Chapter 7: The Boy Who Takes Care of the House

During this time, the people around Chen De found that when students don't have to go to the school, they often can't find him, and if they have something to look for, they can only see others by informing him in advance. At this time, Chen De was in the mountains and forests, using his small bow and arrows to deal with the birds and beasts in the mountains and forests.

It's not that Chen De doesn't want to use ordinary bows and arrows.

First, the people who have bows and arrows are often hunters, and bows and arrows are their support for their families, Chen De knows that he has a lot of loss with arrows, and he will have to replenish new arrows in a few days, which will affect the hunters who lend him bows and arrows. Second, if he made or bought an ordinary bow and arrow, he did not have enough silver. Thirdly, it is already very easy to use the bow and arrow in his current hand.

So, there is an interesting picture in the forest: a thin figure with a small bow and arrow to deal with small animals.

With the skills to deal with rats at night, hunting in the mountains and forests during the day seemed quite easy for Chen De.

He didn't dare to use his abilities lightly, only briefly when he needed them. After using it too much, Chen De was afraid that he would accidentally fall asleep, and in this wilderness, his life would not be guaranteed.

Brief use from time to time is enough for Chen De.

When his eyes can't see his prey, Chen De will think about it a little.

A hare in the grass thinks it is well hidden, but it is not aware that a small arrow suddenly flies and hits its body, or a squirrel hiding in a tree, thinking it is safe, but is shot by an arrow that "whoosks" and falls from the tree, or a snake lurking in the shadows, waiting to attack its prey, but is accurately hit by a small arrow.

Unlike shooting rats, these small animals are much larger, and the disadvantage of Chen De's small bow and arrow is not powerful enough to appear.

It is often necessary to shoot several arrows in a row to retain the prey. Chen De's continuous arrow skills come into play. This also reminded Chen De that the first arrow should be shot as far as possible into the vital place.

This period of training has made him slowly form this habit.

It wasn't long before the habit saved him once.

Every time Chen De went hunting in the mountains and forests, he had to wait until it was dark to return to Qianye Town.

Because there are a lot of prey caught each time, the backpack is basically full, and if you return to the town during the day, many people will see it. Chen De's father will know that all his gains will be taken away by Chen Jinle.

He will have game to eat, but the food prepared for Ye Ying is all gone. It's equivalent to a day's hard work in vain.

After returning home, Chen De first went to the kitchen to grab a bite to eat. When it's time to eat, if Chen De is not there, no one else will wait for him. If other people have a good appetite, Chen De will have nothing to eat, and when he comes back late, he can only get some staple food to fill his stomach.

In the first few times, Chen De failed to catch up with dinner in time, and was beaten and scolded several times by his father Chen Jinle.

Later, he thought of a way, and said that he was a hunter Yang Jinyong, who was familiar with him, and went hunting in the mountains to be his helper. Then pick one or two prey that Ye Ying relatively didn't like and hand them to Chen Jinle. Chen Jinle got the prey and believed most of Chen De's statement, because he didn't think that Chen De could hit the prey himself, and he didn't pay attention to him when he went home late for dinner.

Yang Jinyong is the hunter who Chen De begged him for the beast scattering, and he is friends with Uncle Zhang, so he is also familiar with Chen De. He is righteous and bold, and after getting acquainted with Chen De, he never shirks where Chen De asked him to help.

Chen De specially went to his house to set the tone of the matter with him, and specially took a very fat hare to Yang Jinyong as a reward.

Yang Jinyong refused to accept it, saying: He is a good hunter, how can he ask for a child's prey, but this little favor must be helped.

Chen De had no choice but to take the rabbit back, but it was cheap for Ye Ying.

After returning the prey, Chen De took the prey to the laurel tree at night when there was no one in the backyard and called in a low voice: "Ye Ying", "Ye Ying".

He didn't dare to put his prey under the tree, as he had done before, and he could go back to sleep. Because, the smell of blood and body odor of these prey is much greater than that of rats, which will attract the attention of nearby cats and dogs, and they are more interested in these prey than in rats, and will take these prey away.

