Chapter Twenty-Eight: Mother-in-law Ding Yi, Good Luck in Trading
The man of the unmasked man made another fire by the lake, and everything became brighter, and the cloud leaned against the fire, and quietly stretched his limbs, enjoying the warmth and comfort, and did not know when he fell asleep.
When I woke up, it was already early in the morning. The sun penetrated the trees, dappled and shone on the ground, the air was exceptionally fresh, and there was a wet sweet smell, the lake was shrouded in a layer of mist, like a layer of transparent silk yarn, there was no wind, the lake was quiet, and the dense layers of leaves on the trees reflected a thick green, compared to the dark and terrifying night, it seemed to be arguably different. Yun rubbed his eyes, the man on the side was still asleep, it seemed that he was tired enough to choke after a night of tossing last night, and Yun had no intention of disturbing him.
Unknown birds chirped overhead, occasionally flapping their wings, chasing the tiny rays of sunlight cast among the leaves. Yun was a little excited, and could not resist the temptation of the sun, so he walked through the forest in search of the freshness of the rain and dew and the fragrance of the earth.
The cool dew fell on the feet, and more birds cheered and jumped in the forest, like children in flight. The clouds also became happy, nature is the best detergent, and all unhappiness will fade in the rhythm of nature. The blue sky was rippling with the blue mountains, and the lush green trees were deep and distant, and no one would have believed that such a beautiful and lively picture hidden under the black cloth cover could be another hideous and fearful face.
The clouds suddenly lit up, and there were many green dandelions blooming on the side of the bushes, and when a gust of wind passed, the velvet white balls fluttered gracefully in the air, fluttering like feathers, leaving the familiar soil, and did not know where the future would fall, but still flying tirelessly, that touch of light color, could not hide the strong persistent feelings.
The clouds believe that their drifting is not a lonely wandering, but the continuation of life, which is blended with the true colors of nature. Yes, their lives are short, but they are always ready to welcome new life with their flights......
When the man opened his eyes, the clouds had returned, and he was holding the dandelions in his arms, the pliable leaves as thick as thistles, and he was washing them in the lake.
"What is this?"
"Mother-in-law!" Yun head does not raise his head, although he has long known its scientific name in the medical book at home: "Dandelion, stems, leaves, flowers, and flocculent are like bitter endive, but small ears, cold, bitter taste, sweet, detoxify, dissipate stagnation qi, dissolve heat and poison, eliminate swelling, and promote dampness." But he prefers to call them that way rather than the name dandelion.
I remember that when I was a child, the harvest was not good, so he often jumped behind the old man, went to the fields, the edge of the forest to dig some wild vegetables, and the mother-in-law was just the beginning, followed by the camellia, willow sprouts, koji sprouts, small root garlic, Ming'er cabbage, bracken, water celery, etc., so that it could last until midsummer or early autumn. And the first time he took off this furry guy and let the snow-white umbrella fly in the wind and asked the same question, Yu Bo stroked his head with a smile and told him the three words "mother-in-law". It can be said that Yun has a special affection for these wandering elves, whenever he was a child when he got on fire or fought with someone and made his nose bleed, Yu Bo always went outside to pick some of them back, crushed them with his hands and gently stuffed them into his nose, so that the bleeding quickly stopped.
"I've already roasted the meat, you can eat some to fill your stomach first!" Yun turned his head and pointed to the cooked wolf meat by the fire, and the puffy man answered, then picked up the meat and chewed it in large gulps.
Yun Xu stood up, smashed the dandelion in his hand carefully, and when he added two bowls of water and fried them into one bowl, he handed it to the man again, "Drink it first, clear heat and detoxify." Actually, you should take it before meals, so the effect will be better, but I'm afraid that it will make you hungry for longer, and you couldn't eat more yesterday!"
The unkempt man took the bowl and looked up at Yun and winked, and from his complicated and excited eyes, Yun knew that he was grateful to himself. This man who is not good at words is always used to expressing his feelings in his own way, perhaps because of so many years of solitude and mooring, this heart that has been neglected has forgotten how to communicate.
