Tang Shiyue continued to poke the knife: "So, Xiao Qiangzi, you are just an armchair strategist, right? You can use a lasso, but you've never caught a rabbit. You can set a trap, but you've never caught a wild beast. You just rely on your bow and arrows to do your best. You often encounter cooked... No, the prey you shot ran away, or you kill a small one and then an old one comes out, or you kill one and then a group of them come out. In the end, you can only flee..."
She spoke slowly, observing his expression, and then laughed: "I was right about everything? So you learned a lot of professional knowledge in vain, but unfortunately you were unlucky. Isn't it possible that the biggest gain you have gained since you were a child is the purple fungus that you sold to me for money? Hey, I seem to be right again, isn't it, Xiao Qiangzi?"
He could no longer bear it: "Qi Jing, Qi Lian, Jing of Jingqi. My name."
Qi Jing? Not Qi Jing?
Okay, the name is not important. Tang Shiyue said: "Xiao Qizi, so am I right?"
Qi Jing took a long breath, turned around and left.
Tang Shiyue said, "Stop." He took two more steps before he stopped. Tang Shiyue smiled and said, "Xiao Qizi, why don't we make a bet?"
He turned halfway around and looked at her. Tang Shiyue said, "I bet that this lasso I set up will definitely catch a rabbit this afternoon. Do you dare to bet with me?"
He hesitated for a moment, and glanced at the lasso, which in his eyes was completely nonsense: "What's the bet?"
"If my rope can catch a hare, you will do me a favor. If it catches two, it will be two favors. If it catches three, it will be three favors. If it catches four, it will be ..."
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He interrupted her: "What help?"
She didn't know what he could do for her, but he looked quite skilled, especially when he jumped so high, which was a bit gravity-defying. Maybe he could be useful in the future, so she said, "I don't know yet, but it's definitely not a big deal, just a piece of cake."
He thought for a moment, "What if there's no rabbit?"
She said cheerfully, "Then I'll do you a favor, but it won't be a big help."
Qi Jing nodded: "Okay."
He continued walking up the mountain. Tang Shiyue had no fixed place to go anyway, so she followed him. Qi Jing walked briskly without even looking back. He disappeared in a moment, but she didn't care.
She was just like a tourist. When she was tired, she sat down and ate half a Hu pancake. After a rest, she found a small bamboo forest and carefully cut half a basket of tender bamboo shoots to stir-fry rabbit meat. She also found a vine of wild gourds. Although they were not edible, the dried gourds could be split into ladles, and the smooth and round ones could also be used as kettles.
When she was about to walk down the mountain, she saw a small patch of black mushrooms. Although she couldn't tell what they were called, it was said that only brightly colored mushrooms were poisonous, so this one should be okay, right?
She squatted down and picked all the fruits in the field.
A hand beside him silently handed over a clean hunting bag. Tang Shiyue didn't hesitate to thank him and took it. While filling it, he asked him, "Xiao Qizi, do you know what this is called? Is it delicious?"
“Black Tiger Palm Mushroom.” Qi Jing said slowly, “It is said that one ounce of mushroom is worth one ounce of gold. Although it is not that expensive in reality, these can still be sold for seven or eight ounces of silver.”
"Oh!" Tang Shiyue said calmly: "How to eat it?"
Qi Jing said: "It can be used to cook meat or make soup. It has a very strong aroma and can dispel wind and cold, relax muscles and activate blood circulation. It can relieve worries. There is also a saying that 'Tiger's Paw Mushroom with vegetables will not go bad in three days'. Moreover, it is very nourishing for those with weak bodies."
"Okay," Tang Shiyue said, "Cook the meat and make the soup. Got it."
He said so much, but she only remembered that she could cook meat and make soup?
Qi Jing didn't say anything else. The two of them walked down the mountain in silence, and then came to the place where the lasso was. Tang Shiyue walked over and untied the basket to prepare to catch the rabbit. Qi Jing didn't think that this crudely made trap could really catch a rabbit, so he just glanced at it indifferently.
Then he opened his eyes wide in surprise.
Tang Shiyue was not surprised at all. She was careful not to damage the grass and untied the rabbits from the rope, feeling a little regretful: "Only three..."
She dragged the three rabbits over with great effort, and not surprisingly saw the confused expression of the young boy Qi Jing, "Who am I, where am I, what am I doing?"
