When the sun rose three o'clock, that is, around three o'clock in the afternoon, Dong Zhang finally woke up leisurely.
I looked at the sky and realized, well, the sun is blooming most brutally right now, so it’s time to continue on the road.
After casually patting the dust on his clothes, Dongzhang began to walk slowly along the official road.
As the sun set in the west, the visibility gradually dimmed. It seemed that we had to find a place to stay before nightfall. Of course, it didn't matter if we couldn't find it, it was just a question of whether it was comfortable or not.
That’s what I’m thinking in my heart, but God can’t always fulfill your wishes. With the moon above my brow, there are no other sounds except the chirping of birds and the chirping of insects on the road. There is a strange sense of tranquility. Dongzhang is not in a hurry either. A person walks in the silent jungle following the moonlight, looking like a lonely traveler from a distance.
Around 11 or 12 o'clock in the evening in later generations, Dongzhang caught a glimpse of a light in front of the jungle. He couldn't help but feel happy and found a place to sleep.
When I got close to the light, I discovered that it was a ruined temple. The doors and windows were all in tatters. There was no good place. There were two horses tied at the door. It looked familiar. Through the doors and windows, I could vaguely see two fires inside. There were about seven or eight figures in the pile under the firelight, and there were quite a few of them.
In the ruined temple, four strong men with beards are sitting around in front of the mountain god statue. On the right are two boys and girls of seventeen or eighteen years old. The man is dressed in white. He looks eighteen or nineteen years old and has an extraordinary handsome face. He is sitting on the fire at the moment. He looked at the four big men in front of him warily.
The other is a girl in Tsing Yi. She is sixteen or seventeen years old, with slender eyebrows and a slim figure that shows the vitality of youth. They are the two people Dongzhang saw during the day, but the girl's pair of spirited eyes at this time The big eyes seemed to be hiding something on their minds at the moment, with a trace of sadness caught in them, as they were thinking about their own thoughts.
The four strong men in front of the temple did not pay any attention to the vigilance of the young man in white. They still talked loudly, drank boldly, and ate meat. They showed that they did not take each other seriously at all. The young man was at his best at this age. People of this age group want to be taken seriously, but the attitude of the big men made the young man in white who was wary of them frown in dissatisfaction.
Just when they were each immersed in their own little world, the door of the mountain temple was pushed open, and a voice roared along with the mountain wind.
"Brother, lend me a fire..."
A sudden sound came, and the six people in the temple stopped what they were doing at the same time. They all turned to look at the young man who pushed the door open. The young man was wearing a long gray coat, with a high ponytail and a tall figure. The nose is on top of a pair of bright eyes, the sleeves are wide and cover the hands, making it difficult for people to see the hands inside, the belt is thick and long, and there is a 'black stick' inserted diagonally on the back of the waist, and he is smiling all over his face. He asked the four strong men in front of him.
ps: Dongzhang’s image compared to the book cover
The four strong men were all seasoned veterans. In the dead of night, a seemingly harmless young man suddenly broke into a dilapidated temple in the wilderness. This scene was unexpected, and the dress didn't look like he was rushing to take an exam. scholar.
He doesn't look like a seasoned knight at his age. When ordinary people see this scene in the temple, even those who are brave will be obedient. Those who are timid may even turn around and leave. But this kid looks familiar. He didn't regard the few people in the temple as a deterrent at all.
He felt like a wanderer playing in the world, but his age and experience were not commensurate with each other, so the four strong men looked at Dongzhang in silence without saying a word, and they all wanted to see how Dongzhang responded, how brave he was. The younger one probably wouldn't ask any more questions, but what this kid did next was really something his brothers couldn't stand.
"What? Don't want to borrow it?"
"Don't be so stingy. We are all one family from all over the world. In my hometown, you all have grandchildren at your age. I'm still a kid. Oh, here's the crispy chicken, tsk tsk, it tastes really good. Thank you."
Dongzhang, who was very familiar with it, pulled out a fire stick from the fire in front of the four strong men, and walked to the left side where there was no one. At this time, the girl in green on the right burst into laughter. , seeing everyone looking over, she hurriedly covered her mouth and turned away from her face, but it could still be seen from her pretty face that was glowing red by the fire that she was still suppressing a smile.
At this time, one of the big men couldn't help scolding Dongzhang: "You kid!!"
"Second brother!"
But as soon as he spoke, he was stopped sharply by the strong man with a beard who led him.
"Um?"
Dongzhang turned his head slightly, looked at the dark-faced man with squinted eyes, and responded softly through his nose. Although it was a hot dog day, Dongzhang's cold look back instantly brought the atmosphere in the room to freezing point.
The leading strong man immediately reached out and grabbed the black-faced man who was about to get up impulsively, and shook his head gently.
Even the young girl in green who was watching could not help but secretly think: You are such a domineering young man, it is reasonable for others not to lend you a favor...
"Any questions."
"No, no, my second brother just wants to ask the young master if he can come over and get it himself if there is not enough. There is still plenty of firewood. Please feel free to do so, young master."
Seeing the strong man's energetic explanation, Dong Zhang also nodded: "That's right. Rely on your family at home and rely on your friends when you go out. In short, thank you."
After saying that, he turned back and continued to tinker with his own fire. He saw Dongzhang picking up random branches and straw behind the temple and piled them together randomly. He threw the fire stick upwards and lay down on a pile of hay. He took out the water bag from the package and drank it.
This... this looks like a young master without any experience. Dongzhang's behavior made the four big men's eyes twitch. Facing the black-faced big man's expression of indignation, even the strong man at the head started to express himself. I doubt that I am overthinking? Is this guy just a second-generation grandfather who ran away from home after reading too many picture novels?
Even the young man in white and the girl in green on the right were secretly amazed. The young man's wild behavior since he first entered the house made people think he was a master, but his current behavior is more like a young master who is used to being served. It’s really confusing.
Dongzhang didn't care what others thought. He did know how to make fires and cook in his previous life, but after a few years in this world, he had been taken care of by Aunt Liu and Uncle Liu, and he lived a life where he could only open his mouth for food and clothing.
He has made himself a third-level cripple, not because he is incompetent, but because he is lazy. Anyone with a discerning eye can see that the fire in front of Dongzhang can burn to the top of the sky in ten minutes at most and then go out.
Dongzhang knew it himself, and he wasn't really stupid. A few minutes of cooking was enough. He just turned up the fire to heat the dried meat. Isn't the texture better than cold dried meat?
So now there is a strange scene in the ruined temple. Six people on both sides looked sideways at Dongzhang, who was jumping up and down on skewers of barbecued meat, because the fire burned brightly on the left side and then on the right side. Wang, so there is Dongzhang moving around like this. The person involved, Dongzhang, completely ignored the big eyes and small eyes of the other two people. He just wanted to rush to roast the meat before the fire went out. fragrant.....
