mountain god dance

It's time for the cold.

On the high part of the mountain, it snowed violently early in the morning. This is the mountain god covering the kingdom of the gods with his mercy.But Yunjiao Tiandongwai is still pink with hibiscus, which is not fading day by day.

Everyone in Majiaohua Village knows that a new family has moved in, and they rented the Diaojiaolou on Longshangpo from the village chief for a year.This building is separated from other people's houses by a distance, backed by the bamboo forest farm of Labeng Mountain, and not far away is the branch of Lishui, the Langma River.

The new neighbors could still see a shadow before, but then they disappeared. I don’t see where they went for activities. They haven’t grown vegetables and fruits, haven’t caught fish and shrimps, and haven’t even walked by the door.

During the Moon Chasing Festival, there was a grandmother who delivered persimmons to every household. When she got here, she peeped in through the window and saw that the stove was not yet lit, and she got into the nest of a group of naive water tigers.She thought that someone had gone to the store, so she wrapped a dozen persimmons in paper and put them at the door.

The villagers spread the word that this family is a merchant, and they don't like the production of Majiaohua Village, so they don't often buy locally.However, just two days later, on that light rainy and foggy afternoon, a young man with white hair and a white coat came out of the Diaojiao Building on Longshangpo, and walked to the old lady's house on the hibiscus flower in full view to return the gift. .

"How can you be a young man with white hair?" the villagers asked curiously.

"Didn't you see?"

"Hey, I went too far to drive the sheep that day! I didn't have any hot dinner."

Grandma's eldest son took a puff of cigarette, and slowly exhaled the blue mist:

"Such a person, call me Geer, said that even at the celebration of the Mountain God Festival, he would not tiptoe or clap his palms once."

"Can't move your shoulders?"

"I don't even move my shoulders."

"You won't shake your head?"

"Absolutely like a dead man."

"It's not a merchant either." Grandma's second son Suipu added.

These three people looked to be in their 40s, all wearing light blue cotton gowns, thin sheepskin belts around their waists, tobacco and mint leaf bags tied to them, and round hats with wide brims.It is appropriate to wear it at this time in previous years, but this autumn, it will be a little hot on the back.The three of them hid in the shade, chatting about a missed experience.

Geerpian knocked on the clogged copper pipe: "But there is one strange thing."

Sui Pu nodded: "It's very strange."

Villager: "Where is the blame?"

Geer Pian: "It was said to be a gift in return, but when the man came, he did not bring any ordinary gifts. He was empty-handed and did not call his elders, as if he had no one in his eyes."

The villagers reprimanded: "Young people don't pay attention to etiquette!"

"That's not the weirdest thing, Zhe Baxu."

The eldest son was very calm, waved the cigarette stick twice, and asked his friend to listen: "You know, some time ago, the shamans, sages, and famous gentlemen from all over the place didn't ask us to worship the mountain god."

Zhe Baxu nodded: "Exactly."

Sui Pu added: "But some people don't listen and go to worship secretly."

Zhe Baxu also knew this: "It's not easy to convert."

Geerpian continued: "The young man with white hair came to my house. Without further ado, he saw the altar of the mountain god that my grandmother secretly placed under the bamboo hat. Then—"

Sui Pu shouted loudly: "He took away the statue of the mountain god and crushed it into pieces with his bare hands! Suddenly he picked up a white stone statue and gave it to my grandma, saying—"

Geer film: "He said, 'From now on, you will worship this one, and he will listen to your prayers'!"

Sui Pu imitated the scene at that time: "My grandmother was frightened by this man, and the whole family was frightened by this man's aura. We didn't dare to ask, and watched him turn around and walk away. It took a long time to catch our breath."

Geer Pian: "As soon as this person left, my mother tried to worship, and asked the white god to give a bottle of new sesame oil that was squeezed three times—"

Sui Pu became even louder: "Didn't you see, whoosh, the empty bottle on the table is full!"

At this moment, Zhe Baxu interrupted their chorus: "Just, just all of a sudden... all of a sudden?"

Geer said conclusively: "All of a sudden! Seeing this strange thing, let's go to see that white statue again..."

Sui Pu looked away: "It's only now that we can see that the sculpture on the statue is exactly the same as the man with the white hair—"

"—like a god."

