Chapter 2: The Nameless Valley
I don't know how long it took, a cold current flowed quickly through Chen Yifan's body, and the biting cold forced him to open his heavy eyelids. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info
After a short period of confusion, Chen Yifan suddenly remembered something, and hurriedly put his right hand into his arms.
"Ahh
A pain that seemed to tear through his body came from his body, causing him to gasp a few cold breaths. After resting for a while, he took out a cloth package from his arms, and after opening it, he found that the salvia inside was intact, Chen Yifan breathed a long sigh of relief, and then he had the opportunity to start looking at the environment he was in.
I saw that my lower body was completely immersed in a pool of water about the size of a zhang, and the water in the pool was very clear, but I couldn't see it at a glance. Around the waterhole are some young weeds growing inch high. About three or four zhang away, there were four small trees about a foot high, and there were twenty or thirty small white fruits the size of longans on them.
On top of that, it's surrounded by tall rocks. About twenty or thirty feet above the ground, a protruding rock could be faintly seen.
"I guess I fell from that place, but luckily I fell into the water, otherwise I would have fallen to my death even if I didn't get shot to death by the black bear in another place."
Chen Yifan secretly rejoiced, and immediately decided to leave this waterhole first and find a relatively dry place to rest, otherwise he would have frozen to death in this waterhole if he hadn't fallen to death. Briefly moved his somewhat numb hands, and slowly struggled to crawl towards a flat rock.
After about half an hour, Chen Yifan finally climbed to the rock, moved his body carefully, and slowly leaned against the rock. During this period, several unbearable tearing sensations ravaged Chen Yifan, so painful that he grinned his teeth, his delicate face was mixed with mud so that people couldn't see the original appearance clearly, and the water droplets the size of beans flowed down his face, I don't know whether it was sweat or dewdrops.
In the sky, a near-complete cold moon poured moonlight into the entire valley, the deep pool reflected the moon shadow, the grass was covered with dewdrops, and even the small white fruits on the trees faintly emitted a faint halo.
Chen Yifan, who was faced with such a beautiful scenery, obviously didn't care about appreciating it, and he slowly took off the clothes on his body by the bright moonlight. There was a palm print on his slightly thin black chest, which was already a little swollen at the moment, and a little pain came from his body, obviously his sternum should have broken a lot.
Looking up at the unattainable mountain rock, Chen Yifan showed a wry smile, if he wanted to go out of this Jedi in his usual time, it would take a lot of effort, not to mention that his body was already injured, and there was no medicine to treat here, after a long time, the injury became serious, and he still couldn't escape the fate of death.
Thinking of this, Chen Yifan couldn't help but think of his father and mother at home, presumably they were looking for themselves at this moment, and even more so if they found out that they were dead, at that time......
"Alas"
Chen Yifan sighed heavily, and at this time he already regretted that he shouldn't have been so reckless, and he should at least inform his father. Looking at the full moon in the sky, Chen Yifan couldn't help but fall into deep thought.
In the early morning, a slightly warm sun shines in the valley, and the waterholes in the valley rise from time to time with bursts of white mist. The ginkgo on the four small trees is crystal clear in the sunlight, and the pits inside can be faintly seen. The tender grass swayed from side to side under the caress of the breeze.
The breeze gently brushed Chen Yifan's face, and a pair of sleepy eyes closed opened leisurely. I don't know when I fell asleep last night, but I woke up at this time, and after a night's rest, my spirit and physical strength have recovered. But the pain in his chest still reminded him that his situation was not optimistic. Chen Yifan struggled to stand up, and the clothes on the boulder beside him had already dried. Barely dressed, he staggered towards the waterhole.
The clear pool water reflected Chen Yifan's haggard face, a long unkempt hair stuck to his face, his lips that were chapped and bleeding due to his injuries had scabbed at the moment, there were some scratches on his face, and there were some stains left and right, and there was only a pair of bright eyes on his dark and dirty face, revealing a strong desire to survive.
Chen Yifan put his hands into the slightly cool pool water and carefully washed his face. After a while, a somewhat delicate face appeared in the waterhole. His hands picked up a handful of water, his chapped lips slowly ate and ate, and the slightly cool pool water flowed down his throat into his internal organs, which shocked his spirit, and even his drowsy mind seemed to be much lighter. Chen Yifan took a few sips before stopping. Dragging a somewhat heavy body, he slowly walked back to the bluestone, leaning his back on it.
"In this valley, you can take your daily drinking water from the waterhole, but where to find the food you eat?"
Chen Yifan shook his head slightly, sat down slowly with Qingshi, and suddenly his eyes were attracted by the white fruit on the small tree.
"Looking at its appearance, it should be able to be eaten raw, but I don't know if it is poisonous, and it should not be eaten lightly until it is absolutely necessary" Thinking about it, Chen Yifan retracted his gaze and leaned on the bluestone to sleep.
