his dragon [farming]

Jiang Yuheng said he wanted to hunt bears, but he didn't do it right away. Instead, he stayed at Shi Laoliu's house for a week.

Several times, Qiuhe saw that strong and sturdy man squatting under a certain tree in the small town, chatting enthusiastically with the old people, looking lazy and at ease.On the contrary, Liu Hongming's father, who came with him, has lived in seclusion since he came to Liangshi Town, and has never seen him come out for a walk.

Bai Chuan said that he wanted to find a way to protect the grizzly bear, but there was actually no movement.Not only that, but every morning, that guy would dig Qiuhe up from the bed and go to play Tai Chi with him, no matter how cold or frosty the sky was.Qiuhe was in so much pain because of getting up early, she hoped from the bottom of her heart that Bai Chuan would get busy, and it would be best if she was so busy that she forgot about the morning exercise.

Sometimes when Bai Chuan went to work in the fields, he would also bring Qiuhe with him.He was busy making ditches in the field, while Qiu He pretended to be with a shovel, and his main task was to chat with him.Only Bai Chuan was worried that he was tired and wouldn't last long, so he drove him to rest next to him.Qiuhe had no choice but to grab a piece of foxtail and lie down under the ginkgo tree to bask in the sun.

The leaves of the ginkgo forest have all fallen, and the tall branches point directly to the sky, against the blue sky, very much like an oil painting.In the golden winter sun, Qiu He squinted to see Bai Chuan who was working not far away. The young man was slender and powerful, and he did the ditch digging with a sense of rhythm and art. , all suspicious speculations are blasphemy against him.

Unable to get anything useful out of Bai Chuan's mouth, Qiu He had no choice but to go to the town to inquire about news, so he went to Hua Niang's mother's house for some extra work these two days.After returning from the field, Bai Chuan went to patrol the mountains, and Qiu He took the Great Sage to the town again.

Hua Niangniang likes Qiuhe from the bottom of her heart, and every time she goes there, she always takes out some snacks to entertain him.This time, she brought out a small plate of freshly made pine nut candy and stuffed it to him.Qiuhe tasted a piece, and it tasted very good. He became addicted to selling things, and immediately said: "Madam, how much pine nut candy is yours? Do you want me to sell it for you?"

Hua Niangniang laughed while sitting in front of the door washing clothes, and said: "This year, I picked few pine nuts, and I will save the little pine nuts for our family to eat. I will make more next year, and you can sell them for me." Great price!"

Qiuhe agreed, and chatted with her while eating candy.I saw Jiang Yuheng wandering back from outside.Seeing Shen Dasheng in front of the door, he stopped to play with it.However, because Shen Dasheng is too handsome, he has to be teased by the bitches in the town from time to time, and he has developed a very arrogant temperament. At this moment, he holds his head high and sneers at strangers' accosting.

"Great Sage, come here!" Qiu He waved at it.

The Great Sage trotted over and squatted down, Qiu He handed over a small piece of candy, the Great Sage sniffed it, and ate it gracefully.

Jiang Yuheng couldn't help whistling, and asked, "How old is your dog? You look pretty good!"

"It's been less than two months, and it's so good!" Qiu He patted the dog with a smile.

Jiang Yuheng asked again: "Where did you get this dog?"

Qiuhe replied: "A grandfather named Ding gave it to me."

Hua Niangniang was rubbing her clothes beside her, and interjected angrily: "Why is the old man Ding willing to give it to you? Our Shi Lao Liu wanted to beg a dog from his family. He begged for several years, but the old man was like cutting his flesh. He couldn't bear it anyway! How did you switch sex this time?"

Qiu He laughed and said, "Who told me to be handsome!"

Hua Niangniang said contemptuously: "What's the use of being handsome? Can he eat or drink? He's a lonely old man. Could it be possible that there is still a granddaughter who wants to marry you?"

Jiang Yuheng watched the two joking with each other, thoughtfully, and interjected, "Is the old man's surname Ding? How old is he? Where does he live? What does he do?"

"Probably over 60 years old, he belongs to the piggy, and he lives at..." Qiu He turned to ask Empress Hua, "Madam, where does the piggy's grandpa Ding live?"

The expression on Jiang Yuheng's face suddenly became very strange, and he murmured, "Is he still a pig?"

