After Mei Shuang came out, she was afraid that the little boy would be beaten for letting him go without permission, and after walking for a while, she finally turned back uneasily, and told the little boy to tell him that if his mother could come back sooner, she would wait for him under the big locust tree not too far from the entrance of the village.

But if he hadn't come when the sun set on the top of the mountain, she would have gone first. If he is safe, she will carve a horizontal line on the big locust tree, and she will be relieved to know that he has come.

In fact, when the woman returned, Meishuang hid in the tree and saw it from a distance. Sitting in a tree and waiting anxiously, I suddenly saw a little boy running down the hill with a jump.

She looked closely behind the boy to make sure that no one was following, and when the little boy came to the bottom of the locust tree, she paused for a moment before she came down from the tree.

The little boy was amazed, "Sister, you can actually climb a tree?" ”

Meishuang smiled, "Yes, my sister was as fun-loving as you when she was a child, so what's so unusual about being able to climb trees?" Oh, by the way, did your mother praise you? ”

Zhengyi raised his little head and said proudly, "My mother won't praise me, but I think my mother will definitely praise me for being smart in her heart." ”

Hearing Zhengyi say this, Meishuang finally put her mind at ease, it seems that his mother did not beat him because he let him go, which also shows that the other party's hostility towards him seems to be not so strong.

Seeing Mei Shuang thoughtfully, Zheng asked anxiously, "Sister, if you promised me that if I came over in time, I would accompany me to that place, does it still count?" ”

Mei Shuang came back to her senses, looked at the little boy who was sweating profusely, her red little face was full of anticipation, remembering that in order to save herself, he still fell and squatted when he climbed down from the high wall, although he grinned in pain, he still bravely said that it didn't hurt, and he didn't hesitate to run so far for himself and his promise, Mei Shuang's eyes instantly wet, he took a deep breath to suppress the throbbing in his heart, and nodded again and again, "Okay, don't worry, my sister will definitely go." ”

The little boy's eyes suddenly lit up, and he slapped his face happily, "Great, sister, then we'll meet at that big tree after breakfast tomorrow, okay?" ”

Meishuang nodded.

After the two of them high-fived, the little boy jumped home, and did not forget to wave at Meishuang.

Meishuang watched with some envy as the little boy disappeared into the col, and only after a long time did she smile bitterly, she had breakfast tomorrow, and her accommodation tonight had become a problem, let alone tomorrow's breakfast.

If you don't have a store in the village or behind it, where should you stay tonight?

Meishuang walked listlessly along the road, looking back as she went, for fear that someone would chase her, and then she was afraid that the sun would set in the west, and she would have to sleep in the wilderness before she went down the mountain.

She tightened her burden and quickened her pace, and when she reached the bottom of the mountain, there were more trees on the side of the road, and the sunset in the western mountains, there was a faint twilight, and the slightest wind and grass could make her tighten.

Suddenly, she heard faintly audible footsteps from behind, her eyebrows fluttered and she stopped, but she didn't look back, listened carefully for a while, walked forward a little further, and suddenly stopped again, so several times, it was almost certain that she was being followed.

When she came to a big tree, she pretended to hold on to the tree to rest, turned to the side of the tree, squatted down sensitively, and then looked back, it was clear that there was someone behind, but the person who came turned out to be a cripple who walked and swayed. He is not tall, coarse cloth clothes, and carries a burden, but his face is very honest.

Meishuang breathed a sigh of relief, no wonder she was walking so loudly. Otherwise, according to the power of her ears, where can she hear?

Meishuang's act of stopping and disappearing didn't seem to have much impact on the other party, and the other party just lowered his head and carried the pick.

Mei Shuang's newly relaxed heart suddenly hung up again. Along the way, except for the crooked path, I haven't seen anyone's house, and when she went down the mountain, she also saw that there was no one behind, why was there suddenly an extra person carrying a burden behind? Besides, this person with bad legs and feet, I don't know when she followed behind her, her steps are fast enough, why does the other party seem to be faster than herself?

It's weird!

Mei Shuang instantly had a layer of white sweat on her body, but fortunately, the long shadow on the ground against the sunset swayed left and right with the rhythm of the bearer, so as not to make Mei Shuang suspect that she had encountered no one.

In normal times, she would definitely come up to say hello and walk with her companions, but since she was plotted by the woman, she has maintained a disbelieving attitude towards anyone who appears in this place, and her heart says pull it down, it's a big deal that he will follow behind before he goes.

The porter walked forward with his burden, and Meishuang emerged from behind the tree, and she was suddenly stunned when she saw the speed of the porter.

Although the porter's legs and feet were asymmetrical, his walking did not affect him at all, and in just a few moments, the man moved forward dozens of meters. If your legs and feet are good, you can't fly.

Meishuang then understood why people caught up with her so quickly.

Seeing that she was about to go down the mountain, she hurriedly ran forward, "Hey, this big brother, I'm passing by, I want to ask if there is a place to spend the night nearby?" ”

The porter stopped, but seemed indifferent to Meishuang's words.

