Chapter 443: The Missing Willow Tree
Shao Xi didn't know if he was stimulated by Lao Wu, this night was like a child looking forward to the New Year, he didn't sleep well, and all he thought about was what the weapons and swordsmanship that Baili Yingxue left for Feng Yuyan was?
According to what Lao Wu said, it was the weapons and swordsmanship tailored by Tianqiong Ancestor for Baili Yingxue and Baili Condensing Frost, and he knew that it must be a shocking divine weapon and martial arts without asking!
was so full of cranky thoughts until dawn, and as soon as some light from the window penetrated into the room, Shao Xi jumped up from the bed.
After dressing and washing, he ran to Lao Wu's bedroom
"Knock knock" smashed the door, making Lao Wu crooked for a while. Under Shao Xi's repeated urging, they finally cleaned up, and the two went to the backyard to lead the horses out of the house.
The housekeeper Liu Fu saw that the two of them were going out early in the morning, knowing that there was something important, but he didn't dare to ask, so he just asked if he would come back for dinner at noon?
Shao Xi waved his hand and said don't care about them, it's not certain when he will come back! The two of them went out of the south gate of Daliang City again and walked all the way to the south.
At that time, Jingci Nunnery was twelve miles south of Daliang City, not far away, but if there were no horses, these twelve miles would not be close.
The two of them traveled all the way south, although Shao Xi was a little impatient, but Lao Wu didn't seem to wake up, and walked slowly without hurrying.
Although Shao Xi complained in his heart, he was embarrassed to urge again and again, after all, there was nothing else to do all day today, but it was no wonder that he was not very happy to pull Lao Wu up from the bed early in the morning.
But fortunately, the two of them didn't walk too slowly, and they set off at the same time, and when they arrived, the two had already come to the foot of the hill where Jingci Nunnery was originally located.
Although this mountain is not large, it is not suitable for riding horses uphill, so Shao Xi and Lao Wu found a farmer at the bottom of the mountain to store their mounts here.
Shao Xi stuffed a string of copper coins into the farmer's owner, and instructed them to take care of the horses, and then thank them when the two of them came to fetch the horses.
The owner of this family seems to be an honest farmer, and when he saw Shao Xi give so much money, he was surprised and thanked, and repeatedly promised Shao Xi that he would take good care of the two of them's horses.
After the horses were arranged, Shao Xi and Lao Wu walked up the hill. This mountain was originally not big, so it did not have a decent name, but it was only because Jingci Nunnery was built on this mountain, so the local people casually named this mountain Nun Mountain.
At that time, Jingci Nunnery was full of pilgrims, and it was quite lively up and down the mountain, but now Jingci Nunnery is no longer there, and the surrounding area looks a little desolate.
Originally, long weeds had grown between the crevices of the stone steps up the mountain, but after ten years, they were full of people.
Shao Xi and Lao Wu walked all the way to the top of the mountain on the stone steps overgrown with weeds, although the mountain was not high, the stone steps were still quite steep, and when the two of them reached the top of the mountain, they were already a little out of breath.
No matter how good your body is, if you climb this kind of mountain that needs to be climbed step by step, you will still be tired. When they came to the top of the mountain, they were still desolate in front of them, but the ruins in front of them looked a little different.
Because of the fire ten years ago, it looks like there are ruins, broken bricks and tiles, and there is not even a decent house frame, only a low broken wall.
However, after approaching, you can still see the general layout of the house in Jingci'an, where is the main hall, where is the apse, where is the bedroom, where is the kitchen, can still be distinguished.
The two of them went straight to the direction of the backyard according to what Pu Jing said at the beginning, and when they arrived in the backyard, the two of them were a little dumbfounded.
What about willows? Where is the big willow tree that Pu Jing said in his mouth? I saw that the backyard was bare, and where were the willow trees?
Not to mention the willow tree, even if it is a decent bush, there are few places, and now Shao Xi and Lao Wu are completely confused.
"Holy! How can there be a willow tree here? The little nun can't be mistaken, right? She said that things were buried under the willow tree, but where was the willow tree? If we can't find the willow tree, where are we going to find something? Shao Xi, who was originally full of expectations, felt very disappointed at the moment, and rushed here with great interest, but found that the situation was different from what he imagined, and there was a huge psychological gap in his heart in an instant.
He looked at Lao Wu beside him with a demented face, and Lao Wu was also confused at this time, his eyes kept scanning around, and he still looked for the location of the willow tree back then.
"Maybe the fire was so bad that even the willow tree in the backyard was burned down, and the trees that were burned were different from the trees that were cut down, and maybe even the roots died.
