Wearing a mountain village tuff

"Brother Ye!" Chang An dropped the things in his hands and hurried over.

"Brother Ye!" The two little ones looked panic-stricken, subconsciously bent over and hugged the frightened kitten, and then ran behind Baiyou.

"I'm fine." The water splashed heavily, and Ye Baiyou's clothes were wet and stuck to his body. He shook the front of his clothes, but found that he couldn't move them very well.

Looking down: the front chest is even covered with the hem of the clothes, and the clothes are all wet.

When the wind blows, a gust of cold hits.

Ye Baiyou's face darkened, and the two children hid behind Chang'an together.

He looked around.

The overlapping trees on both sides of the bank overlap and guard, forming a relatively low height.Nothing suspicious could be seen except the dappled sunlight from the trees.

Thinking of the big snake that fell from the tree, Ye Baiyou still has lingering fears.

"Stand back." With a serious expression on his face, he quickly removed the pannier in the ditch.

Clap!

Water fell from the gaps in the bamboo strips, making the water surface muddy.

Ye Baiyou took a few steps back and took a closer look:

In the water, the gray fur floats and sinks with the current.There is also a bird feather falling on the side.Slightly curled like a fluffy boat, floating gently.

Ye Baiyou found a branch to pick up the things in the water.

"Rabbit?" It has four legs, a small short tail, unique long ears and a three-petal mouth.Ye Baiyou grabbed his ear and threw it on the shore. It was a fat gray rabbit.

The rabbit was motionless, apparently dead.There is still some residual heat in the body, as if he had just died not long ago.

Come on, sit back and wait.Not in vain was his wet clothes.

He smiled and said to the three children behind him: "There is meat to eat tonight."

The three children looked at him with similar eyes, like owls just hatched.Chang An asked, "Brother Ye, where did this come from?"

Ye Baiyou's eyes slightly curved when he thought of the three children who had just surrounded him.He patted Chang An's head, and coaxed the two children: "Call me brother again, and I will tell you."

After saying this, Chang Ning and Chang Yi blushed together, and retreated behind Chang An like a disturbed little fish.

Before Ye Baiyou had time to be disappointed, a shadow fell on the three of them.

I saw a huge goshawk swooping down from the sky, its sharp claws glowing with cold light, and its eagle eyes were sharp.

"Brother!" the child exclaimed.

Ye Baiyou's expression changed, and he suddenly grabbed the three children and threw them under him.Elbows landed hard on the grass.

He knelt down on the ground, holding the three children in his hands, and protecting them with his hands.Chang An hugged his younger siblings and covered their mouths with his hands.

Shortness of breath, anxiety and fear.

Ye Baiyou held his breath, waiting for the dangerous bird to fly away.Noticing the trembling of the child in his arms again, he folded his arms silently.

quite a while--

The expected sharp pain did not come, and Ye Baiyou broke out in a cold sweat.

After being quiet for a while, Ye Baiyou only felt the grass blades around him being trampled down, making a rustling sound.

that thing...

Everyone dared not speak.until……

"Fura!"

The milky voice of Xiao Jingha came from in front of Ye Baiyou.

The kitten was just held in the hands of his younger sister Li Changning, but it seemed that the movement was too big, and the hairballs might have been thrown out.At this moment, he was curling up next to Ye Baiyou's cheek.

Grandma fiercely stretched out her claws and blew her fur.

Ye Baiyou was about to hook the little guy, but there was a scratching sensation on his leg.Some are sharp, but the strength is not strong, and scratching is not painful.

Ye Baiyou thought it was some child, and cautiously put his hand towards his knee.

The starting point is not a child's fleshy little hand, but a big hard and rough paw.

Ye Baiyou looked back——

"Mom!" He staggered in fright and fell backwards.

"Brother!" Several children tried to sit up.

"Don't move!" Ye Baiyou's voice was extremely tense, like strings about to break.

Several children lay obediently on the ground and did not move.Ye Baiyou propped up her hands and slowly backed away.

Holding his breath, he moved extremely carefully, for fear of disturbing the big eagle beside him.

"Brother..." Chang An lowered his voice, a little uneasy.

Ye Bai swallowed his dry throat again, looking into the child's worried eyes.He comforted with a dry voice: "It's okay, don't move."

With horror in Chang'an's eyes, he managed to glance over the eagle that was sitting about as tall as him.

He curled his mouth like a hook, and there was still a trace of blood.His eyes were sharp and cold, and he kept looking at Brother Ye.There is a circle of white hair around the neck, the back is brown and black, and the wings are folded.It's an eagle!

