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Chapter 220

Looking at the stick in Shen Lang's hand, Fan Liuye asked with some confusion: "Xiao Lang, I have no objection to carrying a stick up the mountain, especially in this weather, it is also beneficial to carry such a stick, but Is this stick of yours a bit too long? Will it fail to stretch?"

Shen Lang smiled slightly, "Grandpa Six, I don't think you have the guy on your back." Of course this is a joke, this Grandpa Six is ​​one of the few forest guardians in the mountains, and he has many The gun certificate that people can't envy, the old man also likes this very much, so he laughed very proudly at Shen Lang's joke, and heard Shen Lang explain: "I read this from the book, Going up the mountain with a long stick can be used to explore the way, and it can be regarded as a psychological comfort for myself, this is the first time for me to come to such a deep mountain and old forest, and I am not as experienced as you."

It is now March, and there is basically not much snow on the mountain, but the trees have not yet sprouted, and the whole mountain is still yellow. Shen Lang originally thought that Fan Liuye came to hunt with a shotgun on his back, but Whether it's a rabbit, a pheasant, or a bird, this Fan Liuye seems to be blind, he doesn't see and hear but doesn't hear, making Shen Lang confused for a while.

On the other hand, Master Fan Liu seemed to have seen Shen Lang's doubts, and said to Shen Lang with a smile: "Do you think I should do it, otherwise this gun is just a decoration?" Shen Lang nodded, "You're wrong, what time is it now, it's the transition from winter to spring, and it's the season when all things wake up. A winter has just passed, and there are seasons and measures for hunting. You just want to eat meat in the future if you just hunt or not. No? Now is the beginning of all beasts' passion, and killing one may mean that you have killed dozens of little lives, which is a shameful virtue."

In fact, when Fan Liuye talked about this season, Shen Lang already understood it, but he didn't expect Fan Liuye to have such a deep understanding of this matter. Although he is also from the mountains, he can see things very thoroughly. Knowing what it means to lose and gain, this may be the experience they have accumulated all their lives, and many urbanites have become indifferent to this point.

But Shen Lang also has something strange, "Sixth Master, since you are not going to do anything, why are you still holding a gun? Is it for deterrence? Or is there another reason?"

"Hehe, you are quite spiritual, you can see this. In fact, it is basically useless in this area, but if you walk two hills further inside, you need to be more careful. Now There are no tigers and bears in the mountains. Anyway, I haven’t heard or seen them in the past few decades. I haven’t even found their feces. However, there are still many wolves and wild boars, but now they are gone. Don’t forget to go here, but just in case, no one can guarantee this.”

But Shen Lang raised his eyes and looked into the mountain, showing some interest, "It's not surprising that there are wild boars in this mountain, but why are there still wolves? That kind of thing can still live in the mountain now? This is a bit unbelievable." .”

On the contrary, Fan Liuye took out a military water bottle from his back, some green color and a few vague words could still be seen on it, he motioned to Shen Lang, seeing that Shen Lang didn't respond, he After opening it, I took a sip and let out a long breath, "Any creature in the world, including human beings, has something to restrict him and something to protect him. The day is not too far away.”

"Grandpa Six, why do you say that?" Shen Lang vaguely felt that there was a great philosophy hidden in this sentence, but he couldn't understand the reason behind it.

"Hehe, it would be better to take the tiger and the bear, the wild boar and the wolf in this mountain. The two races of the tiger and the bear restrict each other, and no one can do anything to the other? If a tiger and a bear Encountered, either both will suffer, or both will perish. As for the existence of the two races, it is the mountains here. When one of them dies, the other will have no natural enemies of its own, and the rest will not need others If the race does it, it will slowly be eliminated by this mountain."

Shen Lang nodded his head slightly, "The world is developing too fast, and this is also a big disadvantage. In the early years, tigers were a nightmare for humans, but now humans have become a nightmare for tigers." When he said this, Shen Lang Lang sighed heavily, as if sighing something.

"As for wild boars and wolves, they are omnivorous animals. They are much superior to tigers and bears in this regard. Moreover, these two animals are also relatively intelligent, equally fierce, and equally vindictive. If they are two If the animals are one-on-one, wolves are more unlucky, but wolves live in groups, so sometimes wild boars are more unlucky. No one has a particularly good time, but no one has a special time to lose. These two kinds of competition make them able to live and reproduce well here."

