Chapter 637: Catching Fish

Hearing the end, Lin Xuanzhong not only knew that Xingyu knew all kinds of herbs very well, but also knew that the herbs picked by the grandfather and grandson were all things for ordinary people to treat, and there was nothing special about it.

Then, when Lin Xuanzhong thought that he really didn't need special medicinal materials to treat ordinary people, Xingyu suddenly said that Hu Lao still had some precious herbs, which surprised Lin Xuanzhong, who was originally self-righteous.

However, if you think about it carefully, Lin Xuanzhong can still figure it out, since the grandfather and grandson live in the mountains and have been collecting medicines on the mountain, they will always encounter some herbs that are old or have high value, of course, Lin Xuanzhong doesn't have to care about how precious the herbs collected by Hu Lao are.

After helping Xingyu put all the herbs in place, Lin Xuanzhong followed Xingyu to the living room in the middle, where there were many cabinets of medicinal herbs, according to Xingyu, usually if someone saw a doctor, they would be in this room. There is also a table in the house, where the grandfather and grandson also eat.

As soon as he entered the door, Lin Xuanzhong smelled some medicinal herbs, and he couldn't imagine whether the grandfather and grandson could smell the aroma of rice when they were eating. After a brief look, Lin Xuanzhong's gaze returned to the cabinets where the medicinal herbs were stored.

There were many cabinets, each with the name of the medicinal herb and the date of storage on it, and the rows on it were all different medicinal materials, but a little down, Lin Xuanzhong saw the same name of the medicinal herb, but the storage date was different from what he saw before.

In any case, there are indeed a lot of medicinal materials made by Hu Lao, which are enough to treat ordinary people. Speaking of which, the medicinal materials used to treat ordinary people are mostly the same as those used to treat martial arts, but the usage is different.

Generally, the herbs picked on the spot are used to treat Wu Xiu, or various ointments made from fresh herbs, and the medicinal effect is relatively significant. The medicinal materials for ordinary people to treat diseases are generally dried in the sun, matched with different amounts according to the effect, and then processed in a certain way before they can be used, the use process is more troublesome, and the efficacy is not good.

Compared with the complicated way of medicine, it is better to make more troublesome pills and ointments, but ordinary people naturally do not have the ability to use these things. Not long after sitting down in the dining room, Xingyu ran to help Hu Lao cook, and Lin Xuanzhong got up and walked around the living room again when he was idle and bored. Since Hu Lao had already said that he was casual, Lin Xuanzhong naturally didn't want to be too restrained.

After carefully inspecting the layout of the house, it didn't take long for Lin Xuanzhong to discover the existence of several books. Judging from the name, they are all things that the pharmacist reads on weekdays, and the content in them is not interesting, so Lin Xuanzhong closed the book after reading two paragraphs.

Turning around, Lin Xuanzhong went to the rooms on both sides of the living room to take a look, one room and one bed, obviously the grandfather and grandson were one for each person. The furnishings in both rooms are simple, but they can't be described as shabby, and the word "elegant" is more appropriate. The more I looked at Lin Xuanzhong, the more I felt that this was a good place.

At this moment, the living room was quiet, Lin Xuanzhong could still hear the sound of his grandfather and grandson busy in the kitchen, the kitchen was next to a room, but it was generally smaller than a room, so Lin Xuanzhong didn't notice it when he was outside just now.

After taking a good look inside and outside the house, Lin Xuanzhong could understand why Hu Lao built his residence on the mountainside, although there was a way down the mountain, it was more pure and comfortable to live here.

When Lin Xuanzhong returned to the living room and sat down, it didn't take long for Hu Lao and Xingyu to bring the food. There are two kinds of vegetarian dishes, a pot of rice, I don't know how Hu Lao's cooking skills are, but those two dishes are really not smelly at all in the living room, or only the smell of medicine.

When Lin Xuanzhong was thinking about whether the food would suit his appetite, Xingyu was already eating, and even Lin Xuanzhong didn't say hello, such a rude behavior surprised Lin Xuanzhong, but what surprised Lin Xuanzhong even more was that Hu Lao didn't seem to have an opinion on it at all, and after simply saying "The meal is simple, the little friend can do it himself", he also moved the chopsticks.

Lin Xuanzhong's jaw dropped in surprise from the behavior of the grandfather and grandson, Lin Xuanzhong didn't know if he was polite or not, but seeing that the grandfather and grandson were completely immersed in eating, they didn't mean to take care of themselves at all, and Lin Xuanzhong didn't know what to say. In desperation, Lin Xuanzhong had no choice but to pick up the dishes and chopsticks to eat with them.

Those two vegetarian dishes really don't look very good, but they taste unique, I don't know what kind of seasoning Hu Lao used, Lin Xuanzhong ate a few bites of food in a row, and the more he ate, the more fragrant it became. After a meal, not only is it full, but there is also a feeling of unfinished.

After touching his stomach, Lin Xuanzhong couldn't help but feel a silent hospitality, maybe the welcome that the grandfather and grandson wanted to express to him was all in the meal. Thinking about it like this, Lin Xuanzhong couldn't blame his grandfather and grandson for their poor hospitality.

"Lin Xiaoyou, I see that you are not an ordinary martial arts cultivator, your white hair is indeed strange, it is white from root to end, and it has obviously reached the point where it cannot be cured," while cleaning up the dishes and chopsticks, he looked at Lin Xuanzhong, judging from the tone of Hu Lao's speech, he no longer regarded Lin Xuanzhong as a guest.

"Since it can't be cured, why does Hu Lao still have to talk about it," shaking his head, Lin Xuanzhong didn't plan to explain the matter of gray hair overnight to Hu Lao.

