sinking into sand

What happened to the witch Zhu Poma's beliefs, no one knows.

What Yu Sha didn't expect was that the first common language between him and Larry Lark came from this Granny Wu Zhu, whose beliefs were somewhat confused.

"She's interesting, isn't she?"

When he said this, Lan Bailing was taking Yu Sha to collect water and herbs in a mountain stream.I don't know if the forests here are sparsely populated or because the water and soil are rich, but all of them grow extremely tall, reaching straight into the clouds.

Lan Bailing wiped off a thin layer of sweat from his forehead, and said, "She grew up with your grandmother, and is the smartest person in Yunshui Village. She can memorize Zhongyuan's books after reading them once. There are many novel ones. Things, such as waterwheels and rigging for donkeys, she read from books and then arranged for everyone to do it. Because of her, life in Yunshui Village is much better than other places."

Yu Sha imitated Lan Bailing's way of cutting weeds, and when she heard her mention this, he subconsciously answered: "Is there any other villages in Lange?"

"Yes." Lan Bailing took out a scythe and cut the weeds in front of him: "Going into the mountains, there is Qiongya Village, and there are Duolan Village and Heishan Village in the lower reaches of the river. Just like you in the Central Plains, the relationship is not harmonious. "

Yu Sha laughed when he heard this, knowing that Lark was talking about the northern region, the Lijiang River and the imperial court, and said, "The life in this mountain is so comfortable, relying on the mountains and rivers, you can eat and drink without worrying about it, why is there no harmony?"

Lan Bailing cut a path with a sickle, and said: "Because people think differently. The witch Zhu Poma of Yunshui Village advocates contacting the outside world. The people of Heishan Village advocate avoiding the world, and the people of Dola Village are separated from the people of Heishan Village They are close, and both sides use the same water source, so there are often conflicts. There is also Qiongya Village—"

As she spoke, she raised her chin and raised her chin to the side of the forest: "They live by hunting, and they think that Yunshui Village drives poisonous insects too evil, and they always spit at us every time they see them."

Yu Sha suddenly heard such a specific yet childish annoying way, he couldn't help but smile while laughing.

Hearing his laughter, Lan Bailing said happily: "How about it, Lange is better than outside."

Yu Sha hesitated and hummed.

Lange is very good, even the mountains and rivers seem to have no constraints, and he can grow into an arrogant look casually.The plants are even more savage, as if they are competing with something unknown, wishing that each leaf looks different.

It was only then that Yu Sha had some idea of ​​the story about offering treasures in exchange for books that Lan Bailing said.With such a precious mountain and so many rare and rare herbs, it seems that it is not unimaginable to be able to convince the emperor who is far away in Dingzhou.

The two continued to walk in the mountains. Lange's days were long and often wobbly, and ten days passed.

When Guan Lan woke up completely, his injuries were almost healed.

He didn't get up in a hurry, and first used his internal energy to run around to confirm how many hidden wounds remained in his body, and then he left Yu Yun to look at the room he was in.

Yu Sha followed Lan Bailing out to collect herbs, but he was not there at this time.The morning light shone in through the gaps in the windows and thatched roofs, illuminating even the motes of dust.

In order to heal Guan Lan's wounds, Yu Sha kept the house very tidy. A bamboo basket of bamboo charcoal was placed at the foot of the house to remove dampness, and dried wormwood was also hung on the wall.There is a faint herbal aroma in the air.

Guan Lan sat up, felt the state of her body, and got out of bed after confirming that there was nothing serious.

He had been lying in bed for a while, and his limbs were weak, but it didn't affect him walking around.He got out of bed, put on the Lange-style straw sandals by the bed without knowing it, walked around the room, pushed open the side door of this small room, and entered the hall.

In the hall, the Pudala Mountain God, who is in charge of insects, snakes, rats and ants, is accepting offerings from Grandma Wu Zhu.A handful of dried medicinal herbs were crushed into powder, placed in the bowl in front of the mountain god, and burned little by little.

Grandma Wu Zhu noticed that Guan Lan had woken up, and she didn't turn her head back, but raised her voice and asked, "Little Lang, come and help me, the old lady, when I wake up."

