新石器时代

Lu Fei was about to open his mouth, but suddenly remembered Ji Huaifeng's previous warning, and quickly closed his mouth again.

Ji Huaifeng lowered his head to bandage the bleeding man, and raised his head after a while.

"Previously."

Gu Xiaolu let out an expressionless expression, but the smile on Lu Fei's face froze.

Ji Huaifeng paused again before saying, "It's the same now."

Early the next morning, Ji Huaifeng and Gu Xiaolu said goodbye to Lu Fei and his brothers and continued on the road.

Lu Fei cried and wanted to go with them, but Ji Huaifeng refused, saying that you managed to occupy a mountain and start a business, how could you just give up like this.Lu Fei took the opportunity to say that it would be better for you to stay and lead us, Brother Feng, while Gu Xiaolu coaxed at the side and said that being a bandit is also very good.Without saying a word, Ji Huaifeng grabbed him and left.

Of course, this reunion was not without fruit.Lu Fei and the others still had some guns and ammunition, so they gave Ji Huaifeng a dozen or so bullets to take with him just in case; the younger brothers also gave Gu Xiaolu a cowhide from the boss.Gu Xiaolu happily accepted it, and said to Ji Huaifeng, "Hey, I'll sleep on this cowhide from now on, and sleep on the sheepskin for you."

Lu Fei was puzzled: "Don't you guys sleep together?"

Ji Huaifeng punched it with his fist.

It wasn't until the hut disappeared from sight that Gu Xiaolu asked Ji Huaifeng, "Why is your little brother calling me sister-in-law?"

Ji Huaifeng didn't even think about it: "He admitted the wrong person."

Gu Xiaolu then asked, "Why did he think we would sleep together?"

"Because it's very cold outside, when he and his little brothers sleep, they sleep with each other hugging each other, so it's taken for granted that we sleep together too."

Gu Xiaolu: "Oh."

Ji Huaifeng secretly sweated.It's a good thing that Lu Fei didn't follow up, otherwise the little mess between him and Gu Xiaolu would have to be exposed within a day.

Gu Xiaolu continued to carry forward his spirit of being diligent and inquisitive: "Sometimes it's very hot to hug each other, don't you think they will start it when they fall asleep? It must be spectacular when seven or eight people do it together."

Ji Huaifeng: ""

He thinks it's better to let go of this topic first.

"Don't focus on talking, pay attention to whether there are wild vegetables and prey around!"

Although Gu Xiaolu has lost his sense of taste, his interest in eating has not diminished in the slightest.Ji Huaifeng's move successfully diverted his attention.

Under Ji Huaifeng's strong instigation, Gu Xiaolu's interest in finding food increased.This section of the road passes through the woods. There are no edible weeds on the side of the road, but there are various fruits on the trees.Probably because the weather has been bad for the past few years, those fruits have grown very small.Gu Xiaolu picked one, took a bite, and threw it all the way, but he didn't find a single one that was edible.

Ji Huaifeng followed him leisurely, stomping on the fruit he threw away.

Wait - these seem to be edible nuts -

Ji Huaifeng lowered his head and picked up the crushed fruit.

"Little Lu, don't throw it away, it's a walnut!"

Those small green fruits were hanging full on the tree. Gu Xiaolu gave up after biting one without biting it. Unexpectedly, there was a hard shell inside, and the real flesh was under the shell.

Gu Xiaolu was shocked: "Walnuts?! Why are they so big—no wonder I can't recognize them——"

That is the difference between ordinary steamed buns and Wangzai steamed buns!

Ji Huaifeng reached out and picked it up by himself: "No matter how small it is, it's a fruit. This stuff nourishes the brain. You should eat more. Maybe you won't be dizzy and forgetful in the future."

Gu Xiaolu obediently picked up a lot of raw walnuts from the tree, and said dismissively: "Anyway, they are not important people, so it doesn't matter if you remember or not."

Ji Huaifeng felt a twinge in his heart.

It turns out that I am not an important person.

There was an extra piece of cowhide in Gu Xiaolu's rattan basket, so he yelled all day long.Ji Huaifeng was obliged to put all the picked wild walnuts into his basket.Gu Xiaolu saw that he didn't need to work hard, so he was more happy to pick it up.When he was on the road again, the rope on Ji Huaifeng's rattan basket made two deep marks on his shoulders.

Not long after leaving the field of wild walnut trees, Gu Xiaolu stopped.

He stretched out his hand towards Ji Huaifeng.Ji Huaifeng asked: "Are you hungry? Eat some jerky to pad your stomach first." After speaking, he reached back to get the jerky.Gu Xiaolu said: "Sword!"

