After leaving the sunny slope, the fog that shrouded everyone around them began to thicken again.

Seeing that Xu Fengshi's face began to become a little ugly, Shi Cheng took out a pill prepared in advance from his storage bag and gave it to Xu Fengshi, "Deacon Xu, this thing has the effect of removing miasma, if you are unwell, you can take one pill." ”

Xu Fengshi was a little hesitant at first, but perhaps because his body obviously felt unwell, in the end he still thanked him and accepted the pill, and sure enough, as soon as Shi Cheng's pill was taken down, Xu Fengshi felt a cool feeling surging all over his body like a stream in early spring, and the stagnation brought by the fog in the forbidden area to his body disappeared in an instant.

"I didn't expect that the things in this forbidden area are even more powerful than what Sun Lao said." Xu Fengshi felt bitter in his heart, and his right hand unconsciously touched the sachet on his waist. If it weren't for the request of the people above, Xu Fengshi would not be willing to risk in the forbidden area no matter what.

"It's hard to work for others......" Xu Fengshi lamented in his heart.

Shi Cheng took out more pills and invited the Du family to take them to avoid the miasma, but this proposal was politely rejected by Duke, who said that whenever a disciple of the Du family entered the forbidden area, he would definitely carry the family's special medicinal wine with him, so Shi Cheng should not worry.

Shi Cheng didn't insist, in other words, he wouldn't rashly take the pill of a Dan master who only had a few faces, he divided the pill in his hand between Tie Mian and Wu Neng, and took one himself.

After the group had made their way westward through a lush, faintly glowing forest, the sound of murmuring water came into their ears again, and after a few moments, the footsteps of the crowd became lighter, for they were walking on a downhill road.

Ma Guopu waved his big fan-like hand, and after a palm wind slapped a few purple-veined poisonous bees that wanted to come up into meatloaf in the air, he turned his head to Du Yang beside him and asked, "Is the river valley you are talking about here?" ”

Du Yang looked around carefully, then pointed to a tall willow tree with red branches in front of him on the right and said: "That's right, I remember very clearly, there is a red, man-eating strange tree in the river valley, and there seems to be an ancient formation connected to the bottom of this strange tree. ”

Ma Guo glanced sideways at the willow tree in the distance that was trembling slightly, he had always been bold, he actually took a step back lightly unconsciously, the big tree was like a vicious dog accumulating strength in the shadows, which gave him a very bad feeling.

After hearing Du Yang's words, Shi Cheng and Tie Mian squinted their eyes in unison and looked at the red willow tree.

The willow tree was as tall as four or five grown men, and the trunk of the tree could be held together by at least three people, and unlike the other willows, the color of the branches of this willow tree was a bright red as if it could drip blood with the next breath, and besides, there was not even a hint of breeze where everyone was at the moment, but the willow on the willow tree was twisting and trembling.

It feels like a tree full of red vipers ready to attack.

"Shi Cheng, do you feel ......," Tie Mian, who was standing beside Shi Cheng, said softly.

Before Tie Mian's words could be fully spoken, Shi Cheng nodded thoughtfully, and said in a voice that only he and Tie Mian could hear: "It's too coincidental, it just so happens that there is an ancient formation here, and it just so happens that there is a willow tree on the formation." Finally, and most importantly, apart from the willow tree in front of you, have you seen any other willow trees in the forbidden area? ”

Iron Mask nodded, "This tree is very old, and it's ...... It's like someone planted it here. ”

Shi Cheng quietly glanced at Xu Feng, but he didn't notice anything unusual on his face, speaking of which, Shi Cheng's understanding of the ancient formations remaining in the Kenbin forbidden area came from the information provided by the Fruit Wood Chamber of Commerce.

"Let's take a look at the valley first." Shi Cheng said.

The group carefully avoided the willow trees, and soon, the rushing stream appeared in everyone's eyes, just like the river they saw when they first entered the forbidden area, the stream of this stream was also emitting a faint green fluorescence, but it was not as obvious as the river at the entrance of the forbidden area.

