Otherworldly Farmhouse

Sure enough, there were a lot of fish in the reed pond, big fish and small fish, Tang Anwen would collect a cormorant every few minutes, and the fish basket on the bamboo raft was soon filled to half.Tang Anwen was very happy with today's harvest, so he knocked on the bamboo raft. The cormorants had been trained, and the order to serve food was still clear, so they all got out of the water nimbly, and then climbed out of the water with a little clumsiness. bamboo raft.

Tang Anwen stretched out his hand to untie the rope around the cormorant's neck, and fed the small fish picked out from the bamboo raft to the cormorant one by one. Hearing the osprey's happy cry, he fed them until they were half full, which was regarded as a reward. hard work.After resting for a cup of tea, Tang Anwen tied the necks of the cormorants again and drove them into the water to catch fish.

Soon the fish basket was full, Tang Anwen knocked on the bamboo raft, and the number of times of knocking was different. The cormorants knew that it was time to call it a day, and quickly rushed out of the water, standing on the bamboo raft one by one like waiting Check the guards.Tang Anwen finally put away the ropes tied around their necks, which indicated that these ospreys would no longer be working today.

In fact, other people's ospreys are not treated so well. Most people rely on them to eat, and they are only half-fed during the day. Otherwise, the cormorants will not try to catch fish when they are full, and only in the evening After returning home, the owner will point out the small fish on the hour to feed the cormorants who have worked hard all day to catch fish, otherwise they will starve to death, and the loss will be to release the murlocs.

Tang Anwen pushed forward with the bamboo pole, and the bamboo raft slowly rowed towards the waterway where he came. Now the cormorants, who have finished their work, flapped their wings and cleaned their feathers leisurely. Calling, I don't know what to talk about, or who catches bigger fish today, and who catches more times.

Humming a little song, Tang Anwen slowly turned the corner while supporting the bamboo raft. He kept pushing towards the back. Under the clear water and blue sky, one's mood can always become extraordinarily cheerful.Gradually, Tang Anwen frowned. He remembered that it hadn't been long since he had been in the reed marsh, like half a cup of tea, but now he had at least one cup of tea. The entire row of swaying reeds seemed quite far away.

Gradually Tang Anwen became anxious, he knew that he might have lost his way.He has turned many waterways, and he has been paddling in this direction all the time, but now Tang Anwen can't find Huaishui Lake at all.Now he seems to have entered a kingdom of reeds, all he sees are reeds, except for the thin water channels under the bamboo rafts, there are countless reeds on his left, right, front, and back, they sway with the breeze, rustling The sound was like mocking Tang Anwen's intrusion of a different kind.

Tang Anwen found a direction to support the bamboo raft, and he was accompanied by only a bamboo basket of fish and four cormorants that were full and leisurely standing on the bamboo raft.

Tang Anwen entered one waterway after another with a bamboo raft, but no matter what he couldn't do without the reeds. After passing through more than a dozen waterways, Tang Anwen had no choice. He began to mark the waterways and tied the reeds with cormorant ropes. , he felt that something bad might have happened to him, and he would be able to tell the difference if he turned back.Based on Tang Anwen's knowledge, he has heard of ghosts hitting the wall. Aren't they all on land or on mountains?Never heard of such a thing in the water.

Tang Anwen was already very tired after going through several waterways. He couldn't even lift his hands. The bottom of the reeds was full of mud. Every time the bamboo pole was pushed down and pulled up, it took a lot of effort. Yes. For Tang An Wuwen, it was a huge physical labor.

At this time, Tang Anwen regretted a little. He shouldn't have rushed into the reeds recklessly. He should have fished on the lake not far from home, instead of running so far, just to lay a basket of fish. It's really not worth it for him to fall into the current situation.At this time, Tang Anwen knew very well that he must have lost his way. He tied four ropes on the reeds along the way, but he didn't see any of them for so long. Tang Anwen thought that he might be getting farther and farther away from home at this time up.

Panting and sitting on the bamboo raft, Tang Anwen felt that he should take a rest and clear his mind, otherwise he would not even be able to get out of the reeds in Nuoda today.

Time passed by, and the sun was shining brightly on his head. When Tang Anwen came out, he would never have thought that he would encounter such a thing as getting lost. He thought he would be able to go back in an hour or two at most, so he packed lightly, let alone food, He didn't even bring a water bottle.

