"Oh, what did the old man say?" Ye Xiu looked curious.
Xiaonan's grandfather's face was full of fear, as if he remembered some bad memory, and his whole body was trembling.
However, in order to dispel Ye Xiu's worries about going into the mountain, he still said bravely: "More than two years ago, I took Xiao Nan up the mountain to collect herbs.
When I was about to go down the mountain, I heard a scary sound, like a wolf howling, but even sharper.
And the moment I heard this sound, the nearby plants were covered with a layer of frost.
Fortunately, I ran fast at that time, otherwise Xiaonan and I would have been dead.
Several people later went up the mountain and heard it, and a few people did not come back alive.
So that place has become a restricted area, and no one dares to go up there anymore.
Young people, I advise you not to take risks. You are so young, but you must not risk your life there."
Chu Dong couldn't help but shuddered: "Grandpa, is it really as scary as you said?"
"It's true." Xiaonan next to him nodded: "It was really scary at the time. Brothers and sisters, you must not go."
Saying this made Ye Xiu more interested. Could there be some kind of monster in the mountain?
Putting down his thoughts for the time being, Ye Xiu looked at them and said with a smile, "It's getting dark soon. I wonder if I can have a meal here and stay overnight."
Xiaonan's grandma was very kind: "Of course, you are a guest from afar, so I will go and cook."
"Grandma, you don't have to cook. Let him come. He is a great chef." Chudong pointed at Ye Xiu with a look of pride on his face: "His cooking skills are excellent."
Looking at Ye Xiu with some pride, he thought to himself, "Since you always bully me, I will let you do more work today."
Thinking of this, she felt extremely happy.
"Haha, how many young people like you know how to cook?" Xiaonan's grandfather looked unconvinced.
Chudong said seriously: "Grandpa, his cooking skills are really good and will definitely surprise you."
"I want to try the food cooked by big brother." Xiaonan helped.
Teacher Ye Xiu was not angry. He would ask others for help later. It would be okay to cook a meal for them. He smiled and said, "Just let me cook a meal for everyone."
The two old men actually didn't believe that Ye Xiu could make anything delicious.
But it was hard to deny it too much, so the old man took Ye Xiu and Chu Dong to the back yard.
Rural families generally have some vegetables, fruit trees, etc. planted in their backyards.
If you have a larger home, you will also have a small pond with some fish in it.
Xiaonan's backyard is like this, full of life.
"Wow, it's so beautiful here, just like my hometown." Chudong exclaimed, his eyes shining.
The two old people smiled and said, "Someone likes them, and their home is the greatest affirmation for them."
Ye Xiu patted Chu Dong's head gently: "What are you still doing? Go pick vegetables."
"I hate it, don't hit me on the head. What if I become shorter?"
Even though she said this, she still ran to pick vegetables obediently.
Ye Xiu came to the small pond, where there were many fat fish.
"You guys are picking vegetables here, and we two old guys will go and cook the rice first." Xiaonan's grandfather said.
Ye Xiu: "Grandpa and grandma, walk slowly."
Xiao Nan held a net bag and came to Ye Xiu's side: "Brother, use this if you want to catch fish."
Ye Xiu smiled and shook his head: "No, I can do it with my bare hands."
"How can you catch it with bare hands?" Xiaonan looked puzzled: "Does brother want to jump down? That's too dirty, it won't work."
"Catching fish is actually very simple."
As he spoke, Ye Xiu stretched out his right hand and pointed his palm at a certain fish in the small pond.