Chapter 18: The Valley
When the family was separated, the second room did not receive money, and the family's money was only 45 wen except for seeing a doctor, buying medicine, and buying bones. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info
But just after the separation, there is not even a stove, kitchen knife, spatula, hoe, sickle at home, although it looks like it is not worth a few dollars, but it really has to be fully purchased, not to mention forty-five wen, I am afraid that another forty taels of silver is not enough to spend.
It is said that a broken family is worth 10,000 dollars, which is very reasonable.
Thinking of this, Zhang began to worry again.
"Everything needs to be purchased, where is this money enough to spend!" Zhang couldn't help but sigh.
Although I didn't have any money when I didn't split up before, at least I didn't have to worry about money, I ate and drank together, I wore old clothes if I couldn't afford them, and I didn't think money was important anymore. Now that the family is separated, I am the master of my own house, and I find that this life is not so easy, not to mention dressing and eating meat, even the most basic oil and salt have to spend a lot of money. You can't eat oil, but you can't do without salt, right?
"Mother, don't worry. The methods are all thought up by people, as long as we are together, life can always be passed slowly. Let's get my brother out into town to buy some essential stuff. Let's borrow the stove first, anyway, Ah Gong sent a message, let us use it first. Now that the family has been separated, Xu Xiangwan doesn't have to stay at home to do things, she plans to go to the mountains to have a look in a while.
Gorou also nodded, persuaded a few words, and went to the town.
"I can only take one step at a time. We are not lazy, there are more than three acres of land, as long as we can hold on for a while, we can always get better and better. Although he comforted himself in this way, the sadness on Zhang's face was not less.
Zhang's mind is heavy, and he can't think about many things, otherwise Zhang's is less than thirty, even if he has been tortured by Cui's in the past few years, he will not be weak like this.
"Mother, why do you want so much? If you are worried, you should be worried about gray hair. Regarding Zhang's pessimism, Xu Xiangwan obviously disagreed.
Zhang smiled reluctantly: "You kid, why did you have a fever, but your brain is getting better and better?" ”
Since waking up, Zhang found that several children have changed significantly, and their minds have matured a lot. Especially Xu Xiangwan, as if she had opened her mind, not only her brain became brighter, but even her courage was bigger, and even some strange ideas sometimes popped up, no longer the timid little girl who would only be behind her.
"Sister, you take care of your mother at home in a while, and I'll go to the mountains to pick up some firewood and come back." Xu Xiangwan saw that Zhang's had breakfast, his face was much better, and his heart was much more relieved.
Although Zhang's speech is still lacking in qi, and it looks like he has not recovered from a serious illness, at least he has no worries about his life.
"The family does need to collect some firewood. Where do I need someone to take care of me? After a while, you two sisters will go to collect firewood together, it is not safe in the mountains, don't go to the mountains, just pick up some branches at the foot of the mountain. Zhang got up for a while, but he was already a little tired at this time, and his voice was slightly softer than just now.
Xu Xiangwan glanced at Zhang with some concern and shook his head: "No need, just like my mother said, I will collect firewood at the foot of the mountain, and there is nothing unsafe." I saw that my mother was tired after being up for so long, so I asked my sister to boil medicine for my mother at home, and I will be back in a while. ”
This time, Xu Xiangwan wanted to go to the mountains to see the situation, and it was not very convenient for Xu Qiuyi to follow.
For Xu Xiangwan, who has lived on the side of the mountain since she was a child, the Yinlong Mountain behind Xujia Village is her place to play, as long as she doesn't go deep into the mountains, there will be no danger.
Xu Qiuyi glanced at Xu Xiangwan, then at Zhang, and saw that Zhang's face was tired, so she nodded in agreement: "It's okay, I'll stay at home and take care of my mother." I'll tidy up the house in a moment, and I'll have to clean up what I had yesterday. ”
Xu Xiangwan nodded.
"Night, don't run up the mountain alone." After all, they were sisters, how could Xu Qiuyi not understand her flowery intestines, so she glanced at Xu Xiangwan warningly.
Xu Xiangwan stuck out her tongue at Xu Qiuyi, and said with a flattering smile: "Sister, don't worry!" I don't run around. ”
can't run around, but he didn't say that he wouldn't go up the mountain, Xu Xiangwan was a little proud.
"Sister Wan'er, Xiao Jiu is also going to collect firewood with you." Xiao Jiu, who had been standing aside and didn't speak, suddenly pulled Xu Xiangwan's hand, tilted his head and said.
Xu Xiangwan swore that she clearly saw the meaning of narrowness in Xiao Jiu's eyes.
"......" Xu Xiangwan twitched the corners of his mouth and persuaded him good-naturedly, "Xiao Jiu will stay at home obediently, and my sister will pick sheep peaches for you to eat." ”
Xiao Jiuda's eyes rolled, and then he nodded with a smile.
Seeing that the sun was rising higher and higher, Xu Xiangwan did not delay any longer, found a broken bamboo back fence from the utility room, found a discarded rag and dotted it under the back fence, and then went up the mountain.
Yinlong Mountain is located in the north of Xujia Village.
Yinlong Mountain does not refer to a single mountain, but refers to the mountains north of Xujia Village.
On the highest peak of Yinlong Mountain sits a century-old temple, Yinlong Temple.
