Chapter 15: The Ultimate Taoist Temple
Smoke rose again on the shore, and the number of people eating became six.
A girl named Ah Yan helped Ah Xue clean up her belongings. The bedding they had stolen was back on board. There were also two extra bags of rice. It's the tea that was put on it.
The youngest child sat in the bow of the boat, watching everyone go about their business, cracking their mouths and laughing like silver bells. The two teenagers chopped firewood and made a fire according to the method of Cha Cha, and their faces were blackened by smoke and dust.
"If the firewood is not completely burned, it will turn into charcoal." Cha Cha explained, "You take charcoal and go to the city, and you can sell it for money. ”
"Oh." The young man nodded as if he didn't understand. His face was scratched by Cha Cha, and his body was poked out of several holes by her, looking at Cha Cha's eyes, it was like seeing a black bear eating people. Obviously, she looks similar to Ah Yan, but she is so fierce. Fortunately, all he suffered were flesh wounds, and he did not stab vital organs, and he could barely recover after some time of cultivation.
"Don't steal anymore." Cha Cha looked at the eldest brother of several people and solemnly warned, "This time I was lucky and only injured my leg, and it was not life-threatening." Crutches for a few months, and perhaps a chance to walk again. ”
"Got it." The boy replied before his brother.
"The ship will send you too. Anyway, Ah Xue and I don't need to get seasick. Cha Cha continued expressionlessly.
These guys accidentally burned the map that Childe gave her, and even if they had a boat, it would be useless. Cha Cha rarely received gifts from others, and that map was only taken out twice to see. Suddenly burned, even if she has an amazing memory, it is useless. I should have known that I should have taken a backup in my phone.
"You're leaving?" Ah Yan was reluctant, "Aren't you with us?" "These two strange sisters only choked them yesterday, but now they are sending money and boats.
"You follow the river all the way and you will reach a safe place." Cha Cha said. There shouldn't be a battle over there anytime soon, "It's better to find another doctor and take a good look." Don't leave any after-effects. ”
Ah Xue and Cha Cha explained some precautions to them, and the four of them got on the boat, stood at the bow of the boat and waved goodbye to them gratefully.
"You're really willing to give them the boat." Ah Xue teased, "That's a lot of money." ”
"They're children, we're adults." Cha Cha proudly said, "To survive in this world, our chances are greater." Pulling out the camera, "click" is another one. Cha Cha turned around with satisfaction, "Let's go on our way too." ”
"Hmm." Ah Xue echoed.
There was no map, and the two men walked through the mountains and forests by feeling.
With previous experience, it was much easier to climb and walk. Due to the shelter of the mountains and forests, they can even release the star as they want and sleep beautifully at night.
Cha Cha's body gradually became stronger, and the flesh on her face became elastic. There are many precious animals in the mountains, and Cha Cha is fortunate to see the legendary golden snub-nosed monkey, which is cute and soft, with bright fur and extremely beautiful. I didn't shoot until the camera ran out of power, and then I reluctantly left.
Out of the mountains and forests, the two stepped on the official road that they had not walked for a long time.
There are more and more forked intersections, and at every intersection, Cha Cha strongly asks Ah Xue for divination. I don't really believe in anything, I just think that Ah Xue's divination is very handsome. None of this has been seen in the previous world.
Later, Ah Xue was annoyed, so she simply threw coins directly to ask for directions, on the left side of the front and on the right side of the back, and randomly decided the direction of the next step.
On the fourth day of their separation from Ah Yan, a huge lake appeared in front of them, reflecting the green grass and green mountains like a mirror. The breeze blows, the water ripples, and every breath makes the mind calm and calm.
Of course, the happiest thing is that there are many wild pearl mussels lying here and there by the lake, shining dark green in the sun. Cha Cha swam around in the water barefoot, excitedly picking up a large pile. Can't wait to pry open their fan-shaped hard shells.
Cha Cha hummed a little song and chopped a pile of firewood, and set up a pot to boil a large pot of boiling water. Then put all the pearl mussels into the water and count the seconds until they open their shells.
After a few minutes, the pearl mussel opened its mouth in pain, revealing the white and tender flesh of the mussel. A strong fishy smell spread along the wind, and Ah Xue hurriedly retreated, standing far away. She even gave up the idea of waiting for a while to fry the mussels.
Cha Cha took out the knife from Xingcha and opened all the pearl mussels one by one.
No. I did not form. More than a dozen in a row, all of them are foot-skimming particles. However, Chacha did not give up, but became more and more proficient in the technique of opening the shell.
