11. Herd (Catching Insects)
The roast chicken on the branch was brown and crispy, and a small brush dipped in bright yellow viscous juice evenly brushed the chicken, and after a while, a sweet smell came to the nose.
Qin Dong secretly swallowed his saliva, his eyes came up, and he whispered to the agarwood, saying:
"Ya...... Eh, Agarwood Sister ......" Looking at the agarwood who turned his head and winked at her, Qin Dong paused without a breath, swallowed his saliva, and then grinned, and said in a loud voice:
"Agarwood girl, alas! That, this chicken is cooked! After a pause, he lowered his voice and whispered:
"Look, Grandpa Guo is waiting, it's time to be hungry, let's hurry up!"
Since the last time Qin Dong saw a seven-step snake scurrying to the side of Agarwood's legs, the snake's mouth had not yet opened, and it was pinched by Agarwood for seven inches, and then in the jaw-dropping gaze of everyone, he peeled the skin and bones in a chic and neat manner, chopped the meat and threw it into the soup......
used to be a girl, a girl, but now she has become an agarwood girl......
"It's going to be good." Agarwood said casually. Tilting his head and staring at Qin Dong for a while, he suddenly opened his mouth and smiled: "Brother Qin Dong, you still call me Agarwood, or girl, Agarwood girl-"
Frowning, Agarwood seemed to be talking to herself, and said, "It sounds weird, I'm not used to it." ”
After that, he turned around and went back to roast chicken.
Qin Dong was stunned for a moment, a big smile suddenly appeared on his face, his body seemed to relax all of a sudden, and he kept saying:
"Okay, okay, we're all so acquainted, I'll call you agarwood the same as before, and it sounds close. However, sooner or later, you have to get used to it, and when you get to the mansion in northern Xinjiang, you are the personal big girl next to Grandpa Guo, even if you are in the mansion, you are the only one. When you arrive in Northern Xinjiang, you are busy with official business, and the inner courtyard will do things, whether it will fall on you or not, and at that time, you will be a general in the army, and when you see you, you have to call Miss Chen Xiang, if you are not used to it, you can't do it......"
Inner Courtyard?
During these days, Qin Dong was chattering in his ears like a mantra, unwilling to be reluctant, but Agarwood still listened to it in the end, after all, the long stories were all about the grandfather and the mansion, and it was related to the future errands, and Agarwood was still very concerned.
The more you listen, the more you think.
Agarwood turned her head and asked suspiciously, "Grandpa Guo accepted his aunt in Northern Xinjiang?" ”
No, she hadn't heard about it! Thinking that he would have to have half a master if he didn't get it well in the northern Xinjiang, Agarwood stared at Qin Dong tightly.
"Uh...... Nope! Qin Dong's eyes were firmly nailed to the roast chicken on the branches, and he reacted slowly, patted his head, and said with a smile: "Hey...... There is nothing to do, the master is very busy with military affairs alone, where to eat and live mostly in the barracks on weekdays, where to take what aunts to take. ”
Agarwood said puzzledly: "Then you just said that the inner courtyard of the master?" "Isn't a man's inner court a wife's concubine? It's the same as in the Guogong Mansion.
Qin Dong didn't laugh at Agarwood's lack of knowledge, but just explained to her carefully, saying:
"Our lord is in the mansion of Northern Xinjiang, and the inner courtyard is just a few girls and mothers-in-law, and then there are the little maids walking around in the outer courtyard, huh...... Just like me, there are four people like me around my lord, each with its own division of labor, and now many things in the Northern Xinjiang Mansion are under the control of Qin Xi! However, this time with you, that kid should be happy, he is looking forward to wanting to enter the military camp with his master! It's a blessing for you......"
Agarwood listened carefully to what Qin Dong told her about the situation in northern Xinjiang. Knowing that this was his kindness, I was secretly grateful.
