Spring is in full bloom

Chapter 8: mountain forest Before and after the Dragon Boat Festival, there were not many things that can be picked on the mountain. The spring potherbs have passed the season, and the rest will be mature in the autumn. So Xu Xing'er can only come up the mountain now, and what it can encounter is nothing. If it's lucky, it might be able to pick up medicinal materials or mushrooms. If it's bad luck, it's not uncommon that there's no harvest in a day. The mountain is full of vegetation. Although it can block the annoying sun, it also breeds many mosquitoes, rats and ants. Groups of small flying insects are in the air, like black clouds, moving slowly in the air with the sound of wings. Xu Xing'er tightened his pants and sleeves, wrapped his head with a wide headscarf, only two eyes were exposed, and he cut a solid branch from the inside randomly, and pulled it on the ground in front of him. On the one hand, it was to drive away snakes and rats, and on the other hand, it was easy to find things hidden under weeds. After walking on the mountain for almost two hours, the back basket is still empty, and Xu Xing'er can't help being a little frustrated. Passing by a small river, he simply put down the back basket on the bank, and scooped some water to quench his thirst. Then he washed his face and felt that the river was cool and comfortable. There was no one on the left and right. He simply took off his shoes and socks and soaked his feet in the water to relieve his fatigue. The sun is climbing higher and higher, and the trees in the forest can no longer provide more shade. Xu Xing'er is leaning on the big stone that is warm in the sun, and the cool stream water flows through the foot, and the tiredness is gradually pouring up, and the eyelids are becoming more and more heavy. Finally, it can't hold up and fall asleep. Xu Xing'er dreamt that he was back to the modern era, nestling on the comfortable couch at home, drinking iced drinks, watching funny entertainment programs, and blowing soft wind with moderate temperature in the air conditioner. When he was satisfied, he only heard the sound of "splash" around him, and the splash of water splashed on Xu Xing'er's face, waking her up from her sleep. She slightly opened her eyes, looked around and found that the sofa, TV and air conditioner were all missing. She was still in the forest, and closed her eyes with great effort. It was still like this that she accepted the cruel fact that she was just dreaming. She angrily jumped up and shouted: "what that bastard threw." A man came out of the water, climbed to a big stone in the middle of the river, wiped the water on his face, and said with a smile: "Hey, I saw a big fish swimming in the water, but I didn't have a good tool. In a hurry, I picked up a stone and smashed it. I didn't expect that the fish didn't hit it, which was a surprise to my sister's dream." Xu Xing'er looked, where is a fourteen or five year old boy, dark skin, a smile on the white teeth, fine discrimination to determine that he did not know, it seems that it should not be in the same village, so he did not want to pay more attention, turned his head to pick up his shoes and socks, ready to put on. The young man jumped back into the water and swam to a place not far from Xu Xing'er, holding the stone with his hands and laughing: "your feet are really white." Xu Xing'er looked back at him and said that he knew to tease girls at a young age. It's certainly not a good thing to grow up, and he didn't want to pay attention to him more and more. The juvenile swims in various positions in the water, really responding to the word "fish in water", and his mouth is still not free to say: "my name is Shanzi, and my home is in xishanaozi. What's your name, and where is my home?" Xu Xing'er listened to the standard chat up, couldn't help laughing, carried the basket, turned to the boy in the water, and said: "little fart kid, who hasn't grown his hair, still learn from others to make girls. Be careful that your mother knows how to beat you." after saying that, he went straight to the depth of the forest. The young man emerged from the water, scratching the back of his head in wonder, and then touching his smooth chin, muttering: "do you mean I haven't got a beard yet? But what's the meaning of bubble girl? I didn't pull her into the water." Naturally, Xu Xing'er didn't hear the words behind. She took out the biscuit that she had put in her arms in the morning, walked and