This honest child must have suffered a great shock in his heart, and began to have deep doubts about his previous professional knowledge.
Well, I live to fight you! To let you snatch my Zizhi!
Tang Shiyue smiled faintly and said, "Xiao Qizi, are you sure? Three!"
Qi Jing quickly restored his old-fashioned and serious expression: "I see, I won't go back on my word. Also, don't call me Xiao Qizi."
"Okay, little praying child," she said, "Come, here comes the first request. Carry this down the mountain for me."
Each rabbit weighs seven or eight kilograms, and she is also carrying a basket of vegetables. She really can't carry it all.
Qi Jing remained silent. He quickly strung the rabbits together and carried them down the mountain. It was still light when he entered the village. Qi Jing put the rabbits in her yard, hesitated, and looked at her.
Tang Shiyue pretended not to understand his look and gestured for him to disappear quickly. He really turned around and left.
She doesn't want to mess with the village grass. It's none of her business whether he has prey or not. Don't his wife fans come to his house every day to show their warmth? If he doesn't even want this, then he certainly won't want hers. It's just right to save it!
As soon as he left, Tang Guihua ran over and asked with wide eyes, "What is the young master from the Qi family doing in your house?"
"Little Young Master? What little young master?" Tang Shiyue looked confused: "I just came back, no one has come to my house?"
Tang Guihua was half-believing and half-doubting. She glanced around the yard and then said, "Did you hunt rabbits? Then I'll take two to eat!" She walked forward as a matter of course and reached out to pick them up.
Tang Shiyue stood in front of her calmly, pretending to have just remembered: "Oh, by the way, it seems that someone just passed by the door. If you chase him quickly, you should be able to catch up."
Tang Guihua hesitated for a moment.
Apparently the handsome man was more attractive, and she actually turned around and ran after him.
At this time, the people who were working in the house also heard the noise and came out. Madam Zhou was not good at sewing, so she didn't come over. These three aunts were from the same clan, and they all looked unhappy.
Tang Shiyue pretended not to notice and greeted him with a smile.
It was agreed that this helper would not provide meals, so Tang Shiyue gave each of them a copper coin worth ten yuan. Another person tore off a large leaf, wrapped a few bamboo shoots and two pieces of black tiger paw mushrooms, and said, "Thank you for your help, aunties. Take this back and make soup."
The sharp-eyed Miss Liu exclaimed: "Isn't this..."
She swallowed it, her eyes flickering. Tang Shiyue smiled and said, "In our current situation, there is nothing good to give as a gift. I heard that this tiger's paw mushroom tastes good, and the nobles in the town also like it. Please don't dislike it, auntie."
Madam Liu thought that Tang Shiyue didn't know her and wanted to take advantage of her, but she didn't expect that the girl knew everything.
Madam Liu blushed and kept refusing, but Tang Shiyue insisted on giving it to her. Black tiger paw mushroom is not common, and the remaining two aunts didn't know it. But after listening to them talking back and forth, they realized that the mushroom might not be cheap, so they immediately put away their unhappiness and thought that this little girl knew how to behave.
Tang Shiyue added: "Aunts, come again tomorrow."
The three of them agreed. Tang Shiyue walked them to the door and said, "Aunt Liu, please stand for a moment. Yue'er has something to trouble you with."
Madam Liu blushed and stopped, and Tang Shiyue said, "Tomorrow I want to ask your second uncle and Aunt Zhou's fourth uncle to do me a favor."
Today they happened to hunt rabbits, so that would be easy. She was thinking that Tang Yongfu had helped her find this old house, and this implicit favor was a hidden worry, so she planned to find two influential people in the village to thank Tang Yongfu on their behalf and repay the favor. At the same time, she also wanted to make this matter public, so that if something happened in the future, she could clear herself from the matter. At the same time, if He was smart, she should have known what was going on.
In addition, the second point is that giving them the two money is equivalent to renting the house.
This house was originally a dilapidated house with no one living in it, so Mrs. Sun would definitely agree. In this way, it would be legitimate for them to live here and they could move in or out as they pleased.
This is a small matter, Madam Liu nodded in agreement, Tang Shiyue then said: "I am not at home today, did my family cause you any trouble?"
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