tall and rhubarb

Gao Chang kept his promise and brought the seeds of She Mie Men to Lao Weitou's village.Speaking of which, this group of elderly people in their fifties, sixties, seventies and eighties have had a lifetime of many disasters. They were not born in a good age, nor did they die in a good age.But looking at their happy faces, Gao Chang felt that his sadness was a little unnecessary. Human life is like climbing a mountain. Some mountain roads are gentle and easy to walk, while others are rough and rugged. People can really understand it by themselves, and others don't need to feel too much.

Gao Chang only gave them two packs of the seeds of She Mie Men. For those who had planted She Mie Men before, they should not have to worry about the survival rate.In addition, Gao Chang also gave them all the salt on his body, leaving only about half a catty to take with him on the road.

I heard from these old people that shortly after the accident happened, they had already prepared for the worst. When they could go out at night, they went to nearby mountain villages and small towns to collect salt and daily necessities, because many people died at that time. People also have the habit of storing salt, so they got a lot of it, and now there are still some, but no matter how difficult it is to find new supplies, they can only sit and eat.

Before leaving, Gao Chang told them that the abbot of Baohua Temple in K City is nice, and if they encounter any difficulties, they can try to go to them for help, but in the past two years, they will not be able to help them after a long time. Not staying there anymore.

What Gao Chang can do is only these things. Although he has some sympathy for their experiences and admires their optimistic attitude towards disasters, the attitude of the old people in the village to protect the calf is even more admirable, but these cannot make Gao Chang took the life and death of these people on himself.

Even if he is lucky enough to be reborn, even if he marries into the dog clan and embarks on the path of cultivation, how many people can he bear the fate of life and death?If you can protect the few important people around you with one heart and one mind, Gao Chang feels that it is already a preferential treatment from the heavens.

This way to the east, Gao Chang and Rhubarb were a little eager to return home. Although the wolf and Suobo didn't know what kind of place they were going to, they ran happily.Whether walking on the road or resting and eating, Gao Chang would often remind Dahuang and Suobo of their behaviors. After repeated corrections, these two guys finally looked like human beings now, at least they would not let each other out as soon as they met. People feel weird.

Not long after, the group of them came outside He Yun's village again. This time, Gao Chang planned to poach someone. I can't figure out the attitude of those villagers.What's more, there are still soldiers stationed in the village. Gao Chang feels that the people on the plateau are definitely not willing to let the people in this village go out. Everyone in this village is good at raising silkworms and weaving cloth. The more people work, the better they can be. Exchange more silk and quilts at a low price.

In order not to attract too much attention, Gao Chang still did not bring Rhubarb and the others into the village this time. Gao Chang observed the soldiers on duty that night outside, and found that one of them happened to be the one he had seen last time. , it's easy to do things with acquaintances.

"Hey, brother." Gao Chang stood under the corner and greeted the sleepy soldier on the wall with a moderate voice.

"Who?" The soldier shouted suddenly.

"It's me, I came here a while ago."

"Yo, it's you, brother." The soldier also realized it now. These days, everyone doesn't come out to wander around when they have nothing to do. They take turns guarding the wall, and it's rare to see a few students in a year. People, Gao Chang came back, it was not long ago, so I can't forget it for a while. "How is it? Did you find the snake and kill the door?"

"Hush." ​​Gao Chang motioned him to keep his voice down. "Put the ladder first and let me go up."

"Okay." The soldier was also refreshed. The other soldier guarding the wall with him didn't know what was going on, but he didn't say a word. He could tell that it was a good thing. Anyway, no matter what good things happen, those who see them will have a share. , his share of benefits must be indispensable.

Gao Chang climbed up to the wall in twos and twos, and the soldier asked him again if he found the snake to kill the door.

"Keep your voice down, I don't have anything in my hand, and it will be troublesome to be heard by others." Gao Chang took out a bag of seeds from his arms and gave it to the soldier, and the other who hadn't said a word also gave a bag. "This bag contains fifty seeds, you should be careful to keep them, this kind of seeds are not easy to handle."

