Chapter 35: The Boy Retrieved in the Jungle
At the beginning of winter, the weather is getting colder!
In a dense jungle in the lower reaches of the Yellow River, two horses suddenly sprang out, one in front and one behind, one white and one red.
First look at the back of the white horse, there is a boy wearing a black hat, a gray cotton suit, and black riding boots, with a domineering and majestic face.
Looking at the back of the red horse, there is a girl wearing a red hat, a red cotton suit, and red riding boots, with a childish and delicate face.
The boy and the girl were about eleven or twelve years old, and they were all brightly dressed and fair-skinned, and a clear-eyed person could see at a glance that this must be the young master and young lady of the powerful family.
They were galloping through the jungle on two horses, and in front of them, a small, tired silver-white fox was clearly visible.
"Stop, don't run, don't run, what a nasty little white fox, I really don't believe it! I'm going to shoot you today!" the boy cried out indignantly.
I saw that the boy on horseback clamped the horse's belly with his legs, freed his hand, skillfully manipulated the wooden slingshot in his hand, put the mud ball in the leather block in the middle of the rubber band, and then dragged the rubber band, pulled it back hard, and then loosened, and the mud ball flew in the direction of the little white fox running.
"Brush, brush, brush!" The boy shot again and again, constantly pursuing, but was dodged by the clever little white fox one by one.
"Brother, brother, what are you doing, you be lighter, don't hurt my little white fox!" the girl who followed up screamed.
"Got it, got it, don't be verbose!" the boy muttered back to the girl, looking impatient, apparently irritated by the little white fox.
"Well, where is the little white fox, why is it gone?" As soon as the boy turned around, the little white fox disappeared.
"Brother, look, there is a thatched house in front, and perhaps, the little white fox has hidden in the house. The girl guessed.
"Well, it's really possible, let's go, go and see! It's strange that there is a thatched hut in the middle of the jungle...... the boy thought to himself.
The brother and sister rode a few steps to the thatched house, only to see that the thatched house was dilapidated, the thatch on the roof was extremely messy, uneven, and not even a door was installed.
After jumping off their horses, they went straight to the thatched hut to find out. One is to find the escaped little white fox, and the other is to see how the inside of this thatched hut is furnished, and it is sure that there will be some treasures to be found or some unknown secrets to be discovered.
"Ah, someone, there's a man sitting in the corner!" exclaimed the girl.
When the boy entered, he kept looking up at the roof and the walls, and did not pay attention to the corners, not to mention the piles of thatch scattered in those corners.
Looking in the direction of the girl's finger, there was indeed a person sitting in the corner of the north wall, and the man was covered with thatch, his eyes were closed, and he did not move, like a stone statue, and if he did not look closely, he really could not be seen.
"Don't panic, what are you afraid of in broad daylight?" the boy pretended to be calm, but he was actually a little timid in his heart.
"Hey, who are you, why are you sitting and sleeping here?" the boy whispered, trying to take a few bold steps forward.
The man still didn't move, still leaning motionless against the corner.
"Young Master, Young Master, Miss, Miss, where are you?" Suddenly there was a loud shout outside, mixed with the sound of horses' hooves.
"Hey, we're here!" the girl knew that the family had come to her, so she ran out of the thatched hut and beckoned.
I saw that more than a dozen strong men dressed as family members came running on horseback, all with bright broadswords at their waists.
"Young master, miss, we can catch up with you, hurry up and go home with us, this is the depths of the forest, beware of wild beasts, it's very dangerous! Besides, it's too late to go back, and the lord is going to blame us!" the family members jumped off their horses and pleaded eagerly.
"Well, wait a minute, come in with me and have a look, there is a man in this thatched hut, leaning on the corner of the wall and not moving, I don't know if I am dead or alive!" said the girl, and led them into the thatched hut.
"Hey, hey, who the hell are you, why are you sleeping here? Speak, do you hear me?" Seeing that the family had arrived, the boy had no more worries, and shouted at the man.
Seeing that the man still did not respond, the boy strode up and approached the man to examine it carefully.
"Well, it's a boy, unkempt, and looks skinny, as if he's not as old as me!" said the boy to the family.
"Oh, it's such a cold day, sitting on the ground and sleeping, can't it be frozen?" the girl also came up.
I saw the boy leaning against the corner, sitting on the cold ground, his eyes closed, his lips purple, and wearing only a body of animal skins that did not fit well.
At this time, it was the beginning of winter, the weather was dry and cold, and there were some intermittent ice blocks on the inside of the thatched house, which should be formed by the solidification of the water in the house.
