In the Valley of the Moon.

Li Shaowei looked at the prescription in his hand and looked at Li Qiaoqiao with some suspicion, "Are you sure?" Li Qiaoqiao nodded, "What's wrong, is there any problem?" Li Shaowei stared at the few flavors of medicine in the prescription, "Qiaoqiao, I am also a little familiar with medical skills, why haven't I heard of several flavors of medicine in this prescription?" Li Qiaoqiao put the wildflowers picked in the morning on the windowsill and opened the window, "Brother, don't make a fuss, there are more strange herbs, you don't know which taste, just tell me, I'll take you to gain knowledge." Li Shaowei burst out laughing, he stayed with his cousin in the past two days, and found that Li Qiaoqiao was indeed a very straightforward and simple person, Xu was self-guided by his uncle and father, and he was a hundred times more proficient in medical skills than himself.

"Scarlet velvet flowers, leafless fruits, and moon grass, what are these, are there any in this moon valley?" Li Qiaoqiao sat at the table, poured himself a cup of tea, took a sip, and then said in a brisk tone, "Brother, there are still leftovers in this scarlet velvet flower and leafless fruit at home, this is easy to say, but the Mingyue grass is the most difficult to pick." "How hard is it?" Li Shaowei became curious. "Brother, do you know why my father took me to live in this Moon Ming Valley?" "There are a lot of precious medicinal herbs in the Moonsong Valley?" "That's right, especially this Mingyue grass, is a unique medicine in this moon Minggu, but it is extremely difficult to pick, my father and I have lived here for so long, only one plant has been picked, and then my father took it to treat a young man who was dying of tuberculosis, it is really a spirit, after taking the decoction with Mingyue grass, this boy got better in less than two days, and he was alive. My father explained to me that it was because the Mingyue grass could remove toxins from the body, and even the poison that penetrated deep into the bone marrow could cure him, but the one I picked last time was really lucky. I don't know if we have that luck this time. ”

"What does this Mingyue Grass look like?" Li Shaowei listened a little divinely, "Is it really so powerful?" "The moon grass is hard to find, because it only grows in the cave facing west, and it is very similar to the wild grass in the daytime, it is not easy to appear, only when the moon rises, the moon grass will be surrounded by silver light, and the body is in the form of yin, which is very mysterious." "Is this kind of artifact rare in the Moonsong Valley?" "Hmmm! My father and I had only heard about it in books before, but the last time I saw it with my own eyes, I was so excited that my beard trembled for a long time. ”

"Then let's start looking for the moon grass tonight, Qiaoqiao, it's hard for you to take me." "What's the politeness brother, I'm idle, it's best to have something to do, by the way, what do you want to eat at noon, I'll make it for you." "What does Qiaoqiao do, what does my brother eat." Li Shaowei rubbed Li Qiaoqiao's head dotingly. "Hehe, then I'm going to give my brother a taste of the fruit rice I made, my father doesn't like to eat it the most, but I think it's delicious." "Fruit rice? What is Fruit Rice? "It is to live together with the fruit, the fruit is boiled thinly, sweet and glutinous, mixed with rice and eaten, it is delicious, brother, you will definitely love to eat."

The corners of Li Shaowei's mouth twitched, what kind of dark cuisine is this, fruit rice, can you eat it, it sounds very strange...... But looking at Li Qiaoqiao, who was excited in front of her, Li Shaowei really couldn't bear to discourage her enthusiasm, so he nodded pretending to be interested.

It is said that Yu Nian and Ah Miao finally embarked on the road to the north, Yu Nian along the way seemed very curious, seeing street performers' performances, or local snacks, they must have to taste and feel it in person, Ah Miao, as a person who once followed Du Zhenyue to walk all over the world, was very puzzled.

On this day, they arrived at a small town, and after staying in the inn, Yu Nian had to go to the street, and saw a beggar begging on the street, and his heart was very unbearable, so he wanted to take out his purse and give the silver, Ah Miao held Yu Nian's hand, "Absolutely not." Yu Nian strangely shook off Ah Miao's hand, "Why not, you see that they are dressed so shabby, and they don't have their families to take care of them, do what we can to give some charity and do some good deeds, isn't it?" Ah Miao shook his head and said in a low voice, "For more than a few years, they have gangs, if you give them money today, they will immediately report it to their companions, and spread the word among the beggars, and you will not be able to get out." "How is that possible, you mean these kids are going to be scoundrels?" Yu Nian looked at the child who was begging on the ground, and felt that Ah Miao's words were a little too exaggerated.

"If you don't believe it, look at the one who is." Miao's eyes signaled. Yu Nian turned his head to look in the direction pointed by Ah Miao, and saw a businessman-like person, surrounded by a group of beggars, who actually reached out to take the coil around his waist, and even snatched it a little. The merchant stood in the middle, unable to drive away, helpless and anxious. "See, if you give the money today, but for an hour, you will be like him, and you will not be able to get out." Ah Miao sighed and said with some sympathy.

"Is there any heavenly reason or not, is there no royal law, and no one cares about this? Miao, let's go save him, go, and teach these little bunnies a lesson. "Yu Nian rolled up his sleeves and was about to move forward. Ah Miao hurriedly held on for more than a year, "Absolutely not." Yu Nian rolled his eyes a little impatiently, "Why can't it be, didn't I say, Ah Miao, you are really more and more like an old mother, hey, I miss my Li Shaowei a little bit all day long." Ah Miao looked at Yu Nian, who was a little angry, and didn't care about him, just patiently explained, "Yu Nian, it's not that these children can't eat, they are all organized, if you dare to go up to help that businessman, I'm afraid you can't imagine the consequences of the two of us today." "What can be the consequences, just a bunch of children, and they can still eat us alive?"

"It's not enough to be eaten alive, but it's enough for the two of us to get out of this town." "Why?" "Do you really think they're just a bunch of kids? These children are all under the leadership, the people in the rivers and lakes are called the beggar gang, if you provoke them, the number of the beggar gang is huge, and the two of us will not be able to eat and walk around. Miao solemnly admonished.

Yu Nian glanced at the helpless businessman again, just in time to meet his gaze, seeing that the merchant's expression gradually turned to ask for help, Yu Nian quickly avoided his eyes and lowered his head. "Hey, let's go." Ah Miao dragged Yu Nian and went elsewhere. Along the way, Yu Nian's mind was full of the helpless expression of the businessman, and the frantically searched for him by the group of beggar-looking children.

Night is falling.

Yu Nian was lying on the bed in the inn, with some complicated thoughts in his heart, and he couldn't sleep for a long time. The scene he saw today pierced his heart like a needle. The rivers and lakes in his impression should be chivalrous and righteous, jealous and hateful, but what he saw today and what Ah Miao said wiped out half of the longing for the rivers and lakes in his heart.

Is the rivers and lakes really so dark, just like the palace in the capital, are people full of greed in their hearts?