Chapter 20: Chopping Wood
It is said that Liu Guang, a young man who returned from Anxi and Dongdong, has stayed in Zhangjia Village since he was rescued by the old woman of the Song Dynasty. With the passage of time, Liu Guang's body gradually recovered.
On weekdays, Liu Guang has nothing to do, so he helps Mrs. Song do some farm work and housework, and gradually Liu Guang gradually integrates into this life.
Aside from the constant reminder of those days in Anthy, it seemed more like his home and the place of his dreams.
Although this Xiliang is in the frontier, it is different from Anxi, which belongs to the Gobi Desert, and it is basically impossible to see the green mountains and green waters that can be seen everywhere. Xiliang is located on the edge of the Gobi Desert, so in Xiliang you can not only appreciate the sand sea of the desert, but also see the customs of the land of Zhongzhou.
This Wuye town is located in the southwest of Xiliang, there is a mountain in the south, it is called Wuye Mountain, there is a small stream on the mountain, although it is not very big, the water source is sufficient, it flows down from the mountain continuously, and gradually merges into a small river, people call this river the Ye River. The Ye River flows to the north, Wuye Town basically relies on the moisture of this small river, and Zhangjia Village is in the south of Wuye Town, just not far from this Wuye Mountain, and the first village through which the river flows is Zhangjia Village. And Liu Guang's health happened to be recovering quite well, so he took the initiative to "ask Ying" to help the old woman Song with materials.
That morning, Liu Guang had a simple breakfast, and after Mrs. Song briefly explained to him, Liu Guang said goodbye to Mrs. Song and went south. Liu Guang walked along the creek and came to the south mountain.
The mountains of trees and the clear water in front of him seemed to have been seen in a dream.
I saw Liu Guang holding an axe and stroking the tree with one hand, with a happy expression on his face. After a long time, the boy had already beaten a lot of materials, and after tying up, he was ready to go down the mountain. Along the way, Liu Guang drank the water of the stream directly when he was thirsty, and picked the wild fruit to satisfy his hunger when he was hungry.
The mountains are high and the forests are lush, the birds are singing and the flowers are fragrant, and the hard work of half a day seems to be gone.
Liu Guang carried the fire on his back and ate wild fruits, and just went down to the low mountain, he saw a fallen man in front of him.
Liu Guang hurriedly threw away half of the wild fruit, ran over to check, and saw that it was a young girl, fifteen or sixteen years old, wearing a gray cloth coat, sitting on the ground, with a bundle of fine wood next to it.
Liu Guang stepped forward and said, "That, oh, yes, I should call you girl, are you okay?"
The girl saw that Liu Guang was a man, and she was really a little scared in this wilderness, and said timidly: "It's okay, it's okay, I can do it, I can solve it myself." ”
The girl prayed as much as she could for the man to leave her alone, and pulled at the hem of her trousers with her hand to cover her injured foot. Liu Guang was puzzled in his heart, this girl was obviously injured, but she pretended to be strong, but he still said: How can it be okay, you see that your feet are swollen like that, I'm afraid you won't be able to walk. As he spoke, he used his hand to check her feet, and as soon as Liu Guang's hand touched the girl's feet, he only heard the girl's voice.
Liu Guang didn't care about her much, put down the material on his back, picked up her feet and rubbed them, the girl saw that he was seriously helping himself, not like a bad person, so he gradually relaxed and quietly observed him.
The girl saw that this man was a little yellow and thin, and he was wearing a burlap coat that did not match him, which was quite special.
Liu Guang rubbed it for a while, then put down the girl's feet and ran to the grass, the girl looked at Liu Guang and ran to the grass, I don't know what he was going to do, and there was a trace of worry in her heart. After a while, Liu Guang came out with some herbs and other herbs, only to see him come to the girl's side, pick up the stone and pound it, and tear off a piece of clothing from her body, wrapping the herbs in the girl's injured place.
After all, when Liu Guang was in Anxi, if he was injured, most of them used the herbs he had robbed to heal his injuries, and with his own experience, he went to look for herbs, but he didn't expect to be really found by him.
Liu Guang looked up at the girl as if he was done, and said, "Okay, it's time to get it, and you can raise it for a few days." ”
The girl was really kind to see him, thinking that she had misunderstood him, and said a little embarrassed: "Thank you, I thought you were ......"
"It's okay, it should be. Liu Guang scratched his head and said a little embarrassed.
When the girl saw him, she couldn't help but want to laugh, and said, "By the way, my name is Ning Qian'er, and I live near Wuye Town, what is your name?"
