Chapter 68
The two of them crossed the river and reached the boundary close to Wal-Mart, so they did not dare to go any further.
They set up camp nearby and used it as a base to slowly cast their nets in all directions.
This search is not only to find Lao Lu, but also to shoulder the task of hunting, because the surplus food at home is already very insufficient, and they have crossed the cordon. Even before going out, in order to save dry food on the road, the three of them ate pure wild vegetables.
During this time, Shao Tianming's "visit", the kidnapping of Julia and Lao Lu, the sneak attack of the Little Red House, and Yinzhen's departure, all made their group of people exhausted, and they had no time to farm and pick, plus Lao Lu and Yinxiang were seriously injured, in order to supplement their nutrition, the little meat stored at home had already been eaten up, Julia hadn't seen meat for almost a month, Yinzhen was even worse than her, and gave her a slightly better ration at every meal, and she ate more potatoes and wild vegetables.
Therefore, hunting to replenish food rations is also an urgent task for them. Julia and Yinxiang had already agreed that no matter whether they found Lao Lu on this trip or not, they had to capture the beast and bring it back.
"Your fourth brother's face has not been very good lately. He worked the most, ate the worst, and would be malnourished if he continued like this. Julia said.
Yinxiang said sadly: "It's all my fault, you cook broth for me to drink all day long, I didn't ask how much meat you saved, I really ate it all for you." β
Julia smiled: "You should eat it, you are injured, if you don't eat better, the sequelae will be terrible." It's just your fourth brother......"
At this point, she paused. It's because she remembered that when she went to the kitchen two nights ago, she happened to see Yinzhen squatting by the stove and nibbling on a radish. The turnip was too old to be eaten, so Julia didn't want it when she was cooking, and tossed it aside.
Unexpectedly, Yinzhen had dinner and came to gnaw on this radish again. At that time, he was hit by Julia, and he was a little embarrassed, so he had to explain that he had not eaten enough.
At that time, Yinzhen's evasive and ashamed look made Julia very sad. She also remembered dinner. Yinzhen gave more than half of the bibimbap to Yinxiang. For this, Julia couldn't help but say, and cooked two sweet potatoes for Yinzhen for supper, making Yinzhen keep counting her too wasteful.
It was dusk. They are in an abandoned children's playground by the river. Found a resting place for the night. It was a room for the little ones to play. Puzzles and toys were scattered all over the floor, there was a thick carpet on the floor, and there was even a slide more than one person high. Yinxiang actually climbed up on his feet, squatting and sliding down from it over and over again.
"Please, don't pretend to be a child!" Julia propped her forehead and said, "Such a big man, still playing with this kind of thing, you will crush the slide!" β
"Huh? Anyway, no one came to me for a fine! Yin Xiang said confidently.
Julia shook her head: "No wonder your fourth brother said that you were unreliable and specially wiped your ass." Are you still young? β
As soon as she said this, Yinxiang snorted and obediently got down the slide.
"That's what my fourth brother told you." He said upset.
Julia came to her senses and only smiled: "That's what he said, don't be careful." β
Yinxiang stretched lazily and sat down cross-legged on the thick carpet: "In this way, I don't need to be careful for you, my fourth brother won't even tell my fourth sister-in-law about this kind of thing." β
Julia was a little embarrassed, so she said casually: "Then, maybe I will talk to his Nian Fujin." β
Yinxiang sneered: "Why are you still thinking about this? How? Want to be a side Fujin too? β
Julia's face suddenly turned red and hot, and she was so angry that she fanned the wind with her hand: "How can I have that qualification?" Your fourth brother is a prince, and you have to be a long-live lord in the future, I can't climb high. β
"Don't say that. Has my fourth brother ever underestimated you? He never looked at you as a human being. β
Yinxiang said it so seriously, Julia was embarrassed to bother with him again.
Yinxiang yawned and lay down on the fluffy carpet, he muttered: "Call me to say, you are lucky, I mean it seriously: you met my fourth brother, not my starling." If it's my starling, then you're finished, and it's just a dream. β
Julia laughed at what he said, "What? Is your starling a strict wife? β
Yinxiang didn't understand these three words at first, but then he understood and laughed: "It's not." Don't believe it, my eighth sister-in-law is much more powerful than my starling. No matter how much my starling likes it, if my eighth sister-in-law refuses, he won't even want to fight. β
Julia was intrigued by him: "By the way, what kind of person are you starlings?" β
"Huh? How did you remember to ask him? Yinxiang sat up and looked at her.