For the first few days, Chen De had to wait helplessly under the tree for a long time, whispering from time to time. Luckily, few people come to the backyard at night.

One night, Chen De called "Ye Ying" under the tree as usual, but fortunately, in the first half of the night, some shops were still closed, and there were still people coming and going on the street, and his voice was not very noticeable.

When he was waiting helplessly and boredly under the tree, he suddenly felt a blessing in his heart, stared at Ye Ying's nest with thoughts, and called "Ye Ying" loudly in his heart. For a moment, Ye Ying seemed to be alarmed, poked his head out, and then flew almost silently in front of Chen De.

The delicacies in front of him made Ye Ying very excited, grabbed the food with his claws, and tore off the fresh meat with his sharp beak and swallowed it into his stomach.

Chen De felt that he had found a way to contact Ye Ying, that is: while thinking about Ye Ying, he called "Ye Ying" loudly in his heart, of course, he didn't need to make a sound in his mouth.

So he tried it a few times excitedly, and every time Ye Ying, who was busy eating, raised his head, seemed to look at him suspiciously, and continued to eat.

Chen De's heart blossomed.

Looking at Ye Ying, its size is much larger, and its feathers are even more shiny. There were far fewer purplish-red circles around the wound, and there were fewer small black dots that seemed to be alive.

He wanted to direct Ye Ying to the left, right, forward, and backward according to the previous method, but Ye Ying just looked at him, and he didn't mean to follow his command at all. This made Chen De slightly disappointed.

For many days in the next few days, Chen De wanted to command Ye Ying to act according to his wishes, but looking at Ye Ying's appearance, he obviously only knew that Chen De was calling it, and he didn't know what Chen De wanted it to do. Later, Chen De had to give up.

It seems that it is very difficult to communicate with Ye Ying. However, he didn't feel much frustration, because after all, he had inadvertently obtained a way to summon Ye Ying, letting it know that he was summoning it.

After hitting the prey, he no longer has to wait stupidly under the tree, as long as he knows the location of Ye Ying, thinks about it in his heart, and calls "Ye Ying" in his heart, it will often fly in front of him.

Ye Ying's injuries finally healed little by little after such a long time. Its feathers are getting shinier and larger. It also flew more and more smoothly, and no longer swayed as it had been at the beginning.

It would often hover and fly around Chen De at night, revealing a kind of attachment to Chen De, and from time to time it would land on Chen De's shoulder, sometimes lowering its head and gently rubbing Chen De's face with its head, making him feel itchy.

And when it is quiet, it looks more and more in the direction of Bailong Mountain. This made Chen De feel that his heart had always longed for Bailong Mountain, and the depths of Bailong Mountain were its home. And that is the forbidden area for the mortal hunters of Qianye Town, and no mortal hunter who has gone deep into the depths of Bailong Mountain can come back alive.

The reason why it came to Qianye Town was related to the injury it suffered, because the injury made it difficult for it to survive in the depths of Bailong Mountain, where there were many fierce beasts and birds of prey, so it gradually migrated outward and came to Qianye Town.

Chen De remembered a word that adults often mention: fate.

Yes, his acquaintance with Ye Ying is the fate between him and Ye Ying.

Maybe fate is coming to an end here, and Chen De gradually understands in his heart that the date of separation between him and Ye Ying is getting closer and closer. Maybe one day, the injured leaf eagle will spread its wings and fly away from here.

At night, from time to time he felt a hint of melancholy in his young heart.

Happy days always go by quickly.

For more than a year, Chen De went to school on time when he had to go to school during the day, and studying was much easier for him than before. Before going to bed at night, I look for trouble with rats. Wang Ruoxue and Mrs. Wang came, and he accompanied Wang Ruoxue and Yiwen to play around. When he didn't have to go to school, he later went to the mountains and forests to hunt for Ye Ying. On weekdays, there are all kinds of amusement with friends.

