Luo Shixing squatted on the spot. At this time, the man stood by the stream and seemed to be looking around. He muttered something, and even lifted the cage to observe.
Luo Shixing's heart rose, and he turned his head slightly to look left and right, and found that there were no stones around!
The bamboo pole he cut just now was useless after fighting with the big fish, and the sharp head was almost broken, and the weapon he had at hand was a sickle.
After observing it for a while, he felt a little regretful. If he had something convenient, such as a brick, maybe he could avenge Cheng Jingwei.
Not to mention that Cheng Jingwei is recovering now, if he and Wei Siwen hadn't stopped him at that time, Cheng Jingwei might have been limped at this moment!
It's a pity that the weapons at hand are not suitable for him. Whether it is a sickle or a bamboo pole, he is not so easy to use. The most convenient thing is always a stone. Of course, it would be even better if there are bricks!
It's just that this person seemed to be looking for something, walking back and forth several times around.
Luo Shixing squatted in the bushes with a sickle tightly in his hand, very grateful that he had killed and cleaned the fish before, otherwise he might have exposed his position because of a fish at this moment.
The man frowned and looked back a few times, but he didn't see a person hiding in the grass, and then he took the tattered ground cage and looked carefully before leaving. When he left, he didn't even forget to put his Take the cage away!
Luo Shixing: ...
This is too much, although the ground cage is no longer usable, but many strips on it are complete, and it may be possible to reassemble it after dismantling it.
It was not easy for Cheng Jingwei to split these strips!
Luo Shixing was wandering back and forth between rushing out to hit him on the back of the head and forbearance, before he could make up his mind
As a result, as soon as he got up, he saw the figure just circled around and came back.
But this time it was too late for him to dodge, the two of them were stunned when they met each other, one didn't expect that the other side would turn back, and the other didn't expect that there was a person hiding here... Wait... Is that a person?
Why are there two cat ears on the head?
Just when the other side was shocked and couldn't react for a while, Luo Shixing jumped up neatly, rushed to the man's side, and pulled the bamboo pole towards the man's knee.
Anyone who has not practiced the basic skills of the lower body will stagger a little when his knees are pulled hard, and it will be very painful after being pulled there, which can buy him time no matter what.
What's more, Luo Shi acted very simply, the other party yelled without even reacting, and then knelt down there.
Luo Shixing didn't change his face, and didn't stop, and whipped him on the back with a bamboo pole again.
The narrow road meets the brave to win!
Even though his strength was not as strong as that of an adult man, even though he tried his best and even jumped up to use gravity, the man didn't resist the pole, and fell directly on the ground after being drawn.
After the other party rushed to the street, Luo Shixing did not rush over.
Although it is often shown on TV that people are knocked down and then stepped on to prevent them from getting up, but if you want to do that, you need to be strong or have enough weight.
In this situation, Luo Shixing couldn't do that, because the opponent might overturn him if he tried to get up.
To be on the safe side, he pulled out the sickle and put it on the other person's shoulder, pointing the blade at the person's neck. He was a little worried when he was about to say something - he hadn't communicated with the locals since he got here, and he didn't even think about asking for help. Learning a language, even if you want to communicate now, you can't communicate.
Unable to communicate and unable to let the other party get up, Luo Shixing was in a dilemma for a while.
It's just that the other party's reaction surprised Luo Shixing, he didn't get up after lying down!
Luo Shixing's eyes widened, what's the matter, does this still have a touch of porcelain?
He is very clear about his own strength, it is impossible to beat the opponent so hard that he cannot fight back with these two strokes.
Luo Shixing looked at the other party vigilantly, and clenched the sickle in his hand a little more.
And the man was lying on the ground, face down, with his forearms raised and fists in his hands, shaking back and forth, as if he was praying for something, and at the same time shouted a few words loudly.
It's a pity that Luo Shixing...can't understand.
Holding the sickle, Luo Shixing hesitated for a moment, while slowly backing away while getting ready, if the other party wanted to get up, he would either continue to use the bamboo pole or use the sickle directly.
Just waiting for him to retreat to the river, but the other party has not changed his posture, lying there while praying and muttering something.
Luo Shixing prepared to leave lightly. Of course, he hadn't forgotten his fish, so when he left, he passed by the place where the fish was placed, bent slightly, lifted the fish, and started to back away while holding it.
He didn't find a place to hide until he hid in the bushes and backed away for a while, making sure that the other party was still lying on the ground.
You can't run, and he can't run in this poor place, and he has short legs, so it is impossible to run past the opponent, especially when he is holding a fish.
What?Throw away the fish?
He caught the fish with great difficulty!The head can be broken, the blood can flow, and the fish can't be lost!
Luo Shixing hugged his fish, endured the fishy smell and hid in a small pit. Because of the taller vegetation in this pit, it covered him more tightly. After a long while, he heard the rustling Suo Suo's voice, the other party shouted something, the voice was very loud, echoing in the valley for a long time.
Although Luo Shixing didn't know what the other party was yelling, he judged from the tone of his voice that what the other party said seemed to be a sentence or a word all the time.
He tried his best to remember how to say this sentence, and was going to go back and ask Cheng Jingwei or Wei Siwen.
And after that person couldn't get a response, he hesitated for a while and slowly got up and looked around. Luo Shixing felt a little nervous. Fortunately, the other party didn't seem to expect him to hide here. With a disappointed expression on his face, he turned and limped away.
These were all seen by Luo Shixing through the gaps in the vegetation. After making sure that the other party had left, Luo Shixing crawled out of the pit, turned around and ran back with his equipment.
Of course, even if you want to go back, you can't go in a straight line. What if the other party is cheating him?
So he held the bamboo pole and hugged the fish and planned to circle around before going back, so that if the other party found him again, he could still lead the other party around in circles, so as not to be touched by the other party to their hometown.
He circled quite a lot, and he was very vigilant all the way. He kept observing carefully for fear that another person would come out. Of course, he was also worried that the smell of fish would attract other animals.
Perhaps his luck was really good, and he didn't encounter anything other than the familiar cauliflower snake along the way.
And this kind of vigilance also brought him a lot of gains - he faintly smelled a special smell when passing by a plant.
It's a bit spicy and not so strong, which is completely different from chili.
Luo Shixing wriggled his little nose, searching for the source of the smell.
He didn't forget that Cheng Jingwei said before that there is cornel here, but now that there are peppercorns and ginger, if they are paired with cornel, the fishy smell is not a big problem.
And these seasonings have enough taste, so it doesn't matter if there is less salt.
Holding the fish in his arms, Luo Shixing found the source of the fragrance with great difficulty. It was a few sporadic and special trees hidden among the vegetation.
There are round, purple-black fruits the size of mung beans hanging on those trees, and the leaves are also green with a hint of red.
Luo Shixing raised his hand to avoid the thorns on the dogwood, picked a fruit and sniffed it. A bitter and spicy smell rushed into his nostrils. He looked up and found some small insects growing on the leaves and fruit. It should be non-toxic, right?
He carefully took a bite of the fruit, and suddenly a bitter and spicy taste filled his mouth.
This taste was not pleasant, and Luo Shixing was a little suspicious of how to make seasoning for this thing for a moment.
There is a spicy taste, but how to get rid of the bitter taste?
Somewhat skeptical, he threw away the fruit in his hand, then picked another leaf and tasted it.
Compared with the fruit, the leaves are less spicy, but not particularly bitter, and seem to be more suitable for seasoning.
But in the records, isn't it the fruit that is the main body of the seasoning?
