Chapter 110 Cute Mix
There were children from five families who were nine years old and above, including young boys like Lu Sanlang and Zhou Sanlang who had just reached adulthood. Chen Lie and his four former trainers who had returned from outside were also present. In addition, there were those who set up stalls, those who picked up their wives from setting up stalls, and those who also wanted to practice and prepare. It was a huge group of people.
The noise was definitely louder than usual, but it was okay with the adults at home keeping watch over them. They all knew to try not to make any noise. Except for those who went to pick tofu, the rest of the families gathered quietly with one torch on a mountain road far away from the village, which was the small path that Sang Luo and the others took to go home.
When Sang Luo and Shen Lie's family came out of the alley, what they saw was a sea of people under the firelight. All the uncles of Shi Erlang's generation were there, and all five brothers of Zhou Cunzheng's family, from the married Zhou Dalang and Zhou Erlang to the youngest Zhou Wulang, were there. Including the women who were setting up stalls, there must be at least thirty people, right?
Zhou Dalang was a little embarrassed: "They said the kids were learning, but we thought we were not much better than Sanlang, Silang, and Wulang in terms of survival skills in the forest, so we came to learn as well."
Shi Erlang also laughed: "I am one of them. I can't go into the forest and rely on my nephews to protect my family."
Chen Lie laughed: "This is a good thing. Going out for a run in the morning is to stretch your body first, and then increase your speed when it's a little brighter. This is to train your physical strength and endurance for walking in the mountains in the future, and then your running speed..."
Qin Fangniang and Gan Shi and the others all laughed. They didn't know how the children were trained, but they had to hurry to the county, so they went ahead with Chen Youtian and the others, carrying a torch. Sang Luo didn't join in either, but waved to the two younger ones, Shen An and Chen Ning, and followed Qin Fangniang and her group.
I don't know what Shen Lie and the others were busy with. Anyway, Sang Luo and the others walked about two miles before the people behind them caught up with them. The originally large group of people, although they were of varying heights, were now clearly organized into two large teams, led by Shen Lie and his companions.
There were so many people that the sound of footsteps was mixed when they ran, but when Sang Luo and Qin Fangniang looked back, it seemed to be the case at first glance.
This group of children lined up and listened to the rules and some techniques taught by Shen Lie and Chen Dashan. Now they caught up with Qin Fangniang and her group. The children were all happy, some calling her mother "mother" and some calling her aunt "aunt". There were also Shen An and Shen Ning waving their hands excitedly and calling her sister-in-law. It was very lively.
Chen Lie didn't discipline them. It was the first day and it wasn't really a training session, so he just let them be.
The Boy Scouts did not really run to the county, as it would not be fun to be targeted by the county city guards. They ran to Sanli Village and then returned. After a round trip, they had to go back to the village for other training programs.
However, Chen Lie and Chen Dashan were leading their teams back. When they met Sang Luo and her group, the two teams of Boy Scouts were handed over to Shi Dalang and Lu Erlang, and the two of them had to go to the county with Sang Luo and her group.
Qin Fangniang was surprised: "Why are we going to the county now?"
It took half an afternoon to get the food.
Chen Dashan smiled and said, "Buy bow strings. We'll make slingshots for the kids when we get back."
At that time, bowstrings were made from repeatedly processed and refined materials such as silk, beef tendons, and isinglass. They couldn't make them themselves, so they could only buy them from special shops in the county.
Qin Fangniang finally understood.
Gan asked, "Did your uncle Shi give the money? If not, let me know how much it costs. I'll give it to you."
This thing is not cheap. The hairbands used by women and children are actually of this kind, but the quality is much worse. Even this is not cheap. The ones used to make bowstrings are definitely more expensive.
Chen Lie smiled: "I have given them all."
Each family has a fixed amount based on how many children they have. The money was given out yesterday, but the Gan family is busy and doesn't know about it yet.
As he spoke, he had already walked naturally to Sang Luo's side.
Sang Luo asked quietly: "Shall we make the slingshot first?"
Chen Lie nodded, tilted his head slightly towards Sang Luo, and replied in a low voice: "Only make a small part, and the children will take turns to use it. Keep the rest first, and choose the best ones to make another one later."
There is no need to say what else to do.
