Chapter 4 Leaving the Village
At midnight, the sky is gray, and at dawn, it can be faintly seen. The ox cart outside the door has been packed, and the calf is waiting anxiously on the ox cart. Yesterday evening, Uncle Guo had entrusted his house to the village chief, claiming that he was going home to save his relatives, and by the way, he would take a look at his son who was far away in Yaocheng.
In order not to arouse the suspicion of others, Yue Wuxian and Meng Ruyan were still dressed in ordinary people's coarse linen clothes, and as for the clothes they wore before, they had been cleaned up by Aunt Guo and carried with them.
Uncle Guo looked at the house where he had lived for twenty years, his eyes were full of tears, and Aunt Guo pulled Uncle Guo's sleeve, "Master, you say, do we have a chance to come back." ”
As soon as Meng Ruyan came out of the wing room, he saw that Uncle Guo's family was there, so he hurriedly saluted. When Uncle Guo and Aunt Guo saw it, they hurriedly helped them up, and muttered, "I can't help it." ”
"You deserve her gift, and you can bear it with peace of mind." Yue Wuxian smiled slightly.
"Uncle and aunt, you are all my life-saving benefactors, and you are also my elders, saluting the elders is what the younger generation should do", Meng Ruyan held Aunt Guo's arm, smiling. "I'll take you back to my house, my brother is very easy to get along with, and my father is not at home all year round."
Yue Wuxian thought that she was self-ripe, but she didn't expect her to be self-ripe like this.
The bullock cart is not much bigger, and a group of five people will be able to sit down. For the noble son of the Earl's Palace, Yue Wuxian is at peace with what he encounters, and he has tried the pain of being chased and killed in the previous training, not to mention just riding an ox cart. Dreams are like smoke and curiosity are chattering on the ox cart.
"Childe, where are we going?" Uncle Guo really can't say the word traceless, and a person like an immortal like Gongzi calls his name like blasphemy.
"Yaocheng, but let's go from the village, Uncle Guo should know which side is the most remote and uninhabited, so go that way." Yue Wuxian said lightly, so frightened Uncle Guo that he hurriedly stopped the ox cart.
Uncle Guo and Niu looked at each other, as if to say what to do?
"Let's go, listen to the son" Aunt Guo didn't react when she saw that the master was stunned, and felt that she would let the master go.
"We should be twelve hours away from being rescued, and if we are hunted down, the gang should be chasing them as well, and they will follow the river to investigate, and they will definitely search the nearby villages." Yue Wuxian patiently answered, "No one walks from the village to Yacheng, we walk from the village, we will not affect the innocent, if we go from the official road, maybe the village will be ruined." ”
"Childe", the calf's eyes flickered a little.
"By the way, go to the place where you rescued us, I'm afraid the road will not be smooth." Yue Wuxi's eyes were deep and contemplative.
The group was slow, and the sky was bright. In the distance, the village looms, and the sound of a rooster crowing can be faintly heard.
A group of black-clothed people investigated near the Yaohe River, but found no clues, and immediately scattered everywhere, and a few people rushed towards Lijia Village with great momentum. At this time, he was dressed in black, with a slender figure, his black hair was half-tied at random, his face was covered with a black scarf, and there was a white horse not far away with his head down, sniffing the weeds on the ground.
The sun was rising, and a pink cloud appeared in the east where it connected to the sky. A small bright spot suddenly appeared. Gradually, gradually, the light became brighter and brighter, turning into a small red balloon, and the man in black confided: At the beginning of the sun, the sun is comfortable, but I didn't expect this to be a good place to watch the sunrise. "Well, no wonder." The man in black slowly moved forward, bent down and picked up a big pebble, and threw it away with all his might, but there was no echo. The white expanse is almost level with the mountain, and the depth cannot be seen. "The river disappears here, and there are bottomless cliffs here. It's not easy to find someone. Write silently, summon the message, and return to the city. ”
"Yes, master." There was no figure in sight, but a respectful voice answered.
The morning glow gradually spread in this direction, and the sky overhead was also lightened by the soft red. It's getting a little brighter.
"Someone has been here" Yue Wuxian looked at the grass that was crushed under his feet, and then looked at the river in front of him. The water flows slowly along the river, and strangely enough, the current is strong in the middle of the river.
Uncle Guo pointed to the protruding stone, "Fortunately, the bamboo raft is hanging there, otherwise it will ......" Uncle Guo paused, and then pointed to the southeast, "There is a bamboo forest over there, and many people in the village come here to cut bamboo and make furniture." ”
"Let's go down the river"
I don't know how much I walked along the river, the sun had already risen high, and I saw a lot of edible wild fruits on the road, and I picked a lot of them. The group sat in the shade of a tree, sheltering from the sun and eating wild fruits.
