Iron Bull Legend

Tieniu returned to the room happily, and a family of tabby cats surrounded him, rubbing themselves against Tieniu's body. The little cat's head was wagging its tail, watching eagerly.

After a comforting meal, Tieniu lay on the fire kang, thinking.

After getting his grandfather's promise, Tieniu disappeared from everyone's sight. He left early and came back late every day, started learning Vietnamese, Burmese and other small languages, and planned the route for this trip.

This work lasted more than four months. In mid-September, Tieniu boarded the train heading south.

The train was rattling and panting, and the carriage was filled with the smell of stinky feet, the sour smell of pickles, and the smell of body sweat.

Tieniu sat in his seat with a geography book in his hand, reading it with gusto.

"Little brother, are you a student?" asked a middle-aged man opposite, wearing thick flat-bottomed glasses.

"No, I'm just interested in geography. I was bored on the train and just looked around." Tieniu replied politely.

"Ah, very good, very good, where are you going?" the middle-aged man asked, having nothing to say.

"Yunnan." Tieniu didn't hesitate.

"It's a mess over there. Are you alone? Can your family feel at ease?" the middle-aged man asked casually.

"I'm used to it, haha." Tieniu put down his book and looked at the middle-aged man in front of him.

"Don't talk about people over there in Yunnan. There are a lot of poisonous snakes and insects. You have to be careful. If you get hurt, it can be fatal." The middle-aged man muttered.

"Are you from Yunnan?" Tieniu became interested.

"I work there and often go to the wild." The Zhongnan man replied.

"Oh, can you tell me about it?" What Tieniu could understand from books was definitely not as detailed as the man opposite him, and his interest was greatly increased.

"Okay, it's boring to be idle anyway..." The middle-aged man told Tieniu about some things in the wilds of Yunnan, which Tieniu couldn't get from books.

Tie Niu also listened attentively. During lunch, Tie Niu shared the food he brought with him to the man. As soon as he took out the sauced venison and wild boar meat, the middle-aged man swallowed his saliva. After several humility, the two of them started talking. As he ate, the middle-aged man's chatterbox suddenly opened up.

They talked about survival skills in the wild, the identification of various fungi in the wild, the medicines that need to be equipped, etc. The two people have a close relationship.

The man is a geological researcher who often goes to field expeditions with the team and has rich field survival skills. He also told many interesting stories about his field life to the older boy in front of him.

As night fell, people in the car snored one after another. The middle-aged man's snoring made the mountain sound loud, and Tieniu also closed his eyes.

The train crawled forward with a clang and clang. In the middle of the night, Tieniu was awakened by a slight voice of prayer. The voice came from a woman sitting on the seat more than five meters behind him.

"Please, is this life-saving money for my man's medical treatment?..." the woman sobbed and begged.

"Stop the ink stains. Take it out like a fool. If you don't listen, you will die." A low, hoarse voice scolded.

"It's really not possible, please." The woman's pleading voice came to mind again.

"Seeking death." The low and hoarse voice was obviously impatient.

"Then kill me. If the money is gone, I won't be able to live anymore, wuwu...wuwuwu..." The woman's crying voice became louder.

"Shut up." The hoarse scolding voice became louder. The man had already put the knife on the woman's neck, and his eyes were looking around in the dim car.

"Put down the knife." The moment the man forced the woman to let go, a cold voice came into the man's ears.

"Little brat, get out of here, you are meddling in my own business, I will kill you." The deep and hoarse voice was harsh, and he stared at Tieniu.

"I'm giving you a chance. I'll count to three. If you don't let go, I'll..." Before Tieniu could finish his words, the knife in the man's hand had already stabbed Tieniu's neck.

Tieniu snorted coldly and did not move. He had already clamped the knife between his two fingers. The sharp knife flashed with a cold light and stopped about ten centimeters in front of Tieniu.

The knife in the man's hand seemed to be fixed, unable to be pulled out or penetrated. It was like a stalemate between the two of them. Tieniu's other hand quickly swung out, and a loud slap sounded in the car.

More than a dozen eyes in the carriage looked over at the same time, all looking at the two of them. In fact, none of these people were asleep. They just didn't dare to care and pretended to be asleep to avoid them.

"How dare you hit me..." Before the middle-aged man could finish his words, there was another crisp slap. This one was louder than the previous one, and everyone who looked over was stunned. .

"Friend, let him go so we can meet again in the future." The voices of two men behind Tieniu sounded.

"Haha, we won't have a chance to see each other again, and you two. By the way, the one at the door should also come over." Tieniu's cold voice surprised the four of them at the same time. This made them all understand.

"Brother Shan, let's bleed this little brat." The man, who was unable to advance or retreat, roared.

"You have committed many evil deeds and are unrepentant, so let them all stay." Just after Tieniu finished speaking, he pointed his finger at the neck of the man holding the knife, and the man slowly fell to the ground like a puddle of mud.