Hua Niangniang hurriedly said: "I live at the foot of Nanshan Mountain over there. There is a saying that people's gelding skills are famous around here! They also know medicinal herbs. The old people, children and big animals nearby are not feeling well. It’s better to find a doctor! Just be a bit weird, and you can’t invite him!”

"... a pig?" Jiang Yuheng silently entered the room with a slightly shocked expression on his face.

Qiu He finished eating the candy, returned the plate to Empress Hua, and said, "Didn't two people come last time? Why do you usually see Brother Jiang hanging around outside?"

Hua Niangniang also felt that this matter was a little weird, and she was suffering from no one to talk to. After hearing this, she immediately lowered her voice and said: "Let me tell you secretly, the other man has been living in the house since he arrived in town. The door is closed. He didn’t even step out of the door, and even brought food inside to eat. The ladies of the rich family are not as particular as he is! I also told your sixth uncle that there is probably some demon moth in this matter, and he told me to mind my own business!"

Qiu He laughed, "Uncle Liu dares to speak of you? Tell him to kneel on the washboard!"

Hua Niangniang poked him with her finger, "What nonsense are you kidding!" After a pause, she continued: "Is this person hiding from someone?"

Qiu He pretended to think for a moment, and said: "There is a possibility! Our place is remote, and we have no information from the outside world. It's good to hide here."

"Oh my god!" Hua Niangniang was immediately startled, and muttered, "Isn't it some wanted criminal? Oh, that's okay! Damn Sixth Shi, insist on letting these people live in the house!"

At this moment, she completely forgot that it was she who wanted to earn several hundred yuan for board and lodging, so she insisted on keeping the two of them here, and she just talked about Shi Laoliu to her heart's content.Qiu He couldn't bear her being frightened, so she tried to persuade her, "It's going to be fine. He came with people from the Public Security Bureau... Isn't the forest police also a police? Besides, that person doesn't look like a vicious person."

Hua Niangniang was still worried, immersed in reasoning and argumentation, and said: "Is there a word engraved on the face of the bad guy? You don't understand!"

After she finished speaking, she left Qiu He with a helpless face, and went to the river to clear her clothes.

Although Hua Niangniang was sweating in her heart, she was still very considerate in entertaining the guests from afar.Fortunately, one morning two days later, Lao Liu, who had been cooped up in the room for a few days, finally went out with his bag. He breathed a sigh of relief.

After Lao Liu left, Jiang Yuheng, who stayed alone in Liangshi Town, seemed to have finished his mind, and finally set off to hunt bears.

Even though the old people in the town are in awe of the grizzly bear and even think it is a punishment from the mountain god, it is just an ordinary bear.What's more, after a while of understanding, Jiang Yuheng felt that there was nothing special about this mountain forest.As a hunter, I have seen many beasts with spiritual power, so why worry about a bear?

After packing up the bear-hunting equipment, Jiang Yuheng confidently entered the mountain alone one morning.

He started his search from the edge of the Tianxi River. An experienced hunter, he can always quickly track the scent and footprints of prey from near the water source.After nearly an hour of investigation, Jiang Yuheng found the bear's footprints on a piece of soil full of humus, and smelled the unique smell of the bear.

He followed the footprints and feces left by the grizzly bear to the heart of the mountain, and tracked it until the afternoon before Jiang Yuheng found the grizzly bear's lair.It was a huge tree hole, which was covered with thick fallen leaves and a few grizzly bear hairs.When he was about to set up a trap, a heavy fog came unexpectedly.

The damp mist diffused from the crevices of the mountains and rocks and the depths of the woods, slowly submerging everything around it like a rising tide of sea water.

The forest was already dimly lit, but it was like nightfall at this time.Tall trees stand quietly in the fog, a bird makes a strange cry in the depths of the forest, and there are crackling sounds of dead branches breaking from time to time.

After many years of training, Jiang Yuheng immediately sensed the danger. After a few steps, he climbed up a big tree neatly and looked down through the thick branches.

Not far away, in the dark woods, a bear waddled out from behind the rocks. Its gray fur was wet by the mist, sticking to its body in strands. With its bare skull and panting, it was terrifying. .

Jiang Yuheng was not afraid, he was carrying medicine to mask his own smell, it was impossible for Xiong to detect him.On the contrary, he felt the long-lost excitement in the slight tension.The hunter quietly took out the crossbow that he carried with him, and slowly aimed at the grizzly bear.

