CH.098 Roots
Winding alleys, winding paths, between houses, not far away, some close. The walls of the house are planted with a single color of bamboo, green bamboo and white walls, red pillars and black tiles, aside from this formation, it is a leisurely and chic place.
The golden chicken is also boring, or attracted by the aroma of wine, and at this time it is also turned into a teenager, smelling the smell, and walking all the way ahead. "Shadow, are you going slower?" the bun boy was small, with a big tone, and spoke with the vigor of a master. "You can take a look along the way, and don't miss the opportunity to go out of this inorganic array. When the shadow heard this, he said angrily, "There is a lock and a whereabout, and if you don't open it, you won't go, but you will wander your footsteps among the houses." When Guan Song and the others heard this, they raised their eyebrows, and they were speechless.
Obviously, the Shadow had some other thoughts about turning around, but he was at the forefront of his own, and I am afraid that this brocade chicken is the same as that drunk, and he is also a lover of alcohol.
After turning another corner, I saw it, and I saw the source of the wine. The jade bowl is amber, there are twelve big red tables, and the people are also bustling. It turned out that the new wine was out of the cellar, but half of the flowers bloomed. "Uncle, it's polite. It was Guan Song who spoke, "Where is this? "Hahaha, how can you be so polite, at first glance, you are a newcomer. The uncle didn't care, and took a sip of wine. "Where is this place? Isn't it an inorganic array? But it's not an inorganic town. Uncle said as a matter of course.
Naturally, there is no reason to say it, this is indeed an inorganic array, an inorganic array under the inorganic array.
It's just that how can the people in this inorganic array drink and eat meat so calmly, not caring about their situation?
"Do you want to ask why so many of us are living in an inorganic array? Because I can't get out, and because I can't go out. The uncle said and glanced at the anxious Guansong again, "It seems that you are going out." He didn't speak for a while, and then took another sip of wine. When he looked up again, he saw that Guan Song and the others were still looking at him expectantly. "That's it, that's it, it's going to be like that old madman. It's better for you to go and see how he is doing as soon as possible. The uncle smiled.
"Who's the old madman?" asked Guansong.
"You will know that you go all the way to the west of this square, and into the grove, where there is a little hut by the brook, and where the madman lives in solitude. "Uncle is getting a little impatient.
"In that case, thank you, uncle. Guan Song said, and together with Guan Feng and the others, he bowed deeply to the old madman and retreated.
"Wait, haha, you'll be back. After all, being with us is happy. The uncle laughed, causing Guansong and the others to look back in astonishment. I'm afraid that I know that Guan Song and the others can't go out, and if they see the old madman, they won't benefit anything, so it's better to let him see him, break his thoughts, and live in the inorganic array as if they are safely and happily, drink when they have wine, and sleep when they have a room.
said that he was an old madman, but in fact, he was about the same age as his uncle, and he had an elegant temperament, and he was also a scholar.
His long hair was tied into a bundle, his beard fluttered on his chest, and he sat in front of the wooden house, on a flat stone, in a daze, one word, that is, quiet. The middle-aged scholar seemed to be integrated with the things around him, a style of nature, which was different from the hustle and bustle of the banquet just now.
"Sir. Xiangyu was secretly impressed by this person's temperament, and this whole body demeanor had the temperament of his own master, Jade Immortal.
"Oh, little baby, why did you enter this inorganic array so early. Is it also because of that prejudice and delusions?" "No, no, no. Xiangyu waved her hand again and again, "We don't know why?" suddenly felt that something was wrong to say this, so he quickly changed his words and said, "It's not, it's something." But it's really none of our business. Xiangyu suddenly ran out of words, no matter how you say it, it's not right.
"It's okay, it's coming. Here, everyone is a little bit past, and there is also a bit of a holiday with inorganic. The gentleman didn't care, but said, "Come here, go to my house and sit down." ”
The wooden house is very simple, a courtyard with a little wood fire, outside the courtyard is a small kitchen without a door, and the other is just a small room, with a long table against the window, a stool, and a bed. Guan Song and the others were in the room, wondering if there was no place to sit?
"You may be seated. So he spread a mat on the grass.
Guan Song and the others also sat on the ground. "You guys listened to Old Tang's words and came to me. The gentleman asked. Guan Song didn't know that the uncle was Old Tang. The gentleman in front of him was full of pure air, and he didn't look like a madman at all. That old Tang took a sip of a glass of wine, full of the aroma of food and the smell of life, where did he think that the two would get to know each other? The gentleman smiled slightly, "Hmm." They all say that I am an old madman, but in fact, I just want to go out, and I have never forgotten my mission. The gentleman glanced at the dazed crown pine.
