Druid's Country Retirement

Li Hongbing was digging vigorously for kudzu roots when Sun Lianqian ran over crying, with a look of panic on her face, and shouted in a crying voice as she ran.

"Master, Master, there are monsters in the mountains, run away."

Nonsense! !

Are you crazy?

Li Hongbing put away his shovel and crawled out of the pit. Without waiting to speak, he was followed by the unfortunate quartet and Fang Wanda who arrived crying for their father and mother.

"Brother Red Soldier, there's a mountain spirit out there, run quickly!"

"It's so big. It's vomiting blood all over its mouth. It must have just eaten someone."

"Village Chief, there is really a monster, let's run!"

"Master, the fifth son and uncle are still inside."

Several people were talking so much that they couldn't hear clearly. Li Hongbing was so noisy that his head was numb. He raised his hands and shouted, "Shut up, everyone. I'll just ask you for answers. Look at your cowardice, you're afraid of a ball!"

Having said that, Li Hongbing pointed to Jianjun. This was due to his steady temperament. As for Fang Wanda, he had just arrived in the village not long ago and didn't understand the situation well.

"What kind of mountain spirit and monster are you talking about? Did you see it with your own eyes?"

Jianjun looked pale and nodded, "I saw it with my own eyes. In the woods behind us digging kudzu, there was a green face. As soon as it appeared, it knocked down the elder brother-in-law, and spit out yellow, red and yellow spit. Something, I don’t know if it’s meat or bones.”

Green face?

Li Hongbing frowned. He had never heard of any mountain spirits in the mountains. Even in October, they would come to report.

He leaned over and picked up the shovel, "Let's go and take a look."

Take a look? ?

No matter how you look at it, that’s a man-eating mountain spirit!

The unlucky four looked at each other, but Sun Lianqian was brave enough to pick up a hoe and follow her master.

Even though the goddesses in the dream were on him, Fang Wanda had to pretend to be a man, and quickly caught up and followed Sun Lianqian closely.

"What should I do?" Xiucai said with a sad face. He was about to get married. He couldn't lose his father before the child was born!

"How about a game? The Red Soldiers are all here. You are so scared. At worst, you won't be able to escape later. I will feed the mountain spirits to your rear."

Li Hongqi gritted his teeth and grabbed a stone and followed it.

It all comes down to this.

If you don't go, no brothers will have to do it in the future.

The remaining three people showed resolute expressions and each picked up stones, sticks and other things to use as weapons.

Originally, the two sides were not far apart, less than 300 meters apart.

Within a few puffs of cigarette, Li Hongbing walked to the scene of the incident. Sun Lianqian, who was trailing behind, pinched her throat and whispered a reminder.

"Master, that monster is right in front, be careful!"

But in Li Hongbing's eyes, there was no such thing as a mountain spirit. Only the second brother-in-law squatted beside the eldest brother-in-law and howled like a green shit.

"Boss, what's wrong with you? Wake up!"

"Boss, don't scare me, are you okay?"

Li Hongbing was speechless and walked up to him with a shovel, "If you continue to pinch your neck, you're probably not far from death."

"San'er, what's wrong with your eldest brother-in-law?" The second brother-in-law raised his head, with two traces of tears on his face.

What's wrong! !

You still have the nerve to ask, who can see the green shit on his face and who can’t be confused.

Li Hongbing had no time to pay attention to him.

He squatted down and pinched the philtrum with his fingers. He saw the eldest brother-in-law suddenly sitting up and letting out a long breath like a flat tire. He opened his eyes slowly and saw a green face lying in front of him.

My heart skipped a beat, ready to faint again.

"Don't be dizzy, look clearly, that's the second dick." Li Hongbing patted the eldest brother-in-law's neck gently to calm down the tone.

The eldest brother-in-law finally regained his composure and suddenly turned his head to glare at the second brother-in-law.

"Cui Yong, you are seriously ill. Do you know that scaring people can scare them to death? I was almost scared to death."

The second brother-in-law smiled awkwardly. He originally wanted to scare him, but who knew it could be so powerful.

Not far away, the unlucky quartet, Fang Wanda, and Sun Lianqian were hiding in the bushes, holding various weapons in their hands and discussing countermeasures in a low voice.

"Why is there no movement? Could it be that Brother Hongbing has also been sucked in yang energy?"

"After that, I heard from the older generation that as long as a man's yang energy has been sucked out by a mountain spirit, he will be like a stick with dry bones."

"Would any of you go out and take a look?"

"Master, Master! My disciple is unfilial!"

"Sun Yatou, you are a girl and have no yang energy. Go out and take a look."

In the end, it was Sun Lianqian who stood up, but this time she was accompanied by Fang Wanda, which greatly changed the image of Xiao Sun's classmate Fang Wanda.

The two held hands and carefully walked out of the bushes.

After walking around a field of vines, I saw the master and two uncles sitting together. As for the green-faced monster, if I read it correctly, it should be uncle Cui.