"It should be that no new willow trees have grown again because of this, the little nun should not tell lies, and she saw it with her own eyes back then, and it should not be a mistake, I think the two of us should look for it again!" Thinking about what Lao Wu said, Shao Xi and Lao Wu went separately to find it all over the backyard, believing that no matter how much the fire burned, in the end, there would be a stump left in the willow tree exposed outside the ground.
But after looking around, the two still didn't find anything similar to a tree stump, which made them feel a little strange, obviously Pujing said that there was a big willow tree in the backyard, but now this willow tree seems to have disappeared out of thin air.
The two searched several times, but there was still no result, and finally Shao Xi felt a little frustrated, and sat on a stone slab and complained.
"No more, no more! It's just a blind man lighting a lamp in vain, where did the willow tree come from? I didn't even see a single willow hair! The little nun's memories were also from when she was a child, maybe she was mistaken.
"The two of us too! It's just that with a little impression from people's memories of how old they were, the two of us ran here like fools and pouted our butts to find things and west. Lao Wu didn't speak, but sat on the stone slab, twisting the beard on his chin, as if recalling the scene when Pu Jing told herself and Shao Xi about the scene in her memory.
Old Wu believed that the little nun was not mistaken, but at the moment he could not explain why they could not find the location of the willow tree.
Shao Xi saw that Lao Wu had been pondering for a long time and had not come up with a result, so he suddenly became impatient.
"Teng" stood up at once. muttered in his mouth: "I traveled thousands of miles to Yujiang County to find someone, and I tossed back and forth for half a year, but it didn't work!" Forget it, don't look for it! I went back to eat and was hungry. After speaking, Shao Xi turned around and was just about to leave, when he heard Lao Wu calling him behind him.
"Stinky boy, you wait!" Shao Xi looked back impatiently and asked, "Old fellow, what are you going to do?" ”
"Come here, come here, sit in the same place you just sat in."
"What? I'm going back, why are you letting me sit down? Could it be that you are too old to walk, and you still want me to sit with you for a while? ”
"What kind of nonsense are you talking about? I'll tell you to come and sit down, and you'll sit down! Shao Xi saw that Lao Wu was a little anxious, and wondered why this old guy was so anxious for some reason?
Didn't you just want to sit with him a little longer? Sit down! Why are you so excited?
"Old fellow, did you take the wrong medicine today?" Shao Xi muttered in a low voice. If you are not happy, you are not happy, but since Lao Wu doesn't want to leave at this time, let's sit with him for a while!
Anyway, today's trip was in vain, so it makes no difference if you go back early or later. Thinking of this, Shao Xi reluctantly walked to the stone slab and sat down again, but the moment he sat down, he obviously felt that the stone slab under his butt shook.
It felt as if something was laying under the slab and it couldn't lay flat on the floor.
Shao Xi glanced up at Lao Wu in surprise, only to see that Lao Wu was looking down at the slate, raising his butt and sitting hard on the slate a few times, but the slate didn't move again.
Lao Wu looked at Shao Xi with a strange expression, and suddenly said again
"You stand up." At this time, Shao Xi seemed to realize something, and did not make any rebuttal to Lao Wu, but stood up again according to what Lao Wu said.
At the moment when he stood up, the stone slab on Lao Wu's side obviously fell down, and Lao Wu also stood up after him, only to see that the side where Lao Wu was sitting just now was warped again.
Lao Wu glanced at Shao Xi and asked Shao Xi to sit again, Shao Xi obediently walked over and sat on the stone slab again, and then Lao Wu sat in his original position again.
And then came the sentence
"You kid seems to be gaining weight now!" Lao Wu's words made Shao Xi so angry that he almost scolded his mother on the spot, this old thing tossed himself for a long time, and it turned out that he finally came to such a conclusion, he was simply full!
Shao Xi found out for the first time that this old guy had become so boring now!
"Are you old thing idle? I thought you had found something, and I had been playing seesaw with me here for a long time, and it seems that I have to find something for you to do in the future, just chopping wood in the firewood room still doesn't tire you, or in the future, the things of carrying water and feeding the horses at home will be left to you, so that you don't have to be so bored again. Lao Wu didn't even pay attention to Shao Xi, and his eyes stared at the stone slab instead.
Shao Xi saw that Lao Wu was ignoring him, and he couldn't help but be angry in his stomach, and scolded and said, "Damn, you won't have Alzheimer's, right?" What's so nice about just such a slate? Could it be that you can figure out what new ways to play? ”
"the fart! Come and lift this slate for me. ”
"Your uncle, have you made enough trouble? What do you compare to this slate? If you think I'm fatter than you, and you don't press me, you can eat more when you go back, and what are you angry with this slate? Who knew that Lao Wu was also in a hurry at this time, and said to Shao Xi with a blowing beard and glaring: "Little rabbit cub, who is messing with you?" That willow tree should be under this stone slab, hurry up and lift it for me. ”
"Huh? You say the tree is down here? ”