The sand sea, not the sand sea, the boat does not cross, and the bird does not perch.

There is actually a village by the sea, and there are still several families living there. Under the scorching sun, a mother-in-law was hunched over the soil in the sand in front of the door.

"Mother-in-law, is there drinking water in the village?" Yu Er went up and saluted.

Along the way, hundreds of miles were covered by the Gobi Desert, and the drinking water brought by the two had long been exhausted. I had to crush the wild donkey grass with the palm of my hand, squeeze out some grass juice from it and drink it for two people, but the grass juice tasted sour and weird, Yu Er couldn't bear the pain, and couldn't bear it. Now when I saw that there was a village with people, I ran over with a gust of wind earlier.

"Water? Yes, yes. The mother-in-law had gray hair, but her face was full of red light, and when she saw that the two children were full of dust and her lips were cracked, she was very enthusiastic, turned into the house, and carefully took out a scoop of things.

Yu Er was overjoyed in her heart, and was about to take it, but she found that there was clear water in the scoop, a piece of thin mud, and her hand was stretched out in the air, and she didn't know what to do.

The mother-in-law was also very embarrassed. Seeing this scene, he stretched out his hand to take it for Yu'er, and thanked the mother-in-law.

"Mother-in-law, let's borrow this scoop for use. "Pull Yu'er up and come to a secluded place.

"Abandon my brother, what are you pulling me here for?"

"Yu'er, do you know what's in this scoop?"

"Isn't this just a scoop of mud?"

"This may be the drinking water of this family, and I have taken it out with you. "I have lived hard with my grandfather since I was a child, and I know the bitterness.

"Huh?" Hearing this, thinking of the situation between the village and her mother-in-law, Yu'er couldn't help but wonder, "This place is so unlivable, why don't they move elsewhere?"

Abandon your clothes to filter the yellow mud, go back and forth seven or eight times, get a mouthful of turbid water, and let Yu'er drink it. Yu'er only drank a small sip, and the rest had to be discarded and drunk, but she was unwilling to abandon it, so she took it back to her mother-in-law with a scoop.

"Mother-in-law, we're still here. ”

The mother-in-law was not there just now, but another mother-in-law was looking at the door. This mother-in-law has silver hair, and she is older than the mother-in-law just now, but she can't find a trace of wrinkles on her face, and it is very strange to abandon Yu'er.

Listen to the abandonment to return the scoop, this mother-in-law promised to agree. Seeing that there was a small mouthful of semi-clear turbid water at the bottom of the scoop, he was very surprised, and then he understood.

"Good boy, where are you going?"

"Mother-in-law, let's go to the imperial capital. ”

"Ah, the imperial capital. Imperial Capital is a good place, I also went to it when I was younger. But now you can't go. ”

Both abandoned and Yu'er were surprised: "Mother-in-law, why is this?"

"Good boy, listen to your mother-in-law slowly. The mother-in-law picked up the scoop and took a sip of water, showing a happy look.

"This sea of sunken sand is like a crescent moon, surrounded by snow-capped mountains. Our rusty iron rod village is in the gap in the mountains in the middle of the moon bow. ”

"If you go through the sea, but it is only a few days away from one or two hundred miles, if you go around the sea and over the mountains, you are afraid that you may not be able to reach the age of your mother-in-law. ”

Abandon the hearing, but there is a very strange place name here: rusty iron rods.

"Then we'll cross the sea. ”

"This sea is not so easy to wear. Do you know why this sea is called the Sea of Sinking Sand?"

Abandonment shook his head.

"In the depths of this sea of sand, there is a hurricane overhead, and it comes down with sand and dust, but under your feet it is like a stream of water, and as soon as the sand falls, it sinks. Regardless of humans and animals, even birds, it is difficult to survive. ”

"In the past few decades, the wind in the sea of sand has tightened day by day, and our rusty iron rod is still dozens of miles away from the sea of sand, but now it has reached the seashore. ”

Listening to my mother-in-law say this, this sea of sand is really sad.