chewed, ate a few mouthfuls and then went down with two saliva. The stomach of a biscuit the size of a palm felt extremely full when it was blistered in the stomach. She patted the crumbs on her hand and searched in the forest again. Her Kung Fu is worthy of her heart. When she looks at a piece of wood, she suddenly feels that something white is passing by. She stops and looks at it. On the piece of wood that is more than one person tall, there is a white object the size of an adult's fist. When you look closer, the object is round and covered with a layer of white hair. It looks like a little white rabbit squatting on the trunk. Xu Xing'er is very happy. The wild Hericium is hard to meet. As the saying goes, the mountain Hericium and the seafood bird's nest should sell for a lot of money, right? Thinking about this, she threw the back basket on the ground, rolled up the skirt and tucked it in the waist, looked at the thickness of the tree, stepped on it to see if it was strong, and estimated that it could support her weight. Then she took a knife in her mouth and climbed up with hands and feet. The broken wood trunk is very thick, but I don't know how long it has been dead. There are many wormholes on the body, which is convenient for her to climb, and she was soon close to the position of Hericium erinaceus. She clamped the trunk with her legs, clasped a hole in the trunk with her left hand, took a knife from her mouth with her right hand, and stretched out to cut the hedgehog mushroom. Who would have thought that when her hand just reached out, a snake suddenly came out of the tree hole under her left hand, and the cold snake skin was pasted on her fingers, the head of the snake was high, and the blood red letter was constantly in the mouth. The whole person of Xu Xing'er was stunned. She did not expect that she would encounter such a situation, and she has recognized the variety of this snake, which is commonly known as the pheasant neck snake in the northeast. Although it is not strong in toxicity and it is not likely to take the initiative to attack, but at this time, who knows if it will give itself a whim. In this wild mountain and mountain, where the ground is not working, if you are really bitten, even if the toxicity is weak, you will not be killed due to the delay of medical treatment. At this time, she did not care about the Hericium. The whole person was clinging to the trunk to maintain a posture, for fear that one move would disturb the snake. The pheasant from the tree hole vomited for a while from its neck, and felt that there was no danger outside. Then it continued to climb outside. The greasy and cold snake skin moved along Xu Xing'er's fingers, the back of his hand and his wrist, slowly towards her arm. Xu Xing'er's tears are almost coming out. This slow suffering is too painful. She almost wants to let go regardless to see whether she will be killed by a fall or a bite. But reason tells her that is the most stupid move, so she can only gripe her teeth and support herself on the tree. Most of the pheasant's neck has been moved to Xu Xing'er's arm, and the snake's head is swinging from side to side, and the letter is almost spitting on her face. Xu Xing'er was collapsing and almost wanted to let go. Suddenly, someone under the tree shouted: "don't move." After that, the trunk was slightly shaking, and Shanzi was nimbly climbing up from the other side, grabbing the bottom of the snake's head as fast as lightning, lifting his hand to the distance, and the whole snake disappeared in an instant. Xu Xing'er's heart finally returned to its original place, but subconsciously blurted out: "it's a poisonous snake. How can it be thrown? It might be able to sell money when it's taken to the drugstore..." as soon as he said it, he was embarrassed, and quickly said, "thank you for saving me." Shanzi turned over and jumped down from the tree and landed steadily in the tunnel: "come down first." Xu Xing'er is still thinking about the hedgehog mushroom on the tree. Now there is no threat of snakes, so he quickly leans over to cut it, and then carefully comes down from the tree. When she moved, she found that her legs were already weak and weak, and the whole person would slide from the trunk to the end. As soon as her right wrist touched the ground, there was a heartbreaking pain. People directly sat on the ground and couldn't get up, but the Hericium erinaceus mushroom was still intact in his hand. He pulled two large leaves from