The mysterious bird of destiny, the beginning of China

Chapter 203 Black Truffle

The breeze in the mountains is uninteresting, and Qingluan has crossed thousands of mountains.

Between the mountains, a bay of clear water flows in the mountains, surrounded by mountains, and the calls of various mountain elves can be heard from both sides of the bank, adding a bit of natural agility.

But on the river, a small bamboo raft was flowing slowly. A long bamboo paddle was placed on the raft. A woman wearing coarse linen clothes was sitting quietly on it, looking at the surrounding scenery. .

In the clear water, you can see the fish swimming under the water, seemingly helpless, and the continuous water plants rippling gently in the water.

The gentle breeze blowing from the mountains and the calm water waves also blew the woman's hair, gently flicking it on the temples.

After a moment, the woman stretched out her bare hands, picked up the bamboo pole on the side, then supported the bamboo raft and slowly went upstream.

Along the way, the surrounding scenery becomes more and more beautiful and charming, and correspondingly, the road becomes more difficult and dangerous.

"This place already belongs to Jiannan Road. Datang does not have great control over Jiannan Road..."

On the bamboo raft, Li Xinni whispered to herself.

But on the bamboo raft, there stood a red divine bird. The purple phoenix crown of the divine bird seemed to be shining with purple divine light, which was extraordinary.

After hearing Li Xinni's words, Bai Zhi replied: "Jiannan Road is located in a large area. The Hengduan Mountains lie here and cut off the outside world!"

Bai Zhi couldn't help but ponder in his heart. The Jiannan Road in the Tang Dynasty was the Sichuan, Yunnan and other places in later generations. It was in the mountains and the roads were impassable.

"During the Han and Qin Dynasties, this place was the land of Baiyue, with many barbarians and no understanding of Chinese etiquette. But at this time, it was also managed by the Tang Dynasty government..."

Li Xinni shook his head slightly. The journey this time was quite difficult. The road ahead was blocked and the only way was by water.

However, although the journey was not easy, the scenery along the way was extraordinary.

People outside often say that poor mountains and rivers breed unruly people, but Li Xinni doesn't think so.

In her opinion, there are poor mountains and harsh waters but beautiful scenery. As for the unruly people, Li Xinni has not seen them yet and will not comment on them.

Continuing to float on the river, in the afternoon, Li Xinni finally chose a relatively flat place to dock and fixed the bamboo raft to the shore.

After a moment of silence, Li Xinni untied the bamboo ropes that fixed the raft and let the water flow down, as if she was letting the raft free.

After watching the bamboo raft go away, Li Xinni stood up and looked at the distant shore. There were many mountains, which seemed to be natural dangers that hindered people's footsteps.

Of course, Li Xinni did not move forward blindly. When she entered the mountain, she heard about the things in the mountain from others.

Although the mountains are majestic and the roads are impassable, there are still people living there.

They are all people who once lived in Baiyue. They have not communicated with the outside world for a long time and are quite mysterious.

Since Li Xinni is here, she will naturally not miss it.

Li Xinni lowered her head and walked forward slowly. There was no sign of hard work on her beautiful face. She walked quite leisurely on the road. From time to time she stopped to admire the mountain scenery, and from time to time she sat and rested under the shadow of a big tree nearby.

Bai Zhi flew above the treetops, looking at the distant scenery from a high place, but it could only bring Bai Zhi a hint of interest.

"The road has appeared..."

At this moment, Li Xinni, who was walking below, suddenly discovered the road. It was a small mountain road, but it was also obvious that it was made by people walking for a long time.

Seeing this, Li Xinni showed a smile on her face, and then she walked with her head down. At this time, the sky gradually darkened, and it was already dark early in the mountains.

If you can find someone's home quickly and smoothly, you can also stay there.

As the lanterns came on and the sky gradually darkened, Li Xinni finally saw an ancient village appearing in the mountain col ahead.

Li Xinni was overjoyed and walked over immediately.

Li Xinni's figure was quickly discovered, and people immediately stood in front of Li Xinni.

Looking at the person in front of him, he said something that Li Xinni couldn't understand, and the other person couldn't understand what Li Xinni said either, and they were deadlocked for a while.

Neither side knows whether the other side is hostile, that's all.

But at this moment, a woman also walked out of the village. When she saw Li Xinni on the mountain road outside, she immediately looked stunned, then turned around and said a few words to the surrounding tribesmen.

Then, those people in the village immediately put down the wooden spears in their hands.