He smashed his mouth, Tang Anwen was already a little thirsty at the moment, but he didn't want the lake water, the lake water was not disinfected, who knows what he would drink into his stomach, there are hospitals in modern times that can treat it, but in ancient times, he could drink it into his stomach It is obviously impossible to find out the leeches, let alone those parasites that cannot even be seen.

Tang Anwen looked up at the bright sun in the sky. The only advantage of these reeds is that they can provide a little shade, otherwise he would be dehydrated under the sun.

After resting enough, Tang Anwen worked up his strength again and continued to set off. This time he walked in the direction of the water flow, and he walked in one direction, hoping to prop up the bamboo rafts away from the reeds and reach the water surface. Otherwise, in these densely packed waterways He can never get out.

Tang Anwen hoped to meet someone here, and if there was someone he knew well, he could take him out. At this time, Tang Anwen already understood that this reed marsh was a natural labyrinth. Going out is harder than climbing to the sky. Every waterway looks exactly the same. Could it be that Uncle Chen was also fishing outside the reed marshes that day? Uncle Chen probably didn’t go in because he was afraid of getting lost.

Mu Feng looked at the bright sun outside the house, it was almost noon at this time, Tang Anwen had been out for a long time, why hadn't come back, Mu Feng was a little worried, something happened to Ah Wen and he was delayed on the lake.Logically speaking, there are only a few people that Ah Wen knows here, and it is impossible for Zhang Dafu and Shang Yu to meet Ah Wen who is fishing. Ah Wen will be delayed by something.But today's weather is good, there is neither too much wind, waves, nor fog, Ah Wen should not encounter anything.

When Mu Feng and the others finished their work during the noon rush hour and Tang Anwen hadn't come back yet, Mu Feng already vaguely felt that something might happen.

Mu Feng put down his work and walked to Uncle Chen's side, saying: "Uncle Chen, what will happen to us on the surface of the water? Ah Wen hasn't come back yet, and I want to worry again. He didn't seem to bring anything with him when he went out today. I propped up the bamboo and went out."

Uncle Chen slapped his head and suddenly said, "It can't be a joke from this old slave that made Young Master Tang unhappy."

After hearing Uncle Chen's words, Mu Feng shook his head and said, "Ah Wen is not that kind of person, and he won't be upset just because of a joke. Now it's past noon, if he goes out for a long time, he will definitely tell me, today He didn’t say anything, he didn’t take anything with him, something must have happened and he couldn’t make it back, Chen Bo knows if there is any place on the nearby water where people get lost or are in danger of falling into the water.”

After hearing what Mu Feng said, Uncle Chen thought for a while and said, "There are no dangerous places around here, but you mentioned getting lost. There is indeed a place where strangers who fell into the water may not be able to get out. Let's The reed marshes here are only one piece from a distance, but in fact, the place is very large, no one has carefully calculated how big it is, if Young Master Tang propped the bamboo rafts inside, he might really get lost."

When Mu Feng heard this, he became even more anxious, Ah Wen couldn't really break into that patch of reeds, right?If so, it will be troublesome.

Mu Feng turned his head and asked again: "Uncle Chen, are you familiar with that area?"

Uncle Chen shook his head and said, "I've been away from home for decades, how can I still remember it? My grandfather was very familiar with that place when I was young. Even if I went, my grandfather would lead the way. It's all because of Uncle Chen's old age. I don’t remember anything, if I had told Young Master Tang earlier, Young Master Tang would never have gone there.” Old Uncle Chen blamed himself very much, Mu Feng and Young Master Tang took good care of Young Master and respected him very much, and he But he failed to take good care of Young Master Tang.

Seeing Uncle Chen's guilty expression, Mu Feng said: "Uncle Chen, don't blame yourself. I don't know if Ah Wen got lost. Maybe he will come back later. You should look at Uncle Chen's store and the children first. , I'll go find Awen."

Seeing that Mu Feng was going to find Tang Anwen, Chen Bo hurriedly said: "That place is huge, how do you find Mu Feng, if you go in, you might get lost too."

