When the sun rose three o'clock, that is, around three o'clock in the afternoon, Dongzhang finally woke up leisurely.
I looked at the sky and realized, well, the sun is blooming most brutally right now, so it’s time to continue on the road.
After casually patting the dust on his clothes, Dongzhang began to walk slowly along the official road.
As the sun sets in the west, the visibility gradually becomes darker. It seems that we have to find a place to stay before night falls. Of course, it doesn't matter if we can't find it, it's just a question of whether it's comfortable or not.
That’s what I’m thinking in my heart, but it’s impossible for God to do everything as you wish. The moon is above my brow, and except for the chirping of birds and the chirping of insects, there are no other sounds on the road. There is a strange sense of tranquility. Dongzhang is not in a hurry.
A person walks in the silent and boundless jungle following the moonlight, looking like a lonely traveler from a distance.
Around 11 or 12 o'clock in the evening in later generations, Dongzhang caught a glimpse of a light in front of the jungle. He couldn't help but feel happy and found a place to sleep.
When I got close to the light, I discovered that it was a ruined temple. The doors and windows were all in tatters. There was no good place. There were two horses tied at the door. It looked familiar. Through the doors and windows, I could vaguely see two fires inside.
There was a pile, and under the light of the fire there were about seven or eight figures, and there were quite a few of them.
In the ruined temple, four strong men with beards were sitting in front of the statue of the mountain god. On the right were two boys and girls of seventeen or eighteen years old. The man was dressed in white. He looked eighteen or nineteen years old and had a handsome face. He was sitting on the fire at the moment.
He looked at the four big men in front of him warily.
The other is a girl in Tsing Yi. She is sixteen or seventeen years old, with slender eyebrows and a slim figure that shows the vitality of youth. They are the two people Dongzhang saw during the day, but the girl's pair of spirited eyes at this time
The big eyes seemed to be hiding something on their mind at the moment, with a trace of sadness caught in them, as they were thinking about their own thoughts.
The four strong men in front of the temple did not pay any attention to the vigilance of the young man in white. They still talked loudly, drank boldly, and ate meat. They showed that they did not take each other seriously at all. The young man was at his best at this age.
People of this age group want to be taken seriously, but the attitude of the big men made the young man in white who was wary of them frown in dissatisfaction.
Just when they were each immersed in their own little world, the door of the mountain temple was pushed open, and a voice roared along with the mountain wind.
"Brother, lend me a fire"
The sudden sound came, and the six people in the temple stopped what they were doing at the same time. They all turned to look at the young man who pushed the door open. The young man was wearing a long gray coat, with a high ponytail and a tall figure.
His nose is on top of a pair of bright eyes, his sleeves are wide and cover his hands, making it difficult for people to see the hands inside. His belt is thick and long, and there is a 'black stick' stuck diagonally in his waist. He is smiling all over his face.
He asked the four strong men in front of him.
ps: Dong Zhang’s image compared to the book cover
The four strong men are all seasoned veterans. In the dead of night, a seemingly harmless young man suddenly breaks into a dilapidated temple in the wilderness. This scene is unexpected, and the dress does not look like he is rushing for an exam.
scholar.
Judging from his age, he doesn't look like a seasoned knight. When ordinary people see this scene in the temple, the braver ones will be obedient, and the timid ones may even turn around and leave. But this kid looks like he's familiar with it.
He didn't regard the few people in the temple as a deterrent at all.
He felt like a wanderer playing in the world, but his age and experience didn't match up, so the four strong men looked at Dongzhang in silence and didn't speak, and they all wanted to see how Dongzhang responded, how brave he was.
The younger one probably wouldn't ask any more questions, but this kid's next behavior is really something that the older brothers can't stand.
"What? Don't want to borrow it?"
"Don't be so stingy. We are all one family from all over the world. In my hometown, you have grandsons at your age. I'm still a kid. Oh, here's the crispy chicken, tsk tsk, it tastes really good. Thank you."
Dongzhang, who was very familiar with it, pulled out a fire stick from the fire in front of the four strong men, and walked to the left side where there was no one. At this time, the girl in green on the right burst into laughter.
, seeing everyone looking over, she hurriedly covered her mouth and turned away from her face, but her pretty face, which was illuminated by the fire, could still tell that she was still suppressing a smile.
At this time, one of the big men couldn't help scolding Dongzhang: "You kid!!"
"Second brother!"
But as soon as he spoke, he was stopped sharply by the strong man with a beard who led him.
"Um?"
Dongzhang turned his head slightly, looked at the dark-faced man with squinted eyes, and responded softly through his nose. Although it was a hot dog day, Dongzhang's cold look back instantly brought the atmosphere in the room to freezing point.
The strong man at the head immediately reached out and grabbed the dark-faced man who was about to get up impulsively, and shook his head gently.
Even the girl in green who was watching could not help but secretly think: You are such a domineering young man, it is reasonable for others not to lend you a favor.
"Any questions."
"No, no, my second brother just wants to ask the young master if he can come over and get it himself. There is still plenty of firewood. Please feel free to do so, young master."
Seeing the strong man's energetic explanation, Dongzhang also nodded: "That's right. You rely on your family at home and your friends when you go out. In short, thank you."
After saying that, he turned back and continued to tinker with his own fire. He saw Dongzhang picking up random branches and straw behind the temple and piled them together randomly. He threw the fire stick up and lay down on a pile of hay.
He took out the water bag from the package and drank it.
This. This looks like a young master with no experience. Dongzhang’s behavior made the four big men’s eyes twitch. Facing the black-faced big man’s angry expression, even the leading strong man began to doubt himself.
Could it be that I'm overthinking it? Is this guy the second-generation son-in-law who ran away from home after reading too many graphic novels?
Even the young man in white and the girl in green on the right were secretly amazed. The young man's wild behavior since he first entered the house made people think he was a master, but his current behavior is more like a young master who is used to being served.
It's really confusing.
Dongzhang didn't care what others thought. He did know how to make fires and cook in his previous life, but after a few years in this world, he had been taken care of by Aunt Liu and Uncle Liu, and he lived a life where he could only open his mouth for food and clothing.
He has made himself a third-level cripple, not because he is incompetent, but because he is lazy. Anyone with a discerning eye can see that the fire in front of Dongzhang will burn for at most ten minutes before it goes out.
Dongzhang himself knows this, and he’s not really stupid. A few minutes of cooking is enough. He just turns up the fire to heat the dried meat. Isn’t the texture better than cold dried meat?
So now a strange scene appeared in the ruined temple. Six people on both sides looked sideways at Dongzhang, who was jumping up and down on skewers of barbecued meat, because the fire burned brightly on the left side and then on the right side.
Wang, so there is Dongzhang moving around like this. The person involved, Dongzhang, completely ignored the big eyes and small eyes of the other two people. He just wanted to rush to roast the meat before the fire went out.