Chapter 57: The Tiger Is Coming
Liu Man'er hurriedly refused, she couldn't eat so many loquats, but it was difficult to refuse, so she planned to accept half of the loquats, and the half-basketed loquat should be able to be eaten before it rotted.
But the woman didn't let her, she had to give Liu Man'er so much, Liu Man'er said that she couldn't finish eating, so she took out a small bowl and said that she would teach Liu Man'er how to make loquat ointment, so that it would not be wasted.
This woman really has no selfishness at all, and handed over all the points to Liu Man'er in 1510, which made Liu Man'er feel like she was stealing a teacher.
She said to the woman, "Aren't you afraid that I will learn your trade and steal your job?" ”
"Don't be afraid." The woman said kindly, "What is this, this is not a craft, almost every household in our village makes loquat ointment." ”
"Okay." Liu Man'er nodded, even so, then she didn't need to feel like she was stealing a teacher, but she was still very grateful to this old woman.
The old woman taught Liu Man'er to do it again, and Liu Man'er operated it again, and after receiving the woman's nod and approval, she was ready to go back satisfied.
However, just as the two were about to go home, a loud roar suddenly came from the mountain.
"What's that sound?" Liu Man'er said with some panic.
"It's like the sound of a tiger." The woman glanced at Uncle Li when she heard this, and there was a look of horror in their eyes.
"It's really the sound of a tiger." Ye Yuan said calmly, he also heard this voice.
The villagers ran out of their homes to look, only to see that on the opposite side of the mountain, a big tiger with colorful eyes was looking at this side with sharp eyes, it was in the grass, only half of its body was exposed, and it looked majestic.
"It's a tiger, it's a tiger!" Liu Man'er heard the sound of the villagers running to tell each other.
"Close the door." Uncle Li hurriedly ran to close the courtyard door, and then walked inside the house to close the door.
"Are there tigers here all the time?" Liu Man'er asked, if there were often tigers, it would be too dangerous.
"We don't usually have tigers here." Uncle Li said, "Ordinary tigers have to climb over a mountain, I don't know why this tiger actually came here this year." ”
"What then?" Liu Man'er asked, "This tiger is always a danger around your village. ”
"I can't help it." Uncle Li said in a trembling voice, "This is a tiger, who dares to catch it?" I can only go out in the future and be careful. ”
But......
Liu Man'er was still a little worried, "Uncle, you must have to go out usually, the last time I met you, I saw you collecting firewood in the mountains." ”
"Alas, I can only hope that this tiger will go soon." Uncle Li sighed, and there was infinite worry in his voice.
Liu Man'er was a little anxious for them, she thought of not far away, and then crossed a mountain, on the opposite mountain is her mother's home, will her relatives be in danger over there?
This tiger is fast, and it is not a problem to climb over a mountain.
"Ye Yuan." Liu Man'er looked at Ye Yuan, "Can you kill a tiger?" ”
"I don't know." Ye Yuan shook his head honestly, "I haven't fought a tiger." ”
"Okay." Liu Man'er nodded, and sighed again, "Forget it, I can't let you go on an adventure, alas, there is a tiger on this mountain, then you will have trouble hunting in the future, what if this tiger crosses the two mountains and comes to our village?" ”
"No, don't worry about it, this tiger lives in the mountains, and it doesn't dare to come to the place where humans gather." Ye Yuan comforted Liu Man'er and said, "Anyway, we have fire. ”
"But I said you went up to the mountains to hunt, what if you went up to hunt and ran into a tiger? And what if the children in the village don't pay attention to the mountain? ”
Liu Man'er is still a little worried, in her previous life, she had only seen tigers in the zoo, and as for the mountains, except for the traces of tigers in the nature reserve, there were no other places.
"yes." This Li Bo also nodded, and said: "Don't worry, when the time comes, our senior will try to solve this matter, but today there is a tiger on this mountain, you don't want to go back, it's not safe on this road." ”
"But......" Liu Man'er shook her head and said, "We always have to go back, and I told my mother at home that I want to go back today, and if I don't go back then, I will definitely worry her again." ”
Liu Man'er still has confidence in herself, she has sensitive ears, she ran away early before the tiger came, it really can't work, she can climb trees.
"Don't worry, I, as a hunter, am not afraid of tigers." Ye Yuan carried the bow and arrows on his back, but there was a touch of pride in his heart, in fact, he had two hearts to destroy this tiger, but he didn't want to say it here, otherwise these two old men would be worried.
"Then let's go back." Ye Yuan picked up the basket and said, "Please also ask Li Bo and Man'er to use a wooden stick as a weapon, in case you encounter a tiger and can't run away, you can also make two moves with it." ”
"You kid, don't leave today." Uncle Li is still dissuaded.
