Chapter 193 Small View of the Land
I don't know if it's because I've already arrived in Yue Di or what, Forget and Bai You slept until almost noon before getting up.
The wind came in through the tattered door, and Liang Huang woke up with a sense of forgetfulness, rubbed his worried eyes, reluctantly got up, looked at Bai You, who was asleep, shook his head and paced around softly.
finally regained his spirits, and he stretched his waist and stepped out of the threshold. Outside the courtyard, the clouds are rolling, the wind is blowing, the branches are swaying, and the leaves are falling, and it seems that a heavy rain will fall at any moment. Squinting at the sky, I couldn't tell if I should go out and find something to eat. But when I think about it, it's really going to rain, and it's boring to be trapped in this dilapidated temple, and it's even more inconvenient to think about food at that time. As soon as his thoughts arrived, he jumped to the top of the eaves of the temple and looked around.
"There it is!" Forgetful exclaimed, joy was irrepressible, hurriedly drew the eaves, feet frequently on the grass, one heel over the courtyard wall, to the foot of the mountain where the temple is located. On the mountain path, a hunter wore a fur hat on his head, a light coat and a fur coat, a machete at his waist, a feather and a bow and arrows on his back, and two hares in each hand.
After a moment, Forgetfulness slowed down and shouted behind Orion. Orion quickly turned his head, very surprised why a boy was like this.
Breathlessly, he talked to Orion, not only bought the two hares in Orion's hand, but also asked the hunter where this place was. Are there any bigger towns around? What should I pay attention to? Orion received a large amount of money, and he answered sincerely.
The honest and honest face was also a simple language, and he thanked him with satisfaction, and watched the hunter walk happily down the mountain, waiting for him to disappear into the woods, and then he ran all the way to the top of the mountain with the rabbit, and just on the eaves he already remembered that there was a spring on the mountainside.
When I came to the spring, I stepped on the clean stones, and looked at the sweet water bubbling from a hole in the mountain wall, and I was happy for no reason. When he had placed the two hares by the spring, he took a handful of water in both hands, raised his head and drank it, his eyes lit up, and he took a few sips in succession.
Such a sweet spring water does not want to dye it blood-red. The "fangs" were conjured up, and they instructed it to suck water out of thin air, and took out the throwing knife to clean up the two hares, and then the "fangs" spit out the clear spring water and washed them clean. Satisfied with the masterpiece in front of him, he hurriedly revived the "fangs", and hurriedly rushed to the ruined mountainside temple with the hare.
Bai You had already woken up, sitting on the stone pillar that had fallen to the ground, and the firewood in front of him had already crackled vigorously. He held two sharpened branches in his hands, and when he turned his head, he saw Forgetfulness stepping into the temple, and his face was overjoyed.
"You are really my good brother, I know that you have gone out to find food, I have made the fire early, and even the branches have been cut. I didn't expect to come back after shooting two hares, it was really a beautiful game meal. ”
Forget smiled and threw a hare to Bai You, and he also handed a branch to Forget Love. After putting on the hare, they hurriedly smeared it with oil paint, and when everything was ready, the two of them leisurely held the branch and placed it on the flame, rolling it every now and then.
"These two hares were bought from Orion, and I inquired about them by the way." Feeling unemotional, Bai You stared at the turning branch in his hand, and replied with some absent-mindedness.
Forget the feelings and didn't care that Bai You was not a very good listener, and said to himself: "Qushui is first a section of about 100 miles obliquely in Yuedi, and then it is roughly divided into five, and it is imprinted in the southwest of Yuedi like a claw. Now our position is in the upper reaches of the first branch, and the name of this river is called the Tooth River, because its two banks are like sawtooth, and the most uneven. ”
Seeing that Bai You still didn't like to take care of it, he pushed the branch forward and bumped into Bai You's hare, so frightened that he grabbed the branch with both hands.
"Forgetfulness, what are you doing here?"
"I talked to you, but I didn't listen to ......"
"I heard it, you just talked about Yajiang."
