Chapter 3 Dreams and Truths
Things and I are illusory, and things in the world are harmonious.
The ice chips falling from the rime fell right into Yang Xin's neck, she was awakened by this cold, and she didn't know how she could lie on the ground, and Mr. Liang and the others were nowhere to be seen, obviously still looking at the big "oven". Looking at the white surroundings, I was dizzy, and I didn't know if it was a dream or a reality? She blinked vigorously, and was about to move, when she saw the monster called Xuan pounce on the young man, opening its bloody mouth to bite, she instinctively picked up the big stone on the ground, and threw it towards the monster, fortunately it was not far away, otherwise it might not be able to hit.
At this moment, the young man's figure has long disappeared, Yang Xin thinks back to the past, looking at this strange mountain forest, she has no idea what happened! She shouted loudly and loudly the names of Teacher Liang, Teacher Yu, and Teacher Bai, one voice louder than the other, and her voice was hoarse! But where can anyone answer! Where is this? Why are you here?
After a gust of wind, Yang Xin hurriedly wrapped the young man's clothes tighter, the chill on the mountain was unbearable, no matter what, he had to go down the mountain as soon as possible. When the young man opened the cloth bag he had dropped, it was full of hollow copper pieces that were round on the outside and square on the inside, and there were ten gold cakes at the bottom. Along with the cloth bag, there was a small piece of white jade, crystal clear, the size of a knuckle, but with strange words engraved on all sides, and a beaded belt was worn in the middle. Although Yang Xin didn't understand jade, she looked at this color, it must be worth a lot of money, so she was afraid of losing it, so she carefully wore it around her neck, put away the cloth bag, and staggered down the mountain. I was very upset in my heart, but there was still a trace of comfort in my heart: Could it be that I went the wrong way in a daze and ran up the mountain, maybe I could see Teacher Liang and them when I went down the mountain!
Thinking of this, Yang Xin walked along the vaguely arguable mountain road to the foot of the mountain, the road was full of thorns and the road was wet and slippery, but she didn't dare to slow down, thinking that after going down the mountain, find Teacher Liang and them, everything would be fine.
The sky gradually darkened a little, and finally came to an open place, looking around, Yang Xin felt a chill in his heart, there was no hobbit small house, no brick kiln, no road, behind him was a distant mountain, left and right sides were barren grasslands that could not see the edge, in front of him was a gravel dirt road with ash fluttering, there was a black and red lacquered wood house at the end of the road, there was a grass shed next to the house, there was a long wooden pole in front of the grass shed, and a yellow cloth flag was hung on the wooden pole, although it was a little dark, but Yang Xin still clearly saw the word "post" on the cloth. Yang Xin was surprised in her heart, and seeing that the sky was about to be completely dark, she trotted towards the wooden house.
When I came to the wooden house, the door was closed, and the window sill more than one meter long next to the door, and the hollow window frame, were also closed. Between the windowsill and the wooden door frame, there was a lit oil lamp, on which the black grass was covered in an umbrella shape, Yang Xin looked carefully, it was not a bulb, but an oil lamp that lit the wick, and there was a faint smell of grass. Looking at the yellow cloth flag with the word post written on it, the color is a little dull, but the word "post" is an extremely exquisite small seal. When I walked to the grass hut, it was clearly a stable, and I could smell the horses.
Yang Xin suddenly panicked, where the hell is this? My heart was pounding, and there was nothing else around me except this wooden house, so I mustered up enough courage to walk to the wooden house and knocked on the wooden door.
"Come on!" I heard only a squeak, and the sound of moving wood came out of the door with the voice of an old man. Yang Xin was startled, took half a step back, covered her chest with her hands, and desperately pressed her heart that was about to jump out.
The wooden door opened, and an old man with an oil lamp stood there, his face was full of wrinkles, and his eyes were a little cloudy. Yang Xin's heart palpitated, her face changed greatly, and she cried out, "I, I...... You, you, you ......" was silent for a long time.
