Mo Chen rubbed it at first, telling himself to be content, but seeing him like this, thinking about the feeling just now, he stretched out his hand and rubbed it again.
In fact, many things in the world are like this. If you haven't tried it, you don't know what it tastes like. But if you try it for the first time, you will know the taste, once a new door is opened, it will never be closed again.
Even if Xiaodong hadn't woken up yet, after being rubbed again and again, rubbed again and again, he woke up no matter what. He raised his hand to cover his forehead a little slower, and stared accusingly at the serious but inconsistent words and deeds. brother.
Those eyes were round and sparkling, as if he could speak, although his mouth was still closed and silent, Mo Chen read at least a thousand words of accusation from his eyes.
He coughed uncomfortably and cleared his throat, as if nothing had happened, and asked, "Junior brother woke up? Is your head hurting? You need to drink some water first."
Xiaodong pursed her lips and shook her head without saying a word.
He pretended to be indifferent, and talked about him from left to right.
Think you can get away with it
He was not so easily deceived.
Looking at his puffy look... His eyes are wide open and his gills are puffed up, like an annoyed frog. Mo Chen's face became more and more serious, but his palms were itchy.
What if you want to knead more
On the other side, Chen Jingzhi also woke up.
It's just that he didn't open his eyes, just lay there without moving, even his breathing and heart rate didn't change.
He has practiced this ability of pretending to sleep a long time ago. Before going back and forth to Liushan, he lived a dangerous life, always guarding against the plots of his stepmother and the so-called "brother". Over the years, he hasn't slept a single sound sleep.
But last night he slept very well, very solid.
The quilts under him are all new, and the kang is also hot. He listened to the movements of the seniors and juniors beside him, and his heartstrings, which had been tensed all the time, relaxed slowly at this moment, inadvertently.
He also had a dream, not a nightmare.
He dreamed about things from long ago. When his mother was still alive, her health was not good at that time, but in his dream, his mother was smiling, sitting in the sunny yard looking at him, smiling at him. He was also laughing, running along the edge of the flower pond in the yard, the sun was shining warmly on his body.
Even after waking up, Chen Jingzhi couldn't tell whether this scene happened in the past, or whether he missed his mother so much that he dreamed of her.
The weather was very good when I got up early, but after noon the sky changed, the sky became overcast, thick fog formed in the mountains, and the wind became tighter and tighter. Xiaodong went out once, almost let the strong wind blow away, and he couldn't walk on the road.
Xiaodong originally prepared some things to visit his uncle's grave.
His uncle was buried in Huiliu Mountain. This is of course, my uncle lived all over the world, and he didn't have a fixed home. When he passed away in Huiliu Mountain, his master presided over his funeral and buried him in a nearby place on the back mountain.
Instead of going to the distant hometown where my uncle has never been back, it would be better to be buried in Huiliu Mountain. At the time of the burial, Xiaodong was so sad that he heard the master say such a sentence in a daze.
He said that old friends they all knew were buried in the back mountain, and he himself would be buried here in the future, so that he would not worry about loneliness if he was with each other.
There was no one else in the Yun family, so of course Xiaodong had to take care of the visit to the grave. But he has never done such a thing before. He only remembers seeing people go to the grave a few times, but he only saw it from a distance and didn't go up close to take a closer look. Jisao seems to bring some food offerings, right? Do you want some extras
Afraid that what he did was wrong, Xiaodong went to ask the third senior brother Jiang Fan.
Brother Jiang seems to have a very good temper and a lot of knowledge. You may not understand this kind of thing if you ask others, but you must be right if you ask him.
Sure enough, Brother Jiang knew about it, and enthusiastically gave him a lot of advice.
"Suguo, sacrifices are necessary. It is best to have a chicken, a fish, and two kinds of fruit. By the way, did your Uncle Yun like to drink before? Prepare a pot of wine. And Gold and silver paper foil, all of these, put a copy."
Yun Xiaodong opened his eyes wide and carefully wrote down everything he said. He regretted that he didn't prepare a pen and paper. Only by writing it down can he remember it firmly. What if he missed something
"Should the chicken and fish be raw or cooked? What about vegetarian fruits? Are you talking about fruits that grow on trees or steamed noodle snacks?" He had to ask about these details one by one.
Fortunately, Brother Jiang is such an enthusiastic person. In his opinion, the younger brother is still a half-grown child, how can he handle such a big event by himself? Besides, he is now the disciple of Huiliu Mountain, a senior brother can't stand by and watch.
"Some of these things are on the mountain, and some have to be done down the mountain." Brother Jiang looked at the sky outside: "It may not be possible in these two days, the wind is too strong, and I am afraid it will snow. I will accompany you down the mountain to buy in the town. Don't worry, although the town is not big, you can buy these things, and keeping them will not miss your important business."
