Chapter 54: The Ice Falls
Taihe Jianlu Mingyuan shouted like a bell: "Good boy, where did you get so much money and food, these money and things are enough for a big county's annual expenses, this time the cottage doesn't have to worry about the New Year." ”
Qin Fei bowed and replied: "Uncle Huisan, it was given by Prince Ruimang of Western Xia, and he also sent a thousand soldiers to escort him, and now they are all camping at the foot of the mountain to rest, and they will return to Xiazhou tomorrow." ”
Guo Hongyi listened, and hurriedly sent beef and mutton and a hundred jars of wine down the mountain to reward the Xixia soldiers.
The subordinates couldn't help but be taken aback when they heard that the money and food brought by Qin Fei was enough for a large county to spend for a year. Guojiazhai originally had more than 2,000 old, weak, women and children combined, since the new rudder, the population has increased to nearly 10,000 people, because it has been plagued by ordnance, grain and grass, and now with this lot of money and food, there is no need to be careful in everything, but the village can be guaranteed for several years of expenditure, are overjoyed.
Yu Qingyuan said: "Fei'er, it's about to be the New Year." In the past, it was our grandfather and son who lived alone, but this time so many heroes on the mountain celebrated the New Year together, and it was lively and lively on the mountain. ”
Guo Hongyi said: "When it's okay, ask Zhiye to take you to the back mountain for a walk, the peaks and ravines behind the cottage are good." ”
Lu Mingyuan said: "Fei'er, I have to come to my uncle's courtyard in my spare time, I want to test your martial arts." ”
Qin Fei was busy answering the salutes one by one. Guo Hongyi passed the order, and the cottage had a big banquet in the evening, first, tonight was Chinese New Year's Eve, and second, to celebrate that the cottage had obtained so many equipment, money, and food, and everyone had a good time, and all the heroes under the steps applauded, and the soldiers of the village took the order and went to prepare.
The evening banquet was noisy again, the people were boiling, Qin Fei and Duo'er were not used to being noisy, and after a little entertainment, they retired to their master and uncle, and went back to their rooms to rest.
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Since the northland green forest rudder moved to Guojiazhai, both the scale of the village and the number of houses have expanded several times than before, during the day everywhere is busy and abnormal, and catch up with the New Year, the village is even more bustling, the mules and horses on the mountain road have not stopped.
Qin Fei and Duo'er came to the cottage for the first time, and they couldn't interfere in everything, so they were happy to be at ease. After greeting the master every day, he would either dismantle or chat in his own courtyard, which was also comfortable.
During the day, the little man Guo Zhiye came to Qin Fei's courtyard several times to take the two of them to the back mountain to play, but was immediately called away by the village soldiers. There is a shortage of people in the village, and the little man Guo Zhiye wants to replace his father, and he can't do without him for big and small things. Later, Qin Fei and the second child simply persuaded Guo Zhiye to go to Qianzhai to concentrate on all kinds of trivial matters, and the two of them went to the back mountain to play.
On this day, the weather was fine, and the two children came to the back mountain together, and walked to the mountain peak while looking at the strange flowers and plants around. Guojiazhai is built on the mountainside, and the peak of Yanshan Mountain is up. The village is still a long distance from the top of the mountain, because the mountain peak is rugged and not very wide, not suitable for camping under the village, so the village is built under the mountain peak.
The more you go up, the more you feel the cold, but both of them have internal skills, and they don't feel cold. The peak where Guojiazhai is located is the main peak of Yanshan, and there are several slightly lower peaks around. Qin Fei held Duo'er's hand, and the two of them transmitted internal force to each other, and their hands were warm.
The top of the mountain is covered with snow, except for a few tall cedars, there are no other trees, standing under the largest cedar, looking at the peaks on all sides, I only feel that this peak is respected and all the mountains are small. The long branches of the cedar trees stretched out of the cliff face, and below it was a steep rock, and the bottom could not be seen at a glance.
The two of them looked for a big stone next to the cedar, Qin Fei brushed away the snow on the stone, sat down face to face with Duo'er, each pinched the wishful formula, and walked in a small Zhou Tian, and after a while, he felt warm on his body. This wishful thinking is the most basic internal strength starting style of each school, but each family has a slightly different method of qi, and the most is fitness and qi.
Erxiao looked at the snow scene on the peak again, and suddenly saw Duoer pointing to the peak opposite the cedar with his hand, only to see that the opposite peak is even steeper, there is a curtain of frozen waterfall in the middle of the peak, the ice waterfall is about 100 zhang high, just the afternoon sun shines on it, it actually emits a colorful glow, hangs there quietly, looks mysterious and quiet.
Qin Fei was also attracted by the strange scene in front of him, and sighed at the miracle of creation, but it was a pity that the two peaks were several miles apart, and he couldn't go over to see the wonders of the icefall closely, so he could only stare at this magnificent scenery from a distance and continue to admire.