"It's just mother-in-law, how did you get past when you were young?" Yu Er remembered her mother-in-law's words.

The mother-in-law smiled, revealing a mouth full of beautiful teeth: "That was more than a hundred years ago......

The two were startled.

That year, the old man found a thousand-year-old rusty iron rod in the depths of the Gobi. took half of it and exchanged it for the mysterious merchant who came from nowhere, and got a car. From the outside, the car looks like a big hollowed-out wooden ball, but on the inside it is like a seesaw for a child to play with. ”

"This car is very magical, he and I stepped on this car and passed through this sea of sand. Happy from the bottom of their hearts, the two of them stayed in the Central Plains for several months, if it weren't for the young children at home, I was afraid that they would not return to this desert land that day. ”

As soon as I heard that there was such a miraculous thing, my eyes lit up.

"Mother-in-law, is the car still there?"

The mother-in-law's face instantly became sad.

Since then, the old man has often taken this car with the villagers in and out of the sand sea, but he has obtained a lot of good things in the sand sea, and our family has lived a good life for several years. ”

Later, when the boy grew up, like his father, he liked to tinker with the car. One day, father and son entered the sand together, but never returned. ”

Seeing that it touched the sad past of the mother-in-law, she couldn't bear to abandon her heart, and she didn't know how to answer, but the mother-in-law said to herself:

"I wanted to leave this sad place, but I couldn't give up. Life here is hard, and there are many people living young, and I thought that in a few years I would be able to meet my son-in-law in the underworld. But who knows, this life has lived for so many years. My daughter-in-law was also delayed by me. ”

"Mother-in-law, what are you talking nonsense?"

"I'm old, and I'm not afraid of other people's children's jokes. By the way, the traveling merchant has come to collect the rusty iron rod again. I took the inventory at home and exchanged it for a lot of things, which was enough for our mother and mother to eat and wear for the second half of the year. ”

"How many years has this traveling merchant been...... Does he have any water?"

"Yes, I forgot about it, so I'll go back and ask him. ”

Hearing that a traveling merchant suddenly appeared, Qihe Yu'er had a glimmer of hope in his heart and followed his mother-in-law out.

"Mother-in-law, have you been drinking this?" said he pointed to the scoop as he went out.

"Where? We have a very good well here, which is deep underground, but it does not dry for many years. Otherwise, how would they live in these families?"

"Half a month ago, but for some reason, the well suddenly dried up, and now only the mud comes out of the spring, and in a few days I am afraid that even the mud will be dry. We don't know what to do!"

As he spoke, he came to the open space behind the village. I only saw a middle-aged man with a harmonious atmosphere, shaking a banana fan in his hand, and half-lying on a straw mat.

In front of the man, there was a huge carpet several feet wide, lined up with all kinds of bits and pieces, and the prices were all clearly marked.

Several villagers were carrying baskets of dark brown wooden stick-like items in front of him, presumably the "rusty iron rods".

He didn't really care, just glanced at it casually, and quoted a price, and the villagers chose what they wanted from the blanket in exchange for the code he quoted.

The mother-in-law stepped forward and asked him, "Do you have any water here?" The man did not answer, but pointed behind him.

As he pointed out, there was a small flag behind the man, with a few big characters on it:

There is no market, but the sun and the moon are strange.

Yu Er couldn't help but pout: This person is so angry, such a small stall is so bragged!

The mother-in-law didn't care what was written on it, but just asked, "How to exchange the water?"

"I'm afraid you won't be able to change it. The middle-aged man didn't raise his head, but his voice was very crisp, which was extremely incongruous with his appearance.

