Ah Zi gradually came to his senses from the story of the Sacred Heart, and only then did he see that the man next to him was looking at him intently.

She smiled at him, and he looked at her with a smile as if they were old friends who had been reunited after a long absence.

"Do you have any extra beds here that I can borrow?" Ah Zi asked.

The man put away his smile and began to circle the temple with some anxiety.

Seeing him embarrassed like this, Ah Zi stepped forward with a smile and patted him on the back, but he didn't expect that the moment his hand touched the man, he shivered as if he had been electrocuted, and he shrank back in fright.

Ah Zi quickly withdrew his hand and looked at him with some distress.

The man in front of him is so burly, he has never seen a few people stronger than him since he was a child, with such a physical advantage, even if he lives alone in this mountain forest all the year round, he should not become as timid as he is now.

Unless, he has been persecuted by others.

However, how could such a seemingly innocent person, who only looks a little fierce, be reduced to the point of being victimized by others, or even forced into this deep mountain?

"Are you the rumored man-eating monster?"

Ah Zi leaned in and asked, trying to make her tone as gentle as possible, for fear of hurting the man's self-esteem.

But the man was still annoyed by the question, and gasped and hid in the corner.

Ah Zi was amused by this childish act, and it was not easy to sit idly by, so he could only raise his hand and say, "Okay, I won't ask you this, I apologize to you, okay?" ”

The man didn't move, only glancing at Ah Zi.

"Tell me, do you have a place for me to stay here?" Ah Zi poked her head out and asked softly.

The man stood up from the corner and walked behind the statue.

Ah Zi silently followed him around, only to see a lot of hay on a boxy wooden table behind the statue, and the corpses of several air-dried animals were neatly placed next to it.

So, this is where he rests and stores food?

The man turned around, faced Ah Zi, pointed in the direction of the "nest", and made a "hiss" sound with difficulty in his mouth.

"You're letting me sleep here?" Ah Zi asked.

The man nodded vigorously.

Ah Zi waved his hand again and again, took a few steps back, and said, "No, no, no, this is your bed, I can't occupy the dove's nest like this." ”

The man looked at Ah Zi and paused for a moment, not understanding Ah Zi's words, but he became a little inexplicably angry, and said loudly: "Hiss...... Hiss...... Sleep! ”

Seeing that he insisted on giving up his "throne" to himself, Ah Zi knew that he was afraid that he would really annoy the man in front of him if he resigned, so he had to nod obediently and jump on it carefully, trying not to touch the food placed next to him.

The man smiled smugly at Ah Zi.

"And where do you sleep?" Ah Zi sat on the grass bunk and asked.

The man pointed to the outside of the statue and walked straight out.

Leaving Ah Zi sitting there alone, I don't know whether to chase him out, or whether he should just come and be safe.

In the end, sleepiness prevailed, and she shook her head and simply lay down on the straw.

Unexpectedly, this small nest seemed to be ordinary, and it was more comfortable to sleep than cotton wool, Ah Zi lay there and quickly fell asleep.

Early in the morning, Ah Zi was woken up by the cuckoo outside the house, got up and came out, only to find that the man had disappeared.

She searched the whole temple, but she couldn't find him, and she was a little anxious.

This is the first time since he lost his uncle at the age of four that he cares so much about whether someone is around.

Ah Zi didn't understand why for a while, maybe because he was driven out by the people of Lixin City as an alien like himself? Or maybe it's because it's the first time in her life that she's felt at home at first sight?

In short, she was afraid of losing her partner, even though she had only known her for one night.

After searching all over the temple and the entire courtyard, Ah Zi finally couldn't help but rush out of the courtyard gate, but saw the man walking towards him.

The man clasped his hands in front of his chest, his arms were stuffed with all kinds of wild fruits, and when he saw Ah Zi standing outside the door, he grinned at her again and trotted to Ah Zi's side.

"Wh...... Woo ......"

The man said, stuffing the fruit in his arms into Ah Zi's hand.

"Rice? You just went to help me find breakfast? ”

Ah Zi looked at him and couldn't help laughing, his eyes were full of gratitude, grateful that he had brought him breakfast, and that he had not left him.

The two sat side by side on the threshold of the temple, eating the sweet fruits that the men had picked.

"You've got to have a name." Ah Zi said, thinking for a while, "Hmm...... My name is Ah Zi, why don't you call Ah Brown, right? ”

"Ah...... Brown......? ”

The man repeated his name, then grinned, nodded vigorously, and kept repeating his name.

Seeing him so happy, Ah Zi couldn't help but laugh along.

After breakfast and a short rest, Ah Brown hurried out with a gun on his shoulder.

When the sun was about to set, Ah Brown returned to the temple with a fawn on his shoulder.

Seeing Ah Zi, Ah Brown lifted the deer up proudly, and said excitedly: "Rice!" Rice! ”

Ah Zi smiled and nodded at him.

I watched Ah Brown carry the fawn into the courtyard, and brought out a whole set of tools from the temple somewhere, shaving, skinning, deboning, lighting a fire, boiling water, and boiling meat......

The whole process is done in one go.

Ah Zi just watched from the sidelines, waiting to sit back and enjoy the results.

When the venison soup was ready, Ah Brown couldn't wait to fill a bowl for Ah Zi, and then watched him taste the first bite with anticipation.

Ah Zi took the first sip under this gaze.

Although there is no seasoning of oil, salt, sauce and vinegar used on weekdays, because of the freshness of the ingredients, coupled with Ah Brown's craftsmanship and excellent grasp of the heat, the soup is delicious and the meat is tender.

"This venison soup...... It's delicious! ”

When Ah Brown heard Ah Zi say this, he danced and jumped in the yard like a child.

After the two of them swept away the whole pot of soup, they both patted their stomachs and lay down on the spot with satisfaction, watching the sky gradually change from crimson to ink, and the stars flashed little by little.

"Ah Brown......" Ah Zi shouted softly.

Ah Brown turned his head and looked at the girl beside him silently.

"You didn't grow up alone in this wilderness, did you?" Ah Zi said, his eyes still staring at the stars in the sky above his head, "Who taught you the way you made venison soup just now?" Your father? Or mother? Why did they leave you? ”