"It all started more than a decade ago, when there was famine everywhere and there was starvation. The disaster is not a single line, and Hongxi Village in the inorganic town encountered a mudslide again. The mudslide occurred in the middle of the night, and many people lost their lives, loved ones, friends, homes and the only food they had left in their sleep. The gentleman sighed, a little wetness in the corner of his eye.
"I am also in Hongxi Village, I am young, teaching people to practice martial arts in the martial arts hall of the family tradition, my name is Cheng Hua. At that time, Lao Tang was a teacher in a private school, teaching people to read and write. "It's completely unclear that Wufu is like a scholar, but the scholar has grown into a strong man. "After the mudslide, the houses have been completely destroyed. Many people are immersed in pain, and they have to accept the difficulties of life and worries about the future. Cheng Hua paused, "Inorganic came at that time." ”
Cheng Hua didn't continue to speak, but her expression seemed to be thinking, getting longer and longer.
I don't know how long it took to be silent, Guan Song just sat quietly, and finally Cheng Hua continued, "Of the one hundred and twenty families in Hongxi Village, there are less than two hundred people left. Life is hard and difficult, inorganic brought everyone here, the houses are grouped, the nature is abundant, the wind and rain are smooth, and it is not a world. ”
"Resting here for a while was like a dream. Just can't go out again. In the beginning, many people, like me, were looking for a way out every day, wanting to return to the original reality. Because inorganic says that there is a way to leave, it just depends on chance. Later, the time went on, one day, one week, one month, one year, two years. I'm the only one left. Lao Tang also married his own son in this inorganic array, and he couldn't be happy. And I, gradually, became such a person, here, an old madman. Can't get out, can't stay. Physical and mental restlessness. ”
Cheng Hua said very movingly.
"In the following years, there were also a few people who came in this inorganic array and lived here as well. "Since you want to go out, what methods have you tried, and there is no way to get people to leave?" Qing Chong asked straightforwardly, and his dull personality still did not change his impulsive speech.
Cheng Hua nodded, "When I saw you, I knew that you were the same as me." Full of enthusiasm and hope for life, they are not reluctant people. He was visibly agitated, and he held out a trembling finger and pointed out to the woods, "I have noticed a strange phenomenon, but I am not sure. ”
Guan Song heard, "Please speak." ”
"Actually, I don't know if it has an effect. In this inorganic array, although the area is not vast, just walking through this kind of woods, streams, houses, all the way to the end, you can always walk from the beginning to the end, these two places are connected into a circle. You can't get out if you go. I went through a few years with no results and no results. It's just that Old Tang's sons and daughters follow him and call me an old madman. Cheng Hua talked for a long time, but did not say the point.
"So what exactly did you find?" Kiyochong asked.
"Climb the mountain at the west end, stand on the top of the mountain, and look down at this inorganic village, and you will find that the courtyard of this village is like a ding. ”
"Ding?" the cuckoo didn't know if he was talking or muttering to himself. "Indeed, it is a tripod, round, with two ears and three legs. Cheng Hua said, "I'll take you to have a look." With that, Cheng Hua walked out and walked straight towards the mountain to the west.
Ding is a kind of ritual weapon, which can ward off evil spirits and prevent disasters and injuries. It's just that why did this inorganic array set up such a village, sheltering so many disaster victims, but not letting them out.
Guansong was full of questions, but there was no solution.
Ding, homophonic ding, means fixed, but it is a conflict with this power scheme. This inorganic array, whether it is to break this array and let this array change again, there may be a chance to get out. "It's better for us to break one foot of this tripod and see if this tripod will overturn, so that there will be a way out of the array. Guansong said.
"That's what I wanted, I'd wanted to do it for a long time. There are three houses on the east side, one of which is Old Tang, but there is no support, and I can't do anything alone. Now, there you guys. I will negotiate again. Cheng Hua hurriedly went down the mountain, and his non-stop footsteps were as if he was in an eager mood.
To put it mildly, Lao Tang's three families moved out of the house, and the house fell to the ground. But except for the dust flying everywhere, there was no change, looking at Old Tang's uncertain face, Guan Song and the others hurriedly shouted to go to Old Tang's new residence to disturb a glass of wine. Fortunately, there were still a lot of empty rooms left in this inorganic array, and Old Tang was also a little willing to think about it, so he didn't say anything. Cheng Hua looked disappointed and accompanied everyone to a few glasses of wine on the wine table.
"This is the new wine of the year. Old Tang said to Cheng Hua, "You and I, drinking a new glass of wine together like this is the first time in more than ten years." Old Tang was very emotional. "You see my children, they are all at the age of marriage leave, you are still alone, let it go. Maniac!"