Some villagers around had already asked, and pulled over their mother-in-law and whispered: "The rusty iron rods that my family has collected in recent years are piled together, and he actually said that he can't exchange a small cup of clean water." ”

The man seemed to hear them whispering, and still said kindly: "Everyone knows that you Gobi produce this rusty iron rod." This ordinary rusty iron rod, you only cook food on weekdays, and everyone can take out a bunch of it. But this clear water, you can take out a cup and let me see. ”

Some villagers said hatefully: "The profiteer who killed this stick should know that the well in the village is out of water, so he asks for a price here......

But the man was not angry: "I make a deal, and it is the fairest." The way of business is to see the end and know the end, choose the place to make money, I am thousands of miles away to transport these food, clothing and use of the things hard, you don't come to thank me, but it really won't be blamed on my head. ”

The mother-in-law nodded after listening to the man: "What you said is also true, it was a fair trade and a consensual thing." I also have one thing here, but not every family, so let's see, how much water can I exchange?"

The mother-in-law took out an object from her bosom, but it was only a few inches, but it was an amber-colored rusty iron rod, shrouded in a faint light. As soon as this thing came out, there was a strong smell of fishy smell in the air.

The man's eyes lit up: "This thing can be exchanged for a cart of clear water." ”

Seeing that the surrounding villagers were pointing and pointing, there was a look of injustice, and the man got up and said loudly: "Although you are in a treasure land, you don't know why the treasure is a treasure. You can encounter this rusty iron rod when you enter the Gobi Desert on weekdays, but have you ever seen such a color and breath? The people of the world know that this rusty iron rod is a good medicine, but they do not know that the effect of this medicine is very different because of the age of its growth. ”

"Ordinary rusty iron rods, improper picking hurt the roots, and death at night. There are those who grow in places where ordinary people can't find them, and it is extremely difficult to survive for ten years. These are ordinary medicines, but they are good for the stomach and intestines. ”

"Those who live for more than 100 years are miracle medicines, which can prolong life and stay young. Those who can live for a thousand years are the spirits of all things, and if they are properly concocted, they can change their lives against the sky and come back to life. ”

"It's a small section, but it's a thousand-year-old rusty iron rod. But you said, is it worth a carload of clean water?"

The villagers had heard of this strange thing in the mother-in-law's house, but today it was the first time they saw it, and they were all stunned and stopped talking.

The man said to his mother-in-law, "Come with me and fetch water." ”

Yu'er remembered something and grabbed her mother-in-law and abandoned her to a secluded place.

"Mother-in-law, do you and your mother-in-law eat this on weekdays?"

"We only occasionally cut a thin slice and brewed it, so that we could not go hungry for ten days. Why did the girl come here to ask?"

Yu Er confirmed what she thought in her heart, and became more and more excited: "Mother-in-law, do you know why you and your mother-in-law are so long-lived?"

But the mother-in-law smiled: "Mother-in-law knows what you mean." You are worried that without this thing, your mother-in-law will not live long. ”

Yu'er nodded.

The mother-in-law's eyes were full of pity and she touched Yu'er's head: "Good boy, my mother-in-law expired ten years ago, and it has been ninety-five years since she married this rusty iron rod, and it has been ninety-five years since my husband left me." ”

"You are still young, and you don't know that this immortality is a dream pleasure for others, but for me and my mother-in-law, it is an endless torment in loneliness and longing. ”

When the mother-in-law came to the man, she took out the rusty iron rod and handed it to him: "You only pour that cart of water into our dry well." ”

She actually wanted to share this water with a village, and she was touched by Yu'er's heart.

But he saw that the man had brought a very majestic green ox from outside the village, and the ox had dragged several cartloads of objects behind him.

The man took a cart of water from the middle and poured it into the well. Everyone in the village bowed down to thank the mother-in-law, but the mother-in-law just smiled and turned away.

The man looked at Yu Er with his eyes, and said with a smile: "Two little friends, what do you want to change?"

Yu Er glanced at him and snorted: "I'm afraid you don't have what we want." ”

The man was just a group of amiable anger: "Xiaoyou doesn't say it, how do you know if you don't?"

