Chapter 21 Misunderstanding Resolved
Back at the Taoxi Village platform, Ying Yuanxing let out a long sigh.
Originally, this trip was a tortuous one, but the result was satisfactory. I sold all the fish and earned my first pot of gold. But unfortunately...
Ying Yuanxing turned around and saw the young man following him obediently, and he suddenly felt a headache.
He originally thought that the other party had some conspiracy, and he could deal with him in Taoxi Village. But now it seems that his brain is not working well, and he is embarrassed to take action against a mentally retarded person.
Forget it, let’s take it one step at a time.
Observe first. If the other party is pretending, he can deal with him.
If he is really stupid, even though the other person is thin, he can be a thief and should have some physical strength. Maybe he can help him with some work. He would rather take the free labor.
"Follow me, don't get lost." After leaving the road and entering the woods, Ying Yuanxing remembered the scene when he came back last time and turned around to remind him.
Although it is not as late as before, it would be troublesome if fog comes up in the forest again.
Every time Ying Yuanxing passed by the village entrance these days, he could see the forest outside the village. Sometimes there was no fog, sometimes there was fog, and the fog was completely irregular. In addition, the village was enough to keep Ying Yuanxing busy, so except for the first time he returned to the village, today was only the second time Ying Yuanxing set foot here.
However, Ying Yuanxing was not worried because he followed the village chief when he went out in the morning. After all, no one knew how long the village chief had lived in Taoxi Village, so he would not get lost. It was hard to say what he said.
If he got lost, he could go back by himself, after all, the reality was unclear, and he still had the map to guide him, but it was hard to say about the other party.
But when he thought of this, Ying Yuanxing remembered that he didn't seem to know the young man's name, mainly because he had no chance to call his name along the way.
"What's your name?" Ying Yuanxing asked directly without any hesitation.
“Ying…” The young man hesitated for a moment before uttering the name, “Xuan… Ying?”
The style of this name somehow feels out of place!
Ying Yuanxing couldn't help but complain, and Xuanying said the name with hesitation, entanglement and doubt, it didn't sound like he was reporting a name, but rather like he was choosing a name on the spot.
Wait a minute, could it be that your brain is so broken that you can’t even remember your name?
Ying Yuanxing couldn't help but look at Xuanying's head. His black hair was so thick that even if there was a wound, it was completely covered by his hair and could not be seen at all.
Xuanying noticed Ying Yuanxing's actions, looked at the little black cat held in Ying Yuanxing's left hand, bent down, tilted his head, and moved closer to Ying Yuanxing's hand.
Ying Yuanxing was completely confused. No, why did he do this again?
Also, this body's flexibility is so good.
Looking at Xuan Ying who was about to twist his body into a knot, Ying Yuanxing took a deep breath and asked, "What do you want to do?"
"Don't you want to touch my hair?" Xuanying moved closer. "But I've touched this hair before, and it's not as soft as cat hair. You can only touch it reluctantly for now. I'll let you touch it when I change to something better."
Ying Yuanxing didn't want to touch it at first, but when he thought of his doubts, he hesitated and finally pulled her hair a few times.
Xuanying was right. His hair felt really bad. It looked black, but felt like hay and was a little rough. However, Ying Yuanxing looked for it and did not see any obvious wounds on Xuanying's head.
So, how did this person suddenly become stupid?
Ying Yuanxing looked at Xuanying inquiringly, but facing his obvious look, Xuanying seemed to be completely unaware, or rather, she could not understand the inquiring look.
"Let's go." Ying Yuanxing gave up exploring. "You'd better follow me closely, otherwise if we encounter heavy fog, we might get separated."
"You, don't like fog?"
When Ying Yuanxing heard Xuanying's question, he paused, turned his head and found that Xuanying's face was full of seriousness, as if he really cared about this issue.
"I can't say I hate it or like it." Ying Yuanxing turned around and decided not to think too much and just give a simple answer, otherwise he was afraid that his IQ would also be lowered by Xuanying.
Ying Yuanxing glanced at Xuanying. The other party seemed hurt by this answer. He lowered his head in disappointment, and no one knew what he was thinking.
"Sometimes I like fog, for example, when it's misty and there are small drops of water on my face, it's quite refreshing." Ying Yuanxing said casually, "But it's easy to get lost in the fog. It's okay if there's a clear path, but it's quite annoying to encounter fog in the woods."
Ying Yuanxing didn't know what was wrong with what he said. Xuanying was excited for a moment after hearing it, but then became depressed again.
Ying Yuanxing ignored Xuanying and took him towards the village. However, they were lucky this time as there was no fog. Ying Yuanxing also looked around to see if he could find some food to collect in the woods.
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Yu family.
Yu Fei and Yu Ye both grabbed the fish and ate them with relish.
They like to eat meat in the first place, and the reason why they like to eat grass is, first, the grass tastes really good, and second, the strange energy contained in the grass is good for the body. Combining the two reasons, even if they don't like to eat grass, they will reject grass.
And this fish is the meat they love to eat. Although the strange aura it contains is a little weaker than that of grass, it is meat, so it makes up for it a little.
If grass is considered a main meal, then these fish are delicious snacks. The two little monsters naturally like them.
The two little monsters were eating happily, but the expressions of the three brothers of the Yu family were not so good. In their opinion, the symptoms of addiction were too obvious. Now it was like drinking poison to quench thirst. What would they do in the future?
"Brother, who should we take this hay to for inspection?" asked Yu Laoer.
"Let me see the hay, I'll check it first." Yu Lao Da said in a deep voice. If this thing was really as Yu Lao Er said, he wouldn't dare to take it out easily. After all, the last time similar strange food appeared, it caused a huge storm.
