Early the next morning, Zhao San drove the carriage out of the city.

The carriage went upstream along the old road of the Fengshui River, the original ten thousand hectares of fertile land, because of the broken flow of the Fengshui River became barren, a large area of land was abandoned, it was the autumn harvest season, the fields that should have been golden were overgrown with weeds, seeing such a scene strengthened Li Wuwu's determination to communicate with the Fengshui River. In the afternoon, the carriage stopped at a river to rest, the river is a dry riverbed, there are some small water pools in the middle, many old people and children are catching fish and shrimp, Li Wuwu called Zhao San to walk over together, the children rolled in the mud pool, slippery like a small loach, an old man with a face full of vicissitudes looked at it happily and said: "Rely on the mountain to eat the mountain, rely on the water to eat water, we rely on the Fengshui River, we have to practice the ability to eat in the water." ”

An old man next to him sneered: "Old Wang, even if all the kung fu in your body of water is passed on, what can you do, the Fengshui River is dry, how can there be water for you." ”

The old king's face suddenly became ugly: "The dolls all grew up by the river, let them go to the land for fear that they won't be able to dance, if they can't do it, let them go to the big lake......"

"The lake has its owner, and if you go there, you have to pay taxes if you touch a fish. The wind came and went, and finally at the end of the year, the house still couldn't open the pot, so many people went to the big lake, how many of them had a good life?"

When Li Wuwu heard this, he went up and asked: "The old man is polite, the student is a student of Fengshui City, the elders in the family tell the story of Fengshui River, and the student traces all the way up the river to here, I don't know where this place is?"

The two old men looked Li Wuwu up and down, and saw that he was bookish and angry, and his clothes were not luxurious, but he came in a carriage and had servants waiting, he must not be an ordinary family.

The old king replied cautiously: "We call it Xiaohewan, there is a big river bay upstream, when the Fengshui River was not diverted and cut off, these two rivers were mighty, the sleep was wide and gentle, and we all relied on fishing to keep our families, now." Hey—" He shook his head.

Li Wuwu then asked: "It is said that there is a big lake upstream, why don't you go there to make a living?"

The two old men glanced at each other, a little hesitant, and the old man next to him saw that Li Wuwu didn't look like a bad person, so he replied: " There are also people who go there to beg for a living, and the younger ones on the Zhuangzi have gone, but they belong to the boundary of Yishui County, and they have to pay two taxes to go there, and secondly, the big lake has long been occupied by the powerful and powerful, and if you want to live there, you will inevitably be exploited layer by layer, the young people are okay, they are strong, and they can still live hard, but we old people and children can't stand it, so we can only come back, plant some crops, and barely go down, but the river is cut off, and the crops can't be harvested. It's nothing when we're old, but pity these children, when they are young and young, there are people who break down, how big the town was in Dahewan, and now there are a few of them. The old man said, as if remembering something sad, but his eyes were red.

The old king glanced at it and said to Li Wuwu: "The youngest sister of his family married in Dahewan, and the son-in-law went to Dahu, but there was no news. My sister's family didn't stay later. In this world, we poor people have no way to live. ”

Li Wuwu's heart is also very heavy, the hinterland of Yue is still like this, so the people in other places, no wonder they want to be forced by the officials, and the people are rebelling, they really can't get by, but they hate those wealthy families but they are still sucking the blood of the people.

The children in the quagmire were jubilant, "Hurry, catch!"

After a while, a half-sized boy, naked and holding a foot-long carp, ran over happily, and a group of boys danced behind him. "It's still the big guy who is powerful, and he caught it as soon as he could. "That's right, the eldest brother is a skill taught by Grandpa Wang himself. ”

Envy and jealousy.

"Grandpa, look!" The big black head sent the fish to the old man, "Cook fish soup tonight, and everyone in Zhuangzi will come, okay?"

"Then this fish is not enough, besides, this carp is raised, and it will be sold in the market tomorrow morning, and it will be exchanged for more food. The old man thought more.

The children, who had been very excited, immediately quieted down when they heard the old man say this, but maybe there were many such things happening on weekdays, and no one showed disappointment on their faces. It seems like it should have been.

Li Wuwu suddenly interjected: "How about selling this fish to me?"

The old king looked at Li Wuwu: "If the son doesn't dislike it, this fish will be given to the son." ”

"Ahh

"Zhao San, go get some copper coins, let's buy the fish. Li Wuwu said to Zhao San. Then he said to the big head, "Will you kill the fish?"

Big Head nodded. "Yes!"

"Then go wash and peel it for me, go upstream, and don't clean it up with your bathwater. Li Wuwu said happily.

The big head looked at the grandfather and them, and when he saw that they did not object, he walked away with the fish in his arms.

Li Wuwu said to the two old men again: "Two old men, I am not familiar with this place, and it is almost evening, I don't know if I can go to Guizhuang to disturb for a night?"

This requirement is nothing, but how long ago did such a scholar with status go to Zhuangzi?

The old king hesitated and said: "Gongzi can come to our Zhuangzi, we can't ask for it, but the Zhuangzi is dilapidated and very simple, I don't know if Gongzi can live in it." ”

Li Wuwu smiled and said: "Scholars should read thousands of books and travel thousands of miles, what is this condition if it is simpler, don't you all be used to it!"

