Depressed little landlord

When they got up the next day, they heard that there was a rat in the house and that the rice bag had a big hole in it. Butler Hua and Xiao Ju were surprised at first, and then felt guilty and annoyed.Steward Hua was so annoyed that he slapped himself suddenly, and said to Lin Xuan in shame, "Master, it's because I slept too deeply, and I didn't even hear the mouse come to bite the rice."

Seeing the bowl of bad rice, Steward Hua blamed himself even more.From this look, it was obvious that it had been a while, maybe the previous bag had already been bitten by rats.

"The same goes for Xiaoju. She goes to get rice every day, but she didn't even notice." Xiaoju also had a face full of shame, and ran to find the old bag, then rummaged around, and found it at the corner of the bag A small hole the size of a finger.

"..." Everyone was silent.

Xiao Ju lowered her head and almost didn't cry: "I'm sorry!"

She was always the one who cooked rice before, but she never found out, if it wasn't for the young master and the others wanting to see how much rice is left, otherwise they might not find out when the mice ate more .

Lin Xuan was also in a depressed mood when he first found out last night, but after discussing with Xu Yang about digging traps and hunting, now his mind is full of this, and he has nothing to do with the matter of mice stealing rice I care about it.

"Silly girl, we can't prevent this mouse from coming." Looking at Xiaoju who was standing in front of her with her head bowed and crying, and the housekeeper Hua who also looked ashamed and blamed herself, Lin Xuan smiled and comforted them, "It's nothing , We are also responsible for this, after all, none of us thought of putting things away before, and it is clear that rice is the most liked by mice."

Touching Xiaoju's hair, he continued softly: "Don't blame yourself, grandpa, you too, now we find out that there is still time, as long as we remember to put things away in the future."

"Master..."

"Okay, don't look like this anymore. It's not like the sky is falling. Even if it falls, there will be a taller person to support it. Don't be afraid." Lin Xuan patted Xu Yang, smiled confidently, and said, "And me and Xu Yang, I won’t starve everyone.”

Steward Hua looked at Lin Xuan, feeling both guilty and relieved, but he also smiled: "Master, and I, the old man, will definitely take care of this in the future. This is what I should do."

"Well, we all supervise each other together, this family will get better and better, let us work hard together."

Steward Hua and Xiaoju nodded vigorously, Xu Yang said "Yes", and even Lin Xun quickly said that he could help.Changing from his quiet appearance before, he put his hands on Lin Xuan's knees and said "and me" in a folded voice, and said it louder and louder, as if Lin Xuan didn't see or hear it.

Seeing him like this, Lin Xuan and the others couldn't help laughing.

"Yes, there is still Xun'er, let's go together."

Lin Xuan scratched his nose, but Lin Xun didn't care anymore. Instead, he showed a bright smile after hearing Lin Xuan said that he was still there.

***

Lin Xuan always remembered about digging traps, so after breakfast, he urged Xu Yang to go up the mountain. Xu Yang didn't say anything, and went to get a hoe and hatchet after a few mouthfuls of porridge. good.

Butler Hua repeatedly asked the two to be careful, and then watched them leave, then rolled up his sleeves and said to the two children behind him, "Xiaoju, Master Xun, let's clean up too, and we will block any mouse holes."

Xiaoju Linxun puffed out her small chest and replied loudly: "Yes!"

Not to mention that the old and the young in the family are working in full swing, it is said that after Lin Xuan and Xu Yang left home, they still walked up the mountain on the road they had gone to dig spring bamboo shoots before.

It was estimated that it was still early, but no one was encountered on the road, and the two entered the mountain smoothly.Because the goal was to hunt, Lin Xuan and the others went all the way up. Fortunately, the bamboo forest is horizontal, so it didn’t take long to walk up and out of the bamboo forest area. However, the trees here are quite tall and dense, and they haven’t fallen recently. What rain, it is covered with fallen dead leaves, and it makes a dull "rustling" sound when you step on it.

Leaving the bamboo forest, there is no occasional strange sound due to wind blowing and bamboo friction. It is much quieter here, but if you listen carefully, there are still birdsongs coming from nowhere.

"I don't know if there is any prey here?" Perhaps because of the environment, Lin Xuan lowered his voice unconsciously.

Xu Yang looked around vigilantly for a while, and then replied: "There will definitely be, just to see if we have the ability to catch them."

The mountains and forests here grow so well, and they are rarely hunted by humans. There must be animals in it, but I don’t know what type they are.

Lin Xuan also looked around, looking for a place to make a trap.

"The trap should be set in a place where people don't often move around, otherwise it is easy to accidentally injure people, and the loss outweighs the gain."

"Well. But I think there should be fewer people in the village here, otherwise let's go in a little bit, but don't go too deep, we are not familiar with it so as not to get lost."

