Bang!
His hand was opened, and Qi Wuze raised his eyebrows and sneered: "As expected, your lustful heart has not changed!"
Ye Nuan was wronged to death. Didn’t he just reach out to pull her? Doesn’t he also mean to pull her when he reaches out now?
"Give me your brother, and go prospecting."
So that's what he meant. Ye Nuan blushed slightly and handed Xiaohu in his arms to him. Ye Xiaohu obediently let him hold her, but the next second he bit his wrist and whimpered, "Bad guy, hit me."
Blood seeped out of his black robe. Qi Wuze was bitten so hard that he almost threw Xiaohu out, but he managed to hold back. He felt like the flesh on his arm was being bitten off. He grabbed the man's hand and pulled him away, shouting, "Let go!"
This little kid's teeth are so hard, even harder than a wolf's!
Ye Nuan was also startled, fearing that Qi Wuze would attack her, and also afraid that her brother would attack her. She quickly stepped forward and grabbed Xiaohu's hands, coaxing him, "Xiaohu, let go. Big Brother is just joking with me. He doesn't want to hit me."
Ye Xiaohu finally opened his mouth, put his arms around her neck, glared at the person opposite him angrily, and said fiercely: "Don't hit me!" She even refused to call him brother.
Qi Wuze bit his back teeth and sneered: This brother and sister are very good!
Ye Nuan was extremely embarrassed. Before she could repay the favor, she bit the person again.
"City Master Qi, I'm sorry, the child is ignorant."
Although Qi Wuze was angry, he didn't want to argue with the child. He narrowed his eyes and said, "Where is the powder from before? Apply it to me." His leg injury recovered very quickly before, so he wanted to see if it was the problem with her powder.
Ye Nuan quickly put Ye Xiaohu down and took out the porcelain bottle from her cloth bag. Qi Wuze rolled up his sleeves to make it easier for her to apply the powder. After applying the powder, Ye Nuan subconsciously exhaled, and the gentle warm air brushed across the wound. Qi Wuze was slightly stunned and suddenly withdrew his hand.
Ye Nuan: “….” Taishe is dead.
Qi Wuze coughed twice and focused his attention on his arm. There was nothing special about the powder. He reached out to Ye Nuan again, but this time she didn't act too sentimental and quickly handed him the porcelain bottle.
Qi Wuze sniffed it and found that the smell was no different.
"What's wrong?"
He shook his head and handed the porcelain bottle back to Ye Nuan. He bent down and picked up Ye Xiaohu from the ground. At the same time, he held the little kid's chin with his intact hand and said unhappily, "Don't bite him anymore. I was just joking with your sister."
Ye Xiaohu looked at him and then at his sister, finally believing that they were really joking. He pursed his lips and apologized in a baby voice: "I'm sorry..."
Qi Wuze chuckled: "I forgive you." He turned to look at Ye Nuan again, "Follow me."
He first held Ye Xiaohu in one arm, then directly let Xiaohu ride high on his horse. Ye Xiaohu smiled so hard that his teeth were visible and exclaimed repeatedly. Ye Nuan followed behind them, and couldn't help but frown.
The three of them left the Red Rock Canyon and explored along the way, but they didn't find any iron ore after two hours of exploration.
Ye Nuan felt a little guilty for not being able to help. She looked at the frowning man opposite her and apologized, "I'm sorry, the last time might have been a coincidence."
To be honest, Qi Wuze was a little disappointed, but it seemed natural that he couldn't find the mine. He shook his head and took off the cloth bag around his waist. "This is for you."
Ye Nuan refused to accept it, "I haven't found the mine yet, so I can't take it." Even if Qi Wuze didn't give anything, he should still help, after all, she still owed him a few lives.
Qi Wuze was too impatient to refuse her. Seeing Ye Xiaohu eating happily beside him, he deliberately said, "Do you have any more cakes? I'm hungry. This bag of jade is your reward for accompanying me to find the mine and buy cakes."
As the sun set, the three of them chose a shady spot to sit down and nibble on a chive and egg pancake. Qi Wuze wasn't hungry, he was just saying it casually, but after he took a bite of the pancake, his stomach growled.
It’s so delicious, the fragrance of leeks mixed with the wheat aroma of the pancake, crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, which really whets people’s appetite.
Qi Wuze finished the cake in two or three bites, and glanced at Ye Nuan's cloth bag as if unintentionally. Then Ye Nuan very considerately handed him another piece of cake, and he took it without hesitation and took a bite.
Ye Xiaohu ate and said in a baby voice: "It tastes good, isn't it? My sister made it."
"It's okay...right!"
Qi Wuze ate with a double-minded attitude. The more he chewed, the more delicious it became. He casually asked, "What is this cake called and how is it made?"
“Chives and egg pancakes, made with chives, eggs, and wheat flour.”
Qi Wuze was slightly stunned, stopped what he was saying, and looked at them suspiciously, "The chives in your Dahuang Village are quite fragrant."
Ye Nuan smiled and explained to him how to make the pancake. Just as she finished, an eagle's cry streaked across the azure sky, and a falcon swooped down towards the three of them. Ye Nuan was so frightened that she protected Ye Xiaohu. Qi Wuze scolded her, and the falcon circled for a moment before landing on Ye Nuan's right wrist, rubbing it affectionately.
