Chapter 3: The Beast Spring Forest
Singing to the heavens, calling the earth and the earth to have spirits.
Once the sword mountain drove the tiger, and the fire sea fought the flying dragon several times.
Hearing this familiar tiger roar, Old Man Zou was quiet at this time, and he relaxed his vigilance, he knew that it was his old buddy who came.
Zou Wenfang was frightened by the tiger roar, and his feet were a little weak. But he still relied on his father, but he refused to show weakness.
Old man Zou walked forward, smiling slightly, as if he was going to greet an old friend who had not seen him for many years.
Zou Wenfang was nervous at this time. He leaned on his father, but he didn't want to, he was suddenly evacuated, and his legs were already a little weak, so he sat on the ground all of a sudden. Only then did he realize that Daddy had gone to the beast.
Zou Wenfang hurriedly shouted: "Dad, be careful! He was also in a hurry, so he stood up suddenly and ran to his father's side.
Old man Zou didn't reply, just walked forward slowly.
Zou Wenfang hurried to his father's side, only to find that his father's smile was like meeting a little girl he liked, and it was like meeting relatives and friends. He had been following his father, but he was still wary of the visions around him.
Suddenly, the fierce beast rushed in and directly threw Old Man Zou to the ground.
Zou Wenfang was taken aback, and was about to draw a firewood knife to cut it, but he didn't want to, and heard the old man's laughter. Old man Zou was like being tickled, and he kept laughing.
Zou Wenfang only found out at this time that the murderer was a tiger, and he didn't know if it was a South China tiger.
It is throwing itself into the arms of the old man Zou and licking his old face, the old man may be tickled by licking, maybe he has not seen him for a long time and missed it very much, and the joy of reunion after a long absence. The old man has been happy, and he is happier than seeing Zou Wenfang's own son.
After the old man Zou made love to the old man, he remembered that his son was worried on the side, so he talked about the old yellow calendar.
It is a South China tiger with a round head, short ears, thick and powerful limbs, a long tail, a more milky white chest and abdomen, and an orange-yellow body covered with black horizontal stripes. Also known as the Chinese tiger, it is a unique tiger species in China.
The old man simply said that he was saved by the old man when he was a child, and then he hunted with him, grew up slowly, and then lived in this deep mountain. Except for the old man, he hides far away when he sees people.
The old man didn't say much, not even the tiger's name was Chunlin, he didn't like to talk about the things of the year.
Chunlin didn't seem to have any hostility towards Zou Wenfang, and he also licked Zou Wenfang.
Zou Wenfang was startled, and he didn't dare to treat this big commodity like a dog, he froze there, and didn't dare to move.
When the old man saw that he was frightened like this, he even nodded, which showed that he was satisfied. He doesn't need this son to be like him, not afraid of heaven and earth.
Zou Wenfang didn't see this anymore, he was just scared.
"Stinky boy, what are you afraid of, look at your old man." Saying that, he directly touched Chunlin's head, and Chunlin was also very cooperative, and there was a long howl "Woo~~"
Zou Wenfang followed the old man tremblingly, still not daring to touch it. I thought to myself: It's better to stay away from this beast, this is not a dog, if you swallow me, how can it be done? You haven't married a daughter-in-law yet!!
The old man just wanted to see such a son and continue hunting. But Chunlin kept following, and before every place, all the birds and beasts ran away. So, he asked his son to stay with Chunlin for a while, and he came when he went.
This frightened Zou Wenfang, but he could only watch his father leave, and when he saw Chunlin approaching him, he hurriedly retreated.
"You, you, don't come here, I, I, I'm not afraid of you, I~~"
As he spoke, he retreated to a tree, and without saying a word, climbed up.
"It's finally safe," he breathed a sigh of relief, and began to take a closer look at the tiger lying under the tree, "Not to mention, as long as this tiger doesn't show its teeth and claws, it still looks quite cute." ”
"Hey, what's your name? If you don't answer, I'll call you Xiaohuang, and silence is approval, huh? ”
"Xiao Huang, do you have a father? You don't have any siblings at home, do you? Do you have any sons and daughters? Can I make friends with them?。。。。。。 ”
"Why don't you think Daddy likes me? I'm his only son,"
Before he finished speaking, Chunlin roared, as if against what he said.
Zou Wenfang didn't pay attention either, after saying that it had been so long, he also felt that the tiger would not hurt him, he also slipped down from the tree, sat directly next to Chunlin, and continued to play the piano to the tiger.
"If only I had a brother, I wouldn't be so lonely, and I wouldn't even have anyone to talk to all day."
