The old man told Lu Yu that Lan Shixuan had left this Lan Lufang because he was going to be an official in another place.

Lu Yu asked, "Then where did they go to become officials?" Far from us? ”

The old man said: "Then who knows where to go, he didn't say, anyway, the whole family left by boat and went down the East River." ”

"East River? Is it the big river that flows into the lake not far from the edge of our village? Lu Yu felt a little strange.

The old man shook his head and said, "No, that's the West River, and the water up the West River can't be boated." The East River is the river that goes out of our Bayang Lake, and the river can go up and down for boats. ”

"The river that goes out of Bayang Lake?" Lu Yu couldn't help but think: "If this is the case, then Lan Shixuan shouldn't have anything to do with Shaofang, who was most likely lost in the East River (Wudu River) and fell to Yangshan." ”

Yan Xi'an and the three of them were also disappointed, especially Lan Shaofang, whose face was calm and looked like she was sleepy.

Lu Yu didn't know what to ask again, so he turned his head and whispered to Yan Xi'an and the others, asking them if they had anything else to inquire.

Yan Xi'an thought for a moment and asked, "Grandparents, I want to ask, the Lan Shixuan you are talking about, does he have children?" ”

"I had a son, who was only three or four years old at the time, I remember it very well." The old man said: "That kid is very well-behaved, and he is handsome, and no one in our village doesn't like that kid, and I still remember what his name is." ”

The old lady asked, "Do you remember?" Why don't I remember? ”

The old man said, "That's because you're old." ”

Lu Yu and the four of them all smiled, and Yan Xi'an asked, "Grandpa, do you remember that child, what is his name?" ”

The old man glanced at Yan Xi'an and said, "If that child is still alive, he has to be older than you, you can't call someone else's child." After a pause, the old man said slowly: "That kid is also surnamed Lan (this is nonsense), his name is Shaohua, and we all call him Shaosha." ”

"Shake Hua...... Shake Hua. Lu Yu was a little excited and asked, "Is that the one who shook the courtyard?" ”

"That's not it, otherwise what kind of 'shake' would it be?" The old man was a little proud, and said: "The word 'shake hua', but there are some origins, if you haven't read the book, you don't know what the origin is." ”

Lu Yu glanced at Lan Shaofang, it seemed to be bright at the moment, the expression on Lan Shaofang's face was already inexplicable, surprised, sad, and excited. Lu Yu smiled and said to the old man: "Uncle, is there such a sentence 'shaking the tree gives birth to Fang Hua', and the word shaking Hua comes from this sentence?" ”

"Huh? You little brother, it seems that you have also read books, and you even know this sentence. The old man seemed to be a little less proud, but he still smiled and said: "The old man is honest and doesn't lie to you, I haven't read this sentence, it was said by Lan Shixuan himself, and he also said that his son is called 'Shao Hua', and if he gives birth to a daughter, he will be called 'Shao Fang'." ”

Lan Shaofang: "......"

Yan Xi'an helped Lan Shaofang, held her hands tightly, and said with a smile: "Grandpa, how old are you this year, your memory is very good." ”

"That's the old man's memory, but few people can compare to it."

The old lady said, "Don't blow it, in our village, you love to inquire the most, and you can't stay idle." It's okay now, there are few people in the village who let you inquire and inquire, and I won't be able to suffocate you. ”

"What are you afraid of, there are no people in our village, there are still people outside, it just so happens that these children are here, I have to inquire with them about the outside world." Speaking of this, the old man seemed to remember that since Lu Yu and the four of them entered his house, they had been asking questions, and they didn't say anything about what they wanted to inquire about, so he said, "Have you finished asking me?" Stop me before you finish asking, I still have a lot to ask you. ”

Lu Yu said with a smile: "My husband has an inquiry, I know everything, and I have no end to it." ”

"Hehe, that's good, then I'm going to ask." The old man smiled and looked excited, and suddenly said, "What, have you had breakfast?" If I hadn't eaten it, I still had a nest in the morning that I hadn't finished eating. Let me tell you, there is no food here, but there is still a lot of food in every household, so you don't have to be polite to me......"