"Life and nature are the best teachers for human beings. I just felt this way at the beginning, but it was not as shocking as it actually was. It seems that I am not wrong to come here."

"Learn hard. Humans have evolved in this way. It's just that we won the final competition and managed to keep our own victory. This is how we are today."

"Grandpa Six, if it is said that human beings have no natural enemies, isn't it not too far from the day when we humans will perish?" Shen Lang said with a faint smile.

"Well, you boy, you actually told me this. It's a practical application. In fact, human beings are so clever. Humans will always find this or that kind of natural enemy for themselves in different ways. War, disease, hunger, etc. Wait, so human beings are still living well now, but as you said, if all these things disappear, will human beings still be able to live well? This basically speaks for itself, but do you think this world When will all these natural enemies be eliminated? I think these have been with us since the beginning of human beings, and this is what restricts us. As for protecting our earth, that is another matter gone."

After it was almost time to rest, Shen Lang followed Fan Liuye again. The two of them walked and watched in the mountain one after the other, listening to the birds chirping from time to time, and the wind from the forest. , Shen Lang has a feeling that this is the real nature, this is the pure land of human beings.

The two of them started off in the morning. The purpose of Shen Lang following Fan Liuye was also very simple, to help Fan Liuye patrol the mountains and see if there were other people poaching or logging, etc., but the current one There is very little poaching and felling in the season. One is that the season is not right, and poaching can't catch anything. There is some felling, but not so much, because it is too remote here. Although there are some precious trees, but They are all in the deep mountains and old forests, and not many people are willing to come to such places.

Another reason is that few people can understand the mountains here, and those who can understand are basically old people like Fan Liuye. They regard the mountains behind them as nothing to do with their ancestors. In different places, it would be better to kill them if they were allowed to dig ancestral graves, so here they have their own peace.

When night fell, Shen Lang came to a small wooden house next to the woods under the leadership of Master Fan Liu. However, it seemed that the small wooden house had not been lived in for a while, and there was no such musty smell recently, but the inside of the house And it's all dust.Shen Lang put down his backpack and started to clean here. Master Fan Liu lit a fire in the middle, and slowly the whole room began to brighten.

Fan Liuye, who was sitting there resting, looked at Shen Lang who was looking at the room, smashed his eyes twice, and from the corners of his eyes showed a trace of light, "Xiao Lang, you are definitely not a simple child, come here There are quite a lot of people in our village, especially in summer and autumn, but I have basically never seen that young master who can be like you, just walk for a day, and still look like a normal person, especially you You have such a big backpack on your back, I don’t think you look like you were born as a soldier?”

Shen Lang is using the faint light from the stove to look at the building of this small wooden house. Although the building here is simple, he doesn't feel much wind. You must know that you are in the mountain now, such a situation is very rare. Hearing Fan Liuye's question, Shen Lang smiled, "Sixth Grandpa, how do you know I'm not from a military background?"

"It's different, it's different. We used to have troops stationed here, which was a radar observation post. Of course, it was also for the purpose of preventing smuggling. I observed it very carefully at that time. When people walk, the distance between their feet is basically the same, and their walking posture seems to be fixed, which is completely different from the way you walk today. And your age and clothing, etc. , there are too many flaws."

Shen Lang returned to the side of the stove at this time, looked at Fan Liuye with a faint smile, "I am not from a soldier background, this is true, but I have some connections with soldiers, my master and my brother are both As a soldier, I was recruited by my master when I was less than ten years old, so my own physical strength is now somewhat superior to that of my peers."

"No wonder." Master Fan Liu gestured to Shen Lang again for the jug in his hand, but Shen Lang still refused with a smile, "It's better to drink a little, there is no need for a village in the mountains, and the wind can easily damage your body , I made this wine myself, and it's completely different from the one you gave me, so you'll know after a taste."

Seeing Fan Liuye's enthusiasm, Shen Lang didn't refuse any more, poured a small pot lid for himself, and when he put it to his mouth, Shen Lang sniffed it, it was okay, but there was obviously something added in it, Otherwise, it wouldn't have such a taste, but after the wine was poured into Shen Lang's mouth and swallowed, Shen Lang felt as if his body was suddenly on fire.

"Hold it." Fan Liuye over there said hastily, "You must hold it in. This is carefully prepared by me. The second bite will not have such a big effect. As long as you can hold it in, then today You don’t have to worry about sleeping at night, and you’re guaranteed to be warm until tomorrow morning.”

