Paradise

The sun was in the west, and on the outskirts of Luoxia Mountain, there were two teenagers, each carrying a bamboo basket behind his back, and holding a long wooden stick in his hand, walking, knocking east and west. , the eyes of the two were wide open, looking for something in the weeds and bushes.

The older boy was a little tired, stopped, took out a clean and patched handkerchief, wiped the sweat from his head, looked up at the sun that was already westward in the sky, frowned slightly, sighed softly, his face A trace of helplessness and bitterness leaked out of his face, thinking that today's trip to the mountain will be in vain again.

Although Lin Yu had been prepared in his heart, he was still a little disappointed.

Both of Lin Yu's parents died the year before last, leaving only him and his younger brother Lin Bao to depend on each other.Lin Yu is an elder brother, he is 15 years old this year, and he has one year left to become an adult. After he becomes an adult, he can marry someone. However, his younger brother Lin Bao is only 12 years old, and he is a young man.

It’s okay if Lin Yu is the only one left. When he reaches adulthood, there will be a man who has no money to marry. If you can have a child as you wish, your life will be complete.

But the reality is that Lin Yu still has a younger brother, and he will not ignore his younger brother no matter what.

If someone is willing to accept his younger brother and bring him up with him, even if he doesn’t need a gift, that’s the best choice, but these days it’s hard for his family to have enough to eat, so who would raise a foreign surname? People, so Lin Yu's marriage was delayed like this.Seeing that he was approaching adulthood, no family came to propose marriage.

Even so, even though the life was a bit rough, Lin Yu didn't have any complaints. He was his biological brother who grew up together. Seeing his younger brother grow from a little hairy boy who didn't reach his chest to a handsome young man, Lin Yu felt There is a tinge of comfort.

"Xiaobao, are you tired? Come and rest for a while. It's getting dark. I won't look for it today. Let's go down the mountain later!" Lin Yu wiped the sweat from her head and looked at her little face, which was red from the sun. Tongtong's younger brother felt very distressed, and took out the bamboo tube containing water from the basket on his back and handed it over.

"This herb is really hard to find. We searched for a whole day, but we didn't even find a single one." Lin Bao's face flashed with annoyance, he took the bamboo tube and poured a few mouthfuls of water into his mouth, wiped the corners of his mouth with his sleeve, The sleeves were stained with dust, and when they were wiped off like this, it was mixed with sweat, mud and water, and immediately turned into a little painted face.

Lin Yu smiled and shook his head, took out the patched dry handkerchief just now and wiped his face, and said, "This herb is hard to find in the first place, you think it's a radish in the field, dig it casually, we are now On the outskirts of Luoxia Mountain, there are the most people going up the mountain, and even if there are medicinal herbs, they have been dug away by people, if you encounter one that has not been poached by people, then you are very lucky."

The boy who was already as tall as his shoulders shyly avoided, took the handkerchief and wiped it himself, muttering,

"Brother, I'm not young, I can just wipe it myself." Lin Bao is not old, but he also knows that he is different from his brother, even though he is his brother, he still has to keep some distance.

"I think we will have good luck today, and we will definitely be able to find a herb." Lin Bao's dark eyes were shining with determination, and his fists were clenched tightly. He was still a little unwilling, and they went up the mountain together The trip was not easy, he didn't want to just return empty-handed like this, besides, the brother said good luck, they did have it today, not long ago, they even picked up a nest of wild eggs, there were seven or eight of them, and today they I also picked more mushrooms than usual, which is considered good luck.

The more Lin Bao thought about it, the more he felt it made sense, so he stopped resting, and continued to look for herbs in the grass and shrubs with his big eyes staring at him while it was still dark.

The herb that Lin Yu and the others were looking for was not the common herb that grows in the mountains, but a special herb called blood-tonifying grass. As the name suggests, one of the functions of this herb is to quickly replenish blood. After being injured, eat this herb, The wound can heal quickly, and the lost blood can also be replenished within a certain period of time.One characteristic of this herb is that the veins on its leaves are red, like the color of blood.

According to the people in the village, under the moonlight at night, the blood-red veins of Limonium Limonium will still glow. Some people say that Limonium Limonium is easier to find when there is moonlight at night. Of course, this is also a guess, but there is no People dare to test it out, there are many wolves, tigers, leopards, poisonous snakes, insects and ants in the mountains, even entering the mountains during the daytime is dangerous, but at night, the eyes are dark, but the beasts are not afraid of the dark, no one has the courage to enter the mountains, go in It is also a meal for the beast.