"Master."

"village head!"

Li Hongbing looked up and saw Sun Lianqian and Fang Wanda holding hands with a smile on their lips.

"It's okay. It was your Uncle Cui who put medicine on his face just now. Go call them back."

Sun Lianqian responded, but she saw a different meaning from her master's smile. Suddenly her palms felt hot. She looked down and saw that Fang Wanda was still holding her hand tightly.

"release!"

"What are you talking about!" Fang Wanda didn't know whether he didn't understand, or he didn't understand on purpose. Anyway, he held his slippery little hands tightly and wouldn't let go. This opportunity is rare. Wait until the next time.

Being stared at by so many elders, Sun Lianqian shook herself hard, broke away and ran into the woods to find someone.

hey-hey! !

Fang Wanda stood there, put her hand between her nose, and giggled while smelling.

The three old men sat on the ground, looking at Fang Wanda's licking face, and couldn't help but feel a lot of emotion.

It’s great to be young!

Not a moment.

The unlucky quartet came over with cheeky smiles, and everyone understood each other without saying a word about what had just happened.

When it’s time to dig kudzu, keep digging kudzu.

Those who should watch the fun continue to watch the fun.

It was as if what just happened had never happened.

Chi Chi! !

The honey dogs came back again, each with something in their mouth. They ran to Li Hongbing and put the things down, making hurried barks.

There were hares, pheasants, and a black snake weighing four to five kilograms. I didn't know that the unlucky egg Migouzi caught from the snake hole was bitten to death and it was too late to release it.

"You are so thoughtful, and you even know how to give a gift to Xing'er's mother!"

Li Hongbing picked up the MiGouZi affectionately and sent a ray of original power into his body one by one.

October smelled the source of power, and came over bravely, but seeing Migouzi's fierce and cute appearance, he was still a little timid.

Chi Chi! !

Faced with the big guy like October, the honeydogs were not timid at all. They moved quickly and divided the work in an orderly manner to surround October. They raised their tails and made piercing screams. At a glance, they knew that there were many people in the mountains. Gangs commit crimes.

Ouch! !

October roared, and without resisting, he went straight to the ground and exposed his belly to express his submission.

Li Hongbing was speechless.

There is no way to save such a useless lion. "You are brothers. It has just arrived at home and is timid. Don't scare it."

The animals in the old house are arranged in order of size as they enter the house. The largest ones are the big flowers, followed by the black horns, the third ones are the honey dogs, and then down in order.

Hearing what their father said, the honeydogs were embarrassed and bullied the younger ones. They came up to October and touched him lightly with their noses to express their acceptance.

In October, people who are timid are still timid, but they can have strong eyesight.

He can tell who is the big brother and the big brother, hang out with the big brother, and eat nine meals in three days.

Gulu stood up and followed Migouzi, playing wild in the woods.

The sun gradually sets from east to west.

Under the guidance of Li Hongbing, everyone harvested a lot in the bamboo baskets, and dug three to four hundred kilograms of kudzu.

At noon, we had a simple meal of cold boiled water and corn pancakes. The corn pancakes were not resistant to hunger, and after another day of digging, everyone's stomach was growling early in the morning.

The group returned to the village without stopping.

Kill directly to the Li family's old house.

On the rice field, my mother, eldest sister, second sister, and Shan Xing were sitting under the old oak tree chatting. My father was busy running around, serving tea, pouring water, and delivering fruits. If he changed his clothes, he would be no different from a waiter.

Seeing his son and son-in-law coming back from the mountains, the father looked resentful.

You guys had a great time!

You left me at home to serve four aunts, you bastard! ! !

"Mom, we are back!" Li Hongbing walked into the rice field excitedly, put the bamboo basket on the ground, and before his mother could get angry, he preemptively said, "Look what I dug, wild old yam, stewed with ephedra chicken , it’s especially good for pregnant women to eat, so I dug it out after a lot of effort.”

"Yes, yes, we helped with the digging too." The two brothers-in-law also rushed to grab the credit.

Mom’s newly discolored face returned to normal.

Now, in her heart, the three pregnant women in the family are the gods, and the rest are just clouds.

As long as it's good for pregnant women, it's right.

When I walked to the bamboo basket, I saw three wild yams that were as thick as an arm and 30 pounds smaller. I narrowed my eyes with joy.

"Old man, go kill a chicken quickly and stew it for the children tonight."

"Why should I go and let San'er go!" The father looked unhappy. Why did his son and son-in-law come back and still let him work?

My mother pinched her waist and stared, "Go if you are told. My son and son-in-law are so tired digging yams. What did you do at home all day?"

I! !

The old man was speechless and wailed in his heart that he would be in the hands of this woman for the rest of his life.

Li Hongbing secretly snickered, why should a man make it difficult for a man, and quickly interrupted, "I'll kill the chicken, and dad will help wash the kudzu."

