Traveling with Indra

Xiaoyuan Mountain is about 400 meters above sea level, with a 67° steep slope on the north side, and the south side was originally similar, but it seemed that a 90° right angle was cut off, and there is a large area of ​​gentle slopes on the mountainside. There is lush vegetation here, no need to worry about landslides, and there are no large beasts.

The site chosen by Mingluo faces south and is more than 1500 meters away from the stream. It is not only convenient for water use, but also much less humid. She has cultivated two small vegetable plots nearby and planted green onions, shallots, ginger, garlic, Chinese cabbage, and water spinach. Today, she plans to open two more plots to plant lettuce, pumpkin, cucumber, watermelon, as well as potatoes, tomatoes, and strawberries.

There were many seasons that were not right, but she was eating alone, so low yields were not a big deal. She also scattered some corn and rapeseed seeds in the vacant land and let them grow wildly. It didn't matter whether she harvested them or not, she just took it as an experiment.

"Mingluo--" Asura came over early with an axe in his hand, his smile bright and sunny, which was completely different from what he saw by the fire last night.

"Good morning." Ming Luo greeted him and tried to calm herself. Indra agreed to help design the prefabricated house, so she had to endure it no matter how uncomfortable she was.

By the way, does the young master of the Ninja Clan need to know how to build a house?

So down to earth!

When Asura saw that faint smile, the corners of his mouth lifted even higher. I was in a hurry to eat meat last night, and I didn't take a close look at Mingluo's appearance. Her skin was as fair as her brother's, and fairer than the girls in the village. Her eyes looked really beautiful when she smiled.

"Have you had breakfast?" Ming Luo asked politely. She couldn't let people work for nothing.

"I ate it. I can still eat more." Ashura said the following sentence in a very low voice, revealing his big white teeth embarrassedly.

"Then eat some more." Ming Luo took out two large pancakes, spread them out, wrapped them with braised meat, and rolled them up with shredded green onions and crushed peanuts.

Asura saw the new way to eat it, took a bite, and ate the meat he had been longing for. His eyes narrowed and he couldn't open them. The peanut crumbs are fragrant when chewed in the mouth, and they are crispy and delicious.

Asura looked around and saw a tent he had never seen before, which was Mingluo's residence. There were two bamboo fences next to it. The bamboo was sharpened to a point, apparently to protect against wild animals.

There was a strange rectangular pit with water and a lot of bamboos soaked in it. A closer look revealed that the girl had a lot of ironware, including iron pots, iron shovels, iron basins, iron kettles, and iron pools. How did she get them up the mountain?

"Which trees do you want to cut down?"

"Over there, it would be better to make a path." Mingluo pointed to the area with dense trees, which would lead to the cableway. She originally wanted to cut a path so that the extra trees could be used to burn charcoal.

After planning where to chop, Ashura rolled up his sleeves and got to work. He knocked down the trees with ninjutsu, then chopped off the branches with an axe, peeled the bark and placed it on the open ground to dry, so that Mingluo could use it as firewood.

He first got the necessary wood, and then he could start work in earnest after his brother finished teaching him.

Ming Luo looked at the bamboo soaked in lime water and planned to take it out and dry it in two days. She could make bamboo stools, bamboo beds and roofs. Her neighbor next door was a bamboo craftsman. She would go there to earn pocket money during the summer vacation and weave many daily necessities.

It was her first time to process the bamboo, and she was not very skilled, so she was afraid that she would not be able to handle it with patience. These preliminary works need to be done carefully, and the work of the craftsmen cannot be sloppy at all. She had forgotten to do the insect prevention treatment before.

First split the bamboo, cut it into strips, remove the green part, layer it, scrape the green part, polish it, and then make the door. Each of these takes time.

—Ninja Clan—

Yui was not surprised that her youngest son ran away so early in the morning, but she was surprised that her eldest son said nothing.

Has he lost his patience and given up on Asura?

If Indra knew this idea, he would be speechless. He was criticized for being too harsh when he was strict, and too cruel when he didn't make any demands. In short... whatever he did was wrong. Fortunately, he didn't have the ability to read minds, so he didn't need to be sad about these unfounded things.

After completing the necessary instruction in the morning, Indra went to get the wood preservatives and lacquer, as well as some necessary tools. The lease term was written as three months, and the exchange material was three pounds of salt.

"Father, Ashura and I will be busy for about a month." Indra put down his things and reported to Yui that he was going to help build the house.

"Living alone in the mountains?" Yuyi frowned when she heard this. This choice is very risky. Why not invite the girl to live in the Ninja Clan? There will be a family willing to take her in.

"She doesn't like crowds." Indra thought that this matter did not need to be forced and it depended on each person's wishes.

He had some idea of ​​why Mingluo chose to live alone. She had such exquisite porcelain, snow-white and delicate salt, and more than ten iron utensils. She was definitely not the daughter of an ordinary family.

She was wary, but naive and didn't know how precious these things were.

"Then..."

"I have already accepted the reward, Asura...you have your eyes on other people's pots." Indra interrupted his father. If he didn't go over, it would be lunch time. Who knew how rude Asura would be!

"What's wrong with Asura?" Yuyi's face was full of confusion. What does it mean to have eyes in someone else's pot?

"Excuse me, father." Indra hesitated for a few seconds and did not describe his brother's stupidity. He walked quickly with the things in his hands.

Yuyi: ???

—Xiaoyuanshan—

Indra saw the rope, but he could go straight from the back mountain to Xiaoyuan Mountain without passing through that place. He was carrying so many things and tools today, so it was not easy to go and find out. He started to walk up the mountain, and when he reached the gentle slope, he saw Asura busy at work.

There were about 100 trees cut down over there, and about ten of them had their bark peeled. Asura never slacked off when helping others.

When Indra approached, he saw Mingluo making a fire. There were layers of bamboo drawers on the big iron pot, and he didn't know what they were used for. He put down his things and said hello. He was able to come before his brother had dinner, so he was not late.

Ming Luo was carrying a pot of rice on the stone table when she saw a young man approaching from afar. He was fair-skinned, beautiful, and had an outstanding temperament. He was a rare beautiful boy. Ming Luo complained in her heart that the saying "beauty is seen under the light" was not reliable at all. Beauty is best seen under the sun. You can see the pair of Sharingan under the fire!

"You're here. It's almost time to eat." Mingluo greeted calmly and asked Asura over there to wash his hands and eat.

"Coming!" Asura dropped his axe and ran over when he heard that it was time for dinner.

Indra: e=(′o｀*)))Alas.

The two brothers both sat on small stools at the table. Mingluo brought out the three-layer steamer and placed another iron pot on the stove. She turned down the fire and cooked bone soup.

Seeing that they hadn't started eating yet, Mingluo picked up four big buns from the plate. "Share the rest among you. If you can't finish it, eat it tonight. Be careful of the heat."

Ashura smiled widely, took a big bun and took a bite, the gravy inside burned his tongue, and Shasha blew on it, every bite was so delicious. "Mingluo, you are so good at cooking, I have never eaten these."

"If you want to learn, I'll teach you." Ming Luo took a mouthful of rice porridge, took small bites of the bun, blew on it, and ate it slowly.

"Okay, okay." Asura's eyes lit up. This meant that they were friends now.

"Hehe~" Ming Luo smiled politely: As long as you know how to cook, you won't be greedy for my pot.

Indra, who was eating a bun, blinked: I always feel that your ideas are completely different.