Chapter 329: A Distinguished Guest Visits the Hongque Nunnery
Three months later.
Winter has just entered, and the shivering cold wind cuts the calm lake surface like a knife. On the shore of the lake, there are large areas of withered reeds, swaying with the biting cold wind.
At the edge of the reed marsh, a group of thinly dressed children gathered mud in a shallow muddy area to form a large circle. Then these children, who had already rolled up their sleeves, entered the center of the circle and began to splash the water out of the circle with their hands.
, having a great time.
"Be careful, don't spill the little fish inside. Whoever spills it will be fished out for me." A child king shouted.
"Isn't Xiao Yu'er standing over there? Who can throw her out for such a big one?" While a child was splashing water hard, he didn't forget to take a person named Xiao Yu'er from their team.
And the little fish wasn't angry either, he just smiled along with them.
The cold wind that has just entered winter cannot dampen the enthusiasm of a group of children fighting against the cold lake water for food.
"Fish fish fish!"
"Here, bring the basket."
The basket was placed in the mud, and a group of children began to catch the fish in the mud into the basket. They dug out the fish that were invisible on the surface with their hands. Some children put their hands into the mud, as if they had caught big fish, and they were excited.
He started yelling and then used all his strength to suck the milk.
"Boer~"
"Pah!"
The child pulled his hand out of the mud, but due to inertia, he lay back and fell into the mud.
Everyone burst out laughing, not because he fell down, but because what he pulled out was nothing, and he was so excited for a long time.
After the joke, everyone quickly cleaned up the battlefield, because the sun was about to set, and the wind was blowing even more strongly at this time.
After a hard fight, the mud in the center of the circle was turned into a mess, and there was indeed nothing else, so we got half a basket of fish.
Returning to the ground on the shore, the King of Children began to distribute the results of the battle. Each child stretched out the hem of his clothes, preparing to pocket his own results. There were seven or eight children, and the harvest was only this small. There was a guarantee for any effort, and then there was the catch.
The more people get, the more they get.
After the distribution, some were happy and some were sad, but in front of the child king, they did not dare to refute. After all, he was the leader and the organizer, and everything was allocated by him.
Only the child named Xiao Yu'er who got the guarantee was full of joy and thanked the child king: "Thank you, Brother Nilu." After that, he took off his shoes on the ground and left happily.
The other children also left, after all, it was getting dark.
Next to the big lake are patches of reed marshes. Behind the reed marshes is the famous Black Tiger Mountain. Of course, it is on the edge. Scattered villages live in the gaps between the reed marshes and Black Tiger Mountain, which is the most dangerous place.
It is the safest place. Of course, the biggest reason is poverty. Even the bandits in the mountains are so poor that they don't want to deal with it.
There is a dilapidated Earth Temple at the foot of the mountain. The head of the Earth God statue in the temple is no longer there. Such a temple may really collapse into a pile of mud after a few more years of wind and rain, adding bricks and mortar to the foot of the mountain.
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A muddy child, barefooted, carrying shoes in one hand and protecting the clothes in his arms with the other, bounced back to the temple.
"Look, I got a small fish today." The child happily took out an unknown small fish that was only two fingers big from his arms and showed off to a young man in the temple.
"Tomorrow, we will leave here."
The young man ignored the little fish in her hand that was so small that it could only fill the gap between his teeth, and continued to play with the bonfire that had just been lit. On top of the bonfire was a broken pot head, which could barely hold some water. It didn't steam, so it should have just been
It was added not long ago.
"It's so fast. I've just become familiar with them."
Xiao Yanyu brought his muddy clothes to the fire and put his unsoiled shoes far away for fear of getting dirty.
The people in the ruined temple were Chen Mo and Yan Yu who came out of Xiayang City. After intercepting and killing the Sun family that day, they snatched a horse, and the two of them turned north. As for other things from the escort team, they took them
If there is anything useful, just ignore it. As for who can pick up this pie falling from the sky and whether you can use it, it doesn't matter.
After walking for a while, they switched to walking, and the horses were no longer needed. They did not rush, but stopped and stopped along the way. When they met a place they liked, they stayed for a while. Of course, this was for Xiao Yanyu.
Half a month ago, they saw the surging Jiuqu River. According to Chen Mo's memory of looking at the map, they walked downstream along the river until they reached the last part, which became the dividing line between Tang and Chu.
, when the time comes to cross the river, we will reach the state of Tang.
Traveling eastward along the famous Jiuqu River, they recently came to the more famous Taihu Lake in Chu State. Taihu Lake is very big. According to Yan Yu's metaphor, it is as big as the sky and has no boundaries. However, they could not find what Chen Mo said.