"Don't cook it." Ah Xue couldn't help but remind, "If you bloom like this, you feel that the nacre will be affected." ”
"yes." Cha Cha suddenly woke up, "Fortunately, it didn't come out well." Otherwise, you will lose a lot of money. Xue, stay away from me. I'm going to give birth to pearl mussels now. After speaking, he continued to stand up, rolled up his sleeves, and looked like he was doing a big job.
Xue pinched her nose and walked away. She didn't even feel that the knife that opened the mussel didn't want to use it again.
Cha Cha quickly picks at the ligaments of the mussel shell and expertly searches for pearls.
I really touched a round thing. I opened it and saw that it was 15 mm, and I happily handed it to Ah Xue. Ah Xue didn't care about the smell of the sky, and gambled on the pearl with Chacha. Whoever has a big pearl and who doesn't wash the dishes at night.
The two tossed until the sun went down before they were satisfied with opening the star.
Cha Cha was lucky, and she was in charge of washing dishes for the next three months. However, the pearl harvest is very rich, and she is happy to accept it.
There are 30 large beads that are round and full, and there are 70 or 80 small beads left. Some are white with a hint of rose, while others are blue and black with a metallic sheen. Cha Cha looked at them like he saw a golden coin. As for the pearl mussels that were opened, Cha Cha did not throw them away, and after begging repeatedly, Ah Xue finally agreed to make them into dishes.
Chacha peeled and polished overnight, and more than 100 pearls were optimized. After squinting his eyes for a while, after breakfast, he pulled Ah Xue and hurried on the road.
There are also many palm-sized pearl mussels scattered on the shore of the lake, bubbling with their mouths open. Cha Cha didn't move them, and it would be a little greedy to pry these mollusks apart. What she needed most now was to find a thriving town as soon as possible and exchange the processed pearls for real goldstone.
However, the more anxious you are, the more things go your way. After a week's journey, I didn't see anyone. Not even a bazaar.
"We're definitely taking a detour." Cha Cha was impetuous, "There is no GPS, not even a map." It's hard in ancient times. Of course, what makes her seem so impatient is that she has been eating pearl mussel meat for a week in a row. There are no fresh wild vegetables to change the taste, and they are all about to vomit.
"Don't you look at the stars?" Xue said, "We will only walk in one direction next, and we will definitely meet people." ”
"Okay." Cha Cha said, "Let's follow Beidou." There was a faint uneasiness in my heart, but I was quickly suppressed by the desire for money. If you don't dig up beautiful jade, it's good to sell some pearls.
On the third day of their trip with Big Spoon, the two arrived outside a city.
The turquoise moat water surrounds the city walls, and there is an endless stream of pedestrians at the city gate, and from time to time merchants in horse-drawn carriages come and go. Selling pearls here should sell for a good price. But neither of them had any intention of rushing into the city. Because they saw that there was a Taoist temple on the hillside outside the city.
Ah Xue recalled that on the first day of Hecha Cha Mianji, she made an appointment to go to an abandoned Taoist temple to shoot a feature film.
At that time, I chose to be in the remote mountains. On the one hand, she was originally interested in Taoist things, and on the other hand, she hoped that the gods in the Taoist temple would bless her body well. But I didn't want to encounter a meteor falling, and as if arranged by fate, I entered the star and started a plane trip.
And her wish was half fulfilled in a roundabout way after crossing into another world. Her body had changed as a result of plane travel, and she was no longer as weak as it had been. Now she can climb the mountain for a long time with her luggage on her back.
"Let's take a photo." Cha Cha looked at the Taoist temple on the top of the mountain, and sighed with emotion, "It's really strange, I traveled to this world, I wore ancient costumes every day, and I didn't think about taking some photos." ”
"yes." Ah Xue also nodded with emotion. Obviously, there are many scenic spots in the city, but they choose to be in remote barren mountains. After a tired day and didn't find the Taoist temple, he didn't give up and made up his mind to continue looking for it the next day. Ah Xue's expression was half-true, and he quipped: "You say, will we encounter fireballs again?" ”
"Not really." Cha Cha's face changed slightly, and he thought of a place.
A few sentences from "Shuo Wen Jie Zi" popped up in her head.
Chen Dahao's emptiness, the place of painting gossip, and the beginning of Mude. The ancient glyph of the word "Chen" contains the shape and meaning of yin and yang in the eight trigrams, and the meteorite is considered to be a thing in the sky, and it falls to the ground with the two qi of yin and yang. Could it be that it was because a meteorite fell in that place that gave it its name?
"Cha Cha what's wrong with you?" Ah Xue noticed the change in Cha Cha's expression.
"There seems to be a place where meteors do fall." Cha Cha replied honestly, "But that should have been much earlier." ”
"Well, let's go hiking tomorrow morning, maybe we can find out."