The sky is getting dark, and the pheasant is also brown and crispy, and the agarwood takes off two and hands them to Grandpa Guo, "Master, please use it!" ”
Shen Jingzhong raised his eyes and looked at the little face was still a wooden stunned agarwood, but fortunately, he was used to it during this time, stretched out his hand and took only one, and casually ordered:
"That's enough, you can divide the rest!"
Agarwood looked at the roast chicken in her hand that was bigger than her head, nodded, and responded; "Yes."
After that, he went to fill a bowl of hot soup, put it in front of Shen Jingzhong, and ate the rest of the chicken with Qin Dong.
The guards scattered all around, each gathered around the fire to drink soup and eat meat.
After nightfall, it was even more silent. Only the crackling sound of the value explosion sounded from time to time,
Except for a few guards on duty at night, everyone else closed their eyes and rested.
Agarwood lay a foot away from Shen Jingzhong, and Shen Mu on the right side leaned sideways to shield her from the biting cool breeze at night.
This is also the explanation of Grandpa Guo, saying that it is a little girl in the end, and it is better for my brother to take care of him a lot.
It was late at night, and the camp was silent, and most of the people were already asleep.
Suddenly, Agarwood opened her eyes suddenly, supported the ground with her hands, and slowly sat up, staring at the dense jungle in the distance with heavy eyes, her face dim under the light of the fire.
Her movements were extremely light, and she listened intently for a while, as if to confirm something, and finally pursed her lips, lowered her head and gently tugged at the sleeve of Shen Mu's coat.
Shen Muyuan is a vigilant character, at this time he is just sleeping lightly, he felt the movement on his body, his eyes suddenly opened, Huo Ran sat up, looked at the calm face of Agarwood in surprise, his eyes unconsciously glanced at the place where Grandpa Guo slept, lowered his head slightly, and asked in a low voice:
"What's the matter, Xiang'er, it's not early, why don't you sleep?" As he spoke, he frowned worriedly; "Is there something uncomfortable?"
There is a lot of love in my eyes!
Agarwood shook his head, looked up at Shen Mu and was silent for a moment, raised his finger and pointed in the direction of the jungle, met Shen Mu's puzzled gaze, and said calmly:
"There's a sound there."
Shen Mu's eyebrows frowned slightly, he turned his head and looked in the direction of the jungle for a while, but he didn't find any movement, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, turned his head and comforted Agarwood with a smile and said:
"Maybe it's just the sound of pheasants running in the forest, this is a common thing, they are afraid of people, they don't dare to come, Xiang'er is not afraid!"
As he spoke, he patted Agarwood's little head gently, and Shen Mu looked gentle.
My sister went out for the first time, and my father and mother were not around, so I was inevitably afraid and scared.
Agarwood pursed her lips tightly, not like this, not like that, the sound of pheasants is not like this.
Shaking his head heavily, Agarwood stared at Shen Mu tightly, and said stubbornly:
"It's not a pheasant, it's a voice, a lot of voices."
And, getting closer and closer, she heard both.
Agarwood couldn't help but add, "I'm coming here." ”
The smile on Shen Mu's face gradually receded, his brows furrowed a little, and his expression darkened.
My sister is not a person without a purpose, but he ......
Turning his head again, he looked at the dark jungle steadily, and the branches and leaves swaying back and forth made him feel a little uneasy, tilted his ears slightly, and listened quietly for a while, Shen Mu turned his face helplessly, pursed his lips and looked at Agarwood for a long time, and slowly exhaled a breath, Shen Mu fixed his expression, thought for a while, and asked seriously:
"Xiang'er, you know this is not a joke, you ...... Do you really hear a voice coming this way? Still...... A lot? ”
Taking advantage of this moment, Agarwood listened to it again, and the corners of his mouth became tighter and tighter.
Those voices are much closer......
