Chapter 37: The Villagers' Reaction
This night, all the villagers in Taohuayuan Village were worried, every household turned off the lights early, and the family hugged together, trembling and guarding the house.
There are only the elderly, women and children in the house; The men all took their guys to the entrance of the village, leaving a few guards, while the other men hid in the dark, waiting for the intruder to appear and give him a fatal blow.
The first night had passed without incident, and the intruders who had invaded during the day did not come back at night, nor did they bring the rest of the horses, and the villagers did not let up because of this, but on the contrary their vigilance seemed to be stronger than before.
During the day the next day, only one person was needed to stand guard at the entrance of the village, but after this incident, three people stood at the entrance of the village to observe the situation and pass the information to the rest of the village in time.
Except for the three sentries left at the entrance of the village, all the other young men went to work in the fields a few miles away, leaving only the old people, women and children.
"Mother." A little boy of five or six years old gently tugged at the sleeve of a woman's coat, and after the woman struggled to lift the water from the well, she turned to look at the boy and said, "Niu Niu, what's wrong?" ”
"Mother, I'm afraid, what if the bad guys break in while Daddy isn't there?"
The woman's brow furrowed, and between her eyebrows was worried.
The villagers of Taohuayuan Village all know that Taohuayuan Village is not as beautiful as its name, living an isolated life, an undisturbed life, the villagers live and work in peace and contentment, and the people are simple; However, there are also some things that have happened here that no one knows, the village of Peach Blossom Paradise has been brutally invaded, and the invaders have almost wiped out the villagers, trying to establish their roots here and drive out the villagers who live here.
That invasion brought a tragic price to the simple villagers living here, and their families were ruined and their wives were separated, which was the tragic state of their lives at that time.
Later, for some reason, the invaders suddenly contracted a disease that the villagers had never seen before, and they died one after another, while the villagers of Taohuayuan Village were unscathed.
Since then, the villagers have believed that Heaven is sending a will to them - anyone who is not from the village will be punished by God. In order to pass on this tragic historical lesson from generation to generation, the villagers passed on the situation from generation to generation through word of mouth when the children were very young.
It has been nearly 200 years since the first invasion, and everyone who lives here has deeply remembered the lessons of history.
Since then, Taohuayuan Village has never entered the eyes of the world, and gradually, it has become a legendary existence.
"Niu Niu is not afraid." The woman touched the boy's head and comforted him, and then she struggled to lift the bucket.
"Niu Niu, come to grandma!" An old man with gray hair, deep grooves on his face, and a sunken mouth beckoned his right hand and said with a kind face.
The boy happily ran to the old man and called out to his grandmother sweetly.
The old man patted the back of the boy's hand for a while, and said kindly: "Niu Niu is not afraid, our Taohuayuan Village is lucky, although we have experienced a tragic past, but it has not knocked us down; Our ancestors have lived here for more than a hundred years and left us a valuable legacy, so this time, our ancestors will definitely help us when they see that we are in danger. ”
The boy looked at the smiling old man as if he didn't understand, and said innocently: "What if our ancestors didn't bless us?" Are we all going to die? ”
The old man smiled, but said in a firm tone: "The ancestors will definitely bless us, and God will also bless the villagers of Taohuayuan Village!" ”
The boy nodded again as if he didn't understand.
"Let's go, grandma will take you to see the red medicine." The old man laughed.
The boy danced happily and shouted "yes"!
Su Jiuling had been guarding outside the village for a few days, but he had never found a chance to enter the village, and seeing the strong hostility of the villagers towards him, Su Jiuling had a headache.
It's not a way to drag on like this, and he doesn't want to come for nothing. On this morning, Su Jiuling led the horse to Taohuayuan Village again, and before he reached the entrance of the village, he heard an eager gong in the distance. He continued to calmly lead the horse forward.
The villagers were holding all kinds of guys again, and they were blocked at the entrance of the village with fierce faces, and before Su Jiuling could speak, he was hit on the head by a sudden stone, and soon, large and small stones, dirt and dirt were smashed at him like raindrops, and the villagers were like crazy, and kept picking up stones and dirt from the ground, and kept saying evil words in their mouths.
The horse was frightened, it raised its front hooves and neighed at the sky, and the villagers were all frightened and panicked, and they bent down faster.
The horse struggled to break free from the reins, Su Jiuling clenched the reins hard, and the scene became chaotic for a while; He had to calm the horses while dodging the attacks of the villagers, and he looked a little embarrassed.
The strength of the horse to break free of the reins was greater, and the emotions were more excited, Su Jiuling couldn't parry, and as soon as the rope was loosened, he ran into the village.
