Chapter 14: All the way north
When Su Lian returned home, the sky was already full of stars. Mother Yu Yuelan was still busy in the kitchen, but Su He locked herself in the room, and she didn't know what she was doing, only her father was sitting in the yard smoking his cigarette stick.
When Su Shunde saw Su Lian coming back, he took a few puffs of cigarette, knocked off the ashes, and said to Su Lian: "You come in with me!" ”
"Oh", Su Lian agreed, walked into the hall, and his father asked him to sit down again, saying, "You wait, I'm going to bring you something", and walked into the room after speaking.
After a while, Su Shunde came out with a swarthy wooden box in his hand. The box was about three inches long and two inches wide, and it was black and there was no text marking, but it looked a little old.
Su Shunde put the box on the table and sat down, and said to Su Lian: "This is something that has been passed down from the ancestors, I don't know what it is and what it is for, but the ancestors explained that it must be passed on forever."
"This ......" Su Lian was strange for a while, and asked, "Is Dad going to give it to me now?" ”
Su Shunde nodded and said, "Look at it, if you can't understand it, keep it all the time, and then give it to your next generation."
Su Lian took the box and opened it, and there was a square iron rod with a bright black and silver piggyback, about three inches long, the size of a finger, with a taper at one end and a smooth end at the other. There are two small notches at the tip of the cone, like a key mouth, and the iron rod has some strange silver lines coiled throughout the body, and on the smooth end, there is another one that seems to be a text, and each stroke is like a crescent moon bent and entangled.
"It seems to be a word here, Dad, what is it?" Su Lian couldn't understand and asked.
Su Shunde shook his head and said, "I don't know either." Copying to some of the more learned and the elderly, they can't understand it."
Su Lian sighed, picked up the iron rod and weighed it in his hand, feeling heavier than ordinary pig iron, and asked, "What is this made of?" ”
"Dad didn't know, I tried to use it to split pig iron, and it was indeed much harder than pig iron. If you go out and have a chance, ask others" Su Shunde still shook his head and said: "But don't show it to others easily"
"Oh?" Su Lian was surprised: "Why is that?" Is this a treasure? ”
"I don't know if it's a treasure" Su Shunde exhaled, and then said: "The ancestors followed this thing, and there was a saying that was passed down, called 'Ninety-nine to one, open the world'"
"Ninety-nine to one, open the world?" Su Lian was confused again.
Su Shunde sighed and sighed: "What does it mean, I can't guess it, you just remember it, and pass it on to the next generation together."
"Oh!" Su Lian fumbled for a long time, except for being a little quaint and old, this thing was strange and confused, and he had no clue for a while, so he put the iron rod in the box and sealed it.
"Is there anything else with Dad?" Su Lian put the box away and asked again.
Su Shunde took a deep breath, exhaled again, lowered his head and said: "Lian'er, when you go out this time, Dad doesn't know what you will encounter, but Dad believes in you, no matter what problems you encounter, you have the ability to deal with them." He raised his head, sighed again, and continued: "Your father's life is ordinary and ordinary, and he hasn't done anything big. Dad hopes that you can live a stable and stable life, but on the other hand, I hope that you can be better than Dad and can do something big, which is very strange. ”
Su Lian looked at his father's eyes slightly wet, and he didn't interject, just listened quietly.
"When you come back from this tribulation, my father can see that you have changed a lot, and you have grown wiser after one thing, which is a good thing. You are more calm and calm, you are more measured in your actions and words, you have grown up, and your father is very pleased. When you go out this time, my father only hopes that you will think twice about doing things, guard against arrogance and rashness, not be extreme or biased, and be free to be sharp and free, not to be in the limelight, nor to compromise on everything. Su Shunde was deep and profound, it was rare to tell so much in front of Su Lian, he shook his head, and continued: "Dad hopes that you will miss your family, your mother, your sister, and I hope you don't worry about your family, after all, your father and mother are very good, and Su He is well-behaved and sensible." What you want to do, just let go of your hands and feet to do it, your parents will support you and be proud of you."
Su Shunde choked a little, swallowed, and said: "In short, as long as you are in good health and have a good life outside, everything will be fine."
Although Su Lian used to leave home to work, his father would always give a few words, but this time he was extremely careful and cautious. Su Lian listened word by word, remembering, and his eyes were a little moist.
"Do you remember everything?" After Su Shunde finished speaking, he stood up and asked.
"Dad, I remember it all!" Su Lian didn't say much, stood up and agreed seriously. Su Shunde said "um", nodded and went into the room.
