In the early hours of the next morning, when the rooster was crowing all over the place, the cuckoo woke up on time.

He sat up when he heard a voice outside.

Listening attentively, there was a low voice, and the footsteps were chaotic towards the gate of the courtyard.

"Could it be that Zan Xuji is leaving?" "He didn't even see his sister." ”

Her heart sank, she hurriedly got out of bed and dressed, hurriedly pulled her hair, and went out.

Although it was dark outside, the cuckoo still saw a dark shadow at the gate of the courtyard.

She walked over and asked softly, "He's gone?" ”

Halfway through, the shadow replied, "Let's go!" ”

The cuckoo asked again, "What's the matter?" ”

The shadow was silent.

After a while, he replied with difficulty: "The fourth lady of the Zhan family, Zhan Shisha, was hired as a concubine by the prince of Xuanwu Wang, but she was infected and died violently on the eve of Wending......

The cuckoo was dumbfounded.

She stood stunned, her mind blank.

Both of them were silent, and they didn't know how long they had been standing, and the cuckoo vaguely felt something hot on his fingers, and then he woke up. When I looked down, I saw that the yellow dog of the family was next to her lap, affectionately adding to her.

She raised her arm and said softly, "Go!" Go away! ”

Then he said to Huang Yuan: "I'll go to the back to practice." ”

I didn't even ask him what to do, just said hello and left as usual.

Huang Yuan wanted to stop her, but he withdrew his hand again.

He crouched down, stroked the yellow dog's fur, and made a silent sound.

In the backyard of Ren's house, Ren Sanhe saw the cuckoo coming alone and asked, "Where is the yellow bird?" ”

Cuckoo said, "Oops, I forgot to call her." ”

Ren Sanhe stared at her for a while, and suddenly asked, "Why is Miss Zan here?" ”

The cuckoo is not a person who hides himself. As soon as she went to that station, Ren Sanhe, who was familiar with her, saw that something was wrong.

Cuckoo thought for a moment. I think my little uncle will know about this sooner or later, so it's better to tell him as soon as possible. save him from anger. So, in a few words, they told him the reason.

After Ren Sanhe heard this, his expression suddenly turned cold, "What did Huang Yuan say?" ”

The cuckoo whispered, "I didn't ask. ”

At this moment, she was a little shrunken and didn't dare to explore the truth.

Ren Sanhe looked at her quietly for a while before saying, "Let's practice." ”

As if nothing happened.

The cuckoo nodded and jumped on the plum blossom pile in the manure pit to practice boxing.

This morning, she practiced more focused and harder than any other day.

She thought. If you practice your martial arts well, you may be able to use them one day.

As soon as this thought came to her, she was shocked.

Ren Sanhe watched from the side for a while, and then let her practice by herself, and he went to the side to guide his son Ren Yuanming. When both of them were focused on practicing, he quietly returned to the study in the east wing of the front yard, quickly wrote a small note, and stuffed it into a thin bamboo tube. Then he went to the porch to take down the pigeon cage. Tie a bamboo pipe to the leg of a gray pigeon and let it fly.

After the morning exercise, Ren Sanhe said to Du Juan: "Later, I will go hunting in the mountains with your godfather, do you want to stay at home." Come with us. You should also go to the mountains to experience and experience, it is not possible to always wander around. ”

The cuckoo thought for a moment, nodded and said, "Hey." I'm going to clean up at home. ”

Ren Sanhe nodded and said, "Let's leave after eating." ”

The cuckoo agreed. Hurried home.

The small courtyard of the Huang family is as warm and tidy as ever.

After the wing room is built. Although the east and west courtyard walls are blocked, the front courtyard wall is abundant: a ridge of land is dug on the left and right, planted some green vegetables such as onions and garlic and common flowers, and specially woven a bamboo fence to fence it off to prevent chickens and dogs from harming it. At the head of the wing, there are also two grape branches, presumably in the coming year, the green vines will be pulled up to support a shade.

The cuckoo walked into the courtyard and saw Huang Yuan standing in front of his window.

Seeing her, the young man's eyes lit up.

