After hearing Awang and Dalang say that they wanted to go into the mountains tomorrow, Qin Yao sat up straight from her lazy sitting posture, "Going into the mountains now?"
The mountain is covered with snow, and there are countless dangers hidden under the snow. If you are not careful, you may fall into a hole, which would be terrible.
Dalang looked at Awang expectantly and said excitedly:
"Aunt Yao, Uncle Awang said we should just walk around the periphery and not go deep. It's rare that it hasn't snowed in the past two days, so take me to practice on the spot."
"It's not good to always work in isolation," Dalang added seriously.
Awang also said confidently: "Madam, don't worry. With me here, nothing will happen to Dalang."
Afraid that Qin Yao wouldn't believe him, he revealed that he had been trained among wild beasts.
So a mere Beishan Mountain is no problem.
The so-called training was not explained clearly because Dalang Sanlang was present, but Qin Yao could tell that it was the inhuman training in the Death Squad Camp.
Looking at Dalang's expectant expression again, he thought that he would just walk around the periphery and the wild beasts and birds of prey were all in the deep, so he nodded.
Qin Yao asked: "How long do you plan to be gone?"
Awang replied, "Three days."
Dalang also assured expectantly: "Don't worry, Aunt Yao, I will listen to whatever Uncle Awang says and will never act on my own."
Qin Yao was not too worried as she thought about Awang's fighting strength. She explained the general terrain of Beishan to the two men to facilitate their actions, and then let them go down and prepare.
When Sanlang and Si Niang heard the news, they thought it was something interesting and wanted to go with them, but Liu Ji drove them into the main hall one by one.
"Why are you going? You're so small that you can't even be seen in the snow. How many hands does Awang have to save the three of you at the same time?"
Sanlang and Si Niang knew there was no hope and pouted unhappily.
Liu Ji scratched it and said, "Tsk tsk tsk, look at this pouty mouth, you can hang an oil bottle on it."
Si Niang let out a loud roar and tried to bite the mischievous finger.
Unfortunately, Liu Ji reacted quickly and retreated as soon as the little girl opened her mouth, so he failed to succeed.
In the end, they could only go to find the older brother hand in hand with the younger brother. They could not participate, but that did not prevent them from following the older brother and giving him advice, and letting him take whatever he could.
Dalang was also good-tempered and agreed to everything first. After the two younger ones had played enough and left, he picked out the extra fire sticks, pots, pans, and utensils with helplessness in his eyes.
He was going for a trial, not an outing in the mountains, and pots and pans would only be a burden.
However, Qin Yao later spent a lot of money to ask a blacksmith to remake the mini pot, and Dalang specially found it from the kitchen utility room and stuffed it into his bag.
This pot is like Aunt Yao’s presence. With it, I feel at ease!
Everything was ready. The next morning, after having breakfast at home, Awang and Dalang took enough dry food for three days and entered Beishan with full confidence.
Qin Yao and Liu Ji stood on the dam at the door of their home and watched them all the way until they disappeared from the north mountain. They looked at each other and Liu Ji said:
"Someone from the clan leader's family just called us to come to his house for a pig-killing meal at noon."
Qin Yao nodded and asked Liu Ji to call the remaining three children, and the family of five went to the patriarch's house to wait for meat.
Qin Yao was the first one in the village to receive this honor, and even Liu Dafu's family was not invited.
Liu Ji felt proud, and whenever he met someone along the way, he would go up to them and say, "Let's go to the clan leader's house for dinner," regardless of whether they asked or not.
Whenever the villagers complimented him, he would be so proud.
Qin Yao just thought that she was blind and deaf. After all, she couldn't sew Liu Ji's mouth shut with needle and thread.
It’s the New Year, and if it’s too bloody, it will affect your fortune.
Fortunately, Liu Ji had a good sense of proportion and knew when to stop, always retreating in time when on the verge of being beaten.
The family arrived at the clan leader's house. Large pieces of pork had already been put into the pot. The children had already eaten it in the morning, but they still couldn't resist the aroma of the meat. Their eyes lit up.
It is said to be a lunch, but actually it is half the morning.
Because of the mid-morning meal, the clan leader's family had not had breakfast yet, so when they saw Qin Yao arrive, they immediately invited her to sit down and start eating.
The clan leader was very happy because the villagers slaughtered two pigs this year, making him the first in the area. He would be proud of himself if the news got out, and he was envied by many people.
And this glory was brought by Qin Yao. As soon as the clan leader sat down at the table, he would toast Qin Yao.
Qin Yao was flattered and quickly stood up to greet him.
As the two were politely declining the credit, they suddenly heard a wolf howl coming from the mountains.
Liu Ji, who was eating and drinking, was completely unaware and his ears were filled with compliments and flattery from others.
The clan leader didn't hear clearly and continued to rush to toast Qin Yao. When he saw her expression suddenly change and felt strange, the wolf howl was heard again.
Unlike the previous howl of a lone wolf, this time it was the angry howls of several wolves.
Everyone in the room's faces changed, and there was an eerie silence for a moment. All they could hear was the sound of the wind blowing past, and for a moment they couldn't tell whether the wolf howl just now was real or fake.
Only Qin Yao and Liu Ji stood up immediately. The couple looked at each other and thought of Awang and Dalang who had just entered the mountain.
"I can't be so unlucky, right?" Liu Ji muttered to himself.
Qin Yao had already put down the wine glass and apologized to the clan leader, "I'll drink this glass of wine when I come back. Everyone, eat first. I'm going to go out for a while."
The chief hurriedly said, "There won't really be any wolves coming. There are so many people in our village. Those beasts dare not enter the village in broad daylight."
The implication is that Qin Yao doesn't need to be too nervous.
It is normal to occasionally hear the howling of one or two wild animals in winter.
Qin Yao waved her hands. She had to see it with her own eyes before she could feel at ease.
Seeing Qin Yao running out the door, Liu Ji couldn't wait any longer and called the three children who were still chewing pig's trotters and didn't notice anything, "Go, go, take it home and eat it."
He smiled awkwardly at the clan leader and others, then led the three children to chase Qin Yao.
But with his speed, how could I catch up with him?
When Qin Yao ran out of the door, she had already reached the foot of the North Mountain.
In the distance, two familiar figures were running down the mountain. Qin Yao looked closely and found that they were Awang and Dalang, who had just entered the mountain confidently less than an hour ago.
"Aunt Yao!"
Dalang was surprised to meet Qin Yao at the foot of the mountain.
Dalang was carried on Awang's shoulders. Most of their luggage had been scattered as they ran away, leaving only a small iron pot that Dalang held tightly in his hand.
Awang, who usually keeps a low profile, showed a rare bit of embarrassment on his face at this moment.
The two of them stopped in front of Qin Yao, panting. Dalang slid off Awang, his head hanging, "We are so unlucky!"
Qin Yao looked up and found that the wolf howling had disappeared, but the stinking smell of beasts coming from the top of the mountain drifted down with the wind.
Qin Yao fanned the air with her hands in disdain. It would take less than a dozen wolves to create such a strong smell.
Qin Yao crossed her arms and looked at Awang, who was digging his toes into the ground. "Didn't you say last night that a mere Beishan Mountain would be no problem?"
Awang: “.”
He didn't expect to be slapped in the face so quickly.
The two of them entered Beishan with great interest, and as they went deeper and deeper, they soon found a set of footprints.
Thinking of taking Dalang to practice, he took Dalang to look for him.
According to experience, there are at most two wolves.
Who would have thought that they would actually stir up a wolf's den!
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