Bali Village is actually not a small village, there are 150 or 60 households, the population is more than 600 people, there is a road along the river that leads directly to Bali Village, you can reach it directly by car, Qingyan is responsible for driving, it takes more than ten hours to reach the destination, it is the evening, from the road at the entrance of the village, you can see the whole village built by the mountain is cooking smoke, it is completely a very harmonious and peaceful mountain village scene.

When the car entered the village, a few dogs barked a few times on the side of the road, and a few small heads emerged from behind the stone wall, looking eagerly at the cars on the road, and then the sharp-eyed baby barked.

"Taigong is back, Taigong is back!"

Fang Shi glanced sideways at Jiang Guosheng, who was grinning with a toothless mouth and smiling happily, this old man is more than ninety years old this year, and he is indeed too public, but the old man has been refining Qi since he was a child, and his health is good, and it is estimated that it is not a big problem to live for a hundred years.

Qing Yan skillfully parked the car on a dam, then ran out of the car and went around to the other side, helping Jiang Guosheng open the car door, and Fang Shi pushed open the door on the other side and got out of the car.

The sun has gone down, a faint mist quietly rises in the mountains, the air is filled with the fragrance of firewood and food, and mixed with the smell of cow dung and pig feces, this smell makes Fangshi surge a sense of déjà vu, and the ears hear the faint sound of parents scolding their children, and in a trance, it seems to go back in time, and return to Shixi Village more than ten years ago.

Hearing the cries of the babies, some villagers appeared on the roads and stone steps in the village, and they quickly gathered towards the dam, Fang Shi found that most of them were men, and there were few women, I don't know if it was because the traditional forces in the village were stubborn or because women were busy preparing meals and had no time to come out to gossip.

A group of old and young masters gathered around. greeted Jiang Guosheng in the local dialect. While looking at Fang Shi and Qing Yan with scrutiny or suspicion.

Let's be honest. Although Fang Shi is also from Shuzhong, they don't understand their local dialect Fang Shi very well, but it can be seen from their expressions that these people are not very satisfied with Old Man Jiang's harvest this time.

The mountains and rivers brought back two young people, one of them is the one who went back last time, is there no one in the famous Qingcheng Mountain? Or are they perfunctory in Bali Village, because there is no money in the village, so please don't move the masters? The old man also said that he had an incense relationship with Qingcheng Mountain. Now that people don't talk about this, it would have been right to say that they wanted to make more money.

Jiang Guosheng was annoyed by these people's gossip, and roared with a calm face: "I am in charge of this matter, what you should do and what you want, get out!" ”

Old Mrs. Jiang's majesty was not ordinary, and everyone who was foaming at the mouth just now suddenly fell silent.

Jiang Guosheng looked at Fang Shi with some embarrassment and said, "Look, they are all uninformed villagers, don't care." ”

Fang Shi grinned: "Old Jiang, I don't even understand what they say, and I don't know how to care if I want to!" ”

Jiang Guosheng was stunned. Then he laughed: "Let's go, go to my house." Heaven and earth eat the biggest, eat first and then talk about anything else. ”

"Okay, then I'll do whatever I want."

Qing Yan smiled and took out two bags from the car, followed Fang Shi and Jiang Guosheng, and walked along the stone steps to the house built on the hillside, the villagers standing on both sides watched Fang Shi and Jiang Guosheng talk and laugh with their own thoughts, looked at each other, and began to talk again, but after talking for a while, they didn't feel bored, and seeing that it was dark, they went back to their respective homes.

Jiang Guosheng's home is not big, one big room and two small rooms, a kitchen and a thatched house, a small yard, an old yellow dog, and a young girl who is busy in the kitchen.

Fang Shi found that there were many young people in this village, unlike other villages where young people could not see, and the whole village was full of old people and children.

"This is my great-granddaughter, I went to college in Rongcheng, and now I haven't finished my vacation yet, usually her mother comes to cook for me or something, and now she is at home, she takes care of me for her mother, and she is a sensible child."

Fang Shi nodded, and Jiang Guosheng beckoned: "Xiaoxian, come over and I'll introduce you to a guest." ”

"Taigong, I'm busy, I'll talk about it when the dishes are cooked, the guests are embarrassed."

"Hehe, Xiaoxian is me, not an outsider, this is my little uncle."

"Oh, senior, you're here again."

The girl looked sideways from the kitchen, smiled at Fang Shi and continued to wave the spatula in his hand, Fang Shi turned his head to look at Qing Yan, who looked a little excited, as if he understood something, no wonder this kid was so happy when he heard that the head asked him to accompany him, and thought he was aiming at himself, it turned out to be a misunderstanding!

Fang Shi didn't speak, Jiang Guosheng smiled and led the two into the hall, Fang Shi raised his chin at Qing Yan, Qing Yan put down his luggage, hehe smiled and turned around to help in the kitchen, Jiang Guosheng also showed a relieved smile on his face, it seems that this old man is not blind, he can see it clearly.

Jiang Guosheng knew that Fang Shi didn't smoke, so he lit a cigarette for himself, and held it all the way on the road, and now he was finally able to take a puff, the old man took a deep breath of the cigarette comfortably, and slowly spit it out.

