The morning sun was rising, over the trees, and shone obliquely on the fire that was already only reddish coals.

"Pack up and go."

Chen Changsheng, who had recovered his energy after a good night's sleep, held the mushrooms that he had broken off from the trees, carved out a deep pit on it with a wooden stick, put in a piece of charcoal, and blew it slightly, and the fire ignited the mushrooms on the side, emitting a red light.

This technique was taken by Chen Changsheng a long time ago from the hunters who were in a hurry, and they called this mushroom wooden horseshoe, which could be burned for about a day when put into Mars, which was particularly convenient.

Bai Ruoqing, who was a little confused because of the vigil, looked at Chen Changsheng, who had extinguished the charcoal with a branch, and said, "Okay, let's go." ”

"Hmm."

Chen Changsheng's body had recovered his strength after a night of cultivation, and he didn't need to rely on Bai Ruoqing's help, after throwing away the branches in his hands, he walked aimlessly in one direction with the wooden horse's hooves.

After walking for a few days in a row, Chen Changsheng and the two of them almost ate the last meal without the next meal, and there was no meat in their stomachs, and they all began to sway.

But except for the surrounding trees becoming fewer and fewer, the grass gradually became low or even disappeared, and no one had ever seen it, let alone a village.

"Find someone quickly." The sun was scorching at noon, Chen Changsheng and the two hid under a low tree to enjoy the shade, Bai Ruoqing took off his already tattered shoes, covered the cracked and scabbed blisters under his feet, and complained.

Chen Changsheng listened to Bai Ruoqing's complaints, he was unfamiliar with the place, and he didn't know where he was, and even the map he brought out was thrown on the lonely peak, but he looked at Mei and said to Bai Ruoqing to quench his thirst: "Soon, when the sun is small, let's hurry up, there is a village not far ahead." ”

As soon as he heard that there was a village not far ahead, as soon as noon passed, Bai Ruoqing couldn't wait to start his journey, and the pace under his feet was a little faster than before.

Perhaps God forbid, when the surrounding vegetation gradually thinned out or even disappeared, he climbed over a high slope and found a village in the middle of a depression.

Chen Changsheng looked at the village located in the depression, and couldn't help but associate it with the village raised by handsome men, and leaned down to dig a piece of soil with his hands.

The soil was very wet and soft, leaving some mud marks on his hands, but the vigilance in Chen Changsheng's heart was lowered a little.

At least there are no crazy people like handsome men here, who raise villagers as medicinal herbs.

"What are you doing?" Bai Ruoqing watched Chen Changsheng pinching a handful of soil, raised the corners of his mouth, wondering, and squatted down to pinch a handful of soil, but didn't find anything unusual.

"It's nothing, it's just that I'm happy to have a place to live today." Chen Changsheng quietly sprinkled the soil in his hand, patted off the mud mark in his hand, and walked towards the entrance of the village with Bai Ruoqing without further words.

Descending the hill, everything in the village began to become clear.

The patchwork of fertile fields grows on the mountains, and the rice grows constantly with the wind.

Next to the field is a large area of tiled houses, because when it is time for dinner, the smoke of the cooking keeps rising.

Villagers of different ages at the entrance of the village carried a stool on both sides, gossiping with each other, and the moment a man in the prime of life raised his eyes, he happened to see Chen Changsheng who came to the entrance of the village and shouted: "Who are you?" ”

For a moment, the eyes of the villagers focused on the two of them, and at the same time, some lustful eyes kept staring at Bai Ruoqing's private parts.

Seeing this, Bai Ruoqing's body trembled, and he silently hid behind Chen Changsheng.

Chen Changsheng took a few steps forward, took out fifty yuan from under the coil when he came, and said: "Passing by, I want to find a house to live in." ”

The villagers looked at the fifty texts in Chen Changsheng's hand, their eyes straightened, and the hostility in their hearts also decreased a little.

Then an old man who seemed to be the most senior in the crowd stood up tremblingly, took the copper coin in Chen Changsheng's hand, and distributed it to each junior, before turning around and saying with some leaky teeth: "Zhu'er took them to that old house." ”

As he spoke, the old man tapped the ground with his cane, and saw the middle-aged man who was yelling at Chen Changsheng and the others came to the front of the two, and then walked towards the west of the village.

Chen Changsheng followed behind the middle-aged man, his eyes kept looking around, and he saw that the surrounding houses were getting more and more dilapidated, changing from the original tiled houses to wooden houses.

"This is it." The middle-aged man stopped at the edge of the village, and in front of him was the only thatched hut around.

The thatched hut was dilapidated, with cobwebs on the wide open door frame and a small rat-bitten hole in the door panel, but there was no dust inside, which looked out of place with the dirt outside.

Bringing the people to the old house, the middle-aged man did not stop at all, turned around and walked towards the village gate.

Chen Changsheng didn't dislike the simplicity of the thatched house, it was enough for Chen Changsheng to be able to shelter from the wind and rain.

The sky was getting dark, and in the old thatched house, Chen Changsheng and the two sat at the table and looked at each other wordlessly, nibbling on the sweet potatoes they bought from the neighborhood.

After a long time, until the sky was dark, Chen Changsheng looked at the dilapidated wooden door without a deadbolt and said, "Push this table to the door with me." ”

"Here we are." Hearing this, Bai Ruoqing, who was sitting on the stool, remembered that the eyes of those young people at the gate of the village hurriedly came to Chen Changsheng's side and completely blocked the wooden door with a table.

"Sleep, rest for a few days, and we'll continue on our way." Chen Changsheng blew out the candle and let Bai Ruoqing lie on the bed, while he lay on the table against the door.

Time passed quickly, the moon gradually set and was covered by clouds, it was when the wind was high on the dark moon, the table where Chen Changsheng was lying was suddenly pushed, and Chen Changsheng was awakened in an instant.

The next moment, Chen Changsheng heard a curse: "They blocked the door." ”

Then I heard the sound of rustling outside, and I thought that the window was touching.

Then, Chen Changsheng lightly touched the table, and saw a bamboo tube slowly sticking in from the window lattice, spitting out white smoke.

"Wake up." Chen Changsheng covered his mouth and nose with his sleeve, came to Bai Ruoqing's side in the dark, and patted Bai Ruoqing's arm with his hand.

"Don't make a sound." Chen Changsheng lowered his voice and said, and at the same time stretched out his hand and pointed to the bamboo tube sticking in from the window, Bai Ruoqing, who was in a daze, instantly woke up, and heard Chen Changsheng continue: "When the time comes, we will take a stool and smash it when they come in!" ”

When he said this, Chen Changsheng's tone was extremely vicious, and a cold light flashed in his eyes.

Bai Ruoqing covered her mouth and nose with her sleeves, nodded, picked up a stool, and came to the window with Chen Changsheng, standing left and right.