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Helian Sheng didn't leave, he just owed, opened the corner of the tent curtain, and said a few words to the people outside. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

It was only at this moment that Mu Xiang noticed where they were, meaning a small house that resembled a tent, no more than two meters high.

The bed board is made of wooden planks and is a meter high above the ground.

After Helian Sheng finished speaking, he turned around and climbed onto the plank bed and took her into his arms again.

Mu Xiang looked at the top of the tent and heard an unfamiliar voice outside.

For a while, I just felt that there were a lot of problems to be clarified.

"Sheng......" she called him.

Helian Sheng held her hand and tightened it. This is the first time that his little lady has called him with such a gentle title.

"Ask whatever you want, one by one," he said, raising his hand to remove the silk that had fallen from her forehead.

"Okay, first question, how did you find me, the time is still so accurate, do you know it, if you come a little later, I'll ......"

Helian Sheng raised his hand to cover her mouth and stopped her from saying any more, "There is no if, I don't allow ifs, never!" ”

God knows how panicked he was the moment he saw her fall down the river, a panic he had never had.

Fortunately, he caught up, and he brought her back to his side, and she would not be lost again.

He knew that she would not be willing to do so if he didn't figure out the situation, so he told her about it.

In fact, when their ship was caught in a storm, his ship was not far away.

He arrived two days earlier than An Pingyu's estimated arrival time. This is not luck, but he found the most critical among the many news that came.

After entering this section of the dense fog, he couldn't figure out the direction at first, but he happened to encounter An Pingyu's ship.

It's also the best to come to find someone and have a companion.

This is not the time to pursue personal grievances.

But because the fog was too thick, it was clear that Miao Yuxuan's boat was a few hundred meters away, but they couldn't see it at all.

Until the storm and the waves come. While the torrential rain fell, the strong winds also dispersed a lot of fog.

When the lightning flashed, they appeared in Miao Yuxuan's boat.

At that time, his ship was already crumbling in the wind and rain, and it was about to fall apart.

Helian Sheng's ship, because the chassis is very heavy, and it is improved, the most important thing is that he and An Pingyu's ship are in the outermost circle of the center of the storm, so they can be safe and sound.

When Helian Sheng saw the boat, not only did he not relax, but became even more nervous.

Because he knew that the ship was in danger of being destroyed at any time.

Yan Zhong wanted to go down to the river to save people, but before he could jump, the master had already jumped off the boat one step earlier.

Helian Sheng was extremely glad that he jumped down in time and found his little lady in the chaos.

After listening to his story, Mu Xiang was really scared.

If Helian Sheng's ship had been a certain distance away from them, even if he knew that they were in the center of the storm, he might not have been able to rush over.

It's just a little bit, how dangerous.

"So where are we now? Are those two dead or alive? ”

She asked this question, Helian Sheng's expression was very complicated, "The two of them are hard, they are not dead, our ship was changed course by the storm, and by the dawn, it has already floated here, according to Miao Yuxuan, this should be a piece of territory in Longxi, what, do you want to see them?" ”

As long as he thought of it, her little lady was kidnapped by Miao Yuxuan, to be honest, several times, he wanted to strangle Miao Yuxuan with his own hands.

As for An Pingyu, that sick noble son, soaked in the water for so long, Mu Xiang was fine, he actually had a high fever all the time, and when he was talking mushly, he actually called the name of his little lady, why didn't he just burn to death.

Mu Xiang seemed to smell the strong smell of vinegar again, and hurriedly pounced on it to appease, "How could I want to see them, I just asked casually, their lives and deaths don't do my business, by the way, according to what you mean, Miao Yuxuan is not sure that this must be the territory of Longxi, his own place, he doesn't know?" ”

Hearing her tone, Helian Sheng's mood was slightly better, "This place is isolated from the world, not dealing with the outside world, they have very little arable land, they grow some good living grains, many residents live by fishing, they are self-sufficient, like a paradise, it is normal for him not to know, just like in the deep mountains and old forests of the Southern Jin Kingdom, there are also many reclusive tribes." ”

"Paradise, then I want to go out and have a look, where are my clothes?" After sleeping for a few days, she was not sleepy at all, and her body was tired, which was amazing.

"Xiang'er, are you really okay? Really didn't feel anything uncomfortable? Helian Sheng was still not at ease, worried like an old mother.