Mu Feng smiled and said: "I'll go to the boatman who is familiar with the place. If Uncle Chen is too busy, you can close the shop first, and just watch out for the Three Treasures of Mao Mao. If I haven't come back when Guoguo and the others finish school, Zhang Don’t forget to pick up the fruit and beans.” After Mu Feng finished speaking, he went to the small pier, hail a black-covered boat, and asked the boatman if he knew the person in the waterway with reeds. , He must find someone who knows the way to accompany him to find him, otherwise he may also be in danger, and he still has to find Awen, how could such a thing be allowed to happen.

After thinking for a while, the boatman told Mufeng that there were some old people in his village who were very familiar with the waterways in the reeds. , just one more chance to find.

On the other side, Tang Anwen was lying on the bamboo raft in a daze. He was really tired and exhausted, and the bamboo pole couldn't hold it anymore. The main reason was that his arms were very sore. Tang Anwen knew that this was the reason for his excessive exertion.And right now his stomach is growling with hunger, and his mouth is dry, but Tang Anwen still resists drinking the lake water, for fear of eating bugs into his stomach. He has seen this matter a lot in his previous life. , Tang Anwen had no appetite to drink the clear water.

Stretching his hand into the water and waving, Tang Anwen weakly let the bamboo raft move forward slowly along the water flow. Tang Anwen's eyes were closed, but the sound of fluttering and rustling reeds came to Tang Anwen's ears. In Tang Anwen's mind, the whole world fell silent.

Tang Anwen fell asleep in a daze, and the bold fish stared curiously at the strange objects in the water. They swam over to take a quick bite, and then ran away in an instant. It was quite interesting to gather and disperse.Tang Anwen's fingers moved from time to time probably because he was disturbed, and the frightened little fish ran away, and then surrounded him curiously, continuing to harass Tang Anwen's fingers.

Unknowingly, it was already afternoon. Before Tang Anwen opened his eyes, he felt his fingers tingle. As soon as he stretched out his hand, the water splashed and splashed. It turned out that Tang Anwen's hand had never left the water. Fortunately, only half of his palm fell into the water , Tang Anwen looked at the uneven fingers covered in blisters, and frowned in distaste, it was so ugly.

Looking up at the sky, Tang Anwen's heart skipped a beat. He slept until evening, and the sunset glow dyed half of the sky, like a fire. I don't know if Mu Feng is in a hurry, can he guess that he got lost in the reeds? .

Tang Anwen looked at the sunset and thought of Mufeng and the children at home. He picked up the bamboo pole again and held it against the direction of the setting sun.During the rustling, Tang Anwen seemed to hear a small sound, which was definitely not something that should come out of the reeds, it sounded like a sound made by a person in pain, maybe it was, oh oh oh, is it possible that someone is cheating here.

Following the sound, Tang Anwen gradually approached the place where the sound came from, and the waterway turned a corner. Tang Anwen stared at the boss, and saw a tall young man with disheveled clothes and a knife at his waist, heaving and falling.And the handsome Shang Yu was sitting on the boat, holding a cup of tea in his hand, tasting it, his slanted eyes were calm, without showing too much emotion, as if he was just admiring the scenery at this time.

Time passed by, Tang Anwen was really embarrassed to go over and disturb him, but he was really unwilling to turn around, he finally met someone, he turned his head like a fool, Tang Anwen decided to wait for the two to finish.And from the current point of view, neither Shang Yu nor the person with his back to him seemed to notice him.

Tang Anwen felt that this idea was quite good, so he quietly backed away with the bamboo raft, and hid in the waterway on the other side, waiting for this good show to end, and asked Shang Yu to take him away from the reed marsh, and of course he was begging for a drink. When Tang Anwen saw Shang Yu's cup of tea at that time, he was drooling, which could be regarded as slightly quenching his thirsty throat.

Sitting cross-legged on the bamboo raft, Tang Anwen poked his head from time to time to appreciate what happened across the way. If Shang Yu was a brother, many people would like him. This guy is so handsome. It would be a pity to be a man. As a brother of the Muha clan, Tang Anwen shook his head. Thinking of this, Tang Anwen finally agreed with Mu Feng's idea. This Shangyu is indeed somewhat similar to the Muha clan, but he is just like a brother. Of course, Tang Anwen has never met Muha. The boy of the clan, so it is impossible to judge.