Guan Lan walked over when he heard the words, and sat on a futon on the ground. Grandma Wu Zhu shared a handful of herbs with him and instructed him how to crush them.

The two had never met each other before, but it was very harmonious to just crush the medicinal herbs in front of the mountain god statue with just one sentence.

Grandma Wu Zhu smiled when she saw that although Guan Lan was not skilled, she still tried her best to grind the herbs into the shape she wanted.

The child was seriously injured, and was abducted by Lan Bailing all the way to a strange place. Thinking about it, he had a lot of doubts in his heart.But he was not in a hurry, and he was not in a hurry to judge where this place was, calmly like a deep spring.This kind of heart is indeed more joyful than that appearance.

She continued to do her own work unhurriedly, turned her head to stop looking at Guan Lan, and asked, "Xiao Langjun, after the injury is healed, is there a place to go?"

Guan Lan continued to grind the herbs without speaking.

Seeing that he didn't answer, Grandma Wu Zhu smiled and said, "Since Xiao Lang has already made up his mind, I don't need to ask any more questions. I just don't know if Xiao Sha knows about Lang Jun's plan."

At this moment, Guan Lan's hand grinding the herbs stopped for a moment. He didn't know whether he was hesitant or surprised by the address Grandma Wu Zhu called Yu Sha.But he didn't hesitate for too long, and replied directly: "He will go with me."

This made Granny Wu Zhu laugh, "You are so domineering."

This is undoubtedly the tone of the elders towards the younger generation. Most of the elders that Guan Lan has experienced in this life are as vigorous and uncompromising as Guan Jingyue, and it is rare to meet someone who likes to joke like Granny Wu Zhu.He thought for a moment, felt that he was able to communicate more or less, and simply said it.

"He still has a lot of things to take care of in his heart, and I still have a lot of places I haven't been to."

Grandma Wu Zhu nodded: "Young people have their own ideas, so they naturally want to travel far. But people are always tired, and when they are tired, do they still want to continue walking?"

It was rare for Guan Lan to be insulted by someone, and she was a little confused.

He has been on the road since he was a child.Whether it was from going south with the Guan family army and then getting lost, or later trying to escape in Quehuo.Not to mention traveling around the world later.The word "rest" seems to have never been considered in his life. He always does one thing after another, and does it whenever he wants to do it. He never feels tired or hard.

"What else can a person do if he doesn't move forward?" Guan Lan asked back: "Only when a person makes a choice will he not regret it."

Grandma Wu Zhu piled a handful of hay in the brazier in front of the shrine, and the smoke rose up. She spoke through the fog, and she seemed to have a bit of divinity.

She said: "Xiao Langjun, you have fought the world bravely and bravely until now, do you really not regret anything you have done?"

Her gaze looked over through the smoke, obviously the old man's eyeballs were a little cloudy.Guan Lan felt that he was seen through by those eyes, as if they had never met before, and the old lady in front of her could see the people and things he met in the past through this body.In those chaotic and noisy world affairs, he found a little bit of his guilty conscience of going his own way.

It was rare for Guan Lan to feel the real embarrassment of being counted down.In the past, when Guan Jingyue taught him a lesson, he only regarded those words as tough dogma, which went in one ear and came out in the other, and he resisted with ease.

But now, this Wu Zhu's mother-in-law only said a few words, but it seemed to have exposed a layer of skin that he had always pretended not to care about.

Guan Lan thought for a moment.He has never been an awkward person, and admitting and admitting mistakes is only related to the matter itself.He looked at the blurred statue in front of him through the lingering smoke, as if some words were not so difficult to speak in front of the god.

"Have."

Guan Lan said quietly.

"I don't know, is it because I pushed too fast, or from the very beginning, when I met him in Zhulin Temple, I made a mistake."

"I never thought that he would kill like that."

The voice fell, and outside the door of the hut, Lan Bailing looked at Yu Sha whose face had cooled down in an instant, and couldn't say any words of comfort in his mouth.

Yu Sha stood there, quietly watching Guan Lan's back for a long time.

Finally, he put the herbs in his arms on the ground at the door of the hut, and left quietly.