Chapter 37 Mysterious Space

 Jiujin hurriedly said: "Sister Wei'er, I don't underestimate you, I just want to help you. How can you, a girl, feed so many mouths?"

  Although Caiwei did not need Jiujin to help her feed these people, she was still quite moved by Jiujin's words.

  Sitting up straight, she said seriously: "Jiujin, since I opened the nursing home, 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 flowers to the brocade, but difficult to send charcoal in the snow. Brother Jiujin, Wei'er will remember this kindness today."

  At this point, Jiujin didn't know what to say. He had to put the matter aside and drove the ox cart back to the village with a heavy heart...

  When Caiwei got home, it was already dark. When she entered the house, her mother, Mrs. Du, had a stern face and was sitting under the lamp sewing clothes. Wen'er and Wu'er were both asleep. Fei'er sat beside her mother, holding needle and thread in a very serious manner, making underwear for Wu'er. She had a long pigtail on her head, and the end of the pigtail was tied with the red hairband that Caiwei gave her last night. When she saw Caiwei coming back, she stuck out her tongue and secretly made the gesture of wiping her neck at her.

  Caiwei pretended not to see it, sat down by the table, picked up a pair of shoes her mother had embroidered, and said flatteringly, "Mom's work is getting better and better, but it's late, the oil lamp is too bright, and it will hurt your eyes. Why don't you do it tomorrow?"

  Mrs. Du put the work in her hand on the table and said angrily, "You also know it's late? It's so late, and you, a girl, run out with a man from another family. Is it appropriate? If people see you, will our family's reputation be saved?"

  Caiwei smiled and said, "Mother is right. I have taken note of it and will never do this again."

  Mrs. Du sighed and her voice softened, "It's not that mother wants to teach you a lesson, you have something to go out for." , at least tell mother. Besides, even if you go out, you should take Wen'er or Wu'er with you. If you go out alone with Jiujin, there are many people in the village. If you are seen, who knows, someone might say something unreasonable. You should at least know how to avoid suspicion! "

  Caiwei was annoyed. She wanted to take Wen'er or Wu'er with her to avoid suspicion, but the weather in December was bitterly cold. The village was more than 20 miles away from the town. Jiujin's ox cart had no shed and went slowly. The little boy's cotton clothes were thin and worn. If he accompanied her, he might freeze to death before reaching the town. How could she bear to let them suffer that?

  Fei'er on the side couldn't bear to see her elder sister being blamed by their mother, so she said in a helpful voice: "Mom, my elder sister has already apologized, please forgive me this time."

  After that, she winked at Caiwei and joked: "Eldest sister, don't look at what mother says about you, in fact, I still love you the most. Mother made dumplings tonight, they are so delicious. I left them in the pot for you, go and eat them quickly!"

  When Caiwei heard this, she hurriedly stood up and said to Mrs. Du with a smile: "Mother still loves me. My daughter will go to eat now. It happens that I'm hungry!" As they talked, they slipped out.

  Entering the kitchen, she heard her mother sighing helplessly: "This girl, after being sick, 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 rushed into her nose. Caiwei hurriedly brought out the dumplings. She was really hungry now. She had been busy all day. Except for a bowl of noodles in the morning, she had not eaten anything yet!

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

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

  As if by some strange coincidence, she picked up the mirror and wiped it against the blurred mirror surface.

  Suddenly, the mirror surface suddenly sank, forming a vortex. A huge suction force came from the vortex like a magnet, sucking her tightly, and in an instant, she was sucked into the mirror. After

  a while, Caiwei opened her eyes again and was completely stunned.

  Where is this? She climbed up and looked around.

  This place is not big, only about three or four acres, 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, colorful and beautiful. Before you get close, you can smell the strange fragrance. Those exotic plants and fairy vines are greener as they get colder. They are all fruitful, like coral beans, hanging down and lovely.

  In the flowers, there is a small house built of green bamboo, half-hidden under a huge banyan tree. The small house has green windows and green doors, and is shaded by green trees. It looks very elegant and quiet.

  Behind the courtyard, there was a faint sound of running water. Caiwei walked over and saw a picturesque bridge with flowing water. The pure stream, clear and transparent, flowed happily under the bridge. At the end of the bridge was a dense forest. The forest was not big, but it was full of extremely rare and precious trees, such as red sandalwood, huanghuali, golden nanmu, yew, etc. The trees have grown up, covering the sky and the sun, lush and green...

  Passing through the forest, there is a small meadow. The grass on the meadow is green and dripping, and there are wild flowers and wild vegetables everywhere. Occasionally, one or two wild rabbits can be seen running through the grass.

  This is really a paradise! Caiwei sighed.

  After walking around, she felt a little tired. She came to the gate of the fence and called out to the bamboo house, "Is anyone there?"

  The bamboo house was completely silent. She pushed open the gate of the fence and saw green bamboos on both sides of the road, and a narrow stone path in the middle. She walked on the stone path and walked to the bamboo house. Out of politeness, Caiwei called a few more times, but still no one answered. Puzzled, she pushed open the bamboo house and went inside. There was a simple little room inside. There was no decoration inside, only a straw mat on the floor. There was a tripod in front of the mat, and there was still smoke inside. Behind the straw mat, there was a small table with several very old and worn books on it. The pages were already yellowed.

  Caiwei walked over, picked up a book and looked at it. She saw that the pages were written with "Nanhua Zhenjing". She was not interested in this kind of Taoist books. She picked up another one casually. It turned out to be "Chongyang Lijiao Shiwu Lun". She picked up another one, and

  poof -

  "Tongxuan Zhenjing"!

  It seems that the owner of this house is a Taoist priest, but where did this Taoist priest go?

  After passing through the small room, I walked to another room, which was the bedroom. It was like a snow cave. There were no toys except for a few simple pieces of furniture. There was only an earthen vase on the table with a few chrysanthemums in it and a set of tea sets. There was a green gauze curtain hanging on the bed, and the quilts were very simple.

  Caiwei was a little tired, so she fell on the bed and prepared to take a nap.

  Although the bed here was simple, it was many times better than the hard earthen kang at home. Caiwei lay on the bed and rolled around a few times in comfort. Soon, she fell into a daze and fell asleep...