The crossbow is not big, and it is specially designed for hunting animals. As long as it hits a vital point, the prey will definitely die within thirty to fifty steps.

The tip of the arrow was slowly aimed at the grizzly bear's throat. Just pull the trigger, and the sharp arrow would penetrate the thick fur of the grizzly bear and drive into the bear's throat like a big nail.

At the moment when the shot was about to be shot, a wind suddenly blew up in the forest, and the trunk shook violently.Jiang Yuheng pursed his lips and paused regretfully.

The grizzly suddenly raised its head and looked around, as if it sensed danger. Afterwards, it let out a low growl, turned around and ran deep into the woods.

Jiang Yuheng was slightly disappointed, hung the crossbow machine by his side, climbed and jumped from tree to tree, and chased after it.

The fog did not dissipate as quickly as the old people in the town said, but it became thicker and thicker.Jiang Yuheng tracked the shadow of the grizzly bear in the misty forest. Several times, he even aimed at it, but missed the opportunity at the last moment.After walking for some time, the gray beast finally melted into the mist and disappeared. Jiang Yuheng couldn't believe it——he lost it!

At this time, he suddenly realized that the surrounding woods and jagged rocks were very similar to the place where he had just met the grizzly bear, as if he had walked a long circle and finally returned to the same place.Jiang Yuheng faintly felt that something was wrong. Could it be that he lost his way in this seemingly ordinary small valley?

On the morning of the second day after Jiang Yuheng entered the mountain, when Bai Chuan came back from patrolling the mountain, he brought back a large pile of tree roots as thick as a bowl.I don't know from which corner he dug out.Shen Baocheng was so excited that he personally led two teenagers on crutches and sent the tree roots to the old grandson's house in the town.

Lao Sun was a skinny and spirited old man. When he saw those tree roots, he looked like a miser seeing gold ingots, and his old eyes shone with green light.He squatted down, squeezed the sap from the broken part of the tree root with his bony fingers, put it in his mouth and tasted it, and said enviously and enviously: "You still look for it! Where did you find it in the valley? This kudzu root must be hundreds of years old, right?"

Shen Baocheng squatted beside him and said, "Old man, I'm going to trouble you, I only have a high regard for your skill in making kudzu powder!"

Lao Sun tore off the eyes glued to the kudzu root, nodded at Shen Baocheng, and said, "Just look for me! There are a lot of people in Liangshi Town who brag that they can make kudzu powder. Do you believe it? Let's say it's on the west side of the town. Lao He, what is that thing called? Can it be called powder? The soil is better than his pink color!"

Qiu He and Bai Chuan glanced at each other, wanted to laugh but didn't dare, they both sympathized with the innocent old He lying on the west side of the town, but Shen Baocheng nodded cooperatively and said, "That's right! I'll leave these old roots to you, the two little ones I'll leave it to you, if you want to lay hands on it, just order them!"

"Don't worry! I won't waste even a drop of juice from this century-old root!" Lao Sun joined hands with Bai Chuan happily, carried the tree root into the house, ordered Qiu He to bring a bucket of water, and went into the house by himself He moved a small stool, found a few old loofahs and threw them to the crowd, saying: "Come on, rub and wash, and wash off all the old mud on this one."

A group of people sat bustlingly in the courtyard of Lao Sun’s house. They cleaned the century-old kudzu root, chopped it into knots, threw it into an old stone mortar, and pounded it to a pulp with a wooden hammer. They worked all afternoon. Half a barrel of kudzu root juice was filtered out.

In the blink of an eye, it was evening, and after helping Lao Sun to tidy up the house, the three said goodbye and went out. Before leaving, Lao Sun said: "You just go to work, the rest is fine work, I can do it by myself."

Shen Baocheng was not polite to him either, he nodded in agreement, and said, "In ten days or so, will you be able to get the powder?"

Lao Sun put on an expert air, raised his head and said: "No hurry! Slow work and meticulous work, you can't waste a good thing!"

When the three of them walked home, Qiu He shook his arms and yelled, "My arm hurts!"

Bai Chuan pulled his arm and kneaded it for him, Qiu He cried out sour.Shen Baocheng was next to him, and he couldn't get used to that coquettish look, he said: "Chuan'er, let him go! You deserve it! Who made him fight to swing that wooden hammer?"

