"Yong'an!"

Ding Yongan quickly turned around, looked at Ding Darthead who was striding over, and called out weakly: "Dad." Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ”

Ding Darttou nodded, and said in a rough voice: "There is still more than an hour before dawn, you go and see how the horses' grain, grass and drinking water are prepared!"

Ding Yongan scratched his head and said: "Dad, it's still early, I still want to take a nap! Anyway, there are old horses and they are responsible for taking care of those horses, they are all old people in the dart game, I am afraid that the experience is more than mine, what can I not worry about!"

Ding Dart's brows tightened, the wrinkles on his face trembled, and he hated that iron could not be made of steel: "Your father is so old, and he personally checked around the camp." You're so young, you want to be lazy and don't move, right?

No matter how experienced they are, you can't rely on others and ignore everything. Don't forget, people are just guys who do things with money, and you are the young owner of the dart game. I think back then, I was an ordinary dart master at your age, and I didn't need to be ordered by the dart head at all......."

"Okay, don't think about the past!" Ding Yongan yawned and muttered impatiently: "I'll go, can't I go!" He casually threw a few branches into the fire, then patted the dirt on his hands, and staggered towards the resting place of the horses.

Ding Dart looked at his swaying back, and a helpless wry smile appeared on his serious face.

He turned around and wanted to leave, but happened to see Hua Liyue open the tent and get out. Ding Dart was stunned for a moment, and said in surprise: "Brother Hua, why did you get up so early?" But I just spoke too loudly and woke you up. ”

Hua Lianyue smiled and said, "No, it was one more child in my tent that woke me up." It has nothing to do with you. ”

"Kids, I remember we don't have any kids on the team?"

Hua Lianyue carried the tail of the uninvited snake, shook it in front of Ding Dart, and said with a smile: "Na, this is the uninvited child." ”

"Snake?" The muscles on Ding Dart's cheeks trembled, and he frowned and said, "I specially ordered the man to sprinkle a circle of realgar powder on the outside of your cowhide tent, so that no snake should have slipped in!"

Hua Lianyue threw it casually, and the little snake landed in the weeds not far away, and then quickly twisted her body and fled. Hua Lianyue slapped her palms and said with a smile: "It's probably because it didn't spill in any corner that it slipped into the tent by mistake." ”

The snake has always avoided the smell of realgar powder, even if there is a place that is not sprinkled, this rich realgar smell smokes it away, how can it not be afraid of death to break into it. Ding Darttou suddenly remembered Ding Yongan, who had been sitting here without moving, could it be that this stinky boy wanted to play tricks on people again?

The corners of Ding Dart's eyes twitched, and he said apologetically: "Fortunately, it's a cauliflower snake, non-venomous, otherwise it would be terrible." It seems that next time I have to be careful and sprinkle two circles of realgar powder, but I can't let these little things take advantage of the loopholes. ”

After chatting for a few words, Ding Darttou hugged his fists and said goodbye, preparing to go to other places to continue his inspection. Seeing that it was still early, Hua Liyue also yawned and went back to the tent and took the opportunity to sleep back.

Ding Yongan lazily walked to the place where the horses gathered, and in the night, he could see that several figures had begun to get busy. These horses have to carry heavy loads for long distances, so they can't be sloppy in their diet. In addition to eating grass, add some soybeans, carrots, bran cakes, etc. to replenish your strength. The men were chopping up the stuff and mixing it with the hay.

"Old horse!"

Seeing Ding Yongan coming over lazily, the horse-faced man who was originally commanding and shouting on the side had his eyes lit up. Hurriedly greeted him and said, "Young darthead, why did you come here at this time?"

Ding Yongan snorted and said, "It's not my old man, I have to come and see how the grain and grass of these horses are prepared." You said that early in the morning, I was still hungry, and I had to take care of whether the livestock were full or not. I'm really miserable!"

As he spoke, a strong smell of horse manure blew along with the cold morning breeze. He couldn't help covering his nose tightly, and said with a disgusted face: "It really stinks." ”

The old horse grinned with yellow teeth and said in a low voice: "It's stinky over there, don't go over." Let's find a clean place to talk, and we can rest for a while, and the dart head won't come over anyway. I still have good things waiting for you!" he led Ding Yongan away from the herd and came to the place where the carriage cargo gathered behind.

There was a headwind here, and there was some distance from the horses, so those strange smells were naturally gone. Some of them are also the smell of earth and the fragrance of flowers and plants, and Ding Yongan let go of the hand covering his mouth and nose with relief.