"Are you really listening......" Forgetfulness smiled embarrassedly and turned the branch in his hand, "The other four rivers also know the name, which are Youjiang, Lijiang, Baishui, and Xuanhe." After the five waters, I almost reached the middle of Yuedi, and further east, there were many rivers, and I didn't inquire about them in detail. ”
"Tooth River, Youjiang, Li River, Baishui, Xuanhe River......" Bai You muttered again.
"The nearest town is about ten miles east and is called 'Mengcheng.'"
"Then which small country's territory does this belong to, and we shouldn't have reached the Tooth River yet, right?" Bai You is finally no longer perfunctory.
"What we saw yesterday was only a branch of Qushui, and the reason why we called those five waters was only because they were more famous in Yuedi. Now this land ...... It belongs to the rule of the Mong clan. "We often call it a small country, and the people of this place have long been divided into ethnic lands. This is also the reason why there are few wars in Vietnam today, each tribe has different habits, even if they invade their land, they have to be diligent in governance and naturalization, which is not something that can be completed at one time. ”
"It doesn't matter if it's a country or a home, you just have a rough idea of where it is." Bai You stared at the roast rabbit, Gabba sounded his mouth, "There must be a witch figure behind this, otherwise it will be far from achieving this effect with worldly power alone." ”
Nodding his head in love, he continued: "Orion also asked me to pay attention, saying that the people of Yue are fierce, and weapons are allowed in most places, and it is too common to do things that do not agree with each other. ”
"I've heard of this for a long time, saying that both Great Xia and Southern Tang have paid attention to South Vietnam before. But in the end, they all returned, especially the Southern Tang Dynasty, who wanted to take advantage of the melee of the hundred ethnic groups in South Vietnam to pick up the leak, but he didn't expect it to be twisted up here, but fortunately he stopped and didn't chase after the Southern Tang Dynasty. Otherwise, the territory of the Southern Tang Dynasty will be a few points less now. Therefore, it is very strange in this place of South Vietnam, when encountering foreign enemies, the great internal enmity is also put aside, and the shirtless is up. ”
"Unanimously to the outside world." Forget to sniff the meat, "You can eat it." ”
Bai You listened to the words of forgetfulness, retracted the branch like lightning, bit it hard, and then stomped his feet with his mouth open.
"Scalding...... It's hot, it's hot! Ahh ”
Forgetfulness rolled his eyes, shook his head and made a few cuts on the roast rabbit with a flying knife, and waited with peace of mind. Bai You's face was unhappy, five fingers and one finger, the sword light came out, and he also learned to forget his feelings.
"I can't eat hot tofu in a hurry." The old god of forgetfulness was there, shaking his head, "Brother Bai, don't you even know this truth?" ”
Bai You sat on the stone pillar with his butt and glared at him. Forgetfulness stretched out his left hand and made a few random gestures, as if blocking his sword light.
A flash of lightning appeared in the sky, followed by Yin Thunder and Shock, the two turned their heads to look out of the door, unconsciously, the sky was already covered with dark clouds, and the temple was suddenly like a dark night, and the fire was reflected on the faces of the two, becoming more and more red.
"It's raining!" Bai You shouted. As soon as he finished speaking, a heavy rain poured down and fell to the ground with a clatter, bringing up dust and rolling up smoke.
Forgetfulness muttered to himself: "It seems...... Gotta get stuck here. ”
Only then did Bai You react and shouted, "The rain is so heavy, I don't know when it will stop." Could it be that I will eat such a rabbit today? ”
"Be content! I'm going to get it, and when the rain stops, we'll rush to the city. If the rain stops in front of us, we will have to stay in this temple to accompany the unknown god. ”
A flash of lightning suddenly flashed in the temple, just scratching a trace like a snake, winding in front of the remnant, Bai You's heart trembled, and he hurriedly tore off the roast rabbit meat, and anxiously stuffed it into his mouth, as if the afterimage would rob him of meat to eat.