Luo Shixing stood there and thought for a while, thinking that the ancients must have had a special way of dealing with it, but he didn't know it.
So he didn't get entangled here at all, picked some fruits and picked up a handful of leaves by the way, and then prepared to go back.
Fortunately, his ability to memorize the road and identify the direction is not bad. Even if he took a long detour just now, he didn't go too far. Now he can always go back after distinguishing the direction, but it takes a long time to go back.
When he was about to get home, he saw an extra person in their yard from a distance, and Cheng Jingwei was talking to that person while doing the work in hand.
Luo Shixing had good eyesight, so he quickly recognized that the person sitting next to Cheng Jingwei should be Wei Siwen.
In fact, it can be guessed without distinguishing. If someone else came, Cheng Jingwei would not be so peaceful.
And Cheng Jingwei was also the first to discover Luo Shixing. When he saw Luo Shixing running back, he was taken aback for a moment.
Wei Siwen followed Cheng Jingwei's gaze and turned his head to look, then also froze there.
You must know that the length of that fish is only forty centimeters shorter than Luo Shixing's height, and Luo Shixing still needs to show his head to see the way while holding it, so there is a vision of the fish's tail almost dragging to the ground Effect.
In addition, the fish skin was relatively smooth, and Luo Shixing was carrying a few parcels made of banana leaves on his body. It felt like such a small body was covered with all kinds of bits and pieces, and he was still holding a big fish with great effort.
At this time, he was still wearing a tiger-head hat, as if he had gone hunting and brought back a kitten that was not much smaller than himself!
Cheng Jingwei was the first to come back to his senses, picked up his crutches, and planned to pick up Luo Shixing.
Fortunately, Wei Siwen was quite reliable, so he held him down and said, "I'll go."
Then he went over to take the fish from Luo Shixing, and he took the piece of grass that Luo Shixing had pierced through the fish's gills, looked at the fish, and even weighed it, couldn't help but look shocked: "How did you do that?" Arrived?"
Luo Shixing wiped the water off his face, looked up at Wei Siwen and said with a smile, "It was poked with a bamboo pole! Why is Wei Weng here free today?"
Wei Siwen was silent for a moment before replying: "I just came to see you, and I want to remind you to be careful by the way."
Originally, he mainly wanted to see how the two children were doing. After all, if such two minors were thrown in the mountains, any reliable adult would feel uneasy.
But Wei Siwen had been unable to spare his hands before, and finally had a holiday and wanted to come over quickly to see how the two children were doing. By the way, he estimated the food reserves of the two, and brought some dried vegetables over.
This bit of dried vegetables is left over from his frugality, no matter how much there is, he really can't tell the difference.
As a result, he was surprised when he got here. The dilapidated bamboo house in the forest looked more popular than before. The appearance should have been cleaned with water, so it didn't look so dilapidated.
Moreover, there is a half-circle fence around the outside, and it seems that there is still half a circle unfinished.
There are fire pits outside and inside the house, and there are even some newly woven bamboo mats outside the house, on which are dried bamboo shoots, peppercorns and ginger.
He was surprised when he didn't see Luo Shixing when he came. After asking, he found out that the child had gone out to eat, and Cheng Jingwei came up with a very hostile look and served him a portion of snail soup.
The snail soup is placed in a bamboo tube. The bamboo tube is not very beautiful after simple processing, but it is clean and tidy. The hot soup inside also emits fragrance with the steaming heat.
Wei Siwen couldn't refuse the scent, he took a sip after taking it, and then narrowed his eyes comfortably.
This soup with almost no salty taste is unexpectedly delicious because of the help of pepper and ginger.
As Luo Shixing said, no matter how small an snail is, it is still meat.
Wei Siwen also hasn't eaten meat for a long time. This bowl of snail soup is so fresh that he almost swallowed it with his tongue. There are even some fresh bamboo shoots in the soup, which tastes very good, which enriches the layering of this bowl of soup and makes the soup more delicious. It seemed a little more refreshing.
Wei Siwen drank this bowl of soup heartily, but felt a little embarrassed after drinking it.
Obviously he wanted to come and take care of these two children, but he didn't expect to drink a bowl of soup first after he arrived.
This bowl of soup is full of ingredients, it is estimated that it is not so easy for these two children to make it.
At the same time, he couldn't help feeling that these two children are really adaptable, especially in Cheng Jingwei's mouth, Luo Shixing found these things, and for a moment Wei Siwen almost looked at Luo Shixing with admiration.
This child is beautiful and delicate, and it doesn't look like he can adapt to living here.
I think Luo Shixing had already surprised him for a while on the way to exile, but now the tenacity of the other party surprised him even more.
Such children are like weeds in the field, as long as they have a little nutrition, they can grow well.
He also asked about the situation in detail, and when he learned that Luo Shixing was able to find these things from books, he couldn't help but said in surprise: "This kid has read a lot of books."
Cheng Jingwei also nodded at the time: "He is very smart and has memorized a lot."
It is useless to read it and forget it. It is the most rare point to be able to remember and apply what you have learned at any time.
After hearing this, Wei Siwen felt very sorry. King Luo Bin said that his son was a child prodigy at the beginning, but he was not relieved. Now it seems that he is really a child prodigy.
Such a child prodigy, but now he has no way to continue studying, how could he not regret it?
However, even if he felt sorry, he couldn't say that even if Luo Shixing studied, he would not have a better future. On the contrary, he might feel depressed because he could not become an official after studying too much, so it was better to let nature take its course.
While the two of them were talking, Luo Shixing came back with a huge fish.
Wei Siwen was sure again, such a person, I'm afraid he can live well wherever you throw him.
He had almost eaten his last meal, and now the two children even ate fish. Wei Weng felt bitter, but Wei Weng couldn't say it.
Luo Shixing was very happy to see him, rolled up his sleeves and said, "Weng Wei came just in time, I caught a fish today, I'll show you off, but what's wrong with you telling us to be careful?"
Wei Siwen came back to his senses and helped Luo Shixing lift the fish to the side of the fire pond and said: "The person who bullied the tiger before was the one you knocked out. He didn't know where he found out that you two hid in the mountains and was looking for you. They are more familiar with this place, it is best for you not to move around recently, if you encounter it, you may suffer a loss."
Cheng Jingwei was noncommittal after hearing this, they needed food and a lot of things, and indeed there were resources around the house, but not enough.
If Luo Shixing didn't dare to go out and didn't read those books, the two of them would either be hungry at this time, or Cheng Jingwei would risk leg problems to find something to eat.
In any case, keeping them indoors is next to impossible with their current food reserves.
However, he didn't refute Wei Siwen. Luo Shixing really needs to be more careful when he goes out often. After that, he would tell Luo Shixing not to run so far, and instead he would go out to find some food and come back.
What he and Wei Siwen didn't expect was that Luo Shixing rolled up his sleeves and said calmly, "Oh, this one, I've met him before, and I even gave him a good beating."
Wei Siwen almost threw the fish out with a trembling hand. He looked at Luo Shixing very worriedly, looked up and down for a long while before asking, "What's going on?"
Cheng Jingwei also looked at him with concern, Luo Shixing had no choice but to scratch his head - on the tiger hat, and then described in detail what happened before.
When Wei Siwen heard that the two of them had made a ground cage, he didn't know what expression to put on.
He began to think seriously, whether his life was too bad, or these two children were too strong.
As far as this survival ability is concerned, let alone two children, even two adults may not be able to achieve it!
Cheng Jingwei has limited mobility, but his handwork is excellent, and he can get everything from fences to cages. Luo Shixing is even better. For such a small child, he runs so far every day to fetch water, and every time he goes out, he can find some edible and usable things. .
