Chapter 1: Let's Run Away
"The three lepers have made a fortune this time!"
"Just him?"
"That's him! The three lepers let out the words, and they were going to build a new house. The villagers, no matter who goes to help, are in charge of two meat rice bowls a day. The piece of meat would never be smaller than half a slap of his. In addition, ten big wages are opened. ”
"Really?"
"Really!" said the three lepers in his house yard with half of the pigs on his side. ”
"Ah, that's true. Go quickly!"
"Together!"
It was like pouring a scoop of cold water into a red-hot iron pot, and in the early morning, before the sun had climbed to the top of the east mountain, the bull's head pass, which had always been deserted, made a violent noise. The villagers, who have lived in the mountain nest for generations, can't even bother to eat in the morning, so they run to the west of the village. In less than half an hour, at the west end of the village, the house in front of the three lepers' houses was crowded with people from the nearest number.
In the crowd, the three lepers were wearing brand-new blue cloth robes, and their faces were washed clean, without a trace of mud and sand. I don't know how much oil has been smeared on my sparse hair, and the oil is shiny and shiny, and it can shine a human figure. He was usually bent over when he stood or walked, but now he was straight, as if someone had stuck an iron ruler in his back. And under his right foot, there is literally half of the pork resting there. It was a whole half of the pork that was extremely fresh, and later people could smell the peculiar aroma of freshly slaughtered pork from several circles.
"Is this still a three-leper?"
"Hey, the three lepers are neatly cleaned up, and the talent is quite good, is he a handsome young man......" Because Shen Changgui, the eldest son of the patriarch's family, was also there, the women didn't dare to move forward too much, and on the periphery of the human circle, they were huddled together, chattering. Their eyes were brighter than ever, and they quickly glanced at the new clothes and shoes of the three lepers, and the scented hair oil...... It ended up on the half of the pork on the ground. Then, they "chirped" their mouths and swallowed hard.
Several men broke through the crowd, and people with smiling faces crowded in front of the three lepers, trying to talk to him. These people are about the same age as the three lepers, and in the village, they are usually men with heads and faces. Usually, they are ashamed to talk to the three lepers.
No, this time, the three lepers acted as if they hadn't seen them, their entire right arm was on one of Shen Changgui's shoulders, talking about their adventures on this trip. The voice overpowered everyone in the house, and those standing outside the room could hear it clearly.
"After digging for three days and three nights, Lao Tzu grinded out blood blisters on both hands. Still haven't seen the sands. When has Lao Tzu ever suffered such hardships? The bull-nosed old man was still buzzing and muttering, 'It shouldn't be', 'This is it'. Lao Tzu slapped the old guy in the face. The old guy couldn't help but fight, and immediately lay down, rolled his eyes, and lay on the ground. A large pool of blood gushed from the back of his head. Lao Tzu was frightened. Lao Tzu thought to himself, yes, if the golden sands are not dug up, if you don't do it, you will have to have your head cut off, and you will really be killed for eight lifetimes. Fortunately, in the barren mountains and wilderness, there is usually not even a ghost shadow. What are you digging for sands! Run. As a result, as soon as Lao Tzu moved his foot, there was a 'boom' sound, and a big hole suddenly appeared in the pit, swallowing the old guy. Whoosh, a few golden rays of light rushed out of the hole, almost blinding Lao Tzu's eyes! It took a long time for Lao Tzu to see clearly. Later, Lao Tzu inquired carefully in the provincial capital, and learned that Lao Tzu had been deceived by that old way. There is no pile of golden sand, and the old thing is clearly to trick Lao Tzu into digging the dragon's den. In the provincial capital, there are many learned gentlemen, and they all know that the dragon's lair is covered with gold leaves on all sides. It's just that ordinary people can't find the dragon's lair. It took the old thing a lifetime to find this place. Unfortunately, he didn't know that the dragon's lair could only be opened by sacrificing fresh human blood. So, I Shen Laosan was cheaper for nothing. The gentlemen in the provincial city have said that the dragon's lair is born and raised, and there is no owner, and whoever digs it up, the gold leaves in it will belong to him, and the emperor can't control it. The gentlemen all praised me Shen Laosan for his good luck, and he deserved to make this fortune and glorify his ancestors. Gentlemen are very knowledgeable. They said that they wanted Lao Tzu to glorify his ancestors, and of course Lao Tzu wanted to listen. Therefore, Lao Tzu hurriedly came back to repair the ancestral house, so that the ancestors could also follow the scenery. ”
"Ahhh......h There are also many people who secretly curse in their hearts: Are the eyes of the Emperor of Heaven smeared with eye feces......