Just when Tang Anwen was thinking about it, a person fell silently on Tang Anwen's bamboo raft. Tang Anwen realized something only when the cold knife rested on his neck.He looked up and saw that there were other people on the boat besides Shang Yu, and Tang Anwen suddenly realized that the ups and downs didn't find him just now, but they probably didn't want to disturb Shang Yu, so they were going to kill them immediately after the incident.

Thinking of this, Tang Anwen yelled in panic: "Shang Yu, help me, take your family back. This is too cruel. You dare to keep such a guy by your side. Don't die." He actually dared to provoke others at this time, so the knife on Tang Anwen's neck pressed down on Tang Anwen's fair neck a little bit, a thin bloodstain was pressed out, and a small bead of blood slipped from the sword.

After hearing Tang Anwen's yell, Shang Yu suddenly smiled at Tang Anwen, and said in a slightly hoarse voice: "Look enough, don't be afraid of needle eyes, Aaron just scares him, don't scare him out Come on, let him go. Your voice is really sharp, and it probably came out without seeing my brother, where did your calmness go that day, why the more I look at you now, the more you look like a brother."

Tang Anwen didn't bother to answer Shang Yu's next words, but just said angrily to the man named Aaron: "Did you hear that, let you let go of your family, my neck is bleeding, bastard, Shang Yu, you must be good!" Punish him, or I'll give you money. I thought we were good friends? It's too much for you to treat me like this. "

Aaron didn't bother to pay attention to Tang Anwen at all, he just retracted his knife and backed away. With just a light kick, he jumped from the bamboo raft back to the boat.

After Tang Anwen finished speaking, he stretched out his hand and patted his chest. He was really scared to death just now, thinking that this man would chop off his head with a knife.If his head had been chopped off here, and he was buried at the bottom of the lake, or buried in the silt of the reeds, even if Mu Feng wanted to die, he would not be able to find him.

But at this time Tang Anwen had already understood that Shang Yu had already released him, so this man named Aaron was just sent by Shang Yu to scare him.Otherwise, looking at this man's murderous posture without blinking an eye, his head should have been flying just now, and there is no chance to ask Shang Yu for help.

Tang Anwen didn't know how to fly over the eaves and walls, so he could only honestly approach the boat with the bamboo raft. At this time, the man was already kneeling behind Shang Yu, his eyes were soft and quiet, and he looked like a sculpture, neither happy nor sad.

Tang Anwen stood on the bamboo raft and said: "Shangyu, I'm here, it's okay." Seeing Shangyu nodding, Tang Anwen stepped into the boat carefully, and said to Shangyu, "Is there any tea? Give me a cup, I'll hurry." I'm dying of thirst."

Shang Yu had already sat up cross-legged at this time. After Aaron behind him heard it, he reached out and grabbed the boiling water, poured the water into the teapot, and poured another cup of tea for Shang Yu.When he saw Shang Yu's signal, he took out another cup and poured Tang Anwen a full cup, and then retreated behind Shang Yu.

Shang Yu watched Tang Anwen blowing the water in the cup exaggeratedly, and then drank it in small sips regardless of the heat, Shang Yu finally couldn't help asking: "Tang Anwen, what's the matter with you, you are still wandering around at this time, It's getting dark, you don't care about your wife and children at home."

After Tang Anwen drank a glass of water, his throat felt much better and he said, "If you have anything to eat, give me some first. I'm starving to death. I'll tell you when I'm full."

Shang Yu didn't ask, and motioned Aaron to bring the basket at the back, and lifted the cloth towel on it, revealing a few pastries. Tang Anwen grabbed them and ate them, devouring them hungrily. He didn't drink or eat all day. He was really hungry. .

Tang Anwen was half full after eating half a pot of tea, and then he took the time to say to Shang Yu: "The one in your house is really cruel, look at my neck, just because I said a few words, he let me bleed, I It's still your friend, it's too much to look at the face of the Buddha instead of the monk's face. What if the blade is deflected, my little life will be gone, what kind of bad luck am I having today."

The person kneeling behind Shang Yu heard Tang Anwen's suspicious words, and said in a low voice, "You won't be biased, and you won't die. It's just a little blood, and nothing will happen."

Tang Anwen was overwhelmed when he heard Aaron's words, this one was too confident, what if he was afraid of shaking his neck.Ignoring Aaron, Tang Anwen said again: "I am really unlucky today. I was scared to death by you just now. I went out to fish in the morning, but I accidentally entered the reed marsh. I have been diverted and have not gone out yet. Can I meet?" It’s really good to see you, you know the way, take me out, if you don’t go out, I think Mu Feng will go crazy.”

