Time flies, and more than half a month has passed.
During this period of more than half a month, Lin Xi and his party walked through mountains and forests, across wilderness, through barren valleys, and passed through many villages and towns.
There is a saying that goes: A place of water and soil breeds a person.
Different places have different customs and customs, but I have seen a lot of interesting things.
Bang!
The carriage was driving on the dirt road when it suddenly made a loud noise.
Leorio quickly got out of the car to check the situation. Upon seeing this, he immediately frowned.
"Why don't you leave?" Bai Yueguang asked from inside the carriage.
"The car broke down." Leorio said helplessly.
"Ah? Is it broken?" Bai Yueguang jumped out of the car, "Where is it broken?"
The journey was going well, and the distance we were walking was fairly flat. Why did the car break down?
"The wheel is cracked."
Leorio said as he leaned down.
The wheel on the left side was completely broken. Upon closer inspection, even the transmission bearings were cracked.
Think about it, after walking such a long way, there are mountain roads and mud pits, so it is normal for it to break down.
"Can it be fixed?"
Bai Yueguang also took a decent look, but she was a layman and couldn't judge the extent of the car's damage at this moment.
Leorio looked back and forth. There was no village in front of the place, no store in the back, and not even a passing vehicle could be seen on the road.
It’s difficult!
Seeing that Leorio didn't speak, Bai Yueguang could probably guess that the situation was not very good.
"How far is it until we get to the next town?" Bai Yueguang asked.
"According to the map, there should be a village not far away. I can go over and invite people to come here and take a look." Leorio said.
At this time, Lin Xi and others also got off the carriage one after another.
"The car is broken down. We need to find someone to repair it." Bai Yueguang hurriedly explained the situation.
"Wait a minute, a carriage is coming from behind." Lin Xi said suddenly after a short moment of silence.
After everyone waited for a while, they saw an old man driving a carriage loaded with hay.
The old man was from a nearby village. When he came closer, he slowly stopped the carriage.
"This car is seriously damaged! You guys came from far away, right?"
The old man glanced at the wheel and could make a rough guess.
"Old sir, do you know where there is a car repair shop nearby?" Leorio asked politely.
"I can't afford to be an 'old gentleman', I'm just an ordinary farmer."
The old man smiled coquettishly and said: "I'm afraid your car won't be able to move. Let's do this. If you don't mind, I'll take you to our village to have a rest. I'll ask someone to come over and take a look later. I'm afraid this car is more than just damaged.
A place needs to be inspected carefully, otherwise there will be hidden dangers."
"Then thank you, old man."
In this way, everyone sat in the old man's carriage, staggering towards the village.
The car is filled with thick and soft green grass. Sitting on it is not only comfortable, but you can also smell a unique fragrance.
Leorio did not ride in the carriage. He untied the three horses and followed slowly behind the carriage.
Although the village was not too far away on the map, it took nearly an hour to walk before I could see the village with dozens of households in the distance.
When the old man drove his carriage into the village, he immediately attracted many people to watch.
"grandfather!"
The old man stopped the car in front of a fenced yard, and immediately a little boy ran out of the room.
The little boy was young, only six or seven years old. Suddenly seeing so many unfamiliar faces, he shrank back into the room out of fear.
Then I heard him shouting into the room with a sweet voice: "Sister, mom, come and see, grandpa has brought a lot of people."
It was not long before two more people walked out of the room.
A peasant woman in her thirties still had an apron on her body, which was stained with flour. She was probably cooking.
The other was a little girl of eleven or twelve years old, who looked very well-behaved and sensible. She was holding her younger brother while looking at Lin Xi and the others.
"Dad, these are..."
The woman was also startled by this battle.
In their village, there was usually not even a single stranger, but now, her father had brought so many at once.
Even with her limited knowledge, she could tell that these people were not simple.
"These people's carriage broke down on the road." The old man did not explain much.
At this time, Bai Yueguang and others jumped down from the grass carriage one after another.