The three of them were silent, looking at Longshangpo's stilted building where no one seemed to go in or out.It is independent and lonely, like a spider standing in the corner waiting for its prey, without any desire to explore.The clouds above the brown roof are clear and beautiful, the rain is blowing and the wind is blowing, it is very strange, and it seems to be just an ordinary mountain mist lingering, turning into the same scene with the blue bamboo forest and the silver Langma River.

There are three or four more mortal entrances and exits in the house that covers the sky and blocks the sun.

After suffering the loss of last time, they were worried that the other side would gather another army, so they chose several hidden spots on the tributary of Lishui River as entry and exit fortresses, avoiding the original villages, and hardly showing their faces in front of people.Baigu has entered the bigu stage, and has not eaten anything for about a month, and of course there is no need to go out to buy.

Speaking of Baigu, he has made rapid progress and has mastered many techniques.But as soon as he cleared his mind and decided to kick the door, it was a little bit too late.

Shan Mi sat opposite him to help him break through, and after a while, she frowned and spoke.

"What are you thinking about?"

Baigu closed his eyelids hard: "I didn't think about anything."

"Force yourself not to think, just think about it. The wind has no thoughts, so it has no weight, and the water has no cage, so it has no form. Now you use human strength to find the way to heaven, how can you get the law?"

Baigu opened his eyes, and pleaded pitifully: "I've tried my best, Brother Jiuzheng."

"It's just that the "force" is not used correctly."

Demonstrating the patience of being an elder brother again, he clenched and opened it with his right hand, and countless green stripes and soft emeralds emerged from the futon where the two sat opposite each other, growing taller by segment.

"You and I both know what power is needed to pick tea. Now I will use the power you determined to turn into directly..."

He squeezed the tip of the bud, and immediately the leaves were damaged and the branches fell off.

"It's so rude. You have to turn this worry-free recklessness into worry-free mental strength and stimulate the source." Shan Mi knocked on Baigu's heart and head, "Close to the Tianmai refers to the relationship between you and the world. The relationship between them is like wind like water, like light like breath. Once that level is reached, the perception will immediately ascend.

"Entering the Tianmai and taking the standard, you will have more souls, and then you can practice inner alchemy. Then inject your cultivation base into it, and use the great supernatural powers that surpass fairy arts. Baigu, with more perseverance in addition to mental strength, you will definitely be able to succeed." .”

"I have perseverance, and I haven't even thought of giving up." Baigu thought for a while and asked him, "I knew Brother Jiuzhen was a genius, how long did it take you to break through after being tested?"

Sumita was afraid of hitting him, so he extended the number of words: "About three...six or seven days."

After experiencing the awkward teeth of the formula and the incomprehensibility of the spirit, Bai Gu became sour: "Oh, you are really a genius."

Everyone has their own aspirations, and Shan Mi didn't like to mention this to him, so he poured water to make amends: "This master is too stupid, which made my brother suffer. Here, new autumn tea, try it."

Shan Mi has changed back to the clothes worn by adult men of his own clan and hometown. Gold ropes are braided into the long hair, and behind the ears, they are simply tied with black and blue ribbons, completely revealing the arc of the jawbone. The earrings made of colored glaze and gold are much more eye-catching than the scholar's attire.

Baigu said with satisfaction: "It's enough for Master to be born beautiful, what else are you trying to do?"

Shan Mi pinched the tip of his nose, praised him for speaking, and continued: "The people of Mayong Bazhai discovered something, saying that something destroyed the fertile fields of tea mountains at night, and the footprints were thick and wide. I have to worry about this. Check it out yourself, and ask Lanjian to teach you tomorrow."

Baigu swallowed the hot water in a small mouthful, and said wittily: "You taught me to be discouraged, so you ran away on purpose?"

"How can it be? Someone is staring at you, and I don't feel at ease if I leave. If he comes, don't let him alienate you."

Facing Sugiya's envious hostility, Mokiya became awkward:

"Hey, why are you talking about this, I won't..."

Baigu held his chin, opened his mouth and closed it again, and subconsciously drew a lot of circles on the ground.

In the first few days of practice, he was accompanied by Jin Dian and taught the formulas together.However, the disasters along the Lishui River became more and more complicated. After the name of the mountain god was withdrawn, more people turned to pray for the name of Hebo, which became involuntary.Jindian had to go out immediately, and only returned once every seven or eight days.Later, when he came back, he just asked Lanjian for help, asked about Baigu's breakthrough, and made a few points. After a while, he heard someone's cry for help, and left in a hurry.