The old man looked at Yang Xin's pale face and said kindly: "It turns out to be a little lady!" Don't be afraid, the little lady is the pavilion chief of this station, not a bad person. So saying, he gave way to the door.
Yang Xin looked at the figure of the old man, looked at the gray cloth robe worn by the old man, and looked at the folds on the old man's face. ”
"This is a ten-mile post station in Yuancheng County, a radius of several miles, only this post station! The little lady at night is alone, it is very dangerous to hurry, please let the little lady live here tonight, the little lady is not afraid, the old man is not a bad person, the old man has official documents! As he spoke, the old man wanted to walk inside, but as soon as he turned around and took a step, he found that Yang Xin was still standing at the door, and then turned around and said, "Little lady, please sit in the house first." The old man asked his wife Jing to get you some food. ”
Yang Xin almost fainted, and the last trace of comfort in her heart collapsed! I pinched my hands with my fingernails a few times, and found that it really hurt, not a dream, I am an ordinary person, and no one will engage in a stage prank. The truth is already on the horizon! Through? Ancient times?! How could such a strange thing happen to a teacher engaged in modern science education? I don't know if it's any luck, or if it's bad luck! I thought again: no, no, you can't think of superstition, this is Einstein's theory of relativity, when the speed is fast enough, then there is no absolute time and space......
One thought after another flashed in Yang Xin's mind, raised his eyes to the old man's expectant face, and said in his heart: This kind old man doesn't look like a bad guy, the matter has come to this, he can only take one step at a time! So he hurriedly adjusted his breathing to calm his mood and followed the old man to the threshold.
In the middle of the room there were eight small tables, no more than fifty centimeters high, with mats on both sides of the tables, and an open wooden door behind it, next to which was a wooden staircase, and there was no light in the room, and the staircase was dark.
The old man led Yang Xin in front of a small table, Yang Xin didn't know whether to kneel or sit, suddenly remembered the word "sit on the ground", sat down cross-legged, the old man put down the oil lamp, and went out from the wooden door in the house, Yang Xin secretly looked, it seemed to be a patio outside, and vaguely heard the sound of the old man talking to whom. Yang Xin wanted to follow and see, but she was a little weak-hearted, touching the small table, touching the mat, and couldn't tell what material it was, like straw, it didn't seem to be so rough. While she was immersed in her research, the old man had returned. Holding a tray in one hand, there were two semi-circular and semi-oval cakes on the plate, and a pottery bowl in the other hand, which was put in front of Yang Xin and said kindly: "The little lady eats some food first, the place is remote, there is really no good hospitality!" ”
Yang Xin hurriedly thanked her, and when she saw the cake, she felt hungry, so she picked it up and took a big bite, but she wanted to spit it out as soon as she took it, and the taste was like rancid rice bran. Looking up at the old man's expectant eyes, Yang Xinsheng swallowed, hurriedly picked up the pottery bowl and drank a big sip, there was no tea, nor the taste of tea, but he also felt very sweet, and said: "Thank you, old man, are there only you and Mrs. here?" ”
The old man said with a smile: "It's unfortunate that the little lady came today, the coachmen have all gone to run errands, and it is estimated that they will come back tomorrow!" ”
Yang Xin hurriedly asked the biggest doubt in her heart: "What year is it now?"
The old man frowned slightly, muttering in his heart, I don't know what years? There was a moment of silence before he said, "In June of the first year of Jingning!" ”
Yang Xin was confused, this question is equivalent to not asking, what is Jingning, history textbooks are not all years BC. If you ask who the emperor is, it is a big taboo. Seeing the old man's reluctance, he had to put aside his doubts for the time being, fill his stomach first, and then nibble on the unpalatable bread.
The old man watched coldly, seeing Yang Xin's elegant demeanor, and judging the two of them with Fang Cai's demented and panicked appearance, he secretly speculated in his heart, it must be the daughter of a big family, sneak out of the door! Seeing that Yang Xin had almost eaten, he asked: "The old man sees that the little lady is alone, I don't know what happened, or who else to go to?" ”
"Uh......" Yang Xin's eyes flickered, pausing for a long time, but she didn't know how to make it up.
