Chapter 223: Weak Legs
But everything that happened surprised him, the last time Yongzhu killed the wolf, he also saw it in his eyes, and now Mei Xiaotong has a trace of indescribable rhythm and feeling in his gestures.
It's not like martial arts, it's more like an instinctive reaction, knowing when it's best to shoot and which position is the easiest to kill with one hit.
Precision is terrible!
However, at this moment, An Huahao didn't have the energy to think about it, looking at the dozen or so wolves that were still surrounding them, and the head wolf who had been standing on the stones, staring at this side, could threaten the lives of the two at any time.
Taking advantage of the fact that the wolves were just circling around and hadn't pounced yet, An Huahao discussed with Mei Xiaotong in a low voice, "It's not a way to go on like this, let's fight quickly!" The longer it drags on, the worse it will be for us. โ
Mei Xiaotong nodded, and was about to speak, but at this moment, the sky was already dark, and the hunters lit torches to illuminate the surroundings.
The wolves saw the firelight and retreated a little farther, the firelight did not shine into the darkness, and a pair of green eyes shone brightly, and their backs were cold when they looked at it.
The man and the wolf were at a standoff.
At this moment, on the hillside, there was a fire swaying and slowly approaching, and there were also human voices.
It was the remaining hunters of Chongzigou who arrived.
The hunters immediately cheered, "Here we are!" โ
There was a commotion among the wolves.
The wolf was also a little uneasy, walking around the stones, looking at the torch dragon on the hillside from time to time, and then at Mei Xiaotong and An Huahao.
Mei Xiaotong knew that the head wolf was beginning to hesitate.
After thinking about it, Mei Xiaotong said to the head wolf, "We are also old acquaintances, you have also seen it, there are people here again, and your subordinates are getting fewer and fewer, and it is not easy for you to become a wolf, if your group of subordinates are slaughtered by us again, presumably you will not be able to be a head wolf!" Why don't you take a step back, you leave with your wolves, and we don't do it again, how about it? โ
Mei Xiaotong's voice was very loud, and the hunters heard it, and the young hunters couldn't help but laugh, laughing at this girl outside the mountain is really interesting, and actually discussed with the beasts, can these beasts understand what people say?
Instead of smiling, several of the older hunters looked cautious.
The wolf seemed to understand Mei Xiaotong's words, and whined hesitantly, as if asking?
Mei Xiaotong raised the dagger in his hand, "Don't worry, I mean what I say!" As long as you are willing to leave, I promise that I will never kill another wolf! I can even guarantee that in the future, as long as you don't take the initiative to attack, I won't do anything to your wolves, how about it? โ
The head wolf looked at the torches that were getting closer and closer, and then at Mei Xiaotong, staring at the wolves with blue eyes for a long time before he whined at the nearby wolves.
The wolves received the signal and quickly disappeared into the darkness.
The wolf turned his head and glanced at Mei Xiaotong, and also ran into the darkness, and after a while, the kind of person who was surrounded and spied on made people's backs hairy
The feeling gradually faded.
Mei Xiaotong breathed a sigh of relief, her feet were weak, and she almost didn't fall to the ground.
Fortunately, she was caught by An Huahao, let her lean on herself, and asked in a low voice, "Are you okay?" โ
Mei Xiaotong smiled bitterly, "Weak legs!" โ
Don't look at the conditions she calmly negotiated with the head wolf just now, her back was actually soaked with sweat, especially when she was stared at by the head wolf's eyes, her legs were really weak, and she was supported by pure will.
An Huahao adjusted his posture to make Mei Xiaotong more comfortable, and then said in a low voice, "Why did you think of negotiating terms with the head wolf?" โ
Can Mei Xiaotong say that it is necessary to maintain the diversity of species in the Great Black Mountain? Can it be said that the maintenance of the wolf pack is good for all aspects of the ecology?
If this group of wolves is really exterminated, I am afraid that not only will there be no benefits, but there will be many troubles in the future.
Anyway, half of the combat effectiveness of this wolf pack has been wiped out, at least in the last few years, I am afraid that this wolf pack will silently reproduce and grow in the deep mountains, they also have natural enemies, life will not be too easy, and they are not in the mood to harass and attack the crowd.
