When Gu Ye wore a honey-colored thin cotton jacket, an apricot yellow silver mouse shoulder gown, an aqua blue silk cotton skirt, and carried a basket along the mountain path, it was like a spring flower, dotted with withered mountains and forests. Zhang Lihu, who was carrying a bow and arrows and preparing to hunt in the mountains, couldn't help but be attracted by her.

"Sister Ye'er, the road on the mountain is slippery, you be careful!" Zhang Lihu knew that Gu Ming went to the town early in the morning, and when he saw the little girl going up the mountain alone, he couldn't help frowning. Ten-year-old Li Xiaohai was directly ignored by him. A little kid, he can't take care of himself when he encounters a situation, how can he take care of their little fairy in Qingshan Village?

Gu Ye walked on the path in the forest, the land was wet, and the ravines between the mountains and rocks were filled with melted snow and turned into babbling streams. The air is moist and fresh, the birds are singing in the branches, and there is an occasional hint of greenery in the crevices of the rocks, and the sleeping mountain forest is gradually regaining its vitality.

Zhang Lihu and Li Xiaohai followed closely behind her, like two generals guarding the rare pearl. Walking through the mountains and forests, Gu Ye turned his head to look at Li Xiaohai and said, "Where is the valley you said?" You lead the way ahead! ”

Li Xiaohai looked around, carefully identified the next direction, and walked towards a mountain in the north. Turning over the hill, there was a mess of rocks, and he continued to walk inside. Zhang Lihu frowned and said, "There are few people here, but I'm afraid it's not complete." ”

When Li Xiaohai heard this, he stopped. The last time I came, it was because I was bullied by the children in the village, and I didn't want my family to worry, so I ran out indiscriminately and found a place where no one was crying enough before I went back. By mistake, he ran into the quiet valley. Now that I think about it, it's true that the children in the village rarely come here. In that valley, if there were dangerous beasts hidden, wouldn't he harm Sister Ye'er?

"Don't be afraid, isn't there a Lihu brother?" Gu Ye lifted the cloth on the top of the basket, revealing a bow and crossbow made of stainless steel, and said with a smile, "I brought the crossbow arrows given to me by General Chu Shao, if you encounter a beast, just use it to practice your hands." ”

Sister Ye'er is really different from the other little girls in the village, when others heard that there was danger, they were already scared and ran back. Sister Ye'er looked eager to try, as if she was looking forward to it. A few months ago, she also carried the carcass of a tiger from the mountains, and someone else would have been frightened!

The Stone Forest came to an end, and it looked like there was no way out. Between the two huge rocks, there is only a gap that a man can pass through with his waist, and the surrounding area is covered by withered yellow weeds, which is generally difficult to find. Li Xiaohai didn't know how to find it.

Like a labyrinth, the three of them walked through the cracks in the stones, and after walking for another quarter of an hour, they suddenly opened up, and an empty valley appeared in front of them.

On three sides are high mountain cliffs, and the valley is flat and open, and in the middle of the valley is shiny black earth, and there are shrubs and dead grasses growing messily, among which there are many wild vegetables and herbs. It's just that at this time, the plants and trees have not returned to green, and many herbs are difficult to identify.

"Sister Ye'er, here! Look, is this gastrodia? Li Xiaohai couldn't wait to burrow into the grass and found familiar plants.

Gu Ye lifted her skirt and tucked the skirt into her waist, turning from a beautiful little fairy to a down-to-earth little village girl in an instant. She came to Li Xiaohai's side, and among the withered yellow inflorescences, a cylindrical yellow-red stem came out of the soil, and the lower side was slightly expanded, and she used a small shovel to dig around it, revealing a lump that looked like a potato......

Gu Ye nodded and said, "It's indeed gastrodia, and it's winter hemp of good quality!" ”

Li Xiaohai had an excited smile on his face. Under Gu Ye's guidance, he carefully dug up the gastrodia. Suddenly, Gu Ye stood up straight and looked around vigilantly. Her five senses were four or five times stronger than ordinary people, and just now, she smelled a faint fishy smell, and a sense of danger hit her heart. Oh no, there are beasts in this valley!

"Sister Ye'er, danger!" Zhang Lihu, who had been paying attention to the movements around him, suddenly raised his voice and shouted! Immediately after, a gust of fishy wind swept by, and an agile black shadow rushed towards Gu Ye and Li Xiaohai.

Zhang Lihu quickly opened his bow and shot arrows. The figure was as fast as a gust of wind, and one after another arrows shot at the afterimage, and they all fell into the air. Gu Ye clamped Li Xiaohai under his arm with one hand, and flashed to the side, dodging the attack of the black shadow.

When I looked closely, it turned out to be a toned leopard. The golden fur is covered with black oval plum blossom-like spots, like copper coins falling on a golden carpet. At this time, this beautiful leopard was grinning, baring its teeth and sharpening its claws, waiting for the opportunity to launch a second attack.

In Gu Ye's eyes, this fierce money leopard had already become a beautiful and warm mattress. The tiger he picked up last time, the tiger skin was given to his grandfather, and he often kept the tiger skin warm to the master, and how filial his granddaughter was. caused the master to look resentful, saying that he loved her as an apprentice in vain. This money leopard has plump fur and bright colors, and Master will definitely like it!