He boldly touched the "king" in front of Chunlin's forehead, and it also licked his hand comfortably.
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Old man Zou, who had gone hunting over there, came back without much trouble, carrying two pheasants in his hand, all of which had their heads broken.
Old man Zou came back and saw that Zou Wenfang and Chunlin were already like brothers, frowned, threw down two pheasants directly, and slapped Chunlin's ass hard in the past.
Chunlin was in pain, and the tiger's buttocks couldn't be touched, and now he slapped him and went out directly. He glanced back at the old man, let out a long roar, and disappeared into the jungle.
Zou Wenfang was very puzzled, he was still in love with this tiger just now, and now he is so heavy-handed, it is really unpredictable. If you don't want to think about it, you don't want to, Zou Wenfang won't wronged himself, why do you want to go and think about the problem with all your brains, isn't it good to get it easily?
Old man Zou didn't explain, but found a vine to tie up the pheasant and the hare, and hung two pheasants on the pole and prepared to leave.
"Let's go, go home."
Zou Wenfang also knew the old man's temperament, and he didn't procrastinate, he immediately picked up the remaining prey and followed.
It was about two o'clock in the afternoon, and the father and son had forgotten to eat lunch and went up the mountain. The old man was so happy that his daughter was overwhelmed, and Zou Wenfang didn't think of the question of whether he was hungry or not.
The prey was hit, and when I went down the mountain, my stomach began to bark before I knew that I hadn't eaten.
It was originally easy to go up the mountain, but it was difficult to go down the mountain, and Zou Wenfang, who was still hungry without interest, had even more difficulty.
Old man Zou also heard the rumbling sound of the stinky boy's stomach and ignored him, but his eyes began to look for something.
Zou Wenfang also began to look at it, in this early spring, there are no wild fruits to eat. What thatchberries, cow egg peaches, purple dragon seeds, sarsaparilla 。。。。。。 It's not season yet, so what wild fruits can I eat?
Just when Zou Wenfang was so hungry that he couldn't walk, he saw that his father had come out of the woods and was squatting by a low bush, chewing something in his mouth and eating with relish.
Zou Wenfang walked in and found that it was a small tree that could not be named, and there were no tall trees around. It grows short, has small leaves, and has begun to grow new leaves. He looked at it, there was no fruit, and looked at his father suspiciously.
After taking a bite, Daddy picked a few old leaves and put them in his mouth and began to eat.
Zou Wenfang did the same, but he picked new leaves, "Phew, it's so unpalatable, you can eat it too, dad." ”
"You know a fart, who told you to be smart and eat new leaves, eat the old, the older the sweeter."
Zou Wenfang tried again, and this time only picked a row of old leaves, "Hey, it's not bad, it's so sweet." Daddy, what kind of tree is this, the leaves are so sweet and delicious. ”
"You ask me, who do I ask? It's good to eat a dozen slices, don't eat too much. It's a medicine that is three parts poisonous, and too much is not good. ”
Zou Wenfang also silently wrote down this unknown small tree, and quickly stuffed ten leaves into his mouth, but he didn't dare to eat more. Before he could finish chewing the leaves in his mouth, he saw the old man get up and leave, and he could only follow.
It's easy to go up and down, but it's hard to go down. The way back is steep, the walk is slow, and I can't get home in an hour or two.
He hadn't gone far before the old man stopped to eat the leaves again.
Zou Wenfang didn't ask, just picked old leaves and ate them, "Phew, it's so unpalatable." ”
Dad couldn't cry or laugh, "You stinky boy, don't be so frizzy and eat new leaves." You can't eat too much this time. ”
Zou Wenfang himself wants to shave his ears, where did his usual cleverness go? Sure enough, the new leaves are delicious and sweet. "Daddy, you won't be poisoned if you eat like this, right?"
", do you see Lao Tzu is poisoned? Lao Tzu has eaten for so many years, isn't he still alive and well? Hey, why don't you ask me what's it called? Why don't you ask, I know? ”
Zou Wenfang is also helpless, just asked you you don't know what it is, now the ghost knows that you know this. However, he still asked very cooperatively, "Daddy, what kind of tree is this young leaf?" ”
Old man Zou began to keep a straight face again: "This is Mu Jiang Ye Ke, also known as Duo Sui Ke, generally known as sweet tea." The young leaves have a sweet taste and can be eaten, and the old leaves are used to make tea and drink. ”
The father and son simply ate some leaves, barely satisfied their hunger, and walked down the mountain.