Chapter 40 I still pity the green grass and trees (seeking for further reading)
Xiang Ling is a bit talkative, and her thoughts are not the same as others. She is thoughtful, but not too much, and her words are miscellaneous.
But after Meng Yuan listened for a long time, he finally knew what her dowry was about.
It turns out that in the Datou Mountain area where Xiangling lived, there was a small hidden stone crevice in which a precious tree grew, and it had already borne two fruits.
Xiang Ling discovered that place by accident. After she and her godmother talked it over, the two of them found dead trees and leaves to cover it up, and even urinated nearby to mark the territory.
Since then, Xiangling has been guarding Datou Mountain, and was named the Grand Inspector of Datou Mountain by her godmother, while her godmother returned to her hometown.
The mother and daughter only wait for the fruit to mature so that they can take one fruit as a dowry and marry into a wealthy family.
"Now that we have found the treasure tree, why don't you two guard it together? Why does your godmother have to go back to your hometown?" Meng Yuan was really curious.
The roe deer went to gather the wool of Lord Big Tail. It was obvious that he was obsessed with money, but he ignored the precious medicine and had to go back to his hometown to live. This was not appropriate.
"My godmother has a sweetheart!" Xiang Ling was very angry, with tears in her big eyes. "My godmother has fallen in love with a Taoist priest in a Taoist temple not far from her hometown. The Taoist priest chants sutras every morning, and my godmother does it every day. Go and listen, it doesn’t matter if it rains or snows, you are more diligent than getting eggs, and you are sticking your butt in the face!”
As she spoke, she raised her tail and stuck her butt out, "That's it, my godmother got horny!"
What a bad fate this is! For the sake of a man, do you even forget the avenue? Also, just stop learning!
Meng Yuan pinched his brows, remembering that when he went to Yaozhuang, he did see a short hill by the Canglang River with a temple on it, but the incense didn't seem to be very good.
"The Taoist priest didn't say anything? Did he accept your godmother's love?" Meng Yuan asked curiously.
"No." Xiang Ling was very serious, "My godmother doesn't dare to talk in front of others, and the Taoist priests don't know that my godmother is a great immortal. There are also a few people who call my godmother a stupid roe deer! My godmother is not stupid!"
What great immortal? Are there any immortals who stick their butts out?
Meng Yuan didn't want to talk about the butt anymore, so he just said: "Can the fruit be picked?"
"My godmother taught me how to identify them. They were just cooked yesterday, so I came to see you." Xu was talking about food. Xiangling sat down on the ground, losing her smart and capable look, and cracked open the eggs Meng Yuan gave her. , and began to peel it off carefully.
But after all, she was talking about her godmother, so she was crying and eating eggs at the same time.
"Why don't you eat the fruit when it's ripe?" For some reason, Meng Yuan wanted to laugh when he saw Xiangling crying.
"My godmother is not here, so I can't taste it alone." She peeled off the Xiangling and humbly gave in. Seeing Meng Yuan shaking his head, he said happily: "Besides, I have to keep one as a dowry."
Just forget about your marriage! Meng Yuan helplessly held his forehead.
"The godmother said that the fruit is so good. People will be strong after eating it, and we will be smart after eating it!" Xiangling ate the eggs in one go and burped. She said seriously: "You save me once, and I will give it to you." One, there’s still one left!”
Meng Yuan looked at Xiangling. The little guy's body was deceived by the fox matchmaker, and the roe deer godmother was eaten, leaving only the dowry. However, he did not feel disappointed at all. Instead, he was thinking about repaying his kindness.
"How far is Big Head Mountain?" Meng Yuan asked.
"It's not far, just enough time to boil the eggs two or three times." Xiangling sat on her butt, still raising her head and chirping, spreading her upper limbs vigorously, and gesturing at the distance, "Your eggs are really delicious!"< br>
She tried her best to hint that she wanted to eat more.
Meng Yuan understood that Datou Mountain was too close to the village. Xiangling and her daughter would live in Datou Mountain only if they were willing to get close to each other, while other spirits rarely went to Datou Mountain, so it was a coincidence that they kept the precious tree.
This was the third time he met Xiang Ling, and Meng Yuan had been looking into Xiang Ling's eyes. The little guy was sad when he talked about his godmother, he was excited when he talked about repaying his kindness, but he was disappointed when he talked about marriage. He was indeed not lying.
And although Xiang Ling speaks in a mixed manner, she does have a good conscience and no evil intentions. When we first met and took a ride, we even paid the carriage fare, which shows that we have good manners.
Meng Yuan had saved this little guy before, and knew that she was just an ordinary spirit, so he just spoke human words and was smart and agile, but had no other abilities.
The Big Head Mountain is not too far away, just five or six miles into the mountain. Meng Yuan asked Zhao Datou yesterday that nearby villagers often hunt and collect herbs in Datou Mountain. They all said that there is no danger there, but they can't catch anything.
"I'll go with you." Seeing that it was still early, Meng Yuan decided to go with him so that he could see the precious tree and its powerful medicine.
Nowadays, the growth of essence fire is slow. If there is the help of this thing, I am afraid it will be able to reach perfection faster. At that time, the body will be tempered again, and the advancement will be faster after entering the eighth level.
"Okay, okay!" After hearing this, Xiangling jumped up and felt very happy.
"You lead the way." Meng Yuan said.
"I never get lost!" Xiangling was very confident and moved forward proudly.
