The wind only blew for a while and stopped after about ten minutes.
As if to blow over the dark clouds and make the sky cloudy, the sky suddenly became a lot darker.
Now that the wind had stopped, they definitely couldn't wait here quietly for the rain to come, so they turned the donkey cart around and drove it to the official road to continue on their way.
At this time, I could faintly hear the sound of conversations and the footsteps of many people walking from behind.
Qingyan looked back. Well, she didn't see anything. Her ears were so good that the person should still be a few hundred meters away.
The official road was not straight either. There were some woods on the roadside that blocked the view. Qingyan guessed that it was probably the villagers she met before who did not rest because of the bad weather.
These people should have continued on the road shortly after they passed by, otherwise it would be impossible to catch up so quickly. Even if her little donkey cart is not fast, it should be much faster than them walking.
Qingyan didn't care where those people were. Anyway, she had no intention of going the same way as others. She went directly to the official road and let the little donkey speed up.
While walking, continue to observe both sides of the road. If you encounter some buildings, it is better to go in and hide.
Judging from the gloomy look of the day, it should be raining a lot. A piece of plastic sheet might not be enough. Even if she got into the car to take shelter from the rain, the little donkey would still be caught in the rain. If it rained too much, Animals can also get sick.
Qingyan originally thought that after the wind stopped and the sky became cloudy, there would be a heavy rain with lightning and thunder, but it turned out not to be the case.
The sky was overcast, and there was no thunder, lightning or heavy rain. Only a few raindrops fell sparsely. Although the raindrops were heavy, they did not affect the journey.
Qingyan sat in front, and the shed above could block it, so she didn't get wet. After walking forward for a while, the rain stopped again.
Then I heard a crashing sound coming from behind. I looked back curiously, and my mouth grew wide.
Oops! Is it so magical?
Not far behind them, they saw a curtain of rain falling from the sky, and a puff of smoke and dust was thrown up on the ground. The rushing sound came from behind.
It seemed that she had just passed the critical point of the rain. It was raining heavily not far behind them, but in front of them it was only cloudy and the ground was dry.
She had heard her mother say before that sometimes it looked like the sky was cloudy and the rain was coming, but it was raining heavily on one side, and it was dry on the other side across a road, and in some cases it was across a river. There is an old saying that goes: It doesn’t rain across the river.
This was the first time she had seen such a scene, it was really amazing!
Xue Minghua saw her looking back and asked in confusion: "Sister, what's going on behind the scenes?"
Qingyan looked away and replied: "We are so lucky. Just as we walked here, it started raining heavily behind us. It happened that there was none here."
Xue Minghua also smiled when he heard this: "This is really good luck. This means that sister, you are very lucky. God bless you."
Huan'er and Fulai also woke up at this time. After hearing their conversation, they crawled out rubbing their eyes and stretched their little heads to look back.
Huan'er said in a soft and tender voice: "Ah! Auntie is so awesome, she can run faster than Yu!"
Qingyan was stunned. Hey, this statement seems to be correct. She did run faster than the rain, so she didn't get caught in the rain, haha!
He reached out and rubbed her little head, and it was still very oily.
He retracted his hand very naturally and said with a proud look on his face: "That's right, my aunt is amazing! You are also blessed people, and you will definitely get better and better in the future, right? You can tell by your name that you are blessed. There will be more coming.”
Fulai scratched his head a little embarrassed by what she said and smiled innocently.
Although they were not hit by the rain, the sky here was still cloudy and it was hard to predict when it would rain. They did not dare to stop here and continued to move forward at a faster speed.
After walking for more than three miles, she felt that the sky was getting darker and darker. Qingyan lowered her head and looked at her watch. It was just 4:35. It was unusual for it to be so dark at this time in summer. It seemed that heavy rain was coming here.
At this time, I actually saw a small dusty temple on the side of the road.
This was not a random guess by Qingyan, but she recognized it based on the style of the building.
Houses would not be built like this. Even in ancient times, temples were still different from ordinary people's buildings.
He turned to Xue Minghua and said: "There is an abandoned small temple in front of us on the left. Why don't we take a rest and eat something inside, and see if we can avoid the rain."
Xue Minghua moved his body and nodded, "Just follow what my sister said. If it rains heavily, we will wait a little longer. We must not get wet in the rain or cold."
