Chapter 236: The Origin of the Willow Tree
Impermanence was definitely wanton revenge, because he didn't mention Qin Ze's quibbles from beginning to end. And impermanence doesn't speak, Zhou Cheng naturally won't make any moves, after all, in their opinion, there is no difference between Qin Ze and impermanence.
In fact, it's pretty good to be tied up, but the posture of the tie is a bit strange. And in the end, Ling Na didn't let go of the lasso in her hand, she tied Qin Ze at this time, and she had to hold the rope tightly.
And the stupid wild boar on the other side was also tied up by Brother Jiu and others.
I don't know why, Qin Ze always felt that the reason why this wild boar didn't run away was to see himself make a fool of himself. And this guy is still grinning, no matter how you look at it, he's making fun of himself!
Wild boar:......
However, Qin Ze did not suffer a loss, the terrain of this dense forest is complex, especially the surroundings are dim, so it is normal for one to accidentally stumble. And he was led by Lingna, so the center of gravity was unstable and hit the other party, which was also a normal thing.
It's just good to say once or twice, when Qin Ze fell on Ling Na for the third time, the other party finally couldn't help it.
She couldn't understand that Qin Ze was tied up, how could he still look leisurely and elegant?
Of course, Qin Ze looked indifferent, from the reaction of the other party when he saw himself and the others, Qin Ze could basically confirm that the other party didn't actually know him. And since you can bring them to your own cottage, it means that there is not much hostility either.
Of course, according to Qin Ze's thoughts, it is estimated that these people have not seen outsiders for too long. This can be seen from the other party's glance at Qin Ze and the others, intentionally or unintentionally, it was a look of curiosity and confusion.
As for flirting with Lingna, it's all for fun, this girl looks spicy, but in fact, she is still very shy in her bones. Especially when her face is red, it is even more charming.
This guy is purely the kind of master who always likes to find trouble when he has something to do, it doesn't matter if he is looking for something, the key is that Ling Na can't help it. At the moment, he also gritted his teeth, and his hand was forced, directly pulling Qin Ze forward......
It's hard to imagine that in such a dense forest, there can be such a paradise. Of course, the house seems to have a good field, a beautiful pond, and a mulberry bamboo, and it is impossible to have yellow hair or something. But now for Qin Ze, being able to see the sun is already a paradise.
It was a little dazzling, but Qin Ze and the others were all staring at the sky. It's like being thirsty in the desert for days, and it's extremely greedy to let the warm sun shine on you.
Brother Jiu glanced at Qin Ze with great disdain, he really didn't have a good impression of Qin Ze, of course, this was purely because of Ling Na.
Liumu Village is located in the depths of the dense forest, and the trees around it have been cleared, and even a large area of fertile land has been reclaimed.
It's hard to imagine how much effort these people had to make to find this place in the first place. Not to mention anything else, in the era of pure handicraft, to clean up this area, at least thousands of giant trees had to be cut down. And in order to cultivate the fertile land, it is necessary to raise the roots of the giant tree, and this can be said to be a huge project!
This area is about hundreds of zhang in size, and the terrain presents a layered form. Looking from this direction of Qin Ze, Liumu Village has an obvious distribution of upper and lower layers.
In the outermost part of it is a large area of farmland. A small stream several feet wide runs through the cottage and finally flows into the dimly lit forest.
The water was murmuring, the water was extremely clear, and there were one or two leaves floating on it in the gaps, and then drifting into the distance......
On both sides of the creek are wooden houses, which rise up from the creek on higher ground.
The outermost farmland is low-lying and the streams collect here to better irrigate the farmland.
And in the highest place in the entire Liumu Village, there is a two-story wooden house, and you don't need to look at Qin Ze to know that it is definitely a house like the owner of the village.
It should be afternoon, and there are still people working in the fields. Facing Qin Ze and the others who suddenly appeared, these people were obviously more curious than afraid.
The children, in particular, gathered around. kept groping around Qin Ze and the others, as if there was something interesting.
The worst thing is Qin Ze, because he was tied up, even if he was touched by these children, Qin Ze had no strength to resist.
Soon the small things on Qin Ze's body were looted, a small piece of jade pendant, five or six copper coins, and some miscellaneous sachets and other things all fell into the hands of these children.
The children who got the small toys were also jumping up and down with joy.
And from beginning to end, Qin Ze had a cooperative attitude, and even kindly told one of the children with a runny nose that he had a fine silk handkerchief in his arms, which could be used to wipe his nose. But obviously the other party would be wrong, and he directly and generously wiped his nose with Qin Ze's sleeve.
Qin Ze was not annoyed, on the contrary, he was in a good mood now. As you can see from the way these children behave towards them, it is not really isolated from the world, and there must be some contact with the outside world. But this kind of contact won't be too deep, because these people are obviously still very curious about Qin Ze and them.
