Bai Rusi took Zhang Qingyang and others back to Phoenix Cottage, along the way, Zhang Qingyang looked at the familiar stilted building and some acquaintances he knew before, but they were all much older, after all, he hadn't come to Phoenix Cottage for 20 years.

An old Miao woman who recognized Zhang Qingyang greeted Zhang Qingyang enthusiastically in Miao when she saw Zhang Qingyang coming back: "Yang Wazi, you have come back to our village, it has been 20 years, and my aunt can't recognize you anymore." ”

Zhang Qingyang recognized that it was the seventh aunt who had taken special care of himself in the past to greet him, and listened to the seventh aunt lamely calling herself "sheep baby" in Chinese, which made Zhang Qingyang feel very cordial and replied with a smile: "Seventh aunt, are you okay with your old health?"

Seeing Zhang Qingyang, the seventh aunt still remembered that she said a lot happily, Zhang Qingyang hadn't come to Phoenix Cottage for 20 years, and she couldn't understand Shengmiao's words, so she just nodded frequently in response. Seeing that there were a lot of wrinkles in the corners of Zhang Qingyang's eyes, the seventh aunt sighed again: "The sheep baby is not a child anymore, the seventh aunt heard that you are a big man, the seventh aunt is really happy for you, but it's a pity that you and the girl in purple clothes." ”

At this time, the seventh aunt saw that Zhang Qingyang was still holding a child in his arms, and said a little unpleasantly: "Sheep baby, have you married a wife? is this your baby?" Zhang Qingyang hurriedly shook his head and explained: "No, this child is my apprentice." Although I have been floating on the rivers and lakes for the past 20 years, my heart is worried after all, alas, not to mention it. ”

The seventh aunt sighed: "Alas, it's all the blame for the seventh aunt, why are you happily mentioning those." Over the years, you and Ziyi have suffered from the bitter mandarin ducks, don't complain about our rules of Phoenix Mountain, they have been like this for thousands of years. Don't worry, the girl in purple has been waiting for you since I was a child. Seeing that Zhang Qingyang was silent, the seventh aunt hurriedly diverted the topic: "Sheep baby, you finally came here." Let's go, go to the seventh aunt's house, and the seventh aunt will give you fried hairy spiders to eat. ”

Zhang Qingyang's heart was warm again, twenty years ago, he and Mu Ziyi ate this hairy spider at Qigu's house, and they also made jokes. The hairy spider of Phoenix Mountain is not the kind of small spider that weaves webs at the foot of the wall to catch insects and eat, but a unique product of this Phoenix Mountain. Unlike ordinary spiders the size of fingernails that make a living by building webs at the foot of the wall to catch insects, this spider foot is as big as an ordinary crab but has little toxicity.

This thing usually lies on the big tree in the mountain, eats some caterpillars on the tree when it is hungry, and drinks some dew when it is thirsty, after all, Phoenix Mountain is not as good as the plain, and there is not a lot of food planted, and the ancestors in this Phoenix cottage have no way to look for all kinds of things to eat on the mountain road. It didn't take long for them to realize that this hairy spider looked scary, but it was actually a good thing.

To say that this Phoenix Mountain is indeed a fairyland surrounded by clouds and mist all year round, the beauty is beautiful enough, but the sun is difficult to shine in, plus the Phoenix Mountain has a lot of water, streams, dark rivers, and more. Although living in a stilted building off the ground, but a long time of cold and damp life is miserable for people in Phoenix Cottage, every rainy season young people are better, the elderly legs and feet are painful and can not move, in fact, it is all damp poison into the body. Later, people found that the hairy spider was caught and fried to eat, which can not only fill the stomach, but also cure dampness and poison, so the villagers of Phoenix Cottage here like to catch this hairy spider to eat. Zhang Qingyang followed Mu Ziyi to this Phoenix Cottage and the seventh aunt blew up the hairy spider, Zhang Qingyang had seen this scene, watching the palm-sized hairy spider tumbling and twitching in the hot oil pot and finally being served on the table, Zhang Qingyang directly grabbed the door and fled, so that Mu Ziyi laughed at him for this.

Zhang Qingyang thought about the past but declined the invitation of the seventh aunt with a smile: "Seventh aunt, I still have important things to discuss with Sister Rusi, I won't go today, I will definitely go to your old place another day, I still covet your old craftsmanship after so many years." ”

Bai Rusi also smiled and opened her mouth: "Seventh Aunt, we do have something to do today." Another day, Long Hao and I will take him to see you in person, don't worry, with me and Long Hao watching him can't run if he wants to. ”

Seeing Bai Rusi say this, the seventh aunt was relieved: "That Rusi girl, you have to entertain the sheep baby well, he must have had a hard time these years." After speaking, Qigu slowly paced away with steps.