......

"Whew...... Call...... Hey......"

Little Alido squatted in the field, and after using a small wooden shovel to dig out the top half of the fruit in the soil, she carefully poked the dirt around the fruit loose with a small hoe. The little guy gritted his teeth and leaned back with his calloused hands to hold the head of the fruit called the long potato, and slowly pulled out the long potato that was still half buried in the soil while letting out a low roar like a small beast struggling from his small mouth.

Suddenly, the other end of the branch and leaf held in the little hand became lighter, and little Alido staggered, and after shaking his thin body a few times, he finally stabilized. The little girl looked at the long potato in her hand, exhaled the turbid breath in her chest, and then put the fruit into the large basket on her skinny back.

Alido raised her little head, looking blankly at the glowing sun in the sky, and the wave-rich heat wave brought by the tropical sun steamed the little girl's weak body in waves, Alido felt tired and sleepy, but she knew that she could not sleep.

The little girl swallowed the non-existent saliva in her dry mouth. She wanted to take a sip of water, but she looked at her old kettle, which was less than half left, and at the sun in the sky, which was still climbing up, and finally gave up on the idea.

Alido thought of the three kind uncles who lived in the Lin manor, remembered a drink called milk ice that they had given her, and the thought of the sweet and cool, fruity and milky milk ice made Alido's mouth unconsciously moisten, making the thirsty little sapling feel better.

She had heard her three uncles unintentionally say that ice cream was a common drink for children in their hometown, which made Alido yearn for those faraway lands.

Ever since she met those three kind uncles and uncles, Alido often dreamed that one day, her hometown would become a garden as beautiful as those distant lands, and that Abba and Grandma would no longer have to worry about tomorrow's food, and she would take her younger siblings to the lively bazaar, drinking sweet milk ice and having the opportunity to touch those beautiful clothes that she would not dare to think of in her daily life.

In just a few days, these dreams have become the spiritual pillar of little Alido's life.

Waking up in time from the little happiness in his heart, the little guy moved the big back basket behind him with difficulty, trying to let his red and swollen shoulders gasp, and the long potatoes in the back basket made a clear collision sound.

Long potato is a unique agricultural product in the area of Kenbin Country in Rainforest Continent, long strips, sweet and juicy, although the name has a potato word, but it tastes more like a fruit, and can be harvested three times a year in the hot and humid rainforest continent all year round.

Long potato was originally a fruit that no one cared about, until a scholar in the Tiandu City of the Great Wei Empire accidentally discovered that it was nutritious and could replenish the effect of rejuvenation, this specialty of Kenbin began to be popular in the big cities of the East and East Continent, and many wealthy merchants in the cold moon did not hesitate to go to the wild land in their eyes in the rain forest continent in person for the long potato, and the local landlords of Kenbin naturally did not want to let go of such a good opportunity, and they nodded and recommended themselves to the door, and the two sides hit it off. As a result, long potatoes have become one of the common crops in the fields of Kenbin China. After the Wei State opened up its market, the gold and silver treasures of Baihuahua also flowed into the pockets of foreign merchants and wealthy landowners of Kenbin, which can be said to be a win-win situation.

"Alido, hurry up! Didn't you give you food in the morning, you little lazy dog? There are enough fields assigned to you for your responsibility, and it is almost the end of the day, and you haven't even picked half of it. A foul, gruff voice came from far behind Alido.

Alido turned her little head, she was so panicked that she couldn't even walk steadily, the steward Ha Qiong who yelled at her was a tiger who was as gentle and honest as her own Abba, where did she dare to have a trace of slackness, so she hurriedly stammered in a childish voice and shouted: "Lord steward, I'll be right away, I'll ...... right away."

Hajun snorted angrily, shook the leather whip in his hand on the big stone beside his feet, and when he saw that the slaves around him bowed their heads in fear, he walked back to his great tree like a victorious rooster, and lay down under the shade of the tree, took the foreign pipe he had placed on the wooden chair, and continued to smoke beautifully.

