Haizi's mother asked her children to eat dry rice while she drank the remaining porridge. Of course, she met with strong opposition from the children, especially Erya. Not only did she not let her mother eat the leftover porridge, she also scolded her mother for not eating the leftover porridge. You should always be frugal like this.
"I can't bear to eat every day, and I'm out of breath even while working."
Sister Erya complained about her mother. The children all knew that her mother was reluctant to eat dry food. The older generation was like this. She would leave better food to the children and would rather drink watery food. People like Haizi's mother who spoiled her children were even more So true.
The mother no longer argued with the children, knowing that it was useless to argue, so she advised the children to eat more until they were full. So the family talked and laughed while eating again, and had a good time.
There were two relatively large egg pancakes in the egg sauce. When Sanyang found out, he took one piece each for his mother and brother. But her mother said it was too salty and put it in Sanyang's bowl. She glanced at Erya and knew that Erya did it on purpose.
"Mom, they said they can go to Bali City to ask for medicine tomorrow. Let my elder brother take me to take a look. But I have never been there."
Sanyang looked up at his mother. This child who had just turned eleven years old was not mature at all and was much smaller than his brother Haizi. However, he was very curious and was willing to join in the fun. I heard that Balicheng You can ask for medicine, but grass has already grown in your heart.
"Bali City is more than ten miles away from here. It's so busy. Besides, we don't have any patients at home. We used to go on April 28th during the Medicine King Festival. I don't know when it was changed to May Day? Good boy, be obedient. , we won’t go.”
Of course, his mother would not agree with Sanyang going to Bali City to ask for medicine. He has to go herd pigs tomorrow, and Haizi has to go back to the Yun Family Courtyard to work. How can he have time? What's more, the matter of asking for medicine is just a legend, which is not reliable at all.
"What does Bali City look like? I haven't seen it yet."
Of course, the younger brother would not insist on it anymore. He also knew that this was a delusion. He was just curious in his heart, so he made such a request to his mother. Since his mother did not agree, Sanyang would forget it, but his curiosity about Bali City was very serious. No weakening.
"Bali City was a residence built by Jin Wushu for his sister during the Jin Dynasty. It was square in the east, west, south and north, and the city walls were all two miles long, adding up to a total of eight miles, so later people called it Bali City.
After Jin Wushu's sister died, the Jin Dynasty also perished, and no one lived in the city. The current city wall has long since collapsed and turned into a pile of dirt. The trenches outside the walls on all sides are almost silted up. The inside of the city is full of old elm trees, grass trees, and dead hills. There is nothing to see. "
Seeing that Sanyang's interest was still unabated, mother patiently explained to him to satisfy Sanyang's curiosity. But Sanyang still felt that it was not enough to quench his thirst, and he had not yet formed a clear and complete concept in his mind, so he continued to question his mother.
"Then where do they go to get medicine? How do they get medicine?"
"There are cave entrances and tombs everywhere in Bali City. It is said that fox fairies, yellow fairies, ghosts and so on live there. People put red cloth on the pots in small pots, put them at the entrance of the caves and on the roots of the big elm trees, and lit incense. Kowtow a few times, wait for a while, take the jar home, and you will get the medicine back."
The mother had to continue to explain. She knew that Sanyang was a child who always loved to inquire. If his curiosity was not satisfied, he would keep asking until he was satisfied. Sanyang started to ask again.
"Can I get medicine? Are there people who can't get anything?"
"Of course, most people can't get anything, but it doesn't matter if they can get medicine. Just peel off the red cloth on the jar, pour some water in, drink it and the disease will be cured. It will relieve your addiction."
Mother still took the trouble to answer Sanyang's questions, the purpose was to appease Sanyang's curiosity and let him calm down to eat, but Sanyang didn't think so, and he made more requests to his mother.
"Mom, tell us another story about Bali City. We all want to hear it."
Whenever the family gets together, Sanyang always makes such a request to her mother, brother, or sometimes sister, and she is very firm and forces others to have to say it.
Mother knew Sanyo's temper and said softly: "Eat well and go to bed early. You have to get up early tomorrow. I will tell you a legendary story about Bali City."
Sanyang nodded excitedly. Haizi and Erya also slowed down their pace of eating, and there was no longer any noise at the dinner table. As expected, the children all wanted to listen to the stories about Bali City that their mother told them.
"That was many years ago. There was a family named Yao in our area. The family was very poor and the three brothers could not get a wife. The old man and the old lady were very anxious and ran to the matchmaker's house every two days.
At this time, I heard that there was a girl from a relatively wealthy family in a neighboring village. Her son-in-law died suddenly after getting married. She brought a small child with her and sent someone to the Yao family to propose marriage.
Old man Yao and his wife agreed together and planned to give their eldest son a wife, but they refused and insisted on choosing the third child. Old man Yao thought that this would not work, as it would make it even harder for the eldest and second eldest son to find a wife.
