It was late at night, Xiaocui hugged the child and slept soundly. Lu Shouli gave them a great sense of security. As long as he was there, she was not afraid of anything.
However, she was also somewhat confused about the relationship between the two.
Since Brother Lu didn't tell the truth, she naturally wouldn't tell either.
Listening to the small snores of Xiaocui and the child, Lu Shouli felt a little lucky.
He couldn't sleep and looked up.
This shack was built with branches in a herringbone shape and covered with the brown bear skin. There were several small fires around the shack, with some mugwort thrown in them to drive away mosquitoes. Two big dogs slept at the door.
A gust of cool breeze blew, which was very refreshing. Lu Shouli groaned in comfort. By the way, he was lazy.
The wolfskin mattress was very comfortable, but a bit fishy.
No matter how humid the ground is, you won’t feel uncomfortable if you put wolf skin on it. Even in the snow, there is no problem. It is moisture-proof and insulating, making it very warm.
The best wolf skin is the small wolf skin. A few dozen pieces can be used to sew a coat. The blue-gray fur is light and warm. It is especially suitable for making coats for women.
Thinking about Xiaocui's slim waist, it would look great in it.
Unfortunately, it is not easy to get the wolf cub skin. You have to go to the wolf den. If you catch up with the mother wolf and come back looking for food, it will be a bloody battle to the death.
He was thinking about good things when he suddenly vaguely seemed to hear thunder.
He was wondering if he heard wrongly.
It was immediately confirmed that he heard correctly.
He saw Balak and Qiao Na suddenly perked up their ears and then stood up.
No, it's going to rain.
The climate on the grassland changes at any time.
The rain on the grasslands is not as bad as that in the Han Dynasty. It is common to see hailstones as big as pigeon eggs falling.
Even if it rains sometimes, it is not impossible for snow to fall.
After all, it is now the end of August. The climate on the plateau is like this. At the end of August and the beginning of September, in some years, it gets cold and snows early.
Even if it doesn't snow, the freezing rain is unbearable.
The author went to the grassland in the hottest month of August, which is the hottest time of the year. When we set out, the temperature in the Beijing-Tianjin area was over 38 degrees. When we arrived in the grassland, it rained, and the temperature outside the car was only 4 degrees above zero.
Spend.
The eighth month of the lunar calendar is already September, so it’s not a big deal to have some freezing rain.
Lu Shouli stood up and got out of the tent. He looked up at the sky and saw that it was pitch black.
The moon and stars were covered, and a cold wind blew.
He took a look and found that the land he chose was relatively high and not under a tree, so he didn't have to worry about lightning strikes.
He quickly took out a shovel made of iron sheets and began to dig drainage ditches around the shack. He piled the excavated soil around the shack and patted it down firmly with the shovel.
Xiaocui was awakened, put down the child, and asked strangely: "Brother Lu, what are you doing?"
"It's going to rain. It's a heavy rainstorm, and there may be hail. I have to dig out the drainage ditch quickly." Lu Shouli said anxiously.
"Brother Lu, let me help you." Xiaocui was also used to doing hard work, and she used her feet to help compact the piled soil.
"Don't leave here. I'll find some rocks to hold the bearskin down so it won't be blown away by the strong wind. The child is too young to withstand the rain."
"Well, I won't leave. I'll wait for you here."
Lu Shouli remembered that there were many big rocks by the creek not far from here. He picked up a leather bag and hurried to the river.
At this time, the wind became stronger and stronger, making the heavy bearskin whirr.
The child woke up with a start and burst into tears.
Xiao Cui quickly crawled back into the shack, opened her clothes, put the child's little head on her chest, and rocked it gently while humming a song.
"The sound of the piano is gentle.
The tune is catchy.
The cradle swings gently.
Mother's baby,
Close your eyes.
The one who fell asleep fell asleep in his dream."
The little girl found the milk, stopped crying immediately, and started eating greedily.
Xiaocui looked worriedly at the gloomy night sky outside. The thunder began to sound louder than the sound. Lightning also began to appear, lighting up the night sky in flashes.
Everyone in the camp was awakened, men's anxious shouts and women's cries could be heard faintly.
