The two men mounted their horses and walked back about three or four miles along the road they had come from, until they came to a small lake. The lake was small in size, but it was calm and clear, and it was formed by the stream where they had been when they had been attacked by the snakes.

"Let's wash it here, then get some water, find a place to make a fire, and get something to eat. The lake is overgrown with weeds, and it must be a place where many wild animals come to drink, so it is certainly not safe to spend the night here. Zuo Liancheng finished, three times and two times, he took off his clothes, jumped into the lake naked, and while scrubbing the dirty blood on his body, he shouted at his wife who was still on the shore, "You also come down and wash, this lake is clean and cool, and it is very comfortable." ”

Although the two are already old husbands and wives, and there are no secrets between each other, but in this unobstructed place, if they are really honest with each other, Josia still feels a little embarrassed. Just as she took off her clothes, hesitated, and hesitated, Zuo Liancheng jumped up from the water and pulled her into the lake.

Although Josia is a mother of two children, her skin is still like snow, and she can be blown and broken. Zuo Liancheng caressed his wife's still delicate body lovingly, while gently rubbing the back for her. As the two came to the lake, the sound of the husband and wife laughing and playing suddenly sounded in the small lake, and the scenery was infinite for a while. As for the specific content next, what else did he do, because children are not suitable, he can't go into too much detail, and everyone can only make up for it by themselves.

When people are happy, time always flies very quickly. By the time the two of them finished washing and came to the lake to get dressed, it was already sunset, and it was almost dusk.

"It's all your fault, it's been delayed for so long. Josia deliberately kept a straight face, glanced at her husband, and said in a coquettish voice.

"That's very good, the sky should be a quilt to make a bed, and the water of Qingqing Lake plays mandarin ducks. Zuo Liancheng not only did not get angry, but played a poor mouth in front of his wife.

"You also said that you are ashamed to death!" Zuo Liancheng's words suddenly reminded Josia of the shameful thing that happened in the lake just now, and she was suddenly red-faced, and she wanted to find a crack in the ground to hide immediately, so she raised her pink fist and was about to hit Zuo Liancheng's body.

Zuo Liancheng knew that his wife was reluctant to really beat him, so he didn't resist, and after receiving a few pink punches from his wife, he took advantage of Josia's inattention, and suddenly took her into his arms and hugged her tightly. Looking at his wife's charming face and affectionate eyes, I can't help but feel emotionally filled when I think of the bits and pieces of the couple's lives over the years. Before he was ten years old, he lost his parents and became a helpless orphan, relying entirely on the care of his tribal villagers to grow up. When I married her, my family was surrounded by walls and destitute. In the past ten years, his wife has never abandoned herself, and she has been in the same boat through thick and thin, I don't know how much hardship and sweat I have endured before I have pulled a pair of children to grow up. Now that her daughter has grown up, she is waiting to get married, but this kind of thing has happened again, and she has to take the risk of going into the mountains to collect medicine by herself. Thinking of this, Zuo Liancheng couldn't help but feel guilty in his heart, looked down at his wife, and said while gently stroking his hair with his hand: "Josia, after marrying me for so many years, I haven't let you really live a few days of stable life, and now I have to let you accompany me to venture into the mountains to collect medicine, it's really difficult for you." ”

"What are you talking about, we are husband and wife, a family, and a family should work together to help each other. Besides, since I married into your family, you have never said a word in front of me, and you have never been angry at me once. By that alone, you're much better than the rest of the tribe's men. Although our life is a little harder now, it is much better than before, as long as we are husband and wife, one day, we will live a good life. Now that my daughter is older, she is about to get married. In the past two years, we have found a good family for her, so we don't have to worry about it. Although Amu is only sixteen years old, this child is active, sincere, and diligent and studious, and will definitely be able to make a great difference in the future. I can marry such a good man, and have a pair of obedient and sensible good children, I dream of laughing, how can I feel wronged?" "A woman who really knows how to live, a request is actually not too much, there is a man who loves herself, a warm family, and obedient children, this is enough, as for fame and fortune, as for money, only those incompetent and humble money worshippers will not forget their dignity." In fact, as a woman, if she does not marry a man who loves her, if she does not have a warm family, if her children do not learn and do not know how to learn, then what is the use of more money? A woman who only has money in her eyes and only money in her life is at best just a walking corpse without soul and dignity.

After the two of them snuggled up to each other and said love words for a while, the sun was gradually sinking in the west, and the clouds on the horizon covered half of the sky in the west, and the brilliant glow covered the whole earth with a layer of solemn and mysterious colors, and from time to time there were flocks of birds flying over the heads of the two of them in the sky, which was when they were ready to return to their nests and rest after foraging outside for a long time.

After two battles, they were a little hungry by this time, so the two of them got up, packed up the clothes they had just washed and dried on the grass, and walked towards the willow tree where their horses were tied not far from the lake. "The human body is iron and rice is steel, and I am hungry and panicked when I eat a meal. The two of them decided to make a fire here first, and then settle the matter of dinner, it was not early, and they had to find a safe place to rest at night.

