Chapter Eighty-Seven: Seeing the Sun
The slingshot is only two feet, it is one of Cui Ying's playthings when she was a child, and it is a little smaller, but in order to deal with her for a few more years, the old man Dong has great toughness to play the strings, and it has never been damaged and replaced, I don't know what kind of treasure it is.
Now, instead of letting Cui Ying continue to stay in Linglong Bag and dust, it is at most just a thought, it is better to give Yu Bao and them to make good use of them.
Chen Jing demonstrated to Yu Bao a few times and said, "That's it. ”
Yu Bao shook his head, he was more curious about why the slingshot could be taken out of the slap-sized bag, and the same was true for the other children, but he didn't dare to ask more.
"Is Big Brother a god?"
Chen Jing was stunned for a moment after hearing this, not wanting to deceive the child, and replied: "No, it's just a person who practices martial arts with great strength, that is to say, a person in the rivers and lakes in the mouth of the scholar." When you go north and south, you can't help but get some good things in your hands, such as the kind of pocket you just saw, which is one of them.
In fact, it's just like that, it's a novelty when you just get it, and you won't take it seriously after a month, and when you grow up, you can go to some big towns, and you'll definitely see all kinds of novelties. ”
Yu Bao nodded, guessing that these two people should probably not be immortals, and the immortals who walk on two legs are too unreliable.
He had seen the Sky of the Spirit Control Sect from afar, and there were really immortals flying by, but unfortunately, no immortal could pity this group of wild children, and he himself knew why.
It's not worth it.
In his life, at most, he glanced at the honor of the county lord from afar, and the immortal lord who could sit on an equal footing with the emperor did not dare to expect to be favored.
Chen Jing handed him the slingshot and encouraged him: "The slingshot is accurate, in the final analysis, practice makes perfect, you can practice more in the future, but be careful with the bowstring, the marble can use some picked up stones, remember to polish it, it is better to be rounded."
If you don't want to make a lot of effort, you can go to the river and pick up some pebbles of the right size to use.
If you feel that it is a little far away to go to the river, find some silt, mix some hair strands in it, not too much, rub it into mud balls, dry it and then use it. ”
Mo Lian came to him, looked at the slingshot in Yu Bao's hand with envy, first made a big smile, and said, "Can I use it to play?" ”
Yu Bao said angrily: "Go aside, this is not for playing, it is for supporting the family." ”
Mo Lian pouted and said, "I don't know how to use a slingshot, but I have a steady hand and can learn faster than you." ”
Yu Bao raised his leg to kick someone, and after watching him run away, he scolded, "You don't feel ashamed of the fish bones that you stole last night?" Roll on! ”
Xiaocao stabbed Mo Lian, and the little adult persuaded him, "Brother Bao is for our good, you don't want to make trouble." ”
Several of the other children began to count him down in a few words.
"You're too lazy, stay for life."
"Mo Lian, your heart is too big, a slingshot is such a rare thing, it will be bad if it is broken."
"Just be kind, don't help."
"Yes, yes."
……
Mo Lian was a little impatient when he heard this, and waved his hand indiscriminately and said: "Okay, okay, all of them are not as old as me, and they have taught me a lesson." ”
Chen Jing glanced at the other firewood knife on Yu Bao's waist, and after thinking about it, he took out a set of pots and pans from the Linglong bag, all of which were single pieces, and then took out the kitchen knife and handed it to Yu Bao, "It's all for you." ”
Yu Bao was embarrassed and said, "Then what should you do?" ”
Chen Jing naturally planned to rely on Bigu Dan to survive, but it was not good for the children to misunderstand at the moment, so he said: "Don't get in the way, I have others." ”
Several children exclaimed "wow" when they saw the pots and pans, and they all gathered around.
"Iron pot, alas!"
"Our clay pot broke down half a year ago, so it's just right to use this."
"Mo Lian, you can't break it again this time, otherwise be careful that everyone will beat you."
"Definitely not, the iron pot is not so easy to break."
"Mo Lian, you still don't have a long memory."
"He is not allowed to touch it in the future."
"He is not allowed to touch pots and pans."
"yes, that's right, let's do it."
Yu Bao wiped his hand on his clothes a few times, carefully took the kitchen knife, as long as it was sharpened, it was better than the rusty wood knife on his body, took it in his hand and looked back and forth to write it down, turned his head and gave the kitchen knife to Xiao Nuo.
"A few catties of raw rice, I will also leave it to you, there are not many seasonings, but fortunately, there is still a lot of green salt left, this is a good thing, you can save some use."
Chen Jing picked them out one by one, and there were not many sincerity that could be given to them, but fortunately, they were of great use.
Cui Ying looked at it and was in a hurry, didn't Xiao Jing steal the limelight by doing this, gritted his teeth, took out the remaining snacks and scattered, and found a dagger, God helped me, and said magnificently: "Take it and play it!" ”
Mo Lian jumped to his feet and shouted for a dagger, and Yu Bao snatched the dagger, "Don't think about it." He turned his head and gave it to the other child, telling him to take care of it.