There was a forest not far ahead, and Yue Wuxian turned around and entered the forest, "I'll go get some food, calf, you go and collect firewood." "Take advantage of no one, hurry up and run a lap, last night there was no internal force, and now run a lap and find that the internal force has recovered seventy-seven-eighty-eight.
After a while, there was a hare and pheasant hanging in the hand of Yue Wuxi, the calf had already lit a fire, Aunt Guo set up a clay pot and cooked this porridge, Uncle Guo took the hare and pheasant to the river to deal with it, and the dream was like smoke to Aunt Guo to wipe her sweat, "Auntie, why is it so poisonous this day?"
"I'm used to it, it's hot in August" Aunt Guo stirred the clay pot, fortunately there was a big tree here, otherwise there would not even be a place to rest.
Uncle Guo came back, and everyone hurriedly set up pheasants and hares to roast, and they were very busy.
Yue Wuxian ripped off a chicken leg and handed it to Meng Ruyan.
Meng Ruyan opened his mouth to bite when he took it, "Alas, it's so hot, it's so hot." ”
"Eat slowly, no one will rob you." Moon Wuxian separated the pheasants and hares that were cooked in his hands.
"Well, the craftsmanship is pretty good, it's delicious." The dream is like a wolf spitting tigers, and his mouth is purring, "Who did you learn from, it's delicious and delicious." ”
Yue Wuji's eyes suddenly turned cold, and he seemed reluctant to mention it. Holding the bowl in his hand and adding porridge, there is no image of a noble son.
The sun was hot, but the air around Yue Wuxian plummeted, the air pressure was too low, and Meng Ruyan seemed to not know, and continued, "Can you bake more next time?"
Aunt Guo smiled and muttered, "You girl, I didn't expect to be so greedy,"
"Come, eat, eat and have the strength to hurry, the sun is poisonous, son, we are resting in the same place, waiting for the sun to drop a little before walking, this place is spacious, everyone can rest and rest." Uncle Guo took the hare in his hand and distributed it, and the hare was roasted so that the face was yellow and crispy, and the smell made the appetite great. Surprisingly, Uncle Guo's craftsmanship is also good.
"I learned from the old beggar when I fled the famine, there was a famine at that time, I didn't have anything to eat, I was in the deep mountains and old forests to eat, it was not easy to shoot pheasants, it was not easy to shoot a pheasant, so I plucked the feathers and roasted it casually, and the old beggar who passed by looked at it and called it a waste, so he taught me to roast, but he also had to give him half of the pheasant." said with a smile, "Later, I met my insider, and I have to thank the old beggar for speaking of it, otherwise how would I marry a wife and have children." ”
"I didn't expect the uncle to have this marriage, auntie, did you say that you were attracted by the uncle's roast chicken?" Meng Ruyan touched Aunt Guo with her hand crutches.
I saw that Aunt Guo's face turned red, "Alas, you are also in charge, how many years have you mentioned this stubble, and everyone will praise you for roasting chicken well." ”
"Hey, it looks like ......"
"Okay, this is the end of the matter, eat and rest, nourish your spirits, dream like smoke, can you have a girl's gentleness and skill, this is also what you should be curious about." Yue Wuxian looked disgusted, chewing slowly. At first glance, it is a good rule.
"Hmph, I want you to take care of it"
Thousands of miles away in an unknown town, Meng Ruchen was having lunch at this time, and the guards were reporting on the intelligence, tossing for a few days, Meng Ruchen was already exhausted, and he also had a little time to eat well.
In the simple meal, Dream Ruchen is like eating the taste of the Manchurian and Han banquets, the food is delicious and delicious, and the fatigue is swept away. The guards finished reporting and waited for the master's orders.
Picked up the warm towel on the table and wiped his mouth, "Have the people in the two rooms settled down?"
"Master, the wives of the second and third rooms are still a little dissatisfied, and they want to see the master, the second master and the third master did not stop them from making trouble, I'm afraid that the wife has some actions, and they have also been instructed by the two of them."
Meng Ruchen frowned, "See, definitely see." I don't know how they can't get on the stage at all. Go and send them a message, Mengzhuang has suffered an unwarranted disaster, and now that they have settled down, the young master of this year has suppressed them and frightened. Meng Ruchen looked at the sky outside and slowly approached the dwarf.
"Tell me to go down, and put dinner in the room, if they don't come, even if they tie up, they have to tie up, and it's best to pray that Xiaoru's matter has nothing to do with them."
