Qin Xin originally thought that Qingsongguan was in Datong Town, or not far from Datong Town, and he could just send it by one person if he asked the place, but he heard that the eldest brother still had more than ten miles to go, and if he wanted to go alone, the eldest brother would never agree, so he had to agree.

The next morning, the two had a casual breakfast, and then they were ready to set off, and before they could go to the yard with the horse, Qiu Miaoxue appeared.

She smiled and said, "Are you going to Qingsongguan to hunt?" ”

The two of them were stunned, it turned out that when they spoke yesterday, they didn't avoid Qiu Miaoxue, so their words were heard by Qiu Miaoxue, and they heard Qin Chu say that they had gone to the Taoist Temple to hunt, how could she not join in this excitement, of course she had to follow.

Qin Xin frowned and said: "We are going to the Taoist temple to deliver a letter, there is nothing fun, not to hunt, isn't it good for you to go shopping on the street to buy some rouge gouache?"

Qiu Miaoxue showed a disdainful expression and said: "This big copper town is only a dozen miles away, what good rouge can the small streets and alleys have, not hunting?

Qin Xin knew that she was deliberately making excuses, but he still didn't want to take her there and said, "There is a Taoist temple in Qinglin City, haven't you been there?"

Qiu Miaoxue pouted and pretended to be pitiful and said: "I just love to see the Taoist temples here, besides, I don't have any friends here, and the people here all look weird, you can't leave me alone in this deep mountain and old forest." ”

Qin Xin wanted to laugh when she heard it, there are so many people in Datong, what are the deep mountains and old forests? And what do you say that there are no friends, along the way, her Aunt Li and Sister-in-law Li and a few sisters who do laundry and cook are not quite hot?

Qin Xin really didn't know how to deal with this little elf, and glanced at Qin Chu a little helplessly.

Qin Chu laughed and said, "It won't take long for us to go back and forth, so let's take her with us." He said to Qiu Miaoxue again: "The mountain road on this road is not easy to walk, you have to think clearly." ”

"It's better to be Brother Qin's eldest brother. Qiu Miaoxue's face was like a trick, and immediately turned cloudy and clear, and unceremoniously snatched the reins from Qin Xin's hand, and then grimaced at Qin Xin and said, "Why don't you go quickly?"

"What is this called, and Brother Qin's eldest brother——?" Qin Xin and Qin Xin shook their heads helplessly.

He had to go to the stable again to lead a horse, and the three of them rode their horses to Qingsongguan, and all the way was as Qin Chu said, the mountain road was indeed not easy to walk, and it was getting more and more deviated, and the more the walkway became narrower.

Fortunately, Qin Chu had been to that temple before, otherwise he would have been lost.

After walking for more than an hour, the three of them came to the foot of a mountain, and the three of them could only tie their horses to the trees and walk up the mountain, and circled on the mountain road for a long time, before they could easily see a small Taoist temple in the pine forest halfway up the mountainside.

There is a tattered door flat at the main entrance of the Taoist temple, and there are three big characters written on it, "Qingsong Temple", although the flat is a little broken, but these words are written to be the dragon flying and the phoenix dancing, and there is a shape.

Qiu Miaoxue came all the way, she was so tired and sweaty, she had already regretted coming with them in her heart, at first she thought that Qin Chu said that the mountain road was difficult to walk to scare her, but she didn't expect it to be so difficult to walk.

She is used to being pampered at home, she either rides a horse or a small sedan chair when she goes out, and she can't walk much to the market occasionally, and now that she has come, she can only grit her teeth and follow.

After walking so far, she was really tired and thirsty at this time, but unfortunately the water bladder was also placed on the back of the horse at the bottom of the mountain.

As soon as she saw the Taoist temple Qiu Miaoxue exclaimed, at this moment she wanted to rush in to make a good cup of tea and quench her thirst first.

Qin Xin and the three of them walked to the Taoist temple, Qin Chu felt that something was wrong just by looking at it, because he found that the door of the Taoist temple was hidden, and there was spider silk on the door, so he gave Qin Xin a look.

Qin Xin understood, and when he walked to the door, he wanted to knock on the door knocker, but he would take a look at the situation first.

But as soon as he walked to the door, Qiu Miaoxue didn't care so much, stepped forward, and the door was pushed open from the outside with a "creak".

Qin Xin and Qin Chu glanced at each other helplessly, and could only follow Qiu Miaoxue into the Taoist temple.

There is a stone table and two stone chairs in the courtyard of the Taoist temple, and there is a well in the center of the courtyard. ”

She didn't care about Qin Xin and them, and threw the bucket and hemp rope by the well into the well, but she couldn't scoop up the water for half a day, and the bucket swayed on the water, but it didn't sink.

She was used to seeing people fetching water at home, but she had never fetched water in the well, so she was so anxious that she was sweating again, so she could only shout: "Brother Qin, come and help." ”

Qin Xin came over and just pulled the well rope and pulled it again, and the bucket sank smoothly, and then lifted the bucket up.

Although Qiu Miaoxue felt magical, she couldn't care about it so much at this time, and drank it with a bucket of water, feeling that the well water was cool and sweet, which was better than brewing fragrant tea.