Mo Lian began to cry again, Yu Bao handed him the firewood knife, Mo Lian was angry, and said unhappily: "I want a dagger, not a firewood knife." ”
Yu Bao and he were never polite, "Do you want to?" Don't have a firewood knife and it's gone. ”
Mo Lian snatched the firewood knife and held it in his arms, something is better than nothing, his bitter face immediately changed to a smile, he took two steps to the side as if he was guarded, put the firewood knife on his waist, and looked proud, we are also people with serious "weapons".
For a few days, Chen Jing taught the children some survival skills, but in fact, it was impossible to say, but with two adults by his side, the children were able to boldly go farther away to find food.
Originally, Chen Jing was a little puzzled, this place is close to the Spirit Sect, the woods are quite dense, climbing trees and digging birds' eggs is a good idea, he and Cui Ying did a lot when they were young, why are these children hungry to the point of being skinny.
"We've emptied the nests in this neighborhood." Yu Bao said sincerely.
Mo Lian muttered, "We don't dare to go to the east, that's the territory of the immortal master." ”
Chen Jing wanted to say, "The Spirit Sect is authentic, and it won't bother with you children", but after thinking about it, he still forgot it, he himself believed, Cui Ying probably believed, how could these suffering children believe?
Just by opening your mouth and saying a word?
These children are still very good at catching voles, Chen Jing gave them fire sickles, and watched them make fires to block the way out of voles, Cui Ying also mixed in like a child king, and every time one ran out of the exit and crashed into the sack, it was accompanied by cheers.
When he was free, Chen Jing asked Cui Ying to take a few children to dig a hole, just like the tree hole where the children lived, secrecy was the main thing, and in the direction of the end of the Linfeng River to the west, he dug one every other mile, with Cui Ying's big hands, even the shovel was saved.
Chen Jing asked Yu Bao to stay, and after Cui Ying left with a few children in high spirits, he asked him, "Do you know why I let them dig a hole?" ”
"You can catch fish and eat it."
Chen Jing took his finger and drew a circle around, "Since your family is a tenant, you naturally know that in this kind of place, even if you are given grain to grow and cultivate a fertile field, you can still plant it, but there is absolutely no day when you will harvest grain." ”
Yu Bao collapsed his face and nodded: "It will definitely not work." There are so many sparrows and birds in the wild that no matter what seeds are sown, they can be wiped out. We are not afraid of snakes and insects, but we are afraid of wild boars, which can spoil a few acres of land in one night, and it is useless to plant as much as possible. ”
Chen Jing pondered for a while, but still told the truth, "Whether it is going to Shangshui Country in the west, or going south to other places, it is too difficult to walk through with your foot strength, not only because the road is too far, but mainly because there will always be all kinds of dangers on the road, beasts, monsters, and even people with various thoughts." ”
Yu Bao chewed on the grass roots, and said vaguely: "I know that when I was in exile before, I saw with my own eyes the fate of those children without the protection of their fathers and mothers, so I ran out and wandered alone. ”
Chen Jing was puzzled: "Mo Lian didn't come out with you?" ”
Yu Bao said angrily: "I really don't want to see him, if he hadn't followed him with a dead face, I wouldn't have bothered to pay attention to him." ”
Chen Jing patted him lightly on the skull, and said with a smile: "It's a fellow countryman, and he accumulates virtue in his mouth." ”
Then he pointed to the west and said: "I can help you get out by boat, but after that, everything depends on you, no one answers, no relatives and friends, the strange land of people's hearts and ghosts, often not with a few money, a few good words can live, you children of your age can't cope with it." ”
Chen Jing sighed and said, "After all, you are still too young, you have to grow up quickly, so you can find a handyman to support yourself and your sisters, and let you dig a few more tree holes."
The Linfeng River ferry is the most feasible way for you, you can have the courage to catch fish in the future, first mix up near the ferry, you can send a fish to those ferry stewards who can occasionally say a few words, don't be hypocritical, thick-skinned, but don't climb down the pole easily.
Over time, when you are completely acquainted with them, you will beg them to help you make a living, don't be harsh on wages, it is fundamental to stay on the ferry to give you food, and your younger brothers and sisters will all rely on you in the future, and if you can endure it, you will not be able to say it in the future, and you will all have to deal with the ferry. ”
patted Yu Bao on the shoulder, "This is called a good thing and a lot of grinding." ”
"Thank you, Brother Chen, for helping us with ideas." Yu Bao's eyes were red, there were some things he usually only dared to think about, a group of younger brothers and sisters, it was inevitable to be constrained in doing things, and now that someone is helping, it is tantamount to pulling him and pushing him, so that the road ahead will not be confused and chaotic.
