16. Herring beads
A living herring is a symbol of beauty and vigorous life.
The white fingers stirred at the bottom of the bucket, and the water rippled into a pattern, startling a creature floating there, the size of a palm, almost transparent. As a result, the naked eye saw that there seemed to be a pool of blue "jelly" in the clear water, swaying from side to side suddenly, driving the water waves, which were even more unpredictable under the refraction of the sun.
Han Jiujiu was even more sure that this was a unique move that belonged to a creature like a herring fish.
But will the spirit fish be so confused that it will crash headlong into this simple trap and can't get out? Han Jiujiu poked his fingers at its transparent soft head and sneered, "Little confused! ”
A thought of grievance came, and there was a slight itch on the tip of her fingers, and she looked down to see that the herring fish was swimming around her fingers like a puppy, and her flattering appearance was undoubted.
Han Jiujiu smiled and squinted: "It's not me who caught you, I can't call the shots~" said, looking at Qiao, the other party replied to her with an innocent expression.
Han Jiujiu rolled her eyes, these days Han Jiujiu hadn't avoided Qiao Shi for a long time, she didn't believe that he didn't have the slightest consciousness until now! Angrily put the bucket into his arms, the water splashed, and he automatically blocked the pitiful scream of the little fish, and said, "Your fish, you are in charge!" ”
"It's called herring? I haven't seen it before, can I eat it? Qiao Shi looked down at the bottom of the barrel, the clear blue color, the color was light, even his superb eyesight could barely see the outline, if he wanted to catch it in the streams and lakes overgrown with water and weeds, it would really not be much better than hitting the luck!
"Spirit fish, you can eat it, and you can live longer!"
That's right, the world's beautiful herring is called a spiritual thing is not in vain, this palm is enough to make people who are riddled with diseases live to be 100 years old, in the eyes of some people, its value is more than any natural treasure.
Qiao Shi raised his eyebrows, interested, he has always been a pragmatist, and making the best use of things is his purpose, not to mention, this is a good gift for the elderly, and he has a grandfather at home.
But...... Looking at the woman standing in front of him without blinking, Qiao Shi was a little hesitant to be a little hesitant-
He doesn't know much about these gods and monsters, this woman has a look on her face, she won't set up any pit for him!
Thinking about it, he fished out the little captive from the bucket and finally revealed his true body in the sun, but a small blue fish the size of a palm, the closer it got to the surface of the body, the lighter the color, and finally almost transparent, so it showed such a magical stealth effect under the water.
The little guy who was fished out of the water did not struggle and flick his tail in a panic like ordinary fish, only stayed quietly in the palm of his hand, a pair of light cyan eyes that were not obvious looked straight at him, the small fish mouth opened and closed, as if telling some kind of pleading, exposed to the sun, its body quickly turned white, like a crystal covered with a layer of white silk, and the breath was weak!
"Without the water, it will die soon." Han Jiujiu kindly reminded.
"Whoa!" With a bang, Qiao Shi threw the herring into the bucket, and before Han Jiujiu could react, the diagonal bucket poured into the river - the small half bucket of river water with the small fish returned to their place of origin in the blink of an eye!
"Hey!" Han Jiujiu only had time to make a single sound, and the tin bucket was already empty.
"......" Looking at the ripples on the river surface swinging into the distance, Han Jiujiu took a deep breath and gave a thumbs up: "It's a man, it's decisive enough!" ”
It's just that how do you look like a sympathetic fool in those eyes......
"Sister Jiujiu! Brother Joe! The sweet potatoes are ripe, let's dig the kiln! ”
Not far away, the greedy monkey children couldn't wait to greet each other, and some of them couldn't wait to break the branches to pick up those yellow and black clods, they were red-burned kiln soil, which had been built into a capped cave, and threw a few sweet potatoes stolen from home into it, and when the firewood burned out, they were knocked down, and the residual heat was used to simmer the sweet potatoes underneath.
Building and pushing the sweet potato kiln is a program that the children in this season love very much, and they are tired of comparing who builds the kiln and which kiln digs up the sweet potatoes......
At this time, the preparations for the barbecue have also been completed, and dozens of people of all sizes can't wait to greet the two people by the river, picnic, what do you want is such a process, what's the point of missing it!
"It's coming!" "Don't wait for us!"
Han Jiujiu and Qiao Shi replied at the same time, carrying the rattling tin bucket, Qiao Shi first walked towards the base camp: "I've been busy for a long time, I'm hungry, is the fire ready, let's bake a few fish to fill it first!" ”
"I'm going to drink mushroom soup, is the ninth sister ready?" Han Jiujiu also walked away with a smile, but inadvertently looked at the mountain where the water was not rippling, and smiled meaninglessly.
Na, Qiao Shi, in fact, I've been thinking: If there was no Han Jiujiu in your previous life, would you have died? With Han Jiujiu in this life, where do you go? Look, is your destiny an inadvertent toggle, or is it a predestined reincarnation?