Shang Yu nodded and said: "It's getting dark soon, Aaron, let's go back and bring Tang Anwen's bamboo raft."

At this moment, Tang Anwen seemed to vaguely hear Mu Feng's cry, so he hurriedly said, "Did Shangyu hear Mu Feng's voice, it must be Mu Feng who came to look for me, waiting, waiting."

Shang Yu heard Tang Anwen's words and looked at Aaron, and Aaron nodded towards Shang Yu, which meant that he also heard someone's voice called Tang Anwen.

Sure enough, after a while, the voice drifted over with the wind, and Shang Yu was quite clear at this moment.So he said to Tang Anwen: "Since your daughter-in-law is here, go to the bamboo raft and don't tell others what happened today. I treat you as a friend, otherwise your head would have fallen to the ground just now."

Tang Anwen glanced at Shang Yu and said: "It's okay to keep it secret for you, but it's not that I'm afraid of you, but I treat you as a friend. Although you scare me so viciously, I still treat you as a friend." This, Tang Anwen suddenly approached Shang Yu's ear and lowered his voice: "My wife said that you have some relationship with the Muha clan, is this true?"

When Shang Yu heard Tang Anwen's words, his eyes were a little surprised, probably because he didn't expect that someone could tell his origin just by his appearance.Regardless of Shang Yu's surprise, Tang Anwen continued: "To tell you the truth, my daughter-in-law is also from the Muha clan. You should also have a relationship with them, so we can be very good friends."

Before Shang Yu could answer, Tang Anwen returned to the bamboo raft from Shang Yu's boat, and the bamboo raft was exposed from the turning waterway a little bit.Tang Anwen yelled in the direction where the voice came from, and told Mu Feng that he was here.When Tang Anwen looked back at Shang Yu, the boat had already disappeared into the reeds without a sound.

Mu Feng looked at Tang Anwen standing on the bamboo raft from a distance, and the heart he had been holding on to finally fell back into his stomach. The boatman who was rowing slowly, also speeded up, and Mu Feng also picked up the auxiliary paddle and started paddling. The boat quickly approached Tang Anwen.

Mu Feng called out to Tang Anwen again, and Tang Anwen responded immediately, without any impatience.Mu Feng stretched out his hand towards Tang Anwen, Tang Anwen grabbed Mu Feng's hand, and with Mu Feng's strength, he stepped onto the boat.When Tang Anwen boarded the boat, he was hugged tightly by Mu Feng, as if after parting from life and death, happiness overflowed from both of them in an instant.

The boatman hung the bamboo rafts on the boat, and then under the guidance of the old fisherman, he headed for the distance.Mu Feng hugged Tang Anwen tightly for a while before he said angrily: "You bastard, are you trying to scare me to death? You are not allowed to release fish in the future. If you want to keep these cormorants, just keep them. Just catch some small fish. Yes, our family does not lack that little money."

Tang Anwen noticed that Mu Feng's voice was trembling a little, and his calm and strong hands could still feel a slight tremor at this time. He understood that Mu Feng was worried about his accident, so he nodded and said: "Don't worry, Mu Feng has gone through this incident. , I will never go near the reeds again, and I was scared to death today, thinking that I would not be able to get out tonight."

After the boatman sent them home, Mu Feng invited a few people to dinner and gave them the five guan silver.At that time, when Mufeng went to find someone to help, those old people were not willing to accept money at all. For them, going to find someone in the reeds was saving people, but they just asked Mufeng to give the boatman a piece of money, but now everyone in Mufeng It was given consistently, and there was a sumptuous dinner, which made the two boatmen and the old man very happy. They all sighed in their hearts that the owner is generous and a trustworthy person.

Uncle Chen was very happy when Tang Anwen came back safely. Before going to bed, he kept telling Tang Anwen not to run around in the future.The water surface is different from the land, ordinary people will get lost, if Tang Anwen wants to go in the future, tell him directly, and he will send Tang Anwen there, so as not to scare the whole family to death when such a thing happens again.And this time Uncle Chen also said a lot, saying that if it is raining, the lake surface will be difficult to distinguish, and if there is wind and waves, it will be even more dangerous, so it is best for Tang Anwen not to run around, and even if he wants to go out, he must find a boatman, or Find him, or something will happen.