Fang Shi smiled slightly, this old man was actually a little nervous in front of him, otherwise he wouldn't have dared to smoke along the way.

"Elder Jiang, I see that there are a lot of young people in the village, unlike other villages, is it because the people in the village do not support young people to go out to work?"

Jiang Guosheng smiled a little smugly: "It's not to go out to work to make money, and there are only elderly people at home, so can they rest assured?" Don't look at our village, but we also have our own livelihood, although it is not good to be rich and expensive, but it is still no problem to have enough food and clothing. Many of these young people in the village have come back from outside, and they know the difficulties outside, so that they can stay in the village with peace of mind and provide for the elderly to the end. ”

"Oh, so what kind of livelihood does the village have?"

"Bamboo weaving craft and bamboo carving craft, this is our village has been insisting on learning and inheriting the work for decades, now the price of these things is rising, but for the village to earn a way to live, but this thing is a craft, not big, so it is not easy to make a fortune."

Fang Shi smiled, and didn't ask them why they didn't use the machine to make a big industry, and if they did, it was not called a handicraft but an industrial product. In fact, everything that needs to be inherited needs a kind of perseverance and indifference, but unfortunately, this quality is now a rare quality.

Perhaps it is the lack of this quality in the blood of the Chinese people that makes the whole of China seem very impetuous and utilitarian, even the Xuanmen.

As he spoke, a young girl walked in from outside the door with a plate, the food on the plate had already arrived first, Fang Shi looked up, this is a very delicate girl, in fact, the girls in Shu are good-looking, especially the skin is very good, plus she is a scholar, she has a bookish temperament, which looks quite pleasing to the eye, no wonder it will attract Qing Yan's attention.

"Taigong, why don't you pour tea for guests, just smoke yourself."

"Hey, I was rude"

"Elder Jiang, don't be busy, don't you eat here, you don't need tea."

"That's right, I'll drink two cups with you in a while, it's boring to drink tea."

Fang Shi smiled, this old man is not taboo in smoking and drinking, and his body is actually very good, I have to say that the effect of cultivation is extremely powerful, but Fang Shi is a little strange, the people in this village can see that they should have learned martial arts, but the strange thing is that there is no one who practices qi, didn't the old man teach?

Fang Shimu sent the girl out again, and asked his questions, Jiang Guosheng said with a straight face: "Qingcheng Gongfa is not passed on inside and outside, and non-inner disciples cannot be truly transmitted, how dare I break the rules, but there is nothing wrong with these tricks, they can not only strengthen the body, but also defend themselves, and there is no harm in learning from people in the mountains." ”

"Jiang Lao, the saying that the inside is not passed on outside refers to the secret art in the door, and the basic method of practicing qi is not among them, besides, Qingcheng Mountain must also continue to absorb fresh blood, and you are an elder of Qingcheng Mountain, if you have children in your village to practice qi, isn't it possible to provide talents for Qingcheng Mountain with a good foundation, you are wrong about this!"

The old man was stunned, and only after a while did he pat his thigh heavily and said regretfully: "Oops! It's really wrong, it's wrong! ”

Jiang Xiaoxian, who was coming in from the door again with a pot, was startled when she saw her father-in-law's look of remorse: "Taigong, what's wrong with you, what did you do wrong?" ”

"I missed three generations of children in the village! Regret is beyond reach, regret is beyond reach! No wonder the master said that I had a tendon in my head, and I wouldn't have much achievement in this life, sure enough, sure enough! ”

Fang Shi was a little excited when he saw Jiang Laoqing, he smiled, and his laughter was already mixed with a calming spell: "Jiang Lao, it's not too late now, what's the use of regretting the past, you are a fierce general on the battlefield for the rest of your life, don't you understand this!" ”

Jiang Lao was stunned again, and then laughed: "Well said, well said, the head said that you are the hope of Qingcheng, and I think it is too, you are very good, very good!" ”

Fang Shi smiled: "Qingcheng's hope can't be on me alone, otherwise it will crush me." ”

"Haha said it well, you have to make a big deal about it, Xiaoxian, bring the wine."

Jiang Xiaoxian smiled gratefully at Fang Shi, put down the pot in her hand and turned around and went out, and after a while she and Qing Yan came in together, Qing Yan was holding two plates and a basket hanging in her hand, Jiang Xiaoxian was holding a small bottle of wine in one hand and a clay pot in the other, and there was still curling smoke on it.

Jiang Lao sniffed: "Crockpot chicken soup, it's a good day, let's have a drink with the two of you." ”

Qing Yan also put down the things in his hand and said, "Elder Fang, Xiao Xian's dishes are cooked very well, you have a good mouth this time." ”

"yes, then you don't have a mouthful of blessings too!"

Qing Yan was stunned, and then glanced at Jiang Xiaoxian excitedly, Jiang Xiaoxian's cheeks were a little red, and she quickly turned around and picked up the bowl in the bamboo basket to serve soup to everyone.

Jiang Lao looked at it and smiled, looking relieved. (To be continued......)