Chapter 37: The Situation of the Chen Family
Because it was not completely dark, there were still many people walking outside, and they were very surprised to see the strange carriage driving into the village, so someone soon stopped the carriage and asked them where they came from and what they were doing in Chenjia Village.
Seeing this situation, Chen Lu in the carriage hurriedly pushed open the carriage door, stretched out his head and said to everyone: "Don't be nervous, everyone, they are with me!" ”
The people in the village were very surprised when they saw Chen Lu, who had been missing for several days, and hurriedly asked him where he had gone in the past few days, and there were also serious elders who criticized Chen Lu.
So everyone surrounded Yang Liang and the three of them like this, until someone with good deeds called Chen Lu's father over, and everyone made some room for them.
Although the people in the village knew that Chen Lu was missing, they didn't know that he was kidnapped, Chen Lu is usually a naughty and mischievous character, everyone naturally thought that he ran out of the village, went to another place, and now he is back, although everyone is worried and surprised, there is no shortage of some people who watch the show, thinking about how Chen's father teaches Chen Lu a lesson.
As an old Jianghu Yuan Heng, of course he could see what was going on around here, and he couldn't help but be a little bored, and when he saw that Chen's father had an unkind face and was rushing towards Chen Lu with an angry look, he stretched out his hand to stop him.
Chen's father was in a state of anger, he also thought that his youngest son ran away because he was naughty, and was about to teach him a lesson, but he was stopped by a tall and serious looking man.
Father Chen was stopped like this, and his anger was even worse, he subconsciously reached out and shook it, trying to shake off the hand that Yuan Heng stopped him, but he didn't expect it to get tighter and tighter, and finally put down his arm in pain, and Yuan Heng let go of the hand that restrained him.
"Who are you? How could my family Lu'er be with you! ”
Yuan Heng just wanted to explain, but Chen Lu, who had been hiding behind him, knelt down with a thud, and he said while crying: "Dad! Lu'er didn't run around, Lu'er was arrested and locked up by traffickers, but fortunately, I met this heroic uncle and saved me, so I could get out safely. ”
Father Chen didn't expect Chen Lu to say this, and he was a little incredulous for a while, and subconsciously asked, "What you said is true?!" ”
As if he had known that his father would ask this, Chen Lu lifted his sleeves, and although the sky around him had darkened, the scars on his arms that had scabbed were still clearly visible.
The people around them all gasped, now they already believed most of what Chen Lu said just now, such a terrible wound must have been caused by someone deliberately abusing him, even if Chen Lu is usually very naughty, it is impossible to tell such a big lie.
Just now, he looked like he was going to beat Chen Lu hard, and after seeing the scars on his hands, distressed tears fell, and he hurriedly helped Chen Lu, who was still kneeling on the ground, and hugged him, and the father and son hugged and cried together.
When the people around saw such a scene, their hearts were not very comfortable, and a few people with children in the family thought that if their children suffered like this, they didn't know how uncomfortable they would be, so they quietly wiped away their tears.
At this point, it has been explained clearly, Father Chen is naturally grateful to Yuan Heng who saved Chen Lu, and invited him into his home, and the onlookers also dispersed in twos and threes.
The situation of the Chen familyChen Lu's house does not look very magnificent, but there is also a main house, three side rooms and a small courtyard, which is very clean and looks very lively.
Father Chen took Chen Lu to walk in front, Yuan Heng and Yang Liang led the carriage behind, along the way, Chen Lu had already explained to Father Chen what he had encountered in the past few days, and when he mentioned how Yuan Heng saved him, Father Chen looked back and thanked him, which made Yuan Heng and Yang Liang a little embarrassed.
After arranging the horses and carriages, Yang Liang and Yuan Heng followed Chen's father into the room, just now Yang Liang was still wondering, why when he heard the news of his son's return, the first time to come was not Chen's mother but Chen's father, and at this moment, he saw Chen's mother lying on the bed, with a pale face, and answered his doubts.
When Chen Lu saw his mother like this, he couldn't help crying again, and asked Chen's father what was going on, Chen's father sighed and explained the reason.
It turned out that Chen Lu did not come back that night, Chen's father and mother were very worried, so they told the village chief about the incident, and heard that there were children in the village who were missing, and the village chief also attached great importance to it, and organized the villagers to search for it that night.
But at that time, Chen Lu had been kidnapped by human traffickers, and the villagers did not find Chen Lu until late at night, so they all went home one after another, and in the end, only Chen's father and Chen's mother and his two brothers who had become a family continued to search, but the mountains and forests in the middle of the night were full of dangers, Chen's mother was accidentally bitten by a snake, although the eldest brother of the Chen family killed the snake quickly, but Chen's mother collapsed at that time, and the Chen family father and son took the snake's corpse with them, and carried Chen's mother to the nearest hospital overnight.
