The boy's gaze fell on my face, and he frowned, looking like he was thinking.

The previous conversation with the man seemed to me to be an oolong.

As for why?

Because according to my own understanding, even if the people in the village mentioned by Agui make a living by fishing, near the river and the river, they may not directly call the name of the fishing village!

Besides, we can see some clues from the situation in the village where we are staying.

Whether it's the villager Agui, or the neighbor he met in the village, for them, I and the tsundere boy are just strangers passing by by by accident.

For them, they are just passers-by for temporary stays.

It's normal for them to have one thing and two things to say, and out of some concerns, it's more reasonable to withhold some information, isn't it?

The mountain people also bartered with the people of the fishing village, and the wild beasts hunted by the mountain people were exchanged for special products from the fishing village.

People on both sides will come and go from time to time, these are what Agui told us personally.

But if there are some doorways in the middle that they don't want to talk about, and vaguely use the name of the fishing village to bring a stroke, it's not surprising!

The boy glanced towards the door, then turned his head.

His eyes stared straight at me, pursed his lips and said, "Xiaoling, do you think you will follow the route the man said tomorrow morning?" ”

It was rare for the eldest young master to ask for my opinion again, and he seemed to have gradually learned to respect his fellow partners in the process of getting along with me.

From the first time I met him in Suzhou City to the present, the changes have been accumulated bit by bit.

Wrong. I haven't forgotten the scene when he hung me outside the cave!

As soon as the thought turned, I had the right to take his current reaction as a hesitation that he couldn't make up his mind, or just a thought that suddenly passed through his mind!

My eyes fell on the boy's face and I looked at him a few more times.

After a while. After thinking about it, I continued: "Young Master, let's try to take a walk." “

"The line that Uncle said is also a bit dangerous," I said, "but at the moment we have no new clues. “

I could see the slight hesitation on the face of the tsundere boy for a moment.

Shall I not have any of his concerns?

Actually, after all, I have more things to worry about than he does, okay?

I smiled bitterly and looked at him and said, "Young Master, although this is not necessarily a good idea. The problem is that we can't find more people to ask for the time being. ”

It's so remote!

When I came, there were mountains and forests as far as the eye could see, but there were no people.

From this point of view. If the old couple can stay in such a remote place with peace of mind, their lives must be quite lonely.

I thought to myself that I would delay tomorrow for another day at most.

If it was sunset, there was still no exact route, and there was no news of the village. There has been no decisive progress. I decided to take a detour back to the official road.

My trip to the Northland is my first priority, and I never dare to forget it.

If I hadn't known that Wang Shi had been standing still in the mountains around Nanhua Town before, and it seemed that he was going to stay for a while, I wouldn't have been able to stop at that time.

As for Wang Shi, I am inclined to Wu Yu's statement.

When Wu Yu and I were sheltering from the rain in the mountain temple, I had specially brought this matter out to discuss.

Wang Shi may expand his forces in the area of Nanhua Town, which the tsundere boy has confirmed to me.

The conclusions he came to from the intelligence he gathered were generally in line with my opinion.

The boy stood up and looked around, this time his eyes falling on the bed where he was resting tonight.

I watched his reaction. I secretly said in my heart that this guy must not be pleasing to the eye, and most of them will have to be cleaned up again.

Really. I guessed right, as soon as the boy approached, he began to carefully pat and arrange the bedding on the bed.

He moves quickly, but he is very thoughtful, in short, even the mattress underneath can't escape being cleaned by him.

That familiar feeling strikes again, and every time he feels like a warm man at home, even if it's a habit caused by his cleanliness habits.

I turned my head away from him, because I was like him.

In fact, from this point of view, there are some habits that I have with him

When I had also put in order the bunk I was going to sleep in to-night, and looked at the boy again, I saw that he had finished it, and was sitting on the edge of the bed looking at me.

I felt that he looked at me with a strange look and an indescribable taste.