The old man looked at her hesitantly, and thought that what he was thinking must be that it must be inconvenient to say, so he didn't ask again, got up and picked up the oil lamp on the small table and said, "Take the little lady to the bedroom!" ”
Needless to say, the origin! Yang Xin breathed a sigh of relief, and followed the old man to the backyard, the place she peeked at just now was indeed a patio, there was a well in the patio, the east corner of the patio was the kitchen, and the other three sides were guest rooms, and it was indeed an ancient house structure.
The old man took Yang Xin to a room in the west, opened the door and said, "The little lady will stay in this room tonight, and the old lady will help you light a few oil lamps." After that, the old man lit the oil lamp in the house and retreated to the door, saying, "The weather is a little cold, and the inner son will bring you a basin of hot water in a while, and the little lady will sleep peacefully, and the old man will not bother." ”
Yang Xin thanked the old man, walked into the bedroom, there was a wooden bed in the room, more than one meter wide, a layer of gray and white cloth mats were laid on it, and there were fences on both sides of the bed. Looking at the corner of the table, it was bent to both sides, and when I remembered the word "several", it was indeed exactly the same. Suddenly, I heard a knock at the door, and saw an old woman walking in with a basin, bowing down and putting it behind the door, and wanted to leave. Yang Xin hurriedly stopped the old woman and took a closer look, only to see that the old woman's forehead hair was parted in the middle and a bun was combed at the back. There is no decoration in sight, and then look at the clothes worn by the old woman, the gray-white linen robe with the collar, and a belt tied around the waist, and I can't tell what dynasty it is after observing it for a long time. The old woman was uncomfortable by Yang Xin's direct gaze, and she was stunned for a long time before saying, "Is there something wrong?" ”
"No, no, no!" Yang Xin hurriedly waved her hand and said, "I am Mrs. Jue, who has a good face, like my old friend, don't mind Mrs." The old woman nodded, and without further ado, withdrew.
Yang Xin immediately closed the door, put on the gusset on the door, squatted down to wash his face, and when he saw it, it was a clay pot, the color of gray was not slippery, he washed his face with water, and suddenly sobered up a lot, thought about it, brought the basin to the front of the bed, took off his shoes, put his feet into the basin and soaked, tense his nerves for a day, and finally relaxed.
I climbed on the couch, took off my fur, and lay down, my whole body ached. The white dress she was wearing had lost a large chunk on her chest, and although her chest no longer hurt, the ugly paw prints and the encounter on the White Sun Mountain still made her palpitate. Pull the quilt, the cotton quilt is full of straw smell, frizzy and very poked, there is no way, only half of the cushion is under the body, half of the body is covered. I recalled all the unbelievable things in my heart, and I couldn't help but mutter: Why is my crossing different from other people's? In TV and novels, I am not a prince, or a rich businessman or a concubine, why am I so unlucky? Just came to meet the monster injured, and almost died, although he saved people, but in the panic the appearance of the young man has not been recorded, what kind of kindness dare not be forgotten, is not to throw me on the mountain? Those pieces of iron, they should be money, right? I just don't know what I can buy with the "silver" I exchanged for my life??
Then I thought again: Yang Xin, Yang Xin, you don't expect to repay your kindness, you are still teaching and educating people in vain! If you come here, you will be safe, and you will have caught up with this kind of legendary thing, so you have to travel and see what to do everywhere, right? If you can go back, won't you become an expert? It's just that this bed is really hard! I don't know what this pillow is made of, it's hard! The food is really unpalatable, if it goes on like this, won't you have to die of emaciation in a few days, and go back to be an expert? It's not easy to be an ordinary ancient person! Let's think about the origin! The daughter of the Yang family? Refuge? Elope......
Yang Xin thought about it over and over again, the oil lamp went out unconsciously, and I don't know how long it took for her to finally fall asleep.