Chapter 25: Shit Luck
The two girls led him to the back of the woods, contrary to the path he had just taken.
The owl in the night cooed and cried without a sound, which was very strange and made him shiver.
Along the way, occasionally a treetop swept over his shoulder, and he was startled, thinking that something unclean had patted him. In short, he walked quite cautiously along the way.
The complete difference was that the two women were very natural, and there was no sense of fear at all.
Could it be that he had been used to them for a long time, but he had looked at their clothes, and they were all brand new. Even if he escaped from marriage, it was only as if he had just escaped for two days.
If they have escaped for many days, then these delicate garments will be somewhat worn out in the wild forest. Or if they come out for a longer time, they should at least change into this grand outfit, such as plain clothes, so as not to attract attention, and can better avoid being caught. But they didn't.
They were not afraid, not even afraid at all, but made him, a big man, frightened and timid like a mouse. Walking to the cemetery in the middle of the night, and having just experienced being followed by evil spirits, shouldn't you be afraid?
How could they be so calm? Speaking of which, the young lady reminded him that there was no shadow of the anomaly.
Lin Suqing was full of doubts, and there was nowhere to prove it, and at this time, the young lady suddenly looked back and asked him.
"I was negligent for a while, and I didn't ask my son's name?"
Lin Suqing was stunned when she heard this, and couldn't help but think a little more. The second prince taught him that his name cannot be told casually, because he can directly harm others through his name and birthdate.
He didn't know if the young lady had asked it on purpose, or if it was just an unintentional ordinary polite remark. Let's hope he's overly sensitive.
"No, the surname is Lin and the name is Su Qing. ”
When he was in Qingqiu, his name was personally sealed by His Royal Highness the Second Prince, so he was not afraid to say it. However, for the sake of fairness, he also asked for the young lady's name.
"What do you call the girl?"
He answered her by name, and since he asked back now, then as a courtesy, this young lady should also answer him by name.
The girl was shy again, her handkerchief covered her red lips, and she said shyly: "Just call me Afu." ”
Lin Suqing's heart twitched suddenly, such a polite young lady, at this time, she didn't seem to understand the meaning of his words, so she didn't say her name, but only answered the nickname.
He suddenly had doubts again, did she mean to hide her name by not answering her name, or did she do it unintentionally?
Miss Afu suddenly stopped, raised her gaze and glanced at him, then lowered her eyes and repeated softly: "Lin Suqing ......"
He was stunned for a moment, thinking that she was going to do something, but he saw the girl Afu smile shyly: "What a nice but hard name to remember......
The last half of the sentence...... I don't know if it's his over-guessing, but he always feels that the girl seems to be deliberately writing down his name.
......
While chattering, a simple hut appeared in front of me.
It's an isolated and weird little hut, but he can't tell what's weird, maybe it's because of the geography.
He had passed many small huts along the way, except for the kind of thatched huts that had been built to make it easier to rest at night, which were located in the middle of the fields. The other huts were all standing on the edge of the ridges.
Those normal thatched huts are usually backed by rocks, even if they are not as reliable as rocks, they will also lean on the ridges that are raised, in short, the back of the house must be relied on, and the back of the thatched hut will never be empty.
In addition, the fields will be cultivated on at least three sides, and the closer the fields are cultivated, the more convenient it is to go out and cultivate, and at the same time, the view is relatively wide.
However, the small hut that Afu and Xiaohong live in is unlike any other. It is hidden in the depths of the rich forest and long grass, and it has to pass through a forest to find it.
Outside, their small hut stood abruptly on top of a wasteland. The back is not against the rocks, nor on the stalks, it is empty on all sides, and there is no arable land in front of it, it is a desolate mud dam.
Most paradoxically, in front of the small hut to the right, there was a large tree, and the tree was particularly redundant in the midst of the desolation on all sides. Its presence obscured the moonlight, otherwise the light of the hut would not be so dim.
When I got closer, I thought it was a thatched hut from a distance, but in fact, it should be two.
There is a relatively large one, and on its side is a small one, one large and one small. Judging from the layout, the larger one should be the main house. Because of the small one's house, where some dry firewood was piled up in front of the door, and a lot of chili skewers and bud rice skewers were hung, it seems that the hut was used as a kitchen or a firewood room.
Afu stepped forward and unlocked the door of the big room, pushed open the door and motioned to Lin Suqing, "Son, please." ”
The main house was not really very large, and the door was opened too low, and he had to bend down to get in.
There was only one bed in the innermost part of the house, which was not really a bed, but was made of palm and hay, and was simply arranged with a thin quilt.
At the end of the bed there was some distance from the wall, and there was a simple dresser made of firewood and wooden planks standing against the wall, and there was no stool, so I think the two girls should sit directly at the end of the bed when they usually make up.
In the middle of the room there was a small, rough square table, and two long stools, one under the table, one mile and one outside.
Lin Suqing only stood at the door, and felt that the house was very cramped, and it was really difficult for these two girls to live here.
The two of them barely had some room to move around in the main house, and if he, a tall man, went in again, there wouldn't be much room to turn around.
He thought to himself, or he would have to go to the hut for one night. He was just about to turn around and go out, when he bumped into Ah Fu and Xiaohong coming in one after another.