"I saw that Bai Chuan was spinning so fast, but how did you know that damn thing is so heavy?" Qiu He muttered, "It's really troublesome to make kudzu powder. It has to be washed and dried."

"Is this troublesome? No one else would have imagined such a trouble! Nowadays, the century-old kudzu root is very rare. Use it to make kudzu powder, eat it to invigorate the kidney and spleen, benefit the stomach and calm the nerves. It is the most suitable for you!" Shen Baocheng and Qiuhe Science Popularization , and said with resentment: "Isn't it just asthma? Take it slowly, I don't believe it, and there is nothing you can do about this disease?"

Only then did Qiu He realize that everyone's busy work today was all for himself.He was moved, but also a little sad, he quickly comforted Shen Baocheng and said: "You just like to worry about it! Didn't you see that I am already much better?"

"It's not good enough," Bai Chuan, who hadn't spoken much, suddenly complained to Shen Baocheng: "Still lazy! I don't want to get up in the morning, and I don't want to sleep in the evening!"

"The living habits of the people in the city are just bad!" The two said in unison, and shot Qiuhe contemptuously at the same time.

Qiu He got angry and said, "I don't want to talk to you people! You people!"

Shen Baocheng retorted: "What's wrong with the turtle? The thousand-year king and 8-year-old turtle live longer than humans!"

Qiu He smiled, "Isn't living 1000 years a fool? What's the point?"

The three of them were noisy and walking home when they suddenly saw Shi Laoliu hurrying over.Seeing Shen Baocheng from afar, Shi Laoliu rushed over a few steps as if seeing a savior, and shouted out of breath, "Uncle, I have found you!"

Seeing that he was in such a hurry, Shen Baocheng also became nervous, and hurriedly said: "Lao Liu, speak slowly, what happened?"

"You don't know that Team Leader Jiang from the province went into the mountain early in the morning yesterday, and he hasn't come out until now! I wondered if something happened?"

Shen Baocheng's expression changed suddenly, and he quickly glanced at Bai Chuan.Bai Chuan looked very composed, and said to Shi Laoliu, "Sixth Uncle, talk while walking."

By the time they got home, everyone had already learned about the beginning and end of Team Leader Jiang's entry into the mountain from Shi Lao Liu.According to Shi Laoliu, before Jiang Yuheng entered the mountain, he asked him if he wanted some helpers, but Jiang Yuheng refused.Team Leader Jiang said in a relaxed tone that he didn't need to mobilize a large number of people to catch a bear, and he could finish it in one day.Shi Laoliu felt that this bullshit was a bit exaggerated, but since others were professionals, it was hard to say too much.As a result, after going there, there was no news for two days and one night.

"Uncle, shall we organize a few people to go up the mountain to look for it, or call the police?" Shi Laoliu asked.

Shen Baocheng thought for a while and said, "In my opinion, we should look for it first. If something really happens to someone, it's useless to call the police right now."

"If you want to go to the mountains to find people, you are the most familiar with these mountains, but now you accidentally hurt your leg..." Shi Laoliu said, feeling embarrassed.

Shen Baocheng also bowed his head and thought to himself.At this time, Bai Chuan suddenly said, "There is someone who can go."

Everyone looked at him together, and Bai Chuan said: "Didn't old man Ding often go to the mountains to collect herbs? He is familiar with the terrain."

Shi Laoliu slapped his forehead and said, "That's right, why did I forget Lao Ding! It's just... I'm afraid he won't want to help!"

Lao Ding has always liked to be alone, except for the gelding to treat diseases, he rarely interacts with the townspeople.In the past, no one would think of asking him for help in rescue activities that obviously required enthusiasm, so Shi Laoliu was a little hesitant.

Shen Baocheng admired Lao Ding very much. Seeing Shi Lao Liu like this, he was quite unhappy, and said, "Would you like it? Let's ask him first!"

Bai Chuan added next to him, saying, "Tell him that the man's surname is Jiang, and his hometown is in the Qingchuan area. He will definitely help."

Shi Laoliu was about to leave in a hurry, but when he heard this, he turned his head in surprise and glanced at Bai Chuan.

He thought, Jiang Yuheng lived in his house for several days, and never mentioned his own affairs in the chat, how did Bai Chuan know where his hometown was?When did the two of them become so familiar?