The laurel trees are tall and the laurel crowns are huge. Under the cool shade and the fragrance of flowers, a group of people are noisy.
Especially Sun Yuqing, who didn't look like a monk, actually took out some candies to share, saying that his senior brother was living a hard life, and anyone with a handsome girl could come and look for a son-in-law. Seeing Wang Qiu's unkind appearance, Sun Yuqing did not dare to say anything more. Instead, he grabbed Lin Bai and Pei Ning and asked them to come to the bridal chamber at night.
Lin Bai could clearly see that Sun Yuqing had such a temperament and was definitely not pretending. I think it was because I had been carefree since childhood and was loved by my teachers and relatives that I developed this temperament.
It was previously thought that the Juexin Patriarch surrounded and destroyed the powerful God Transformation, and his disciples and descendants should be different. Later, he learned that Taoist Master Wuxiang's disciple Xiangli was living in seclusion in Zhongzhou. Lin Bai guessed that the people who were hunting Taoist Wuxiang were also from Zhongzhou. He thought that Zhongzhou was extremely vicious, but when he saw Sun Yuqing, he realized that he wanted to Forked.
The high-level disciples may not be shaken by their will, but the lower-level disciples below actually don't think that much, and they are all the same. Just like I regard my apprentice as my daughter, Zhou Wuji is also an old father to Wang Sun.
After a while of commotion, Tu Fuxing led everyone eastward.
After leaving the laurel crown, you will see a small courtyard with a fence.
The courtyard is clean and tidy. There is an old persimmon tree. Under the tree, there are chickens and rabbits in bamboo cages. There are nine heads and twenty legs in total.
An old man with a white beard was leaning on a crutch, standing outside the fence gate, holding a handful of grass in one hand, looking at Lin Bai and others with a smile.
The age of this person is unknown, and his old appearance is obvious. At a glance, you can tell that he is an ordinary person.
"Village elder, here comes the distinguished guest." Tu Fuxing stepped forward and took the grass from the old man's arms.
Lin Bai and others did not dare to underestimate him and stepped forward to salute him.
I just found out that the so-called village elder is actually similar to the village chief. He is a highly respected person here. He will come here to comment on anything that happens in the village.
Because there are not many people in the village, and the gap between the rich and the poor is not big, there are usually no big conflicts. Stealing a chicken is considered a big deal, and stealing someone's wife is even bigger.
"Invite your distinguished guests." The village elder leaned on a crutch, pushed open the fence door, and invited everyone in.
The rabbit ordered a few old women and new wives to go to the backyard to kill chickens and ducks to make a meal. I asked a few more children to bring bamboo stools and sat down under the persimmon tree in the courtyard.
The villagers who followed did not leave. Some looked outside the fenced courtyard, and some came into the courtyard. The naughty children climbed up the persimmon tree. Na Yue Qingqing even walked a rabbit with one hand, and picked green persimmons and stuffed them into the rabbit's mouth with the other hand. .
Under the persimmon tree, four people including the village elder, Lin Bai and others were sitting in front of the bamboo cage.
There were chickens and rabbits in the bamboo cage. Sun Yuqing grabbed some grass and fed it to the rabbits, but unfortunately they didn't eat them. Sun Yuqing took out another peach, and the rabbit simply pulled its ears and lay down on a hen to sleep.
None of the other villagers sat down, even Tu Fuxing stood.
Lin Bai and others had a lot of questions since they entered the village, such as where the villagers came from and who the Lord Rabbit was.
But most of the villagers here are illiterate, and they can't even figure out the origin of the village. Some say it's three to four hundred years ago, and some say it's thousands of years old. But they do know a lot about how many acres of land they have at home.
"The old man is the village elder of Niujia Village. His name is Tuputuo." Although the village elder is old, his speech is clear and he is obviously not confused. He asked politely: "May I ask the names of the four distinguished guests?"
Sun Yuqing said everything immediately.
"Are you four from outside?" Tupujiao asked.
"Exactly." Sun Yuqing replied.
"What are you here for?" Tupujiao asked again.
"..." Sun Yuqing was confused by the question. She originally learned a lot from her master, but she also had the intention of seeking opportunities. But after she came here, she was just like an ordinary village. Except for the osmanthus tree, there was nothing special about it. Ordinary, I don’t know where to ask.
"We came here for leisure." Lin Bai saw that Sun Yuqing and Qu Ruyi were just idiots, so he took over the conversation and asked: "May I ask the old gentleman, how many years has Niujiacun lived here? How did they move? Is there any document like this that can be circulated? ”
Tu fluttered and waved his hands. Tu hurriedly went to the house, took out a thick book, and handed it to Lin Bai to read.
Lin Bai took it, licked his fingers and turned the pages, looking like a scholar.
But after a closer look, I found that there were no important things recorded in this shabby book. Most of them were small things such as the failure of this year's good harvest, the Yue family losing chickens, and the Tu family stealing people. However, there are records every year, which family takes turns to conquer Guangxi.