"Haven't your fourth brother and him been fighting openly and secretly? I'm curious, what kind of person is it that can make your fourth brother hate like that......"
Yinxiang slowly lay down, he put his arm on the back of his head and pillowed it for a long time before he said, "I can't say very clearly." β
"How?"
"So, Julia, what do you think of my Emperor Amma?"
"I haven't seen Kangxi again, how do I know?" Julia muttered, "My history is poor. β
"Well, as far as you know, what do you think?"
Julia thought for a moment, "It doesn't feel bad, I haven't heard of anything particularly bad, it seems to be very gentle." β
Yinxiang laughed: "A sixteen-year-old person who killed Aobai and pacified the three feudatories at the age of twenty-seven, do you think he is very gentle?" β
Julia was momentarily stuck!
"When I was a child, I also thought Huang Ama was very gentle." He breathed a sigh of relief, "When I was seven or eight years old, Cutie made a fuss in front of him, and fought with the fourteenth brother or something. But then, the older I get, the more afraid I am of him. β
"Why?"
"Because the bigger the person, the more things you can see. Mildness, just appearances. Yinxiang turned his face and looked at Julia, "You don't know what's hidden beneath the gentle faΓ§ade. If he is really a very gentle and sincere person, how can we, the brothers, feel that life is worse than death as soon as we fall out of favor? As the saying goes, the sky is unpredictable. Every time I see Huang Amma, I think of these four words. β
Julia was surprised, "Don't your Emperor Ama pay attention to you?" β
Yinxiang looked at her and smiled quickly: "Let's talk to you." When I was twelve, because of an accidental incident, I suddenly discovered that in fact, Huang Ama did not attach importance to me, and his gentleness and kindness were only superficial. Of course, now, I understand the reason, whether it is Eniang's status in the harem, her ranking among brothers, including her natural ability...... I can't rank any of that. But it was still young. When I first found out about this fact. I almost didn't even have the courage to live. Later, fortunately, I slowly figured it out, thanks to my fourth brother. If it weren't for the fourth brother......"
Julia sighed softly.
"Among our brothers, the one who is most like Huang Ama is my starling." Yinxiang continued. "It doesn't matter when you see him. He's always been so gentle. Be polite, but you won't know exactly what he's thinking, when you're very familiar with someone and very close. You are also considerate to him, but you suddenly find that you don't know what he is thinking, and even the kind of kindness he is to you is just some habitual appearance, which is polite, it turns out that he is like that to everyone. That's when you'll feel ...... Well, I don't know what to say, but my heart will respond anyway. β
Julia said suspiciously, "What do you mean, your starling is very bad?" β
"No, no, I didn't mean that." Yinxiang sat up, "Starling, he is actually good, especially the first friendship, you will like this person very much, some people say that interacting with the eighth master is like a spring breeze, that's what it feels like." β
He said, cocking his nose: "Which one looks like my fourth brother?" When the spring breeze arrives here, he has to push it forward for another two months. β
Julia is happy, the spring breeze pushes forward for two months, isn't it the wind of the cold winter wax moon?
"So your ninth brother is the Eighth Master Party."
"The two of them are close in age, they have gotten along since childhood, and their personalities are compatible." Yinxiang said, silent for a moment, before he said, "Now that my starling brother is missing, the first ninth brother is suffering." β
Julia said, "Your ninth brother is like a god. β
Yinxiang laughed: "He wasn't particularly easy to get along with. It's a bit of yin and yin poison, you can also see his kind of character, don't say 'you have to be unreasonable', and you won't even be forgiving. β
"What do you mean by this? Can you still spare people if you are at a loss? β
"That's right, he's very protective of his own people. I still remember one time, a girl in the Ninth Brother's Mansion, I don't know why I offended the people in the Prince's Mansion, the Prince...... Oh, now I have to change my name to second brother, you don't know my second brother, it's very annoying, and he has a very big temper, just because of this little sesame mung bean thing, he has to let Lao Jiu hand over that girl. As for my ninth brother, he didn't follow anything, refused to hand over anyone, and said, 'Depending on whether he is the prince or the king of heaven, the people in my house can't make him move a single hair!' 'Just say more, 'Don't tell me to say nice things to the Emperor!' --Angry with my second brother, I can't mention the arrest anymore. β
Julia stroked her hands and laughed: "Awesome! β
"My ninth brother is like this, the people below do something wrong, he copied the guy's discount slave's legs, that's fine. But outsiders, even a finger can't touch it, you see that he is like this to a girl under his opponent, ignore him and give you three points of reason, everything is blocked by him for you. As far as he is weird, he has done a lot of out-of-the-ordinary things, but fortunately there is my starling brother who is thoughtful. The second brother is also about this, and so are other things. But now ......"
