"What's the matter, old woman. The old man, who was still sleeping soundly a moment ago, collapsed directly, and instantly picked up a sharp skull from a convenient place, and a little cold light leaked out of the point, which was their only self-defense weapon.

"Where are you, old woman?"

The old man looked around, but found no trace of his wife, and shouted anxiously.

"I'm here, there's a dead man here, come here. ”

The old man looked for the sound, and saw a hand stretched out from the grass, and stepped over it in a few steps.

I saw that the old woman was rubbing her feet on the side, and she didn't find any other beasts or thieves.

Except for a corpse here, the old man suddenly found a person lying on the ground, because the grass was very high, just blocking his figure, so that the two of them did not find it.

It happened that the old woman came here and found that he accidentally stepped on him, and the unsuspecting old woman subconsciously fell directly on him.

However, it was not that he had never seen blood when he was young, and although his heart was furious, he still had the courage to look at it.

"Is he dead?" the old man asked subconsciously, and then looked closely, this person was all over his body, but he was handsome, handsome, and there were no traces of work on his body, and his hands were white and tender.

At first glance, you can tell that it is a character like a son, and only they don't need to work.

"I don't know, I don't dare to look at it. She was full of panic at the time, and after seeing a man with a full body, her first reaction was to turn her face away.

The old man carefully put his hand under his nose, breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, and said to the old woman next to him:

"It's still angry, it's not dead, it looks like it was robbed by thieves, and then knocked unconscious and still here. ”

"You get him away quickly, don't you have an old coat with you, put him on first. The old woman still kept her head down, not daring to look here.

"Oh, oh. The old man realized it later, and quickly picked him up, put him on the grass outside, and took out from his car a piece of yellowed clothing, which he had just washed when he came back from the city.

An obviously poor man's clothes were put on Gu Zheng's body, and there were some patches on it, colorful, and at a glance, he knew that he had used it for many years.

At this time, the old woman also settled her own affairs, and limped out, as if she had twisted her ankle just now, and there was a faint pain.

"What kind of son is this, so handsome. The old woman looked at the man on the ground, although she was wearing rough clothes, she couldn't hide the special temperament on her body.

"I don't know, anyway, I haven't seen it in Huahu City, maybe I'm from out of town, I'm really not afraid of death, don't you know that there are many bandits outside, and there are rebels from the kingdom resisting outside. The old man was also amazed.

"This kid knew at a glance that he had been robbed by bandits, but fortunately his life was not in danger, but why he was unconscious here is indeed a little strange. ”

"Old man, let's go, this place is so close to Huahu City, it seems that the bandits are becoming more and more arrogant. The old woman said worriedly.

"Don't worry, they will take advantage of the army to go out to exterminate those rebels, and when General Liang's army returns, they will definitely exterminate these bandits. While comforting the old woman, the old man generally led the old horse out.

The opposite side of the lake is the dominant way to enter Huahu City, this side can be said to be the most remote, and it is relatively close to a mountain, now the soldiers are in chaos, and they are rarely here, what if they meet someone with evil intentions.

Since the rebels started up, the palace has heard that many people have been killed, and even the flower lake in the city has changed color, which is terrible.

And their village was just below that mountain, just over a day's distance from Huahu City.

Soon, the old man was done, and the old horse shook his head and prepared to set off again, this time as far as they could get home before dark.

"Gone. When the old woman got into the car, the old man had to shout.

"What is he going to do. Lao Tzu pointed to the person who was still lying on the ground and asked for his opinion.

"Just let him stay, he is not very badly injured, he should be back in the city when he wakes up, and at that time he thinks he will look for his can. ”

The old man's gentle tugging of the reins, the leather whip in his hand pulled a beautiful whip flower, and as soon as it sounded in the air, the old horse automatically raised his steps and walked forward, and soon left here.

After a while, a familiar carriage stopped here again.

"I'm not trying to save him, but I'm sorry for my clothes, you know, they're still new. A familiar voice came out.

"Yes, I know, you can carry him up quickly, I have a foot injury and need to recuperate, and I will help you carry it up there. The old woman chuckled.

Just a few minutes after walking out of here, the old man muttered to himself: "What if he is attacked by thieves, what if a monster eats him." ”

The voice deliberately made it so that he could hear it, which made the old woman angry and funny, and he was soft-hearted and had to let himself speak, but he didn't marry her because he liked him at the beginning.

In fact, he is good to himself, although he is a little bitter, but his life is very happy.

"Then let's go and rescue him, in case the other party thanks us for saving our lives and gives us money that we can't eat for a lifetime, we will be rich. ”

The old woman said directly, she didn't know what her old man meant, "Besides, seeing that the other party's body is also strong, even if it is a broken son, he can give us a hand and earn his food back." ”

"It's just, you know me, that's what I think. The old man laughed, pulled the reins, and controlled the old horse to go back again.