The children of Niutouao usually rarely even see a lot of money. Gold leaf, I have never heard of it. Therefore, they are not interested in the history of the fortune of the three lepers at all. For them, the most attractive thing is the half of the pork that the three lepers step on. They excitedly squeezed into the circle of people, just wanting to touch the fragrant pork with their own hands.
"Qiu Bao, don't go. The ninth sister rushed forward and dragged a five or six-year-old boy out of the pile of children. Qiu Bao is the only son in the family, and he is also the baby egg that his father and mother prayed to God and worshiped Buddha, and it took a lot of effort to get the baby egg. As soon as Qiu Bao was able to walk on the ground, her father told her to take care of her younger brother closely. High places, water's edge, you must not let Qiu Bao go. Also, places with a lot of people are also where Qiu Bao can't go. Father and mother are also watching the excitement in the house right now. If they see Qiu Bao squeezing into the crowd, after she goes back, she will have to be scolded again.
"Ninth Sister ......" Shen Qiubao twisted his body vigorously. Helplessly, Shen Jiumei was five years older than him. The force value of the two is obviously not at the same level. He couldn't break free even with all his might, so he had to squeeze out a smile and flattering, "Ninth sister, let me take a look." As he spoke, a large bubble blew out of one nostril.
Shen Jiumei frowned in disgust, not only did she not let go, but dragged the person directly outside the house: "Early in the morning, where did you come back with mud." It's dirty, like a mud monkey. You're embarrassed to lean in front of someone. Let's go, let's go home and wash up first. ”
"Ninth Sister ......" Well, what she said was the truth. The mud monkey felt weak in his heart, for fear of being seen by his mother, so he didn't dare to make trouble again, but begged for mercy in a low voice.
However, it was useless to say goodbye. Shen Jiumei was resolute and quickly took him home.
Previously, she patronized to the west of the village to see the excitement, but she didn't have time to carry water. The big water tank in the kitchen was empty, and there was not a drop of water. Afraid that her younger brother would run out again when she was carrying water, she took someone into the kitchen, directly lifted the lid of the water tank, and threw it into the tank: "Let me in." ”
The big water tank is as high as Qiu Bao's shoulders, and the inside is smooth and slippery. He was afraid of kicking the water tank, so he didn't dare to use his strength at all, so he carefully climbed the edge of the tank with both hands and tried several times, but he didn't climb out, and he was so anxious that he shouted: "Pull me out! Don't pull me out, I want to tell my father and mother, you are lazy, you didn't carry water today!"
"You sue!" Shen Jiumei gritted her teeth and smiled, "When my father and mother come back, I will definitely be full of water!" Although my father and mother treat Shen Qiubao as a pain in the eyeballs, she is also reasonable and not used to him. Usually, if Qiu Bao makes a mistake, his father and mother are the same, they will scold when they should scold, and they will beat when they should be beaten, and they are never ambiguous. Just like right now, as long as she fills the water tank before her father and mother come back, Qiu Bao will not only fail to sue her, but will make a mistake of false accusation, not to mention that she will be scolded.
Qiu Bao also knew this, and there was no way to take the ninth sister for a while, so he could only shout angrily: "Stinky ninth sister, bad ninth sister!"
Shen Jiumei listened, it was very useless, and she had the intention of teaching a lesson, her little face immediately sank, one hand covered his head, pressed the person hard, and the other hand lifted the water tank cover, and covered it mercilessly: "Honestly stay in the tank for me!" The stone bench is very heavy, and Qiu Bao can't be opened.