It's a pity that Wei Siwen didn't know what cheating was, otherwise he would have to draw a conclusion: these two kids are cheating.
Of course, it doesn't seem to be much different in practice.
But that's not the point, the point is that compared to the possibility of being discovered, Luo Shixing seems to be more angry that the other party has taken away his ground cage. From that tone, if the other party comes again next time, he must knock the other party unconscious again.
Wei Siwen was very tired: "Avoid him, his family is quite powerful in the local area, and he seems to have a close relationship with the county magistrate, but he is not very close, and the county magistrate doesn't like him so he let you go. But if there is a conflict, the county magistrate will not protect you."
Luo Shixing was a little unhappy. Although he whipped the other party up, it was not enjoyable!
Moreover, this person is an unstable factor for him and Cheng Jingwei, who would like to have such a person hidden in their life who may threaten them at any time?
The cat is not happy, the cat doesn't even want to fish!
Cheng Jingwei came over and patted him on the head and said, "Okay, what Wei Weng said makes sense, those who know the current affairs are brilliant, it's always good to be careful."
As soon as Luo Shixing looked up, he saw Cheng Jingwei avoiding Wei Siwen and saying to him silently: "Leave it to me."
Luo Shixing was very clever and didn't ask. Although he also wanted to know what Cheng Jingwei was going to do, it was really not a good time to talk about it.
He didn't think that Cheng Jingwei was really perfunctory to him, and the other party probably couldn't swallow this breath--the leg was almost broken, can this be tolerated?
So Luo Shixing could only pretend to be reluctant, nodded and said, "Okay."
Wei Siwen patted the cat's head in great relief, pinched the ears on the tiger's hat and said, "It's not too late for a gentleman to take revenge, wait until you grow up."
Luo Shixing wrinkled his nose. It would be too long to wait ten years.
He sighed and said, "That's the only way. Oh, by the way, when I whipped him, he didn't fight back, and even yelled some strange words."
After hearing this, Wei Siwen was stunned for a moment: "Did you fight back?"
He didn't realize there was a problem after he finished asking, that's right, the other party was an adult after all, and Luo Shixing was still a child, so if they really fought face to face, this little guy must not be the opponent's opponent.
It's just because Luo Shixing's stone was too straightforward at the beginning, it gave him the illusion that this person couldn't beat Luo Shixing.
But... At the beginning, they would beat people with stones without asking indiscriminately, but now they beat them with bamboo poles without saying a word.
Yes, this is very time-honored.
Cheng Jingwei asked curiously, "Do you remember what he said?"
Luo Shixing tried hard to learn that person's pitch, it might not be standard.
Because he found that after he finished speaking, Cheng Jingwei and Wei Siwen both looked like they were about to smile, as if they were trying their best to bear it.
Luo Shixing is not happy, he has already worked hard to learn, and it is not his fault that he is not up to standard!
Cheng Jingwei obviously knew him better than Wei Siwen, seeing his tightly pursed lips and furrowed eyebrows, he said, "We understand what you said, this is the sentence..."
Luo Shixing was vigilant: "What did he say? Is it unpleasant? Hmph, I should have slapped him a few more times if I knew it earlier!"
After hearing this, Wei Siwen quickly gave Cheng Jing a wink, telling him not to tell Luo Shixing, what if Luo Shixing became even more angry after hearing this, and really wanted to rush over and beat him up?
Cheng Jingwei put one hand on Luo Shixing's shoulder, hugged him and said, "He may have misunderstood you as a cat demon, so he called for mercy from the cat god."
Luo Shixing:? ? ? ?
When he heard it, he didn't react at all. Although his small print was called Lynx Cat, he had nothing to do with cats.
As if seeing his question, Cheng Jing coughed lightly and said, "Mr. Luo's tiger head hat is so lifelike and lifelike, it's really good."
It was only then that Luo Shixing remembered that he was still wearing a tiger-head hat. He touched his head, felt the softness of the two small ears on his head, and thought about the expression of that person when he saw him, so it was Did you not fight back because of a misunderstanding?
For a moment, he didn't know whether to be angry or happy.
After being silent for a while, Luo Shixing gave up on himself and said, "Forget it, at least scare him away, let's not talk about it, let's cook fish first."
The way he said this made Wei Siwen laugh straight away, and he didn't expect Luo Shixing's encounter with that person to be so interesting.
But when Luo Shixing and Cheng Jingwei were about to make fish, Wei Siwen said awkwardly: "You two, eat, it's getting late, and the mountain road is difficult to walk, I'd better go back first."
He has already drank a bowl of snail soup and ate a few pieces of bamboo shoots. It is not easy for the two children to find something to eat, especially this fish. There is no more chance.
Wei Siwen is an adult, how could he have the nerve to take advantage of two children?
It's just that neither Luo Shixing nor Cheng Jingwei planned to let him go.
Luo Shixing was grateful to Wei Siwen for taking care of him all the time.
What's more, Wei Siwen was hanging around the county magistrate. It was foreseeable that they would need Wei Siwen's help in many places in the future. Didn't he come to remind them this time?
The two of them can't let the adults take care of them with peace of mind just because they are young. Reciprocity is very important.
So it's okay to give Wei Siwen some fish.
Cheng Jingwei also felt that he needed to have a good relationship with Wei Siwen, but Luo Shixing had caught this fish, and he was not qualified to make an argument for the other party, so he didn't open his mouth at first.
When Luo Shixing said, "Weng Wei will stay here. If it's late, we'll go back tomorrow. It's not very far anyway. At worst, I'll ask the county magistrate for a vacation."
Then Cheng Jingwei said: "This fish is very big, and the weather is easy to spoil, so the two of us may not be able to finish it."
Well, what he said is purely open-eyed and nonsense. You must know that he is recuperating from injuries and is in the growth period. He feels that he is not full almost every day. Let alone this fish, let him eat it alone. All can be eaten.
Wei Siwen naturally wanted to shirk, but he couldn't stand the two kids insisting on keeping him.
In the end, Wei Siwen sat down with a cheeky face and watched Luo Shixing busy. At first he wanted to help, but he was not good at trivial matters in life, and he didn't know how to cook fish. In the end, Luo Shixing pressed him on the seat and asked him to wait. Just eat it.
He couldn't help saying with emotion: "You are all good boys with a conscience."
To be honest, at the point of being exiled, even the father and son may turn against each other when they lack food and clothing, and it is impossible to give food to outsiders, even if they are already familiar with them.
Luo Shixing put the prickly ash into the bamboo tube and said with a smile while preparing to mash it: "Actually, I still have something to ask for your help."
Wei Siwen's attitude was very gentle: "What?"
Luo Shixing asked: "Is it difficult to get the salt here? Is there any way to get some more salt? Even if you use something instead, it's not convenient if you don't have enough salt."
Wei Siwen thought for a while and said: "The salt wells here are all in the hands of a big local family. The price is indeed not cheap. Each family has its own regulations on the amount of salt it buys. Like ours, there is no quota, so we need high prices. Take it from someone else."
As he spoke, he took the bamboo tube from Luo Shixing. He had just observed it to make sure he could do the job.
Luo Shixing was not polite to him either, and asked while turning his head to deal with the cornel, "How high is the high price?"
Wei Siwen smiled wryly and said, "Your fish is just an exchange for the small bag I gave you before."
Luo Shixing was already mentally prepared, so he wasn't surprised to hear it at this time, but asked, "Can I use prickly ash and ginger instead?"
