on his lap.
To be continued...