"Guests, please come and sit inside. I'll find someone to help you take a look at the car."
After the old man parked the carriage, he did not forget to feed the three horses that Leorio had brought with him.
"Guests, please come in and rest. There is nothing to entertain at home." The woman looked a little embarrassed.
"Excuse me!"
Lin Xi spoke and at the same time smiled at the little boy who peeked over.
"Sister, is that little brother sick? His face is greener than his father." The little boy asked the sister beside him in a low voice.
Although he spoke quietly, everyone present heard him.
Lin Xi was speechless for a while, this is my natural color, okay?
Bai Yueguang burst out laughing. She smiled at the little boy and asked, "How old are you, little guy?"
The little boy did not answer. Instead, his attention was attracted by the wagging tail behind Bai Yueguang.
Bai Yueguang knew what he was thinking, turned sideways, showed the white tail behind her openly, and said with a smile: "Sister, this tail is real, haven't you seen it before?"
The little boy nodded subconsciously.
Everyone was invited into the house by the woman.
This is a house made of wood as the main body. The space inside is quite large, but the light is not very good, and there is still a smell of soup in the air.
"You guys sit here for a while while I go prepare some food."
The woman was not good at socializing, so she happened to be cooking, so she took the opportunity to enter the kitchen inside.
"Auntie, let me help you!" Bai Yueguang followed into the kitchen.
A woman's panicked voice immediately came from inside: "No... no need, I will do it myself!"
"Auntie, don't be polite, I just want to learn some crafts secretly!"
"That...that..."
"Auntie, are you going to knead the dough? I can help..."
"Auntie, this sauce smells very strange. Can you teach me how to make it?"
"Auntie, what is this thing for?"
Bai Yueguang asked a series of questions, which made the woman a little overwhelmed.
Now I finally know why Bai Yueguang cooks a lot of delicious food.
This girl, it turned out that she studied art everywhere!
Lin Xi and the others who stayed outside had nothing to do. At this time, the little girl brought a plate of specialty fruits.
"Sister, are you an elf?"
The little girl came to Liuying Rose and blinked her big, watery eyes, as if she was expecting something.
Liuying Rose was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said: "That's right!"
"Sister, do you know magic?" the little girl asked again.
"Of course I will."
In order to liven up the atmosphere, Liuying Rose waved her arm gently, and a breeze suddenly rose in the room, rolling the little girl's hair and clothes.
"Is this wind magic?"
The little girl's eyes seemed to be shining, and her voice was much louder.
"yes!"
"Sister, can I ask you some questions?" The little girl looked at Liuying Rose expectantly.
"What do you want to ask?"
The little girl didn't say anything directly. She ran into the back room and came out with a cloth bag in her hand.
At this moment, everyone's eyes were focused on the little girl's hands.
The little girl placed the cloth bag on the table, then opened it layer by layer, revealing a cowhide book.
"elder sister!"
The little girl's cheeks were flushed, and it was obvious that she was extremely excited at the moment.
"What is this?"
Liuying Rose stared at the cowhide book in the little girl's hand.
The outside of this cowhide notebook must have turned white due to frequent reading, and the inside was bulging, as if there were some other things inside.
The little girl opened the cowhide book, which was filled with dense notes. If she looked carefully, she found that there were also some sketches of magic circles.
"Sister, can you tell me what's on this page? I can't understand it." The little girl stared at Liuying Rose expectantly.
Liuying Rose was stunned again.
The content recorded in this cowhide notebook is very complicated and messy, including insights and opinions about magic, records of some anecdotes, and more of information notes on terrain exploration.
"Little sister, where did you get this thing?" Liuying Rose asked curiously.
"Picked it up!"
"Picked it up?"
"Yeah! I picked it up when I was fetching spring water with my mother."
"Do you recognize all the words on this?" Liuying Rose asked again.
"I learned writing from several uncles." The little girl answered all questions.
Liuying Rose did not ask who those uncles were, her attention fell on the cowhide book again.