It didn't take long for him to feel comfortable, and a sound of footsteps sounded in Hajun's ears.

Ha Qiong opened his eyes impatiently, and was about to have a seizure, but when he saw the person clearly, his face instantly changed to a flattering face.

The person who came was the young owner of the mushroom field vegetable and fruit shop - Kayabo.

Wearing a jeweled robe, Kayabo respectfully walked behind a middle-aged Hanyue man in a green robe, and behind Kayabo, there was another woman, and the woman Hajun recognized was actually Alido's mother.

Kayabo spoke fluent Wei official dialect, Ha Qiong naturally couldn't understand what he was talking to the foreigner, the only thing he could see was that the cold moon man was a big guest that his young owner had to please.

Ha Qiong hurriedly nodded and greeted him, "Shaodong, what kind of wind brought you here?" Who is this man? ”

Kayabo waved his hand impatiently, changed back to Chu Zeyu, and said, "Go and prepare a pot of good herbal tea, add two spoonfuls of sugar, I have a big business with this master." ”

Ha Qiong responded, although he still had doubts in his heart, but he didn't dare to ask more, and hurriedly prepared herbal tea.

Seeing Ha Qiong leaving, a smile appeared on Kayabo's face again, he changed back to Wei Guo's official words, and said to the guests beside him: "Mr. Dong, those children you want are working here now, do you want to inspect the goods?" ”

"Which ones?" The middle-aged man known as Mr. Dong stroked his beard and said calmly.

"You see, there is the little girl in the field in the west, and the three boys in the field in the east, and a boy and a girl in the field in the north, a total of six children, all of whom are of the right age to your requirements, and you can buy them at any time."

"The five children in the east and north are all orphans, you can just give me the money, and as for the girl in the west, her mother is the woman behind me, and she also works in my shop. I have already negotiated with her, and the money from the sale of the child will be divided in half with her family, after all, her daughter has eaten my family's food for so many years, and the total amount of money earned after selling the child is not half of our family. ”

Mr. Dong squinted at the six children, seemed quite satisfied, he said leisurely: "How do you plan to deal with the profits in this transaction, that is your own business, Dong is not interested, the unit price of the goods is according to what we talked about before, each child is half a Tongbao, I will add an additional fifty yuan to you, feed these children more soup these days, and have some spirits, Dong will come to pick up the goods at noon in six days." ”

"Good! Mr. Dong is happy! Let's make a deal! Kayabo gave a thumbs up, and the deal was settled.

Mr. Dong was unwilling to stay longer, so he politely refused Kayabo's offer, and left in a hurry after the deal was negotiated.

After Mr. Dong left, Kayabo twisted his body triumphantly, turned around, and saw the woman who wanted to speak and stopped.

Alido's mother dared to speak at this time, and asked in a low voice, "Young master, are you and that old man...... How's the talk? ”

"It's been negotiated, and in six days he will come to collect someone, and we will split the money from the sale of your Alido at that time."

Seeing that there seemed to be some unhappiness on the woman's face, Kayabo snorted and said, "Rhea, I have given so much to you and your husband because you and your husband have worked for my family for twenty years, don't be ignorant!" ”

"How dare you...... How dare you...... Thank you very much. The woman bowed her head in resignation.

Kayabo patted his sleeves and said, "Master Dong has set a price of 500 wen for your daughter, and when the time comes, you and your husband and wife will receive 250 wen, give your daughter some good food these days, and raise her spirits, don't let Master Dong complain!" With that, Kayabo turned and left.

"By all means...... It must be ......," the woman nodded repeatedly.

Seeing Shaodong's leave, Ruiya's eyes were red, she took a step and wanted to leave with Shaodong's family, but as soon as she took a step, she froze in place.

In the end, Rhea still didn't have the courage to look at her daughter, who was working in the fields, and she walked away quickly with her tired body.