"Don't worry, my man's ears are very sensitive, she can hear very small sounds, and we ran away early before the tiger came." Ye Yuan said to Uncle Li and his wife, "The reason why I want you to help find a wooden stick to use as a weapon is just in case." ”
"Okay." Seeing that Ye Yuan was so stubborn, Uncle Li had no choice but to help them find a wooden stick.
Ye Yuan took the wooden stick in Uncle Li's hand, weighed it, and then threw it to Liu Man'er, who took the wooden stick and suddenly felt that she had become a heroine.
She felt that she was with Ye Yuan, as if she was not afraid of anything, even if she met a tiger, she would not panic, and even she wanted to fight the tiger with him.
"You two have to be careful on the road." The woman opened the door and whispered behind Ye Yuan and Liu Man'er.
"Okay, we know, go back quickly, close the door, and come to our Dawan Village to play when you have time." Liu Man'er turned around and waved at the woman.
Liu Man'er and Ye Yuan walked in this village, the village that was still busy and full of people just now, but now every household closed their doors and windows, and this village suddenly seemed to have become an empty city.
"Man'er, can you hear the approximate location of the tiger now?" When he got out of this small village, Ye Yuan asked.
"It seems to be still in the same place." Liu Man'er replied, she pointed to the place where the tiger had just appeared, and sure enough, she vaguely saw the shadow of a tiger.
"Looks like this beast wants to wait for the rabbit." Ye Yuan frowned, "If this is the case, if a villager comes out tomorrow, it will definitely suffer." ”
"yes." Liu Man'er nodded, looked at the bow that Ye Yuan was carrying on his chest, and asked, "Ye Yuan, is your bow and arrow enough?" ”
"Enough." Ye Yuan nodded.
"Can you win against this tiger?" Liu Man'er asked again.
"I haven't tried it, but I'd like to give it a try." Ye Yuan's expression was calm, but there was a faint fire of war burning in his eyes.
"Then go and try it, I'll give you a sweep on the side." Liu Man'er turned over the wooden stick in her hand and said with some arrogance.
Ye Yuan looked at Liu Man'er's small body and said, "I'll do it alone, if you go, I'll worry about you." ”
"Then you won't worry about me if I don't go?" Liu Man'er laughed, "What if I stand here waiting for you, and you don't find the location of the tiger and let the tiger come and eat me?" And if you go alone, I'm worried about you. ”
"This is not a trivial matter." Ye Yuan said solemnly.
"I know, so I must accompany you." Liu Man'er said stubbornly, "You don't have to be afraid, we will replace the loquat in this basket with stones, and I will climb up the tree later, and only smash it on this tiger, and see if it is not killed." ”
"Do you think this tiger won't move if it stands still?" Ye Yuan couldn't help laughing.
"Then you fight with the tiger below, you can lure it to my hiding place, and then you can also shoot the arrow first, if you can shoot the tiger directly, you don't have to be so troublesome."
"I don't think you're afraid of tigers at all?" Ye Yuan felt a little strange when he heard Liu Man'er make such an understatement.
Liu Man'er also smiled, she could be afraid of tigers, in her previous life, these tigers were just ornamental animals locked up in the zoo, and the trainers could also tame tigers for performance. She could vaguely know the meaning of the animal, and if she didn't want to keep a low profile, she also wanted to tame a tiger.
It's just that this thought is just thinking in her heart, if the tiger gets out of control and hurts people, it will not be good, and now it is better to find a way to subdue this dangerous tiger.
It just so happens that today's tiger is not a protected animal, she can also peel off the tiger skin for warmth, and more importantly, a tiger must be worth a lot of money, kill this tiger, and she will be rich.
"Let's go, let's go." Liu Man'er pushed Ye Yuan, and she was ready to fight the tiger, she was proud that her strength was not bad, and she saw that Ye Yuan's archery skills were also good on weekdays, and the two of them should be able to take down the tiger.
It's really not good, she can still run.
"Are you really going?" Ye Yuan really wanted to go, but he really didn't want Liu Man'er to follow.
"I'm going." Liu Man'er said seriously, "But don't worry, I won't hold you back, I'll climb a tree far away and hide, in case something goes wrong with you, I'll save you." ”
"Let's go!" Ye Yuan gritted his teeth and said, "Then you have to be obedient, you must hide in the tree!" ”
"Don't worry, I'm not hiding in the tree, I'm going to die below!" Liu Man'er rolled her eyes and pulled Ye Yuan towards the tiger's place.
When the tiger saw someone coming, he stood up, shook his fur, and made a look ready for battle.
Ye Yuan put down the back basket halfway and urged Liu Man'er to go up the tree, but Liu Man'er obediently climbed to the tree, and then Ye Yuan took two steps forward and climbed to another tree.
He drew his bow and aimed it at the colorful tiger.