Did he treat this place as a hotel? He was like a guest.Baigu was not happy in his heart, and he had no right to say anything, and he was not willing to show his favor.He even felt that Jindian wanted to deliberately hang himself, leaving for a while, staying for a while, half walking and half staying for a while, what method was this used?

He has lived for so long, and there are many means!

He seemed to be waiting for himself to take the initiative, hum, he didn't want to go, he was eager to hug when he first met, what happened to his energy, he must not want to see his sad face, in exchange for someone else to be happy.

No... In fact, I don't care who he finds, he just leaves, without him, isn't he doing well?

Baigu felt bored, as if someone had whipped him with a tendon, telling him that it was not good at all, and Lan Jian's teaching was even more boring.

"Heaven, heaven, do you know what the concrete form of 'Tao' is?"

"I don't know..."

"It's us."

Lanjian didn't expect Baigu to answer at all, and used his unwavering tone and indifferent expression to repeat the scriptures:

"It is a mighty virtue. The original meaning of virtue is the reason of all things. After understanding, it is the nature of all things. Reason, righteousness, virtue, goodness, Tao, inherited from it, follow its heart. So take off the ordinary bones, use the heart Refining the soul, merging into the heavenly way..."

If it wasn't for the god of Wuye who brought back a few cute water tigers from outside to raise them, and Baigu could stroke their shiny and smooth fur at any time, he would have fallen asleep.

"...From this point of view, what is the benefit of simply seeking longevity in the world? It is short-sighted. After enjoying the endless ages, what should they do? Besides, do you think it is the supernatural powers who occupy the high position, or Do those who possess virtue occupy a high position?"

Baigu said smoothly: "Virtue..."

Lan Jian: "That's right. Seeking the Tao is the beginning, and walking the Tao is a long journey. Only those who have virtue can accumulate good deeds. There is no difference in status between immortals, but the reason why we, the water gods, willingly obey Lord Bai Wo's orders is also to respect virtue with humility."

Baigu suddenly heard his father's name in a daze, and suddenly woke up: "Cough, yes. By the way, has my father ever killed you?"

"That's natural... No, it has nothing to do with character, it only has to do with perseverance. Hold on to yourself and not be changed by the changes of all things. Besides, since you are my student now, don't interrupt sir."

Seeing that he was stern, Baigu withdrew into a lump again: "Oh."

"The way of the beginning, keep it and don't lose it. Immortals don't want to satisfy greed, nor do they think about the way of heaven every day..."

After listening to these words for more than half a day, Baigu was even more weary, and rubbed Shuihu's ears boredly: "Oh, Lanjian, what do you say have anything to do with my breakthrough and ascension?"

"How can it be okay? Did you listen to me?"

Lan Jian somewhat hated iron for being weak: "Because I guess the reason why you can't break through the last layer now is that you don't have enough understanding of the Great Virtue."

"Oh, to Dade..."

Baigu was taken aback for repeating these words, and straightened his back: "Hey, are you calling me immoral?"

"Of course it's not that simple." Lan Jian pretended to explain, stopped his hand in mid-air and thought for a while, "It seems to be so simple."

Baigu held Shuihu's feet upside down and stood up: "Sir, let's get out of school!"

Lan Jian indifferently reprimanded:

"Angry? Get rid of the emotions and desires in your heart, and it will be good for you."

Hearing this, Baigu wanted to retort: ​​"Jiuzhen talked about cleverness, and you talked about virtue, but Jindian said that there is no need to taboo sex/desire at all. What you do is completely irrelevant. How can you become a fairy?"

Lan Jian shook out a fan carved from bamboo, her white hair fluttering in the wind: "Remind me, Jin Dian and I were born together."

Baigu smiled angrily: "That's right, Jiuzhen is also a related household who came through the back door, so I have to work hard myself."

"Oh, you, Qin Ershi, aren't you called a relationship household?"

"If I had known that I was Qin Ershi, I would have told you to be arrogant when I went up the mountain, and I would have stepped on your head and danced with a torch?"

"You can't fly, and you expect to step on my head, why not step on my feet."

"Okay, look at the feet!"

The two immediately yelled and stepped on it.

