On the first day in the forest, everything was focused on resting to recharge their batteries. Even though it was already May, the nights in the mountains were much colder than at the foot of the mountain. After a simple dinner, Yinzhen and his brothers sat by the fire to discuss tomorrow's itinerary, and then went back to their respective tents to rest.
Although Yinzuo has always had good sleep quality and is not particular about his bed, he still feels a little uncomfortable when he suddenly changes his place. After tossing and turning on the couch for a long time without being able to fall asleep, he simply stopped trying to force himself to sleep.
"Big brother, second brother, are you asleep?"
Yinzhi was snoring so loudly that it was obvious whether he was asleep or not. Yinreng was not asleep, but he was not stupid. Yinzo was a very impatient person. If he spoke up now, neither of them would be able to sleep today. So when he heard Yinzo's question, Yinreng pretended to be deaf and lay there without moving.
Although Yinzuo's skills were not as good as Yinzhi and Yinreng, his hearing was still good. The forest was unusually quiet at night. Although Yinzhi's snoring disturbed him, he could still judge from Yinreng's slightly heavy breathing that he was not asleep at this time.
"Brother, I know you must be awake right now. Since you can't sleep, why don't you listen to a story from your younger brother? As for what story, let me tell you a myth. There was a family. The couple gave birth to a... Oh, I don't understand, I don't understand... There should be a legend about a mountain that looks like a gourd, so people call it Gourd Mountain. There are two monsters imprisoned in Gourd Mountain, one is the Scorpion Monster and the other is the Snake Monster. One day, a pangolin accidentally pierced the cave, and the two monsters that were suppressed at the foot of the mountain escaped. From then on, the people living near Gourd Mountain suffered. Not only did they have to leave their homes, but if things went wrong, their families would be destroyed."
Even if Yinreng ignored him, Yinzuo could still perform this one-man show very powerfully. Look, this Calabash Brothers came to save his grandfather.
"To atone for his mistake, the pangolin found an old man and told him that only by growing a seven-colored gourd could the two demons be destroyed. With the pangolin's help, the old man overcame numerous difficulties and finally obtained the gourd seed. However, the cave suddenly collapsed. Fortunately, thanks to the gourd seed and the protection of the mountain god, the old man finally returned to his home safely. He planted the gourd seed in his yard and carefully cared for it every day. Soon, seven gourds grew. Brother, let me tell you, these seven gourds are extraordinary. Their colors are like a rainbow: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and purple. Soon, the gourds matured one after another and fell to the ground, transforming into seven barefoot little boys..."
Although Yinreng was forced to listen to Yinzo's chatter, it must be said that Yinzo's storytelling ability was really good. As he listened, the little sleepiness that Yinreng felt was gone. The final result was very obvious. The next morning, both brothers had big dark circles under their eyes.
"Second Brother, Sixth Brother, what's wrong with your eyes? If I remember correctly, didn't we lie down to rest one after the other last night? You both look like you haven't woken up yet. What's wrong? Are you suffering from insomnia?"
Isn't that insomnia? Upon hearing this, Yinreng looked up at Yinzhi, who was looking at him with a puzzled face, and pointed at Yinzuo, who was dozing with his eyes wide open, and said unhappily.
"If you want to know, why not ask this brat? Yinzuo, don't sleep anymore. Get up and tell me the story you told me last night..."
Yinzuo was very sleepy at the moment. Even though Yinreng pushed him several times, he just leaned to the side to avoid it and closed his eyes to catch up on the sleep. Although Yinzhi didn't know what story Yinzuo had told him last, he now knew where the two brothers got the dark circles under their eyes. Seeing that Yinreng was still trying to wake up Yinzuo who had fallen asleep in the chair, he hurried over to stop him.
"Okay, I know you're angry right now, but since I can't wake you up, let's not bother him anymore. It's still early, so if you're sleepy, go back and get some sleep. I'll take Xiaojiu and the others for a walk around here this morning, and we'll head into the mountains after you wake up this afternoon. Xiaoliu woke up first, and it's not comfortable to sleep curled up in the chair like this, so get up and go to sleep on the couch."
Yinreng was indeed very sleepy at the moment, and nodded when he heard this. Seeing that Yinzuo was impossible to wake up, he asked Yinzhi to help him get up from the chair, and put him on the bed beside him to settle him down. Then he turned around and said a few words to Yinzhi before returning to his own couch to lie down and rest.
Yinzuo had gotten up very early yesterday and hadn't slept all night, so he was very sleepy. He slept until Yinzhi and the others brought the prey back to the camp. If he hadn't been thinking about going into the mountains in the afternoon, he would probably have slept until night.
Naturally, life in the mountains cannot match the exquisite life at the foot of the mountain. The brothers' lunch consisted of a few side dishes and the game that Yinzhen and his companions had hunted in the morning. Yinzuo was not fully awake yet and had no appetite. He picked up his chopsticks and ate a few bites, then felt full.
Although Yinzuo looks listless now, when the team sets out in the afternoon, he becomes spirited again. He and Yin'er, Yin?, Thirteen, and Fourteen ride on horses, carrying bows and arrows, chasing wild goats all over the mountains and plains, refusing to let them get away with it. Finally, Yinzhi couldn't stand it anymore and shot one goat. Then the others followed suit and captured the other two.
After Yinzuo and his companions officially entered the forest, they chose to set up camp next to a large lake. It was surrounded by green trees and wild flowers, which looked very pleasing to the eye.
Being outside was naturally no less demanding than being in the palace. The brothers had worked up a lot of sweat while horse racing in the afternoon. There were only grown men around them, so except for Yin? who was afraid of water, the others simply took off their clothes and jumped into the lake.
"Ouch~ Even though the temperature doesn't seem cold today, it's still quite chilly in the water. Xiaoliu, Xiaojiu, Thirteen, Fourteen, don't swim too far into the lake. Play for a while and come out. Don't get cold."
As the saying goes, this general is not subject to military orders outside the army. Since Yinzuo and his friends had already gone into the water, they naturally refused to come out before having a good time. Seeing that his persuasion was futile, Yinreng simply didn't bother to care about them anymore. After washing himself, he went ashore and put on his clothes. He returned to the camp and asked the accompanying cook to boil a pot of ginger soup. He waited for Yinzuo and his friends to come out after having enough fun, and then gave each of them a bowl of it.
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