She didn't smile at him as usual, and went straight to the kitchen to scoop water and take a shower.

At breakfast, the cuckoo told her father that she was going hunting.

Feng Shi frowned and said, "There is so much venison at home, can you eat it for several days, what are you hunting for?" In the past two days, Miss Zan has been here, and she wants someone to take care of her, but you don't accompany her, and you still run out? ”

Huang Laoshi also persuaded: "Yes, cuckoo, don't go." ”

The cuckoo quickly drank two bowls of porridge, put the bowls down, and said, "Aren't the eldest sister and Huang Li at home?" I went into the mountains with my godfather and uncle, not to hunt pheasants and rabbits, but to hunt foxes. If you're lucky, you can dig up some good herbs, and that's even better. ”

After speaking, seeing Huang Yuan stunned, he smiled at him.

Huang Yuan felt a pain in his heart, and said softly: "Since I am going with my little uncle and Lin Li, I think there will be nothing wrong, and it is good to see and understand." ”

Huang Que'er looked at her sister sadly, wanting to stop it but didn't know what to say.

Huang Li wanted to go, but when she looked at her mother's face, she closed her mouth in recognition.

Feng Shi said with a flat face: "Even so, how old are you, and you are still running around with people?" Which girl in our village is like you? Those who are going to marry are still not receiving. ”

The cuckoo smiled and said, "If you are really poor, who pays attention to that!" Regardless of his female baby and male baby, it would be good if he could go up the mountain to hunt a rabbit and come back. Mother forgot our family before? ”

Feng was originally distressed about his daughter, so he didn't let her go.

However, the cuckoo didn't know what was wrong today, and her words made her feel piercing.

She said: "I used to be poor, but now it's not good?" You don't go up the mountain, and your brother can also earn money to support the family, just like waiting for rice to be put into the pot at home. ”

Du Juan smiled: "No matter how capable my brother is, I can't be lazy." Why am I diligent, but my mother is still unhappy? ”

Huang Yuan said to Feng: "Mother, don't say it, let Du Juan go." ”

Feng Shi said angrily: "It's not that I'm not worried about her!" ”

The cuckoo smiled slightly, and went to pack his bags without mentioning it.

After she left, Feng asked his son with red eyes, "Do you have any ideas?" ”

Huang Yuan smiled: "Don't worry, let me think about it." ”

Besides, Du Juan, after following Ren Sanhe and Lin Da into the mountain, the thinking that seemed to be bound suddenly relaxed, and he was able to think, and he also knew that his heart hurt.

She thought about the whole thing from the beginning, and the more she thought about it, the more heartbroken and desperate she became.

Fortunately, Ren Sanhe is knowledgeable and knows her temperament. At this time, it is far better to take her out than to stay at home. Walk deep in the mountains with ancient trees. All human emotions seem to become insignificant, just like a running rabbit. Or like a frightened bird or a rushing spring, become a part of nature.

So. After a period of intense pain and sadness, the cuckoo gradually lost his happiness.

Ren Sanhe and Lin Da hunted fiercely, completely different from them in the autumn, not to mention running far away, specifically drilling into the inaccessible old forests and steep cliffs and ravines.

Lin Damenggui is experienced, and his skills are worse than Ren Sanhe's, so he brought climbing tools; Ren Sanhe also brought it, it was for the cuckoo.

Along the way, the cuckoo was an eye-opener. Tigers, leopards, wolves and insects have seen an unknown number, and the towering ancient trees, high cliffs, and deep valleys and streams embraced by several people are not like the world. Of course, there is danger in the deep forest at any time, and there is no need to be careless. Lin Dameng was almost bitten by a poisonous snake, but the cuckoo's eyes were quick, and he shot an iron nail to nail the little snake to death, which scared him into a cold sweat.

With the cuckoo following, Ren Sanhe and they are also happy. Eat happily.

As soon as he was happy, Lin Dameng came up with interest and introduced the cuckoo to various animals and plants.

