Chapter 67: Peach Blossom Spring
So the husband built a hut near the stream, and sowed seeds on the ground, and waited for the harvest season in autumn, but before he knew it, two months had passed, and the years in the mountains had been idle, and the world had been ten years.
Ten years of time sneaked away, my husband and I hand in hand, low and low, the two love, but not boring, only Uncle Xu alone, only accompanied by shadows, listening to lamentations at night.
However, he was not very bored, one day, the husband returned from hunting in the mountains, brought a kitten, only the size of a palm, round eyes stared at Uncle Xu with bright eyes, and stretched out his pink/tender little tongue to lick his face a few times.
Uncle Xu was very pleased: "This meow is destined for me." β
Yes, there is a lively kitten around the three of us, it never catches mice, but only catches people, if anyone upsets it, it comes forward is a paw, so it becomes our meow master.
My husband was still in good spirits, but the sideburns were full of gray hair, and I hated that the white hair was too ugly at first, so I helped him pull it off, but after a long time, there were more and more gray hairs, and I had to stop there.
At this time, I realized that the years were so ruthless, inadvertently, always passing secretly.
And I, but I am still exactly the same as when I first met my husband, I am happy, I am old, I am not good-looking, and my body is not as dexterous as before.
One day, Uncle Xu ran to find me and my husband: "I, I have found the Peach Blossom Spring!" β
We have heard this sentence more than 100 times, and every time we go, we are very calm: "Uncle, forget it, anyway, there is no more!" β
Seeing that my husband and I didn't go, Uncle Xu came hard, dragged me and my husband, and flew to the southeast, and when he left, he didn't forget to take Meow away.
Through a thin layer of smoke, I saw that there was a hole below, and next to it was a stone tablet, on which were written: Peach Blossom Spring.
Along the entrance of the cave, we will enter the peach blossom source, as soon as we enter, we feel that there are two worlds outside here, it is autumn at this time, it should be colorful, full of dead branches and leaves, but here is different, it is like summer, the flowers are red and willow green, it is extraordinarily good-looking, and even better than the flowers and plants outside. The color of this peach blossom source is very bright, bright like a fairyland,
So look at the Peach Blossom Spring, sure enough, the name is well deserved, our group of three just entered the Peach Blossom Garden to see a lot of land, planted on a lot of vegetables and fruits, but many of us have not seen, is amazed, suddenly saw an old man coming to the face, take a closer look, actually met that day Chai Fu.
He also went up to say hello, unlike the last time today, he was very kind when he saw us, and said with a smile: "You are here." β
Unexpectedly, this attitude was very different, although we were a little confused, but we walked up and shouted, "Uncle, I never thought you remembered us." β
The old man had a beard and said with a smile: "It's been ten years, I didn't expect you to come so slowly, I can count the days for you with my fingers." β
"What do you mean, uncle?" I asked, a little puzzled.
The old man's words seem to be like we are destined to come to this peach blossom spring, could it be that we really have arrangements in the dark when we come here?
"Only people who are destined can meet the Peach Blossom Spring, you were already in the Peach Blossom Garden that day, why did you go out again, hurt me and wait." The old man laughed, "How else would you be able to see me?" β
We had missed the Peach Blossom Spring, but now that we think about it, he smiled and invited us to his house to rest for a while, saying, "I still want to hear you talk about things outside." β
Also, I heard Uncle Xu say that the people in this peach blossom paradise fled here to avoid the scourge of war, perhaps God was destined to find such a good place for feng shui, and over time, it became a treasure of feng shui that everyone envied.
Along the way, we met a lot of people, but everyone greeted the old man with a smile on their faces, and not only that, but they also greeted us as if they were old acquaintances.
I have been in the world for a long time, but I have never seen such kind people, their eyes are clear, there is no dirty air, I think this is the reason why everyone yearns for the peach blossom source, there is no intrigue, there is no deceit, it is a good place that everyone yearns for.
When I arrived at the old man's house, I found that the old man was very blessed, it was a big family of six generations, and it was very lively as soon as he entered his house, and the children and grandchildren of a hundred people stood on the ground, respectfully waiting for him to come home for dinner.
It's amazing that ordinary people are in the same house for four generations, but the old man can be the sixth generation, and I look at the old man is only the age of the sixtieth year, and when I think of this, I suddenly patted my head, no, ten years ago, I saw the old man like this, how can there be no change now? Could it be that you have eaten something? The elixir of returning to childhood?
