The Red Mansions Across the Four Seas

Chapter 412

In the blink of an eye, Jia Min and Chang An spent a month or so on Dayu Island.

It was already cold, and the wild geese in Luoyan Lake flew away.

Yesterday afternoon, it started to snow.Last night, Luoyan Lake froze overnight.Then comes the long winter freeze period.

The freezing of the lake has both advantages and disadvantages for the three residents living in seclusion on Big Fish Island.

The advantage is that it is convenient to travel in the future.No more canoeing, just walk off the ice.

The downside is that other people can also come directly from the ice, and their chances of exposure have also increased a lot.

It doesn't seem to matter much, though, since they're getting out of here.The arrow wound on Chang'an's leg was healed, and they were going to return to Bukui.

This time, Qing Gele and her mother will also follow Jia Min to Bukui.If they are willing, Chang'an is also ready to take them to the imperial capital.

Qing Gele was willing to go to the imperial capital, but his mother didn't want to go to the imperial capital, she only wanted to go to Bukui.

It was because of her son that she went to Bukui, otherwise, she would not have left the grassland.

Jia Min has already made an agreement with Aunt Shaman that she will leave in a few days.

Now is the right time to go.The ground has just started to freeze, and there is no heavy snow, so the road is easier to walk.If it is later, the snow will be heavy and the road will be blocked, making it difficult to walk.

Today is the market day at Luoyan Village, and Jia Min and Chang An are going to retrieve the custom-made carriage.

The carriage of the Qinggle family was already dilapidated, and it was difficult to withstand the long-distance travel. The carriage was too small to hold the family's things, so this time I ordered a larger one.

With a carriage, it is also convenient to hide the serial guns.With such a big guy on his back, it always looks a bit dazzling.

In addition to the carriage, they also went to the market to buy some supplies for the road.Everything else was prepared before, but this time, it was mainly to buy something to eat and charcoal.

Staying lonely on the island, Chang An has long wanted to go out for a walk.Last market day, she pestered Jia Min and Qing Gele to watch the fun, but they were forced to take her there.

Just after breakfast today, Chang'an was about to leave.

However, before going to the market, they still have to go to the Shuangfeng Temple on Badger Island.

When Chang An was recuperating from his injuries, he once made a wish, saying that as long as his leg injury healed, he would fulfill his wish.

At that time, she only made a wish in her heart. At that time, she didn't know that there was a Shuangfeng Temple on Badger Island.

After learning about it from Qing Gele a few days ago, he clamored to go to the monastery to fulfill his vow.

Her reason was that the Shuangfeng Temple was very close to here, and it must have been when she made a wish that Guanyin Bodhisattva heard it and made her legs heal so quickly.

Since Chang'an was going, Jia Min would naturally not stop him, so he first went to Shuangfeng Temple to fulfill his vow, and then went to Luoyan Village to go to the market.

After tidying up and leaving Qing Gele at home, Jia Min and Chang An set foot on the lake, from the ice directly to Badger Island.

Now, they all wear local clothes and cotton caps, just like the locals.

Qing Gele still has some acquaintances in the local area. They are local and no one knows them. After they come out, they are safer than Qing Gele.

Although it snowed yesterday, it was only an inch thick.The ice surface is inherently slippery, but once the wind passes, the thin snow will be blown away, revealing a bright and smooth ice surface.

The ice is not thick now, but it is solid.The ice surface is transparent, and where the water is shallow, you can directly see the bottom of the lake.Occasionally there are schools of fish running under the ice, which are clearly visible.

When Changan saw him, he was very excited, sometimes chasing fish, sometimes jumping on the ice, skating constantly, shouting loudly.He fell down without moving.

If she falls down, she won't get up, and Jia Min has to go to pull her to get up.Sometimes she deliberately played tricks, and even Jia Min was dragged down on the ice by her.She was laughing on the sidelines, looking very happy.

"Chang'an, stop messing around for a while, and fulfill your wish quickly, so you can go to the market."

"Don't worry, I'll be at my aunt's house in a while, and I'll be on my horse soon. Chief Min, look, there are two people playing over there too?"

A hundred meters away from Jia Min and the others, there were also two people walking and playing on the ice, yelling and seeming very excited.

"Yeah, it looks like a young couple. They should have come from Badger Island."

"Officer Min, let's go and play with them, there are more people and it will be more lively."

"Okay, if you're not afraid of getting into trouble, go there."

"Oh, forget it then, let's go."

Jia Min was right, the two people over there were indeed young couples.It was Baoyu and Tana.

They came out from Badger Island, going to Big Fish Island, and went there to get a tank back.

By mistake, Jia Min and Baoyu missed each other so close.

Soon, Jia Min and Chang An arrived at Badger Island.

Although the Shuangfeng Temple is not big, it is located high on the island.Still on the lake, it can be seen from a distance.On the island, it took about [-] minutes to walk.

There are no believers in the temple, which seems a little deserted.Two servants are sweeping snow.Seeing someone coming, he entered a room alone, and immediately, a monk came out and walked towards Jia Min and Chang'an.

"Poor monk Jueneng, what advice do you two benefactors have?"