Qin Fangniang was envious when she saw the young couple whispering together. She looked at her own son, who was two years older than Alie. Wasn't it time for him to get married?
This is a broken world.
She was just afraid to think about it.
After entering the county town, Qin Fangniang and the others went about their own business. Sang Luo, Shen Lie and Chen Dashan also went their separate ways. Sang Luo went to buy cloth, while Chen Lie and Chen Dashan went to buy bowstrings. After they had finished their purchases, they met not far from the clinic.
Chen Lie and Chen Dashan were both waiting for Sang Luo there.
There was no other reason. The money for buying medicine still had to be paid from Sang Luo. This was something Chen Lie and Sang Luo had discussed the day before. They did not plan to ask other families to share the money. For one thing, each family had used up all their savings on buying food in recent days, and they hadn't stockpiled salt and medicine yet. Except for Zhou Cunzheng's family, I was afraid that the other families would not be able to afford much money.
Secondly, this medicine was originally an ancestral recipe from Old Lady Chen's family. After telling Chen Lie and Sang Luo, they had no intention of leaking it to anyone else. If they wanted each family to contribute money, they had to let people know what medicine they were buying.
According to the old lady, this thing should be able to be found in the mountains. It's just that now is not the time to harvest it, so the first batch of spare parts needs to be bought with money. The family has money, so Chen Lie and Sang Luo discussed it and decided to buy it themselves, make it and keep it themselves, and not notify the other families for the time being.
Chen Dashan was a little embarrassed and touched his nose: "Sister-in-law, I will go hunting and sell some things later, and we will pay for half of the money for the medicine."
Sang Luo smiled and did not refuse, just said: "Okay."
The three of them entered the clinic. They had just been there the day before and bought so many medicines. The shopkeeper, the old doctor and the medicine boy all recognized Sang Luo and Shen Lie.
Seeing them coming so early in the morning, I was stunned for a moment. My first reaction was, is there something wrong with the medicine I took yesterday? This shouldn't be the case?
When they met and greeted each other, they found out that he was here to buy medicine again. The shopkeeper breathed a sigh of relief and asked with a smile, "What medicine do you want today?"
This time it was Chen Dashan who spoke up, "We want to buy a herb called rat head."
The shopkeeper was stunned. Even the old doctor who had just entered the clinic and hadn't even sat down on the stool could not help but come over and say, "Aconiti kusnezoffii? What are you buying this for? It's a medicine, but it's highly poisonous if used incorrectly. The most deadly poison in the world is chicken poison. I'm talking about this Aconiti kusnezoffii."
Is it called Caowu in the clinic?
Chen Lie smiled and explained, "To be honest, we want to extract its venom. We are hunters. As you know, we have to travel far and have to cross mountains and ridges. We are afraid of encountering wolves, insects, tigers and leopards and we won't be able to deal with them. Therefore, we have to make some to carry with us, so that we can save our lives in an emergency."
The shopkeeper and the old doctor were relieved when they heard that it was a hunter.
This thing is used a lot by hunters. In fact, it is sometimes used in the military as well. It is smeared on the arrowhead. It can kill the arrow instantly, but it is almost the same.
The old doctor shook his head: "If you can avoid it, then don't. It's harmful to nature. But if you want to go into the mountains..."
He sighed: "It's right to bring some."
People have no intention to harm tigers, but tigers may hurt people. It is always better to take precautions before they happen.
The shopkeeper asked how much it cost. Sang Luo asked the old doctor how much medicinal materials were needed to make three or four jars if the finished product was to be packed in small porcelain jars.
The old doctor was slightly surprised, and Sang Luo explained it herself, pointing to Chen Dashan beside him, and said, "This is the recipe from his maternal grandfather. This is the first time we have made it ourselves."
Old doctor: “…”
"Are you sure you'll do it?"
After worrying and asking Chen Lie and Chen Dashan carefully, he heard that there was no problem, so he asked the shopkeeper to get the medicine. He couldn't help but frowned and said, "It's just for self-defense, why buy so much?"
Sang Luo saw that the old doctor was kind-hearted, so she said, "I'm afraid we will stay in the mountains for a long time. There are many good hunters here. If we encounter a wolf pack or something, everyone should have a bottle."