After a while, a tall man came in from outside. His skin was darkened from the sickness, and his body became stronger.Around his waist was a new three-color and three-spirit scarf dedicated by the people to the "Lord", and a familiar flagon was hung. Around his neck, there were also three delicate silver chains strung together with coral, agate, and silver medals. The silver medals were engraved with new name.

The man stood in the courtyard of the house that covered the sky and listened to the movement for a while, then he jumped up to the high attic and opened the door, and without hesitation, he grabbed a piece of persimmon left on the plate and ate it.Then he glanced at the back room with a pair of handsome eyes, showing a fresh look: "Why are you two fighting, who won?"

Baigu was pulling Lan Jian's skirt to keep him from moving, when he raised his head and saw Jindian standing beside a pot of lush epiphyllum, casually licking the thin persimmon frost on his fingertips—but Baigu thought, Are his fingers sweet? I want to taste it too.It's a pity that Lan Jian took the opportunity to kick him, and hit the ground with a loud "Aww", smashing the water tigers who were watching the excitement and fleeing.

"It came just fine."

Lanjian adjusted her clothes and planned to leave: "Baigu is only one floor away from becoming an immortal, so you can teach me."

Jin Dian was surprised: "Isn't this very good? Why do you have to retire?"

Lan Jian hummed, as if the back of his foot was in pain: "Because I lost the fight."

Lanjian left with a flick of his sleeves, and the streamers behind him were also angry, but he couldn't take the water tigers away.The little guy who grew up by the river looked crazy when he saw Jindian, and ran to his feet to sniff, two of them were trying to climb up the trousers.Even the one that Baigu was holding broke free from his embrace with all his strength, screamed and rushed towards Hebo.

Jin Dian caught it with a smile: "Haha, do you like me? Really like me?"

This question made Baigu's heart skip a beat, and when he looked up, he saw that he was asking about Shuihu, so he had to turn his head to look at Epiphyllum embarrassingly, pretending not to see it.

Enough is enough when you are playing with people, Jin Dian took down the jug and drank a couple of sips, then said to him:

"I should have come to help you a long time ago. But thinking that after Jiuli Village claimed to be from the Chiyou tribe, they might have a way to recover their short life and bring out part of Baiwo's spirit, so they asked around."

Baigu hurriedly asked: "Do you have any clues?"

Jin Dian shook his head, and threw the last little fat pier in his hand to Baigu to play: "Are you okay?"

Baigu responded dryly: "Yes."

Jin Dian came over and sat next to him, arms touching arms and legs touching legs as usual, warming the circles of silver rings on Baigu's wrists, all the way to the palm of his hand, and the topaz ring was also hot.

It's like this every time, every time...

Baigu is like a salted duck that has been plucked by hot water and weighed down with stones. He is naked and panicked when he is caught as a thief who is about to parade in the street.Some determinations and vows become nonsense and insignificant in these contacts.

It's like this every time, every time...

No Promise, No Promise...

Fortunately, Jin Dian started talking and asked him how Su Wei was doing.

Baigu replied sternly: "Oh, he's still sleeping, his ribs have grown, and his evil spirit has faded away, maybe he will wake up soon."

Jin Dian nodded: "When the power of Xuequan completely recedes, he will return to his childhood appearance."

"Is it a little snake?" Baigu said happily, "That's better, send him to school to study, recite articles every day, if he can't memorize well, he will hit his head. Use the tail to write with a pen, and if he can't write well, he will hit his tail. Like me Dad did that to me."

"The rules are very strict, but who would like to write like a snake?"

"Your brother?"

"Yes, they look like they will torture each other."

Baigu giggled: "Yes."

Shuihu was dishonest in Baigu's hands. He twisted his clumsy and fat body to grab Jindian's shoulders, and brought Baigu onto Jindian's body. He seemed so intimate that he could almost hear his breathing. I had to pretend to spank it angrily: "You are disobedient!"

"Don't worry, it wants to ask me for advice."

With a wave of his hand, Jin Dian split a rocky gurgling stream from the ground next to the epiphyllum pot, all the way to the window sill, as if he had cut a section of the river and put it at home.The fish swimming through this sharp bend jumped out of the river and hurried on their way. The water tigers stared straight at them. When they saw the fish, they forgot about Jindian, and immediately ran around to grab food.The fish ate more and more, piled up from the upstream, and saw that the school of fish was about to drown the water tiger.