In the evening, Cui Ying and several children came back, all of them looked the same, gray and dirty, Cui Ying was still carrying a half-sized wild boar, and like when she was a child, she had already shed her hair on the riverside and lost it far away in the water.
Originally, he wanted to roast, but Chen Jing changed his mind, set up an iron pot, and planned to fry a large pot of wild boar.
Deliberately select a few good meats and tender meats, the small iron pot will not be able to fit, thanks to Chen Jingdian's good spoon skills, the meat in the pot can be repeatedly heated, and the rain and dew will be evenly wet, if it is replaced by Cui Ying, a pot of meat can be turned out of half a pot.
A few children sucked saliva and waited for the meal, Yu Bao sighed, the last time I ate the meat fried in the iron pot, it seemed to be the last life, a few children nodded again and again when they heard it, it was too long, and those happy times under the wings of their parents became more and more precious and more distant.
"Open the meal!"
The children each have a pair of branches as chopsticks, regardless of the hot meat, they chew two mouthfuls at will and swallow it, and hurry to clip a piece of meat.
Cui Ying is a careless eye, she only cares about grabbing meat with the children to eat, the robbery is in full swing, Chen Jing knocks her skull with a branch, this pot of meat can make the children full, and it won't be too supportive, it will be a bad thing for you to mix with an adult recently, besides, her appetite, a pot of meat can make her finish alone.
Chen Jing handed the "chopsticks" to Yu Bao, asked him to help Xiaohua and Xiaocao pick meat, looked up and said, "Why don't you come down and talk about it?" ”
Cui Ying glanced at the treetops and said to a few panicked children, "It's okay to eat yours." ”
Dressed in white, he fell to the ground.
Chen Jing and Cui Ying stood up, blocked the children behind them, and looked at the Taoist friend who had stopped for a moment.
I didn't hear the sound of breaking the wind, and came quietly, at least the Jindan Realm monk, when he saw the eye-piercing robe, Chen Jing felt a little relieved.
The robe is moon-white, and if you look closely, it is not a brocade or the like, but a pair of cold-colored soft armor, a white-boned beast with both shoulders, a jade demon head, and a wooden box tied to the back, which is similar to the rumored people of the Spirit Sect.
Looking at it from the front, this person is not very old, with a clean face, with a fairy robe, a little more dusty breath, in the mortal world, he should be a young Confucian general.
The man said indifferently: "I know that you two are chivalrous, but you shouldn't cook at night, this place is quite close to the Spirit Control Sect, but it is not too far from the fox den in the Blood Soul Cave." ”
Chen Jing frowned, and said suspiciously: "The demon sect demons in the Blood Soul Cave also dare to set foot here in the south?" ”
The man smiled when he heard this: "There will always be a few villains who are not willing to give up, try to come here to fight the autumn wind, they dare not go to the Spirit Control Sect, but they will harm a few mortals to increase their prestige, and the people in the Demon Sect have always been very good." ”
Yu Bao hurriedly put the iron pot aside, and stepped on the fire with a few children, they had long known that the two places of the Spirit Control Sect and the Blood Soul Cave were mortal enemies, one would be safe if they didn't provoke, and the other was a terrifying existence, and it was the best end to be plundered when they encountered one, and more often they were killed on the spot.
I hadn't eaten a good meal for a long time, and there were two adults by my side, so Yu Bao and they had forgotten the Demon Sect for a while, and they were terrified when they thought about it now.
The man glanced at a few children, and there were ripples in his heart, he had seen too many human tragedies in the north in the past few years, although all parties had finished cleaning up, but there would always be small and small sequelae.
For example, at the moment, I don't know when and where, I will encounter some homeless homeless children.
The man said to the child: "I am a disciple of the Spirit Sect, you are willing to go back to the mountain with me, as long as you sweep the mountain road every day, you can live in the guest room outside the foot of the mountain, during which you can have no worries about food and clothing, and if you meet someone who intends to take you in in the future, you can leave by yourself, how about it?" ”
Chen Jing glanced at the children behind him, the waning moon and silver frost, and Yu Bao hugged several children tightly, neither nodding nor speaking.
The man sighed and said, "Well, this kind of thing can't be forced." ”
Chen Jing arched his hand and said, "Thank you for your understanding." ”
Cui Ying was a little greedy for that person's clothes, if she put it on herself, how heroic she was, and she had a little more confidence to hook up with a fairy, but unfortunately she was too poor, and it was estimated that the person would not sell it.
The more I thought about it, the more angry I became, and said politely: "I said, you can't help a lot, it's okay to do a small favor, don't you have anything to eat, take it out quickly, I didn't see how hungry the children were one by one." ”
Several children tugged at Cui Ying's sleeves, afraid that she would anger the fairy master.
The man was stunned for a moment, he didn't expect such an interrogation, and when he looked at Cui Ying's face, he was slightly surprised, and said with a heavy expression: "The two of you have fought with the demons of the Blood Soul Cave?" ”