Yu'er didn't know the name of the car, so she just looked at it. Knowing that she didn't want to lose face, she stepped forward and said, "I want a car to cross the sea." ”

The man laughed again: "The car only walks on land, how can it be used to cross the sea?"

Yu Er sneered: "Look, I know you don't." ”

The man was still not angry: "Two little friends, do I have this car and put it down first, but what are you willing to exchange?"

Yu Er turned around and took out an object from his arms, which was full of red light, but it was the three ancient food spirits.

The man's face changed slightly: "Two little friends, wait a while, I'll come when I go." ”

After all, Yan got into one of the cars and came out in half a day.

When he came out, the man had a happy face: "Two little friends, the car is here." ”

Yu'er was slightly surprised: "Where is the car?"

"I don't have a ready-made one with me, but I have drawings for this car, and I just need to make it according to the drawings. ”

"How do I know if you have drawn this drawing randomly? Even if there is such a drawing, how can we find it if we need a lot of materials for a truck? And even if the materials are complete, how long will it take to cause this car? I am in a hurry to get there. Yu Er made a gesture to put away the ancient food spirit.

"These two friends don't need to be in a hurry, as soon as I have all the materials, I will wait here for the two of them to build the car before leaving. ”

"Then you show me the drawings first. ”

The man reached into his arms, carefully searched out a volume of ancient silk, on the book "Tiangong Treasure Paper" four bird seal characters, the corners of the picture and text are diffuse, broken.

It can be vaguely seen that there are various patterns painted on it, and they are all unheard of mechanical instruments.

The man pointed to the picture of the "seesaw" and told Yu'er: "What Xiaoyou wants is this thing." ”

Yu Er was not in a hurry: "You plan to exchange this tattered blueprint for my three immortal grasses?"

"The meaning of the little friend ......"

"Give me all your carts of belongings, plus this roll of rags in your hand, and I may be able to consider it. ”

This is weird, and I already know it. But she didn't expect that she would use the ancient food spirit to replace all the things of this man, especially the ancient silk, which was not a mortal thing at a glance.

Qi wanted to get the blueprint as soon as possible and cross this sea of sinking sand, worried that the man would not want to exchange, he couldn't help but show an anxious look, but was quietly stopped by Yu'er with his eyes.

"This ......," the man hesitated.

"Forget it, you don't look like that generous person. Let's think of something else, just a few more steps. Yu'er took her hand and prepared to leave.

"Okay, deal!" The man had already stuffed the ancient silk into Yu Er's hand.

The design of the seesaw is very exquisite, all with mortise and tenon joints, leather rope connection and fastening, but the production is not complicated.

The man's cart was really complete with all kinds of woodworking equipment, and he abandoned the existing oxcart parts and processed them according to the drawings, and it only took a few hours to make the cart.

Abandon and Yu'er tried it, this car is indeed wonderful, it looks like a ball, but it is very light and can be folded, rolling in the wind, but people do not move. Obviously, they relied on the power of the two of them to walk on land on stilts, but it seemed to be sliding in the water, which was very labor-saving and stable.

The carts and objects were nothing more than drinking water, food, and various daily utensils, which were immediately shared with everyone when they were abandoned, and everyone was very grateful. There was also a box of loose silver in the car, but Yu Er felt heavy, so she took some and gave it away.

Abandoned the gourd and went to the car to get water, just thinking about more contacts, who knew that it took most of the car, but the gourd did not feel heavy.

Qi was startled, thinking that if he knew this, he would take it a river in Kunlun, and he would not gnaw the wild donkey grass in the wind and sand.

Yu Er left some food and half a cart of water, and returned it to the man along with the rest of the silver, but he thought that he might need it when he returned, and the man thanked him again and again.

He also made a bag of waste wood for drinking, eating, eating, and clothing for several days, and tied it with leather ropes, intending to drag it on this seesaw in case of emergency.

Seeing that Yu'er is young, he is thoughtful, and he secretly admires it.