Surrounded by green mountains, the fields are full of water and the rice leaves are in full bloom.

An old stone bridge with a length of ten feet spans the water channel, square fields of green rice seedlings are waving in the wind, weeping willows are swaying gently in the gentle breeze in the countryside, five or six thatched huts, cows taking shelter under the trees, and calves with small red strips of cloth tied around their necks running and having fun

, a peaceful and sleepy afternoon.

A few howling dogs broke the tranquility.

"Woof woof...woo..."

Crack!

The sound of beating the flesh is clear and clear, and the barking of the dog is even more whimpering and wailing.

The girl swung the bamboo spear and beat several yellow dogs with their tails between their legs. They couldn't be killed at will. There were few outsiders coming and going in the countryside, so they didn't bother to tie them up. Cats and dogs guarded the house and the village, and drove away wild animals to protect the livestock. This was not possible for the villagers.

Lack.

The girl took off her hat and raised her hand to push her messed up hair behind her ears.

"Oh, it's like beating a dog with a stick, but it's a pity that you can't beat it and eat it."

After saying that, he lowered his head and looked at his feet.

A fat tabby cat lay on its back with its belly exposed, purring and twitching its tail from time to time.

The girl shook her head and squatted down. She took out a piece of crude bacon from her bag, tore it into pieces and fed it to the cat.

"Cheating to eat and drink."

After feeding the civet cat, I put on my bamboo hat and continued on my way.

When passing the stone bridge, I stopped with a frown.

Beside the bridge, there is a simple notice board with notices, two thick wooden stakes less than a foot high, and a few notice boards haphazardly put together. On top of them, wooden boards are used to make a rain cover. Posting notices can prevent rain damage, whether in the capital or in towns.

very common.

The notices on the board are full of old marks, and the old paper is slightly scrawled.

Use a bamboo spear to clear away the spider webs that have attracted many mosquitoes.

Tilted head.

The reason why I tilt my head is because the notice is posted crookedly, which is very confusing.

"This knife... seems very familiar."

The notice depicts a straight knife and scabbard, with a straight blade and a beveled tip. It also states that the blade is less than three fingers wide, and the dimensions are very detailed.

It is said that it is a treasured sword lost by a certain important person in a certain place, and there is a reward of two hundred taels of silver.

To the villagers, it was definitely a huge sum of money. It seemed like no one took it seriously. This kind of reward was more like casting a wide net to collect clues and looking for a needle in a haystack.

The girl came closer and stared at the knife on the notice thoughtfully.

After thinking seriously for a long time, he gritted his teeth.

"Someone wants to steal my knife! They all must die!"

With a whooshing sound, the bamboo spear penetrated the notice board easily. I wanted to tear the rough wooden board into pieces, but after thinking about it, I decided not to.

Pull back the green bamboo pole, walk across the stone bridge, and head towards the direction of the induction...

Two days later.

A small town in a field of golden cauliflower.

The old tree half covers the stone archway.

The girl was in a trance for a while, and had a very strange feeling. Everything in the world was familiar and yet strange. Looking back from waking up from the deep pool to now, she always feels confused every time it is quiet in the middle of the night. She knows nothing but understands everything.

There are several stone pillars in the shade of the trees to tie the horses, and the hemp ropes have been worn smooth all year round.

Walking towards the stone archways that are old and new.

Head up.

I saw the sunlight repeatedly blocked by the archway and then reappearing. As the light and dark changed, images flashed in front of my eyes for no reason...

Seeing the vicissitudes of the mountain rock that resembled some kind of scales, my eyes were pulled into the hidden small hole in the rock, floating up and down, left and right, forward in the narrow cave.

colder and colder.

Ice, blue ice, very thick...

At this moment the scene stopped abruptly.

There is still a memorial arch above the head, and the sun is shining so hard that I can't help but squint my eyes.

I vaguely feel that those pictures are related to my life experience.

Adjust your mind and start paying attention to these archways that carry too much. They have been standing here for a long time, day after day, year after year.

Perhaps these stones carved with traces of time have witnessed too much.

