Chapter 24: Spending the Night in the Mountains
Therefore, Brother Rundong is half a benefactor in my eyes, half an elder brother, and a little bit of teacher-student friendship, he is now in danger, of course I can't ignore it, although I don't have the strength to arrest him back, but I must at least know where he is? Where will he run to? This is also convenient for me to provide him with some help.
Therefore, I have been following Brother Rundong from a distance.
After crossing a mountain, Brother Rundong looked back and saw that no one was coming, so he did not continue to walk towards the mountain, obviously he also knew that it would be quite dangerous to go further into the mountain. This is the Demon Beast Mountain Range, although the Demon Beasts in this vicinity have rarely been beaten, but if you are unlucky, and you really stumble into a flame devouring wolf or something, for a half-old child, there can only be one result.
Standing there, Rundong hesitated for a moment in the col, then he turned and ran briskly towards a nearby hill, and I continued to follow him quietly.
After crossing three mountains in this way, I saw Rundong stopped in the woods of a mountain.
I guessed what Brother Rundong meant, the reason why he ran out of one mountain first, and then ran out of three mountains sideways, the purpose was not to let others find him, yes, when others saw him running away in that direction, they would inevitably chase him in that direction, but I didn't expect Rundong to run sideways to another mountain.
In fact, the mountain where Brother Rundong is now is not very far from the village, and it is relatively safe, but it has changed the direction, everyone is a child who grew up in the mountain, and they are very familiar with the situation in this area.
For example, my father, every time he went into the mountains to hunt, he didn't take anything to eat, of course, there was nothing to take at home, but he walked in the mountains for ten days and half a month, even if he couldn't catch any prey, he wouldn't be hungry, and the grasshoppers in the mountains could be eaten, the fruits could be eaten, and some grass roots could be eaten, so there was no need to worry about this.
After waiting here for a while, I saw that Brother Rundong had no intention of leaving, it seemed that he had planned to hide here all the time, I thought about it again, the trees on the mountains in other places near here are sparse, and it is impossible for Brother Rundong to go elsewhere, he should stay here for a while.
Thinking of this, I didn't alarm Brother Rundong, quietly turned around, and walked back in the direction of the village.
By the time I returned to the village, the village had exploded, and apparently everyone knew about Rundong's run into the mountains.
There were men in the village who were at home, and those men had already gone up the mountain to help find them, while several women in the village gathered at the entrance of the village to talk about it.
"Rundong, that kid usually looks very gentle, why did he suddenly run into the mountains?"
"Actually, that kid is very strong, and he is very serious about everything. β
"After all, they are children of big families, and they can't stand being wronged. β
"Hey, I just hope nothing happens to that kid. β
"It is said that there are very few demonic beasts in this vicinity, and with so many adults looking for them, they should be able to find them back. β
"This time, Runren is in a hurry, he has already entered the mountain. β
"It's good to make that miser anxious!"
"Hmm!"
......
By this time, I had already reached the entrance of the village.
"Ling Feng, it's time for lunch, where have you been?"
When my mother saw me coming back, she couldn't help but ask anxiously, seeing that other people's children were gone, she was naturally worried about her own children.
"I went to the back mountain to catch grasshoppers. I shook the three grasshoppers I had caught along the way and said.
My mother knew that I had a regular activity every day, so she didn't ask any more questions, and said to me, "Go back to dinner, I've already eaten." β
"Oh. "I went home alone.
I didn't mention Brother Rundong's matter to the adults, I know Brother Rundong's stubborn temper, even if I pull him back now, not only will he not thank me, but he will also complain about me, yes, if I tell others where Rundong is hiding now, this is tantamount to a betrayal and a whistleblower for children, after all, Rundong is still just a child, besides, I can't explain to others, how do I know where Brother Rundong is, anyway, Brother Rundong's current location is very safe, at most I will go to him again in the afternoon, try Brother Rundong's toneγ
After eating at noon, I walked out of the house again, at this moment the women at the entrance of the village have dispersed, they also have their own things to do, and the men in the village have not returned, it seems that everyone will not come back today until it is dark, which child is missing, the people in the village will help to find it like this.
I took my hatchet and walked towards the hill in the opposite direction of the adults.
Today should be regarded as an extra half day off for yourself, go to the mountains to see Brother Rundong again, and try to ask his tone.
After climbing a mountain, I already faintly saw Rundong's figure in the woods of another mountain, he was still hiding, obviously not wanting people to find out, and I casually looked down for the grasshopper while walking towards the mountain where Rundongge was, trying not to let Rundongge suspect that I already knew where he was hiding.
I had already walked to the foot of the mountain where Brother Rundong was, but I didn't go directly in the direction of Brother Rundong, I was still pretending to catch a grasshopper, hoping that he would stop me, after all, I was a two-year-old child who would not make people suspect anything, I knew that Rundong had seen me, and I believed that he would call me.