Goshawk tilted his head, and found that Ye Baiyou was getting farther and farther away from him, so he couldn't help jumping forward a few more steps, and rested his paws on his lap again.

Ye Baiyou almost passed over, sitting in front of the three children with a bitter expression on his back.He tentatively said: "Dare to ask this eagle, what do you want to do?"

The goshawk with its shiny feathers jumped forward again, looking a little silly.

Seeing him turn his head to look at the rabbit that fell by the ditch, Ye Baiyou walked back a few steps, hooking the rabbit with one paw and moving towards Ye Baiyou.

When you get close, take a step back and stand beside the rabbit.The bird lowered its head and pushed the rabbit towards Ye Baiyou.

Ye Baiyou worried: "Give it to me?"

It pushed again.

Ye Baiyou just felt like he was taking a knife, and if he was not careful, he would lose a piece of meat.

Don't dare to move, don't dare to say anything.

The eagle stood by and watched.

Seeing that it was not aggressive, Ye Baiyou quietly blew up the ball, and Xiao Jing, who was still fussing, moved behind.

One person and one bird confront each other.

Behind Ye Baiyou is a child and a kitten, and in front of the eagle is a fat rabbit.

stalemate for a long time...

The goshawk moved forward fiercely.

Ye Baiyou shielded her head with both hands, and Xiao Jing screamed.

But the smooth touch of feathers came from the side of the cheek, and Ye Baiyou had a conditioned reflex to grab it, but when he opened his eyes, an enlarged eagle's head was almost close to his face.

Taking a deep breath, Ye Baiyou clutched his chest and almost passed out.

Ye Baiyou quietly squinted his eyes and watched.

But the goshawk spread its wings and directly covered its head, like a hatching egg.

Ye Baiyou's untimely heart was messed up.

Can he be regarded as his own cub by such a big man?When did the eagle's eyes become so blind?

The side of his face was rubbed again, and the shadow moved away in Ye Baiyou's bewilderment, accompanied by a strong wind blowing from his side.When I regained my senses, I could only stare blankly at the remaining black spots in the sky that were getting farther and farther away.

A bird of prey in the forest spreads its wings more than one meter, and its beak and claws are all sharp weapons.

Ye Baiyou didn't know how this kind of bird in the deep mountain and old forest could fly down the mountain?

Throw yourself a rabbit!

Strange things happen every year, and this year is the most.

Ye Baiyou panted heavily, and collapsed on the ground with his arms outstretched, even his calves were trembling.

"Meow meow meow meow..."

The eagle flew away, and Xiao Jing jumped onto Ye Baiyou's stomach.He stepped on and rolled to get under his clothes, extremely wronged.

Ye Baiyou slowly moved his hand to cover its head, and said weakly, "Okay, okay, it's okay."

"Brother Ye, are you okay?"

It was safe, Changan jumped up from the ground and ran to Ye Baiyou's side.

Living in Daquan Village for so long, he only occasionally saw eagles flying across the sky.It was the first time he was so close.It looked so small, but I didn't expect it to be so big.

"I'm fine, just let me rest for a while." Ye Baiyou limp like a ball of rotten meat, frightened.

God, it was a magical experience for him.

Who did he offend?Why can't I understand him!

The sky is high and wide, and the blue is clear.Milky white clouds drifted along the wind one by one.The wind rustled through the dense forest and meadow, making Ye Baiyou's ears itchy slightly.

The stream is gradually flowing, and the sound of water is gurgling.

The long eyelashes drooped slightly, and Ye Baiyou closed his eyes.The violent heartbeat slowly calmed down in the peaceful environment.

He let out a foul breath.

Open the eyelids again, right above the head, three small brains are crowded together.

Ye Baiyou rolled his eyes and scanned the three of them carefully. "scared?"

"A little bit." Li Changan pulled his younger siblings to sit down next to Ye Baiyou.

Now the two children are not repulsed, one on the left and one on the right side by side of Li Changan.

"Thank you brother." The quiet Li Changning said suddenly.

"Thank you, Brother Ye." Li Changyi followed closely behind.

Ye Baiyou let out a muffled laugh.He raised his soft hand and rubbed the heads of the two children.

Didn't hide?It appears that the relationship is improving.

"Brother Ye, let's go back." Li Changan stretched out his hand to pull Ye Baiyou up.

"Okay, go back. I don't know if it will come again. But it's still a meal."