Jin Dian looked at it for a while, and said, "You need to peel the skin while it is getting fatter. The fur is oily and shiny. It can be used as winter clothes to keep warm."

"Skinning?" Seeing that he seemed to be serious, Baigu hurriedly said, "No way, it's so much fun to live, they will still float in the water to wash their faces."

"You like it very much?"

"Yes."

"Then do you still like me?"

When the topic suddenly turned to such things that he didn't want to talk about, Baigu was not discouraged, and his whole body was stiff.Under the gaze of the gods, he hesitated: "What do you mean?"

"You never asked me where I was, what I was doing, do you still care about me?"

"certainly……"

"Then why don't you ask? I have come back many times, and you don't ask a word."

Baigu instinctively wanted to show softness, but his heart was blocked, so he made excuses angrily: "You can tell me, but if you don't tell me, you think you don't want me to know, if I meddle in my own business, I will find it boring, you Won't you dislike me even more?"

"I also have times when I don't have confidence."

Jin Dian watched the group of water tigers show their true colors, and stretched out their sharp teeth from their small mouths to disembowel the herring, tore off its internal organs, and the river was dripping with blood, and its black and white fur was stained red.

"In this period of time, 10 more people believe in me, but as long as I think of you for a while, I will lose confidence at that time."

Jin Dian laughed at himself: "Fortunately, these 10 people don't know about it."

Baigu felt even worse, biting his lips sorely: "These 10 people are really stupid."

"Yes."

Jin Dian said softly in a deep voice, "I also want to wait to see if you will miss me, and also want to see who I am to you, am I a fool?"

The water tigers were full after devouring their food. They spread their limbs on the ground and rubbed their stomachs. After rubbing their stomachs, they rubbed their eyes, cleaned their beards, and turned back into cute pets.

Baigu was choked for a long time before opening his mouth, as if asking him, but also as if saying to himself: "Why do you want to come back, the previous decision is invalidated?"

Jin Dian repented: "Baigu, I've been thinking about how to make you vent my anger these days. When you learn great supernatural powers, you will be the first to practice with me, okay?"

Baigu didn't agree, and kept shaking his head: "I'm not angry, after all, in front of you...forget it. But I, my father means that he doesn't want me to be nice to so many people..."

Jin Dianfu sighed: "Baigu, that's not what your father meant. You owe him something in your heart and want to find a way to make it up. When he was still there, you made up your mind. When he's gone, you prevaricate to make up for him. Me? This reason is ridiculous."

"I do not have……"

"Look at me." Jin Dian raised his face, "I can take a step back, Jin Dian will give in for Baigu, even if I want to tolerate that tea god, it's fine."

Baigu was moved by these words, he couldn't tell whether he was hopeful or more sad, and he desperately refused: "There is no need, there is no need to make such a concession to me."

"This concession has a condition, a condition."

Jin Dian pressed his forehead against Bai Gu's, not asking him to refuse, and said to him in the smallest voice: "If you still love me, you have to let me know, if you don't love me...

"If so, give me a word that makes me sad."

If you make him sad, why not make yourself sad too.

There is no more sincere love than this in the world. Baigu's shoulders are tight, his eyes are hot, how many times he is willing to melt into his arms, and he is still willing now.

"But am I worthy?" Baigu murmured in reply, "Am I worthy to be He Bo's love?"

"Why are you unworthy?"

"I'm going to become a god soon, Jin Dian, let alone half a year ago, even three months ago, I didn't even dare to think about it."

"I see."

"However, what is missing to get to this step, maybe it is mental strength, maybe it is great virtue, maybe it is friendship."

Baigu shook his head slowly, as if after passing through a maze, he finally looked at his own fear, that unknown thing:

"But what you said just now made me wake up. I just don't deserve to be a god, I'm not ready. I can't be like you, and I can't care about the world like Lanjian, and I can't be a watcher like Suwei , I can’t be as smart and astute as Jiuzhen, I’m just a mortal who worships gods.”

He clenched his fists and trembling: "I am a mortal, Jin Dian, you don't understand!"

The water tigers were startled, and they all stood upright, raised their noses and whiskers, and sniffed the danger in the air.

Baigu made an extremely depressed voice: "I want to avenge Baishuizhai and Dad, I really want to. But after persistence, this reason is too much for 10 people, or even 20 people, for the next 100 or 500 years. Selfish.

"When I miss this point, I can't break through, I can't even look at you."

