I was a hunter in ancient times

The three of them didn't care whether Shen Mu accepted it or not, they just forced the money into Shen Mu's hands, and then carried their seriously injured brother out of the inn.

At this time, Shen Xi was coming out of the kitchen with the prepared meals, and he met them head-on. Obviously, Shen Xi still recognized them, and asked Zhou Du in surprise: "Why are they here?"

Zhou Du explained casually: "He's here for treatment."

Zhou Du didn't need to say anything more, Shen Xi had already seen the wounded being carried out by them, and guessed that they came to seek treatment for Shen Mu, so he nodded and stopped talking, raised the tray in his hand, and Said: "The meal is ready, ask the little uncle to clean up, and then call Xiao Yu'er, let's eat."

Zhou Du took the tray in his hand and brought it into the room: "Go and call Li Yu."

"Okay." Shen Xi lightened his hand, immediately lowered his hand, and called Li Yu in response.

When the three soldiers saw Shen Xi suddenly appearing and carrying their seriously injured brother out, they couldn't help but take another look. They saw something blue like a ribbon on Shen Xi's wrist. After staying for a moment, Shen Xi had already put away his hands.

The leading soldier looked away, always feeling that the scene in front of him was a little familiar, but he couldn't find any familiarity for a while, so he could only shake his head, and carried his brother out of the inn without taking it seriously.

As soon as he got out of the inn, the person who was carrying the injured man immediately said, "Brother, now that Lu Liu is injured, he will definitely not be able to accompany us to Niuhong Mountain. This will make it more difficult for us to retrieve the food."

In the scuffle last night, even though they also killed a few bandits, their food and civilian husbands were tied back by the bandits. They must be going to rescue these people and food.

This group of bandits was already difficult to deal with, but now that they have one less person, this matter will be difficult to handle.

The army man in the lead frowned and said: "It's not that there are still manpower from the county government, it's barely enough no matter what."

Another soldier disagreed and said: "The group of people in the county government can't be the opponents of the bandits. Let them run strong and powerful. If they really encounter bandits, they are those useless soft-footed shrimps. They can stand up to them." What's up."

These words are reasonable, if the group of people in the county town were really useful, they wouldn't let the bandits on Niuhong Mountain enjoy themselves for so long.

But they didn't have enough manpower, and they didn't dare to act rashly. They didn't have time to go back to the Shu capital camp to mobilize manpower. When they came, where would the people and food that were robbed by bandits still exist?

First and foremost, where are they going to find someone who can help them?

Next to the man who was the leader of the army, he looked back at the inn, and suddenly said: "Brother, you see that the young man who talked to me just now can do it, his archery is so good, he is much better than the group of people in the county government." gone."

With his reminder, the army man in the lead suddenly remembered the scene of Zhou Du being brave in the face of danger and saving lives at the gate of the county that day.

Nodding his head in agreement, he said, "Maybe with his joining, we will be even more powerful."

"Brother, why don't you go talk to him now, Lu Liu will leave it to us to resettle, and it's not too late to save people."

The leading soldier agreed: "I'll go right away. After you make arrangements for Lu Liu, bring someone to find me."

After watching the two soldiers carry Lu Liu away, the leading soldier turned around and went into the inn, and went straight to the guest room where Shen Mu treated Lu Liu just now.

After they left, Shen Mu changed her clothes and asked the inn staff to clean up the messy guest room, then sat down to have breakfast with Zhou Du and the others, without being affected at all.

It was a bit of a waste of time, the breakfast was a bit cold, but everyone didn't mind, and they all buried their heads in eating.

Zhou Du hadn't tasted Shen Xi's handicraft for a long time, and now he didn't think about anything, and was burying his head in his meal, when suddenly Shen Mu asked him, "Have you sold your bear?"

Hearing this, Zhou Du stopped his chopsticks, raised his head, and said slowly: "Not yet, but there is already a way, just these two days."

Shen Mu lowered her eyes and continued to eat: "That's good, we've been out for a while, we can't stay in the county for too long, we have to rush back to celebrate the New Year."

