Chapter 4 The Good Life
Time is like an arrow, time is like a shuttle, and two years have passed in a blink of an eye. Strange to say, in the past few years, this place was either drought or flood, and the life of the people in the village was called a miserable one. In the past two years, the wind and rain have been smooth, what is planted in the field grows, and the harvest in the village is unusually good, just in these two years, the village has laid the harvest of the previous years, especially the grass on the hill can pinch out the milk, and the livestock grazing on the hill are fat and strong.
Although the red wool plough ate the sheep in the village, bringing a lot of losses to the village, but the nonsense made up by Xiaolai has also been hidden from the villagers. Xiaolai also thanks to this blessing, and finally caught up with the second puberty development, the body is much stronger than before, and it has grown taller, and the previous shriveled face is also plump, a little bit of a red face, unconsciously it can also be regarded as "male eighteen changes", becoming a handsome young man, the village Wang matchmaker is said to be going to give him Zhang Luo's daughter-in-law.
The girl that Mrs. Wang wants to introduce is the old Zhang family in the east of the village, named Baocui. The three generations of the old Zhang family have been passed down alone, but the old Zhang family only got a girl at the age of forty, and they saw that this generation was about to break the incense. In the past, Xiaolai really didn't look good, and Lao Zhangtou and his family didn't take Xiaolai to heart, and they were looking for their son-in-law everywhere. Now, Lao Zhangtou and his family found that Xiao Lai, this is an orphan child who has been picked up, has no surname, and it is just right to join their old Zhang family.
In fact, for this marriage, if Mrs. Wang came to mention it, Xiaolai would definitely agree without hesitation. I am an orphan child who picked it up, it doesn't matter if I get rich, although the master gave me a surname, but I haven't told others, after I call Zhang Xiaolai, it's not unpleasant, and the master will definitely not blame. Besides, I pray every day that the master can achieve a greater way, and the master has achieved the great way, and I still remember my trivial things. Bao Cui, of course Xiaolai also recognizes, one year younger than himself, although he is not very smart, very good-looking, but it is also considered Zhou Zheng, and it is more than enough for Xiaolai to be an orphan child.
In this way, Xiaolai helped the old Zhang family to fetch water, chop wood, and do some chores when he was idle, and Baocui occasionally sent some water and food to Xiaolai in the mountains. The people in the village know in their hearts that Xiaolai and Baocui's good things are coming soon, and they are just about to get to the last layer of window paper, and they will joke for a while when they see both of them, and every time they make Baocui's face red, every time they think Baocui is actually very good-looking.
On this day, Baocui brought lunch to Xiaolai again. The two sat next to each other on the hillside, and Bao Cui rested her head on Xiaolai's shoulder. Xiaolai was eating, listening to Baocui singing, looking at the white clouds, looking at the sky, looking at the scenery, looking at Baocui, the beauty in my heart, thinking that I was now bitter, and a beautiful life began.
Xiaolai thought about having a few children, a few boys and a few women, Xiaolai was even worried that he couldn't read, and the child's name would not be known. A light breeze blew, and Bao Cui's eyes seemed to be dusty, and she kept rubbing her eyes. Xiaolai hurriedly put down the lunch in his hand and said, "Don't rub it, your eyes are red, I'll blow it for you." ”
Bao Cui seemed a little embarrassed, twisted his face, and rubbed it a few more times, but it didn't work. There was really no way, so Bao Cui had to turn her face again, stretched her right eye a little open with two fingers, and said, "You blow lightly, or I should shed tears." Xiao Lai gently blew a few times into Bao Cui's eyes and said, "It's okay, you rub it carefully." ”
Bao Cui rubbed her eyes and squeezed out a few tears. Xiaolai saw Baocui's little face, I don't know if it was sunburned, or if I was ashamed to blow her eyes just now, red fluttering, stained with a few tears, it was really very good-looking, and I couldn't help but kiss Baocui's face quickly. Bao Cui was obviously startled, and immediately stood up, surprised and delighted, and said, "Big villain, what did you do just now." It would be bad if people saw it. ”
Baocui was about to leave after speaking, Xiaolai quickly grabbed Baocui's hand, and said while pulling: "Good Xiaocui, it's me who is not good." At noon, no one came up the mountain, there was no ghost, no one would see it, don't be angry. ”
As soon as Xiaolai finished speaking, he heard someone laughing not far from the mountain.
"A good pair of little lovers, at noon, hiding in the middle of the mountain and kissing their mouths. It's true that I didn't see the ghost, but Uncle Ben saw it all. The man on the hill laughed as he spoke, which really startled Xiaolai and Baocui.
Bao Cui quickly broke free from Xiaolai's pull, turned around and walked down the mountain, but there was somehow one more person under the mountain. The man at the bottom of the mountain glanced at Xiaolai and Baocui, and said to the man on the mountain: "Senior brother, look at this pair of little lovers are still very compatible." Bao Cui didn't wait for the man at the bottom of the mountain to say anything, and quickly walked around, running without looking back.
