Chapter 8
A path in Longkong Mountain.
Liu Huifeng walked slowly, rubbing the jade pendant given to him by Xiao Bye-ri in his hand.
This jade pendant is slightly warm, which is a rare piece of warm jade, which is the only clue that can find Liu Huifeng's life. He held the jade pendant tightly and hung it around his neck after thinking about it. The jade pendant was pressed to his chest. The warmth made him temporarily let go of his melancholy and stared at the grass and tree in front of him that he had been extremely familiar with since childhood. He couldn't help thinking of the words that Xiao had just left.
"That year, you and I were happily on our way to Longkong Mountain. Unexpectedly, when we passed Hangzhou, there was a sudden heavy snowfall. At that time, it could be said that we had not seen a heavy snow in a hundred years."
Seeing that Xiao Beili seemed to fall into memories, Liu Huifeng also silently imagined the situation at that time, "It seems that the master and the master's wife picked me up there, right?"
Sure enough, I heard Xiao Bie Li say:
"I saw you left in the snow under a tree with Xinran. At that time, you were only so big in the infuriating." Xiao Bili said and drew with his hands, "Your wife and I don't want to see you take your life in the ice and snow, so we took you back to Longkong Mountain."
"What about this jade pendant?" Liu Huifeng asked hesitantly.
Xiao Beili smiled and said, "It was hanging on your neck at that time. I have been holding it for so many years. I will give it to you today. I hope you can find your parents' footprints from this jade pendant."
"Father...mother..." Liu Huifeng meditated on these two words in his heart and once again held the jade pendant that had been hung on his chest. "Why on earth did you leave me back then?"
Wake up from the memory, Liu Huifeng found that he had unconsciously reached the foot of the mountain. After staying in Longkong Mountain for more than ten years, basically all the beasts have a memory. When they saw Liu Huifeng from afar, they quietly ran away. Occasionally, they met some eye-catching ones and were also cleaned up by him.
Dingyuan Village is still so peaceful, as if it has never changed. Looking at this quiet and quiet village, Liu Huifeng smiled happily, but I don't know if we will meet again today.
"Little Fengzi!"
The crisp voice interrupted Liu Huifeng's thoughts, and a petite figure jumped into his eyes.
"Xiao Fengzi, you can't run away now. Where's my gift?"
It may be because her father is the village head, so compared with other girls of the same age in the village, Zhai Yinger's clothes are much brighter. The pink gown wrapped the body that had begun to develop and swayed slightly in the wind.
Liu Huifeng looked at this young girl, took a bamboo scorpion from his arms and handed it to Zhai Yinger, who looked forward to it, which he had done in his spare time these three days.
"Wow, Xiao Fengzi, you are so awesome, so cute!"
Sure enough, after Zhai Yinger got the toy, as Liu Huifeng expected, her two big eyes smiled into a curved moon. Liu Huifeng looked at Zhai Yinger, who was lovingly fiddling with the bamboo cily, smiled silently, and turned around and quietly left.
"Xiao Fengzi, where are you going?"
Under the old locust tree at the entrance of the village, Liu Huifeng was stopped by Uncle Zhang, who was squinting and basking in the sun. After carefully looking at Liu Huifeng, he asked curiously.
Liu Huifeng's clothes are a little different from usual today. Liu Huifeng's sword is inserted diagonally at his waist, wearing a brand-new cyan robe, and his long hair, which is usually worn behind his head, is also tied up by a hairband.
"Uncle Zhang, I'm going on a long trip, and I may not come back in a short time. Please say hello to Uncle Zhang and Sister Xianglan for me."
"Good, good!" Uncle Zhang was shocked first, and then said three good words in a row and laughed happily:
"A good man's ambition is in all directions. It's time for you to make a good journey, but don't forget our small village. You must come back and have a look after a long time!"
Liu Huifeng stared at the old but still brilliant old man in front of him and said sincerely:
"Don't worry, Uncle Zhang, Dingyuan Village is just like my home. I will never forget here."
Indeed, although Liu Huifeng has been living in Longkong Mountain over the years, he has not been isolated from the world. On the contrary, he is very close to the people in this small village. Especially in recent years, Xiao Beili is often not in Longkong Mountain. Liu Huifeng has already regarded Dingyuan Village as his home and left for future gathering. Liu Huifeng smiled brightly at Uncle Zhang and walked out of the village step by step.
Looking at Liu Huifeng's back, Uncle Zhang shook his head and sighed:
"Alas, that stinky boy Hansheng still wants to entrust Xianglan to you. Now it's good. Our girl didn't grab it, and the old Zhai girl didn't grab it. The children and grandchildren have their own blessings. Xiao Fengzi, I hope you have a safe journey, and I am relieved."
"Ah, where's Xiao Fengzi? You ran away while I didn't pay attention. Don't let me catch you next time!"