After finishing speaking, Shen Mu's eyes turned back and forth on Zhou Du and Shen Xi again, and said softly: "And your matter must be put on the agenda as soon as possible."

Zhou Du didn't hesitate, and agreed, "Okay."

When Shen Mu heard Zhou Du's promise, he immediately smiled. Since Zhou Du and Shen Xi were together, his heart has been hanging in his heart, that is, Shen Xi is so similar to him, and he is always afraid that Shen Xi will walk away. The same point of no return as him, fortunately Zhou Du is a responsible person, as long as he can see Shen Xi get married smoothly and live happily, he will be satisfied here.

Shen Xi listened to their conversation, looked at Zhou Du and Shen Mu, and asked without understanding: "What are you talking about?"

Shen Mu looked at him and smiled: "Good thing."

Zhou Du put down the bowl and chopsticks and rubbed the top of his head without explaining anything.

Shen Xi seemed to have guessed something, blinked, and was about to question Zhou Du.

At this time, there was a knock on the door. It was the leader of the military man who had gone and returned earlier. He stood upright outside the door. Say, "Excuse me."

Shen Mu's brows were tightly frowned, fearing that something might happen to the injured, she asked, "Is there anything else?"

The soldier smiled, pointed at Zhou Du and said, "Doctor, I'm not here to find you, but this brother."

When Zhou Du heard that he was here to look for him, he frowned and said, "What's the matter?"

The leading military man seemed a bit cramped.

Shen Xi saw that he was standing outside the door, not very talkative, so he hurriedly sat down beside Zhou Du, making room for the seat under him, and said to him: "Come in and talk."

The military man relaxed his eyebrows, stepped into the door, and smiled brightly: "Thank you, Mr. Xiaolang."

Shen Xi was a little dissatisfied with his Tu's visit interrupting his questioning. Seeing him so eloquent, he felt relieved, and a smile overflowed from the corner of his lips: "You're welcome."

The bench in the guest room is not as long as the bench in the living room below. It is narrow, and it is more comfortable for one person to sit, but it is barely crowded for two people.

As soon as Shen Xi sat beside Zhou Du, Zhou Du was worried that he would fall, so he wrapped his arms around his waist calmly, making the two of them close together.

It's not like the soldier doesn't even have this bit of vision.

Zhou Du put his arms around Shen Xi, and said softly to the soldier in front of him, "Speak."

As soon as the army man sat down, he first reported his family name to Zhou Du: "My surname is Wu, and my single name is Di. I am currently a soldier stationed in the capital of Shu. I came to Baoshan County to buy food for the army, and I will help them solve the problem by the way. The banditry, but the lack of strength caused the brother under him to be injured, and now we are short of a manpower, so I am here to ask a brother to help us."

Seeing that he had reported his name, Zhou Du also took the initiative to sign up: "Zhou Du, a hunter in the countryside."

After finishing speaking, Zhou Du paused, did you invite him to suppress the bandits?

Although he is envious of the high rewards for suppressing bandits, but...

Before Zhou Du changed his mind, Shen Xi who was hugged by him immediately refused aloud: "Don't go!"

Shen Xi glared at Wu Di viciously at this moment, fortunately he thought this man was sweet and talkative just now, so he wanted to ask his family Zhou Du to die, could he not be sweet?

He regarded the bandit as a pheasant and hare in that mountain lump, and was beaten to death while standing.

They all suffered such serious injuries when they went, let alone Zhou Du, he pretended he was blind and didn't see how that person was carried in and how he was carried out, right?

Seeing that Shen Xi refused to agree, Wu Di also knew that he was thinking about Zhou Du's safety, so he said: "Don't worry, Xiao Lang, since we begged Brother Zhou to help, how did he get out, we promise to let him How come back..."

Before Wu Di could speak, Shen Xi covered her ears: "I won't listen!"

Zhou Du trembled his arms slightly, and shook Shen Xi in his arms, and then Shen Xi reluctantly put down his hands covering his ears.

Zhou Du lowered his eyes and said calmly, "Don't jump to conclusions, just listen to what he has to say, the decision is up to us, don't worry."

Shen Xi bit her lips: "Anyway, you are not allowed to go."

