Thousand Thousand Knots: Volume 2 Thousand Thousand Knots: Chapter 9: The Mystery of the Wild Maple Forest

A good night's sleep. Until the crisp call of the bird wakes up the sleeping man.

Ye Hanchuan pushed open the window, and an unknown object suddenly appeared, right in the center of his eyebrows. If you look closely, it's a green plum. He rubbed his smashed sore head and searched around, but he couldn't find anyone who made it bad. "Stinky girl, stinky girl...... I know it's you, come out...... If you don't come out again, I'll let Ah Huang go. ”

After hearing Suosuo's sound, a head poked out from the leafy plum tree in front of the door: "Ye Hanchuan, you rotten egg!" Xiao Duxue held the sunflower seeds, sat on the trunk of the tree with a small bag on her back, and dangled in the air with a pair of long legs. The next time you use Ah Huang to bluff me, I will break off your friendship. ”

"Ah Huang won't bite you, what are you afraid of it doing?"

"Cats and dogs are rivals. I like Da Bai, so naturally I can't like Ah Huang anymore. ”

"You just say that you are afraid of dogs, and no one laughs at you."

"I'm not afraid of dogs, I just don't like them."

Ye Hanchuan didn't bother to argue, leaned against the door frame and asked, "What's the matter with coming to me so early?" ”

Xiao Duxue held the melon seeds in one hand and the tree trunk in the other, and slid down.

Ye Hanchuan hurriedly went over to help each other: "Climb the tree early in the morning, and I'm not afraid that those insects who haven't woken up will use your hair as a bed." He ripped her hair open and examined it, "Did you cut your hair?" ”

"The look is pretty good." Xiao Duxue shook her head from side to side: "Don't scare me with bugs." Come with me. ”

"Where are you going?"

"Lots of words."

"Then you'll have to at least let me wash my face."

"You won't be able to see where you go if you wash your face, so don't waste water, I don't dislike you anyway."

Ye Hanchuan took a deep breath: "Thank you for not disliking." ”

Xiao Duxue pointed to the small bag and said, "Your breakfast is inside, it's still hot." ”

Ye Hanchuan took off the bag and put it on his shoulder: "I'm not hungry now, I'll eat it later." ”

Xiao Duxue just walked a few steps and stopped: "Today's incident can't be known to outsiders, take care of your mouth." ”

"Did I tell anyone about something you didn't want anyone to know?"

"That's right." Xiao Duxue ran up the mountain as fast as she could, "This section of the road should go faster, it's better not to be seen." Once you're in the woods, it's okay. ”

Hearing this, Ye Hanchuan quickened his pace.

The two of you chased after me, trotted all the way, and soon got into the deserted dense forest. Xiao Duxue only took a few deep breaths before her breath returned to normal. It was Ye Hanchuan, who was a little panting: "Where are you going to take me?" Mysterious. ”

Xiao Duxue looked around, pointed to the fork in the road not far away, and said, "Have you heard of the wild maple forest?" ”

"Yes. What's wrong? ”

"Have you been there?"

"Nope. My grandfather wouldn't let me go. ”

"My family won't let me go."

"You're not going to take me there, are you?"

That's exactly what I mean. What's wrong, scared? ”

"You're not afraid, I'll be afraid? I just heard from my grandfather that there are towering trees, flowers and plants, there are many snakes, rats, insects and ants, and occasionally jackals and dogs, which is a dangerous area. ”

Xiao Duxue turned left along the fork in the road: "Your grandfather didn't lie to you." However, he didn't quite tell the truth. She broke branches in her way, kicked gravel in the middle of her path, and staggered to and from place to place. After a short effort, the two of them came to a bush of thorns covered with weeds.

There is no road ahead. Ye Hanchuan searched and searched, but he couldn't find a way forward, so he only found a rare wild mountain fruit on a steep slope. He threw one into his mouth, unusually sour, and spat it out far away.

Xiao Duxue looked left and right, bent down to pick up the thatch and thorns, and a round hole came into view: "Around this cave are birds that have grown for decades, you should be careful." Once you do, your flesh and skin are not your own. She got into it, and crawled like a snake.

"Stinky girl, have you soared into essence? I found such a hidden place. ”

"If I don't become a refinement, how can I take you to Wonderland?"

Ye Hanchuan nodded in agreement and hurriedly followed.

The dense leaves of the bird block the sunlight, and the light immediately dimmed a lot. It had just rained, and the ground was quite wet. Only to crawl on the ground did I realize that the aroma of grass mixed with the smell of earth, it smelled so good. Wildflowers survive in the thorns, blooming brilliantly and wantonly.

