Zhu Yuanyu fed Maotou a piece of dried meat.
Mao Tou ate happily, his little tail wagging vigorously.
When he finished eating, Zhu Yuanyu took out another piece, chewed it quickly, and licked his nose with his big tongue.
After rubbing the thick and fluffy fur on his fur head, Zhu Yuanyu lifted the car curtain, and a pigeon flew in.
"Thank you for your hard work." Zhu Yuanyu hooked the pigeon's chin with his index finger, untied the letter tied to the pigeon's foot, and opened it to read.
"Master, is this a letter from the master and his wife?" Cui'er asked curiously.
Zhu Yuanyu glanced at ten lines and quickly finished reading. The corners of his mouth curled up slightly, and he rerolled the letter and held it in his hand. "Well, everything is fine at home."
Since he was still on the carriage and it was inconvenient to write, Zhu Yuanyu put the reply aside for the time being.
Qi Ao, who was riding a horse outside the carriage, looked at the sky, got a little closer to the carriage, and said, "Master, it seems like it's going to rain. There is a temple in front of us, why don't we take shelter there..."
Zhu Yuanyu stuck his head out and said, "Okay, stop at the temple in front of you, Zhuangzhuang."
"Okay!" Li Zhuangzhuang slowed down the car.
The carriage stopped in front of the temple.
Zhu Yuanyu got out of the car and looked up. He saw an abandoned temple in front of him. The spider webs on the corners of the door a few meters away could be clearly seen.
Pushing the door open and entering the temple, it was almost filled with dust and straw was scattered on the ground.
Cui'er frowned, seeming a little dissatisfied with this place. She might think that such a dirty place would offend the young master.
"It's almost getting dark, let's spend the night here tonight." Zhu Yuanyu looked around, without any look of disgust on his face, and said to Qi Ao and the others.
Now that the young master has spoken, Cui'er could only admit it no matter how dissatisfied she was, "Master, let me clean up first." After saying that, she walked to a corner and started to tidy up the place.
Zhu Yuanyu looked up at the roof and found that there was a leak in the tile in the center where he was standing. If it rained later, it would definitely leak; and the place Cui'er picked happened to be the only tile. No block is missing.
Cui Er quickly moved her hands and feet. After cleaning up the debris, she swept away the things that were bothering her hands and feet not far away. She then arranged a flat and clean ground and spread it with the collected straw. Then she took out a blanket from the carriage and spread it on the ground. On the straw, a simple resting place was suddenly formed.
"Master, please rest while I go outside to collect some firewood."
Cui'er just discovered that there were a lot of dead branches on the ground around the deserted temple, which was perfect for making a fire. There were pots, rice, etc. on the carriage. The young master couldn't always eat dry food, so he still had hot porridge to warm his stomach.
Although winter has passed, the weather is still a little damp and cold, especially after it rains. You can catch a cold accidentally.
Zhu Yuanyu did not stop Cui'er, but asked Li Zhuangzhuang to accompany her. It was not safe for a little girl to be in the wilderness, so it was best to have someone accompany her.
"Master, let me go down and see if we can catch any game."
Qi Ao didn't know when he pulled out a bow and arrow from the carriage, dressed as if he were hunting.
Zhu Yuanyu nodded, "Go, be careful." After saying that, he patted Mao Tou's head and motioned for him to follow.
Maotou licked Zhu Yuanyu's wrist, twisted his strong body, and followed Qi Ao quietly. Qi Ao glanced down casually, and Mao Tou looked back with an inscrutable expression. The man and the dog looked at each other "affectionately" and slowly disappeared behind the door.
Zhu Yuanyu sat on the seat paved by Cui'er, crossed her slender legs, and stared at the door in a daze.
After a while, thunder suddenly appeared outside the temple, and raindrops began to fall.
Cui'er walked in holding Gan Chai, and Li Zhuangzhuang also held Gan Chai and walked behind Cui'er.
After putting down the dry firewood, the two ran to the carriage and took the pot and rice into the temple.
"Oops! No water!" Cui'er suddenly exclaimed, then looked very annoyed, "I'm so stupid!"
Li Zhuangzhuang asked from the side: "Is it okay to rain?"
"Yes! Why didn't I think of that!" Cui'er smiled again, but immediately hesitated, "But..." She glanced at Zhu Yuanyu, as if she was afraid that he would disagree.
Rainwater in ancient times was still drinkable, and Zhu Yuanyu didn't mind as long as it was cooked, so he said to Cui'er, "It doesn't matter, just use rainwater."
Cui'er happily took the pot to catch the rain.
When the rain got really heavy, Qi Ao and Maotou finally came back. One person and one dog didn't get too wet. They would dry out quickly if they were heated over a fire.
Qi Ao carried three hares and said to Zhu Yuanyu with some embarrassment: "Master, this is what I hunted." Because it suddenly started to rain, which affected the view, and only hares were around, Qi Ao could only hunt. to three hares.
Mao Tou went out for a spin and got all the hair on his body covered in mud. He wanted to rub Zhu Yuanyu, but he wouldn't let him.
Zhu Yuanyu looked funny as Mao Tou hid in a corner and planted mushrooms alone, as if he had been struck.
