Chapter 20: The Lost Goose
To make a long story short, Xu Wenlong's lunch was swept away by the "gourmet", and in desperation, he had to order another bowl of shredded pork noodles, and after eating, he wandered around various neighborhoods for a whole day, and finally returned in vain, and had to take a bus back to his place of residence - Broken Oil Mill.
Because it was not early, Xu Wenlong did not delay when he returned to the oil mill, and directly put down his bag and went straight to the field, and began to prepare the ingredients for tonight and tomorrow. This time he didn't catch the southern snake, and the vole only caught two or three, but the field chicken didn't waste any effort to catch two large strings, about four or five pounds. Come back after some washing, peeling, barbecue, gobbling up food and drink, and finally jumping into the river to bathe and swim, like a huge gourd drifting with the waves, floating and floating, quietly enjoying this rare moment of relaxation.
"Quack quack ......" Suddenly, a high-pitched and clear goose cry came from nowhere, startling Xu Wenlong, who was quietly enjoying a cold bath. He hurriedly looked up and followed the sound, and found a big white goose floating in the upper reaches of the river, with a snow-white body and a prominent red crown. The big white goose shook its neck and looked around, and its head was crooked sideways. A panicked and panicked look.
"A lost white goose!" Xu Wenlong muttered softly in his mouth, his eyes staring directly at the white goose that floated down the water, his face was full of surprise and strangeness, "I don't know where it will end up!" ”
Closer, closer, when the big white goose drifted past Xu Wenlong, it flapped its wings and "Ding Ling" to avoid it, and quacked and swam to the estuary below. It turned out that the goose not only had a bright red ribbon tied around its neck, but also a string of small wind chimes that jingled.
"A pet goose!" Xu Wenlong guessed, "It looks pretty beautiful!" ”
Rich people are different, they don't worry about everything, they don't worry about everything, they raise some small animals such as cats and dogs when they are bored, and they are happy to treat them as treasures. I remember seeing a rich woman with a lot of gold on TV in the hotel, raising a kitten on a whim, probably the kind of Persian cat. The appearance is also tame and well-behaved, and it is endearing. However, the cost of paying for it is even more staggering, the dedicated cattery, clean and comfortable, romantic and warm; Specialized cat food, balanced nutrition, reasonable collocation; There are also specially hired health care doctors, as well as a variety of fashionable and trendy clothes, etc. It's very obedient, much better than the life of an ordinary peasant.
Looking at the big white goose that screamed and drifted farther and farther, Xu Wenlong's heart moved, and he muttered softly, anyway, it is a lost and lost ownerless goose, anyway, it will be picked up and slaughtered by others in the end, anyway, no one will come to look for it in the dead of night, it is better to ...... He craned his neck to look around. The stars were shining, the moon was like water, the fields were silent, empty, and there was not even a ghost.
God help me, I have roast goose to eat tonight. Xu Wenlong confirmed that there was no one around, and Xi Zizi plunged into the river and shot at the big white goose from the bottom of the water like a swimming fish. After calculating the distance, he drilled out of the water with a "bang", stretched out his right hand and grabbed the lost goose like lightning......
The big white goose was startled, raised its neck and quacked, spread its wings and ran away. It was frightened by the monster that had suddenly emerged from the water.
The fat that reaches the mouth can't let it run away easily. Xu Wenlong pounced on the lightning, stretched out his arms and grabbed the fat wings of the big white goose.
The big white goose was terrified, its soul flew out of the sky, it shook its head more and more and screamed, and struggled desperately with its legs more and more......
Xu Wenlong used both hands to twist the neck of the white goose, and quickly lifted it up to the river bank in a wet drench.
"I'm sorry, anyway, if you scream and run around like this, you will have to end up with the same fate, it is better to fulfill me, a person who is in trouble at the end of the world." Xu Wenlong looked at the dead white goose and apologized to it again and again with guilt.