"It's okay, it's really strange to say, I haven't boiled the cold water for so long, and I'm still in good spirits," Mu Xiang got up from the plank bed and found the men's clothes she was wearing when she fell into the sea, which had been washed, dried, and neatly rested at the head of the bed.

While she was getting dressed, Helian Sheng kept looking at the blood jade hanging around her neck. Before they were there, the blood jade had gradually changed color, even more red.

Helian Sheng accompanied Mu Xiang out of the tent, and when she took the first step out, she was stunned when she saw it for the first time.

As far as the eye can see, there are mountains that are high and uneven, and they are scattered.

Up and down the slope, the grass is boundless, full of greenery, and there are patches of peach blossom trees scattered on it.

Now at this time, the peach blossoms on the trees are blooming brilliantly and delicately, and a warm breeze blows, bringing the fragrance of peach blossoms.

At the bottom of the slope, where they were, the terrain was a little more low-lying.

Scattered were tents of various sizes, each with a fire in front of it, with copper kettles hanging from it, and a small earthen stove made of mud on the side.

Mu Xiang saw Yan Zhong being by an earthen stove not far from them, holding a fan made of banana leaves, fanning the wind there.

There are peach blossoms on the edge of the mountains, and there are some scattered farmlands.

Most of them are corn, and there are some yam vines. It's green and grows well.

A small crystal clear stream runs through the middle of the stockade.

The stream is shallow, only ankle-high, and the current is very slow, like lazy, like leisure.

The weather was sunny and cloudless.

There are not many people in the village, many of them are small babies, playing noisily at the door of each house, and more are playing in the stream.

Mu Xiang rubbed her eyes, she shouldn't have strayed into a fairyland, right?

Everything here is beautiful like a painting.

"Husband, tell me, am I dreaming? How does it feel so unreal? ”

Helian Sheng didn't feel like her, he just felt that the people here were very simple, loyal, and simple.

Maybe it's because they're isolated from the world and never have outsiders in there, so they all maintain their original nature between people.

When you go out hunting, you get food, and you share it together.

The little babies play together, if anyone cries, the adults never ask, let alone help and protect the children.

In the evening, when dinner is ready, it will not be enjoyed exclusively in your own home.

Instead, it was brought to the door and placed on a long table spliced together by various small tables, and dozens of small tables were arranged in a long line.

When it gets dark, everyone lights up the bonfire, drinks home-brewed fruit wine, chats together, eats together, and watches the little babies frolic and grow together.

And most importantly, men and women are on an equal footing.

This may be the reason why they are so small that they can't be equalized.

The women here also carry fishing nets on their backs and follow their husbands out to the river to fish. Men, when they go home, will also help the women cook together.

Just like Yan Zhong squatting there to make porridge at this time, it didn't look abrupt at all.

Because not far away, there was also a man, who was boiling something, and he was very friendly, greeting Yan Zhong and teaching him which direction was the best way to fan the fire.

Helian Sheng hugged her waist lightly and sighed, "This is the ordinariness and stability you want most, right?" ”

Mu Xiang tilted his head and thought about it, it seemed to be, it didn't seem to be all, "If I were ordinary and stable, it would be true, but the days here are for people like me, it's okay to live occasionally, and after living for a long time, I'm afraid I have to forget what year it is, and that kind of situation is the most terrifying!" ”

She is not a nun, so she doesn't need to see through the mortal world and then fall into paradise.

In the outside world, although there are occasional dangers, you can occasionally meet difficult and cunning people.

However, if there are challenges, there will be excitement, affection, and the motivation to work hard. If you really live in this environment for a long time, all the precautions and vigilance will degenerate, and you will feel afraid when you think about it.

Helian Sheng smiled and said: "There is no one here to appear, once someone knows about this place, I am afraid that it is impossible to think about peace again, there is no place of absolute peace in this world, no matter where it is, it is the same." ”

"Madam, the porridge is ready," Yan Zhong had already boiled the porridge and brought it over while they were talking.

There is no rice here, only rice, which is still from Helian Sheng's ship.

Considering that she had just woken up, her body was still too weak. Helian Sheng bought a hen from here, and after slaughtering it, he stewed a pot of chicken soup, which was kept warm on the small stove, and she could eat it when she woke up.

People here rarely make money, go out to buy things, and most of them take things to exchange.

