Chapter 213: Filial Son and Stepmother
The architecture and style of the village are quite ancient, and most of the houses are built of rammed earth with thatched roofs. At this time, it seems to be the busy season of farming, most of the villagers are working in the fields, and from a distance, there is a hard-working figure facing the loess with their backs to the sky.
"This is the ideal place for Gao Huajun before he died?" Ye Xingyuan was a little dazed. The saint disciple is blessed with a blessed life, and after death, his wishes come true, and he can live in his ideal place for a long time. Of course, the majesty of the saints cannot be imagined, otherwise they would have chosen to follow the saints forever.
But if you retreat to the next best, Gao Huajun likes such a simple and hard-working countryside?
Mrs. Li sighed, "Everyone has their own ambitions. The last wish of the ancestors is just a place where they read and enlightened when they were young, they are knowledgeable, and they don't care about fame and wealth, they just want peace of mind. ”
Still his own cultivation is not enough, Ye Xingyuan smiled. He is a layman after all, if he wants to die now, and can have his ideal country after death, then he must have all kinds of prosperity and enjoyment, and it is impossible to be as willing to be indifferent as these people.
The young and strong people in the village, including women and children, have already gone to work in the fields, and there is no one in the village. There was only a simple young man riding on the roof of a house, as if he were repairing the house, and now that the weather was hot and dry, he was sweating like rain, but he was doing it very carefully.
Ye Xingyuan and Mrs. Li glanced at each other, walked to the front of the room, and asked politely: "This brother, we are foreigners, we came here because we lost the path, I don't know what place this is?"
There are no clues, so I can only find a way to inquire by myself. The young man looked down and replied with a smile: "Where did you come from? This is Shuangjing Village, and there are still two days to go to Liangdu, and you have to cross the Taichong Mountain on the opposite side. If you go to Liangdu, you will definitely not be able to reach it today. When resting in the village. ”
Zhu Ning'er had never heard of this unfamiliar place name, and turned her head to look at Ye Xingyuan suspiciously. Ye Xingyuan and Mrs. Li were both well-read history books, and they didn't know the meaning of this place name, so they both nodded.
Sure enough, the country after Gao Huajun's death was set in the Warring States period 3,000 years ago. Liangdu is the capital of Zhao State, after the sage preached and the emperor ruled the world. It was renamed Liangzhou and has been used to this day.
Gao Huajun was originally from Zhao Guo, so the so-called Shuangjing Village should be Gao Huajun's hometown.
This is the ideal place he had in his heart before he died, and finally turned into reality, so where is Gao Huajun?
Ye Xingyuan's mind was racing, and when he heard the young man's question, he said vaguely: "We are from the Wei State, and we are going to Liangdu. Originally, he only took the official road, but because he was greedy for the scenery in the mountains. I accidentally walked here, fortunately with the guidance of my brother, I don't know if there is an inn in the village?"
The young man said boldly: "In the wilderness village, where is there any inn? You can rest and drink saliva for a while, and when my parents come back, I will leave you at my house for one night." ”
He was hospitable. But he also knows the rules, and he is not the head of the family. You still have to show your parents before you can stay guests. Ye Xingyuan's heart moved, as if he sensed that something was wrong, Mrs. Li pulled the corner of his clothes and quietly pointed to the roof.
Ye Xingyuan was looking up carefully, and suddenly heard a bang, and the thatched roof suddenly burst into flames. In an instant, it burned more and more. Wrap the young man in.
"Not good!" Ye Xingyuan exclaimed, "Don't panic, brother, I'll save you!"
He circled the house and looked for the ladder on which the young man had gone up to the roof, but he could not find it. Just in the midst of consternation. When he saw the young man in the sea of fire with two hats in his hands, he rose up like a big bird and floated away with the wind. After only two shakes, he disappeared, leaving only a burning fire house.
"Is this Gao Huajun's escape from the wind and fire?" Ye Xingyuan didn't know what was going on at this time, the scene in front of him was the famous story of Gao Huajun in history who took advantage of the wind to avoid the fire. Unexpectedly, this allusion, which originally only existed in the book, was actually staged in front of him.
Mrs. Li smiled bitterly: "It shouldn't be wrong, I didn't expect that this young man was Gao Huajun himself, and I never imagined that his ideal place was actually when he was framed by his stepmother."
Ye Xingyuan complained in his heart, and it was no wonder that he didn't think at first, who would be a normal person who would keep recalling the time when he was abused over and over again, could it be that being almost burned to death was the happiest time in Gao Huajun's life?
The time and place have been clarified, and the country after Gao Huajun's death is his youth. At this time, his stepmother had already given birth to a second son for his father, and because she hated him, she set up all kinds of poisonous schemes to kill Gao Huajun.
It's just that Gao Huajun has Su Hui, and he has been blessed by heaven and earth many times, and he escaped by luck. In the scene just now, the stepmother deceived Gao Huajun to let him repair the roof at home alone, and then quietly went up to the house to draw ladders and set fire to the house.
And Gao Huajun borrowed the power of wind and fire, swayed between heaven and earth, and walked away without any damage.
