Bamboo forest courtyard, pavilion down the steps.

The night is deep, the stars arch the moon and the clouds retreat, and the hundred spirits are silent and the insects rest. There was a man and a beast here—he held it in his arms, placed it on his lap, and rubbed its little head softly with a soft chuckle, and he, with a wine bottle by his side, was still polishing his utensils with a knowing smile......

This time, instead of carving, he was polishing an iron dagger.

Under the moon, the shadows of the two were stretched very long, and the little beast was already asleep.

Here, far away from the village, alone in the world, it is also a world that belongs only to them.

"Daddy. After a long time, Xiao Zheng Ming asked peacefully, with a soft smile on the corner of his mouth: "What kind of ...... is the outside world?"

These are questions that he always wants to know, and he always puzzles his heart.

Hearing this, Zheng Zong was silent, and gradually raised his mouth and smiled: "The outside world ...... It's exciting,—— but it may not be what Amin wants. ”

"Whew. Hearing this, Xiao Zheng Ming smiled lightly, then stroked the little head of the panther cub and said, "Child, I want to give it to Twilight." ”

He smiled gently, with a little tenderness and hope.

Zheng Zong was a little surprised, and said with a smile: "Huh...... It's good. ”

Hearing this, Zheng Ming also smiled, feeling intimate and understanding.

......

Six days later.

The birth of Zhang Du is a major event in the village, after all, no heirs have been born in Yiyuan Village for seven years - yes, this feast in the village is also for him.

The red lantern is hung high, I say which family is festive?—— looking at it, a village is prosperous, all the way to the feast - every time there is an heir, the village road, it will be reduced to a banquet place, a table, a banquet, the firecrackers are waiting for the neighing at night, the red silk flutters and satin flies;

As far as the eye can see, the village is festive, and the banquet table is paved all the way to the middle of the village. The delicacies at the banquet are not as rich as the taste, but the dishes are also complete - eight dishes and one soup, eight people per table, and eight jars of spirits on the table.

The head of this group of table banquets is a "offering hall" - it is the banquet table located at the entrance of Beicun.

The table at the first feast is two feet and one distance from the group feast in the south, which not only indicates the main and secondary, but also does not go far. And between this, there is also a long table similar to a tea break, the table is covered with festive red satin, but it is empty, but on the ground in front of the table, the wine jar is full of several rows - this is the ceremonial table.

"Ha, ha, haha......" Here, at the table at the head of the group, Zhang Lin hugged his grandson and was laughing happily, Zhang Feng, who was the father of his son, was full of red light, and accompanied by the village chief Ni Ping and his master Meng Li.

"There is no distinction between distance and proximity in the village, and there are no blood relatives, but this new ceremony is undoubtedly a new member of the village, and it will expand the clan of my relict village. Ni Ping took a sip of wine, stroked his beard and smiled.

"Hehe, well, loyalty and good reputation...... - Du'er has a bumpy road, and Feng'er took three years and three years to drip blood and extend his family, during this period, but he suffered and suffered ......" Hearing this, Zhang Lin stroked his beard and smiled, and skipped it one by one.

Although he said so, the scenery and pride on his face could not be erased.

Hearing this, the master also smiled, and said with a smile: "The so-called morning is like green silk and twilight is like snow, why talk about a son when you meet a hundred people...... Although she was born at the end of summer and autumn, she still has the brilliance of spring and summer—judging by her face, she is extravagant, restrained and heroic, arrogant and resolute...... In the future, achievements should not be underestimated. ”

"Haha, haha...... Or are you, an old Taoist scholar, able to speak well—— The old man toasted the two of them with a glass, waiting for Du'er to achieve what he wanted!" Hearing this, Zhang Lin, who was going to pretend to be subtle and did not want to be publicized and indulgent, suddenly laughed on his back, and raised his glass to salute each other.

"Haha, haha......" Ni Ping and the master knew that Zhang Lin was nervous, but they were more honest and cheerful when they were happy here, and they didn't want to hurt each other, so they toasted each other with a smile.

"Whew. Seeing this, Zheng Zong, who was at the middle table at the top of the row, smiled and drank his wine bowl one by one.

"Hah. Xiao Zheng Ming smiled and looked at the three elders who came to push the cup and change the lamp, feeling that everything was so novel and exciting, it was really interesting.