The two children were playing with the little leopard that had just woken up. When they heard that there was a temple, they quickly poked their heads out again.
They followed their grandma to the temple in the city to worship. Every first and fifteenth day of the lunar month, grandma would go to the temple to worship. Sometimes she would take them both there when she was in a good mood, but she never took them there again in the past two years. , but the impression is still there.
The two of them climbed out of the car, sat on the other side of the car, and then saw the small temple Qingyan was talking about.
Huan'er frowned and said, "This is too small, it's not at all the same as the temple we went to."
Fulai nodded in agreement, "Yes, the temple in the city has a yellow roof and a red wall in front. Why is the entire temple so dusty?"
When Xue Minghua heard this, he said: "This turns out to be an earth temple. Generally, earth temples are relatively small, and some of them are not colored."
Qingyan shook her head, "This is not like the Earth Temple. The Earth Temple should not be built so high."
Before going to Handeng, I saw the Tu Tu Temple on the roadside. The temples were very small, just a small room with a height of one person. There were two statues of Tu Tu Gong and Tu Tu Grandma inside. They burned incense outside and Can't go inside.
And this one is obviously different from the Earth Temple.
As they were talking, they had arrived at the temple. Qingyan drove the donkey cart in directly. There should have been a wall in front of the temple, but it had collapsed and was only at calf height. One side was even connected to the wall foundation. It's all gone and has become flat.
Qingyan came down and led the donkey in from there. She took a look at the marks on the ground. Although they didn't look new, she could tell that vehicles must have entered here before. It seemed that someone had rested here like them.
I looked up at the strength of the eaves of the house. Although there had been no incense here for a long time, the house was indeed not as dilapidated as the wall, and the materials used should be better.
At least there were no cracks in the wall, and the wood on the eaves was still intact, so there was no danger of collapse.
So I drove the donkey cart aside and let it go under the eaves, so that if it rained heavily, it would be able to block more of it.
Since we weren't going to spend the night here, we probably wouldn't be able to rest for long, so we didn't unload the donkey from the car.
Ask Xue Minghua to wait for a moment while Qingyan goes inside the temple to check the situation and clean up if there is any mess.
The two children couldn't wait any longer, so they jumped out of the car with the little leopard in their arms, and followed her inside one by one.
This temple is really small, with only one main hall. I looked up and saw that the roof was fine and the purlins were all there, but the right side was a little broken. There was a broken water tank on the ground, with only half of the bottom left. Someone set up a shelf with stones and put it there.
It must have been made by people who rested here before, and it probably caught rainy days, and it was used to catch the rainwater leaking from the roof. The inside is dry, but it can be seen that there should have been water before, and there is a trace left on it.
There is a stool made of wooden boards on the left side, as well as some hay and a few pieces of dry firewood. A fire should have been burned in the middle, leaving a large black mark.
It can be seen that they did not stay here once or twice. Many passers-by would come here to rest or stay overnight. It can be seen that these ancient people were also very public-minded. Everyone who left helped clean up. There is no garbage left here.
In fact, this is completely Qingyan's self-righteous idea. Nowadays, characters are short of capital, and it is impossible to leave their own things here. Even if they are left, the next wave of people will probably pick them up.
It's not like in later generations, how could some plastic bags and packaging boxes leave garbage behind? At most, they will leave you a few lumps of cake. Of course, no one will cause such damage. After all, this is a place to shelter from the wind and rain. Even if I also run outside when I need to go to the toilet.
Qingyan swept the "bench" with the hay on the ground. After seeing that there was nothing to clean up, she went out and helped Xue Minghua out of the car.
He directly helped her inside and let her sit on the wooden board.
Xue Minghua looked at the wooden board under his buttocks. It looked like the table top used for the table. He looked around and saw no table legs. He didn't know whether it had been burned or rotten. The table board was the only one left. Okay, someone just put it here as a stool.
She smiled and said to Qingyan: "This is really an abandoned temple. Judging from the way it was built, it should have been dedicated to the Dragon King.
There is little rain here. There are many Dragon King temples like this, but most of them are in areas with dense villages. Few villagers walk too far to worship at the Dragon King temple.
Every year when rain is needed for farming or when there is a severe drought, everyone comes to burn incense. It seems that there must have been a village here before and then moved, and the Buddha statue was also moved together. "
Qingyan was still thinking just now. In the ruined temples she saw on TV, the Buddha statues and altar tables were usually still there. The ancients were superstitious and most people did not dare to steal or damage the statues easily. It turned out that they had been moved away, so this was just the right place. a resting place.
