Chapter 5: The Covenant of Youth
Enjohan's father was a traveling merchant, and he occasionally traveled with his father. Usually, after filling a wagon with all kinds of goods, they set out from home, and go to the inhabited places in the country to sell their goods to them, and when they have sold them, they will go home.
Later that evening they passed through a small village on the south-eastern border, intending to stay there for a day or two to rest and sell something. The village chief received them to a free room, and began to talk about anecdotes with Shanghan's father, who was a little bored and lying on the floor eating fresh fruits picked on the afternoon road.
"Village chief, I hunted two gray rabbits today, let's stew them for you. A child's voice outside the door reached Shanghan's ears.
The village chief got up and walked to the door and led the child outside the door in, "Son, it's so powerful, today, I'll let Mrs. take it to stew, and you can come in and eat with us." ”
"Hmm. ”
The boy was holding a rabbit's ear in one hand and a seemingly heavy bow and arrow on the other shoulder, looking at Shanghan indifferently.
"Oh, this is the merchant and his son, who have just passed by, and are going to stay in our village for two days. The village chief explained.
"Hello, I've interrupted your conversation. The boy bowed slightly.
Although Shanghan thinks that he should be a very powerful guy, his expression and speech are hard and he is not a little childlike, but he doesn't like him very much.
"It's okay, we didn't talk about anything important, kid, what's your name, how old are you, and did you hunt the rabbit yourself?" Shanghan's father seemed to be very interested in the child.
"Yes, my name is Scarlet, and it's okay to call me a child. Year 11. ”
"11Ah, that's as old as my son, alas, why is this boy of mine not as capable as you. As he spoke, he looked at Shanghan on the side, frowning and shaking his head.
"Cut, isn't it just hunting a rabbit, give me a bow and arrow, and I'll hunt it too." Shanghan rolled his eyes, and it was very uncomfortable to watch his father praise others and teach him a lesson by the way.
"Oh, yes, why don't I know you're so powerful?" Shanghan's father looked at Shanghan with a meaningful smile, and then turned to Scarlet: "Son, are you going to hunt tomorrow?"
"Well, every day. ”
"Then, please take Shanghan with you, he seems to want to hunt rabbits too. ”
"Good. ”
Shanghan's surprised little expression was immediately ignored by his father, thinking, this is over, he is going to make a fool of himself.
Early the next morning, Yuan Shanghan, who was still asleep, was woken up by his father, "Shanghan, get up and sleep soon, the scarlet children are waiting for you at the door." ”
"Philgery, oh, you're going to take me hunting today. The sleepy-eyed Shanghan sat up, washed listlessly and cleaned himself up. "Ah, long waiting, let's go. Shanghan yawned and walked over to Scarlet.
Scarlet took one look at him and walked out of the village. What, I didn't want to deal with me and agreed, really, Shanghan thought to himself, but he still followed silently.
After walking for almost an hour or two, Shanghan's feet began to be a little sore, he usually sat down at home, and went out in a carriage, how could he have walked for such a long time, but now it is too embarrassing to say that he wants to rest, endure it!
"Stop," Scarlet stopped Shanghan behind him, took off the bow and arrow on his shoulder, and handed the bow to Shanghan, "Oh, there's one in front." ”
Following the direction of Scarlet Finger, the little gray rabbit has been squatting in the grass and eating the tender grass selflessly. What should I do, what should I do, I really ran into the gray rabbit, I don't know how to bow at all, I was boasting yesterday, what to do, ahhhhhh After some struggle in his mind, Shanghan picked up an arrow and put it against the bowstring, and pulled it with all his strength, only to see that the arrow fell not far in front of him along the mountain-like arc, and the gray rabbit in the distance was startled and ran away.
Scarlet was stunned, turned his head to look at Yuan Shanghan, but he didn't expect that he couldn't even pull the bowstring much, Shanghan's white and fat little face turned red and was silent. Scarlet smiled softly, "Let's find something to fill our stomachs before." With that, he packed up his bow and arrows and walked towards the stream with Shanghan.
Shanghan sat on the rocky beach by the stream, watching the scarlet boy roll up his trouser legs and stand in the stream quietly looking into the water, suddenly, the scarlet girl fished under the water, and a dragon stream fish was shoveled up and fell on the shore together. "Oh~, it's amazing!" Shanghan couldn't help but sigh when he looked at it, he had never seen anyone catch a fish like this.
After a while, three Longxi fish were sent ashore, and Shanghan watched the scarlet return to the shore to dry his legs and feet, and then went to the forest to pick up some dry branches and came back.
Sitting on the rocky beach, he surrounded some small branches with stones, used sparks from the stones to ignite the branches, and then skewered the Longxi fish on the long branches, and inserted them in the cracks of the stones to roast the fish. When the surface of the fish skin is a little discolored, Scarlet took out a bottle of unknown brown powder in a glass bottle from his pocket and sprinkled it on the fish, a little powder fell into the fire, and the fragrance was overflowing in an instant, thick and spicy, gradually stimulating the taste buds and making people have an appetite.
Shanghan was already grunting with hunger at this time, looking at the fish saliva about to flow into a river.
"Okay, be careful" Scarlet picked up a fish skin with a burnt yellow color and gave it to Yuan Shanghan, Shanghan couldn't wait to take a big bite down, the outside was charred and the inside was tender, the fish skin was crispy and the entrance was soft, the fish meat was fat and tender, and the fish juice was mixed with the taste of the spices, which made people want to stop.
"Whew, it's hot, but it's delicious! What is this powder? It doesn't taste too good with grilled fish!"
"Oh, that's the skin of the fennel fruit, the powder that is dried and ground into a powder that goes well with all kinds of roasted food. The scarlet girl picked up one and ate it herself.
"Wow, I didn't even know that the fruit of the fennel tree could be used like this, you are so powerful, you can do anything. "Maybe I'm impressed by the power of food, but Enjohan sincerely admires her. "Philger, don't your parents worry about going out hunting alone every day?"
“...... I used to hunt with my grandfather, but now I'm the only one left. The tone in which Scarlet spoke sounded a little lonely.
"Ah, I'm sorry to mention your sadness. Shanghan scratched his head in embarrassment.
He has also seen a lot of children who have lost their families in natural disasters and left them alone, but the environment in which he lives is relatively superior and carefree, and he has not had much contact with those children who are begging for a living, so he can't understand their sadness.
"So, what are you going to do in the future?" Shanghan looked at Scarlet carefully.
"In the future? Huh...... Be a hunter and walk around. Scarlet remembered the trident and hunting card that had been properly kept by his grandfather.
"That, I'm also a hunter!" Enshanghan always felt that he couldn't keep Scarlet alone, and he didn't know why, he felt that he could do a lot of things that he couldn't do with Scarlet.
"Are you sure? It's dangerous to be a hunter. ”
"Don't be afraid, I think I'm still quite talented, I promise you, when I am 16 years old, I will definitely pass the hunter assessment!
"Haha, okay, it's a word!"
"It's a deal!"