Zhou Du said lightly: "Let's talk about it."

Wu Di didn't see Zhou Du's refusal, so he knew that there was still room for change, so he calmed down and said slowly: "It's like this, what we value is Brother Zhou, your extraordinary archery skills, not wanting you to die, go up the mountain From now on, you just need to hide in the dark and follow the people of the county government to shoot arrows, and leave the rest to us, if anything happens, Brother Zhou doesn't care about us, just run away."

No need for Wu Di to explain, Zhou Du knew it well, now that he has Shen Xi, the first condition for doing anything is to take the lead in ensuring his own safety.

but……

Zhou Du raised his eyebrows: "If I agree, how will you settle the reward?"

As for the reward, he had already made preparations when Wu Di entered the door. As soon as Zhou Du asked, he said: "Twenty golden leaves, I implore Brother Zhou to help."

Zhou Du asked Shen Xi in a low voice: "How much is a gold leaf converted into silver?"

Shen Xi explained sullenly: "A gold leaf is about one tael of gold, and it is also ten taels of silver."

It's not bad to earn 200 taels just by helping, but...

Zhou Du raised his eyebrows slightly, and said again: "I have never killed anyone, and I will not kill anyone. There is a limit to what I can help you with."

Wu Di hurriedly said: "Brother Zhou is willing to help us by restraining the bandits one or two."

Anyway, regardless of whether there was Zhou Du or not, the three of Niu Hongshan and the others were all going to go, and it would be good to have Zhou Du to have a better chance of winning.

Zhou Du pondered for a moment, then agreed, "Okay."

As soon as Shen Xi heard Zhou Du's response, she hurriedly tugged on his sleeve, trying to stop him.

Zhou Du patted Shen Xi's back, and gently comforted him: "It's okay, don't worry."

Seeing Zhou Du's response, Wu Di hesitated, and immediately counted twenty gold leaves to Zhou Du.

Zhou Du took the golden leaf and followed the angry Shen Xi back to the room.

As soon as Shen Xi entered the door, he closed the door, raised his neck, and shouted at Zhou Du with a red face: "Twenty gold leaves sold your life, how worthless are you!"

Shen Xi was also furious, if it was the past, he wouldn't yell at Zhou Du.

Zhou Du also knew that he was worried about himself. Seeing that his chest was heaving with anger, and even the neck at the collar was slightly red, he leaned over and kissed his lips when he was talking.

Shen Xi stared blankly, and immediately bit Zhou Du's lips fiercely: "Don't try to convince me in this way."

"I don't want to convince you," Zhou Du licked his painful lips, hugged Shen Xi into his arms, closed his eyes, and whispered in his ear, "I just really want to marry you."

Because she can't wait to marry Shen Xi, that's why she can't wait to make money.

Shen Xi's ears felt hot, and the body that was hugged by Zhou Du softened, and his tone softened: "You don't have to use such a risky way to marry me."

"It's been too long." Zhou Du let go of Shen Xi who was holding him tightly, looked into his eyes, and said again, "Shen Xi, I can't wait, can you feel it?"

Without Zhou Du's explanation, Shen Xi has already felt it.

His face was slightly red, he touched the hot red ear tips, swallowed, pressed his chest that was mixed with joy and anxiety, and said seriously: "Then you must promise me that there will be no mistakes or injuries." .”

Shen Xi brushed Zhou Du's chest with his hand: "Every inch of skin on your body is perfect, and I like it. If you get hurt and destroy this beauty, I won't like you anymore."

As Shen Xi spoke, he raised his neck, looked at Zhou Du and said, "You know I'm interested in you, right? If you don't have this skin, even if you give me ten thousand gold, I won't marry you."

Zhou Du's eyes deepened, and he couldn't help kissing his upturned crimson neck. He fixed his thin Adam's apple for a while, and agreed in a deep voice, "Okay."

Shen Xi curled up her fingertips after being kissed by him, and there was a slight shameful sound in her throat, as if she was drowning, she couldn't breathe.