I saw the old horse drag out a dead and furless little beast from under one of the carriages, put it in front of Ding Yongan like a treasure, and said, "When I camped last night, the trap I put on the hillside over there had a harvest. Although this thing is not yet at its fattest, it is a rare delicacy to eat it when grilled. On weekdays, you can't eat such fresh game in Xunyang City. ”

Ding Yongan said with a disgusted face: "It's bloody, and it's quite oozing to look at." What the hell is this?"

"Badger!" said the old horse triumphantly, "this thing is cunning, but fortunately my trap caught its leg, otherwise it would have run away." Speaking of this, he couldn't help swallowing a mouthful of saliva, and said: "Over the years, I have followed the dart head to go around begging for a living, and other skills have not grown, but this barbecue skill is one of the best in the dart game." Look, I've even prepared the salt and spices, and they'll be roasted so fragrant that you won't be able to stop eating. ”

Ding Yongan frowned and said, "Do you want to make a fire here to roast badgers?" My old man can say that these goods in the carriage are all flammable, and they are not allowed to be lit within twenty steps. Let's find another place to barbecue meat! The old man found out about it, and he reprimanded me again. ”

"Silly boy, this fire has us watching from the side, so it naturally doesn't matter. The old horse laughed and said: "We are all just this dog badger, and the skin has been stripped and the internal organs have been removed, and it is not as big as a sheep cub." The two of us can barely fill our stomachs after eating, and if we go to roast elsewhere and are seen by those boys on duty at night, we can share a mouthful of meat at most. ”

He glanced at Ding Yongan and said, "Do you want to feast, or do you just want to eat a mouthful of oil?"

Ding Yongan grinned and said, "Needless to say, of course I want to be able to eat!"

Hearing Lao Ma say this, Ding Yongan suddenly became interested. So he found dead leaves and branches, and raised a fire in the gap in the chariot. The old horse neatly inserted the badger that had been cleaned with a thick branch, and set up two forked branches by the fire, and then put the badger on it.

The red flames licked on the badger, and soon, the oil on the badger's meat was forced out, and it fell into the fire, and a rich smell of grease after barbecue came out.

After staying up all night, the previous white buns with meat had been digested cleanly, Ding Yongan covered his gurgling stomach, swallowed a mouthful of saliva, and salivated: "It's so fragrant! Your craftsmanship is really good." ”

The old horse kept spinning the branches, so that the flames could evenly bake every part of the badger's body. Gradually, the meat began to cook, and the aroma overflowed, attracting people's appetite fingers. Ding Yongan stared at the badger meat on the wooden frame that was gradually turning golden, kept swallowing saliva, and said anxiously: "How long will it take to roast, can you eat it?"

"Don't worry, don't worry! It's ripe on the outside, and it's still a little hot inside. If you want to taste delicious, you have to be patient. ”

As he spoke, Lao Ma took out a few bottles and jars, all of which were salt, spices and other things. Little by little, he smeared them on the golden badger's flesh. Inside and out, front and back, not an inch.

Ding Yongan smelled the gradually rich fragrance, and said with admiration: "Old Ma, your craftsmanship is only comparable to that of the chef of Wufu Villa." ”

"What's so great about Wufu Villa. The old horse pouted his ass and carefully sprinkled spices, and pouted disdainfully: "When I can roast game, I don't have them." It's also my bad luck, I have been walking for so many years, and I have earned a lot of silver, but I have spent all my money to buy medicine for my wife. Otherwise, if you can save some money and open your own restaurant, I am afraid that the business will be better than that of Wufu Villa. ”

"No wonder you want your brother to take this dart so much, it turns out that there are many places to spend money at home. Ding Yongan said thoughtfully. It was the first time he heard Lao Ma talk about the difficulties in his family, and he became more and more dissatisfied with Hua Lianyue, who had robbed Lao Ma of his brother's position, but was unwilling to work hard.

"Forget it, don't talk about the unhappy things. Lao Ma took out a shiny knife, slice a piece of golden badger meat, handed it to Ding Yongan, and said, "How about a quick taste?"

The old horse's craftsmanship is really good, and this badger meat is indeed roasted with fat and burnt. Ding Yongan was already salivating, and he didn't care about the heat, so he threw the badger meat directly into his mouth. The hot meat swirled on the tip of his tongue, and he chewed it a few times before swallowing it into his stomach.