On the side of the stone brick road, a girl wearing a bamboo hat was quietly alone.

Occasionally, pedestrians passing by in a hurry would take a second look and treat him as a knight-errant who traveled around the world with sharp weapons. He would try not to provoke anyone if he could, for fear of hurting someone in a sudden outburst.

Gu Ji

After a long while, take a long breath.

Put the bamboo pole on your shoulders and follow the villagers into the town.

The human world is different from the mountains and forests.

The sky is very blue, the sun shines through the branches and leaves, and the shadows of the trees leave speckled shadows on the white wall, like a painting.

The water in the canal on the roadside is clear, bluestone and green duckweed. A group of ducks are rushing to chase the peach blossoms with the flowing water. A certain gray duck is searching with its head in the water and forgets to catch up with the team.

In the hot afternoon, even the signboard flags were listless.

The sun was scorching, and the wind was hot on my face.

Passing through a small town, a roadside notice board also posted a reward for finding a knife. Some of the paper was old and some new. It seemed that it had been posted for a while. The new paper was layered on top of the old paper, but it was a pity that the paper was sticky.

He shook his head speechlessly.

I hugged my bag tightly and started shopping. I came into contact with the strange and familiar world for the first time, and I curiously admired the fireworks in this world.

After walking around for a long time, I vaguely discovered a problem. From the first village I saw to the town, the population seemed a bit small. I had an inexplicable feeling that there should be more people. It was like they were being squeezed by the powerful to pay taxes and plundered by bandits.

Pass.

The girl is powerless and is just a passing visitor.

It is inconvenient to find gold when shopping.

I weighed the pile of gold nuggets in my bag. I was glad that I was greedy for money, but also wondered why I was greedy for money.

Too lazy to think too much, I took out a small gold nugget from my bag, went to a bank to exchange the gold for silver ingots and regular money, went to a tailor's shop to make custom-made underwear and socks, bought a pair of sturdy cloth boots, and threw the straw sandals into the furnace.

Burn it, you don’t need to buy a bamboo hat, you can make it yourself in your spare time when you are on the road.

I bought some dried tofu to eat on the road.

Buy a skinny horse at a low price and stuff it with two handfuls of spiritual herbs collected along the way in the mountains.

Half an hour later.

The girl stared at the powerful Hummer and fell into deep thought.

like……

I have seen an obedient horse before.

Running fast, no need to rush, riding on the wind and flying thousands of miles, the girl was surprised that some intermittent pictures appeared in her head.

He shook his head again to get rid of the strange thoughts, and quickly got on the horse, but he didn't even have a saddle.

"Drive~!"

Holding the horse's belly between its legs, the horse's hoofbeats ran across the wooden bridge and across the field ridges. The strong wind caused the rapeseed flowers on the roadside to sway, and the horse's hoofs kicked up some dust, startling the birds in the forest beside the road to fly around.

Walk along with the fragrance of flowers.

Behind the horizon, in the direction of the town, several riders stopped panting, looking at the fat sheep in the distance and cursing them.

How could that skinny horse run so fast...

Traveling faster with a mount.

In the wind and rain of the rivers and lakes, alone outside, there is no poetry in the distance.

When you're hungry, you'll gnaw on dry biscuits that are hard on your teeth, and your mouth will be full of crumbs when you're hungry. You'll inevitably cough. When you're thirsty, you'll drink mountain spring water. Occasionally, you'll eat some sour wild fruits to appetize your appetite.

Dried tofu is not for you to eat, it has to be fed to the horses.

Although horses can eat grass, they need to eat good food when running long distances. Lingcao will be fed to the horse wherever it comes. If you encounter it, you will feed it to the horse. If you don't encounter it, you will eat grass and dried tofu.

Of course, you can also eat some game on the way, pick up fish with bamboo poles, kill birds with stones, or kill a lone wolf that comes down the mountain to eat people. What’s interesting is that whenever you kill a beast, your mount will step forward and kick it, which makes you happy.

Chong Chong helps in the battle, which can be regarded as sharing the joys and sorrows.
To be continued...