Chapter 13: Into the City
It is easy for people to be cranky in an unfamiliar environment, and when Tang Xu walked into the cave, he found that it was not the previous cave at all, but the cave on the mountain looked similar on the outside, and he was nervous when it was dark, so he would be wrong. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info
"If only there was a house sign outside the cave." Tang Xu imagined that there were all kinds of animals living in caves with different numbers of house numbers, and this picture was quite funny, like visiting a zoo.
Dispelling the worries in his heart, Tang Xu suddenly felt very sleepy, he walked all day, and the two steamed buns he took when he left had already been eaten, plus he was really tired and hungry after climbing the mountain for a day.
Just rest here for a night, Tang Xu walked into the cave and looked, it didn't seem to be in any danger. I followed Liu Laowu's example and checked the surroundings, but I didn't see any traces of the beast. Of course, even if there is, Tang Xu can't see it, anyway, he asks for peace of mind. It was almost done, and I picked up some dry branches in the forest and went to the cave to make a fire. Looking at the blazing bonfire, Tang Xu was completely relieved, no matter whether there were large animals before, as long as there was a fire, there would generally be no more danger.
Tang Xu nestled on the edge of the fire to rest, and just after regaining a little strength, his stomach rumbled again. Where do you go to find food in the middle of the night? In the deep mountains and old forests, even if you have money, you can't do it, if you don't want to go hungry, you have to go out and find it yourself. Tang Xu cheered up and prepared to get out of the hole, and when he left, he found a thicker branch and wrapped it around the vine to make a simple torch, and there was no problem in supporting it for a while.
He walked around and saw nothing to eat, for the forests were dense, but there was nothing to bear, and even if there was fruit, it was impossible to tell whether it could be eaten or not. Tang Xu was afraid that he would get lost if he walked far, so he walked forward for about 10 minutes and wanted to return the same way.
"Ouch!" Tang Xu patronized and walked forward, not noticing that under the soles of his feet, a center of gravity was unstable and fell into a pit, wet and slippery, and there were things jumping around his legs. Tang Xu followed Liu Lao Wu for a while, and he was a lot bolder, although the feeling on his feet was very strange, he still reflexively reached out to grab it. When I scooped it up, it was a water snake, the thickness of a copper coin, and it was quite strong, and it was caught by Tang Xu and wrapped around his arm. Fortunately, he is not a big guy after all, Tang Xu only feels that being entangled is a little tight, and it is no big deal.
"I'm going to sacrifice you to my Five Organs Temple today?" After weighing it, I am afraid that it is more than 1 catty, Tang Xu has never eaten snakes, but the water snakes in this place are generally non-venomous, and they can be eaten by roasting them on fire.
He made up his mind to eat snake meat, but how to peel the skin stumped Tang Xu again, after he took a knife and cut off the snake's head, he didn't know where to start, and after a long time of messing around, he finally ripped off the snake skin in pieces. Then he found a branch and put it on a snake rack and roasted it on the fire. After a while, the smell wafted out, and I couldn't tell whether it was the smell of meat or the smell of burnt paste, so I poked the meat and it looked like it was cooked. Tang Xu couldn't wait to take a bite, a bit like an eel, but it was more tenacious than an eel, it didn't have any special taste, and it tasted quite delicious when he was particularly hungry.
"Whew." Tang Xu ate a whole water snake in three times and five by two, and finally relieved his hunger, lying on the edge of the fire and squinting, and smacking his mouth, which was quite aftertaste.
When he was full, the sleepiness came even more violently, and it didn't take long for Tang Xu to fall asleep. By the time he woke up again, it was already noon, and the fire around him had long been extinguished, leaving only a little residual warmth. He didn't plan to stay here for long, so he left the cave and continued his journey when he had the energy. After walking in the direction of the sun for 1 or 2 hours, he saw a small pond in front of him. But Tang Xu didn't remember seeing this pond before, could he have lost his way again? But he didn't have a way to go now, no matter which way he went, as long as he could get down the mountain. Tang Xu walked to the edge of the pond and saw that there were fish inside, which looked quite fat, so he was hungry again. He took off his shoes, rolled up his trouser legs and prepared to go into the water to catch fish, but the fish were disturbed and fled in all directions, and Tang Xu didn't catch one after a long time.
Tang Xu looked at these fish, and thought of Archie's flock, if he would be hungry himself, would he catch the sheep? But if the sheep can chat with themselves, will they not be able to bear to do it?
"Fish~ Can you understand me?" Tang Xu had a whim and spoke to the fish in the water, but the fish only cared about running for his life, and no one stopped to answer him. Tang Xu didn't give up, chased and intercepted the fish, and finally caught a big fish, he turned the head of the fish to himself, talked to it, and finally brought the fish's mouth to his ear, but the fish's mouth was only closed one by one, and he didn't hear any sound. Tang Xu watched the fish struggle violently to the end dying, and felt that he was very ridiculous and hateful. I just relented and wanted to let it go, but my stomach barked again.
