Chapter 340: A small village in the mountains
"Meteorite, I know," Jin Xiaohan seemed to breathe a sigh of relief, and said, "This is the Divine Spirit Stone?" It should be sent to the national temple for enshrinement. ”
Rao Xuekong was a little speechless. The Stone of the Gods? Well, it seems that in modern times, meteorites also have a high collection value, and they are a source of knowledge about other planets, and if it is said that it is to be enshrined, it seems that there is no need for her to stop it, and it should not be a big deal anyway.
However, to Rao Xuekong's surprise, Jin Xiaohan didn't pay much attention to this big meteorite, but looked left and right, and said, "What you just said, the things that can make Dongtu and Xigui go back to their hometown, may they be found?" ”
Sure enough, men are more concerned about war.
Rao Xuekong nodded and said: "Originally, it was not easy to find it by manpower alone, but because of that black water lake, now I have a little clue, it is oil." "Oil is also available in Dayu, but the quantity is very small, and if you find a little bit of it, the imperial court will surround it for research. But for the time being, only the ability to burn has been discovered, and nothing else has been studied.
Rao Xuekong knew, but in the ancient environment where industry even relied on manpower, many things could not be made.
Therefore, Jin Xiaohan just frowned: "Fire attack? ”
Fire attack is easy to say, but with oil, fire attack will be very different.
"It must have been the oil from the ground that flowed into that lake, so the lake turned black, and I suspect that the monster was also affected by oil for a long time, so there was a genetic breakthrough and a mutation." Rao Xuekong said as he observed which place was most likely to seep oil into the blackwater lake. Sure enough, she was quickly found.
That place. Even oil seeped from the ground. Black and thick.
"It's good to know that this place is good, and after you go out, report to Hua Yuanjin and ask him to send someone from the Ministry of Works. We should go. ”
Jin Xiaohan made a mark next to her, then pulled her up, bypassed the big pit, and ran forward.
In front of him was a mountain range, Jin Xiaohan exerted light skills on the tallest tree, and when he looked around, he found a small village hidden in the mountains. It is also because at this time the night has fallen, and there is smoke curling up into the sky.
"Let's go. Go to the village and ask. There is no road to get to Wori the fastest. He jumped down and half-squatted down in front of Rao Xuekong: "I'll carry you." ”
"Why do you carry me?" Rao Xue was puzzled.
"You haven't eaten well in more than ten days here, have you?"
He was afraid that she would be weak.
Rao Xuekong pursed his lips and smiled, jumping on his back happily.
Jin Xiaohan picked her up. frowned and said, "It's a lot lighter." In fact, when he scrubbed her body before, he found that she had lost weight. Now I carry it up. Sure enough, I found that it was much lighter.
"Okay, no need to lose weight." Rao Xuekong was in a good mood at this moment, patted him on the shoulder and said, "Drive!" ”
Jin Xiaohan smiled. "Okay, you, do you use your husband as a horse?"
Rao Xuekong grinned, turned back to Tayun who was squatting on his head and said, "Tayun, you have the same kind!" ”
The clouds just now came from Heishui Lake, and there was black mud all over his body, and there was not much spring water so it was not enough to wash it away, so Jin Xiaohan simply carried the snow on his back.
"Look at the spanking of you." Jin Xiaohan scolded with a smile and slapped her ass twice with his backhand.
Both of them were in a relaxed mood at this moment, and Jin Xiaohan performed light skills all the way, and soon arrived at the small mountain village.
This mountain village is really very small, in fact, there are only nearly ten households, the houses are made of earth, stone and bamboo, and there is no much decoration, it is an ordinary mountain farmhouse, each with a small yard, the yard is raised with chickens, and some are raised with pheasants.
Under a large fruit tree at the entrance of the village, three children of five or six years old were playing, and the sound of a woman not far away calling for them to come home for dinner could be heard clearly.
It's a very small and peaceful mountain village.
Seeing them, the three children hid in amazement behind the trees, and carefully poked their little heads out to look at them.
Rao Xuekong patted Jin Xiaohan on the shoulder: "Let me down." ”
Jin Xiaohan put her down, Rao Xuekong rushed to Qiuqiu and beckoned, Qiuqiu seemed to roll his eyes and ran into her arms. Rao Xuekong walked over and said softly: "Come out, we're not bad people, look, our family Qiuqiu is very cute, right?" ”
The ball poked its head out and began to pretend to be cute.
The three children really couldn't resist Qiuqiu's charm, and immediately ran out, gathered around her and looked at Qiuqiu curiously.
"What's your name?"
"My name is Shanny." The girl of the three children was the first to speak.
The other two little boys were not to be left behind.
"My name is Yam!"
"My name is Dashan!"
"Huh? Are you brother and sister? ”
"No, Shanni and I are brothers and sisters, and Dashan is from the family next door!"
"Will you take us back to your house? Find your parents. ”
"Good. My mother also called me home for dinner. The mountain nodded.
