starling is not a bird

The small south wind in late spring and early summer is blowing slowly, and the wild scenery of green buckwheat is everywhere.Even exhaling feels more comfortable.

The guard at the front fell off the horse with an oops. Brother Ten was about to laugh at it, but the horse began to neigh in pain. Eight Banners are all horse lovers. They rushed forward to look at it, and found that the horse's left foreleg There were wounds, two small holes, and black blood around them. The experienced person frowned and said, "No, I'm afraid it's a poisonous snake."

Although he was carrying snake medicine, the horse ran fast, and the poison followed the blood. It didn't take long to see the horse foaming at the mouth, and the guards had to change horses.

But the beloved mount is gone, who can lose his temper?The guards were furious and wanted to dig out the snake's nest, and all the young men who went out with them were young and strong, who wouldn't like to join in the fun?They all yelled to help.

Search along the depths of the grass, look at the place where the grass is withered and the trees are withered, there is indeed a big snake nest, draw a circle with realgar powder, and then the guards go up to compare who is more accurate with marksmanship, and you can get a lot without much effort ten.Tick-tock bundled up and carried it back, but it made people happy.

There is an experienced person in the team, who happily said that he would clean up the cook and eat snake meat soup at night. The cook is a white and fat Tianjin native who can talk and laugh all day long. Seeing these snakes, his eyes They all smiled, took it, nailed it directly to the chopping board and began to remove the skin and bones to remove the internal organs.

He took the altar of lotus flower white from the carriage at the back, slapped the mud, squeezed out the full snake gall and threw it in, and the snake blood dripped in. After cleaning up, he put the wine jar in a cool place in the corner of the carriage to wake up.

After chopping the snake into pieces, the plump white cook raised his eyebrows with a smile, took a few Haida porcelain bowls, marinated them with green onion, ginger and garlic cloves, put them on the shelf, went out and announced loudly with his hands on his hips. : "Everyone add food tonight!"

Everyone was cheering, chattering and boasting about their achievements, who found the snake nest first, who shot Qicun first, and who skinned the most neatly were all their topics of discussion.

The eighth elder brother stared at the window for a long time, only to feel sleepy again, so he drew the curtain and continued to fall asleep. Going to live in the wild.

Ten fire pits have been dug, and the sound of crackling exploded some golden stars in the twilight, scattered in mid-air, which is really beautiful. The people Yang Tianyi brought out are all young and strong guys who are used to doing things, and they are the most hardworking. Zi Kung Fu set up the tent and set up the pot stand, just waiting for the cook to come out to direct the overall situation.

Brother Ba also got up, and just as he opened the car door to get out, the night wind in the evening blew him down, and he felt a layer of goose bumps on his back, so he hurriedly asked Ma Qiyun to bring him the cloak Put it on, wrap it tightly before going down.

The ninth elder brother and the tenth elder brother had already sat down at the biggest bonfire. When they saw the eighth elder brother approaching, they all stood up to greet him. The tenth elder brother moved to the side and let the eighth elder brother sit beside him In the middle of the ninth elder brother.

The eighth brother sat down, let out a breath, stretched out his hand to warm up the fire, the ninth elder brother posted over: "brother, can you sleep well?"

Eighth Brother smiled and said, "Well, it's very fragrant. The car is really not bumpy, and it's quite comfortable to sit on."

Brother Jiu said proudly: "I urged them to make it just for this time, and it really came in handy. Brother, you just sit back and I will make a few more."

Eighth Brother nodded and said in a low voice: "Well, you remember how many cars there are in the Xiaojing Palace, don't let those who are interested take the opportunity to find fault."

Brother Jiu curled his lips: "Really, I'm exhausted by following the rules in everything."

The eighth brother laughed muffledly: "Could it be that you still want everyone to be unruly? Then you don't want to make a dime."

The brothers were chatting and laughing, the chef had already stewed the snake meat soup and was sharing the pot, Yang Tianyi personally brought a big pot over and put it on the fire grill in front of the elder brothers to cook, the tenth elder brother scooped it up with a spoon. After scooping it up, I scooped up some soup to taste the taste: "Sprinkle some pepper noodles."

He Shiquan next to the tenth elder brother heard this, and hurriedly ran to the chef's side to get the pepper pot. The eighth elder brother took off his cloak when he was warmed up by the fire, and Ma Qiyun Immediately took it and held it.

When He Shiquan came over, Eighth Brother took the pot, sprinkled some into the soup pot, stirred it with a spoon, and took another mouthful for Tenth Brother to taste. Tenth Brother nodded, "It tastes better now."

The cook came over again and personally poured the wine for everyone with the wine jar. In the small white jade cup, the faint red color reflected the firelight, which was very charming. Everyone got up and returned the gift, and when the eighth elder brother drank the wine in his mouth, everyone drank the wine in the cup.

Brother Nine and Brother Ten also stood up to toast, and everyone drank too. When they sat down, they saw Brother Eight carefully blowing the snake meat soup in the bowl with a sad face. Brother Ten asked, "What's the matter?" ?”

