Chapter 182

Fengling 'er was shakily helped up. She patted her chest and said with lingering fear, "You scared me to death. Quick! Close the door! We're not doing business tonight. "

The pitiful fellow who had his genitals smashed by Zhan Ning'er was carried out in a flurry to find someone to treat him. Fengling 'er was supported by two people and returned to the side hall in the back garden. She sat on a chair and drank three bowls of cold tea before she could breathe again.

"Huh?"

Fengling 'er came back to her senses and saw the clothes on the table. She suddenly thought of Ye Xiaotian, "Where is he? Gone? Hey! He really has a few poor bones. He's really tough. But … where's the silver? "

Fengling 'er got up and looked carefully. Not only was the silver ingot gone, but it seemed like a set of clothes was missing as well. The two people who helped him back saw his strange behavior and could not help but ask, "Brother Fengling, what are you looking for?"

Fengling 'er was stunned for a moment and turned around to ask, "Um … there's a young man in this house. His looks … his mouth is especially good looking. Do you know what his name is and where he lives?"

The two people looked at each other and then at the empty hall. Their faces changed, "Oh! Brother Fengling, what are you talking about? Don't joke at night, it's quite scary. "

Fengling 'er, "…"

…

When Ye Xiaotian returned to the Earth Temple, the sky was already dark. Gourd County was a mountain city. Half of it was flat land and the other half was a hillside. There was a river between the high mountain and the flat land. The Earth Temple was halfway up the hillside.

When Ye Xiaotian was at the foot of the mountain, there were still lights to illuminate the place. When he climbed up the mountain, he looked up and saw stars in the distance. It was all dark and light. Fortunately, there was a big bright moon in the sky. It sprinkled frost on the ground, so he could see clearly up close.

Ye Xiaotian stopped in his tracks and turned his head to look at the foot of the mountain. All he could see were the twinkling lights, as bright as the stars in the sky. Being high up in the dark, looking at the soft red ten zhang wide world, this wonderful feeling was something he had never experienced when he was in the capital.

In such a tranquil and beautiful atmosphere, Ye Xiaotian, who was naturally optimistic, had long forgotten all his worries. He pinched the two silver ingots in his sleeves and touched the set of high-quality women's clothes in the crook of his arm. He chuckled and increased his speed of climbing the mountain.

When he was near the Mountain God Temple, Ye Xiaotian suddenly stopped. There was a mountain stream next to it. The stream was not wide but the riverbed was very wide. It was probably because the stream was very turbulent during floods. The stream was full of pebbles.

There were no shrubs on either side of the riverbed. The moonlight shone into the flowing water, turning into thousands of streams of light. From afar, the small river looked like a sparkling silver jade belt. On this jade belt stood a youth carrying a bamboo basket.

The youth was only fourteen or fifteen years old. He was still very young, but his body was already stronger than many adults. In such a night, in such a mountain stream, a young man holding a torch and a knife in his hand, standing in the stream like a jade belt. This scene made Ye Xiaotian very curious. But he immediately understood what the young man was doing.

In such a night, in such a mountain stream, a young man holding a torch and a saber in his hand was standing in the jade ribbon-like stream. Such a scene made Ye Xiaotian very curious, but he immediately understood what the young man was doing.

The young man was so focused that he did not notice Ye Xiaotian. He was holding a torch in one hand and a thin knife in the other. With his back slightly arched, he walked slowly in the gurgling water. Suddenly, he flipped his arm, and with a flash of cold light, that perfectly straight and narrow saber slashed into the water, creating a splash.

The fat fish shook its tail with all its might. But before the fish could break free from the knife, the young man deftly raised the knife and accurately threw the fat fish into the basket on his shoulder. The fat fish wagged its tail desperately, but before it could break free from the knife, the youth swiftly swung the knife and accurately threw the fat fish into the basket on his shoulder.

