Chapter 8: Savages and Chili Peppers
When she woke up and turned around, the wild man was honestly crouching next to her and guarding her. Luozhi closed his eyes, opened them, closed them again, opened them again, it was not a dream, it was reality.
You can't run, you can't fight, you can only settle peacefully.
"You live in the mountains?" Luo Zhi asked.
The wild man nodded.
"Where's your home?"
The wild man shook his head.
"What's your last name?"
The wild man shook his head.
If you are a fool and a savage, you will nod and shake your head. I can't even say a word.
Luozhi was not afraid of it, she walked back and continued to pick peppers, and the savage saw her picking, and learned to pick it in a strange way, which made Luozhi laugh.
As a result, the wild man also learned from her and laughed, and Luozhi was so amused by it that she laughed and fell.
After picking a basket full of forty or fifty pounds, Luozhi couldn't carry it with all the strength to feed, and the savage on the side stretched out his hand and easily lifted it.
Luo Zhi had a whim, if he didn't take it home, anyway, he didn't know where his home was, who his surname was, at least he didn't have to sleep in the mountains hungry when he went home with him, and besides, there was an urgent shortage of labor at home, this guy seemed to have a lot of strength!
"I'm going home, if you're willing to come back with me, just nod. If you don't want to, you shake your head. "Luozhi let it choose for itself.
The wild man nodded, and it even took the initiative to carry the basket on its back, waiting for Luozhi to lead the way home.
The clothes on the wild man were so dirty that they couldn't tell the color and style, and Luozhi didn't know if it was a man or a woman. Passing by a small stream, Luozhi stopped, pointed to the stream, and made another gesture to wash his face. The savage nodded and shook his head, and Luozhi pulled it directly to stand in the stream, holding the water to wash its face.
Life in the wild made its skin extremely rough, but its eyes were particularly dark and shiny, and Luozhi was sure that it was "him", a boy not too many years older than her.
The sun was setting in the west, and when the two hurried back to the village, the moon was already high in the sky.
In the dark night, two people, one big and one small, were sobbing, muttering "Sister, I want Sister." ”
Luo Zhi heard Luo An's voice and shouted "Brother", and a small person rushed over and threw himself into her arms, his lean arms tightly hugging her neck, and his face was stained with tears.
"Sister, why did you go? If you don't come home so late, Grandpa and I are worried about you. Next time you go out, you must take me with you" The soft and glutinous children's voice is full of dependence.
Luozhi hugged him quietly for a while, wiped the tears from his face with his sleeve, and took his hand to meet Grandpa.
"You kid doesn't know how to go home when it's dark? I'm so scared. Where have you been? "The old man was standing with a wooden stick, and his feet hurt so much that he had just hurried all the way.
"Grandpa, I was wrong, it won't be like this next time. Grandpa, this is Ah Shu, he is the person I picked up on the mountain, and he will be a part of our family in the future. Luozhi pulled Ah Shu, who was newly named, in front of Grandpa.
Old Man Mu didn't look carefully in the night, but he just wondered if this person could pick it up randomly?
"Luozhi, this person's origin is unknown, will this be inappropriate for our family?" The living conditions of his own family have only improved in the past two days, many people have opened their mouths to eat, and they don't know the details of this person, and his granddaughter is young and simple, so he wants to take care of the stability and tranquility of this home.
Ah Shu didn't react or move, as if the person he was talking about was not him, and he had been standing quietly beside Luozhi.
"Grandpa, he's a little different from others. Let's go home first, I'm dying of hunger. Luozhi was hungry for a long time, and now she just wanted to hurry home and cook and eat.
"Sister, I'm hungry too," Brother said.
There was a roar in Ah Shu's stomach, and he was also hungry.
Fortunately, Luozhi had the foresight to wash Ah Shu's face clean, otherwise he would have scared Grandpa and Grandpa to death. After returning home and polishing the lamp, Ah Shu showed his true face, and the appearance of a savage was so frightened that the old man sat on the ground. Ah Di hugged her desperately and let out a scream.