Every year, they would send a few people to go to the nearby town in small boats to exchange things, and if they had silver, it would be more convenient.

Helian Sheng took the jar, and Yan Zhong immediately set up a small table in front of the tent, set up a pair of dishes and chopsticks, and then stepped aside.

The woody fragrance lifts the lid, and the thick chicken aroma comes to the nose. The oil on the soup was also scooped away, and the finely chopped shallots were sprinkled, which made people appetize when they looked at it.

This soup is boiled with rice, and the rice grains are soaked in the fresh aroma of the chicken broth, and it melts in the mouth, which is not delicious.

Mu Xiang couldn't stop eating, on the one hand, he didn't forget to praise Yan Zhong's cooking skills, which made great progress, and on the other hand, he fed He Liansheng some porridge.

Even if he didn't say it, she knew how he had spent the few days she had been unconscious.

Look at the stubble on his face and the thick dark circles under his eyes.

After eating, Mu Xiang felt that he had recovered some strength, so he begged Helian Sheng to take him to the slope for a walk.

Helian Sheng's original intention was to let her rest for a while, but he couldn't resist her insistence, so he could only take her and go out.

Climb to the top of the hill and your vision will suddenly open up. Mu Xiang's mood is also extraordinarily cheerful, with Helian Sheng by her side, no matter where she is, she feels at ease and feels down-to-earth.

"It turns out that this village is on the edge of the Nu River, and it must be because the waterway to get here is very tortuous, so few people know about it."

Helian Sheng said with a smile: "Yes, the river in front of me is a tributary of the Nu River, but to get here, there are nine bends, all of which are dangerous, so this place is also called Jiuwan Village, they usually fish near here, and they will not go far." ”

Where they stood, they could see more than a dozen boats, large and small, scattered on the sparkling river in the distance.

The nets they use are not large, but every time they catch a net, they are full and the harvest is very rich.

"You say, when we are old, we will also come here to fish and farm the land, and we will not be disturbed by the outside world, okay?"

"Okay, you can do whatever you say," knowing that she was just talking, Helian Sheng still followed her words.

What surprised Mu Xiang was that in addition to the peach trees, there were many fruit trees that were not found elsewhere.

The mountains are full of flowers, and bees and butterflies are shuttling among them, buzzing and busy.

By the time the sun was about to set, the fishermen had returned, and the village had come alive.

When everyone heard that she had woken up, women, young and old, came to see her and sent a lot of condolences.

There are the most fish and shrimp, and the little babies picked wildflowers from the mountains and gave them to him.

There was also a boy with pigtails, only about four or five years old, who somehow caught a small thing that was fiery red, like a fox, like a dog, and like a cat, and said that it was a species they only had here, and that it had no name, but it was very spiritual.

When everyone left, Mu Xiang left the little baby, and the two sat and squatted.

She sits, and the baby squats.

The two of them just nestled outside the tent, looking at the little guy who was still shivering.

Mu Xiang patted the little baby's head and asked him, "What's your name, where is your father?" ”

The little baby's tiger head and tiger brain, looking honest and cute, replied to her sweetly, "My name is Xu'er, and my father and mother are cooking at home!" ”

Mu Xiang nodded exaggeratedly, "Oh, your name is Xu'er, so where did this little guy come from?" Could it be that you caught it? But he's still so young, you catch it, what can he do if his father wants to find it? ”

"I didn't catch it, I lied to them, so I said it was caught, but I actually picked it up, hehe," he winked at Mu Xiang, and in the end, he amused himself, grinning and couldn't stop, revealing a mouthful of white milk teeth.

Mu Xiang was also amused by his appearance, and only thought that his little appearance was too cute. In the past, there was only Mu Lang in the family, although he was the youngest child in the family, but when he grew to seven or eight years old, he was not so pink and tender, how could there be a four or five-year-old boy who was painful.

Xu Er poked the little red hair's head and pointed to Mu Xiang, "It seems to have fallen on its leg, I saw a big eagle flying out of its nest, it must have been pushed down by its father, otherwise, it must have been eaten by the eagle." ”

"So you saved it, didn't you?"

"That's nature, I'm its savior, sister, I'll give it to you, it's red, it must be very auspicious," the corners of Xu'er's happy mouth almost reached the sky.

"Uh," Mu Xiang smiled a little reluctantly, there is a red, which means festive?