The eighth brother ignored him, took a few sips of the soup before stretching his brows and said: "It's too fishy, ​​the wine is really bad, I feel disgusting from the mouth to the stomach."

Brother Nine chuckled: "Brother, you just have a cleanliness habit, how can you have such a strong smell?"

Eighth Brother glared at him, continued blowing on the soup bowl in his hand, trying to fill his stomach with snake soup, and put it down after taking a few sips: "This soup also has a taste, forget it, I'd better eat something else. "

How could the ninth elder brother agree with him, and lifted the soup bowl that the eighth elder brother put down to his mouth, forcing him to drink, but the eighth elder brother gritted his teeth and refused to drink, and finally got up and changed his position Go for dim sum.

The cook saw it from a distance, came over and saluted with a smile and said: "Master, don't be afraid that the taste is not good, it's better if it's fishy or fishy. It's said to be good for the body, drink this stuff to nourish the eyes, it's good."

Brother Ba shook his head and waved his hand: "I've already rewarded you, please take your time."

The cook looked regretful: "Master, please don't be like this. This is really a good thing. There is also good snake gallbladder in the slaver's place. It is the most good medicinal material for promoting qi and eliminating phlegm, searching for wind and dampness, and improving eyesight and liver. It is so fresh. It's rare."

The eighth elder brother's face wrinkled even more: "I will reward you all, I will reward you all. I won't snatch such a good thing from you."

The cook couldn't help but shook his head and left.

But the tenth elder brother and the ninth elder brother heard everything, and the tenth elder brother looked at the ninth elder brother: "Didn't the doctors of mynah say that it is damp and cold to the bone? Doesn't eating this snake gall just pull out the poisonous dampness?" root?"

Brother Nine nodded: "Isn't that right? Mynah is not very spicy when it comes to food, so don't panic, we'll talk about it later. Anyway, he can't take it until he's full. Let's see if he can be tricked into eating it."

Everyone was drinking wine, made snake meat soup in a big bowl, blushed and sweated profusely after eating, they all took off their outer robes and yelled at each other happily, eighth elder brother slept all afternoon, how could he have any appetite?After eating a few chopstick dishes with my younger brothers, I left the table.

Asked Ma Qiyun to pack up the tent, asked a few servants to raise the wick, and lit a tallow candle the size of a child's arm. Seeing the bright lights in his eyes, Eighth Brother went to sit down and study the chess record by himself, and played a few kalpas , and read half a chapter of the unresolved endgame of the previous generation, but it was quite leisurely, the outside was bustling, and the eighth prince didn't feel noisy, but felt that this warm and lively atmosphere was very cordial.

When Brother Jiu raised the curtain and came in, his face was already flushed, his lips, cheeks, and back of his neck were all pink, Brother Eight hurriedly asked Ma Qiyun to pour tea, and asked someone to fetch the box of preserved fruit, and he himself Get up and help Brother Jiu to sit down: "Why do you drink so much?"

Brother Jiu smiled crookedly: "I'm happy for a while! Yang Tianyi said, but we will arrive in a few days, and I can smell the smell of the sea. This is the first time I have been to the seaside!"

The eighth elder brother sighed: "What's there to be happy about? The smelly water in Tianjin's bay is full of dead fish and rotten shrimps. Can it be called the sea?"

Ninth elder brother raised his head with great difficulty, looked at eighth elder brother with hazy eyes, and said slowly, "Huh?"

The eighth elder brother patted his younger brother's head affectionately: "There will be opportunities in the future. My elder brother will take you to Shandong to see the sea. That is called the sea. There are blue waves in the sky, and there are big white clouds whiter than cotton floating above your head. It’s so beautiful. There are also scallops that are bigger than your face, and lobsters that are as big as dolls. My brother personally called them to serve you wine.”

Ninth elder brother laughed, and rubbed on eighth elder brother: "Really? Brother, do you really want to take me there?"

The eighth elder brother patted him and helped him to find a good posture on the pillow: "Of course, when did my brother lie to you?"

While the two brothers were holding hands and chatting lively, Elder Brother Ten came in with a tray, carrying the smell of the south wind, mixed with the fragrance of buckwheat flowers.

The eighth elder brother didn't bother to look up to see what the tenth elder brother was holding, but the ninth elder brother sat up with a grunt: "Hey, the snake gall is ready?"

Elder Brother Ten nodded, took a seat, and handed the plate in front of Elder Ninth, asking him to pick a glass and drink it. Elder Eight looked at Elder Nine, but didn't bother to bother him.

The tenth brother handed the plate to the eighth brother again, and the eighth brother looked at the dark green snake gall in the light red, and felt that the fishy smell was about to rush up, so he stepped back and shook his head, and the tenth brother took a cup by himself drank it down.

The eighth elder brother didn't want to smell the smell, so he turned around and took the candied fruit box from the attendant in his hand, and handed it to the younger brothers, letting them pick and eat by themselves.