After many discussions between the two families, they finally decided to make the eldest daughter-in-law, but the second child had to be adopted to the sister-in-law's house and change her surname to follow the sister-in-law's family name. From now on, the sister-in-law's family will give the second child a daughter-in-law.
Not to mention, the third child still has to work as a long-term worker at his sister-in-law's house for three years, which is a supplement to the eldest brother and second brother's wife's subsidy. There was no other way, so Old Man Yao had no choice but to agree. Alas, people are poor but have short ambitions. There is nothing we can do about it.
In this way, the two sons of the Yao family are located. The most pitiable thing is the third child of the Yao family. Not only did he not find a wife, he also had to work to pay off the debts of his two brothers. This work lasted three years.
But Yao San was an honest man, he endured everything silently, never said anything, and never even lost his temper with resentment. This was all for the sake of his two brothers! Two years have passed in the blink of an eye. Both brothers have married and have children, but Yao San is still carrying the burden.
Winter has just entered this year, and it is a time of slack for farmers. The sister-in-law's family does not let Yao San idle, and sends Yao San alone to chop firewood to prepare firewood for the winter for the sister-in-law's family and now the second brother's family. He had no choice but to walk toward Bali City alone, because there was no more firewood to collect in front of his home, so he had no choice but to go to Bali City.
When we came to Bali City, there was quite a lot of firewood here. He did not dare to go to the center of the city alone, so he had to chop wood on the edge. Yao San arrived after noon, and by the time it was getting dark, Yao San had already chopped a lot of firewood.
Seeing that it was getting late, Yao San gathered the firewood together, tied it with a rope, tried it, and put it down to rest for a while. The firewood is four or five feet high, and it looks like a hill when carried on the back. Yao San wiped his sweat and leaned on the bundle of firewood facing the afterglow of the setting sun, preparing to take a rest before walking back.
At this time, he heard a loud hissing sound like a fox, which was very scary. Looking around, I saw a small, white fox running towards Bali City in panic, howling in terror as it ran.
There were two wolves behind the little fox, chasing each other crazily. Seeing this, Yao San didn't allow himself to think too much. He picked up the machete, passed the little white fox running over, and ran towards the two wolves.
The two wolves were about to catch up with the fox. The meat in their mouths was gone and their eyes were red. They rushed towards Yao San like crazy. Yao San retreated while using his machete to resist the attacks of the two wolves.
When a wolf pounced on his face, Yao San saw the opportunity and chopped off the wolf's head with a machete, but missed. The wolf retreated halfway, and Yao San missed.
But at this moment, another wolf bit Yao San's thigh and tried to pull him down. Yao San didn't have time to think too much, and he swung his machete towards the other wolf.
The wolf's back was cut open by Yao San's machete, and blood flowed out. At the same time, Yao San's thigh was also bitten by the wolf, blood stained his wound, and his pants were torn.
In this way, Yao San fought with the wolf for half an hour. When the two scarred wolves limped away, Yao San was exhausted and suffered multiple bites on his body. The most dangerous thing was the wound on the shoulder, which almost hit the neck.
Yao San leaned weakly against the bundle of firewood. The wound bitten by the wolf was very painful, but he was unable to wrap up the wound. He didn't even have the energy to look at it or wipe it and treat it.
At this time, the sun had set, and it was dark all around. Yao San thought, it seems that he can't carry this bundle of firewood back today. Let his boss scold him. He has to go back after taking a rest. He can't stay here all night. But my legs and feet were a little hard to use, and my head was drowsy. I closed my eyes and fell asleep.
'Brother, wake up, my grandma wants you to come to my house.' A young man dressed in white shook Yao San awake, pulled him up, and led him to a courtyard with bright green halls and tiles.
'Where is this? Yao San asked.
'This is my home' the boy replied.
'Who are you? '
'Don't ask, you will know when you enter the house. '
The young man knocked on the door and led Yao San into a courtyard. The house was unique and open, with bright windows and bright lights. Yao San had never seen such a good place to live, so he couldn't help but have doubts in his heart.
The young man took Yao San into the main room. An old lady with gray hair sat on the chair in the middle. On both sides sat more than a dozen beautiful girls of indeterminate age. They were all about seventeen or eighteen to twenty years old. between ten years old.
Yao San, who was tired, hungry, and still aching from his wound, sat slumped on the chair opposite the old lady, looking around suspiciously. This is really a wealthy family. The hall has four curtains, high hanging lamps, carved dragons and painted phoenixes, and is magnificent.
'Child, come forward and let me see your injury. '
The old lady with Buddha's face kindly called Yao San to her, took Yao San's hand, and stroked Yao San's wound a few times with her other hand. Suddenly, Yao San felt that the wounds bitten by the wolf were healing piece by piece and no longer hurt at all. He touched them with his hands and found that they were intact as before.