Limonium is expensive, and there are people in the town who buy it specially. A stalk of Limonium can be exchanged for two taels of silver, which is more than half a year's income of an ordinary family. Therefore, people living in the village at the foot of Luoxia Mountain go to the mountain to look for Limonium during slack. , Even if you go into the mountain ten times, if you dig it once, you will make a lot of money.However, there are many people who enter the mountain to try their luck, but not many get good luck. Most of the time, they cannot be dug down at all.

Especially in the area around Luoxia Mountain, because of the large number of people coming in and out, and because people deliberately chased them away, the wild animals on the outside ran into the deep mountains, and the danger on the outside was much smaller, so the people who went in and out every day to pick up mushrooms and firewood There are quite a few, and most of the blood-blood plants growing here have been dug up, and it is not easy to find one now.

Of course, if someone is capable, if he enters the depths of Luoxia Mountain, there are many more blood-blood plants than in the outer area, but there are also more jackals, tigers and leopards, and if he fails to do so, he will lose his life. There are also bold people in Lin Yu Village Some of them went into the deep mountain, but they didn't come out. This made the people in their village keep a secret, and they only dared to move around the Luoxia Mountain.

Lin Yu and the two brothers rarely finished their work in the field this time. When they entered Luoxia Mountain, they also wanted to try their luck and find a Limonium Limonium to subsidize their family. There were only the two of them in his family. As an adult, living on the family's two acres of Susukida, life is more difficult than other families.

Lin Yu looked at his persistent and willful younger brother and shook his head, and saw him go a little deeper, and further, it was a place they had never been to. Lin Yu dared not take his younger brother to that dangerous place , hurriedly shouted, "Xiaobao, don't go in there, forget it if you can't find it today, we will come back in a few days."

"Brother, I'll just walk twenty steps forward. If there's really no one, I'll go home with you." Lin Bao didn't give up.

He is still young, but he also knows the current situation at home. There is not much food in the family. Because he was sick before, his brother took the food in exchange for medicine and came back to eat for himself, and now there are still two months until the autumn harvest. He looked at the In order to save food, my brother eats very little every day, and he is getting thinner and thinner, but the food for him has not decreased. He knows that his brother just wants to eat less for himself and eat more for himself. His face was getting thinner and thinner, he was really distressed and sad.

Lin Bao heard that the adults in the village talked about his family, saying that he was a small burden that dragged his brother down. Now he wants to prove that he is not a drag, that his brother has raised him, and he can do for his brother. What's the matter? Thinking of this, Lin Bao clenched his little fist tightly and became more determined to dig up a medicinal herb. He didn't have too many ideas, he just wanted to make his brother full and no longer hungry It's just the stomach.

"You wait, brother will walk with you. If we agree, we will walk twenty steps. If we don't, we will go home." Lin Yu said.

"Okay, I'll listen to my brother." Lin Bao smiled with his stubborn face.

It is said that it is twenty steps in the mountains, and it is not so easy to walk. There are no roads in the mountains, and it is not flat. There are weeds and bushes everywhere, and trees can be seen everywhere. Lin Bao walked step by step, looking around. He searched hard where he could, hoping to find a limonium.

After ten steps, fifteen steps, nineteen steps and twenty steps, they found nothing. Lin Bao collapsed his face in disappointment, his bright black eyes were filled with tears, which were about to flow out. He lowered his head, no Let Lin Yu find out about his abnormal state, and tried not to cry, cursing inwardly, I am really useless, a useless little burden.

Although Lin Yu was also a little disappointed, he didn't think too much about what was expected.They are now halfway up a mountain. After climbing this mountain, they are out of the outer range. He has never climbed so high. He glanced up, and there is a tall bush more than ten meters above the front, blocking it. Looking through the gaps in the bushes, Lin Yu suddenly found a faint red halo.

Lin Yu thought he was dazzled by the sun, and his eyes were dazzled by the sun. He closed his eyes and shook his head, opened his eyes and looked again. This time he could see more clearly. There was really a red halo, could it be Limonium?

Lin Yu was a little excited at this time, he couldn't help but climbed up two steps, this time he could see more clearly, there really was a Limonium plant growing there, Lin Yu opened his eyes wide, surprised, and pointed From the position of Limonium, he called out, "Xiaobao, look quickly, look, what is that?"

Lin Baozheng was sad. Hearing the sound, he raised his head and looked in the direction Lin Yu was pointing at. Because of the angle, he saw nothing but a dense bush. "Brother, what did you see? I didn't see anything. Here we go."

"You'll find out when you go up and have a look." Lin Yu wanted to surprise his younger brother, so he made a fool of himself on purpose.

Lin Bao showed doubts on his face, and suddenly realized, with a big smile on his face, "Brother, have you found Limonium, tell me quickly, right?"

Lin Yu nodded heavily with a smile on his face, "I see, there is a limonium plant behind that bush, let's go, let's dig it down."