Chapter 71 Chapter 71 Did they bully you?
Miao Ying's reaction was quick. As soon as they walked up the mountain and entered the wooden house, Miao Ying couldn't help it.
He didn't even have time to lay the mat. He just hurried into the house without even taking off his clothes.
After a break, Huo Xing put Miao Ying down, laid out the mat, let Miao Ying lie down and rest, and then he began to clean up.
There are a lot of things to do in the mountains, such as collecting firewood, fetching water, and sprinkling some insect repellent powder next to the house.
Miao Ying fell asleep at this moment. Huo Xing seized the opportunity and fetched some water. Just as he was about to go out to collect some firewood, Miao Ying woke up groaning again.
Huo Xing washed his hands and just sat down when Miao Ying came over and anxiously tried to rip off his clothes. Huo Xing held his hands and kissed his neck to comfort him.
In the next few days, Huo Xing cooked, collected firewood, and replenished water while Miao Ying was asleep, and then he didn't know what was going on when Miao Ying woke up.
This kind of days lasted for four days, and Miao Ying finally woke up from the tide of emotion. The scene was the same as last year, with his clothes swaying in the wind on the rack outside. Miao Ying was already quite calm.
He put on his clothes as if nothing had happened, cleared his already hoarse throat, and called out to Huo Xing who was hanging clothes outside.
Huo Xing turned his head and met his eyes. Thinking that he was getting excited again, he stopped what he was doing, walked up to him, and bent down to kiss him.
Miao Ying originally wanted to push it away, but because they had kissed so much in the past two days, he easily fell into it. By the time they finished kissing, he was already out of breath. When Huo Xing's hand was untying the belt he had just tied, Miao Ying pushed his hand away: "I'm ready."
Huo Xing seemed to feel a little regretful. He kissed his neck again before stepping away from him.
Miao Ying opened his watery eyes and looked at Huo Xing's face. There were some dark circles under his eyes and his beard was unkempt. His face looked as if someone had sucked all the energy out of it. He sighed, "You, you should rest well and eat more."
Huo Xing smiled and said softly that it was okay.
But Miao Ying saw that he was indeed fine. If it were his old self, he would have probably died on the second day. But Huo Xing could hold on until the fourth day. He was truly an amazing person.
Miao Ying found that every time these few days passed, he felt like a fairy that had absorbed a lot of yang energy, and his whole body was light and airy. Even if he was being beaten like a pancake on the ground, he did not feel the slightest bit of discomfort, not even the soreness like the first time.
So he asked Huo Xing to rest while he went to wash clothes. Of course Huo Xing was unwilling to do that, so he asked him to prepare dinner in the room.
The things they brought were almost enough for four days. Now that the seedlings were ready, Huo Xing was going to go down the mountain to bring the rapeseeds up the mountain to prepare for oil extraction.
During these few days, Huo Xing also took the time to make the firing pin that Miao Ying wanted. Now the only thing left is to build a high rack and then he can prepare to press the oil.
"We'll probably have to stay in the mountains for another three to five days. Bring some food back when you come down."
Before Miao Ying finished speaking, he felt some movement in the woods ahead. Huo Xing also heard it. He asked Miao Ying to go into the house and took his bow to go forward to see what was happening. However, before he could put the arrow on the string, he saw a familiar figure.
It's steamed bun.
Mantou was carrying a bundle on its back. When it saw Huo Xing, it ran towards him, wagging its tail. Huo Xing quickly took off the bundle on its back. Miao Ying also came out and poured some water for Mantou in a bowl.
Mantou was indeed thirsty, and drank a bowl of water in one breath, but he still kept panting. Miao Ying kept rubbing his head: "Mantou Mantou, you are really amazing."
Huo Xing opened the bag on Mantou's back, which contained about ten cakes and some other food. He didn't bring much because he was worried that Mantou would get tired, but it was enough for one or two days.
There was also a piece of paper inside, on which was a letter from Huo Xiaobao to his family, but it was written in traditional Chinese characters. Miao Ying managed to understand it by guessing. The general meaning was that everything was fine at home, his grandmother was in good health, the wheat had been threshed and dried, and his brother Lingzhi had helped a lot. He also asked how they were doing.
Miao Ying folded the paper carefully and put it in his pocket. Huo Xing looked at him and found it a little funny: "You cherish it so much?"
Miao Ying nodded: "This is the first letter home."
After going up the mountain, Mantou didn't want to go down. It had gone up the mountain before, but never so far. After resting, it ran out again.
With the things sent up from the mountain, Huo Xing didn't plan to go back tonight. After all, he was worried about Miao Ying being alone on the mountain.
When it was getting dark, Mantou came back with a pheasant in his mouth. Thinking that Miao Ying needed to nourish his body, Huo Xing killed the chicken, stewed half of it, took out the internal organs and gave them to Mantou to eat. He planned to take the remaining half home tomorrow.
Miao Ying kept serving soup to Huo Xing and also gave him the chicken leg. Huo Xing was stunned for a moment and then gave the chicken leg back to him.
In the end, the chicken leg ended up in Miao Ying's stomach. The dry biscuit was also delicious after being softened by the chicken soup. Miao Ying ate a whole bowl of it.
After nightfall, the sound of insects could be heard in the forest. Mantou was catching insects near the cabin, but Huo Xing ignored him. The weather was not cold and the door of the cabin was open, so he could sleep wherever he wanted.