Luo Zhi was good at talking before he comforted his frightened relatives, rolled up his sleeves and began to cook dinner.
Put a bowl of tamales in the rice and steam it, and start stir-frying. Luo Zhi thought of the red pepper he found today, washed a handful of stir-fried pork intestines, eggplant beans mixed with vegetarian stir-fry, and cooked dinner in a quarter of an hour.
"Isn't this a chili fruit?" The old man picked up a piece of chili pepper and said.
"Grandpa, have you seen this chili?" Luo Zhi hurriedly asked.
"Chili? You can't eat this, Luozhi. This thing will make people blind, it will make people feel uncomfortable like a fire, and it is really uneatable! The old man said urgently.
"Blind? No, Grandpa. It's delicious, and you're sure to enjoy it after eating it. Luozhi picked up a chopstick and put it in his mouth, but was knocked off by the old man.
"Why don't you listen? The people who hunted in our village were all harmed by this thing, and some people brought it back to the village, but as soon as they opened their hands, they immediately burned and burned in pain, and your brother Mu Boniang was almost blind by this thing, and your Uncle Mu treated him for a few days before he took care of his eyes. You're going to die if you eat it. Luozhi, Grandpa is just you and Luo'an's two relatives, you can't let Grandpa's white-haired people send black-haired people anymore. Old Man Mu resolutely refused to let Luozhi eat it.
Luozhi couldn't help it, staring at the chili pepper and swallowing silently.
Ah Shu took advantage of her inattention, and directly grabbed a handful and stuffed it into his mouth, but it was so spicy that he screamed "wow", tears flowed, okay, this time Grandpa won't let her eat it.
The bowl of fried fat sausages with chili peppers was taken and poured by Grandpa, and he was so distressed that Luozhi scratched his liver and lungs.
Ah Shu slept in the bullpen at night, and the old man didn't let him sleep in the house, for fear that he would take advantage of everyone to fall asleep and not be good for his granddaughter and grandson.
Luozhi brought him straw and made a bed, and the fool rolled on it with joy, and Luozhi smiled and bent over.
The next morning, Luo Zhi was woken up by the sound of people, and she opened the bamboo curtain with sleepy eyes, only to find that there were villagers standing outside the wall of her house, and Ah Shu was chasing chickens in the yard with straw in his hair.
Uh, what's going on early in the morning?
"This is a wild man, I've seen it once before on hunting." One of the Orions said.
"How could a wild man come to Old Man Mu's house?" A puzzled villager.
"I've heard that savages specialize in eating raw meat, will he eat human flesh?" As soon as these words came out, everyone invariably took three steps back.
……
Everyone talked about it, and they were afraid and curious about Ah Shu.
Ah Shu, who had been chasing chickens all morning, saw Luozhi, and ran to her in a few steps, pointing to the stove.
I am your breeder, Luo Zhi sadly found that he had found an ancestor, or an ancestor with an amazing amount of food, this person almost ate all the pots used to cook rice yesterday......
Everyone saw the wild man pounce on Luozhi, their hearts beat faster in fright, and they timidly covered their eyes with their hands, this wild man wouldn't be going to eat Luozhi, right?
It turned out that it was not what I imagined, so I rubbed my nose and walked away one by one. There are also a small number of people who don't leave, Ah Shu grinned his teeth, and all the birds and beasts scattered, and the world was quiet.
In the morning, Luozhi made a pot full of pumpkin porridge, baked more than a dozen cakes, and patted cucumbers.
The old man's foot injury has not healed, so he can only recuperate at home.
He frowned and looked at Ah Shu's unclothed and straw-covered appearance, and discussed with Luozhi to take him to the river to bathe, and his clothes were wearing the old man's clothes.
Luozhi called Ah Shu in front of him, and gestured with his hands and feet, and Ah Shu agreed with a happy face.
Luozhi led Luo'an, and Ah Shu carried a bamboo basket containing the old man's old clothes.
The three of them went to pick the remaining peppers from yesterday, and all the green and red were picked.