Seeing the young junior brother's skinny appearance, Jiang Fan poured a large cup of hot tea, and took a pack of willow leaf candies from the cupboard for him: "Eat, eat, eat more There are still some in my place, eat more sugar to keep you warm in winter. You are not better than us, so you don’t get sick anymore.”
Xiaodong nodded, holding the teacup in both hands to warm his hands. Reed leaf candy is actually a kind of candy sold loosely in the towns on the mountain. It's like a willow leaf, finely broken. But when I eat it with hot tea, I feel very sweet and fragrant.
Jiang Fan searched for something in the house.
"By the way, brother, why haven't I seen any birds or beasts on the mountain these days?"
The place Xiaodong lived in the past was almost on the mountain, and he always woke up early in the morning to the chirping of birds. But Huiliu Mountain is not like this. Xiaodong was not in the mood to pay attention to other things at first, but now he gradually feels strange.
Why haven't you heard the birdsong? Haven't seen any birds moving around? Not to mention that there will definitely be hares, golden pheasants, roe deer, and other things in such a deep mountain.
"Did you just remember to ask?" Jiang Fan, who is not tall, was tiptoeing to reach a box on the shelf: "There is a formation on our mountain, which can drive away wild beasts and birds of prey, making it difficult for them to approach. After all, there are many Outer sect disciples don't have much kung fu, they have only learned three tricks and two styles, if they really meet a tiger, they might eat who."
Xiaodong was a little embarrassed to say this, he really dare not say that he can defeat a tiger with his skills.
"Array? Did the master set it up?"
It turns out that the master is so powerful.
"The formation seems to be set up by the patriarch, right? It's been many years. Anyway, since I can remember, I haven't seen any birds or beasts around our mountain. There are not even flies and mosquitoes in the hot weather."
It was only after the senior brother said this that Xiaodong remembered: "I remembered. In summer, it is true that there is no fumigation or spraying of medicine, and there have been no mosquitoes to bite."
But it wasn't long before my uncle passed away, and he was sullen and absent-minded all day long, so he didn't notice these things at all.
"It's amazing. I've heard of formations before, but I've never seen them with my own eyes. I didn't expect there to be formations on our mountain. Senior brother, will you know how to set up formations?"
Jiang Fan laughed: "I don't know. The master seems to have only learned a little bit, and the elder brother seems to know a little bit. If you want to learn, you can ask him. The master also has a few old books. I don't know if they are typed or not. The ones that have been passed down from one generation to the next are broken and incomplete, and the formations are also mentioned above, if you want to see it, you can ask the master when he comes back."
"Okay, I'll go right away." After drinking the hot water and feeling much warmer, Xiaodong asked curiously, "Brother, what are you looking for?"
After searching for a long time, he didn't find him, but he was sweating from tormenting himself.
"I looked for a box of hand oil that my elder brother brought back for me when he came back a few days ago. I only used it once, and I don't know where I put it and I can't find it."
Xiaodong stood up: "Is it in a small box like a peach pit? You seem to have put it by the well after washing your hands after practicing."
By the well platform? Jiang Fan thought about it for a while, it seemed that he left the sword and handkerchief there casually, and he didn't remember whether he left the box of oil or not.
"Then I'll look for it, Junior Brother, sit down for a while, there is still hot water in the pot, remember to pour the water yourself."
Xiaodong also stood up: "Brother, I'm going back too."
As soon as he left the door, it was very windy. Fortunately, the brothers and sisters live close to each other. It is the place where he lives through the hanging mountain corridor. Xiaodong was really afraid of being blown down by the wind, so he moved back step by step while holding onto the railing of the stone corridor.
The covered bridge soars into the sky and faces the abyss. Usually, even when the weather is clear, you can't see the bottom when looking down from under the bridge. The strong wind swirls and rolls up from the soles of the feet, and the sound of the wind is like howling ghosts and wolves.
He held on to the railing of the bridge and did not dare to let go. If he really fell, even the gods would not be able to save him.
After walking across the bridge in two quick steps, Xiaodong let out a long breath of relief.
When he got back into the house, his face was almost numb from the cold, and his hands and feet were so stiff that he couldn't control himself.
I heard my brother say that the winter in Huiliu Mountain is very cold, but I didn't expect it to be this cold. He hurried into the room, and hugged the warm wood specially prepared for him by the elder brother into his arms. It is said that this thing is produced in the far southwest, and it is a thing on an island called Linzhou. There is nothing strange about it, except that it is warm. The piece brought back by the elder brother was more than two feet long, Xiaodong carried it whole in his arms, and stuck his face on it.
"Huh..." After hugging Nuanmu for a long time, I felt like I was finally alive again.
I heard it was not the coldest time yet, and he had already wrapped everything he could wear on his body. If it got colder this day, Xiaodong wondered if he would freeze himself alive. (to be continued)