Mr. Shi led the owner to the shack. The Master pointed to his pocket and said, "You two can carry it back separately." Mr. Shi burst into tears and knelt down to kowtow. The three mages waved their hands, and the sword-bearing mage said: "Please be patient and kowtow, we still have something to discuss."
Master Negi Jian waved to the woman in white not far away and shouted, "Come here!" The Master picked up a bowl of meat, handed it to her and said, "It's freezing in the sky. Eat some to keep the cold away." The woman frowned and said: "My whole family is starving, how can I eat!" Master Negijian smiled and said: "I will solve it for you!" Then the woman was willing to eat.
After eating, the mage with the sword pointed at Mr. Shi and the fellow villagers who were eating meat, and said: "Tell everyone why you are standing not far away." The woman then said: "I am the rat king of the mountains. The mountains were covered by heavy snow, and the children had no food and were about to die of cold and hunger. I wanted to buy some food, but no one would sell it to me. It happened that the father-in-law Shi’s family lost food, and everyone insisted that it was me. Now I invite you to come without end. Sanjue, I know very well the magician’s methods. If I am really believed to be the one who did it, I’m afraid there will be a danger of annihilation. That’s why I came here specifically to bear witness.”
The short mage picked his teeth and said to Mr. Shi: "Rat prepares food in the autumn. Now that she has no food, it means that she did not steal the food from your fields in the past. Everyone has wronged them and put them in danger of annihilation." . Let’s do this, the three of us will be the guarantee and sell them some grain. If the weather is bad next year and the village is short of grain, I will be responsible for asking them to use this grain money to buy the same kilogram of grain to make up for it. How? ? Of course, if she can’t do it, we will do it when the time comes!”
Before Mr. Shi could say anything, all the villagers agreed in unison.
After talking about Shijia Village, let’s talk about the imperial examination next year. It is said that there was a scholar named Qiao Yu. Qiao Yu went to Beijing to take the exam, but he didn't want to delay his trip, so he had no choice but to go through the mountain to save a lot of time on the shortcut. It's just that there are two to three hundred miles in the deep mountains and old forests without human habitation, so Mr. Qiao is anxious and plans to take the risk. But when we entered the mountain, we found that the road was more difficult than imagined. But now that I have chosen this path, I can only grit my teeth and persist. As I was walking forward this day, I saw a puff of white smoke rising in the distance in front of me.
Qiao Yu followed the white smoke and saw three people in strange clothes setting up a grill to barbecue game on the hillside. The three of them were eating, drinking and laughing. Mr. Qiao is a well-educated man. When he saw someone on the road ahead, he hurried forward and bowed. Unexpectedly, after Mr. Qiao stepped forward, the three strangers were stunned when they saw him, and then whispered to themselves at the same time: "What the hell?!" It was obvious that the three of them were very surprised and surprised to see Qiao Yu.
The one with the shortest head among the three people stepped forward first and waved his hand: "You can't go any further!" Mr. Qiao hurriedly asked: "Why?" The young man carrying the sword among the three stood up, with complicated eyes. After looking at Mr. Qiao for a few times, he said immediately: "There are no people in the two or three hundred miles ahead. You, a weak scholar, may be in danger when you come to this inaccessible place." Qiao Yu smiled and said, "Aren't the three brothers from here?" Came here?"
The last one of the three, the tall and heroic young man, replied: "The three of us passed by together, and we are charlatans, so evil spirits dare not invade!" Mr. Qiao smiled and said: "It is not easy to rush for the exam. If you miss it, We have to wait for a few more years. If the three brothers can survive, then the young student can also survive." The three young men looked at each other, exchanged glances, and finally shook their heads helplessly. Then the tall and heroic young man picked up the freshly roasted meat from the grill and handed it to Mr. Qiao, saying, "Since we can't persuade you, we won't force you. The road is rough, so take more supplements." physical strength."
Qiao Yu thanked him repeatedly, but he had to go up the mountain to barbecue. The young man carrying the sword suddenly stopped Qiao Yu: "Brother, stay here." Qiao Yu turned around and looked at this man, but saw that the young man carrying the sword had a wooden box in his hand. "The journey here is difficult and dangerous, so take this thing with you. Take it out in case of danger, or you can block it!" The young man with the sword threw the wooden box in his hand towards Mr. Qiao, who hurriedly caught it and put it in his arms, and said goodbye.
After bidding farewell to the three young men, Mr. Qiao walked for an hour and sat on a stone to rest. Thinking of the gift given by the young man carrying the sword, he took it out from his arms and opened it. He saw that the wooden box contained a piece of talisman paper. Mr. Qiao smiled and boasted that he had read poetry and books, but he never believed in these evil things. Then I thought about how the other party also had good intentions and should not be let down both emotionally and rationally, so I took her into my arms and continued on my way.
The road is becoming more and more rugged and the mountains are covered with trees. Or it would be more appropriate to say that there is no road at all. The sun sets in the west and the lunar sky gradually rises. From time to time, dark clouds covered the moon, and I saw that I could no longer leave.