Because Lu Shouli was arranged to keep vigil outside the camp, he was a little far away.
The camp was chosen at the foot of a hillside, leeward and close to water sources.
The most important consideration when setting up camp is to be near a water source for easy access to water for cooking.
The two big dogs also whimpered. All living creatures are like ants under the power of God.
Xiaocui's heart was beating like it was about to jump out of her chest. She hugged her child tightly, hoping that Brother Lu would come back soon.
The scolding of Mongolian soldiers and the sound of whips were heard in the distance, mixed with the cries of slaves.
The chaos over there finally aroused the idea of the Mongols. In order to prevent them from escaping, the Mongols used whips to herd them all together and imprison them. At this time, no one thought of Xiaocui and the others.
Lu Shouli finally came back, and the stone bent his waist at a ninety-degree angle. Xiaocui quickly put down the child and ran over to help him remove the stone.
One by one, the two of them pressed large pebbles onto the four corners of the bearskin, and then covered it with soil and stamped it tightly.
"Go in quickly, don't come out. It's going to rain soon." Lu Shouli shouted loudly.
The thunder was so loud that I couldn't even hear it without shouting.
The faces of people illuminated by lightning turned pale.
After Xiao Cui got in, Lu Shouli drove Bale and Qiao Na into the shack. Then he got in. He picked up a sharpened iron birch stick and guarded it at the entrance of the shack to prevent anyone from getting in.
This shack is too small to accommodate too many people. Three people and two dogs are already crowded.
The two big dogs were fluffy and very warm. The little girl fell asleep again.
Boom, a thunderstorm rolled over his head. Lu Shouli was horrified to see a fireball flying down from the sky and flying over his head. A numbing feeling spread all over the bodies of the people and dogs in the shack. The dog's hair stood on end.
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Everyone was so frightened that they fell silent.
More than 130 meters away, a large independent tree on the grassland was hit.
A huge orange-red fireball exploded, and the entire tree burst into flames.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Bale and Qiao Na did not scream.
They squeezed to the entrance of the shack and stuck out a fluffy dog head under each arm of Lu Shouli. They looked at the burning tree in horror.
They were shivering, as if squeezing under their owner's armpits would bring them a sense of security.
"Hahaha, hahahaha, lightning strikes the wood, what a good thing, it's so cheap for your Taoist master. Hahahaha"
A ragged figure, like a big bird, rushed from the camp, and the Mongolian guarding him cursed angrily.
Bald Ma Chun was angry and funny, and cursed: "This madman Wu, no wonder Taiji can't stand him and wants to send him to the Great Khan."
Lu Shouli was dumbfounded. Who is this person? He is too tough.
When the figure rushed under the tree, heavy rain finally poured down, and the huge cold raindrops directly extinguished the burning tree.
Madman Wu pulled out an ancient sword with a simple shape from his waist and slashed at the thick jujube tree from the waist.
I don’t know what the material of the sword was, or how hard the jujube tree was, but it broke with a snap.
Lu Shouli and the two dog heads looked at the Taoist priest in horror at the entrance of the shack. He jumped up and down, quickly knocked down the tree, cracked it open, and then took out a foot-long core.
The Taoist priest looked at it with satisfaction and put it in his arms.
By this time, it was raining heavily and he was soaked in water.
He discovered Lu Shouli's bearskin shack and let out a surprised sigh.
Then walk straight over.
Lu Shouli immediately raised his spear, pointed it at him with the sharpened end, and shouted: "Don't come here, the place is full of people and there is no room."
The two dogs immediately bared their teeth and made threatening noises.
"Hmph! Stupid boy, how many people have invited me, but I still can't be invited. You actually turned me away."
After saying that, he faded away, stepped on the wooden spear, stretched out his hands like lightning, and pulled out the two big dogs. Then he got in.
"Haha, now we have a place. The shack is for people to live in, not for animals."
Xiao Cui hugged the child and shrank to a corner in fear.
Lu Shouli had an angry look on his face. Bale and Qiao Na were his family members, not beasts.
The two big dogs were also very angry. They stood at the entrance of the shack and bared their teeth, letting out a low roar.
