Spring is in full bloom.
The vegetation in the mountains is flourishing.
Deep in the mountains, there is a green terraced field. Qin Luo is walking on the ridge of the field. Xiaotuanzi points to the small fish in the rice field, "Boss, there are many fish in the field."
"This is the rice flower fish raised by the people nearby."
"I want to eat grilled fish."
"Finish memorizing the Thousand-Character Essay before talking about it."
Ye Nanxing smiled and said, "Xiao Tuanzi, when we get to town, I'll treat you to grilled fish."
"good!"
Xiaotuanzi nodded happily.
But she is still memorizing the Thousand-Character Essay.
There is a small village near the terraces. All that comes into view is red walls and black tiles. It is almost noon, and the smoke from the mountains is curling up. You can smell the smoke from a long distance away.
When Qin Luo and the others passed by the village, they attracted many villagers to watch, with curiosity in their eyes. Many people here had never left the mountains in their lives.
An old man with a cane came to Qin Luo. He bowed and said respectfully: "Taoist Master, I am the head of Zhoujia Village, Zhou Fugui."
Qin Luo bowed in return, "Qin Luo, I have met the old village chief. What does the old village chief want from me?"
Zhou Fugui frowned and said, "Taoist Priest, Wong Tai Sin from the mountains often comes to the village to ask for chickens. He also threatens the people in the village, saying that if he doesn't give him food, he will eat children."
"Evil beast!"
Qin Luo frowned slightly.
Ye Nanxing stepped forward, her expression in high spirits, "You're just a weasel, don't bother senior, I'll take care of it."
Qin Luo kindly reminded: "Pay attention to safety, we are waiting for your good news here."
The surrounding villagers were overjoyed. They had been bullied by Wong Tai Sin for many years. Recently, Wong Tai Sin has become more and more aggressive and even asked people to build a palace for it.
Qin Luo looked at Shi Shi, who was dark and thin. He was wearing tattered clothes. His eyes were full of curiosity. He chuckled and said, "Shi Shi, do you want to follow your sister to see him?"
"think."
Stone nodded.
Qin Luo wanted to exercise Shi Shi's courage and said softly: "Follow sister. If the situation goes wrong, run away."
Ye Nanxing patted her chest, she looked confident, "Don't be afraid, I'm very powerful."
Shitou was a little nervous. He followed Ye Nanxing closely as they walked into the forest behind the village.
"Hey, they are so stupid."
Xiaotuanzi couldn't hold back his laughter.
More and more villagers gathered around, and a middle-aged man brought a chair to Qin Luo, "Taoist priest, please sit down."
Qin Luo looked at the old village chief and joked with a smile: "If the village chief doesn't sit down, how can I have the nerve to sit down?"
"Taoist priest is joking." Zhou Fugui smiled from ear to ear. Qin Luo looked like an immortal, but he didn't have the arrogance of an immortal, which made him feel easy to get along with.
Xiaotuanzi pointed to the salted fish hanging on the bamboo pole and said politely, "Grandpa, I want to eat fish."
"no problem."
"Hurry up and give the salted fish to the little fairy."
Zhou Fugui nodded repeatedly and asked the junior next to him to bring a big salted fish.
Xiaotuanzi grabbed the salted fish several times bigger than his body with both hands and gnawed it. It looked very small, but he ate the salted fish very slowly. Qin Luo could only shake his head helplessly and told him that taking it without asking was a theft, so she was better , ask people directly.
"What's the difference between you and a weasel?"
"I'm cute, weasels are not as cute as me, and I won't threaten them."
"You have sound limbs and are not young anymore. You are not allowed to reach out for food in the future." Qin Luo said seriously.
"All right!"
Xiaotuanzi nodded obediently.
The surrounding villagers had never seen such a young girl. They felt that Xiaotuanzi was not simple, but maybe a little fairy.
"It's delicious, but it's too salty. Boss, do you want to eat it?" Xiao Tuanzi didn't want to eat it.
Zhou Fugui quickly explained: "This dried salted fish is usually used to stew soup."
Qin Luo stared at the little dumplings and said seriously: "Since you want to eat, then finish it."
"I know!"
Xiaotuanzi could only continue to chew on the dried fish.
Xiaotuanzi had just finished chewing the dried fish when the sounds of fighting came from the forest, followed by exclamations.
Not long after, Ye Nanxing ran back to the village. She had a painful expression on her face and couldn't help vomiting.
Immediately afterwards Shitou ran into the village. His face was pale and he was obviously frightened by the weasel.
"Hahaha."
Xiaotuanzi laughed heartily, "Everyone knows that weasels stink terribly."
The stone was okay. He often picked up garbage and ate it, and he could still tolerate the smelly farts of the weasel. Ye Nanxing's stomach was churning, "I can't stand it anymore, but I drove the weasel away."
However, the surrounding villagers were not happy. One woman frowned and said, "What will we do if the weasel comes back again?"
"That's right, if we provoke the weasel this time, it will definitely take revenge on us in the future!"
"What do you think we should do?"
The villagers are very worried.
Boom!
There was a thunderous sound, and the sudden appearance of a bolt from the blue silenced the village.
Qin Luo stood up and said, "Please rest assured, that weasel will never appear in the village again."
Hearing the movement in the mountains, the surrounding villagers quickly understood that the young Taoist priest in front of them had profound Taoist skills and could summon thunder. He was a living god. Zhou Fugui stood up and trembled with excitement, "Thank you, Taoist Master."
"Thank you, Taoist Priest!"
The surrounding villagers echoed.
Qin Luo took out two portraits of door gods and said, "Old village chief, can I exchange two wild vegetable dumplings with you?"
Zhou Fugui held the portrait of the door god and said, "Taoist Priest, we are just about to have dinner. Come and eat with us."