Ji Huaifeng was taken aback for a moment, then he took out the dagger from his boot and gave it to him.

Gu Xiaolu took the dagger and sat down on the side of the road.Then he took out his cowhide, and cut a belt an inch wide from the edge.

Ji Huaifeng sat opposite him, "Hey, what are you doing?"

Gu Xiaolu didn't speak, he folded the belt in half and cut it into two pieces from the middle.After finishing, he stretched out his hand again: "Give me the basket."

Ji Huaifeng watched with his mouth wide open as he removed the two ropes made of bark from the rattan basket and replaced them with belts.He understood - Gu Xiaolu didn't want to see those two ropes strangling him anymore!

This may mean that Gu Xiaolu actually cares about him!

Ji Huaifeng was so excited that he almost shed tears.

"It's not for nothing. I want to eat an extra piece of meat tonight."

Ji Huaifeng said to himself: I didn't hear anything

At night, I couldn't find a place to hide.And because there are fewer people in the team, it is even more unsafe to sleep on the ground in the open air.Ji Huaifeng and Gu Xiaolu imitated the night they were driven out of the town and found a tree with thick branches to spend the night.

Sleeping in a tree means not having a fire.No fire meant cold nights.

Ji Huaifeng found a stable branch to climb up and sit on. He was hesitating whether to ask Gu Xiaolu to come and get closer to him—even if it was just beside him—

Gu Xiaolu sat down next to him boldly by himself: "I changed your belt today, do you have any objection to warming up with you? Anyway, you can get warm with my carelessness."

Of course Ji Huaifeng had no objection.Gu Xiaolu embraced them honestly, and pulled up his military coat to cover both of their bodies.At the beginning, I just hugged his arm carefully, but later I couldn't help sticking it up, hugging his waist firmly.

Just like that night.

Gu Xiaolu muttered softly, wondering if he was talking in his sleep: "Actually, I slept quite comfortably that night."

Ji Huaifeng's voice trembled: "Really?"

"Ah."

Ji Huaifeng was stunned by the blow, and the hand that was hanging stiffly by his side slowly touched Gu Xiaolu's back.

"I said, in the future, can I give you more of my meat, and you let me hug you to sleep?"

Ji Huaifeng: ""

After thinking carefully for a long time, he said: "Xiao Lu, I hope you understand that not everything in this world can be exchanged for meat. I am not unwilling, I"

Ji Huaifeng thought sadly, I'm just not reconciled.

When he stretched out his hand, what he gave was not only a warm hug, but also his sincerity.

Gu Xiaolu chuckled: "Isn't that simple? If you can't exchange meat—then you hug me when I hug you, and we're even."

Ji Huaifeng was knocked down again.

Because the raw walnuts picked yesterday took up too much space, they decided to deal with the walnut skins early the next morning before leaving.They built a fire, and on one side they roasted the meat, and on the other side set up a half-pot to cook the walnuts.Boil their shells until they are soft and rotten, and then peel them off, and the inside is the shell of walnuts that are usually seen on the market.The walnut was small in the first place, and after peeling off the skin, it was only a little bit the size of a fingernail.While Ji Huaifeng was busy peeling the walnuts, Gu Xiaolu was on the sidelines cracking open the walnut shells with stones and eating the meat bit by bit.

When the meat was cooked, Ji Huaifeng didn't bother to eat it.Gu Xiaolu then used a bamboo stick to fork a piece of meat and handed it to his mouth: "Eat. It's almost burnt." Ji Huaifeng froze for a moment before opening his mouth to eat.They have very little salt, just a little sprinkle on each roast.Ji Huaifeng bit his mouth, but felt that the meat was so sweet that his whole body was crispy.

While Ji Huaifeng was chewing, Gu Xiaolu suddenly said, "I mean, you haven't told me where we are going. At the beginning, you told the actor that you would go to a place where you don't have to pay taxes and can live a good life. At that time, I didn’t believe it, how could there be such a place in the world? But I would like to go around with you——I don’t know why, I believe what the actor said. But you, I don’t believe it.”

Ji Huaifeng swallowed the meat forcefully, and the movement of peeling the walnuts froze.

"Why do you think so?" Ji Huaifeng asked in surprise.Could it be—could it be that Gu Xiaolu remembered everything again?

Although he was prepared to face everything, he still didn't want that day to come too early.It seems like a person who has to get up to go to work in winter, knowing that it is necessary to get up, but still wants to stay in bed for a few more minutes.

