The sound of the "woo" wind woke up Ning Chen, who was already sleeping very lightly, and after a slight loss of concentration, he immediately remembered that he had made an appointment with Ning Hui yesterday and wanted to go to Ning Hui: take advantage of the fact that the snow has decreased and disappeared in recent days, go up the mountain to try his luck, and see if it is possible to catch a few Yunjin chickens and come back. Yun Jin Chicken.

He slowly pulled away his wife's hand on his chest, felt out a thin bed of cotton wool that had been covered with heat on the right side secretly hidden yesterday, put Zhang Yao's little hand on the cotton wool again, got up gently, tiptoed to the bedside, and saw that he did not wake up his wife and the baby around him, after folding the quilt corners, he reflexively was about to dress, suddenly heard a sound, looked back, it was indeed his wife who turned over and hugged the cotton wool and the child, saw his wife's restless sleeping position, shook his head, and folded the corners of the quilt again, only then quickly put on a leather coat, walked to the door of the room in the dark, gently lifted a thick layer of curtains, and went straight to the hall, walked through the tables and chairs made by the moon pines, walked to the door, pushed the door open, and was blown by the cold wind in the small courtyard, and couldn't help but shiver, only to feel that this damn ghost weather is really cold. Looking up at the sky, it was gloomy and could only see a little hazy moonlight, and his face was cold, and it turned out that the heavy snow began to fall slowly again. I don't know if this cloud brood will come out tonight. Closing the door, I walked to the right along the thatched eaves to the black kitchen, leaned on the side of the stove, first took some thatch that ignited the fire and put it in the stove, then took out the Martian grass that I carried with me, rubbed it vigorously and threw it under the stove, and then when a trace of fire slowly rose, it burned violently again. After adding some firewood, he lit a small oil lamp by the fire under the stove, and after waiting for a while, he smelled the attractive smell of wheat from the wheat balls hidden in the pot yesterday, and extinguished the fire. Lifting the lid of the pot and seeing five fist-sized golden balls in the dim light, he thought for a moment, took four wheat balls, wrapped them in a clean white cloth and put them on his chest, and then turned and walked out of the kitchen. Walking down the stairs in front of the hall with blue stones, I came to the courtyard, and saw that the ground was covered with a thin layer of snow. I walked through the small courtyard of my house, walked to the room on the left where I put my tools, got the bow and arrows, opened the cow tendon bow with my hand, slowly closed it again, put it on my back, opened the courtyard door and walked out.

After covering the courtyard gate, he took advantage of the moonlight in the sky to walk along the path to the village, and after a while, he crossed the second uncle's house and came to the door of Ning Hui's house, walked up the bluestone steps and knocked lightly twice. He retreated, estimating the time in his heart, and after about half a cup of tea, a man of nearly seven feet sneaked out of the courtyard gate of Ning Hui's house, holding a crossbow and a bow, and carrying a tool bag on his waist, not Ning Hui, who was it.

Ning Chen beckoned, and walked back shoulder to shoulder with Ning Huihui. When he got out of the village, "Brother Ning, I'm really sorry, I should have called you, causing you to take an extra unjust road." Ning Hui touched the back of his head with some embarrassment and said.

"It's fine, just a little walk. Ning Chen immediately seemed to think of something, and said with a smile: "What's the matter, brother and sister, I didn't approve you to come out?"

"She dared to !! hadn't caught Yun Jinji before, hadn't she gone up the mountain to catch it in the village in the autumn of the year before last? Although she didn't find it, I don't know what she thought, she just didn't agree, Brother Ning, you said that women are a bit unreasonable, but our family, Brother Ning, you know, I have always said the same, if it weren't for the fear of noisy children, I rebelled against her. Ning Hui said these words at a slightly faster pace, his tone full of joy and pride.

Ning Chen recalled that she secretly went up the mountain to catch a snow rabbit for Zhang Yao when it was snowing the year before last, and wanted to surprise her, but she was still happy in the front, and when she saw her bruised hand in the back, her face immediately sank. Then he scratched his cheek unconsciously with the tip of his left index finger, and responded in a tone that went from uncertainty to affirmation: "It's some, it's unreasonable." ”

"By the way, Brother Ning, my sister-in-law was also born, whether it is a man or a woman. Ning Hui seemed to be interested, and even his voice was raised twice. "Yes......" Ning Chen suddenly stopped talking, it turned out that Ning Chen's small home was not far away, at this time Ning Chen and Ning Hui had a tacit understanding and did not speak again, and walked calmly to the small pavilion in front of the mountain to rest, there is a half-fallen stone tablet next to the steps in front of the pavilion, Nanshi stone, the words on it have been blurred, and the words ", pavilion, mountain," can only be vaguely recognized, so the only remaining word Tingshan has become the name of this small hill and the surrounding mountains - Tingshan.

