Chapter 5 Traveling to the Ten Islands
Day 6, "Mizushima." Article N1 of the Qin Family Rules: Men and women who have reached the age of twenty-one have the right to land on this island. "Having lived in Qinjia Village these days, Dr. Mao is also more familiar with this place, so he no longer needs the thirteenth uncle to explain too much about the rules of this water island, and he saw the thirteenth uncle and them come to find him in the morning, thinking that he would come to inform himself of these rules again, but the plan can't catch up with the changes, because Xiao Qin Yi suffered a flesh wound when he tamed the wolf, although the wound is not deep and it is not a big problem, but the people in the village are obviously very worried, and the herbs on the main island are not easy to use when they are damp, so he temporarily decided to go to the fire island, where the herbs are very effective for Qin Yi's injuries. However, the road on the island was dangerous and difficult, and the Great Elder and the Sixth Uncle could not afford to make the trip, so they agreed that only the Thirteenth Uncle and the Sixteenth Baby would go. It's just Dr. Mao, it's up to him to decide whether to go or not. Seeing that the people in the village seemed to be waiting for him to make this decision to leave, Dr. Mao nodded firmly, of course he agreed with the change to Fire Island, and the guest is the first to be the host. As for what kind of road is difficult to walk, this can be done at the opportunity, and if it is really difficult, stay on the ship. To say that although he is nearly sixty years old, his body bones are still flexible, he fell from the eagle's beak cliff a few days ago and did not hurt his muscles and bones, and after resting these days, he is confident that he will be fine, besides, with his own personality, how can he miss such an opportunity to investigate.
Day 6, Fire Island. Article N2 of the Qin Family Rules: Men and women who have reached the age of thirty-one have the right to land on this island.
Looking at the fire island from afar, the area is not large, it is estimated that there are ten square kilometers, there are no trees on the island, even the grass can not be seen, there is only one main peak that suddenly appears, it should be a volcano from the mountain, Dr. Mao pondered along the way, the reason why this island is called "fire island" must have something to do with fire. It's just that I didn't expect it to be a volcano, and when I saw the faces of the thirteenth uncle and the sixteenth baby, I guessed that it was an extinct volcano.
Approaching, approaching the eye is indeed an extinct volcano that has been silent for many years, about 400 meters of vertical height, under the sunlight, the whole mountain is red, dazzling, and China's Xinjiang "Flaming Mountain" is a little different, there is mainly sandstone, and the surface here is covered with volcanic rock, some of the exposed rough stones look granite. Uncle Thirteen tied the rope on the dock and beckoned Dr. Mao, who was a little dazed, to be careful, while the sixteenth baby had already disembarked first to find the path.
The mountain was not steep, but for the sake of safety, the three of them still tied the rope and climbed up the gentler rock slope, the herbs growing on the rock wall inside the crater, and to be honest, Dr. Mao's confident and dexterous skeleton looked very clumsy under the other two climbing, and he was secretly ashamed that he had caused trouble. But he was proud of the fact that it was worth the trip. Why is there a volcano here, why is it an extinct volcano, the people of Qinjia Village think that it is the arrangement of God, it seems that everything is not so simple.
Near noon, the three of them finally boarded the crater, and they could see some moss under the crater, and then a little green faintly appeared below, and Uncle Thirteen said that the herbs grew there. It's just that the inside of the crater is steep and slippery, and you can only go down alone. It's rare to see green, Dr. Mao really wants to go down to find out by himself, but Uncle Thirteen and Sixteen Babies refuse to live or die, if Engong has some mistakes, they can't afford it. There is no way, Uncle Thirteen is so experienced that he decided to go down to pick herbs, the sixteenth baby is strong and strong, so he controls the tightness of the rope in the crater to ensure that nothing goes wrong, Dr. Mao, it's best to stay still, hehe, his safety is their greatest happiness.