He could only say vaguely, "I heard the old man say that those who can be the first wolves are almost human, and we can't fight these wolves to the death, just beat them to the death, and we can also harm the village less in the future." โ
Before An Huahao could speak, a voice with a bit of old age sounded, "This girl has a bit of spirituality, she is a good hunter's seedling!" โ
As soon as the two turned around, they saw Uncle Hu Zi standing behind the two of them with two old, half-gray hair hunters, looking at the two of them with eyes full of approval and gratitude.
Mei Xiaotong was about to speak, Liu Daming rushed down the hillside with the remaining hunters in Chongzigou, and was relieved to see that everyone was fine.
Father Liu glanced at the audience and walked quickly towards Mei Xiaotong.
When he walked in front of him, he first looked at Uncle Huzi and the two old hunters, and saw that they were in good spirits and had no injuries on their bodies, so he breathed a sigh of relief and punched Uncle Huzi on the shoulder, "I said Brother Huzi, it's okay if you're okay!" Da Ming went back to report the news, but we were scared, and we hurried to run, but I didn't expect that brother, you were as brave as you were back then, and even the wolves could be repelled......"
Uncle Huzi's old face flushed, "Don't mention it, this is not my credit, today, our big guy can survive, thanks to these guests of your family, especially this descendant and daughter, that is a great hero!" โ
Father Liu was stunned for a moment and looked at Mei Xiaotong and An Huahao.
These two young men? Looking at the blood stains on the faces of the two of them, as well as the tired looks, Father Liu's heart moved.
But this is not the time to ask, he only patted An Huahao's shoulder, and then turned his head and said, "It's getting late, and so many wolves have died, the smell of blood is too strong, we have to leave quickly, otherwise it will attract big guys and be troublesome." โ
This is serious, and everyone knows it.
Needless to say, the hunters packed up their things and worked together
The wolf carcass was loaded onto the climbing plow, dragged by the dogs, raised the torches, and hurried to Chongzigou.
Along the way, everyone looked at An Huahao and Mei Xiaotong with reverence in their eyes.
There were those who wanted to talk, but when they saw An Huahao's black face, they were all coaxed, and only grabbed Mei Changgui and asked.
Mei Changgui has a straightforward temperament, and when the hunters asked about their sister-in-law and brother-in-law, they were really talking.
Father Liu and Uncle Huzi heard it in front of them, and they couldn't help but ask in a low voice, "Brother Huzi, you saw it with your own eyes, it's really that powerful?" โ
Uncle Hu Zi gave a thumbs up, "That's amazing!" โ
Father Liu was silent and looked back at An Huahao and Mei Xiaotong.
Hurried all the way, and finally rushed back to Chongzigou before midnight.
The people in Chongzigou did not sleep, and torches were lit at the door of each house, which lit up the whole village.
Women, children, and old people all stood at the entrance of the village, staring at the forest.
Mei Zhongzhong and Mrs. Li were also in the crowd, and they were also worried, their three children had gone with them, and they didn't know what the situation was.
Seeing the fire flickering in the forest from afar, and hearing the voices of people, the children cheered first.
The women also wiped a handful of tears.
Mother Liu stood with Mrs. Li, and when she saw this scene, she also wiped a handful of tears, and did not forget to comfort Mrs. Li, "They are back!" โ
Mrs. Li tiptoed and looked into the forest.
Soon, the hunters came out of the forest with torches, and the children had already pounced.
The hunters laughed and held their babies aloft, and laughter and screams filled the night sky.
The women and old people left behind in each family watched with their eyes open, looking for their men and children.
When he saw it, he rushed over with a smile, and the family hugged each other, glad that he could come back alive this time.
Mrs. Li's eyes were sharp, and when she saw the figures of An Huahao and Mei Xiaotong, she couldn't take care of it, so she hurriedly greeted her, grabbed Mei Xiaotong's hand first, looked up and down, and saw that she was covered with blood, and suddenly her legs were weak, "Girl, you...... Are you alright......"
"Mother, I'm fine! Rest assured, it's all wolf blood! Mei Xiaotong hurriedly explained.
Mrs. Li breathed a sigh of relief, and looked at An Huahao again, "Where is Hua Hao?" Didn't get hurt, did you? โ
An Huahao nodded at Mrs. Li, "Mother, I'm fine!" This time, I fought a lot of wolves, and I have to trouble my mother to make more jerky and meat sauce! โ
Mrs. Li smiled, "It's okay, it's okay!" Do you like to eat jerky and pรขtรฉ? Don't worry, my mother has done a lot this time, and I will keep it for you. โ
At the same time, he said, "Say, why did you encounter wolves again?" I've heard that this pack of wolves has a grudge, didn't you fight so many wolves last time? It can't be the wolves who have come to you for revenge, right? โ
Speaking of this, Mrs. Li panicked again.