Tieniu's body had already floated out, flying out like a gust of wind in the narrow carriage. The other two people fell to the ground before they could move. The man at the door just wanted to escape to another carriage, but his body could no longer move and went limp. He fell to the ground along the carriage, staring at the half-grown child in front of him in horror.

"Hehe... Hehe..." The sound coming from his mouth made those who heard it feel horrified, as if they were about to die.

"Brother, I thank you. If it weren't for you, I really wouldn't be able to survive." The woman knelt down beside Tieniu.

"Auntie, get up quickly, you can't help it." Tieniu gently pulled the woman up.

Applause suddenly rang out from all around. Tieniu was a little overwhelmed and scratched the back of his head honestly. Passengers in other carriages who didn't know what was going on were awakened by the applause and looked over here.

When the police in the car heard that something was going on here, they rushed over and quickly controlled the four gangsters. Tieniu and the woman went over to take notes. When they came back, the sky was slightly bright and there was no sleepiness anymore. People in the car came over to each other. chat.

After last night's turmoil, the people in the carriage were obviously in awe of Tieniu, leaving Tieniu helpless.

On and off the train, it took nearly four days and four nights for the bespectacled man and Tieniu to arrive in Kunming. After they got off the train, they found a state-owned restaurant near the station, finished their meal and went their separate ways.

Really too tired, Tieniu finished his meal, found a guest house nearby, took out a letter of introduction to register, wiped himself briefly and fell asleep. He didn't open his eyes until early in the morning when his stomach growled with hunger.

Looking at the dark night outside the window, I took out a piece of sauced roe deer meat that I had saved and started to eat it hungrily. Before I could finish eating, there was lightning and thunder outside, and heavy rain poured down.

It was like the sound after a bomb exploded, and thunder pierced the dark night sky, making the windows tremble, and huge raindrops slapped on the glass, making a loud popping sound.

With a shrill click, a bolt of lightning as thick as an arm struck from the sky, causing a ridge in the distant mountains to break. Tieniu watched with fear.

The light suddenly went out, and Tieniu could only eat in the light of thunder and lightning, wipe the oil stains on his hands, sit on the bamboo bed, and watch the lightning in the sky flicker.

It stayed like this until dawn, when the downpour stopped, I opened the window, breathed in the fresh air smelling of rain outside, stretched my body, put on my clothes and shoes, and walked out.

The person on duty at the guest house had his eyes closed, leaning against the wall and snoring tiredly, with a weird smile on his face, as if he was enjoying beautiful things.

Tieniu did not disturb him, and quietly opened the door. He was greeted by clusters of green plants that looked very beautiful after the rain, which made him feel much better. Last night, he didn't notice the surrounding environment at all. After eating, he and his glasses After the man broke up, he moved in directly.

Along the uneven stone road, I watched the different scenery of a foreign country. Due to a heavy rain last night, the streets were full of water. Occasionally, there were one or two passers-by walking in a hurry.

It was around four o'clock, and the streets seemed so deserted. A gust of wind gently blew the signboards of each store, making a grinning sound.

"Son, I'm so hungry." A booming Sichuanese voice came from under the rain cover next to the alley.

"Me too, I haven't eaten for two days, and it rained heavily last night. I have no strength at all now." Another voice sounded.

"Little Zhuge, why is it so hot? You have a fever..." A delicate girl's voice sounded.

"He's a fool. He's got nothing to do. He looks like a ghost again." Another man's voice reached Tieniu's ears.

"It's so hot. I really have a fever. What should I do?" The delicate female voice cried anxiously.

Tieniu finally saw several tattered figures huddled together under a rain shelter not far from the entrance of the alley. The ravines left by the rain on each of their faces made people laugh.

"Little Zhuge, you silly boy, don't scare me, get up!"

"Little Zhuge, get up."

"Little Zhuge..."

"Xiao Zhuge, it's delicious and fragrant, wake up soon..."

"Little Zhuge..."

A burst of shouting made the small rain shelter look so crowded and warm. Everyone was extremely anxious for a small life.

Tieniu trotted a few steps quickly, put his two fingers on the wrist of the boy known as Xiao Zhuge, savored the weak beating of his pulse, and then put it down after a while.

Several other people stared blankly at the boy who suddenly appeared, with confusion in their eyes.

"Don't worry, he is hungry, and because of the rain, he is sick. It's not serious. He can just drink a few decoctions." Tieniu explained as he looked at several people.

"Is it really okay? Thank God, my God, it's scary." A boy patted his chest and smiled.

"It's okay, it's okay." Tieniu looked around. It was not far from the place where he had dinner last night. However, because it was too early, the door was not open.

Only a rice noodle shop more than fifty meters away opened its door, and the chimney of the low earthen house billowed out white smoke.

"Everyone carry him to that rice noodle shop, eat something first, and I'll give him a few injections," Tieniu ordered.

None of them made a move, they just stood around little Zhuge blankly, with five pairs of eyes looking at Tieniu, as if they were asking, "Can I really eat?" The questioning meaning was very strong.