At the beginning, Shen Lang didn't expect that this wine would have such an effect, so he felt a little uncomfortable, but after hearing what Grandpa Six said, he immediately became bored and closed his eyes slightly, the fiery feeling was still there. It didn't dissipate, but I had already adapted, and it wasn't as strong as before.

On the contrary, Fan Liuye looked at Shen Lang in a daze, he couldn't be more clear about the effect of his drink, what he said just now was to tell Shen Lang that the longer it lasted, the better for his body, but he never thought about Shen Lang Lang seems to be a normal person now, knowing that few people in the village can drink his wine, but today he was broken by such a child, this is a bit that.

Could it be that there was something wrong with his wine, Fan Liuye, who didn't quite believe it, took another sip for himself, no!There is nothing different from before, since there is nothing different about this wine, then there is something different about this child, who the hell is he!Master Fan Liu sighed a little.

At this time, Shen Lang also opened his eyes, but he didn't speak immediately. Instead, he gestured his thumb to Master Fan Liu. It took a long time for Shen Lang to speak, but Shen Lang could still feel When he came out, his nose was steaming, like an angry bull.

"Grandpa Six, this is the first time I have tasted this kind of wine when I grow up. It is not rude to come and go. When I have a chance, I will invite you to taste some wines that my grandpa has collected. It is not particularly good, but drinking It tastes different."

"That's a good relationship, but the wine you sent is very good. It tastes pure and has a rich sauce, but the alcohol content is low. It's not very enjoyable to drink. It's not as good as the shochu we brewed by ourselves. It tastes very good. Both have their own benefits, so you can't generalize them." After saying this, Fan Liuye curiously asked Shen Lang: "Xiao Lang, you can bear this, in fact, what I just meant was to want to I asked you to bear it for a while, but I didn't expect you to bear it all. This was a bit beyond my expectation. Last year, a tooth came here and sprayed it as soon as I drank it. It was a waste of my materials."

Shen Lang smiled very shyly, and his smile was very nice, "I'm used to it, I can bear it, and fortunately the mouth I poured just now is relatively small, if it is bigger, I really don't know if I can still bear it." I can't bear it, but Grandpa Six, this is all made of something, and I feel that the taste inside is very different."

Fan Liuye shook the jug in his hand very proudly, "This is the method my grandfather gave me. There are two main things in it, tiger bones and ginseng, and the rest are some grasses that are unique to our mountains." The reason for using tiger bone is because it is the best medicine for rheumatism. This is the most feared thing in the mountains. Many people here ask me for this. But it has been decades Without this thing, the effectiveness is getting lower and lower now, and it is not as easy to use as before, which is a pity."

The two of them talked very late, and when they were lying down to rest, Shen Lang still took a special look at the military watch in his hand. It was almost twelve o'clock now, and the people in the mountain rested very early. It was not easy to survive until this time, and soon Shen Lang heard the snoring sound from his sixth grandfather.

But before this, the sixth grandfather had already moved the fire away, and directly laid wooden beds and straw mats on the original place, as well as some utensils brought by Shen Lang. The sound of the wind soon fell asleep.

When Fan Liuye woke up the next morning, he didn't find Shen Lang's figure, but the fire had already been set up on the stove, and the water inside began to churn. It seemed that it had been a while, Fan Sixth Master moved his body and felt no discomfort, then looked at the water in the pot, took out a rice bag from there, poured some rice into the pot, and then walked out of the cabin.

After coming out, Master Fan Liu discovered that Shen Lang was moving his body in the book far away from the cabin?But after looking at it for a while, I realized that this is no longer a physical activity. To be precise, Shen Lang was practicing martial arts at this time. The stick in his hand yesterday was like a flying dragon. I looked at it myself, basically He couldn't see the shadow of the stick, and there was Shen Lang, who was writhing up and down, and Fan Liuye had some doubts about whether this little guy would fly up. It seemed very possible from his appearance.

After Shen Lang finished hitting the stick, he felt that the effect was exceptionally good. This feeling was something he had never experienced in any other place, whether it was on the mountain of Wudang, the mountain of his senior brother, or his own home. The places there are too small and too noisy. It is like the place I am staying in now. It is quiet, distant and comfortable. It is really a treasured place of geomantic omen!

Although he said that he has not been here for a long time, but he has really fallen in love with this place, and everything here is opening to him like a picture, and that kind of splendor is gradually filling his own color , Everything makes me too fascinated.