Anyway, I didn't want to look at him more after a glance, so I turned my head and said calmly: "Young master, my aunt said just now, we have to rush tomorrow morning, and we are on the road all day, which is very hard." “

"Just get some rest early."

After that, I didn't bother to look at him anymore, so I grabbed the burden I brought, opened the contents and counted the contents.

It's a bedtime habit.

I thought about waiting for the next stop that the tsundere boy said, what I needed to add at that time.

As long as you can see a populated town along the way, you should be able to replenish the items I want.

I've heard him say that the Northland isn't as desolate as I originally thought, and that there will be market towns, but because I've never been there, I feel a little apprehensive when I think of that place.

The thought that someone would be in the same place in the near future suddenly made me feel a little more settled.

I took a deep breath, took stock, and got ready to rest

When I got here, I noticeably felt that the temperature was a little cooler, especially at night.

From Suzhou all the way to the north, the weather is getting colder and colder, during which the mountain road is winding, and when you reach the north, it is estimated that it is snowy weather!

I think I'm also drunk, to be honest, it's really not the right time for the two sides to fight, and the war is still in such bad weather conditions.

I don't know if God is not satisfied, and there are earthquakes and rain one after another, but unfortunately it can't be stopped.

Sooner or later, there will be a war in Sealand. It's just that I've caught up.

Lying on his own bed, he could still feel that the gaze behind him had never left.

After a moment, I looked back at the boy. He sat there, his eyes fixed in my direction.

I saw that his figure was not moving, and I couldn't help urging: "Young Master, you don't rest at night, is it interesting to sit like this?" ”

There is another subtext I didn't say, being stared at by him like this, it made my heart furious. I don't know what he's trying to do!

The boy was silent and still looked at me, still not looking away, but he was staring at me like this. How am I going to sleep?

I had to sit up very depressed, look at him the same and ask, "Young Master, what is the matter with you?" ”

"Xiaoling," the young man's eyes flashed. Glanced at me coldly. Then he lowered his head and asked in a deep voice with a bit of hesitation, "I see that you have drunk a lot of rice wine, why don't you seem to have anything at all now?" ”

What was he suspicious of?

I didn't expect this guy to pay attention to this, I was stunned for a moment, and I couldn't come back to my senses! "It's strange, haven't you drunk more than I do, aren't you better to sit here?" Later, I fixed my eyes on him. Answered.

"How can you be the same as you?"

The young man's words were collected quickly, and most of the words he wanted to say just now were another bad word.

"I'm prepared." I winked at him. In fact, the light in the room is not bright, and he can take a look.

"What preparation?" The boy asked me with a look of confusion in his eyes.

"You want to know?" I'm proud.

"If you want to know, tell me about it." The boy immediately answered.

I grabbed the package that rested at the foot of the bed, the one I had brought with me, and the answer was naturally in what I had brought with me.

Under the boy's gaze, I placed the burden in front of me, then opened it and took out a small box from it.

I raised the small box that I had taken out of the bag at the tsundere boy and said, "This is what I prepared." ”

"What is it, Xiaoling?" The boy asked in a deep voice.

"The hangover cure," I said with a grin, "I used it beforehand, and I took one while I was preparing my meal in the kitchen." ”

"I know that when I go to the Northland, I don't have to drink," I said as I looked at the boy, "and I saw the wine jar in the corner of the kitchen when I was cooking." “

At that time, I was really moved in my heart, thinking that in fact, it was estimated that I would have to meet a drink on the way to the Northland, and it was even more inevitable when I got there.

Here I want to explain that in the climate relationship of the Northland, drinking alcohol is also a way to keep out the cold.

Most of the people who live there drink very well.

"When I saw the wine jar, I thought that it was rare for my eldest lady to entertain guests passing by her house, and she might bring out her home-brewed wine."

I looked at the boy, paused and continued: "So, I guessed correctly, be prepared." ”

The corners of the boy's mouth lifted slightly.