"I've spent thousands of years climbing to the top of the food chain, not to be vegetarian." Tang Xu comforted himself with self-talk. Can you remember why you weren't so entangled when you killed the snake last night? I didn't even think about talking to snakes.
"I'm really a kind-hearted person." Tang Xu made a conclusion to himself, and his heart was much more comfortable. But feeding your stomach is still the first priority, and there is really nothing else to eat except fish at the moment. So he decided to wait until he ate this fish and wanted to recite a Buddhist scripture to overtake it, but Tang Xu forgot that he didn't know any Buddhist scriptures at all.
Tang Xu cut the fish maw with a knife, and couldn't bear to put the water directly in the pond, so he dug a small pit and buried it. Then find an open space by the pond, raise a fire, and grill the fish. With the experience of roasting the snake head last night, Tang Xu's operation was more careful this time, and the fish meat was much more delicate and tender and delicious than the snake meat, Tang Xu was not satisfied with eating one, so he went to catch another one, and when the three fish were eaten, Tang Xu was satisfied.
After wandering on the mountain for a day or two, everything here no longer made Tang Xu feel scared and nervous, and he was not too anxious to go down the mountain at this time, even if he stayed here for a while. But this year just came out and let him pinch again, Liu Lao Wu is very familiar with this mountain, if he stays here, he can't collide with Liu Lao Wu one day, and at that time, do you want to continue to move forward despite Liu Lao Wu's persuasion or go back with him? In order to avoid trouble, Tang Xu still decided to find a place to go down the mountain and go to a place that no one knew.
Losing the set goal, and no longer thinking about looking for a familiar mountain road, Tang Xu's back road turned out to be easier, anyway, if there is a road, he will take a break, and he will rest when he is tired, so he walked for another 1 or 2 days, and finally got out of the mountain, and his feet stepped on the earth again. Out of habitual avoidance of the unfamiliar environment, he still wanted to go to the county seat first, so he continued to walk forward with his memory. But when I actually entered the city in the evening, I found that it was not the one I had been to at all.
"Where is this?" Tang Xu was at a loss, but it was much more comfortable to finally see the popularity again than staying in the mountains. Anyway, it's only right to find a place to stay and sleep comfortably at night. Tang Xu found an inn, thinking that he could just report his name and move in just like in the TV series. I didn't expect the shopkeeper to ask Tang Xu to show his household registration. Tang Xu is a black mouth here, where did he get his household registration? As a last resort, he learned from the TV series, and secretly stuffed Xiao Er with a lot of copper coins to barely get through.
"Ancient times were not beautiful at all." Tang Xu lay on the bed and rested, thinking about where to get a fake household registration, otherwise he would have to stuff more money every time, and he would not have enough money to tip. Thinking of this, Tang Xu got up from the bed and wanted to find the shopkeeper. As soon as the door opened, it happened that the shopkeeper came in with the dinner prepared for Tang Xu.
"Guest officer, but are you worried about your household registration?" The shopkeeper put things away and was not in a hurry to leave, waiting for Tang Xu in a leisurely manner.
"Mingren doesn't say secret words, I want to get a household registration, do you have a way?" Tang Xu saw that he actually mentioned this matter first, and his heart was steady, which showed that people have a way, and they can save themselves from spending effort and tossing around.
"Yes, yes, but this is a matter of losing my head, I am not completely sure, and the small ones dare not pack tickets casually." The shopkeeper seemed to have intentionally and unintentionally touched a copper coin from his arms and played with it in his hand. This is asking himself for money, Tang Xu understands in his heart, but he is a little worried that he will not have enough to give.
"Acquaintance is fate, this favor, little brother, you must help." Tang Xu pondered for a long time, not knowing what price the other party would offer, so he took out a string of big money first, kept more on his body, and had room to continue to add more.
"You're so gracious, it's on me, just wait for my good news." The shopkeeper took the big money and smiled, didn't say much, gave Tang Xu a salute and went out. It's really easy to satisfy, Tang Xu is also very happy, I didn't expect this matter to be solved like this, and then I just waited for the shopkeeper to send the household registration to himself.
The next morning, when the shopkeeper came to deliver breakfast to Tang Xu, he said that this matter was not a trivial matter, and he had to wait for ten days and a half a month, but let Tang Xu put one hundred and twenty hearts, and he would definitely do it properly for him. Tang Xu listened and thanked him for a few small dollars, and the shopkeeper didn't care about it, and accepted it with a smile.
Don't worry about household registration for the time being, Tang Xu wants to take advantage of the free time these days to take a good walk around the city, anyway, if you have money, there is no pressure to buy something or something. So, after breakfast, Tang Xu went out and walked to the street. It was very late when I entered the city last night, and I didn't have time to take a closer look at the scene in the city, but I came out in broad daylight today to find that this city was larger and more people than the county seat near Liujia Village, and there were lively stores and hawkers selling through the streets and alleys, a lively and peaceful, and the air was filled with a happy atmosphere.