"Ling Feng!"
Sure enough, Brother Rundong lowered his voice among the bushes and called out my name.
And I had to pretend to look around before I saw him: "Brother Rundong, it turns out that you are here." β
"Shh
Brother Rundong made a boo gesture at me, and then beckoned to me again: "Ling Feng, don't make a sound, come here." β
I staggered over.
He looked around vigilantly, and then Brother Rundong smiled stiffly, still lowering his voice and asking me, "Are the people in the village looking for me now?"
"Hmm. β
I nodded heavily, and then immediately said: "They are all in a hurry, the men in the village have gone up the mountain, Brother Rundong, you better go home, Mr. Wu is also in a hurry, he will not embarrass you anymore." β
Brother Rundong's expression is obviously condensed, it can be seen that in fact, he doesn't want others to worry, and he is not a person who always does something out of the ordinary, most of the time Brother Rundong is still gentle and elegant in front of us, but these two things make us feel a big surprise, in fact, we know that Brother Rundong is often scolded by Runren when he is at home, but he rarely used such a fierce way to fight before, but these two things don't know what touched him, so that he has such a radical move, or he has grown up, he needs to express his opinion, and he has not yet found a reasonable way to express itγ
"Let them find it, I won't go back. β
After a long time, Brother Rundong's immature face still flashed with resoluteness, and he gritted his teeth and said.
As if to confirm that his choice was not wrong, he turned around and pretended to be relaxed, sat on the ground, put on the most comfortable position, and then put a straw stalk in his mouth and said: "Do you know Ling Feng? The hero in "The Legend of the Water Tiger Soul Power", he used to live in the mountains and forests, and occasionally went out of the mountains to do something to kill the rich and help the poor, that is the real green forest hero, that is also the life I yearn for." β
I believe that Brother Rundong is talking from his heart, he is facing a two-year-old child, there is no need to say some duplicity to lie to me, besides, Brother Rundong is a straightforward person at all. But what he said didn't make too many waves in my heart, what kid hasn't fantasized about going to the jungle adventure? Who hasn't dreamed of having his own forest tree house or something? It's just that the current environment has forced Brother Yun to associate his wishes with the heroes of the green forest.
Of course, Brother Rundong is also showing me another layer of his meaning now, he is deliberately showing in front of me, he is still very relaxed, he is not afraid, he is still strong, and he is not ready to go back to the village.
"But what should we do at night? There will be demonic beasts on the mountain, Brother Rundong, let's go back to the village." "I wanted to use my two-year-old image to say something straightforward, and it would be easier to persuade him.
"No, I'm not going back. β
Brother Rundong replied very firmly, and then said to me: "Don't tell the people in the village that I'm here after you go back to the village, otherwise I won't show you my books again, do you hear?"
"Hmm. β
I nodded heavily, pretending to be terrified of the threat.
After chatting for a few more words, seeing that Brother Rundong's attitude of staying here for the night was very resolute, I couldn't say anything more, so I took out a fire fold from my arms and handed it to him: "Brother Rundong, you spend the night in the mountains, give you this, you can bake a fire at night." β
"Wow, great, how can you have a fire break on you. Brother Rundong was overjoyed.
From this I can see that he was also scared for the first time in the mountains, and with fire, the beasts in general would stay away from the vicinity, which made him feel more secure.
"I'm going to roast grasshoppers to eat, that's why I bring them with me. "My reasons are also high-sounding.
Brother Rundong no longer doubted it, and now he had the confidence to spend the night on the mountain, and he repeatedly told me not to tell anyone where he was hiding when I left.
I nodded, but I was struggling in my heart, did I really want to help Brother Rundong keep this secret? But even if I told someone to catch Brother Rundong back, wouldn't he run away again? Maybe let him stay outside for one more day, and he would change his mind, and the mountains near us have not heard of a fierce demonic beast infesting for many years, so it should still be safe.
I left Brother Rundong, still walking in my heart, trying to convince myself.
With my head down, I don't know if it's right or wrong for me to keep it secret for him.
"Tutu Tu Tu ~~"
Just as I was walking like this, thinking and thinking, suddenly a large grasshopper flew up at my feet, and the sound obviously interrupted my thinking.
"Damn, make trouble with me, I'm going to make you pay for it today. β
At the moment, I was in a disturbed mood, and I was interrupted by this fat grasshopper, and I was even more angry in my heart, I just wanted to get rid of this guy as soon as possible, see that there was no one around, and then look at the guy who was still flying slowly in the air, I didn't even want to run out.
If it's unlucky, let it be my punching bag for today.
I jumped more than three meters away, and now I had used my strength well, and in two steps, I had caught up with the big grasshopper that was still flying in the air.
The guy hadn't landed yet, and I'd already run in front of it.
"What are you waiting for? I'll let you break your body into pieces today?" I angrily picked up the firewood knife in my hand and slashed at the big grasshopper in the air