Tang Anwen nodded after hearing Uncle Chen's words, and promised that he would never run around in the future, and would find a boatman if he wanted to go anywhere, so Uncle Chen nodded and went to rest, and took Sanbao and Mao Mao with him.People who make Tang Anwen and Mu Feng tired all day can have a good night's rest.

After washing, Tang Anwen sat on the bed and was about to go to bed, but he didn't expect Mu Feng to pull him up. Tang Anwen asked strangely: "Mu Feng, I'm so tired, let's go to bed early."

But Mu Feng shook his head and said: "Awen, what are you hiding from me? Did you encounter something in the reed marsh today? Can't you tell me? Ah Wen, I don't want you to hide something from me. Let me worry, especially this kind of potentially dangerous, there is a bloodstain on your neck, although it is not very obvious at night, but as long as you pay attention, you can still see it. Don't tell me that you made it yourself, I am not so madness."

After Tang Anwen heard Mu Feng's words, he laughed twice, and said a little embarrassedly: "Actually, it's not impossible to say this. Let me tell you, you can't tell other people. I promised others."

Mu Feng nodded when he heard Tang Anwen's words, and then heard Tang Anwen lower his voice in his ear, and slowly described what happened in the afternoon. Proper, blame Ah Wen for talking too much, how could he say those words at that time, if he would have whipped Ah Wen.But understanding is understanding. If there is a chance to meet that Aaron, Mu Feng will have to ask him for advice. A warrior is not ashamed to bully an ordinary person.

This matter passed without incident, although Mu Feng was upset, but Shang Yu never showed up, so Mu Feng had no chance to meet that Aaron.Tang Anwen feels that he has nothing to do, especially since there are two more jobs in the store, and he is also very diligent in doing things.Under Tang Anwen's prompting, Mu Feng began to make spices into spice bags. The store said that some things could be handed over to those three workers.

Now, under the careful care of Tang Anwen and Mu Feng, Maomao has gained a lot of weight, and finally has a tendency to be plump and tender. Children lose their flesh quickly and grow up quickly. The little guy's big eyes are very cute , even Sanbao likes to play with his younger brother now, because only Maomao loves to talk to Sanbao the most, although the two little guys usually talk to each other.

Mufeng spends most of his time on his four children. In autumn, when the weather gradually cools down, Mufeng buys a lot of clothes for the family, but he also buys the best Huaishui silk for everyone in the family. Tang Anwen made a few sets of clothes. It never occurred to Tang Anwen that Uncle Chen could also do needlework. The little shoes that Uncle Chen made were very cute. Uncle Chen made two pairs for Sanbao and Mao Mao.

Tang Anwen has been quite free lately, Sanbao and Maomao are looking at Mufeng, he doesn't need him, the only two things he does in a day are to send Guoguo and Douzi to and from school, and then test how the two children are doing .Tang Anwen, who was living such a boring life, finally started to draw and write. What he drew was a picture of a large boat, and he wrote about the safety of the wooden boat, such as how to help the people on board evacuate after the boat hit the rocks, and how to stay on the big boat. Set up some small boats so that if something happens to the big ship, there is a chance to escape. Of course, Tang Anwen also started to design the kind of boat with three or four warehouses at the bottom, so that even if the ship hits a rock somewhere at the bottom, it will not sink immediately.

A month passed in the blink of an eye. I didn't come over this period of time because I was busy, but today I rushed here with a letter. If it wasn't for this letter, Zhang Dafu would not have come here in person. He is busy building the shipyard every day now. .

When Tang Anwen saw Zhang Dafu's first words, he asked him if he had seen Shang Yu.Tang Anwen always thought that after hearing that sentence, Shang Yu would come to him soon, but after such a long time, the guy did not move at all. He was actually quite curious about this matter, and hoped to get some advice from Shang Yu. answer.

Tang Anwen thought about it later, and always felt that Shang Yu was probably schizophrenic, otherwise why did he sometimes feel like a heartless person, and sometimes there was a gentle breath in his eyes.Perhaps the Shang Yu who was in the reeds that time was the real Shang Yu who really took off his mask, and these things have always troubled Tang Anwen.