It's been very idle these days, and Lao Gao came to ask Lu Yu to go up the mountain to hunt.

In fact, Lu Yu is becoming more and more reluctant to "kill" now, but thinking that several other people in the family have not eaten fresh pork for a long time, so he agreed to Lao Gao and the two of them, and decided to enter the mountain the next day.

The three lambs became half-sized lambs, and the two little pheasants weighed a pound. Pheasants can fly, but Lu Yu did not put them in Anding Valley, but regularly cut off the feathers on the wings of two chickens and taught them that they could not fly. As far as Xiding is concerned, he feeds them with food on time every day, and these two chickens are "worry-free", and they probably didn't think much about leaving Lu Yu's house.

In the afternoon, he went out to herd sheep alone, and on the hillside, Lu Yu saw Lao Gao's son Xiaocai. Xiaocai is twelve or thirteen years old this year, and he has grown a lot taller, and it is not difficult to look at a dozen sheep alone.

Lu Yu asked Xiaocai, why didn't he go to the school today. Xiaocai was the first student Yan Jibai accepted in Yangshan Village.

Xiaocai lowered his head and said, "Uncle Da Yu, I don't want to study anymore." ”

"Why don't you want to go to school? Won't your father let you? Lu Yu remembered that Lao Gao was very concerned about his son's study.

Xiaocai said: "No, I don't want to miss it myself." ”

"Why is that?"

Xiaocai sat on the grass, folded a grass stalk, held it in his mouth, and did not speak.

Lu Yu continued to ask, "What's wrong?" Quarreled with your dad? When a boy grows up, he will have an age of "love and quarrel with his parents", Lu Yu understands it very well.

"No, it's that I can't read it well, I don't want to miss it."

"Why can't you read it well? Your husband said you read it very well. Lu Yu lied, but in fact, he rarely mentioned small wealth.

So Xiaocai looked incredulous: "How come?" I'm so stupid, my husband taught me, I can't learn it, and I can't remember it. ”

"I can't remember what I'm afraid of, just read it more and memorize it a few times." Lu Yu had studied for a few years before, and it was not bad to read, mainly because Lao Lu did not agree with him to study at that time, and he kept talking almost every day, telling Lu Yu not to go to school. Lu Yu complained about Lao Lu for a while, but then he figured it out and felt that even if he continued to read, he would not be able to read anything famous.

Xiaocai said: "Forget it, I still don't go." My father said every day that I was stupid and couldn't learn anything; lest the gentleman see me with a big head. ”

Lao Gao's temper Lu Yu knows, his patience is a little worse, and sometimes he is easy to be anxious. Regarding Jibai's temperament, Lu Yu knows better, he feels that even if Xiaocai is really not good at studying, Yanjibai will not get bored. So Lu Yu said: "How can it be, as long as you don't be naughty in class, Mr. will definitely not bother you." ”

Xiaocai looked depressed and depressed.

Lu Yu said: "What, when I go back, I'll ask your father, why did he ask you to come out to herd sheep, how big is it to study." ”

"Uncle Da Yu, forget it, I don't want to go to the academy anymore."

Lu Yu waved his hand and said, "That's not good, what are you doing if you don't go to the academy?" You don't know how to farm, you want to herd sheep until you are sixteen or seventeen years old, and then work in the fields with your father? ”

Xiaocai drooped his head and said, "Farm the land, just farm the land, you won't die of hunger anyway." ”

"Farming isn't bad." Lu Yu thought for a moment and continued: "Farming is quite simple, just a person. But it's hard not to farm, you have to know something else. ”

"Alas, but I don't know anything, so I can only herd sheep and farm."

"Aren't you reading, reading is also learning skills."

Xiaocai was stunned for a moment and said, "What is reading, even if you can read a few words, it's useless." ”

"That can't be said of that." Lu Yu said: "You think, you can go to the test for fame when you study, maybe you can become an official in the future." Even if you don't want to be an official, it's not bad that you can teach like Mr. Yan. At worst, you can go to the city and work as a bookkeeper, or you can do small business. Anyway, there are many benefits to reading, and there is no harm at all. Lu Yu doesn't have any "insight", and he can't say a few about the benefits of reading.

Xiaocai looked absent-minded, and he didn't know if he listened to Lu Yu's words.

Lu Yu said again: "Let's go to the school tomorrow, don't herd the sheep, otherwise Mr. Yan will go to your house and find your parents." ”

"Huh? No way. Xiaocai was nervous, and hurriedly said, "Uncle Da Yu, you help me talk to my husband, saying that I will go back to the school tomorrow, please don't go to my house." ”

Lu Yu smiled: "What's wrong?" Don't want your husband to come to your house? ”

"It's not that I don't want to, I'm afraid that my husband will go to my house and say something unpleasant, and my father will be angry again."

"That's okay, if you go to the academy tomorrow, Mr. will definitely not look for your house."

Xiaocai nodded, still unhappy.

The next day, in addition to the previous five people, Lan Shaofang also followed. Lan Shaofang has been in the mountains a lot of times, and she has survived in the mountains for more than ten years before, but this is the first time she has followed everyone out to hunt, so she seems a little excited.

Lu Yu thought about yesterday's small fortune herding sheep, so he asked Lao Gao, why didn't his son go to school yesterday.