Although he was almost burned to tears, he still gave a thumbs up and said: "The outside is charred and the inside is tender, the saltiness is moderate, and the aroma is tangy, it is really a good craft." ”

"If you like to eat, it's good!" Old Ma Le split off a badger leg and handed it to Ding Yongan, saying, "Eat more if it's delicious." ”

Ding Yongan was not polite, reached out and took a big bite and ate it. While eating, he said vaguely: "Old horse, it's probably too dark for you to see clearly." The snake you caught earlier was a silver foot belt, and I heard that it was very poisonous and would bite people to death.

I'm afraid that if the surnamed Hua is really bitten to death, the old man will not be able to explain it. So I threw the silver foot belt away and replaced it with a non-poisonous cauliflower snake. It's a pity that the kid looks weak, but his courage is not small, he actually dislikes that the snake is too small to stuff his teeth. I'm really angry, it seems that next time I have to think of a different way to teach him a lesson. ”

The old horse was tearing the badger's flesh, and his hands froze when he heard the words. For a moment, he said casually: "You asked me to catch the snake, it turned out that you wanted to scare Brother Hua, I thought you wanted to eat snake meat." Fortunately, you know that the silver foot belt has changed it, otherwise you will bite the surnamed flower, but I am afraid that the dart head will find you bad luck again. ”

Ding Yongan, who was burying his head and gnawing on badger meat, stiffened, and then he showed his white teeth and bit hard, and said hatefully: "What if you really bite him? At most, let the old man scold." In the final analysis, I am the young dart head of the Ding family's dart game. He's a wild boy who doesn't know where to fight, so why should he compare with me. ”

The old horse sneered and said, "I don't know anything else, but I saw that the old dart head didn't want that kid to do anything, and set up a tent for him himself." And you, the young dartman, have to follow us guys all night long, and you have to take care of the grain and grass of these horses, and sweep their horse manure. After all, he's a little less like a dart than you. ”

Speaking of this, he quietly stabbed Ding Yongan again, and teased: "You say, the old dart head takes care of the surnamed Hua so much, could it be that kid is actually the illegitimate son of the old dart head raised outside?" Suddenly, he himself said again: "I'm talking nonsense, don't take it to heart!"

The speaker has a heart, and the listener also has a heart, Ding Yongan gritted his teeth and tightened his face without making a sound. However, looking at his unpredictable appearance, he was obviously interested in Lao Ma's words.

Lao Ma glanced at Ding Yongan, raised his two sparse eyebrows, and a sneer appeared on his face.

Hua Lianyue made up for a sleep, and was finally awakened by the neighing and shouting of horses outside the tent. She rubbed her sleepy eyes and slipped out of the tent, only to be stunned by the hot scene outside.

At this moment, the sky was already bright, the blue sky was cloudless, all the horses were reframed, and countless dart masters on horseback were shuttling back and forth in the convoy shouting loudly, as if they were sorting out the formation of the carriage and preparing for the departure in order.

Hua Lianyue hurriedly found a stream not far away, took advantage of the crystal clear stream, washed up roughly, and took out the small bronze mirror she carried with her to take a look left and right, and saw that the mask on her face did not seem to have any flaws. I was satisfied, and went back to the tent to pack my baggage.

"Brother Hua, are you up? We're going to leave after a stick of incense. Outside the tent came the sound of a strong and rough dart.

"It's coming, it's coming!" Hua Liyue hurriedly picked up the burden of a simple change of clothes, lifted the tent and got out. She grinned, "I'm ready to go." Hey, what a cute horse......."

Outside the tent, Ding Darthead held a snow-white horse with only a handful of black hair at the tip of its tail. Seeing Hua Lianyue come out, he smiled and said, "Can you ride a horse?" If you can ride, this horse will be temporarily lent to you for leg strength, and when you reach the border of the Northland, you will return it to Miss Zhong." ”

"Miss Zhong, who is Miss Zhong?" said Hua Lianyue in surprise.

Ding Dangtou smiled: "Miss Zhong, like you, is also going to the Northland border to visit relatives. Her parents entrusted her to me, and counted a large sum of silver to cover the cost of the trip. ”

Hua Lianyue sneered and said, "I didn't expect that in addition to receiving goods, your dart bureau would even dare to accept people." With such a business-mindedness, it's no wonder that the business will get bigger and bigger, and this silver should really be earned by your dart game. ”

Ding Darttou laughed proudly when he heard this.

Not far away, Ding Yongan was riding on a horse, just in front of them talking happily. He snorted, pulled the reins, and ran to the front of the convoy against the golden sun.