"Bang", something smashed on Chen Yifan's forehead, causing him to wake up from his sleep and see a slightly small blue and white fruit lying on the ground in front of him, and a small monkey not far from him was grinning at himself, looking quite annoyed.
Chen Yifan didn't care about these, picked up the small fruits in the ground and ate them raw, and soon ate them cleanly. Only then did I have time to take a closer look at the little monkey.
I saw that this monkey was about two feet long, his forehead protruded slightly, and the bridge of his nose was somewhat collapsed, but one of his eyes was bright, his neck was slightly long, his arms were slightly thick, and the hair on his body was blue-gray, except for the top of his head.
Chen Yifan asked himself that he had seen many monkeys in this big green mountain with his father since he was a child, but he had never seen this monkey.
At this time, the little monkey was grinning at himself, and his face was full of unkindness, as if he did not welcome himself to this place. Chen Yifan was quite helpless about this, but he had no choice but to compare this monkey to:
"I fell from above, you know?"
As he spoke, he gestured twice with his hand, and when he saw that the monkey on the other side seemed to understand something, he was overjoyed and hurriedly said:
"I'm injured right now and can't leave this place"
As he spoke, he pointed his finger to his chest, and saw the monkey scratch its head and wink at itself, looking a little confused.
Chen Yifan continued:
"Now my father and mother should be looking for me, and when they find me, I can leave this place, and I will live with you for the time being, do you think it's okay?"
The little monkey on the other side scratched his head and grinned at himself again. Chen Yifan couldn't help but smile bitterly when he saw this,
"Chen Yifan, you are not confused, it is just a little monkey, how can you understand what you say?"
Seeing that Chen Yifan had no reaction to his appearance, the little monkey felt bored, ran straight to the edge of the pool, grinned at Tan Zhong's own reflection, and slapped the water surface with his palm from time to time, splashing water from time to time fell on its body, and a few "squeak" screams came from its mouth, Chen Yifan couldn't help but smile slightly when he saw the little monkey so cute and cute.
The night sky, like a veiled girl, dotted with stars inlaid in it, beautiful and hazy, makes you feel that everything is so illusory and mysterious.
Tonight, the cold moon in the sky is complete, and wisps of moonlight like a match sway into the entire valley. Everything in the valley seems to be covered with a white veil, which is particularly charming.
The blue-gray little monkey had long since disappeared, and only Chen Yifan was leaning on the rock, looking up at the sky, his whole gaze fell into the void, and he didn't know where to go. After a long time, Chen Yifan retracted his gaze, his eyes were slightly red, and a sour color surged up on his face. After all, he is only a thirteen-year-old boy, and it is normal for him to have thoughts and sorrows in his heart.
A muffled sound of "poof" interrupted Chen Yifan's thoughts, and a fist-sized blue and white fruit appeared in front of him, and not far away, the blue monkey was eating another blue and white fruit of a similar size.
Chen Yifan took the fruit in front of him in his hand, his lips touched it gently, and after a while, a stream of sweet juice flowed into his throat. When he looked at the little monkey again, he had already eaten the last bite in his hand, and there was an aftertaste on his face.
After a long time, the little monkey opened his eyes and grinned at him, turned over and jumped into the pool.
Chen Yifan saw the little monkey jumping into the pool, hurriedly got up, and a "sizzle" pain made him gasp into a breath of cold air.
Chen Yifan didn't care about the pain, dragged his heavy body to the edge of the pool, and with a "bang", a cyan shadow jumped out of the pool, and the slightly cold pool water instantly wet Chen Yifan's clothes.
I saw that the little monkey had a one-foot-long black fish in each hand, and one of them was still coming towards Chen Yifan. Then the monkey jumped to a rock and ate it raw. Chen Yifan was dumbfounded when he saw this scene, he had also carefully inspected it in this pool, except for the water in it that was relatively delicious, there was nothing else to survive at all. The most important thing is that have you ever seen a monkey that can dive?
After a long time, Chen Yifan came from his reaction, picked up the fish that was jumping on the ground, and walked towards the boulder he was leaning on, still feeling that everything was so unreal on the road. Looking at the fish in front of him, Chen Yifan couldn't help frowning slightly. There is no other reason, because I can't eat it at all, and in desperation, I have to sigh at the fish. Fortunately, I ate a blue and white fruit today, although it is not very big, but it can barely maintain today's diet, and it is a big deal to drink a few more sips of water.
Looking at the little monkey that was eating raw fish, Chen Yifan couldn't help but feel a little nostalgic, fortunately, the valley where he was located was accompanied by this little monkey, and he could also have someone to talk to, although it was just a monkey.
The full moon in the sky was shrouded by a dark cloud drifting from afar, and the stars in the sky were all gone. After a while, only the sound of muffled thunder was heard from a very distant place. At this time, Chen Yifan had already taken refuge under a large piece of rock sticking out of the mountain. The little blue-gray monkey had long disappeared without a trace, followed by the fish that had been given to Chen Yifan.