Xu'er suddenly stood up again, "Sister, I'll go find something to eat for it." ”

After speaking, without waiting for an answer, he ran to his tent on his short legs.

After a while, he staggered back again, holding a small piece of grilled fish in his hand.

"Sister, look, this fish is just baked by my mother, and it's fragrant."

Mu Xiang was about to say that it was so small, it had to drink milk, and it couldn't eat meat.

I saw the little fox that was still curled up in a ball, and with the taste, I looked for it and rubbed it on Xu'er's little hand.

Xu Er was happy, "Sister, look, it eats fish, look at how fragrant it is." ”

What is eating, it's just a robbery.

This little thing, I just didn't lick Xu'er's hand all over.

Coincidentally, Helian Sheng walked back from outside, saw the two of them squatting there, and asked curiously, "What are you doing?" ”

Xu Er held the fiery little thing to him as if offering a treasure, "Uncle, look, this is my gift to my sister, don't look at it small, the amount of food is not small, and my grandmother said that red animals are spiritual." ”

The corners of Mu Xiang's mouth twitched fiercely when she heard him call him.

The turtle-haired General Helian must have died of anger.

calls her a sister, but calls her father-in-law an uncle, don't be too sincere!

Sure enough, Helian Sheng's face became stiff in an instant, and he thought he had heard it wrong, "What did you call me?" ”

Xu'er was still holding the fiery little thing, blinking her big eyes, with an innocent expression, "Uncle! ”

Mu Xiang hurriedly stepped forward and smiled at her husband, "You haven't shaved for a few days, it is inevitable that people will admit their mistakes, go and shave your beard!" ”

"Is it really that old?" He Liansheng touched his chin, puzzled. He doesn't care much about age and appearance, but he cares about standing with Mu Xiang, people treat them as old and young, obviously he is in the prime of life!

"Not old, how can you be old, it's really because you've been working too hard lately, and you've shaved off your beard," Mu Xiang pushed him and personally sent him to shave.

If you really want to talk about it, the appearance of a man shaving is also very attractive.

I didn't have a chance to watch it before, but now that I have enough time, I don't know how to cook for her, so I'll just go and eat later.

Mu Xiang took a knife and a piece of cotton cloth, and dragged him to the stream.

Some of the women were fetching water by the brook to go back and cook.

Seeing them coming hand in hand, he was shy and envious.

The laughter like silver bells spread throughout Jiuwan Village.

The two picked a downstream corner that would not prevent the villagers from getting water for cooking, and Helian Sheng sat down to fish, skillfully facing the water, shaving with a knife.

Of course, Mu Xiang knew that it would hurt, and if he was not careful, he would scratch himself, if only there was an electric razor, even if there was no electric one, then there should be a simple razor with a handle.

The point is, you can't get a blade that's really as thin as a cicada's wings here, and if it can be successfully cast, it's a gay man's divine voice!

Helian Sheng shaved intently, and Mu Xiang sat on a rock, twitching his chin, looking at him fixedly.

Such a picture, in the eyes of others, is no more harmonious and warm.

But in An Pingyu's view, it was like poking his heart, poking him one by one.

He had just woken up, his face was as pale as paper, and his body had also lost a lot of weight, thinner, and more lonely.

Miao Yuxuan's face was better than his, and he walked behind him quietly, jokingly: "You said that if you don't work together, tie up Helian Sheng, fall into the stone and throw it into the river, how about it?" ”

An Pingyu looked at him with a very strange look, and said for a long time, "Can you beat him?" ”

Of course, this is just a joke, and they both know it.

Miao Yuxuan sighed: "When the ship is repaired, we should also leave here, and the good days are almost over!" ”

"You're going to let them go?" An Pingyu knew that they were on the border of Longxi at this time, and if Miao Yuxuan refused to let them go, at least they couldn't leave easily.

Moreover, the weather on the Nu River is also difficult to figure out, and it is still unknown whether it can be walked.

"When they all arrived at the door of the house, they naturally had to invite them in to sit, and their boat also had to be replenished, so you couldn't just go back, so did you, when you arrived at the door of the master's house, the master still knew how to be hospitable."

"What you said is easy, I'm afraid Helian Sheng won't agree!"

"He'll agree," Miao Yuxuan didn't know what he thought, and his eyes seemed to sink and fade away.