The woman looked at Li Xinni again and said to Li Xinni in Chinese with a strange tone: "Who are you? Where do you come from?"

"Can you speak Mandarin?"

Hearing the official language spoken by the other woman, Li Xinni was surprised, but she quickly replied: "I'm not a bad person. I came from Chang'an, traveled around, and ended up here, so I took the liberty to come to visit."

"If there is any disturbance, please forgive me!"

"Chang'an!"

Obviously, the woman opposite had been out and heard about Chang'an. When Li Xinni said that she was from Chang'an, she was suddenly surprised.

Then, the other party turned around and said a few words to the people behind him, and the people in the village immediately put down the wooden spears in their hands.

At the same time, friendly smiles appeared on their faces.

Li Xinni was also welcomed into the village by them.

"There are many wild beasts and bad people in the mountains, so I am a bit wary. Please forgive me."

In a room, I saw a stove placed in the room, and the fire in the stove suddenly illuminated the surrounding area.

The only original people left were women who could speak Chinese and apparently noble people in the village.

At the same time, both parties also saw clearly what the other party looked like.

In Li Xinni's eyes, he saw that the face of the woman next to him was quite delicate, her skin was a healthy wheat complexion, and her clothes were of many colors such as red, green, and black, and she looked very beautiful when she wore them.

At the same time, there were shining silverware on her head, neck, and wrists. Looking at the men on the side, although they are not wearing silverware, they are also wearing the same color clothing.

Seeing this, Li Xinni was surprised and couldn't help but admire the charm of their clothes, which brought with them a hint of Western style.

Naturally, the woman and the others saw Li Xinni's appearance clearly.

Although they were dressed in coarse linen, they were clearly Han Chinese clothes. At the same time, when they saw Li Xinni's appearance, they couldn't help but feel slightly absent-minded.

Even women who can speak Chinese are amazed at Li Xinni's charm.

Not to mention the man on the side.

However, the man beside him was also quite magnanimous. He was lost in thought for a moment, and then he spoke openly through the translation of the woman beside him.

Only then did Li Xinni realize what the other party meant.

"The beautiful girl is simply a fairy. Please forgive us for our gaffe."

Li Xinni smiled and shook her head, indicating that nothing was wrong.

Afterwards, Li Xinni naturally received warm hospitality, but it was getting late, so they didn't stay too long, so they packed up a room for Li Xinni and left.

……

The next morning, when Li Xinni got up, the woman from yesterday had also gotten up.

Go outside and look into the distance.

The dense morning mist is blowing in the mountains, and the warm morning sun shines through the leaves into the forest, leaving traces of light and shadow in the dense mist.

The fresh air in the mountains made Li Xinni's mind clear. For a moment, he forgot about himself and was immersed in this world.

"Sister Xinni, are you okay?"

The sound of the breeze coming from the side woke Li Xinni up from this state.

That's right, the name of the woman in the village who can speak Chinese is Qingfeng.

Qingfeng's skin is full of healthy color, and the skin color unique to the village also has an alternative beauty.

"It's nothing, it's just that the scenery here is quite beautiful!"

"What's so beautiful? I'm tired of seeing it!"

Qingfeng also smiled and shook his head, and then asked: "Sister Xinni, are you from Chang'an City?"

"That's right!"    "Don't you know what Chang'an City is like?"

"how is it like……"

Li Xinni heard Qingfeng's words, pondered for a moment, and replied: "It's nothing special, it's just a palace decoration, there are a lot of people..."

"Palace? Is it the kind I saw in the official palace outside?"

Although the Qingfeng in front of him had walked out of the village and seen the government houses, he was even more curious about Chang'an.

Hearing this, Li Xinni thought for a while.

She naturally knew what Qingfeng said about the local government houses. Compared with the palaces in Chang'an, they were just like thatched houses.

Li Xinni didn't want to say more, but she also didn't want to deceive Qingfeng. Facing Qingfeng's curious gaze, Li Xinni replied: "It's different of course. Chang'an City is more prosperous, and the palaces in it are naturally taller than the houses here..."

"I see……"

Qingfeng's face showed a look of expectation, and then he said firmly: "In the future, I must go to Chang'an to see the capital of the Han Dynasty!"

Li Xinni: "..."

"...Now we are in the Tang Dynasty..."

"Datang? Oh, I forgot! It's Datang..."

Qingfeng thought it was his own slip of the tongue and corrected it casually without much respect.

Seeing this, Li Xinni smiled and fell in love with Qingfeng even more.

Qingfeng, the daughter of the clan leader of the village, once left the village and went to live the life of the Han people outside the mountains.