Mei Xiaotong had to be safe again
"Mother, you think too much!" We also happened to be fine! That wolf is scared of us, and has long since run away, and will not come to take revenge! โ
Mei Changgui caught up from behind, "Mother, why did you come out too?" Are you worried about us? Don't worry, with my sister and brother-in-law here, even if the tiger comes, I'm not afraid-"
Mrs. Li slapped her angrily, "Bah, bah!" The good spirit is not good, you talk nonsense again, really attract the big tiger, be careful that the old lady whips you with the sole of her shoes! โ
Mei Changgui touched his head and didn't dare to speak.
It was already midnight, and everyone was tired, hungry and sleepy, Father Liu, Uncle Huzi and a few older hunters discussed it, and asked everyone to go back to rest first, and the carcass of the wolf that was dragged back was put in the courtyard of the Liu family first, and then disposed of early tomorrow morning.
The hunters agreed, and went home with their own women and children.
Mei Xiaotong and the others naturally followed back to Liu's house.
Mother Liu was used to this situation, and as soon as she got home, she hurriedly boiled two large pots of hot water first, so that everyone could take a bath and change their clothes.
Then, with the help of Mrs. Li, the two made a hearty supper.
Mei Xiaotong also brought a lot of clothes, and at this moment, together with Liu Xiaoqiao, the two carried a large bucket of hot water to a small room specially separated.
Mei Xiaotong took a look, a girl of Liu Xiaoqiao's age should be the most fond of dressing up, but she didn't even use pancreas for bathing, but crushed soap in a cloth bag, wet it in water, rubbed it out bubbles, and washed her hair like this.
Following the local customs, Mei Xiaotong is not picky, so she also kneaded bubbles with soap horns, washed her hair, and washed off the smell of blood on her body.
Put on clean clothes and walk out while twisting your still dripping hair.
An Huahao They are big men, they are not so particular, one person carries half a bucket of hot water, mixes it with cold water, finds a place in the corner of the yard, takes off only a pair of pants, pours a scoop of water from the head to wet the body, casually hit the body twice with a soap horn, and then directly pick up the bucket and rinse it from the beginning, even if it is clean.
An Huahao and Mei Changgui didn't bring clothes, and changed into the clothes of the Liu brothers.
Seeing Mei Xiaotong coming out, her hair was still dripping, An Huahao hurriedly stepped forward, carefully helped Mei Xiaotong twist her hair so that it did not drip water, and urged her to "go to the stove house, dry her hair, and blow the wind carefully to get a headache." โ
Mei Xiaotong saw An Huahao wearing the clothes of the Liu brothers, he was taller than the Liu brothers, and the clothes were worn on his body, revealing half of his wrists and ankles.
I couldn't help but want to laugh, "Bring your clothes, I'll wash them together, and they will dry overnight." โ
Where is An Huahao willing to let Mei Xiaotong do these rough work, he only pushed Mei Xiaotong into the stove house, took his clothes, and washed them with the remaining water from the bath.
He was used to doing these things in Anjia before, and he was not uncomfortable at all.
It was the Liu brothers who looked at it, but they didn't expect that this Song brother turned out to be such a person, with such a good ability to hunt, and he was actually afraid of his mother-in-law.
Isn't it normal for this big man's clothes to be washed by his mother-in-law? Besides, how can a big man still do his own laundry?
When the two brothers saw that Mei Xiaotong was pushed by An Huahao, they really went to bake their hair and didn't care about An Huahao.
It turned out that he had a little affection for Mei Xiaotong, and even had a hint of curiosity about the girl outside the mountain, so he immediately stopped cooking.
If the girls outside the mountains are like Mei Xiaotong, they can't wash clothes and cook, what are they doing when they marry home?
However, if the men outside the mountains are like the An family brothers, they wash their own clothes, but they can consider what their mother said, and marry their own sisters outside the mountains, then they will be happy.
The two brothers made up their minds in their hearts and decided that at night, they would set the words of Mei Changgui, the godbrother, to see if the men outside the mountain were like the An brothers.
After taking a bath, everyone sat together, drinking and eating, Liu Dasheng asked Liu Xiaoqiao and Liu Daming, what happened when they didn't rush?