The old doctor looked at her for a while, then nodded and went back to the examination table with his hands behind his back.
Sang Luo smiled, and after the medicine boy had packed the medicine and paid the money, she turned to the old doctor before leaving and said softly, "Old sir, I'm afraid the grain prices in the county will go up again. In the north...if you can find a way to stock up more, then stock up."
After saying that, he smiled under the old doctor's somewhat dazed gaze, bowed slightly, and left with Shen Lie and Chen Dashan.
The north is not peaceful anymore. Those words, "not peaceful anymore", were uttered by Sang Luo in a low voice just now, and only the old doctor heard them.
The old doctor walked them to the door and watched the three people leave. After a long while, he turned around and walked towards the shopkeeper.
…
It was only the end of the hour when Chen Lie and his companions returned home. Sang Luo was busy with needlework, while Chen Lie and Chen Dashan were staying at Chen's house, working on the arrow poison.
It was not until near noon that he asked Old Mrs. Chen and found out that Shi Dalang and Lu Erlang were leading a group of people to a hill deeper than his home, cutting bamboo to make slingshots. Only then did he go to take a look.
Upon looking, I saw three particularly small kids among a group of children who were joining in the fun and helping by passing things.
When Shen Jin saw his eldest cousin, he subconsciously shrank behind Shen An, and Shen Yin and Shen Tie also shrank back.
What can you block by shrinking your body so long? It's just that you are small and attract attention, okay?
Shen Lie: “…”
Should I pretend not to see it or should I pretend not to see it?
Shi Dalang and Lu Erlang couldn't help laughing when they saw this.
When they ran back to the village with a group of people, the three little ones were squatting in the village looking around. When they saw their group of people, their eyes lit up. They thought they had sneaked to the back of the team while no one was paying attention.
Since Shi Dalang and Lu Erlang didn't say anything, the three of them just followed them silently, pretending that they couldn't see them as they didn't look them in the eye.
It's both pitiful and cute.
The children from several families also had a good understanding of each other and were able to block the three Shen Jin brothers from time to time. Lu Erlang and Shi Dalang were both amused and helpless when they saw this, but it was also obvious that these children got along well with each other in private.
Shen San and Li Shi were indeed no good, but A Lie really didn't bother with these little guys, so they simply played deaf and dumb.
At this moment, seeing Shen Lie coming over and the reactions of the three Shen Jin brothers, Shi Dalang and Lu Erlang found it hard not to laugh. Chen Dashan, who arrived a step late, also guessed something. Even though he hated Shen San and Li, he couldn't help but smile when he saw the three Shen Jin brothers like this.
Shen Lie: “…”
He turned his head to look at Shen Jin and the other two. Shen Jin met his eldest brother's gaze and tried very hard to force out a smile that was exactly the same as the one he had when he was a child, one that was obedient and cute.
It was the one who had been called "big brother" since childhood, but none of the three brothers dared to call him that anymore.
The eldest brother said that he no longer recognizes their family.
Shen An and Shen Ning also smiled.
Chen Lie turned his head, too lazy to look, and looked at the bamboo materials on the ground: "How much can be used?"
Lu Erlang said, "Three. Just string them and you can use them."
Chen Lie took out a roll of bowstring he had just bought from his bosom and asked Chen Dashan to string the bow.
When they were young, the two men learned to make slingshots by themselves, and later they secretly made bows and arrows. They became very skilled and got busy.
Shen Jin, Shen Yin and Chen Tie, who were extremely nervous just now, brightened up when they saw that their eldest cousin didn't say anything and although he ignored them, he didn't let them go either.
Shen Jin tugged at Shen An's sleeve and grinned.
Chen An pushed his forehead with disdain, wrinkled his nose, and said with his expression: Go away and laugh, it's unbearable to watch.
Shen Jin didn't care about being pushed. He was very happy and squeezed behind a group of older kids to watch his eldest cousin make slingshots for everyone.
Slingshot.
Can hunt pheasants and hares!
Of course he didn't have a slingshot. Shen Jin had heard that Hu Zi and his family had paid for the bowstrings, but he should be able to borrow someone else's slingshot to feel it and learn from it, right?
The author has something to say:
"Nothing is more evil than chicken poison" - Huainanzi, Han Dynasty
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