Ye Xiaotian couldn't help but let out a soft cry when he saw this scene. He knew that people used nets to catch fish, and he had also seen people use fishing rods to catch fish. He also knew that some people used harpoons to catch fish, but this was the first time he had seen someone use a knife to catch fish.

The fish were frightened by the sudden light and swam away. The fisherman stood in the flowing water. His hands and eyes were quick. He waved his knife and struck the fish at the bottom of the water. What kind of unique fishing method was this? What kind of sharp eyes and nimble movements did he have?

Hearing the cry of surprise, the young man hurriedly turned around. The torch in his hand was still held steadily, and the sharp knife was already in front of his chest.

Ye Xiaotian greeted, "Hi! My name is Ye Xiaotian. Friend, you have great fishing skills. "

The young man looked at him warily, "It's the middle of the night, what are you doing here?"

Ye Xiaotian pointed halfway up the mountain and said, "I live there."

The young man still did not let down his guard. "You live in the Earth Temple? Going up the mountain at this hour? "

Ye Xiaotian smiled and said, "Is it strange? You don't fish during the day and insist on fishing at night. You don't even use a fishing spear or a fishing net, but a knife. I also find it very strange. "

The young man looked at him for a moment, and a faint smile appeared in his eyes. "I learned this fishing method from the tribe in the mountains."

He turned around and looked at the sparkling water again.

Ye Xiaotian's heart suddenly moved. Although he had money now, although there was no curfew in the mountain city, no one came out to do business at night because of low profits. Therefore, he did not buy any food along the way. Now that he saw the young man catching fish, Ye Xiaotian suddenly thought of a barter method.

Ye Xiaotian raised the clothes on his arm and said to the young man, "Little brother, I haven't eaten today. It's fine if I'm the only one who hasn't eaten, but there are still three mouths waiting for me in the Earth Temple."

The young man straightened his back and listened to him calmly.

Ye Xiaotian said, "I'll exchange this set of clothes for your fish. How about it? This is good silk. "

The young man shook his head and said, "This is not the clothes a worker should wear."

Ye Xiaotian said, "You can give it to your bride when you get married. How can a bride wear coarse clothes? She'll be beautiful if she wears soft silk. "

The young man's eyes lit up. He waded into the river and walked ashore, but he did not approach Ye Xiaotian. Although he believed that Ye Xiaotian was no danger to him, he still instinctively maintained a distance. This was a habit unique to hunters.

The young man inserted the torch into the soft grass at the side and poured out the bamboo basket. There were five or six fat fish inside, each weighing at least one and a half catties. The young man broke off a few flexible weeds and quickly weaved them into ropes. He passed them from the gills to the fish's mouth and strung the four largest fish together.

The young man put the remaining fish back into the basket, carried it on his back, and picked up his knife. Only then did he hand the fish strung with the straw rope to Ye Xiaotian. Ye Xiaotian happily handed the clothes over. The young man shook his head and said, "The fish is for you. I don't want the clothes. When I marry a wife, I'll earn money to buy her a few bolts of silk to make new clothes. "

At this point, the corner of his mouth slightly curled up. He seemed a little stubborn and a little proud, but he gave off a very sincere and natural feeling. There was not a trace of repulsive arrogance. Ye Xiaotian immediately had a good impression of him.

Ye Xiaotian thought for a moment and took out a small silver ingot. He spread it out in his palm and said, "You don't want the clothes, but I can't take advantage of you. I'll buy it with silver. Lend me your knife and split it open."

The young man lightly said, "No need. I said I'll give it to you, so I'll give it to you!"

Ye Xiaotian slowly tightened his palm and nodded, "Alright! Today, I owe you a favor for the four fish you gave me. If there's a chance in the future, this Ye will definitely repay you. "

A playful smile appeared in the young man's eyes. A person whose entire family lived in a broken down Earth Temple and had no choice but to beg for fish from a fisherman in the middle of the night. Yet he actually talked about repaying him in the future. Wasn't it funny?