Zhang Lihu couldn't help but get anxious when he saw that the leopard's attention was focused on Gu Ye. He knew that if he didn't kill him with a single blow, he would definitely anger the beast and make the opponent attack even more violently. Sister Ye'er is even more dangerous! What to do, what to do?

Li Xiaohai saw the situation in front of him clearly, and his whole body trembled. He didn't expect that there was a fierce beast living in this valley. The last time he came, everything was safe and sound, and he dared to bring Sister Ye'er over. I didn't expect ......

No, Sister Ye'er can't be fine! The ten-year-old child tried to muster up his courage, and his trembling voice betrayed him: "Sister Ye'er, I will attract its attention in a while, you run away quickly!" ”

Without giving Gu Ye a chance to react, he suddenly jumped out and yelled at the leopard: "Come and bite me!" I'm not afraid of you!! ”

As soon as he made a move, the golden leopard, which was ready to attack, launched a second attack. Its powerful hind legs slammed into the ground and pounced in the air towards Li Xiaohai, who was provoking it.

Li Xiaohai closed his eyes and shouted with his last strength: "Sister Ye'er, go quickly!" He wanted to run to the valley to give Sister Ye'er more opportunities to escape, but unfortunately his legs and feet were not strong, and he didn't have any strength at all. After he finished shouting, he sat down on the ground with his legs limp, and closed his eyes tightly and waited for death to come.

However, the expected pain did not come. A warm, salty smell sprayed his face, followed by the sound of heavy objects falling to the ground. This is...... The smell of blood? Was it the blood that spurted out of a leopard's bite through his neck? But how is there no pain? It is said that when a person dies, he will not feel pain. Did he die too quickly to feel the pain?

"Hey! Open your eyes! For Li Xiaohai, who brought Ye'er's sister to a dangerous situation, Zhang Lihu naturally didn't have a good voice, "Are you still planning to sleep here?" Li Xiaohai, you won't faint with fright? If you don't open your eyes, we'll leave you here and go back by yourself! ”

Li Xiaohai slowly opened his eyes and saw Sister Ye'er looking at him with a concerned face, as well as Zhang Lihu's impatient face. He...... Not dead?

When he turned his eyes, he found that the leopard that pounced on him was lying motionless on the ground, his head pierced by a black crossbow arrow, and he couldn't die anymore! Li Xiaohai breathed a heavy sigh of relief. That's great! Sister Ye'er is fine, he's fine, everyone is fine! Li Xiaohai was afraid for a while, and cried with a whimper.

"Look at your cowardice! The leopards are dead, why are you crying? Zhang Lihu's dark face loosened a little. Li Xiaohai sacrificed his life to give Gu Ye a chance to escape, which was enough to offset his mistakes. He's a kid after all, and it's good to be able to do this.

Gu Ye squatted down, stroked Li Xiaohai's back, and comforted the frightened little boy in a soft voice: "Brother Xiaohai is so brave, dare to help my sister be a beast." You're the bravest, most powerful boy I've ever seen! Don't be afraid, the leopard is dead, we're all safe! ”

"Sister Ye'er is amazing! The leopard was killed by Sister Ye'er! Li Xiaohai hiccuped from crying, and he wiped away the tears on his cheeks with some embarrassment, "Sister Ye'er, I'm sorry, I didn't know there were fierce beasts here." I almost hurt you, woowoo......"

Gu Ye is not very good at coaxing children, and he is a little stern: "I have always wanted to get a tiger skin or a leopard skin for Master, and I can finally get my wish." I should be thankful for Brother Xiaohai! Don't cry, let's dig up the gastrodia and go back quickly, lest the blood of the leopard attract more powerful beasts. ”

When Li Xiaohai heard this, he stopped crying. Afraid of attracting other beasts, he didn't even dig up the gastrodia, and packed up his things to go back. Gu Yehao said that he hurriedly dug up the clump of gastrodia.

The quality of this gastrodia is good. Originally, Gu Ye was still thinking about going around the valley to see if he could make other discoveries. But in the end, under the nervous urging of Zhang Lihu and Li Xiaohai, they left the valley with some reluctance.

According to her observations, the soil, environment and temperature of the valley are more suitable for growing medicinal herbs. If it is opened up, there will be nearly 200 acres of medicine fields! If it is distributed to the villagers, it can increase the income of the villagers and improve their lives.

There are less than 30 households in Qingshan Village, and at present, the village chief's family has the most land, and there are only about 10 acres of mountainous land. His family has a large population, more than a dozen adults and children, and each person has less than one acre of land. The mountains are barren, and just pointing to the fields is not enough for a family to eat for half a year. In the remaining half of the year, he relied on wild vegetables in the mountains and picked up mountain goods for food to make a living. Every family in Qingshan Village is living a tight life.

If you grow medicinal herbs, you will have at least a few taels to a dozen taels of income per acre of land, which is much more considerable than the income from growing grain! Well...... Go back and discuss with grandpa and the village chief!

Zhang Lihu was carrying the leopard, Li Xiaohai was carrying Tianma, and Gu Yekong was following behind the two with two paws. Although she has repeatedly shown that she has great strength, the two teenagers just don't let her help. She is about to be spoiled by the people around her as a "big lady" who does not touch the spring water with her hands! Gu Ye said that he was helpless.