Spirit of the Mountain

Chapter 7: Slice without blinking, eat dry without adding salt

It has been more than two weeks since the last time Ah Le ran away for a whole day before coming back. During this period of time, Ah Le has changed a lot, to what extent.

To put it simply, the next morning after returning, Ah Le was like a newborn baby: I just looked and didn’t speak.

A week later, Ale is probably at the level of a three- or four-year-old child: I have memorized most things and commonly used items, and the language, and I can understand it, but I just can't speak it.

By two weeks, Ale is no different from a real "naughty child", but Ale is the kind of "naughty child" whose behavior is not annoying, and he belongs to the type of curious baby.

At this stage, Ah Le not only sees, understands, and accepts, but also learns to think and ask why.

Children who ask why are very troublesome, and "problematic" children with endless energy are even more troublesome.

Fortunately, he couldn't speak, otherwise Apu felt that he would definitely go crazy and be entangled and stuck with a "bad kid" with eyes shining for some reason at any time. After a long time, no one would be able to bear it.

Ah Le’s situation cannot be told to others, so Apu can only teach him one question at a time by himself. There are many questions that A Le finds strange that Apu himself has not yet understood. He cannot educate his “children” perfunctorily. So Apu could only rack his brains and try his best to answer it clearly. He had no choice but to let Ale keep it in his mind. Maybe he would understand it after more experience in the future.

After Apu's advice, Ale knew that he had to act stupid outside. A special dog like him would be sliced ​​if he was found. He was the kind of dog that "doesn't blink when sliced, and eats dry without adding salt." Except for Apu, you can't be exposed in front of anyone, just pretend to be an ordinary yellow dog.

Apu has no experience in taking care of children. He only has a little experience in taking care of small animals after having A Le.

Watching Ah Le's growth and changes little by little, although I have a lot of headaches and worries (for fear of not being able to teach well), I also feel a great sense of accomplishment and joy, which can be regarded as pain and happiness.

In recent days, Apu did not keep Ah Le at home to teach him things like before, but also began to let Ah Le go out and get in touch with things on his own.

You can’t learn real things by teaching alone. Now that Ale has learned to think, she should face these things. Especially the contact between Ale and other people must make her understand the relationship between herself and others. The difference between A Le and others, and how other people should face each other.

Apu felt that his Ah Le must have eaten something like the legendary treasures of heaven, materials and earth, and he also had a vague feeling that it might be related to the light in the mountains, but now he and Ah Le could not communicate, so he could only guess.

This is Apu and Ale’s own secret. Apu also told Apu to remember to act stupid outside, even Uncle Jiang and Uncle Jiang. It’s not that they don’t trust him, but that Apu himself doesn’t know how to respond yet. I don't know how to face it, I just don't want to cause trouble to others.

Just behave like an ordinary yellow dog when there are people around, don't go out of your way. When no one is around, you should look at the situation. If there is danger, protect yourself first. Just avoid people as much as possible, but you should also focus on protecting yourself.

Yesterday, Apu, who was a little curious, followed Ah Le into the mountains. She also wanted to see where Ah Le found the "treasure". Not only did Ah Le become smarter, but it also smelled like green onions.

Apu laughed a little when he thought of this~ Onion-flavored natural treasure~ Is it rare to find it?

Could it be that Ah Le accidentally ate the green onions after they became sperm?

Apu, who was smiling and guessing, didn't realize that she was close to the truth. Sometimes, the truth is actually that simple, not complicated at all, just the cumbersomeness of the human heart.

When A Le and A Pu came to the creek, where the thorns were standing, they stopped.

In A Le's eyes, this place is still the same as last time. A winding stream slowly flows out from under the thorn frame. Under the thorn frame is a small "road" that A Le can run through.

In Apu's eyes, this is the source of the stream. A large thorn stand grows at the source of the stream. The stream water gushes out from the cracks in several rocks on the ground under the thorn stand. A small deep pool formed in Huishui Bay.

The water in the pool is a bit deep. Although it is clear, it still looks a bit dark because of the dense plants covering most of the water. Dark shadows could be vaguely seen swimming in the water, and Apu thought that Ale must have caught the fish here.

Standing by the water, Apu thought for a while and said to A Le, who was looking at the pool at his feet:

"Ale, where did you eat something that day? The one that made you smell like onions."

A Le tilted his head, looked at the bayonet rack, walked over and squatted there and continued to look at Apu. When he saw that Apu didn't move, he let out a "woof" sound.

Apu thought that Ah Le found it at the source of the stream. In fact, Ah Le wanted to say:

"It's right inside. Follow me in and you'll see."

Not being able to communicate directly will always cause some trouble, and small misunderstandings may arise.

Having found the source of "Ale's supernatural incident", Apu's curiosity was satisfied.

After looking around and walking around, I found that this is a good place to go. The river beach, creek, spring water, and pool all combine together to form a perfect place for leisure.

Apu thought that he would take his uncle and the others here to visit later, and then come here to fish and barbecue together when they have time.

...Hmm...Forget it about barbecue, it will ruin the atmosphere here and add a lot of fireworks to yourself. Just come here occasionally to rest and relax. There is no trace of anyone coming here, so they probably haven't been discovered. .

Although it was a pity that he couldn't find the "natural treasures" left by Ah Le, Apu didn't care much about it. He was such a greedy puppy. In fact, Apu also wanted to try it. Looking at Ah Le's current situation, After all, it is a legendary thing. You will probably get less sick after eating it. The weather conditions here are sometimes a bit burdensome for Apu.

But forget it if you eat them all. Good things depend on fate and cannot be forced. No, there is also the legendary fairy fish "Golden Beard White". There are probably a lot of them in the pond. If you use them properly, you can probably eat them. A long time.

Apu, who had no regrets left, planned to go back. The sun was already going up above his head. It was time to go back and make lunch. Let’s catch a fish and go back. Think about the taste of the fish. It’s so greedy... saliva...

I happily decided to grab a big one and go back to call Uncle Jiang and my neighbor Aunt Jiang to have a delicious meal together.

The neighbor’s Aunt Jiang is also a good person. She lives alone and has two children. She also helps Apu a lot. Ale was born to her big dog before, and she asked Uncle Jiang to help when she gave Apu to Apu. Chosen.

Aunt Jiang went away to visit relatives earlier. She just came back recently and missed the last dinner party. She had to be called this time.

In fact, the people with the "Jiang" surname in the village are very warm and friendly to Apu, while the other people with the surname Liu and Zhang are a bit bland.

These two surnames were moved here later. There is always a certain distance and "shrewdness" in their politeness when dealing with others, and everything must be calculated clearly.

You can't say bad things about others, but it will create a lot of barriers, but where are the people who are not like this nowadays? The only ones who are rare are people like Uncle Jiang, uncles and aunts.

After making a decision, he called Ah Le back to go into the water to catch a big fish, and then Apu and Ah Le prepared to go home together.

The mountain streams, vegetation, pools, girls, and yellow elves are bathed in the golden sunshine. When paired together, they look particularly harmonious and clean.