I was a hunter in ancient times

Zhou Du coughed, nodded unnaturally, then took the wine glass handed over by Shen Xi, and drank it down in one gulp.

The spiciness on the throat can be regarded as suppressed, and then the sweetness of cherry wine surges up, refreshing and pure, with a long-lasting fragrance and endless aftertaste.

Seeing Zhou Du pursing his lips, Shen Xi said with a smile, "It's delicious, Uncle Zhou."

Zhou Du glanced at him, still not quite used to being called uncle, and said bluntly, "Just call him by name, there is no need for uncle, my family doesn't have a nephew as old as you."

"Okay," Shen Xi had no objection to this, "but you can't call me a child anymore, I'm an adult."

Zhou Du raised his eyelids, his gaze fell on his immature face, and he nodded hesitantly.

Shen Xi was happy, and poured another glass of wine for Zhou Du.

As soon as Zhou Du picked up the wine glass, Shen Xi also picked up the wine glass and clinked glasses with him: "Then let's say this, if you don't call me a child, I won't call you uncle."

Zhou Du drank the wine and didn't talk to him again, he lowered his head and ate the food in the food box, probably because it was left for a while, the food was a little cold, but the taste was even more delicious.

By the stream in this quiet environment, eating delicious dishes and drinking clear delicacies, for a moment, Zhou Du suddenly felt that he was here for a picnic.

Shen Xi waited until Zhou Du was almost done eating, and then slowly said: "Zhou Du, let's discuss something with you."

"Huh?" Zhou Du put down his chopsticks and waited for his next words.

Seeing Zhou Du being so serious, Shen Xi's cheeks burned: "You eat yours, it's not a big deal, it's the same when you eat and talk."

Zhou Du didn't pick up the chopsticks again, but said flatly, "Say it."

This feeling of being taken seriously made Shen Xi feel hot in his heart, and said slightly nervously: "I see that you are good at archery and good at hunting. Would you like to cooperate with you?"

Zhou Du asked, "What is the cooperation?"

Sitting opposite Zhou Du, Shen Xi folded his hands on his knees and said, "I often hold funerals and weddings in nearby villages. I often need to buy them, but Taoyuan Village is too far away from the town. Sometimes things happen suddenly. It's just too late."

The food is okay, every household can even out some vegetables in the vegetable field, but the meat is hard to say.

Just like the funeral banquet of Mr. Zhang this time, the incident happened suddenly. If Zhou Du hadn't killed a wild boar in time to solve the urgent need, he might not be able to buy meat when he went to the town.

But it's not good to have no meat on the table for the banquet, so we can only buy some in a hurry in the surrounding villages.

Most of the chickens, ducks and geese raised by the villagers are reserved for laying eggs, which are not easy to sell, and it takes a lot of effort to buy them every time.

I don't earn much money, and I'm still tired, so it's not worth it.

After contacting Zhou Du several times, Shen Xi found that Zhou Du's hunting skills were really superb, much better than the hunters in other villages. If he could cooperate with Zhou Du, he thought it would be a win-win situation.

If he can relax, Zhou Du can also make money.

After Shen Xi finished speaking, he looked at Zhou Du expectantly.

Zhou Du thought for a moment, then pondered: "Hunting is a matter of luck. Maybe today's luck is good and you can return with a lot of rewards, but tomorrow if you're unlucky, you may get nothing. I can't accept this matter."

Shen Xi was not discouraged after being rejected, and continued: "Not every banquet needs to be rushed like Mr. Zhang. Mr. Zhang may be in a hurry for the funeral banquet, but like the full moon banquet and wedding banquet next month, you are completely There is time to prepare."

After Shen Xi finished speaking, Zhou Du had complicated emotions in his heart.

He can prepare in advance, and Shen Xi can also prepare in advance, why choose to cooperate with him?

After Shen Xi finished speaking, seeing Zhou Du remained silent for a long time, shaking his hands in front of his eyes but still not responding, he couldn't help leaning closer to his head, looked into his eyes and asked, "Is it all right?"

The eyelashes of the two were not far from each other, and a warm breath hit Zhou Du's face. Zhou Du regained his senses, hurriedly turned aside, and said, "Okay."

After finishing speaking, he realized what he promised, lowered his eyes, his expression was dim.

Shen Xi didn't care about Zhou Du's expression, instead he said happily: "I'll take it as you agreed."

Zhou Du nodded helplessly.

After the meal was eaten and the conversation was over, Shen Xi was packing up the food boxes, Zhou Du took back the arrows washed in the stream, picked up the pheasant hanging aside again, and plucked the feathers to prepare for the dinner.

Seeing Zhou Du's actions, Shen Xi paused for packing up the food boxes, his face was so surprised that he couldn't speak.

Zhou Du met his surprised look and asked, "What?"

Shen Xi withdrew his expression, and said in a word: "Chicken feathers are not plucked like this, and they can't be plucked cleanly."

Zhou Du didn't refute. He was not good at this kind of thing, so he asked, "Then what should I do?"

"First boil the whole chicken with a pot of boiling hot water for about a quarter of an hour, and then..."

Just as Shen Xi said the beginning, Zhou Du raised his eyebrows, a little impatient, is it so troublesome to pluck a chicken feather?

Fortunately, while talking, Shen Xi suddenly thought of A Cai who was scorched by Zhou Du, and suddenly realized: Zhou Du might be of the same species as his little uncle!

