Sourness

When Mi Yue took the furries back home, she found that there were two more people in the family, one was an old man with gray hair, and the other was a young man who was about the same age as Mi Yue.

The old man is the village head of Majiayu, and the young man is his grandson Ma Xiaoli.

When Miyue entered, Ma Xiaoli was looking for pictures on a smartphone.

Uncle Ma was carrying a teapot to pour tea for the village head, and seeing Miyue coming in, he said with a smile, "Is my big dog obedient?"

Mi Yue said hello to the new guests, and gave Uncle Ma a thumbs up, "Everyone is very obedient! Uncle, you tamed well!"

They are indeed a group of well-trained hunting dogs. Even if they have their own small ideas, they will complain that he is a dishonest outsider, but in any case, it is really excellent to execute this immediately after hearing the order.

Uncle Ma smiled and said, "Otherwise, that man surnamed Zhou wants to make a fortune with me. Didn't he like the ability of my hunting dogs?"

Mi Yue felt relieved, everyone already knew about the outsider.

Then Ma Xiaoli yelled, "That's the man!"

A few people leaned over to look, and saw a group of people eating around a large round table. The people in the main seat were the village head and a man with a dark face about 40 years old. He was wearing a very ordinary striped T-shirt and was not tall. , shoulders and arms are very strong.

Mi Yue studied the angle of the photo and asked Ma Xiaoli, "Is the photo taken secretly?"

"Sneak shot." Ma Xiaoli hurriedly said, "I was outside the main room at the time."

Mi Yue breathed a sigh of relief again, thinking that fortunately it was a candid shot.It's not good if it gets the other person's attention.

Lin Qingshan also praised him, "Good boy, this matter is well done."

Ma Xiaoli scratched his head and smiled shyly.

A smile appeared on the old face of the village chief, "I was thinking of sending this plague god away quickly, so as not to implicate the young people in the village. I didn't expect this one to be clever."

Lin Qingshan toasted the grandparents with tea instead of wine, "Hello, child, you have taught well when you are old."

The village head happily drank the cup of tea, and then told him: "You should be more careful when you go to Jinhua Village. The village head is young and can't control things. He is afraid that someone will do something bad."

It was only then that Mi Yue realized that besides Majiayu, there was another Jinhua Village that was targeted by dishonest outsiders.

During dinner, the village chief and his grandson also stayed, and Ma Xiaoli was sent home by the village chief to get a jar of fruit wine he brewed himself.

Uncle Ma, who looks like a rough guy, is unexpectedly good at cooking.

Pheasant stewed soup, with some wild mushrooms picked from the mountains, has a tangy aroma.

The steamed bacon is fried with wild peppers from the mountains, and it is the best side dish.

Pick a basket of wild vegetables from the woods behind the yard, blanch them in boiling water, sprinkle some fine salt, and add a couple of drops of sesame oil.

There are also pickles that Uncle Ma pickled himself, cut into shreds and mixed with some chili oil, Miyue felt that this plate of pickles alone could make him give away two bowls of rice.

The food is delicious, and the fruit wine is also mellow. From the open door of the main room, you can see the clean night sky of the mountain village as if washed by water.

The night was dark and the stars were shining.

The room is full of warm human fireworks, and the sound of small animals playing from outside the door adds a little vitality to this quiet night.

Mi Yue felt slightly drunk from the aroma of the fruit wine.He thought, if there were no bad guys with ulterior motives, no troubles that need to be bothered to solve, just going out as a guest...

How nice it would be.

After resting overnight, they set off for Jinhua Village at dawn the next morning.

The road between Majiayu and Jinhua Village is not easy, so the communication between the two villages is not close.

Miyue felt that if they hadn't had the live compass of Uncle Ma, it might not be so easy to find the direction of travel in the virgin forest where the sun can't penetrate.

The dogs have a clear division of labor, some run to the front to explore the way, while others follow behind the team to pay attention to the movement around them.Everyone was extremely vigilant, with their ears pricked up, for fear that any suspicious movement would be missed.

Xiaomao also volunteered to take on the task of scouting the way, flapping his wings and circling over them, occasionally rushing down to report to Mi Yue, such as "there is a tree ahead with many small red flowers", or "that There are a lot of mushrooms growing in this forest".

Of course, it has air superiority after all, and when an adult leopard passed in front of them, Xiaomao was the first to sound the alarm.

Fortunately, the leopard was not interested in fighting with a group of hounds. It just stood in the distance and looked at them a few times, then turned around and walked away calmly, wagging its tail.

Mi Yue put away the phone with some regret.

The light in the jungle is not bright enough, and the location of the leopard is a little far away. The video he recorded is simply a black mass.

Uncle Ma also breathed a sigh of relief.

It's no joy to be up against such a protected animal.If one is not handled well, it will cause trouble.

"Come on, come on." Uncle Ma hurriedly greeted everyone to quicken their pace, "If you see the mountain ridge in front of you, turn over and you will be there!"

The mountain ridge looks not far away, but walking over it is really... exhausting.

Big Mao was fine, he was hanging on the tree and followed them along the way, but Little Pearl was not good, his legs were too short, so Mi Yue could only carry them around in his travel bag.

Fortunately, Little Pearl didn't have a few catties of flesh on her body, Miyue thought, otherwise it would really be weight training.

When Mi Yue saw the thick old persimmon tree at the head of Jinhua Village, she couldn't help but glanced at her watch, silently counting the time it took from Uncle Ma's house to Jinhua Village.

He pretended not to notice Lin Qingshan's silent thumping of his legs, thinking that even a young man like him already had a sore back, let alone his teacher...

Can I go back to Majiayu today?

