122. Dinner after a long absence
"Rest for a while, rest for a while~" Brother Neng said breathlessly.
We came down all the way, looking at the villages not far away, we kept hurrying, we were in a hurry, everyone was already tired and weak, and we hadn't eaten for a long time, so we really couldn't hold on.
We stopped under a big tree, and each of the four of us found a place to rest.
Brother Neng leaned against the tree, lowered his head, sweat dripped down his cheeks and fell to the ground, Brother Neng wiped his face with his hands, and then leaned against the tree with his eyes closed.
Mi Ye sat next to me, and found a tree that had fallen to the ground to sit on.
There was no one talking for a moment, and the forest was silent, except for the occasional crackling of branches falling to the ground as the wind blew them down.
After a long while, I suggested that everyone should not rush yet, because the place looked close but really exceeded our speed, and now that it was dark, it was even more unsafe to hurry.
It was unanimously approved.
We worked together, Brother Neng and Mi Ye were collecting firewood around the big tree, and Jian Hanyi and I went to find something to eat.
After the division of labor, Jian Hanyi and I walked into the dense forest in the afterglow of the sunset.
I have to say that although Jian Hanyi is a saint of the Wu clan, her ability to survive in the forest is not lower than that of Mi Ye, and she knows all kinds of phytopharmacology and animal living habits well, and soon took me to collect a large number of wild kiwi fruits and sweet and sour mountain grapes, and also found two fat hares in a grass nest.
Speaking of which, the two hares were all done by myself, and I didn't even see the rabbit fur in her hands.
We set up a mountain spring, cruelly packed up the two hares, cleaned the wild fruits, and we rushed back with the game and two large bamboo springs.
The sun was completely invisible, and the last bit of sunlight on the opposite hill was gone.
We followed the signs we had left and soon returned to the camp, where a large bonfire had been lit by Nengge and Miye.
I handed the wild fruits I picked to Mi Ye, and then Jian Hanyi handed one of the hares we had packed to Brother Neng, and one was put in four bamboo tubes, added a little salt and water, plugged it, and put it on the bonfire to burn.
After a while, the camp was filled with the smell of burnt fat, and the hares, which had been scorching with fishy smell, had lost their original color and taste under the scorching fire, and the golden skin was bubbling with an appetizing aroma.
The four of us, except for the cold clothes, were all swallowing hard.
"Brother Neng, are you okay?" I asked, staring at the roasted hare on the fire in a daze.
Brother Neng swallowed a mouthful of saliva and said, "I think it's okay, Sayoko, what do you think?" ”
Jian Hanyi burst out laughing, and then said, "It's okay, if you ask her now, she shouldn't be able to answer." ”
I saw Mi Ye's eyes staring at the roasted hare, and his mouth was stuffed with wild kiwifruit.
When Brother Neng heard Jian Hanyi's words, he couldn't wait to take down the roast hare, Jian Hanyi sprinkled salt on the roast hare, and then we quickly divided it.
Brother Neng, the three of us took the part we had and began to feast desperately.
"Slow down, hot." Jian Hanyi looked at us with a small piece of rabbit meat and said with a grin.
Brother Neng and the three of us quickly swallowed the rabbit meat in our hands, and then began to taste the taste of roasted hares.
"It's the best I've ever eaten." I'll be the first to say.
"This rabbit is really good, fat but not greasy, the meat is delicate, the skin is burnt and fragrant, and the inside is tender and juicy, which is a rare delicacy." Brother Neng sucked the remaining grease on his fingers and said.
"It's delicious." Mi Ye said simply.
After speaking, the three of us looked at Jian Hanyi with our eyes, and then pointed to the bamboo tube that was already emitting fragrance.
Jian Hanyi gave us a blank look, and then nodded slightly.
The three of us quickly opened the fire, and despite the scorching flames, we took out the bamboo tube that had been burned black.
Brother Neng pinched his ears so hotly that he laughed.
I chose one and handed it to Jian Dongyi.
He sat on the ground, fixed the bamboo tube with his feet, and then took out a dagger and pointed it at the plug, and gently pried it, and the camp was instantly filled with a sweet smell of meat.
We followed suit and opened our respective bamboo tubes.
The snow-white rabbit meat has a mouth-watering aroma and some soup left in it, making it look delicious.
Without tools, Jian Hanyi took out four pairs of simple bamboo chopsticks from behind him and handed them to us.
Dinner began happily.
We put pieces of snow-white rabbit meat in our mouths, fully enjoy the tender and sweet rabbit meat, and then look at each other and smile.
It had been a long time since there had been such a peaceful, pleasant atmosphere.
The four of us can feel how precious such a time is, and carefully enjoy this hard-won time.
Everyone sat by the campfire and ate delicious food, happily talking about their happy little stories, consciously or unconsciously avoiding the problems and grievances we will face.
After a delicious, cheerful dinner, we split into two groups and started the night's watch.
Brother Neng added a few sticks of firewood to the fire, and then started chatting with Jian Hanyi.
Mi Ye quickly fell asleep.
Looking at her lying not far from me, there was a rare relaxed expression on her face.
I watched her fall asleep after a while.
"Xiaolinzi, wake up, wake up." Brother Neng, shaking my body, said to me.
I rubbed my eyes, looked at Brother Neng in confusion, and asked, "Is it time?" ”
Brother Neng looked anxious, I came to my senses in an instant, and looked at Brother Neng. Brother Neng said: "Jian Hanyi, it's gone!" ”
"What? The winter clothes are missing? Aren't you all night watching? I asked.
"I don't know, there is not enough firewood, I went to pick up some while I was peeing, and when I came back, I didn't see Jian Hanyi, I thought she was looking for me around the camp, so I looked around here, but I didn't see anything." Brother Neng briefly explained the process.
"Could it be the same as you, also going to collect firewood?" I asked.
Brother Neng gave me a blank look, he has always looked at Jian Hanyi wrongly, and now that Jian Hanyi is gone, he will only think in a direction that is not good for us.
"Well, you're here, I'll take a look around, we're decided." I looked at Brother Neng's suspicious look and said.
Brother Neng was a little reluctant at first, he couldn't stand my request, or let me go, he woke up Mi Ye, Brother Neng didn't have night vision eyes, so waking up Mi Ye was also just in case.
With my dagger in hand, I gradually left the camp and walked towards the forest under the moonlit night.
There is also a more, it may be more than twelve o'clock, and there have been many things in the company recently, but the promised things will definitely be done.
(End of chapter)