The geographical location of Chengxian County is very peculiar, with mountains in the south and lakes in the north. The lake is called Longshen Lake. It is so large that you can't see the edge at a glance, and it looks more like the sea. On a cloudy day, the water is gray-green, and on a sunny day, the water is blue. Looking from the shore, the small fish in the water swim like gems, and the bluestones on the bottom of the water are clearly visible. When you reach the depth of the water, you can see everything. Gone.
Directly north of Longshen Lake is a stretch of mountains with extremely lush vegetation, named Chengshan Mountain. There is a magnificent Dragon God Temple built halfway up the mountain. It is said that a traveling Taoist priest passed by Longshen Lake thousands of years ago and built this temple after seeing the Dragon God appear as a saint. Chengshan and Chengxian County are also named after this, which means "piety".
Cheng County is a lower county, at the same level as Nanpu County, with a total of twelve lanes. The three lanes in the center of the county are named after the three islands of "Abbott", "Penglai" and "Yingzhou". These three lanes divide the county into north and south parts. , and the other nine squares are named after "Jiuze": "Leize Square", "Dalu Square", "Pengli Square" are in the north, "Mengzhu Square", "Dayefang", "Zhenze Square", "Xingze Square" "Fang", "Yunmengfang" and "Hezefang" are located in the south.
For the convenience of naming, the local people call the three central squares Sandaofang, the three squares in the north are called Beisan square, and the nine squares in the south are called Nanjiufang. There is one avenue each in the north and south of Sandaofang. The north road is called Sihai Road and the south road is Wuhu Road. They are also the two busiest streets in Chengxian County and can lead directly to the east and west city gates.
There are also two city gates in the north and south. The one facing the lake is called Longmen, and the one against the mountain is called Chengmen. The Longmen is the most special. It is only opened during the Dragon God Festival every year, so that people can go to Longshen Lake to pay homage to the Dragon God. Chengmen leads directly to the Dragon God Temple in Chengshan Mountain. On every first and fifteenth day of the Lunar New Year, people in Chengxian County climb mountains to worship the temple.
"The status of the Dragon God Temple is extraordinary in Cheng County. On the first day of every month, people in Cheng County go to the temple to offer offerings. Anyone who disobeys will be punished by the Dragon God within three days." Jin Ruo pointed to Gang. The painted map of Chengxian Square said, "I heard that there is a sacrificial platform on the shore of Dragon God Lake. On the day of the Dragon God Festival, you can see the Dragon God's true form on this platform."
Hua Yitang rested his chin on the fan, "When is the Dragon God Festival?"
Jin Ruo: "The specific time is different every year. It is announced by the master of Dragon God Temple. It is almost mid-to-late April. The specific date of this year's Dragon God Festival has not been released yet."
Hua Yitang smiled, "This is actually interesting."
It's really interesting. Generally, sacrificial days are fixed on fixed dates, but I have never encountered a sacrificial day that can be flexibly adjusted. Lin Sui An said.
"Come on, come on, move everything in," Mu Xia stood at the door and directed, "These medicine cabinets are in the front house, and those wardrobes are in the back house. Ita, you take them in."
"Be careful, be careful, don't break it." Ita spoke retrotang Tang dialect and led a man in, carrying medicine cabinets, wardrobes, wooden boxes, bed frames, etc. Two bullock carts were waiting outside the door. After unloading, Mu Xia held up the scroll book and sketched on it with a frown, shaking his head as he did so.
Lin Sui'an felt quite sorry and stood up to help, but was stopped by Hua Yitang.
"If you take away Muxia and Ita's work, they will be angry. If Ita is angry, we will have no tea."
Jin Ruo: "Isn't that just right!"
Hua Yitang was helpless, "Doctor Fang will be angry if he can't drink tea. If Dr. Fang is angry, can our medical clinic still be open?"
Jin Ruo: "..."
"The point is, if Mu Xia gets angry, we won't have anything to eat."