Wei Siwen shook his head: "You can find it in the wild, and everyone can find it, not to mention there are people who grow peppercorns. It can be exchanged, but it's not worth it."
Luo Shixing and the others depend on the sky for food now, and it is not easy to get wild peppercorns.
Now it is not like the pursuit of wild and pure nature like later generations, and everyone even thinks that planting is better.
Luo Shixing sighed: "Eating salt is so difficult."
Wei Siwen said: "The Bai family, that is, the family that is in charge of all the salt wells in the area now has a special case."
Cheng Jingwei asked with a thought: "Do they want books?"
Luo Shixing was taken aback for a moment: "Do you want a book?"
Wei Siwen was a little surprised: "How do you know?"
Cheng Jing lowered his eyes slightly: "I've heard it said before."
Wei Siwen was a little puzzled, how could Cheng Jingwei know about such things not long before them?
He only heard about this when the caravan transported salt two days ago.
Luo Shixing asked curiously, "What books do they want?"
Wei Siwen's attention was diverted and he replied: "It doesn't matter what, as long as the book is written in Chinese characters, even some poems and songs are fine if they are well written."
Luo Shixing was slightly taken aback: "Why are they doing this?"
Cheng Jingwei said: "The Bai family is a local big family, and it can also be regarded as a big tribe. However, most of these tribes in Lingnan have their own language but no written language. Some tribes don't care, but with the continuous expansion of the territory of the Tang Dynasty After these tribes came into contact with the Han people, some ambitious families wanted to learn the characters of the Han people and other things.”
Wei Siwen looked at Cheng Jingwei with some surprise: "You have seen a lot at such a young age."
Cheng Jing smiled and said: "My father occasionally mentioned these Lingnan tribes at gatherings with his colleagues, and they all found it a bit tricky."
His father is a general, so it's not surprising that he discussed these things with his colleagues. Well, this reason should be enough to fool Wei Siwen.
Wei Siwen nodded knowingly, and Luo Shixing who was on the side smashed the leaves of dogwood into mud and said after serious thinking: "They have a lot of ambitions. They can learn the advanced culture of the Central Plains by knowing Chinese characters. Not to mention, there are a lot of tools and so on. They are all more advanced in the Central Plains, and they will be able to promote the improvement of productivity after learning, and then develop and strengthen their own ethnic groups. If they really make it, the threat to the Central Plains will not be small in the future."
Wei Siwen responded: "That's right, so I don't want to use this method to exchange."
Those people would tell him that it was because he was exiled and knew that their cultural knowledge level was not low, and tempted them to use words in exchange for benefits.
Luo Shixing tilted his head and said, "But don't they even want poems and songs? There's nothing wrong with such things, right?"
Wei Siwen explained: "This is their method. The poems and songs you submit need to be exchanged for something they have never heard or seen. But after you get used to this method, the ones you have memorized are no longer enough. But you can't get used to living without those things, so what are you going to do?"
Some things, once started, cannot be stopped.
Luo Shixing smiled: "If you can't memorize it, you can't write it yourself?"
Wei Siwen shook his head and said with a smile: "They also have priests around them, and their level is not low. They don't want you to write a doggerel."
Luo Shixing rubbed his belly, feeling a little tangled for a while.
He once took courses in ancient literature, and he didn't dare to say whether he learned it well, but he did memorize poems, songs, and prose. If the Bai family only wanted these, he wouldn't be unable to hand them over.
But the problem is that when the time comes, I can’t explain those origins, and second, if it’s okay to use the poems of later generations, if I accidentally recite the poems written by Li Bai, Du Fu, and Li Shangyin, then things will be a big deal. Li Bai will be born in more than ten years. If he follows Li Bai's path, will Li Bai have nowhere to go?
That's too wicked!
However, some poems that are not so famous but of good level can still be exchanged for something, right?
Seeing Luo Shixing thinking, Cheng Jingwei comforted him and said, "We can think of other ways."
In the end, before Luo Shixing could answer, Wei Siwen who was on the side suddenly said, "If it's a lynx cat, you can give it a try."
Luo Shixing raised his head in a daze: "Try what?"
Did Wei Siwen already know that he could memorize a lot of poems?He lost his horse?
As a result, Wei Siwen said: "The lynx mantle is so talented that even the Queen Mother has heard about it. Back then, Luo Guanguang's book was revised and polished by the lynx mantle. This is not a difficult matter for the lynx mantle."
After hearing this, Luo Shixing was numb. Why hasn't Wei Siwen forgotten this?
Especially when he heard Cheng Jingwei ask in surprise: "Really? The lynx cat is so powerful?"
Luo Shixing could only laugh dryly and said, "No, no, that call-to-action book was written by my father, and I just changed a few places."
Don't say it as if it's all his credit, okay?The real soul is King Luo Bin.
However, from Cheng Jingwei's point of view, this is also very powerful. He has heard and read that letter, the words are sharp, the logic is clear, and it is deeply touching. It is soul-stirring to read, and it looks like it was written by a loyal minister and righteous man in anger.
He didn't expect that Luo Shixing's handwriting was actually in it.
From this point of view, he didn't see Luo Shixing in the last life, probably because the other party was angered because of this incident. As for why this life is different, Cheng Jingwei hasn't figured out the reason for the time being.
So Cheng Jingwei said: "Just a few places are already amazing."
Wei Siwen on the side followed suit: "What's more, it's not just a few places."
Luo Shixing deeply felt that this topic could not be discussed any longer, otherwise he would dig out a Daming Palace and put himself in it!
He directly changed the subject and said, "The fruit of dogwood is bitter, what should I do with it?"
Wei Siwen laughed and said, "This one needs to be treated with lime."
Luo Shixing's ears pricked up in an instant: "Lime? Is there a lot here? Is it easy to do?"
Wei Siwen said happily, "You can't afford it."
Luo Shixing: ...
So angry!
Since it doesn't work, he can only use the leaves to survive.
Both pepper and hot sauce have been prepared. Although the taste of hot sauce may not be that good, let's make it work.
Luo Shixing mixed the pepper powder and hot sauce together, and then put a little salt in it. After mixing everything, he spread it on the fish, and then spread the fish belly down on the banana leaf with ginger slices.
After adding a few more slices of ginger to the surface of the fish, he wrapped the whole fish in banana leaves, tied it, and set it over a fire to roast.
There is no way, they have too few cooking utensils now, only clay pots, and if they are used to make fish, they can only make fish soup.
Luo Shixing was already preparing to make some snail soup, so how could he have another fish soup, filling him with water?
But they don't have the time and energy to make an oven, so they can only use this method.
Luo Shixing remembers that some people in Yunnan like to grill fish in this way in later generations. Fresh banana leaves can protect the fish from being burnt. At the same time, after being grilled, the banana leaves will also permeate some fragrance to the fish, making the fish more delicious. Some.
After the fish was grilled, Luo Shixing brought over the snails that Cheng Jingwei had cleaned up, and then put half of the fish oil into the earthenware pot. After it was hot, he added peppercorns and ginger.
Wei Siwen couldn't help swallowing the aroma from the collision of oil and spices. Cheng Jingwei was slightly better, but he couldn't help but look at the clay pot a few more times.
After Luo Shixing was almost done cooking, he threw the snails into the pot to fry, and added two leaves of Cornus officinalis by the way.
After stir-frying for a couple of times, pour in a little water and boil it, which can barely be regarded as stir-fried escargot.
