Black Knight

Chapter 176: Exiting Xujiazhai

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Opening the door, Wu Qi unexpectedly saw Gao Yuan chopping firewood in the yard.

Gao Yuan held up the ax and struck it down on the round wood that was placed on the wooden pile platform. The round wood split into two halves. It was just the right size and could be put into the fire and burned brightly underneath.

Gao Yuan no longer wears his original sniper combat uniform. He has changed into a pair of bearskin clothes and pants, and wears thick and warm bearskin boots on his feet. The attire is very in line with the style of the villagers, especially the adult men of the villagers' hunting team.

"Boss, you're back." Gao Yuan smiled at Wu Qi. From the first day the three of them lived in Xujiazhai, Wu Qi asked Gao Yuan to change the title of "leader". Gao Yuan thought for a moment and decided to use "boss" instead. This sounds very close and familiar to people, and will not let the villagers know that they were originally mercenaries from a mercenary group.

"Yes." Wu Qi nodded, then found a wooden bench in the yard to sit down, and used a long knife to pick up the carcass of the huge iron-cracked brown bear.

Wu Qi has been doing bone and meat cutting since he was a child. Even the people of Xujiazhai, who live a primitive life on the mountain, are not as skilled at preparing the carcasses of huge beasts as he is.

The smell of bear meat wafted in the yard. The little red fox resting by the threshold of the house smelled the smell of food in its sleep. It opened its eyelids, stood up, and sauntered over with its tail wagging. Walking around the small bench where Wu Qi sat, showing eagerness while not disturbing Wu Qi's work.

The little red fox wants to eat raw meat, it has been growing up like this. However, since the little red fox followed Wu Qi, he often ate pet food or canned cooked meat. After living in the village, Wu Qi did not have so much time to spend on fighting, so he paid more attention to the little red fox and trained it to only Eat cooked meat.

Before the mutated animal meat is made into mature meat, the super-powerful viruses in the meat are still very active. Although letting the little red fox eat raw meat can subtly promote the evolution of the super-power viruses in its body, the little red fox can't eat it. As a first-order mutated animal, foxes ingest a large amount of complex first-order or even second-order viruses, which will have a huge impact on their own development and health.

The little red fox circled around the bear meat, and just when he was about to take a bite, Wu Qi stomped on the spot. Now Wu Qi emphasized that the little red fox must eat cooked meat, so it had to wait obediently. It walked slowly back to the threshold of the house and continued to lie on the steps and squinted its eyes to rest.

Wu Qi shook his head and chuckled. This little red fox has become lazier and lazier recently. Two months ago, it could sleep 16 hours a day. Now, if you don't call it, it can sleep 20 hours a day. It was obviously a fox with nimble movements, but it was like a little pig that ate and slept, so Guo Baibo started to call it a little fat fox.

Five minutes later, Wu Qi finished cooking the 800-kilogram iron-cracked brown bear carcass, peeled off the thick bear skin that could be used as a bed quilt and clothes, took out the internal organs, and piled the deboned and chopped large pieces of bear meat on the On the wooden chopping board, large-sized snow-white bones were piled up like a mountain.

The neighbor Aunt Li's big yellow dog followed the scent and walked to the door of Wu Qi's house. It stood on all fours at the entrance of the yard, looking longingly at the bear bones piled at Wu Qi's feet, wagging its big fluffy tail, expressing longing. Bone tongue.

Wu Qi expressionlessly grabbed a big bone and threw it to the door of the yard. The big yellow dog huffed, stepped over the threshold of the yard with two front legs, chewed the bone, waggled its tail a few times, and then left with satisfaction.

Wu Qi basically goes through this kind of daily routine every day.

After cooking the bear meat, Wu Qi shouted to the kitchen: "Guo Baibo!"

The crisp sound of footsteps came from the kitchen where smoke was rising from the chimney. Guo Bobo trotted out of the kitchen. Because he is exposed to smoke when cooking, Guo Baibo's clothes are very ordinary commoners and aprons.

She came over and carried twenty kilograms of chopped bear meat on a pallet in her hand, and then said, "Then I'm going to make the last dish."

"Well, go ahead." Wu Qi lowered his head and responded.

Guo Baibo went back to the kitchen to continue cooking, Gao Yuan chopped firewood and transported it, and Wu Qi planned to transfer the extra bear meat to a low-temperature cellar for storage for a period of time, which would be used in the future to give to neighbors or exchange for daily necessities.

Twenty minutes later, the three of them sat on the wooden dining table in the hall of the house. Guo Baibai, who took off her apron, served her carefully prepared four dishes and one soup, and the three of them began to enjoy today's dinner quietly.

The little red fox, which had been sleeping next to the threshold for most of the morning and afternoon, also had a plate of two kilograms of roasted bear meat in front of it, and it had already begun to feast on it.

The sun sets over the mountains, replacing the orange glow with the silent deep blue night sky. The sky in the valley is dotted with stars, and the bright white moon hangs high in the sky. The mountain breeze blowing from the east reaches the entrance of Xujiazhai, passing through the intricate paths and passing by the courtyard gates of every household in a blink of an eye. The temperature is just right.

Normally, villagers would stay at home after sunset. It was rare to see villagers strutting about on the winding and snaking paths in Xujiazhai. At most, they were men enjoying the cool air. But it was different tonight.

Tonight, there are many villagers dressed in Chinese clothes on the road. Men and women will wear Chinese clothes made of mulberry silk. They walk along the Bafang Road with brightly colored lights hanging all the way to the bonfire square in the center of Xujiazhai. There are colorful lanterns hanging in the square, bonfires are jumping for joy, there are endless barbecued animal meats to eat, and endless amounts of brewed wine to drink.

Tonight is the custom of Xujiazhai: bonfire party. All preparations were completed by the village owner Xu Haoqing's family, and the party's lanterns, wine and barbecue, and services were all provided by the village owner's family. On this day every year, villagers will relax and enjoy themselves in the Bonfire Square, dance and sing to their heart's content. It is also a good time and place for boys and girls who have never met before to fall in love with each other.

Wu Qi, Guo Baibo, and Gao Yuan are the new members who joined Xujiazhai two months ago. They have to follow the local customs. Moreover, they all have friends in the village, so they will not be alone.

On weekdays, in addition to cooking and housework, Guo Baibai would go to work in the textile workshop in the village, and thus got to know a group of young ladies from his neighbors. They were very interested in Guo Baibo who came from outside. Guo Baibo told them about the outside world, taught them the skills he knew, and also learned many copycat craftsmanship from the young ladies. Once they got acquainted with each other, they would chat about their family affairs, as if they had known neighbors for many years.

Gao Yuan spends most of his time hanging out with the adult males of the hunter group. After entering the village, he hid his sniper rifle and learned primitive archery skills with the villagers' hunters, saving 20mm bullets that were difficult to replenish in order to reduce the villagers' vigilance. At first, the hunters thought that Gao Yuan was thinner than them and must have no hunting ability. After Gao Yuan showed his keen perception and good fighting ability, he was favored by the hunter captain. When a group of hunters were drinking, they did not forget to call Gao Yuan.

Wu Qi showed kindness to his neighbors evenly, and there were many villagers who thought he was a good neighbor. However, because of his solitary style, he naturally did not have any particularly good friends among the villagers. But Wu Qi didn't care. His main purpose of going to the bonfire party was to meet the village leader Xu Haoqing.