Chapter Ninety-One: It's Snowing
Back in Yangshan Village, entering the entrance of the village, when passing by the red clay field, Lu Yu saw many villagers sitting on the clay field basking in the sun.
The third grandfather was also present, and he stopped Lu Yu.
This old man is over eighty years old, and his body seems to be much weaker than the previous two years. He called Lu Yu over and asked him what he was doing.
"Third grandfather, I just came back from Lu Ming's house in the town." Lu Yu knew that the old man would definitely not stop him for no reason.
"Xiao Ming, how are their family?" The older and older people in the village generally call the Lu Yu brothers "Da Yu Xiao Ming".
Lu Yu said: "Their family is very good, they have food and drink, and they are safe. ”
"That's good, that's good." The third grandfather coughed a few times, and said slowly: "Da Yu, our village lost you again the day before yesterday." ”
Lu Yu smiled bitterly and did not speak.
"Da Yu, don't be wronged, some people in the village are blind and have lost their conscience, but I'm not old and confused." The third grandfather deliberately enlarged his throat to let the others on the dirt field hear: "Those people in the village, who doesn't know, if there is no you Lu Yu, this village will be finished." "Lu Sanye is both old and senior, and because he has a full house of children and grandchildren, his status and prestige in the village are also very high, and he is not afraid of anyone daring to scold him if he wants to say anything.
Lu Yu was grateful in his heart and said, "If your old man says so, I won't be wronged." ”
"Hey, the countrymen don't know how good you are." The third grandfather said again: "Da Yu, you live in the village, don't go anywhere." ”
Lu Yu was stunned for a moment, and thought, "I didn't say where I was going." But then he understood: "When the third grandfather saw me coming back from the town, he probably thought that I was going to move to Lu Ming's house." By the way, although many people in the village hate themselves, they also know that if they really leave Yangshan Village, then no one will be able to resist if there are wild beasts entering the village or robbers attacking. And the third grandfather naturally means the same. ”
Thinking of this, Lu Yu said: "Lu Ming asked me to move to the town, and I told him that I lived well in the village, so I can't go first." ”
"Yes, there are fields and land in the village, but it's no better than in the town."
Lu Yu felt that what the third grandfather said was not quite right, Yangshan Village used to be good, but now because of the appearance of a fierce beast like a dragon crocodile in the mountain, and the tree wall outside the village does not play a role in the slightest, this village is not very good. Almost everyone was worried, fearing that the crocodile would one day break into the village again.
Lu Yu and the third grandfather said a few more words, and then went back. As soon as he got home, Yan Xiding told Lu Yu that someone had come to look for him at home this morning.
Lu Yu asked him who came to find him and what he was looking for.
"It's the bad people who are looking for you, and they want you to do bad things with them."
Lu Yu didn't understand even more, what bad people came to him to do bad things?
Yan Yubai said: "Brother Yu, do you know the Tianhai Gang? ”
"I haven't heard of it, are they coming to me?"
"yes. This Tianhai Gang seems to be a recently established gang, and it doesn't look like a good person. ”
Lu Yu somewhat understood, and guessed that these people were probably like Li Datou and them, who came to recruit him to join their gang. Lu Yu asked, "Did they bring something?" ”
"Hey, Uncle Da Yu, how do you know?" Yan Xiding said: "They brought a lot of silver, saying that they wanted to give it to you. ”
Lu Yu smiled and said, "I went to Lu Ming's house today, and someone came to me to ask me to join their organization. But they're not from the Tianhai Gang. ”
Yan Jibai smiled and said: "Brother Yu has become a fragrant glutton now. ”
"Brother Yan is making fun of me, these are not good people."
Yan Xiding looked at Lu Yu and asked him, "Uncle Da Yu, so you definitely won't go to the Tianhai Gang, right?" ”
"Of course I won't go, Uncle Da Yu is not a bad person, and he won't be a bad person."
Yan Jibai told Lu Yu again that the people from the Tianhai Gang had sent two hundred taels of silver, and he had excused himself for Lu Yu, but those people insisted on staying.
Lu Yu nodded: "Then when they come back next time, I will give it back to them." Lu Yu felt that the Tianhai Gang and Li Datou were not the same, Li Datou and their money and food were all taken from the residents of Dunlin Town, and he was at ease when he took their money. But this day, the Hai Gang has not come to Yangshan to ask for money and food, at least not for the time being, so he can't take their things.
After a few more days, Lao Gao sent the nitrated dragon crocodile skin over. These hides only need to be dried for a few more days before they can be used to make boots and hats. Lu Yu picked up three of them and sent them to the town to hand them over to Lu Ming, and by the way, he asked them if Li Datou's gang had come to trouble again.
Since that day, Li Datou and his gang have not come back.
This winter doesn't seem to be too cold, it's a warm winter. Until one day in November, it suddenly rained again. And this rain has brought the cold that winter should have.
After the heavy rain, the weather suddenly became cold again, although it was warmer than the same period last year, but compared with the earlier period, it was still a lot colder, and most of the wells in the village were covered with a thin layer of ice.
Lu Yu didn't go to Green Valley to set up a teleportation array recently, and he usually went into the mountains with Lao Gao and them to hunt when he was fine. Lu Yu found that since the last time the dragon crocodile entered the village, in the past month, he had not seen any trace of the dragon crocodile when hunting, and he had not even seen the corpse of the beast that was bitten to death by the dragon crocodile.
