Chapter 516 The Red Dust Refinement of the Political and Taoist Association 12
The four of them walked there along the rugged mountain road, and gradually saw a terraced field filled with water, looming in the clouds and mist.
Suddenly a shout came from the terraced fields, "Who are you!"
Looking up, he saw a man with a short beard wearing a raincoat, with his trousers rolled up high, walking barefoot in the paddy field, with a fish basket hanging on his waist and a harpoon in his hand.
Jin Xiu said to him, "The imperial court has a new law. In order to prevent the enemy's spies from lurking, everyone must take a photo to record the household registration. It is not easy for you to go down the mountain. We will go up the mountain to register you in person."
After hearing this, the man had no doubt that he was there. Since the confrontation in Daqian Mingtang, Cangyan Mountain has been closed, and outsiders cannot enter or exit at will. He hurriedly jogged down and asked, "Everyone, are you still fighting outside?"
"It's going to be over soon," Jin Xiu said first when he saw what else he wanted to ask, "Won't you let us go in and have a rest?"
"Look at me," he slapped his forehead and laughed loudly, "Dear guests, distinguished guests, follow me quickly."
On the way, this man called himself Ah Fu, and introduced the seven or eight families there one by one, showing everyone their treasures, old and young.
From him alone, one can see the simplicity and purity of this ancient village in the mountains. Yi Changsheng asked, "Others have moved away, why don't you leave?"
Ah Fu rubbed his hands and said, "Oh, it was born from here, it grows from here, we can't live without it."
As he approached someone's house, he shouted loudly, "A guest is coming!"
Those who were doing laundry and choosing vegetables in their own yards, those who were cooking and embroidering in their houses, and those who were playing with clay figurines by the roadside all raised their heads and looked at them, and then warm laughter overflowed towards them.
"Where are the guests coming from? The war is over?"
"Come and sit at my house, dinner is about to be served."
"Hey, this is a happy thing. I have to kill a chicken."
Ah Fu pushed aside the uncles and aunts who were joining in the fun and led them towards his home, "I haven't seen outsiders for a long time. The villagers are a bit rude, don't be surprised."
"Ah Fu," a beautiful young woman came out of the house, holding her hand on the door frame, looking at Yi Changsheng and others curiously, "They are..."
"These are the adults in the government office. Madam, please hurry up and get a pot of good tea." Ah Fu said with a smile.
Fang Zhe looked at the twenty-eight-year-old young woman, then at Ah Fu, who was already showing signs of age, patted his shoulder and teased, "You really have a good name."
Ah Fu had a smile at the corners of his eyes, but he was as shy as a boy, "That's my wife, just call her Yun Niang."
He let several guests into the house, "Let's rest at my house first, and after the meal is over, I will let them come and get something, something..."
Jin Xiu: "Take care of yourself."
"Yes, yes, but what exactly does this do?"
"It's just a piece of bamboo board with kraft paper pasted on it, with your face drawn on it, your place of origin recorded, and the official seal stamped on it. From now on, without this thing, you can't live in a hotel, leave your county, or enter other places. County.”
Ah Fu felt that it was none of his business. They had been living in this mountain all their lives anyway. He just said out of curiosity, "New law, I haven't heard of it before."
Jin Xiu's words were profound, "The six eastern states have been implementing it for a long time, now it's your turn to Qingzhou."
Yi Changsheng left Jin Xiu to deal with the villagers, and went out for a walk. In fact, he could see all the seven or eight households at a glance, including chicken coops, pig pens, vegetable gardens, and small courtyards. Every place was ordinary and comfortable, and this was exactly what happened. , is what they feel is most wrong.
Yuan Jie kindly asked the aunt who was feeding the chickens, "Donor, have anything strange happened here?"
"Hey, something weird?" The aunt shook her head, "I've never heard of it."
Her son came out of the house, and when he heard Yuatekyu's question, his expression was startled, and a trace of wariness flashed in his eyes, "Why do you ask this?"
Pratyekabuddha did not miss his change, "The poor monk is just..."
"He was just too anxious. When the five of us went up the mountain, one of us got lost in the main village. We haven't found him yet."
Yi Changsheng suddenly took over his words, and Pratyeka could only lower his eyes, recite Amitabha, and listen to her nonsense.
The young man's eyes relaxed when he heard this, and turned into sympathy, "Many people have died there. Everyone says it is unclean. We will not go there. You should not go there anymore. After you finish your work, go down the mountain early.
