Dai Yue felt like vomiting after hearing this. Her hand loosened and the wooden bowl fell down. Zhong Li stretched out a hand to catch it steadily.
"Miss Dai Yue really finds wild rats disgusting." Zhongli sucked the rat tail into his mouth like noodles and chewed it while saying, "The wild rat is completely different from the carrion-eating rats you see. It drinks from the mountain springs and eats grass.
He is a first-class clean guy who grows rapeseed. When I was in the south, I ate dried wild mice baked by the locals out of chaff and paired with sweet rice wine. It was truly delicious."
Dai Yue covered her heart with both hands, her face turned pale: "No matter what you say, it's almost like a mouse."
"They are similar in appearance, but different in nature." When Zhongli said this, he snorted and then continued, "If a person in Tianjing City doesn't even know about the emperor, he is indeed a stupid fool. But the mountains are high and the rivers are far away.
It's a place that is isolated from the outside world and has no access. Tell the people there.
Emperor, maybe he thought you were talking about the loess soil. Do you also think that he is a fool? But people who are quick with their hands and feet, can plow and weave, are many times stronger than those who are not diligent in their limbs and cannot distinguish between grains.
Are you stupid? The person who thinks of a wild rat as a mouse is truly stupid."
Dai Yue's face turned from white to red, and then became even redder, even the roots of her neck were red. She jumped on her feet and said, "According to your statement, I have never seen a wild rat. I thought it was the same as a mouse. Isn't that right?"
It’s normal. Why do you call me stupid?”
Zhongli said: "If you just don't know about wild rats, that's fine. You just have no knowledge. But I told you that wild rats and mice have different habits, and you still want to refute with unreasonable words that they look the same. I gave you an example to compare.
Don't think about the principles of life contained in it, only care about the question of whether you are stupid or not; your brain is the same as a straight one, without any twists and turns. If you are not stupid, who else is?"
Dai Yue was dumbfounded and extremely embarrassed. He wanted to continue to find something to refute, but then he thought: If I continue to refute, wouldn't it give him more excuses to say I'm stupid? No, I'd better stop talking. Who is this hunchback?
Even if the flower picker is not romantic, he should be rough and unruly, but he talks to me with great principles, which is more troublesome than the teacher.
But the feeling of grievance in her heart could not be released. Dai Yue simply took back the wooden bowl with one hand, raised her head, and poured the remaining wild rat meat into her mouth, stuffing her mouth full.
, while chewing hard, I thought to myself: Stinky hunchback, I will eat up all your meat and starve you to death! No, stinky hunchback, you are just a stinky wild rat, I will chew all your bones to pieces!
The mountains were quiet and no one disturbed them. After several days, Dai Yue could only move around the thatched hut. He couldn't run away, and he couldn't wait for the rescuers. He became more and more depressed and frustrated. However, eating every day was better than when he was on the road.
It's much better. In addition to wild mice, there are also pheasants, hares, etc., all of which are fresh and tender game. Zhongli's craftsmanship can barely make do with it, at least it's not raw.
During this period, Dai Yue also tried to increase communication with Zhongli and wanted to ask him about the past of the thatched house, but as soon as he mentioned it, Zhongli gave a fierce look, scaring her so much that she did not dare to ask anymore.
Everything else was fine. Zhongli didn't do anything out of the ordinary. Apart from fetching water for cooking and practicing martial arts and swordplay every day, he used bamboo strips and coir grass to weave bamboo hats and coir raincoats.
Dai Yue couldn't remember whether he had 100 or 200 names for those moves. Sometimes he would give repeated names, and Zhongli would correct him and ask him to try them again. Dai Yue had to rack his brains to think about it, and finally
He coined names such as "Bulls on top", "Strong winds blowing tiles", "Lightning splitting frogs". This has become the most work and pleasure every day.
One morning, Zhongli suddenly said: "Go and take a bath in the river at the foot of the mountain. After you take a bath, I will take you home."
Dai Yue couldn't believe her ears: "You're sending me home?"
Zhongli said: "There is always a wrongdoer and a debtor. After thinking about it, it is not my skill to seek revenge from women like you. Besides, if I kill you, your father will not necessarily feel much uncomfortable, and there is no telling whether he will be happy."
.Although you are a bit stupid, you are more honest than me. You never tried to kill me or escape while I was sleeping. So I will let you go."
Being ridiculed this time, Dai Yue was not unhappy at all. She was so happy that she even wanted to hug Zhongli, but she opened her arms and thought about it. He was so hunched over that the person standing opposite him was almost a head shorter than him. He really wanted to hug him.
In the past, it happened that the face was touching the chest. How could this be appropriate?
