"The pheasants in the mountains are very vigilant." Zhuxuan explained to us while looking around, "So when we walk, we must keep our voices quiet."
"Hey, hey, there's one over there!" the sharp-eyed Shi Yitong cried out in a low voice, desperately pointing Zhu Xuan in the direction. We looked in the direction he pointed, and there was indeed a pheasant walking among the bushes with its head held high.
However, the hunter Zhuxuan acted as if he didn't hear it, the shotgun was held steady, and he didn't intend to shoot at all.
"Don't worry. Pheasants are foraging in groups. What we see now is only a patrol officer who came out to patrol. If it finds danger, the other chickens will run back quickly." Zhu Xuan said, "If it If no danger is found..."
I saw the pheasant wagging its head and walking around in the open space, as if to confirm whether there were any enemies in this area. And we crouched behind the bushes and didn't even dare to breathe. Finally, the chicken stopped and clucked twice, and not long after, we saw at least four or five chickens walking over arrogantly.
"Wait a while, I said three two one, I'll shoot, and you all rush out. If you have quick eyes and quick hands, you should be able to catch two or three more." Zhu Xuan whispered to us, "Are you ready?"
We all nodded nervously.
"Okay, three, two, one!"
Zhuxuan shot and killed the patrolling pheasant with a bang, and the three of us rushed out. However, probably because Su Xiaoyun and I were too slow, and the pheasant was so nimble, we couldn't even touch a single hair on the chicken's butt.
Only Shi Yitong, who didn't know what kind of skills this kid had developed, pounced on him with a "wow", and actually let him eat a pheasant empty-handed.
"I! I caught it! I caught it!" Shi Yitong yelled while pressing the chicken in his arms, "Oh, help, help! It pecked me!"
"Strangle its neck!" Zhu Xuan shouted hastily.
"I, I can't pinch it! It's been pecking at me!" Shi Yitong howled ghostly.
"Don't move, don't move, let me do it!"
In the end, I, Su Xiaoyun and Zhuxuan worked together to rescue Shi Yitong, and the chicken was killed. However, the four of them were tossed into disgrace, and their clothes were all stained with mud.
"Hahaha..." Shi Yitong laughed and fell to the ground, unable to get up at all, "Oh my god, did you see it, did you see it, brother is so awesome!"
"Awesome you big-headed ghost." Su Xiaoyun panted and complained, "At least I didn't wear the newly bought pants today, or Shi Yitong, just wait."
"Okay, okay, today's harvest is actually pretty good." Zhu Xuan also stood up with a smile, and picked up the two killed pheasants on the ground, "Although the mushrooms and matsutake have basically been picked, but These two pheasants are quite fat. This is a gift from Dashan."
"That's right! I just said that I'm still very good!" Shi Yitong said arrogantly.
We all thought that Zhu Xuan would hurt Shi Yitong, but we didn't expect that Zhu Xuan not only didn't hurt him, but nodded seriously.
"Well, you are the best! You can catch the pheasant for the first time."
The way Zhuxuan looked at Shi Yitong gave me goosebumps, but Shi Yitong, the straightest man in the universe, didn't feel anything at all, he just scratched his head pretending to be embarrassed, but in fact he was happy.
"Oh, what are you talking about! But thank you anyway, I like you who tell the truth. From today on, you are my good buddy, Shi Yitong!" Shi Yitong hugged Zhuxuan with a smile shoulder, and I clearly saw the latter's face flushed suddenly.
Just as I was about to open my mouth to complain, I suddenly saw something strange passing by in my sight.
It seemed to be some kind of animal, but all I saw was a streak of pure white fur flashing past the bushes.
Is it a fox? No, but that thing seemed much bigger than a fox. Is it a wolf? Wolves should not have such white fur, right
"Gu Yu, what's wrong with you?" Su Xiaoyun noticed my distraction and asked with concern.
"Uh, it's nothing, I must have misread it." I waved my hand to indicate that I was fine.
Later, we took two pheasants and dug some fresh winter bamboo shoots in the mountains, and we returned with a full reward. However, just as we were about to go down the mountain, Zhuxuan stopped suddenly.
"What's the matter? Aren't you going back to the hotel?" I asked strangely.
"You guys go back first. I still have some things to do here." Zhuxuan handed us two pheasants and the bamboo shoots he dug up, and said with a smile, "Leave these to Boss Xu, he will definitely be able to cook for you. Delicious chicken soup."
"This, this way." Shi Yitong was also a little confused, so he could only take the things over.
"By the way, Shi Yitong." Zhu Xuan suddenly called Shi Yitong's name, and the latter who was named quickly raised his head.
"I want to give you something." Zhu Xuan said, and unexpectedly took out a white camellia from behind.
"Uh, what is this?" Shi Yitong was completely at a loss as he held the flower.