If it is Tao Yuanming who is tied up today, it is estimated that he will have to leave a "Liumu Source Record". It's a pity that Qin Ze is not Tao Yuanming, after seeing all this, his first thought was how to gain the trust of these people and then get out of here.
The owner of Liumu Village was an old man with a gray beard, who looked to be about fifty or sixty years old. He was also wearing a burlap dress, and although he looked like an ordinary fine old man, this guy's back was a little rickety. Even Qin Ze had begun to wonder if he was born with a hunchback.
However, regardless of whether they are hunchbacked or not, their status in Liumu Village is obviously not ordinary. Although the little old man's appearance was a little weird, this did not affect the other party's wise image in the slightest.
Especially as soon as the other party saw Qin Ze and the others, he stared at their clothes, and it can be seen from this that the other party is extremely smart, because if you want to judge a person's identity, clothes are always the fastest way.
In fact, in order to avoid the Turks, Zhou Cheng and the others had already discarded the armor on their bodies. And now his clothes were ragged from his journey through the jungle, but it was clear that the wise little old man had discovered something.
"The owner of the village, these people were met on the way to hunting, and I felt a little strange, so I escorted them back." The ninth brother was the first to speak and told the matter.
Old Man Liu glanced at Qin Ze, who was tied up, and then moved his gaze to Impermanence's body. There's no way if you talk about appearance, impermanence is definitely the most handsome of the people. But if you talk about temperament......
Impermanence is still the most elegant of the few......
Therefore, it is natural to be regarded as a person who speaks among several people, and as for Qin Ze, he is a subordinate with bad conduct in their hearts.
"Why did this son appear near my willow village?"
Impermanence replied to the old man Liu and said: "We were originally businessmen, but this time we happened to encounter the war at the border pass, and in order to save our lives for a while, we hid in this dense forest. If there is anything offended, please don't take it to heart. ”
"War?" Old man Liu was obviously suspicious, but then the suspicion on his face flashed, and he turned to Qin Ze and asked, "Then why is this person?" ”
Impermanence glanced at Qin Ze, and that smile appeared on his face again. Qin Ze couldn't see what the other party meant, if he let Impermanence explain it for him, it was estimated that he would not be able to explain it at all.
Therefore, Qin Ze hurriedly replied first: "It's just that there is some misunderstanding, I went to the salt mine to refine salt before, but I suddenly heard someone talking. I thought I had encountered mountain people, so I hid in the grass. But she didn't want this girl to think that it was me who was trying to disadvantage them, so she caught me. Please also ask the owner of the village to avenge my grievances? ”
Qin Ze deliberately bit the word salt very hard, because no matter what the origin of these people was. Salt is indispensable, especially for those of us who are isolated from the outside world.
Sure enough, after Qin Ze said refining table salt, the other party was obviously stunned for a moment. And the ninth brother on the other side saw that Qin Ze was still full of nonsense, and he was angry at the moment, pointing at Qin Ze and about to say something.
It's just that Old Man Liu stretched out his hand to stop him: "You said you were refining salt before?" ”
Qin Ze smiled but didn't speak, but looked at Ma Suo on his body.
Old man Liu didn't understand what Qin Ze meant, and nodded at Lingna at the moment and said, "Lingna let him go." ”
"So your name is Lingna?" Qin Ze stared at Ling Na with a sudden realization on his face, and said with a smile.
Ling Na glared at Qin Ze and didn't speak. Instead, he looked at Old Man Liu again, but in the end, he could only stomp his foot and let go of Qin Ze.
"And this brother of mine." Qin Ze waved his hand and pointed at the wild boar on the side.
Speaking of which, this is Qin Ze's second brother, he recognized Rhubarb as a brother in Cheng Mansion before, and now it is nothing to recognize a wild boar.
Because Qin Ze must not be cowardly now, the more he behaves with righteousness, the more the other party knows that he is not easy to bully.
On the nose and face, Qin Ze will go to the house and dismantle the tiles if he gives him a ladder. This is Qin Ze's current attitude, after all, the real masters are all high-minded.
It's just that his domineering approach directly angered the Ninth Brother and the others on the side. But Qin Ze didn't pay attention to anyone, but stared at Old Man Liu without turning his eyes.
"Loosen." Old man Liu didn't have any expression, and ordered again.
"It's better that Childe can really take out the salt, otherwise the little old man will have to boil Childe and this wild boar in a pot." Old man Liu said with a smile on his face.
"Haha, the owner of the village laughed, Qin's meat is sour." After saying this, Qin Ze looked around again, and then pointed to a vacant lot in Liumu Village and said: "I want to build a house there, as long as the owner of the village can agree, then there will naturally be salt in three days." ”