After about ten days, Zhu Daqiu decided not to rely on anyone. Go to that Zhu Butcher, as if he is the medicine to save yourself. He felt that way and did it.
The place where the butcher lived was in front of a bend in the broad river, where the current was swift.
Zhu Daqiu goes down between the two remaining metasequoia trees, and a slope leads to the street. The edges are covered with willow trees of different sizes, forming shade and covering the entire street.
After passing the bend, a bridge spanned the narrowest point, and there was no one on the bridge. After passing the busy market area, Zhu Daqiu's ears were buzzing, as if he had returned to the past.
At this moment, someone pushed him aside. The person said, "Brother, don't be in a daze here. Someone has already noticed you. Why are you here too?"
Zhu Daqiu saw it was Cui Hanzi and said, "I'm looking for Zhu Butcher."
"He is at the end of this street, just around the corner. You are an outsider, how can my sister let you come here? It's very dangerous here!"
"What's the danger? Aren't you here too?"
"I'm different from you. The danger is not here, but on the other side. I also come here every now and then to get acquainted with you. There have been a lot of mysterious people coming recently, so don't get caught. It's time for me to leave. I don't dare to talk to you too much. treat."
Mr. Cui pretended to watch and walked back. Zhu Daqiu glanced at the other side. There were very few people on the street and he didn't notice anything unusual.
Arrive in front of the butcher's yard. The place is remote and simple, with a few logs erected as guardrails to serve as a courtyard.
The butcher was skinning a sheep. The smell of blood was strong and flies were flying around.
I wish Daqiu will clarify his intentions.
Butcher Zhu seemed to have not heard anything. He peeled off the sheep's skin, took out the internal organs, picked out the bones, put down his knife, and sat on the bench.
Without even looking at Zhu Daqiu, he said: "Why should I accept you? There are so many people who want to learn from me, and you are the only one. You look clumsy and timid. When I took out the sheep's entrails, you I don’t even dare to look at it, so let’s go!”
It turned out that every move he made was in his eyes, and he said, "It's precisely because I'm timid and don't dare to look that I want to learn from you."
"Be honest, do you know how to drink?"
"Not much."
"If you don't drink, you won't be able to kill cattle and sheep."
"Why?"
"Because you don't have the guts."
"How can I see it?"
"I feel like I can see the past me in you."
"Then you should accept me."
"You have a sharp tongue and are more suitable to be a teacher. You can't do this job. For Gou Sui's sake, I won't criticize you."
I didn't expect him to refuse so decisively. Although he was embarrassed, he didn't leave and stayed where he was.
Butcher Zhu pulled out a cow and killed it again. He was busy until noon. There is an endless stream of people coming in and out to buy meat.
The sharp knife in the butcher's hand flew up and down.
No matter how many kilograms of meat the visitor asked for, he would just cut out a piece of meat with one knife, and it would not be the right size. The guest threw the money into his box, picked up the meat and left.
No one came back, so Butcher Zhu tied most of the remaining beef bones and meat with a thick rope and threw it into the wide river. The end of the rope was tied to a wooden stake.
After finishing everything, the butcher said, "Why don't you leave? Do you want me to keep you for dinner?"
"I want to learn."
Butcher Zhu ignored him and entered the cliff cave without coming out.
As the sky drew to a close, the butcher came out and said, "Why haven't you left yet? Qi Yu, this girl, doesn't care about you, so she lets you go to my place to eat. Come in and have a bowl of beef and mutton soup, and then go back."
"I won't leave or go in unless you promise me."
The butcher glanced across the river, looked at Zhu Daqiu for a while, turned the butcher knife in his palm, and Zhu Daqiu didn't look sideways.
The butcher handed the foot-long butcher knife into his hand.
. Go to the pen on the left, grab a pair of sheep horns, lift a lively sheep in front of him, and say: "Kill it, kill it for me to see."
The sheep bleated and jumped on all fours. Zhu Daqiu held the knife and took a step back.
"What? Can't you do it?"
Zhu Daqiu hesitated: "This-this-"
"Do you see how smoothly I'm doing it and think you can do it too? Thinking and doing it are two different things! When a living life comes to you and you are asked to end it, can you do it!"