"Hmm......" The panther cub let out a whimper very aggrieved, it was tightly held in the arms of Xiao Zheng Ming, although it struggled several times, it could not break free, so that the delicious food on the table could not fall into its mouth.

"Haha, haha......" After drinking a glass, Zhang Lin completely ignored the dissuasion of his son Zhang Feng, so he suddenly got up and picked up the wine jar on the table, raised the wine jar straight forward and said to everyone in the village: "Come on! The village is happy today! Everyone has done this jar of wine together!

After that, Zhang Lin drank the altar, and he was so bold and bold.

"Okay—hey, let's accompany the old man to make this jar of spirits!" Seeing this, Li Gao immediately grinned, and then stood up and picked up the wine jar in front of his table and poured it with his head up.

"Haha, haha!

"Alright, show off your uncle's love!"

"Dry! A cup of good wine toasts the bright moon, and a jar of flame cooks tomorrow!"

At that moment, everyone at the road banquet responded, and they got up from their seats, picked up the wine jar in front of their tables, and poured their heads up, with a great momentum and mind of being drunk and resting, not getting drunk and not returning.

......Seeing this, the village chief Ni Ping and the master Meng Li smiled at each other, and then they also got up with the altar and filled their stomachs with the liquor in the jar.

"Aha!" Seeing this, Xiao Zheng Ming, who was very curious and interesting, also stood up with the panther cub in his arms, and also picked up the jar in front of his table and drank it - although it was just a jar of diluted fruit wine.

"Click-ah!" A jar of liquor entered his throat into his abdomen, Zhang Lin suddenly felt happy and refreshed, and immediately threw the pride of the wine altar, and said proudly: "Come again!"

"Haha, haha!" everyone laughed and did not retreat, this time Zhang Feng on the side was in a hurry, and he was also busy with a group of villagers who helped to organize the banquet.

"Ahh

"Huh...... Got, got, got-" Xiaobai is a little favorite in the village, naturally no one will really treat their father and son badly, but it is "not so easy" to give them food.

"Wang, Wang!" After being teased several times, Xiaobai didn't move, just squatted there and called at each other, and when everyone laughed, they stopped in moderation and gave each other delicious sandwiches.

"Uh-huh......" The villagers gave a lot of food, but Xiaoxiaobai ate it first, Xiaobai mostly squatted there with his big tongue and watched, only after Xiaoxiaobai ate the food that was easy to eat, it would go up to clean up the mess, and then take Xiaoxiaobai to carry out a new round of dining sports.

"Click-ah!" Xiao Zheng Ming, who had just finished drinking the fruit wine here, also threw the wine jar in his hand on the table in a good manner, and then let out a cheerful and brisk laughter.

"Haha......" Xiao Zhengming now feels funny and happy when he looks at everything, especially after seeing Li Sheng who is drunk and staggering, smirking and holding the wine jar and Xiaobai's Zishu, a group of Ziping people who are secretly grinning and uncomfortable, and Ziyu and Kang Kang who are in a tangle and grievance, he laughs even brighter and more cheerfully.

It is worth mentioning here that Kang Kang did not sit at the first table with his grandfather Ni Ping, but sat with his father Ni Long and Zishu and their family.

"Goo, goo!" After a while, after the village chief Ni Pingxin finished a jar of wine, he smiled and threw the jar of wine on the table, and then, when he saw him, his face suddenly turned red, and he suddenly waved his hand and shouted: "Since ancient times! Come and don't go wrong - courtesy! Today, every twilight is full of Chen! When it is the same as before! The villagers have a very good gift, just offer it!"

"Haha, haha! Just wait for the village chief's words!" Hearing this, Li Gao, who was so drunk that his face was red, suddenly grinned, and shouted with a wave of his hand: "Lao Liu! Heizi! Help my family carry things up!"

"Gotcha!" Li Gao called out and someone responded, and after a while, two people walked out of the alley behind the right side of the first banquet carrying a load of things.

Squeak, squeak......

The burden was not heavy, and the two blind dates were also festive and relaxed, and when they placed the burden between the first feast and the group feast, they lifted the red satin that covered the burden.

At both ends of the pole, a drawer of black leather armor suits, and a neat drawer of hunting equipment - bows, arrows, knives, telescopes, hydration bags, goggles, etc.

