Chapter 42: The Detour
"Big brother, don't be nervous, we want to find a place to stay, if it's difficult, we'll leave now."
After speaking, Chen Li turned his head and left.
"Wait!"
The man looked back and whispered, "It's dangerous outside, there are tigers on the mountain, come in, rest for the night and then leave." ”
"Thank you, big brother."
"It's okay, it's not difficult for anyone to go out." The man opened the wooden door and pointed to the bamboo fence: "Be careful, where are the traps." ”
"Uh-huh."
Chen Li nodded, easily bypassed the trap, and entered the house.
The house was very basic, with only a few simple furniture decorations, and in the middle of the room there was a burning fire, and there was a child.
"It's so cute!" Seventeen stepped forward, pinched the child's face, and took out the candy he bought in the county seat from his pocket: "Give you candy to eat, call sister." ”
The child didn't speak, but looked at the man.
The man nodded.
"Sister." The child's voice was crisp, and the heart of the person who called was warm, and he waved his hand and took out a large handful of delicious food, all of which he bought in the county seat, and stuffed them all into the child.
"I'm sorry, big brother, she's a little familiar." Chen Lu explained awkwardly.
The eldest brother smiled and didn't say anything, just beckoned Chen Li and a few people to sit and took out food to entertain a few people.
"Brother Wang, you said that there are still three days away from Jingzhou and Jingzhou, and you want to go all the way to the north?"
With the character of Seventeen, the eldest brother quickly let down his guard and chatted with Chen Li.
In the small talk, Chen Li knew that the eldest brother's surname was Wang, his name was Wang Shi, and he was a hunter who collected medicine part-time when he wasn't hunting.
The child is his son, called the puppy.
Brother Wang's wife died during childbirth, and the puppy had no mother, so Brother Wang took it with him no matter what he did.
"To go to Jingzhou, you have to go all the way to the north, and the direction in the mountains and forests is difficult to distinguish, and most of you are going wrong."
“.......”
Chen Li was silent for a moment, so he also made a mistake.
The trail is really not easy to walk.
"I don't recommend you to go to Jingzhou now, it's November now, the weather is cold, maybe it will snow in two days, and then the snow will be vast and the road will be difficult to walk."
"Thank you, big brother."
Chen Li nodded, took out the map and asked Brother Wang to point out one or two.
"There are actually two ways to go to Jingzhou, and there is nothing wrong with the path you took at the beginning."
"The first road is all the way to the north, through the mountains and forests, the journey only takes two days, but it takes a lot of experience not to get lost in the mountains and forests, and if you are unlucky, it is normal to walk for ten days and a half months."
"One road is the route you originally formulated, from the west around the mountains and forests into the official road, this road is far away, easy to walk, but it takes more than a month to walk."
Wang Shi analyzed Chen Li and told the pros and cons of the two roads.
"The first way, can Brother Wang help find a guide, I can give money."
"Nope."
Wang Shi shook his head: "If two days earlier, I had friends here, and they could take one with them if they wanted to leave, but now there is no one within a hundred miles, and I am also powerless." ”
"Okay."
Chen Li nodded, a little disappointed.
Do you want to take a detour, but it takes more than a month to detour at once, which is too much.
It's the end of November, and it won't be long before it snows, and if you take a detour, you'll be blocked in the mountains and forests by heavy snow, but it's miserable.
When the time comes, it is better to go directly to the first road.
"Then big brother, can you take us to Jingzhou? We can pay. ”
"Forget the money, it's just a gesture, you are not in a hurry, you can wait for me, I will leave in half a month, and then we will have a companion."
"Brother Wang, is there something wrong, it will take half a month to leave, maybe we can help if you say it."
Chen Li asked, and Wang Shi shook his head.
"It's me who talks too much." Chen Li reacted and hurriedly apologized.
"You're mistaken, it's not a big deal."
"That's ......."
Wang Shi smiled: "I'm looking for a snow spirit grass, it won't appear until it snows, I want to bring the grass back." ”
"Does it have to be Snow Spirit Grass? Is it okay to use other herbs? ”
"No, the doctor said it must be Snow Spirit Grass."
"Okay, I'll look for it with my eldest brother."
Snow Spirit Grass.
Chen Li thought about it, and there was no such medicinal herb in the package.
This kind of medicinal herb is relatively special, it will only appear when it snows, and after the snow, the medicinal herb will wither and lose its medicinal effect.
Therefore, it is impossible to find a medicine directly for the eldest brother.
"Thank you."
"Yes, yes, I want to thank Brother Wang for taking us in and taking us through the mountains and forests."
Chen Li shook his head and took out some silver to give to Brother Wang: "This is a reward for Big Brother." ”
"No, no."
Looking at the large lump of silver in his hand, Wang Shi hurriedly excused himself, which was almost worth his income for four or five years, so he led the way and raised his hands.
People also help to find medicine, how can they ask for money.
"Take it, Brother Wang."
"Just our living expenses these days."
"Besides, it's not for you, it's for the puppy."
"Take the silver, take him to heal, and learn martial arts or something in the future, if you don't think about yourself, you have to ask the puppy what you think."
Chen Li forced the silver into Wang Shi's hand.
From the first conversation, I learned that because of premature birth, the puppy suffers from severe cold and gets sick every winter.
This disease cannot be cured, so it can only be recuperated.
Brother Wang is a hunter and can't afford to use any medicinal herbs to recuperate, so he can only suffer a puppy every winter.
This kid is cute.
Brother Wang is also a good person.
This silver is nothing to Chen Li.
He helped.
It's the same as Brother Wang helping them cross the mountains and forests.
It's just a matter of effort.
"Thank you."
Wang Shi opened his mouth, glanced at the puppy, and did not refuse.
"Quickly kowtow to Uncle Chen, remember Uncle Chen's appearance, and repay Uncle Chen in the future."
"Thank you, Uncle Chen."
The puppy knelt on the ground, Chen Li held the puppy in his arms, rubbed his head, and said with a smile: "Study hard, practice martial arts well, and repay your father in the future." ”
The puppy's eyes were bright and he nodded obediently.
The fire burned all the time.
Wang Shi was around the fire and laid a few skins for Chen Li and a few people.
At night, everything is silent.
Wang Shi fell asleep with the puppy.
The only sound in the room was the sound of the fire burning firewood
Chen Li slept in the middle, and Seventeen and Zhang Long slept on either side.
The two of them are still very good at this, although sometimes they are unreliable, but most of the time, they are very reliable in protecting this matter.
If it weren't for Zhang Long, he wouldn't know how many times he would have died.
"Your Highness, the silver is running out."
"It's not for you yet, you know it's a liar, and you pay back the money."
"It's so pathetic, I can't see it."
Seventeen muttered quietly.
Chen Li was speechless, he sold himself to bury his father, and bought it three times in seventeen, what could he say.
"Money, how can it be called money if you don't spend it." Zhang Long turned over: "When I used to mix the rivers and lakes, my friends were all over the rivers and lakes, and no one could call Brother Long if they saw it." ”
Chen Li: "........"
This TM is the reason why you are using my money as a pretense.
"Your Highness, you can deduct some money from my salary, otherwise I will be embarrassed."
Chen Li was speechless: "Then you have to work for me for two hundred years." ”
Zhang Long was stunned for a moment: "Then forget it." ”
Chen Li: "......."
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ps: I'm sorry, I'm sorry, my roommate found a friend and fainted with anger.