I, the orphan of a traitor, is in demand

The mountains are not as good as the city, and it is a bit cold in the morning and evening, but the air is unusually fresh.It smells a bit grassy and muddy, but it smells good.After getting up and washing up, I went to find the grasshopper in the dustpan.The color of that thing is about the same as that of medicinal herbs. Looking at the green eyes, I feel a little helpless: "I seem to put it here..."

Turning over two medicine racks, Yi Xuan floated to my side like a ghost without feet, and said faintly, "What are you looking for?"

Yi An, who was passing by the main room, glanced at me, and my face became hot, "I didn't find anything, I just searched for herbs."

Yi Xuan leaned on the medicine shelf and said: "Yiqiu, you like me..." He deliberately raised his voice a little, as if Yi Xuan didn't say this to me, but to Yi An outside the house.

The temperature on my face soared in an instant: "Young master Yi!" As soon as the three words came out, Yi Xuan's words turned again: "...the grasshopper made up just said it, here, I saw it mixed in the pile of medicine last night, Picked it up easily."

"Thank you." Yi Xuan handed the grasshopper to me, and I quickly took it and put it in my arms.Yi Xuan leaned on the medicine shelf and smiled twice: "You're welcome."

I didn't go to see Yi Xuan again, I took a few mouthfuls of food and followed Yi An to the forest to collect herbs.Yi Xuan naturally walked behind me like a follower.

Because it rained last night, the grass and trees in this forest were covered with water droplets, so Yi'an found me a handy wooden stick.First, it can knock off the water droplets on the grass, so as not to wet the trouser legs, and second, it can be used as a walking stick. The mountain road is wet and slippery.

While collecting herbs, Yi An told me to be more careful. Since I left the house this morning, Yi Xuan hasn't said a word.He just followed me, and occasionally he saw that I couldn't reach the herbs, so he stepped forward to help me.

Also because of the rain last night, many mushrooms grew under the old trees and bushes in the forest.A pile here, a handful there, red ones, yellow ones, and white ones.As long as Ian identified that it was edible, I picked it all.

In less than an hour, the pannier on Yi'an's back was full, and I was holding some in my hand.Back at the thatched hut, Yian went to dry the medicinal herbs in the house and divided the mushrooms, while I went to wash my hands by the stone jar outside.I pushed the sleeve up slightly with my wrist, Yi Xuan stepped forward and said, "I'll help you pull it up."

I shook my head: "No need." I leaned over and carefully washed the mud on my hands, the scars on the back of my hands and wrists were clearly exposed, Yi Xuan said: "Why are there so many scars?"

I continued to wash my hands, and said casually: "It seems to have been there since childhood." Obviously, Yi Xuan didn't believe me, but he didn't ask any more questions.Even if he asked, he couldn't ask anything, because I don't know how these ugly scars come from.

Sometimes when I think about it, I feel really ridiculous and pathetic.

After Yi'an finished drying the herbs, he went out to wash the mushrooms, and then started cooking.He's slow, so prepare ahead of time.The fire was burning in the stove, the rice was steaming in the pot, and the side dishes were being cut in Yi An, busy but not chaotic, orderly.

Eating, drinking medicine, washing dishes, everything is done in order.Only when he went out to collect herbs in the afternoon, there was an episode where Yi Xuan stepped on a snake without paying attention, but fortunately the snake was not poisonous.

Yi An Zhengchou didn't bring any meat when he left, so he ate vegetarian food for two days yesterday and the day before yesterday.He was afraid that I would not be able to survive, so he dug out the snake's head with a hoe, took it back to the house and cleaned it up, then added some fresh mushrooms that hadn't been fried at noon and made me a pot of umami soup.

This night passed fairly peacefully.

Today's weather is very good, the sun shines on the ground through the forest, and the morning fog is dense.The dewdrops on the blades of grass reflected the warm sun, crystal clear and translucent, somewhat similar to those flawless jades.It seemed a little too quiet this morning, and it was only when I walked outside that I realized that something was wrong.

Yi Xuan is gone.

"He may be gone. The son of a rich family is not used to living in such a thatched cottage." Yi An sorted the herbs on the medicine shelf with a calm face, as if he had expected this result a long time ago.

I think so, he was originally destined to be well-clothed and well-fed, so naturally he couldn't bear the hardship of barren mountains and wild mountains.But no matter what, you should say hello before you leave.Come whenever you want, leave whenever you want, I really think of this place as an inn.

