Chapter 018: Winter is coming
In the end, the two took two pieces of more than one pound of pig's head meat and went to Li Daniu's house to eat.
"It's all here, and it's so polite."
Sister-in-law Li took Tang Tang's hand and smiled all over her face.
Looking back at Tang Wen, who was becoming more and more heroic, he secretly sighed: This brother is really capable, I haven't heard of anyone who goes to someone else's house to eat with meat.
It's a pity that I don't have a sister or anything in my family, otherwise, wouldn't it be an endless blessing to marry Brother Tang Wen?
Before dinner, Tang Wen and Li Daniu each picked up an unedged long knife and prepared for a real battle.
"Brother, beware!"
As soon as the words fell, the long knife slashed at the head.
Clang!
Tang raised his knife and lifted it up, blocking this powerful blow.
Li Daniu was surprised: Xiao Tang's strength has risen again! His knife was at a loss in moves, but he actually tied with himself.
Li Daniu became cautious, and the knife in his hand was tighter than the other.
He is not good at defending, although Tang Wen may be stronger than himself, but the fast attack is over.
Bells, bells, bells......
After getting through the initial rush, Tang Wen gradually adapted to Li Daniu's rhythm.
His strength is stronger than that of the opponent, and his speed is faster than the opponent.
Even if he is on the passive defensive side, he can steadily accept every attack of the opponent, and occasionally counterattack with a knife, and he can force Li Daniu back. It's easy to control the rhythm of the battle.
A quarter of an hour passed.
Li Daniu took the lead in jumping to the outer circle, panting and saying, "Don't fight!" Brother Tang Wen is making such rapid progress! I can't keep up, so we two will have to practice a lot in the future. Otherwise, you will be left behind. β
"Brother Li has won the award, okay, let's practice every day in the future!"
Tang Wen was willing in his heart.
Just when he was attacking just now, his experience points rose with a whoosh. γWind Breaker, Mastery (109β167/1000)γ
At this rate, after less than 20 more sparring sessions, the sword technique can be upgraded.
Daily sparring?
Li Daniu felt bitter in his heart, and wanted to refuse, but when he saw his wife and maid looking at him with admiration, he had to puff up his chest: "Okay, let's decide!" β
Li Da Niu is also a decent person, and when dinner is served, in addition to the pig's head meat brought by Tang Wen, a fried potato, a steamed sweet potato, a scrambled egg, a plate of barbecue slices, and a large bucket of corn.
"You're welcome, Tang Xiaomei, eat more! Brother, have a drink. Li Daniu took out half a jar of sweet potatoes and poured a cup.
Tang Tang and the Li family's maids used to live a hard life.
It's the first time I've eaten such a hearty table.
Slightly distracted.
After a meal, everyone got acquainted with each other.
During the banquet, sister-in-law Li told Tang Tang several times that she wanted to find a daughter-in-law for Tang Wen......
The sweet potato burned with a lot of stamina, and Tang Wen only drank three cups before stopping.
Li Daniu is quite a good wine, and the remaining half of the altar was drunk by him alone.
Fortunately, he has a lot of alcohol, and after drinking, he can send the two of them out.
It's dark.
Tang Wen carried an iron-tired bow and arrows on his back and walked in front.
Tang Tang pulled the corner of his brother's clothes and walked slowly home.
Today I ate pork head, scrambled eggs, and barbecue......
On this day, she didn't dare to think about it in her dreams.
Suddenly, her neck was cold, and the young lady raised her head, and pieces of coldness fell on her forehead.
"It's snowing!"
Tang Wen's voice was solemn.
There is enough firewood at home, but there is not enough food and meat to survive the winter.
"Hmm." Tang Tang frowned, let go of his hand and stuffed the hem of his brother's clothes.
Winter, for the poor, is hard and deadly.
"I don't know how many people are going to freeze to death."
This kind of thing happens every year, and even a family freezes to death together.
When he got home, looking at the two knives at home, Tang Wen said, "Sister, I'll teach you to practice knives." β
Tang Tang, who was lighting a fire, thought about it and nodded.