I can lead you to another mountain path."
Yi Changsheng nodded, "Thank you."
"Where." The young man touched the back of his head and said with a smile, "Then I will go to work first. Call me then."
The villagers, both men and women, young and old, were all interested in the portraits. When Jin Xiu painted their heads, they all looked on with curiosity, secretly commented on the portraits, laughed and scolded them.
"Look, your eyebrows are high here."
"Really?! Oh, you go first, I'll go back and fix it."
"Ha, so ugly, not as good-looking as me."
"It doesn't look good with a pockmarked face. Hey, one of the front teeth is missing."
"Li Daniu, go and wash your face before you come back. It will embarrass me."
"Come on, good boy, tie up your braids."
When Yi Changsheng entered, he gave Jin Xiu a look, and Jin Xiu understood. He painted the heads of more than a dozen people for three hours. It was getting dark early, not to mention the short days in the mountains.
The last ray of skylight was about to die. Ah Fu looked at Jin Xiu who was about to tear up the painting and repaint it. He couldn't help but feel anxious, "It's all gone. The adults have been tired for a day and need to rest."
After driving all the villagers away, Ah Fu said to them, "I don't have many empty houses. I only have two rooms. The four adults can make do with it. Oh, by the way, I have prepared food in the kitchen.
How about going to eat now?"
"That's fine." Yi Changsheng responded.
Afu also specially prepared vegetarian dishes for Pratyekabuddha. After finishing the meal, he chatted for a few words and repeatedly warned, "My lords, there are many wild animals in the mountains, and they like to come out to make trouble at night. Make sure to block the doors and windows, and take a rest early."
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After getting everyone's consent, he packed up the dishes and returned to the house.
"What do you think, His Majesty the Crown Prince?" Yuan Jie fiddled with the beads, wondering how many thoughts he had.
"Let's take a rest early."
Pratyekabuddha didn't even look at her leaving figure and muttered the Buddha's name in a low voice, "Of course, what is supposed to come will come."
Fang Zhe stood up and said, "Brother Yu, you have to share a room with us."
They turned off the lights in the kitchen and went back to the house.
Ah Fu reminded them to close the doors and windows tightly, but Yi Changsheng took a look and saw that the windows in the house had been sealed with wooden bars. Looking closely at the condition of the cross-sections, it was estimated that they had been sealed within half a year.
"Are there any problems with these families?" Zhan Changfeng tilted the window frame, holding an Yihua sword in his hand.
"We'll find out later." Yi Changsheng broke off a piece of wood with his bare hands. The window pane behind it seemed to have suffered some kind of attack and was almost completely damaged. You could directly see the scene outside. The sky was a bit thick and sticky this night.
Dark and silent.
At a glance, every house is closed and there are no lights.
"It's not the time of Xu, it's too early to rest." Yi Changsheng ignored the broken window and turned off the light, sitting cross-legged on the couch. Zhan Changfeng did not move, but closed his eyes slightly and leaned against the window.
repose.
After waiting for another two hours, seeing that the night was still quiet, Yi Changsheng quietly went out, sneaked into the courtyard of a certain house, and touched the door. His hands were cold, and there was an iron lock on the door.
Zhan Changfeng raised his eyebrows, "How could that happen?" Aren't these people all in the house? Who locked them up?
I checked several more houses and found that all the doors were locked from the outside, and the windows were sealed airtight.
Yi Changsheng jumped up to the roof, opened the tiles and looked down. In the darkness, he could vaguely see a figure wrapped in a quilt lying on the couch. He checked his breathing, but there was no heartbeat or breathing.
At this time, a gloomy wind blew up from behind. She turned around and looked around, and saw dozens of shadows staggering towards here on the rugged mountain road leading to the main village under the dim moonlight.
Yue Jie, who was meditating in the room, suddenly opened his eyes. Jin Xiu Fang had no intention of sleeping at all. Seeing him open his eyes, they all stood up and pressed their hands firmly on their knives.
Jin Xiu, "Master Yuanyajue, what happened?"
Yuan Jie nodded and walked out of the house first.
Jin Xiu followed closely. When Fang Chue stepped out, he couldn't help but look back. He saw a piece of paper with a portrait falling from the table. For a moment, he felt that the head on the paper was pale and hollow, with a strange feeling.
He smiled. When he looked at it again, the head was still the same, nothing unusual.
Maybe he was too nervous. Fang Zhe shook his head and hurriedly chased after Yuan Jie.