Chapter 144: Big Leaf Green
Xu Daoyun said with a smile: "The medicine is bitter, let's take it first, let's eat it together in the evening." ”
"Good. Iron Bull nodded, and put the snake gall into the bag.
Xu Daoyun took a sip of peach blossom brew, then lucked into the sword, jumped high, and slashed towards the central formation with a sword.
Hearing only a loud "boom", the formation was squeezed and deformed like a ball, and with the superposition of Xu Daoyun's sword qi, it shattered. A terrifying storm of energy swept in all directions.
Xu Daoyun was too far forward, and was shocked by the storm and flew out and hit the stone wall, but fortunately he supported the dragon armor scale turtle in time, otherwise it would be uncomfortable.
The three stone pillars in the center were torn off by the energy storm and collapsed with a "boom", and the entire cave was crumbling, and the naturally formed stone cones above the head kept falling.
"Run!" Xu Daoyun yelled, turned around and ran towards the outside of the cave.
The two of them were extremely fast, and in a few breaths they ran out of the cave, and finally sprang out and jumped onto the ground just before the cave collapsed.
"Big brother. Iron Bull suddenly called.
"Hmm, what's wrong?" asked Xu Daoyun.
Tie Niu pointed at his face and said with a smile, "You have changed back." ”
Xu Daoyun was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly reached out to stroke his cheeks, and sure enough, he found that his nose, mouth and big ears had disappeared, he was overjoyed, and saw that Tie Niu's appearance had also recovered as before, and he breathed a sigh of relief and said: "It's finally changed back, to be honest, I didn't dare to look in the mirror in the past few hours since I became a pig." ”
Tie Niu said: "Big brother, do you want to go back to the village?"
Xu Daoyun thought for a moment, shook his head and said, "Farewell, we just threw the village chief into the Ding furnace, and it will be embarrassing to meet again." ”
"Hmm. Tie Niu nodded, and walked out of the valley with Xu Daoyun and headed east.
After walking for a long time, he has not come out of the woods, but the black gas around him is getting stronger and stronger, Shu Yangzi said that this is a demonic gas, since this forest is covered with black gas, there must be a demon.
And Xu Daoyun also saw a shadow flashing in the black air, along the way, he and Tie Niu didn't know how many times they encountered attacks, and the attackers were all red eyes, lost their minds of mountain beasts, such as weasels, wild boars, and even hares jumped up and down to bite them.
This place is weird, although the fox girl has been removed, but the fog in the mountains is still there, and these beasts that bite people when they see them don't look like fox spirits.
The two of them quickened their pace and walked for a long time, and through the mist of the woods, they saw a small village, from which they could see the dye vat under the house, and the cloth dried on the flower rack, which should be a dyeing workshop.
Flower rack, a wooden stand for drying baked flower cloth. The so-called roasting flower stand is to print the anti-dyeing paste prepared by soybean lime powder on the fabric through the oiled paper plate. Today, the craftsmanship that has been passed down for thousands of years is gradually dying out, and only those high-flying printed fabrics are still silently reading the vicissitudes of change.
At the entrance of the village, a little girl was crying, and a middle-aged man next to her was comforting.
Xu Daoyun said: "Let's go to the village, there is still something wrong here, and it is best not to walk around until you can't identify the direction." ”
"Hmm. Iron Bull nodded, and followed him towards the village.
Walking to the entrance of the village, the little girl shouted, "Big brother, you... Have you seen my mother's kiss?" she cried out with tears on her little face, "Woo... I... I wanted my mother's kiss, but Uncle Craftsman said that my mother would come back in a while, and he lied to me again... Woo... There are a lot of monsters out there, I want my mother..."
"What's going on?" Xu Daoyun asked the man next to the little girl.
The man who was called Uncle Craftsman by the little girl sighed and said: "Alas, I'm worried, the proprietress said to go to the peach blossom forest to pick a dye and go back, it's been a long time and I haven't seen anyone." ”
Xu Daoyun he saw was full of heroism, and the tall young man around him was extraordinary, thinking that they must not be simple, so he begged: "That... Can you help me? Find the proprietress for me. I haven't had a father since I was a child, and the boss is really good to me, but I'm useless, except for dyeing a cloth, I can't do anything, please help me. ”
"This..."Xu Daoyun hesitated, the demonic aura outside was pervasive, the situation was unpredictable, and it was really dangerous to go out rashly.
Uncle Craftsman fell to his knees with a "plop" and begged, "Please help me." ”
Xu Daoyun helped him up, sighed, and asked, "Where is the Peach Blossom Forest?"