The two stayed in the room for a while before they came out. Zhou Du packed up his bow and arrow and carried it on his back. Looking at Shen Xi who lowered his head, trying to cover the red and swollen Adam's apple, he said: "Then I will follow them to Niu Hongshan. Meng Sui is asking you to look after it for you."

Shen Xi rubbed his uncomfortable throat, and said in a slightly hoarse voice: "Got it."

Shen Xi sent Zhou Du out of the inn. Outside the inn, two military men led dozens of county government personnel in soap clothes to wait for Zhou Du.

Zhou Du focused his eyes, nodded towards Shen Xi, and was about to join the ranks of soldiers.

"Wait." Just as Zhou Du was about to leave Shen Xi's side, Shen Xi immediately pulled Zhou Du back.

Zhou Du came back to his senses: "What?"

Before he finished speaking, Shen Xi stretched out his hands to hook his neck, and in front of everyone, kissed him lightly on the lips: "Come back early, protect yourself."

Zhou Du's ears were slightly hot, and his Adam's apple slipped: "Okay."

Only then did Shen Xi let go of his hand and let Zhou Du leave.

Everyone saw Shen Xi's bold scene just now. When Zhou Du approached them, the married people winked at him, while the unmarried ones stared uncomfortably at the two of them.

Zhou Du was tall, and there were no two people in the crowd who could be the same height as him. Facing this group of strangers, his complexion was not as soft as when he was facing Shen Xi. Glance at people who wink or glance randomly.

In an instant, this group of people felt that a knife had been cut on their bodies, and they felt cold all over, and immediately put away their uneasy thoughts.

Wu Di stood side by side with Zhou Du, feeling the aura released from Zhou Du, and asked curiously: "Brother Zhou has taken care of people before?"

Zhou Du denied it very calmly: "No."

Wu Di nodded, and complimented: "Brother Zhou, you are born with coercion, and you are very suitable to be a leader."

Zhou Du followed him out of the city, and when he heard what he said, he said flatly, "I'm joking."

"It's not joking at all," Wu Di said while walking, "Brother Zhou has any plans for the future, you might as well tell me."

Zhou Du walked a long way, turned around and saw the figure still watching him outside the inn door, his heart warmed, and he said back to Wu Di: "I don't have any ideas, just be a rich man in the countryside who can afford food and clothing."

Wu Di wanted to make a routine, and after hearing what he said, he said again: "This request is too simple for Brother Zhou, so I don't have the idea of ​​going any further."

Zhou Du glanced at him coldly, and refused unceremoniously: "No, are you going to suppress bandits or introduce work to others?"

Wu Di's mind was instantly shattered by Zhou Du, he shut his mouth, and stopped asking questions, An Anxin led a group of people to Niu Hongshan.

As the name of Niu Hongshan suggests, mountain ranges like cattle are connected one after another to form a torrent, which gives people a majestic and not easy to provoke momentum.

A group of people walked to the foot of the mountain. Zhou Du glanced at this mountain that was more majestic and majestic than Lushan Mountain. He frowned and asked Wu Di, "Are you sure you can find the bandit's base?"

The terrain of Sichuan is inherently complicated. The mountains of Niuhong Mountain are rolling and steep, and the bandits hide in the deep mountains. They are not familiar with the terrain, so it is not easy to find them.

Wu Di was not afraid: "Of course, at least he has been fighting for more than ten years. If we don't even have this ability, what are we doing?"

Just as he was talking, Wu Di called out a name: "Gao Ren, go to explore."

As soon as he finished speaking, a soldier with thick eyebrows and big eyes came out, took out something like a compass from his arms, and walked towards the mountain vigorously, before disappearing into the forest without a sound in the blink of an eye.

Not long after, Zhou Du saw a bright red flag waving among the mountains shaded by green trees, and Wu Di immediately said to everyone: "Let's go."

Zhou Du followed the crowd, looking at the direction constantly indicated by the flag, and explored deep into the mountains.

Not long after Shen Xi watched Zhou Du go away outside the inn door, he saw Meng Sui rushing out of the crowd.

His eyes lit up, and he stepped forward and asked Meng Sui, "The black bear has been sold."

Asked by Shen Xi, Meng Sui shook his head embarrassingly.

