Chapter 3 Drifting (Part 4)
When the husband and wife heard the sound, they looked up, only to see a man and a woman rushing in the distance, the young man running in front of him holding a bow in his hand, and the woman running behind holding a hunting fork.
Needless to say, the two arrows just now must have been shot by a male hunter, and it was rare to shoot them so accurately when they looked at the distance of more than eighty paces. But at this moment, Cheng Mingzhen and Du Juan didn't care about looking at the man carefully, because the woman and the couple who followed behind knew each other, and it was Dou Hongxian who went out for a walk some time ago.
"Red Line, why are you here!"
"We didn't come out specifically to find you!"
The husband and wife spoke almost at the same time, but they said completely different things. The man who had already run to the front saw that the red line knew the other party, and immediately stopped his steps, smiled and nodded. Then he drew his saber from his waist and crouched down at the tiger that was stumbling in place, and the sharp tip of the knife immediately pierced through the soft skin under the tiger's neck and into the heart. Then he quickly pulled it outward and flashed, and the unlucky tiger didn't even have time to snort, and died instantly.
"Good skills!" Cheng Mingzhen and his wife praised in unison. The young man's ability to shoot arrows and tigers just now was already breathtaking, and at this moment, this thorn showed his extremely profound martial arts attainments. It is rare that such a bloody action is made by him, but it is like flowing water, which makes people not feel the slightest murderous spirit at all, but has some pleasing meaning.
It's a pity that some people don't appreciate it at all, and they are still far away, so they scolded: "Why did you let the blood out!" If you want to bleed, what did you just shoot it in the eyes with so much effort? What an idiot! ”
While counting, Dou Hongxian rushed to the tiger corpse, untied a skin bag containing water from his waist, and collected the tiger's blood as much as possible. "Look, look, there's a little more left. It's enough to boil medicine for you. It was not easy to find such a tiger......"
The young man's face was slightly red by her, and he wanted to refute a few words, but he knew that he didn't take advantage of it, so he had to stand aside**. Cheng Mingzhen and Du Juan realized that the young man's complexion was wrong, his skin was pale, his hair was dry, and his eyes were dull, obviously he had just experienced a serious illness.
In order not to embarrass the other party, Cheng Mingzhen thought about it and proposed with a smile: "Tiger blood can only be effective after it is dried and used in medicine." It's a cold day, when are you going to dry it? Why don't you come with me to Ping'en, I still have a lot of stock accumulated from previous years! ”
"Don't go!" Dou Hongxian didn't raise his head and refused loudly. "When I come to you, I have to listen to my eldest brother's nagging. Finally, I was relieved for a few days, and the fool sent it to the door again! ”
"Lord Dou has gone to Liaocheng now!" Cheng Mingzhen guessed that Dou Hongxian definitely didn't know about Dou Jiajun's recent changes, and explained with a smile. "Even if I send him a letter, it will take three or five days for the messenger to come and go two or three hundred miles away. When Lord Dou finds it, you can leave a long time ago. Besides, Lord Dou has been busy preparing for the promotion recently, so I'm afraid I don't have time to come to look for you in person. ”
"That is, with legs growing on you, won't you go ahead of you? Come stay with me for a few days, girl. Uncle Sun Liu is a rare good man, and he can cure any incurable disease! ”
"If you don't come, it's as annoying as sending someone to come!" Dou Hongxian was still stiff-mouthed, but the movements in his hands gradually slowed down. Raising her head, she glanced at the sick young man standing beside her, and asked in a low voice, "Master Luo, what do you mean?" Would it be good to go to the city and see Langzhong? ”
This tone is very different from the tone she just lectured people to. Cheng Mingzhen and Du Juan listened to Nahan and looked at each other, with a hint of a smile on the corner of their mouths.
The young man who was questioned was very unbelievable, and in front of Cheng Mingzhen and his wife, he still frowned and responded, "Go to Ping'en, is it safe there?" I don't want to get you in too much trouble, and I don't want to trouble myself! ”
"Haven't you bothered enough?" Dou Hongxian glared at him, and his mouth twitched. "Don't worry, as long as I don't nod, no one will dare to provoke you! Brother Cheng and Sister Du Juan are both real people, and the two of them won't arrest you to ask for credit! ”
"Then, then go. Isn't there a good man? The young man thought for a moment and hesitated to agree.
'This man is a boy who has not been through the wind and rain! From the other party's few words, Cheng Mingzhen quietly came to a conclusion. If you are not used to being taken care of, you will definitely pay attention to the feelings of others when you speak. It's a pity that Dou Hongxian has eyes and no beads, and he doesn't want a man with a true temperament like his righteous brother Wang Fubao, but he just likes this silver-like wax head.
'This man is really good at talking!' The cuckoo was disappointed in the young man. But he was born so good-looking, no wonder Red Line was fascinated by him! With Dou Hongxian present, the husband and wife were inconvenient to show the man's face, smiled, and said politely: "Then let's go together, first work hard to deal with a few steps, and when we reach the outside of the ridge, let the brothers give this son a mount!" ”
"No, my people are nearby. I was afraid of scaring this beast away, so I didn't let them come with me! Dou Hongxian waved his hand and explained with a smile. Then he put his bloody finger in his mouth and blew it, and with a crisp whistle, a loud horn roared in response from the surrounding woods.