his side and wrapped up the Hericium erinaceus mushroom. He lit it and sighed: "in order to invite you down, I have to use my nose." Shanzi watched her move on the side, couldn't help but feel funny and asked: "just cut one down?" Xu Xing'er was puzzled and looked up at the trunk and said: "I just saw one. Did you see that there was still one on the tree just now?" "The Hericium erinaceus is basically grown in pairs, and the other one should not be far away." Shanzi said that he searched everywhere, and found another white hair group at the top of the trunk. He quickly climbed up and picked it up like a monkey, and handed it to Xu Xing'er, "here, take it!" Xu Xing'er hurriedly refused: "this is what you picked. How can I ask for it? What's more, you also saved me, and this should be given to you." he said that he was going to give the hedgehog mushroom he held to Shanzi. Shanzi threw the Hericium erinaceus into Xu Xing'er's arms like a ball, patted his hands and said: "although it's not common, it can be encountered occasionally on the mountain, and I don't like to eat it." "You can sell it for money!" blurted Xu Xing'er. "Just short of money?" Shanzi sniffed and laughed. "You're quite brave. Generally, little girls don't cry when they encounter such things." "I'm afraid, too, but what's the use of crying? What if I cry and it gives me another bite? If I can be saved by crying, I can cry more than anyone else." Xu Xing'er beat his sour and soft leg, and felt that he couldn't use the force as he just did. He tried to test the ankle he just sprained, and he didn't know if it hurt the bone. He tried to stand up, "anyway, thank you for saving my life." "It's just a matter of hands. I'll save whoever it is." Shanzi looked at the empty back basket of Xu Xing'er, "you go into the mountain to dig things and sell them?" "Yes, my family is too poor, so I can only try to make up for it. It's just that I'm not familiar with the mountains here, and I haven't got much from wandering in the morning." Xu Xing'er thought that her empty back basket was blushing, and she couldn't help sighing. When she was in the country, she was also a child king and mountain pass. Now I've changed places. Although the climate environment and customs are similar, but the familiarity with the mountains is greatly reduced. I don't know where things grow. "You twist your feet and rest for a while, and I can use the back basket." Shanzi said it and didn't wait for Xu Xing'er to answer. He directly took the back basket and walked towards the forest, and the wood knife in his hand was flying up and down. The place where there was no road originally became smooth after he walked. Xu Xing'er was a little nervous, but he thought for a moment, but still didn't say anything. The ninth chapter is going home with injuries Xu Xing'er sat for half an hour and waited. For a long time, she thought that Shanzi had stolen his back basket and ran away. But she felt that the broken back basket that had been mended and mended was not worth stealing at all. Just daydreaming, the trees not far away were shaking. Shanzi came out with his back basket on his back and put it in front of Xu Xing'er. The Xu Xing'er probe looked into the back basket, and there was a flower on the top. It was familiar to me. I couldn't remember what it was for a moment. I pulled out the covered plants, and there was a small half basket of flat Fritillaria. She just remembered that the flower on the top is not just the flower of Fritillaria. She reached for a flower and put it into her mouth. The familiar smell spread in her mouth, which made her red eyes for a moment. I remember that when I was a child, I was poor at home, not to mention snacks, and even rations were often borrowed. At this time of the year, my father came back from the mountain to bring a Fritillaria flower to himself, saying that it was delicious and good for her body... It can be said that the taste of Fritillaria flower accompanied her whole childhood, but I didn't expect to eat it here. "Ah, why did you cry..." Shanzi saw that Xu Xing'er suddenly blushed, and then two lines of hot tears were bubbling down. He was surprised and asked, "see something that can sell money, as for how happy it is?" Xu Xing'er was speechless, and all his sad emotions were gone. Looking at the half basket of flat shells, he said: "you dug these things, I don't want to..." "It was originally dug for you. I didn't want to sell it because I wanted to do something." Shanzi raised