Duo'er said to Qin Fei: "Brother Qin, look at the side where the sun doesn't shine, behind those icicles, it looks like there is a cave. ”
Qin Fei looked carefully, and saw that there was a cave behind the icicles, and from a distance, it seemed to be not small. This cave is only exposed by the waterfall ice, and no one will notice it on weekdays.
Qin Fei smiled: "Sister, if it weren't for such a distance, you could go over and have a look." Duo'er said: "Yes, these two peaks are only a few miles apart, but if you want to go over, I'm afraid you will have to go around for most of the day." ”
The two of them stood under the cedar and kept looking at the icicles, Qin Fei said: "That cave seems to be not small, I don't know if there is another exit in it, if there is an exit, it may be a good place to hide soldiers." ”
"Brother Qin, why don't we go over and take a look after the year, the entrance of the cave is very secret, if it weren't for the waterfall and ice, we wouldn't have found it at all, since we found it, it should be fate, but it can't be missed." ”
"Okay, girl, as long as you are not afraid of the hard work of climbing, we will pass after the year. ”
The second child stayed on the peak until it was getting dark, and then went down to the peak. Back to the cottage, the front village is still brightly lit, and there are heroes and knights visiting the mountain every day in the green forest of the north, and the chief rudder has to receive them one by one and place them properly. Qin Fei smiled and said to Duo'er: "Sister, if you move this rudder to Lianyun Peak one day, you will face these heroic men of the three mountains and five mountains every day, but I don't know how you will deal with it?"
"Hehe, then I would have been traveling the world with you a long time ago, and I couldn't cope with such complicated affairs for a day. Duo'er covered her mouth and smiled.
In the blink of an eye, it is the New Year, the mountain is lively, needless to say, the seventy-two mountains and eighty-one factions of the northern green forest have people come up to the mountain one after another to congratulate them, and the mountain is always full of people who are full of friends every day, and after the second elementary school greets the master every day, they hide in their own rooms and talk to relieve their boredom. On this day, even Yunfeng had people go up the mountain to pay homage to the chief rudder, but it was Shen'er and Mo'er.
The helmsman of Beilvlin newly moved to Guojiazhai, and it was the New Year, and it was a ritual for Lian Yunfeng to send people up the mountain to pay respects, but in fact, it was to ask Shen'er and Mo'er to come to accompany Duo'er, which was also Xiao Siyuan's painstaking efforts.
After Shen'er and Mo'er saw everyone in the front hall, they were led by the deacon in the village to Qin Fei's small courtyard to see Qin Fei and Duo'er. Qin Fei smiled secretly in his heart, and only sat down on the side, watching her master and servant frolic.
Listening to Shen'er and Mo'er, even Yunfeng is now thriving, and the village on the mountain has begun to take shape, and those who have families will move their families up the mountain. There are also many villagers living at the foot of the mountain, forming several villages. Because of the fair trading on the mountain, the villagers under the mountain are also easy to make a living, and even the land around Yunfeng that can be cultivated has been planted with crops by the villagers.
When the world is in dispute, the war is constantly raging in various places, where can you ask for a comfortable life, naturally there are many people, the forest on Lianyunfeng Mountain is prosperous, there are actually business merchants who open up wood yards and mines under the mountain, and have formed a big town, which is called Lianyun Town.
Qin Fei and Duo'er were amazed when they heard this. When Shen'er and Mo'er heard Duo'er say that there was an icefall on the opposite mountain, and there was a big cave in the middle of the icefall, they couldn't help but want to take a look, and Duo'er smiled and responded.
When greeting his master the next day, Qin Fei said that he was going to the opposite peak to explore the ice falls, and the old swordsman said: "That peak is called Cuixiu Peak, which is the second highest peak of Yan Mountain. You said that there was a cave in the icefall, but I didn't hear your seventh uncle mention it, so I don't think I knew it. If you wait, you should bring more dry food and water, and I am afraid that you will not be able to rush back that night. ”
Qin Fei nodded yes. Returned to his own courtyard, prepared dry food and drinking water for a few days with Duo'er's master and servant, and brought a thick rope and torches, axes, chisels and other things, came to the front village, called the Lianyunfeng soldiers brought by Shen'er and Mo'er, and everyone led their horses down the mountain to Cuixiu Peak.
Cuixiu Peak is in the north of Guojiazhai, and everyone rides to the north to find a way after going down the mountain, stopping and walking. Sometimes there is no way to go, so I have to dismount, and the soldiers of the village use knives and axes to cut down the thorns and small trees that block the road, so that we can pass people, and sometimes a distance of several miles has to walk for an hour or two.
Finally came to the foot of Cuixiu Peak, but the icefall was halfway up the mountain, and everyone began to climb up the mountain again. This Cuixiu Peak is no mountain road, inaccessible, everyone can only pick the sparse place of trees, climb upward, until the afternoon has been westerly, only from the bottom of the mountain to the foot of the icefall.