Miao Ying and Huo Xing leaned close to each other and fell into a deep sleep. After all, the consumption in the past few days was enormous, especially Huo Xing, who hardly slept a full night.
The night was not silent, but they seldom slept well.
The next morning, Huo Xing heated up the soup from last night, kissed Miao Ying who was still asleep, and prepared to go down the mountain.
Mantou originally wanted to go with him, but Huo Xing asked it to stay on the mountain. Mantou seemed to understand and lay down again not far from the wooden house.
Huo Xing went down the mountain very quickly and arrived home just as the sun came out. He opened the door to his yard, where their grain was drying in the sun. Li Hongying was using a bamboo rake to separate the wheat, and Fu Lingzhi was helping.
Since they were away these days, Fu Lingzhi lived in their house so that she could take care of her grandmother.
Huo Xing nodded at him.
Li Hongying said without further ado: "I've already dried the things Xiaoying wanted and packed them up now, but they're a bit heavy. Can you carry them all up the mountain?"
"If there are really too many, I'll just go down the mountain again to move them." Huo Xing took a sip of water and thought of the things Miao Ying had told him to take. He found that he really couldn't get them up the mountain by himself, because Miao Ying also mentioned the big iron pot used for cooking at home, which also had to be brought up the mountain.
Li Hongying said, "Otherwise I'll go with you."
Huo Xing shook his head: "The way up the mountain is too long and difficult to walk. I'll walk it twice more."
Li Hongying still felt sorry for her son: "Mom is not too old to walk. It's okay for her to go for a walk. Xiaozhi and your grandmother are at home, so it's okay."
Just when Huo Xing was about to agree, two more people came into the yard. They were Miao Ying's brother and his wife.
Miao Dong followed Zheng Cai'er with some things in his hands. He first greeted Li Hongying and then looked into the yard. Miao Ying was not there, but there were other guys there.
Miao Dong's eyes immediately widened in anger. Just as he was about to speak, Zheng Caier quickly grabbed his hand and shook her head at him.
"We're here to see Xiaoying today. Tomorrow is his birthday." Zheng Cai'er looked at Li Hongying. "Where is he?"
Huo Xing opened his eyes wide and realized what he had overlooked. When he celebrated the two children's birthdays during the Chinese New Year, he asked Miao Ying about her birthday, but Miao Ying himself didn't remember it. He then talked about other things and the matter was forgotten.
"He's on the mountain." Huo Xing said, "I'll be going up the mountain in a moment."
The more Miao Dong listened, the more suspicious he felt, mainly because of this strange guy in the yard. He had a lot of thoughts in his mind, and the look he gave Huo Xing became even more unfriendly.
Zheng Caier exchanged a look with him, and Miao Dong understood almost immediately: "I just happen to have something to tell him. Can I go up the mountain with you?"
Originally, Huo Xing was worried that Li Hongying would be tired from climbing the mountain, but now that Miao Dong said he wanted to go up the mountain with him, that couldn't be better.
Miao Dong whispered to Zheng Caier, asking her to find out the background of that boy now, and he went up the mountain to listen to what Miao Ying said. He couldn't let the people from the Huo family bully their family.
But when he saw what Huo Xing was going to carry up the mountain, Miao Dong's eyes widened and he couldn't help but ask, "What do you mean? Where is my Miao Yingteng? Are you driving people up the mountain?"
Zheng Caier also had doubts, so she did not stop Miao Dong anymore.
Fu Lingzhiye became nervous and quickly waved his hands: "No, no, it's not what you think."
Miao Dong glared at him.
Li Hongying also quickly explained: "It is indeed not the case. Lingzhi is also Xiaoying's friend. You will know it when you meet Xiaoying."
Miao Dong was full of questions, and finally he gritted his teeth, carried a pot and other things, and went up the mountain with Huo Xing. Zheng Caier stayed at the foot of the mountain to help gather information.
Although Miao Dong is thinner now, he is not like Huo Xing who has been walking in this mountain for years. He was at ease at the beginning, but after a while he began to breathe heavily, and Huo Xing had to stop and wait for him.
"How far is it?" Miao Dong, carrying the pot on his back, leaned against a tree and gasped for breath. "Where did you take my brother?"
"Almost there." Huo Xing said calmly, "Miao Ying can even climb up."
Miao Dong panted and pointed at Huo Xing: "He was taking the blame at that time? Do you dare to say that you didn't take the blame for him?"
Huo Xing just smiled and said, "Let's go, we'll be there soon."
Miao Dong's original anger turned into full force. As he walked, he threatened: "Miao Ying better be alright, otherwise I will be rude to you."
Huo Xing looked at him, sweating profusely, with strands of hair sticking to his face, and felt that what he said was a little unintimidating.
As Miao Dong cursed all the way, they finally arrived at the side of the cabin. Miao Ying was already preparing to press the oil and moved the small stove in their cabin outside.
Hearing the footsteps, Miao Ying turned around in surprise and saw that there was another person following behind Huo Xing, who seemed to be about to faint.
"Brother! Why are you up the mountain?"
The answer he got was Miao Dong's heavy breathing, just like Mantou's yesterday, even heavier than Mantou's.
Miao Dong pointed at Huo Xing, his words almost unclear: "Miao Ying, tell me, did he bully you?"
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