Jin Dian rubbed his thumb against Bai Gu's face, and watched Bai Gu painfully conclude: "Tianmai won't need me. It's useful at this moment, but it's useless in another moment. Tianmai doesn't need Baigu, and Jin Dian might as well." unnecessary."

The closed knot of the heart is revealed.

In the final analysis, Baigu has only lived twenty springs. He only has immature knowledge and a sense of justice that may not be fair. Is there still courage to make judgments for them endlessly?

Take this step, and then look back, it may be 1000 years later.And this huge number of years, he felt terrible when he thought about it.

So Baigu panicked.

Jin Dian shook Baigu in his arms, stroking the two thin shoulder blades on his back: "My Baigu, how come you have less confidence than me, you are scared, aren't you?"

Baigu lay obediently on his stomach, secretly mourning: "I only have one wish, but if someone else has ten wishes, should I give way?"

"And let the villain become a fairy, like before?"

Fascinated by his purity and innocence, Jin Dian bowed his head and kissed his eyebrows, "God values ​​you, but you don't value yourself. Who is to blame for having a bad vision?"

Baigu sniffed and put his arms around his back: "I love you, Jindian. I'm really scared."

Jin Dian was naturally elated: "Baigu, people get separated easily. I learned this truth later."

He Bo then said that when he was just born, no one taught him anything, even more so than Baigu.There is no time when you are completely ready to do something again. After learning a method, it will work for a while, but later it will not work, and you have to continue to use your brain.Or make some jokes. It is common for people to turn their heads upside down to clean up the mess, but they dare not let people see them.At that time, some people from Wu who came from afar called him a lame immortal.

What Jin Dian said was interesting. Compared with his shameful deeds when he was ignorant, he managed to make Baigu feel better.

Jin Dian said again: "Responsibility is added to the body, just go forward. Do your best, and you will be worthy of heaven and earth, and you will be sincere to the heavenly palace. When you go up the mountain, do you know what lies ahead?"

"I don't know."

"Right, why don't you just keep going up? Same, Baigu, just go. If you don't make right or wrong, how will you know which is right?"

Listening to his advice, Baigu slowly turned his mind, and rubbed his eyes like a water tiger: "I know, Jindian, if you make a mistake, correct it, just like when you were a human being."

"Immortals and humans, and humans and immortals, the two are not opposites, but like climbing a building." Jin Dian smiled, "Becoming an immortal is just the beginning. After you do a lot of homework, you will be mature. After you are mature, you will no longer be timid. .”

"Well, each has its own way to become a fairy, is it because of the different homework?"

Baigu knew that he was too anxious, and it was enough to deal with the difficulties one day at a time. If he thought too far, he couldn't even take the first step.

"I don't even understand such a simple truth..." He was a little shy after reacting, "Oh, it's nothing to worry about."

"What's the matter, I'm much older than you, I can be your man, and I can also be your elder." Jin Dian scratched the soles of his feet, "Smile, huh?"

Baigu laughed heartily, hugged his neck and kissed him, feeling that the man had tied himself up firmly, and he really had tricks.

Lanjian was outside the house, holding a snake tightly.

This snake is as thick as two fingers and as long as one arm. At first glance, it has purple-gray scales and a white belly, but it can shine in ten colors under the light.

It's just that he is so weak, but there is an adult man's voice shouting: "That's my man! How did he occupy it?! Damn it!"

The snake wanted to move forward, Lanjian held him back, and the snake wrapped around Lanjian's hand tightly, making him very uncomfortable.

"You don't even look at your own size!" Lanjian reprimanded, "I saved you, and you go to die? Jindian takes your snake gall to make wine, do you think he dare not?"

"I dare too!" The snake still yelled, "I will become stronger after a while..."

The twisted snake turned into a cloud of mist, and it fell to the ground. Lan Jian, who got away, quickly twisted the snake into a lump, stuffed it into the jar at the wall, and fastened the lid tightly. The movement was done in one go.

"what is this……"

The little snake covered in the altar swam around and groped in the dark: "Hey, chili pickles? You are so brave!"

"Remember what you did in it."

"No, it's too spicy, let me out!"

Lan Jian sat on the rattling pickle jar, looked at the sky and muttered to himself: "I can't stay in this house anymore."

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The place names appearing in this chapter are all quoted from the article "Traditional Villages in South Qiannan"