Chapter 25: The Villagers
The loggers in front of him were dressed plainly, and their clothes were inexplicably reminiscent of the people of Jinghui Township.
Thinking of the news that someone's family had fallen into the rift valley, Jiang Ying took advantage of the July frost and walked over to test it.
The one who was cutting wood was a shirtless middle-aged man, and when he heard Jiang Ying's call, he turned around: "...... Huh?!You're-"
Jiang Ying's face was full of anxiety: "We fell off the cliff, my friend fell unconscious for some reason, can you save her?"
Seeing this, the middle-aged man glanced at Jiang Ying and Qishuang hesitantly.
But he quickly threw down the axe, walked over and picked up Qishuang's back: "Our house is in front, girl, are your legs okay?
Jiang Ying shook his head: "I can do it myself." β
"What kind of place is this? We fell from the rift valley in Jinghui Township, and we don't know how to get back......
The man looked at her with a complicated expression, and his small eyes turned red.
After a while, he said with a slight trill: "I can't go back...... Girl, you can't go back......"
Jiang Ying paused, and his face was a little complicated.
But she quickly reined in her expression: "Why can't you go back?"
The man said, "Do you know how you got here?"
"I don't know. β
"Falling into the rift, you fell into the water, then passed out, and then woke up here?"
"Yes. β
"That's it. The man sighed, "I don't know how to come, and how to go?" We have also traveled along the river upstream, but after walking for three months, we have not seen the source of the river, nor the fork of the river, nor the cliffs and valleys. It stands to reason that if we were swept away by the water and not drowned, then the distance we were washed away would not be longer than walking for three months, but ......"
Then we thought, "We might as well go ahead and go down the river again." But the front is even more mysterious--we walked for half a month, and then we walked back! We really felt that the evil door was evil, and we didn't dare to go again, so we settled here directly, waiting for a miracle to fall from heaven one day. β
Jiang Ying listened to it and also felt that it was mysterious.
But this is not the point, she asked, "Are you the villagers who fell when the earth moved?"
"Yes. β
"Then I don't know if you've seen anyone else appear after falling into the valley?"
The man turned to look at her, "Do you mean the aborigines here, or the people who also fell into the valley?"
"Are there aborigines here?"
"That's the blame hereβno. The man said, "We came here and found that the resources here are abundant, and the plants are easy to grow, so we can say that we don't have to worry about eating and drinking." β
"But in such an environment, we didn't find any aborigines, we were a little scared at first, we always felt that it was a strange place, and after living for a long time, we didn't see anything unusual, so we let down our vigilance. β
Jiang Ying asked, "What about the other people who fell into the valley?"
"There are very few people who fall into the valley. In the first two years, two village dolls fell, which made us angry. You said that the ground was cracked, and the people in the township didn't know how to take good care of the children and take protective measures? How could you let the little dolls play around?!...... Fortunately, the dolls are fine, my family adopted one, and the Wang family next door also adopted one. β
"You and your friend look eleven or twelve, don't we? If you want to find a safe place to settle down, you can live near us, and I will build you a wooden house with Uncle Wang, which will be sturdy, warm in winter and cool in summer!"
"If you want a relative, the old man and grandmother of the Zhang family should want to adopt you. The two old men were pitiful, when the ground moved, their sons and daughters were working outside, and the two of them fell. After that, the doll that fell was too small, and the two old people were not easy to take care of, so they were given to the Wang family and our family. β
"You're growing up, you don't need them to bother too much, and you're the same age as their grandchildren, so if you don't mind, it's a good idea to live with them. β
Jiang Ying didn't come on vacation, and said vaguely: "Maybe my friend will be willing." β
After that, he immediately said: "So since those two dolls, only the two of us have fallen into the valley." β
The man thought for a moment: "That's not, that's not. β
"Huh?"
"In the second year, there were still people who fell, and it was the imperial army. It's just that they fought and killed all the way, and they went into the woods and never came out again, and I think they were all more than lucky. β
"Who did the imperial army fight with? The enemy army? How many people are there?"
The man paused: "Strange, girl, why do you care so much about the person who fell off the cliff?"
Jiang Ying shrugged: "I always feel that if I can come, I can go, and there will still be a way out......"
"That's impossible, don't think about it, girl. β
"The range of movement in this forest is limited, and if you go deeper, you will get lost as you walk. We tried everything in the first few years, but it didn't work. Girl, you'll understand after a long stay......"
"Hey, don't talk about it, it's here, it's my house!"
"Xiao Cui'er - Lao Wang - Wang's daughter-in-law - Old Man Zhang - we are here again!!"
The man shouted, and a few people came out of the three wooden houses in front of him.
Seeing Jiang Ying and Qiyueshuang, these people all had shocked expressions and walked over one after another: "What's wrong with this girl?!But she's sick?!"
"Who are you, how did you get here, are you from Jinghui Township? Oh my God, are Jinghui Township okay?!"
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As they spoke, they took the July Frost from the man's back and brought it into the man's room.
After that, the man and his daughter-in-law went to work for Qishuang, and Jiang Ying was surrounded by a hush, shushing the cold and asking for warmth, while listening to the news of Jinghui Township.
Jiang Ying patiently answered one by one, seeing that the three families far away from their hometown had red eyes one after another, she could feel their loneliness and hesitation, and she could also feel their excitement to see the living again.
When they had finished asking and finishing, the man from before came out of the house.
"Hey, this girl, what's wrong with your friend, why can't he wake up?"
Jiang Ying pointed to his bloody clothes: "I don't know." She was awake for a moment on the shore before she suddenly vomited blood and fell unconscious. β
"Oh, before she fell unconscious, she ate a piece of fragrant cakes, and I think there is something wrong with them. β
As she spoke, she handed over the fragrant cake: "It's best not to eat it." β
A few people suspiciously took the fragrant cake and looked left and right, but they couldn't see anything, but they did not eat it one by one.
In the end, they returned the fragrant cake to Jiang Ying, so that she had better dispose of it, and then a white-haired old woman staggered over with two bowls of ginger soup: "Someone's coming? But it's really coming?!...... Wow, it's a little girl! Hurry up, grandma's freshly boiled ginger soup, drink it quickly, keep the cold away!"