The man who brought Zhang Xiaohua and them here just then said to the big man, and joked to the big man: "Now Butcher Liu has hurt a good person again, this little brother came from Guozhuang and brought news of your daughter." Now, I guess you're so scared that you forget about it. ”

Butcher Liu didn't care about the words of the villagers, patted Zhang Xiaohua's shoulder with his hand, patted Zhang Xiaohua and grinned, and said, "At first glance, this little brother is a big-minded person, how can he mind such a small joke?"

Zhang Xiaohua looked at his big hand that was accustomed to killing pigs, and thought to herself: "I want to mind you, then you have to lend me a gut, please don't be affectionate, my body is just right." He said: "How dare you, this is Liu Yueyue's sister's father, look at your majestic posture is the same as my sister said." Then he added in his heart: "It's a bear posture." “

When Butcher Liu heard this, he was so happy that his eyes narrowed, and he said, "Yueyue still told you this, she...... By the way, why did Yueyue and Qianqian go to your Guozhuang, and the two of them are okay?"

Mr. Liu spoke next to him: "Let's talk in the first room, looking at the little brother's unhurried appearance, it is estimated that the two daughters are fine." ”

After speaking, Zhang Xiaohua and the people who were traveling with him, as well as the people from the same village, were put into the house, and the person who led the way in the same village said: "I won't go in, I'll go back, and by the way, I will call Liu Kai back for you." ”

Mr. Liu nodded in thanks, and watched the villagers go away, so he invited Zhang Xiaohua into the house to talk.

Zhang Xiaohua entered the yard, seeing that this small courtyard is about the same size as his own house, and the placement is simple, there are not too many farm tools like his own home, and the stove does not seem to be in the open air, there are about two rooms at present, and there are two rooms on the left and right, I don't know if there are three people in Sister Liu's house, how to get so many houses. It wasn't until he walked into the front room that he realized the difference between him and himself. When you enter the hall of the Liu family, you can see a painting of an elderly scholar, and there are several plates in front of the painting, on which are fruits, snacks and other things, which seem to be enshrined. There is a painting hanging on the wall on the left, it looks like it is snowing, and there are a few people enjoying the snow in the pavilion inside; there are a few words hanging on the wall on the right, looking at the appearance of the dragon flying and the phoenix dancing, it should be written very well, but unfortunately Zhang Xiaohua does not know it.

There was a square table with a teapot and a few cups and a plate of food on it, and two chairs on the left and right sides of the table, and a small square table and several chairs on the wall on either side, on each of which were placed a pot with flowers and plants, and at the four corners of the room, there were also several plants planted in the pots.

Zhang Xiaohua looked at this hut that was completely different from her own hut, and sighed in her heart: "Is this the difference between a scholar and a peasant family?"

Zhang Xiaohua thought about it and stood there. It's not that he thinks about it, it's that he doesn't know where to sit? There are only a few chairs in his own house, and he stands on weekdays, and there must be something particular about the so many chairs in Mr. Liu's house who teaches, and he doesn't understand it, so don't sit blindly.

When Mr. Liu saw it, he quickly let Zhang Xiaohua and them to their seats, and then Butcher Liu also poured them a cup of tea and brought it over. Zhang Xiaohua took the teacup, drank it all in one gob, and then clicked his mouth, the taste of this water was really delicious, Butcher Liu saw that he had finished drinking, and hurriedly poured a glass, Zhang Xiaohua They had been walking all morning, they had long been thirsty, and the water was so delicious, the two drank four glasses of water in a row, and then stopped. Butcher Liu's eyes are the same as Mr. Liu's at this time, only full of gratitude, although Butcher Liu is a rough man who kills pigs, he also knows that people are rushing so far and thirsty like this, not to report the safety of his daughter.

Zhang Xiaohua finished drinking the water and was about to speak, when she heard hurried footsteps coming from outside the house, and after a while, she saw a scholar of the same age and height as her eldest brother running in, presumably Liu Qian's brother Liu Kai. Liu Kai entered the house, first to Mr. Liu and Liu Butcher respectively, and then, Mr. Liu introduced Zhang Xiaohua and the other two to Liu Kai, Liu Kai then met with Shi Li, Zhang Xiaohua and the two did not understand these very well, and also returned the salute according to the gourd painting, Liu Kai asked Mr. Liu at this time: "Sister is like this?" Zhang Xiaohua looked at this scholar who was obviously much thinner than the eldest brother, and thought: "Alas, there are really a lot of etiquette for scholars, and this Brother Liu is also calm, and he asked when he saw such a courtesy, if Liu Butcher is not a split, he will ask." By the way, he must have complained in his heart that Brother Liu was not the right time to come. I couldn't help but squint at the butcher Liu who was also anxiously waiting for Zhang Xiaohua to speak.

Sure enough, before Mr. Liu could speak, butcher Liu hurriedly said, "You drink saliva first, this little brother hasn't said anything, you will come back." ”

Liu Kai sat on the chair opposite Zhang Xiaohua, and was not in a hurry to drink water, looking at Zhang Xiaohua with blank eyes, waiting for him to speak.

