This truly qualifies as a remote area, with expansive fields and desolate concrete roads stretching before and behind.
Distantly, one could hear the sound of a tractor.
Fortunately, the house numbers in this village were still quite clear. Tang Xiaohua's home was in the middle of the village, situated in front of several acres of farmland, with both neighboring houses deserted for reasons unknown.
The wooden door was slightly ajar, and Song Lili knocked on it.
"Excuse me, is anyone home?"
Song Lili waited for a while but received no response, so she asked again, "Excuse me, is anyone home?"
Just as she was thinking about pushing the door open and entering, a small head peeped out... Song Lili was indeed startled!
Upon closer inspection, she confirmed that it was a little boy...
The boy's face was dirty, with a pair of clear, distinct, large eyes staring straight at her, devoid of any spirit.
