39. Farmhouse
Wanjing stood by the river where the current was already gentle, and hesitated for a while holding the talisman lamp in his hand before squatting down and gently placing the lit lamp in the river.
After the talisman lamp touched the surface of the water, it turned lightly on the spot, causing the evening mirror to be nervous, but fortunately, the lamp did not sink, but drifted towards the depths of the peach forest with the flow of water.
The three of them walked along the river bank, all the way to the talisman lantern, and after walking for an unknown amount of time, the thick fog began to fade. Wanjing's heart was in his throat, and after the fog dispersed, the three of them stopped in unison and couldn't help but sigh.
"Tsk." Lin Yu looked at the situation in front of him a little blankly, and felt like he had been deceived.
Here, a cross ditch that had been split softened the mountain, and the gentle slope extended all the way to the river. The fog has cleared, the noon sun is shining brightly and transparently, and the trees and meadows in the mountains that have just spit green are all vibrant, without the slightest eerie meaning in the peach forest just now.
On the gentle slope, there are three thatched-roof mud houses, a simple wood-walled yard with wooden branches, a few clothes are dried on bamboo poles, and a few chickens are cooing and pecking all over the ground.
The firewood was open, and outside was three or five acres of fields. A man dressed in cloth was bending over the fields, followed by a boy of three or four years old, with dirt on his hands, obviously the game was more important than labor. There was a little older girl standing on the edge of the ridge, seven or eight years old, scolding the little boy not to make trouble for his father.
From time to time, the man straightened up and looked at the pair of children beside him, his eyes full of love.
Wanjing has imagined a lot of scenes in the depths of this peach forest, such as weird Taoist temples, such as unfathomable caves, she also thought that this would be a mountain of corpses, and even more, she was mentally prepared to really go to the underworld, but she never thought that what was presented in front of her now was such a peaceful pastoral scene.
When the fog faded, Lin Yulian had already taken out the dagger he was carrying, but when he saw the scene in front of him, he felt that the image of holding the dagger was too stupid, so he hurriedly took it back.
"Huh? Daddy, why is someone here? The little boy pointed in the evening mirror in the direction where they were standing, and said in a surprised tone, and the little girl turned her head when she heard the sound, but frowned slightly.
The man straightened up and looked at the three people, and said to the girl, "Xiao Zhen, there is a guest coming, go and invite someone to come in and rest." ”
Jane hesitated for a moment, then looked at her father again, as if to confirm what her father said. The man nodded again and said go. Xiao Zhen walked down the ridge a little reluctantly, and when she came to the wooden bridge by the river, the boy called out to her sister, and followed her in a hurry.
After walking in front of them in the evening mirror, the boy hid behind Xiao Zhen, only a pair of big eyes full of novelty. The evening mirror smiled at him, and he smiled too, and buried his face behind his sister shyly.
"Do you want to go into the house to rest?" Jane asked. This little girl is not very old, but she is neither humble nor arrogant when she speaks, which makes people feel polite, but also a little unwelcoming. Hearing this, Lin Yu couldn't help frowning a little.
"Then bother." Wanjing smiled and nodded to Xiao Zhen. It's not that she didn't hear the problem in Xiao Zhen's tone, but she finally came here, not to mention that she just said in a displeased tone, even if she took a stick to drive people away, it was impossible for them to leave.
Xiao Zhen snorted, "Then come with me." After that, he stopped looking at them, turned around and took the hand of the little boy who was still peeking, "Xiaobao don't look at it, let's go." ”
The evening mirror followed behind the two children, but Lin Yu and Zhang He deliberately fell a little away. Lin Yu lowered his voice and asked Zhang He, "Do you know that there is a house in this cross ditch?" ”
Zhang He shook his head, "I haven't heard of it." However, I really didn't bother to inquire, maybe others knew? ”
"If it weren't for those things, I think this would be a good place to retreat." Lin Yu looked around for a week and couldn't help but admire. Surrounded by mountains and rivers, covered by peach blossoms, the three or five humble rooms are not vulgar at all, but only feel that they complement each other with the surroundings and have a unique sense of beauty. Even the birdsong, which was barely audible just now, appeared here, and the crisp chirping sound was endless.
"It's really unsatisfying." Lin Yu scratched his head a little, "It doesn't seem like there's a problem, but why do I think it's so weird?" ”