"We made some coarse wine with wild fruits a few days ago, and if you don't mind, you can drink a few glasses to drive away the humidity of the night, and sleep peacefully when you fall asleep. ”
As he had just looked into the room, he took a step further, and now the two of them were standing in the doorway, and he had to pass them both if he wanted to go out.
Ah Fu didn't know when there was an extra jar of wine in her hand, and Xiaohong also had something in her hand, which was three stacks of cold dishes on a wooden tray.
Afu came in with a smile on her face, and when she passed by him, accompanied by the gentle fragrance wafting from her, she gently invited: "Childe, please take a seat." ”
She gently placed the wine jar on the narrow square table, turned around and raised her face slightly, staring at Lin Suqing.
This...... It's hard to resist hospitality. He couldn't bear to refuse, so he nodded and agreed unconsciously.
Afu stood in front of the stool outside, Lin Suqing had no choice, so she had to go inside and sit in the position inside, with the bed like a haystack behind her.
When Xiaohong gently put down the three stacks of cold dishes, Afu untied the seal on the wine jar and poured a bowl of wine.
The wine bowl is very simple, and in his original world it was called a flat-bottomed bowl with an oval shape and a shallow belly. The unique feature of this bowl is that it has half-moon-shaped ears on both sides, so it is also called ear cups. However, this kind of workmanship wine bowl only lasted until the Han and Jin dynasties and was no longer used, so it is difficult to see it again in the later period.
I didn't expect that in this world, there would be such a wine bowl.
"Childe, come, and try our sisters' own wine. ”
Afu sat across from him, and had already handed the bowl to him between words, and if he didn't take it, he would really be a good friend of the girl.
"Thank you, Miss Afu. He took it politely, and the bowl was smooth to the touch and seemed to be used a lot.
Lin Suqing took a sip of it, but he couldn't taste a little bit of wine, and his mouth was full of the sweetness of fruit, so he took an extra sip, but he still couldn't taste the wine.
Afu refilled it for him, and said with a smile: "Our sisters' winemaking techniques are not very good, somehow they are not good, and please don't laugh at the son." ”
"Where, where, sweet and delicious. Lin Suqing drank it and felt that the taste was very close to fruity beer, but it did not have the stimulating sensation of beer, and it was not much different from drinking fruit juice.
"Since Childe likes it, Xiaohong will go and get some more. Xiaohong put down her chopsticks and went out as she spoke, and in a blink of an eye, she brought in two large jars.
When she put it down, she turned back to Lin Suqing and said, "Although this wine is sweet and can't taste like wine, it is actually very intoxicating, and Miss usually gets drunk by accident." ”
Afu was ashamed by her words, and immediately said shamefully: "Clean nonsense." Then he hurriedly apologized to Lin Suqing, "Actually, it's the little woman's shallow amount of alcohol, don't blame this wine." ”
Saying that, she poured another bowl for Lin Suqing.
A simple room, a simple square wooden table, three side dishes, a jar of wine, two women and one man, living in the same room.
To be honest, he was a little reserved. After all, I have lived for more than 20 years, and I have never had such a special experience.
Maybe it's because the room is too small, or maybe it's because the flickering candles are too dim, and the atmosphere is a little ambiguous. It makes people blush involuntarily and heartbeat.
Lin Suqing was a little cramped, so he just buried his head in eating side dishes. The dishes were very ordinary, a stack of cold peanuts, a stack of shallots mixed with tofu, and a stack of wild vegetable roots or something, he didn't quite recognize it.
This wine is very sweet and refreshing, and I can't help but drink it again. Afu is very gentle and considerate to continue for him, and she speaks softly, while Xiaohong chats with a spicy and straightforward personality, which is a completely different personality from Afu.
He thought to himself that if someone married these two girls together, life should be very interesting, and life must be very fulfilling.
......
The sisters persuaded him to eat and drink, fearing that he would be bored drinking alone, and they also gave him orders and were very hospitable.
Pushing the cup and changing the lamp, one of them was not paying attention, and the three of them actually drank up several large jars.
Lin Suqing's worries about them gradually dissipated, thinking that if he intended to harm him, he should have done it a long time ago, how could he still provide him with food and drink like this.
But when he thought like this, he suddenly felt a little dizzy in his head, and then he realized that he seemed to be a little drunk, not only his head was dizzy, but even his eyes began to be a little sleepy.
It turns out that although this fruit wine has no wine taste, it still has a strong wine, and it is slowly rising. He then reined in the precipice, vigilant that he could not drink anymore, and that he would make a mistake when he was drunk, but here he was prone to mislead his life.
"The two girls must not be persuaded anymore, they are too drunk to drink, and they are a little drunk. He was about to get up, but he stumbled and sat down again, and he smiled awkwardly before standing up on the table.
"I have to hurry at dawn, so I don't drink much, thank you two for your hospitality. ”
He held on to the corner of the table and was about to leave, but he stumbled again, and just fell on Afu, who was just about to get up, and the aroma of rouge pollen came to his nose, which was very tempting and made people even more drunk.
He hurriedly stood up and apologized: "I didn't mean to, the girl forgives me." ”
Afu helped him to stand up, and said with a smile: "If Childe is sleepy, you might as well rest in this room, it won't get in the way." ”