The man rejected this generous stranger with a forced smile. It was dark outside before and he didn't pay much attention to them. Only then did he realize that there were blood stains on their clothes, especially the girl's, who had more blood stains on her clothes.
There are old mats in the woodshed, with some straw underneath to form a soft bunk. Jiang Nu has been forced by Chen Mo to experience the days when the sky and the ground were used as a bed in the wild, so he can accept this place. He is used to Jinyi. People who eat jade will also fall into this situation.
"Is your injury okay?" Jiang Nu sat on the soft mat, squeezing his thighs.
Chen Mo was sitting cross-legged on a plate with his breath concentrated, his hands forming strange mudras. He had no intention of answering her concerned but nonsense questions. He was concentrating on running his Qi machine. The smoother the Qi machine flowed, the more he felt about his own. The more obvious the wound recovery is, this is why Chen Mo recovers much faster than the average person despite being so seriously injured.
Jiang Nu found it boring and did not want to be disturbed. He pulled the straw under the mat out of boredom and thought about what he had experienced in the past few days.
When she was lost in thought, a little head poked out from the door, its big eyes swiveled around, curious about the woodshed that she had visited many times.
Jiang Nu seemed to sense that someone was looking at him. He raised his head and looked out the door. The little head that was peeping at him suddenly retracted.
After coming over for a while, the little head poked out again. This time, she didn't shrink back and just looked into the man's eyes.
Jiang Nu smiled and waved to her, and the little girl timidly stretched out her little hand and waved to her.
"What's your name?" Jiang Nu asked, holding his knees with his hands and looking at the little head.
The child did not answer her immediately, but looked at the sister with a beautiful smile for a while, and at the brother who was sitting cross-legged on a plate, although his eyes were closed, he was scary.
"Don't be afraid. He is asleep. Why don't you come in and sit for a while?" Jiang Nu understood the child's eyes and patted the place beside him gently.
The child hesitated for a while, then tiptoed to Jiang Nu, sat down next to her, and whispered: "Can he sleep just sitting down?"
"Yes, she can fall asleep just by doing this." Jiang Nu smiled and asked again: "What's your name?"
"My name is Da Zhuang."
"Huh?" Jiang Nu was confused for a moment, looked at her and said, "Aren't you a girl?"
"Yes." The little girl nodded.
"Then why did your father give you a boy's name?"
"My dad said that if you have to work, you will have strength."
Jiang Nu smiled: The names given by farmers are really interesting.
"Sister, are you injured? There is a lot of blood on your clothes." Although Jiang Nu hugged his knees and blocked most of the blood stains on his clothes, there were still many that could not be covered up, so the little girl asked curiously.
"Are you scared?" Jiang Nu hid the dirty clothes again, but there were some places where she really couldn't stop him.
The little girl shook her head and said, "Did you meet a robber?"
Jiang Nu was silent for a moment and nodded: "Yes, we came from a very far away place and accidentally encountered bandits. They not only robbed our things, but also wanted to arrest us. We managed to escape, so, little Sister, you must not run out alone, it is very dangerous outside."
"That's it. Don't be afraid. There are no robbers coming here. Don't worry." The little girl stroked Jiang Nu's back as if to comfort her.
Jiang Nu was made to smile by her actions but said nothing.
"Sister, you don't believe what I said?" The little girl was obsessed with Jiang Nu's smile, but it was also obvious that she didn't believe what she said. "What I said is true. My father said that the mountains in the villages where we are located
There are no robbers here, do you know why?"
Jiang Nu looked at the way she tried her best to prove, very cute, and shook her head.
"Let me tell you, there is a Taoist temple in Baihe Mountain over there. The old immortal who lives there is protecting our villages. The old immortal is very powerful. Not to mention those bandits, even the bamboo forest
None of the monsters here dare to enter the village and cause trouble."
The little girl said this and remembered that they came out of the bamboo forest over there. She became a little creepy. She wanted to move but found that she could not move. She said tremblingly: "Are you monsters in the bamboo forest?"
Jiang Nu was amused by the little girl's wild ideas.
"Sister, you look so pretty when you smile." The little girl looked dumbfounded at Jiang Nu's smile and murmured.
"You're pretty, too." Jiang Nu couldn't help but pinch her dull cheeks with his hands and said.
"Sister is so beautiful, she must not be a monster." The little girl is no longer afraid, she must have scared herself just now. "Fortunately you came out of the bamboo forest when it was completely dark, otherwise you would have just escaped the robbers and been caught by the monster again.
Come on, my dad said that the monster in the forest is so powerful that not even the old god can kill it, but he can only use magic to prevent him from leaving the bamboo forest."
"Then we siblings are so lucky." Jiang Nu followed the little girl's words and breathed a sigh of relief.
"It turns out that this eldest brother is the eldest sister's younger brother." The little girl said.