Shen Xi noticed his expression and movements, and his bright eyes dimmed: "So it didn't sell?"

Meng Sui was made even more embarrassed by Shen Xi's bright and bright expression. Yesterday he made a promise to Shen Xi and the others that he would not be able to do anything today. He dodged his eyes and said, "It's not that I can't sell it. only……"

Shen Xi frowned: "Just what, you say."

Meng Sui felt quite embarrassed and said, "It's just that the seller has a request."

Shen Xi asked him: "What request?"

"He wants a cook who can cook bear meat." Meng Sui scratched his head and said embarrassedly, "Although Baoshan County is a county, it is not as prosperous as some big cities, and this bear is not a common sight. I've never seen it once, there is no cook in the county who can cook bear meat."

"People said that this bear is bought for eating. Now there is not even a cook for this bear meat. He bought it at a high price and can only watch it, not eat it. What's the use?"

After Meng Sui finished speaking, he was really ashamed to face Shen Xi. When he agreed yesterday, he didn't think carefully, thinking that the left and right are just food, and it's not a difficult commodity to sell.Who would have thought that when I went to talk to Mr. Zhang today, his face would be reddened by what Mr. Zhang said, so he hurried to find Shen Xi and the others.

"As long as he can find the bear cook, he can buy the black bear?" Shen Xi thought that Zhou Du still cared about the black bear before he left. If he came back and found that the black bear hadn't been sold, he must be disappointed. of.

Shen Xi didn't want to see Zhou Du's disappointment.

As soon as Meng Sui heard Shen Xi's tone, he understood what he meant, and said in surprise: "You don't want to be this black bear, do you?"

Shen Xi nodded and said: "Why not?"

"No, no," Meng Sui hurriedly stopped him, "Master Zhang is a well-known gourmet, with a tricky tongue, and even the best cook can be criticized by him, in order to earn this money not worth it."

Meng Sui continued: "Although I don't have much money anymore, I can still afford a hundred taels of silver. Why don't I pay 100 taels to buy this black bear, and it will save you from going to Mr. Zhang's place to accept his bullying?" Wimpy."

Meng Sui just got angry from there, so naturally he didn't want Shen Xi to suffer any more, and he didn't want to go back on what he promised, so he could only come up with a way to get the best of both worlds.

Shen Xi didn't accept it, but asked: "If you find a cook who can cook bear meat, what price can this black bear sell for?"

Meng Sui stretched out his finger and said, "300 taels, Mr. Zhang is willing to buy this black bear for 300 taels."

Shen Xi trembled when he heard 300's heart, this is more profitable than Zhou Du's suppression of bandits, if he can finish this matter, how happy Zhou Du will be when he comes back.

Immediately agreed: "Done!"

Meng Sui swallowed: "Are you really going?!"

Shen Xi turned around and went back to the inn, to report to Shen Mu, and said back to him: "Otherwise, just earn your bankrupt hundred taels of silver?"

Meng Sui: "...you've been with Zhou Du for a long time, and you've learned how to speak from him."

Shen Xi chuckled: "This is called Fu Sing Fu Sui."

Meng Sui stained his teeth: "Sour."

Shen Xi pouted: "Why are you sour on me, you have two cubs at a time."

Speaking of this, Meng Sui couldn't help but feel complacent: "That's true."

After Shen Xi reported to Shen Mu, Shen Mu didn't object, but asked him to take Li Yu with him, so that the two of them could take care of each other when they were together.

Zhangfu.

That is, the home of the richest man in Baoshan County.

The pavilions, towers and pavilions inside, painted buildings and carved beams, are many times more magnificent than the Zhao Mansion in Anyang Town.

Mr. Zhang was nearly sixty years old, with a thin body and a vigorous face, sitting in a water pavilion full of koi of various colors. There are too many scores.

Seeing Meng Jui bringing Shen Xi forward, he raised his eyebrows and said disdainfully: "This is the cook you're looking for who can cook bear meat?"

Meng Sui nodded: "Yes."

Master Zhang looked at Shen Xi's pretty and tender face, and said with a snort: "A baby who hasn't grown up, I'm afraid it can't even be used with a knife, how can it be made into bear meat?"