Most of this set of equipment is made from the fur and bones of the bear beast a few days ago, and the rest of the equipment is also carefully carved and polished.

Seeing this, Li Gao, who was very satisfied, couldn't help but smile, and turned sideways to point to Li Wanquan who was sitting next to him: "Big brother." ”

Seeing this, Li Wanquan smiled implicitly, got up and showed his fists to all the surrounding villagers, and then officially looked at Zhang Lin and the others in the front seat.

After the ceremony, Li Wanquan grinned and said, "Uncle Zhang, although the master hopes that Ah Du will follow him to study the literature and discuss the scroll and inherit his erudite knowledge and knowledge, Wanquan feels that the two are not in conflict. ——This set of equipment is a gift from our old Li family to Twilight on behalf of the entire hunting team, and it is also my father's sincere expectation for Twilight. I hope that he will not only have the inheritance of his master, but also know the art of hunting, and know the past feelings, and can lead our Yiyuan Village to prosperity and prosperity under the guidance of a group of elders and brothers!"

Hearing this, Zhang Lin couldn't help but be stunned, and then laughed openly: "Hahaha...... This guy is very —— big heart! I don't know if Du'er can meet your expectations, but this heart! The old man must do his best!"

Seeing this, Li Wanquan immediately grinned, and gradually picked up the wine bowl on the table and saluted: "That nephew toasts! Uncle doesn't do it?!"

"Haha, haha! It's a good ——!" Hearing this, Zhang Linton laughed, and then snatched the wine jar from the hand of the banquet guest who was stared at and stopped by Zhang Feng, and poured himself a big bowl in return: "For you Laozi, do it!"

Hearing this, Li Wanquan grinned and raised the bowl to dry. And Zhang Lin couldn't give up, and after taking a big sip, a bowl of wine was gone.

After ......that, the two looked at each other and laughed as soon as they showed the empty bowl, which also made the whole banquet high.

Since then, every household has stepped forward to offer gifts, although they are not expensive, but they are all practical and do not look tacky.

"Whew. ”

"Hah. When he was about to arrive at Xiao Zheng Ming's house, Xiao Zheng Ming and Zheng Zong, who couldn't wait, looked at each other and smiled, and then the father and son left their seats hand in hand and walked there.

"Thank you, you're kind, where ......" Zhang Feng only cared about thanking and receiving gifts, although it was just that, he was a little overwhelmed and sweating.

When he let go of Xiao Zheng Ming's left hand, he saw his right hand gently flicking his fingers inward, and a dagger was flipped out from under the back of his hand and held it in his hand. Seeing that he stretched out his hand to hand the dagger to Zhang Feng, he said lightly with a smile: "Be careful, don't be a salute." ”

This dagger, with its wooden handle and wooden sheath, is naturally textured, and the joints are tightly jointed, not so much a dagger, but more like a thick wooden ruler from the outside.

"Uncle Zheng is polite, Feng'er sincerely thanks. Seeing this dagger, Zhang Fengchu was stunned, saluted sincerely, and took it with both hands, and thanked him.

And Zhang Lin and the others who were sitting at the back table also nodded and smiled when Zheng Zong looked at him, which could be regarded as a temporary greeting.

"Whew. After carefully placing the dagger on the table, Zhang Feng smiled at Xiao Zheng Ming in front of him, and deliberately made a high-minded appearance, and asked with a smile with his hands behind his back: "How is it, what kind of good gift has Little Armin prepared for his little nephew Twilight?"

"Hee-hee. Hearing this, Xiao Zheng Ming first grinned, and then lifted the panther cub in his arms to Zhang Feng, and said with a smile: "Ah Ming gave Twilight a talisman beast, and when it grows up, it can protect him!"

Hearing the words and seeing this, not only Zhang Feng was stunned, but all the villagers present also looked at each other in shock.

Xiao Zheng Ming found a panther cub in the forest cave, this matter is well known in the village, and there is a conclusion in his heart, but no one would have thought that Xiao Zheng Ming did not plan to stay by himself, but wanted to give such a rare beast to the children of the old Zhang family as a gift, which was really a bit unexpected by everyone.

Especially those children who are still young, after seeing this, they are even more greedy and envious, indicating that they also want to pester their elders, making each other big and smiling bitterly. However, children of Zishu's age are more rational, generous and calm.