Born with intelligence, she quickly learned Chinese.

In this way, it has also become a channel for communication between the cottage and the outside world.

It has also become a good helper for copycats to trade with outsiders.

"Today we are going to look for black truffles in the mountains. Sister Xin Ni, do you want to go?"

"Black truffle?"

Li Xinni was confused.

"Black truffles are what you call mushrooms, but they are a little different from ordinary mushrooms..."

"...Anyway, you'll know once you go there!"

"Then you might as well go and have a look!"

Li Xinni nodded, with some expectation in her heart.

Of course, not right away.

After all, there was too much morning dew in the morning, so we could only go there in the afternoon. Therefore, after breakfast, Li Xinni, led by Qingfeng, looked around the village.

There are also many young men in the village. Whenever Li Xinni has something to do, I hear the men standing in the distance singing folk songs.

Li Xinni didn't know what it meant, but she could hear their intentions when singing folk songs, so she naturally listened attentively.

After that, Li Xinni smiled at the man singing folk songs in front of her and left.

The man was left with a disappointed look on his face.

Several times like this, Qingfeng on the side suddenly smiled and explained to Li Xinni.

"They are pursuing Sister Xinni. Here, if a man and a woman are interested, they can sing folk songs to each other."

"And that's how they sang folk songs to Sister Xinni!"

"I see!"

Li Xinni suddenly realized that it was only now that she realized that she had rejected so many men at some point.

Of course, she couldn't agree.

That's good, too.

Along the way, Li Xinni saw architectural styles different from those in the Central Plains, as well as different types of people. They also have different customs from the people in the Central Plains.

It was almost noon, but Qingfeng invited Li Xinni to return quickly, saying that the food at home would be ready soon.

Only then did Li Xinni realize that Qingfeng's family was already preparing to entertain her warmly.

However, since we are guests, we cannot refuse the host's kindness.

Li Xinni followed Qingfeng back home.

On the dining table, there was already a wooden basin filled with steaming meat.

That is chicken, which is stewed in a pot. At the same time, you can also see the green vegetables placed between the chicken, which adds more flavor to the chicken.

"Sister Xinni, aren't you curious about black truffles?"

"Here it is!"

Qingfeng served a bowl of chicken to Li Xinni. In the bowl, she saw a black flaky object found by her thumb.

"This is the black truffle..."

Li Xinni couldn't help but taste a piece. When she entered the mouth, the taste was soft and glutinous, tasteless at first, but the aftertaste was endless.

The strong fragrance reverberates in the lips and teeth, leaving an endless aftertaste.

Coupled with the meaty aroma of chicken, the richness adds a natural flavor and complements each other!

At this moment, Li Xinni truly understood the deliciousness of this black truffle!

Qingfeng's family members are all pure Shanzhai people. Although they don't speak Chinese, they are very enthusiastic in their actions and constantly add vegetables and meat to Li Xinni.

After the meal, Li Xinni truly understood the delicious taste of black truffles.

At the same time, she couldn't help but think of the delicacies she had eaten in the palace, which were probably not as good as the black truffle chicken stew at this time.

Not to mention, the black truffle stewed chicken at this time is just a simple stew, and the only ingredients in it are wild vegetables and wild fruits from the mountains.

Later, Qingfeng took Li Xinni and followed the people in the village to look for black truffles in the mountains. Walking into the mountains, people suddenly felt relaxed.

The people in the village were holding pigs in their hands, and the pigs were walking among the fallen leaves in the mountains, making "humming" sounds from time to time.

"Pigs are more likely to find black truffles than dogs..."

Qingfeng on the side explained.

"Are all the black truffles you find for eating?"

Li Xinni couldn't help but be curious.

"Not really!"

Qingfeng shook his head and explained: "We want to sell it to the Han people outside, and the Han people also like to eat it."

"There used to be Han people who went directly into the village to rob them. But after the government came into being, they killed those Han people who robbed the black truffles. Oh, they said those Han people were mountain bandits..."

"Is the government treating you well?"

Li Xinni couldn't help but ask.

"Of course, the government also gave us salt and allowed us to pay for it later!"

"That's good..."

Li Xinni raised her head and looked at the villagers who had dispersed into the forest. They were looking for black truffles as they moved forward, and they could find a lot every time they squatted down.

The breeze blows in the mountains, bringing with it a natural and busy atmosphere.

Li Xinni suddenly felt a little emotional:

These people are looking for black truffles, and black truffles seem to be looking for these people too!

(End of this chapter)