Xiangzi removed the nitrate leather and shaved it softly, cut it into long strips of chopsticks with a sharp knife, and braided three strands into a long round and soft rope.

During this period, Musa was immersed in a feeling of excitement and joy most of the time, except for making a timely move and doing what he could actively.

Seeing that Xiangzi was carefully connecting the leather rope to the hook claw, he eagerly and excitedly leaned forward, and his joy made his breathing seem slightly breathless. Xiangzi glanced at him gently, and asked casually, "If you don't climb the wall, what are you doing with it?" ”

Mu Sa smiled shyly, and said a little mysteriously: "Go up the mountain with miles." ”

Xiangzi muttered casually, "I think you're going down the mountain." ”

Mu Sa seemed to be stunned for a moment, glanced around alertly, lowered his voice, and said a little nervously: "How do you know?" ”

Xiangzi smiled and said, "The mountain is bare, so there's no need for it." Besides, the rust on the tip of your hook and the polished flesh of your hook show that it often hangs from a tree rather than in a crack in the rock. ”

Musa's stunned mouth was half-open, and a pair of dark eyes shone with surprise and admiration. After being stunned for a while, he whispered happily and a little nervously: "You are really a god, you can even see this, you are much better than my father and them." ”

Xiangzi pretended to be casual and laughed, "Say it quickly!" What's there down the hill? ”

Mu Sa smiled innocently, and whispered with a slightly mysterious expression: "In the summer, I saw the red and bright red and gorgeous wild strawberries on the mountainside, so I thought about going down to get some food. So he found the flying claw that he threw and hooked it to the elm tree on the edge of the cliff. Unexpectedly, there is a second platform just one room high, and along the platform can not only eat the ground, but also go down to the bottom of the mountain. ”

Seeing Mu Sa's mysterious face, Xiangzi glanced at him suspiciously, and said indifferently: "You often go down?" I'm not afraid of falling, if people know that I won't beat you to death. ”

Mu Sa grinned and said, "I don't hang out with them, and no one cares if I don't see each other for a day or two." Besides, the elm tree covered the stone wall so tightly that no one could see it. ”

Xiangzi inspected the finished work, smiled with satisfaction, and said: "Use a three-five-year Momada (no problem), be careful in the future, don't let people bump into it." ”

Looking at Musa's back as he happily faded away, Shoko felt a sense of relief.

Xiangzi looked like a hanger, whistling in his mouth and playing with a branch in his hand, all the way towards Juanzi and their house. Seeing two women, holding the bridal clothes on the kang and a few pieces of pure gold jewelry, they were talking and laughing. said with a sour look: "Oh, seeing that the happy day is coming, my eldest brother hasn't found a decent dowry yet, and it's embarrassing to think about it." ”

Juanzi sneered and said, "We don't know anything about you, as long as we marry you." ”

Xiangzi smiled and said playfully: "Then if you let Ma Sloppy know that I hugged you two in front of you, and you won't let my blood go?" It's not a good idea. ”

Shuzhen pouted and smiled: "It's beautiful, and I hug the front and back, hurry up and find a way, otherwise I really have to be a bride." As he spoke, he took a pair of gold earrings and shook them in front of Shoko's eyes.

Xiangzi listened to the movement outside the door vigilantly, and said in a low voice: "Musa has a way to go down the mountain, try to take this out of him." As he spoke, he handed Shuzhen a small roll of paper.

Shuzhen took the paper roll and looked at it, and said with a happy face: "It just so happened that I made a pair of shoes for Nawa, and I sewed them in the uppers." ”

Xiangzi muttered thoughtfully: "I'm afraid that Huzi won't find it." ”

Shuzhen smiled happily and said, "Don't worry, Huzi knows the code." ”

Xiangzi glanced at Shuzhen lovingly and smiled with relief, and then said, "The date is set at noon on the wedding day." You two try to protect yourself these two days, but don't go wrong, I can't spend all day here. ”

As he spoke, he turned and left. Juanzi seemed to suddenly remember something, and said in a low voice: "Ma Liu and Ma Huo have a deep prejudice, do you want to add fire between the two of them, maybe you can get rid of one." ”

Xiangzi pondered for a moment, nodded slightly, and said, "It's okay to distract them." It's best not to be sloppy, otherwise the wedding scene will not be easy to sing. ”

When Shuzhen heard this, she whispered anxiously: "You really let me marry Ma Huo?" If Izab had said that he would marry him, and we would have become a husband and wife approved by Allah, would I have been taught what to do in the future? ”

Seeing Shuzhen's slightly uneasy appearance, Xiangzi muttered, "What if it's sloppy?" ”

Shuzhen said, "Then I can only be a widow again." As he spoke, he pouted as if displeased.

Seeing Xiangzi smiling and silent, Juanzi smiled and said: "There are many things to pay attention to, you have been stirring spoons in the same pot with us for so long, why are you still poor?" Isn't it just acting? ”

Shuzhen smiled and said, "Forget it! It's a new society, and I'm still twisting (persistent) something. Let's take it as the acting essay you said, anyway, I don't have a family member. As he spoke, he glanced at Shoko with a faint look.

Xiangzi smiled warmly and said, "It's okay, when I have the opportunity, I will apply for a place for you to go on a pilgrimage to Mecca, and come to your master and talk about it well." If you say that you have no choice but to do it for the sake of the stability of New China, I do not believe that Allah will not forgive you. ”

Shuzhen was slightly surprised and said, "Can you really let me go on a pilgrimage?" It's so good that my life's work can finally be completed. ”

Seeing Shuzhen's happy appearance, Juanzi pursed her lips and smiled and said, "Aren't you just going to worship a foreign temple, and see how happy I am." ”

Shuzhen smiled happily and said: "The Hui people pay attention to the five merits to be completed in their lives, namely: 'worship', 'ceremony', 'fasting', 'lesson', and 'chao'. There are four other things I can say about the past, but I don't have any fault at all. Hu Da, thanks to the blessing of the Lord. As he spoke, he raised his hand and bowed.

Seeing that Shuzhen was immersed in joy and contentment, Xiangzi smiled and said playfully: "Then be your bride with peace of mind, and when the time comes, I will hand over the two of you to the two of you, it is best to keep alive, that person will be useful in the future." With that, he went out with a relieved face.

Shoko has almost traveled around the ravines and valleys of the back mountains these days, but there is one place he has never been able to approach. There was a shallow ditch near the bottom of the gourd, and on either side of the ditch grew the only grove in the back ditch, and the willows and elms were full of life to cover the mouth of the ditch, and an earthworm-like path led to the secluded place, and two sculptural sentinels stood quietly on both sides of the road with Tom* in their hands.

Looking around, the mountains and valleys near and far are as silent and boring as yesterday. Shoko looked bored, and walked along the small mountain road with empty eyes. Suddenly, with a voice: "Stop! What for? The shouts were followed by the clatter of pulling the bolt. Xiangzi pretended to be stunned and glanced at the fierce sentry, suddenly looked nervous and scared, and said tremblingly: "I am a horse breeder, and I have nothing to do." ”

One of the tall and thin men yelled angrily, "Get out of here! In the future, there will be less wandering around here. Otherwise, Lao Tzu will destroy you with one shot, get out of here! ”

Shoko's frightened Nono retreated, but her sharp eyes still aimed at the blue brick house hidden behind the tree.

It was confirmed through Musa that it was the residence of the bandit leader Ma Chenglong and his three wives.