"Whew, I can't see it, I didn't expect him to be quite heavy. The old man had to exert some effort to carry him up, so that some of the corners of his clothes were worn out, but he was distressed to death.

"Okay, let's go, it's really too late to go. The old woman watched him panting and leaning on her side, took out a worn handkerchief from her bosom, and gently wiped the sweat stains on his forehead.

"Hey, hey. The old man smirked like a child, and went to the front contentedly, and controlled the old horse as it went.

The old woman stuffed hay under the man again to make him more comfortable, and it seemed that he had never made such a simple carriage.

However, this is the most valuable thing in their house, saving them a lot of effort, at least they can come to the city to exchange for something.

Otherwise, they would have to walk for two days and two nights to arrive, and their bodies would not be able to withstand such a long distance.

There are many other things that are piggyback on this car, all of which are exchanged for by the villagers, and their things for a considerable period of time are all on it.

Half a day had passed, and the sky had gradually darkened, but there was still a long way to go from their village, and it was very likely that they would have to walk in disguise.

"Old man, let's find a place to rest for the night, this black light must not let the old horse get hurt. "Luckily, they've been in this situation a few times before, and they don't panic too much.

Maybe it's because there's another person in the carriage, and this time in order to reduce the frequency of going out next time, in short, this time I brought a lot of things.

In addition, the old horses are much older, which leads to slower and slower speeds, and it is estimated that they will not be able to walk at all in a few years.

"Alright, let's go back to the cave. "That cave was discovered by accident the previous year, and it was much better than the hill they had slept on before.

The old man shook the reins, and the old horse turned his direction knowingly, and walked diagonally in the direction of a mountain peak.

Finally, when it was dark, they came to the cave.

The old man went down first to take a look, and found that there was a thick layer of dust on the ground, which was obviously not occupied by other wild beasts.

Only then did he pull the old horse into it, this cave was wide enough, the old man guessed that it was the lair of the bear king before, because a few bear hairs were found in it, only the bear king could be so burly, and the cave was very large.

The old man skillfully sprinkled a little powder on the outside, and threw down the feces of a tiger that was not very fresh, which could effectively stop those insects, snakes and some beasts that came in search of taste.

Don't look at his hands and feet are not as flexible as before, and he can't hunt some fierce beasts, but he still often goes up the mountain to chop wood, sets some traps, and often some rabbits and other small animals fall into it, which can make them eat a few meals.

Very experienced in surviving in the wild.

All the young men in his village have learned from him to a greater or lesser extent, and they will follow him all the way up the mountain in their busy hours.

Relying on the mountains to eat the mountains, relying on the water to eat the water, they rely on the game and wild fruits on the mountains, and they live well, at least they will not starve.

After a while, they would go to the city and exchange their furs and some free-range livestock for some necessities.

By the time I got back, my wife had already lit the flames, and even some hay from the car had been neatly spread on the ground.

"Ahem. A cough appeared in the cave, and the two men immediately looked up and saw that the young man lying in the carriage had woken up.

The old woman hurriedly handed the old man a water hyacinth and motioned for him to drink some.

As soon as the old man stood up, the young man suddenly sat up in a daze, his body straightened, and looked around blankly.

Immediately startled the two of them.

"Are you alright, drink some water. The old man approached cautiously and handed over the gourd in his hand.

It's just that the young man was still looking around blankly, and he didn't seem to know what the old man said, and Old Man Du Yu didn't have any reaction.

"When I found you, you were unconscious by the lake, and we didn't know who had harmed you, and we were afraid that you were in some danger and pulled you back. The old man spoke again, and told the reason for his appearance.

As if his slightly accentuated voice had attracted him, the young man turned his head.

This time the old couple saw clearly, and now his eyes are still very confused, constantly scanning the surroundings back and forth, and his eyes are constantly turning around.

His brows furrowed tightly, as if wondering why he had come here.

"Hey, can you hear me?" said the old man cautiously.

"Ahh I saw that the young man seemed to remember something. Holding his head and screaming, he waited for a while, and the young man slowly stopped shouting, but his eyes were still confused.

"Old man, maybe he was beaten by thieves and lost his soul, you look at this appearance, it looks like a lost soul. The wife looked at each other and said.

"Also, this son is really unlucky, he can't help but be robbed by thieves, and he has been reduced to this, fortunately we saved him, otherwise he would probably starve to death there. The old man said with emotion.

"Look at him strange and pitiful, we will be good people to the end, maybe he will wake up when he will wake up, anyway, looking at his appearance, it is still okay to help me bring firewood, which is enough to feed a mouth." ”

"The master, then we have named him, otherwise I don't know how to call him, I think it's better to call him Xiaojun, catchy. The old woman made an opinion.

