When he entered Qinshui Town, Yun Zhong had a tattered long sword tied to his waist. When he left Qinshui Town, he had already replaced it with a new sword that could swallow his mouth. Just by looking at the young man's current outfit, he had begun to take shape. However, with Yun Zhong's stingy character, he was naturally reluctant to throw away those long swords with broken blades. Instead, he put them properly behind the car tent, saying that they were for emergencies. But in the final analysis, he still couldn't bear to part with Wu Shuanghua. of silver money.
Liu Qing had already turned a blind eye to his junior brother's nature, and instead of admonishing him as usual, he just told his junior brother that there was no harm in keeping these items. As for their uses, he would naturally know them when he returned to the mountain.
It was getting dark, and the two of them walked out of Qinshui Town along the official road and headed southwest.
Today is the day of heavy snowfall, and supposedly there should be some falling snow flakes, but there is no sign of any falling snow. The night is clear and the stars are bright, making it clear to see.
"As the saying goes, there will be no snow in the heavy snow, and it will be difficult to see good weather in the coming year. I am afraid that many farmers will have to worry about their livelihood in the coming year. They all know that this is not necessarily true, but if there is an auspicious sign, they will probably be happier." In the car tent, The scholar did not take advantage of this moment to rest for a while, but instead talked about Yizhang's proverbs with his junior brother, and there was a slight sigh in his words.
"Senior Brother, what you said is a little unprofessional," Yun Zhong, who was in front, replied with a smile. He patted the horse's back and signaled for the horse to slow down. He turned to Liu Qing and said, "It's snowing heavily and there will be no good weather in the coming year. This is also said in Junior Brother's town. Whether the heavy snow falls or not actually has little to do with whether the weather will be smooth in the coming year. Instead, the edelweed cover is attached to the field ridges, like a quilt, to protect the new seedlings. , no matter how cold the weather outside is, the seedlings will not be frostbitten, so the plowmen like the snow because they will benefit from it in the future, and it has little to do with the weather next year."
This was the first time Liu Tingting heard the hidden meaning of these words. He suddenly recalled that it seemed that his junior brother was involved in many more businesses than his senior brother, regardless of whether it was farming at home or going out. Yun Zhong is very familiar with horse driving and even caravan travel.
"Junior brother, you have more knowledge than me, a senior brother," Liu Qing seemed to be joking, and smiled slightly, before giving him a lesson, "It's embarrassing to say that I have no years in the mountains. It seems that except for the few years of reading when I was young, Shujuan spent the rest of his time imprisoned in his master's sect, practicing formations and seeking opportunities to break through, but now it seems that he has missed thousands of opportunities."
The Nangongshan Senior Brother was most praised for his extremely gentle temper. Wu Shuang once joked that even if his first disciple was thrown into a Taoist or Buddhist school, he would definitely be able to soar into the sky after death, or be burned out. Although a whole string of relics is said to be a joke, everyone who hears it has always believed it.
"Don't mention it, senior brother, what he said is really embarrassing. People say that sages know everything about the world without leaving home. I don't think senior brother needs to understand everything." Yun Zhong has always been mellow and comfortable with this kind of talking business. , he was very good at it, and he praised his senior brother without any trace, but his words were very calm, without leaking any flaws.
The scholar smiled, closed his eyes, ignored the slippery junior fellow apprentice, leaned against the window lattice, and meditated quietly.
The winter moonlight and day are always very short. When the stars are clearer, the night will inevitably be dark. Of course, it will not be easy to travel. Although the eyesight of the heavy cargo in the truck is still very strong at night, if you make a mistake and step on the solid ice, It was also a troublesome matter, so the two decided to rest for the night thirty miles away from Qinshui Town.
Spending the night in the wilderness in winter is considered to be the most difficult thing for people traveling around. If you make a wrong step, you will most likely be frozen in the car tent the next day, so many men would rather Riding alone on the road, when resting, I found a rocky beach in the lee of the wind and lit a bonfire, rather than being in the car tent.
If you must spend the night in the car tent, you must clear the vegetation around the car tent, light a bonfire on the left and right sides, and keep the bonfire burning for several hours to warm the entire car. He was not stingy, he raised his hand and formed a small array to block the cold wind in the night. In this way, the two of them could sleep peacefully just by keeping the fire burning.
I have to mention that Wu Dajianxian, who has always been stingy, really spent a lot of money to rent such a carriage that only wealthy people would dare to touch. Lifting the seat board can free up a huge area of land. The two brothers , you can sleep shoulder to shoulder on the carriage.
Liu Qing was not sleepy, she just put her clothes on her shoulders and looked out the window. Even Yun Zhong didn't know what his senior brother was thinking about at the moment. He just vaguely felt that his senior brother seemed to care a lot. .
"If Master was not in a hurry, he would have gone to see the river lanterns anyway. It's a pity that it was only one step away." The scholar shook his head.
"Brother, if I had known this, you and I would have just stayed for half a day. Why bother leaving the town so early? Not only would it be difficult to walk at night, but it would also add a third of loneliness. It's not worth it." Yun Zhong had already been lying flat in the car, listening. The senior brother also felt a little pity when he said this. After all, he had never seen a river lantern with his own eyes before, so it was inevitable that he would feel itchy in his heart.
"Senior's retreat this time is no small matter. It will probably shake the whole Qinshui Town. You and I are outsiders after all. Of course it is not easy to stay here. People don't say it, but we know how to move forward and retreat." Liu Qingxiao He said, and then added, "I'll wait until we go down the mountain again to see the river lantern thing. Whether we leave or not, Qinshui Town is right here, and we can still run away."
Yun Zhong clicked his lips, feeling that what his senior brother said was indeed reasonable, but his eyelids were already a little difficult to hold up, and his voice gradually became lower and lower, and he was very sleepy, so he just said vaguely, "Senior brother is right."
While the two were talking, several rays of light slowly came in from outside the car tent window, very faint at first, and then gradually solidified and became brighter.
Yun Zhong, who was already not far from dreaming, was awakened by this burst of light, so he put on his clothes and sat up, looking outside.
Not far from the car tent, there is a shallow stream.
There is no snow now. The trickling stream that was frozen in the past two days has thawed. Dozens of floating river lanterns came from Qinshui Town in the distance. They were scattered but endless, like a royal road to the sky. The radiant flowers are laid out, the water is clear and the earth is bright, and thousands of stars appear to be shining out of it.
The candles in the lanterns burned for a long time, and the surroundings were as bright as day. The river lanterns floated slowly, touching the water and rising. However, dozens of floating river lanterns were seen leaving the stream and rising straight into the sky. It actually made the night lose its power and suddenly became brighter. Better than a thousand-foot mirror in the sky.
In order to make the moon ashamed, a lamp floats on the river for ten miles.
The young man and the scholar looked at the long black sky, a jade belt rising to the top of the clouds, chasing the stars and the moon, and they were all lost in thought.
"This trip to Qinshui was not in vain." Yun Zhong sighed with his eyes fixed.
"It should be said that this trip to the world was not unfair." The scholar said slowly without taking his eyes away.
In the sky, a pocket of pearls and jade is scattered across the ink lake.