"Why, don't we look alike?" Jiang Nu became interested in teasing the little girl. It had been a long time since he had talked to someone so easily.
In the past, when her brother was born at home, everyone was in awe of her and would be cautious about what she said, for fear that if she said the wrong thing, there would be serious consequences.
The little girl twisted her chin, raised her eyebrows, looked at her elder brother who was sitting and sleeping, and then at this beautiful elder sister, shook her head and said: "It's not like it at all. Sister, you are so beautiful, and he
With a sloppy look, my sister is like a fairy in the sky, and my eldest brother is like a beggar underground..."
The little girl seemed to realize that she had said the wrong thing, so she quickly stopped and smiled awkwardly.
"You are right, my family said the same thing."
Two women, one old and one young, blatantly spoke ill of Chen Mo. Seeing that the "sleeping" guy didn't react at all, they became even more unscrupulous. Although they were quite different in age, their minds were extremely similar.
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When the two of them got excited about chatting, the man of the house brought a hot meal.
"Girl, there's nothing to eat at home, so you just have to make do with it." The man put the simple meal on a wooden board.
"That's all right. Thank you, brother." Jiang Nu thanked him.
"You're welcome, you're welcome." The man smiled, then pulled up his daughter: "Da Zhuang, don't disturb me."
The little girl was very happy. Although she knew that her father was dragging her to eat, she wanted to chat with the older sister. However, her father's strength on her arm made her give up the idea of resisting.
"Sister, I'm leaving now. I'll come over to chat with you later." When the little girl was pulled out of the woodshed by the man, she turned around and waved to Jiang Nu.
"Brother, I want to discuss something with you."
As soon as the man walked out of the door, Chen Mo's voice rang out, causing the man to turn back irresistibly.
"What, what is it?" The man didn't know why, but he was still a little nervous facing this young man.
Chen Mo took out another piece of broken silver, threw it to the man, and said: "We were caught on the road and escaped by chance, but the clothes are all dirty. I just bought a piece of clean clothes for you from my eldest brother and sister-in-law. You can take these again later."
Use scraps of silver to buy new ones.”
The man caught the piece of silver that he couldn't resist and said, "Okay, okay."
The man happily pulled his daughter away from here.
"You eat first." Chen Mo closed his eyes again without waiting for Jiang Nu to speak.
"oh."
...
A bowl of white rice, a simple plate without any oil or water, made Jiang Nu taste the delicacies of mountains and seas.
After a simple dinner, some women brought them the clothes they asked for and said, "Girl, we have hot water here. It's cold in the mountains. It's not easy to catch a cold when you wash in hot water."
Jiang Nu looked at Chen Mo.
"You go and wash yourself, I'll just go to the stream."
Jiang Nu nodded. She guessed that Chen Mo's injuries would scare the family of three here.
"Sister-in-law, I'll go there by myself later," Jiang Nu said to the woman.
"I want to wash too, I want to wash too, I will wash with the big sister." The little girl who followed the woman said happily.
"Wash your hair, I don't usually see you so diligent." The woman patted her child's head angrily.
After the mother and daughter left, Jiang Nu looked at Chen Mo who was sitting quietly, seemingly thinking about something, and said, "Then I'll go first?"
Chen Mo nodded.
.......
After all, the little girl still couldn't take a bath with the big sister.
After Jiang Nu took a shower, she changed into women's clothes, which were a little too big. The simple clothes finally suppressed her beauty a little.
Chen Mo stood up, took the clothes she had changed out of, and said, "These clothes can't be here."
Jiang Nu nodded.
"I won't be back until later. If you're tired, go to bed first. It's safe here and you won't be in danger." Chen Mo warned and went out.
"I can help you." Jiang Nu said to Chen Mo's back. She knew it would take time for him to clean up the wound.
Chen Mo waved his hand.
...
The mountain wind blowing westward made the bamboo forest beside the stream rustle, covering up the sound of the rushing water in the stream and the sound of splashing water stirred by someone.
The water in the creek was very cold, and at night, even with the bright moonlight, it was impossible to distinguish the blood mixed in the water.
Chen Mo was cleaning the wound while looking up into the distance.
Following Chen Mo's gaze, he walked through the mountain. In the forest there was a dilapidated ancient road that stretched from the foot of the mountain to the mountainside called Baihe Mountain. There was a very old Taoist temple on the mountainside.
The Taoist temple is not big, and some of the plaster on the walls has fallen off.
A Taoist boy was feeding a scrawny old horse with weeds in an open space, complaining to the old horse from time to time.
In a small house behind them, one person and one horse, a faint light swayed, illuminating the shadows inside and making the demons dance wildly. From time to time, there were sounds that made the Taoist child feel distraught, making the Taoist child feel a little dry, so he hurriedly prayed to him silently.
The Master taught him the Pure Heart Mantra to calm his restless heart.