The group arrived at the village at the foot of the mountain.

Most of the miners went down the mine, and only some workers who had just changed shifts were busy in the yard.

A group of children were playing on the road. The women were washing clothes while staring at the children playing with concern.

Emperor Jingping held his hands behind his back and looked around with his eyes, as if he was full of curiosity.

Although the life here is rich in atmosphere, the environment is not as good as the village where the factory is located.

The bluestone path ended here abruptly. Because it was close to the mine, the ground was covered with soil mixed with cinder.

The so-called residence is also very ordinary, mostly earthen houses rammed with earth, and even if it is so simple, chimneys are installed inside the house.

It can be said that compared with the village just now, this place is not a little worse, but what surprised Emperor Jingping was that there was no complaint on the faces of the people here.

It's amazing...

Emperor Jingping frowned deeply, his eyes were filled with confusion, and his face was full of surprise.

This is where Wei Ran said hope is? It is where his prodigal son turns back and settles down?

"Li Fan..."

Hearing Emperor Jingping calling himself, Li Fan stepped forward:

"I'm here."

Emperor Jingping had a deep look and asked seriously: "What do you think here?"

Li Zhi frowned and replied without thinking: "Even if he is a sinful slave in Ye Youting in the palace, his residence is much better than this."

Emperor Jingping nodded. In memorials, he always saw officials below talking about how hard people's livelihood was. Today, he refreshed his cognition.

At the same time, a greater doubt arose in Emperor Jingping's heart.

If the village where the factory is located is quite remarkable, it is quite regular, but compared to it, it is simply one in the sky and one in the underground.

According to Xiao Zicheng, most of the people working in this mine were the first batch of refugees who came to the barren mountains, and the group with the largest number of Manichaeism thieves.

However, even so, this place is regarded as a Taoyuan-like existence by those people.

Emperor Jingping couldn't imagine how harsh the living environment they were in before coming to this barren mountain.

"Where is Wei Ran's home?"

Emperor Jingping suppressed his doubts and turned to look at Xiao Zicheng and asked.

Xiao Zicheng hurried to ask Wei Ran’s residence. After a while, everyone arrived at the door of Wei Ran’s house.

Compared with other yards, this place is clean and tidy, but in the eyes of Emperor Jingping, it is still in rags.

"Don't you talk about the big competition in the army today? Why did you come back so early? Could it be that the donkey's temper was offended again and annoyed his benefactor?"

In the room, there seemed to be a sound, and an old voice came from the room.

Immediately, under the gaze of everyone, an old woman walked out of the house with a cane and trembling.

A group of people suddenly appeared in the yard, which obviously surprised the old woman, but after she saw Xiao Zicheng in the crowd, she was stunned.

She hesitated and stepped forward, and stammered for a long time:

"It's a benefactor...it's two benefactors..."

It seems that... I have seen Xiao Zicheng and Zhu Ying from afar.

Zhu Ying suddenly felt energetic and seemed very excited, "That's right, it's Ben...me!!"

The woman's hair and beard are white, her eyes are turbid, and her weather-beaten dry cheeks make her look older.

Based on Wei Ran's age, this woman was in her early fifties at most, but judging from her appearance, she would not have any doubts about the seventy-year-old Xiao Zicheng.

The old woman paused for a moment, as if she had finally confirmed the identities of Xiao Zicheng and Zhu Ying. After confirming, her eyes immediately turned red:

"Meet the two benefactors...the two benefactors..."

The old woman's eyes were whimpering in tears, and she fell to the ground with a trembling sluggishness. She even swallowed as if she wanted to say a few auspicious words, but because she was too excited, she couldn't make a sound for a long time.

This kneeling...

Emperor Jingping, who was standing next to him, was hit hard in his heart.

He looked at the scene in front of him in a daze, his eyes full of disbelief.

Before Xiao Zicheng could come forward to support the old woman, Zhu Feng was one step earlier than him. How could Lao Xiao take over such a popular thing?

You have been in the limelight, so stay wherever you are cool this time.

Zhu Ying was quite excited and stepped forward to help the old woman up carefully, saying with a smile:

"No need to be polite. This little favor is nothing. You can't be regarded as such a great gift..."

Emperor Jingping looked at the scene in front of him quietly, which made him feel an illusion.

When did Zhu Ying actually have such a side?

Zhu Rong helped the old woman into the house. Emperor Jingping hesitated for a moment, but he still entered the house despite Li's persuasion.

As expected, as soon as he entered the room, Emperor Jingping smelled many strange smells mixed with unknown smells.

The earthen house was very dark. The old woman took out two oil lamps from the cabinet, lit them, carefully placed them on the kang after igniting them.

"The two benefactors still hope to forgive their sins, and their family is really simple."

As he said that, he invited everyone to the kang and took a long stool over.

With two benefactors here, the woman became braver and turned to look at Emperor Jingping and her group:

"You guys come to this barren mountain to buy coal stones, you are here right."

The old woman was very enthusiastic and started talking directly:

"The coal stones here are of first-class quality. Although the mountains are cold, if you add a handful of coal stones to the stove at night, it will be warm all night."

Love treats father and the others as people who are here to discuss business...

"Old lady, they are not here to buy coal stones." He pointed at Emperor Jingping, "This is my father."

The old woman had to kneel down when she heard this. Logically speaking, Emperor Jingping was used to being worshipped by others every day, so he shouldn't have any reaction.

But when the old woman knelt down on the ground, he felt inexplicably thrust in his heart, as if the old woman's great gift was unbearable.

This earthen house can be described as a bare wall of the house. There is not even a decent piece of furniture in the simple earthen house.

If it weren't for the chimney built in the house, Emperor Jingping would have thought how cold it would be in the house.

For a moment, Emperor Jingping sat on the edge of the kang without making any sound for a long time.

The old woman obviously didn't turn around and didn't know that the person in front of her was the current emperor.

Although she was unable to see things, she was still very talkative:

"Old brother, you have a good son... If there is no benefactor, our Wei family will not know what the situation is...

Not only our Wei family, but also those who make a living in the mine, who were not saved by two benefactors?

I was suffering from eye disease. What I hoped for every day was to not get up after one day so that my son could live a more relaxed life.

It’s different now. With such a good life, I dare to think about things I didn’t dare to think about in the past.

Ran'er joined the army again. Not only did he eat well every day, but he also had a monthly salary and money. After saving enough money, he could tell him about his wife.

Even old people can live a life of having fun with their grandchildren..."

Emperor Jingping was still silent and felt a little nervous.
Chapter completed!