Lu Yu was relieved a lot, and the villagers were also a lot more relieved. Some old people said that dragon crocodiles and four-legged snakes are close relatives, and their blood is cold, so this beast does not dare to come out of its hole in winter, and their blood will be frozen if it is too cold.
One night at the end of November, Lu Yu was lying in bed in a daze, and suddenly felt that the outside of the house seemed to be quiet in an instant, and the north wind that was howling seemed to disappear all at once.
Lu Yu felt a little strange, put on his coat and went out.
There was no moon or stars in the sky, but Lu Yu saw pieces of things like goose feathers and petals falling fluttering from the sky.
"Is this snow?" Although Yangshan Village is not considered southern, it is not considered northern either, although there have been cold winters before, but Lu Yu has grown so big, he has never seen snow.
The snow was so heavy that Lu Yu stood in the snow in a daze for a while, and his body was covered with a layer of silver frost.
"It's really snowing!" Lu Yu suddenly became happy, he had read some articles and poems about snow in the book, and knew that this was a very beautiful thing. Lu Yu raised his head, and the snowflakes in the sky densely covered his vision, and he couldn't even see the sky. Reaching out and catching a few more snowflakes, the snowflakes were cold and cold, and as soon as they fell into the palm of his hand, they quickly melted into a little clear water.
The snow was falling so heavily that Lu Yu could even hear the sound of snowflakes falling on the ground, on trees, and on rooftops. The voice was soft and soft, as if Yan Xi'an was leaning on himself, breathing softly and exhaling.
Lu Yu stood in the snow for a while, and suddenly had an idea, wanting to ask Yan Xi'an to get up and look at the snow. She was only seventeen years old, and she would never see snow, and Lu Yu didn't want her to miss this rare snowfall wonder.
Of course, Lu Yu didn't really shout Yan Xi'an, it was too late now, and it was a little cold.
It didn't take long for the earth to turn white, and the trees in the distance and the rooftops in the near distance were covered in a white coat.
The snow is getting heavier and heavier, and the snow on the ground is getting thicker and thicker, and Lu Yu is worried again, if the snow is too thick, then it will be inconvenient to go out again. He remembered that not all articles and poems praise snow, and some said that snow is not a "good thing". Perhaps for the rich who have no worries about food and clothing, the snow scene is very beautiful, and the white snow is very poetic, but for the poor, heavy snow is often a disaster, and the snow is not really a mega year.
After staying outside the house for a while, Lu Yu felt that the weather seemed to be getting cold sharply, he couldn't help but shiver, and went back.
The next morning, Lu Yu was woken up by Yan Xi'an's exclamations. Yan Xi'an knocked Lu Yu's door and told him to come out and see the snow quickly.
As soon as he walked out of the house, Lu Yu immediately felt that his eyes lit up, it was really bright, white, dazzling white. Under the sky, as far as the eye can see, almost everything has turned bright white. And the sun in the sky is also bright, and the snow near and far, reflecting the sunlight, is even more dazzling.
"Uncle, it snowed last night." Yan Xi'an's face was red from the cold, and her eyes were frozen with tears, but she couldn't stop the joy on her face.
"yes." Lu Yu smiled: "I knew about it last night, and I went out to take a look." ”
"Do you see snow?" When Yan Xi'an got up, the snow had already stopped, and she scolded Lu Yu: "Then don't you ask me to come out and watch together." ”
"You're asleep." As soon as he finished speaking, Lu Yu sensed that there was a wind coming behind his head, and immediately grabbed it back, and grabbed a cold thing impartially, which turned out to be a snow ball thrown by Yan Xiding.
Yan Xi'an also bent down to hold the snow and pinched a snow ball and threw it at his younger brother. Yan Xi avoided it with a smile and threw it back.
There was sun today, but the weather was still quite cold, and Lu Yu saw that the sister and brother were not wearing much, so he called them back to add clothes.
Yan Xiding took advantage of Lu Yu's inattention, pinched a snow ball, jumped up and stuffed it into Lu Yu's collar, and Lu Yu was shivered by the ice.
"Okay, you bully uncle, see I can't spare you." Yan Xi'an grabbed a snow ball in each hand and pasted towards Yan Xiding's face.
"It's too cold, you guys go back to the house." Lu Yu wondered if he was going to make a brazier today.
The sister and brother were having fun, and they both said that they were not cold.
Yan Jibai and his wife also came out, and also called the sister and brother to go back to the house to add clothes.
Yan Jibai said that the snow was so thick, and it was the first time he had seen such a big snow.
The snow on the ground was more than a foot deep, and Lu Yu asked Yan Jibai: "Has Brother Yan ever seen snow before?" ”
"Yes, when I was young, I studied in the north, and I saw snow at that time, but after returning to Jinhua City, I haven't seen it again." Yan Yubai looked at the snow-white eyes, and suddenly fell into deep thought.
Mrs. Yan sneered and said, "I remember that there are people who seem to be reluctant to come back after staying in the north. ”
"Hehe, if I don't come back, where will there be Xi'an Xi to fix them." Yan Jibai's expression was slightly embarrassed.
Lu Yu knew that the husband and wife were talking about the past, so it was inconvenient to listen to it, so he walked away. Lu Yu shouted to the sister and brother who were having fun: "I'm going back to burn charcoal and make a fire, you can't come." ”