Cui'er filled the water and washed the rice. After Li Zhuangzhuang built a simple stove with the stones he picked up and lit the firewood, he put the pot on it and started cooking porridge. In addition to white rice and rainwater, there are also some wild vegetables picked by Li Zhuangzhuang and dried meat, which is one of the dry foods.
Cui'er washed the dishes and chopsticks in rainwater and put them aside. She was very considerate and soaked her handkerchief in rainwater for Mao Tou to carefully wipe off the mud on her body.
As if he knew that Cui'er was cleaning him, Mao Tou remained obediently motionless. When he finished wiping, his head instantly turned to Zhu Yuanyu's direction.
"Come here." Zhu Yuanyu smiled and waved.
Mao Tou grinned and ran over.
Zhu Yuanyu touched its wet hair and looked at Qi Ao, who was sitting by the temple door cleaning the hare.
Qi Ao cleaned the three hares very neatly, washed away the blood with rainwater, then passed through them with the cut branches and walked to Li Zhuangzhuang.
Li Zhuangzhuang had already built another fire and was roasting three hares with Qi Ao.
The branch was inserted into the hare's mouth, and the two men took it and set it on fire to remove the hair. The internal organs have been processed by Qi Ao in advance, and you only need to add seasonings and roast them before eating.
Zhu Yuanyu looked at the two people and thought for a while, then reminded: "I remember there seems to be cumin, add more."
Qi Ao responded, looked at the stove, and found his target - Cui'er had put all the spices and seasonings in a cloth bag, including the cumin Zhu Yuanyu wanted.
Cui'er, who was squatting on the stove and staring at the pot, also heard Zhu Yuanyu's words and immediately found the porcelain bottle containing cumin and handed it to Qi Ao.
The rain outside the temple became heavier and heavier, and finally it began to leak inside the temple.
Continuous rain poured into the temple through the holes in the missing tiles, and the ground was instantly splashed into small patches.
Occasionally, water droplets splashed with excessive force were shot into the fire, making a "pop" sound.
Fortunately, the place Li Zhuangzhuang picked had less leakage. When the porridge was cooked, the hare also gave off a strong scent of cumin, and the fire was not put out.
Maotou immediately turned his head to where the hare was and his tail began to shake.
"You can't eat this seasoned hare, it will upset your stomach." Zhu Yuanyu smiled and held down the hair, "Besides, didn't I just eat it for you? Why are you hungry again so soon?"
Although he said this, Zhu Yuanyu couldn't bear to part with the hair. He could only watch it but not eat it. He tore off a hare's hind legs and let it bite.
Zhu Yuanyu also only ate a hare hind leg, and then drank a bowl of wild vegetable and dried meat porridge.
Seeing that her young master had eaten so little, Cui'er said with some sadness: "Master, please eat some more. I see that you have lost weight recently...or is it that these are not to your liking? I remember that there are pastries and preserves in the car. I’ll get it for you now!” He stood up.
"No, it's raining." Zhu Yuanyu stopped her and shook his head, "Give me another bowl of porridge."
Zhu Yuanyu was really full. He had already eaten all the pastries when he was in the car. He was too embarrassed to say it at this time and could only eat another bowl of porridge.
Cui'er happily scooped up half a bowl of porridge and held it in front of Zhu Yuanyu, "Master, eat it while it's hot, there's still more in the pot!"
So sister, you are raising me like a pig - Zhu Yuanyu took the bowl speechlessly, lowered his head and drank.
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On the road not far outside the deserted temple, a carriage came slowly.
Perhaps he discovered that there was an abandoned temple at the front door to take shelter from the rain. The coachman turned back to the car and said, "Sir, there is an abandoned temple in front of you. Do you want to go in and take shelter from the rain?"
A middle-aged man's voice came from the carriage——
"Well, go ahead."
Then there was another charming female voice speaking, as if she was complaining, which made the driver outside the car feel like his bones were going numb.
"This weather is really annoying~ It's all your fault. Why did we find such a carriage? The rain is almost getting wet~ Look! Look! It's a big piece of wet here. It's so uncomfortable. ~Tell me! How can I compensate others~"
The middle-aged male voice seemed to be very helpful. Not only was he not angry, but he comforted the owner who made the charming female voice in a low voice. I don’t know how he comforted him, but he actually made the owner who made the charming female voice suddenly let out a low cry and even put on his clothes. Take a breather.
The driver tilted his ears to hear more clearly, but the rain was too loud, disturbing the voices of the people in the car.
Suddenly, a beautiful-looking woman stuck her head out and said angrily: "What are you doing, driver, if you don't drive well? The road was so bumpy that I almost fainted!"
The driver smiled coquettishly and glanced around, inadvertently catching sight of the woman's slightly swollen breasts. His mouth suddenly felt dry and his whole body felt hot.
The woman seemed to know what he was thinking, she smiled softly, pointed in front and said: "Sister, brother-in-law, the deserted temple has arrived." After speaking, she glanced at the coachman lightly with the end of her eyes and got into the car.
Soon, the carriage arrived at the deserted temple.
In the temple, Zhu Yuanyu and others heard the noise and looked outside the temple.
"It seems someone is coming."
