Chapter 77: Clues

When twilight fell, when the moon was in the sky, the group had already left the small fishing village, and arrived at the coast of the South China Sea, near the water, the coastline and the sky were connected into a line, the water and the sky were connected, and the soup was not spectacular. Li Yan has never seen the sea, so she is very excited, "The flying mirror under the moon, the clouds are born and the sea is not in the sea, I don't know what kind of magnificent scenery the sea is all in." ”

"The 30,000-mile river flows into the sea, the stars and the moon are brilliant into it, and although the South China Sea is beautiful, it is not as good as the East China Sea. "On behalf of Jiuli near the East China Sea, the East China Sea is the head of the four seas, the East China Sea is big, compared to the South China Sea, the young Qing Dynasty is growing up in Jiuli, the coastline is connected to the sky, at that time his mother was still there, he was still a carefree child, but now many years have passed, the years have long been unable to turn back, he has also washed away the lead, and is no longer the son of the land.

"I forgot that you were born on the shore of the East China Sea, so naturally you can't compare with us. Li Yan laughed, and saw that Xiao Chonghua beside him was very silent, and said, "What's wrong with you, from Fang Cai to now, you are silent." ”

Xiao Chonghua said: "When you meet each other, there must be a lot of things to say, and I can't bother." In fact, since he met this Qing Shi, the object of the twitter along the way has obviously changed, and he walked on one side, feeling very uncomfortable.

Qing Shi looked at the silent Xiao Chonghua without a trace, and his heart was lost, but he hadn't seen her for a few months, and it seemed that she was no longer in the Qiwu Forest at that time. "Your Highness is serious, Qing Shi is terrified. ”

Li Yan frowned and said, "I haven't been in front of anyone, why be so rusty, you are all my friends, you don't have to be so restrained, it's awkward." Chonghua, Chonghua, what do you say? ”

Where would Xiao Chonghua go against her meaning, naturally nodded and said: "Listen to you, the coast is cold at night, and tonight is Chinese New Year's Eve, I'm afraid that it will become more and more cold, you are carefully frozen." As he spoke, he gathered the big curtain that was draped over her.

I didn't speak anymore when I was clear, but fortunately, there were still one or two families in the closest place, and the bright moon was hanging high at this time, which almost showed light in the world, and occasionally I could hear a few words of homely life. The three came to a small courtyard, the courtyard was still relatively tidy, it was about the New Year's Festival, and the people inside were having a Chinese New Year's Eve dinner.

The chai door was locked, Qing Shi stepped forward and knocked on the door, and arched, "Is anyone home?"

After a while, the door of the house was opened, and an old man came out, looking at him like that, his figure was very rickety, and he opened the door very neatly, and asked, "Who is it?"

Qing Shi stepped forward and saluted, and said with a smile: "Uncle, the three of us want to stay here for a bowl, okay?"

The old man looked at Qing Shi on the line, and then fell on the two people behind, "The black light is blind, what are you doing in the South China Sea?"

"I originally planned to take a look at the South China Sea, but because I got lost in Jingyue Lake, I didn't know that the south coast was already in the old year. The sea is windy, I have a little sister, the body is delicate, not the wind and cold, so I came to stay, I hope that the old man will be convenient. Qing Shi's face did not change and smiled.

The old man believed it or not, but he still nodded, and he glanced at the little woman, who was indeed delicate, and shouted into the house: "Mother-in-law, there is a guest coming." ”

Someone in the room answered, and an old woman came out, with gray hair, who bowed to them and said, "Hello." Seeing that although they were marginal people and had a rough manner, they were not rude at all, and they all returned the salute.

The old woman moved a few wooden piers and set them under the dining table, and beckoned: "Distinguished guests come from afar to taste our Chinese New Year's Eve dinner by the sea." ”

The food on the wooden table, except for crabs, Li Yan didn't know most of them, they were all things in the sea, in the dim candlelight, exuding a little residual warmth, she picked up the chopsticks and tasted it, and said with a smile: "It's delicious, thank you Auntie." ”

The old man locked the firewood door and came in, and when he saw Li Yan speak, he laughed: "The little woman is honest, you can't eat these when you go out of the South China Sea." As he spoke, he filled the bowl with wine and said to the two men: "People by the sea, when they eat food in Shanghai, they have to make a bowl, it's not a fine wine, dry-"

Lao Suo has already had a bowl of belly, Qing Shi and Xiao Chonghua naturally did not shirk, the guest is as he pleases, so he also drank a bowl, the spicy choking nose, so that these children of the family who have drunk spirits can not be complimented, but they have always been good at cultivation, and they have not been rude in front of others.

Li Yan over there naturally smelled the smell of the wine, the fragrance of the spirits, boiling people's hearts, she felt very choked just by smelling it, and when she saw their movements pause, she also held back a smile and continued to eat vegetables, but her trembling shoulders betrayed her mood at this time.

Lao Suo nodded with satisfaction and said, "Coarse tea and spirits, treat distant guests lightly." ”

Xiao Chonghua said with a smile: "Where is the old man, we disturbed it." ”

"Our people by the sea are very hospitable, but the South China Sea is remote, there are few visitors from afar, most of them come to us for the night pearl in the sea, I don't know why the guests are?"