Click, rain from the sky hit the rocks, and in a short time a series of lapping sounds echoed through the valley, accompanied by bursts of rolling thunder. Rapid thunder rang out in unison, as if someone was fighting in the air.
Suddenly, there was a "click", and a steep lightning bolt struck the valley where it was.
I saw an object fall from the air and slam it on the grass with a "bang". If you look closely, it turns out to be half a man-thick tree trunk, and the place where it breaks is charred black, and there is a faint red light flashing. When Chen Yifan saw this tree, his face couldn't help but swell with joy, and he hurriedly ran to him in the rain.
Break off a branch from the canopy, wrap the black ash in the sleeve and run back under the rock. At this time, Chen Yifan's face was filled with a little excitement. The broken tree in the meadow is called the tung pine tree, which is a relatively common wood in the mountain, which has more oil and is flammable, and is one of the firewood that the village people usually burn for cooking. Because of its more oil and strong resistance to moisture, the villagers often make it into a fire fold, and the black ash that Chen Yifan just wrapped in his sleeves is the fire wood ash formed after the tung pine wood is not completely burned. The main use of this ash is to sprinkle it on the firewood when the sun is strong, and it can be burned again, thereby igniting the firewood and achieving the effect of combustion.
It rained all night, and the morning sun shone again on the valley, and the sky looked spotless after the rain. The blue sky gives a feeling of extreme comfort. Chen Yifan looked up at the sky and didn't know what he was thinking.
With a "bang", a blue and white fruit smashed on Chen Yifan's chest, and a strong tearing sensation made his face instantly turn purple, and it took a while to ease his breath.
"You can't be somewhere else, dead monkey, you're going to kill that."
The little cyan monkey scratched its head, grinned at it, turned and jumped into the pool, and after a while it jumped out, grabbing two more fish in its two hands, one of which had already been bitten.
The little cyan monkey jumped onto a boulder and quickly gnawed on it, and after a while, one fish got off its belly, and the other was about to send it to its mouth, Chen Yifan shouted:
"Don't panic, leave me behind. ”
The cyan monkey looked up at Chen Yifan, blinked, and after a while, he returned the fish in his hand. Chen Yifan skillfully cut the fish with a sharp stone chip that had been prepared a long time ago, cleaned it by the edge of the pool, and passed it through with a branch. I sprinkled the black ash I had taken last night on the pile of branches next to the boulder, and waited quietly.
The midday sun shone on the entire valley, and everywhere was golden light. After a while, wisps of green smoke rose from the branches, and some faint flames danced underneath. In the blink of an eye, the flames spread to the entire pile of branches, and with a slight muffled "hula", the whole pile of branches burned violently. Chen Yifan, who had been waiting for a long time, hurriedly put the fish on the fire and grilled it.
After a while, an enticing fragrance diffused, Chen Yifan patiently continued to put the other side of the fish on the fire to grill, the tempting fragrance became even stronger, and drops of golden fish oil fell on the branches. Finally, the fish was cooked, and Chen Yifan couldn't wait to remove the fish from the fire.
Suddenly, a cyan shadow flashed in front of his eyes, and when Chen Yifan came back to his senses, the branch in his hand and the fish on it were long gone. On a large rock not far away, a small blue-gray monkey is holding a branch, and the other hand is tearing the flesh of the fish on it, making one or two "squeak" sounds from time to time, as if the fish is too hot to eat.
"Dead monkey, give me back my fish" Chen Yifan couldn't help but be furious when he watched his hard-cooked fish being snatched away.
But at this time, the little monkey obviously didn't have time to pay attention to him, and still tore the fish meat on the branch with his hand, seeing this, Chen Yifan had to shake his head and squat down next to the big stone beside him. A short time later, a whole fish was swallowed by the little monkey, grinning at it, and diving into the pool again. After a while, the little monkey appeared in front of Chen Yifan again with two fat fish, and his face seemed to show a flattering expression.
Chen Yifan couldn't help but feel funny when he saw the little monkey like this, and his feelings were that he regarded himself as a coolie. But he skillfully cleaned the fish and roasted it on the fire, and the little monkey turned and jumped into the pool again.
At night, a full moon as cool as water hangs in the sky, and a silvery white light envelops the entire valley. Beside the fire, a man and a monkey leaned motionless on the boulder, and with the help of the moonlight, two high bulging bellies could be clearly seen.
Chen Yifan looked at the little monkey beside him and couldn't help but smile, this is the first time that the little monkey has not left, it seems that because of this grilled fish, the little monkey is obviously much closer to him, looking at the sleeping little monkey, Chen Yifan feels warm in his heart.
Many years later, Chen Yifan still clearly remembers in his mind that in the narrow valley, when he was the loneliest and most helpless, there was a blue-gray monkey by his side.