"Because you are an underworld. As far as I know, there are no good people in the underworld." Gu Xiaolu said confidently.

Ji Huaifeng looked at the sky speechlessly.But then again, he really wasn't a good guy before.

"That was in the past. Now I—cough cough, do you think I still look like a bad person?"

Gu Xiaolu looked at him seriously, and finally said seriously: "Like."

Ji Huaifeng was depressed. "Then what are you going to do now? Won't you go with me? Go back to Longhu Town?"

Gu Xiaolu bowed his head and drew circles: "I don't know. I think you are a good thing, but you are so kind to me, I am a little bit reluctant. Someone once told me that bad people are also valuable, I don't remember Who is it?"

Ji Huaifeng thought helplessly, well, it’s good to have the value of being used

Then he really wanted to slap himself—you are such a good old man, how did you become so cheap in front of Gu Xiaolu?

Ji Huaifeng clenched his fists, not knowing whether he wanted to hit himself or Gu Xiaolu: "Oh? Then how are you going to use me?"

Gu Xiaolu said excitedly: "Warm bed! You're so warm, it's very comfortable to hold you in your arms."

Ji Huaifeng: ""

Well, I just said last night that some things cannot be exchanged, so why don't I continue coaxing him to deliver them to my door automatically?

"Then you can use it, you're welcome."

Ji Huaifeng thought, if you are cheap, you can be cheap, I am happy.

After finishing speaking, he asked again: "Hey! Now that I'm willing to let you take advantage of me, you should be willing to follow me, right?"

Gu Xiaolu stuffed a piece of meat into his mouth and nodded vigorously.

After two days of walking, they finally left the steep mountain.The dilapidated road led from a narrow valley and plunged straight into a boundless wilderness.

The roads on the plain are still the same as those in the mountains, covered with weeds and vines.One day, a black snake wandered across the road and was caught by Ji Huaifeng.That night they finally didn't have to eat those hard and dry jerky anymore, the soup made from the snake meat almost didn't need any seasoning and was so delicious that Gu Xiaolu almost swallowed it with his tongue.

So Ji Huaifeng paid more attention, and listened carefully to the movement on the side of the road when walking on the road, and the sound of walking was much quieter—for fear of scaring away the prey that might have turned into dinner.In this way, some small animals were hit every now and then.Coupled with the wild vegetables and fruits that Gu Xiaolu picked along the road, their food became better and better.

The only problem is that the plains are flat, and it is much more difficult to find shelter at night than in the mountains—even if you can’t find a cave in the mountains, you can still get by by hiding behind a big rock in the lee.Not anymore.Not to mention that the ground is wet and windy, sometimes you can hear the howling of some large beasts while walking on the road.Their only choice at night is to go up the tree - not only people have to go up, but also all the things they carry with them, so that they can sleep peacefully.

As usual, they hugged each other to keep warm that night.The night was still very long, and they didn't fall asleep so quickly, and they talked one after another.While chatting, he bit open the shells of those small walnuts with his teeth and ate them as snacks.On this land, they encountered some walnut trees one after another. They picked all they could pick and took them with them, and ate them whenever they had nothing to do.The two people's feet were hanging from the branches, and they occasionally bumped into each other while swaying, but they avoided it intentionally or unintentionally.Now that they are together, they really seem to be traveling companions who simply support each other.

The wind rustled the leaves.Ji Huaifeng suddenly missed a certain time in the past.

"Xiaolu, I said——we will find a place to live when we get there. Anyway, now that the sun is out, we can look around to see if there are any crops that are still alive and collect seeds. The vitality of plants is amazing. We will definitely find it. At that time, we will reclaim a piece of land and plant them all, and we will have rice to eat in a year or two, do you think it is good?"

Gu Xiaolu yawned lazily: "Okay, I haven't eaten rice for a long time. Rice, steamed buns, I didn't take them seriously before, but now I don't even want to eat them. By the way, I can't just farm the land. We need to build a house. It should be built in a higher place, um, preferably by the river but not too close, otherwise it will be flooded when it rains heavily.”

Ji Huaifeng smiled, with a warm heart: "Okay. How about this, let's find a river, find a big tree by the river, and build the house on the tree, so we don't have to worry about being flooded!"

Gu Xiaolu was silent for a long time.

"It seems that I have lived in a house like that before. It is set up on a tree, and there is water under it. When I sleep, I can hear the water rushing."

Ji Huaifeng's hand suddenly trembled, and the walnut in his hand fell silently on the soft fallen leaves under the tree.