Sure enough, Qiu Bao tried to stand up several times, but he couldn't lift the big cylinder head despite all the strength of the milk.
"Good ninth sister, I was wrong. You will spare me this time. Shen Jiumei was shrewd, afraid that he would be stuffy, so she deliberately didn't cover it, and left him a thin slit the thickness of a little finger. He hunched over, leaning under the slit, smiling on his back.
"Do you know it's wrong?" Shen Jiumei raised her fist proudly at the slit, "It's late!"
I knew it would be like this! The old lady has never been soft or hard. Shen Qiubao sat at the bottom of the cylinder with a deflated ass. didn't dare to shout anymore, just muttered in his mouth: "What is the fierce...... "Father and mother are not at home, and he is determined to lose today."
Seeing that he was honest, Shen Jiumei smiled and patted off the ashes on her hands: "This is good." Anyway, my father and mother won't be able to come back for a while, so she decided to go to the river first to wash her clothes and then come back to release her. Before going out, thinking that Qiu Bao hadn't eaten breakfast yet, he was worried that he would be hungry, so he turned back to the kitchen, stuffed the two thick dough cakes that were hot on the edge of the stove into the cracks, and said softly: "Qiu Bao eats cakes obediently." After my sister washed her clothes, she came back with water and bathed you. Never let my mother see you dirty. ”
After making a fuss, Qiu Bao was already hungry. Hearing this, he didn't care about bargaining, stretched out his hands to take the thick dough cake, sat cross-legged at the bottom of the jar, and ate it in a big gulp, and his mouth was vaguely grumpy: "Ninth sister, go quickly, don't tell me to wait for a long time." "When he comes out of the tank, he will go to the west of the village to play.
Outside the cylinder, Shen Jiumei's footsteps gradually drifted away. Soon, the surroundings fell silent. Qiu Bao ran to the west of the village early in the morning to see the excitement, and he was very tired. I had only eaten a small half of a coarse dough cake, and sleepiness came up like a tide. With a tilt of his head, he leaned against the water tank and fell asleep soundly.
I don't know how long it took, but the cylinder head above my head was finally quietly removed.
"Qiu Bao, wake up......" Shen Jiumei lowered her voice, leaned down, and gently pushed him to wake up.
"Huh?" Qiu Bao opened his eyes in a daze, and saw Shen Jiu Mei wet, her unkempt hair dripping with water, and there were three or two aquatic plants hanging on it, and she woke up suddenly, "Jiu Jie ...... "Did you fall into the pond?"
He couldn't say the rest of the story. Because Shen Jiumei covered his mouth in a panic, she pressed her throat and said hurriedly: "Don't scream, the immortal rune soldiers will leave." ”
Are the immortal rune soldiers who are holding big knives and cutting people's brains as my father and mother said? Shen Qiubao shuddered with fright, his little face turned white instantly, his eyes widened, and tears rolled in his eyes--ahhh
My mother said before that if the skull is cut off, then you can't live. He doesn't want his head to be chopped off! Therefore, even if he is so scared to death in his heart, he can't wait to call his father and mother over quickly, and he doesn't dare to speak out again.
"There are a lot of immortal runes dressed in black...... When they saw someone, they took knives and cut ......," Shen Jiumei said in a trembling whisper, "I hid under the water and grass by the pond, so I escaped......"
After the immortal rune soldiers left, she dared to climb up from the water and grass. There was blood everywhere, and there were bloody corpses. She didn't dare to run around, so she instinctively ran home. I saw my mother in the middle of the road. The mother fell on the side of the road, her chest covered in blood.
Shen Jiumei was so frightened that she forgot to cry, flew up and pounced, pushing her mother hard. Finally, the mother woke up, grabbed her hand, and told her that the fairy rune soldiers had killed the entire village. Dad was hacked to death. The mother asked her to take Qiu Bao and run away quickly and flee to the town to join her aunt.
My mother tried her best to finish those words. Before she could answer, her mother swallowed.
"I may be the only one in the village who lives with you. Let's run away!" Shen Jiumei gritted her teeth and pulled Shen Qiubao up.