"The smoke of the ointment rain is thick, the green waves are shaking, the green domain is picturesque, such as the crisp and tender rain, the light spring is boundless, the dream is in the south of the Yangtze River, and the hometown is shallow." With a shallow chant, a man and a donkey leisurely appeared from behind the mountain.

This place is the junction of Fujian and Zhejiang, the mountain is high and dense, there is no one in the four fields, the mountain seems to have never been up, verdant and dripping, and the stream is also green and tight, although there are several feet deep, but the fish swimming in the pool are clearly visible, a few leaves floating on the water surface, under the irradiation of the sun, the shadow is cast directly to the bottom of the pool, the light is swaying in this, the water seems to have become very shallow.

There is a birdsong in the distance, it seems that the sound contains a sweet taste, and the air in the mountains is more fresh after the wind and rain, every breath, it seems to be able to penetrate the heart, moisten every lung lobe.

Yun Qi closed his eyes and sniffed the fresh air to his heart's content, he seemed to smell the smell of his hometown, which was so familiar that his nose, which had been accustomed to the fishy smell of the waves for more than a year, was quite uncomfortable, and the mucous membrane of the nose was always itchy.

There is still a long way to go from here to Hangzhou, but it is not far from grandpa and Buzang, coming back from Zhangzhou, Yunqi has always wanted to go back to the mountains by the way, but he knows that grandpa must not come out with him, after all, he has a criminal record, plus grandpa has been a hunter all his life, staying in the mountains may not be a good place, but I don't know how Buzang is now, I haven't seen him for two years, I guess he has grown up a lot.

Over the years, Yun Qi has been wandering outside, as if he has made a lot of friends, but he looks back and thinks about it, there is no one who is really with him, if possible, he really wants to take Bu Zang out and go to the world with him, with Bu Zang behind him, Yun Qi will not be afraid of all difficulties, he knows that Bu Zang is a person who is worthy of giving his back to him.

When I go back this time, I want to convince my grandfather that I must give in and hide to see the world, the world is too big, and I can't always be a frog at the bottom of a well.

The little donkey replied and walked forward, the bell on the neck made a crisp and pleasant sound, echoing in the mountain forest, where the two mountains are opposite, a mountain road in the middle, about six feet wide, the road is paved with gravel, although it has just rained for a while, but the mountain road is not muddy, and it is more clean. Yun Qi suddenly remembered a poem by Wang Majie: After the new rain in the empty mountain, the weather is late in autumn, the bright moon shines among the pines, and the clear spring stone is upstream. The bamboo noise returns to the Huannu, and the lotus moves the fishing boat. Feel free to rest in spring, and the kings and grandchildren can stay. This poem was taught to him when he was in the academy, and Yun Qi clearly remembered the way the professor shook his head during the lecture, as if reading poetry was such a happy thing, which made him very puzzled when he was young, and now he really misses that time!

I don't know how the professor is now, there are still little fat people, and Xiuxiu.

Yun Qi was concentrating, and suddenly heard a lot of human voices coming from in front of him, accompanied by the cries of some livestock, and couldn't help but be stunned, in this barren mountains and mountains, who is making noise, did he meet a strong man?

Yun Qi hurriedly jumped down from the donkey, pulled the donkey to the side of the road, and then quickly climbed to a high place, looking into the distance, but saw that in front of the mountain road, dozens of people came, men, women and children, it seemed that they had rushed a lot of roads, they helped the old and the young, panicked, walked in embarrassment, and looked back from time to time, as if they were afraid of someone chasing them.

Yun Qi was very surprised in his heart, since these people were not thieves, then there was nothing to be afraid of, he returned to the donkey, untied the donkey's reins, and then walked over to meet those people.

The panicked crowd suddenly heard a bell ringing in front of them, and when they looked up and saw a young man riding a donkey towards them, they were startled at first, but when they saw it clearly, they ignored it and continued to bury their heads in the way, brushing Yun Qi's side and moving forward.

"Little brother, where are you going? It's not very peaceful, so you might as well turn back as soon as possible. Just as Yun Qi looked at the group of people suspiciously, wanting to find someone to inquire, an old man took the initiative to say to Yun Qi.

The old man was carrying a cane, carrying a burden behind his back, and holding in his hand a little boy, about seven or eight years old, who was born thin, with big eyes and a big head, and looked like he was malnourished.

Yun Qi bowed to the old man and replied respectfully: "Old man, I want to go to Hangzhou, I don't know what happened in front of me, why are you so flustered?" ”

The old man also seemed tired of walking, and said to the little boy, "Dog, rest for a while, and drink saliva." ”

Then the old man reached out and untied a bamboo tube from his waist, handed the bamboo tube to the little boy, the little boy raised the bamboo tube and drank a few products, smacked his lips comfortably, and handed the bamboo tube back to the old man, the old man touched the boy's head with relief, with a kind face, and also raised the bamboo tube and drank two sips of water.

"Little brother, we are the residents of this mountain, the day before yesterday, from the sea came a pull of the Japanese robbers, broke into our county, burned, killed and looted, all evil, killed a lot of people, the county lord and the people saw that the situation was not right, all ran away, no, yesterday, I heard that those people were about to come to our village, everyone was afraid, so they ran up the mountain, and after those Japanese were gone, we will go back, so young man, you must not go down the mountain now, it is too dangerous." The old man looked scared.

Woko?