"Lin Xiaoyou, don't mind, Lao Yu has been practicing medicine for many years, and it is the first time I have encountered your situation, so I can't help but be a little curious," Hu Lao smiled faintly and said very casually: "Lao Yu is going to take a nap, Xiaoyou, please take care of yourself." After speaking, Hu Lao went out directly with the plate, and disappeared from Lin Xuanzhong's sight in an instant, as if he hadn't mentioned Lin Xuanzhong's white hair just now.

"Brother Lin, if you're not in a hurry to go back, I'll take you to a good place, I usually play there in the afternoon!" Xingyu was obviously not interested in what Hu Lao was going to do, after Hu Lao left, Xingyu patted his stomach and came over and pulled Lin Xuanzhong's sleeve and walked outside, regardless of whether Lin Xuanzhong agreed or not.

"Okay," out of the door of the living room, Lin Xuanzhong slowly agreed. Then they followed Xingyu and walked all the way, and it didn't take long for the two of them to walk to a river at the bottom of the mountain.

The scenery on the road is pleasant, and walking to the river makes people feel that the mountains and rivers are beautiful, standing by the river, Lin Xuanzhong can't help but sigh that Chongshan is really a good place. In addition, what is surprising is that standing by the river, Lin Xuanzhong did not feel a trace of coldness, but a feeling of warmth.

When Lin Xuanzhong thought that it was obviously winter now, Xingyu on the side didn't even say hello and took off his shoes and ran into the river.

"Brother Lin, let's catch fish together," waited for Lin Xuanzhong to be splashed by the water, and then noticed Xingyu. Xingyu in the river bent over, reached directly into his hands with his hands, and took out a fish when Lin Xuanzhong was extremely surprised.

The fish kept writhing in Xingyu's hands and wanted to break free, but Xingyu didn't take it seriously, grabbed the fish with those little hands as if dead, and then lifted the fish high, while showing off to Lin Xuanzhong with a proud face.

Still thinking about whether Xingyu was not afraid of the cold water of the river, but Xingyu caught a fish in a blink of an eye, Lin Xuanzhong was surprised by Xingyu's actions, and he was even more curious about how Xingyu caught the fish.

"This fish is so fat," as Lin Xuanzhong continued to think about it, Xingyu took the fish in front of him and looked left and right, and then suddenly threw it on it.

Immediately afterwards, the fish fell into the water, snapped twice, and made a splash, and the fish fell into the water and swam away.

"Haha, it's fun," Seeing the fish flee in a panic, Xingyu was even more happy, lowered his head and looked for a target in the water again, and soon caught another fish. There are many fish in the river, but Xingyu's ability to catch fish is indeed strong.

Under Xingyu's small clutches, fish were constantly thrown up, and cool water droplets splashed on his body, and the cool Lin Xuanzhong looked embarrassed. Xingyu in the river is obviously entertaining after dinner, and it is not difficult for Lin Xuanzhong to think that Xingyu must often come to the river to play on weekdays.

"Brother Lin, come down!" When Lin Xuanzhong gradually felt sorry for Xingyu to let some big fish go, Xingyu seemed to have enough fun alone and shouted at Lin Xuanzhong.

"Here," Seeing that Xingyu was having so much fun, Lin Xuanzhong didn't want to dampen Xingyu's interest, so he simply agreed and directly bent down to take off his shoes, then rolled up the corners of his pants and walked towards the river little by little.

Winter is the dry season, the river water is clear and you can see the bottom, and the fish swimming in it can be seen clearly. I thought the river would be very cold, but after entering the water, there was no cold feeling at all.

"Brother Lin, I heard my grandfather say that the water of this Wen River flows out of the minerals, the water temperature remains unchanged all year round, and not only the water quality is clean, the taste is not bad, you can drink two sips and taste it," Seeing Lin Xuanzhong enter the water, Xingyu happily walked over, introduced Lin Xuanzhong and then directly picked up the water from the upstream with his hands, and waited for Lin Xuanzhong to taste the river water with an expectant face.

Under Xingyu's eager gaze, Lin Xuanzhong had no choice but to learn from Xingyu to taste the water in his hand.

"How's that?" The next time, Xingyu asked Lin Xuanzhong more expectantly to taste the results.

"It's delicious," the sweet taste made Lin Xuanzhong couldn't help but give a direct evaluation.

"Brother Lin, you can catch fish with me, the fish here are stupid," Xingyu was very happy after Lin Xuanzhong's affirmation, and turned around to catch fish again. Then, under Lin Xuanzhong's attention, still like just now, one fish after another was thrown into the air by Xingyu one after another.

Xingyu's speed of catching fish made Lin Xuanzhong think that maybe the fish in the water was really easy to catch, so when he saw a fish about to swim past him, he grabbed it, but unfortunately, to Lin Xuanzhong's surprise, he completely flew into the air, and he didn't even touch the body of the fish.

When he didn't understand why he didn't catch the fish, Lin Xuanzhong tried again a few more times, but at most he could only touch the body of the fish. After repeated attempts but couldn't catch even a small fish, Lin Xuanzhong became more and more embarrassed, and then tried a few more times, but unfortunately it was still unsuccessful.

"Brother Lin, why don't I teach you!" When Lin Xuanzhong was extremely embarrassed and looked at Xingyu without shame, Xingyu's voice came out of place, forcing Lin Xuanzhong to face the problem in front of him. In any case, a high-level martial cultivator is no more than an ordinary child, and it really can't be said, so Lin Xuanzhong wants to try a few more times.

(Happy New Year)