Ye Baiyou picked up the rabbit on the ground, and estimated that one weighed five or six catties.

Put the small fish and shrimp back into the basket, put a big gray rabbit in it, and finally cover it with vegetable leaves.

The wealth is not exposed, and there is not much to eat now.This exposed meat is easy to attract people with a broken mouth.

Ye Baiyou thought carefully, but what he overlooked was that in the village, he was the one with the worst mouth.

Li Changning and Li Changyi followed behind their brother to help clean up the wild vegetables scattered on the ground.

It can be done with a few more people.

Then the four of them put on their baskets and hurried home.

"Chang'an, go home and put away your things and bring your younger siblings to my house to play."

"Okay!" Chang An responded loudly, walked back to the main road with two little radishes on one left and one on the right, and started running.

Li family.

The old man of the Li family was sitting under the eaves, holding a rope made of cloth strips in his hand.

"Grandfather, daddy, little daddy, we're back!"

"Chang'an is back, give the pannier to Grandpa to repair." This pannier accompanied them through the most difficult three years. Chang'an carried him up and down the mountain every day, and the strap was almost broken.

"Boys, your little daddy made some cakes, go to the kitchen and get them yourself." Li Duanyang had a cake in his mouth and a plate in his hand.

Seeing the old man's eyes stare, Li Duanyang shrugged indifferently, and put the plate in his hand on the chair next to him.

"Don't be angry when you're old, you'll have decades to live."

Li Dengke only felt that his youngest son didn't have the elegance and dignity of a gentleman after studying for so many years.

Thinking about the people who used to live in Brother You'er's house now... that's beyond compare!

After spitting at him angrily, the old man grabbed the wet pannier and began to untie the rope on it.

Chang An led his younger siblings into the kitchen.

He Qin happened to wash his hands and wanted to take out the cake in his hand.

Eat the dry biscuits directly, and the remaining half is going to make pancake soup.Although the ingredients are the same, the taste is completely different.

"Little Daddy..."

The two children rushed over together, each holding a leg.Li Changan called out reservedly and obediently, and hurriedly stepped forward to take the plate in his hand.

"Chang'an has worked hard." He Qin patted his eldest son's head.

He Qin didn't take him away when he was fleeing famine, and He Qin had trouble sleeping and eating outside for three years.Now that he is back, naturally he has to treat him well in every possible way.

The little scholar who used to be wearing a green robe and carrying a book bag has now grown to the height of his shoulders.

He Qin sighed lightly.In three years, Da'er has changed a lot.He is no longer that old-fashioned little scholar who blushes at the slightest coaxing, behaves politely and restrains himself.

Although he hasn't read many books, he feels that the eldest son is happy now.Like his father.

"Little Daddy, let's go to Brother Ye's house to play." Chang An led the way, followed by the two younger ones.

"Go, come back early. Don't trouble Brother Ye." The three radishes touched their heads one by one, and He Qin sent them away with gentle eyes.

As soon as the child left, the kitchen door was suddenly blocked.Seeing that it was his own man, He Qin was puzzled: "Sir?"

Before he could ask, Li Duanyang squatted in front of him, looking at him eagerly.

He laughed dumbfounded, and gently put his hand on his husband's head and touched it. "Sister-in-law, you still look like a child."

Li Duanyang narrowed his eyes comfortably, straightened up contentedly, and hugged his husband.He was so angry: "My husband, is it okay to touch your head?"

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When Ye Baiyou got home, he put down the little fur ball in his hand, closed the courtyard door, and went to change into a suit of clothes.

After coming out, the rabbit was quickly taken out and cut its throat to let the blood out.

Rabbit fur is soft and can be made into a scarf to keep out the wind in winter when it is peeled off.No matter how bad it is, you can take it to the county and sell it for a few silver coins.

The rabbit is fat, and it looks like it is running in the mountains.I don't know what the eagle wants to do, I don't want any food.

Ye Baiyou suppressed the palpitations caused by the eagle.Concentrate on digging out the internal organs of the rabbit and chop the meat in half.

"Brother Ye! Here we come!"

The door of the kitchen faced the yard, and Ye Baiyou could see the children outside the fence when he turned his head in the kitchen.

"Come in directly, the door is open." He yelled.

Chang An held the things in his hands, Chang Ning and Chang Yi pushed open the door one from left and one from right to let his elder brother go in first.Then the two children entered the door in a tacit understanding and closed the door by the way.

"Brother Ye, my little daddy made pancakes. Try it!"