Luozhi was smart today, and secretly brought out half of the pork belly, she mashed the chili pepper with stones, added some brine salt to marinate it, and then smeared it on the pork belly, and finally she could eat spicy food.
Luo An saw that Sister A ate so deliciously, and asked for a small bite, Luo Zhi tore off a pork belly and gave it to him, he carefully bit it and threw it into his mouth, the taste was different from anything he had eaten before. He quickly accepted the taste and became obsessive.
Ah Shu didn't dare to eat it anymore, and the memory of last night was especially in his mind.
The sister and brother ate to their heart's content, and took Ah Shu to bathe in the stream yesterday. Luozhi arranged for Luo'an to monitor Ah Shu, and he must be washed clean, white and tender, uh, it would be too embarrassing for him to be white and tender, forget it.
Luozhi sat in the distance and heard Ah Shu playing happily in the water, Luo'an commanded him to take a bath like a little adult, a smile overflowed on his lips, and the years were quiet.
Ah Shu, who washed and changed his clothes, revealed his true colors, except for being a little darker, with a strong physique, thick black hair, and heroic facial features, he accidentally picked up a beautiful man, Luo Zhi was very satisfied.
When Ah Shu carried a bamboo basket weighing dozens of catties, Luozhi was more satisfied.
When the three of them returned home, they found a few people standing in the courtyard, and as soon as they saw Ah Shu, they fled as if they had seen a ghost.
When I entered the hall, I realized that Grandpa Lizheng Mu Yantang and Patriarch Grandpa Mu Guishu were both in their own homes.
"It's just right, the patriarch is good," the sisters and brothers greeted one by one. Ah Shu stood behind the Luozhi with a bamboo basket on his back, expressionless.
"Luozhi, the villagers told me that you brought back a wild man from the mountains, and the villagers were afraid that he would be wild and hurt people's lives by mistake, so let me come over and discuss with your grandfather to see if he should continue to return to the mountains and forests?" Rimasa opened his mouth to explain the reason why he came.
"What did my grandfather say?" Luo Zhi asked crisply.
"Your grandpa said that you brought people back, and you have to call the shots, I see that your grandpa is too spoiled by you, what idea can a little girl take? If you want me to say that I will blow it away, it will take a lot of words. Mu Guishu opened his mouth and was pampered, and he closed his mouth, and Luo Zhi was so angry that he ignored him.
"Grandpa Lizheng, grandpa taught us to be kind to the world since I was a child, I think he is so pitiful in the mountains, as the saying goes, saving a life is better than creating a seventh-level floating slaughter, is my bodhisattva heart bad?" Luo Zhi asked with a wink of big black eyes.
"Uh......" Rimasa didn't know how to answer.
"Grandpa Lizheng, look at Ah Shu, he is just a normal person. He's not a bad guy, you see, he's a great worker. Since my father and mother went, my grandfather did all the hard work alone, and yesterday he went up the mountain to chop wood and injured his feet, if it wasn't for Brother Song finding out in time and sending my grandfather back, my grandfather might ...... Luo'an and I can't help at all, but we feel sorry for Grandpa. Now that our family has Ah Shu, Ah Shu is a little more relaxed, and Ah Shu also has a place to eat and live, which not only helps others but also helps his own good deeds, why, can't you do it? Luo Zhi asked with a pair of big eyes in a wink.
Li Zheng touched her crooked bun with his hand, a child without a father and a mother is bitter.
"Luozhi, Grandpa is not bitter, with the two of you, Grandpa is content," Old Man Mu felt distressed when he watched his granddaughter drop the golden bean.
"Guishu, I think this Ah Shu is quite calm, you see that he has been in peace for so long, Mu Si left early, this family is short of labor, this family is old and small, it is a good thing to have someone to help them." Li Zhengbi grew up a month and is the eldest brother, so it's okay to call him by his name.
Mu Guishu Ta pulled his eyelids to the ground, "This wild man is wild and untamable, in case this is going to hurt people......"