"We are here to see the sea, not the pearl of the night. "Night pearls are rare, but they are not rare here, in the bamboo house of the Qing Dynasty, it is a room. Li Yan put down the wooden chopsticks and said with a smile.

"The little woman is afraid that she will be disappointed, the Chinese New Year's Eve of the South China Sea is taboo, and we locals dare not go." The old woman said as she cleaned up the dishes and chopsticks on the table.

"I don't know why?" asked Qing Shi, "please tell the old lady that we have come all the way and don't want to return empty-handed." ”

He has been on the coast of the South China Sea for several months, and has also contacted some fishermen, but he has never heard that the Chinese New Year's Eve of the South China Sea cannot come out, perhaps it is not yet Chinese New Year's Eve, so they have never mentioned it, or maybe Chinese New Year's Eve has been deeply imprinted in their bones, and there is no need to deliberately mention it.

"On Chinese New Year's Eve in the South China Sea, at midnight, there will be big waves, if you are close to the sea, you will be swept away by the waves, and there were people on our side who did not believe it, but unfortunately they never came back after they went out, and they never dared to make an exception every year. At this time, the third watch was approaching, and when they spoke, they were tired.

The three of them looked at each other and remained silent. The host cleaned up the place again, placed them in place, and said when he left: "Listen to us, don't go to see the South China Sea at midnight, get up tomorrow morning to see the sea, it's just as beautiful." ”

"I know I can't persuade you, but I can't bear to let the three of you give up your lives in vain. The Chinese New Year's Eve in the South China Sea will really kill you, and the dragon girl is particularly angry on Chinese New Year's Eve, and no one can restrain it. Lao Suo is serious, their family is the sea keeper of the South China Sea, and they have been here for generations.

At that time, he was still a teenager, and there were people on the seashore who did not believe in evil and quietly went out to sea, and he hid behind a hidden rock and saw it with his own eyes. Only then did he know why there was a rumor about the appearance of the dragon girl on the fifteenth day of the South China Sea, but he was afraid that the ancestors wanted to prevent innocent people from dying. After so many years, no one has ever been to the South China Sea on Chinese New Year's Eve, and the three of them are the first.

"Is there really a dragon girl in the South China Sea? doesn't it mean that you can only see it at fifteen?" Obviously, Li Yan had already vaguely heard the point, "Uncle, you have seen the dragon girl." "She's not asking, she's affirming.

Lao Suo sighed a long sigh, and it was the old tears, and said: "The South China Sea is rich in natural treasures and rich resources, we all think that it is given to us by God, and our ancestors have burned incense to worship the South China Sea for generations." Actually, it's not, after so many years, this is a big scam. Where is the heavens, where is the gods of the South China Sea, this is all given by a poor woman. Everyone says that the Dragon Lady of the South China Sea, but where is she from the South China Sea, she is the little princess of the East China Sea, and she is the Dragon Girl of the East China Sea. It's just that his fate is bumpy, and he can never go back to his hometown in the sea, what a poor child. ”

An old man who is almost old hides his face and whimpers in front of the guests, so he is not sad. He already knew that he was out of shape, and wiped away his tears and said: "Lao Suo's words are all here, you are so self-cherishing." After that, he closed the door and left, at this time the moon was in the middle of the sky, and the third watch had already come.

Li Yan was a little apprehensive in her heart, and said to Xiao Chonghua, who was half-leaning on his squinting eyes: "If you are sleepy, go to bed early, I'll go out for a walk, and I'll come back later." ”

Qing Shi just wanted to speak, but saw that Xiao Chonghua had already opened his eyes, and his slender body walked towards Li Yan, reached out and held her cold hand in the palm of his hand, and said, "I will accompany you wherever you want." Don't be afraid. ”

Qing Shi was gloomy and silent.

His hand was warm, dispelling the uneasiness in her heart. She looked up and smiled, "With you, I'm not afraid." Qingshi, you rest early. She finally arrived in the South China Sea, because of a trace of obsession in her heart, she wanted to see the dragon girl in this mythical story so much, even if it would be life-threatening.

"I'll go with you. Qing Shi said lightly, and went out of the courtyard alone, at this time, the waning moon hung in the night, and the courtyard was hazy by the moonlight. He pressed his chest and smiled wryly. He and Princess Qiyuan met in Weiyang Palace and Qiwu Forest, but in just a few months, she also belonged, and he was just a confidant she had met several times. If she stayed in Qiwu Forest at the beginning, would she not have so many regrets in the future, she longed for the rivers and lakes to be free, and he was also free, so like-minded, where was there still Zhao Wang Xiao Heng's matter. He felt uncomfortable in his heart, and in the dark, it seemed that he had encountered everything he had encountered today.

In the Qing Dynasty, you were alone, why bother to ask for something that wasn't your own, but since he met her first, why did it end like this?

The chai door opened, and the three of them left, but the old man who had slept in the house stood at the chai door and watched them leave.

Princess, how many years, I just hope you have been relieved. Their family has guarded the South China Sea from generation to generation, and now there is no heir, a hundred years later, they are old, who still remembers your past, who can still complain for you.

The waning moon was silent, and a little whimpering could be faintly heard, I don't know who it was, in the third watch, so sad.