Ning Chen and the others sat on the Nanshi slab of the same material as the stone stele, with their backs against the pillar, Ning Chen took out the four wheat balls wrapped in white cloth from his arms, divided two and gave them to Ning Hui. Ning Hui was also not polite, and at the same time took out his own wine gourd, and ate and drank with Ning Chen on the old home-brewed wine. I'm about to enter the mountains, and if I don't eat enough, I can't do it.

There are 12 pavilion mountains, among which the main peak is located in the southeast of Wuxuan County, the mountain is high into the clouds, the stream surrounds, the green trees are planted all over, the mountain is mostly the moon pine, all year round, within a radius of 100 miles, all do not fade, if you look at it from a distance, it is lush and green, it is really a grand scene.

Ningjia Village, located at the foot of the third hill at the northern foot of Tingshan Mountain, and surrounded by the other two, forming a small embrace, because this hill is not high, so the village people generally call it a dwarf dunzi, of course, this dwarf is only relative. There is a small stream at the end of the village, which flows down from the main peak, passes through the foot of the mountain, comes to Ningjia Village, passes through the village, on weekdays, fetchs water for cooking, and takes water for washing in this stream. Therefore, there are regulations for cooking, washing, fetching water, and pouring some sundries from time to time, which is also very convenient.

Soon, Ning Chen and the others finished eating and drinking, stood up, and patted the dust on their bodies. Because Ning Hui's self-brewed old wine is very authentic, and it is also soaked with red yang ginseng, after drinking, there seems to be a fire burning on both of them, and even the cold weather seems to have become warmer.

"Uh, Brother Ning, I'm fine. Ning Hui put away the wine gourd and put it in the pavilion and burped. With that, he prepared to walk to the small cabin where ropes and leather bags were placed in the front.

"Wait a minute, check again, you have everything with you, don't find out when you use it. Entering the mountains on a snowy day is not a joke. Ning Chen opened the small leather bag he was carrying, and began to check it by the slightly dim moonlight and the white light reflected from the snow tonight, this leather bag was made of snow rabbit skin tanned leather, some yellowed, but the stitches were fine, and the important link position was sewn several times, and the corners on both sides were also carefully processed to ensure that there would be no burping, and the opening was tied by cow tendons. I saw that there were several layers in it, and on one layer there was a small ball of Martian grass wool tied with twine and used for ignition. On the first floor was a small roll of clean white cloth soaked in spirits and dried, a rolled tendon of a rock cow, which was extremely fine and tough, left by his grandfather, and probably his most precious thing, a small bag of wound medicine made from an ancestral recipe, and a small bag of unknown medicine. A small bag of salt is placed on the first floor. On the other layer, there is a clear lotus paper bag, and I don't know what to put it. I took out the small dagger I carried with me and tried the tightness of the opening, which was just right.

"Brother Ning, sister-in-law is really attentive to you. Ning Hui took out his small bag, touched his head, and looked at Ning Chen's hand, although his own is not bad, and his wife is also very serious, but the gap in craftsmanship must be admitted. It's just a pity, I have such a skillful pair of hands, but I married a girl who is not very good at needlework, it is difficult to do this work by myself, not to mention that I don't like to do this long and short bits and pieces, even if I want to come, the mother-in-law at home is not willing. It seems that I won't need this face-raising thing in my life. No, catch up with Ming'er, let your mother-in-law learn more, don't seek the same level, just improve it.

After thinking about it, I quickly checked it.,Generally speaking, some of the necessary things are pretty much the same.,Just add some utensils according to experience.。 After Ning Chen checked it, he borrowed the light to look at the cowhide bag on the opposite side, and there were some decorations that seemed to be flowers and plants, obviously very attentive, but it seemed that the stitches were slightly uneven, resulting in a little awkwardness overall. He smiled and said, "Yours is not bad either." ”

When Ning Hui heard this, he immediately withdrew the bag back to his chest, his face a little red. "Let's go, brother. Together, they walked up the hill to the hut where the lost man rested, and took the ropes, the bamboo tubes, the leather bags, the torches, and the bows and arrows. Following the path carved out by the woodcutter on the low mound, the two walked deeper into the mountain.