"You make a fire here first, and I'll go get some game first. Zuo Liancheng said hello to his wife, raised his hand to remove the bow and sword hanging from the saddle, and turned into the bushes by the lake, while Josia took out the fire sickle and flint, and found some dry dead leaves nearby to make a fire. The woman was very familiar with all this, and it didn't take long for the flames to rise, and the flames jumped, making the sound of Huahua peeling, and the more they burned. At this time, Zuo Liancheng also came back, although he didn't go to the tea effort, but the harvest was quite rich. I saw him put the two gray hair fat and a hemp feather pheasant that he had screwed in his hand next to the fire, and asked, "What are we going to eat tonight?" As if he was afraid that his wife would worry about where he would live at night, Zuo Liancheng continued, "When I went hunting just now, I found a cave with hay and dry branches, so we will go there for the night." “

"Let's roast the rabbit and the chicken, they've already been beaten, and we can't waste it, not to mention that we don't know how far we have to go tomorrow, so let's make more preparations while we still have time." ”

"Howler. Zuo Liancheng happily responded, divided by two by three, and quickly cleaned the rabbit's fur and internal organs. At this time, the pheasant in Josie's hand was also ready. By the time Zuo Liancheng walked to the lake, washed the blood from the rabbit and pheasant, and walked back to the fire, Josia had already set up a shelf on the fire with a stick. The two of them spread the salt evenly on the rabbit and pheasant and began to hang them above the fire and roast them slowly. It didn't take long for the rabbit and pheasant to be roasted, and the thick smell of meat spread through the air, which couldn't help but whet your appetite and appetite. This is only the people who hunt in the deep mountains and old forests all the year round can enjoy the deliciousness, pure natural, no pollution, although it can't catch up with the taste of those chefs cooked by themselves, but this special mood and wild taste, but can not be experienced in any hotel.

By the time the two of them finished eating and came to the cave that Zuo Liancheng had mentioned, the sky had completely darkened, and the surrounding woods had begun to blur, and all kinds of tall and low trees and stones had turned into all kinds of hideous shadows in the dim light, and gusts of mountain wind blew through the trees, making whining sounds, which were occasionally mixed with the roars of various known and unknown beasts, long or short, high or low. If it weren't for the people who had been accustomed to spending the night in the mountains and forests for many years, I was afraid that this terrible sound alone would be enough to scare them into a state of exhaustion, and their whole body would be paralyzed.

Zuo Liancheng quickly sorted out a clearing at the entrance of the cave, and then built a raging fire on it. The two of them don't know how many nights they have spent in the mountains and forests, so they naturally know the importance of making a fire. Many wild beasts are afraid of fire, and building a fire in the dwelling at night can not only ward off the cold of the night, but also play a role in driving away wild beasts to a large extent.

When the fire in the fire had stabilized, the two began to look into the cave where they were. It was a naturally formed cave, and the entrance to the cave where the two men were now was about three or four feet wide and five or six feet high, just enough for one person to pass through. Apparently someone should have been here, as there were still piles of stones at the entrance to the cave to block it. By the light of the fire at the entrance of the cave, a platform made of stone could be seen, and on the platform was stacked with dead grass—perhaps left by people who had lived here before. If you look inside, it's pitch black, and I don't know how deep it is.

"Shall we go in and have a look?" Zuo Liancheng asked, looking at his wife with an inquiring eye.

"Well, it's good to go check it out. We're going to spend the night here tonight, so it's a good idea to find out about the situation first. I'm afraid no one has been to this cave for a long time, so it's best not to meet poisonous snakes here. Josia agreed with her husband's suggestion and nodded her head in agreement.

Zuo Liancheng added a lot of dry firewood to the fire, then pulled out a few rattans from the grass next to him, and tied a few branches together to make two simple torches. After each of them took one and lit it on the fire, they began to walk into the cave. People have curiosity, and when they come to a strange place, they inevitably want to explore, and many unexpected discoveries are often because of the curiosity at this time. The curiosity of Zuo Liancheng and his wife at this time not only made them get amazing gains, but also led to many stories later. Of course, this is a later story, so I can only leave it for later and tell you about it one by one.

The cave zigzagged forward, and at first, the cave was not spacious, and in the narrowest place, you even had to bend over to barely squeeze through. However, when the two of them walked about forty or fifty zhang inside, and turned a narrow bend to check the square, they unexpectedly saw a hall as high as two zhang and about seven or eight zhang wide! What surprised the two of them even more was that there were all kinds of stone tables and chairs inside, but they were full of dust on the top, as if no one had used them for a long time!

"It's like a cave where people once lived. Zuo Liancheng let out a "huh", and without thinking about it, he raised his feet and was about to walk towards the stone table in the center of the hall.

"Wait a minute! Watch out for some mechanism. Josia was not as reckless as her husband, and reached out to hold him down.