Stir-fried snails were placed on one side of the rack to cook. He used another earthenware pot to put the remaining fish oil into it to cook the spices, and then put bamboo shoots in it to fry.
finally use dry
Luo Shixing's heart rose, and he turned his head slightly to look left and right, and found that there were no stones around!
The bamboo pole he cut just now was useless after fighting with the big fish, and the sharp head was almost broken, and the weapon he had at hand was a sickle.
After observing it for a while, he felt a little regretful. If he had something convenient, such as a brick, maybe he could avenge Cheng Jingwei.
Not to mention that Cheng Jingwei is recovering now, if he and Wei Siwen hadn't stopped him at that time, Cheng Jingwei might have been limped at this moment!
It's a pity that the weapons at hand are not suitable for him. Whether it is a sickle or a bamboo pole, he is not so easy to use. The most convenient thing is always a stone. Of course, it would be even better if there are bricks!
It's just that this person seemed to be looking for something, walking back and forth several times around.
Luo Shixing squatted in the bushes with a sickle tightly in his hand, very grateful that he had killed and cleaned the fish before, otherwise he might have exposed his position because of a fish at this moment.
The man frowned and looked back a few times, but he didn't see a person hiding in the grass, and then he took the tattered ground cage and looked carefully before leaving. When he left, he didn't even forget to put his Take the cage away!
Luo Shixing: ...
This is too much, although the ground cage is no longer usable, but many strips on it are complete, and it may be possible to reassemble it after dismantling it.
It was not easy for Cheng Jingwei to split these strips!
Luo Shixing was wandering back and forth between rushing out to hit him on the back of the head and forbearance, before he could make up his mind
As a result, as soon as he got up, he saw the figure just circled around and came back.
But this time it was too late for him to dodge, the two of them were stunned when they met each other, one didn't expect that the other side would turn back, and the other didn't expect that there was a person hiding here... Wait... Is that a person?
Why are there two cat ears on the head?
Just when the other side was shocked and couldn't react for a while, Luo Shixing jumped up neatly, rushed to the man's side, and pulled the bamboo pole towards the man's knee.
Anyone who has not practiced the basic skills of the lower body will stagger a little when his knees are pulled hard, and it will be very painful after being pulled there, which can buy him time no matter what.
What's more, Luo Shi acted very simply, the other party yelled without even reacting, and then knelt down there.
Luo Shixing didn't change his face, and didn't stop, and whipped him on the back with a bamboo pole again.
The narrow road meets the brave to win!
Even though his strength was not as strong as that of an adult man, even though he tried his best and even jumped up to use gravity, the man didn't resist the pole, and fell directly on the ground after being drawn.
After the other party rushed to the street, Luo Shixing did not rush over.
Although it is often shown on TV that people are knocked down and then stepped on to prevent them from getting up, but if you want to do that, you need to be strong or have enough weight.
In this situation, Luo Shixing couldn't do that, because the opponent might overturn him if he tried to get up.
To be on the safe side, he pulled out the sickle and put it on the other person's shoulder, pointing the blade at the person's neck. He was a little worried when he was about to say something - he hadn't communicated with the locals since he got here, and he didn't even think about asking for help. Learning a language, even if you want to communicate now, you can't communicate.
Unable to communicate and unable to let the other party get up, Luo Shixing was in a dilemma for a while.
It's just that the other party's reaction surprised Luo Shixing, he didn't get up after lying down!
Luo Shixing's eyes widened, what's the matter, does this still have a touch of porcelain?
He is very clear about his own strength, it is impossible to beat the opponent so hard that he cannot fight back with these two strokes.
Luo Shixing looked at the other party vigilantly, and clenched the sickle in his hand a little more.
And the man was lying on the ground, face down, with his forearms raised and fists in his hands, shaking back and forth, as if he was praying for something, and at the same time shouted a few words loudly.
It's a pity that Luo Shixing...can't understand.
Holding the sickle, Luo Shixing hesitated for a moment, while slowly backing away while getting ready, if the other party wanted to get up, he would either continue to use the bamboo pole or use the sickle directly.
Just waiting for him to retreat to the river, but the other party has not changed his posture, lying there while praying and muttering something.
Luo Shixing prepared to leave lightly. Of course, he hadn't forgotten his fish, so when he left, he passed by the place where the fish was placed, bent slightly, lifted the fish, and started to back away while holding it.
He didn't find a place to hide until he hid in the bushes and backed away for a while, making sure that the other party was still lying on the ground.
You can't run, and he can't run in this poor place, and he has short legs, so it is impossible to run past the opponent, especially when he is holding a fish.
What?Throw away the fish?
He caught the fish with great difficulty!The head can be broken, the blood can flow, and the fish can't be lost!
Luo Shixing hugged his fish, endured the fishy smell and hid in a small pit. Because of the taller vegetation in this pit, it covered him more tightly. After a long while, he heard the rustling Suo Suo's voice, the other party shouted something, the voice was very loud, echoing in the valley for a long time.
Although Luo Shixing didn't know what the other party was yelling, he judged from the tone of his voice that what the other party said seemed to be a sentence or a word all the time.
He tried his best to remember how to say this sentence, and was going to go back and ask Cheng Jingwei or Wei Siwen.
And after that person couldn't get a response, he hesitated for a while and slowly got up and looked around. Luo Shixing felt a little nervous. Fortunately, the other party didn't seem to expect him to hide here. With a disappointed expression on his face, he turned and limped away.
These were all seen by Luo Shixing through the gaps in the vegetation. After making sure that the other party had left, Luo Shixing crawled out of the pit, turned around and ran back with his equipment.
Of course, even if you want to go back, you can't go in a straight line. What if the other party is cheating him?
So he held the bamboo pole and hugged the fish and planned to circle around before going back, so that if the other party found him again, he could still lead the other party around in circles, so as not to be touched by the other party to their hometown.
He circled quite a lot, and he was very vigilant all the way. He kept observing carefully for fear that another person would come out. Of course, he was also worried that the smell of fish would attract other animals.
Perhaps his luck was really good, and he didn't encounter anything other than the familiar cauliflower snake along the way.
And this kind of vigilance also brought him a lot of gains - he faintly smelled a special smell when passing by a plant.
It's a bit spicy and not so strong, which is completely different from chili.
Luo Shixing wriggled his little nose, searching for the source of the smell.
He didn't forget that Cheng Jingwei said before that there is cornel here, but now that there are peppercorns and ginger, if they are paired with cornel, the fishy smell is not a big problem.
And these seasonings have enough taste, so it doesn't matter if there is less salt.
Holding the fish in his arms, Luo Shixing found the source of the fragrance with great difficulty. It was a few sporadic and special trees hidden among the vegetation.
There are round, purple-black fruits the size of mung beans hanging on those trees, and the leaves are also green with a hint of red.
Luo Shixing raised his hand to avoid the thorns on the dogwood, picked a fruit and sniffed it. A bitter and spicy smell rushed into his nostrils. He looked up and found some small insects growing on the leaves and fruit. It should be non-toxic, right?
He carefully took a bite of the fruit, and suddenly a bitter and spicy taste filled his mouth.
This taste was not pleasant, and Luo Shixing was a little suspicious of how to make seasoning for this thing for a moment.
There is a spicy taste, but how to get rid of the bitter taste?
Somewhat skeptical, he threw away the fruit in his hand, then picked another leaf and tasted it.
Compared with the fruit, the leaves are less spicy, but not particularly bitter, and seem to be more suitable for seasoning.
But in the records, isn't it the fruit that is the main body of the seasoning?
Luo Shixing stood there and thought for a while, thinking that the ancients must have had a special way of dealing with it, but he didn't know it.