Jin Ruo: "That makes sense!"
Lin Sui'an sat back silently.
Eating is a top priority and must not be trivial.
Hua Yitang motioned for Jin Ruo to continue.
Jin Ruo: "Chengxian County is located in a remote area. There is only one rural road leading to the outside. It is relatively closed. Most of the people are self-sufficient. There is no large-scale market. Penglaifang is the largest market area. There are only shops, shops, Almost all grocery stores are gathered here. I walked through several of them. This one has the best location and a spacious garden. Of course, the rent is also the most expensive. Hey, it’s a monthly fee. The surname is Hua. You can spend this money. But give me double the amount. I have been walking around all day and my legs are about to break. I should be paid for my hard work no matter what!"
Hua Yitang took out a piece of gold leaf and threw it to Jin Ruo. Jin Ruo happily picked it up and said, "There is another thing that is strange. I walked all over Cheng County and only saw one medical clinic. The doors and windows were closed, and I didn't look at it at all. Come on, don’t people in Cheng County get sick and don’t go to see a doctor?”
Hua Yitang tapped his forehead with his fan: "Doctor Fang went to the county government to go through the medical procedures at the medical clinic. Why hasn't he come back for so long?"
Lin Sui'an: "Lost?"
Jin Ruo: "It can't be so close."
The house Jin Ruo rented was located on the main street of Penglaifang. After leaving the gate and crossing the Sihai Road, there was Dalufang where the county government was located. Based on Doctor Fang's walking distance, a round trip would take at most half an hour, but Doctor Fang was gone. It's been almost an hour and there's still no one in sight.
Lin Sui'an looked out the window, and saw that it was raining lightly again. The truck driver hurriedly spread out the rain cover, and the force moving the goods speeded up. Pedestrians walked in a hurry on the street, and the sky was almost dark.
"I'll pick up Dr. Fang." Jin Ruo dug out an oil-paper umbrella from the pile of debris and trotted out of the door.
Hua Yitang walked to the door, took a look, held up another oil-paper umbrella, and smiled at Lin Sui'an, "I have nothing to do anyway, how about I go out and explore?"
This statement was exactly what Lin Sui'an meant. Mucha and Ita were so busy that their heels hit the back of their heads. She felt uncomfortable hanging around here, so she happened to go out for a walk. But after searching for a long time, I couldn't find the third umbrella.
"It's not raining heavily, an umbrella is enough." Hua Yitang looked over with bright eyes, "Let's go together."
Lin Sui'an thought so. There was no need to be pretentious about the drizzle. He got under Huayitang's umbrella and walked out of the door. But after taking two steps, he felt something was wrong - this umbrella was too small. Ah hey!
She and Hua Yitang were almost arm-to-arm, with half of their shoulders still exposed. Hua Yitang was even worse, half of his body was soaked by the rain. Lin Sui'an turned around and wanted to walk back, but Hua Yitang suddenly grabbed him. up her sleeves.
Lin Sui'an blinked, Hua Yitang suppressed his smile, pulled Lin Sui'an's sleeves, pulled her back under the umbrella little by little, and walked forward slowly.
Lin Sui'an understood: This guy has something on his mind.
That's all, let's keep him company for the sake of their revolutionary friendship that lasts through life and death.
The house they rented was between two shops, with the grocery store on the left and the tea shop on the right. Probably because of the rain, there were no people in the two shops. The shopkeeper of the tea shop was sitting behind the counter, holding an abacus with little interest. There are only two kinds of tea written on the tea label, Guangdu Quan Tea (top grade, middle grade, low grade), Baihua Tea (top grade, middle grade, low grade). There is also a "Sold Out" in red and black letters hanging next to the low grade Baihua Tea. wooden sign.
Hua Yitang noticed Lin Sui'an's gaze and paused. Lin Sui'an shook his head and said, "If you don't want to drink tea, just take a look out of curiosity."
Hua Yitang lowered his eyes and continued walking forward.