Ninth elder brother's expression became clearer, and he said to eighth elder brother: "Brother, this is a good thing, it is right for your illness, why don't you drink it?"

Brother Eight turned his face away: "I'll be fine if I take the medicine, let's forget about this."

Brother Nine didn't make a sound, and made a gesture to take the preserved fruit in Brother Ba's hand. Brother Ba passed it over. Brother Nine picked up a piece of the preserved fruit and put it in his mouth, and then pulled Brother Ba to sit beside him. , I took a glass of wine and drank it again.

Elder Brother Ten was wondering why Brother Ninth hadn't acted yet. This is different from what was discussed just now, isn't it?Did Brother Jiu really drink too much?I saw the ninth elder brother throwing the eighth elder brother down like a hungry tiger, and pouring the wine from his mouth to the eighth elder brother's mouth, looking straight at the tenth elder brother's eyes.

The servants serving on the ground lowered their eyebrows and dared not look at them. They are all masters, and they are not easy to mess with. Ma Qiyun secretly glanced at Brother Shi, and then led a few servants back to the tent without making a sound. go outside.

The eighth brother was so startled by the sudden attack that he forgot to react. When he came back to his senses, the ninth elder brother had already poured the whole glass of wine, and even stuck out his tongue. Brother's mouth was raging, stirring forward.

When the eighth elder brother discovered his younger brother's plan, he had already pushed the two lumps of soft things over forcefully. Although the eighth elder brother hadn't realized what it was, his instinct forced him to refuse, but unfortunately his teeth had already opened , the eighth brother had no choice but to use his tongue to push the ninth brother's tongue, trying to push him out.

But the ninth elder brother had already prepared, and while the eighth elder brother was in a daze, he had already completely sucked the eighth elder brother's mouth into his own, and stuck his whole tongue in to send the snake gall down his throat.When the eighth elder brother was struggling to resist at first, the ninth elder brother simply pinched the eighth elder brother's jaw to prevent him from shutting up.

The tenth elder brother also came back to his senses, and went to hold the eighth elder brother's hands and feet to prevent him from moving. The eighth elder brother had to twist on the bed and obeyed them. He swallowed it all, and his tongue was still in Brother Ba's mouth before he was willing to let him go.

When Brother Nine's tongue came out, it brought out a few slender silver threads. Brother Nine smiled, and leaned down to lick the wine that leaked from Brother Eight's mouth. Can't hide.

As soon as the eighth elder brother got his hands and feet free, he rolled over and slapped the ninth elder brother, and the tenth elder brother beside him hurriedly handed over his face: "Brother, hit me!"

The Eighth Brother was so angry that his face was swollen like a pig's liver, and he slapped the Tenth Brother with his backhand, still puzzled, pointed at the faces of his younger brothers and said, "Presumptuous! Who taught you to act recklessly like this? You don't even know what to do. No respect!"

Brother Jiu sat up and knelt down on the bed, closed his eyes and said, "Brother, you can slap me casually, I'm doing it for your own good anyway."

The eighth elder brother was panting heavily, feeling that his lungs were going to explode, and the rogue behavior of the younger brothers in front of him made him even more angry.

But the two younger brothers looked like you were beating me up casually, so the eighth elder brother had no choice but to put down his raised hand, and said in a rough voice, "Even if it's for my own good, it can't be like this."

Brother Jiu opened his eyes and pretended to be naive and said: "I'm not doing anything? I just want you to eat something that is good for your health!"

At this moment, Brother Ba only felt a stench coming out of his throat, feeling a little nauseous, and didn't bother to talk nonsense with them, so he called Ma Qiyun in loudly to make himself a cup of strong tea to suppress the smell in his mouth.

The two young elder brothers got busy doing a little fuss, one was holding a teacup, the other was holding a sweat towel, the eighth elder brother gave them a look, full of anger and didn't know who to send it to, and patted the table: "Leave it alone Serving as a slave, I don’t need you two to do anything. Get out of the way, don’t stand in front of my eyes, it will make you feel annoyed!”

The two elder brothers stuck out their tongues, shrank their bodies and hid in the corner, waiting for the eighth elder brother to calm down.The eighth elder brother drank a lot of strong tea, but still felt the disgusting taste in his mouth, which he couldn't get rid of.He turned back and stared at the brocade-colored brothers who were huddled together in the corner, and found that the two huddles had shrunk even smaller.

The eighth elder brother looked at the slaves who filed in, and knew that they had avoided them just now, so he was relieved, but he still couldn't lose face, so he glared at Ma Qiyun and said: "The slave who is not caring at all is the one who uses you Sometimes I will play tricks and hide away."

Ma Qiyun hurriedly knelt down to apologize, the eighth elder brother also knew that he was venting his anger, so he just snorted a few times, but someone outside begged to see him, and it was Yang Tianyi who came in with a serious face.

: "Master, a group of Eight Banners soldiers came from five miles away, all fully armed!"

The group quickly swelled into two vigorous elder brothers: "What's going on?"