Qingyan smiled and said, "I was wondering just now that the rain was all around us. It seems that because the Dragon King is not here, the rain has stopped visiting here."
Xue Minghua was also amused by her statement, "Haha... Listening to what you said, sister, it's true.
Then let's take a rest here and have something to eat. If it doesn't rain and the sky clears up, we'll continue on the road. If it rains, we'll wait here and let the rain subside before leaving. "
Qingyan nodded, went out and brought in the gourd filled with water and the basket filled with egg pancakes. Before picking them up, she opened them and smelled them, fearing that the pancakes would be damaged if the weather was too hot.
Fortunately, the egg pancakes were only served at noon. Even if they spoiled, they would not have spoiled so quickly. They were not even cold, but still a little warm. It seemed that they did not need to be heated up.
When she saw the fire place just now, she was still thinking about lighting a fire. Thinking about it, she was really stupid. They should have lit the fire when they stayed here at night, or they didn't bring dry food to make something to eat.
They have it all ready-made. It's so hot that starting a fire is completely asking for trouble.
First he put the basket aside, then he put the gourd filled with water on a stone nearby, and then went out to get the pottery bowl and Little Leopard's gourd filled with milk.
At this time, Fulai also came over with the little leopard in his arms. Since he picked it up, he has not put the little leopard on the ground, fearing that it will run out on its own, so he has been holding it.
Although the little leopard played with them in the woods before and did not run away, this place is not a forest after all. If he ran out, the weeds in the wasteland outside would be so deep that it would be difficult to find him.
She came over and said to Qingyan: "Auntie, what does the little leopard want to eat?"
Qingyan shook the gourd in her hand, "Hey, here is its ration. Let it down. The little leopard is very good and won't run around."
Huan'er sat down next to her mother, tilted her head and said to Qingyan: "Auntie, doesn't the little leopard have a name?"
Qingyan smiled and said, "Yes, its name is Youqian."
Xue Minghua: "..."
Chen Fulai: "..."
Chen Huan'er: "..."
Qingyan looked at their expressions and was a little confused, "What? Doesn't it sound good? Look at the patterns on its body, how suitable it is."
"Auntie, can I give it another name?"
"Huan'er, don't be ridiculous. Your aunt's name is quite good. It's so catchy."
Huan'er said "Oh" with some disappointment.
Qingyan waved her hands and said with a smile: "Let Huan'er choose it. I'm a bit of a loser in naming, and Little Leopard probably doesn't like it either. I just chose Fu Gui'er to attract wealth and treasures, so I gave it back to you." There was little reaction, so I settled on it.
Now that I think about it, it sounds a bit unpleasant, so let Huan'er help the little leopard find a nice name. "
Fulai also came over with interest, "Then I'll help too. Let's help choose the name, and then Auntie will decide which one to use, okay?"
Qingyan nodded, "Okay, then you guys help get them, and I'll pick the one that sounds best."
Fulai happily hugged the little leopard and sat next to his sister. The two of them murmured and started to pick names. They decided to pick a few good ones first, and then let their aunt decide.
Qingyan smiled, lifted up the cloth on the basket, took out the egg pancakes and handed them to Xue Minghua, then took out two more and said: "You two eat first, you can think of names slowly, put the little leopard down, he wants it too Drinking milk."
He picked up the gourd, poured a bowl of it, and placed it at his feet.
Fulai put the little leopard next to the bowl, took the egg pancake from Qingyan's hand, and said thank you to his aunt.
Huan'er also took the cake and said thank you.
There were ten egg pancakes in the basket. Qingyan and Xue Minghua each ate three, and Fulai and Huan'er each ate two. They drank some water and were just full.
After eating, Qingyan sat for a while. Seeing that it was getting heavier outside, she walked out and folded the quilt in the car in the middle, so that even if it rained heavily, the rain on both sides would not get wet.
Then she heard voices coming from far and near behind. She stood on the shaft of the car and stuck her head out to look back.
I found a group of people running towards me from behind. Judging from their clothes and the carts and burdens, it seemed that the villagers from before had caught up. These villagers were walking quite fast. I could catch up with them later if I set off. .
(End of chapter)
