I hurried back to the 'shack' after a long journey. As soon as I opened the heavy door, a warm breath rushed to my face. Combined with the soft lighting, it made people feel extremely relaxed as soon as I stepped in. I wanted to Drowsy tranquility.
"These two people are sleeping, so they are not afraid of falling asleep." Lao Zhang scolded with a smile, then went into the house and used a stick to prop up the window a small gap. After all, the door of this house was thick and the windows were not glass windows. , it is the kind of solid wooden windows. If you sleep like this for a long time, there will be a fire in the room, which will easily lead to lack of oxygen.
There was a small crack in the window, and a burst of cold air rushed in, but it was quickly melted away by the warmth in the room, and instead made people wake up. Ruxue was still curled up sleeping on the bed, and her calm breathing made people feel at ease. I walked over and touched her hand, which warmed it, and then stepped away gently.
As for Brother Chengxin, he still held the book in his hand, but he fell asleep leaning against the wall.
I didn’t want to wake them up, probably because the cold air was pouring into the room. Ruxue woke up first, followed by Brother Chengxin. When he woke up, he kept asking me: “Chengyi, is it dawn yet? "
Looking at Brother Chengxin, who was probably still confused, I said with a smile, "No, Lao Zhang and I just came back from hunting. You can sleep a little longer while we wait for dinner."
Brother Chengxin stopped sleeping, and Ruxue also got up, but it was Lao Zhang who picked up the prey and said, "I'll go pack it up. Pack these things, and we'll be able to eat soon."
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An hour later, a rabbit was roasting on the stand of the fire pit. The heat was just right, and the skin was golden brown. From time to time, a drop of oil would drip down, making the fire in the fire pit squeak.
The big pot was placed on the fire pit. At this time, the snake soup was boiling with a strong aroma. The aroma and heat of the snake soup spread throughout the room. Lao Zhang found some rice in the room and waited for the heat to boil. When it arrives, put the rice in and let us eat the hot and fragrant snake soup.
The room was quiet. Lao Zhang skillfully turned the rack for roasting rabbits, adding some seasonings from time to time, and cherishingly took out a bag of cumin from the bag hanging with him and sprinkled some on it: "I stayed in the mountains. On days when you are sleeping, you can’t live without this thing. Let’s bake something to eat. Without it, eating will be really boring.”
I looked at Lao Zhang, pondered for a long time, and finally plucked up the courage to say: "Old Zhang, I don't want to hide it from you. In fact, we are not ordinary people. I guess the place we are going to will inevitably have this." It’s a dangerous place in the old forest, I want to say..."
Lao Zhang looked calm, waved his hand to me and said: "In our place, there is a saying that if you want to talk about something, you should do it after eating, otherwise you will get sick and not be able to eat anymore, which is a double loss."
After saying that, Lao Zhang smiled honestly at me, which made me feel uncomfortable. This man is really honest.
Lao Zhang’s craftsmanship is indeed good. The skin of the roasted rabbit is slightly crispy, and the inside is very fragrant and tender. The flavor is also absorbed. Every bite is delicious, not to mention the snake soup, which is hot and fresh. The meat is so tender that it completely melts into the porridge. When you drink it, a warm current flows down your throat and into your stomach, making your whole body feel warm.
Even though I was worried about it, I still ate a lot during this meal. The game was so delicious, and I spent a lot of energy during the day, so I couldn't bear to eat less.
After eating, Lao Zhang quickly started to clean up, Ruxue also silently helped. After a few minutes, after cleaning up, Lao Zhang filled a pot of snow and put it on the fire pit to burn: "Wash your feet with hot water." This is what Lao Zhang explained. As he spoke, he lit up his cigarette again and frowned, not knowing what he was thinking about.
This situation made it difficult for me to speak, because I knew that Lao Zhang was thinking about this matter. I could only wait for him to think about the few words I just said in silence.
At this time, Old Ghost Wu floated out again, and as soon as he came out, he shouted: "Brother Cheng, are you so honest? Now that you say it, what will happen if people don't follow us? That's not possible ah!"