An Pingyu heard that there was something in his words, and wanted to ask, but seeing Miao Yuxuan's expression at the moment, he swallowed back what he wanted to ask.

Anyway, no matter what happens next, he won't be needed.

The sun had sunk completely on the other side of the mountain, and a fire had risen in the village.

Dinner was all on the table, but that wasn't the point.

There are suddenly so many outsiders in the village, and they are all a bunch of handsome men, except for Helian Sheng, it is obvious that there are ladies, and the remaining ones are naturally the objects they can love.

So, Mu Xiang and He Liansheng were invited to the upper seat by the old village chief, and the other male guests were all arranged to sit in a row, and opposite them, there were more than a dozen beautiful local girls.

This scene is so beautiful.

Maybe it's because there are few outsiders here, so the girls here, from the initial shyness, to the later release, and then to the final carelessness, clamoring to drink with them.

The wine in Jiuwan Village is made from seasonal fruits, the degree is not high, and it is not intoxicating to drink, but no matter how low the degree is, it can't withstand the thousands of cups of wine that the girls are not drunk.

The girls cherished An Pingyu's good health, and vigorously served him vegetables, as fish and fish soup, which filled the table in front of him.

Although Yan Zhong is not as good as those two in terms of appearance, his cold temperament still attracts many girls to cast olive branches to her.

Mu Xiang covered his chest and teased him: "Yan Zhong, why don't you stay here and be the son-in-law of Jiuwan Village!" The prince of your family can be a witness to your marriage and give you the officiating marriage. ”

Yan Zhongzheng was stared at by a girl with four pigtails, his face blushed when he saw it, and when he heard her joke, his face turned even redder, from his face to his neck, which was redder than the roasted shrimp.

"Madame laughed, subordinates must be loyal to His Highness until death, and personal matters are never considered!"

When he said this, Mu Xiang refused to let him go easily, because when he said that, the eyes of the four little girls with pigtails opposite him were red, O sin!

She turned He Liansheng, "Husband, you also tell me, your subordinates are also people, they work hard for you, although it should be, but we are the masters of sympathy for our subordinates, and we care about your lifelong affairs, and it is also right, as long as you take a fancy to it, or stay, or take it away, listen to your words, how about it, it's interesting enough, choose quickly!" ”

She deliberately made her voice loud so that the girl could hear it, and that many of the villagers could hear it.

For a while, the people around the table were making a commotion, and they all followed suit.

Yan Zhong was made even more shy by their trouble, a big man, with his head down, didn't dare to raise his head for a long time.

Miao Yuxuan was afraid that the world would not be chaotic, laughing, making trouble, and drinking with a few people at the same table, and in less than half an hour, he drank with dazzling eyes, and he couldn't sit steadily.

His attendants lifted him up and took him away.

Speaking of which, I have to mention that the girl named Gu Yu is really fateful, she soaked in the river for so long, and she didn't die, and she was washed up on the shore of Jiuwan Village and rescued by the villagers.

After two or three days in a coma like Mu Xiang, he just woke up and was supported by the villagers to sit in the women's seat.

Drowned, she seemed to be much less courageous, neither dared to look at her master, let alone Mu Xiang, and occasionally there were local young men who expressed their affection for her and offered her courtesy. Whoever asks Miao Yuxuan to provoke a maidservant girl has to follow the level of beauty pageants, which is naturally very beautiful.

But she didn't even dare to raise her head, as if all the beasts sitting nearby were floods.

Helian Sheng didn't know about the birth on the boat, otherwise let alone her, even Miao Yuxuan would not be able to sit here unharmed at this moment.

Xu'er's grandfather is the village chief here, and he sits very close to Mu Xiang.

Mu Xiang has always had a lot of questions, to put it bluntly, he is nosy.

The people of Jiuwan Village saved her life, and she belongs to the kind of person who is good to me, and I will pay you back three points.