After drinking enough, he washed his face with water, and the cold water hit his face, feeling indescribably refreshing, and said happily: "Brother Qin, this well water is so sweet, you can also come and drink some to quench your thirst." ”

Qin Xin looked at the dilapidated appearance of this Taoist temple, and had a faint feeling in his heart, how could he still be in the mood to drink water.

Qin Chu also said with a look of surprise: "When I came here a few years ago, there were still two little Taoist priests here, did they all move away?"

After speaking, he used his internal strength to shout: "Is there anyone?" The voice was loud and spread far away, and no one in the Taoist temple answered.

Only the echo of the mountains came from the "Is there anyone...... Anyone...... Anyone......"

Seeing that no one replied, the two had to go into the floor to look for it, there were a total of five rooms in the Taoist temple, but no one was found, the main hall house was dedicated to a clay statue that could not be seen clearly, there were two candlesticks on the table, the candles on the top had been burned clean, there was half a furnace of incense ashes in the incense burner, there was not a single incense on it, and there were only three dusty futons on the ground.

To the east of the main hall house, there are three rooms, in which there are only a few dusty tables and a few clay kang covered with broken straw mats, and there is a kitchen on the west side of the main hall house, and the iron pot on the stove is also full of spider silk, and the iron pot is also rusted, and there is still half a jar of yellowed rice in the rice tank, which shows that this place has not been inhabited for a long time.

Qin Xin was a little reluctant, following the example of his eldest brother, he shouted loudly with enough internal strength: "Is there anyone?"

Again, only the echo of the mountain came from the "Is there anyone...... Anyone...... Anyone......"

Qiu Miaoxue saw that the two of them were shouting funny, and when she heard an echo coming from again, she felt even more funny, and shouted loudly: "Is there anyone?"

Although she didn't have any internal strength, her voice was crisp, and her voice spread far away, and after a while, a female voice also came back, "Is there anyone...... Anyone...... Anyone......"

Qin Xin searched this palm-sized place inside and out, and made sure that there was really no one here, and after walking for more than a month, he didn't deliver things and letters, he felt a little frustrated.

Qin Chu knew the third brother's mood, and comforted him: "We have done our best, go back and ask the people in the town, maybe the person you are looking for has already moved to the town, if not, go back and ask your father to show it." ”

Qin Xin thought that it could only be like this, so the three of them didn't stay longer and went down the mountain together, and led the horse to the "Big Copper Town" at the bottom of the mountain.

Qin Chu saw that the third brother had been preoccupied and listless, and he didn't feel good in his heart, no wonder, the first time he went out to run errands, he didn't do it, and it was normal for him to feel uncomfortable.

It was noon when the three of them returned to "Datong Town", and they inquired about Qingsong Temple along the way.

asked a lot of people, some people couldn't say clearly, some people said that no one had lived there for a long time, and some people hadn't even heard of Qingsongguan, Qin Xin also felt strange, since Wei Huaichun asked him to send a letter, it was impossible not to know that Qingsongguan had not lived for a long time.

After asking for more than an hour and no result, Qiu Miaoxue's stomach began to growl, and she became a little impatient: "My stomach is almost hungry, let's eat first and then ask if it's okay?"

Qin Xin was not in the mood to eat at all, so he didn't feel hungry.

Qin Chu looked at the sky, it was too late now, and when he saw the third brother's sullen appearance, he smiled and said: "Third brother, let's eat first and then inquire, I know that there is a game restaurant not far from here, and the taste is really ......" As he spoke, he drooled, and exaggerated "suck-" twice and continued: "I guarantee you haven't eaten in Qinglin City." ”

As soon as Qiu Miaoxue heard that there was something delicious, she was the first to applaud: "I'm here to see how delicious the game that can make Brother Qin's eldest brother drool." While talking, he also felt Qin Chu's appearance "suck off-" twice.

Qin Xin thought about it and had no other way, so he smiled at Qiu Xuemiao and said, "You know how to eat!"

Qiu Miaoxue stuck out her tongue and said: "People are iron and rice is steel, if you don't eat a meal, you will be hungry and panic!"

Qin Chu laughed, and led the two of them to a small alley, and smelled bursts of aroma from a distance, Qiu Miaoxue's stomach was already hungry, and as soon as she smelled the fragrance, she immediately shouted: "It's so fragrant, it's so fragrant, what kind of meat is this so fragrant?"

As far as the eye can see, there are several shops in the alley, and there is a small square flag with red edges and yellow faces in the middle, and there are several big characters on the flag "Yang Ji Mountain Treasure Museum". The aroma wafted from this restaurant.

When the shopkeeper saw that a guest was coming, he hurriedly greeted: "Guest officer, please come in." While letting the three of them inside, he turned his head and shouted, "Little Maozi, come and lead the guest's horse to the back." ”

A young man came out of the room and led the horses of the three men.

The three of them walked into the store, this shop looks inconspicuous, but it is quite spacious, there are eight or nine large tables, one of the tables has sat on the six big men are eating there, these six big men are tall and tall, at first glance they are local people, they saw someone come in just looked up, and then ignored it and continued to eat.

After Qin Xin and the three of them came in, they found a table by the window and sat down.

The shopkeeper waited until they were all ready before he smiled and said, "What kind of dishes do you want to order, do you want pickles or fresh vegetables?"