I understand Mr. Wu’s desire for revenge. In this vast old forest, if we don’t have a familiar guide and a good hunter to accompany us, no matter how talented we are, we may be trapped here to death. There is a taboo in this. , the danger is even more blurred, and maybe he is in danger for no apparent reason.
Brother Chengxin and Ruxue knew me well and understood that I had made up my mind to explain the dangers to Lao Zhang, so they remained silent and quietly waited for Lao Zhang to see what he was going to say. Wu Laogui was so anxious that Brother Chengxin rarely quarreled with Wu Laogui and just made a silent gesture.
Old Ghost Wu muttered angrily: "How much thought have I wasted? Can't we be so tidy? Come on, come on, it's up to you."
After saying that, Old Ghost Wu floated in the sky, sitting cross-legged with his hands folded across his chest, but finally stopped talking. This made me feel that this Old Ghost Wu was actually kind-hearted in his heart. In such a state of eagerness for revenge, Still restrained himself.
Lao Zhang was silent for about five minutes, knocked the cigarette pot in his hand, and said: "Actually, our ancestors have passed down a treasure from generation to generation."
baby? I'm a little surprised, why did Lao Zhang talk about this
But before we could ask any questions, Lao Zhang unzipped his clothes, carefully took out a small cloth bag from the inner layer of clothes, and then took out a piece of excellent folded leather paper from the small cloth bag.
What is this? Lao Zhang didn't show any concern, he just laid out the piece of paper on the ground. Only then did I notice that what was drawn on the piece of paper was a map, a map of the continuous mountains. It was extremely detailed and full of dangers. After marking it, I became dizzy just after taking a glance at it, because it was full of tiny characters and it was troublesome to read carefully.
But I don’t need to tell Lao Zhang, I also know that this is a treasure. This is not a general map produced by the country. It can be said that it is the culmination of the hard work of Lao Zhang, a powerful mountain man for generations.
With this map, an ordinary person's chance of survival in this deep mountain and old forest will be much greater.
I don’t understand what Lao Zhang is trying to explain by spreading out this map, but I can also clearly see that there are several places on the map marked with question marks. It is obvious that this vast mountain forest has not been explored by generations of old hunters and old guides. It shows how dangerous it is.
"It can be seen that this little brother treats me sincerely. So tell me, where are you going?" Lao Zhang was indeed very direct.
Brother Chengxin and I only had a rough idea of where to go. Faced with this detailed map, we couldn't point out the specific location. When Wu Laogui saw the map, he was excited and kept guiding Brother Chengxin. Where? After hearing this, Brother Chengxin pointed at the map and said: "This is it."
Lao Zhang was silent, because the position Brother Chengxin pointed to was exactly the place marked with greetings. In addition to the question mark, there were three dazzling and bright red crosses. I didn’t understand what it meant. Looking at the bright red color, I understood this. Probably not a good sign.
"Here..." Lao Zhang hesitated a little, but finally said: "These are almost the most dangerous places in the old forest, and..." Lao Zhang was afraid that we wouldn't understand, and then pointed to a place. , I could see that it was almost the edge of the edge. He said: "We are at this location now. We have to go to the place you mentioned. The best route is this." Lao Zhang pointed. A place. Isn’t that the place where Old Ghost Wu and the middle-aged Taoist priest once went up the mountain? That's where the group of people were going to go up the mountain.
"The roads in this mountain are not all connected. Some places are dead ends and impassable! But starting from here, no matter how dangerous the final destination is, you only need to pass here, and here, and here, three A dangerous place. But if we start from where we are, we have to pass through this, this, this... seven dangerous places, these places, these places, in the legend..." Lao Zhang raised his eyebrows, The forehead lines on my head are a bit darker, and I obviously find it a bit difficult.
"What's in the legend?" This time, it was rare that Ruxue asked, looking very interested.
"The legendary and powerful monster!" Lao Zhang sighed after saying this. He may have thought it was nonsense, but he believed it deeply, so he could only sigh.