Zhang Qingyang had mixed feelings in his heart, he had been floating on the rivers and lakes for so long, but he didn't expect that there was an elder here who was worried, and the sentence "He must have had a very hard time over the years" made Zhang Qingyang's eyes wet suddenly. The boy doesn't flick when he has tears, but he hasn't reached the sad place. How easy it has been for me in the past few decades, although I have received a talented Song Wuyan before, but I only blame myself for my bad eyesight and can't see his ambition and break up unhappily. Now that he has received Fei Mo, he has some comfort, but the talent of covering Fei Mo caused him to be unable to enter the wall door for a long time. Zhang Qingyang remembered Fei Mo's strange performance under the thousand-year-old plane tree, and his heart was confused.

Bai Rusi saw Zhang Qingyang's strange appearance and stepped forward and patted him on the shoulder: "It's good to be back, how can you say that there is your sister Rusi here, and half of your home." ”

Zhang Qingyang looked at her gratefully and didn't speak, Bai Rusi took her back to a remote stilted building in the back mountain, different from other stilted buildings in the cottage, there is also a large courtyard here, planting some vegetables and flowers.

Zhang Qingyang looked at Bai Rusi in surprise, Bai Rusi felt Zhang Qingyang's strange eyes and said angrily: "What's wrong? In your eyes, you Sister Rusi is a fierce Miao person who can only solve problems by force." ”

Zhang Qingyang hurriedly shook his head and said: "It's just that I didn't expect that the famous White Holy Maiden of Phoenix Mountain twenty years ago is really living the days of letting Ma Nanshan teach her husband and children, and your yard is really well managed." Zhang Qingyang really didn't expect that twenty years ago, the famous decisive killing on the rivers and lakes, the saint of Phoenix Mountain, Bai Rusi, would really live such a plain life that was different from the happiness and hatred of the rivers and lakes.

Bai Rusi looked at Zhang Qingyang's surprise and smiled indifferently and said: "It's been twenty years, and I've long been tired of the deception on the rivers and lakes, and now I'm doing well with Long Hao without asking about the world." After pondering for a while, Bai Rusi opened his mouth to persuade Zhang Qingyang and said: "Perhaps, you should also retire to the rivers and lakes and come to our Phoenix Mountain to live with Ziyi, isn't it good to be so bland?"

Zhang Qingyang had some yearning in his eyes, and then returned to normal, he looked at the apprentice Fei Mo in his arms, raised his head and shook his head with a smile at Bai Rusi, and said, "Sister Rusi, you are right, but I still have something to do." After saying that, he looked into the distance in silence, as if he had fallen into some memory.

Bai Rusi had long expected that Zhang Qingyang would refuse, but now there is no surprise: "Okay, don't say much, let's go up quickly." ”

Zhang Qingyang and the others followed and walked up, and then Zhang Qingyang found that the bottom of the white silky stilted building actually raised rabbits. Wu Laoshao obviously also noticed that he said happily: "Braised rabbit, stewed rabbit, stewed rabbit meat, stir-fried rabbit." Hehe, we're blessed today. ”

Longzi glanced at Wu Laoscoo angrily: "These are my mother's pets, besides, why do you eat rabbits if they are so cute." ”

Bai Rusi obviously also heard Wu Laoscoo's words, but she didn't look back, and said coldly: "It's okay, Ziyan." If he dares to eat our rabbit, I will let him stay in our rabbit pen for the rest of his life and be a rabbit. ”

Long Ziyan grimaced at Wu Laoshao and caught up with Bai Rusi, who was walking in front, Wu Laoshao stiffly squeezed out a wry smile that was more ugly than crying: "Just kidding, you see that she is still anxious." Zhang Qingyang said in a low voice: "If you said this twenty years ago, maybe you will really sleep in the rabbit pen in the future." After speaking, Zhang Qingyang also walked up.

Wu Lao Lao looked at the rabbits gathered below, imagining the picture of himself sleeping with them, and suddenly shivered.

Stepping into the door, Zhang Qingyang and the others felt that they had come to the Central Plains from Miaojiang all of a sudden, and the furnishings inside were antique and like the decoration of large Han families. The four sides of the wall are hung with beauty pictures and landscape paintings, and a pair of tables and chairs in the main hall are not the rattan chairs and stone tables that Miao Jiang has more, but the pear blossom wood tables and chairs that are always available in the Central Plains, only the table with the unique embroidered tablecloth of Miao Jiang women can also see some Miao family style.

Bai Rusi smiled at Zhang Qingyang and said, "I know that you cherish your apprentice, but I think it's better to put him on the bed and lie down comfortably." ”

Zhang Qingyang reacted at this time, and hurriedly followed, and Fei Mo, who was still asleep, took off his shoes and put them on the bed to rest.