Meimei slept and woke Wang Zhen up with the squeak of a bird in the woods. After washing in the mountain stream, Wang Zhen found some wild fruits in the woods to fill his stomach indiscriminately, and began his journey into the mountains. He walked all the way to find the marks left along the way yesterday, hoping to meet the immortals again. However, when he reached the last mark, he couldn't find the huge stone that the immortals were sitting on when they were playing, and the place where the boulder should have been placed now was a towering tree, and the body of the tree could not be surrounded by ten people, and the age of the tree was estimated to be hundreds of years. Wang Zhen was stunned for a moment, he had thought that the immortal was not there, but he had never thought that the boulder would disappear.

Puzzled, he checked the mark and confirmed that it was correct, it was the first mark he left yesterday. Wang Zhen took the mark as the center of the circle, and searched for a radius of dozens of zhang in all directions, but there was still no trace of the big stone. Wang Zhen was disappointed, and walked to the hundreds of years old towering tree and touched and knocked, hoping to find a secret passage or something. Nothing, though, was found. The big tree is hard and hard, and there is no hollowness.

Wang Zhen had no other way and didn't want to return in a huff, so he carved it on the body of the big tree with an axe: Wang Zhen sincerely looked for immortals and did not meet, and hoped that the immortals would leave a message to comfort my heart.

After Wang Zhen finished carving, he was afraid that the immortals would not pay attention to the words on the tree, so he built a stone pile with stones before carving, and as long as someone approached the stone pile, he could see the inscriptions on the tree. After doing these royal hostages, there was nothing to do, and I felt a little hungry. Of course, he had eaten some wild fruits in the morning to satisfy his hunger, and it was already afternoon. There are many prey in the deep mountains, but Wang Zhen only has an axe in his hand. Wang Zhen gradually weakened his limbs and could only return the same way.

Back to the place where he slept last night, Wang Zhen drank a stomach of water in the mountain stream and saw fish in the stream downstream of the mountain stream. Wang Zhen then went to the bamboo forest and cut a thin bamboo, and sharpened the head to spear the fish. Wang Zhen's luck was not bad, and it didn't take long to fork one. Wang Zhen used an axe to cut open the belly of the fish to clean the internal organs, and then used the axe to dig out the gills. Because the stench of the entrails and gills attracts poisonous insects and beasts, the king buries them in the heels of distant trees. Then Wang Zhen scraped off the scales with an axe, rinsed the fish in the mountain stream, and made a fire to roast the fish and eat it. I haven't eaten anything serious in the past two days, and this meal has fish and meat, not to mention how happy Wang Zhi is.

At this time, when it was dark, Wang Zhen had nothing to do, and took out the book and practiced by the firelight. For example, for three days, Wang Zhen spent the rest of his time practicing by the mountain stream, except for looking for food to satisfy his hunger. He has a good memory, good physical fitness, and walks the mountain road every day to chop wood for exercise, and his physical condition is also very good. Therefore, in only three days, Wang Zhen has practiced the boxing techniques recorded in the book, and he is very handy. Everywhere the fists and feet are crossed, the tiger is full of wind.

Kung Fu has already been learned, and it is enough to practice with logistics. Wang Zhen has nothing to do, and he doesn't know what to do after thinking about it. He scratched his head and looked down at the clothes on his body, which shredded as soon as he tore them. Wang Zhen thought to himself: It's better to go and change your clothes first, although it's summer, it's not appropriate to have no clothes to wear after all.

So he sharpened his axe again on the stones by the mountain stream, and then went into the mountain to cut wood. Wang Zhen made two ropes out of weeds, divided the chopped firewood into two piles, and tied them together, and used a wooden stick to cross the rope to make a load, picked them up, and rushed to Uncle Jiu's house. According to the path pointed out by Uncle Nine last time, Wang Zhen could easily find Uncle Nine's house at the end of the path. There was only one hut with a fenced yard around it, where vegetables, chickens, and a cow were raised. Uncle Nine was enjoying the cool air in front of the door.