After thinking about it, he started with the house, "Old village chief, please forgive me, you have such a beautiful scenery here and rich land resources, why don't you build some sturdy and stable houses instead of living in tents?" ”

The old village chief is very kind, laughing, the wrinkles on his face are one by one, although the eyelids are loose, but the eyes are mysterious, he touched his beard, pointed to the direction of the river, and explained to her: "Living in a tent is to facilitate moving, every year in the summer, the river water in Jiudaowan will rise, when it rises badly, this valley will be flooded, but the tide recedes, this piece of land, and very fertile, so ah, every year in the flood season, our whole village has to move to the highest mountain to live, or set up tents, come and go." , It is most convenient to disassemble, if it is covered in a mud room, it is not suitable to cover anywhere, so I simply live in a tent all the time. ”

Stopped, took a sip of fruit wine, and then said: "We Vala people, indifferent by nature, do not pay attention to food and clothing, nor pay attention to fame and fortune, from ancient times to the present, the people in our clan, have never stepped out of this land, and no one has gone out to be an official, or to do business, it is not that we can't endure hardship, we can't withstand the wind and waves, it is really caused by nature, there is nothing to want, and it doesn't matter whether we are rich or poor." ”

As soon as he said this, Mu Xiang's original improvement plans became meaningless.

In fact, if you think about it from another angle, he is right.

The most important point is that they are satisfied with the status quo and do not feel that such a life is very hard, which is enough, it is really difficult to buy with money, I am willing!

Helian Sheng suddenly said: "You have nothing to ask for, this is true, but you can't stop the pace of the invaders, you are not an isolated island here, there is not only one road to the outside world, the reason why it is peaceful to this day is only because it has not been revealed, once it is revealed, you know what the consequences will be!" ”

He's not threatening, he's just stating the facts.

Jiuwan Village is rich in resources, those big places and big tribes in Longxi, if you see it, can you not be blushing?

Even if they don't come to grab it, it is difficult to ensure that nearby or nearby villages will not come to seize their territory.

The old village chief suddenly stopped talking, frowning and thinking.

"Grandpa, eat grilled fish," Xu'er took a roasted black fish, handed it to him, and boasted that it was roasted by himself.

The old village chief took it, with a smile of relief on his face, "Thank you to my family Xu'er, so good, go to your mother's place!" ”

Without waiting for Xu'er to pass, Xu'er's mother, a simple and upright woman, walked over, "Xu'er, don't make trouble, go with your mother to pickle the fish, take advantage of the freshness to pickle it quickly, otherwise it will change the taste, and Xu'er won't like to eat it." ”

"Oh, then let's hurry up, the pickled fish is the best," Xu'er threw away the wooden stick and turned around to take his mother.

Mu Xiang called out to stop them, "Sister-in-law, did you pickle this fish?" I feel that these have been put for more than a month, but the meat is still very tender, very soft, melted in the mouth, and there are no fish bones. ”

When Xu Erniang saw her asking, not only did she not shy away from it, but she told her generously.

"Our fish here are pickled like this, a kind of herb produced in the mountains here is smeared on the fish, the fish meat melts, it is easy to taste, and then wrapped in a layer of sauce made of coarse salt and red pepper, after pickling, it is dried again, and it is okay to leave it for a year, and when the weather is hot, we also make a kind of stinky fish here, people outside are not used to smelling it, but we like to eat it here, smell it smell, eat fragrant, madam, do you want to taste it?"

Hospitable people are like this, and they can't wait to share any good things at home.

"Stinky fish? You have to taste it," Mu Xiang didn't have much appetite, but as soon as he heard the word stinky fish, his appetite instantly increased. It's really weird, I'm not interested in fragrant food, but when I think of the stinky tofu I have eaten before, my mouth is about to water.

"Hey, then you wait a minute, I'll go and get a jar of my pickled stinky fish."

Xu Erniang's calves ran fast, and there were also a few other women, as if offering treasures, and they also went home to get their own stinky fish.

When more than a dozen stinky fish were set up on the fire, An Pingyu couldn't sit still anymore, pinching his nose and getting up to leave.

Only Helian Sheng and his gang sat calmly motionless, as if they hadn't smelled it, no wonder they could be calm, they hadn't seen anything with Mu Xiang, and they hadn't eaten anything.

The old village chief was very satisfied with their performance, and hurriedly called his daughter-in-law, and when the fish was ready, it was served.

The stinky fish is actually no different from the usual grilled fish, but after sprinkling them with their unique spices, the flavor is not to mention how strong it is.

Even Helian Sheng's eyebrows were slowly raised, and it seemed to smell like stinky tofu, the smell was so strong, it was a real smell, and there was a faint smell of sauce in this stinky fish.