If you are traveling in a small boat, you cannot experience the water of Taihu Lake in person.
Two days ago, I found this dilapidated small temple. At that time, Yan Yu saw a group of children catching things in the muddy ground of the reed swamps. It was rare to see their peers. The nature of children made Xiao Yan Yu want to go there and join in the fun, but he didn't want to.
dare.
Today, Xiao Yanyu, who was secretly following them again, was discovered by their child king, Xiao Niyi. With a few words, he roped her into their group and caught fish together, and that's what happened next.
Yan Yu was asked to put the small fish he had worked so hard on on a small wooden thorn and roast it by the fire.
"When the water is hot, wash off the mud on your body."
After Chen Mo said this, he began his unshakable practice.
Xiao Yanyu said "Oh", then took out some food from the bag and looked at it next to the fire. After all, a small fish couldn't fill his stomach.
There was very little water in the tattered pot head, and it quickly heated up. Holding a pot of hot water and a piece of cloth, he found a suitable place, washed his muddy body, and put on the clothes that Chen Mo was not wearing.
of dry clothes.
I had no choice but to follow Chen Mo out without bringing anything with me.
Wear loose clothes, and tighten them tightly so that you can still wear them.
At this time, sparse sounds came from outside. It was dark and windy this month, so Xiao Yanyu immediately returned to Chen Mo.
She looked outside the door without the wooden door. After a while, a thin figure appeared. It was the little boy named Ni Loach.
Loach took his harvest, returned home, and put some out. He thought about the strange little girl he saw today, who appeared here alone. Could it be that she was fleeing? If she was fleeing, there should be nothing to eat.
And she was also clumsy today. What food could she find by herself? After thinking for a while, Loach took some small fish and looked for them according to the direction the little girl said today. The child's thoughts are so simple and innocent, maybe...
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Of course, Ni Loach is familiar with this earth temple and has often visited it. The thoughtful Ni Loach came to this small temple and not only saw the light of the fire, but also met another stranger.
"It's Brother Ni Loach, why are you here?" Xiao Yanyu put down his guard and greeted Ni Loach.
"I thought you didn't have anything to eat, so I brought you some small fish." Loach looked at the food roasting by the fire and said, "So you guys have something to eat, then..."
"Do you want to eat?" Yao Yanyu took a piece of food and said to the loach.
Loach looked at the young man who had been silent since he came in, and hesitated for a moment.
"Come on, it's okay. You give me the little fish, and I'll give you this, and we'll eat each other."
Loach looked at it, and his inner thoughts made him move over and sit down next to the girl he called "Little Yu'er".
"What are you holding in your hand?" Xiao Yanyu said and took the thing wrapped in leaves in his hand. When he opened it, he saw that it was a small fish that was slightly bigger than the fish she got today.
"Is this for me? Thank you, Brother Nilu." Xiao Yanyu didn't notice anything, and immediately skewered the fish and grilled them.
"Brother Niyi, have you eaten? Come and try this. This is what we usually eat." Xiao Yanyu handed over his food.
Loach no longer had the "momentum of commanding thousands of troops" like he had during the day, and he took the food handed over by the girl in a daze.
After taking a few bites, I had no idea what it tasted like. I felt the atmosphere was a little quiet, so I asked, "Are you here to escape?"
Loach has also seen people who have fled.
"That's right."
"Then where are you going?"
"Hmm~" Xiao Yanyu thought for a while and said, "We are going to the east, very far east."
"Actually, it's quite good here. The government here generally doesn't come here, and even the bandits from the mountains don't come here." Ni Loach said, seeming to be giving them advice. From his words, he learned that there is almost no difference between the government and bandits.
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"No." Xiao Yanyu smiled.
"Then you should be more careful when you go that way. Recently, my father said that the bandits in the mountains are fierce. Don't run into them, otherwise it will be bad." Ni Loach reminded.
"We know, we have nothing and the bandits won't rob us."
The little loach hesitated to speak. Bandits sometimes don't just steal money.
"Then when are you leaving?"
"I don't know, you have to look at him." Xiao Yanyu pointed at Chen Mo, who remained silent.
"Oh, I have to go back, otherwise my mother-in-law will be anxious." After saying this, Loach stood up and left, quickly disappearing into the darkness.
Xiao Yanyu looked at the roasted fish and took one to Chen Mo: "Do you want to eat it?"
There was no response, so he ate all the small fish.
the next day.
He was about to go to the reed swamp to pick up fish, and when he came to this dilapidated earth temple, he saw that no one was there anymore. The little girl who had left an image in his mind was gone, and he sighed secretly, feeling a little bored.
After leaving here, from then on, the figure of that little girl became a shadow that became increasingly faint in my mind and disappeared without knowing when.