The doctor looked at Chen's mother's injury, and then looked at the snake, and said that this snake venom is very troublesome to solve, and he can only use heat-clearing and detoxifying herbs to relieve the toxicity.
After listening to Chen's father's words, Chen Lu was dumbfounded for a while, he didn't expect that he was kidnapped, his mother had such an accident, and he might end up crippled.
Then sorrow came out of it, and the crying became louder.
Although Yuan Heng was also embarrassed by Chen's mother's accident, he quickly grasped the point, the doctor said, the solution to this snake venom needs Zhishu grass, then the Zhishu grass will be found, so that as soon as the snake venom is solved, Chen's mother will be naturally fine.
Father Chen heard Yuan Heng ask this, sighed deeply, and then said, It stands to reason that this is the case, but that Zhishu grass is a unique medicinal material of Linshui, and this year King Wei ordered a strict investigation of the trade of medicinal materials in various places, so it is even more difficult to get this flavored medicine.
Hearing Father Chen say that the medicine was produced in Linshui, Yuan Heng and Yang Liang looked at each other, thinking that this was a coincidence, didn't they just want to go to Linshui this time.
So Yuan Heng told Chen's father again about his words, only a small change, he said that he was from Linshui, and this time he returned to Linshui to visit relatives, and after visiting relatives, he planned to take his son to march around to see the world.
Just when I returned to Linshui this time, I could bring some Zhishu grass by the way, and wait until I came here again on the way back, so that Chen's mother's poison could also be cured.
When Father Chen heard Yuan Heng say this, he naturally thanked him again, and specially killed a chicken in the family to entertain Yuan Heng and Yang Liang to express his gratitude.
When Chen Lu's eldest brother and second brother heard the news of his return, they also hurried over to see what was going on, and Chen's father explained the reason to them, Brother Chen and Second Brother Chen looked like they were all simple, and they felt very sad and angry when they heard Chen Lu's experience in the past few days.
In addition to farming in the village on weekdays, Brother Chen often hunts some game from the mountains to Lucheng to sell, and knows more people, he and Brother Chen discussed with Chen's father, and felt that although his younger brother came back, the abducted children were still locked up by those traffickers, and they couldn't just leave it alone, so they decided to report this matter to the government, and the government came forward to investigate and solve it.
It happened that Chen's father made a table of dishes, so several people sat around to drink and chat, the atmosphere was not warm, although Brother Chen and Brother Chen were both rural villagers, but they were very refreshing, the two and Yuan Heng chatted very speculatively, a few people talked about wine, and they were happy, and they ignored the two children on the side.
Yang Liang remembered the statue of the god that Chen Lu said in his heart, according to modern time, it was only seven o'clock in the evening, and in Yang Liang's feeling, this could not be regarded as night at all, so he pulled Chen Lu and wanted him to take him to the abandoned temple.
But Chen Lu was reluctant to take Yang Liang there, firstly, now that it was completely dark, and the temple was in the wild, it was definitely not safe for the two of them to go rashly, and secondly, he had just returned home, and Chen's mother had been poisoned by snakes again, and he should have taken care of his mother at home.
Yang Liang thought about it, what he said was very reasonable, but he was unreasonable, but he really couldn't let go of that temple in his heart, so he had to grind it hard and let Chen Lu promise him that he would definitely take him to that temple the next day.
After the adults were full of wine and food, they got together and chatted for a long time, Yang Liang had never seen such a talkative Yuan Heng, he told the two brothers of the Chen family what he had seen and heard in the rivers and lakes before, and he said that his eyebrows were dancing, and he laughed out loud when he talked about the happy place, and he looked very happy.
Probably the two brothers of the Chen family reminded Yuan Heng of their deceased younger siblings, Yang Liang thought silently in his heart, so he didn't bother Yuan Heng and them, and after washing up, he fell asleep in the side room.
Because of the climate, the beds in Wei were not made of wood like in Zhao, but made of bricks and yellow mud, leaving space in the middle for heating a fire, so that even in winter, they were not afraid of being frozen when they slept at night.
Although the architectural style of Lucheng is different from most places in the Wei Kingdom, the construction method of this bed has been inherited, and the bed that Yang Liang is sleeping on now is made of yellow mud and bricks, and it is covered with a clean bedding, although it is not as skin-friendly and silky as the cloth used in the palace of King Zhao, but it is also very clean and comfortable, and it smells of the warmth of the sun.
Lying on the bed, Yang Liang suddenly touched the piece of red jade on his chest, which was given to him by Zhao Yiren, and was later picked up by himself and put on his neck.
