When winter came, Wanyu and Master Qicheng returned to the sect.
On the top of the mountain, there are now only three residences, which looks much empty.
While Master Qiyuan was in retreat, Shi Zelan and Xia Yu went to the forest again and picked many leaves.
Shi Zelan and Xia Yu get up early to meet and discuss the day's plans. The two sometimes take a walk in the mountains.
But most of the time, the two of them meditated and practiced peacefully on the top of the mountain.
Shi Zelan's cultivation progress had stagnated, but Xia Yu could feel that his cultivation was slowly improving.
Xia Yu asked Shi Zelan with concern: "How can I help you?
Shall I accompany you to Yangzhou Mansion?"
Shi Zelan shook his head at Xia Yu Said: "To me, this is a normal thing.
Now that you have made progress in cultivation, don't worry about my affairs."
"Sister Lan, do you want to contact Xiaoliu?"
Shi Zelan still shook his head: "If the matter in Beihuang has been resolved, he will send a message to you."
Xia Yu thought for a while and looked at Shi Zelan: "Sister Lan, if there is anything I can do to help you, just say something."
Shi Zelan smiled and said, "I want to go everywhere nearby Come on, you don't have to go together, I promise to come back safely."
Xia Yu thought about it and nodded, "I won't come into the room while you are out."< br>
Shi Zelan knew Xia Yu's worries and said with a smile: "Okay, it's up to you.
When I get used to going out in the future, you can feel completely at ease with me."
Shi Zelan moved from the back mountain to a nearby mountain, and then went to stand above the canyon. Someone was talking at the bottom of the canyon.
Shi Zelan listened for a while out of curiosity and found that they were nearby herb collectors. They stopped temporarily at the bottom of the valley.
Shi Zelan put on the invisibility charm and went down the mountain directly.
At the bottom of the misty valley, six people below were sorting herbs dug from the mountain.
When Shi Zelan went down to the bottom of the valley, he happened to hear them say: "Now the government officials are letting us go into the mountains to dig herbs again.
In the second half of the year, there will be more herbs on the mountains than in previous years. Many.
Before you went out, how many days did you tell your family that you would be back?”
“My home is in a nearby village. I will go back soon. I will bring you food tomorrow. .”
"I made an appointment with my family to come back in five days at the latest, what about you?"
"I have three days. But depending on the situation, you can also come back two days later."
Shi Zelan Xiaolu After turning around, she stood in the tea shed beside the official road.
The weather is getting cold, and the tea business in the tea shed is also closed.
The two officers and soldiers guarding the mountain road were also standing in the tea shed at this time.
Shi Zelan stood for a while, and when he saw no traffic on the official road, he lost interest.
She was about to leave the tea shed when she heard the young man speak.
“Brother, we have been guarding the mountain road for almost a year, and we have not done anything good.
I heard someone said that the mine has almost dug through here. Do we still need to keep guarding this small road in and out?”
“Keep it, if we don’t guard it here, we will guard it elsewhere.”
"Brother, you are right.
The last time I went back, my woman said she wanted me to go home and find another job so that I could stay at home every day."
"I like it. With my brothers, unless one day I can’t do anything, I will think of another way out.”
“I have been thinking about it these days, and the woman in my family has become a little short-sighted.
I’m too straight-minded and can’t change it for a while. I don’t want to do escort work in the future.” “Then you and your sister-in-law have a good talk. We are used to our current life.
What if I change my life to another way, maybe I still won’t be able to meet their women’s wishes. "
Shi Zelan left quietly, and the two officers and soldiers stopped at the same time. They left the tea shed and looked around carefully.
The two entered the tea shed, the younger one Whispered: "Brother, I just felt that way, how about you? "
After thinking about it carefully, the elder reached out and patted the young man's arm: "Maybe we are too sensitive.
None of us felt anything bad. "
The younger one agreed with the elder's words and breathed a sigh of relief: "They said there are gods and goddesses on this mountain. Do you believe it? "
The older man glanced at the younger man and said with a smile: "I heard someone say that he almost slipped down the mountain and a gust of wind lifted him up." "
Shi Zelan had already gone to the nearest village at this time and saw people sitting under the tree sunbathing. She went to stand on the other side and listened to their gossip.
"A few days ago, There was a fire in a shop in the town, and the owner's wife was burned down. ”
"It's not that the host's wife has been burned, it's that the host's concubine has been burned."
"It's not good to be a concubine instead of being a good wife."
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“I heard from relatives of the eldest daughter-in-law’s cousin’s family that the government went to investigate the case, saying that the eldest mother-in-law had plotted against the younger one.”
“Hey, I heard that people , when the accident happened, the eldest wife’s family had a happy event, and she went back to her family’s house for a few days.
It was the concubine who cooked delicious food for her boss. The fire was so bad that she ordered the kitchen.”
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After listening to their words, Shi Zelan learned that such an incident had happened in the town not long ago.
She turned back to the top of the mountain and said to Xia Yu: "I will go to the town tomorrow."
"Don't you believe those people's gossip?"
"Believe half of it."
After noon on the second day, Shi Zelan went out of the back mountain, and at Shen time, he arrived in the town.
Shi Zelan was dressed in a green robe and went directly to the shop in the town.
When they arrived at the place, Shi Zelan was surprised for a while when he saw the burned shop with only a few courtyard walls remaining.
Then the waiter at the shop on the left welcomed the guests. When he saw Shi Zelan, he waved enthusiastically and said, "Brother, do you want to come to my shop for dinner?"
My boss is in a good mood today. The food is delicious."
Shi Zelan looked at the hospitable second brother, shook his head and said, "I heard someone recommend me to stay in this shop for one night.
But this store was set on fire? "
The second brother looked at Shi Zelan's expression, thought for a moment and said, "Would you like to come into the store and drink a glass of water. "
Shi Zelan finally obeyed the second brother's kindness, entered the store, and said to the waiter: "Brother, do you have rice cakes at home? "
"Yes, my boss is very good at making rice pancakes. People who have eaten at Yangzhoufu Vegetarian Restaurant all say that the rice pancakes made by my boss are delicious. "
"Then I want a rice cake and a bowl of tea. ”
The waiter went to the backyard to spread the word and muttered to the owner: "People from out of town, I heard someone introduced me and want to stay next door for a night."
"Oh, if Lao Zhang was not lewd, his family would not be ruined now."< br>
“My boss, should I recommend him to stay at another hotel in town for one night?”
“That family has a dark heart, don’t do unnecessary things.
You Take the rice cake out and let the young man eat it, and go to Yangzhou Mansion to stay for one night.”
After Shi Zelan took two bites of rice cakes, he said to the waiter: "Brother, do you still have rice cakes at home?
I want to pack some to eat on the road." (End of Chapter)
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