"How can it be such a name, I heard that there is a scholar named Shi Lei in Huahu City, who is as handsome as it is and very famous, so just let him Shi Lei, it just so happens that we are all stones. ”

The old man retorted dissatisfiedly, his wife will only be so handsome, black, flowers, etc., and he won't be named, so won't he use someone else's name.

"Okay, what do you say, do it, Shi Lei, are you hungry or not, give you something. As she spoke, the old woman took out a dry biscuit in her hand and handed it to the young man they called Shi Lei.

Shi Lei subconsciously borrowed it, looked at the two smiling faces, and with their encouragement, slowly put it in his mouth and chewed it.

"Slow down, slow down, don't choke. The old woman snatched the fool from the old man's hand, handed it to him, and said slowly.

"It doesn't seem to be completely stupid, at least knowing some instinctive things, it's much easier. The old man touched his scarce chin.

"Old man, you can eat some too, and rest quickly after eating, you have to hurry early tomorrow morning." The wife handed the old man another piece of bread.

"Well, you can eat some too. ”

Soon the three of them finished eating, and the old man and his wife went to the hay below, and said to Shi Lei, who was still in a daze, "You can sleep too." ”

Shi Lei was stunned and watched them close his eyes, so he followed their example and was lying on the car board and closed his eyes.

Soon all that remained was the crackling sound of flames, and everything fell silent.

As everyone knows, there is something outside that follows their scent here, feels the faint smell of a tiger in the air, feels the breath of prey, and is inside, it hesitates and runs back.

"Whew. ”

A sudden wolf howl sounded not far away, which woke up the old couple who had just fallen asleep.

"Did you hear anything, old man? I seem to hear a wolf howling. The old woman approached her wife's side, and only in this way could her panicked heart calm down. 、

"Where, perhaps, a pack of wolves in the distance is moving nearby, I'm safe, rest assured, no beasts will come in. The old man looked at the old woman with a panicked face, hugged it in his arms and comforted him softly.

At this time, the old man looked at Shi Lei, still lying there, and he didn't even change his posture, which made the old man feel that he was not an ordinary son, looking at the tense body, he knew that he was also a person who had been on the battlefield, but it was a pity, people became stupid, and they didn't know if they could recover.

"Hmm. The old woman and the others were frightened for a while, but everything around them was quiet, only unknown insects were making sounds.

After waiting for a while, the wife couldn't stay up, so she fell asleep in the old man's arms again, and the old man decided in his heart that he would not sleep all night, promising that he could deal with the danger at any time.

Time passed bit by bit, and the old man was still staring at the entrance of the cave with his big eyes open, for fear that some beast would appear, but his head began to light up unconsciously.

After all, he is old and his energy is not as good as before, and the familiar snoring sound appeared in the cave unconsciously, only Shi Lei suddenly opened his eyes, and he was still looking at the top of the cave intently, as if there was something there.

By this time it had entered the second half of the night, and without the old man's watch, the fire gradually began to go out, and finally there was only some residual warmth on it.

Suddenly, outside the entrance of the cave, several green eyes appeared at the entrance of the cave, silently looking at the prey inside, and soon they disappeared again.

Only the old horse seemed to sense something, and woke up from his sleep, but he didn't find anything unusual, but the alertness in his heart told him that there seemed to be a fierce beast breath around him, which made him restless, and he kept spewing out clumps of gas from his mouth, snorting, and his body began to sway.

These movements soon woke up the old man, who had been sleeping very lightly, and was always vigilant around him, and found that it was the noise made by his old horse.

In his own opinion, it was probably the smell of feces outside that disturbed him, and he couldn't help but whisper to reassure:

"Be quiet, old man, and don't disturb her. ”

His old horse understood what he meant, and he was usually quiet after he finished speaking, but this time his reaction became more and more intense, and he raised his forward kicks again and again, as if to signal that the old man was in danger here, and quickly escaped.

But the old man just thought that Shi Lei's strange breath appeared, which made the old horse a little uneasy, and the old man burned the fire again and restored the light of the cave, but after looking around, he didn't find anything wrong.

Of course, such a violent sound also woke up the sleeping old woman.

"What's the matter, how is the old horse frightened. The old woman rubbed her eyes and looked at the old horse who was getting more and more agitated.

"I don't know, it does look strange today, but it's not early in the morning, so we still don't sleep and leave early. The old man couldn't figure it out.

The old woman was about to say something, when she suddenly saw more than a dozen green ghost fires outside the cave, which frightened her into screaming again, and hurriedly pushed the old man next to her.

"Look, there's a monster out there. As she spoke, a few more pairs of ghost fires appeared in the air outside.

The old man looked back, such an obvious feature, where was the monster, and when he thought of the previous sound, he didn't know that he had been surrounded by wolves.