Chapter 4 Building a Bamboo Raft
Back to the protagonist's side
"That, Mu... Xuechen, do you have any plans for the future? If not, join me. That profiteer should be looking for someone to come to us soon. Don't look at me like this, I'm very good at fighting! When the time comes, just put down a few people and it's the same as playing. Rukia shook her fist, revealing her thin arms, and smiled.
Murong Xuechen adhered to the principle of hugging the protagonist's thigh, and nodded without hesitation: "Then I'll trouble you, Rukia, please take care of me in the future." ”
"Really, since you helped me today, you will be my brother in the future, why are you so angry." Rukia pursed her lips, looking a little dissatisfied.
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"Brother Tiger, you have to make the decision for the little one!" A middle-aged man knelt on the ground and kowtowed and cried
"These two stinky boys snatched my buns, not to mention, but also shouted that the Soul Gang is a fart, even if their eldest brother is out of the horse, it is a slap in the face. He even said that if he had the ability, he would let them come to me, but my injury was suffered by you. ”
"Big brother, this is obviously provoking your majesty, and you must not let them go." A younger brother immediately said.
"Yes, those who dare to speak to me like that have disappeared from this world. Since there are two little cubs popping up today, I can't help but play with them. The man named Brother Tiger sneered and patted the mace in his hand, "It seems that our Ming Soul Gang has been forgotten about us for too long." ”
"The little ones, copy the guys, and prepare to find the two little cubs, and when they find them, they will be smashed into cakes and dragged to the street for public display. Boss Zhao, since we helped you find those two little cubs, are you... Yes? The latter sentence was said by Brother Tiger who turned his head and said to the owner of the bun shop who was kneeling on the ground.
"Yes, yes, this is as it should be, and if you look back, you will take 50,000 to honor your old man." Boss Zhao nodded hurriedly.
"Haha, you're too polite, Boss Zhao, what's the relationship between us, let's keep the 50,000 for your own use."
Boss Zhao was not only not happy when he heard this, but showed a frightened expression, and after thinking for a few seconds, he said again: "One hundred thousand, Brother Tiger, this is already all the savings that a small one can take out, please raise your noble hand." After finishing speaking, he kept kowtowing, and even his forehead was bleeding.
"Tsk, what a poor ghost, remember to bring more money next time, otherwise I'll throw you into the well." Brother Tiger pursed his lips disdainfully and walked away directly.
"Yes, yes, the little one will prepare more money to honor your old man." Boss Zhao showed a grateful gaze, not realizing that there was only Bad end to greet him.
"Two little cubs, wait, there is a tiger brother coming out, you must be unable to eat and walk around." Thinking of the two kneeling on the ground crying and shouting for mercy, Boss Zhao's face couldn't help but show a smug smile.
"This is where I live" Rukia took Murong Xuechen around to a remote place, the house was full of cobwebs, and it had obviously been abandoned for a long time.
"Yes, although the place is a little remote, but it is better to be quiet, which is quite good." Murong Xuechen looked at it for a while and then spoke.
"Of course, if I lived in a crowded place, I would have been caught a long time ago."
Rukia: "Come in." I'll make you a bunk. ”
Because of the reason why they just ran wildly, both of them were already exhausted, and after a simple wash, they both lay down to rest.
The night passed quickly.
The next day, Rukia and Murong Xuechen both got up early in the morning.
"Rukia, I think it's better to do less stealing, after all, if you often walk by the river, there will always be a time when you miss, and then it will be dangerous."
"Xuechen, I don't want to do this, but I don't care, plus I'm still a woman, even if I look for a job, no one wants me. That's how I can survive. Rukia sighed.
"So... Rukia, can you swim? Murong Xuechen asked coldly.
"A little bit, what's wrong?"
"Since you can't go to work to earn money to buy food, you can't just go and find food. We'll go fishing in the Chunfu River later. ”
"It's impossible, the south side is occupied by the group of people from the Fish Hunting Alliance, and we have no way to go over to fish, not to mention that we don't know how to fish and have no boats." Rukia clearly disagrees with this approach.