The official road to the west of Xujia Village can lead directly to Yinlong Temple.
The incense in the Yinlong Temple is prosperous, every first and fifteenth day of the new year, many people will go up the mountain from the official road in the west to enter the incense.
Today is the first day of the eighth lunar month, and you can even see horse-drawn carriages and teams of people and horses on the official road from time to time.
Due to the large number of people on the official road, Xu Xiangwan went up the mountain from the path north of Xujia Village and walked towards the valley in his impression.
In early autumn, the mountains and forests are still lush and green, and the sunlight shines through the dense foliage of trees and sprinkles on the thick fallen leaves, like stars.
Walking in the quiet mountain forest, listening to the crisp birdsong, Xu Xiangwan trotted briskly and stepped out of the rustle all the way.
Xu Xiangwan was already very familiar with this mountain forest, and he jumped along the way to the valley.
There was a small stream in the valley, and on one side of the stream there was a small flat with a thick bush growing on the bank, and the branches were covered with small red fruits.
Xu Xiangwan was overjoyed, and threw his back into the valley, while the people climbed the branches from the relatively gentle hillside next to them and climbed down little by little.
This valley was discovered by Xu Xiangwan when she followed Wulang to pick up branches last year, and at that time she didn't know what the red fruit growing next to the stream was, but she thought that the stream was very sweet, and later when she was thirsty when she was collecting firewood, she often came here to drink water.
Xu Xiangwan quickly reached the bottom of the valley, picked up the bamboo back basket that he had just thrown on the ground, and came to the bushes in three steps and two steps.
This shrub is very similar to thistle, more than three feet high, the branches are thin, slightly drooping, pale gray, with longitudinal stripes, and the branches have thorns half an inch long, and the tips of the twigs are sharp and pointed like thorns, if you don't distinguish them carefully, they can easily be burned as firewood.
The leaves are thin and oblong-oval, with the longest about an inch. The red berries hung in bunches all over the branches, the largest of which was half an inch, and the water was bright, shining like red agate, which looked very attractive.
Xu Xiangwan picked one and peeled it off, the juice in it overflowed, and a string of yellow sesame seeds flowed out along the juice. I tasted one, it was sweet and delicious, and there was a hint of bitterness in my throat after eating.
"Sure enough, it's a wolfberry!" Xu Xiangwan was overjoyed.
Xu Xiangwan put down his back, first put a layer of dried leaves on the bottom of the basket, and then carefully began to pick.
There are a lot of wolfberries, but because of the thorns, it is more laborious to pick, and it takes a long time to pick it, and it is just half of the back.
Xu Xiangwan looked at the sky, it was almost noon, so he picked up some dried fallen leaves and spread a thick layer on top of the wolfberry, and then symbolically picked up some dry branches and put them on the back surface.
If you carry something on your back, you can't go back the way you came, so you can only take a detour up the gentle slope next to it.
Walking and walking, Xu Xiangwan suddenly found that this road seemed to be different from what he remembered.
"Wouldn't it? Why am I lost? "Although she has walked relatively little on this road, she won't get lost, right? For Xu Xiangwan, this back mountain is almost the same as her back garden, how could she get lost?
"Woohoo......" Suddenly a sharp howl came from the opposite woods.
Xu Xiangwan stopped in an instant, her face was full of horror, should her luck be so bad?
Before Xu Xiangwan could think of what to do, a gray shadow suddenly flew out.
Seeing that the gray shadow was about to collide with him, Xu Xiangwan was so frightened that he closed his eyes tightly and tilted his head subconsciously.
I only heard a "poof" sound, followed by a stream of warmth sprinkled on Xu Xiangwan's face, and the fishy sweet smell filled Xu Xiangwan's nasal cavity.
I didn't expect to be bitten by a wolf and it wasn't so painful as I imagined, but it's a pity that so many wolfberries just picked haven't had time to dry and sell for money, and the good days haven't started yet, so she is going to die from the wolf's mouth like this? Xu Xiangwan couldn't tell what it was like in his heart.
After a long while, Xu Xiangwan still didn't feel any pain, and then she opened her eyes in surprise, just in time to see a huge gray wolf with a flying feather arrow stuck in its neck, lying at her feet covered in blood.
"I'm not dead?" Xu Xiangwan whispered. 、
"Haha! That's great! I'm not dead! I'm not dead! The joy of the rest of his life after the catastrophe filled his heart, and Xu Xiangwan jumped up with joy.
"Who sent you?" A cold voice came from somewhere.
Xu Xiangwan, who was in a state of excitement, instantly froze in place as if he had been immobilized: "Who ...... Who's talking? ”
I thought that I had escaped from the hands of the king of Hades, but I didn't expect that while still wandering on Huangquan Road, Xu Xiangwan's nerves that had just relaxed instantly tensed again, and his heart fell into the abyss like a stone.
The cold voice didn't answer.
"Hey, are you a human or a ghost?" Xu Xiangwan thought of the fact that the Yellow Butcher said that there were rogues nearby a few days ago, and his heart became more and more empty.
It was still so quiet that there was not a sound, not even the chirping of birds.
If it weren't for the fact that there was a bloody giant wolf lying on the ground, Xu Xianghui felt that all this was just his own illusion.
Xu Xiangwan tried to take a step back, but with a flash of silver light, the hair on the side of the combed bud fell out. ***************
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