Dai Yue ran down the mountain and took a quick shower. She had just dried herself and put on clothes. When she turned around, she saw Zhongli standing in front of her wearing a bamboo hat and a raincoat. She was startled: "When did you come here?"
"Just arrived." Zhongli slowly handed over another set of bamboo hats and coir raincoats, "Put them on."
Dai Yue was not sure whether Zhongli had seen her body, but it didn't matter. She could go home right away, so why bother with all this? So she put on her bamboo hat and raincoat and walked with Zhongli, who was also dressed in the same style.
The way they left was different from the way they came. When they came, they walked through the mountains and jungles. When they left, they walked on mountain roads for a few days and ended up in a town. Dai Yue guessed that Zhongli was taking a detour on purpose, because the two of them took a detour.
My legs and feet were all healed, and my journey was more than twice as fast as before. However, I arrived at a market that was hundreds of miles away from Tianwei City, and I still had to ride a carriage for a day or two to get there.
"It seems that he was trying to prevent me from remembering the way to his house, but I'm not a person who knows how to know directions at all, alas."
Dai Yue felt a little disappointed in her heart. She was no longer wary of the hunchback, but the other party was still wary of her. So she didn't talk to Zhongli much, and the two of them almost didn't talk to each other all the way.
When they arrived near Tianwei City, Zhongli got out of the car early. It was raining. Dai Yue stared blankly at the bamboo hat and raincoat disappearing in the rain. Recalling his experiences in the past half month, he felt that it was a thrilling and bizarre dream, and now he finally
It's time to wake up from the dream.
As soon as he arrived at the gate of Tianwei City, Dai Yue was recognized by the soldiers guarding the city. One of the assistant generals called for a fast horse cart and asked Dai Yue to transfer. The carriage and horses were very fast, and Dai Yue returned in no time.
The familiar general's mansion.
When I got off the car, the rain just stopped. As soon as Dai Yue stepped into the door, she saw the sun piercing the clouds and reflecting a slanting rainbow. Her heart, which had been lost just now, suddenly became completely happy. She ran towards the hall and shouted:
"Daddy, I'm back!"
The guards at the house ran faster than her. After going in to report, several figures immediately came out of the hall to greet her. Dai Yue first saw a middle-aged man with a strong build and a square face and a short beard. Tears instantly poured out of his eyes.
: "Daddy!"
General Tianwei "Dai Wanshan" was also very excited when he saw his daughter coming back. He hugged his daughter and stroked her head while saying: "Yue'er, it's good that you come back, it's good that you come back!"
"Yue'er misses daddy so much."
Dai Yue buried her head in Dai Wanshan's arms and cried.
"Don't cry Yue'er, don't cry Yue'er." Dai Wanshan patted her back again and comforted her, "Go home. Everything will be safe when you go home."
"Congratulations to General Dai on the return of his beloved daughter! It's true that auspicious people have their own destiny. It was General Dai who made great contributions to Dayu, and God's kindness allowed Miss Dai Yue to escape from the clutches of the devil and return safely!"
A female voice suddenly sounded.
Dai Yue turned her head and looked around, and saw a tall woman with a cold face. She wore a white robe, black boots, and a red belt. She wore a metal glove with a hint of purple in the black on her left hand. She felt strange: This woman looked...
Looks like, shouldn't it be that "Iron-hand ruthless Ying Hailan"? But his words are not ruthless at all, he is very enthusiastic.
Looking next to the woman, there is another man with scars on his face. He looks very ferocious. The man with scars has three knives hanging on his waist, and each knife has its handle wrapped with cloth. Dai Yue said again
I thought: I have heard of a master who uses two swords. This person uses three swords? One in each hand, only two. Do you hold the third sword in your mouth? Will you not cut yourself when you raise your hand?
Dai Wanshan cupped his hands towards the woman and said, "Master Ying is exaggerating. I have only accomplished a few merits, and I feel deeply ashamed."
Another person said: "How did Miss Dai Yue escape from Zhongtuozi? I heard that many corpses of purple guards were found in the woods eighty miles outside the city. One of the purple guards who chased them out that night was
None of them survived. Have you ever seen Zhong Tuozi take action? What's his martial arts like, where did he come from? How many moves did he use to kill those purple-clad guards?"
Dai Yue looked over there again, and saw an old man with a stooped figure, dressed in rags. He didn't want to talk to him, but when he thought that someone in his house should appear, he must be no ordinary person. He replied: "
Zhong Tuozi was so powerful that he killed all the purple-clad guards in just a few strokes. I was too frightened to see clearly. As for how I escaped... I was rescued by a passing hero, but I was slightly injured.