"I just found it when I went down the mountain. It's a camellia that blooms in winter." Zhuxuan said with a shy smile, "I think you will like it very much."
"Uh... no, that," Shi Yitong looked at Hua, and then at us, with a confused expression on his face, "Dude, I think you misunderstood something—"
Su Xiaoyun and I were both holding back our laughter.
Su Xiaoyun gave Shi Yitong a push, "Hey, just take what he has in mind."
"That's right, hurry up and hold it, don't disappoint others' painstaking efforts." I also quickly pushed Shi Yitong's hand over.
"Hey, no." Shi Yitong quickly turned his head, "Brother, what do you mean—"
Shi Yitong was stunned halfway through his words, at some point, Zhuxuan was no longer there, as if he had disappeared out of thin air, leaving only the three of us.
After returning to the hotel, the small hotel became deserted again. It seems that because of the incident in the morning, many tenants returned the room early in the morning.
"Oh, you're back." When the three of us came in, Xu Yingchen was lazily sitting behind the counter with a newspaper. As soon as he saw us walking in with a disheveled face, he put down the newspaper with a smile.
"It seems that the harvest is not bad, but we actually caught two pheasants."
"There are not only pheasants, but also winter bamboo shoots." I put a few bamboo shoots in my hand on the counter in front of Xu Yingchen, "Zhuxuan said let us bring them to you, and there will be stewed chicken with winter bamboo shoots tonight."
Xu Yingchen laughed when he heard this, "Not bad, these two chickens are enough for us to eat for a whole day."
"Just two chickens for a day? What about the other guests in the hotel?" Shi Yitong asked strangely.
"There are no other guests." Xu Yingchen waved his hand in the same lazy manner, "This morning, all the guests have checked out except you."
The three of us couldn't help but looked at each other, and didn't speak for a long time.
"So... have you investigated what happened this morning?" Su Xiaoyun asked cautiously, "Is someone playing a prank, or..."
"Probably a prank." Xu Yingchen shrugged, "After all, nothing was lost in the store, even the painting hanging in the corridor, which is the most valuable thing in the store. It's fine to hang There it is."
We looked back at the reception room on the first floor. The sofa in the living room has been removed, and the broken glass on the floor has been cleaned up, leaving only a lonely table and the landscape painting on the wall.
"You mean... that landscape painting?" Su Xiaoyun asked hesitantly.
"That's right, it's that painting. It's probably the most valuable thing in this store." Xu Yingchen said with a smile, "That painting is the authentic work of Mr. Zhu Da in the Ming Dynasty."
The mouths of the three of us opened wide in an instant, "Zhu Da's authentic work? Is it real or not?"
"No, you just keep Zhu Da's original work in the hotel?" Shi Yitong was dumbfounded.
"Aiya, as the saying goes, the most dangerous place is the safest place." Xu Yingchen said with a smile, "Besides, you see, the painting is not lost."
This Boss Xu's nerves are really too big, it's simply dumbfounding.
"However, although it is likely to be a child's prank, you have to be careful." Xu Yingchen said, "Remember to lock the doors and windows when you go to bed at night, lest anyone with evil intentions come in."
"Well, thank you." We nodded.
In the evening, Boss Xu really made stewed chicken with bamboo shoots. The pot of large pieces of chicken was so fragrant that it almost made your mouth water.
However, after we finished dinner, we didn't see the boy named Zhuxuan go back to the hotel.
"Maybe he doesn't live here." Shi Yitong shrugged, "He said he is a local, so he probably went home."
It's true to say so, I didn't care too much. In the evening, Su Xiaoyun came to our room to play cards, and we played until more than ten o'clock before we left. Shi Yitong was always the loser, and the one who won the most was naturally our Queen Su Xiaoyun.
"I'm willing to bet and admit defeat, I'm willing to bet and admit defeat!" Su Xiaoyun yelled with a handful of poker in his hand, "Shi Yitong, just accept my punishment obediently!"
Shi Yitong's face was already covered with notes at this time, and he looked at Su Xiaoyun with a sad face, "Sister, please forgive me! You see, there is no place for me to stick it on my face!"
"Hey, that's not acceptable. We've agreed to bet and admit defeat. We can change the punishment method." Su Xiaoyun rolled his eyes and patted Shi Yitong's shoulder, "Hey, where is the camellia that Zhuxuan gave you during the day? Take it out, it will look great on top of your head!"
"Hey, Goddess! Stop joking about this, please!" Shi Yitong was extremely embarrassed.
"That's no good, how can I let go of something that can embarrass you like this?" Su Xiaoyun showed a devilish smirk, "Hurry up, hurry up, where did you hide the token of love that the little boy gave you? Hurry up Hand it over!"
Saying that, Su Xiaoyun reached out to touch Shi Yitong's pocket.