"I really heard it, there were a lot of voices...... "Agarwood leaned up her neck and said softly: "Big brother, you have to get out of here quickly, otherwise, wait for them...... When we do, we'll be trampled to death. ”
Shen Mu couldn't help but worry in his heart, trampling to death? As soon as his eyebrows twisted, he immediately said:
"Not human?"
"It's not."
Agarwood shook her head, a flurry slowly rose in her heart, she couldn't suppress it, and her tone couldn't help but be faster, "It's the sound of a lot of hooves running, a lot, a lot of ......"
She also heard such a voice when she and the old beggar went into the old mountain to grab ginseng, and then she saw it......
"Hurry up and tell Grandpa Guo, we have to get out of here," Agarwood's voice brought out a solemn meaning, and said emphatically: "You have to leave immediately, big brother, you believe me." ”
It's too late.
Shen Mu was a little undecided, although his sister said that she heard it and he believed it, but in the end there was no evidence, and besides, if he returned to the grandfather of the country, he made a false alarm, it was to deceive the grandfather of the country......
Taking a deep breath, Shen Mu made up his mind, calmed his voice, and said:
"Big brother Xinxiang'er, if that's the case, I'll ......"
"The herd is coming?"
A deep voice suddenly sounded, and in a blink of an eye, Huo Di crashed into a pair of narrow eyes that were as deep as ink.
Shen Mu was startled, and suddenly took a long breath, "Master ......"
Shen Jingzhong didn't know when he sat up straight, looked at the Agarwood brothers and sisters with a fixed look, and spoke in vain.
"Did you really hear the sound of the beast tide?" Shen Jingzhong's eyes were deep, "- agarwood? ”
Agarwood was stunned, nodded heavily, and opened his mouth without a trace of hesitation, "I really heard it, there are many, many of them, all running over here." ”
Shen Jingzhong listened, his deep eyes stared at the agarwood firmly, as if a long time had passed, but in fact, it was only a moment, the robe swayed, Shen Jingzhong stood up, and ordered in a deep voice:
"Then wake everyone up and get out of here at once."
With that, he was already striding towards the place where the horses were tied.
Shen Mu stood up straight, clenched his fists and responded, "Yes." ”
Seeing that everyone was woken up, they packed up and loaded into the carriage in the same way, but in half an hour, Agarwood was already sitting in the carriage, galloping on the road, leaving a piece of loess flying at the end of the carriage.
Until they went up to the top of the mountain, the carriage and horses gathered in one place, and Shen Jing stood on a huge rock, looking down at the mountains and forests below, and the place where he camped just now, his eyes were heavy.
The rumbling sound in my ears was like thunder, and I saw herds of wild cattle and wild sheep galloping out of the jungle, over the flat land where they had rested, and rushing down the mountain like rolling water.
After the cattle and sheep, there were packs of wolves, tigers and lions two feet high, and black blind men like small hills...... Not to mention the snakes that move by on the ground, densely packed, so that people have goosebumps all the time.
In the group of guards, whispering, unable to hide their curiosity,
"Oh my God, how many beasts do you have to have? Where did it all come from? ”
"No, I haven't seen a group of beasts running around before, but such a big scene, it's scary, what's wrong? You see, those tigers and wolves, as if they were crazy, ran down one by one, is there something going on in the mountains? ”
"Who knows, but ...... This face, tsk......"
Agarwood was still sitting on the wheel, hidden behind everyone, at this time, her heart suddenly tightened, only to feel that the panic hurt her heart like sea water, wave after wave......
It was dark in front of him, his body slammed forward, and Agarwood hurriedly grabbed the car board, and almost instantly, his head was covered with a layer of fine and dense beads of sweat.
Slowly raising his head, Agarwood looked at the gradually scarce beasts below with a pale face, and the beads of sweat on his forehead crossed the tip of his nose and fell into the heavy yellow dust......
Looking down at his fingers, Agarwood's face was unrecognizable......
No, the herd is almost over, why is she panicking more and more, and even her fingertips are trembling uncontrollably?