Yinxiang said this and stopped.
"You, you have never had a time to get along." Julia sighed, "The brothers are all in a group, and you are all still fighting in the end of the world." β
"It's not my fault." Yinxiang pouted and said, "Although the fourth brother named me a prince, he didn't forget them!" Didn't the starling also become Prince Lian? He can't keep the crown of the prince himself, who is to blame? My fourth brother is not a naturally unreasonable person, who knows what the starling did later, stimulated the fourth brother to be like that......"
"He's pretty strong." Julia said.
"Who?"
"It's your ninth brother. If it was me, I would have gone crazy. β
"Hatred sustains him." Yinxiang said slowly, "The only meaning of his life now is to kill my fourth brother." Nothing else would have piqued his interest. β
Julia shuddered at the hearing.
"If my starling is good, maybe I can persuade him, but now that my starling is not here, it is ugly to say, just like the chain on the beast has been untied, my ninth brother is a little out of control."
When he said this, he sighed again: "It's a pity that my starling has also become chattering, insane and missing. Alas, this is usually in Beijing, maybe my fourth brother can take you to meet my starling. β
Actually, I've seen your starling, Julia thought silently in her heart, but ...... It's a zombie.
But she didn't plan to tell Yinxiang about this matter for the time being, not only because the evidence was not conclusive, but also because the matter was too implicated, and she didn't dare to say it rashly.
"What's the use of talking about that now? Whether it is the Fourth Master Party or the Eighth Master Party, they have all become floating clouds. Yinxiang said, turned over, he heard his shoulder blades rattling, and couldn't help but say: "I'm tired, it's just a day's journey, how can it be more tired than catching a car?" β
Julia laughed, "You've been in the car, huh?" β
"Nope." Yinxiang shook his head, "But I often see the handlebar type driving for a day, and in the evening, they are just across the gate of the yard, and I still scold them for being lazy at that time." β
"The bittersweet memories have begun again." Julia snapped her fingers, "Wrong, it's Sweet and Bitter." β
"Speaking of which, I used to be a real fool." Yinxiang said slowly, "I didn't know that people could be so tired." I can't get used to seeing them lazy, and I always scold them for this. β
Julia also rubbed her sore shoulders: "Then wouldn't your fourth brother's long-term follower be even more unlucky?" β
"It's not the same thing at all." Yinxiang shook his head, "The boys around me, although I scold, I can't stop them from being lazy, and some of them are still smiling with me, and I can't control them." The fourth brother is different from me, the people around him don't need to be scolded at all, let alone the hippie smile, he doesn't dare to be lazy. β
"How so?"
"Really," Yinxiang said with a smile, "The fourth brother is extremely strict, and his people are all smart and vigilant, silent, and know how to measure - they all say that they are in the Zhenbeile Mansion, and their hearts and livers are also longer than others." Not to mention being lazy in front of the master, the fourth brother glanced at them, and one by one, they had to find the three-foot white silk hanging beam by themselves. β
Julia Ichiraku: "So scary? β
Yinxiang Yele: "Isn't it?" So I often scare the minions around me: If you are disobedient, I don't want you anymore, so I will give you to my fourth brother. As soon as I said that, they were honest. β
Julia laughed at what he said.
"You! You called your fourth brother a big tiger! He's not that scary! β
Yinxiang glanced at Julia, the corners of his mouth curled, and he smiled a little ambiguously, but he didn't explain again. (To be continued......)