So he didn't get entangled here at all, picked some fruits and picked up a handful of leaves by the way, and then prepared to go back.
Fortunately, his ability to memorize the road and identify the direction is not bad. Even if he took a long detour just now, he didn't go too far. Now he can always go back after distinguishing the direction, but it takes a long time to go back.
When he was about to get home, he saw an extra person in their yard from a distance, and Cheng Jingwei was talking to that person while doing the work in hand.
Luo Shixing had good eyesight, so he quickly recognized that the person sitting next to Cheng Jingwei should be Wei Siwen.
In fact, it can be guessed without distinguishing. If someone else came, Cheng Jingwei would not be so peaceful.
And Cheng Jingwei was also the first to discover Luo Shixing. When he saw Luo Shixing running back, he was taken aback for a moment.
Wei Siwen followed Cheng Jingwei's gaze and turned his head to look, then also froze there.
You must know that the length of that fish is only forty centimeters shorter than Luo Shixing's height, and Luo Shixing still needs to show his head to see the way while holding it, so there is a vision of the fish's tail almost dragging to the ground Effect.
In addition, the fish skin was relatively smooth, and Luo Shixing was carrying a few parcels made of banana leaves on his body. It felt like such a small body was covered with all kinds of bits and pieces, and he was still holding a big fish with great effort.
At this time, he was still wearing a tiger-head hat, as if he had gone hunting and brought back a kitten that was not much smaller than himself!
Cheng Jingwei was the first to come back to his senses, picked up his crutches, and planned to pick up Luo Shixing.
Fortunately, Wei Siwen was quite reliable, so he held him down and said, "I'll go."
Then he went over to take the fish from Luo Shixing, and he took the piece of grass that Luo Shixing had pierced through the fish's gills, looked at the fish, and even weighed it, couldn't help but look shocked: "How did you do that?" Arrived?"
Luo Shixing wiped the water off his face, looked up at Wei Siwen and said with a smile, "It was poked with a bamboo pole! Why is Wei Weng here free today?"
Wei Siwen was silent for a moment before replying: "I just came to see you, and I want to remind you to be careful by the way."
Originally, he mainly wanted to see how the two children were doing. After all, if such two minors were thrown in the mountains, any reliable adult would feel uneasy.
But Wei Siwen had been unable to spare his hands before, and finally had a holiday and wanted to come over quickly to see how the two children were doing. By the way, he estimated the food reserves of the two, and brought some dried vegetables over.
This bit of dried vegetables is left over from his frugality, no matter how much there is, he really can't tell the difference.
As a result, he was surprised when he got here. The dilapidated bamboo house in the forest looked more popular than before. The appearance should have been cleaned with water, so it didn't look so dilapidated.
Moreover, there is a half-circle fence around the outside, and it seems that there is still half a circle unfinished.
There are fire pits outside and inside the house, and there are even some newly woven bamboo mats outside the house, on which are dried bamboo shoots, peppercorns and ginger.
He was surprised when he didn't see Luo Shixing when he came. After asking, he found out that the child had gone out to eat, and Cheng Jingwei came up with a very hostile look and served him a portion of snail soup.
The snail soup is placed in a bamboo tube. The bamboo tube is not very beautiful after simple processing, but it is clean and tidy. The hot soup inside also emits fragrance with the steaming heat.
Wei Siwen couldn't refuse the scent, he took a sip after taking it, and then narrowed his eyes comfortably.
This soup with almost no salty taste is unexpectedly delicious because of the help of pepper and ginger.
As Luo Shixing said, no matter how small an snail is, it is still meat.
Wei Siwen also hasn't eaten meat for a long time. This bowl of snail soup is so fresh that he almost swallowed it with his tongue. There are even some fresh bamboo shoots in the soup, which tastes very good, which enriches the layering of this bowl of soup and makes the soup more delicious. It seemed a little more refreshing.
Wei Siwen drank this bowl of soup heartily, but felt a little embarrassed after drinking it.
Obviously he wanted to come and take care of these two children, but he didn't expect to drink a bowl of soup first after he arrived.
This bowl of soup is full of ingredients, it is estimated that it is not so easy for these two children to make it.
At the same time, he couldn't help feeling that these two children are really adaptable, especially in Cheng Jingwei's mouth, Luo Shixing found these things, and for a moment Wei Siwen almost looked at Luo Shixing with admiration.
This child is beautiful and delicate, and it doesn't look like he can adapt to living here.
I think Luo Shixing had already surprised him for a while on the way to exile, but now the tenacity of the other party surprised him even more.
Such children are like weeds in the field, as long as they have a little nutrition, they can grow well.
He also asked about the situation in detail, and when he learned that Luo Shixing was able to find these things from books, he couldn't help but said in surprise: "This kid has read a lot of books."
Cheng Jingwei also nodded at the time: "He is very smart and has memorized a lot."
It is useless to read it and forget it. It is the most rare point to be able to remember and apply what you have learned at any time.
After hearing this, Wei Siwen felt very sorry. King Luo Bin said that his son was a child prodigy at the beginning, but he was not relieved. Now it seems that he is really a child prodigy.
Such a child prodigy, but now he has no way to continue studying, how could he not regret it?
However, even if he felt sorry, he couldn't say that even if Luo Shixing studied, he would not have a better future. On the contrary, he might feel depressed because he could not become an official after studying too much, so it was better to let nature take its course.
While the two of them were talking, Luo Shixing came back with a huge fish.
Wei Siwen was sure again, such a person, I'm afraid he can live well wherever you throw him.
He had almost eaten his last meal, and now the two children even ate fish. Wei Weng felt bitter, but Wei Weng couldn't say it.
Luo Shixing was very happy to see him, rolled up his sleeves and said, "Weng Wei came just in time, I caught a fish today, I'll show you off, but what's wrong with you telling us to be careful?"
Wei Siwen came back to his senses and helped Luo Shixing lift the fish to the side of the fire pond and said: "The person who bullied the tiger before was the one you knocked out. He didn't know where he found out that you two hid in the mountains and was looking for you. They are more familiar with this place, it is best for you not to move around recently, if you encounter it, you may suffer a loss."
Cheng Jingwei was noncommittal after hearing this, they needed food and a lot of things, and indeed there were resources around the house, but not enough.
If Luo Shixing didn't dare to go out and didn't read those books, the two of them would either be hungry at this time, or Cheng Jingwei would risk leg problems to find something to eat.
In any case, keeping them indoors is next to impossible with their current food reserves.
However, he didn't refute Wei Siwen. Luo Shixing really needs to be more careful when he goes out often. After that, he would tell Luo Shixing not to run so far, and instead he would go out to find some food and come back.
What he and Wei Siwen didn't expect was that Luo Shixing rolled up his sleeves and said calmly, "Oh, this one, I've met him before, and I even gave him a good beating."
Wei Siwen almost threw the fish out with a trembling hand. He looked at Luo Shixing very worriedly, looked up and down for a long while before asking, "What's going on?"
Cheng Jingwei also looked at him with concern, Luo Shixing had no choice but to scratch his head - on the tiger hat, and then described in detail what happened before.
When Wei Siwen heard that the two of them had made a ground cage, he didn't know what expression to put on.
He began to think seriously, whether his life was too bad, or these two children were too strong.
As far as this survival ability is concerned, let alone two children, even two adults may not be able to achieve it!
Cheng Jingwei has limited mobility, but his handwork is excellent, and he can get everything from fences to cages. Luo Shixing is even better. For such a small child, he runs so far every day to fetch water, and every time he goes out, he can find some edible and usable things. .
