lady, please calm down

Chapter 5
In a dilapidated temple at the foot of Qifengling Mountain, the arhat has no head, the King Kong has folded arms, and the dusty confession case is covered with fox paw and rabbit marks.

If it weren't for the bonfire burning in the corner of the temple, it would be almost like a haunted house.

The cat leaned against the corner of the wall with the tiger's head in its arms, its body shrunk into a small ball.Although her eyes were closed, her trembling eyelashes showed that she was not asleep at the moment.

'Aww~'

Howling wolves came from a distant mountain, and Chen Chu, who was adding firewood to the fire, asked in surprise, "There are wolves in the mountains?"

"Well, Qifeng Ridge is the easternmost of Tongbai Mountain. Tongbai Mountain stretches for three hundred miles. There are not only wolves, but also big bugs and golden leopards." Mao'er slowly opened his eyes.

The two people who had nowhere to go ended up together.

Zhao Mao'er's determination to follow Chen Chu had something to do with what he said.

Liu Da died in their home, not to mention whether the Liu family will seek revenge on their sisters, but the people in the government are not easy to get along with.
At that time, if a crime is randomly arranged, the sisters will be left alone, and they will probably live worse than death in the future.

Therefore, 'escape' became the only way out.

But at this time, the land of Tongshan is not in peace and order, and cats alone may not be able to protect sister Zhouquan.

And Chen Chu, who was unfamiliar with the place, also needed a local guide.

For example, if it wasn't for the guidance of the cat, Chen Chu would definitely not be able to find the ruined temple where he lived tonight.

"Is there a family in this mountain?" Chen Chu was a little worried when he heard that there were tigers and leopards in the mountain.

Originally, he planned to go into the mountains to avoid the limelight, but if there were ferocious beasts in the mountains, Chen Chu rushed in with a pair of oil bottles and his eyes were dark, it would be like delivering food to tigers and leopards.

But he can't leave this place too far, just because those seeds are still in the mountains.

Zhao Mao'er thought for a while, looked west through the broken window, and said, "I heard that there is a village of seven or eight families on the mountainside of Qifengling. They are all escaped households."

"What is a fugitive?"

After listening to Mao'er, I realized that the fleeing households were either people who did not want to be obedient citizens under the rule of Qi, or farmers who abandoned their fields to avoid heavy taxes and labor.

"Go and see tomorrow." Chen Chu folded his hands behind his head and waded down.

From what he thought, ferocious beasts would generally not set foot in places where humans could live together.Humans living in groups are also a great deterrent to beasts.

However, human beings who live in groups in troubled times are also unpredictable blessings and disasters for those who live alone.
The next day, the 23rd of the first month.

After a heavy snow yesterday, the gloomy weather finally cleared up.

There is a peach grove planted on a gentle slope in the middle of Qifengling. Yang Youtian squatted in front of a peach tree and frowned.

This peach grove has suffered from a strange disease of rotten skin since last year. Yang Youtian scraped off the rotten bark according to his past experience.

Unexpectedly, the strange disease was not only not contained, but spread throughout the entire peach forest.For the most serious ones, 1/2 of the trunks have rotted away, and the fruit trees are about to fail and die.

Yang Youtian was very distressed.

"Father, these trees won't survive. Cut them down and take them home to burn firewood." Yang Youtian's eldest son, Yang Zhen, spat twice on his hands and swung his ax to cut down the trees.

"Cut off that jio of your mother!" Yang Youtian became annoyed when he heard it, and cursed: "I and your uncles have worked hard for several years, and this peach tree only bears fruit last year, so you are going to cut it! spendthrift!"

Yang Zhen, who was not as weak as the crown, didn't care about his father's scolding, and said with a smile: "Anyway, you can't live anymore, and you have to come and see it every day. It's just for nothing to make you sad. It's better to lose sight of it."

"Young lady, that jio" Knowing that his son was right, Yang Youtian still scolded.

Yang Zhen was about to retort, but he saw a man walking slowly on the mountain road, and he couldn't help reminding him in a low voice: "Father, you have a baby."

'Shengyazi' means a strange young man.

"Oh?" Yang Youtian looked up.

The strange man stepped on the snow and walked forward dozens of steps, and saw Yang Youtian and his son in the peach forest, so he stopped on the spot and cupped his hands and said, "This uncle, may I ask what your name is?"

"Old man, my surname is Yang. I don't know if my brother is passing by or looking for someone?"

Yang Youtian bowed his hand to return the salute, and at the same time looked at him carefully.

Although the other party has the accent of a scholar, his hair style is very strange. It is neither the "kun hair" like the golden man with only two small braids at the back of the head, nor is it the Han Chinese's curly hair.
Only a short layer was left, like a young monk who has just returned to vulgarity.

"Uncle Yang is well. Kid, Chen Chu." Chen Chu bowed his hands again, but did not answer Yang Youtian's question. Instead, he took a few steps forward, looked around a peach tree carefully, and said in surprise, "Hey, this Peach rot is very serious."

"Does a monk still understand farming?" Yang Zhen asked with a smile.