Jingle bells, a melodious and melodious ringing of bells, in this quiet night looks particularly poignant and terrifying. Xu Wenlong's heart was excited, and he quickly tore off the wind chimes on the red ribbon, tied them around his neck casually, took the dagger and immediately cleaned up the big white goose.
Wash off the sludge, remove the internal organs, paste the mud tightly, and simmer on the fire...... Xu Wenlong looked at the board at a glance, was familiar with the road, and soon made his unique "stray goose". After several hours of non-stop grilling, supplemented by a cycle of turning. When the mud gradually dries and hardens, large drops of goose oil seep through the mud cracks, and the strong fragrance of green onions and chili peppers rises, and the "stray goose" is declared complete. Knock off the mud and remove the remaining unburned goose feathers, and the yellow and ripe goose meat is revealed. He smiled at the corner of his mouth, gently tore off a fat goose leg, praised it, and slowly stuffed his eyes into his mouth......
At this moment, there was a faint crying woman's voice outside the oil mill: "Ali...... Ali ...... Ali, where are you...... Come out soon, okay......" The voice was poignant and erratic, as if it was on the horizon and in front of you. It makes people's hearts shiver and their scalps tingle.
Xu Wenlong's heart trembled, and he hurriedly put down the goose leg in his mouth, pricked up his ears and listened carefully......
Soon, a shrill and anxious cry rang out again: "Come back, Ali...... Please, don't hide anymore. Come out...... Come out and come home with me......"
"It turned out to be a country mother looking for her own child, no wonder it sounded so anxious." Xu Wenlong breathed a sigh of relief, and said to himself sympathetically, "This little girl is really, she is naughty at a young age, and she doesn't go home so late, and she is not afraid that her parents will die in a hurry." No, she had to go out quickly and tell her that there was no one she was looking for here, and she had to look elsewhere as soon as possible, so as to save time and delay. Thinking of this, he hurriedly stood up and strode out of the oil mill with the goose leg that he had not had time to enter. When he ran to the empty floor at the door, before he could open his mouth to summon, his whole person was covered on the spot, and he stood still and didn't move, and even his breathing almost stopped......
I saw that under the moonlight as quiet as water, a young girl in a white dress mopping the floor and her hair fluttering was floating on the ground without touching her feet. Like a fairy descending to the world, and like an angel descending to the mortal world. Fresh and refined, pure and flawless, dazzling and breathtaking. Coupled with the jewel-like shining stars, the spiegel also rippling blue waves, and the gurgling water, chirping insects...... It seems to make people in Penglai Wonderland, the heavenly Yao Pond, in a trance, obsessed, trembling, and dazed...... Could it be the Guanghan Fairy? Could it be the dislocation of time and space? Where is there such an ice-clear and jade-clean otherworldly girl in this world?
Xu Wenlong blinked his eyes vigorously, shook his head vigorously, and then reached out and pinched his thighs fiercely...... Sizzle, it hurts, it hurts, it hurts the heart and lungs. That's right, it's not a fairy tale in a dream, it's not a magical world, it's a real and wonderful reality. He stared blankly at the fairy in white who was slowly coming, and was at a loss for a moment, and he didn't know what to say.
Approaching, approaching and becoming clearer. After a while, an elegant, fresh, and beautiful tall girl came to Xu Wenlong. Strange to say, in the face of a magnificent man who met unexpectedly in the wilderness, not only did she not have the slightest fear, she did not panic at all, but opened a pair of big watery eyes, curiously and playfully looked at Xu Wenlong and smiled.
Xu Wenlong didn't dare to look her in the eyes, let alone ask her name rashly, he just stood motionless with bated breath, and stood with his eyes down and extremely embarrassed......
The girl in white blinked her eyes, looked at Xu Wenlong from top to bottom, lightly opened her lips and asked softly, "You...... Is it human? The voice is delicate, tactful and listening, like a clear spring entering the pool, and the pearl and jade are on the plate, soft and crisp.