This time he didn't say anything, the doubt in his eyes disappeared, and he took the initiative to answer: "Rest early, Xiaoling." ”

Nonsense, if he hadn't consumed it, I would probably have fallen asleep.

The lights went out, and I still thought about the wind outside the window, and somehow kept thinking of the trap pits in the woods.

Uncle said that those traps must have nothing to do with them, it seems to have existed for a long time, are the traps?

In fact, how many strangers can pass by in such a remote place?

I feel like I still haven't answered some questions in my mind

I woke up before dawn, and this time I woke up earlier than even the tsundere boys.

I listened to no movement in the courtyard and knew that the old couple had not woken up yet.

I got off the bed I slept on lightly, because I didn't feel at ease at night, and I had been sleeping in my clothes.

Unfortunately, the door of the room was too old, and when I tried to push it open, there was still some noise, and the boy immediately opened his eyes in alarm.

He still had a hint of sleepiness on his face, and after a few seconds, he looked at the door, saw me preparing to go out, and said in a low voice: "Xiaoling, you got up so early?" ”

"Well, living in someone's house, I'm always embarrassed to sleep in, so I'll go to the kitchen and get something to eat." I paused, and continued, "When the uncle and aunt wake up, they should be happy to see it." “

I was about to go out and remembered something else.

I stopped, turned my head to look at the young man again, and asked, "Young Master, there's something I want to ask you." “

The boy nodded silently, still looking at me.

"Eldest young master, you say, if I want to ask my uncle for an old bow and arrow, do you think he will agree?"

All the self-defense stuff on me adds up to just a dagger.

The problem is that we are now in the mountains and forests, and last night I thought to myself that if I encountered a beast in the mountains and forests, it seemed that the dagger would have little effect.

If I can have a bow and arrows to defend myself, even if the boy chooses to fight when necessary, I can at least use a bow and arrow!

The young man's face was a little strange, he looked at me for a while and said, "Yes, the question is, Xiaoling, are you sure you can use it?" ”

"Didn't I tell you, your body is really"

"Xiaoling, when you finish the affairs of the fishing village, you have to practice kung fu with your master every day."

"Xiaoling"

Without a little defense, it was not yet dawn, and I listened to a lot of lectures when I got up!

I really regret that I didn't have to tell him anything, at least I wouldn't have called myself so much nagging.

I frowned at the boy and stood motionless by the door.

The boy finally sensed that something was wrong, stopped nagging and got down from the bunk, he came to me, leaned down slightly and looked at me, and said, "Xiaoling, are you angry?" ”

He stood in front of me, meeting my eyes, my gaze fell on his face, shook his head and said, "I can't talk about being angry, I'm almost getting used to it." ”

Even so, I still need a little time to relieve the depression in my chest every time I am broken by his thoughts.

I decided to go to the kitchen to get something to eat, so I could change my mood.

Now the tsundere boy can finally stop.

I looked at him and said, "Young Master, I think what you said is also reasonable, I'll see the uncle and ask later." ”

I stood by the stove and turned my head to look at the boy at the door, who had arrived in the yard and was fetching water from the well.

Seeing how easily he lifted up a large bucket of water, I sighed silently at the thought of the strength required to draw the bow.

The gap has always been there, in fact, what he said just now is not unreasonable when I look back and think about it.

While thinking about it, I heard movement from the big room in the middle, and it was the old couple who got up.

Not long after, the eldest lady came to the kitchen, and saw that I was already busy by the stove, and immediately came up to check.

The eldest lady lifted the lid of the pot and saw the steamed dim sum inside, her eyes opened for a moment, she closed the lid and walked to my side and said with emotion: "Xiaolin, you can go to open a dim sum shop with this skill." ”

"Auntie, don't praise me," I raised my head and looked at Auntie, "If it weren't for my eldest brother helping to make a fire and noodles, to be honest, I wouldn't have done it so quickly." ”

With that, I glanced out the door, and the boy was walking in the direction of the kitchen with a bucket. (To be continued.) )