The old village chief explained to them: "We will pickle a kind of sauce here every autumn, all of which are pickled in a half-person-high jar, and when the sauce is finished, the sauce jar is used to pickle stinky fish, which is the case every year, a season of sauce, a season of stinky fish, although the days are bitter, but comfortable, do not quarrel or make trouble, and the beauty of harmony, the days are in the sunrise and sunset, and slowly pass." ”

Although what he said was good, Mu Xiang still agreed with Helian Sheng's point of view, "Old village chief, if your village wants to keep safe forever, you must strengthen your own strength, men must learn to make swords, learn some fist and foot kung fu, you can defend yourself, but also prevent thieves, as for this house, although it is convenient to move back and forth, but after all, you still have to have a stable home, I guess, you people here, will definitely not burn bricks and tiles, in fact, brick houses are the strongest, you build the house on a slightly higher place, and build a high embankment around the village in summer, Or build a dam around the beach to prevent floodwaters from surging into the village. ”

Xu'er's father and mother have been listening silently not far away, turning over the grilled fish in their hands from time to time.

"This one is okay, ma'am, give you a taste," Xu'er's father, who was also a simple and honest man, brought a golden fish on a plate, and handed it to Mu Xiang.

After sending the food, but unwilling to leave, he said: "I don't dare to think about anything else, only one point, I want Xu'er to read, no one in our village is literate, every time I go outside to change things, those cunning businessmen like to deduct our scale, the scale is written on a few catties and taels, it knows me, I don't know it, the shopkeeper knows that we are illiterate, and I don't know how much we take advantage of." ”

The old village chief couldn't listen to such words, "Son, don't argue with others, you have to be forgiving and forgiving, our fish are all caught by ourselves, it doesn't matter if you are taking advantage of the loss, these are not important." ”

Father Xu Er is actually still a little unconvinced, after all, he is young, and his mind cannot be compared with the old village chief.

"Dad, don't say it," Xu Er Niang glared at him, not letting him continue.

Mu Xiang looked at the expressions of other people in the village, and couldn't laugh, "Literacy is not a bad thing, literacy for the little baby, this is the most expected thing for many elders, although this is a matter in your village, but you saved our lives, let me say this, the stinky fish pickled in your village, if it can be sold, it will definitely be popular, I can also help you sell the stinky fish, if you want to exchange it for silver or items, you can put it forward, as long as it is needed, you can change it, what do you think?" ”

The old village chief was almost listless, but suddenly came to his senses again, "This lady is going to take over our stinky fish here?" Or all of them? ”

Mu Xiang said with a smile: "Naturally, it is all necessary, in this way, you can set a day in a year, according to the climate on the Nu River, decide when to trade, as for the place of trading, you can also choose, on the river, or in the market by the Nu River, but there is one rule, no matter who asks you in the future, you can no longer sell it to others, I will also give you a proper price, and you will not suffer." ”

As soon as she finished speaking, the villagers at the long table stopped eating and looked at her with straight eyes.

In fact, from the heart, they don't want their lives to get worse and worse, although they are content and satisfied with the status quo, they are not reluctant to live a better life, this is human nature.

"Mother, what is literacy," Xu'er asked in a childish voice.

When he asked like this, the old village chief burst into tears. Children also have a thirst for knowledge, and they are also older and more eager for new knowledge.

The old village chief took a puff of his cigarette, and finally nodded, "I'm old, and I can't keep up with the ideas of young people in many things, and in the future, the affairs of this village will be handed over to the young people, so you can discuss it!" ”

He is indeed old, and his ideas are still the same as those of a hundred years ago, and he can't keep up with the current exhibition form.

When the people in the village saw that he finally let go, they didn't show anything on their faces, but they were still looking forward to it in their hearts.

"Xu'er come here," Mu Xiang beckoned to Xu'er, holding a burned wooden stick and gesturing on the ground, "Xu'er look, this is a number, used for counting, and it is also the simplest, I draw here, if you want to learn, just follow this thought, okay?" ”

Xu Er nestled at her feet, staring at the words on the ground, looking intently, "How much is this?" ”

"From one to ten, you see, it's like this," Mu Xiang took out a wooden stick, pressed the number, and put the corresponding number, "From ten to above, just add one, and when you are familiar with these, I will teach you to add and subtract tomorrow, okay?" ”

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Thirty o'clock, Qingyan is a diligent and good comrade!

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