A white disc with two thick round pancakes on it.Golden on both sides, with some unfinished wheat bran, the aroma is tangy.

"Thank you Chang'an." Ye Baiyou took it with a smile.

"Yeah." Seeing that he didn't refuse, Chang'an smiled even wider.Brother Ye had been helping their family before, and even now, he would take him into the mountains to dig wild vegetables.

Little Daddy said that you should know how to be grateful. Although the pancakes are not delicious, they are also a kindness.

After delivering the pancakes, two little radishes with big heads and small bodies stepped out from behind Chang An.The two lined up side by side, first saluted together, and then said crisply: "Brother Ye, thank you."

Ye Baiyou was relieved to see that the fear of her was gone in their eyes.

"You're welcome, let's play." He said lightly.

The two little guys looked at each other, and then squatted together next to Xiao Jing who was lying on the wood in the yard.Putting his little hands on his knees, he stared at the kitten with the same big eyes as Chang An.Xiao Jing whispered "Mia Mia" on her mouth.

For a while, the courtyard that had been quiet for a long time became more lively.

The corners of Ye Baiyou's lips curled up, and the movements of his hands became more and more agile.

"Chang'an, come."

Ye Baiyou put half of the rabbit meat into a bowl.

"Brother Ye?" Chang An sat on the small bench in front of the stove, waiting for Ye Baiyou to use the pot to light the fire.He sat down and couldn't see the stove, and couldn't see what Ye Baiyou told him to do.

"I'll send this to your home." Ye Baiyou put a bowl of rabbit meat into the basket and covered it with a layer of cloth.

Chang An pushed forward with his hand, and stepped back: "Brother Ye, how can we want this."

"Chang'an, this stuff came for nothing. I didn't make it by myself. I can't finish it all by myself. It'll go bad after a long time."

"You take it home and ask your little dad to do it. Your grandpa, and your younger brothers and sisters must make up for it now."

He sent the basket forward again: "Take it."

"Brother Ye..." Li Changan hesitated.

Ye Baiyou bluffed him with a stern face: "You don't follow Brother Ye to be unhappy. If you are unhappy, you will easily hold your breath, and if you are depressed for a long time, you will easily get sick. After you get sick..."

Chang An frowned, with indulgent helplessness on his face: "Brother Ye, I'll take it, why not?"

Adults are like this, they like to coax children.Brother Ye is such an old man, and he likes it too.

"That's right." Ye Baiyou smiled happily.

Chang An took the things back with him, and when he came back, the aroma of rabbit meat was already wafting in the pot.

The food in the Great Zhou Dynasty was generally stewed.In the lives of ordinary people, eating meat is not considered frequent, so even if the taste is not very good, no one will not welcome it.

Because what I eat is the taste of meat, I just hope that it will satisfy my craving.

Although Ye Baiyou wanted to get some delicious food, such as spicy rabbit head, shredded rabbit... But Qiaofu cooks without rice, not to mention the seasonings at home, even the salt and oil are almost gone.

Save it if you can.

"Brother Youyou." It was He Qin who came, and he still had a basket in his hand.

"Keep this meat. It's rare to have a meal these years. My parents brought it back because they are ignorant. You are a brother's family. Meals are more difficult than our whole family."

"I really can't eat it. It's better to put it in salt for a few days, isn't it?"

He Qin's voice lives up to his name, and his words are as gentle as drizzle, which can be blown into people's hearts.

Ye Baiyou looked at the meat being sent back and forth, and couldn't help but chuckle.Welcoming people in.

"Uncle He, you can't do it. Chang'an told you about this meat. I really picked it up. The eagle threw it down from the sky."

He Qin heard him read this.With his eyes closed, he slapped his chest straight, with a look of fear on his face. "Because of this, I can't ask for your things even more."

This comes and goes!

Ye Baiyou put her hands behind her back: "Uncle He, just keep it, just take it... just take it as my love for these three children."

"I like the three of them very much. They are like younger brothers and sisters. If a child is so thin, he should eat some meat."

"I beg you..."

He Qin hurriedly stood up and backed away: "This is impossible."

"Count me..." Ye Baiyou said again when she saw the Merchants Bank.

He Qin is neither standing nor sitting. "Okay, okay, brother pomelo, I haven't seen you for a few years, and you have changed."

He Qin was held by Ye Baiyou and sat down, with a gentle smile on his face, looking at Ye Baiyou as if looking at Chang'an.

"I still remember when I first got married, you looked like a little bun. You were obedient and soft, and you would blush when you teased me."