Qi Wuze was surprised: This rogue bird is usually so ferocious that it even dares to peck at Huajuan. It refused to let Gao Zangfeng touch it, but today it was so affectionate with her. His owner is still here, and it's actively rubbing against others!
The peregrine falcon was large in size, and Ye Nuan's wrist sank as it landed. When he saw the bird clearly, he was somewhat surprised and confused.
Why is this bird here?
Ye Xiaohu poked his head out of Ye Nuan's arms and saw the falcon rubbing its head against his sister. He immediately became unhappy and reached out to grab the bird by the neck. The falcon was almost suffocated by his grab. It flapped its wings and made an unpleasant quacking sound, just like a duck.
Although Qi Wuze had wanted to kill the rogue bird countless times, he couldn't bear to strangle it to death. He hurriedly tried to pry Ye Xiaohu's hands apart, but he was surprised to find that the little kid was incredibly strong. He didn't dare to use all his strength and could only look at Ye Nuan.
Ye Nuan understood, "Xiao Hu, let go."
Ye Xiaohu let go immediately.
The bird, now free, fell to the ground at Ye Xiaohu's feet with a thud, its neck tilted, looking like it was trying to scam someone. Qi Wuze didn't know whether to laugh or cry, so he patted the bird's head and sneered, "You stupid bird, get up!"
The bird fluttered and fluttered to its feet, and everyone noticed a letter bucket tied to its ankle. Qi Wuze immediately removed it, glanced at it casually, and his expression changed slightly. He said to Ye Nuan, "Get on the horse. I'll take you to Red Rock Canyon."
He was clearly in a hurry. Ye Nuan was just considering whether to reach out when he grabbed her waist and lifted her onto the horse. Then Ye Xiaohu was lifted up as well. He then jumped back onto the horse, gave a shout, and the horse neighed and shot off.
The dry wind rustled against his cheeks, the cry of a hunting falcon filled his head, and a warm chest clung to his back. As he rode, Ye Nuan felt the vastness and unbridled expanse of the wilderness for the first time, while Ye Xiaohu, riding a horse for the first time, burst into laughter.
Ye Nuan asked loudly in the wind: "Is this bird yours?" The voice was broken into countless pieces by the wind, and when it reached Qi Wuze's ears, it could not even form a sentence. He could only hear one or two pronunciations of "bird, you".
For some reason his ears turned red.
When they were approaching the Red Rock Canyon, Qi Wuze chose a deserted place and quickly put the two of them down. He mounted his horse and left. His black clothes fluttered as he disappeared into the scorched wasteland in the blink of an eye.
Ye Nuan looked at the falcon, which had become a dot in the sky, and couldn't help but sigh: This silly bird is actually his. Then the jewelry that silly bird took before was also his? Did he have to eat the dishes every time?
What a coincidence!
I will definitely give him more next time, as a way of repaying him!
Ye Nuan led Ye Xiaohu towards the Red Rock Canyon, speaking softly to him as they walked: "Xiaohu, what's wrong with you today? You bit people and shot birds. Children shouldn't be so violent, do you know?"
Even though her voice was gentle, Ye Xiaohu could hear the reprimand in it. He lowered his head and said pitifully, "But, but mother said that no one is allowed to bully my sister, not even birds."
My mother also said that if a man gets close to my sister, she will throw him out.
Seeing his pitiful appearance, Ye Nuan simply squatted down, held his arm while facing him, and said seriously: "Sister is not blaming Xiaohu. Sister wants to tell Xiaohu that the City Lord Qi just now is a good man. He saved our lives. Next time, don't bite him or hit his dick. From now on, you will only take action when Sister tells you to, okay?"
In a completely negotiating tone, Ye Xiaohu raised his head, his eyes sparkling, and his little tiger teeth exposed, "Well, from now on, Xiaohu will listen to you, sister."
"Be good!" Ye Nuan touched his head and simply carried him forward.
The thirty or so people who came with them were waiting on a slope. When they saw Ye Nuan, they immediately waved. The leader, Sun Erniu, shouted at the top of his voice, "Miss Ye, where have you been? I thought something happened again."
Ye Nuan apologized, "Sorry, I lost track of time while looking for stones."
Everyone gathered and walked together. Feng Dazhu fell behind, gradually walking side by side with Ye Nuan. After hesitating for a while, he asked, "I saw City Lord Qi just now. Do you know him well?"
Feng Dazhu had been following Ye Nuan closely. He saw Qi Wuze pulling Ye Nuan, and the three of them walked east together. From their backs, they looked like a family of three. Feng Dazhu felt a little uneasy and a little sad, and waited nervously for Ye Nuan's answer.
Ye Nuan glanced at his slightly red ears, frowned, and deliberately spoke vaguely: "We are familiar with each other, right? He saved me during the last earthquake, and this time he came to me for help."
As expected, Feng Dazhu instantly lost interest. Although he knew he was not worthy of Ye Nuan, she was really good. He mourned in his heart twice, lowered his head and said nothing, taking two quick steps to distance himself from Ye Nuan.