"We'll help too." The unlucky foursome quickly put down their baskets, and the two apprentices could see clearly who was the boss in the family.

Chi Chi! !

The honey dog ​​jumped out of the basket and barked eagerly.

Shan Xing, who was watching the excitement, heard a familiar voice, and his body trembled. He turned his head and saw five MiGouZi, which were several times bigger, rushing towards him.

brush!

Yamaxing's eyes suddenly became moist. After all, these five little guys were raised by themselves with mouthfuls of rice soup.

When I grew up, I ran away whenever I wanted. I went into the mountains for several months without even knowing where to go home.

Every time it thunders and rains, I worry about whether they will get caught in the rain or starve.

The honey dogs jumped up and down around Xing'er's mother, but none of them jumped into Shan Xing's arms, because they knew through the smell that Xing'er's mother was different now.

I have younger brothers and sisters in my belly.

"They are bringing you a gift." Li Hongbing smiled and took out the hare, pheasant, and black snake from the bamboo basket and placed them on the ground.

Shan Xing's happy eyes narrowed into crescent moons.

"What a fat black snake, this thing is delicious." Dad immediately fell in love with the black snake sent by Migouzi. This kind of snake meat is very delicious, but now that late autumn is entering winter, snakes have gone into burrows to hibernate. It's not easy to find.

"It's delicious. It's not for you." Mom rolled her eyes at Dad, looked at Migouzi who was surrounding Shan Xing, and said deliberately, "Even Migouzi knows to go home to see Mom, some You man has no conscience!"

have to! !

If you don't speak the right words, you will get burned.

Li Hongbing quickly picked up the wild things and slipped into the kitchen. He stayed there, unsure of what to say.

When the others saw this, they saw that the old lady seemed to be in a bad mood today, and they hurriedly lowered their heads to work. If they said more, they would be wrong. If they said less, they would be wrong. If they didn't say anything, they would definitely be right.

Peel the black snake, hare, and pheasant, remove the internal organs, chop into small pieces, and marinate with rice wine and aniseed.

The whole ephedra chicken is stewed in a crock pot.

Li Hongbing was busy in the kitchen, and others were also busy on the rice field. It was very troublesome to handle the dug kudzu.

First, clean the kudzu root with water, then scrape off the skin with a scraper, and then chop the cleaned kudzu root into regular small pieces.

After completing these two steps, the tedious production has just begun.

Li Hongbing picked out a few cleaned kudzu roots, took them back to the kitchen, cut them into long strips with a kitchen knife, and threw them into a pot of water to cook. This is another way to eat kudzu root. After cooking, it will taste bitter at first and then sweet, and the more you chew it, the more it tastes. taste.

The sun gradually sets in the west, casting a hazy afterglow over the small mountain village. Smoke curls up from the chimneys of each house, filling the air with a warm family atmosphere.

The Eight Immortals Table is placed under the old oak tree. The charcoal fire in the brazier under the table is burning brightly and continuously radiating heat. We sit around the brazier with bowls and chopsticks on our knees, warming ourselves by the fire while enjoying the delicious food.

The table is filled with sumptuous farm dishes, including steaming braised black pork, fragrant bacon platter, golden and crispy corn pancakes, etc.

The main dish is a dry-cooked cockatrice and rabbit. The deep-fried meat is deep-fried and re-fried. Various seasonings, chili peppers, and Sichuan peppercorns are added. Fried lotus root strips and potato strips are used as side dishes, and crisp garlic sprouts are garnished.

Put it on a small stove and eat it while heating. It is spicy and fragrant, and can be eaten with both rice and wine.

Everyone laughed and shared the delicious food and talked about the family's shortcomings, and the atmosphere was very harmonious.

After dinner, guests and apprentices were sent away.

The mother took the women to the main room to watch TV, while the father took his son-in-law and son to clean up the yard with a miserable look on their faces.

There is a pile of cleaned kudzu beside the well.

It was originally planned that Li Hongqi and the others would each take some home, but they all thought it was troublesome and didn't want any of them.

This is not nonsense.

If you find it troublesome, I won’t find it troublesome!

Three to four hundred kilograms of kudzu root are hammered into pulp. How long will it take?

Li Hongbing was speechless. When his father saw the pile of kudzu roots, his waist ached slightly. He glared at his younger son fiercely, "You wipe the shit you pooped out yourself. I will definitely not do the work."

"That's right, we don't work either." The two brothers-in-law immediately stood on the same front as their father.

"I don't expect you to work either." Li Hongbing curled his lips and took out a pair of cards. "Whether we want to play cards or not, we will fight the landlords. We will clear everything without defaulting on our debts."

"beat!"

"beat!"

The two brothers-in-law said in unison.

The three of them walked into the office arm in arm, leaving their father standing pitifully in the rice field, letting the cool breeze blow across his face.

I want to play cards too! ! !

(End of this chapter)