A new emotion grew in Ye Hanchuan's heart. He didn't know how to describe that emotion, but he clearly felt that this emotion was related to Xiao Duxue. The thorns of the bird were like sharp claws around him, and he completely ignored them, and only followed the people in front of him wholeheartedly, and single-mindedly wanted to see the fairyland she said.

After a while, the light gradually brightens up again. I only heard Xiao Duxue's "arrived", and the eyes suddenly opened up, and a huge flat land came into view. It's summer, and the flowers are over, leaving only a flower path more than one meter high to grow leisurely with the grass. The wind blows, and the green waves are stacked like dancing green brocade.

Ye Hanchuan was slightly disappointed: "This is what you call Wonderland?" ”

Xiao Duxue blinked mysteriously and continued to move forward. Seven or eight minutes later, she jumped on a rock. The stone was smooth and flat, and it was more than enough for a few adults to lie on the ground.

Ye Hanchuan followed, and was so unsuspecting that he was blinded by the scenery in front of him: there was a cliff in front of him, and below the cliff was a mountain col surrounded by green mountains, and in the middle of the col was a patch of maple forest. Wildflowers of all kinds are as numerous as the stars, vying to show their beauty to the earth. The rich aroma permeated the mountains and forests, and the birds forgot to fly. Swarms of bees and butterflies hovered in the middle, and the buzzing sound drove away the loneliness of the mountains and forests, and made the silent life instantly vivid. There was a small pool in the middle of the maple grove, and the depth could not be seen from afar, but the surface of the water looked like a very clean piece of blue glass. The surface of the water is slight, fluctuating with a bright light. The surrounding flowers and trees are in this water shadow light wave, reflecting a mirage. There were no clouds, and the sky was like a huge blue diamond, and the earth shone with a faint blue light.

"Welcome to my secret garden!" Xiao Duxue was triumphant, "I hope I didn't disappoint you." ”

"In the future, this will also be my secret garden. Don't say no! ”

Xiao Duxue pointed to the dark mountains and said: "It is said that the eyebrows are like the distant mountains, but I think that no matter how beautiful a person is, he will not have this green mountains and green waters." ”

Ye Hanchuan lay down on his side: "Strange, it seems that this place has never been cut down." ”

"You don't know? And no wonder. Your grandfather rarely told you about this. According to my grandfather, the mountain opposite was the mountain behind another village. Many years ago, the ancestors of the two villages fought for the land boundary and bled blood. In order to divide more slopes, they exhausted their assets and manpower, and fought a lawsuit for several years without success. In desperation, they made a pledge to protect this mountain forest as a public property, and not to allow people and animals to set foot on it, so as to avoid further incidents. Since then, this rule has been passed down from generation to generation. After a long time, no one cares about this mountain forest anymore, and that's why you see all this today. ”

"Thank you to the people who set the rules, and blessed future generations. But why are people so secretive about this place? ”

"And that's not surprising. Because this is not only a land of oaths, but also a forbidden place. ”

"Forbidden land? How so? ”

"Well, that's a long story."

"Since it's a long story, you shouldn't say it quickly."

"Want to hear it? Don't regret it. ”

"Less nonsense! Speak! ”

"More than thirty years ago, a man named Shen Ye and a woman named Mu Feng fell in love. The two of them are right, they are quite virtuous, and they follow the words of their parents and concubines, and they are scheduled to hold a wedding in the autumn of the next year. As everyone knows, there are unforeseen circumstances in the sky. Shen Ye's father died young due to the failure of his business, which caused him to become ill and accumulate depression. His mother was also ill by this blow. After Mu Feng's family learned about it, not only did they not regret their marriage, but they also contributed money to fund Shen Ye to reorganize the family business. In the autumn of the second year, the Mu family prepared for the wedding according to the agreement, but who expected that Shen Ye would dissolve the marriage. Mu Feng wanted to know the reason, so he asked Shen Ye to meet in the maple grove where they often dated, and asked him why he regretted the marriage. Shen Ye said that he was in love with someone else, but he refused to say the girl's name. Mu Feng saw that Shen Ye had made up his mind, and he was disheartened. She said, "You have broken your oath and left me, and I do not want to live in this world with you anymore." After saying that, he jumped off the cliff. Shen Ye was heartbroken and vomited blood and died. It was just after September, but overnight, the maple trees all over the mountain were as red as a burning flame and as red as boiling blood. Later, Shen Ye's mother told the truth, saying that Shen Ye had an incurable disease and would die soon, and he couldn't bear to delay Mu Feng to make this decision. People are grateful for the life and death of the lovers, so they named this maple forest the Night Maple Forest. Over time, the Night Maple Forest was called the Wild Maple Forest. Later, someone heard the sound of whimpering and mourning in this maple forest, day and night. What's more, I saw men and women in white clothes chasing and playing in the forest under the scorching sun. In short, all kinds of rumors about the ghosts of the gods spread all over the world. After a long time, the fake will become true, and there is no difference between true and false. The older generation is convinced of ghosts and gods, while many young people prefer to believe in them. So until now, people from all over the country have not dared to set foot here, for fear of really bumping into a ghost and losing their lives. ”