"You can rest assured about this, I know that there is a section of the Chunfu River that is not infested by people from the Fish Hunting Alliance. As for the boat, I'll make one out and catch fish, which I don't necessarily can't. Murong Xuechen smiled mysteriously.
Rukia tilted her head, a puzzled expression.
Murong Xuechen wouldn't tell Rukia that he watched a show called HYQS when he was on Earth, in which Master B was a cow man who demonstrated how to survive in the wild every day. So much so that he is also theoretically proficient in making bamboo rafts and fishing, well, theoretically. As for the knives, there were several woodcutters where Rukia lived, and he and Rukia picked two of the sharpest ones on their backs and prepared to go.
On the way to Chunfujiang, Murong Xuechen asked Rukia if she had any plans to attend the Mao Spiritual Academy, but Rukia replied that she had no such plans for the time being. After all, it takes a certain level to participate in the registration, and she thinks that with her current level, it is still a little worse.
After signing up together after making an appointment, the two also came to the place where the Chunfu River and Pingyang Forest meet.
Murong Xuechen deliberately avoided the place where the second elder Tanabe lived, so he felt that he was being chased and killed by the Ming Soul Gang now, and if he had any contact with the second elder, he would not be able to bring them any danger. Now that his strength is not enough, he can only do this.
The banks of the Chunfu River were overgrown with half-human-tall shrubs, which made the two of them move forward a little awkwardly.
"Xuechen, now you can always tell what to do." Rukia asked, raising an eyebrow. Apparently dissatisfied with his deliberate betrayal.
"Rukia, have you seen that bamboo, like that size, you and I can cut a total of 8 of them. Let's see who gets to the four first, haha. With that, he ran towards a bamboo.
Looking at Murong Xuechen's distant back, Rukia raised the corners of her mouth: "Compared with strength, I really won't necessarily lose to you." ”
"Wang, Wang" A big wolf dog barked twice in the direction of Chunfujiang, signaling everyone to follow him.
"Brother Tiger, Wangcai's nose is getting more and more smart, and he can find their whereabouts in such a short time." A little brother patted the horse.
"Hmph, it's taken so long and I haven't found it, what's it called. Boss Zhao, are you sure that this piece of cloth is on the thief? Brother Tiger frowned and looked at Boss Zhao.
Boss Zhao smiled again and again: "Don't worry, Brother Tiger, I tore it off when the thief turned around after taking the bun, and the taste is absolutely right." ”
"That's good, you dare to provoke our Soul Gang, and I'll let them die here later!" Brother Tiger smiled hideously.
"Fourth!" Murong Xuechen looked at Rukia, who was chopping the fourth bamboo, and showed a smug smile, and said in her heart, "Even if you are the protagonist, you still have to lose to me~" But there was no shame in comparing strength with women.
"You... You win. Rukia's fourth bamboo snapped off at the sound, and then she sat down on the ground and gasped.
Murong Xuechen walked over and sat next to Rukia, neither of them spoke, just sat quietly like this, under the light of the morning sun, Rukia's already beautiful appearance looked even more embarrassed.
For a while, Murong Xuechen was stunned.
"What's wrong, staring at me like this, is there anything dirty on my face?" Sensing the sight, Rukia asked strangely.
"No, it's nothing, it's just a daze."
"That's weird, you."
Ten minutes later, Murong Xuechen took the lead in getting up: "I'll go and cook these bamboos, Rukia, you go and cut down those palm leaves and bring them to me, I'll make them into ropes later." ”
"Palm leaves for rope?" Strange as it may seem, Rukia did so and walked briskly to the palm to get to work.
As for Murong Xuechen, he rolled the bamboos one by one to the shore, then cut them to the right length, polished them by the way, and poked a few holes in them. After all this is done. He found two branches and planned to use them as oars later.
"Xuechen, do you think that this little palm leaf is enough?" Rukia came over with a large bundle of palm leaves.
"Enough, enough." Murong Xuechen nodded hurriedly, "Rukia, you can rest on the side, and I'll take care of the rest." ”