It's just that when this strange person grabbed them by the neck, they couldn't move. They were a little scared and didn't dare to rush over.
The Taoist priest ignored the three people and the two dogs. He took out a small half-sized butter candle from his arms and carefully inserted it into the gap between the two wolf skins on the ground. Then he snapped his fingers and with a snap, the candle was lit.
Already.
The two adults and the two dogs were immediately stunned.
This Taoist priest does have some righteousness.
Xiaocui quickly carried the child over and kowtowed to the Taoist priest.
The Taoist priest's face flickered in and out of focus under the candlelight. He was very thin and had deep-set eye sockets, but his eyes were radiant.
"I offended the Taoist priest, please forgive me."
"It's easy to say, it's easy to say. Taking shelter from the rain today can be regarded as a fate with your family. I don't disturb you in vain. I will cut off a one-inch piece of the heart of the tree struck by lightning and make a sign for it. Give it to your child to ensure that she will be free from all evil.
If you retreat, your life will be peaceful.”
Not all trees are suitable for lightning strikes, jujube trees are the first, followed by peach trees. And the first-class lightning strike wood must be a tree between heaven and earth.
For example, there is a tree growing on the top of a mountain. It connects heaven and earth, so it has aura.
A lone tree on the grassland also has this effect.
Xiaocui suddenly became happy and kowtowed repeatedly.
"Thank you, Taoist priest"
Lu Shouli also hurriedly kowtowed.
He saw that this Taoist priest was unusual, at least this was his intention.
The Taoist priest took out a small knife and cut off a half-centimeter-thick piece horizontally from the heart of the tree. Then the knife flew up and down, a burst of sawdust flew, and a wooden sign one inch long and half an inch wide gradually took shape.
The Taoist priest saw that the size was suitable and nodded with satisfaction.
The Taoist priest picked up the knife and used the tip of the knife to make flowing carvings. Complex runes appeared on the front of the sign. The red heart of the tree suddenly turned into a magical weapon.
The Taoist priest turned over the wooden sign and asked, "What is your child's surname and name?"
Xiaocui was speechless for a moment and didn't know what to say.
"My surname is Lu. The child is still young and does not have a name. Since we are destined to meet each other, I would like to ask the Taoist priest to give me a name."
Xiaocui heard him say that the child's surname was Lu, and a burst of ecstasy surged from her heart. Happiness came so suddenly. She lowered her head shyly and rubbed the corners of her clothes with both hands.
"It's easy to tell when she was born."
"This time last year, I just turned one year old yesterday and was born at noon." Xiaocui said.
The Taoist priest closed his eyes and kept counting with his fingers. Suddenly he made a sound. Then he counted again. He opened his eyes in disbelief.
"This is so strange. This child is punished by six relatives, his parents are suppressed, and he is destined to be fatherless soon after he is born. How can you live a good life?"
As soon as these words came out, the two of them were shocked.
Only then did we know that this crazy Taoist was really capable.
Less than a month after the child was born, Maozi slaughtered the camp with blood, and only mother and daughter escaped.
"Is there a red birthmark wrapped around this child?"
"How did the Taoist Master know?" Xiao Cui opened her mouth in surprise.
"Huh, why is this so difficult? I figured it out, she came down covered with colorful clouds."
Before he finished speaking, a huge thunder rolled over his head, causing Lu Shouli to lie on the ground. Two big dogs also squeezed in, whimpering.
The Taoist priest's face changed several times and he wanted to say something, but in the end he said nothing.
It was quiet in the shack, except for the patter of raindrops hitting the bearskin.
"Oh, forget it, thanks to your kindness in taking me in during the heavy rain today, I will give my daughter a name."
Lu Shouli and Xiaocui were overjoyed. There were scholars on the grassland who could read and write. It was a blessing to meet this Taoist priest who practiced Taoism today.
"If you are born at noon, let's call him Lu Yiyang"
Lu Shouli quickly pulled Xiaocui to kowtow to the Taoist priest, "Thank you, Taoist Master, for giving me the name."
The tip of the knife in the Taoist priest's hand scratched the back of the sign, and a name appeared on the back of the wooden sign.