After passing the tea shop, there are several more shops, including a meat shop, a cloth shop, an ironware shop, and a medicine shop. The door of the medicine store was sealed, and the plaque was covered with dust. It looked like it had closed down. After turning a corner, we arrived at the end of the street. The square gate stood there, and the rammed earth square walls were crooked, covered with grass, and there were a few pieces missing in the middle, like an old lady with gapped teeth.
After leaving the square gate and continuing to walk along Sihai Road, Hua Yitang walked steadily and straightened his waist, which was very different from his usual swaying style.
Along the way, he didn't speak, and Lin Sui'an could only stay with him without speaking.
The shadow of the umbrella rib separates the inside and outside of the umbrella into two worlds. Outside, there is the dim sky and quiet streets. Inside, there are only her and Hua Yitang.
The raindrops fell on the dim yellow oil paper umbrella, making a pleasant sound.
Listening to the sound of rain, Lin Sui'an suddenly felt a little dazed, remembering how Hua Yitang looked when he saw him for the first time - he seemed to have grown taller, probably because he was no longer covered by the large robe, and his shoulders were wider. , the hand holding the umbrella handle is still as white as jade, and the joints have become more angular. Walking so close, you can feel the heat emanating from his body through his clothes.
"There are more than 900 households in Cheng County," Hua Yitang said suddenly, frightening Lin Sui'an. He saw Hua Yitang's eyes far away, looking at the dark Chengshan Mountain through the heavy rain curtains, "Ten Out of the two districts, only one has a market, and the number of shops and shops is 50% lower than that of lower counties of the same level." Weiwei frowned, "This is unreasonable."
Lin Sui'an nodded: "Nanpu County is also a lower county. I have been to Dongshi in Nanpu County, which is much larger."
Hua Yitang nodded and stopped talking. Looking from Lin Sui'an's perspective, there was green stubble appearing on his neat jawline.
Lin Sui'an felt a little uncomfortable and silently moved half a step away. Hua Yitang looked over in surprise and took half a step closer with an umbrella. Lin Sui'an moved another half step away. Hua Yitang took another half step closer. Lin Sui'an When he moved further, Hua Yitang grabbed Lin Sui'an's wrist and said, "Don't move, be careful of getting caught in the rain."
Lin Sui'an: "The umbrella is too small and it's so crowded."
Hua Yitang was startled for a moment, then suddenly took a big step away, stretched out his arms, and held the umbrella far above Lin Sui'an's head. Thin raindrops fell on the red ears, burning them into steam.
This time it was Lin Sui'an's turn to be surprised.
Could it be that this guy just didn't realize this problem?
"Master -" Jin Ruo ran over from a distance, "the county government official said that opening a medical clinic is a big deal. The Chief Registrar of Cheng County wants to go and see it in person. He has already gone to Penglaifang with Dr. Fang - what are you two doing? ?”
Hua Yitang thrust the umbrella into Lin Sui'an's hand and got under Jin Ruo's umbrella. Jin Ruo looked disgusted and said, "I want to share an umbrella with Master."
Hua Yitang: "It's a beautiful thought."
As he said that, he dragged Jin Ruo back, swinging his long legs so fast that half of his body was splashed with mud and water.
Lin Sui'an held the umbrella in a daze. Hua Yitang's body temperature was still on the umbrella handle. It was so warm that the palms of her hands were itchy. He quickly changed his hand and wiped it on his clothes, which made him feel better.
The young boy in the second grade of middle school who first met by the Jiuchu River has grown up.
small theater:
A quarter of an hour ago.
In the wing room, Eta found five new oil-paper umbrellas in the wardrobe she had just bought. She looked at the rainy weather outside and scratched her head inexplicably.
"So many umbrellas, why are they here?"
Outside the gate, Mu Xia looked at the backs of the two people leaving under the same umbrella. Lao Huai was so happy that he almost shed tears.
Shiro, come on! :,,