Su Lian was silent for a while, and when he turned around, he saw that Su He's door was still closed, and in the kitchen, his mother Yu Yuelan was still busy, so he had to wash and sleep first.
Early the next morning, as soon as the sky was slightly bright, Su Lian heard the sound of ping-pong in the kitchen, and got up to check, the busy figure was still working up and down, left and right.
Su Lian was sad, walked over and said, "Mother, why are you still busy?" Did you have a break last night? ”
"Stinky boy, you are an iron man when you are your mother, of course you rested last night......" Yu Yuelan glanced at him and said, "It's almost good in the morning, I'll wrap it up for you right away." You go wash up first. ”
Su Lian walked over, it turned out to be some pancakes, eggs, dried meat and other dry food, remembering that his mother has been preparing these for the past few days, Su Lian's eyes were red, and he couldn't help but shout: "Mother, ......"
"Lian'er, my son, my mother can't cook for you in the future, so you should prepare more now...... I don't know if I have enough to eat on the road. Yu Yuelan smiled kindly, walked over and helped Su Lian's arm, and urged: "You go and wash up, you will have breakfast later." ”
Su Lian returned to the house, Su He's door was still closed, he went outside to fetch some water, and after washing, his mother had already brought a bowl of chicken noodle soup to the table.
"Come on, eat it while it's hot!" Yu Yuelan shouted, turned around and went to the kitchen to pack again.
After Su Lian finished eating, Su He finally came out of the room with a big burden in his hand.
She walked up to Su Lian, stuffed the burden into Su Lian's hand, and said in a low voice: "Brother, these are all new ones that have just been made, you take them with ......"
Su Lian saw that her eyes were a little red and swollen, and said with a smile: "Girl, your eyes are swollen, you haven't slept well." While opening the baggage, he was instantly dumbfounded.
Inside the baggage, all are brand new clothes, trousers, robes, shoes, thin and thick, light and dark colors, everything is available, and even a few pairs of boots for winter wear are made. Su Lian looked at his sister's red and swollen eyes again, but he couldn't laugh.
"Brother, I can't follow you to take care of you, but the clothes I make can protect you and help you out of the wind and rain...... Hehe......" Su He said with a smile, his eyes full of tears.
"You...... You stupid girl...... "Su Lian's nose was sour, and he didn't know what to say, but he just hugged Su He, this stupid sister, locked herself up for a day and two nights, it turned out that she was doing this.
At this time, the door in the back squeaked, and his father Su Shunde also came out. Mother Yu Yuelan took the wrapped dry food and put it into a big bag with Su He's burden and tied it.
"Let's go...... Su Shunde said.
"You are a wrongdoer, you are ruthless, drive your son out ......" Yu Yuelan rushed to Su Shunde and punched him twice, but tears flowed involuntarily.
"Mother...... Don't ...... like this" Su Lian was also a little choked, wanting to appease her mother, her hand just patted Yu Yuelan's back, but she turned around and finally cried, "My poor son, my mother can't bear you......"
In the sentimentality of separation that the family was immersed in, Rao is Su Lian thought that his heart was as hard as iron, and he was also full of tears at this time.
Su He sent him to the entrance of the village, but he saw a cold and arrogant figure waiting there from a distance.
"Sister Yanran......" Su He happily ran over and shouted.
When Yu Yanran saw Su He, she also smiled warmly: "Su He, I haven't seen you for a long time, you are getting more and more beautiful!" ”
"How can Sister Yanran be so beautiful...... Hee-hee......" Su He said playfully.
Su Lian walked over, took her hand, and said with a smile: "Yanran, didn't you say that you wouldn't give it away?" ”
Yu Yanran picked up a small bag beside her, handed it over and said, "I took some medicines that I usually use, you can bring them for emergency use." ”
Su Lian looked at it, it was all some medicine for typhoid, bruises, etc. His heart was warm, and he said with a smile: "You are still careful......"
Su He smiled: "That's it, Sister Yanran has always been very considerate" and took Yu Yanran's other hand, and said coquettishly: "Thank you, Sister Yanran!" Giggle......"
"Thank you for what I did, it should have been what I should have done." Yu Yanran said with a smile.
"Yes, it's going to be a family from now on!" Su He suddenly came to his senses and covered his mouth.
As soon as she said this, Yu Yanran blushed again and hurriedly lowered her head. Su Lian smiled: "Okay, you all go back, you can't leave if you send me again." ”
After he finished speaking, he turned around and left, Yu Yanran and Su He were both stunned, opened their mouths and wanted to say a few more words, but they didn't say anything, and watched Su Lian gradually move away.