The butcher roared one last time, wishing the big ball was deafening.
Zhu Tufu did think of his former self from Zhu Daqiu. This roar was the cry from his heart.
After a long time, Zhu Daqiu said: "I killed the sheep, will you agree to take me in?"
"I don't accept people."
Zhu Daqiu thought: No matter you accept me or not, I have to kill this sheep to prove myself.
Zhu Daqiu stabbed the sheep in the throat with his knife. The sheep moved around in the butcher's hand and the stab missed.
Later, he changed to paddling. The wool was thicker, Zhu Daqiu didn't know the skills, and he was hungry and had no strength left. The sheep was in agony under his torture.
After struggling for a long time, the sheep's blood was sticky all over the body, but the sheep was not dead yet.
Zhu Daqiu was covered in sweat and sat helplessly on the ground, feeling very angry at his own incompetence.
The butcher looked indifferent and said: "You can kill someone with one knife, but make it suffer endless pain."
Twisting the sheep's neck back, the bones made a crisp sound, and it stopped moving after a while, and the move was crisp and clean.
Zhu Daqiu said calmly: "Are you the coffin owner?"
The butcher threw the sheep to the ground and said, "Don't say these two words easily - give me the knife."
The butcher neatly skinned the sheep, removed its internal organs, tied it with a rope, threw it into the wide river, closed the gate and said, "Follow me."
Entering the cave, the butcher filled a bowl of beef and mutton offal soup from the big iron pot and said, "Take off your coat first. It's full of blood. You don't look like a butcher."
Zhu Daqiu took off his clothes, and Butcher Zhu pressed his clothes against a large water tank and said, "Drink the soup first."
After Zhu Daqiu finished the offal soup that was full of the smell of mutton, the butcher served him another bowl, poured him a glass of wine, and said, "Just drink this soup!"
I wish you that after drinking Daqiu, your blood will surge, you will feel indescribably comfortable, your whole body will be invigorated, your mind will be dizzy, and your thoughts will be clear again in a trance.
Zhu Tufu checked Zhu Daqiu's pulse and knew what was going on, but he did not tell the truth and said: "Small life, great wisdom. You are not from here, and I am not a person who stays for a long time. I won't accept you, but you can stay here." . Watch and educate yourself. You can eat whatever I eat. I’m not particular about it either. If you think it’s not suitable, you can leave.”
"Why do you suddenly want to take me in again?"
"You insisted on staying."
"Aren't you the coffin owner?"
"no."
The reason Zhu Tufu stayed with Zhu Daqiu was because he had his own plans. He had always had a big plan.
Zhu Daqiu slept on the stone bed, while Zhu Butcher slept on the bench.
Butcher Zhu got up before dawn. A boat came up from the other side, and the butcher took a sheep from the boat, went ashore, and threw the sheep into the pen.
He took out the beef and mutton that were placed in Kuanhe yesterday, put them on the chopping board, and cut the meat into pieces with a knife, each piece weighing about a kilogram. Tilt the chopping board, pour the meat into the bucket, tie the bucket to the wheelbarrow, and push it onto the street.
There was a shop where they sold the meat for an hour and sent all the remaining meat to Luo's busy restaurant.
After they came back together from their work, the butcher began to boil water to make soup, and threw the intestines, lungs, livers, hearts and other internal organs of cattle and sheep into the pot. Said: "Try to stay here and don't wander around, otherwise I won't be able to protect you. If you feel bored, you can leave now."
Of course the big ball will not go away.
The offal soup cooked by the butcher made Zhu Daqiu gag. He was so hungry yesterday that he didn't care. Now I held my nose and swallowed a bowl of soup with a strange smell. He knew that to stay, he had to force himself to eat.
After a few days, Zhu Daqiu realized that the Kuan River water below was salty. The butcher soaks all the remaining meat in it, which saves worry and effort.
Seven days later, Qiyu asked Cui Han to send him mats and clothes.
"My sister lives in my house now. She said it would be closer to you."
I wish Daqiu would not resist as before, but instead feel a little warm.
"Thank her for me."
I wish Daqiu and Butcher that they rarely talk for half a month.