"Hey, brother, how good is this? Look, what can we exchange with you?" The soldier did not doubt the authenticity of the seeds. You said that this year, this young man named Gao Chang, If it wasn't for the sake of killing the snake, why would you risk your life to hang out outside, just to get two packs of fake seeds to amuse yourself?If this guy really dares to hold his head to make fun of himself, then it doesn't matter if their brother sacrifices himself.

"What are you going to change? It's not easy for everyone these days. Keep it, but don't tell others." Gao Dachang waved his hand, very generous.

"That's fine, buddies, you're welcome." The man said and put the seeds into the inner pocket of his clothes. "You came back to find He Yun, right?"

"Hehe, stop by to see her." Gao Chang said casually, he reckoned that the two people must have misunderstood, but he was also happy to let these people misunderstand, otherwise why do you, a single young man, come to find a single woman? As for young people, it cannot be justified logically.

"The boss asked everyone to rush out a batch of goods before the end of this month. My son He Yun should be busy in the yard right now. You have been there once. Do you remember the way? Do you need a brother to take you there?" The two of them naturally talked very well.

"No, I remember the way." Gao Chang waved his hand, and told the two people again and again before entering the village: "Don't tell people about the seeds, otherwise it won't be enough for everyone to tear me apart." Gao Chang was afraid that if everyone in the village knew that he had the Snake Killer in his hands, and when everyone would just circle around him, how would he start his underground work?

What to do if the points are not enough, of course, they are thinking about the two packets of seeds in the hands of these two soldiers. It is not easy to live a mess, and they naturally understand this. "Absolutely don't say it, just put a hundred hearts at ease."

In this way, Gao Chang spent two packs of Snake Killing Men's seeds and entered He Yun's village without a sound.

The village is really quiet. I remember the last time I came here, it was quite lively everywhere. The adults gathered together to work and chat, and the children surrounded the adults to help join in the fun, and some were in the open space of the village. playful.But this time, the men and women in the brightly lit yards just kept their heads in their work, and the children didn't come out to play.

In the bright courtyard, there are creaking and creaking weaving sounds everywhere, and I don’t even hear a few words of people’s voices. They rarely speak, and they are always impatient and angry. It seems that the villagers of this village have recently Life is not easy.

"Tuk tuk tuk." Gao Chang walked around in He Yun's yard but couldn't find anyone, so he rang the small dilapidated house of her family.

"Who?"

"I, that, Snake Miemen." Gao Chang replied in a low voice. He wanted to report his name, and the other party might not remember it. If he said Snake Miemen, she would definitely remember it.

"Hey, here we come." The door was quickly opened, and He Yun stood at the door disheveled, looking very depressed: "I have been working day and night for more than ten days, and you came just after taking a break. Why? So, have you found the Snake Killer?"

"Are they still assigning tasks rigidly?" Isn't this bartering, at least for a few things, and it shouldn't be so desperate.

"That's not true, but the life and death of our village are all in the hands of others. Everyone wants to behave well, for fear that if one neglects, they will become backward, ha ha." This kind of atmosphere of self-insecurity is not among them. It is difficult for people to understand.

"Then you can still sleep?"

"The work is almost done. If you don't stay at the bottom of the village." She couldn't help yawning again, sitting on the bench with her back hunched, her neck stretched forward unconsciously, like all overworked people. like the poor.

"How? Did you find She Mie Men?" Seeing that Gao Chang didn't answer her question, He Yun continued to ask.

"I found it." Gao Chang took out two packs of seeds and put them on the sewing machine next to him. "But I'm here this time, and I want to discuss one thing with you."

"What's the matter?" He Yun asked, but her eyes were fixed on the two folded yellow paper bags without blinking.

"I think it's not easy for you to live here alone. Have you ever thought about going to other places?" Gao Chang didn't bother to go around and asked straight to the point.