"I made a wish a few days ago, but I don't know how to fulfill the wish today..."

"Oh, then please have a stick of incense, please come with me."

The two followed Juan Neng to the main hall.

The main hall and statues are not big, but there are all kinds of joss sticks, ghee, fire pockets and so on.

Jia Min handed the bag to Chang'an, Chang'an fumbled for a while, took out a piece of five taels of silver, and put it on the altar.

"Benefactor, as long as you want it, you don't have to spend so much money."

"This is my intention, please master not to refuse."

As Chang An spoke, he knelt down and kowtowed.Seeing that Jia Min was still standing on one side, he tugged on Jia Min's lapel. Jia Min had no choice but to kneel down and kowtow with her.

After the worship in the main hall, Chang An went to worship in the side hall again. Jia Min realized this time, and kowtowed himself without Chang An telling him.

In the end, Changan even bowed to the mother-in-law, so Jia Min had no choice but to kowtow in a daze.

Kowtow is kowtow, but my heart is puzzled.

Chang'an worships that guy whenever he sees a god.I pray, I pray, but you are a big girl, why do you want to send your son off?

Besides, it's a little strange that there is a concubine here.Do people in North Wendura also believe this?

After all, he couldn't figure it out, so he bid farewell to Juaneng in a daze.

Back on the lake, the serious and pious Chang'an in the temple just now disappeared, and turned into the carefree, innocent little girl again.

This time they didn't stay on the lake for long, they went ashore soon, and when they arrived at Qing Gele's house, the two of them rode to Luoyan Village on horseback.

Luoyan Village is on the edge of Luoyan Lake.The size of this village is not fixed.

In winter, the scale is relatively large, and the yurts and livestock pens are densely scattered everywhere.By next spring, these yurts will be uprooted one after another, and they will go to their respective pastures, and they will not come back until autumn.

This is the traditional way of life of most herdsmen in North Wendura: living by water and grass.

The reason why I return to Luoyan Lake in winter is because it is close to the water source of Luoyan Lake and it is convenient to get water.At the same time, gathering together is also conducive to concentrating strength and resisting wind disasters, snow disasters and wolf disasters.

For shepherds, wolves are a scourge.

The number of wolves on the grassland is large, especially in the case of natural disasters, other animals decrease, the number of prey that wolves can kill decreases, and livestock becomes the main hunting target of wolves.

Wolves have high hunting skills, intelligence, and team spirit. Dealing with wolves has always been a headache for herdsmen.Therefore, this way of living together in winter has become a natural choice.

The market in Luoyan Lake is held three times a month.The days are three threes, that is, the third day, the thirteenth day, and the 23rd day of each month.

Today is October 23, the last market day of this month.

It was almost eleven o'clock when the two arrived at the market.Chang An complained that he was hungry, so Jia Min bought some food first.Then he paid the money and took the carriage, the rope and harness, etc. were all ordered together. After harnessing the horse he was riding, he began to purchase other things.

Soon everything was purchased, and I drove the carriage back.

In the car, while chatting, while eating.

In the beginning, Chang'an talked a lot, but gradually, he talked less, and sometimes he seemed in a daze.

"What's the matter, Chang'an, why are you talking less?"

"It's nothing, it's just a little weird in my heart. I always want to go back, but now I really have to go, but I feel a little bit reluctant."

"After all, this is a place of right and wrong, so we can't stay here for long. Qinggle is still a deserter now, and now that everyone from Luoyan Lake has returned, it will inevitably be exposed after a long time."

"It's going to snow soon. If you don't take advantage of this time to go, the road will be blocked by heavy snow in the future, and it will be difficult to go. One letter is a winter, and it will be bad if you are stuck here."

"I understand the truth, but it's just..."

In fact, Chang'an has another thought.

Here, you can be with Jia Min, carefree.As soon as I go back, I have to go back to the imperial capital.At that time, I didn't know when I would see Jia Min again.In the future, it will be even more difficult to have such an opportunity now, and I am with Jia Min every day.

Thinking of these, Chang'an is full of contradictions.I want to go back, but also miss the present day.

During this period of time, I was taken care of and spoiled by Jia Min every day, and I could act coquettishly and fool around with him to my heart's content. Once I go back, will there still be days like this?I'm afraid it's hard to meet you.

While talking, they arrived at Qing Gele's house, put all their things and carriages there, and the two returned to Dayu Island with some food.

Seeing the two coming back, Qing Gele came out to welcome them.

"Qingele, why is there one less tank?"

As soon as Jia Min came back, he felt that something had changed in front of the door. Looking carefully, he found that there was one less vat in front of the door.

"Miss Tana from Shuangfeng Temple took her back with someone to use as a pickle. This house and the vat are both her home."

"Isn't it a practicing lama?"

"The practicing lama is Master Juoneng, and Tana is his daughter."

"The monks have daughters?"

"I had it before I became a monk. Not only my daughter, but also my son-in-law. By the way, he is also from Han. He speaks with your accent. It's called Baoyu."

"What did you say? Baoyu?"

How can this be?

(End of this chapter)