After about a cup of tea, he turned over the low pier and came to the feet of the "second general". The "Second General" is located behind the dwarf dunzi, which is twice as tall as it, and you can see this high mountain in the village, the mountain is high and densely forested, so the people in the village generally choose to chop firewood in the dwarf dunzi, but the medicine pickers like to come here to try their luck. "Come on. Hurry up and sprinkle it. Ning Chen took out the unknown medicine bag from the leather bag, poured out the powder in it, and instantly spread a strange smell that could not be described in words, it didn't smell good or bad, but it just made the two of them, who were still sensitive to their noses, feel uncomfortable.

"This is? This is the Tree Powder, drink!Brother Ning, have you got all this stuff?" Ning Hui asked in a tone of disbelief. "I found it when I was hunting before, but I haven't been willing to use it, so I took it out this time. Otherwise, I would not dare to bring you a man who has ever been in the mountains. Why? I came to you, and you didn't think about how I could take you into the mountain?" Ning Hui divided half of the orange powder in his hand and handed it to Ning Hui on the left, and began to carefully apply it to his body little by little, especially the exposed forehead and hands, and after these were all painted, he began to flick his fingers into the seams of his chest and back.

"Hehe, I think that since Brother Ning brought me, he will definitely be able to take me in, but I have always believed that you will not disappoint. Ning Hui scratched the back of his head with his free hand as he spoke, "However, Brother Ning, if you can't catch Yunjin Chicken in the mountains this time, you will lose a lot." ”

"So, you kid, hurry up. Ning Chen smiled and urged Ning Hui. The two of them began to sprinkle the powder picked from the tree to cover up the smell, and after Ning Chen opened the way in front of him, using a firewood knife to cut some of the blocking vines that had to be cut off. When he crossed the second general and went down to the halfway point of the mountain, "Brother Ning, shall we start here?" Ning Hui asked in a whisper with a slight panting.

"What, tired?" Ning Chen asked back. "It's not okay, although almost no one will come on weekdays, the second general has always come, and the year before last, he was forced to catch a Yunjin chicken near here. According to the shrewdness of these beasts, I am afraid that within ten years, there will be no Yunjin Chicken in these three mountains. We're going to try our luck near the main peak this time. ”

"Ahh Hey, it's better not to catch these pestilence chickens, or I'll see how I clean him up. Ning Hui had a bitter look on his face.

"Hmph, you should say that it's best to catch these plague chickens and see how I clean him up!" Ning Chen had a hint of ridicule on his face, and then said, "Is it difficult, you can't walk?"

"Brother Ning, what are you kidding, who can't walk in a few steps. Ning Hui replied in a slightly louder voice. While preparing to speed up.

"I also think you're very angry. Forget it, let's take a break and drink some water first" Ning Chen walked to the side of the stream, filled some cold stream water with a bamboo tube, touched a few Martian grasses from the snow rabbit skin bag, gently rubbed it twice, and threw it into the bamboo tube, and after a while, the water in the bamboo tube was hot. Ning Hui did the same, and he also drank hot water after a while.

Ning Chen looked up at the moon in the sky, estimated that it was just past now, and then found that the snow had stopped again. After a pause, he said to Ning Hui: "Okay, we have to hurry up, even God is helping us, bypass the three beams before the start of Yinshi, and get to the vicinity of the main peak, we can catch these stupid chickens." ”

"Ah, Brother Ning, how do you know you can catch it. With that, Ning Hui had already stood up and was ready to leave.

"Why can't I catch these stupid chickens?" Ning Chen asked Ning Hui playfully. Seeing Ning Hui scratching his ears and cheeks and not thinking of it, he finally spoke. "Yes, these beasts are shrewd and nimble, but they are always brutes, and they are all gluttonous brutes. Last month, when I was collecting blood ginseng from a cliff in the shade of the second general to replenish Ah Yao's body, I found a Moon Pine King, and it also bore some moon fruits. But only one was ripe, and I picked it. With that, he patted his pocket lightly.

"Brother Ning, let's go quickly. Ning Hui was full of energy, as if he had been injected with new vitality, "With this thing, I will definitely be able to concoct these plague chickens today." So Ning Chen and the others started to set off again, and they sped up, walking forward quickly, and didn't say any more witty words, they were all holding back their strength to do a big job. Finally, under this momentum, at the beginning of the ugly end, he walked near the main peak of Tingshan.