After picking a basket full of medicinal herbs, Yi Xuan just arrived home when he saw Yi Xuan jumping out of the forest with a simple bow on his back and several hares and pheasants in his hand.He strode back, like a general returning in triumph.

"Hares are braised in soy sauce and pheasants are stewed in soup. If there is not enough, I will go hunting again." Yi Xuan walked to the front of the house, threw the pile of wild game at the door, and took off the bow on his back, with a very happy expression on his face.

Yi'an glanced at the pile of things on the ground, and without making a sound, went into the house to dry the herbs.I thought that those wealthy young men who went in and out of the Zuixiang Building only understood romance, but now it seems that my thinking is too narrow.

"Young Master Yi, are you still used to staying here?" I didn't understand the reason just now and blamed him for leaving without saying goodbye, but now I feel a little regretful in my heart.Yi Xuan still had a smile all over his face: "As long as Yiqiu is by my side, I'm used to staying anywhere." I paused for a moment, and the smile on Yi Xuan's face was particularly bright, and I blushed inexplicably.

When cooking was approaching, Yi An looked at the pile of rabbits and pheasants feeling a little helpless.Yi Xuan said: "Can't you?"

Yi An shook his head: "I won't."

Yi Xuan who heard Yi An say "I don't know how to" was a little surprised. In fact, not only Yi Xuan was surprised, but I was also a little surprised.Yi An usually not only takes care of me, but also diagnoses and prescribes medicines. Apart from these, he also takes care of all the chores in the house.Yi'an has long been an omnipotent and omnipotent person in my heart.

Yi Xuan said: "Didn't you skin the snake very smoothly that day?"

Yi'an said: "I don't know how to handle things with fur."

It's true to think about it, the chickens and ducks we eat on weekdays are all bought from the market.Yi An bought them home and just made them, there was no need to skin them, remove their hair, or disembowel them.Yi An and Yi Xuan stared blankly at the hare and pheasant for a while.I stepped forward and said, "How about...let's eat green vegetables."

Yi Xuan stared at the brightly feathered pheasant, very unwilling: "They were all shot, even if they didn't eat them, they wouldn't be able to survive today, and eating them would at least give you a boost."

Yi Xuan and Yi An looked at each other, Yi Xuan picked up the knife and cut off the neck, wings, and feet of the pheasant: "How can a living person be suffocated to death by urine?" After making a few cuts, he peeled off the fur along with the leather.

With this demonstration, Yi An also took a knife to cut off the head and four legs of the hare, and then directly peeled the skin.After the chicken and rabbit were cut into pieces and cleaned, Yi An set up a small stove to stew chicken soup.During the cooking of the soup, he steamed the rice again, and then prepared other ingredients to roast the rabbit meat after the rice was cooked.Yi Xuan and I don't know how to cook, and we couldn't find anything else to do, so we just sat aside and watched Yi An busy.

When the cooked soup is ready, I have prepared the bowls and chopsticks.At the dinner table, Yi'an put a piece of meat into my bowl: "It's my first time making rabbits, Yiqiu, try it and see if it suits your appetite." I ate a piece, it was neither salty nor spicy, the meat was soft and the taste was just right .I said, "It's delicious."

I swear, I really didn't expect that these two words would irritate Yi Xuan, and I never thought that he would compete with Yi An.The next morning, Yi Xuan said, "Doctor Dai, would you like me to cook a meal today?"

Yi An had the same reaction as me, and was stunned for a while, thinking that he had heard it wrong.After regaining consciousness, Yi An replied: "Then today's lunch, I will trouble Mr. Yi."

The corner of Yi Xuan's mouth twitched, and he turned to look at me: "Yiqiu, don't go today, stay and help me watch the fire. If I can't see it and burn this house down, it will be bad."

I looked at Yi'an, and Yi'an was silent for a moment and said: "The herbs are almost harvested, don't go today, it's better to stay and help look after it."

I said, "Be careful."

Yi An gave some instructions, put on his back a basket, took a hoe and went into the woods.Not long after Yi An left, Yi Xuan brought out a pheasant and hare that were still hanging from the corner of the room. He skinned the chicken and rabbit according to the method yesterday, and I stood aside and watched quietly.When Yi Xuan raised his knife to chop the chicken, he waved his hand and said, "Yiqiu, step back a bit, and be careful not to splash yourself."

