Zhou Cang was puzzled: "In addition to setting up a tent, what other way is there?" ”

At this time, Cai Wenji said loudly on the side: "I know, just dig a nest." Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 Liu Yong was stunned for a moment, but he was relieved when he thought that Cai Wenji had lived on the Xiongnu side, so he nodded and said loudly: "Yes." Then he whispered the method of digging in Zhou Cang's ear, and then passed it to others separately.

The so-called "ground nest" is actually digging a hole in the ground, which is simple and practical, and is often used in the northwest to resist wind, sand or blizzards. Liu Yong found a small dirt slope with a little leeward nearby, tamped the snow on the surface with a shovel, and then dug a small pit downward, but fortunately dug half a person deep and thick snow, which did not take much effort. Liu Yong was overjoyed, and then dug in horizontally, there was snow and soil in it, which was a little troublesome, but seeing that the soil had not yet frozen hard, Liu Yong was already a great chant of Amitabha.

Half an hour later, it was done, Liu Yong spread felt on the ground, took Diao Chan and Cai Wenji in, and he himself put up the climbing plow as the door, and the gaps around it were plugged with snow and soil, leaving only a few small holes to exhaust, and a simple snow house was ready.

"Alright, it's okay." Liu Yong's bones were about to fall apart, and he fell to the ground panting, not wanting to move. Two women crawled over, one beat his legs, and the other rubbed his shoulders, Liu Yong rarely enjoyed it like this, happiness struck, and he only felt that every pore in his body was stretched.

Liu Yong couldn't bear that the two daughters were too tired, so after resting for a while, he turned over, leaned against the wall of the house, hugged one in one hand, and let them fall into his arms. It's snowy outside, but it's warm as spring inside.

Early the next morning, Liu Yong pushed open the "door", looked around, and couldn't help but laugh dumbly. It turned out that there was a huge forest only two miles away, and it was at the foot of the mountain, just right to shelter from the wind and snow. If you know this, why bother digging some kind of nest? At this time, the wind and snow have stopped early, but there is still a vast area around it, and it is impossible to distinguish between east and west, north and south. Zhou Cang and his soldiers had already lit a fire. was baking things with firewood, and when he saw Liu Yong coming out, he smiled and said, "Brother Liu is up?" We've already grilled the meat, would you like to bring it to you? ”

Liu Yong also smiled: "There is Brother Zhou here." The younger brother can also enjoy the blessings. Wait a while, I'll go first. After Liu Yong came back for a while, the soldiers were already waiting with hot water, Liu Yong thanked him and began to rinse his mouth and wash his face. While washing, he asked Zhou Cang, "When did you get up?" ”

Zhou Cang said sullenly: "Damn, I didn't eat anything yesterday, and I didn't sleep well at all when I was hungry." Hearing that the wind stopped, I came out, but I didn't expect that these cubs were also so hungry that they couldn't sleep, and they got up when they heard my voice. So we went into the valley over there. As he spoke, he pointed in the direction of his hand and said, "But there is a large forest in the valley over there, and there are many wild things. We shot two wild boars, three muntjacs, and a few pheasants. In the end, I found out that there was still a large herd of deer, but it was a pity. ”

Liu Yong smiled: "It's best to kill less." The soldiers were all right yesterday, right? ”

"Don't you worry about the bodies of these people? It's all right! ”

"That's good. Have you all eaten it? Liu Yong asked again.

"It's all starving ghosts reincarnated, and they've already eaten it. I also sent someone out to investigate. His grandmother's, this ghost wind and snow, made Lao Tzu can't figure out the direction. Zhou Cang saw that Liu Yong had finished washing, and asked again, "I left you the most beautiful part." Thinking you're getting up soon, freshly baked, come and eat it. ”

Liu Yong saw that the piece of meat was golden and golden, and it was bubbling with aroma. couldn't help swallowing his saliva, his stomach growled, and he said to his relatives fiercely: "L's give me another basin of hot water." ”

Zhou Cang said: "It's not delicious when it's old." ”

Liu Yong smiled: "Got it." He took the tub from his own soldiers, brought it to his shack, and called the second daughter out. Women often have a lot of things to do when they get up, such as undressing, grooming, and makeup...... Fortunately, the injury on Diao's foot has been greatly improved. Barely able to move around on his own, Liu Yong returned to the fire and began to divide the barbecue.

Zhou Cang saw Liu Yong use a knife to cut the meat into thin strips and put it on the plate, and cut the bamboo chopsticks to make thin bamboo sticks, inserted them on the meat strips, and carefully brought the plate to the fire to keep the meat from cooling, and said disapprovingly: "How can it be so troublesome to eat, is it necessary?" ”

Liu Yong smiled: "You don't understand this." Women eat elegantly, so that they can please men, how can they eat meat in large pieces like us men, and their mouths are full of greasy. ”

Zhou Cangman said indifferently: "I don't pay as much attention to as you." As long as I have money and power, there are not many women who follow me. ”

Liu Yong thought that this was also the truth, but what kind of love to talk about with such a rough person was obviously to Niu Tanqin, and he was thinking about how to answer, when he heard Cai Wenji shouting: "Big brother, we're fine, you come and help." ”

Liu Yong took the opportunity to pull over, leaned over and picked up Diao Chan's gentle body, came to the fire, and gently put it on the soft cushion.

Cai Wenji smelled the aroma of meat, couldn't wait to pinch a piece and put it in her mouth, praised it again and again, and asked while eating, "What were you arguing about just now?" ”

Liu Yong would say that he was arguing with a woman, so he replied with a smile: "I'm asking him where to go in a while." He picked up a small piece of barbecue and handed it to Diao Chan, turned his head and asked Zhou Cang again: "Do you see the direction clearly?" ”

Zhou Cang scratched his head and said, "There is snow everywhere, and I don't see the sun, how do I know?" But the soldiers who explored the path will know when they return. ”

Liu Yong smiled: "It's easy to know the direction. ”

"Do you have a way?" Zhou Cang was surprised.