After a while, the herbs were picked, Dr. Mao was not very familiar with herbs and the like, he looked at the herb, the leaves of this herb have pubescence on both sides, the veins on the back are obvious, and the base is crab-shaped, a bit like crane grass, because the child's injury is critical, Dr. Mao just simply glanced at it. The three of them didn't plan to stay too long, so they immediately decided to go down the mountain.
Although Xiao Qinyi had a lot of wounds, it was not a big deal, and the child was very strong. Coupled with the conditioning of herbs, the recovery is very fast. got acquainted with Dr. Mao, and at night the little guy even wanted Dr. Mao to take him to Mizushima to play the next day. In order to make the child's body get better quickly, of course the Great Elder would not agree.
On the seventh day, Mizushima. Article N3 of the Qin Family Rules: Men and women who have reached the age of twenty-one have the right to land on this island. The people of this Qin village are usually free, and they don't know why there are so many rules. Fortunately, Dr. Mao's status is noble, he can come and go freely, and his mood is not affected by these rules.
Water Island, like Earth Island, is surrounded by mountains on all sides, the mountains are not high but vertical and horizontal, and the ridges are not big but steep and strange. The green pine and cypress are hidden in the meantime, the beauty is really called also, the most beautiful is a clear pool in the middle of the island, and the wind is smart, purifying people's hearts. From a distance, the whole island floats in the air, which is really like the Heavenly Yao Pond, a fairyland on earth, but that's it. The people of Qincun are grateful for the greatness of nature, and worship everything given by nature as gods, and they believe that if people drink the water in Tanli, they will be able to prolong their lives and eliminate disasters, so they even come to this island to fight for water in their daily lives. Dr. Mao is here, just in time for some people to fetch water luck, Engong is coming, the hospitable Qincun people are enthusiastic and busy and keep greeting, this scene is not lively.
Dr. Mao took a scoop of water and tasted it, it was clear and sweet, and it was in the bottom of his lungs. Some are like mountain spring water, but there is still an aftertaste in the mouth after drinking, what water can make the person who drinks it so intoxicated, or not, if you can't figure it out, don't think about it, it's really wonderful, the second is unspeakable.
Day 8, Golden Island. Article N4 of the Qin Family Rules: Men and women who have reached the age of forty-one have the right to land on this island. The people of Qincun have a long life, and it is common for them to live to the age of seventy or eighty. Therefore, forty or fifty years old is the most prosperous age in the life of Qincun people, and being able to visit this island makes Dr. Mao feel the preciousness of this golden year of life.
The island is truly a gold island, with a gold vein nearly two kilometers deep that runs almost the entire island. The sun is shining, and it looks even more golden and shining. But the people of Qincun don't like vanity, and they don't seem to regard this place as private wealth, and there is no obvious sign of gold mining on the whole island. Even Tsuchishima rarely sees ornaments such as gold. It's not that the people of the Qin clan don't know real gold, the clan rules give the people of the Qin village the right to land on the island in their heyday, which is a respect for the value of this gold. If you can not take it, it is also a gratitude to nature. Gold has a price, but the character of the people in Qincun is priceless.
On the ninth day, Wood Island. Article N5 of the Qin Family Rules: Men and women who have reached the age of fifty-one have the right to land on the island. Because of the restrictions on clan rules, the sixteen children who accompanied Dr. Mao for a few days did not make the trip this time.
It is a wooden island, with no mountains and no water, only towering trees. In the hearts of the people of Qincun, perhaps this island can be regarded as the most mysterious island of all the islands, the people of Qincun do not believe in ghosts and gods, but respect their ancestors, this island is the place where the ancestors of Qincun people live. Although the life of a person is at the end of the day, the people of Qincun first mourn for three days and then cremated, and the ashes arrive on the island and are thrown under the trees selected before their death. It is the most happy ending in life.
The grass and trees are verdant, and the occasional bird's sound is heard in the meantime, adding a bit of solemnity.