Qin Luo smiled and shook his head, "Thank you, old village chief, for your kindness. Just give us two wild vegetable dumplings. We have to go on our way."
Hearing that Qin Luo needed wild vegetable dumplings, a middle-aged woman came out from the kitchen with hot wild vegetable dumplings and said, "Taoist priest, bring more to eat on the road."
Qin Luo knew that food in the mountains was precious, so he did not ask for it. Instead, he looked at the stone and said with a smile: "Take as much as you can."
The middle-aged woman placed a basket filled with wild vegetable dumplings in front of Shitou. Qin Luo said that she only needed two, but Shitou only took two wild vegetable dumplings. He bowed and thanked her repeatedly.
Qin Luo and the others walked towards the outside of the village. A young woman caught up with a bag of old clothes. She handed the bundle to Shitou and said with a warm smile: "My child, don't freeze on the road."
Shitou didn't know whether he should take it or not. When he saw Qin Luo nodding, he took the baggage and kept bending down to thank him, "Thank you, sister, thank you, sister."
"You kid is really good at talking." The young woman was very happy and nodded with a smile.
Shitou carried a bag full of clothes on his back, with a joyful smile on his face, and followed Qin Luo farther and farther away.
evening.
Deep in the mountains.
Qin Luo and the others were resting in the open space on the hillside. Stone climbed up the tree to pick fruits. He was now very flexible and could climb higher and higher. Even if he jumped from a tree ten feet high, he could still land firmly.
After Shi Shi picked the fruits, he continued to collect firewood, and then took the sticks and straw and started drilling the wood to make fire. After drilling for a long time, there was only a little black smoke and no sparks.
Qin Luo took the stick and said with a smile: "Progress is a good thing."
Shitou was very happy to receive Qin Luo's praise, but he did not dare to laugh out loud and could only suppress his joy. He was afraid that this happiness would disappear as quickly as it came.
Night, by the campfire.
Shitou was eating wild vegetable dumplings and wild fruits, and the small dumplings were roasting fat insects. Ye Nanxing looked at Qin Luo and said cautiously, "Senior, can you teach me two tricks?"
Qin Luo thought for a while and said softly: "Relax, calm down, meditate, and listen to your inner voice."
Ye Nanxing decided to give it a try. She closed her eyes and meditated. After Shitou heard this, he put away the last half of the wild vegetable dumpling, and then closed his eyes and meditated.
"Boss, do you want to eat?"
"you eat."
Xiaotuanzi ate the roasted worms and grinned, "Boss, I should be able to make a lot of money selling roasted worms in the future. How much do you think a bunch of them would cost?"
"Two cents a string."
"Why is it cheaper than candied haws?"
"People's money is not brought by strong winds. Two cents is a lot."
"Okay, I believe boss."
"Stone."
Qin Luo shouted.
Shi Shi opened his eyes. He looked at the golden gourd handed by Qin Luo and waved his hand quickly, "Brother, I'm not thirsty."
"Then drink less."
"Uh-huh."
Shi Shi took the golden gourd. The dew was very sweet. He didn't dare to drink more. He took a small sip and handed it back to Qin Luo.
Ye Nanxing opened her eyes and said weakly: "Senior, I'm a little thirsty."
Qin Luo put away the golden gourd and said meaningfully: "Be honest and don't lie."
Ye Nanxing lowered his head in embarrassment.
Qin Luo closed his eyes and meditated. Shitou followed Qin Luo's example and sat cross-legged to meditate. The bright moonlight shone on them.
Shi Shi could feel a warm current in his body, and he saw a ball of fire in his mind, which was the flame he most longed to see on a winter night.
Ye Nanxing closed her eyes. She wanted to calm down and meditate, but distracting thoughts always appeared.
The next day, early morning.
When Shitou opened his eyes, he felt hot all over his body. When he saw Qin Luo boxing on the mountain, he imitated Qin Luo's example of boxing.
There is no fixed routine for Qin Luo's boxing, he just does whatever he wants. After a set of boxing, the sun rises and they continue on their way.
They climbed over mountains and ridges all the way.
In the evening, they came to a pool to rest. Qin Luo asked Shi Shi to take a bath. Shi Shi was a little scared, but he still resisted his fear and went to the river to take a bath.
After taking a bath, Shitou put on the old clothes given by the villagers. The gray cloth clothes fit him well, but all he needed now was a pair of shoes.
Qin Luo grilled two fish.
"Give!"
"Thank you, big brother."
Qin Luo handed Shi Shi a grilled fish, and Xiao Tuanzi picked up a fish himself. Ye Nanxing curled her lips. She pitied Shi Shi at first, but now she looks the most pitiful.
Shitou ate the grilled fish and found it very delicious. Although Qin Luo didn't talk to him much, he could feel that his elder brother was really good to him.
After eating the grilled fish, Qin Luo asked Shi Shi to take a sip of dew. Ye Nanxing spoke again and begged: "Senior, can you give me a sip."
Qin Luo handed the golden gourd to her and reminded: "After taking this sip, I hope you will be a good person in the future."
"I must start a new life."
Ye Nanxing took the gourd excitedly. She could see the changes in the stone and knew that the dew contained in the gourd was definitely not simple.
Ye Nanxing took a sip of dew. After drinking it, she could feel the rich vitality.
"Thank you, senior."
Ye Nanxing returned the golden gourd to Qin Luo.
Qin Luo put away the golden gourd. He sat cross-legged and meditated. Shitou and Ye Nanxing also meditated. Only Xiaotuanzi was curled up in his pocket to rest.
the next day.
Qin Luo and the others continued on their way.
Ye Nanxing suddenly felt something was wrong while walking, "This seems to be the way to my house?"
