Journey to the West I am just a river god

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The mountain is Xishan, there are many beasts and poisonous insects in the depths of Xishan, and no one has ever been able to cross Xishan.

The most direct connection between the town and the outside world is a wooden bridge to the east of the town.

The wooden bridge was built at the narrowest part of the Baihe River, where the water flow is the most turbulent. The wooden bridge is long and deep, about 10 feet wide, but not short in length.

It's just that Jiang Wuyou couldn't pass the wooden bridge. There was a strong man named Wang Sanduo at the head of the bridge.

The thing to check is whether there is a letter issued by the government. The household registration system of this dynasty is strict, and people are prohibited from traveling to other regions without reason.

It's a pity that Jiang Wuyou rejected his relatives in the city because of a Taoist's admonishment, and he didn't know his name, and he had no contact with him recently, so he couldn't apply for a communication disk, but there were other ways.

There is Liu Si, a boatman on the Baihe River, who can ferry people across the river regardless of the boat, but if there is no boat, the price will be high, more than ten times higher, Jiang Wuyou, who is poor and white, can't afford it.

In desperation, I can only save money while waiting to see if there is a chance to get the official correspondence.

Due to her young age, she couldn't find a regular job, and she didn't want to sell herself to a wealthy family, so she could only do odd jobs around.

Although there is not much money, in this small town, everyone is familiar with each other, and they also know some untrue news.

Chapter February

The rumble of the stomach also disturbed the thoughts of memories.

The boy got up and went to the kitchen. He said it was a kitchen, and there were only simple pots and pans, a table, a chair and a water tank.

This season can be considered to be over when there is no harvest, and there are quite a lot of vegetables and fruits, but in order to make up for the boat ticket, Jiang Wuyou is quite struggling on weekdays.

There is not much food left at home, rice and noodles are enough for a few days, but there is nothing else.

Bang, bang, bang. . .

From the alley outside the courtyard, there was the sound of the peddler's unique snare drum. This peddler walked around the streets and alleys, and it was like sending charcoal in a timely manner, saving another trip to the evening market and spending more time.

An old man in his fifties, dressed in blue cloth, was pulling a cart and beating a small drum.

Jiang Wuyou walked out of the yard and saw that the peddler had already been surrounded by many children, who were attracted by the gadgets on the cart, such as windmills, pottery whistles, mud whistles, rattles, spinning tops, bamboo dragonflies, jigsaw puzzles, and nine chains , kites, shuttlecock diabolos, windmills and so on.

It’s just that, most of the Laojiaxiang is poor, and few families have extra money to buy these things, and most of the children don’t have access to these things on weekdays, so they can only chase after this peddler a few times a day, take a ride on this peddler Don't pay attention, play a few times.

"Is there any vegetables and fruits?"

"Yes, yes, and some wax gourd and cowpea, do you want some?"

Jiang Wuyou approached, and looked at the vegetables and fruits left in the car, they were crooked melons and dates that had been picked, and they were not fresh.

This peddler is not an easy job. He pushes a small cart and starts to walk around the streets very early. This old street is usually the last stop. It is not fresh, and it is not good in appearance, which is normal.

Looking at Jiang Wuyou's hesitation, the shopkeeper also knew the reason, the gadgets couldn't be sold today, but they could continue to sell them tomorrow, but the others couldn't, the weather was getting hotter, and they couldn't survive the night.

"Brother, how about this, you take all these, how about accepting half of your son?"

"Okay, you put it on."

Seeing that the last bit has been sold out, the shopkeeper is also happy, he can go home, I wonder how many big characters the eldest son has learned today?

The shopkeeper put away the snare drum, pulled the cart and left the old street. The children were a little lost, but after a while they were attracted by a bug or a willow leaf that shouldn't be there.

Jiang Wuyou washed the winter melon and cowpea, simply fried it, and added some salt. As for other seasonings, they were too expensive to afford, so he had to make do with it.

After a long time, it has become a habit, and it's not that I don't want to satisfy my appetite, but the desire to save money to cross the river is stronger.

After eating and washing, the moon is already on the treetops.

After resting for a while, Jiang Wuyou took advantage of the moonlight to practice in the small courtyard some exercises for strengthening the body recorded in ancient books.

Although Baihe Town's aura dissipated and Qi could not be refined, body training was still possible, but the food on weekdays was extremely poor, and the energy and blood were insufficient, so the effect was half the result with twice the effort, and he became very thin.

"If you keep practicing like this, I'm afraid you won't live to be 20."

A crisp sound came from the courtyard wall.

Looking up to find the voice, a woman in blue was sitting on the courtyard wall, with her hands folded around her chest, looking at Jiang Wuyou with a smile.

It's about the age of cardamom, and it can't be seen clearly under the moonlight. It's just a fairy spirit, independent of the world, which is incompatible with this old alley, but it looks a bit like a fairy in the moon.

"Who is this fairy?"

"You're glib, boy, but it's all right if you say so."

Jiang Wuyou was a little embarrassed, this was just an adjective, but the other party took it seriously.

"I don't know why the fairy said that my life is not long?"

"What you are practicing should be a body training method, but you don't have enough blood and food, and most of what you consume is your own blood. If you continue to practice like this, you may die soon."

"I hope the fairy will save me."

"Why should I save you?"

"Forehead..."

"Haha, I won't tease you anymore." Seeing Jiang Wuyou's stunned expression, the fairy couldn't stop laughing.

"It's fine if you don't practice, and eat more nourishing food, but..."

"But what?" Jiang Wuyou also saw that this fairy was a child at heart, and said along the way.

"Do you still want to come up with Baihe Town?" Having said that, Fairy looked at Jiang Wuyou seriously.

He didn't answer directly, but asked instead: "How does the fairy know that I came up with this Baihe Town?"

"Remember that Taoist priest four years ago?"

"It seems that the fairy knows me very well?" Jiang Wuyou frowned. This woman seemed to have a lot of connections, but she didn't have the slightest image of her.

"You don't have to think too much, my master is the Taoist priest who saved you."

"That year, my master entered Baihe Town by mistake. Seeing that you were destined to be immortal, he spent several months treating you, but you were doomed. Only Baihe Town can save you."

"It's no wonder that Taoism is better than me, and Baihe is blessed, so there is peace and no worries. But, why did you leave that ancient book again?"

"You have a celestial destiny, and you left the ancient book to wait for the opportunity. You can turn into a dragon after you escape the catastrophe. It's just that someone has plotted against you recently. Master has a feeling and sent me to help."

"You don't need to ask too much. I don't know the details. You don't want to practice any more for the time being. You can replenish your energy and blood first." The woman threw down a silver ingot, got up and disappeared into the night.

"Am I being given alms?" Jiang Wuyou was a little helpless, and the matter seemed to be much more complicated than he thought.

However, after listening to the persuasion, he stopped practicing and returned to the room.