her eyebrows and looked at Xu Xing'er. She looked resolute and didn't look like she could accommodate. She paused for a moment and said, "well, you're also stubborn. You can take things back and sell them. I'll go to you for money in a few days when I'm free, and then I'll show you around the mountain." When Xu Xing'er heard this, his eyes immediately lit up. Although the contact time was not long, she had seen that Shanzi was a mountain pass. If he took him around, it would be much better than his random search in the forest. So he immediately raised his hand and said: "that's the word. Don't go back!" Shanzi has never seen such a straightforward girl. She was slightly shocked, and then reached out her hand and hit her: "OK, it's a deal!" then she took the basket and said, "OK, I'll send you back." Xu Xing'er jumped behind Shanzi, and he was tired of aching his ankle before he jumped far. Moreover, the mountain is not all flat, and the grass and the disordered branches and leaves under his feet are often unbalanced. He also had to ask Shanzi to help her. Shanzi reluctantly stopped and handed the back basket to Xu Xing'er, saying, "I carry it on my back!" Xu Xing'er didn't know how well he suddenly changed his face, but she was not a soft person. She immediately took over the basket and put it on her back. She said that even if it was a step by step, I could move down the mountain. Shanzi went to Xu Xing'er and crouched with her back to her, and the back of her hand gestured behind her: "come up, I'll carry you down." Xu Xing'er also refused, and was held by Shanzi, leaning forward and throwing himself on his back, so he was carried up. "It's going to be tomorrow morning when you jump down the mountain." Shanzi said, "don't move, or I won't care if you fall." Xu Xing'er also felt that if he refused again, he would be too flirtatious. He directly patted Shanzi on the shoulder and said, "thank you. I didn't expect you to look skinny and have a lot of strength." "Hey, do you think I'm you?" Shanzi said with a smile, "I can't carry another two so heavy." Xu Xing'er asked a lot of questions about the mountain, and Shanzi didn't hide any privacy. He told her exactly what he knew. He spoke like this all the way out of the forest and came to the dirt road down the mountain. When you come here, you will meet people in the village one after another. From time to time, someone will say hello to Xu Xing'er. Several children in the village ran face to face, chasing and playing with branches. One of them looked like a child's head. Seeing this situation, his eyes turned a few times and his hands were around his mouth, shouting: "come on, carry your daughter-in-law, carry your daughter-in-law!" The rest of the children also shouted, some of them didn't understand what it meant at all, also shouted, and finally just followed two people, running back and forth, shouting two voices from time to time. Shanzi ignored the children and continued to carry Xu Xing'er down the mountain. Xu Xing'er is also a person who can only smooth his hair and can't help his hair. The more she is like this, the more reluctant she is to bow, and she is still lying on Shanzi's back. When he came to the wheat field, he saw Xu Laosi and Xu Laosi turning over the wheat ears on the field, and he shouted a long way away: "uncle, uncle." Xu Laosi saw that he left the fork in his hand and came up and asked, "Xing'er, what's the matter? It's a fight with people " Before Xu Xing'er spoke, I saw Cheng Ge'er running over breathlessly, stopped in front of several people, put his hands on his knees, bent down to take a few breaths, and then asked: "Xing'er, I heard that you were carried back, what's the matter? Did you fight with people again? " "......" Xu Xing'er just felt a deep sense of powerlessness. He looked down at his thin body. How could it make people feel like a man who fights all the time? What image was he in other people's mind before? She helped Xu Laosi's hand down from Shanzi's back and said listlessly, "no fight, just sprained my foot by accident." Cheng Ge'er looked warily at Shanzi and asked, "are you?" "I met Xing'er on the mountain. She sprained her foot and I sent her back. Shanzi's eyes narrowed into a slit, laughing to reveal two rows of white teeth, "Xing'er, do you still have pain in your feet, I'll carry you home directly." Xu Xing'er took off the basket on his back, shook his head and said, "Shanzi Ge, thank you today. My fourth uncle will send me back." Xu Laosi