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"Mother-in-law, why don't you take a break?" Zhu Yuenuan looked at Li Yuniang and Mo Xiaoyin, who were out of breath and walking more and more slowly, and said with concern.
"Okay, take a break." Li Yuniang stopped, her breath was a little unsteady, she looked left and right, found a stone and sat down, and asked, "How far is it?" ”
"It's only half of the walk, and then I have to climb the mountain after walking for a cup of tea." Chu Erbing said coldly, put aside the burden on his body, and fanned himself casually with his sleeves, while complaining, "I told you that it was quite far, and I didn't want to take the carriage, now I know that it is far away, right?" ”
When he spoke, he deliberately stared at Mo Xiaoyin.
Mo Xiaoyin's face was flushed, and she didn't know whether she was ashamed or in a hurry, standing beside Li Yuniang, taking a big gulp.
"The moon is warm, find a stone and sit down and rest." Li Yuniang said with concern.
"I'm fine, it's a little bit of a road." Zhu Yuenuan smiled and looked nearby, "You sit down first, I'll go to the neighborhood to see if there is any water or fruit." ”
"There is no fruit in this place, you better not be busy, be careful of getting lost alone." Li Yuniang shook her head disapprovingly.
Mo Xiaoyin on the side looked at Zhu Yuenuan with a strange expression, gritted her teeth slightly, and said with a smile: "Sister-in-law Chu is quite powerful, she is so good at walking." ”
"Those who practice martial arts, what is this little road?" Zhu Yuenuan looked at Mo Xiaoyin and smiled happily.
"Hehe, it's really lifting a stone to shoot yourself in the foot." Chu Erbing responded coolly on the side, his eyes squinting at Mo Xiaoyin, obviously sarcastic.
"I didn't expect it to be this far...... I really want to do something for Brother Yitong. When Mo Xiaoyin heard this, he immediately lowered his head.
"I don't blame you." Li Yuniang comforted.
"Do something for my brother? I think you're trying to make my sister-in-law embarrassed, right? "Chu Erbing is very polite." You think she's a young lady from a big family, and she can't walk you, right? Hehehehe~~~"
"Uncle, you can't say that about people, they are also a girl's family. It's not as thick as yours. Zhu Yuenuan looked at Chu Erbing appreciatively and said with a smile.
"My cheekiness...... Alas, bow to the wind. Chu Erbing looked at Mo Xiaoyin, and actually arched his hand at her, "I'll go find some water and come back, it's true." I prepared so many things, but I still can't eat them. ”
Li Yuniang didn't say anything for Mo Xiaoyin this time, she just sat there as if she hadn't heard it, and just relieved herself.
Chu Erbing soon came back and used the leaves to bring back a bag of water. It was given to Li Yuniang.
After a slight adjustment, a few people continued on the road, and the rest of the road rested and stopped, and by the time they came to the foot of the mountain, it was almost noon.
"Mother-in-law, you ...... Okay? Zhu Yuenuan looked at Li Yuniang, who was tired and sweating profusely, and once again opened her mouth to care. As for Mo Xiaoyin, he was directly paralyzed on the steps.
"Mother, don't go up, the Buddhist temple is halfway up the mountain." Chu Erbing sighed. In comparison, he was not bad, but he couldn't compare to Zhu Yue's heating without gasping, so he couldn't help but look at her a few more times.
"No...... It's all here, how can you not go up? Li Yuniang shook her head insistently and looked up at the mountain. It's a time when people are coming and going, and it's slowing down. She said firmly, "I miss when I was younger." It's not that I haven't climbed the mountain road, and at that time, in order to collect firewood, I couldn't go anywhere, that is, ...... These years of guarding the shop will be like this, just rest. ”
Zhu Yuenuan was speechless, helped Li Yuniang to sit down, looked around, and suddenly she saw a soft sedan chair coming down from the mountain, and hurriedly greeted her: "May I ask which sedan chair driver is it?" ”
"The girl wants to hire a sedan chair? We were in Xianyun Town, and we just sent a guest up. When the middle-aged man at the head heard this, he immediately greeted him warmly.
"Yes." When Zhu Yuenuan heard this, she nodded without saying a word, turned around and ran to Li Yuniang's side, "Mother-in-law, you sit." ”
"This ...... All right? Li Yuniang looked at the soft sedan chair hesitantly.
"There's nothing wrong with it, sincerity is not in the body, the bodhisattva will understand." Zhu Yuenuan said casually, beckoning the soft sedan to come over.
"This sister-in-law, your daughter-in-law is filial to you, so don't shirk it." The palanquin drivers had already arrived at the side, and they smiled and persuaded when they heard the words.
"This ...... How much does it cost to go up? Li Yuniang still hesitated.
"There is not much money, and when you go to the Zhenji Temple above, it will only cost twenty yuan." The palanquin driver answered.
"Twenty wen? So expensive?! Li Yuniang shook her head again and again.
"Mother, don't grind, if you don't sit, just the two of you, you won't be able to go back until dark, let's listen to my sister-in-law, she won't harm you, it's not like some people...... Hum! Chu Erbing said impatiently, glanced at Mo Xiaoyin, and turned his head away.
"Mother-in-law, it's almost noon." Zhu Yuenuan picked up Li Yuniang, pushed her to the sedan chair as she spoke, and quickly took out the broken silver, "A few uncles, I will bother you to wait for a while, and when we finish worshipping the Buddha, we will take your sedan chair back and go to Langui Town." ”
"Girl, if you go to Langui Town, you don't have enough money."
"It's okay, I'll figure it out when we get there." Zhu Yuenuan said disapprerovantly.
"No, no, no......" Li Yuniang looked at the broken silver, and was about to come down in a hurry when she heard the words.