Sure enough, the next moment, Shen Xi saw impatience and confusion in Zhou Du's eyes, and said in a discouraged way: "Forget it, let me pull it out for you."

I really don't understand, they don't know how to cook, don't they have to worry about being starved to death one day?

Full of doubts, Shen Xi followed Zhou Du back home.

After arriving at the place, Shen Xi put down the food box, rolled up his sleeves, and went to the kitchen to boil water.

Push open the door and look into the kitchen.

well.

It's so clean that it can be seen at a glance, that is to say, there is nothing!

Shen Xi cast a meaningful look at Zhou Du.

Zhou Du touched his nose, and said awkwardly, "I forgot that I haven't bought anything at home."

In fact, since he rented this house, he has never stepped into this kitchen. Of course, it is useless for him to come in, he knows nothing.

Shen Xi didn't speak, but rummaged through the kitchen and found a crock pot with a hole in it. After washing it with water, he found it was still usable.

He set up a fire in the yard, boiled half a bucket of hot water in an earthen pot, and helped Zhou Du pluck the feathers of the pheasants.

When Shen Xi was doing these things, Zhou Du found that he was completely out of hand, so he stopped making trouble. He moved a stool and sat under the eaves, quietly watching Shen Xi busy.

The afternoon sun makes people feel sleepy, especially since Zhou Du had just had a few drinks, a slight tiredness surged up, his eyelids kept getting heavier, and finally he didn't know when he closed them.

When he woke up again, he happened to meet a pair of clear eyes.

Shen Xi sat opposite him, resting her chin, staring at him without blinking.

The two looked at each other for a while, Shen Xi was the first to bend his eyes: "You're awake."

Zhou Du didn't answer, straightened up and wiped the corners of his mouth, and found that no saliva came out, and looked at Shen Xi suspiciously.

Shen Xi didn't answer, pointing to the fire in the yard: "I've done the chicken for you, I see you don't have kitchen utensils here, so I made a beggar chicken for you on my own initiative, and simmered it on the fire inside."

"Thank you." Shen Xi glanced at the small fire, and thanked him.

"It's nothing, you're welcome." Shen Xi was used to doing these things, and he didn't feel that there was anything wrong. Instead, he kindly reminded: "You can't live like this, even if you don't buy kitchen utensils, you should buy a stove to burn some hot water. Those who drink cold water, as well as sheets and quilts should also buy an extra set, and change them from time to time..."

Shen Xi babbled a lot without knowing it, and when he came to his senses and realized what he was talking about, he was so embarrassed that he wanted to find a crack in the ground to slip in.

Zhou Du is not a child, how do people live, do they need to be taught by themselves? !

Zhou Du crossed his arms and listened quietly, seeing that he had stopped talking, he asked, "Is there any more?"

"Not for the time being." Being interrupted by such an interruption, Shen Xi also forgot what he wanted to say.

Zhou Du nodded, and the two were silent for a moment.

Shen Xi looked up at Zhou Du's expression, saw that he was not angry, thought for a while and said: "I happen to be going to the town to deliver wine tomorrow, you can go with me, you also happen to buy something for yourself .”

Zhou Du didn't agree immediately, but pointed to his short hair and asked, "Can I do this?"

"It's okay, there is a Western store in the town, and there is a blond Western owner in it, no one will say anything about you." Shen Xi felt that Zhou Du was a little strange. Daqing had been at war with Western countries for a hundred years, but they had also opened up business. Hundred years.

The West is so big that there are countless countries. Many countries that were defeated and surrendered are keen to do business with Daqing. There are also many Westerners who come to settle in Daqing. There are also many people like Zhou Du who like to travel in Daqing.

People occasionally see short-haired Westerners passing by and are just surprised. Why is Zhou Du still worried about these unknown things?

He seemed terrified of approaching crowds, and of crowds approaching him.

Shen Xi withdrew his gaze, not thinking about exploring Zhou Du's privacy at all.

Zhou Du thought for a moment, then agreed: "Okay, I'll go with you."

"Need to get up very early." Shen Xi Shu Er hesitated again.

Zhou Du didn't care: "How early?"

Shen Xi pulled his lips, reluctantly said: "Maybe around three o'clock."

Zhou Du raised his eyebrows, no matter how uneducated he was, he knew what time the third watch was.

child time.

In other words, it takes one night to travel from Taoyuan Village to the so-called town?

He had only heard Shenxi mention a few words before that Taoyuan Village was far away from the town, but he didn't expect it to be so far away.

"Can, can you get up?" Seeing Zhou Du's expression sinking, Shen Xi asked again tentatively.

Zhou Du sneered: "Probably, yes."

"I'll call you at night, you should go to bed early." Shen Xi's throat slipped, and after leaving a word, he ran away without a trace.

After Zhou Du waited for him to leave, he went to the courtyard and pulled out the beggar chicken hidden in the charcoal fire.

Break open the outer mud shell, and then tear off the banana leaves used to wrap it, and suddenly a unique flavor and aroma burst out, and the chicken inside was also simmered with firewood until it was brown in color, crispy and tender. It makes people move their index fingers.

Zhou Du tore off a chicken leg and tasted it. The taste was crispy and tender, and his mouth was fragrant. He couldn't help but bend his lips: "This kid not only knows how to cook, but also knows how to live."