Wang Zhen walked outside the fence door and put down the firewood on his shoulder, and said enthusiastically through the fence: "Uncle Nine, do you remember me?" ”

Uncle Nine walked over and opened the fence door with a "yo" sound, and said repeatedly: "Remember, remember." Your name is Wang Qian, right? ”

Wang Zhen said: "Yes, my name is Wang Zheng. Uncle Nine, I have a reluctant invitation this time. ”

Uncle Nine said, "What's the matter?" You say. ”

Wang Zhen said: "Uncle Jiu, you see, my clothes are so rotten that I can't wear them." See if you can do this, I will pick you ten loads of firewood and change your old clothes. Do you think it's okay? ”

Uncle Nine waved his hand and said, "There are indeed old clothes, it's no problem to send you one or two sets." But you don't need firewood, you can sell it. Come, come, come in. ”

Wang Zhen carried firewood and followed Uncle Nine into the courtyard.

Uncle Nine shouted into the house: "Old woman, come out, come as a guest." ”

An old woman walked out of the house, and Wang Zhen immediately greeted warmly: "Hello Aunt Jiu!" My name is Wang Qian. ”

Aunt Nine responded kindly: "Okay! Good! ”

Uncle Nine explained to Aunt Nine the intention of Wang Qian.

Aunt Jiu saw that Wang Qian's ragged clothes were pitiful, so she said to Wang Qian: "You wait first, I'll go and get my son's old clothes for you to wear." ”

Wang Zhen smiled: "Thank you, Aunt Nine." ”

Aunt Nine went into the house and took out a set of clothes and handed them to Wang Qian, and asked Wang Zhen to go to the inner room to change them. Wang Zhen changed his clothes and came out, and Aunt Jiu nodded and said with a smile: "Hmm! The clothes are a little smaller, but the man is a handsome young man. ”

Wang Zhen smiled: "Thank you, Aunt Jiu, this dress is much more comfortable." Where should I throw my rotten outfit? ”

Aunt Nine said: "Give it to me, I'll throw it into the chicken coop." Why are you barefoot? ”

Wang Zhen said embarrassedly: "The shoes have been rotten early, and I have always been barefoot." ”

Aunt Nine said distressedly: "How painful it is to walk barefoot on the mountain road, I'll take your Uncle Jiu's shoes for you to wear first, and I'll make you a pair when I go back." ”

Aunt Jiu's kindness was difficult, but Wang Zhen couldn't shirk it, so she had to put on her shoes. The shoes are the right size and comfortable to wear. Nine

The aunt said, "Which child are you?" ”

Uncle Nine interjected: "Wang Zhen is not from this village, he lives in the mountains. ”

Aunt Jiu said: "Good and dignified, how to live in the mountains." ”

Uncle Nine said: "Then it is needless to say, escape from the famine." There was either a famine or a famine, and the war in the north was fierce, and people kept fleeing. ”

Aunt Jiu asked Wang Qian: "Child, isn't it?" ”

Wang Zhen knew that these two old men were good people, and he was from his own village, but it was difficult to explain it to them. So Wang Zhen followed the meaning of Uncle Nine and said, "Yes, Aunt Nine." My family hid in the mountains to escape the famine, and then my father and mother died of illness one after another, and I was the only one left. ”

Aunt Jiu sympathized: "I don't know how many poisonous insects and beasts there are in the mountains, and they can get sick if they are not sick. Old man, why don't you let this child live in our house? ”

Uncle Nine said: "Okay! Good! It's all up to you. ”

Aunt Jiu said: "Child, our old man has said so, you can live here." ”

Wang Zhen looked around and said uneasily: "I'm afraid it's not suitable for me to live here, right?" ”

Uncle Nine said: "Wang Qian, if your ninth aunt tells you to stay, stay here." ”

Wang Zhen asked curiously: "Ninth Uncle and Ninth Aunt, what about your family?" ”

Wang Qian's words asked Aunt Jiu's sadness.

Aunt Jiu said with tears in her eyes: "My son died in battle, my daughter-in-law also died of illness in a few years, and only one grandson was left to serve as a soldier outside." ”

Wang Zhen said guiltily: "Aunt Jiu, I'm sorry, I shouldn't have mentioned your sadness. Okay, then I'll stay, and I'll be half of Uncle Jiu's grandson. I am very diligent, and I can do all kinds of heavy work. ”

Nine uncles and nine aunts smiled with relief. Aunt Jiu said: "You don't have to do any work, you haven't eaten dinner yet, have you?" Aunt Jiu, I'll cook for you. ”

Wang asked, "Then I'll help." ”