The old man chattered, Lu Yu smiled and waved his hand and said, "The old man is polite, we have eaten on the road." ”

"Oh, I've eaten it." The old man scratched his ears and cheeks, as if he wanted to ask a lot of things, and he didn't know how to open his mouth for a while.

The old lady sat aside and said, "What do you want to ask?" Ask where they came? ”

After being reminded by his wife, the old man immediately said, "Yes! I just want to ask, you four, why did you travel hundreds of miles to come to us? ”

Lu Yu said: "Rowing here, our Jinhua City is also next to Yangshan, not far from the upper reaches of the West River. ”

"You rowed down from the West River? I have to paddle hundreds of miles, and I can't get there in a day or two. ”

"Almost." Lu Yu smiled and didn't say how long it took to row.

"So what are you doing here? Just to inquire about Lan Shiling's family? "This time it was the old lady who asked.

Lu Yu nodded and said, "In the past two days, we haven't had anything to do over there, so I brought my brothers and sisters here to take a look, and I originally planned to visit my father's friends before his death." ”

"Then you're late, more than twenty years late." The old man suddenly sighed and said, "Shixuan family, I don't know if it's okay." In the past few years, too many people have died. ”

Lu Yu was silent, knowing that if Nalan Shixuan had no special encounter, he was afraid that most of them would be no longer alive, after all, it was much more difficult to live than to die in these years.

At this time, in the hearts of Lu Yu and the four of them, they had already decided that Lan Shixuan was Lan Shaofang's biological father, but they didn't understand why Shaofang appeared in the dense forest of Yangshan. When Lan Shixuan left Lan Lufang, Lan Shaofang had not yet been born, and the four of them were full of speculations in their hearts, guessing how Lan Shaofang ended up in the mountains and forests. But speculation is just speculation after all, as for what happened to Lan Shaofang back then, I am afraid that only when I see Lan Shixuan will I be able to solve my doubts.

The old man asked Lu Yu again what the situation was on their side.

Lu Yu said that his village was leaning on Yangshan, and the disaster was not so serious, but the villages and towns around his house were already empty, and there were countless dead, and the situation was extremely bad.

"All the same, alas, all the same." The old couple were silent for a while, and then the old lady suddenly asked, "You came down from the West River, but I heard that there are fierce beasts in the West River." ”

"Beasts? What beast? We didn't meet it, maybe it was freezing to death. Lu Yu probably understood that the beast that the old man was talking about should be the dragon crocodile.

The old man said: "That's possible, it was too cold last winter, and the Bayang Lake in the West River and the East River was frozen everywhere, and now it's frozen, and I don't know if there are any fish in the water that can live." ”

"Yes, when we were rowing, we saw fish in the water." Yan Xiding hadn't spoken for a long time, and he seemed to be a little unable to hold back his words.

"It's good to have fish, it's good to have fish, if there are no fish, this Bayang Lake will die." The old man smiled again and said: "You young people, I'm afraid it's not simple, you all have the ability, you can row hundreds of miles to come here." By the way, what kind of boat are you rowing? Is the boat parked? ”

"The wooden boat, the journey is smooth, but it is not troublesome." Lu Yu smiled and asked the old man again: "When we came, we didn't see a large field here, don't the people of your village make a living from farming?" ”

"Not before, hehe." The old man was proud again, and said: "I won't hide it from you, it doesn't matter if I say it, our side used to make a living by selling jade." ”

"Selling jade?" The four of Lu Yu were all curious and surprised.

"Yes, there is a jade mine in the west mountain behind our village, hehe." The old man really didn't hide it at all, and continued: "Why did you come to our village, do you think the village is good? It's better than your village, right? Hehe, that's all because our village relies on jade mines, and every household is stained with the light of this precious jade. What is this called, it is called backing the mountain and eating the mountain. ”

Lu Yu nodded, showing a very envious look, and exclaimed: "It's good, it's good." He thought of the piece of jade hanging around Lan Shaofang's neck again, and thought that the jade pendant might be produced in the mountain behind Lanlufang.

The old man said: "I have to farm in the future, jade is valuable, and it can't be eaten as food, it still matters if the grain comes." ”