Ye Xiaotian saw the smile in his eyes. Ye Xiaotian said loudly, "There are no dragons in this world. It's naturally useless to have the skill of slaying dragons. If the heavens can give me a place to display my skills, hehe, I won't even need a knife to catch fish. "

Ye Xiaotian laughed loudly and carried the fish up the mountain. He slowly said, "Little brother, have you read before? This is called being born with talent will always be useful! "

The young man didn't answer, but a smile finally appeared on his face. He smiled and waded into the stream. Ye Xiaotian walked along the mountain path. After a dozen steps, he suddenly remembered something. He turned around and saw the young man holding a torch. He was already twenty steps away from him.

Ye Xiaotian asked loudly, "Hey, little brother, what's your name!"

"Hua Yunfei!"

The young man's voice came from afar. Ye Xiaotian smiled and said to himself, "Hua Yunfei, what a good name. But … compared to the name I gave, it's still better. Even if you can fly, can you really fly out of the sky? "

…

A temple without a monk sweeps the floor.

Incense is abundant, candles are scarce.

A rather poetic couplet had been completely hidden in the darkness of the night. The moonlight only left a faint trace on it.

There were no monks in the temple and no candles. But the moonlight was cold and it wasn't enough to light up the temple. So a bonfire was lit inside. Shuiwu sat cross-legged next to the bonfire. She placed one hand on her thigh and supported her cheek. She looked like she was deep in thought.

Le Yao was lying on her lap and seemed to have fallen asleep. The red light from the bonfire made Shuiwu's cheeks shine, like a piece of alluring red jade. Hearing footsteps, Shuiwu suddenly raised her head. When she saw Ye Xiaotian, her eyes revealed joy.

It was already very late, but Shuiwu didn't go to the front of the temple to look around. She was like a little wife waiting for her late husband to return, quietly sitting there. The ups and downs along the way, the joys and sorrows, had already made her completely trust Ye Xiaotian. She was not worried that Ye Xiaotian would abandon her.

"Yaoyao, quickly get up. Brother Xiaotian is back. Yaoyao … "

Shuiwu happily looked at Ye Xiaotian and gently patted Le Yao's butt, calling her to get up.

Yaoyao was woken up by the pat. She quickly got up and before she could see Ye Xiaotian clearly, she shouted, "Brother Xiaotian, you're back."

Ye Xiaotian carried the fish and clothes as he walked in. He smiled and said, "En! Brother Xiaotian is back. Yaoyao must be hungry. Come, come, come, let's eat fish. "

"Wow!" When Yao Yao saw the fat fish in Ye Xiaotian's hand, her eyes suddenly widened, revealing a greedy expression. Her eyes were wide open as she stared at the fish, looking as if she couldn't wait to pounce on them and take a few bites.

When Shuiwu saw the woman's clothes in Ye Xiaotian's hand, she couldn't help revealing a strange expression. But now was clearly not the time to ask. Everyone was indeed hungry. She meekly took the fish and said to Ye Xiaotian, "I'll go to the stream to clean up."

Ye Xiaotian said, "It's dark, what's there to clean up? Just pierce it with a stick and roast it over the fire. When the fish is cooked, the scales will fall off."

As Ye Xiaotian said this, he sat down next to the fire. He suddenly felt that something was missing. He looked around and realized that Fuwa was gone. Ye Xiaotian said strangely, "Where's Fuwa? Don't tell me it ran away because it's hungry? "

Before Shuiwu could speak, Yaoyao had already reported, "Brother Xiaotian, Fuwa went to catch mice."

Ye Xiaotian was stunned, "Ah? This guy also eats mice? "

Shuiwu chuckled and said, "So we don't know either. This afternoon, Fuwa was running around in the yard, and we didn't pay attention. Later, we found that it had eaten the bark of the two fir trees in the yard, and then … we found that it was catching mice. "

Ye Xiaotian said with a bitter smile, "No wonder people say 'food is the most important thing'. Look, it's only been a day without food. Not to mention people, even bears are hungry like cats … "