Forget to use a flying knife to cut out the barbecue piece by piece, press the meat on the knife surface with your thumb, and frequently pass it to your mouth and chew. Both of them enjoyed the food in front of them, despite the rain in the sky.
This rain is really a catharsis from above, the original majesty, at this moment it has become a flood, and then it has inadvertently subsided. The sun slanted out of the dark clouds, a rainbow bridge in the clouds.
Forgetful and Bai You took steps and hurriedly embarked on the road to Mengcheng. Along the way, there was no shortage of hunters in beast tail fur hats, with forks, knives, bows and arrows, all nodding to the two of them in a friendly manner. Because of their simplicity, Forgetfulness and Bai You inquired all the way, and finally arrived under the walls of Mengcheng without danger.
Compared with the city of Chudi, Mengcheng does not have much ingenuity, but the heavy rocks are piled up, but it looks abnormally golden. The castle tower is also prepared for war, and there is not much magnificence. The tower is not as fine as Chudi, it is extremely simple, and even the paint color is a little mottled. All this is silently saying that it is not the walls and towers that defend this city, but the people who have gathered here for generations.
As Bai You said, this city doesn't look good, but he feels a kind of reckless self-confidence.
The two entered the city of Mongolia with a recognition, and the guards under the city gate were all strong men, with swords and light armor, but they looked very kind, and they swept their eyes and Bai You, and let them into the city.
Entering the city, it is even more obvious that there is a difference between the land and the land, although the morning forgetfulness has been heard from the Orion, but it is not always intuitive: the pedestrians on the street are not in a hurry, they are very leisurely. There is no shortage of people with swords, and not all people in the prime of life use weapons, even children and women, both of whom have seen people playing with weapons in their hands.
Bai You sighed: "The customs of the people in Yue Di are really strong. This Southern Tang Dynasty could not be attacked, which is understandable. ”
Forget to ask passers-by where is the best restaurant in Mengcheng? A young man with a sword happily pointed out the path, looked at the confusion of the two of them, and worked tirelessly to lead the way. Turning down the broken silver handed over by Bai You, the young man turned around and blended into the crowd.
Bai You smiled and said with a smile It is rare to have such a person in this world. However, there was no ridicule in his tone, only admiration from the bottom of his heart.
In front of the restaurant, a flag was erected in the wind, hanging down, and the book "Folk People" was written, and the little guy was looking at the forgetfulness and Bai You on the side, and saw that the two of them were going to step towards the restaurant before they greeted them.
The little maid has arm ornaments on his hands, and there are moirés on them, which not only has the effect of beauty, but also has the style of martial arts. After introducing the two of them to an empty table, the little servant reported the signature dishes like a few treasures. After Bai You asked more carefully, he waved his hand enthusiastically and nodded a few with satisfaction. The little guy retired immediately.
The restaurant has a total of two floors, and there are no private rooms, not even a screen. There are square tables in the hall, of different sizes, obviously depending on the number of people. There are stairs on both sides to the second floor, and the railings on the second floor are also of the true color of wood, and there is no carving at all. Ropes are used to connect the logs to create two rows of interesting railings.
"It's to my taste, but I can't whisper anymore." Bai You put his hands on the edge of the table and looked around, "Why didn't I plan to come to Yuedi before?" It really shouldn't be. ”
Forget smiled, and watched the little guy who had just guided the two of them come up with a few people carrying a plank. Bai You looked at the signature dishes on the table, his eyes lit up, and there seemed to be a clicking sound in the air.
"Steamed pork, button meat, bamboo tube meat and bamboo tube rice, of course, as well as the bamboo wine ordered by the guest officer, the two of them enjoy it slowly." The little servant overturned the earth-colored round bowl and took the extra bowls.
"Wow! It's delicious when you look at it! Bai You Harazi left a place, and the diners next to him all smiled kindly.
Forgetful took the chopsticks and grabbed the first prize, Bai You immediately came to his senses and participated in this competition for meat. Forgetting love is no match for Bai You, so he took the bamboo wine and poured it into the cup.