Climbing a mountain is a very physically demanding task. Compared with walking on a flat road, the ground on the mountain is not only full of potholes but also full of thorns and vines.
The ladies and ladies were all moaning in agony from being pricked, and even the officers could only use their whips to push away the vines, and had no intention of whipping the prisoners.
Xie Luo and Big Beard walked in front and blocked many thorns for Xi Jin and Lan'er, so the two of them felt better.
Lan Er Niang kept saying words of thanks, glad that she could meet such a good person.
"Thankfully my sister-in-law was smart and reminded us to get the stick early."
When Xi Jin was young, he followed his grandfather to climb many mountains in order to pick herbs. He also knew what was necessary for mountain climbing, so when he was at the foot of the mountain, he reminded everyone to prepare thick dead branches when they saw them.
"Yes, it's a good thing that Jin'er reminded me to bring this stick with me, otherwise I might not be able to climb up because of my old bones." Lan'er Niang said happily.
Everyone climbed for a whole afternoon, but they still hadn't reached the top of the mountain. However, as the sky became darker and darker, and their vision became blurry, Master Liu found a flat place and ordered everyone to settle down.
Since we were in the mountains and there was no extra food, everyone could only lie down and rest hungry that night.
At this time, the bearded man's eyes suddenly lit up and he gestured desperately towards Xie Luo.
Xie Luo followed his gaze and found a gray rabbit grazing next to a tree behind him.
The two nodded and smiled tacitly, and surrounded them. The rabbit was also smart. When he saw someone approaching, he ran away immediately, but he still couldn't get past Xie Luo's hand. Xie Luo grabbed his ears and caught him. A strict one!
The bearded man exclaimed: "Thank you, brother, for your great skill."
Xie Luo waved his hand and showed the rabbit to Xi Jin: "Jin'er, look at it."
"My husband is so awesome!" Xi Jin admired sincerely. The hares in this mountain are smarter than anything else. Being able to catch rabbits is a real test of one's skills.
Xie Luo's handsome face showed a hearty smile. Compared with being able to eat rabbit meat, being able to hear Xi Jin's sweet words "My husband is so awesome" made him even more elated.
But before everyone could be happy, Huang Yong stroked his beard and walked up with a grin on his face: "Xie Luo, what a skill, I just wonder if Mr. Huang is lucky enough to get a share of the pie?"
Xie Luo's heart sank, knowing that the rabbit he had obtained was about to fly away, but since he was a prisoner, he had no choice but to let it go.
"Why did Mr. Huang say this? You have been working hard all the way, and the children have to eat, so they must respect you." Xi Jin stepped forward and said respectfully, "I just don't know if Mr. Huang understands this cooking method?"
"A gentleman is far away from the kitchen, but he is just roasting in the fire." Although Mr. Huang is treacherous and sinister, he also calls himself a gentleman.
"If you bake it directly, it will lose its deliciousness. Why don't you let the little one cook it? How about half of it for you and Mr. Liu?"
Huang Yong glanced at Mr. Liu, thinking of the person behind Mu Xijin, he didn't dare to take any further. The rabbit weighed at least five or six kilograms, and half of it was enough to eat. Looking at Mu Xijin's confident look, he agreed. down.
"I'll handle it!" Dealing with rabbits was too bloody, and he couldn't bear to let Jin'er do it.
"good!"
Xijin took out some spices such as Angelica dahuricae and nutmeg from the bag. These were originally prepared for medicine, but now they are used as seasonings to remove the fishy smell and enhance the fragrance.
Xie Luo moved very quickly and quickly cleaned up the rabbit without any trace of blood.
Lan'er helped pick up some branches.
Xijin lit a fire and roasted the rabbit on the fire. Soon the scent of the rabbit meat along with the spices made people salivate.
"Mrs. Sister-in-law, your craftsmanship is really great!" The bearded man looked on and his mouth was almost drooling.
When the rabbit was roasted, Xijin asked Xie Luo to tear half of the rabbit into pieces and give it to Mr. Liu and Mr. Huang, and the remaining people quickly ate it up.
The others looked on, hating that they didn't have the eye for a bearded man. If he had made friends with these two couples from the beginning, maybe he would be the one sitting there chewing on the rabbit's legs today.
Xi Jin couldn't control so much, and it was good to be able to take care of the people around him now. Seeing that the sky was getting darker and darker, Xi Jin felt sleepy thinking about continuing to climb the mountain tomorrow.
Xi Jin found a place near the water source and sat down. Xie Luo spread his coat on the ground: "I am tired after climbing the mountain for so long. You can rest for a while. I will look after you."
"Okay, call me in an hour and let you rest." Xi Jin is a woman after all, and is far inferior to Xie Luo in terms of physical strength, so she is not polite to him.
I don't know if it was because he was too tired, but Xie Luo was still watching over him, so Xi Jin quickly fell asleep.
In the middle of the night, Xi Jin was awakened by a burst of frightened shouts from the crowd.
As soon as Xi Jin opened his eyes, he was blindfolded by Xie Luo: "Jin'er, don't look! Stand up quickly."
Xi Jin stood up hazily, his heart beating violently!
"Tiger, it's a tiger!" The crowd screamed again, and everyone was too frightened to move.
Seeing a white-haired tiger with dazzling eyes slowly walking towards the crowd, someone opened its legs and everyone started running.
The eye-catching white tiger saw everyone running away, and suddenly ran towards Xi Jin's direction.
Seeing this, Xie Luo quickly let go of Xi Jin and pushed her towards the direction of the crowd's escape: "Jin'er, you run first."
"What are you going to do?" Xi Jin realized Xie Luo's decision, "Are you crazy?"
Such a big tiger, not to mention Xie Luo, even ten more adult men may not be able to subdue it.
Xi Jin pulled Xie Luo and insisted on letting him go with him, but it was too late. The tiger was already in front of him. Xi Jin was so frightened that his legs weakened for a moment.
"Thank you, brother, I'll be with you." The bearded man remained loyal.
Although Lan'er was trembling all over, she wanted to come and pull Xijin along.
"Wait!" In panic, Xi Jin suddenly noticed something strange about the tiger.
Although the tiger looked fierce, it had no intention of biting him. Instead, it opened its mouth wide and roared sadly at Xi Jin.
Xi Jin and Xie Luo looked at each other. Xie Luo stepped forward cautiously and looked at its mouth: "Jin'er, look quickly."
Xi Jin stepped forward and took a look into its mouth under the moonlight. He saw that something seemed to be stuck deep in the tiger's throat?
When she saw it whining sadly towards her, Xijin suddenly realized that the tiger was asking for help from her!
"Maybe it smelled the medicine on my body." Xi Jin boldly reached out and touched the tiger's head. Seeing its docile temperament, he was no longer so afraid.
But after all, the foreign object was stuck in the tiger's throat. No matter how brave she was, she would not dare to take it out of the tiger's mouth...