After giving the book to Sun Yuqing, Lin Bai said, "Mr. Mister, you might as well explain it yourself."
The rabbit didn't hesitate and immediately started pulling.
However, Tupajiao actually couldn't figure out how long he had been here. He only said that his ancestors came here as soon as they woke up. The so-called Niujia Village was actually named randomly after our ancestors saw cattle here when they came.
After that, the two Yuetu clans multiplied and opened up wasteland here, working at sunrise and resting at sunset. The villagers also wanted to go out, but every time they went more than a hundred miles, they turned back like a ghost beating a wall.
Over a hundred years later, there were originally only a dozen families, but the number of people increased to thousands. But gradually the villagers discovered that whenever a baby was born in the village, an old man would die.
It seems that there is God's will between drinking and pecking. Because of this, the new people in the village did not dare to have sex, and the old people went to the mountains to commit suicide.
Later, someone came here by mistake and taught him how to soak fish in sheep intestines, and he finally settled down. But after all, there were not as many deaths as there were births. Whoever gave birth to a child in the village had to draw lots first.
After another hundred years, a man came and planted a laurel tree. I can’t remember the person’s appearance for a long time. I don’t even know whether he was a man or a woman, and there is no record of it in the chronicle.
"The old god said he was bullied by our ancestors, so he planted a laurel tree. If it fell down after cutting it down, he would let us out. But the tree grew up immediately after cutting it with an axe, and it kept growing year after year. , Now we don’t know how high it is. We went to the mountains outside the village to look, but we couldn’t see it.” The rabbit spread his hands and feet, looking helpless.
"What did your ancestors do?" Sun Yuqing asked curiously.
"I make a living by fishing and hunting, and I only live by farming when I come here." Rabbit patted his feet and said.
"..." Sun Yuqing didn't say anything, and only said in his voice: "Were the Taoist masters arrested by them before they started to take action? How can the dignified Taoist master hold a grudge so much? They say that the rabbit is anxious..."
Before he finished speaking, Wang Qiuqie put his hand on Sun Yuqing's head.
"What else did the old immortal say?" Lin Bai didn't know whether the person who planted the tree was a Taoist master, but there must be a reason for this arrangement.
"Yes." Tutu said: "The old god also said that he would wait here to pick up the right person."
What is a destined person? These words were futile, but Lin Bai and Pei Ning couldn't help but look at each other. The sexy fox also played this trick back then, saying that he wanted to choose someone who was pleasing to his eye, and finally chose Xiuxiu.
In fact, whether there is a destiny or not depends entirely on the fox's mouth. In critical situations, you can still get along with the fox. Xiuxiu and Fox took two different paths, but they complement each other and will be easier to follow in the future.
So what kind of person should the Taoist find a compatible partner?
Lin Bai couldn't figure it out either, so he just asked: "I guess there must be many people here?"
"People come every one or two hundred years, but they always fail." Tutu sighed, making the surrounding villagers also sigh.
"Grandpa Rabbit, I am the one who is destined, but you don't believe it!" Yue Qingqing, who was lying on the trunk of the tree, said loudly.
No one paid any attention to her, so Wang Qiuche asked curiously: "How do people who come decide they are destined? How do they leave?"
"Climb the osmanthus tree and leave." Rabbit pointed to the huge osmanthus tree in the distance, and said: "As for whether there is a fate or not, it is Master Rabbit who has the final say."
Finally, let’s talk about Lord Rabbit!
"Where did Mr. Rabbit come from? Where is he?" Sun Yuqing asked hurriedly.
"Master Rabbit was left behind by the old god, but he is not a human being." Rabbit looked in front of him, and all the villagers also looked over.
What you see is the bamboo cage in front of everyone. There were chickens and rabbits among them, most of them were dozing off.
"This...is this Lord Rabbit?" Sun Yuqing didn't see anything mysterious about this rabbit at all, but he still believed it.
"Exactly. Who is born early and who is born late in our village is all decided by Master Rabbit!" Rabbit grabbed a handful of grass with his feet, raised his head and said, "Qingqing, didn't you say you were destined? ? You’re not young anymore, come and try it!”
Na Yue Qingqing jumped down from the persimmon tree with the rabbit ears in her arms and squatted in front of the bamboo cage.
"Come." Rabbit held a bunch of grass by his feet, "Let's see what Master Rabbit says."
"It turns out that yarrow is used for divination! I have learned it before!" Sun Yuqing suddenly said: "Take fifty roots and remove one, which is the number of Dayan! The rest are held in the left and right hands respectively. In this way, again Like this!”
She made gestures as if she was good at calculation, completely ignoring Wang Qiuqie's eyes.
"Why is it so troublesome?" Tupujiao looked at Sun Yuqing like a fool, and only took out a stick of grass and handed it to Yue Qingqing.
Then Yue Qingqing took the grass and stuffed it into the bamboo cage. The gray rabbit took two bites, chewed it a few times, and then shook his head. Apparently the moon was not green enough. (End of chapter)