Chapter 102: The Mountains Are Red Dust
Sure enough, there was the sound of the dishes and chopsticks falling in the room. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info
"Dad, if you have a nightstay, I'll open the door!"
"Yun'er, don't ......"
In the blink of an eye, an eleven or twelve-year-old boy ran out of the house in a hurry, came to the courtyard firewood door, and opened the latch with a flick.
When he saw Zhu Jue, who was dressed appropriately and obviously looked like a scholar, the strange excitement on his face was quickly replaced by timidity.
"Big, big brother, are you lost?"
At this time, a rugged and sturdy middle-aged man also walked out of the courtyard, and when he saw that the door had been opened, he had to take a quick look at the young man, and said politely:
"Shanye people, what else are you talking about staying overnight or not, if Mr. doesn't dislike it, I'll ask Yun'er to add a pair of chopsticks and make do with a meal, okay?"
As he spoke, the big man had already let Zhu Jue into the wooden house.
The young man nodded with a smile:
"The master is polite, Xiaosheng is not far from here, the horse is frightened for some reason, lost and lost here, and you will not give up the food, it is already a luxury, how dare you talk about disgust. ”
"Where to talk, this place is far away and closed, it is rare to have a literate and hyphenated reader, but we can't invite it with a lantern." ”
At this time, the boy named Yun'er had timidly handed over a pair of chopsticks, and Zhu Jue happily took it. In fact, he had just had lunch in town not long ago, and he was not hungry. However, if you don't eat the host's food, you will seem to look down on them, not to mention that Zhu Jue still has to listen to the news, and it is easiest to talk while eating.
The small table is not big, in the middle is a large bowl of corn porridge, next to it is a small bowl of muntjac meat, and a plate of sweet potatoes, three or four pieces. Although there are no pickles, such a meal is hearty for a mountain hunter.
Dahan took a bowl of corn porridge in an empty bowl and handed it to Zhu Jue with both hands.
The young man hurriedly took it with a smile and took a sip. The entrance, full of coarse grains, is so good!
Always eating medicinal food and the big pot of food in the sect, Zhu Jue was about to vomit, and suddenly tasted the coarse grains rich in local flavor, and it tasted good for a while.
I took another bite of muntjac meat...... Hmmm! It tastes really good. Although there is no oil, the salt and pepper are sprinkled just right, tender and fragrant, and the aftertaste is endless—this is the taste of the mountains!
Seeing that Zhu Jue was eating to the fullest, the big man who was the host was also quite happy, "I'll go to the pot and put some porridge in the pot." ”
The young man nodded and smiled, and did not pretentiously stop him.
When the big man took the big wrist on the table and went down to serve porridge, Zhu Jue finally spoke to the boy who was watching him eat with his hand next to him:
"Little brother, why don't you eat it?"
"I'm full. And I'm not too young to pull my father's big bow. So don't call me little brother, I have a name, call me Yun'er. ”
Zhu Jue shook his head with a smile, took a bite of muntjac meat and said:
"That's good...... Yun'er, what kind of meat is this, why is it so fragrant?"
"Muntjac meat, you don't know this?"
"Nonsense, I eat it like swan meat. Otherwise, where can it be so delicious. ”
"Swans?"
The boy blinked, and said with some confusion:
"Why, does muntjac meat taste very similar to swan meat? It's all my father's fault, I shot a swan last time, but I didn't want to eat it, so I sold it. Otherwise, I can taste swan meat......"
"Ahem......"
The big man who came back from the porridge stood on the threshold and suddenly interrupted his son's words.
"Sir, eat more while it's hot, there's still more to cook in the pot." ”
"Good. ”
Zhu Jue suppressed a trace of regret in his heart, and took the hot porridge with a smile, "I don't know what to call this big brother?"
"Me?"
Dahan paused, "Just call me Lao Cai, how can people in the mountains be so particular." ”
"That's good, Brother Cai. I don't know where the boundary is, and what is further southwest?"
"It's called Vulture Ridge. Further southwest...... I heard that there are demon beasts there, and we hunters never dare to go deeper, and we will return after walking at most fifty or sixty miles on weekdays. Because eighty miles away, it is considered the boundary of the Great Wilderness Ridge. There is no country or border, but no one has ever dared to grab territory, because it is said that even the army does not dare to pass through because of the demon beasts that are raging......"
Nodding, Zhu Jue said again:
"But I wonder if there's any strange news over there lately?"
"Message?"
Cai Feng thought for a while and shook his head and said:
"It's hard to see a figure over there, so there's no news. ”
"Oh......"
While the two were talking, the boy had already called out in the courtyard:
"Daddy, there's a great vulture in the sky, watch me shoot it down with your bow. ”
Hearing this, Cai Feng hurriedly ran out, "Didn't you say that you won't be allowed to shoot the vulture eagle, why are you disobedient!"
Zhu Jue also followed him to the courtyard, and couldn't help but be happy when he saw the child eager to try, bending his bow and arrows. That's what he said...... The bowstring is indeed moving, but it is still a long way from a full bow and arrows, and it can only be said that it can barely shoot out, and it is still far from the eagle in the sky!
Even so, look at the muscles on the boy's shoulders, the knots are strong, and they must not be faked, obviously they have been exercised in the mountains all year round, they should not be ordinary strong men, but it is still difficult to fill up, it seems that this is indeed a hard bow!
At this moment, Cai Feng had already snatched the bow and arrow, and glared at the boy for a while. Obviously, if there were no outsiders, he would have been greeted by a fan of his palm.
Zhu Jue hurriedly persuaded, "Isn't it just a vulture eagle, I think Yun'er is just for show, and he can't shoot at all." Why should Brother Cai be so serious. ”
"Sir doesn't know, I'm not afraid that I won't be able to shoot, I'm afraid that if I shoot, I'm afraid that if I shoot...... The eagles on this cliff are more terrifying than some monsters, although they also compete with each other when they forage for food, but once one is attacked, if it is injured in the air and hovers and screams, it will not be long before it will come overwhelmingly and attack the crowd. ”
Seeing Zhu Jue's surprised face, he explained again.
"It's not that I'm careful, but there were originally four families here, and now there are only three of us left...... It's because the family went into the mountain the year before last and accidentally shot and injured one, and the family rescued each other, but lost the last chance to escape, and the death was miserable, or did the three of us go together to bury it......"
There are such strange things in the mountains and wilderness, and Zhu Jue also feels that his knowledge has increased.
While chatting, there was a sudden burst of chickens and dogs jumping outside the yard.
"All come out! All come out! The lord's conscription has not been handed over, and you rammers are still willing to eat? Just eat...... If you don't come out again, our brothers will set fire to the house!"
At this moment the two hounds in the yard heard the barking and also came out of the kennel and barked wildly.
Obviously, when Zhu Jue entered the hospital just now, because of the access of the owner, the spiritual hound hiundred and did not move. And at this moment the familiar shouting outside the courtyard, the hound knew as soon as he heard it that it was the enemy—the one that the master hated!
Is this the legendary "Sudden North and South, Roaring East and West"?
The boy smiled......