As soon as he mentioned his son, old Gordon got angry: "That little bastard, he didn't study well in the school, and his hair hadn't grown yet, so he gave me crooked things, and I told him not to go yesterday." ”

Lu Di asked Lao Gao with a smile: "What's wrong with your son in the school?" ”

Lu Yu also said: "I think Xiaocai is usually very well-behaved, what is he doing?" ”

"Ugh." Lao Gao shook his head and said, "Forget it, there's nothing to say." This kid went back today, just don't make trouble for Lao Tzu in the future. ”

Lao Gao didn't say anything, Lu Yu and the others were even more curious, especially Lu Di, he asked, "What's wrong?" Didn't Xiaocai quarrel with Mr. Yan? ”

"Then he wouldn't dare." Lao Gao said: "It's not a glorious thing, don't ask, we still have to hunt." ”

Lu Yu smiled and said to Lu Di: "What, go back and ask your daughter, she must know." ”

Lu Di said: "What does she know, my girl is so young, she hasn't gone to school for a few days." ”

Lao Gao suddenly said: "This child, don't look at them as small, but they have grown up in a blink of an eye, they will understand what they should understand and what they shouldn't understand, just like adults." ”

Lu Yu said with a smile: "That's right, this kid from Xiding, when he first came to my house, he was about the same size as your family's small wealth, and in the past few years, he has already been a big guy." Yan Xi Dingzheng and Lan Shaofang were surrounding a big tree, looking up at a bird's nest on the tree, he heard Lu Yu mention his name, and turned his head to look.

"Yes, did Yan Xiding break his throat?"

"Did you break your throat?" Lu Yu didn't pay attention, so he shouted: "Xiding, open your mouth to say something." ”

Yan Xiding looked confused, and responded: "Brother Da Yu, what are you telling me to do?" It seems that overnight, Yan Xiding's voice has changed, and his voice is a little hoarse, missing the previous child's voice.

Lu Yu ignored him, turned back to Lao Gao and said, "It's true, this kid's voice is a little different, he has really grown up." ”

Yan Xi'an didn't understand, and asked Lu Yu: "Uncle, why does Xiding have a different voice when he speaks?" Will your voice change when you grow up? ”

"Yes, when a boy grows up, his voice will change." Lu Yu thought for a while, and then said, "Moreover, the throat will also grow an Adam's apple." He craned his neck and pointed to the bulge in his throat.

Yan Xi'an walked over and took a closer look, and then reached out and poked it again.

Lu Yu was poked a little itchy, and said with a smile: "Girls won't have it, only boys will grow up to have an Adam's apple and change their voice." ”

"Oh." Yan Xi'an's face flushed.

A few people didn't discuss the matter of "boys growing up" anymore, and continued to walk deep into the mountains and forests. These people, including Lan Shaofang, are all light-legged and fast-legged masters, and it didn't take long for them to go deep into the mountains and forests.

Before I knew it, several people walked up to the boulder, and behind the boulder was the stream with fish.

Lao Gao and Lu Di remembered this, and Lao Gao said: "Alas, I didn't hunt anything this morning, why don't we go over and get a few fish to go home?" ”

In fact, along the way, Lu Yu had spotted wild boars, but he planned to hunt wild boars again in the afternoon, and he would go around in the morning. Hearing Lao Gao mention this, Lu Yu said: "Okay, let's go over and take a look, it's okay to grill a fish at noon." ”

"Grilled fish? I like it! As soon as he heard the grilled fish, Yan Xiding's eyes immediately lit up, and he said, "Let's go, let's hurry up and catch the fish and grill it." ”

Lan Shaofang was also overjoyed when she heard this, and said, "Are you grilling fish outside?" Then hurry up. ”

Yan Xi'an had eaten it twice, and she had experience, so she asked Lu Yu: "Uncle, did you bring salt?" You can't eat it without salt. ”

"Bring it, take it when you go out." Lu Yu looked up at the boulder in front of him, and suddenly said, "This big stone, if only we could make a big hole in the middle, we don't have to go around it." ”

Yan Xi'an's sister and brother and Lan Shaofang both glanced at Lu Yu in unison, and they both thought: "It's very easy for you to climb over this boulder, what kind of hole do you have to make." ”

The six of them walked through a dense jungle to the edge of a mountain stream. The water source in the upper reaches of this stream is slightly hot, but the water in the lower reaches is different, warm in winter and cool in summer. The water temperature of the downstream stream is suitable, and there are more fish, and even if Lu Yu doesn't use spells, he can quickly catch several fat grass carp.

Maybe the grilled fish is not very tasty, but several people love the process of grilling the fish. Yan Xiding and Lan Shaofang consciously picked up dry firewood and set it up in a pile. Xi'an is responsible for washing the fish, putting them on the branches, and then sprinkling fine salt on the fish.

Lu Yu Lao Gao Lu Di is three, and he doesn't have to do anything. The three "adults" sat on the side, watching the three "young people" busy with their work, and Lao Gao suddenly said: "Alas, next time I grill fish, I have to bring my son with me." ”

Lu Di said: "I will get a few and go back and roast them in your yard." ”

"It's boring to be at home." Lao Gao sighed and said, "Xiaocai, this stinky boy, always says that I am not good to him, alas. ”

Lu Yu said: "At this age, a boy will be 'tough' a little, and he will be sensible after two years, what are you anxious about." ”