I took a few steps back as I said, and Yi Xuan chopped it down with a knife, which just hit the chicken's back skeleton.The skeleton stuck the knife tightly, and he coughed lightly to cover up his embarrassment.After tossing for a while, Yi Xuan took out the kitchen knife, and he continued to chop the chicken as if nothing had happened.

Yi Xuan's method of chopping chicken is very unfamiliar, and it is not difficult to see that this is his first time cooking.But he insisted on showing that he was very proficient, wearing an apron and carrying a kitchen knife, looking serious, I couldn't help chuckling.Seeing me smile, Yi Xuan said, "Yiqiu, don't think that my knife skills are not very good, but the dishes I cook are actually delicious."

"Young master Yi has also cooked?" I became interested.Yi Xuan was very confident: "I'll just take a look at it. Yesterday when I was cooking for Yi An, I wrote down the order. When I make it later, the taste should not be much worse than his."

"Should be about the same." I replied.For a son like him, I really can't figure out why he insists on coming to the deep mountains and old forests, to compete with Yi'an, and let him kill chickens for dinner.

Is it possible... This is what they often say when you are full and have nothing to do?

After chopping the chicken and rabbit, Yi Xuan poured the chicken into the pot.I said, "Yi'an doesn't seem to do that."

"Didn't you just pour it in?" Yi Xuan stopped his hands.Yi Xuan often stews soup, and I also made a note of this step, "It seems that I have to put it in the oil pan, add ginger and fry it."

Yi Xuan continued to pour it in: "It's okay, my method is better, just stew it directly, so that the soup tastes better." Seeing Yi Xuan trying so hard to find the steps, I couldn't tear down his steps, so I Swallowed the word "pressing fishy" at the back.As long as he stewed it well, it doesn't matter, no matter how bad the chicken soup is, it's not as bad as those dark soups.

After the chicken was put into the pot, Yi Xuan took a few ladles of water, and then threw a whole piece of ginger into it.I also held back and didn't remind him that the ginger must be cracked to get the flavor out.After adding the auxiliary materials, Yi Xuan started to light the fire.

He was very melancholy looking at the pile of wet firewood, but seeing me watching from the side, he picked up the firewood and started to light the fire pretending to be relaxed.The firewood was already damp, and he didn't know how to make a fire, so Yi Xuan fiddled with the stove for a long time without seeing any sparks.

The fire didn't start, but the thick smoke kept rising. Yi Xuan ran out of the thick smoke, choked to the point of tears, and hurriedly asked me to stand far away.He bent over and supported his knees, coughing repeatedly, and after a short rest, he rushed into the house again to continue lighting the fire, regardless of the black ashes on his face.

Not long after, Yi Xuan was forced out by the green smoke again.Looking at it now, the stove ash on his face had thickened again.I said, "Let's do it after a while." Yi Xuan coughed and nodded, half of the smoke in the room had dispersed, and Yi Xuan looked at the thatch of the eaves and made some small calculations: "Yiqiu, don't you mind?" Shall I chop some grass to make a fire?"

I hesitated, then shook my head.But seeing Yi Xuan turned over and climbed up to the roof with a light jump, maybe because I usually see those sons and brothers riding in carriages a lot, his jump really surprised me.I hurriedly said, "Be careful."

"Yiqiu, are you worried?" Yi Xuan squatted on the roof with a sweet smile on his face.I was a little embarrassed and didn't respond.Yi Xuan on the roof was in a good mood: "If you don't speak, I will take it as your acquiescence." Yi Xuan pulled a handful of hay and jumped lightly.The breeze lifted the corners of his clothes, and his long hair fluttered in the wind, but in the blink of an eye, he landed firmly on the ground.

"This time, I will definitely be able to light the fire." Yi Xuan entered the side room with hay in his hands. The smoke inside hadn't dissipated, so I didn't go in. I just stood outside and watched. Through the white smoke, I could vaguely see him Tinkering around the stove.After fumbling for a while, the white smoke gradually faded, and I saw the red fire.

With a big painted face, Yi Xuan came out to take a breath, and the smoke in the room cleared a lot.I stepped forward to enter the house to watch the fire in the stove for Yi Xuan, but he stopped me: "Don't go in, smoke people."

I said, "If I don't go in, how can I watch the fire for you?"

Yi Xuan said: "I can see it, you can just rest outside." He wiped his face, washed his hands and went into the kitchen.

I stood at the door and watched for a while, and saw him following Yi An's example, arranging the meat and ingredients one by one, holding a spoon, and pouring oil, which had some flavor.I didn't think about it any more, and turned to the side and took out the grasshopper in my arms to study it carefully.