Those wolves, were they really killed by An Huahao and Mei Xiaotong? How do they do it?
Not to mention that Liu Dasheng is curious, even Liu's father and Liu's mother are also very interested.
Liu Xiaoqiao didn't say much, only said a few words, but Liu Daming and Mei Changgui, you said a word to me, sang and harmonized, and praised An Huahao and Mei Xiaotong like gods.
Hearing this, Father Liu's eyes were full of brilliance, and he slapped the table vigorously.
But Mrs. Li, she was shocked when she heard it, she could imagine how dangerous the situation was, although her daughter was born with divine powers, but against a group of wolves!
Listening to this, Mrs. Li has no appetite at all, and then looks at Mei Changgui, her heartless son, and her face is still shy.
Immediately became angry, and wanted to give Mei Changgui two blows, but now in the Liu family, I can bear it.
Liu Xiaoqiao was careful, and when he saw that Mrs. Li's face was not good-looking, he understood when he thought about it, although these sounded wonderful, the terrible things behind them were also obvious.
Mrs. Li is a mother, and it is normal to be afraid and unhappy when she hears it.
Seeing where his brother was still talking, he didn't know how to look at people's faces, so he had to say, "It's late, everyone is tired, rest early, and say something tomorrow." โ
While giving Father and Mother Liu a look.
Father Liu also stood up and said haha, "What Xiaoqiao said is, everyone is gone, go back to the house and rest." โ
The Liu family has a lot of houses, so they cleaned up two rooms and came out, laid out leather mattresses, and asked the guests to settle.
Mrs. Li and Mei Xiaotong are in one room, and Mei Zhongzhong is in one room with Mei Changgui and An Huahao.
Mei Zhongzhong drank a lot at noon and at night, and when she fell on the kang, she snored, and slept so much that she didn't know who was going to work.
Mei Changgui was still a little excited, and was looked at twice by An Huahao, and he was old
Really shut your mouth, this day was too exciting, I saw the wolves with my own eyes, and I saw the wolves being repelled with my own eyes.
Although Mei Changgui's physical strength was okay, he was too excited, and he lay down at the moment, and he fell asleep not long after.
Leaving An Huahao, he listened to Mei Xiaotong and Mrs. Li's house next door, there was no movement, and he must have slept, so he sat on the kang, leaned against the wall, and closed his eyes.
Mei Xiaotong and Mrs. Li went back to the house, and as soon as they closed the door, Mrs. Li couldn't help but nag, "Girl, let's not go into the mountains in the future, you see, once you go back to the mountains, you will meet wolves." Even if you have a lot of strength, you can't stand the wolves, if there is a case, my mother won't be able to live. โ
How could Mei Xiaotong not enter the mountain, so she had to persuade, "Isn't this all a coincidence?" Rest assured, the wolves won't come back in the next few years. Besides, if our family wants to do a mountain goods business, how can we not enter the mountain? At the beginning, I promised Boss Zhang to give him jade mushrooms, and he cooperated with our family. If you don't go into the mountains, where can you find jade mushrooms? Besides, I have to go into the mountains to find raw materials for my recipe for dyeing cloth, right? As the saying goes, relying on the mountains eats the mountains, and our family's income has to rely on this big black mountain! Don't worry, I will pay more attention in the future, don't go into the old forest in the mountains, and then enter the mountains, just with your son-in-law, it will be fine! โ
When Mrs. Li heard this, why did she forget about this stubble? The girl is right, which of these items in the family is not obtained by entering the mountains?
In the past, the family relied on the ten acres of land, where is the life booming now?
However, compared to the life of the girl, these are things outside the body.
"It's really not good, Boss Zhang can't help it, can't you grow the jade mushroom yourself, let's just grow it ourselves." Collect mountain goods or something, let a few of your brothers go, don't they want to eat rice if they don't work? Listen to your mother, you are the lifeblood of your mother, if you have a good one, your mother can't live alone! Our family has enough money now, and my mother doesn't want to be rich and expensive, just ask you to be safe. โ
Mei Xiaotong was moved in her heart and hugged Mrs. Li's shoulder, "Don't worry, mother, I know it in my heart." Now that the good days of our family have just begun, I will let my mother live a life of serving a little girl. I know that my mother is dedicated to me, rest assured, after this incident, the mountain goods of Chongzigou will be sold to our family in the future. โ
(End of chapter)