Lying down, Yang Liang suddenly thought about Zhao Yiren, I don't know what happened to him in the Zhao Palace, calculate the time, it has been more than ten days since he set off from the Zhao Kingdom, I don't know if everything is calm in the Zhao Palace, and whether he has been found out if he lied about his illness.
Thinking about it, Yang Liang felt that he was getting more and more sleepy, so he lay on the bed and gradually fell asleep.
That night, Yang Liang had a very strange dream.
He dreamed that the idol he had seen was resurrected, and that tall figure stood between heaven and earth like a real god, and he looked down at Yang Liang, speaking a language that only the two of them could understand.
The resurrected idol told Yang Liang that this era was extremely chaotic, he was chosen by God to save the world, and he could only go back if he completed the task, Yang Liang asked him puzzled, where to go back, and the idol did not answer him, but stretched out his finger and pointed to the vast sea of stars. Then, a jade-like thing on the god's chest began to flicker, and he sighed in a low voice, saying that his energy was about to be exhausted, and he couldn't go back, so it was better to give his remaining energy to Yang Liang, hoping that Yang Liang could return to where they should exist after completing the task, along with this light of his faith. Yang Liang was confused when he heard it, but now he was in a dream, in a state of ignorance, there were many questions he wanted to ask, but he couldn't ask them, he could only watch the huge statue bend down, take off the thing that was flickering on his chest, and integrate it into Yang Liang's body. And Yang Liang was surprised to find that the piece of red light he took out was exactly the same as the piece of blood jade he was wearing around his neck! Chapter 60 The Power of Faith Upgrades When Yang Liang woke up from the dream, it was already the morning of the next day, the sun had just risen, and the room was shrouded in hazy light, Yang Liang rubbed his eyes, and for a while he couldn't tell whether he was in a dream or reality. But soon a sudden knock on the door interrupted his thoughts, Yang Liang got out of bed and opened the door, it turned out to be Chen Lu standing at his door. Chen Lu came to ask Yang Liang to have breakfast, last night Yuan Heng and his eldest brother and second brother drank and chatted until late at night, Yuan Heng, who had hardly gotten up late, had not woken up from a hangover today. However, the people in the mountain village go to bed early and get up early, so Chen's mother prepared breakfast early, which will make Chen Lu call Yang Liang and let him get up and eat. Yang Liang washed up briefly, and then sat down at the dining table, and ate breakfast with Chen's father, Chen's mother and Chen Lu. Chen's mother's face still had an ugly blue and white aura, but her mental state was much better, seeing Yang Liang's white and chubby, very likable appearance, she also felt fondness, with a smile on her face, looking very gentle and kind. When serving Yang Liang food, Chen's mother's sleeve shrank up, revealing the hideous tooth marks on her arm, which seemed to be the wound from the snake bite. The wound was dark and blue, and the middle part of the tooth mark had turned black, so I knew at a glance that it was not an ordinary bite. Chen Lu naturally saw the wound on his mother's arm, he lowered his head, drank porridge and shed tears, and finally couldn't help it, hugged Chen's mother and cried. Although Chen Lu usually behaves very naughty, looking like a precocious child, but in fact he is just a ten-year-old child, seeing his mother in order to find his own wound from being bitten by a poisonous tongue, Chen Lu blamed himself and was scared and sad, and for a while emotions came to his heart, the cry seemed to be unstoppable, not to mention Chen's father and Chen's mother, who had been crying bitterly, even Yang Liang was infected by their sad emotions, and secretly wiped his tears. Although he didn't want to admit it, during the time he came to ancient times, he had invisibly regarded Zhao Yiren as his real father, although Yang Liang's real age was only ten years younger than Zhao Yiren, but after he crossed over to Ying Zheng's body, his personality and emotions seemed to gradually merge with the original Ying Zheng. So when he saw the scene of Chen Lu's family hugging their heads and crying, he also felt the same way. After crying bitterly, breakfast was finished, and Yuan Heng was still in a hangover and hadn't woken up yet, Chen's father and Chen's mother cleaned up and went to busy with their own affairs, Yang Liang was idle and had nothing to do. He remembered the abandoned temple that Chen Lu told him about yesterday, and thought of the dream he had last night, and he had a strong premonition that he definitely wanted to go to that temple to see what was going on, and maybe he could gain a lot of things. Thinking of this, Yang Liang found Chen Lu, still soft grinding and hard bubbles, Chen Lu finally agreed to Yang Liang to take him to the temple, but they had to come back before noon. Yang Liang happily agreed, so Chen Lu said hello to Chen's father and Chen's mother, saying that he was going to take Yang Liang to the village for a walk, and Chen's father and Chen's mother did not suspect him, so they let them go, but told them to pay attention to safety. Because he only returned to the village yesterday, coupled with the experience of being kidnapped by human traffickers, Chen Lu is now a popular figure in Chenjia