Chapter VIII Arrangement
There is no nail in the mountains, and the years are gone.
When Zhou Cheng woke up from his meditation again, he still saw the mountains full of maple red like fire, just like yesterday. But he didn't know that because of him, Shi Hu died two years early, and the Central Plains was also in chaos in advance.
Changing the heavens in vain, bad luck. That golden thunder, Zhou Cheng was not wronged at all.
Zhou Cheng came all the way down the mountain, and there was finally some smoke and popularity at the foot of the mountain. Hermes-Epitek is hardworking, and as long as there is a stable environment, it can survive tenaciously like weeds.
Zhou Cheng saw the sparse villages, and even more saw large tracts of abandoned fertile land and one tomb after another.
In fact, it is good at the foot of Qingyun Mountain, there are big mountains for villagers to escape and hide, and it is difficult for the Hu soldiers and barbarians to kill them all, and pity those Han people who live in the plains and cities. When the alien soldiers come to "merge", they don't even have a place to hide,
The white bones are exposed in the wild, and there is no rooster crowing for thousands of miles. Outside Qingyun Mountain, it must be even worse!
Zhou Cheng's sudden arrival made Xiu'er, who hadn't seen her for a year, overjoyed, but the body that wanted to pounce just now suddenly stopped, and her face suddenly had a shyness.
Zhou Cheng was a little strange at first, but when he came to his senses, the little girl had already run back into the house like a swallow and hid.
Yes, the little girl has grown up, and she is almost the age of Jilu.
The ancients were seven years old, and the poor road still had to experience a sigh of having a woman growing up in my family?
Zhou Cheng felt a little weird, even if he knew that this era was very different from his own era, he couldn't accept that a little girl of thirteen or fourteen suddenly grew up!
I haven't seen him for a year, and the old man is obviously old. Not only has the mottled hair turned white, but even walking is not as vigorous as it was a year ago.
Zhou Cheng sighed slightly. Life in the world cannot escape birth, old age, sickness and death. The old man is considered to be a long life in this era. If you don't have a concern, how can you survive with your young granddaughter in the mountains?
The old man was extremely happy to see Zhou Cheng, and even the folds on his face were stretched.
"Fusheng Immeasurable Heavenly Venerable!" Zhou Cheng bowed to the old man.
"Don't dare, don't dare!" the old man hurriedly waved his hand, and for a while he didn't know what to do!
It wasn't until he saw Zhou Cheng looking at him motionless that he instantly understood. laughed embarrassedly "haha" twice, and then welcomed Zhou Cheng into the house.
Zhou Cheng has never treated Xiu'er and the old man as outsiders, so why should his family be polite?
The old man returned to the clan with Xiu'er, not only returned the original land to them, but also obviously helped repair the house. So now it seems that the living conditions of the old man and Xiu'er are much better than those of the thatched houses in the mountains.
The old man chatted a lot with Zhou Cheng, obviously all after Zhou Cheng left. Speaking of which, since Zhou Cheng confirmed the name of the immortals, the old man and Xiu'er, who were "related" to the immortals, not only received unprecedented attention from the clan, but also respected them like never before. In the early days, there was a steady stream of people coming to visit every day. It wasn't until Zhou Cheng didn't return for a long time that there were obviously fewer people!
The old man is really old, and he was a very hearty old man a year ago, so he wouldn't talk so much to Zhou Cheng at all. Now it seems that there is no end to it.
Zhou Cheng patiently listened to the old man's nagging, but he also felt the deep worry between the old man's babbling words.
Zhou Cheng looked at the old man's face and began to understand what the old man meant.
The old man himself knew that he was running out of time to spend with his granddaughter. So I desperately hope that I can help my granddaughter plan well when I can still walk.
It's just that before Zhou Cheng could speak, a boy's duck-like voice suddenly came from outside the house. Zhou Cheng was a little confused, but the old man suddenly became embarrassed, but obviously he didn't mean to be happy.
"Cousin Xiu'er, Cousin Xiu'er, are you at home?" a person was standing outside the fence calling Xiu'er's name.
When the old man heard this, his face was quite ugly, and Zeng Xiu'er, who had been pretending to be shy and hiding in the house without squeaking, spoke first: "You still don't want to be faced, can you not come here every day, you are not welcome in our family, hurry up and get out of us!"
"Why is Xiu'er's sister so rejecting people thousands of miles away, the ancients, my fair lady, the gentleman, my cousin, I am sincere... A man's voice came from outside the door, talking with a half-penniless bookbag, which sounded a little flirtatious and funny.
Zhou Cheng frowned, and just as he was about to go out to have a look, the old man spoke first: "That's Xiu'er's cousin." A few days ago, his family sent someone to ask for a kiss."
When Zhou Cheng heard this, he dispelled the idea of going out, and turned to look at the old man and said, "This person is so frivolous, he is definitely not a good match!"
Zhou Cheng told the truth, not to mention that his cousin and cousin had proven that they should not be together in later lives, even this person's behavior of running to the door and shouting was obviously inappropriate.
"He has a marriage contract with Xiu'er, and when Xiu'er's father and mother were still there, it had already been decided. It's just that Xiu'er's father and mother passed away later, and there was no news there. Who knows, after we moved down the mountain, Xiu'er's family came to the door again!" "Of course, the old man doesn't like the frivolous prodigal son outside the door, but the ancients made promises, so they were worried.
Zhou Cheng smiled reluctantly, not to say anything. It's a good habit to keep your promises, but you don't necessarily have to trade Xiu'er's life for it. Zhou Cheng really treats Xiu'er as a sister, so naturally he will help when he should help, but now is not the time!
Zhou Cheng and the old man were still in the house and didn't go out, and the hot-tempered Xiu'er had already gone out with a woodcutter, which scared the floating cousin outside and ran away. Although the old man was not easy to come forward, he sighed helplessly with a complexion.
This is not the first time. Xiu'er's reputation must have spread a long time ago, and the old man is still quite a bit broken and broken, and out of sight means clean.
"Cousin Xiu'er, it must be done on purpose, his heart can be punished!" Zhou Cheng was silent for a moment and said suddenly.
The old man was stunned for a moment, looked at Zhou Cheng blankly, and only after half a salary did he understand, and then he was furious, so angry that his body trembled, and for a while he had the urge to go out with a knife regardless of the old man's theory.
The prodigal boy knew that he would be disgusted, but he never got tired of it, didn't he just see Xiu'er's reaction. After Xiu'er's reputation is ruined, no one dares to marry him except him?
The poison of his heart is simply not the son of man!
"Poor Dao wants to build a view in the mountains, preach the Dharma and promote the Tao, and help the common people. If the old man and Xiu'er are willing, they can go to live in the mountains, one to avoid the disturbances outside, and to let Xiu'er cultivate her temperament and learn some superficial things for her own use!" Zhou Cheng said after thinking about it.
"Zhou, Daoist Xiao Zhou, you, are you willing to take Xiu'er as an apprentice?" the old man was shocked when he heard this, and he was immediately overjoyed.
"Fusheng Immeasurable Heavenly Venerable!" Zhou Cheng shook his head and said: "Xiu'er and Poor Dao have the cause of brother and sister, but there is no relationship between master and apprentice. ”
The old man's face was full of disappointment when he heard this, and as soon as he opened his mouth, Zhou Cheng had already opened his mouth again to explain: "In this era, Shishu is separated by a world. I want to give Xiu'er a rich and prosperous life, in order to repay the grace of saving his life, what does the old man think?"