Chapter 354: Years in the Mountains
The two of them stayed silently in the cave, but time passed quickly. As the sunset started, it seemed that the day passed in a flash. Nianyun used a knife to cut rabbit meat into small pieces and handed it to Li Xiao's hand.
"Eat it, although it is a bit unpalatable, it is still very good for your recovery." Nian Yun said.
Li Xiao was holding raw meat. The rabbit meat was called by Su Ren and the others a few days ago. The blood had already condensed and the meat was frozen. Seeing Nian Yun put the chopped meat strips in his mouth and chewing them hard, he couldn't help but feel a little surprised, "Nian Yun, I feel a little disgusted when you can eat it."
Nian Yun raised the raw meat in his hand and smiled and said, "What can't be eaten? Did you forget the hard life I had in the palace after spending these few years in the royal palace every day? At that time, I looked forward to having meat every day. How many meals can I eat in a year is the happiest thing. Brother Yun is hunting, and our family often has meat to eat, and many people can eat meat during the Chinese New Year!" As if I remembered something about the past, Nian Yun said happily.
The laughter was not over. Seeing Li Xiao's face, Nian Yun's smile immediately stopped. Don't turn around, recall the past, and be happy all the time becomes sad!
Looking at Nian Yun's appearance, Li Xiao said, "Nian Yun, it's been a day. Can we go out? The breath in this cave is so bad. Help me out for a walk." These days, eating, drinking, defecating and sensation are all in this cave as big as a house, and the smell is of course bad.
"No, who is Gou Jing? He is the leader of the darkroom. Even if he leaves, maybe there is still some backstop. Let's endure it for a few more days. The wind and waves are coming. I don't want to overturn the boat in the gutter. You can bear it too!" Nian Yun shook his head and said, "It's really uncomfortable, so come to the entrance of the cave, where the air is better."
They stood up and helped Li Xiao up, and the two sat at the entrance of the cave. Although the entrance of the cave was sealed, they still left several gaps. Sitting on the rock near the entrance of the cave, Li Xiao let out a long sigh.
The sound of wind and sunshine, these things that were commonplace in the past, now they think are so precious.
There was a sudden sound of talking outside and footsteps, and the two of them were shocked. The eyes of each other were filled with shock. Nian Yun flipped his wrist and took out a dagger. This was not used to kill people, but to kill themselves.
Li Xiao reached out and held Nian Yun's hand tightly and snatched the dagger.
"If it is Gou Jing's people, remember that after they find us, they must kill me first. I don't want to fall into their hands. I don't want to fall into Li Jian's hands!" Nian Yun said softly.
"I won't fall into their hands, either." Li Xiao nodded. "If so, let's go to the underworld together!"
The footsteps outside became closer and closer. Nian Yun was shaking a little, and Li Xiao gently poked her in his arms and looked out through the gap.
There were several Fang County headmasters dressed in captains, and their voices became clearer.
"***, that old eunuch is really troubled by people. The person he wants to catch has already run away. He also wants us to go up the mountain to search and find a hair, it is just to cause trouble for us!" a man said angrily.
"My second brother, you should say less. Haven't you seen that even our county magistrate was thrown into the prison by that old eunuch? We little captains fell into his hands and were not skinned!" Another voice was also complaining.
"I'm angry when talking about this. ***, you say, weren't the two crossbows in our county recruited by the old eunuch's own people? Their waist cards are so bad. Who dares not give them, so why did they become opponents? The county magistrate has nowhere to complain, and the old eunuch is also so domineering. It's obvious that there is something wrong with them, but it depends on our county magistrate." The person who is called the second brother said angrily.
"Forget it, let's go up the mountain and go up the mountain. My second brother, don't come in vain when I come. Let's get a few rabbits and go back to change the taste. The old eunuch who wants to chase people has long been running away. We're here to meet the scene anyway. By the way, my second brother, you are well-informed. Who did you catch such a big battle that night? That big thief has such great ability?"
"Bad thief, have you ever seen that thief dare to challenge the army?" The little brother paused for a moment and lowered his voice, "Brother, I said you have to keep it secret."
"Of course, of course, whoever heard it would get rid of the asshole!" said the others repeatedly.
"I'm here to kill the fourth prince today. Do you know? I heard that the old emperor was going to pass the throne to this fourth prince, but the old man took the lead and killed the old emperor again. The fourth prince was very lucky. Someone told me to escape. He fled here but was surrounded. As a result, the loyal subordinates of the fourth prince fought to save people. Didn't you see the situation that day? My god, now I'm afraid that I'm so scared that I'm so bloody and flesh flying. Those people are desperate. The people brought by the old eunuch are so powerful that they are so letting them save people!"
The little brother was talking so hard that he was talking, but the listener turned pale. "Little brother, do you say that the old man and the fourth master are brothers. If the old man becomes the emperor, will he really kill his younger brother?"
"You fool, the late emperor first passed the throne to the Fourth Master. If you don't kill him, can you sit steadily?" the youngest brother spat.