If the news got out this time, Boss Yu would not be so convinced by the strangeness of the inspection, so he might as well check it himself first.
"Okay." Yu Laoer nodded and poured out all the stored hay. A sour aroma spread.
Yu Lao Er sniffed and couldn't help swallowing. When he put it away, the grass had a fresh grass fragrance. Why did it smell different now? It smelled even better than before.
Boss Yu also noticed how much this aroma stimulated appetite, and quickly sealed off the entire space to prevent the aroma from escaping and affecting Yu Fei and Yu Ye outside. However, this made things difficult for them, as the aroma that stimulated appetite was a great temptation to Weiyi.
But they knew they couldn't eat it.
"Take it back quickly." Boss Yu said, covering his mouth and nose.
Yu Laoer finally reacted and hurriedly collected all the grass, leaving only the sour aroma lingering in the air, which he had to sniff from time to time.
"Brother, are you still checking?" asked Yu Lao Er.
"Check, take out less." Boss Yu gritted his teeth. The more dangerous it was, the more they had to figure it out, otherwise what would Yu Yan and the others do?
Yu Laoer quickly took out a small portion of hay, divided it into three, and checked each portion strangely.
Boss Yu examined it carefully. This was the first time that Boss Yu examined such a strange food so carefully. However, after a careful examination, he found that there was nothing in the grass except pure strange energy. It was not the addictive thing he had imagined.
But if not, how could it smell so good?
Yu Lao Er and Yu Lao San also checked it carefully. In fact, they didn't know much about the grass. Although Yu Lao Da should have been in contact with the grass earlier, when they suspected that there was something wrong with the grass, in order to prevent their third nephew from becoming more addicted, they didn't dare to look at the grass for too long and quickly put it away.
And during this inspection, they also found that there was no problem with the grass, which...
They believe in their own abilities, but at this time, they doubt whether it is because of their lack of ability that they did not discover it.
Yu Yan had been standing aside, listening to his father and uncle's discussion, and couldn't help but speak up about his feelings.
"Dad, is it possible that this grass is not addictive and is just simply delicious?" Yu Yan said.
The room was quiet. Yu Laosan suddenly swallowed the grass in one gulp. Yu Laoda and Yu Laoer were frightened by his action.
"Third brother, what are you doing?" Boss Yu shouted angrily.
"Brother, we have analyzed it over and over but can't come up with anything. Why don't you let me take a bite first? If there is anything wrong, we can figure it out." Yu Lao San said.
"Even if you want to try, can't you catch something else weird to try? Why do you have to try it yourself!" Yu Laoer said angrily.
Yu Laosan froze. He was so anxious that he forgot he could ask someone else to try.
"Well, that means we should look for another weirdo. What if this herb is targeting our tribe?" Yu Lao San stammered, "Look for another tribe member. If we are discovered by the tribe, then we will be finished."
Addictive weird food is a taboo for every weird tribe. This thing can easily drag the weird into trouble. Once discovered, even if the tribe does not kill them, they will be driven away.
In today's weird world, if you can't stick together, you may be eaten by other weird things outside, and there will be no weird things to help you take revenge.
These words made Yu Lao Da and Yu Lao Er silent. They didn't dare to look for anyone because of this.
"So, how do you feel?" asked Boss Yu.
Yu Laosan felt it carefully and said, "Brother, this grass is really good. No wonder Xiaofei and Xiaoye like it so much."
As he spoke, Yu Laosan couldn't help but take another bite of the grass. As a big weird, he had a high resistance to impurities, but no matter how high his resistance was, impurities were equivalent to chronic poisoning for a weird. Especially if the impurities could not be removed, the toxicity would become more and more serious day by day.
For him, eating other weird foods was like eating a meal and poison at the same time. The meal tasted good, but the poison also made him uncomfortable.
But eating grass was purely for the pleasure of enjoying food, a pleasure he had rarely felt. Yu Laosan suddenly understood Yu Fei and the others. This could not be called addiction, but only the difficulty of going from luxury to frugality. After eating this kind of grass, how could he be happy eating other things?
However, when he thought of Yu Fei and Yu Ye, Yu Lao San remembered the fish that Yu Lao Da bought. The grass was delicious, but he liked the meat more.
"Brother, I can't taste anything just by eating grass, so I'll try the fish too." Yu Lao San said.
Boss Yu didn't think much about it and took out the bag of fish and handed it over.
Yu Laosan took it and finished the whole fish in a few crunches. His eyes became brighter. No wonder his two little nephews ate it so happily. The fish was delicious. Although the smell was so light that it looked like seasoning, one was a staple food and the other was a snack, each had its merits.
After eating seven or eight fish in one breath, Yu Laosan realized that there were not many fish in the bag. After all, he had given some to his three nephews, so naturally there were not many fish left.
"Brother, has Boss Ying said when he will open the fish stall again?" Yu Laosan had an expectant look on his face, and he was even more polite when addressing Ying Yuanxing.
"Third brother? Are you okay?" Yu Laoer frowned.
"Second brother, have a taste." Yu Lao San directly stuffed a fish into Yu Lao Er's hand.
Yu Laoer looked at the fish handed to him, took a tentative bite, and fell into a long silence because he found that he seemed to be stupid.
Seeing that Yu Laoer didn't say anything, Yu Laoda became anxious and stopped asking questions. He just picked up a fish and took a bite.
The room fell into an awkward silence. The three brothers looked at each other, and finally Yu Laoer coughed awkwardly and said, "Well, try another one."
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