Uncle Craftsman was overjoyed, pointed to the northeast edge of the village and said, "The peach blossom forest is in that direction, and there is a lumber yard there." ”
"Got it, you take the child back first, and I'll look for it. Xu Daoyun nodded, turned around and walked to the northeast, and after walking away, he turned his head sideways and smiled at Tie Niu: "I can see it, that craftsman uncle must have a different relationship with the boss lady in his mouth." ”
"Why?" Tie Niu wondered.
Xu Daoyun said: "I'm afraid that the little girl's father is long gone, otherwise why would my daughter cry like this and not see him to comfort her, but only one guy from the dyeing workshop is by her side?"
"Big brother is discerning. ”
The two walked through the fog and came to the lumber yard in the northeast, Xu Daoyun found a man sitting under his subordinates to enjoy the shade, and asked: "Big brother, I came to find the proprietress of the dyeing workshop in the village behind, have you seen her?"
The man nodded and said: "The proprietress of the dyeing workshop is resting in my lumberyard, you said that a woman's family has nothing to do, but fortunately she met me, otherwise it would not be a snack in the belly of the fairy." ”
Xu Daoyun raised his eyebrows, "Big brother, you said that there are goblins here, what is going on?"
The man sighed: "Because of the stone." ”
"Stones, what stones?" Xu Daoyun was full of doubts.
"My baby is sick, it can't be cured for a long time, the older generation said that there is an earthwork to cure this disease, that is, the blue indigo used to dye cloth, I came out this morning to find this herb, and then pick up some stones to go back. The man took out a blue stone from his bosom.
Xu Daoyun looked at it fixedly, frowned, and said, "This is full of demonic energy, how can it be used to treat diseases?"
The man was so frightened that he immediately threw away the stone, and exclaimed, "Ah! It turns out that this stone still has a demonic aura, but fortunately I picked up a small piece last time." ”
He suddenly thought of something, and said hurriedly: "By the way, there are still a lot of large stones in the peach blossom forest, which are exactly the same as this one, so you can't leave them alone." It's just that there is fog everywhere outside, and there are a lot of wild beasts in the fog, and they can't get out. This stone is really harmful, it looks so good, if you let the demon qi enter the body, it will be good? Now that I think about it, it is really terrible, so many stones suddenly appeared, it must be a good thing for the goblin to do it!"
Then an old healer came out, followed by a woman. The healer snorted: "Hmph, I said a long time ago that this stone is useless and unusable, but you don't listen to it, so it's okay now." ”
The woman said, "This stone is useless." It's still good before, it's a peach blossom forest when you go out, and you can use peach blossoms as a dye by picking and writing them. ”
She paused, waved her hand and said, "Don't talk about this, if it weren't for Brother Changgui and Doctor Ma this time, I'm afraid I would have been eaten by wild beasts." Now that the forest is full of wild beasts, I told the shopkeeper of the Fairview Workshop that the goods would be delivered in three days, and I was going to pick up some stones and send them into the dyed cloth, but I am afraid that I will lose money. It doesn't matter, it's just that my baby is sick and hasn't recovered yet, but my baby... Woo... I haven't had a father since I was a child, and now I have to suffer such a sin. ”
The man named Changgui said: "Hey, my child is too, he got sick for some reason, and he didn't get better even after taking any medicine, he was really anxious to die." ”
The woman said: "Thank you Brother Changgui for saving me regardless of my previous suspicions, otherwise..."
Changgui waved his hand and said: "Thank you, the past grievances have passed, and the keys of the villagers are not saved when they die, then what kind of person have I become, even a goblin." But Sister Liu, you can't be reckless in the future, this time it's really dangerous. ”
Sister Liu nodded, immediately knelt down in front of Doctor Ma, and begged: "Oh, Doctor Ma, it's me who has no eyes and doesn't take your words to heart, and now my child can't afford to be sick, so you can be merciful and save my daughter." ”
Doctor Ma sighed, helped Sister Liu up, and said: "For today's plan, only by finding Daye Qing can we solve the urgent need." ”
"What is Big Leaf Green?" Changgui and Sister Liu spoke in unison.
Doctor Ma said distressedly: "Big-leaved green mostly grows in damp and dark places, and there are on the north slope of the peach blossom forest, but now the mountain is too dangerous, and it is really impossible to get out." ”
Xu Daoyun said: "I'll go and find it, you hide here first, and I'll take you back to the village when I come back." ”
Changgui and Sister Liu were overjoyed, and they were very grateful to Xu Daoyun.
Xu Daoyun turned around and left, the fog and beasts in this mountain were of course dangerous for ordinary people, but for Xu Daoyun and Tie Niu, there was almost no threat. These beasts that had not opened their spiritual wisdom did not know the method of cultivation, and they could not even cut through the skin of the two of them by flying and biting alone.
Big-leaved green is not a rare medicinal material that cannot be found, but the place where it grows is too remote, and after walking for half an hour, I finally picked two big-leaved greens, and then rushed back to the peach blossom forest logging field.
