Chen Zhishan looked at An Yi's tall and thin back and the two locks of broken hair on the back of her neck that were soaked in sweat and stuck to her snow-white skin, thinking of her sisters at her age, she was just worried about what flowers to wear and what clothes to wear, where was An Yi worried about the livelihood of her family? So a wave of pity and affection rose up, and he promised: "Then I will accompany you." ”

An Yi smiled at him, pointed to a large black stone that abruptly emerged from the mountain in front of him and said, "There seems to be water next to that stone?" How about we rest there? ”

Lao Cai said with a smile: "The girl has a good eye, there is a lawn and a water source under the eagle's beak stone, and we rest there every day when we go into the mountains." ”

When they arrived at the foot of the eagle's beak stone, everyone saw a green lawn and a clear and cool stream. Zhou Jingang took a wine bag from the horseback and handed it to Lao Cai: "Old man, I heard that this road in Qinglong Mountain belongs to you the best?" ”

He was wearing civilian clothes, and Old Man Cai only thought he was a businessman, so he took a big sip of wine unceremoniously, squinted and said: "It's not me bragging, I am the most familiar among the people who collect mountain goods and send them to department stores in this mountain." ”

Zhou Jingang pointed to the mountain that stretched endlessly to the sky, and whispered: "I heard that you can go directly to that side if you go all the way from this road?" ”

"Nothing." Old man Cai categorically denied it, but Zhou Jingang was not discouraged and continued to talk nonsense with him.

"There are steamed buns and roast goose in it, and I will share them with everyone." An Yi threw the burden to Chen Zhishan, and under the pretext of convenience, she walked slowly towards the bushes to the west.

The eyes are full of green, and there are unknown purple flowers that bloom densely on the branches of the shrubs, which has a vigorous beauty of its own. An Yi turned a blind eye, walked straight to the depths of the bushes, and did not stop until she saw a half-dead bush full of sharp thorns, looked left and right, and after being sure that there was no one, she quickly took out the short, sharp iron drill, squatted down and dug it up quickly.

There was a purse buried in the soil that could no longer be seen in its original face, dilapidated and rotten like a dead leaf, only the gold on it was still shining. An Yi took a deep breath, trembled hands and gently uncovered the broken fabric, and took out a jade safety buckle the size of a copper coin inside. The Ping'an buckle is as green as the greenest and most transparent leaf on the tip of the spring day, and the inner edge is engraved with a seal word "An" the size of a grain of rice.

Peace, stability also, good and indisputable "peace".

But what good and indisputable brought to her was not stability, but unforgettable pain and regret. An Yi looked at the clear blue sky and said softly: "Grandfather, you should be aware of the spirit of the sky, otherwise you will not let your granddaughter be an family member again, you must bless your granddaughter and let the wicked be punished." ”

"An Yi! Eldest niece? How did you go that long? Zhou Jingang's thunderous voice came from afar, An Yi wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes, quickly covered the soil back to its original place, put the peace buckle on the red head rope that she had prepared a long time ago, and put it close to her neck, and responded loudly: "It's coming!" ”

"It's for you." Chen Zhishan handed a snow-white steamed bun and a goose leg to An Yi, and keenly noticed that An Yi's eyes were a little red: "What's wrong with your eyes?" ”

An Yi shook the water in her hand and said with a smile: "When I washed my face by the stream just now, the water got into my eyes. He tore off a piece of the goose leg and handed it back to Chen Zhishan: "I can't finish eating, give it to you." ”

Chen Zhishan took the goose leg in his hand, and suddenly there was an indescribable sweetness.

Zhou Jingang grabbed the goose wings and gnawed on the side, his eyes swept over the two of them, and he laughed "sneering".

Chen Zhishan had a ghost in his heart, and he smiled so much that his face was red.

The past part of the road of the eagle's beak stone was relatively spacious and flat, and Zhou Jingang rode side by side with An Yi, and said softly: "Big niece, the news you heard seems to be true. Although Lao Cai didn't admit it, he also gave him a bit of a mouthful, and maybe the old hunters in the mountains knew something.

"Great!" An Yi feigned that she was very happy. She wanted to escape from this mountain, but she tried all means to inquire and made a lot of preparations, but she didn't expect to lose her life before she could use it.

Zhou Jingang touched the smooth chin that had just shaved his beard and praised: "I don't know how your father's foolish ghost gave birth to such a shrewd girl as you." "At a young age, he knew how to manage his livelihood, and he knew that he reminded Liu Xiucai to go to the capital to join Liu Song, and when he heard that there was a hidden trail in this mountain that could bypass the Feilong Pass and go straight to the Jin, he saw the military opportunities contained here and informed himself. Don't be too shrewd with this girl.

An Yi said half-jokingly and half-seriously: "Uncle Zhou, if you are prosperous in the future, don't forget my niece." ”

Zhou Jingang laughed and said: "If it's true, you are my niece and nephew!" ”

An Yi smiled: "That's okay! If you become famous in the future, I will come to you if I have something! ”

Although she was young and childish, Zhou Jingang heard a solemn and serious meaning from it, so he didn't dare to wait for leisure, so he responded seriously: "Okay!" I agreed. As long as it is not a treasonous thing, I will respond to it. ”

is bold and righteous, smart, knows how to seize all opportunities and knows to leave a way back for herself, so Zhou Jingang should not waste her kindness. An Yi smiled and raised her palm: "Don't worry, it won't be like this." ”

Zhou Jingang high-fived her heartily: "It's decided!" ”

The next evening, when everyone was exhausted, they finally saw the smoke rising from the mountain people's homes in a mountain depression.

"This is in the weeds." Lao Caitou knocked on the dry tobacco stick, squinted his old eyes and pointed to the more than ten families gathered in the valley, "The people here are poor, and they don't have much knowledge, and they haven't been out of the mountains much." Only the old Hu family in the east of the village is fine, you can go to him if you want to collect animal skins and herbs, he is a responsible person, but his son Hu Sanlai often runs out of the mountains, but he is not a good master. ”

Chen Zhishan said: "Hu Sanlai, this name doesn't sound like a good person. ”

Old man Cai said: "No, he is eating, drinking, prostituting and gambling outside, and when he returns to the village, he bullies men and women, and even his father will be fisted by him when he is unhappy, only his wife can cure him." At the beginning of this year, he also tossed and killed a pretty daughter-in-law who came from nowhere. Pitiful, I heard that she was still a young lady from a big family, who looked like a fairy, and somehow fell into his hands, and she couldn't even eat, and she had to do heavy work. I heard that when he died, he was so hungry that he had nothing good in his body. ”

Chen Zhishan couldn't help but widen his eyes: "What? So he doesn't have to eat lawsuits? ”

An Yi, who had been silent since she saw the smoke in the weeds, said lightly at this time: "Don't laugh, what kind of lawsuit can you eat?" In the depths of this mountain, the mountain is high and the emperor is far away, which family in the village is not related to the family? Who would hurt each other's harmony for an outsider of unknown origin? ”

"That's right." Lao Cai Tou put away the chatterbox, got up and said, "Let's go." Let's go to his house for dinner and lodging. ”

Chen Zhishan is jealous of evil and hatred: "If his family is like this, why do you still have to go to his house to eat and stay?" ”

Lao Cai Tou said with a smile: "My Chen Gongzi is also from this poor and remote country, I am afraid that you will not be able to get off the feet of other people, let alone eat and stay." And there are so many of you, who can arrange it? It's just his house. ”

Chen Zhishan said angrily: "Then I don't want to cheapen his family." ”

"Just go to his house." An Yi urged the donkey and walked to the village first. She came here for his house, how could she not go?