"What do you mean?" He Yun finally raised her head and looked at Gao Chang. It was really hard for people not to think about it when a married man said this to a married woman.

"Don't get me wrong, I'm already married, ha ha." Gao Chang smiled helplessly, and continued, "I just thought, if you are willing to come to our village and teach everyone how to raise silkworms and weave cloth, you will definitely be able to occupy a place in the village. One's own place is at least respected by others."

"Respect? Then I have to live to be able to bear it." He Yun smiled helplessly. This strange man who didn't know where he came from said it easily and respected. Why doesn't she want to be respected by others? After living in the city for so many years, no matter how hard it is, I still try to maintain my dignity.

But in today's world, how does she, a weak woman, gain the respect of others? Now she hopes to use these two packets of seeds to improve her status in the village a little, but how much can these two packets of seeds bring to herself? The good thing is that if you don't take something out, it has no value at all. Once you take it out, it no longer belongs to you.

respect?Will there be respect in walking with this man?She didn't even know where he was going to take her. Would those people be friendlier than those in this village now?

"Why can't you afford it? If you know it, they won't, so naturally they have to pay for you." Gao Zhang probably knew what she was worried about. In this troubled world, when a woman goes with a strange man, safety is the first issue.

"What about after the church?" The disciples of the church starved to death of the master, and what would happen to her as a foreigner by then.

"Silkworm raising and weaving cannot be taught in a day or two. If you are worried, it doesn't matter if you prolong the time. During this time, you can manage your interpersonal relationship well. After all, as the only one in the village who can weave People, your starting point is higher than others. If they think highly of you, they will naturally not bully you very much in the future. Besides, your village is only this big. If you are still single after staying for so long, then there must be no suitable ones. , go to our village to see, if you marry someone by chance, then you will be the daughter-in-law of our village from now on, and you have taken root, what are you afraid of?"

"What's your village like?" He Yun scratched her messy hair, finally feeling a little shaken in her heart.

"It's not a big place. There are very few outsiders in the ravines. People on the plateau probably don't care about it. Deep ditches have been dug around the village, which is safer. The villagers also have bumps and bumps. They still live on the edge of the village. A small gang, used to do some business without money, now they are selling salt, their hands are not very clean, but they have nothing to do and never trouble women, they are quite righteous, and I have a little friendship."

Gao Chang didn't hide anything, and directly told her the situation in the village. No matter from the perspective of the villagers or He Yun's personal point of view, Gao Chang felt that it would be best for her to go back with him.But how to decide in the end is still He Yun's own business, he will not lie to her to go with him, let alone beg her to go with him.

"Do I have a house to live in?" She asked again.

"I'll help you arrange this. The upstairs of my house can be lifted up. I did it once before. There lived a father and son from out of town. The adult is a doctor. If you want, you can also lift up other places. Anyway, go up and down the stairs. If you don't pass by my house, you won't go into the father and son's house, and let the villagers help you clean it up."

"Where's the food?" He Yun struggled to highlight the three words again. She lives here alone, even if she knows how to raise silkworms and weave cloth, she can only exchange for some daily necessities such as salt. Salt is exchanged with the villagers, and the pressure of life is not insignificant.

"Our village is not only surrounded by houses, but also has fields, so farming is not as dangerous as yours. If you want to farm, the village will arrange it. If it is not possible, I can give you a small piece of land, anyway. These days, when the sun is shining, everything we grow can yield high yields.” The main reason is that he often goes to the mountains to hunt, and the few animals in his family are all carnivorous animals, and he can eat the things in the field by himself, and it doesn’t cost much.

"I'll think about it again." He Yun still couldn't make up her mind, as soon as she walked out of the fence, she would lose her security. If she made a mistake in this step, she might be doomed.