"So this place has been occupied by you!" The cuckoo smiled and quipped, "Occupy the mountain at my doorstep, good girl, you really have you!" ”
"Isn't this to find him a quiet place to recuperate?" Dou Hongxian was embarrassed to be said, and quickly explained in a low voice. "Good sister, I don't dare to play with an axe in front of you. I only occupied a small mountain bag, and sister, you occupied half of Juluze back then! ”
"Poor mouth!" The cuckoo patted Red Line's head lightly and said with a smile.
"Du Dangjia spares his life!" Red immediately tore her throat and screamed, as if she had been really injured. The cronies nearby didn't know what to do, so they blew the horn more urgently, and in the blink of an eye, they had already ridden their horses to the front.
Seeing that it was Cheng Mingzhen and Du Juan, everyone quietly breathed a sigh of relief, grabbed the mount and hugged their fists to salute. At this moment, Cheng Mingzhen's personal guards also rushed to the horse, and they were all taken aback when they saw dozens of people wearing the Dou family's military uniforms. Although the mount was contained, all the weapons were raised to the chest.
"Hurry up, I've seen it's Lord Dou's sister!" Cheng Mingzhen was afraid that there would be a misunderstanding between the two sides, so he hurriedly introduced the soldiers. Wu Tianxi led the soldiers to fly off their horses and said, "I've seen the county lord!" He clasped his fists and saluted. Dou Hongxian couldn't stand everyone's politeness, frowned and waved his hand, "What county lord, incense lord." Don't mess around. Help me carry the tiger on horseback and take it away, and stew it for everyone to eat at night! ”
Seeing that His Royal Highness the county lord was so easy-going, Wu Tianxi suddenly felt good in his heart. Agreeing with a smile, he stepped forward and picked up the dead tiger with both hands and threw it sideways on the horse's back. Rao is his mount is a good horse, and he was also crushed by the tiger corpse of four or five hundred catties, and he desperately supported it under the watchful eye of his master, so he did not lie on the ground on the spot.
"I'm afraid I'll have to cut it first!" Wu Tianxi felt sorry for the horse, and took the tiger corpse down with both hands and gently put it on the ground. "Whoever has good knife skills, come and peel the tiger's skin. Be careful, it's not uncommon to poke out more holes! ”
There happened to be one of the soldiers who had been a butcher, so he hurriedly stepped forward to take over. First, use a short blade to make a few strokes around the tiger's elbow, and cut off the tiger's palm completely. Then starting from the tiger's mouth, gently peeling down the skull and rubbing it slowly, in a moment, a smooth tiger meat was pulled out of the skin.
The brothers on both sides had never seen such a craft, and they could not help but applaud loudly. The handsome young man who had been standing beside the red line did not join in the fun, but slowly walked to Wu Tianxi's approach and bowed his hand, "This brother Tai is so strong, in Luocheng in Xia Yanshan, I want to ask my brother Taizun's surname!" ”
"You say me, Wu Tianxi. You shot this tiger to death, good archery! Wu Tianxi had never heard of the other party's name at all, shook his head, and said nonchalantly.
At this time, Dou Hongxian remembered that he had never introduced the two parties. Hurriedly jumped forward and said in a chattering voice: "Brother Luo, come over to see Brother Cheng and Sister Du Juan." I once told you that Brother Cheng and Sister Juan are both heroes on our Hebei Green Forest Road. ”
After that, she turned her head to Cheng Mingzhen and Du Juan again, "Big brother, Sister Juanzi, this is Luo Chengluo's son from Youzhou." I was patronizing the tiger just now, and I didn't introduce it to you, so don't blame me! ”
Cheng Mingzhen and Du Juan just felt that the young man was cold and unapproachable, so they didn't take the initiative to come forward and talk about themselves. At this moment, he was stirred up by Dou Hongxian, and he couldn't be too serious with the other party, so he smiled and arched his hand, "It turned out to be Youzhou Luo Gongzi, I have been looking up for a long time!" ”
"You are Cheng Mingzhen?" Luo Chengleng paused, then returned the salute with a smile. "General Cheng has countless people alive in Pingen, and he doesn't give a thumbs up when he mentions it on Hebei Road. Luo Mou's eyes were clumsy just now, please don't go to your heart! ”
"You were afraid that our husband and wife would kidnap you just now!" The cuckoo muttered to himself. But hearing the other party compliment her husband still made her very happy. smiled, and with Cheng Mingzhen's politeness, "Wasn't everyone busy just now?" No one cares about anyone. Let's go, let's go first, let the brothers cut the tiger meat and then slowly follow! ”
"So, there is General Lao Cheng to guide the way!" Luo Cheng immediately put away his vigilance and arrogance as if he had changed people, and agreed with a smile. After that, I never forgot to look at Wu Tianxi, as if I had seen a peerless baby.
"Tianxi, don't be busy. Come and show the way for Luo Gongzi! Cheng Mingzhen guessed that the other party was itchy when he saw it, smiled, and ordered in a low voice.
"Alas!" Wu Tianxi readily agreed, and instigated his mount to rush out of the ridge first. While rushing, he secretly wondered in his heart: "Where did the little white face come from, not only deceived Miss Dou, but even the head of the sect was polite to him?!" ”
"But he's really handsome!" Almost at the same time, a voice rang out in his heart. He glanced back at Luo Cheng again, and his mouth pursed like a cramp, "Grandma's, she is whiter than the eldest girl." If you weren't sick and dying, you wouldn't be robbed back to be raised as a brother! ”
Note 1: Brother Xiang: Male prostitute