The bear meat is not only delicious, but it also has the effect of curing diseases. It needs an experienced master to stimulate the medicinal properties in the bear meat. Stewing it casually is simply a waste of money. Otherwise, why would he find a cook who can cook bear meat? Well, it's not that there are no cooks in his house who can cook.

It's not once or twice that Shen Xi has been underestimated by others because of his age. Hearing this, he raised his eyebrows and said: "It's not about being old. If Mr. Zhang doesn't believe in my skills, you can give it a try. Why look down on people with age."

"Oh," Mr. Zhang raised his eyebrows and glanced at Shenxi again, and said with a light smile, "You have a very serious tone, I heard from my friends in Kyoto that the dishes at the state banquet that are extremely test of knife skills, you Can you do it all?"

As soon as these words came out, Meng Sui and Li Yu's heart skipped a beat. They were ordinary people, and they had never even been to Kyoto, let alone knew the dishes on the state banquet. This chapter is clearly trying to make things difficult for others.

Shen Xi lowered his eyelashes slightly, and slowly spit out the names of more than a dozen dishes: "Wensi Tofu, Three Sets of Duck, Boneless Fish, Disassembled and Braised Fish Head, Buckle with Three Silks, and Set of Four Treasures...I don’t know if Master Zhang wants to test my dish. The knife skills of the dishes?"

Hearing the name of the dish reported by Shen Xi, Mr. Zhang sat up from the Taishi chair where he was lying down, and looked at Shen Xi in surprise.

Because Shen Xi was right, there were only four dishes for the state banquet that he knew, Shen Xi not only mentioned all four dishes, but also said a few more, how could he not be surprised.

Mr. Zhang couldn't believe it: "You know how to do it?"

Shen Xi didn't talk too much: "Reluctantly."

Mr. Zhang was depressed, thinking that he would not be frightened by a brat, and said in a deep voice: "I heard that the set of four treasures is the combination of chickens, ducks, pigeons and quails. Four whole birds are layered together. Matching sets, all of them are complete, without a single bone; there is also the three-wire buckle, the three materials must be as thin as paper, and the silk is as thick as cotton yarn, evenly cut to two thousand pieces, which cannot be broken or twisted, you Can it be done?"

Master Zhang just said this, and Meng Sui and Li Yu were dumbfounded. This is not cooking, it is clearly a show of skill, which can only be done by those gods, and they are just like ordinary people. I can afford it.

Meng Sui swallowed his shocked saliva, and whispered behind Shen Xi's back: "Why don't we just forget about it, earn less and earn less, and it's not ashamed."

Li Yu also nodded in agreement: "Yes, Xiaoxi, at worst, let's think of other ways."

It would be okay for Shen Xi to listen to persuasion, but he is very stubborn, and has a temperament of not turning back if he doesn't hit the south wall, so he didn't listen to Meng Sui, Li Yu and the others, and promised Master Zhang: "It can be done."

Master Zhang patted the table: "OK!"

Li Yu's eyes darkened, he pulled Shen Xi's clothes behind him, and said anxiously: "Xiaoxi!"

Shen Xi patted the back of his hand comfortingly: "It's okay."

After finishing speaking, he withdrew his hand and took off the blue ribbon that had been tied around his right wrist, revealing a white wrist that had never been seen by the sun, and handed the ribbon to Li Yu: "Put it away for me."

Li Yu knew that Shen Xi had been wearing this ribbon all year round, and he seldom took it off. Every time Master saw him untie it, he would get angry. What are you doing?"

Shen Xi rubbed his right wrist, and explained: "It's nothing, holding the knife with your left hand is easy to slip, and the taste of the dishes is average. It's more natural to use your right hand. Not only is the knife stable, but the dishes you make will also be better. It’s more delicate, it’s not easy to put on the four treasures and buckle the three silks, and it’s safer for me to use my right hand.”

Li Yu has never seen Shen Xi use his right hand, so he is full of doubts: "When did you know how to cook with your right hand?"

Shen Xi pursed her lips: "It will always be."

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