However, such a good voice choked Xu Wenlong and rolled his eyes, and his inexplicable nervousness calmed down slightly. What are these words? What's the problem? Did you say hello like this when you first met? Are you like a lonely ghost, like a mountain monster? He glanced at the girl in white, and wanted to stick out his tongue and scare her with a terrifying look. Later, after thinking about it, forget it, it is not a glorious thing to scare a little girl who has no experience in the world. He then settled down, lowered his hand and replied honestly: "I am a human being, an authentic person, an authentic earthling. What about you? Is it a fairy? As soon as the words came out, he couldn't help but regret it, feeling that it was very abrupt and immodest to speak like this.
Unexpectedly, the girl in white didn't think it was wrong, and suddenly her mouth curled, her nose shrugged, and she replied mischievously with a grimace: "Ghost, I'm a ghost." is a hundred-year-old female ghost and a thousand-year-old vixen. After speaking, he stuck out his tongue, revealing a row of small teeth, which looked very cute.
Xu Wenlong smiled dumbly. I didn't think that she had no intention of scaring her, but she scared herself instead, which was really incomprehensible and incomprehensible.
The girl giggled, raised her pretty face and looked at the sunny and handsome big brother in front of her without fear, but her heart couldn't help but flutter and jump......
The stars and moon are faint, and the water is murmuring. Xu Wenlong and the girl in white faced each other on the empty floor of the oil mill, standing silently. You look at me, I look at you, no one speaks, no one knows what to say.
After standing silent for a long time, the girl seemed to think of something, her delicate and beautiful face dimmed for a moment, and a trace of sorrow crept up her eyebrows. She sighed softly, shook her head and asked Xu Wenlong earnestly, "Have you seen my Ali?" Any idea where she went? I've been looking for her for so long, and I've been looking for so many places, but I've never been able to find her. Poor Ali, where the hell are you hiding? I'm dying of you. ”
Xu Wenlong was stunned for a moment, and couldn't help but think secretly. She? Looking for a daughter? is only eighteen or nineteen years old, married and had children at such a young age? Is it possible? But it's not really much. The world is so big that there are many phenomena such as early marriage and early childbearing. It's no wonder that she can't look at her children, she is still a child. Thinking of the place of sympathy and pity, he raised his hand and pointed at the goose leg in his hand and replied, "No, there are no children here." From there to that, including that, I just walked through it, and I didn't find any trace of the child. You'd better hurry somewhere else......"
"Jingle bell ......" Before Xu Wenlong's words fell, the wind on his chest suddenly popped out, making a series of light and pleasant jingle sounds.
The girl's heart sank, and her pretty face suddenly changed color. She took a step forward suddenly, staring at the string of wind chimes on Xu Wenlong's chest with terrifying eyes, and her small and delicate lips trembled slightly. That terrifying look, that angry look, I can't wait to tear Xu Wenlong to pieces.
Xu Wenlong didn't know why, and scared herself with what trick she wanted to play. So he calmed down his uneasy emotions, smiled and picked up the wind chimes on his chest, and explained as if boasting: "What a beautiful wind chime...... Isn't it...... Hey, hey, hey...... Picked up ...... The sound is good...... Do you want to ......?"
The girl's white and tender face became darker and darker, more and more cold, and her blade-like gaze kept moving up and down, left, right, and right on Xu Wenlong's body, and finally fixed on his right hand......
Xu Wenlong was stared at by the girl's terrifying gaze, his scalp was numb, his heart was furious, and he faintly felt that something was wrong with the situation. He hurriedly raised the fat goose leg in his hand, and said to her with a confused expression: "Laugh, this is my dinner, I made it myself." It may not look good on the outside, but it tastes definitely good. Want to give it a try? ”
With a snap, a crystal teardrop quietly fell to the ground. The girl opened her mouth, but in the end she didn't say a word, she hummed and left Xu Wenlong, who was still with a smiling face, and walked into the dilapidated oil mill like a gust of wind......