The sky was incredibly blue and the clouds were as white as marshmallows. Wei Shiqi raised his head to look at the sky, his eyes were sore and he thought to himself, there probably are no marshmallows in this world.
The mountain wind was howling and the pines were undulating. He grabbed the fragrant wild boar leg from the fire and took a bite. It's best to take a prey that was just hunted an hour ago, two or three years old with teeth, disembowel it, wash it clean, roast a front leg, and sprinkle some salt on it.
The green wolf lay at his feet and gnawed on the bloody internal organs. His white teeth were stained with deep and shallow red, showing his ferocity. Wei Shiqi reached out and touched its head. The green wolf turned its head and growled a few times, expressing dissatisfaction with the intimacy.
After chewing the leg meat, break the tube bone to eat the warm bone marrow, and then wipe the grease on the chest. Looking up at the sky, Wei Shiqi stepped on the remaining fire, picked up the wild boar weighing over a hundred kilograms, and walked down the mountain calmly. The green wolf was still lying on the spot, stretching its neck to swallow the last piece of internal organs, squinting its eyes and looking at the male human who was drifting away.
I have been hunting with him for more than half a year. The wild boars in the mountains are extremely ferocious. It is difficult for a green wolf to kill the opponent safely and eat the soft and delicious internal organs. However, how long can such days last? After all, humans are selfish and greedy, so maybe they need a loyal dog more.
As the sun set, Wei Shiqi returned to Laoya Ridge. The crows on the top of the mountain fluttered and crowed in the setting sun. At the foot of the cliff, a thin figure carrying a medicine basket quickly came forward and greeted shyly: "Wei Brother, you are back!"
That is the second girl from the family of old medicine farmer Liu Tou, whose nickname is Mulian. She lives in Kutenggou five miles away. Half a month ago, Old Liu sprained his foot. It was swollen like a ball. He couldn't go into the mountains. There was no one at home. To save food, I had to ask Mulian to come to Lao Yaling every now and then to ask Wei Shiqi for help. He valued Wei Shiqi's strong body and good hunting skills. He had already had the idea of recruiting a son-in-law, but he didn't feel that he couldn't talk.
"Going into the mountains to collect herbs?"
"No, my father won't let me go. He says there are wolves in the mountains and they howl at night."
Wei Shiqi moved the big stone blocking the entrance of the cave, took out an axe, chopped off half of the wild boar, and roughly chopped it into several large pieces, "Here, bring it to your father. It's getting late, go back quickly!"
Mulian hurriedly put down the medicine basket, hesitated for a moment, and took out a bunch of wild vegetables, "Brother Wei, I picked these in the ditch..." Wei Shiqi took the wild vegetables, put them aside, and put the wild boar meat into the medicine. In the basket, help Mulian carry it on her shoulders.
"Then...I'll leave first..."
Mulian glanced at him secretly, Wei Shiqi waved his hand and said: "Be careful on the road. Tell your father that An Xin will be taken care of. I will go to town in a few days and stop by to see him."
Mulian agreed, turned around and walked towards Kutenggou, her steps light and her heart full of joy.
Wei Shiqi picked up wild vegetables. The wild vegetables are very fresh. Mulian has carefully picked them, removed the roots, dirt and rotten leaves, and washed them cleanly. For some reason, he sighed.
The sun finally sets on the other side of the mountain, darkness covers the earth, the waning moon is silent, and the stars shine, so close that it seems that you can reach them with your hand.
Suddenly a wolf howled like a cry.
Wei Shiqi roasted the wild boar's head on the fire, burned off the bristles, split it into a hanging pot and cooked it. When it was about half cooked, he took out a gourd of light wine and slowly ate the meat and drank wine. He didn't touch the wild vegetables, he only ate meat. There are vegetarians in this world, and of course there are carnivores.
Such days have passed for a long time.
Three years ago, he and his father lived in Kutenggou. There were seven or eight families scattered in the ditch. Those who hunted, gathered herbs, chopped wood, and caught fish helped each other. Although the life was hard, it was better than the emperor. Far away, no one cares.
Once, my father went into the mountains to hunt wild boars, but no one was seen for the whole night. The next day, Old Liu carried him back to Kutenggou. He had already died, his body was cold, and there was a big hole in his head.
Old Liu was frightened, his face was dark, and he refused to say anything at first. When the question became urgent, he stammered out a few words. It turned out that when he was digging herbs, he saw an immortal flying through the air from a distance. He staggered and plunged on the cliff, breaking the soft rocks. By coincidence, a stone hit the old man. On dad's head.
Wei Shiqi asked about the whereabouts of the immortal, but Lao Liutou couldn't explain the reason and just shook his head.
When disaster strikes, people in the mountains lose their lives. Wei Shiqi buried his father and dragged Lao Liutou to Lao Yaling. He found the cliff where the immortal hit his head, leaving only a deep pit with jagged rocks and a few bits of dried black blood.
Wei Shiqi guessed a bit of the whole story, but so what if he guessed that people could not be resurrected after death.
He took care of his father's funeral, tidied up briefly, gave all his clumsy household items to Old Liu Tou, and moved to Lao Yaling to live alone. Old Liu Tou thought he wanted to seek revenge from the immortal, so he tried to persuade him, but he couldn't do anything. Mulian was unhappy for a long time.
Wei Shiqi didn't know what he was looking forward to, perhaps some possible change.
Just like that, there was a carnivore at the foot of Laoya Ridge.