Although the weather was very cold, there was no wind in the last two days, so the siblings went out to hunt and play. Unexpectedly, in the process of chasing the little white fox, he came to the thatched house and met the boy in the house who didn't know what to do.
"Ah, I feel that there is still a faint breath, I should not be dead yet, but it has frozen!" the girl stretched out her little hand and put it under the boy's nose, and after a gentle probing, she exclaimed in surprise.
"Alas, it's pitiful to look at, it's such a cold day!" the girl looked at the boy sympathetically, and then took off her big red cotton coat and put it on the boy.
"Come, bring the thatch, light the fire, warm the boy, and see if you can save him!" the girl was like a little adult, and the family did so.
Everyone looked at the unconscious boy and eagerly hoped that he would wake up quickly, but after waiting for a while, the boy still did not react, and the boy next to him was a little impatient.
"Look at me, I don't believe he won't wake up!" said the boy, twisting his right hand firmly on the boy's right arm.
"Ah......h
His sudden cry really startled the people around him.
When the boy woke up, the first thing that caught the boy's eye was the girl's beautiful and lovely smiling face, which made him feel both warm and confused.
"Hey, are you a person with a brain problem? On such a cold day, you are not afraid of freezing to death if you sit alone on the ground and sleep? Fortunately, you met us, otherwise you would have to freeze to death today! Also, there are often fierce beasts here, aren't you afraid of being eaten by them?" The boy crackled at the boy for a while.
"Ah, you saved me, thank you...... Thank you......" the boy said weakly.
Although the boy behaved arrogantly and domineeringly, after all, he was his savior, and the boy only thanked him vigorously.
"Okay, brother, don't bully people like this, just wake up!" The girl felt that her brother was a little too much.
"Well, my name is Ziyi, and this is my brother Zihan, so what's your name and why are you here?" the girl asked softly.
"Alas, my parents died young...... I was an orphan since I was a child, and I was wandering everywhere, and people called me stupid, and I seemed to have lost my way, and I came here in a daze......" replied the boy timidly.
"Haha, stupid, this name is good, it matches you very well, you are indeed very stupid, otherwise you wouldn't sleep here......" Zihan wanted to continue to taunt, looking at the roll of his sister's eyes and holding back.
Zihan is not afraid of her sister, but she is worried that her sister will sue her mother, and she will inevitably think about it behind closed doors when the time comes.
"Oh, I see, it's really pitiful, come, I'll pull you up and follow us home!" Ziyi bent down and stretched out her hand.
"But...... My legs are already frozen...... I haven't eaten in days...... I don't have any strength!" said the fool weakly, looking pitiful.
"Here, here you go, take it, I have two crispy pastries here, you can make do with some first." Ziyi took out a small cloth bag from her arms, took out two fragrant pastries from the cloth bag, and handed them to the fool.
"Thank you...... Thank you......" The fool hurriedly thanked him.
The taste of hunger was so unpleasant that the fool took the pastry and immediately stuffed it into his mouth and ate it in large gulps.
"Haha, slow down, I still have water here, it's still warm, take it and drink it!" the girl laughed at the stupid eating and handed the kettle at her waist again.
"Thank you, thank you!" the fool's eyes were filled with gratitude.
In the corner of the wall, the fool is enjoying sweet pastries and drinking warm water. Outside the thatched house, the girl was also discussing something with her brother.
"Brother, this fool is an orphan, he doesn't even have a serious name, it's really pitiful, how about we bring him to our house? He is the same age as you, so you can practice martial arts and practice swordsmanship with a companion. Ziyi said to her brother with a look of anticipation.
"Well, yes, our family doesn't lack his rations...... However, the old man has not been looking at me very well lately, and you have to say that you picked it up. Zihan asked.
"Of course, my mother has always taught us to be good people, to be compassionate, and to learn to help others!" Ziyi said happily.
By this time, the fool in the hut had already eaten the pastries, and the water was almost drunk.
"Well, let's call you a fool for the time being, go back and let my mother give you a nice name!" Ziyi said to the boy embarrassedly.
"You wander alone, it must be very hard, food and clothing are problems, if you want, go home with us, my father and mother are great good people, and they will definitely not treat you badly!" Ziyi's sincerity made the fool very moved.
"Of course I do, I will always remember your life-saving grace, and I am willing to be a cow and a horse for you, and I will not hesitate to do anything!" said the fool firmly.
In this way, when the fool had eaten the pastry and drank the water, the family carried him to the horse and followed the brother and sister out of the jungle......
What will greet the fool? Will it be a happy life without food and clothing, or a miserable day of enslavement, or some other unknown fate......
After this toss, the brother and sister have long forgotten the existence of the little white fox, but the little white fox has always been observing in the dark, observing every move in the thatched house......
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