"Look, this is a golden silk nanmu. I'm afraid it's been thousands of years. ”

"Really? Then why didn't the godfather get home? ”

"What are you doing when you get it home? I can't use it myself. Originally, I didn't know it was Jin Sinan. That year, your godfather cut down a tree next to this and moved it several times, and it was easy to get it back. I made a stepping bed, and carved a coffee table from the roots of the tree. Later, it was all called royal and took away. Oh, that calf of yours is made from that root tail. The tree didn't move. I didn't dare to tell anyone, otherwise, I was afraid that the government would force us to go into the mountains to get it. ”

The cuckoo suddenly realized and promised, "I won't tell anyone." ”

Lin Dameng and Ren Sanhe laughed.

In two days, they only hunted a few white foxes, and the rest were spared.

"Cuckoo, this one for you. It's easy for you to go into the mountain with your godfather, and you always have to give a lottery, so it's not in vain that you bother to help us get food. ”

"Then you're welcome."

The cuckoo suffered with joy.

Early that morning, they came to a deep ravine.

Along the way, Ren Sanhe led the cuckoo to see all kinds of strange trees and grasses, all of which he had seen before and then memorized. Now, he takes the cuckoo to see a deep pool, which is quiet and quiet, and the pebbles at the bottom of the pool are clearly visible, and there are some small slender and transparent fish swimming in it.

"Zi is not a fish, but you know the joy of fish."

At this time, the cuckoo can fully appreciate the leisurely swimming and happiness of the fish. They live in this deep valley and pool, and they are unaware of sorrow and enviable. She has always been diligent and thrifty and takes pleasure in collecting delicacies, but at this moment she couldn't bear to catch them, "Let's not catch this fish and eat it." ”

Ren Sanhe looked at her with a smile and knew that she would like it.

He'd been to this place a few times before, and he always wanted to take her to see it sometime. Coincidentally, it came today. Sure enough, she really liked it, and she couldn't bear to eat fish.

He deliberately said: "Are you willing? This fish tastes so good......"

The cuckoo hurriedly turned his face and said, "Don't say it!" I'm going to drool! ”

Ren Sanhe couldn't help laughing.

"The water is clear and there are no fish", but the fish and shrimp in this clear pool do not know where they come from, and they can't be fished out. I don't know how long they have grown in this clear water. Most of the things born from the beauty of Zhong Tiandi and the essence of mountains and rivers are extremely beautiful. The appearance is beautiful, the taste is even more beautiful!

In the end, they still caught some fish and cooked it into soup.

It is boiled in a green bamboo tube.

The taste, the fresh fish with the fragrance of bamboo, can be called the best in the world!

After eating, they went on their way again.

This time, Ren Sanhe took the cuckoo to pick Ganoderma lucidum.

He found Ganoderma lucidum that had grown for many years in several places, and all of them were marked. He could have picked it back and gave it to her, but he always felt that she would like it more if he brought her to see it for himself and let her pick it herself, so he kept it.

When the cuckoo stood in front of a big tree, he was shocked to see a red Ganoderma lucidum with a cover of half a foot in diameter growing on the bare rotten rhizome at the root of the tree.

Lin Dameng laughed and said: "Cuckoo, you don't want this, I can pick it." ”

The cuckoo hurriedly said: "Yes!" My mother is pregnant with a baby and is about to use this to replenish her body. ”

Ren Sanhe looked at her with a smile and enjoyed her joy very much, but his face sank when he heard the words. Seeing the cuckoo turn his head, he smiled again.

The cuckoo picked the lingzhi and asked, "Little uncle, why haven't you seen ginseng?" ”

Ren Sanhe said: "Ginseng doesn't grow everywhere. In this Daba Mountain, I have only seen it at the northern foot of Tianzhu Snow Peak (fictional). There are more in the northeast of Dajing and in the territory of Anguo. ”

Du Juan's heart moved, and asked, "Little uncle has been to the north?" ”

Ren Sanhe said casually: "I've been there a few times." ”

The cuckoo didn't ask any more.

For a few days, the cuckoo's laughter was more brittle than that of the birds in the mountains, and he didn't look like he was worried at all, which made Ren Sanhe very satisfied. Four days later, they set out on their way home.

Halfway through, I met Lin Chun, who came with Rufeng. (To be continued......)