Chai Fengju suddenly snorted, and Jing Yingrong raised his gaze from the map and looked forward.
At the front of the mountain road, an old woman with a stooped body was walking unsteadily, with a basket covered with white coarse cloth hanging in her arms. She heard the sound and turned around slowly. When she saw Chai Fengju, she moved aside to get out of the way.
Jing Yingrong's eyes swept over the old woman without paying attention. The old woman kept looking at her until Zhui Fengju came in front of her. She suddenly said: "Girl, are you a monk?"
Jing Yingrong patted Zhui Fengju's head, and Zhui Fengju stopped obediently. She lowered her head and looked down at the old woman and said, "Yes."
Old woman: "I want to ask you about someone."
Jing Yingrong: "Who is it?"
Old woman: "Do you know a girl named Li Botang?"
Jing Yingrong shook his head: "I don't know."
"That's it, it's okay. Thank you, girl."
The old woman nodded without any surprise, as if she was used to answering like this.
At this time, the horse chasing the wind suddenly rushed towards the basket in the old woman's arms. Jing Yingrong stopped it in time and said to the old woman: "I'm sorry."
The old woman smiled kindly and said: "It doesn't matter, this is golden strawberry. I dug it in the mountain. Some monks passing by would buy it. There are some leftover in bad condition today. It smells bad, right? .”
As she spoke, the old woman opened the white coarse cloth on the basket, which contained a bundle of goose-yellow slender grass.
Goldenberry grass is a very low-value spiritual plant that can only be used by low-level monks. Few monks are willing to spend time and energy to search and collect it themselves, so many mortals will dig up this kind of grass and sell it to monks.
The old woman handed the remaining bundle of golden strawberries to Chai Fengju's mouth and said, "Eat it. If it wilts after one night, no one will buy it."
Chai Fengju opened his mouth to bite the golden strawberry, chewed it in two or three mouthfuls and swallowed it.
Jing Yingrong turned over and landed gracefully, took out a low-grade spiritual stone and handed it over.
The old woman waved her hand: "No need, girl."
Jing Yingrong took back the spirit stone. She thought for a moment and said, "Are you going to Hele Village?"
Old woman: "Yes, I am from the village."
Jing Yingrong: "I will send you back as a reward for the golden strawberry."
The old woman seemed to want to refuse, but Jing Yingrong said that she was just on her way, so she hesitantly agreed.
Yun Luo gently lifted up the old woman and placed her on Chai Fengju's back. The horse that chases the wind does not have a saddle and reins like the horses that ordinary people ride. The old woman can only put her hands on both sides of the horse's back. However, when the horse starts to set off, her panic and uneasiness are dispelled because she can't feel anything at all. to the ups and downs.
Jing Yingrong was flying with his weapon nearby, maintaining the same speed as Chasing the Wind Horse.
Not long after, the village entrance with big red lanterns came into view. Looking into the distance, you can see lanterns, colorful silks, red cloth strips and red tassels hanging all over the village, making it a joyful scene.
When they arrived at the entrance of the village, Jing Yingrong used Yunluo to lower the old woman to the ground, and then asked, "Are you celebrating something?"
The old woman said: "It's almost the festival, let's celebrate it, girl."
As soon as she finished speaking, she realized: "Hey, I'm just confused. You monks don't pay attention to this."
"Celebrating the New Year...?"
Jing Yingrong looked up at the red lantern and blinked.
Ji Jie Bi: "You don't know what Qing Sui is?"
Jing Yingrong pondered, as if searching in his memory, and said in an uncertain tone: "It is a kind of... festival that exists in some places where mortals live, once a year."
Jijiebi: "Once a year? No wonder it doesn't exist among monks. Has Li Chengkong experienced it before practicing Taoism?"
Jing Yingrong: "No."
The old woman glanced at the darkening sky and said, "Girl, if you are not in a hurry, you can rest at my place for one night before leaving."
Jing Yingrong looked at the village decorated with lanterns and colorful lights and said, "Okay."
The old woman led the mirror into the village.
"Grandma Li is back?"
"Grandma Li will come back early today."
"Grandma Li, I picked some vegetables this morning. I couldn't eat them all at home, so I put the extra ones at the door of your yard."
"Grandma, Grandma, I will go fishing with Brother Zhang tomorrow. When you go out, put a bucket outside. When you come back, I will put two fish in it."
"Grandma Li, don't go up the mountain when it's cold. Take care of your body and bones."
The villagers they met on the road greeted the old woman familiarly and enthusiastically, while unabashedly looking at Jing Yingrong. There was something else besides curiosity and amazement in their eyes.
Finally, a villager couldn't help but ask: "Grandma Li, is this... your daughter? Is she finally back?"
The old woman who was called Granny Li shook her head: "No, I think it's getting late, so I'll let this girl stay overnight. Girl...ah, I haven't asked yet, girl, what's your name?"
"The mirror reflects the face."
"Miss Jing. Don't mind. My daughter is the Li Botang I asked you about. They know that I usually go out to sell golden strawberries to inquire about my daughter from the monks, so they ask this question."
Jing Yingrong nodded and said, "It doesn't matter."
Hearing Grandma Li's words, the villagers smiled apologetically in the mirror.
Two young children wearing tiger head hats ran over. Compared to the adults who focused on Jing Yingrong, they were obviously more attracted to the chasing horse behind Jing Yingrong.
"Mom, look, what a big horse!"
"Dad, look at Da Ma!"
The couple who followed closely grabbed the child one by one.
"Don't get too close, that's not a horse, it's a monster."
"What is a monster?"
"Animals that become monsters are called monsters."
"What is that demon?"
The couple looked at each other and took out a handful of candy at the same time: "Be good, eat the candy."
The two young children took the candy and immediately forgot about the problem. One of them ran to Grandma Li and said, "Grandma Li, here you go."
Grandma Li smiled and touched his head: "Grandma, your teeth are not good, so you can eat."
Another child ran towards Jing Yingrong and raised a piece of candy: "Sister, you can eat it too."
Jing Yingrong: "Thank you."
Finally arrived at Grandma Li’s residence. Here is a small yard surrounded by fences. There are several chickens and a group of chicks in the yard.
Red lanterns were also hung at the entrance of the courtyard, and some vegetables, spices, cloth and other items were placed on the ground.
Grandma Li opened the fence gate and entered the yard. The big chickens and the little chickens all gathered around, cooing, and there was a circle of yellow-velvet chickens around Jing Yingrong's feet, and a few tried to peck Chasing Fengju. Animal hooves.
Jing Yingrong controlled the horse to prevent it from trampling the chicken to death. She looked at Granny Li who was bringing in the things from the courtyard door one by one, and asked in confusion: "Why do they give away things?"