I expressed the doubts in my heart: "Uncle, could it be that there is any elixir in this peach blossom garden?" β
The old man waved at us: "How can there be any elixir in this world?" It's just that it's smooth, no worries, being kind to others, and being kind to oneself! β
This is the reason, but when I heard the age of the old man, I was still shocked, the old man is already a hundred years old, it must be the feng shui of the Peach Blossom Spring, otherwise I have lived in seclusion with my husband in the past ten years, but my husband is also old.
Thinking about it, I still feel a little sorry, if I could have found it earlier, maybe my husband wouldn't have aged so quickly.
After some gossip, the old man invited us to sit down, just in time for the old man's lunch, and we also had a cheeky meal.
Because of the large number of people, I sat down at five tables apart, I was really envious, this is not a full house of children and grandchildren, you can enjoy the joy of family, I said: "Uncle is so blessed, people are prosperous, children and grandchildren are full of children~"
But when he said this, the crowd at the table actually laughed: "What kind of family is Ding Xing in our small family?" You haven't seen those people thrive! β
Seeing my surprised eyes, they asked curiously, "Could it be that you don't have so many people there?" β
I nodded, which aroused their curiosity even more, and asked, "The world is so chaotic, where are you from?" β
"If we are unified today, there will be no more wars." I said.
When they heard this, their faces were overjoyed: "Then the people outside must be the same as us, right?" β
I shook my head: "No, although there is no war outside, there are some strife, although not as good as you here, but it is much better than fighting." β
They were even more astonished: "What can be the strife but the war?" β
Xu is the simplicity of human nature here, I said: "There will always be a fight for interests and rights, after all, everyone wants to be a master." β
"What's the use of these?" They don't understand our mundane things, so they say, "We never worry about these things, everyone is the same." β
"Will you stay?" The old man seemed to welcome us, "It's been a long time since I've had a new person here." β
I nodded and said, "Is that okay?" Naturally, we would like to stay, if you can take it. β
First of all, I was too naΓ―ve to say this, and I actually made a lot of laughter, and they laughed: "This is too polite, if you want to stay, you can stay, how can we have the right to let you go?" β
Since then, the three of us plus a meow have lived in the Peach Blossom Garden, as soon as I heard that there are people, the whole Peach Blossom Land people have come to help us build a house, and led us to the wasteland, with us to open up the wasteland.
Because of their help, we soon settled in the Peach Blossom Spring, where there is also a market, almost the same as the previous life, but there is a lot less intrigue, and life here is extremely comfortable, so that Uncle Xu said: "It's really boring." β
Since calling this peach blossom spring, even a meow has no "master and servant distinction", from the arrogant meow master to a cute and amiable cat, since then, Uncle Xu has not even a provocative cat, and I see my husband and I are in pairs every day, but it is extremely uncomfortable, as if I want to break us apart.
He couldn't help but be a little lonely, and he also wanted to find a wife, the people in the Peach Blossom Garden were simple, so we found an old woman for him, but Uncle Xu was not old-hearted, and after seeing the old woman, he pulled us aside and said secretly: "Xiao Qiu'er, do you have any opinions about me?" β
"This is my wish, uncle, if I have an opinion about you, then why do I help you find a wife?"
Uncle Xu looked embarrassed: "But...... You're too old......"
I listened and threw Uncle Xu a bronze mirror: "Uncle, you look in the mirror, Grandma is more than enough to accompany you, I'm afraid that I will wronged others, is it possible that you still want to find a yellow flower girl?" β
But I never thought that after I finished saying this, Xu Lao didn't change, and only nodded cheekily, then I don't mind, Xiao Qiu'er, you just press it, and help me find it with a higher standard than you, and I won't pick it.
Hearing his words, I said angrily: "Why can't I meet this standard?" β
Uncle Xu hurriedly waved his hand and stepped back: "What's the matter, Xiao Qiu'er, I don't think I don't think I'm worthy of you, this type is only a little inferior to you." β
I waved my hand to the old man: "Forget it, this errand is too difficult, and I won't take it." β
Because Uncle Xu's requirements are too high, he has never found a wife, so he has made do with us, of course, we are in a state of disliking each other.
The days of Peach Blossom Land are idle and comfortable, good days always pass too fast, and in a blink of an eye, it is the year of Qifeng that has passed, and Meow's body is not as good as day by day, and finally died in the arms of Uncle Xu.
Uncle Xu cried bitterly, kept touching Meow's body, and cried: "Meow, in this life, you are only meowing to me to take care of you, and in the next life, you must become a woman to take care of me, I have been waiting for you for 18 years, you must come and marry me!" β
Hearing Uncle Xu's words, I secretly despised him, this old man still wanted to find a young girl who was in his youth.