"It's a pity, you must know that he is Gao Huajun, save him from the beginning, maybe you can get his approval, and the token may be in your hands. Ye Xingyuan secretly regretted it and recalled the record in the book.
The biographies of these ancient characters are concise and to the point, of course, it is impossible to contain many details, and Gao Huajun's various thrilling experiences when he was a child are just a letter.
remembers that after Gao Huajun "escaped from the wind and fire", his father thought he was dead, and his stepmother also pretended to shed a few tears. But a few days later, Gao Huajun returned again, saying that he had been swept away by a gust of wind, and his father was very happy, so he did not pursue it.
In the past few days, there is no way to find out where Gao Huajun has gone, and it is even more difficult to find in this posthumous country, Ye Xingyuan muttered: "No matter what, we already know Gao Huajun's whereabouts, so how about we wait in the village and look for him at the same time?"
If you can find Gao Huajun in these few days, you may be able to solve him faster, if not, you will probably have to wait a few days. However, the speed of time in this post-death country should be different from that of the outside world, and Ye Xingyuan is not in a hurry.
At this time, seeing that the village was on fire, the peasants who had been busy in the fields all rushed back in a hurry. Gao Huajun's father, Yusuo, saw that his house was in trouble, and cried, and his stepmother also cried with him. A group of villagers poured water to put out the fire, but where could they stop the fire, and when the flames were extinguished, only a pile of ruins and charcoal was left in front of them.
The stepmother cried: "Today's farming, I wanted Gao Hua to rest at home, I didn't want to suffer from it, it's all my fault!"
She burst into tears and her acting skills were superb, if she hadn't known that all this was her arrangement, no one would have believed that she was a ruthless stepmother. The villagers comforted each other until both she and the fool stopped crying.
Some people also came to ask Ye Xingyuan and others, but Ye Xingyuan pretended to be confused, saying that he was a passerby, and he wanted to help when he saw the fire here, but he was already a step too late.
At that time, the people were simple and no one doubted him, so some wealthy people in the village invited them to rest in the village. Ye Xingyuan simply said that he wanted to stay for a few more days, and also gave them a few exquisite accessories for the family who took them in, although the other party had been politely pushing, but in the end he accepted it with infinite joy.
Three thousand years later, of course, the craftsmanship is far ahead of its time, and the people of these small villages regard it as almost priceless. Seeing that Ye Xingyuan and the others were dressed extraordinarily, they only thought that they were nobles, and they had more respect and politeness to the three of them. And they were to dwell in the village as much as they could, and they were to be welcomed by all.
Even Gao Huajun's biological father and stepmother came to sycophant, probably to get some benefits. Ye Xingyuan saw that they were just a moment, and the previous grief was gone, and he also felt that this parent was too affectionate, and he felt even more disgusted.
Ye Xingyuan said to Mrs. Li: "No wonder the world says that if you have a stepmother, you will have a stepfather, why does Gao Huajun think that this is the ideal in his heart? Even if he is reluctant to have a father, it should be after he reformed his parents?"
Mrs. Li pondered: "This should probably be the key, as long as you can solve this suspicion and understand what Gao Huajun thinks in his heart, you should be able to get his approval, but unfortunately I can't find him in the past few days, so I can only wait for him to come back." ”
Zhu Ning'er has already given full play to her advantages, on the one hand, she has won the hearts of the villagers, and on the other hand, she has arranged for them to look for Gao Huajun's traces everywhere. However, in just a few days, some people have already given up on her, which shows that she is really good at demagogy and command, and she is really qualified as the saint of the Raven God Sect.
But Gao Huajun is still nowhere to be found, most of the people in the village believe that he has been burned to ashes, and only Ye Xingyuan and Mrs. Li, who know the history, know that he must be alive somewhere.
Sure enough, five days later, Gao Huajun appeared at the entrance of the village as if nothing happened.
He still had a sincere smile, ignoring the look of others as if they were seeing him, especially the expression on his stepmother's face was even more wonderful, Ye Xingyuan only hated that there was no way to take it down.
"When the fire started, I was swept away by a gust of wind, and then I went to the far mountain. Gao Huajun sincerely pointed to the top of a big mountain in the distance, "and then it took a few days to walk back." ”
His tone made it impossible not to believe it, and seeing that the straw sandals under his feet were also broken, it was indeed a long walk. Everyone can only boil down to this is the will of God to save people, Gao Huajun will not die, there will be a blessing, and many people come up to congratulate.
There are also people who say hello to the foolish couple, but the foolish man just pays it back, the look on the stepmother's face is embarrassed and annoyed, and Ye Xingyuan wants to laugh when he looks at it.
Gao Huajun recognized Ye Xingyuan and the others, and came over to thank them, "Thank you for saving me at that time." ”
Ye Xingyuan hurriedly shook his head and said: "I can't help either, it's still your auspicious nature, and you can turn evil into good fortune." ”
Ye Xingyuan originally considered whether to say that there was no ladder under the house, but after hesitating, he still didn't speak. This will reveal the contradiction between Gao Huajun and his stepmother in advance, and what kind of consequences it will cause is unpredictable, and he can't be in a hurry. (To be continued......)