Chapter 60: The Home of the Yue People
Xiao Xiao is far away from the trees and forests, and half of the autumn mountains are with the sunset.
In October, the weather is getting cooler.
The shady ancient trees are dyed golden,
The layers of gold leaves gradually fall down the branches under the blowing of the autumn wind.
Walking in the dense forest is like stepping on a soft gold silk carpet,
The voice was rustling, and it was particularly moving.
Stay until sunset, and there is a different scenery.
The trees are all autumn colors, and the mountains are only sunset.
The red-gold afterglow of the slanting sun drags lazily, intertwined with the fiery red of the maple leaves, and the mountain sky is not charming.
Traveling all the way, Bai Zhi couldn't help but stop for this autumn scene.
The young man's body was like a light feather, and he stopped on an ancient cypress more than ten feet high.
Walking day and night, his body was tired, and there was smoke curling not far away, and there was a faint laughter of drooping children in the air.
Bai Zhi stretched his waist and slowly lowered the branches.
He touched his hungry stomach and walked in the direction of the rising smoke.
Because the Yue people are surrounded by mountains, the mountain roads are dangerous and the transportation is inconvenient, so they have always lived an isolated life.
They worship the Wu clan and claim to be descendants of Jiuli, and their living habits are very different from those of the people of the Central Plains.
Bai Zhi is not sure if the people here are hostile to outsiders,
So he always had a bit of vigilance along the way.
The boy was tall and long-legged, and his gait was quite fast, and although he wandered slowly and leisurely, he also walked to the small village in the mountains at tea time.
Not far away,
A small plain between the cols is leveled and planted with rice and millet on top.
The narrow country dirt roads are full of footprints of pedestrians and ploughing cattle.
Farther afield, there are villages built on the hillside.
The Yue people rely on the mountains to eat the mountains, rely on the forest to log wood, and their buildings have no green bricks and tiles, and there are no mortise and tenon beams.
The wooden buildings are scattered on both sides along the creek that runs around the village.
At dusk, smoke rises from the courtyards of every house, and the smell of cooked food fills the air.
Several children are in groups, they are chattering, full of carefree smiles, and they are chasing me around the old trees at the entrance of the village.
The young man looked at the frolicking naughty boy in a daze, and his expression was a little dazed for a while.
Such a beautiful and childish life is an extremely distant memory in his memory.
It's a past life!
Bai Zhi sighed.
When he woke up in this world, he was the same age as these children.
But when he opened his eyes, it was the Yin Mountain Blood Pool where the killer was trained at night,
The first thing he learned was to kill people with a knife.
The children pushed and played, and found Bai Zhi's figure.
They look at me, I look at you, and they are quite curious about this big brother who is dressed very differently.
It's just that the timidity of the children makes them dare not step forward, and they only watch from a distance under the tree, bowing their heads and whispering.
Bai Zhi smiled, he pinched out an ice flower behind his back, and immediately beckoned to a few children under the tree, calling them over.
The cramped children saw Bai Zhi's warm smile, and immediately removed the timidity in their hearts, and then looked at the beautiful ice flowers in Bai Zhi's hands, and they couldn't hide the desire in their hearts, and they ran to Bai Zhi one after another.
They surrounded Bai Zhi, and the chattering country sounds were one, and a few lively personalities had the courage to touch the ice flower in Bai Zhi's hand.
Bai Zhi, who was not familiar with the native pronunciation of the Yue people, suddenly felt quite big.
He immediately raised his right hand and said aloud to the children: "My brother has traveled a long way to get to you, and now his stomach is growling with hunger, I wonder which of you is willing to take in my brother and have a full meal?" ”
"I, my father, my father is from the village hunting team, and my brother goes to my house."
The strongest little fat man in the crowd squeezed away several other children and hugged Bai Zhi, he patted his chest, pretending to be mature and warmly invited Bai Zhi, and at the same time, a pair of small eyes glanced at the ice flower in Bai Zhi's hand longingly, and hurriedly looked away.
Bai Zhi looked down at him.
This is a child of about seven or eight years old, wearing a fur made of unknown animal fur, although the sewing and mending look shabby, but the details can be seen with care.
It can be seen that although this child is small, he is not lying, he is tall and fat among his peers, and his family must be not short of food.
Bai Zhi lowered his head and touched the little fat man's head, smiled warmly, and said, "Child, do you have a name?" ”
The little fat man looked up at Bai Zhi and said loudly:
"My father said, my name is Ji Kang, Kang Jian's Kang."
Hearing this, Bai Zhi was slightly startled.
The surname Hi has a great background in the Yue country.
The surname is one of the eight surnames in ancient times, and this surname originated from Dayu, who controlled the water.
The surname Ji has a long history, including Chong's, Xiahou's, and You's, all of which are developed from Him's.
The surname Hi has produced many famous people in history.
King Wen of Zhou's wife Tai Ji, after King Zhou You, Xia Houqi, Shaokang, Gou Jian and others are all surnames.
And the countries from the surname Ji include the Xia Dynasty, the Tateshi Kingdom, the Xuan Kingdom, and the Yue Kingdom......
Yes, this Yue country is the more Yue of Baiyue.
And that hook practice is also the hook practice of lying on the salary and tasting the courage.
In Baiyue, the surname is a royal family.
It's just that with Han Chu's invasion of Yue, the Baiyue royal court was captured, and the royal family surnamed Ji died and fled, and now it has long lost its former glory.
Bai Zhi's eyebrows and eyes twitched slightly, and he suddenly made a discovery, did he encounter the Baiyue royal family scattered outside?
His mind flashed, and he made a decision in the blink of an eye.
Bai Zhi stretched out his hand and handed the ice flower to the little fat man, and chuckled: "Brother doesn't have any other precious gifts for you, this flower should thank you for inviting me to dinner, okay?" ”
The little fat man's eyes lit up, he envied the crystal transparent ice flower in Bai Zhi's hand for a long time, and he couldn't help but be ecstatic for a while, and said, "Thank you, big brother, go, I'll take you to my house." ”
He dragged Bai Zhi, surrounded by three or five children, and walked towards a small courtyard in the distance.
"Big brother, are you from outside? How far have you come? ”
"Big brother, what is the outside world like? Father didn't allow us to go out, we never saw the outside world. ”
"Big brother, your ice flower is so beautiful, I've never seen such a beautiful flower, how did you get it?"
"Big brother, my father is the best hunter in the village, you will definitely be able to eat today. When I grow up, I'll be a better hunter than my father. ”
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Along the way, several children surrounded Bai Zhi and chattered non-stop.
Their childlike eyes are full of yearning for the outside world and curiosity about Bai Zhi.
Bai Zhi was a little helpless,
In his previous life, this is probably the first time he has been so popular.
As a killer that others can't avoid, there is a day when he is surrounded by naughty children.
Bai Zhi was in a trance, and a little warmth welled up in his heart.
While smiling and answering various questions from the children, he was pulled by the little fat man to a small courtyard.
The boy looked around and saw that the small courtyard was larger than the one next to it, the yard was neatly cleaned up, and some seasonal vegetables were planted under the fence.
As he looked around, not far away, a gentle voice sounded:
"Kang, who did you bring home?"