"And how did you find here?"

"You know, I've always loved to tinker with spices. Once, I accidentally smelled a strange fragrance on Dabai's body, so I followed it around to see where it was contaminated, and finally followed here. The aroma comes from herbs unique to the mountains, which can cure diarrhea. I guess Dabai has a bad stomach and came here to find medicine to eat. The medicine was eaten, and the taste remained. ”

"You're not scared alone?"

"Afraid? Why be afraid? Not to mention that there are no ghosts and gods in this world, even if there are really me, I am not afraid. Lovers like them will not kill innocents indiscriminately. Maybe we'll be able to talk. ”

"How dare you think about it!" Ye Hanchuan half sat up, "Where did Mu Feng jump off the cliff?" ”

"That's where we sit."

"Right here?"

"Right here. Didn't you notice a footprint on this stone? I've researched, and it's really owned by women. ”

"Footprints? Whose footprints? ”

"It is the footprints left by Mu Feng when he stomped his feet before jumping off the cliff. Ah, right behind you. ”

Sure enough, a delicate footprint was embedded deep in the stone. Ye Hanchuan jumped up, only to feel that his scalp was numb.

Xiao Duxue said happily: "What are you afraid of? Isn't there still me? ”

Ye Hanchuan sneered: "I'm not afraid, but I feel weird, as if I stepped on the ruins." ”

"Ruins indeed!" Xiao Duxue smiled: "When it comes to autumn, the maple leaves here are all red, then it is called beautiful!" There are a lot of berries here that aren't on the outside, let's pick them? ”

Just do it. It didn't take much effort, and the two picked a lot of fruit. The red, purple, yellow and green berries are full of moisture, sweet and delicious.

Xiao Duxue threw away the unripe ones and put them up: "Take them back to grandpa to taste." ”

"Hey, I found that your relationship with your grandfather is better than your relationship with your parents."

"Not really. I love them all. It's just that I grew up in my grandfather's arms, so naturally I want to be closer. ”

"Yes. Grandpa spoils you so much. ”

"Your grandparents don't spoil you? I think you have more affection with them than with your mother. ”

"This is natural. My mother has been away for a long time, and I haven't seen her a few times since I was so old, and it was my grandparents who accompanied me. Yesterday's ......"

"Stop! Yesterday's business was done yesterday. What your mother did had nothing to do with you, and it should be her to apologize, not you. Don't talk a bunch of confessional words, I don't want to hear it. You wait for me at the gate of Lingyun Middle School, I will kill me sooner or later. ”

"How do you know I'll be accepted?"

"Who else is you!"

"Then we'll make an appointment." Ye Hanchuan said, "A year later, I will wait for you at the reception of new students." ”

Xiao Duxue ignored his seriousness and turned to the sun to look at his hands stained with berries: "This color is so beautiful!" ”

"Do you mean your bracelet or the berries? Where is it beautiful? Let me see. ”

Xiao Duxue returned her hand, and there were two more colorful handprints on Ye Hanchuan's white shirt: "Bad girl!" ”

Xiao Duxue couldn't stand up with a straight smile: "Who...... Who told you to be so close to me! ”

Ye Hanchuan pinched the berries and wiped them with his hand, Xiao Duxue's face immediately turned into a big cat. "Hah, you can't see anywhere now."

Xiao Duxue didn't care at all, grabbed the berries and threw them at him.

The two of them went back and forth, having a lot of fun, and didn't go home until lunchtime.

The green mountains are majestic, and the green forests are forested. Under the long white clouds, the time of youth is always so beautiful and so exciting!

PS: Probably everyone has such a secret garden in their hearts! Carrying all the joy and beauty......