C18 Wind Meal and Night

"There's no problem for me to take you back." He took the scythe from Zhang Chunxiao's hand and cut off all the branches on the roadside. He put away all the broken branches and leaves, tied them up and carried them on his shoulder. His movements were as smooth as flowing water. He turned his head to look at Zhang Chunxiao, who was still at a loss. With a smile, he said, "Not today."

"Why can't I do it today?" Zhang Chunxiao was a little angry. She felt as if she was being teased.

However, the man wasn't annoyed at all. He pointed to the western slanting sun and calmly said, "Look at this sun, it will soon be setting. Don't tell me you want to walk in the dark in this forest? Let me tell you, there are wolves roaming around this forest. "

Zhang Chunxiao didn't say anything else and just listened to the man's commands. Wolves were so ferocious that even though she was armed, she did not dare to fight the wolves alone, let alone now, when the two of them combined only had knives and sickles on them. She obediently followed behind him, occasionally chopping some branches and carrying them on her body.

"Then we can't stay in the woods forever. Aren't there any houses or caves nearby?"

"Unless we are lucky enough to meet a hunter and can borrow his house for a while, we will have to stay out in the open. However, most hunters had already returned to their homes. Besides, this is an old forest in the mountains where even birds don't poop. Do you believe that anyone will live here? " The man picked up a clover, peeled off its leaves, and put the stick in his mouth. The fluffy tassels at the end of the stick shook up and down as he spoke, as if the tail had really grown in his mouth.

However, these words made Zhang Chunxiao roll her eyes. If that was the case, then they could only stay out of trouble today. What this person said was of no value to them at all.

Don't look at me like that, "the man seemed to see Zhang Chunxiao's disdain and changed his mind," Don't worry, I will definitely find you a cave or something. One night is enough, even if you can't find it, you can build a shed.

Zhang Chunxiao glanced at him and turned her head away, looking like she didn't want to deal with him.

That person no longer teased her and continued to travel through the forest.

After searching for a while, they finally found a small cave. More than half of the entrance of the cave was covered by twisting vines. Only by pushing those vines away could they get a cave entrance that was wide enough for two people to enter at the same time.

They walked into the cave and discovered that although the cave looked extremely narrow and small from the outside, there was a different world after they entered. It was a wide and tall cave. Zhang Chunxiao knocked on the wall, which was hard and hard to move. The ceiling was craggy and creepy, like a painting.

That person used a branch he picked up to light a bonfire. The entire cave was immediately illuminated, and the cave no longer extended to the mountain face. However, the place where they were staying was already wide enough. There was nothing else in the cave, just a few dry, cool stones to rest on. There seemed to be the sound of water, and there seemed to be a few holes in the corner that could be used for some unknown purpose.

"It's good. It's probably good to stay here for the night." As the man spoke, he picked up a large rock and sat on it. Then he put the sickle and the bamboo basket to the side, turned his head to the sky, rested his head on his pillow and closed his eyes, and began to rest.

Zhang Chunxiao also picked up a rock and sat down. She put down her bamboo basket and took stock of her gains for the day. The lime and herbs needed for Zhang Laosan's treatment were all prepared. In addition, he had gathered enough firewood for one day's use. There was also the wild hare he beat up earlier and that tiger skin. The harvest today was quite good.

She picked a slightly smaller hare, skinned it and found a source of water. After a simple wash, she sharpened a branch and put it on a fire to roast it.

Gradually, the fragrance of the meat floated out and gradually spread throughout the entire cave, waking up the person who was resting there. He sat up at once and saw that she was holding a branch upon which hung a whole rabbit, lying at the top of the flame, roasting oil under the fire.

He licked his lips, rubbed his hands together and sat beside her, then said with a smile, "How fragrant, I didn't expect you to know this."

Zhang Chunxiao raised her eyebrows but didn't say anything. She poked the hare with the knife and looked inside. It wasn't very familiar yet, so she needed to roast more. She cut the rabbit a few times, revealing the bright red flesh inside, and put it on the fire. The red meat sizzled with the heat, and oil kept coming out, dripping onto the red-hot wood. Suddenly, with a crackling sound, a cloud of green smoke rose up, and even the smoke brought with it a burning scent.

"If I sprinkled some salt, cumin noodles, chili powder, and then grilled it with a thick layer of oil and sauce, how delicious would that be?" After saying that, the man's saliva seemed to be about to flow out from his mouth. In front of his eyes, it was as if a roasted rabbit was dripping with oil.

"Just think about it. Stop dreaming. I don't have any place to find you these things." Zhang Chunxiao smirked and placed the roasted rabbit on a few clean leaves. She used a knife to cut the rabbit into two parts. She ate one and handed the other to the man.

"Even if you did thank me, you've helped me a lot today." She was casually saying this while tearing a piece of roasted rabbit meat from her mouth.

The man seemed to look at her in astonishment, as if surprised by what she had said. He took the rabbit meat and tore a piece off it before placing it in his mouth. Although it was a bit light, he still had to bite off more than he could chew. Besides, they are in the forest, so he did not bother with them and said, "This gift of thanks is special enough. Alright, I'll accept it. You've been choking me for a whole day now, you're too polite no matter what. "

"Otherwise, do you think that I am someone who will repay kindness with hatred?" She glanced at him impatiently, not wanting to say anything more.

He smiled and stuffed another piece of rabbit meat into his mouth. He chewed on it and said to her, "I know you're not that kind of person, but, I never could have believed it. The Zhang Chunxiao that I used to know was not the same person."

After Zhang Chunxiao heard this, she suddenly remembered what she had done today.