Liu Guangdao: "My name is Liu Guang, I live in Zhangjia Village now, and I am very happy to know you." ”
Liu Guang said with a smile, Ning Qian'er saw that he didn't look like him, and said curiously: "Zhangjiacun, you are from Zhangjiacun, isn't Zhangjiacun surnamed Zhang, aren't you surnamed Liu?"
Liu Guang didn't know what to say for a while, and said incoherently: "That, I, in fact, I'm not from Zhangjia Village, but where do I live now," the young man was a little sad, and said: "I don't seem to have a home, but fortunately, Aunt Song took me in, so I took Zhangjia Village as my home." ”
Ning Qian'er seemed to know something, and hurriedly comforted: "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to, because we are here in Xiliang, and all adult men have basically gone to the army, I see that although you are not very tall, you should be as old as me, and when I see you, you say that it is Zhangjiacun, but you are not surnamed Zhang, so I am a little curious, don't be angry." ”
Liu Guang smiled and said: "It's okay, in fact, I'm very lucky, it's not convenient for me to see you now, I'll send you home!"
Ning Qian'er saw that the barren mountains and mountains, the sky was getting dark again, and her feet were inconvenient, so she promised Liu Guang to send her home.
Liu Guang carried two bundles of wood fire, and supported Ning Qian'er again, and walked in the direction of Wuye Town. At sunset, a line of egrets flew over in the sky, and Liu Guang and Ning Qian'er finally arrived in Wuye Town, only to see a grass hut near the town, which was Ning Qian'er's home.
"Grandpa, I'm back. Ning Qian'er pushed open the courtyard door and shouted towards the house. The door of the house opened, and out came an old man with two sideburns, this old man was holding a wooden cane, and when Liu Guang saw it, it turned out that the old man's left leg was gone.
"Qian'er, why did you come back so late, I'm worried about you, hey, what's wrong with your feet?
Liu Guang saluted the old man and said, "Hello, Grandpa Ning, my name is Liu Guang." ”
"Grandpa, let's go into the house first, and I'll talk to you later. Ning Qian'er said coquettishly.
Inside the house, Ning Qian'er told her grandfather about Liu Guang's rescue of her, and Old Man Ning only knew the reason.
"Liu Shaoxia, thank you for saving my girl, the old man thanked you here. Old Man Ning said that he was about to bow to Liu Guang. Liu Guang was shocked, hurriedly stepped forward to help Old Man Ning, and said, "Grandpa Ning, you don't have to be like this, how can I stand it." ”
Liu Guang helped the old man Ning, and the old man sighed: "Alas, I have this old bone, it doesn't matter, I'm just worried about my granddaughter, but poor Qian'er has to take care of me, a crippled old man, and Qian'er suffers." ”
Ning Qian'er touched her grandfather's hand and said, "Grandpa, Qian'er is not bitter. ”
Liu Guang looked at the two of them, and suddenly felt a trace of envy in his heart, if only Uncle Guo was still there.
Although Old Man Ning insisted on leaving Liu Guang to eat, Liu Guang still shirked it, and gave them the materials he had beaten, and said that he would come to help them tomorrow until Ning Qian'er's legs and feet were better.
At night, Liu Guang returned to Aunt Song's house in Zhangjia Village, Aunt Song was anxiously waiting for Liu Guang at home, for fear that something would happen to him, and when she saw Liu Guang coming back, she hurriedly asked: "What's wrong, I came back so late, did I encounter anything, but fortunately, people are fine." ”
Liu Guang saw that Aunt Song looked like Ning Qian'er's grandfather at this moment, and immediately threw herself into Aunt Song's arms as soon as she was excited, and hugged Aunt Song to cry.
Aunt Song looked frightened, patted Liu Guang and said, "What's wrong, it's okay, it's okay, it's okay, I'm going home." ”
The two then had dinner, Liu Guang told Aunt Song about today's events, only to see Aunt Song's face solemn, as if she had something to say, but she didn't speak, and her mood seemed to be even heavier.
Liu Guang was a little curious, shook his hand, and asked, "Aunt Song, are you okay?"
Aunt Song came back to her senses and replied, "It's okay, aren't you going to Wuye Town tomorrow, have a good rest tonight, and get up early tomorrow." “
"yes, I see. Liu Guang replied, but he didn't understand why Aunt Song seemed so sad. I really couldn't think about it, so I didn't think about it anymore, and went to bed early.