It's a pity that Wei Siwen didn't know what cheating was, otherwise he would have to draw a conclusion: these two kids are cheating.
Of course, it doesn't seem to be much different in practice.
But that's not the point, the point is that compared to the possibility of being discovered, Luo Shixing seems to be more angry that the other party has taken away his ground cage. From that tone, if the other party comes again next time, he must knock the other party unconscious again.
Wei Siwen was very tired: "Avoid him, his family is quite powerful in the local area, and he seems to have a close relationship with the county magistrate, but he is not very close, and the county magistrate doesn't like him so he let you go. But if there is a conflict, the county magistrate will not protect you."
Luo Shixing was a little unhappy. Although he whipped the other party up, it was not enjoyable!
Moreover, this person is an unstable factor for him and Cheng Jingwei, who would like to have such a person hidden in their life who may threaten them at any time?
The cat is not happy, the cat doesn't even want to fish!
Cheng Jingwei came over and patted him on the head and said, "Okay, what Wei Weng said makes sense, those who know the current affairs are brilliant, it's always good to be careful."
As soon as Luo Shixing looked up, he saw Cheng Jingwei avoiding Wei Siwen and saying to him silently: "Leave it to me."
Luo Shixing was very clever and didn't ask. Although he also wanted to know what Cheng Jingwei was going to do, it was really not a good time to talk about it.
He didn't think that Cheng Jingwei was really perfunctory to him, and the other party probably couldn't swallow this breath--the leg was almost broken, can this be tolerated?
So Luo Shixing could only pretend to be reluctant, nodded and said, "Okay."
Wei Siwen patted the cat's head in great relief, pinched the ears on the tiger's hat and said, "It's not too late for a gentleman to take revenge, wait until you grow up."
Luo Shixing wrinkled his nose. It would be too long to wait ten years.
He sighed and said, "That's the only way. Oh, by the way, when I whipped him, he didn't fight back, and even yelled some strange words."
After hearing this, Wei Siwen was stunned for a moment: "Did you fight back?"
He didn't realize there was a problem after he finished asking, that's right, the other party was an adult after all, and Luo Shixing was still a child, so if they really fought face to face, this little guy must not be the opponent's opponent.
It's just because Luo Shixing's stone was too straightforward at the beginning, it gave him the illusion that this person couldn't beat Luo Shixing.
But... At the beginning, they would beat people with stones without asking indiscriminately, but now they beat them with bamboo poles without saying a word.
Yes, this is very time-honored.
Cheng Jingwei asked curiously, "Do you remember what he said?"
Luo Shixing tried hard to learn that person's pitch, it might not be standard.
Because he found that after he finished speaking, Cheng Jingwei and Wei Siwen both looked like they were about to smile, as if they were trying their best to bear it.
Luo Shixing is not happy, he has already worked hard to learn, and it is not his fault that he is not up to standard!
Cheng Jingwei obviously knew him better than Wei Siwen, seeing his tightly pursed lips and furrowed eyebrows, he said, "We understand what you said, this is the sentence..."
Luo Shixing was vigilant: "What did he say? Is it unpleasant? Hmph, I should have slapped him a few more times if I knew it earlier!"
After hearing this, Wei Siwen quickly gave Cheng Jing a wink, telling him not to tell Luo Shixing, what if Luo Shixing became even more angry after hearing this, and really wanted to rush over and beat him up?
Cheng Jingwei put one hand on Luo Shixing's shoulder, hugged him and said, "He may have misunderstood you as a cat demon, so he called for mercy from the cat god."
Luo Shixing:? ? ? ?
When he heard it, he didn't react at all. Although his small print was called Lynx Cat, he had nothing to do with cats.
As if seeing his question, Cheng Jing coughed lightly and said, "Mr. Luo's tiger head hat is so lifelike and lifelike, it's really good."
It was only then that Luo Shixing remembered that he was still wearing a tiger-head hat. He touched his head, felt the softness of the two small ears on his head, and thought about the expression of that person when he saw him, so it was Did you not fight back because of a misunderstanding?
For a moment, he didn't know whether to be angry or happy.
After being silent for a while, Luo Shixing gave up on himself and said, "Forget it, at least scare him away, let's not talk about it, let's cook fish first."
The way he said this made Wei Siwen laugh straight away, and he didn't expect Luo Shixing's encounter with that person to be so interesting.
But when Luo Shixing and Cheng Jingwei were about to make fish, Wei Siwen said awkwardly: "You two, eat, it's getting late, and the mountain road is difficult to walk, I'd better go back first."
He has already drank a bowl of snail soup and ate a few pieces of bamboo shoots. It is not easy for the two children to find something to eat, especially this fish. There is no more chance.
Wei Siwen is an adult, how could he have the nerve to take advantage of two children?
It's just that neither Luo Shixing nor Cheng Jingwei planned to let him go.
Luo Shixing was grateful to Wei Siwen for taking care of him all the time.
What's more, Wei Siwen was hanging around the county magistrate. It was foreseeable that they would need Wei Siwen's help in many places in the future. Didn't he come to remind them this time?
The two of them can't let the adults take care of them with peace of mind just because they are young. Reciprocity is very important.
So it's okay to give Wei Siwen some fish.
Cheng Jingwei also felt that he needed to have a good relationship with Wei Siwen, but Luo Shixing had caught this fish, and he was not qualified to make an argument for the other party, so he didn't open his mouth at first.
When Luo Shixing said, "Weng Wei will stay here. If it's late, we'll go back tomorrow. It's not very far anyway. At worst, I'll ask the county magistrate for a vacation."
Then Cheng Jingwei said: "This fish is very big, and the weather is easy to spoil, so the two of us may not be able to finish it."
Well, what he said is purely open-eyed and nonsense. You must know that he is recuperating from injuries and is in the growth period. He feels that he is not full almost every day. Let alone this fish, let him eat it alone. All can be eaten.
Wei Siwen naturally wanted to shirk, but he couldn't stand the two kids insisting on keeping him.
In the end, Wei Siwen sat down with a cheeky face and watched Luo Shixing busy. At first he wanted to help, but he was not good at trivial matters in life, and he didn't know how to cook fish. In the end, Luo Shixing pressed him on the seat and asked him to wait. Just eat it.
He couldn't help saying with emotion: "You are all good boys with a conscience."
To be honest, at the point of being exiled, even the father and son may turn against each other when they lack food and clothing, and it is impossible to give food to outsiders, even if they are already familiar with them.
Luo Shixing put the prickly ash into the bamboo tube and said with a smile while preparing to mash it: "Actually, I still have something to ask for your help."
Wei Siwen's attitude was very gentle: "What?"
Luo Shixing asked: "Is it difficult to get the salt here? Is there any way to get some more salt? Even if you use something instead, it's not convenient if you don't have enough salt."
Wei Siwen thought for a while and said: "The salt wells here are all in the hands of a big local family. The price is indeed not cheap. Each family has its own regulations on the amount of salt it buys. Like ours, there is no quota, so we need high prices. Take it from someone else."
As he spoke, he took the bamboo tube from Luo Shixing. He had just observed it to make sure he could do the job.
Luo Shixing was not polite to him either, and asked while turning his head to deal with the cornel, "How high is the high price?"
Wei Siwen smiled wryly and said, "Your fish is just an exchange for the small bag I gave you before."
Luo Shixing was already mentally prepared, so he wasn't surprised to hear it at this time, but asked, "Can I use prickly ash and ginger instead?"