"yes." Liu Yong pretended to be mysterious, and asked Cai Wenji again, "Do you know? ”

Cai Wenji thought for a while, shook her head and said, "I don't know, you can tell me quickly." ”

Liu Yong instructed: "You go and cut down the big tree over there, and leave the stump shorter." Remember to make the knife edge flat. It's a pity that there is no saw, otherwise it is fast and flat. Zhou Cang laughed and said: "What does it matter if you don't have a saw, let you see Lao Zhou's methods." So saying, he took his knife and went to cut down the tree.

After a while, Zhou Cangyuan shouted, "It's cut down, do you want me to drag the tree over?" ”

Liu Yong replied with a smile: "No need, let's come over." Then he said to Diao Chan: "Do you want to see the cicadas?" Diao Chan was also curious about how this bare tree could show its direction, and nodded hurriedly.

Liu Yong put the sable cicada on yesterday's climbing plow, and still pulled it to the big tree cut down by Zhou Cang. At this time, there were many people gathered here, and it turned out that these sergeants were curious and a little suspicious when they heard Zhou Cang say that their young commander could determine the direction with just one tree.

Liu Yong saw that the knife cut out by Zhou Cang was extremely neat, almost the same as that of a saw, and he couldn't help but give a thumbs up to show his admiration. The sergeants also praised each other, and Zhou Cang was proud in his heart, with an expression of flying eyebrows. Zhou Cang remembered the matter. Suspicious: "Just by this trunk that has no leaves at all, you can know the direction?" ”

Liu Yong smiled: "It's not that, it's this." ”

"What? A stump with nothing? Zhou Cang didn't believe it.

Liu Yong smiled slightly: "How can you say that there is nothing?" Don't you see this circle after circle? ”

After being reminded by Liu Yong, everyone noticed that there were indeed many circles on the stump, one circle after another. It's like throwing a pebble into the pond and waving up ripples, and it's like this, round by circle, big circle with small circle.

Cai Wenji was surprised: "Why are there so many circles." How did this grow, and what is the use? Liu Yong didn't know when he saw the knowledgeable Cai Cainu, and it seems that others didn't know even more. Just as he was about to explain, a sergeant said timidly: "General, this is called annual rings, right?" ”

Liu Yong was taken aback and said curiously: "Yes." How would you know? ”

The sergeant said embarrassedly, "I used to be a carpenter with my father, and I listened to the older generation. ”

"Then you tell everyone, what's the use of this ring?"

The sergeant said cautiously, "This tree will have a circle every year it grows, and the more circles there are, the older the tree will be. ”

The others seemed to be a little unconvinced, so they looked at Liu Yong. Liu Yong nodded and said, "That's it." At this time, Diao Chan said: "This tree has twenty-two circles, so it is twenty-two years old?" ”

Liu Yong smiled: "Yes." "Ask the sergeant again." Then you must know how to tell the bearing? ”

The sergeant shook his head and said embarrassedly, "I don't know about this." ”

Liu Yong nodded and asked, "You see, although they are all one ring on the other, they are also different. As he spoke, he pointed with his hand, "The distance between the circles here and there is very short, almost one next to the other; And the distance between the circles here is much farther, what is the reason for this? Liu Yong sold it first, and then said: "This is because this side has been exposed to the sun for a long time." If the growth is fast, the growth ring line will be sparse; On the other hand, the sun is exposed to the sun for a short time, and the hair growth is slow, and the growth ring line is dense. ”

"I know how to tell where to go!" Cai Wenji's face was excited. "The rings are sparse and point to the south, and the rings are dense to the north."

Liu Yong praised: "That's right. ”

Zhou Cang was skeptical: "Is there such a spirit? ”

Liu Yong said with a smile: "I don't believe you, just ask the sergeant who went out to inquire about the news in a while." Liu Yong suddenly understood why the erudite Cai Wenji didn't know, it was because the carpenters were poor people, and how could those pretentious, self-righteous scholars be interested in the discoveries of those lowly people.

Suddenly, there was a burst of commotion among the gathered sergeants, and the person who had inquired had returned. One asked. Sure enough, as Liu Yong expected, the direction reflected on the annual rings was the same as what they inquired about. Everyone admired Liu Yong's talent, but Cai Wenji didn't believe Liu Yong's so-called "book from heaven".

Liu Yong was finally relieved to learn that Cao Ren did not chase after him, and the biggest problem he faced now was how to get on the road. Although the snow has stopped, the snow is still very thick, and walking on both legs is not only slow, but also extremely exhausting, and there is a danger of being injured in the air. Liu Yong thought about it again and again, and suddenly a thought flashed in his mind and asked, "Brother Zhou said that there is a large group of deer in the valley over there?" ”

"yes." Zhou Cang was inexplicable, pointed to a few people under him, and asked, "You have all seen it, haven't you?" They all nodded.

Liu Yong frowned and said, "Is there a way to catch some strong live deer?" ”

Zhou Cang smiled: "Is it difficult to ride away?" I tell you that these deer are big, but they can't carry you and me. Even if they can move, these beasts are full of wildness, how can they ride? ”

Liu Yong smiled: "Who said I was going to ride, I wanted to use it to pull the bike." ”

Zhou Cang patted his head and said, "It's difficult to catch it alive." ”

Liu Yong pondered for a long time and said with a smile: "I thought of a way, but I don't know if it works." He said to Diao Chan and Cai Wenji: "You go to rest first, and we will come when we go." (To be continued.) )