The villagers exclaimed behind them, the horse was frightened, and ran wildly on the path, seeing that it was about to break into the residential area, the villagers consciously divided into two teams, one team was responsible for chasing the horse, and the other team was responsible for stopping Su Jiuling.
Su Jiuling looked at the frightened horse, and then looked at the angry villagers, he didn't know what to do if the horse was caught by them, after a moment of thought, Su Jiuling was about to take advantage of the chaos to enter the village, who knew that as soon as he moved, the long-faced man he saw a few days ago slashed at Su Jiuling with a hoe.
Su Jiuling's eyes were quick, his reaction was quick, and he quickly dodged the attack of the long-faced man; Seeing this, the other villagers threw out the guys in their hands, and for a while, hammers, sticks, hoes, rakes, kitchen knives and other tools were thrown at Su Jiuling, Su Jiuling took a leap and stopped in the air, the guys were still one meter away from Su Jiuling, and when they rose to the highest point, they seemed to lose their vitality, and all their crackling brains fell to the ground.
The villagers looked at Su Jiuling who stopped in the air in shock, all of them were stunned and panicked.
Su Jiuling couldn't care so much, he waved his sleeves and flew to the village; If he didn't find the villagers soon and stop them, his lovely steed could have lost his life because of him.
After thinking like this, Su Jiuling sped up the speed of his flight.
The villagers at the entrance of the village were stunned for a long time before they finally came back to their senses, they looked at the empty opposite side, looked at the village in unison, and then ran into the village in a panic and panic.
Su Jiuling quickly found the crazy horse before the villagers, he landed on the saddle, tightened the reins hard, forced the horse to stop, and it didn't take long for the villagers to rush to Su Jiuling with all kinds of guys, and they looked at him in horror.
The broad-faced man mustered up the courage to step forward, but his trembling body betrayed his composure, and he shouted loudly as a sign of courage.
"Bold, who the hell are you? Our village has been living in isolation for hundreds of years, and has never violated anyone, why do you come here again and again to disturb our life. ”
Some other villagers dared not speak out, the moment they saw Su Jiuling leaping into the air, they knew that the other party was a person with strong martial arts, and with a few ordinary peasants with them, they were not their opponents at all.
Su Jiuling dismounted and said good-naturedly: "You misunderstood, I didn't have any malicious intentions here, but I heard that there is a magical flower that grows here all year round, and I am a flower lover below, so I came here, I don't mean to offend, please rest assured." ”
"We don't have any flowers here, so please leave the village early!" The long-faced man grimaced and said unhappily.
"That's it, Childe go back!"
The villagers have changed their original plan to kill.
Su Jiuling smiled lightly: "Just now, in the process of chasing horses, I accidentally caught a glimpse of a bright place in the southeast corner of the village, just looking at that area, it is estimated that there must be thousands of acres." ”
The villagers were shocked, looking at each other, the thousands of acres planted is the most accustomed to a plant in Taohuayuan Village, at this time, an old man stepped forward, hoarsely said: "We have been blocked by traffic here for many years, the information is not developed, and we don't know everything that happens in the outside world, but we live and work here in peace and contentment, and do not yearn for the outside world, here is a paradise for us; However, we have also heard from the elders of the previous generation that Taohuayuan Village is located in an isolated place, and it is difficult to find us, how did you find this place? ”
Su Jiuling said: "In the past 100 years, there have been various legends about the Peach Blossom Spring, and during this period, many people have been looking for the Peach Blossom Source all their lives, but they have not found it; However, it also left a lot of relevant records, and I found this place by asking all parties and adding historical records. ”
"How long did it take?" A young man asked, and as soon as he finished speaking, he was met with the eyes of the other villagers, as if to warn them: now is not the time to be curious.
"Three days."
The crowd was amazed.
Seeing this, Su Jiuling hurriedly said, "Everyone, please rest assured, after I finish my own affairs, I will leave here immediately, and I promise you that I will never say a word about the things here!" ”
Everyone looked at each other, obviously not believing Su Jiuling's words.
Just when Su Jiuling was about to speak, he suddenly saw a familiar figure out of the corner of his eye, he was stunned for a moment, and then shouted anxiously: "Red medicine!" ”
The woman was dressed in red, her eyes were a little dazed, and the villagers followed Su Jiuling's line of sight and found that there was no one there, and then looked at Su Jiuling in horror, and then dispersed in a hurry.
Su Jiuling looked at the direction of the villagers in a daze, looking dazed. When he looked in the direction again, he found it empty.