"Big girl, I'm shy. It's okay, run slowly, don't fall on the mountain, or your lover will be distressed. The man on the hill said this, and the two of them burst out laughing.
Xiao Lai was shocked and angry in his heart, thinking about how these two people suddenly appeared, looking at the dress of these two people, linen clothes and bast shoes, and a sword on their backs, like two Taoists, the two of them are estimated to be in their thirties, Xiao Lai angrily took Bao Cui away, and asked loudly: "What are you two doing, what are you two going to do in our village!"
The man under the mountain was a little angry when he saw Xiaolai, so he restrained his smile and said, "Little brother, don't be angry, I was joking with you just now." My name is Zhang Yuancheng, and that is my junior brother named Zhao Yuansheng, and we are all disciples of the Heavenly Spirit Sect. My junior brother is playful by nature, and he scared the two of them, I'm really sorry, I'll accompany you. ”
Zhang Yuancheng made a gesture to Xiaolai and continued: "Our senior brothers and sisters traveled around in order to increase their knowledge. Today, passing by here, I saw that this place was really a good place to gather the aura of heaven and earth, so I stopped to see if there was any master here who was cultivating the Tao, and wanted to pay a visit. Dare to ask the little brother his name, what kind of place is this, what kind of immortal mountain?"
Xiaolai stopped laughing when he saw the two of them, reported their names, and made a gesture, his attitude was okay, and said: "I picked it up from the village, I don't have a surname, I call Xiaolai." Because we are leaning on this hill, it is called Shannan Village, and we are a village within a radius of dozens of miles. This hill has no name, and the people in the village call it Beishan. Xiao Lai pointed to the village not far from the foot of the mountain and continued: "There are only about 100 families in our village, and there are no high-ranking people, not even a single cultivator. ”
"Brother Xiaolai is really generous. It's a pity that there are no cultivators in your place, but your place is really a good place for cultivating. The two of us brothers have been on the road for a long time, and now we are also a little hungry, brother Xiaolai, can you take the two of us brothers into the village and eat something, we will both pay. In addition, I tell you that there is a great treasure hidden in your mountain, and your village is about to make a fortune. Go to your village chief's house, and I'll talk to you about it. After speaking, Zhang Yuancheng took out a handful of copper coins from his arms and wanted to hand them over to Xiaolai.
Hearing Zhang Yuancheng say this, Xiaolai laughed and said, "Two big brothers, it's okay, the people in the village are very hospitable, and they will definitely let you eat enough, and you don't have to pay the money." You don't need to make up any treasures, I'll take you there. I've lived here for more than a dozen generations, and I haven't heard of any treasures. ”
Xiaolai waved his hand, indicating that he didn't want money, whistled a few times at the cattle and sheep not far away, shouted a few times, and drove the cattle and sheep to start walking down the mountain. Zhang Yuancheng and Zhao Yuansheng also hurriedly followed Xiaolai down the mountain, and as they walked, Zhang Yuancheng said, "Little brother, you still don't believe me." Our brothers and sisters have traveled to many places and seen a lot of the world, and there are really treasures on your hill. Moreover, little brother, I see that you are dignified, full of energy, and have a good vein, which is also very suitable for cultivation. It's a pity that no one cultivates in such a good place. ”
Hearing Zhang Yuancheng mention the Pulse Treasure, Xiao Lai sighed in his heart and was startled, why did this Zhang Yuancheng also mention the matter of the Pulse Collection, could it be that the two of them also took a fancy to it, shouldn't it, didn't the master say that I sealed my Pulse Collection, and others couldn't see it. Xiaolai thought about it again, if these two people want to take away their own veins, why should they let themselves take them into the village, this is not a repeated move, this Zhang Yuancheng must be the same thing. Xiaolai hurriedly said: "I'm still good-looking, Brother Zhang is really good at laughing." What do you say my veins are good, what are them? How do you cultivate the Dao?"
Zhang Yuancheng actually mentioned Xiaolai's vein, that is, casually, when he heard Xiaolai ask, he knew that this was just a remote mountain village, and people here didn't even know about cultivation. However, he really didn't believe that this place was so blessed, the aura of heaven and earth gathered, and there would be no cultivators. In this world, all the places suitable for cultivation have been occupied by large and small monastic sects, and it is really strange that this place has been left out.
Moreover, the treasure that Zhang Yuancheng said was not made up blindly, he found the treasure that cultivators dream of on this hill, amethyst, this is the best treasure that absorbs the aura of heaven and earth, and the amethyst here is still growing, if you can make good use of it, you will definitely be able to achieve great success. He really didn't believe that such a good fortune had befallen him, this place must be hiding a master of the Dao, or some strange demon beast occupied this place. So he asked Xiaolai to take the two of them to the village, and the two brothers inquired about it again.
If Zhang Yuancheng and Zhao Yuansheng had passed by here two years ago, they would have disdained this place, this is just a small mountain village in the middle of nowhere, not to mention the discovery of amethyst, which is the most basic material for cultivating and refining tools, lapis lazuli, and they can't find one. However, the Heavenly Dao of the Underworld was constantly running, and now everything has changed.