"The Tian family has no affection. I used to think that the storyteller was talking nonsense, but now it seems that this is true." Yu Ren sighed repeatedly.
"Forget it, don't worry about him. What does it have to do with who is the emperor have to do with us? As long as we have food and have time to take it, we will take care of who will serve as a member of the service. After leaving, we will beat the rabbit." The little brother said loudly.
The words went further and further, the two people in the cave breathed a sigh of relief, and saw the cold sweat oozing from each other's faces, and couldn't help but smile, "I was a false alarm, but fortunately I didn't go out after hearing your words." Li Xiao's eyes lit up and said, "It seems that the will of the will has finally spread. Hehe, as long as I escape, there is a lot of potential."
"Maybe it's Mr. Wen!" Nian Yun said. "This will divert Li Jian's attention away, and even these yamen runners are aware of it. Such a large situation in Mopan Mountain cannot be hidden from others, and it will make people spread. In this way, it can relieve some of our pressure. Li Jian will not not pay attention to these problems. This will shake the orthodoxy of his throne. When Mr. Wen arrives in the south, it will spread all over the world."
Li Xiao nodded vigorously, "The people's hearts are available!" The two looked at each other and smiled.
Three more days later, the food in the cave had been eaten, and during these three days, no one stepped on Mopan Mountain. Nianyun pushed open the rocks and snow at the entrance of the cave and carefully crawled out of it.
"You stay inside, I'll go find something to eat." Rou Niang said to the cave.
Li Xiao poked his head out, "Are you okay? The mountains are covered with heavy snow, and you can't hunt, can you find food there?"
Nian Yun smiled proudly, "You emperors and nobles can't find golden branches and jade leaves, but I'm different. I can find food wherever I go."
Li Xiao said in confusion: "What can you find?"
Nian Yun smiled, "You have never been hungry, so of course I don't know. Just wait, I will be back soon." He stood up, stepped lightly through the snow, and disappeared into the dense forest.
Looking at Rou Niang's light figure like a deer, Li Xiao murmured: "Nianyun, I will not let you leave me, I will never!"
The sun was very bright. Li Xiao slowly moved to the entrance of the cave, leaned against the entrance, squinted his eyes and let the sun shine on his body. The warm feeling made him enjoy it very much. Why didn’t he feel this way before? Li Xiao felt a little puzzled.
Nian Yun came back very quickly, and happily ran back with a large bag of things.
Looking at the spread of Nian Yun's skin, Li Xiao was stunned. What are these? Various dried fruits, pine nuts, some grains, tree roots, etc.
"What is this?" he wondered, "Where did you get it?"
Nian Yun smiled and said, "There are squirrels in the forest on this mountain, and there are so many mice. These animals will store food before winter comes. As long as they find their cave and dig it open, they can find a lot of food."
Li Xiao suddenly felt bitter, "Rat's stuff?"
Nian Yun looked at him mockingly, "Why can't you eat it? Before you heal your injury, we must eat these things. There are really many rat holes in this forest. Don't worry, we can't be hungry."
"I won't eat it!" Li Xiao could hold on to eating raw meat, but when eating rat food and thinking about the little thing with a shrugged hair, Li Xiao was extremely disgusted.
"If you don't eat, then you can eat this thing every day!" Nian Yun picked up a handful of grassroots and played with it and handed it to him.
"What's this?"
"This is the root of lotus vegetables. The leaves of this wild vegetable have withered in winter, but its roots are also edible and sweet!" Nian Yun lifted the skin of the bag and walked into the hole.
After a while, he walked out again, found some dead wood sticks and walked back into the hole, shaking the fire stick, and setting fire.
"Second Master, is there any cigarette outside?" she shouted inside.
"There is one thing, not big!" Li Xiao looked at it, "It's gone when the wind blows!"
"That's good!" Nian Yun replied happily.
Not long after, a fragrance came out of the hole. Li Xiao, who had eaten some natural meat, smelled the fragrance and was salivating. However, he was so sad that he had said it to death, but at this time he couldn't stand it. He could only swallow his saliva and chew the ball of wild vegetable roots vigorously.
"Here, I'll give it to you!" A stone piece filled with a pile of food made of various grains appeared in front of Li Xiao, "Does it look like Laba porridge?"
Time passed quickly, Mopan Mountain was almost forgotten, and the county magistrate of Fang County was thrown into prison. Gou Jing chased Zi Yan and Lian Zhongwen all the way, but actually forgot that he had locked the county magistrate in prison. The poor county magistrate became a forgotten person. Without Gou Jing's order, no one dared to release him. For a moment, Fang County had no chief official. This made Li Xiao and Nian Yun hiding on the mountain, and no more yamen runners came up to search.
A month passed quickly, and Li Xiao was able to stand up and do some minor activities. Nian Yun began to prepare to leave here and head to the south. (To be continued)!~!
Chapter completed!