Seeing Xu Daoyun and the others coming back, Doctor Ma hurriedly stepped forward and asked, "What's the matter, has Da Yeqing been found?"
"I found two plants, but I don't know if they are enough. ”
Doctor Ma said happily: "Enough, the medicinal effect of Dayeqing is extremely strong, and these two strains can decoction a lot of medicines." ”
"Thank goodness, that's great. Sister Liu and Changgui both breathed a sigh of relief, and their hearts were also relaxed.
Xu Daoyun took out two big-leaved greens from the Qiankun bag, handed them to Doctor Ma, who was looking forward to wearing them, and asked, "Doctor Ma, take a look, at this time, the big-leaved greens recorded in your book from time to time?"
Doctor Ma put Da Ye Qing under his nose and sniffed it carefully, nodded and said, "That's right, this is Da Ye Qing." There are large leaves on the north slope, which can grow in dark and damp places, my legs and feet are inconvenient, and I have been looking for a long time to get one, which is also used to heal the second two days ago. In recent days, all the children in the village have been sick, and I have struggled to find out the cause of the disease, and one of the indispensable medicines is this large leaf green. I only hate the fog in the mountains and forests outside the village, and there are many wild beasts and fierce birds, and I can't move an inch. Xinde Xiaoyou helped to find Dayeqing to treat the sick children in the village, which was really hard. ”
The old Doctor Ma actually bent down to salute, and Xu Daoyun hurriedly helped him up: "Doctor Ma, I dare not take this courtesy, it is my generation's responsibility to draw a knife to help when the road is uneven, and you are really tormenting the younger generation." ”
Doctor Ma nodded and praised: "Xiaoyou has extraordinary skills, extraordinary courage, and is so humble and not arrogant, he is really a rare young talent." ”
Xu Daoyun smiled shyly and diverted the topic: "I don't know where to wash, the snake's blood is splashed all over, and it is really uncomfortable." ”
"Yes, yes, yes. Sister Liu hurriedly said: "Oh, look at my brain, the two of you have been busy for so long and haven't rested." Well, come home with me, rinse well, change into clean clothes, and I'll make a table of wine and food for you to fill." ”
Xu Daoyun said distressedly: "But we don't have a change of underwear." ”
Sister Liu said with a smile: "Hahaha, Shaoxia is too worried, I am a dyeing village, although it is not a cloth village, but I do business with those tailor shop owners on weekdays, and I give a lot of clothes and robes." Pile up a lot in the warehouse, I'll take you two together for a while, pick at will, want a few pieces, choose which one to take, don't be polite to the eldest sister. ”
Changgui also invited: "Oh, hey, let's come to Brother Changgui, brother, let my daughter-in-law boil hot water for you to bathe." I have everything at home, chickens, ducks, geese, cows, sheep, and pigs. There is everything, whatever you want to eat, I will call people to slaughter it immediately, let's eat fresh, kill and eat. ”
Sister Liu scrambled and said: "Go to you for anything, I don't have fresh meat at home, chickens, ducks, cattle and sheep!" She grabbed Xu Daoyun's wrist and walked home, Xu Daoyun apologized to Changgui and followed.
Changgui looked at Sister Liu's unreasonableness, pulled up the back of the person and left, and said with a wry smile: "Hey, I haven't spoken for so many years, I didn't expect her to be like this when she was young, and when she is old, she still has this unreasonable temperament, and she hasn't changed at all." ”
Doctor Ma didn't want to get involved in their affairs, and was still distinguishing the rest of the big leaf greens, and replied unintentionally: "No, not only has his temperament not changed, but his courage is not small." The strange things that have happened in the past few days have caused the people in the village not to even dare to go out of the door, and even the men dare not carry hoes into the fields. It's good for her, she dares to go out of the village to the peach blossom forest alone, I really don't know where the courage comes from. ”
"Sister Liu's temper is very good. Changgui said from the bottom of his heart: "If she is not this hard temper, but a soft child." After Brother Sun left, how could she hold up that family, let alone a huge dyeing village. Speaking of which, I really admire her, she lost her husband in her early years, was alone with a child, and now the business of Dyeing Village is getting bigger and bigger, and it is getting louder and louder, she is really capable, and Brother Sun Jiuquan is also at ease. ”
Doctor Ma finally didn't look at the big Ye Qing in his hand anymore, raised his head and smiled: "Oh, you were Sun Teng's kid back then, and the whole village knew about you." Since childhood, friends who have been chopping firewood in the mountains together, planting rice in the fields together, and fishing in the river together have turned against each other and have not spoken for decades. It's just that both of them are dead-tempered, and no one wants to prescribe oral softness first, so they keep stiff, and they really convince the two of you. ”