Su Lian knew that they were still in place, raised his hand and shook it, but he was also ruthless and did not look back. He really didn't know when he would go out this time, when he would come back next time, he had never been so far away from home, for so long, and there were fears and worries in his heart, but he had to leave......
From the rising sun to the sky, the sadness and sorrow in Su Lian's heart gradually dissipated, and was replaced by novelty and excitement. Since he grew up, he has only been to the county seat at the farthest, and has never been out of the county seat. In this half a day, he was fast and slow, asking for directions and watching along the road, and finally arrived at another county called Qishui, about 20 miles away from his hometown.
Su Lian looked left and right, the customs here were actually the same as his hometown, but they were just a different group of people, of course, he would also find some different new things in the market. He touched and scratched curiously, only to feel more spacious and happy in his heart.
At noon, he found a place to rest, ate some dry food, and asked the next county seat in the north of Ming to be eighteen miles away, and Su Lian continued to hurry.
When he arrived in Guangji County, it was only about the afternoon when Su Lian asked a porter, saying that Huangmei County in the north was also very close, and he could get there by riding a horse for more than an hour, so he thought for a while and decided to continue on his way.
According to the instructions of the porter, Su Lian went straight to the north, looking for a place called Mawei Village, saying that he was going around to the northeast there, and he could reach Huangmei by walking more than twenty miles.
Who knew that when he walked and saw a hill head-on, Su Lian was secretly annoyed and didn't ask if he would pass through any mountain, so he had to go up the mountain head-on. He still sees the sun early, maybe he will go over this hill to that Mawei village? Su Lian gritted his teeth, packed his bags, and climbed up the mountain. Luckily, the mountain is not very high, and there is a path leading to the top, so it seems that there are many people walking around.
Climbing to the top of the mountain, Su Lian looked at the mountain again, and was immediately stunned.
I saw that there was a large area of grass, green, yellow, red, green and purple, one by one, which was pleasing to the eye. Su Lian looked relaxed, took a few deep breaths, raised his feet and rushed down the mountain.
"Wahahahaha......" Su Lian screamed as he rushed, feeling like he had arrived in heaven, and the grass was suffocatingly beautiful. He rushed into the grass, and found that the grass was high and low, uneven, half a man high, and low enough to drown his ankles, and there was a faint fragrance in the grass, and he rushed to the right and right as if he had discovered a new world, and croaked and screamed.
When Su Lian looked left and right, he found that there were still some herbs in this grass, such as purple flowers, rabbit vegetables, flax, bitter ginseng, etc., purple and yellow, piece by piece, and I don't know if it was planted by others. He put away the urge to pick some with him, and went around a few more times, feeling a little tired, and went to lie down in the grass surrounded by Zeland, and unconsciously squinted his eyes, and fell into a half-asleep and half-awake stupe.
He was about to fall asleep when he suddenly heard a sound of screaming, as if someone was running towards him. Su Lian was nervous in his heart, afraid that the owner of this herb had discovered him?
He hid in the grass, half-human Zeeland just blocking his view. Su Lian hesitated to stand up and apologize? But what if someone asks him for compensation? He didn't have much money with him. As he was thinking about it, the footsteps stopped three feet in front of him.
There was another sound of Suosuo, and Su Lian slowly got up and secretly looked forward. Pushing aside the grass, he heard rapid breathing again, could it be that someone else had already spotted him? No matter what, Su Lian pretended to be brave and crawled forward lightly, and when he got closer and closer to the sound, there was another loud noise, as if someone was sprinkling water.
Su Lian set aside Zelan, and then fixed his eyes to take a look, and suddenly his head was blank and his eyes were dull.
I saw that in the grass, a woman was dressed in a fiery red suit, with a short shirt and long pants, but at this moment, she happened to take off her pants, which was convenient for her to relieve herself. She faced Su Lian's direction, fragrant grass and cherries, giving Su Lian a clear view. But she was anxious for a while, and she just closed her eyes, and when she was done, she stood up and turned around, and then she bent down and hugged her pants, and the two plump and fat snow-white were exposed to Su Lian's eyes without any taboos.
Su Lian was young and enthusiastic, and he had never experienced anything between men and women, and the impact of this picture made him red-faced and hot-mouthed, and he forgot to turn his head to avoid it for a while. When the woman bent down and lifted her pants, Su Lian already felt the heat in her nose, and subconsciously touched her nose with her hand, her fingertips were warm, and she really had a nosebleed.
Su Lian was startled, couldn't help but let out a "wow", and suddenly realized that it was going to be bad, and hurriedly covered his mouth.
It's a pity it's too late......