She could tell that this little girl was very interested in magic, but this cowhide book was not an enlightenment book for magic apprentices.
"You want to learn magic?"
Liuying Rose bent down and stared into the little girl's eyes.
"I want to! But... learning magic is too expensive. Our family can't even afford books."
When the little girl said this, there was obvious loss in her eyes.
For ordinary civilians with an annual income of only a few gold coins, they simply cannot afford to support their children to learn magic.
"How about this? How about my sister giving you a magic book that you can understand?" Liuying Rose said suddenly.
"real?"
The little girl's big eyes were full of excitement.
Liuying Rose took out a magic book for enlightenment directly from the storage ring.
I originally bought this enlightenment magic book for Shan Na. Now Shan Na no longer needs it, so I can give it to this little girl.
Looking at the golden magic cover, the little girl's breathing quickened.
But when Liuying Rose handed her the enlightenment book, the little girl took two steps back, shook her head and said, "Mom doesn't let me accept other people's things."
"Just think of this as a thank you gift for hosting us." Liuying Rose said with a smile.
"I..." It was obvious that the little girl wanted to accept it, but she said, "I'll ask my mother."
After saying that, he actually ran into the kitchen.
After a while, the woman followed the little girl and walked out.
"Distinguished guests, how can our Ye Zizi accept such an expensive gift from you? This is absolutely impossible!"
The woman once asked someone for consultation. The cheapest magic enlightenment book costs hundreds of gold coins.
"This is not valuable, so please accept it!"
"I can't do it, I can't do it!"
The woman quickly excused herself.
"How about this," Liuying Rose looked at the leather notebook in the little girl's hand, "How about I exchange this book for that note?"
"this?"
"Okay, exchange!"
The little girl didn't give her mother any time to think, and directly handed over the leather notebook.
"This child!" the woman was about to dissuade her.
Liuying Rose interrupted with a busy smile: "Maybe I even took advantage!"
How could the woman not know that the other party was deliberately giving her a setback?
She also asked someone to read the cowhide book. It was just a random note. The content in it was messy and disorganized. Many descriptions of magic were just a few words and had no value at all.
As a daughter, she was a treasure all day long and looked forward to learning magic from her every night.
The little girl got the enlightenment magic book and happily ran to the side to read it.
Liuying Rose hurriedly added: "If you don't understand anything, you can ask me."
The woman saw all this and felt that she really met a noble person today.
"Auntie," at this time, Bai Yueguang's voice came from the kitchen, "it's already steaming. Do you want to turn it over?"
The woman knew that rice was still being cooked in the pot, so she hurriedly returned to the kitchen.
"Sister, sister, what's going on with this 'element perception'?"
The little girl didn't recognize life at this moment. When she saw something she didn't understand, she ran over and asked Liuying Rose.
"If you want to use magic, in addition to meditating to improve your mental power, you must also be able to perceive the elemental energy with corresponding attributes..."
Liuying Rose explained patiently.
At this moment, a violent coughing sound suddenly came from the room inside.
Immediately afterwards, the little boy who was very afraid of strangers ran out in a panic.
"Sister, sister...Dad is vomiting blood again..."
The little girl quickly ran inside.
Then, another coughing sound came.
No need to ask, everyone can guess that the little girl's father should be in this room, and he seems to be seriously ill.
"Yi Zi, are there any guests at our house?"
Lying on the bed in the back room was a man with a sallow complexion and weak muscles. He spoke weakly.
It turns out that the little girl is called "Yi Zi", and naming her in rural areas is really random.
"Grandpa brought it because there were a lot of guests. Their car broke down and Grandpa went to find someone."
The little girl briefly explained the situation.
At this moment, the curtains opened and Lin Xi walked in.
The man on the bed suddenly saw a little green man appear in his field of vision. He was so excited that he coughed again.
"I have no other intention, I just came here to see if I can help."
While Lin Xi was speaking, a light healing technique was cast.