Village, and Chen Lu, who didn't want to make more trouble, took Yang Liang and went around from behind Chen's house, walked out of the village, and then advanced towards the abandoned temple. Flowers and plants were everywhere along the way, Yang Liang couldn't help but sigh, the ecological environment of Lucheng is indeed good, such primitive but not rough, but a bit of exquisite pastoral style scenery, he has not seen it for a long time. Chen Lu is worthy of being the king of children who like to be naughty and mischievous in everyone's mouth, and he is very familiar with this road at first glance, and he should have walked it more than once. Children have always had little resistance to abandoned temples that come with their own attraction buffs when they hear about them, especially boys who are very curious like Chen Lu, and they like to explore everywhere. The two of them soon arrived in front of the abandoned temple, Chen Lu was right, this temple was indeed not as large as the temple they had visited before, it was about the size of an ordinary house, and it was actually no different from an ordinary room in appearance. The door to this temple was nowhere to be found, the front of the door was covered with knee-high weeds, and the door frame was covered with a thick layer of cobwebs, and no one had been here for an unknown amount of time. Yang Liang and Chen Lu carefully pushed aside the grass, crossed the threshold and walked in, as soon as they entered, they smelled a choking smell of dust that did not disperse all year round, both of them were choked and coughed a few times, Yang Liang covered his mouth and nose, and only after getting used to the air inside did he dare to look around in the room. The basic layout of this temple is the same as the previous one, with a statue standing in the center of the room, except that this statue is smaller. Although Chen Lu learned from Yang Liang to cover his mouth and nose, it is estimated that he can't stand the choking dust here, and he still can't stop coughing, and then he really can't stand it, so he told Yang Liang that he went out, leaving Yang Liang alone in the temple, and told him to take a look and pay attention to safety. Yang Liang couldn't wait to let Chen Lu go out and stay in the temple by himself, he walked towards the dusty statue, and put his hand on it like last time, and sure enough, the voice of the system instantly sounded again: "Ding Dong!" Congratulations, host, you have absorbed the Power of Faith, and now the Power of Faith has been upgraded to Level 2! With a strange feeling, the warm light emitted from the stone statue was absorbed by Yang Liang's body again, this time the light was not as strong as last time, but it brought a warm feeling to Yang Liang, after absorbing it, Yang Liang felt as if his whole body was soaked in a comfortable hot spring just now, and he felt comfortable all over. After absorbing the power of faith, Yang Liang carefully observed the statue again, which was no different from the previous one at first glance, but after careful observation, he could see that there were indeed some subtle differences between the two statues, mainly in the shape of the head, the previous idol had a round head, and the current head of the statue was in a pointed shape, what the hell is going on, it stands to reason that this idol in the same area should not have this kind of difference...... Just when Yang Liang was curious about the statue, Chen Lu at the door ran in in a panic, saying that someone was coming here, let Yang Liang run with him, if they were caught by the village chief and secretly came to the temple, it would be miserable! When Yang Liang heard Chen Lu say this, he also ran out with him, but he didn't notice that the idol behind him had a strange change, and the stone on its chest suddenly faintly but flickered......
The road he took when he came couldn't be walked for the time being, because the person Chen Lu said just now came from the direction of that road, so Chen Lu had to take Yang Liang to another way.
The path was more of a line than a road, and the weeds had been trampled into a narrow trail that looked like it had been stepped on artificially.
Where did Yang Liang walk on such a road, he fell on his heels while walking, and soon fell into the mud, Chen Lu was not much better, in order to help Yang Liang up, he also rubbed the mud all over his body.
The two returned to Chen's house in such a dirty body, and Chen's mother, who was preparing lunch, saw that the two children were dirty like this, thinking that they had fallen down while playing, and hurriedly came over to ask what was wrong.
Chen Lu lied and said that he took Yang Liang outside to play, but he didn't expect to trip over the weeds, both of them fell, Yang Liang was also busy nodding next to him to indicate that it was really the case, Chen's mother smiled helplessly, prepared some hot water for the two of them, and took two sets of new clothes for them to change into.
Yuan Heng, who had a hangover all night yesterday, finally woke up, and in the face of Yang Liang and them, he still looked like Gujing had no wave and no expression, and he couldn't see the heroic temperament when he drank with the Chen brothers yesterday.
Chen's mother saw that Yuan Heng woke up, in her heart, this was her son's life-saving benefactor, so she shouted at Yuan Heng again, which made Yuan Heng a little embarrassed, and it happened that Chen's father, who was working outside, also came back, and he also brought back a few side dishes, so several people began to eat lunch again......