第七十五章 伏旱魃(续一)
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进展极其缓慢。地表层的土石异常坚硬,混杂着碎砖烂瓦,每一锄下去都异常吃力。毒辣的阳光毫无遮挡地倾泻下来,汗水很快浸透了汉子们本就褴褛的衣衫,顺着他们深陷的眼窝、干裂的嘴角流淌,滴落在滚烫的土地上瞬间消失。不过小半个时辰,几个年纪稍大的已经气喘如牛,动作明显慢了下来,眼神中的那点希冀之光在体力的快速消耗和眼前毫无进展的绝望中迅速黯淡。
“三…三槐叔…”一个叫二夯的年轻汉子扶着铁锹,大口喘着粗气,汗水顺着下巴往下淌,“这…这挖到猴年马月啊…底下…底下真有水吗?俺…俺快不行了…”他声音发虚,嘴唇干裂起皮。
李三槐自己也累得直不起腰,看着脚下那个只挖下去不到一尺深、连点湿气都没有的浅坑,一股巨大的无力感和恐慌攫住了他。他下意识地望向赵清真。
赵清真一直静静站在旁边,目光沉凝地注视着挖掘的进度。他并未催促,也未曾动手帮忙,仿佛一个冷静的旁观者。当二夯说出那句话时,他缓缓抬起了手。
“停。”
声音不大,却带着一种奇异的穿透力,让所有疲惫不堪的汉子都下意识地停下了动作,茫然地看向他。
赵清真走到那个浅浅的土坑边,蹲下身。他没有去碰那些工具,只是伸出右手,五指张开,悬停在坑底干燥的泥土上方一寸处。他闭上双眼,口中默诵《清静经》真言,周身气息陡然变得沉凝而内敛。一股无形的、精纯浑厚的龙门真气自丹田升起,循着玄奥的经脉流转,最终凝聚于掌心劳宫穴。
只见他掌心处,似乎有极其微弱、肉眼几乎难以察觉的淡青色气旋缓缓流转。一股无形的、带着大地厚重气息的波动,以他的掌心为中心,无声无息地向下渗透!
没有惊天动地的声响,没有尘土飞扬的场面。但坑底那几个汉子却同时感到脚下的土地,似乎极其轻微地、如同水波般荡漾了一下!紧接着,一阵极其细微、却清晰无比的“沙沙…簌簌…”声,从更深的地下传来!仿佛有什么东西在土层深处被这股力量轻柔而坚定地推挤、排开!
赵清真额角渗出细密的汗珠,脸色也微微有些发白。以真气强行震荡、疏导深层土石结构,使之松动易于挖掘,这并非易事,极其耗费心神与真元。片刻之后,他缓缓收掌,睁开双眼,眸中神光微敛。
“现在,再试试。”他的声音带着一丝不易察觉的疲惫,却依旧沉稳。
李三槐和汉子们惊疑不定地看着坑底。似乎…没什么变化?二夯迟疑地举起铁锹,对着刚才还坚硬如铁的位置,试探性地用力一插——
噗嗤!
一声沉闷却明显不同的声音响起!铁锹的尖端竟然轻而易举地没入了泥土之中,直没至柄!仿佛插进了一块湿润的豆腐!
“啊?!”二夯惊呼一声,简直不敢相信自己的眼睛和手感。
“我的老天爷!”李三槐也瞪大了浑浊的双眼,猛地扑到坑边,用手疯狂地扒拉着坑底的浮土。被赵清真真气震荡过的土层,变得异常松软湿润!刚才还坚硬无比的土块,此刻用手一捏就散!一股清凉的、带着浓郁土腥味的气息,从被翻开的泥土深处扑面而来!虽然还看不到水,但这股气息,这松软的触感,与之前那干硬灼热的地表截然不同!
“挖!快挖!真有门道!”李三槐的声音因激动而变调,嘶哑中带着狂喜的哭腔。巨大的希望如同电流般瞬间击穿了所有汉子的疲惫和绝望!
“有救了!有救了!”“道长神了!”“快!使劲!”
无需再多言,七八条汉子如同打了鸡血,爆发出前所未有的力量。锄头、铁锹挥舞如风,松软的泥土被飞快地掘开、抛出。坑洞以肉眼可见的速度向下延伸。汗水依旧在流淌,尘土依旧在飞扬,但此刻每个人的眼中都燃烧着炽热的希望之火,沉重的喘息声里也充满了力量!
赵清真退后几步,静静地看着。归尘剑在他背上,剑格处的开阳星坎水蓝石,在正午的烈日下,似乎又极其轻微地闪烁了一下幽光。他微微闭上眼,调息着方才消耗的真气。他能清晰地“听”到,随着坑洞的加深,那来自大地深处的水脉脉动声,正变得越来越清晰、越来越近,如同沉睡巨兽渐渐苏醒的心跳。
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