Jinhua Village is also a village that Lin Qingshan once visited.But two years later, the original village head had retired due to old age and poor health, and no longer took care of the affairs of the village.

Uncle Ma also knew about this, so he took Professor Lin and his apprentice directly to the brigade headquarters to find Village Chief Song who had just taken office not long ago.

Village head Song is a middle-aged man in his 40s. He is not tall and has a fair complexion. At first glance, he gives the impression of being gentle and shrewd.

And he's very talkative.

After meeting Lin Qingshan, he flattered him first, saying that he was worried about the safety of Lingxi Mountain.

Mi Yue peeked at his master, feeling that Lin Qingshan couldn't accept this kind of strange flattery, the muscles on his cheeks were about to twitch.

Uncle Ma also sincerely echoed beside him, making both master and apprentice quite dumbfounded.

Village head Song invited them into his office, served tea and water himself, and called for someone to call Song Laosan's neighbor to come over and talk.

When the arrangement was finished, he turned around and explained to Lin Qingshan with a smile, "Lao San Song lives next door to Lao Wu's house. When Lao Cheng came to visit with Lao Wu, he also met. If Professor Lin has any questions, please contact us. Ask him to inquire... Everyone remembers what you told us before. But this time is different, it is to go out to work seriously."

What he said about the youngest and the fifth were all based on the seniority in their village, and outsiders didn't quite understand it.But I probably understood what he meant, that is, this Song Laosan had met the old Cheng who came to the village to recruit workers.

Lin Qingshan took the tea from him, and asked casually: "This Song Laosan, why didn't he go out to work with Lao Cheng?"

As if he had found a bosom friend, Village Chief Song slapped his thigh, coughed and said, "This kid also went to work in the city before, he is not an ignorant person, why is he so brainless now, tell me... ...He insisted on contracting to plant fruit trees on the hills to the west, and the road out of our village is not easy to walk, who will sell the fruits after planting..."

He sighed, as if the person who immediately contracted to plant fruit trees on the hill was his relative, he hated iron for being weak.

Lin Qingshan was noncommittal.

Mi Yue wandered around the yard with Da Mao in her arms, then wandered back and sat beside Lin Qingshan.After all, this is an unfamiliar environment, and this Village Chief Song doesn't seem to be a very reliable person, he is worried about leaving Lin Qingshan alone.

Xiao Mao flew away before entering the village, probably to familiarize himself with the environment of Jinhua Village.

Several big dogs were chained in the yard of the brigade headquarters.Little Pearl didn't like to enter the houses of strangers, so Miyue simply left it outside and let a few big dogs watch it.

Da Mao has just arrived in a strange place, and he has not let go of his courage, so he huddles in Mi Yue's arms and refuses to go to the ground.

Miyue couldn't feed Da Mao with the cup from the brigade headquarters, so she opened a bottle of pure water she had with her and gave Da Mao to drink.

At this time, several elderly villagers walked into the yard, and the leading one was a thin old man who was the original village chief.His surname is also Song, and he has dealt with Lin Qingshan several times. Hearing that Professor Lin is here, he specially brought a few of his old brothers over to have a look.

After exchanging pleasantries, Mi Yue greeted a group of old people with Da Mao in her arms, and then obediently sat in the corner.

Da Mao seemed to accept the gentle breath of these old people well, and he didn't feel too nervous when he curled up in Mi Yue's arms.

When everyone was seated, Da Mao grabbed Mi Yue's shoulder and whispered to him, "That old man with a yellow beard is especially like a kind old man I met before. Gave me two steamed buns."

Mi Yue looked over quietly, and sure enough, not far away, a gray-haired grandfather was looking at him and Da Mao with a smile.I don't know if it's because he likes to smoke old cigarettes, but there is a little yellow in the gray color of the beard on his chin.

Mi Yue felt that his beard color was quite unique, so she couldn't help but look at him more.

Well, it is indeed an old man with a very kind face.

It was hot and the window was open, and Xiaomao, who had surveyed the terrain, flew in very conveniently, flew around a room full of surprised or unexpected elders, and landed obediently on Miyue's shoulder.

The whole room looked at it.

Xiaomao felt a little uncomfortable, walked two steps towards Miyue's head, poked his head over, and rubbed Miyue's ear, "Dongdongguai, Dongdongguai, it's very safe outside, little pearl is playing with the big dogs Hide-and-seek. Well, I lost after hiding three times.”

Mi Yue, "..."

It really shouldn't let it watch so many messy cartoons.

Mi Yue now understands the hard work of educating children.If you are not careful, it will learn some speechless skills.Like "I'll be back..."

It's hard to say.

And little pearl, it's a little fox playing hide and seek with a hound... Can it not lose? !

Just silly.

Miyue flicked it on the head lightly, and whispered: "In the future, we should watch less dramas and watch more news broadcasts."

If you just want to understand human society, watching the news is enough.

Xiao Mao quit, and kept rubbing against him.

Da Mao supported it and raised his hand to express, "Actually, I also like to watch it, and Little Pearl also likes to watch it. Let's watch it together...don't let Xiao Mao learn to be bad."

Mi Yue, "..."

Xiao Mao, "..."

Mi Yue was thinking about how to appease Xiao Mao, who was accidentally injured by the friendly army, when she heard the yellow-bearded grandfather not far away ask with a smile, "Little descendant, have you ever been to Dayan Mountain?"

Mi Yue has lived in Lingxi Mountain for many years, and knows a lot about some of the offshoots in the Qinling Mountains. He has also heard of this name.

Seeing him shaking his head, the old man smiled and asked him, "Then... have you been to Quanshui Town?"

The words "Quan Shui Town" shocked the two of them, and Lin Qingshan looked over instantly.