"Later... I never dared to tease you again." The joke brought Ye Baiyou's changes, and the words were full of relief.

Ye Baiyou recalled what happened when she was a child, but she didn't have any relevant memories.

"So I was a good kid when I was young?" Ye Baiyou said with a smile.

He Qin put down the basket and sat down in front of the stove naturally. "Otherwise, you speak in a childish voice. I see that children from ten miles and eight villages are not as good-looking as you."

"I like children again. When I met you after I got married, I gave you two candies in my pocket."

He Qin remembered, "At that time, I didn't recognize my life, I grabbed the candy and stuffed it into my mouth, and my eyes were round like that of a cat."

"But then your grandpa and grandma were away, and your parents came back."

"Just fell down like this, got up again, and talked about your father and mother as much as possible. I can't afford to provoke you."

Ye Baiyou never thought that there was such a story, he thought the original owner had been like this since he was a child.

"How old were you then?"

Seeing the smile on his brow, He Qin didn't regret what he said just now while relaxing.

He passed a handful of firewood into the stove hole, and said in a low voice, with nostalgia, "I'm afraid...you were four or five years old."

He seemed uncertain as he spoke, shaking his head lightly: "It's been so long, Chang'an is thirteen, I can't remember clearly."

Ye Baiyou lifted the lid of the pot and looked inside the pot, and said with emotion: "But now that I've walked through the gate of hell, I can think about it."

He Qin saw him smiling kindly: "Yeah, it looks much more pleasing now."

"Thanks to Uncle He's compliment." Ye Baiyou continued.

Seeing that the meat was almost done, He Qin stood up: "It's getting late, I have something to do at home, so I'll leave first."

"Stay here to eat, it's all cooked." Ye Baiyou hurriedly chased him out.

"That can't be done, the child's father will come to look for him later." He Qin said with a gentle smile on his face.

After being married for so many years, their husband and wife still have a rare relationship.

Watching the family of four go away, Ye Baiyou suddenly felt a little lonely looking at the bubbling soup.

From childhood to adulthood, he is not a bunch of friends wherever he goes.

Now that he is alone, seeing other people's bustle and bustle, he still feels a wave of envy.

"People, I hate noise when there are many people. Now there is no one, and I feel bored."

"Meow-"

The door of the kitchen, next to the pile of firewood in the corner.Xiao Jing stood up, propped on the log with her forelimbs, arched her body and stretched her long waist.

Ye Baiyou called softly twice, and the kitten jumped off the firewood nimbly.Meow, meow, and ran towards Ye Baiyou.

Ye Baiyou picked up the little butt and put it on her lap.Fingers scratched his chin lightly, and the other hand brushed away his soft fur.

The wound on the abdomen is healed, and the scar on the edge has been peeled off, exposing the pink flesh underneath.

Now that Ye Baiyou's hand touched it, it seemed to be itchy, and it even scratched with its claws.

Ye Baiyou quickly grabbed the little paw, and pinched the paw pad in the palm of his hand.As a result, I touched the dust in the palm of my hand.

"Meow——" the little kitty opened his blue eyes and looked at him foolishly.

"Don't scratch it, it will hurt you." Ye Baiyou nodded Mao Mao's head, thinking about cutting his claws.

In the palm of his hand, only the thick and thin hairy legs of the thumb twitched slightly to come out of his hand.

Ye Baiyou loosened his grip, and squatted on his knees holding him, one hand dropped in front of him to gently hold its four claws.Guard against its movements.

"I'll clean up for you when I finish cooking the rice."

"Miuu—" I don't know if it understands, but the little paw slowly stepped on his leg.Then he rolled himself into a ball, lay on his knees and fell asleep like this.

He is obedient and soft, and has a good temper.

Ye Baiyou had a clear smile in his eyes, and his heart was as soft as a freshly baked glutinous rice cake.

He tapped the tip of his nose lightly with his fingers, = slowing down his voice. "So cute."

"Mia." A small sound was a response to himself.

Ye Baiyou thought that the little loach and shrimp he had brought back hadn't been given to Maomao yet.He scratched Mao Mao's chin: "Do you want some roasted food?"

After finishing speaking, he himself declined: "The loach is small, I'm afraid it will get muddled."

The little fur ball on the knee "snored", and Ye Baiyou felt at ease.

Suddenly, he raised his eyebrows. "I see, I will get you something delicious later."

"Meow meow..."

The author says:

"Meow meow meow meow... purr purr purr..."