Zhai Yinger came to her senses, but found that Liu Huifeng had disappeared at some point. She was so angry that she stamped her feet hard in place. It was not until she felt a little tired that she carefully held the bamboo sap that Liu Huifeng gave her and ran to her good friend to show off. While running, I thought that I can show it to Xianglan. Haha, this is given to me by Xiao Fengzi! By the way, when we meet next time, next time... I don't know when...
Because there is no royal sword, Liu Huifeng's travel speed is not fast, but even so, it only took him half a day to come to Qingbaishi.
Although Qingbaishi is just a small town, it is much more lively than Dingyuan Village. The bustling crowd brightens Liu Huifeng, a person who has lived in Longkong Mountain since childhood. Liu Huifeng felt very fresh whether it was a big man selling art on the street, a hawker shouting loudly, or even a hurried pedestrian passing by him.
"There is an inn", Liu Huifeng wandered around the town for a while and finally found an inn with such a plaque. There is no inn in Dingyuan Village, and the villagers will invite guests to live in their homes. Liu Huifeng thought for a moment and was still far from Hangzhou, so he decided to rest here first and leave tomorrow.
"Dear guest, do you want to go to the top or stay in the hotel?"
As soon as he entered the door of the inn, the second child greeted him attentively.
Liu Huifeng was stunned and said:
"I'll rest here for one night."
Xiao Er said with a smile:
"Please wait a moment, this guest officer. I'll arrange it for you."
With that, he led Liu Huifeng to the second floor. Seeing the long sword around Liu Huifeng's waist, he asked curiously:
"The guest officer has good skills and has begun to travel around the world at a young age. I don't know where the guest officer intends to go. The shop can arrange guests and the station in the town to facilitate the guests to travel."
When Liu Huifeng heard this, he was moved and wanted him to arrange it, but after thinking about it, he decided to wait first. "I know, I'll let you know if you need it."
"Sung, this is your guest room. Are you satisfied?"
Liu Huifeng glanced and found that it was not much different from the bamboo house he usually lived in, and even a little bigger than the bamboo house, so he nodded.
Seeing Liu Huifeng expressing satisfaction, Xiao Er said a few more words and asked Liu Huifeng to call him if he had something to do. After that, he went down and continued to greet other guests.
Liu Huifeng sat by the bed and felt that the bed here was much more comfortable than his usual sleep, but he had always cared about these small sections. As soon as he had such an idea, he had fallen asleep.
When he woke up, the sun was already west. Liu Huifeng opened the window, looked at the sloping reflection of pedestrians on the street, and shook his head with a bitter smile. It seemed that the bed inn was indeed more comfortable than the bed he made with green bamboo in Longkong Mountain. He actually slept for so long. If he hadn't been hungry, he would not have woken up.
When he came to the lobby of the inn, Liu Huifeng glanced at it and found that the inn was already overcrowded at this time, just in time for the peak of dinner. He shook his head helplessly and was about to turn upstairs. After a while, he heard a melodious voice saying:
"Brother, can you enjoy your face and have a drink?"
Liu Huifeng looked for the sound and found that a person was holding a table, drinking by himself, and making a "tut" sound from time to time, which made everyone around him look sideways, but he turned a deaf ear and looked quite happy.
"Are you talking to me?" Liu Huifeng could naturally be sure that the voice talking to him just now came from this table, but the man had been sipping his head, so he asked loudly.
"Exactly, I don't know if Brother Taiwan can have a drink with me?"
Liu Huifeng thought for a moment. Anyway, there is no place to go now, so he nodded and said, "It's so good that I'll bother you." With that, he sat opposite the man.
"No bother, I'm too late to have someone to drink with me. Xiao Er, give this friend a big bowl and two catties of bamboo leaf green, come on!"
"Okay, sir, please wait a moment!"
Xiao Er walked to the kitchen and muttered to himself, "It's not enough for a person to drink more than ten catties, and he even has to pull a person. It really spoils our good wine!"
Liu Huifeng heard Xiao Er's words clearly and couldn't help laughing.
"Since it's fate to meet, I don't know what to call it?"
Liu Huifeng stood up and clenched his fists, "I'm Liu Huifeng."
"Liu Huifeng, good name, good name, look at my broken name, it's still noble."
He raised his hand lazily and said hello.
"It turned out to be Brother Shang. What's wrong with Brother Shang's name? Why Brother Shang..."
Liu Huifeng sat down after saluteing and heard that the man named Shang Qinggui in front of him seemed to be a little dissatisfied with his name, so he asked curiously.
"Hey, don't talk about it, it's annoying to mention it. Ha, the wine is coming, hurry up and fill it up! Brother Liu, you and I meet for the first time. You have to drink this bowl. Come on, I respect you!"
Shang Qinggui looked very enthusiastic. Although it was the first time he met Liu Huifeng, he seemed to be quite familiar with him. The wine he had just brought was filled with a bowl and handed it to Liu Huifeng.