"I understand a little bit." Chen Chu also laughed harmlessly to humans and animals.

"Brother Chen, can this peach tree still be saved?" Yang Youtian asked with the mentality of giving it a try.

"It can be saved, but the bark has been scraped too hard." When Chen Chu leaned over to check the peach tree's condition, he made a half-circle on purpose to ensure that the Yang family father and son were not behind him.

Not turning their backs on the two of them, of course, it's not because they are afraid of being raped, but Yang Zhen is carrying an axe, and Chen Chu is worried that he will be behind his back!
In this wilderness, there are simply not too many reasons to kill someone.

Maybe it's because he doesn't like outsiders, maybe he wants to eat meat, or the black guy is jealous of his handsomeness!
Yang Zhen immediately saw what Chen Chu was thinking, he laughed and stuck the ax in his waist.

They were wary of Chen Chu, so why not the other party.

However, the most important thing for Yang Youtian right now is how to save his Taoyuan.

"Brother Chen, if the fruit tree is infected with rotten skin disease, it can be cured by scraping the skin. Is there any other way?" Yang Youtian, who was squatting opposite Chen Chu, said.

"To treat rot, it's okay to scrape the skin, but if you scrape too deeply, it will hurt the wood." Chen Chu pointed to the bare wood trunk and continued: "Look, the drupe black rot fungus... Uh, it's just These black veins have penetrated into the interior of the wood, so the trunk will rot."

"Then what should we do?" Yang Youtian seemed to understand, but this little brother Chen seemed to understand.

Chen Chu got up, checked the other diseased fruit trees, pointed to a peach tree that was growing well and said, "These few less diseased ones, just continue to use the skin scraping method to treat them, but be careful not to damage the xylem. Also remember, After scraping off the diseased bark, a layer of varnish should be applied to the wound to isolate the bacteria."

"Is it possible to save these trees?" Yang Youtian asked the ones with the most serious rot, whose trunks were corroded from 1/3 to 1/2.

"Father, the little monk is not a god! How can these plants be saved?" Yang Zhen expressed his opinion first.

Chen Chu said, "Who says it can't be rescued? These diseased trees are located near the roots, and they can be grafted, also called bridge grafting, which is to perform heart bypass surgery on fruit trees."

"Evil connection?" Although Yang Youtian didn't understand what 'heart bypass surgery' was, it didn't affect him being greatly shocked, and hurriedly said: "Please trouble Brother Chen to perform evil connection on my Taoyuan."

However, Chen Chu shook his head: "Uncle Yang, as the name suggests, Niejie is to use the naughty seedlings from the roots of fruit trees as a bridge, bypassing the damaged parts of the fruit tree to connect the roots and the trunk of the fruit tree, so as to ensure the nutrient supply of the fruit tree."

"What do you mean?" Yang Youtian looked confused, and turned to look at his son: "Do you understand?"

"I didn't understand either." Yang Zhen also looked confused.

Chen Chu straightened up: "That is to say, we need to wait until late spring and early summer, when the seedlings germinate and grow into wood."

While talking, Chen Chu took the opportunity to observe the village of fleeing households across the peach grove, and saw seven or eight households scattered behind the sparse peach grove, with a few smoke billows, and vaguely heard women calling their children home for dinner, children playing and dogs barking Voice.

Yang Youtian also stood up, cupped his hands and said, "Where is Brother Chen living now, I will go down the mountain when the spring warms up and invite you to cure this peach grove, there will be a reward."

"I am ashamed to say that I am wandering around with my little sister and my little sister, and I have nowhere to live."

Hearing what Chen Chu said, Yang Youtian pondered for a moment, grabbed Chen Chu's hand enthusiastically, and said, "Since that's the case, if Brother Chen doesn't dislike it, why don't you stay here first, and wait until the weather warms up before making any fuss about it."

"Father, this person is a little weird."

Looking at Chen Chu who was going down the mountain to pick up the 'lady', Yang Zhen reminded.

"It's okay. Little Brother Chen has tender hands and calluses, he's not a warrior. And he's dragging his family along, so he won't be a villain." Yang Youtian didn't take it seriously.

"Oh..." Yang Zhen suddenly realized, and only then did he understand the deep meaning of his father taking the initiative to shake Brother Chen's hand.

"Ginger is still old!"

Yang Zhen gave his father a thumbs-up, and said with a smile: "I just feel that his origin is unknown, so I don't worry about it."

"You should pay more attention to him these few days." Yang Youtian stood still beside the peach tree, looking at the distant mountains, he couldn't help sighing: "The fake Qi Gan is a puppet of the golden man, and he is a disaster for the common people. Now like Chen Xiaoge There are many people who are forced to leave, I see him talking like a scholar, and he understands farming, so take him in if you can."

Yang Zhen curled his lips after hearing this, and said, "The army of Zhou State has been retreating southward for many years, and the Emperor of Great Zhou doesn't care about us remnants, so how can you manage it?"

"Ms. Jio, you know an egg ball!" Yang Youtian said angrily.

"Why did my mother mess with you? You scolded her all day long." Yang Zhen said in a dazed manner.

(End of this chapter)