"Whew! It's so warm! β
It was the first time for the sister and brother to burn the kang, and the heat was passed through the thick hay, which was not too comfortable.
In order to save firewood. Tang Tang hugged the quilt and lay on a big kang with his younger brother.
She decided, she would sleep like this in winter, unless her brother married a daughter-in-law, it would be too expensive to burn two kangs.
With the straw under him and the sackcloth quilt on his body, he didn't feel comfortable sleeping comfortably.
I had to go to the city when I had time, but I didn't believe that there were no quilts there.
The next day, I saw the snow in the yard, which was only half thick.
Tang Wen breathed a sigh of relief, and despite his sister's dissuasion, he went out hunting early in the morning.
As the saying goes, snow is not cold, snow is cold.
If the snow melts and the weather really cools down, there will be alien beasts coming to hunt around the camp.
At that time, going out hunting was the real danger!
It was snowing, and there were very few people going out.
Poor people know that they do not move much in the snow, because they are prone to hunger and frostbite when it is cold.
Coupled with the snow covering the ground, don't even think about finding anything, and go out purely blindly and delay your efforts.
Tang Wen walked out of the gate alone and walked quickly into the depths of the woods, today he was going to go home later and try to get as much prey as possible.
Soon, he came to the waterhole the day before yesterday.
The two bodies had long since disappeared from their place.
The blood stains on the ground were also covered in heavy snow.
Although he was not afraid of anything, seeing that there was no trace of the scene, Tang Wen couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
At the edge of the waterhole, there was a mess of animal footprints, and he bent down to observe.
There are several rows of hoof prints on the ground that are quite clear, in the shape of two half-moons.
Without hesitation, follow the footprints all the way to a depression.
This is a good place to shelter from the wind, Tang Wen speculated, the target is hiding here.
He climbed the tree and took out his binoculars to look down.
The hollow was snow-white, and there was nothing.
"None? It's not scientific! β
Turning around, he followed the trail of footprints and looked all the way down.
Well?
At the end of the footprints, the color on the snow is a little yellow.
Pull the binoculars with both hands, and the vision is clearer.
A pair of curved horns, looming.
"This is? Sheep, yellow sheep? 1γ2γ3......β
took out the prepared white cloth from the back basket and draped it on his body, Tang Wen approached the yellow sheep with his waist.
Fifty meters, thirty meters......
"Huh!"
A ram suddenly screamed, Tang Wen lifted the white cloth, burst into trouble, and the flying knife went straight into the ram's throat.
"Huh!"
After the scream, the ram's blood spurted wildly and he fell to the ground.
Tang Wen didn't look at it, and pounced directly on the other sheep.
The stones on his hands burst out like rain, striking precisely on the leg of mutton's joints.
The half-big ram in the other direction dodged the catastrophe and rushed towards Tang Wen, and it was about to crash into him.
Tang Wen's feet slipped, sideways dodge, and reached out to strangle its neck!
"Fall for me!" With a pop, the ram was thrown to the ground.
One of the two rams died, and the other was captured.
The remaining five, ewes, half-sized lambs, and lamb legs were injured by Tang Wen with flying stones, and they couldn't run fast.
After a lot of work, seven yellow sheep didn't run away.
Without delay, he tied the dead sheep with a rope behind the back of the other sheep.
Then he tied the other yellow sheep around his neck, tied his mouth, and hurried them in the direction of the camp.
Along the way, Tang Wen always remained vigilant, and left the camp far away today. It wasn't until it was dark that he saw the gates of the camp.
In the sky, goose feathers and snow are falling.
Tang Wen, who was sweaty and wet and cold, wanted to go home immediately and lie on the warm kang.
However, so many yellow sheep certainly cannot be brought back to the camp at one time.
That's too eye-catching!
The snow rustled down, and Tang Wen stood in the silent woods, frowning and thinking.
At the entrance of the camp, a young lady leaned against the wall of the door and looked out carefully......