"Okay, sister-in-law, sit down." The sedan chair driver also has skills, and the four of them lifted the soft sedan chair, just enough to let Li Yuniang sit back.
Li Yuniang had no choice but to caress both sides, looked at Zhu Yuenuan with disgust and said, "You kid ......"
"Sister-in-law is so blessed to have such a good daughter-in-law." The palanquin man said good things.
Set off again, only Mo Xiaoyin was left behind, but the sedan chair man walked very fast, Zhu Yuenuan seemed to be idle, but she had been following behind the sedan chair, not in a hurry, Chu Erbing carried the burden, although she was a little out of breath, but she had no intention of falling behind, Mo Xiaoyin had to grit her teeth, and helplessly carried the skirt and followed behind with difficulty.
The road up the mountain is fine, it is all stone-paved steps, but after walking hundreds of steps, the road becomes a little narrow. It is also a little steep, and the outer edge is more than ten zhang high.
Li Yuniang was sitting in a soft sedan chair, but she was very unaccustomed to it, and she kept holding both sides nervously, and her eyes were always staring at the outer edge at this time.
"Let's make it. Let's let. At this time, a young man came down from above, carrying firewood and hurriedly coming down, shouting as he walked, but the pedestrians in front cooperated and avoided inside. Let him pass first.
It's just that the place where Zhu Yuenuan and the others are standing is the narrowest place on this road, and Li Yuniang is sitting in a sedan chair, so there is no room to turn around.
When the woodcutter arrived, he stopped. Let the sedan chair pass first.
But, just when the sedan chair was about to pass, the spine man seemed to be in a hurry to go down the mountain, the sedan chair man had just walked through the narrowest place, and before he had completely turned, he wanted to pick up firewood, and the firewood inadvertently turned, and the bundle behind swept directly to the eyes of the sedan chair man behind.
The sedan chair subconsciously avoided. The entire soft sedan immediately lost its balance, and Li Yuniang, who had been sitting nervously on it, leaned straight out.
"Ahh Li Yuniang wanted to grasp the edge of the sedan chair, but she couldn't stop the tendency to lean back. He fell straight out, screaming through the mountains.
"Mother!" Chu Erbing's face changed greatly, and he directly threw the burden on the road.
"Beware!" Zhu Yuenuan acted almost at the same time, directly under her feet, flying down, and a few ups and downs. The speed is closer than Li Yuniang, and it can hug Li Yuniang, who is falling. With his right hand, he grabbed the branches that were growing on the mountain wall. But the downward trend and Li Yuniang's weight made her snort and frown.
Li Yuniang's face was so frightened that her face was like earth, and she clung to Zhu Yuenuan's shoulders tightly, not daring to look down.
"Help!!" The palanquin drivers were also frightened and exclaimed on it.
"Mother! Sister-in-law!! Chu Erbing's voice came from above, "I'll come down to save you right away, hold on." ”
Zhu Yuenuan took a deep breath, looked up, and said, "Don't come down!" Go find a rope, a solid rattan will do, and find more people to pull us up. ”
“…… Good! You've got to hold on. When Chu Erbing heard this, he immediately stopped wanting to go down and turned around to look for something.
"The moon is warm, you ...... Will it work? Li Yuniang asked in horror with a crying voice.
"Definitely." Zhu Yuenuan gave a reassuring smile, and when she looked up, she was holding the root of the messy tree, and the blood had already flowed down her arm.
"Blood! Yue Nuan, your hands ......" Li Yuniang looked up along her gaze, and suddenly found the bright red, and immediately exclaimed.
"It's okay, it's okay, mother-in-law, hurry up, don't shake, that ...... The roots of the tree are not solid...... "Zhu Yuenuan's sweat came down, and she hurriedly comforted, while carefully moving her toes, trying to find a position.
"It's all my fault......" Li Yuniang almost cried.
"Now is not the time to talk about this, you calm down, hold on, stay steady, and it will be fine for a while." Zhu Yuenuan was calm and reassured, and her tone was as calm as usual.
Li Yuniang listened, but calmed down.
"Sister-in-law, the rope is here." What happened here attracted a lot of passers-by, and Chu Erbing quickly gathered a rope and belt with the help of these people, and tied a long rope back.
"Find a thicker tree and tie the rope to it." Zhu Yuenuan hurriedly raised her voice and pointed out when she heard this.
Chu Erbing immediately did so, tied one end of the long rope firmly to a tree, and threw the other end down: "Grab the rope, we'll pull you up." ”
The chic long rope hung down beside Zhu Yuenuan.
"Mother-in-law, you go up first." Zhu Yuenuan said softly, looking at Li Yuniang encouragingly, "Grab that rope and wrap it around your arm, remember, it should be wrapped around your arm, not your wrist." ”
"What about you?" Li Yuniang asked worriedly.
"I'm fine, you go up first." Zhu Yuenuan kept a calm smile, "Hurry up, I can't catch it." ”
When Li Yuniang heard this, she was so frightened that she immediately reached for the rope, but she couldn't catch it after grabbing it a few times.
"Erbing, to the left!" Zhu Yuenuan raised her head and shouted, sweating like rain.
"Huh? Oh oh, good! Chu Erbing adjusted cooperatively.
The rope shook and moved closer to the two of them.
Li Yuniang listened to Zhu Yuenuan's words and wrapped the long rope around her arm several times, holding it tightly with both hands.
"Erbing, pull!" Zhu Yuenuan was sure that she was ready, raised her head and shouted, and held it up with her left hand. (To be continued)
ps: recommended ps:
"A Look at the Country", ISBN: 3308410, Author: Ling Che
Introduction: The art of the emperor of the country, the red face of the troubled times. R655