Zhang Xiaohua reported to his home first, and told him everything that happened yesterday, but he was more attentive and did not say the specific number of the two bullies losing money.

Zhang Xiaohua's eloquence is not very good, and what she said is also stumbling, but even so, the four people in the room are shocked to listen, Mr. Liu, Butcher Liu and Liu Kai are even more pale, Butcher Liu even jumped up from the chair several times, but was gently stopped by Mr. Liu.

After Zhang Xiaohua finished speaking, Butcher Liu hurriedly poured two glasses of water for Zhang Xiaohua, and everyone also drank one glass, it seems that not only the mouth of the speaker is dry, but the people who listen are also so nervous that their mouths are dry.

After drinking the water, Mr. Liu walked up to Zhang Xiaohua, gave a deep salute, and said, "The old man is here to thank the virtuous father and son for saving their daughter." Liu Kai and Liu Butcher also hurriedly followed Shi Li, Zhang Xiaohua jumped down from the chair in fright, how could Hao De come to give a gift again, and quickly returned the salute in a nondescript manner.

Zhang Xiaohua comforted them and said, "Sister Liu, they are staying at our house now, it's very haode, you don't have to worry." "Actually, everyone also knows that their relatives are fine, but they haven't seen their relatives who escaped with their own eyes, after all, it's hard to feel at ease.

When everyone sat down again, Mr. Liu said: "From Guozhuang to us, Xiaohua and they have been walking for a morning, it is estimated that we have no way to pick up the children back today, it is better to do this, second brother, you go back first, let the younger brothers and sisters prepare the lunch meal, let Xiaohua and them eat first, wait for dinner, let Liu Kai and Xiaohua go to Guozhuang, and wait for tomorrow we will go together to pick up the children." What do you think?"

Butcher Liu said: "Don't, I'll go first, I'm not at ease, I'll go to Guozhuang later, it's estimated that I'll have to walk at night, and it's safer for me to follow." ”

Mr. Liu thought about it and agreed.

Lunch was eaten at Butcher Liu's house, Liu Qian was not there, and no one at Mr. Liu's house cooked. And Liu Yueyue's mother knew that her daughter was fine, and she wanted to entertain her benefactor, and the meal was very rich. Zhang Xiaohua, who was already hungry and had not eaten braised pork for a long time, ate a belly full of fat.

After the meal, Zhang Xiaohua and the two of them hurried back to Guozhuang with Butcher Liu, not to mention for the time being, the Five Claws Peak, which was only a few hundred miles away from them, was another scene.

In the morning, when the shadow crossed between the two sour jujube trees, the Yanming monk shook his body and swept between the trees, but he was also a person who practiced martial arts, and his eyes were particularly sharp, otherwise it was really rare to see it really. The rest of the people didn't understand what was going on, so they could only look at the back of Yanming in a daze. Yanming was not angry, and raised his voice and said, "You still haven't come?"

When everyone arrived between these two trees, they looked carefully, and it seemed that they were no different from other sour jujube trees. Yanming said with a smile: "You don't have to look for it, it must be no different from others, otherwise you don't have to do it so complicated." Now that we are ready to go into the forest, you will take out the skins in your hands. A few people took out the leather according to the words, and the monk Yanming said, "Get some blood and apply it to the top of the back of the skin." With that, he took out a dagger, cut his finger, and smeared it on the leather. Ma Xiangyang, Wen Wenhai and Tan Wen also did the same, just look at the handwriting on the skin. They are: 10 trees in the straight row, 6 trees in the back row, 6 trees in the left row, and 8 trees in the right row. Then after the Yanming monks put it together according to the shape of the figure, they made up the mantra for entering the forest: "Ten trees go straight, eight trees on the right, six trees on the back, and six trees on the left." ”

Yanming said: "Okay, let's prepare, let's prepare to enter the forest, I will lead the way, Ma Shaoxia and Wen Shaoxia followed, Xue Nuxia and Situ Gang Leader were in the center, and the Tan brothers were behind. ”

The jujube forest in front of me has long been gloomy at night, but the brilliant sunlight still can't soak this dense forest, the fog in the forest is heavy, it is difficult to see the end, the cold wind blows through the treetops, "whirring" sound, but it seems that it can't blow the fog a little.

The monk took out the dagger, drew a mark on the two jujube trees, and then cautiously walked between the two ordinary trees, and the rest of the people entered in the order of the haode before.

The fog in the forest was so great that it could not be seen at a glance, and the humidity was so heavy that in a short time everyone's clothes and shoes were soaked, and in order to cope with the unexpected danger, everyone had weapons in their hands, and now they also felt the cold. No one has come in the jujube forest for many years, the ground is covered with thick fallen leaves and rotten jujubes, it is quite difficult to walk on it, the branches and leaves of the jujube tree are extremely dense, intertwined with each other, and sometimes even block the road, but everyone does not dare to cut the branches rashly, lest it cause any changes.

Just as everyone was moving forward in a disciplined manner, suddenly, they heard Situ Ping's exclamation: "Look over there." ”