When the three children saw that Qiuqiu was also following them seriously, they couldn't help but be amazed.
After walking a short distance, several villagers ran over with nervous expressions, and two of them women rushed at once, holding the three children tightly in their arms and watching them tightly.
"Who are you?"
Jin Xiaohan said: "Don't be afraid, we accidentally got lost in the mountains and forests, I just want to ask you, where can we get to Heli City the fastest?" ”
They do have a kind of righteousness, both of them are soldiers, and they are not that kind of military ruffians, so it is easy to trust these simple villagers.
As soon as they heard that they were not going to do anything, but just asking for directions, the villagers breathed a sigh of relief.
"Don't mind, two guests, there are no outsiders coming in from our small mountain village, so you can't avoid being careful. Do you want to reconcile? ”
"Exactly."
"We rarely go out of the mountains, so there is no straight road from here to Heli, we have to bypass the mountain in front, but the mountain road is not easy to walk, and it is dark this day, so it is better for you to stay in the village for one night and go out tomorrow." Said an older man at the head. His gaze fell on Qiuqiu and he said in surprise, "What is this?" ”
"This is our little pet, called Qiuqiu." Rao Xuekong replied.
She exchanged glances with Jin Xiaohan and reached an agreement. The road is unfamiliar, and it is indeed not a good idea to go out in the dark overnight, so it is better to wait until dawn before leaving.
So the two decided to spend the night in this small mountain village.
It just so happened that the old man was the only one left in the house, and there was a room for them to stay in for the night.
There are only 36 people in this small mountain village, including the elderly and children.
The young and strong men went out to hunt during the day, and then accumulated three days and then took the game out of the mountains to sell, buying some rice oil and sauce, while the women took care of the housework at home, took care of the children, opened some vegetable plots, planted some vegetables, raised pheasants, and then the mountain eggs could be taken out and sold.
Although the transportation of this small mountain village is not convenient, in any case, it is not very far from the city of Heli, and it has lived here for generations, and is also accustomed to the simple life of mountain dwelling hunters.
The old man cooked white porridge, and when he saw that there were guests, he went to kill a pheasant, and other families also sent their vegetables and meat, which were still fried and served, and soon a whole table of dishes was gathered.
Rao Xuekong looked at the table full of mountain flavors, if it was in modern times, she estimated that she would be drooling, but because she had been in the mountains for more than ten days, she relied on hunting these to fill her stomach, so now she will not be hungry for anything, but she has eaten without any seasonings in the past few days, and now she still feels hungry when she sees a table of meat dishes full of color and fragrance.
Jin Xiaohan was originally cold, but because of the things provided by these villagers that could make his beloved woman smile, his attitude towards them couldn't help but be a little better, and even a few children secretly touched his sword and laughed in return.
The old man also took out his treasure of wine and poured it for them in a large bowl. None of them recognized Rao Xuekong as a woman, and told them to do it one by one.
Jin Xiaohan squinted at Rao Xuekong, Rao Xuekong grinned, picked up the big bowl, and really dried it up.
"Good, good, little brother has a good amount of alcohol!" The old man was also in a good mood, but after drinking two bowls of wine, he let out a long sigh and said, "A few days ago, the offspring of our village went out, and when he came back, he was frightened, and he heard that there was going to be a war?" You've been lost in this mountain for a few days, do you know about it? ”
Jin Xiaohan gently patted the back of Rao Xuekong's hand and motioned for her to eat meat and stop drinking. Although she drinks a good amount, when she drinks too much, her face will be red, and her small eyes will be soft and charming, and that kind of style can't be hidden in front of men.
Hearing the old man's question, the two looked at each other and said, "It should be a war, don't hide it from the old man, we have been in the mountains for a long time, and now the situation outside is not clear." Has no one in the village gone out again these days? ”
"No, after they said that last time, who would dare to go out?" The old man sighed again: "This day is a good life, why do you want to fight?" ”
"Uncle, if there is a war, it should not affect this village, you just wait here for the war to stop." Rao Xuekong said.
"They are so prepared, they went out last time to carry a lot of things back, and they can use it for a long time. But my son is a soldier outside, and my heart is really tugging, but I can't worry about it. ”
"Oh? Where did the old man's son join the army? ”
"It's the defenders of the city. My daughter-in-law opened a tofu workshop in the city, and I originally wanted to live with me, but I lived in the mountains for a long time and was not used to the city, so I was here alone. ”
A few people were eating and chatting, when suddenly there was a rush of footsteps outside, and a woman's voice came in a panic.
"Daddy, daddy! Oh no, no! ”
The old man's face changed slightly, and he immediately stood up, "This, this, my daughter-in-law's voice!" He hurried out of the yard.
Jin Xiaohan and Rao Xuekong glanced at each other, and Licheng had the same difficult mountain road to get here, why did the old man's daughter-in-law run back to the small mountain village on this big night? Could it be that something happened to the city?
You must know that Heli is adjacent to Dayu in the Hua Dynasty, not on the front line of the border pass. (To be continued......)