The murmuring river flows gently but firmly forward, and occasionally a bubble swayes out of nowhere, bursts, and ripples shallowly......
…………
The lively picnic has passed, the morning light has changed to starlight, and the birds are chirping and singing in the treetops, today is a rare good day.
Joe will leave today.
"Let's go!"
Threw a few pieces of clothes and pants that Han Jiujiu gave away in a suitcase, and a few packets of uneaten herbs, all of which had already been prepared, Han Jiujiu didn't need them himself, so he simply gave them all to Qiao Shi, and he locked them all in the box-
"I can consolidate the cure." This is someone's irresponsible confession.
"Woo~Woo~" Even though there was only a soul left, Dou Zhan still realized something, whining and biting Qiao Shi's trouser legs, putting his head against his calf, and his anxious pleading was beyond words.
was obviously moving, but it suddenly reminded him of the herring he caught yesterday......
It didn't struggle or make a sound, but those light cyan eyes seemed to be full of such sadness.
"Heh......" shook his head and threw all these miscellaneous things aside, Qiao Shi secretly laughed if he had been influenced by a certain woman who was nagging for a long time, and he had become so emotional!
Just then, the door creaked and opened.
Behind is Han Jiujiu, who has never shown up today!
Qiao Shi raised his eyebrows slightly, and before the sentence "Where did you go" be asked, Han Jiujiu waved his hand and threw back a blue-blue object!
Qiao Shi's combat qualities told him that he couldn't just pick up those unknown objects that were coming at him, but Han Jiujiu ......
Qiao Shi hesitated for a moment, but finally did not avoid it, and as soon as he fished it out with his long hand, he easily intercepted the object in his hand - mellow and smooth, warm to the touch, what is it?
When the palm of his hand was spread out, a blue-blue bead the size of a dragon's eye was lying in his hand.
"What is this?"
"Green Jade Beads." Han Jiujiu replied lightly, yawning, and there was a hint of tiredness in his eyes.
"This is the herring fish that was specially given to you in order to repay you for sparing its life, and I brought it with me to ward off evil spirits."
It can save your life when it matters! But Han didn't say this sentence for a long time, everyone has their own fate, and imposing interference will fall behind, and this is what she intended, she wants to see what the future will be like for this man who was moved by her and accidentally involved in the world outside this world.
"Ward off evil spirits?" Qiao Shi sneered, remembering that she was afraid of ghosts, I am afraid that she needs it more!
As if sensing his thoughts, Han Jiujiu's face turned red and jumped up, and he said angrily: "It was just an accident!" In the future, there will be a fight, and there will definitely be no problems, but you, stepping into this completely different world from before, if you don't have a talisman, sooner or later you don't know how to die! ”
"It took a lot of effort to save it...... Han Jiujiu muttered, grabbed the beads in his palm, didn't know where to pull out a foot of red rope, and didn't drill a hole, just poked it, and the red rope passed through the herring beads steadily, wrapped around a few times, tied a knot, and made a simple necklace.
"Keep your head down." She commanded, Qiao Shi honestly bent down his body of more than one meter and eight meters, and leaned his head forward.
Put the necklace on him with his own hands, and in the red rope, a blue-blue bead seems to be filled with mist, which is very beautiful, but if you don't look carefully, you will magically ignore it, and it will not be conspicuous at all.
In this way, even if he performs a mysterious mission like the one on TV in the future, this bead will definitely not affect him!
After telling him some precautions, Han Jiujiu looked left and right with satisfaction, clapped his hands, and said, "When the time comes, you can go quickly, see you soon!" ”
Qiao Shi's hand carrying the luggage paused: "I always want to ask, what time are you talking about?" ”
"Of course, it's an auspicious time for travel!" Han Jiujiu's face was taken for granted.
Joe: "......"
There is always a sense of "getting married, don't miss the auspicious time"!
Han Jiujiu watched the man's figure fade away, disappeared behind the door, and sat on the threshold in front of the house with the Dou Zhan who was left behind, yawning, and his fatigue could no longer be concealed:
"That herring is so hard to catch! Tsk, I can't believe the words of a land god, a bead but how good the cause and effect are, can't you want to be like Bai Suzhen, accumulating to the last moment of becoming an immortal! Hmph, mother-in-law, I'm really a good person......"
On the other side, Qiao Shi, who walked out of the gate, looked in a trance, and what he saw in front of him was different, the familiar breath told him that he had returned to the world again, he turned around, this time there was no Han Jiujiu to cover it, and he saw the dilapidated temple on the green grass at a glance, small, but a small room that could just accommodate people, and there was no strange appearance in Sheji Yuanming at all.
"Oh, goodbye......"
The sound dissipated in the early morning air, and Qiao Shi turned around and headed down the path, heading to his original world and battlefield......