listened to Xing'er's name for Shanzi, looked up and down for a long time, and asked uncertainly: "xishanaozi, the son of the old Wu family?" "Fourth uncle, do you know each other?" Xu Xing'er blinks his eyes and asks, if he really knows someone, he will be able to follow him to the mountain, and his family should not object to it. "I know his third uncle. I went to help him when he was married, but that was a few years ago. I just watched him and didn't dare to recognize it for a while." Xu Laosi said and took a photo on Shanzi's head. "The boy has grown up a lot. At that time, he was just on my waist! Don't remember me, on the day of your third uncle's marriage, you had to pester me to order firecrackers, and finally you had to ride on my shoulder with firecrackers. At that time, I was worried that you were afraid to let go. I didn't think you were quite brave." Shanzi clapped the brain way: "it's Xu Si Shu!" and then turned to look at Xu Xing'er, revealing a smile of unknown meaning, "so you are Xu Xing'er, no wonder..." "No wonder what?" Xu Xing'er frowned. Hearing this, he always felt that there was something wrong. He looked at Shanzi suspiciously. He didn't speak, and his eyes were full of teasing expressions. He knew that he couldn't ask anything, and he thought it would not be a good thing, so he left his mouth and turned his head. "Hey, the kid has a good memory." Xu Laosi directly pulled him and said, "thank you for bringing Xing'er back today. Let's stay for dinner in the evening." "No, I should be worried when I go back late. I'll come back to play one day after I say hello to my family." Shanzi declined, "Xu Si Shu also wants to go to my house when he's free." Shanzi walked towards the west, and after walking for a few steps, he waved back to Xu Xing'er and said, "go back to recover. I'll come to you in a few days." At this moment, Cheng Ge'er has been carrying the basket, holding Xu Xing'er on Xu Laosi's back, listened to Shanzi's words, and couldn't help asking: "Xing'er, did you know each other before?" "I don't know. I didn't say just now. I met on the mountain today. I climbed a tree to pick Hericium erinaceus. I was almost bitten by a pheasant's neck. It was Shanzi Ge who saved me. I didn't step on it when I got down the tree, so I slipped down and sprained." "Pheasant's neck?" Cheng Ge'er cried in surprise, and then he thought it was not right. "Most of the snakes are at the edge of the field and the water. How could they meet in the mountains?" "Who knows what kind of wind the snake blows? It was hiding in the tree hole of the tree. I reached out and climbed up the tree hole. It just came out of the hole and climbed directly to my arm. I almost had to let go at that time. Fortunately, Shanzi Ge climbed up in time, caught the snake and threw it out. Now Xu Xing'er is still a little bit scared when talking about this matter. The snake letter that is constantly eating and swallowing seems to be still shaking in front of his eyes, and he can't help shivering, "don't talk about it, it's uncomfortable to think about it." Cheng Ge'er saw that Xu Xing'er's face was indeed some bad, so he stopped asking and changed the topic: "do you know that you are afraid this time? You dare to go up the mountain by yourself later." then he couldn't help complaining, "I've told you for a long time, remember to call me when you want to go up the mountain. Anyway, there is a care for two people, you always don't listen. If you don't meet someone today, you say what you can do." "I didn't mean it for a moment, I won't in the future." Xu Xing'er perfunctory, she knows that Cheng Ge'er's words are sincere, but he also has a lot of work to do at home, he has too much help, where would you bother him more. "You are so stubborn since you were little." Cheng Ge'er saw that Xing'er didn't speak, so he had to shake his head. Xu Laosi also said, "Xing'er, Cheng Ge'er is right. You said that you were hurt like this, and it's not your mother who is most anxious!" As soon as Xu Laosi mentioned Ye Shi, Xu Xing'er didn't say a word. What she didn't want to do now is to make Ye Shi worried, so she came to the door and said, "I know. It won't be like this in the future. If you go to the mountain again, you will find someone to accompany me." When Xu Laosi heard her words, he was relieved. Although Xing'er was a little impatient, he never broke his word. Then he suddenly remembered: "Xing'er, your father sent a message back, and he will be home in 35 days."