One morning in late spring and early summer, when the spring rains were gradually scarce and sunny and cool, Chen Jinle said to Chen De, who had just woken up: "After breakfast, we will go to the provincial capital for a while, and the family needs to be taken care of, so you will stay at home and take care of the family as usual." I'm not at home with your mother, you still can't mess around, remember!"

Chen De thought that he would be at home by himself as before, when his parents and younger brother Chen Sheng went out for a while, and he was at home by himself. He was also accustomed to it, there was only one person at home, and a few subordinates listened to the call, and he was freer.

However, after breakfast, after his parents and younger brother got into the carriage, Chen De realized that something was wrong. First, they used to go out with only one carriage, but now they have two, and secondly, these two carriages look heavy, pressed against the road, and form deep wheel prints.

Chen De's doubts were quickly dispelled by the silver his father gave him, and he was given five taels of silver.

Chen De never got five taels of silver at one time. Five taels of silver in Qianye Town is enough for an ordinary family of four to spend a year.

After all, he is a young man, and when he has a small fortune, and thinks that he can buy many things that he usually wants, but cannot buy because he does not have enough money, his young mind easily feels happy.

Chen Jinle told Chen De very seriously: "The silver should be spent carefully, and you can't buy things indiscriminately." When we return, you will have more money left, or I will beat you with a stick." This made Chen De can't help but feel a spirit.

Because of these words, Chen De watched with mixed joy as the carriage walked out of the gate and disappeared from his sight.

About the fourth or fifth day after the three members of the Chen family went out, Mrs. Wang took five carriages to Qianye Town. Under the command of Mrs. Wang, the people carried the silver earned from the Wang family's workshop and the mines in the mountains, as well as some local products purchased in the mountains, and other valuable things that could be taken away.

Chen De and Wang Ruoxue came back from playing outside, and when they saw the people moving things, they asked Mrs. Wang, "Are you going to move?"

Old Madam Wang replied very seriously: "We have taken away the income from Qianye Town over the years, and we may rarely come to Qianye Town in the future. Because something very serious will happen after a while. You go home and talk to your family, your family had better move out. ”

Chen Dedao: "My father, mother, and younger brother have been away a few days ago. ”

At this time, Chunhe whispered a few words in the old lady's ear. The old lady frowned and said to Chen De: "Your family is gone, why didn't I take you with me?"

Chen Dedao: "As usual, I want to stay and watch the family. My father and mother usually don't take me out. Only this time, my father gave me a lot of silver. ”

"How much silver?"

"It's as many as five taels. ”

The old lady couldn't help but smile dumbly: "Five taels is also called a lot." She continued, "Your family's affairs seem to be very ....... ”

She was about to continue, when Chunhe interjected and whispered to her, "Madam, why don't we take him with you." ”

The old lady thought for a while, and whispered to Chunhe, "This is not very suitable. ”

At this time, Chen Dezheng watched curiously as the people were moving things in and out, and he didn't care about the conversation between the two adults.

The old lady said to Chen De: "Chen Gongzi". When Chen De looked at her, she said to Chen De seriously: "It won't be long before something very bad happens." When the time comes, you must seek refuge with your relatives and friends. You're going to have to remember it!"

Chen De didn't quite understand how serious the old lady said, although he was ignorant, he still nodded seriously: "Yes, I remember." ”

The Wang family was busy all day, and the next morning, their carriage departed. Chen De came over to say goodbye.

In the cool early summer morning breeze, watch the Wang family's convoy leave. Wang Ruoxue and Yiwen understood that they would rarely have the opportunity to see Chen De in the future, so they looked at Chen De seriously and waved goodbye to him.

Chen De waved to them, watching their beautiful figures gradually fade out of his sight, and an indescribable melancholy slowly permeated his heart.

The boy doesn't know what it's like to be sad. In the period that followed, Chen De lived many days of relatively comfortable life. Because there was no one in the house, he had enough scraps of silver in his hand.

Such days did not last long, and they were interrupted by something completely unexpected for a teenager.

(whispering for collections, tickets!)