At this time, Yun felt that he was very lucky, at least for so many years, there has been someone who has really guarded his growth, cared for his soul with his heart, and tolerated his rebellion as much as possible, and taught him to see a doctor and take medicine so many things, although he did not study wholeheartedly, his dream is not to become a person who sees fever, headache, cold, cold, or bruises, The barefoot man came to pass the time, but he knew that this man was very serious about teaching him the art of eating and dressing.
"Alright, you can stay here and rest!" the cloud leaned down again, picking up the wolf skin and remaining wolf meat on the ground.
The unkempt man's eyes widened suddenly, and the hand holding the bowl stiffened for a moment, and suddenly lowered his head again.
"Let's go, I don't need to leave anything behind!" the unkempt man murmured in his heart, in his life, there are constantly people leaving or entering. So what is seen is not seen, and what is remembered is forgotten.
"Heh, I'll go to the market for a walk, maybe these things can be sold for a good price, and then come back with some medicine!" Yun Zigu sorted out the goods, then weighed the meat in his hand, and smiled at the peng-faced man: "I only hate this unlucky weather, I'm afraid that it will be put away for a long time, but it will be cheaper for this master who wants to eat people!"
The unkempt man seemed to be a little overjoyed, his raised eyes showed a bit of joy, and he nodded vigorously like a child, and the cloud smiled again.
The market was still full of people, Yun picked a corner, propped the wolf skin on the upright wooden frame he found, and let go of his throat and shouted, "Take a look, look at it, the wolf is serious - the meat is sold!"
Yun deliberately dragged the wolf character very long, and the upright wolf skin was undoubtedly the best proof. There are people selling pork, chicken, and duck meat in this market every day, but you can rarely see anyone selling wolf meat, which is naturally quite eye-catching.
Yun became more and more proud, "Buy, buy, it's not easy to call the evil wolf!"
"How did you get this wolf?" the people began to talk about the wolf's skin and meat.
"When this wolf wanted to eat the sheep, he stepped on the arranged mechanism first, so the big guys resisted the hoe and the flat bear, and they were killed after a fierce battle!" Yun didn't even think about it, so he gushed again, as if it was a natural thing for a wolf to eat sheep, and he only needed to make the battle situation as tense and exciting as possible, and it would be more and more able to reflect the value of the wolf.
It's a pity that there are a lot of people who watch the excitement and listen to a lot of stories, but there are very few people who really want to fight this wolf's idea, and Yun is a little dry-mouthed. Thinking about it again, didn't he become the sheep that was only eaten by wolves? Thinking of the docile and weak lambs, compared to his own agility and flexibility, Yun began to feel that this analogy was a bit too much.
"Hey, brother, why do you sell wolf skins like this?" Walked through the crowd a young man dressed in white, carrying a long sword on his back, revealing the hilt of the sword inlaid with emeralds.
This question stunned Yun, he patronized the sale, but he hadn't thought about the price yet, let alone expected the buyer to come so soon.
Yun hesitated for a while, stretched out five fingers, and thought: I, a wolf who eats sheep, have some precious mutton in my belly, which should be worth three times the sheepskin, and I will not be a sheep slaughtered by others in vain!
The young man in white was also refreshed, and without saying a word, he took out a stack of silver from his pocket and put it on the board of the cloud, took off the wolf skin from the wooden frame, and turned around and left.
Yun was a little stunned, because what was left on the board was not five taels of silver, but fifty taels of silver, which was the most money Yun had earned in his life.
Yun picked up the money, was a little incoherent, looked at the back of the young man leaving, and shouted, "Hey, I said...... Do you still want all this wolf meat, no, I mean—it's all for you......"
The boy turned around, and with a smile in his ebony eyes, he turned back and left.
In fact, as soon as the words came out, Yun felt that he was asking a very stupid question, that person clearly cared about the wolf skin, why did he need to draw a snake to add to it, what does "give it to you" mean, is it buying one and getting one free? Could it be that someone bought wolf meat and also gave away the skin? Don't you think that the fifty taels are worthy of it? It's really a hell of a life, this doesn't steal or rob, is it really tired of living and thinking too much money?
"This guy is not a madman, he's a fool!" Yun laughed to himself, but the young man's smile was remembered, and the long silver-gray hilt of the sword, which shimmered in the sunlight.
It is true that there are many crazy people in this world, but there are not too many fools.