Lin Xuan nodded: "You're right." He pointed in a random direction, "Let's go there, why don't we make some marks along the road, so as not to really get lost."

"Okay." Xu Yang handed the hatchet to Lin Xuan, "Hold this, be careful, and follow me closely."

Said to go forward first.The road is a bit sloped, and although it is covered with dead leaves, there are occasional stones and dead branches underneath, some of which are still loose. If you are not careful, it is easy to fall when you step on it.

While Lin Xuan carefully watched his feet, he would cut a knife on the trunk of the tree as he passed by from time to time, as a mark.

Walking carefully through this slope, I suddenly became cheerful. There was actually an open space in front of me. The terrain was relatively flat and grassy. Of course, some weeds grew taller than people.There are some gaps between some bushes, and it looks like a road formed by something moving frequently leads to the surrounding woods.

Both Lin Xuan and Xu Yang stopped, looked in front of them, looked at each other again, and then laughed.

"Just here, not very far."

Xu Yang nodded, carefully looked at the terrain here again, then seemed to have chosen a location and walked over, put down his hoe and stepped on it, and looked back at Lin Xuan: "Dig one here?"

He had asked on the road before, and Lin Xuan also told what he knew. It was actually very simple. He just chose a place to dig a hole, and then covered the hole with grass roots and branches, and waited for the prey to fall in by himself. That's it.

Of course, this is all down to luck.

However, after Lin Xuan came here, not only him, but also Xu Yang had some doubts in his heart. Their luck should not be too bad. The prey here should not be caught by humans very often, and they would not be so vigilant.

Lin Xuan also went to have a look. It was obvious that animals used to pass by here, so he nodded with satisfaction: "Dig, don't dig too deep, if you can catch it, we will improve it later. I'll go to the side to see if there are any vines. "

"Be careful, don't go too far, and yell if there is anything."

"Well, I see."

That being said, Xu Yang kept watching him go, until he saw that he was really just looking around, then he turned around and started digging holes, but from time to time he would look up to look for Lin Xuan, and when he saw the other party's figure, he kept looking. He continued only when he was nearby and safe.

There are a lot of vines in the woods. The figure Lin Xuan didn't go far, and he found many without much effort. He didn't care what kind of vines he saw. I collected a large bundle, thinking it should be enough, I returned to the grass.

"How's the digging going?"

"Two, let's see if it's enough?" Seeing him back, Xu Yang felt relieved, wiped the sweat off his face, and motioned him to see for himself.

Lin Xuan casually threw the vines aside, walked over to look at the hole Xu Yang dug, about half a meter wide and one meter deep, Lin Xuan was not very clear about this, but their original intention was not those big prey, It means that this should be enough for pheasants and hares.

"That's right, it should work." Lin Xuan nodded with satisfaction, and suggested, "I'll help later. Let's dig two bigger and deeper ones."

Naturally, Xu Yang would not object, "Alright, let's hurry up and go back early."

The speed of the two people was naturally much faster, and finally they dug two deep pits with a width of one meter and a depth of one person at the other end. These two people just spread some branches, grass, leaves and leaves on the top as a cover, and did not put other things inside. , and the smaller ones were strung at the bottom with vines recovered by Lin Xuan, and the ground was also covered with things, trying to make them look similar to the surroundings, and made some hidden marks nearby.

"Clap!"

After finishing all this, Lin Xuan patted off the dirt from his hands, looked at the grass in front of him, with a satisfied and happy smile on his face, and asked Xu Yang with anticipation and complacency.

"Done! Perfect! Right?"

The bright sunlight was projected through the treetops, and one of them happened to be sprinkled on his face, making his smile brighter and his eyes more transparent.

Xu Yang lost his mind for a moment, only the man's smile and those bright and clear eyes were in his eyes, and the surroundings seemed to be quiet, there was no other sound except his own heartbeat, so he didn't notice the other party at all. questioning.

In less than a second, the world returned to its original state, and the chirping of birds and insects around, as well as the sound of the wind, came back to my ears.

When he saw Lin Xuan's suspicious eyes, he hurriedly answered subconsciously: "Ah? Yes!"

Lin Xuan didn't think much about directly touching Xu Yang's forehead, then touched his own, and then said to himself strangely: "There is no fever or cold, so you won't suffer from heat stroke?"

Xu Yang looked a little uncomfortable, took a step back slightly, and said, "I'm fine... let's go back, it's already noon."

Lin Xuan felt hungry when he heard this, so he quickly agreed, and the two of them checked again, then packed up and went home, and I will come back to see it tomorrow, anyway, there are still two days until the first day of the new year, maybe this time There is prey in the pit!

The author has something to say: it's too late_(:_」∠)_??