Yun Qi looked at the old man suspiciously, the experience of these years has made Yun Qi no longer believe in the superficial rhetoric, the so-called widows, in Yun Qi's opinion, are actually mostly dressed up by those fishermen along the coast. In the more than a year of running the boat, even Yun Qi once planted the flag of the Japanese Kou on his own boat, because those officers and soldiers along the coast are some foxes and fake tiger guys, they bully the common people when they see them, and they run away when they see the Japanese Kou, running faster than rabbits, like Chen Dong, Xu Hai and other fishermen often pretend to be Japanese Kou, so that even if they are caught by the government, as long as they die and do not open their mouths, the government cannot judge them, they will just be executed as Japanese Kou, so that the whole family will not be affected.

This is probably Chen Sipan's people who came out to rob again, Yun Qi thought to himself, but his face was silent.

Seeing Yun Qi's disbelieving appearance, the old man said anxiously: "I said little brother, those people are all demon kings who kill people without blinking, I heard that hundreds of people have been killed in the county seat, you must not go, or hide with us!" ”

Yun Qi thanked the old man and said, "Thank you old man, I will be careful, but I have to hurry to travel, I can't stay for a long time, besides, I don't necessarily meet them so coincidentally, right?" ”

The old man anxiously paused his crutches and said, "Little brother, nothing is more precious than life, don't joke with your life, listen to the old man, it will not hurt you." ”

Yun Qi heard the old man's concern and anxiety, and couldn't help but be greatly moved, so he took out a small conch from his pocket, which Yun Qi usually collected, and was going to take it back as a small gift to the neighbors to play, handed it to the little boy, touched the little boy's head, and said to the old man: "Old man, you go quickly, don't worry about me, I'm not afraid of the widows." ”

After speaking, without waiting for the old man's words of persuasion, he turned around and led the donkey away.

The old man stomped his foot fiercely, looking at Yun Qi who was gradually moving away, with a look of regret.

"Woo......" The little boy put the conch to his mouth, and blew hard, and the conch actually made a low sound, and it spread far away, and the boy was so happy that he seemed to have got a beloved baby, and kept blowing on his mouth.

Hearing the sound of the conch, Yun Qi put his finger into his mouth and whistled loudly, when on the boat, whistle and light are the most common means of communication, Yun Qi's whistle is crisp and sharp, startling the birds in the forest to fly up one after another, fly around in the sky, and fall not far away.

The fleeing people seemed to be taken aback, looking at Yun Qi's eyes suddenly became a little frightened, adults and children couldn't help but speed up the pace of moving forward against the mountain wall, and even some people pointed their fingers, currently flickering, not daring to face Yun Qi.

After a little thought, Yun Qi knew the reason, these villagers probably regarded Yun Qi as a robber, thinking that Yun Qi was contacting his companions, Yun Qi wanted to explain, but saw those people fleeing like a plague, no one listened to his explanation, so he had to laugh at himself, ride on a donkey, and go down the mountain without heading.

In the evening, Yun Qi came to a small village, and wanted to spend the night in the village, but he didn't want to go all over the village, and he didn't see a single person, only a few dogs wandering around the village.

Probably this is the old man's village, Yun Qi thought to himself.

No one is also trouble-free, this overnight thing is easy to solve, the whole village is so big, you can deal with any one night, it is summer, the cover is not important, as long as there are no mosquitoes, this night can be dealt with.

I found a relatively wealthy house in the village, and saw that there was a big lock hanging on the gate, and Yun Qi was not willing to destroy it, so he climbed over the wall and went in, anyway, he only lived for one night, with this big lock, he could sleep sweetly at night, and he was not afraid that wild dogs would rush in and bite him.

After searching in front of and behind the house, there was no one around, and there was nothing of value left, but the beds and mosquito nets were there, and the pots and pans were also there, Yun Qi turned around with satisfaction, walked to the door, unloaded one of the doors from the door shaft, and brought in the donkey tied to the door, there was a livestock shed in the courtyard, it seemed that the family had raised a few sheep before, the livestock shed was a little short, and the donkey went in without any problems. Yun Qi tied the donkey in the barn, turned back and put the unloaded gate back, then clapped his hands reassuringly and walked towards the hall.

After a brief wash, and some forage for the donkey, he took out the dry food prepared on the road and filled his stomach at will.

There are a few rows of vegetables in the yard, planted with some melons and fruits, Yun Qi picked a few by hand, washed them with well water, crunched and bitten down, accompanied by dry food, but also ate sweetly.

The night in the mountains is very peculiar, the stars seem to be very close, and they seem to be far away, there is no moon tonight, so the starlight is more dazzling, Yunqi lies on the bed, looks at the starlight outside the window, and remembers the days with Buzang.

At that time, he and Buzang often slept in the same bed, and the two of them counted the stars in the sky, or told each other some secrets that only the two of them had, and then fell asleep, and the stars at that time were as many as today, as bright, I don't know how tall Buzang is now, and whether he will often think of his brother.

I don't know when, Yun Qi's sleepiness hit, and he fell asleep.

slept until midnight, and suddenly a strange sound came, waking up Yun Qi in his sleep, Yun Qi hurriedly reached out and held the long stick leaning on the side of the bed in his hand, listening carefully.

The originally silent village suddenly had countless voices talking, and the voices were both familiar and unfamiliar.

In the past two years, Yun Qi has been to many places and has come into contact with people in many places, he has naturally heard this language, but he has always been able to understand some simple words in this language, and he can't speak, when he went to sea, he also went to a place where this language was spoken.

This place is called Japan.

Today, it turned out to be the real Japanese robbers, not the fishermen along the coast.