Ye Nuan breathed a sigh of relief and looked up at the low sky in the distance. The sun had lost its heat, so they had to walk faster to get home as soon as possible.
This time they weren't so lucky. As they were crossing the back mountain, they encountered a wild boar charging around like crazy. The black boar was thick and wild, and it seemed to want to gouge everyone to death. The group was knocked to the ground and screamed in pain.
Seeing that the wild boar was rushing towards Ye Nuan, Ye Xiaohu pushed it hard to the ground and hit the wild boar's head with his little fist. After a few hits, the wild boar was dying and fell to the ground wailing.
Ye Nuan was terrified and quickly pulled Ye Xiaohu up from the ground, checking him up and down: "Xiaohu, are you okay?"
Ye Xiaohu shook his head and stammered, "I'm sorry, sister, I was disobedient again." His sister told him to do it, so he did it, but that thing just now wanted to hit his sister.
Seeing him like this, Ye Nuan felt both distressed and amused: "Xiao Hu did the right thing this time. Xiao Hu is so amazing. He just saved my sister."
The others stared in horror at this scene, pointing at Ye Xiaohu and cursing for a long time. How could this little kid be so strong that he could knock down a wild boar and kill it with just a few punches? Is he still a child?
Li Gan mixed in the crowd and shouted, "I told you before that we were beaten by the little kid from the Ye family, but you didn't believe me. Now you see it!" He was a little smug and told all his previous grievances in one breath.
Everyone sighed, their eyes fixed on the wild boar. That was meat, something they rarely had to eat all year round. A few people started discussing how to divide the meat, but since the wild boar had been killed by a child from the Ye family, no one wanted to take the lion's share. In the end, they agreed to give half to the Ye family and split the other half equally.
The wild boar was carried back to the village by several uninjured people in turn.
The group returned to Dahuang Village and went to the village chief's house first. They took out all the stones they had picked up and said they would exchange them. Only Ye Nuan stood there motionless, showing no intention of handing over the stones.
Village Chief Jin glanced at her twice. The old smoker knocked hard on the table. Shule said, "Didn't the Ye family pick up any stones?"
Ye Nuan shook her head.
Village chief Jin glanced at her cloth bag, which was heavy.
"Don't want to change?"
Ye Nuan shook her head: "Not for now. Our family is not short of food right now. We will ask the village chief to exchange it when we are short of food next time."
Village Chief Jin narrowed his eyes, his expression somewhat sinister, and smoked his pipe. His voice was neither too high nor too low, slowly and drawn out: "Think carefully, it's not easy to go out. It might take ten days or half a month, and by then you won't be able to change even if you want to."
"No need." All her jades were given to her by Qi Wuze, and they were all top-quality. If she took them out now, she would have to explain everything, which would be troublesome.
Village Chief Jin was not angry. He turned to look at the wild boar on the ground and asked, "Who killed such a big one?"
A few seriously injured people went home to bandage themselves first. Li Gan emerged from the crowd and replied respectfully and flatteringly, "Village Chief, this thing suddenly rushed out halfway and injured several of us. It was this little kid from the Ye family who beat him to death with his fists."
The crowd turned their eyes to Ye Xiaohu, who was frightened by the crowd and threw himself into Ye Nuan's arms. Ye Nuan faced everyone's laughter and explained, "My brother is naturally strong.
Li Gan said sarcastically: "That's too much. Which six or seven-year-old kid can be so powerful?" He was trying to stir up trouble in his words.
Ye Nuan's face darkened as he stared at Li Gan and said, "What's the harm to you if he's strong? He's eating your rice and drinking your water. If you keep nagging, don't ask for meat!"
Li Gan choked on his breath.
"Okay, okay, the kid is stronger and saved your lives. What's there to argue about? Just take the stuff on the ground and divide it up. Let's go!" Village chief Jin acted as a peacemaker.
The others also spoke up for Ye Nuan.
"Yeah, Li Gan, you should still hold a grudge against that little kid. He just indirectly saved you, man, don't be so petty!"
"Look at how scared the little kid is by you. It's true that you're strong."
"....." After Li Gan was scolded, his face became more distorted. In the corner where no one could see, there was a fierce light in his triangular eyes.
Ye Nuan took Ye Xiaohu back with her to get the meat. She heard footsteps behind her, neither light nor heavy. She thought it was Feng Dazhu following them. Soon, the footsteps increased, probably four or five people. She sensed something was wrong and turned around to see Jin Bao with four men around his age.
Seeing Ye Nuan suddenly turn around, the other four people were scared and scattered. Only Jin Bao shouted angrily: "Why are you running? Come back! Didn't we agree on this before?" The other four people gathered together hesitantly and surrounded Ye Nuan and Ye Xiaohu.
But looking at the bloody piece of flesh in Ye Xiaohu's hand, he always felt nauseous, his calves trembled a little, he didn't dare to get close, but he was unwilling to move away.
Ye Nuan raised the corners of her lips slightly under her headscarf. She looked around at everyone, and finally fixed her gaze on Jin Bao. She asked softly, "Jin Bao, what do you want to do?"
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