Chapter 8: The Hollow Valley Orchid
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In the deep forest, Shi Wuwei had just woken up, and he saw that his junior sister had prepared water and food and was waiting for him.
In fact, he had a lot of curiosity about his junior sister.
He wondered in his heart, "In the past two days, although I have opened the way in front of me, I have saved a lot of effort for my junior sister. But no matter what, we have to walk for four or five hours every day. With such a large amount of travel, even I was so tired that I almost fainted. But the junior sister is like that from beginning to end, the wind is light and calm."
Moreover, he also sensed the slightest mistake from his junior sister's words and demeanor.
He always felt that the other party gave him an unpredictable feeling.
It was a feeling he couldn't describe, strange, but real.
It's just that at the moment, he is not familiar with the other party, and some things are not easy to ask.
So, he didn't think much about it.
So I saw him get up and go to the brook, ten paces away, to wash himself.
Although the water can wash away the fatigue of yesterday, it cannot wash away the hatred in the heart.
And when he looked down at his own emaciated face reflected in the water, he thought to himself, "I can reach the place of cultivation today, and I will definitely practice internal strength as soon as possible."
After a while, Lu Yunxian saw that the two of them were ready, so he said.
"Two or three hours further west, you will reach the valley."
This sentence is undoubtedly a shot in the arm for the two.
Their destination can finally be reached.
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Three hours later, after the three masters and apprentices passed through the last forest, they came to the place where Lu Yunxian said to practice.
And when the sunlight re-entered the eyes of the three of them, they saw that in the valley ahead, the mountains were covered with green terraces, crisscrossing them.
Tanaka's waves are like waves in the sea, rising and falling.
Mu Yiyi saw the scene in front of him, and immediately ran excitedly to the high place in front of him and looked down.
After that, I saw her look back at the master and apprentice behind her, and happily exclaimed, "It is said that the land of Yungui is mountainous, and there are also many terraced fields." When I saw it today, it was really beautiful. ”
Shi Wuwei also saw the wonders ahead.
But he was a little puzzled in his heart, and secretly said, "When my father was alive, he also forced me to study the mountains and rivers many times. But why don't I have the slightest impression of this terrace? ”。
Although he didn't dare to say that he was familiar with ancient books, he still knew the landforms of the world.
However, he couldn't remember where this scene was.
So, he asked his master, "Master, why is there such a wonderful place hidden in such a deep mountain, and there is no record of this place in the history books." ”
Lu Yunxian knew that they would definitely have doubts.
Then he smiled and said, "This is a wild place, and it was the people who came here who made this place what it is today." The territory of my Ming Dynasty is vast, and it is not difficult for anyone who wants to find a no-man's land. As for why a wonderful place is hidden in the mountains, we will know later when I go into the valley."
With that, the three of them walked towards the valley.
Mu Yiyi's spirit today seems to be exceptionally good, walking and jumping all the way, asking this and looking at that.
It seems that the scenery here is very attractive to girls.
She suddenly turned around and asked her master, "Master, does this valley have a name?" ”
When the teacher discovered this place, he named it the Valley of Forgotten Sorrows. It means that whoever comes to this mountain can forget the sorrow of his heart."
"Haha, Forget the Valley of Sorrow, what a Valley of Forgetfulness, this is like a peach blossom paradise in reality, no wonder it can make people forget their sorrows."
The three of them chatted while walking, and slowly met a lot of people in the valley.
And wherever the three of them went, someone would come to say hello to Lu Yunxian.
Among them were old and young, men and women.
However, looking at these people coming and going, Shi Wuwei felt that these people were very strange.
And every time he meets a village name, the doubts in his heart will be aggravated.
So when the three of them reached a no-man's land halfway up the mountain, he couldn't help but ask the master, "Master, why are most of the people in the valley with high noses and blue eyes?" ”。
Yes, the people he met along the way had blue eyes, and their facial features were much more delicate than those of the Han people in the Central Plains.
Lu Yunxian knew that he would have such doubts.
Simply, he explained a past story to these two apprentices.
In fact, after Meng Yuan entered the Central Plains, he did not allow the Han people to be officials, and even handed over part of the official positions to the Semu people from the Western Regions.
And the Semu people who are officials, although their means of dealing with the Han people are not as good as the Mongols, they are not much better.
Therefore, when Emperor Taizu unified the Central Plains, when he killed all the Mongols in the Central Plains, he ordered to kill all the Semu people above the age of ten, and all the Semu people under the age of ten were castrated.
The people in the valley were actually rescued and brought here by him decades ago.
The Semu people in the valley and the Han people jointly opened up terraced fields, houses, and raised cattle, sheep, chickens and ducks in captivity.
This turned the place into a village that was not governed by the imperial court and was not known to the world.
When Mu Yi listened to the master's words, he thought for a while.
For what happened to these colored people, her mood was not very good.
So, I saw her and said with a solemn expression, "The change of dynasty is a matter of two countries, but it has only suffered these kind people." ”
Shi Wuwei first said absent-mindedly, "I see."
After that, he secretly said in his heart, "It turns out that they are all people who have a deep hatred for our dynasty." It's just that I don't know if they are really willing to let go of their hatred and continue to live in the valley of forgetfulness? ”。
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Unconsciously, the three of them came to the courtyard of the master, located on the top of the mountain.
This place is not like the courtyard of a large family in the capital, but more like a scattered wooden house on the outskirts of the city, in the wilderness.
The yard is not large, only three or five wooden houses surrounded by a simple courtyard.
But the yard is very clean, there are no weeds and no mosquitoes.
At this time, Lu Yunxian pointed to the two wooden houses on the side and said to the two senior brothers and sisters, "The two of you live here, and the teacher lives in the wooden house opposite, and the house on the east side has a stove available." This is where you will live in the future. Alright, you two go clean up the house first. ”
With that, he ignored them and walked to his house.
In less than an hour, the two of them had cleaned the two houses, and they went to the courtyard together.
And Lu Yunxian was sitting on the stone table in the courtyard at this time, drinking tea.
When he saw that the two had packed up their house, he motioned to them to come.
The two came to Lu Yunxian, and Mu Yiyi relaxed and said, "Master, what are we going to do next?" ”
Lu Yunxian smiled and looked at his female apprentice, but then, he said slowly to Shi Wuwei.
"From now on, you will have to go to the river at the foot of the mountain every day to fetch water until the two tanks at the corner of the courtyard are filled, and then you will have to go into the back mountain to cut wood for the three of us. If there is a surplus of firewood, it needs to be delivered to the people in the valley."
Shi Wuwei grew up in Fangfu since he was a child, and he has never done anything to carry water for cooking. But remembering that the servants at home did not have much effort to work on weekdays, he agreed.
"Yes, master. But is this part of the practice? ”
Lu Yunxian was smiling and silent at this time, not knowing what he was thinking.
After that, he no longer paid attention to the apprentice's doubts, but looked at Mu Yiyi and said with a smile.
"One by one, in the future, you will be responsible for the meals of Wuwei and Weishi, you may be able to do it?"
When Mu Yiyi heard that he was going to cook, he shook his head a little panicked, and said, "But master, but I have never cooked a meal."
What she is thinking about at the moment is that she has been living a life since she was a child, stretching out her hands in clothes and opening her mouth when she eats.
Although I thought that the days after entering the mountain would be very difficult before entering the mountain, it can be seen that when I heard the master say that I would let myself cook, I was inevitably a little flustered.
Lu Yunxian smiled again, "It's okay, just cook it."
"Okay then...... I'll try it and try to make it as delicious as possible."