Wei Siwen shook his head: "You can find it in the wild, and everyone can find it, not to mention there are people who grow peppercorns. It can be exchanged, but it's not worth it."
Luo Shixing and the others depend on the sky for food now, and it is not easy to get wild peppercorns.
Now it is not like the pursuit of wild and pure nature like later generations, and everyone even thinks that planting is better.
Luo Shixing sighed: "Eating salt is so difficult."
Wei Siwen said: "The Bai family, that is, the family that is in charge of all the salt wells in the area now has a special case."
Cheng Jingwei asked with a thought: "Do they want books?"
Luo Shixing was taken aback for a moment: "Do you want a book?"
Wei Siwen was a little surprised: "How do you know?"
Cheng Jing lowered his eyes slightly: "I've heard it said before."
Wei Siwen was a little puzzled, how could Cheng Jingwei know about such things not long before them?
He only heard about this when the caravan transported salt two days ago.
Luo Shixing asked curiously, "What books do they want?"
Wei Siwen's attention was diverted and he replied: "It doesn't matter what, as long as the book is written in Chinese characters, even some poems and songs are fine if they are well written."
Luo Shixing was slightly taken aback: "Why are they doing this?"
Cheng Jingwei said: "The Bai family is a local big family, and it can also be regarded as a big tribe. However, most of these tribes in Lingnan have their own language but no written language. Some tribes don't care, but with the continuous expansion of the territory of the Tang Dynasty After these tribes came into contact with the Han people, some ambitious families wanted to learn the characters of the Han people and other things.”
Wei Siwen looked at Cheng Jingwei with some surprise: "You have seen a lot at such a young age."
Cheng Jing smiled and said: "My father occasionally mentioned these Lingnan tribes at gatherings with his colleagues, and they all found it a bit tricky."
His father is a general, so it's not surprising that he discussed these things with his colleagues. Well, this reason should be enough to fool Wei Siwen.
Wei Siwen nodded knowingly, and Luo Shixing who was on the side smashed the leaves of dogwood into mud and said after serious thinking: "They have a lot of ambitions. They can learn the advanced culture of the Central Plains by knowing Chinese characters. Not to mention, there are a lot of tools and so on. They are all more advanced in the Central Plains, and they will be able to promote the improvement of productivity after learning, and then develop and strengthen their own ethnic groups. If they really make it, the threat to the Central Plains will not be small in the future."
Wei Siwen responded: "That's right, so I don't want to use this method to exchange."
Those people would tell him that it was because he was exiled and knew that their cultural knowledge level was not low, and tempted them to use words in exchange for benefits.
Luo Shixing tilted his head and said, "But don't they even want poems and songs? There's nothing wrong with such things, right?"
Wei Siwen explained: "This is their method. The poems and songs you submit need to be exchanged for something they have never heard or seen. But after you get used to this method, the ones you have memorized are no longer enough. But you can't get used to living without those things, so what are you going to do?"
Some things, once started, cannot be stopped.
Luo Shixing smiled: "If you can't memorize it, you can't write it yourself?"
Wei Siwen shook his head and said with a smile: "They also have priests around them, and their level is not low. They don't want you to write a doggerel."
Luo Shixing rubbed his belly, feeling a little tangled for a while.
He once took courses in ancient literature, and he didn't dare to say whether he learned it well, but he did memorize poems, songs, and prose. If the Bai family only wanted these, he wouldn't be unable to hand them over.
But the problem is that when the time comes, I can’t explain those origins, and second, if it’s okay to use the poems of later generations, if I accidentally recite the poems written by Li Bai, Du Fu, and Li Shangyin, then things will be a big deal. Li Bai will be born in more than ten years. If he follows Li Bai's path, will Li Bai have nowhere to go?
That's too wicked!
However, some poems that are not so famous but of good level can still be exchanged for something, right?
Seeing Luo Shixing thinking, Cheng Jingwei comforted him and said, "We can think of other ways."
In the end, before Luo Shixing could answer, Wei Siwen who was on the side suddenly said, "If it's a lynx cat, you can give it a try."
Luo Shixing raised his head in a daze: "Try what?"
Did Wei Siwen already know that he could memorize a lot of poems?He lost his horse?
As a result, Wei Siwen said: "The lynx mantle is so talented that even the Queen Mother has heard about it. Back then, Luo Guanguang's book was revised and polished by the lynx mantle. This is not a difficult matter for the lynx mantle."
After hearing this, Luo Shixing was numb. Why hasn't Wei Siwen forgotten this?
Especially when he heard Cheng Jingwei ask in surprise: "Really? The lynx cat is so powerful?"
Luo Shixing could only laugh dryly and said, "No, no, that call-to-action book was written by my father, and I just changed a few places."
Don't say it as if it's all his credit, okay?The real soul is King Luo Bin.
However, from Cheng Jingwei's point of view, this is also very powerful. He has heard and read that letter, the words are sharp, the logic is clear, and it is deeply touching. It is soul-stirring to read, and it looks like it was written by a loyal minister and righteous man in anger.
He didn't expect that Luo Shixing's handwriting was actually in it.
From this point of view, he didn't see Luo Shixing in the last life, probably because the other party was angered because of this incident. As for why this life is different, Cheng Jingwei hasn't figured out the reason for the time being.
So Cheng Jingwei said: "Just a few places are already amazing."
Wei Siwen on the side followed suit: "What's more, it's not just a few places."
Luo Shixing deeply felt that this topic could not be discussed any longer, otherwise he would dig out a Daming Palace and put himself in it!
He directly changed the subject and said, "The fruit of dogwood is bitter, what should I do with it?"
Wei Siwen laughed and said, "This one needs to be treated with lime."
Luo Shixing's ears pricked up in an instant: "Lime? Is there a lot here? Is it easy to do?"
Wei Siwen said happily, "You can't afford it."
Luo Shixing: ...
So angry!
Since it doesn't work, he can only use the leaves to survive.
Both pepper and hot sauce have been prepared. Although the taste of hot sauce may not be that good, let's make it work.
Luo Shixing mixed the pepper powder and hot sauce together, and then put a little salt in it. After mixing everything, he spread it on the fish, and then spread the fish belly down on the banana leaf with ginger slices.
After adding a few more slices of ginger to the surface of the fish, he wrapped the whole fish in banana leaves, tied it, and set it over a fire to roast.
There is no way, they have too few cooking utensils now, only clay pots, and if they are used to make fish, they can only make fish soup.
Luo Shixing was already preparing to make some snail soup, so how could he have another fish soup, filling him with water?
But they don't have the time and energy to make an oven, so they can only use this method.
Luo Shixing remembers that some people in Yunnan like to grill fish in this way in later generations. Fresh banana leaves can protect the fish from being burnt. At the same time, after being grilled, the banana leaves will also permeate some fragrance to the fish, making the fish more delicious. Some.
After the fish was grilled, Luo Shixing brought over the snails that Cheng Jingwei had cleaned up, and then put half of the fish oil into the earthenware pot. After it was hot, he added peppercorns and ginger.
Wei Siwen couldn't help swallowing the aroma from the collision of oil and spices. Cheng Jingwei was slightly better, but he couldn't help but look at the clay pot a few more times.
After Luo Shixing was almost done cooking, he threw the snails into the pot to fry, and added two leaves of Cornus officinalis by the way.
After stir-frying for a couple of times, pour in a little water and boil it, which can barely be regarded as stir-fried escargot.
Stir-fried snails were placed on one side of the rack to cook. He used another earthenware pot to put the remaining fish oil into it to cook the spices, and then put bamboo shoots in it to fry.
finally use dry
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