"If you think about it, it's sure...it won't be worse than your current life." When Gao Chang said the last half of the sentence, he still hesitated. A bad life is not something glorious. I don't want to be said so directly.But at this time, Gao Chang still hopes that this friend in his memory can face the reality bravely, and not lose his courage due to the temporary difficulties and embarrassments.

"Can you bring people?" He Yun took a deep breath, as if she had made up her mind. She also knew that rare things are more valuable. She has this craft, and she will definitely be popular in places where she can't weave. This man didn't deceive himself, so he couldn't make a mistake in this step.But...she wiped off the oil stains on her face, what is there in her current self that is worth being deceived by others?

"How many?" Gao Chang was a little confused, logically speaking, if he brought a few more people back to the village, he should be able to weave silk earlier, but he originally planned to take He Yun out of the village without anyone noticing, if there were too many people, The movement is big, and it is not certain whether you can leave easily at that time. If the matter becomes serious, it will not be good to attract the attention of the plateau.

"I don't know, I have to ask them first, you can sit here for a while." He Yun stood up after speaking. "They can all trust it, even if they don't leave, they won't expose it."

He Yun asked him to sit in this room because he probably didn't want Gao Chang to participate in their discussion. Both parties knew it in their hearts, but it would be wrong to say it clearly.

After waiting for about half an hour, He Yun came back, took Gao Chang out of the yard, walked through two alleys, and entered a small, low, broken house by the wall, with two people, one big and one small inside.The older one is a man, about 24 or [-] years old, and looks generally solid. The younger girl is only in her early teens and very thin. Both of them are the same as He Yun. exhausted.

"Then let's go." The young man said he wanted to leave without saying hello.

"What are you in a hurry for? Are things ready?" He Yun was a few years older than him, and her temperament was much more stable. She turned her head and introduced to Gao Chang. "His name is He Wenzhun. Although he is a man, he is also good at weaving. She is He Yihua, and she is also very agile."

"My name is Gao Chang." Gao Chang thought what kind of friends He Yun was talking about. It turned out that there were only two people, one big and one small. Seeing them like this, they were probably not valued very much in the village, so he took them away. If it is done, no one in the village will settle accounts with him.

"Brother Gao, I have all the silkworms ready. I will dig a small mulberry sapling outside later and feed them with young leaves. As long as there are silkworms, we can make silk." Positive, not at all worried and uneasy like He Yun.

"Okay, where do you think is the best place to turn out from?" With people, the sentinels on the wall must not be able to find out that these people are from the village at least, and they are more familiar with the terrain.

"Cross the wall? Hey, there's no need to climb the wall, we've already prepared it." He Wenzhun moved out a pile of sundries against the wall one by one, then took down a board that was placed against the wall, and kicked it. The bricks were loosely stacked on the wall, and a big hole suddenly appeared in the wall. "We have already dug this hole, but we just don't know where we can go after leaving this village."

Their house is very close to the outer wall, only about [-] to [-] centimeters apart. In that little space, a lot of weeds and vines grew. He dug the hole in the house first, and then went to dig the outer wall. , this weed grew wildly, but no one noticed it all the time.

"It turns out that you have been prepared for a long time." Gao Chang smiled and looked at He Yun, did he look like the guy he knew before.

"If you don't prepare, you can't do it. The wall is so high that it can trap people to death." The decision has been made, but He Yun let it go. Anyway, she will do her best to obey the destiny, and it's time for her to obey the destiny.

"You guys go out from here, I'll still go through the fence." The two sentries looked at Gao Chang who went in, and if he didn't come out, it would be troublesome to find him.

They made an appointment to meet in the mulberry forest, and Gao Chang went up to the wall alone. The two soldiers were very enthusiastic and asked him to stay for a few more days. Gao Chang smiled and said a few polite words to them.Before leaving, he stood on the top of the tall and strong wall and looked down. There were many dark shadows hiding murderous intentions outside the wall, and bright lights inside the wall, but also hidden murderous intentions. The safe point outside the wall, or the safe point inside the wall.