As soon as night fell, the people in the second and third rooms came to the upper room under the guidance of the maid, and the housekeeper saw that people were coming, and hurriedly greeted them. "Second master, third master, second lady, third lady, please inside."
The house is no longer as good as the previous dream village, but it looks clean and tidy. The four-pointed star lanterns were hung in the hall, and the four corners of the hall were also lit by the maids, and now they can no longer be illuminated with a big night pearl as they were before. The lights are dim, and in the middle of summer, the sound of cicadas at night is heard, accompanied by the occasional croaking of night frogs.
The housekeeper led a few people into their seats and instructed the maid to add water food. There are not many people coming, although Shangfang is in charge of the entire dream family, after this incident, the province still has to be saved.
"Housekeeper, how long does the young owner come to see us, why is there a reason for the elders to wait for a junior, is the owner of the village not there, he really thinks he is the owner of the village" The second master slammed the table.
The housekeeper waited respectfully on the side, facing the second master's difficulties, his face did not change.
"Second brother, what are you anxious about, why are you so angry, it's all a family." The third master picked up the tea in front of him and drank it, looked at his wife, and smiled, "Madam, the past two days have been enough toss, hurry up and drink tea, the main body of the young village forgive us, come, suppress the shock, fortunately our family is safe, madam, are you right?"
"Hey, the third brother is a breeze with two sleeves, why don't you dare to ask, when did the head of the third room become the third sister?" The second lady was yin and yang, and smiled lightly, "No wonder, otherwise why would Miss Mengsan elope with someone else, oh, no, it's a private life." ”
"What nonsense are you talking about, don't you apologize quickly" The second master stared at the second lady with an angry face.
"Yes, yes!" The second lady picked up the teacup in her hand, "Third sister, don't be surprised, you also know that I am not good at talking, just now I said wrong, Miss Mengsan is a concubine who is a good match." Presumably, the third sister's tolerance is by no means comparable to mine, and I apologized to the second sister with tea. The second lady finished speaking, and quickly drank it all in her hand, not giving the third lady a chance to speak.
"Hey, why don't the third sister drink it, do you dislike that the tea in the upper room is not exquisite enough, or do you think my apology is not sincere enough?" The second lady turned her head to the second master and said, "Second master, did our family's treasury bring out a lot of things this time, you see that the third sister thinks I am not sincere enough, so I will pick up something and send it later!" ”
The second master patted his leg and agreed, "Okay, just do it, Mrs. will look at it when the time comes, and now the family background is not as good as before." ”
The third lady's eyes were filled with tears, and the third master clenched his hands tightly, and his green tendons burst out. I remembered what my son advised, "Dad, go to the upper room for a while, don't be impulsive, the second room will only move your mouth, they are waiting for us to set up, at this time before the dream village is gone, the broken bones are also connected to the tendons, we have no grievances with the upper room, as long as we are not excessive, the upper room is definitely not counted, I am afraid that even the upper room will think that things are related to us now." Mother, this time you and the second lady quarreled to see the young owner, the matter has come to this, so let's see you first. The only word, forget your father and mother, you must remember it and endure it. This time, my son won't go to the room with you, presumably the second room won't bring the second brother and the fourth sister, and the words have come to this, and the son will retire first. ”
The third master relaxed his hand, looked at the lady with a sad face, and reached out to hold the third lady's hand, the third lady's hand kept trembling, and the third master's hand was heavy, as if to tell the third lady, don't be afraid, there is me.
The third master smiled, "Whatever the second sister-in-law says, it's all a family, how can there be any care, could it be that the second sister-in-law doesn't treat me as a younger brother at all!" Yes, second brother. ”
"It's too much for the third brother to say this, play small, you are my favorite brother, what's the good thing, when the elder brother doesn't think about you first."
It's thinking about me, let me take the blame, when I was a child, I didn't know who was in trouble, and the complaint was counted on my head, the third master complained in his heart, and he still held it on his mouth, "The third brother knows that the second brother really cares about me, and even knows the things of my sister Yue, and I dare not know the inside story, and I think that Sister Yue'er's name was broken by the second brother's family." The third master picked up the tea cup and took a sip, the tea leaves were not as good as before, but they had a fragrance, and they were also good tea.
"Third brother, you have wronged me, Sister Yue's affairs, didn't they all ...... at the beginning" The second master made a head-killing action, so it was not funny.
"It's all your fault for being an ugly woman, it's not good to mention it, just mention this, and next time you mention it, I will never spare you." The second master kicked at the second lady, "Look at your long memory next time." Third brother, don't be surprised, come, drink tea, housekeeper, hurry up and ask, how long will the young owner arrive, and the dishes are going to be cold. ”