Therefore, it is close to the village and there are trails into the mountains.
The spring is turning green, and although most of the sunlight is blocked, there is still red light shining through.
The mountains are humid, and the rising sun stirs up the mist. In the tranquility and tranquility, with the sound of birds chirping in the empty valley, you feel more like returning to nature.
"Ouch, I ran too fast and my stomach hurts!" Xiang Ling sat down in front. Meng Yuan took out the last boiled egg and threw it to her. Xiangling took it happily and said, "Young master, you are so kind!"
Maybe after walking together for a while, Xiangling was no longer afraid of Meng Yuan's sword and bow. She grabbed the hem of Meng Yuan's clothes and climbed onto Meng Yuan's shoulder.
"It's so high! It's higher than me hanging on the peach tree!" Xiangling pointed the way while peeling the egg, and then stuffed the yolk into Meng Yuan's mouth, "You eat it."
"I won't eat." Meng Yuan refused.
Xiang Ling obviously didn't know the meaning of three concessions and three concessions, so she immediately stuffed it back into her mouth and hummed with satisfaction, as if it was a delicious treat.
After walking for more than half an hour, we finally saw Xiangling’s hometown, Dutoushan.
I saw only one bare high hill, which was Big Head Mountain. Of course, Datoushan also refers to the area around here.
There is a ten-foot-wide depression in front of the high hill. There is a lot of water in it, and it seems to be quite shallow. This is the Lao Turtle Keng.
Xiangling was chattering, talking about what was fun here, where it was comfortable to sleep, and the water here was delicious.
"It's right here." After walking around Big Head Mountain, I saw a small hill among the lush trees.
The hilltop was covered with thorns and wild dates, and was surrounded by many dead leaves and branches.
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"Put it away for me, don't get it dirty." Xiang Ling took off the floral bundle on her head, carried the small floral bundle on her back, jumped down, got into the thorns, and opened the dead leaves and branches. You can see that there are cracks in the mountain bag. The narrow part is only one finger wide, and the wide part in the middle is only two fists wide. It is indeed difficult to detect.
Meng Yuan was condescending and looked into the gap. He saw that it was dark inside, three to four feet deep, and there was a small green plant in it.
The green plant was about knee high and had two green fruits.
This green plant may only get a little sunlight at noon every day, but it still thrives, which is obviously extraordinary.
The sunshine is warm at noon, evaporating a faint fragrance.
"I'll pick one for you right now, hehehe!" Xiangling was very happy, but saw that the little gelding craftsman didn't respond. She turned around and saw that the young gelding craftsman had actually taken off the long bow on his back and was holding it. Calm down and take the arrow.
Xiang Ling cried, "Little gelding, you are so bad! You are really a boar raising a baby, why are you pretending to be a good grandma! Weasel is sending you New Year greetings, why are you pretending to be a good person! My godmother said that people can't be trusted, and she really didn't lie to me. Wuwuwu …”
She simply lay down, closed her eyes, and straightened her belly, "Oh my godmother, she said it's better to die than to live. You have to be smarter. If it hurts too much, I'll scold you for your poor craftsmanship!"
Xiangling cried non-stop, but she never felt any pain in her stomach. She opened one eye and looked, and saw that the craftsman was bending his bow and setting an arrow, but he was not aiming at her, but aimed at the distance.
Xiangling quickly stood up, got out of the thorn bush, and saw an old fox half as tall as a man under the pine tree in the distance.
The old fox was wearing green clothes, holding a wooden stick in his hand, hunched over, and was looking this way.
"Old matchmaker, what have you been doing?" Xiangling was overjoyed, "What did my uncle say?"
She had been lying down just waiting to die, but now she was thinking about marriage again.
The old fox ignored it, just stared at Meng Yuan's arrow, and said with a smile: "Little friend, two fruits, it's better for you and me to get one each. How about that?"
"One is a gift from Miss Xiangling to me, and the other is Miss Xiangling's dowry. Ask her." Meng Yuan said.
The fox looked at Xiang Ling and said, "Xiang Ling, my uncle asked me to pick up the dowry."
After Xiangling heard this, she shook her head and said, "I brought the dowry to save my face. I don't need to give it to my uncle. If we reconcile in the future, I can still bring the dowry back!"
She actually knows a lot about marriage customs.
"She disagrees." Meng Yuan said.
The old fox was silent for a while and said: "One plow oxen half a field, the harvest depends on the sky, and the drought also depends on the sky. Are you harvesting or the drought?"
"What does she mean? Why can't I understand!" Xiangling was not a fool. She saw something was wrong now and lay on the ground, not daring to move, but she couldn't control her mouth.
"The fox said that she planted this treasure medicine and it is ripe today, so she will come to collect the grain. As for whether I can receive it or not, it depends on my ability." Meng Yuan said.
"My godmother and I raised her by soaking in urine and feces." Xiang Ling cried again.
"I have always been kind to others, but this time I am in need of help." The old fox took a step forward and said, "You may not be able to defeat me. How about you and I each getting one, then the world will be vast, the young people will have a bright future, and there will be a lot of happiness in the world. .”
"I'm not happy at the moment." Meng Yuan said.
The old fox looked very gloomy and said: "Young fools and monsters are like grass and trees. You can die with just a snap of your fingers. Why bother, little friend?"
"Already aware of the vastness of the universe, I still pity the green grass and trees." Meng Yuan's bow shot out like a full moon.
(End of chapter)