Chapter 37 Mysterious Space

Jiu Jin hurriedly said: "Sister Wei'er, I'm not looking down on you, I just want to help you. How can you support so many mouths as a daughter?"

Although Caiwei didn't need Jiujin to help her raise these people, she was still quite touched that Jiujin could say such things.

Sitting upright, she said seriously: "Jiujin, since I have opened a support hall, I have the ability to support those people. However, I still want to thank you for your kindness. As the saying goes: It is easy to add icing on the cake, but difficult to provide charcoal in the snow. Brother Jiujin is doing this today. Weier took note of our love."

Having said that, Jiujin didn't have much to say, so he had to put aside his words and drove the bullock cart back to the village with a heavy heart...

When Caiwei got home, it was already dark. When she entered the house, her mother, Du Shi, was sitting under the lamp with a stern face, sewing clothes. Wen'er and Wu'er had fallen asleep, and Fei'er was sitting next to her mother, looking presentable. Taking needle and thread, she made obscene clothes for Wu'er. She had a long braid on her head, and the end of the braid was tied with the red ribbon Caiwei gave her last night. When she saw Caiwei coming back, she stuck out her tongue. , secretly wiping her neck.

Caiwei pretended not to see it, sat down by the kang table, picked up a pair of shoe uppers embroidered by her mother, and said flatteringly: "Mom's work is getting better and better, but it's getting late, and the oil lamp is burning me up, which hurts my eyes. Why not do it tomorrow."

Du Shi put her work on the Kang table and said angrily: "You know it's too late? Is it appropriate for a daughter to run out with her husband at such a late hour? If someone notices it, our family's reputation will be ruined." Do you want more?"

Caiwei laughed along and said, "My mother taught me a lesson. My daughter will remember it and she won't do it again."

Du Shi sighed and softened her voice: "It's not that Mom wants to teach you a lesson. If you have to go out for something, at least tell Mom. Besides, even if you go out, you must take Wen'er or Wu'er with you. You are alone and follow Jiu. Jin Ming went out in a hurry, and there are many people in the village. If someone sees it, some unreasonable remarks may be made? You should know how to avoid suspicion!"

Caiwei was upset. She didn't want to bring Wen'er or Wu'er to avoid suspicion, but the weather in the twelfth lunar month was bitter and cold. The village was more than 20 miles away from the town. The nine-pound ox cart had no shed and was very slow. Their cotton-padded clothes were all thin and shabby. If they had accompanied her, they would have frozen to death before reaching the town. How could she bear to let them suffer?

Feier who was on the side couldn't bear the eldest sister being scolded by her mother, so she helped her and said, "Mom, the eldest sister has already apologized, so please spare her this time. "

After saying that, he winked at Caiwei and joked: "Sister, despite what mother said about you, she actually loves you the most. Mother made dumplings at night and they were so delicious. I left them in the pot for you." go eat!"

When Caiwei heard this, she quickly stood up and said to Mrs. Du with a smile: "Mom still loves me. My daughter is going to eat now, but she is hungry!" As the group said this, they slipped out.

Entering the kitchen, I heard my mother sighing helplessly: "This girl, after being ill for a long time, has learned to be cunning..."

On the stove, a faint fragrance floated out through the wooden pot lid. Caiwei opened the pot and saw a plate of crescent-shaped dumplings hot on the pot. The fragrant smell went straight to her nose. Caiwei hurriedly brought out the dumplings. She was really hungry now. She had been busy all day. Apart from eating a bowl of noodles in the morning, she was still wet with rice!

After taking out the dumplings, she turned back to look for soy sauce and garlic on the wooden shelf beside the stove.

I didn't find the soy sauce and garlic, but I accidentally saw the mirror left here last night. It was the mirror that the old beggar gave to Caiwei. At this time, the palm-sized bronze mirror was lying quietly on the wooden shelf, in the dim light. A cold light is reflected in the candlelight...

Somehow, she picked up the mirror and wiped it against the blurry surface.

Suddenly, the mirror suddenly dented, forming a vortex. A huge suction force came from the vortex like a magnet, sucking her tightly. In an instant, she was sucked into the mirror.

The world was spinning for a while, and when Caiwei opened her eyes again, she was completely stunned.

Where is this? She climbed up and looked around.

This place is not big, only three or four acres of land, but the scenery is beautiful and pleasant.

Nearby, there is a small courtyard surrounded by a fence. The courtyard is full of exotic flowers and plants. They are colorful and beautiful. Before you get closer, you can smell the fragrance. Those exotic plants and vines become greener and greener as the weather gets colder. , all are solid, like coral beans, and they are cute and tired.

Among the flowers, there is a hut made of green bamboo, half-hidden under a huge banyan tree. The hut has green windows, green doors, and green trees. It looks very elegant and quiet.

Behind the small courtyard, there was a faint sound of running water. Caiwei walked over and saw a picturesque small bridge with flowing water. The pure stream was clear and transparent, flowing happily under the bridge. At the end of the small bridge, there was a The dense woods are not big, but they are full of extremely rare and precious trees. Rosewood, huanghuali, golden nan, yew and other precious trees are all mature, blocking out the sky and the sun, and are lush...

Through the woods, there is a small piece of grassland. The grass on the grassland is verdant, with wild flowers and wild vegetables everywhere. Occasionally, one or two hares can be seen running through the grass.

This is truly a paradise! Caiwei sighed.

After walking around in a circle, she felt a little tired, so she came to the fence gate and called out to the bamboo house: "Is there anyone there?"

There was silence in the bamboo house. She pushed open the fence door and saw green bamboo paths on both sides, with a gravel path in the middle. Stepping on the gravel path, she walked to the bamboo house. Out of politeness, Caiwei called a few more times. , still no one agreed. He pushed open the bamboo house in confusion and went inside. Inside was a simple small room with no decorations, only a straw mat on the floor, a tripod in front of the mat, and smoke still lingering inside. Behind the straw mat, there is a small case with several very old and shabby books on it, the pages have turned yellow.

Caiwei walked over, picked up a book and read it, but saw "Nanhua Sutra" written on the page. She was not interested in this kind of Taoist book, so she picked up another one, and it turned out to be "Fifteen Treatises on the Establishment of Chongyang Religion" 》, pick up another book,

puff----

"Tongxuan Zhenjing"!

It seems that the owner of this house is a Taoist monk, but where has this Taoist priest gone?

Passing through the small room, I walked to another room. This room was a bedroom. The inside was like a snow cave. Except for a few simple pieces of furniture, there were no toys. There was only an earthen vase on the table with several chrysanthemums and a flower in it. There is a tea set, a green gauze curtain is hung on the bed, and the quilt is very simple.

Caiwei was a little tired and fell on the bed to take a nap.

Although the beds here are simple, they are many times better than the hard earthen kang at home. Caiwei lay on the bed and rolled around a few times. After a while, she fell asleep...