Meishuang thought that his voice was small, and hurriedly repeated, but the other party still seemed to be dazed, and then he wiped his sweat, pointed to his mouth, and shook his head.

I'll go!

Mei Shuang was greatly discouraged, this dare is still a deaf and dumb person! Neither audible nor speakable.

She thought for a moment, put her hands together to her ears, closed her eyes and made a pillow sleeping motion, then opened her eyes and asked if the other party understood.

Fortunately, the other party was deaf and dumb but not stupid, and raised his finger to point in front and then pointed at himself with his finger, meaning to follow me.

Meishuang was overjoyed, this gesture really worked, it seems that she doesn't have to live on the streets tonight.

The speed of this porter is really amazing, Meishuang inevitably walks for a while and trots for a while, and the porter doesn't seem to have any pity for Xiangxiang and Yu, just moving forward alone, regardless of whether Meishuang can keep up or not.

After going down the mountain, Meishuang was already out of breath, in fact, when she went, she felt that there was not much to go, why was the road back so long?

Moreover, after descending the mountain, you should be able to see the big tree where she and the little boy had rendezvous, how could there be no trace of it?

The porter stopped, pointed ahead, and made a gesture to the right, meaning to go forward and turn right.

Mei Shuang followed his line of sight, and a temple was faintly visible under the shade of the trees, and when he looked back for a while, the porter was gone.

Looking at the back of the porter, Meishuang looked around thoughtfully.

After looking at it carefully for a while, she suddenly had a strong intuition that she was lost.

I don't feel sorry for stomping my feet, I met a person who couldn't speak, and I couldn't even ask for directions, I went, this was definitely not the road I went to in the first place, that is, she probably took a fork in the road when she went down the mountain. It's just that this way down is all along the way, and I don't feel where to go?

Mei Shuang sweated, and then looked at the sky, the sunset has been mostly hidden behind the mountain, and if you don't turn into the temple, I'm afraid it will be difficult to even walk for a while.

She tightened her baggage and walked briskly towards the temple.

I regretted going to that woman's house to drink water and drink such a big basket all the way, and I blamed myself for talking too much, and I had to ask people about anything in Donglai, alas, if you talk too much, you will lose.

Luckily, the place wasn't that far, and we were there after turning the corner.

A lonely temple, as if it has been abandoned for a long time, with gray walls and gray tiles, gray roofs from a distance, and a path that has been stepped out by people is overgrown with wild grass, it is hard to imagine that this place will be inhabited.

Alas, in this sky, in this place, Meishuang almost cried.

The porter only said that he wanted to find a place to live, but he did not tell him that he was such a desolate place, could he live? And how weird the night of the temple is, how can this live?

She walked over to it, wondering how she had spent the night in such a terrible and desolate place, only to find that the front of the door was clean, and the traces of the broom were still there.

She suddenly perked up, saying this, there are still people here who are popular, and it seems that the porter didn't lie to himself.

Look at yourself, tidy up your clothes, brush off the grass clippings on your body, feel almost, and then knock lightly, "Is anyone there?" Excuse me, passing by here, I came to stay overnight, hoping to stay for one night. ”

After knocking on the door for a while, no one answered.

Meishuang was a little strange, and after knocking on the door again, there was still no answer, so she gently pushed open the courtyard door.

The courtyard was cleaned up, there were no weeds, and the door in the middle was open, and the Buddha statue enshrined inside could be seen.

She walked in, only to see a one-person high Buddha statue in the huge main hall, three incense sticks on the table in front of the Buddha statue, most of which had been burned, and the curling smoke rose, and there was nothing else.

But I'm already very relieved to see this plum cream, at least it's not unpopular here, and, looking at the situation, it's more like a person who loves to be clean and tidy.

I wondered what kind of people would live here.

Since no one was there, she simply came out and looked around the yard. Except for the door in the middle, which was open, the doors of the other wings were closed, and Meishuang only looked around in the courtyard.

On the outside, I don't know how long this temple has not been inhabited, but inside it is simple and tidy, she suddenly looked up, and found that the gray eaves turned out to be glazed texture, and she couldn't see it if she didn't look carefully. Moreover, the eaves of the entire temple are like this. Glass is still a luxury in this era, and only the royal family or large families will use it.

However, in this deserted place, an ordinary temple can use such a valuable thing?

After a careful look around the temple, Meishuang felt more and more that this temple was a little unusual, the eaves were glazed, and the vermilion lacquer red pillar in front of the corridor, carefully distinguished, it turned out to be a rare golden silk nanmu, which was fixed with octagonal stone beads below, and the stone beads were engraved with lotus flowers.

Generally speaking, the temple is generally built with cedar wood, fir wood is soaked in tung oil, it should not rot, one is simple and public, but also in line with the Buddhist taboo "flashy" meaning, but this ordinary temple like a folk house, there are such valuable materials, it is indeed surprising.

was looking at it, and suddenly heard a puzzled voice behind him, "Who are you?" ”