The old man next to him whispered to the old Wang: "Old man Wang, what is in this scholar's head?"

The old king glared at him and said to Li Wuwu: "If the son doesn't dislike it, the old man will take you there." As he spoke, he led the way and walked towards the Zhuangzi.

Li Wuwu smiled lightly and walked over.

On the field path, the sunlight is not strong, most of the crops in the field have been harvested, leaving sparse rice stubble, the field is piece-by-piece, but there is no ridge to hold back the water and a ditch to flow water, these simple farming skills have not spread, Li Wuwu thought of the "Tiangong Agricultural Codex", I don't know if the imperial court has taken action.

Zhuangzi is not far from the river, and it will be there in a while, and you can see that it is a small Zhuangzi, but many houses are broken and ruined, and obviously no one lives in them. When he came to a slightly neater house, the old man said, "This is the old man's house, and the son will deal with it for one night if he doesn't dislike it!"

Li Wuwu saw that the house was still clean, and there were still oars and other things on the wall, the old man saw Li Wuwu looking at the wall, and said with some pride: "Old man, I can be regarded as this big and small river bay back then, and I can handle this on the water." Saying that, he stretched out his thumb, "Those who cross the river by boat from ten miles and eight towns are willing to come and take my boat, steadily." After speaking, he sighed with emotion: "Old, these guys have been useless for decades, and they are all rotten." ”

Li Wuwu said a little mysteriously: "Uncle, you oars, you should take it out to dry, maybe it will be useful again one day." ”

After speaking, without waiting for the old man to reply, he asked again: "I don't know how many people are still in the Zhuangzi?"

The old man thought for a while and said, "There are still seven or eight old people here, and there are many half-grown children, but none of the young people are here, and they can't leave the young people in the Zhuangzi, and they can't live." After saying it, he laughed at himself: "There are many such Zhuangzi Fengshui River old roads, and even bandits don't come to rob them, and they can't grab them." ”

It's true, Li Wuwu walked down this day, and he felt that there were really too many here, and it was estimated that the gangsters had gone to the side of the business road.

Li Wuwu said to the old man: "Uncle, please call all the people in the village, I have brought a lot of dry food on the carriage, and I will invite everyone to eat tonight." ”

The old man hurriedly waved his hand: "Childe, you come to our Zhuangzi, we can't entertain you and are already very unhappy, how can we let you break the bank." ”

Li Wuwu smiled lightly, took the copper coin handed over by Zhao San, and stretched out his hand to the old man: "This is the money for buying fish and the money for accommodation, my husband received it first, and I still have some meat and wine, so my husband can go and invite someone." ”

The old man still wanted to excuse himself, but when he saw the yellow copper coin, he took it unconsciously, held it in his hand, and then heard that there was wine and meat, swallowed in his throat, and wanted to say something, but in the end he didn't say anything, nodded and went out.

Li Wuwu's carriage was prepared with all kinds of materials needed for this trip, and there was a lot of dry food to eat, originally to meet some people in need.

As the sun sets, there is jubilation on the threshing floor, the cauldron has been erected, the flames lick the bottom of the pot, the boiling iron pot is filled with pieces of meat and wild vegetables, and the children's eyes are staring at the cauldron with the fragrance wafting there, and their throats are fighting. Li Wuwu carefully sprinkled the fine salt on the carp, and then gently wiped evenly, several children watched beside him, Li Wuwu handled the fish, put it on the wooden frame, slowly turned up, a fragrance gradually spread, a seven or eight-year-old girl saw that Li Wuwu was already grilling the fish, gently squatted down, and used the small leaves to sweep the salt grains that Li Wuwu had just sprinkled on the banana leaves, and there were still those that could not be swept up, so he dipped his fingers and dyed them in his mouth, and then, wrapped the banana leaves and sent them to Li Wuwu, Li Wuwu did not answer, and asked:" What's your name?"

The little girl was too timid to answer.

The big head is estimated to be the head of a child, and Lang Sheng replied: "She is the second girl, my sister." ”

Li Wuwu patted Erniu's head, poured some from his salt bag onto the banana leaves, and said, "Take it!"

The second girl ran to the house with banana leaves in the envious eyes of the children, and after a while, she took a few grass blades and handed them to Li Wuwu, Li Wuwu took a look, it was the leaves of calamus, which could be used as spices, so she took it, tore it up, and sprinkled it on the fish. As he spoke, he asked, "What's your name?"

"Second Egg", "Little Three", "Dog", 。。。。。。

"Is there a big name?" asked Li Wuwu. The children fell silent.

Li Wuwu suddenly said: "I'll help you choose a name!" After speaking, he looked at the big head and said, "You are called Wang Du, the one who crosses the river." As he spoke, he wrote his name on the ground with a branch.

"Your name is Wang Yue, the moon of the moon, your name is Chen Peng, the Peng of the Dapeng bird。。。。。。。 ”

On this night, the Zhuangzi of Xiaohewan resounded with a fisherman's tune that had not been sung for decades, and the song was desolate and drifted away on a moonlit night.