I walked to the side of the stone steps, and suddenly heard a crackling sound. Looking back, I saw a large cloud of smoke rising from the thatched roof.I was in a bad mood, so I rushed back, just as I rushed to the door, I saw the fire in the side room, and Yi Xuan was holding a basin of water and was about to pour it into the ignited oil pan.

"No..." As soon as I uttered the word, Yi Xuan poured the water from the basin into the oil pan.In an instant, the oil scattered by the water splashed everywhere, and the splashed oil continued to burn.Some fell on the dry firewood, some splashed on the thatch of the roof, and the broken fire instantly joined together.

I was thinking, if Yi Xuan didn't set the fire on purpose, then his mouth was opened by the Buddha, and what he said was spiritual.

Yi Xuan held the basin in his hand and started to light the fire. Watching the light of the fire rustle, I held my breath and ran into the back room to pull Yi Xuan out.When I took a bucket of water to prepare to put out the fire, the fire had already spread from the side room to the back room. The thatch burned so fast, sparks fell like heavy rain.I knew it was too late to put out the fire, so I rushed into the back room to fetch the medicinal herbs that were drying on the medicine rack. Yi Xuan dragged me and dragged them outside: "Those grasses don't care what they do!"

I struggled hard and said: "They are medicine, not grass!" With all my strength, I broke away from Yi Xuan's hand, the thatch cracked one after another, I panted heavily, and blushed.Yian not only saved my life with these herbs, he also saved many lives with these herbs.

Yi Xuan looked at me, a little helpless: "I'll get it, you just wait for me outside, you are not allowed to go in!" He rushed into the fire room, took out three dustpans of herbs in one breath, and then rushed in again. "Yixuan! Yixuan!" The fire was getting bigger and bigger, and the flames made my face hurt. Seeing that Yixuan hadn't come out for a long time, I raised my sleeves to half-shield and approach the sea of ​​flames.

"Yiqiu!" Yi'an grabbed me from behind and pulled me back: "Don't go there!" I burst into tears: "Yi'an, Yi Xuan is still inside, he hasn't come out yet."

"You wait here, I'll go in and look for him." Yi An looked at the burning room, and pushed me back again.I really want to hold Yi'an, I'm afraid of going in and I won't come out again, but I'm also worried about Yi Xuan.

At that moment, I thought a lot, and I thought a long way.It was also at that moment that I realized how heartless I was.

Yi An covered his face and ran two steps in, Yi Xuan staggered out of the sea of ​​fire with the remaining five dustpans of herbs, Yi An hurried forward to help him over.Yi Xuan put down the herbs, slumped on the ground, panting heavily.When I got closer, I found that his clothes were burnt with holes, the backs of his hands were scalded with blisters, and most of his long hair was curled by the heat.

I was so frightened that I couldn't say a word, and I couldn't stop crying.Yi Xuan grinned: "Yiqiu, your smile is much prettier than your cry."

"Yiqiu, go find some thorns, Mr. Yi's injury is not serious." Yi'an slowly picked up Yi Xuan's clothes, carefully inspecting the injury.Hearing what Yi'an said, the guilt in my heart was slightly reduced.

I wiped the tears on my face with my sleeves, pulled out a few long thorns from the thorn tree, and handed them to Yi'an.Yi An rolled up his sleeves and said, "Take off your clothes."

Yi Xuan took off his shirt as he said, and I stepped forward to help hold his hair so that Yi An could easily pick out the blisters on his body.While picking up water, Yi Xuan looked at the burning house, and said quietly: "Dr. Dai, I'm sorry, I burned your house down."

While picking up water to soak, Yi An replied: "If the house burns, it will burn. As long as people are safe, we are lucky."

Yi Xuan said: "It's my fault for burning your house down. I'll find someone to build you a new one in a few days."

Yi An didn't make a sound, which was a tacit agreement.He knew that Yi Xuan was not short of this little money, so Yi'an picked some herbs from the dustpan and chewed them up, and then applied them on the blisters he had picked out.

Yi Xuan seems to be talking to himself: "Hey, it seems that I still have to learn how to cook."

Yi An said: "Young Master Yi's interest is really special."

Yi Xuan said: "Because people are special, so this interest is also special."

Yi An's face changed a little bit, the wound was bandaged, and the fire was burnt out.The original thatched hut turned into a place of sparks and ashes, the wind passing through the forest gently blows, and the sparks and ashes are scattered in all directions with the wind.