Looking around, the shadows of the trees are mottled. Qiao Yu was about to find a place to sleep outdoors when he vaguely heard the sound of a woman crying. Looking for the sound of crying, I saw through the moonlight that it was a woman sitting on a rock crying. When I got closer, I saw that the woman was as beautiful as a flower, with all kinds of charm. Where did such beauty come from in the barren mountains and wild ridges? Although Mr. Qiao didn't believe in evil spirits, he still felt that something was wrong. However, I felt in my heart that it was better to stay away, so I turned around to leave.
"Young master, help me!" The woman's voice came from behind. Mr. Qiao turned around and asked, "Who are you? Why are you here?" The woman replied: "The little girl is from Taojiazhuang on the other side of the mountain. Follow me. My father went to a relative's house for a blind date. Unexpectedly, he encountered a fierce beast in the mountains and his father died. The little girl sprained her foot while escaping. She has been trapped here for a day and a night, thirsty and hungry. Seeing that she is dead, please have mercy on me!" Mr. Qiao is He is a kind person and never believes in evil spirits. Hearing the sincerity of what the woman said, he felt compassion. He comforted her with kind words and promised to carry her out of the mountain.
After carrying the woman on her back, the woman hugged Mr. Qiao's neck and said softly: "Thank you so much for saving your life, Mr. Qiao. Since the little girl can't get married, I would like to pledge myself to you. Please don't dislike me, Mr. Qiao." Mr. Qiao only said. I feel that the voice of this woman's Yanyu orioles is so refreshing that I can't help but feel distraught. But because of the scholar's face, he still said politely: "It's just a trivial matter, it's not important, Miss, you don't have to be like this!"
Unexpectedly, the woman said: "Is it because the young master dislikes the ugly appearance of the little girl?" Mr. Qiao just explained quickly: "No. The young lady is like a fish and a wild goose, and avoids the moon and shames the flowers. But in this way, others will definitely say that I take advantage of others' danger, which is not the way of a gentleman!" The woman After teasing him many times, Mr. Qiao just couldn't fall for it.
Seeing that Mr. Qiao was not moved, and the woman didn't know what tricks she used, Mr. Qiao suddenly felt that he was so excited that he couldn't control himself. Qiao Yu complained repeatedly in his heart and quickly put the woman down, took out some water and took a few sips. A splash of cold water made me sober up.
At this time, the woman said again: "In this wilderness, you and I are alone. No matter what you say, no one will believe it. It's better to just let nature take its course and make the lie come true!" After that, she came to hold Mr. Qiao's hand. Mr. Qiao hurriedly took two steps back and said: "Men and women are not intimate, please respect yourself, young lady!" The woman saw that all kinds of temptations were in vain, her eyebrows stood up and her almond-shaped eyes widened! Just as he was about to say something, a burst of laughter came, "You're in trouble this time, hahaha..."
I saw two more women walking out from behind the tree. Mr. Qiao had never believed in evil spirits, but this time he believed it. How could it be possible for such three women to appear in the barren mountains and ridges, and yet they were all so beautiful? This must be something evil and ghostly! Thinking of this, Qiao Yu was so frightened that he turned around and ran away.
"Master, don't leave me..." Qiao Yu looked back and saw that the woman grabbed the front of her clothes and pulled her back. With a "pop" sound, the wooden box in his arms fell to the ground. Only then did Mr. Qiao remember what the young man with the sword said earlier. The wooden box fell onto the rock and broke into two pieces, revealing the talisman inside. When the talisman appeared, a golden light suddenly burst out from the talisman! The three women screamed "Ah" at the same time and disappeared instantly. Mr. Qiao also fainted from fright.
I don't know how long it took, but Mr. Qiao woke up from the raindrops. It turned out to be raining. My ears were filled with the sound of raindrops falling, and everything was dark. Mr. Qiao groped around, climbed under a tree and leaned against the trunk, looking forward to dawn. The mountain rain was cold, making Qiao Yu shiver with the cold. At this time, the days were not passing like years, but the time was passing.
Only then did Master Qiao regret not listening to the advice of the young man carrying the sword. You can catch up with the next issue of the scientific examination, but if your life is gone, you won't be able to catch up with any issue. But what's the use of regret, I just look forward to an early morning. Fortunately, the rain stopped, and Mr. Qiao felt a little better. After a while, the moon appeared. Mr. Qiao suddenly remembered the talisman and hurriedly crawled over to look for it. Seeing in the hazy state that the talisman had long been blurred, Mr. Qiao suddenly felt as if he had been struck by lightning and was almost in despair. He leaned against the tree trunk in a daze, not knowing whether he was dead or alive.
Just like this, the white fish belly was exposed in the east, and the sound of birds gradually came from the surroundings. Mr. Qiao's soaked clothes were already half dry from his own body temperature. Still feeling uncomfortable, he stumbled up and walked forward. After walking for about half an hour, I found that I was back to the same place and lost. Mr. Qiao sat on the ground in despair. He accidentally saw something white in front of him. He got up and took a closer look. There were three mountain peach trees connected on the hillside, with many bones hanging on the branches! By this time, he didn't even have the courage to run anymore and collapsed on the ground.