The village was small, sparsely populated with a dozen families, and it was noon, and light smoke was already rising from their chimneys.

Three children were playing with mud on the big stone in front of a house, and the yellow clay was flattened into a circle, and when they fell hard in the palm of their palms, the round mud cake made a snapping sound, and a hole was cracked in the middle.

The children were fascinated by playing, and Yunxi and several people approached, but they didn't notice it. Ye Yuan coughed, "Three little brothers, dare to ask what kind of place is this?" ”

Suddenly they heard an unfamiliar voice, and the children were startled, and the younger one swooped up behind a boy and poked his head out timidly. The other two big ones, although they were also a little scared, still pretended to be calm. "You ...... Where did you come from? ”

Ye Yuan and Yan Yue said, "We came from the other side of the mountain, and we came here because we were chased by a big insect and got lost." ”

"On the other side of the mountain, is that the mountain with a high cliff?" The boy's eyes widened, "The mountain is so high, how did you get here?" ”

Ye Yuan didn't say that he had found a shortcut to walk, and only said vaguely: "I have a little bit of effort in the next few places, and I saw that there was smoke rising here, so I struggled to come down." ”

"Then you guys are amazing!" The boy's eyes lit up with admiration, "No one in our village dares to climb that mountain, they all go to the mountains on both sides." ”

The little boy hiding behind him didn't care about being scared anymore, and walked out unconsciously, "You really met the big worm, isn't the big worm very powerful and majestic?" ”

Yunxi took a step forward and said with a smile: "One leap is three zhang away, do you say it's powerful?" ”

Seeing that Yunxi was about the same age as them, and he was still smiling and cute, and his voice was soft and glutinous, the three little boys completely relaxed and asked around Yunxi.

"You also saw it, so are you afraid?"

"How tall and long is the big worm? Is there a cow high? Is there a mule high? ”

"Isn't the big insect good-looking? Is there really a king on the head? ”

Yunxi listened to their questions with a smile, quieted down, and then spoke: "When I saw the tiger, it was chasing a group of sika deer, my father took me to hide in the tree, and the tiger caught a deer and ignored us and left, so I wasn't too afraid." The tiger is not tall, a little shorter than you and me, but it is very long, more than a zhang, and its tail is three feet long. There is indeed a king character on his head, and he looks very majestic. ”

"It turns out that there are really big worms, but it's a pity that I haven't seen them before."

"That's right, I see that the little girls have gone up the mountain, but we haven't been up the mountain yet?"

"Why haven't you been up, the East Mountain is not a mountain, and the West Mountain is not a mountain?"

"How can that be the same, so short......"

"If it's short, it's not a mountain, I'll tell you......"

……

The three children crooked the topic as they spoke, argued, and put Yunxi aside. Yunxi learned Ye Yuan to "cough" twice, and the child stopped arguing, "Little sister, are you sick?" ”

Belch......

Yunxi: "I'm just a little thirsty, can I ......?"

"Oh, you didn't say it sooner." The eldest boy said, "This is my house, I'll take you to drink water!" ”

"Yes, yes, thank you." Yunxi hurriedly agreed, and several people were so excited in the morning that they forgot to boil hot water, which made her thirsty along the way.

"Mother! Mother! The child pushed open the hidden firewood door, "A few people came from the other side of the mountain, and they were chased by big insects and got lost, so I invite them to eat at home, okay?" ”

Isn't it drinking water? How did it turn into eating in the blink of an eye? Yunxi looked at the boy in surprise, and the boy winked at her, "It's noon, let's hurry after eating." ”

"From the other side of the mountain?" Before Yunxi could decide whether to eat here or not, a woman came out from the side, and it turned out that the kitchen door of this house was next to the door. Seeing a little girl in Yunxi coming in with her son, she couldn't help but be surprised: "Such a small girl has gone up the mountain?" Isn't this nonsense? ”

Yunxi's old face turned red when he said this, and he didn't know what to do.

The child relieved Yunxi in time, "Mother, you don't know, her father is good at martial arts, and he is not afraid of big insects, so it is naturally no problem to take her." ”

"That's also nonsense, in case there is a good guy who regrets it?" The woman felt that it was still wrong, and continued to read in pieces: "There are not only big insects on the mountain, but also bears, blind wolves, and poisonous snakes. ”

Yunxi thought of the colorful snake that once hung above his head, and couldn't help but shudder, blushing and speechless.

"Mother, say two words less!" The big boy was also extremely embarrassed, and lowered his voice and said, "Mother, people are just passing by, not our own." ”

"Yes, what do I do with this idle business." The woman smiled and looked at Yunxi, "This little lady is good-looking, I'm just talking, don't take it to heart!" I don't know what to call it? ”

Although this woman nagged a little, what she said was the truth, how could Yunxi be embarrassed, so she had to smile embarrassedly, "Auntie is kind, how dare Yunxi blame, thank you very much!" ”

"It turns out that your name is Yunxi, and you are a good-looking person and a good name." The woman smiled and said: "My maiden name is Cao, you can call me Aunt Cao, these two are the skin boys of my family, the big one is Shanzi, and the small one is the pillar." The one is next door, it's called Linzi. ”

After a round of introduction, he realized that he said, "Why did you come here alone, with your family?" ”

"It's all out there, and there are six adults." Shanzi shouted, "Mother, do you want to keep your sister and them to eat?" ”

"Your child has all his mouths open, can I not keep it?" The woman glared at Shanzi, turned around and took a scoop out of the kitchen, "Go dig noodles, help me make the pot in a while, and you will know how to play." After speaking, he turned to Yunxi and said softly: "Eat noodles at noon, the farmer's rice is coarse, Sister Xi don't mind." ”

"Don't mind, don't mind." Yunxi waved her hand again and again, she had eaten rice on the mountain for a few days, she was about to die of pasta, how could she mind? "Auntie, wait a minute, I have good things."

Yunxi ran out of the hospital, "Dad, bring all the game, I'll eat here at noon, there are noodles." ”

Ye Yuan was stunned for a moment, looked at Zhou Han, saw Zhou Han nodded, hurriedly collected all the wild meat on several people, and followed Yunxi into the courtyard. In fact, there were not many, but in the morning a few pheasants and hares were caught by the wild pond, and there were two or three left. But there was also a basket of fresh mushrooms and some leftover rice, all of which I brought along.

Cao Niangzi accepted Ye Yuan's things, and smiled more sincerely, living in this mountain, although she was hungry, she didn't have much food left, and she was really distressed to entertain six or seven people to eat at once.

With these wild meats, the meals were naturally a lot richer, and when the meals were cooked, Shanzi's father and grandfather also returned, and Ye Yuan and the others could finally enter the house. However, lunch was still eaten on the boulder outside, and it was hot in the summer, so eating inside was much more sinful than outside.

During the meal, Zhou Han took the opportunity to inquire about the ownership of the mountain, and it was really ownerless, thinking that it was also, the economy was not developed, it was still so remote, and the transportation was inconvenient, who would buy the mountain here?