[Comprehensive] The oriental leader and the steward

The sky looked blue from a distance, without a single white cloud.The hot sun shone down on the earth, and there was not even a breath of wind.The shady trees beside the path are lush and lush, but the grass beside the trees is listlessly bent.

There was the sound of hoofbeats, and not long after, two people riding a horse turned from the corner to the path.

Perhaps the weather is too hot, the man in blue sitting behind holding the rein will drive the horse to the shade of a tree, take out the water bottle and unplug it, and hand it to the person in front of him, "Dongfang, drink some water."

After taking two big gulps from the kettle, Dongfang Bubai brought the spout to his lips.

Taking a few sips of water from his hand, Lin Pei said, "Let's find a place to rest, or the horse won't be able to take it anymore."

They came back from Yaojing Lake that day, walked around in the afternoon, and left the next day.On the way, a horse fell ill, so he gave it away halfway.

It's okay for two people to ride together, but today's weather is too hot, and the horse with two people can't bear it.

After drinking enough water, Lin Pei looked into the distance, pointed to a small village not far away and said, "How about going there to rest?"

It's only halfway through the hour and it's so hot, and the sun will be even more poisonous if we walk further.Thinking that although he was not afraid of heat, the people around him were not, so Dongfang Bubai agreed without hesitation.

When they got to the village, the two dismounted, and Lin Pei explained to the people in the village why he came.The people in the village sized them up and said empathetically, "Yes, it's really hot today. You can't hurry at this time, or you'll suffer from heat stroke!"

They looked good and dressed well, although Lin Pei was wearing a sword, seeing his smiling and gentle appearance, the villagers didn't think they were bad people.Therefore, after thinking about it, he agreed to let them enter the village, and then led them to an old man's house at the head of the village to rest.

I heard that there were guests in the village, and those who did not go to work in the fields ran to the head of the village.

It's too hot today, young people have gone to the fields, and those who stay in the village are older people.I don't feel it when I am busy in the fields on weekdays, but I feel bored when I am free today, so when I heard that there are guests in the village, I want to come and have a look.

There are two big trees with luxuriant branches in the yard, so the whole yard is covered with shade.The old man who came over took a stool and sat in the yard. After sitting down, he felt a little regretful.

Their small village is relatively remote, and no outsiders would come here on weekdays.When I saw Dongfang Bubai today, I just felt that they were more respectable than the official and rich young masters I saw in the city. They really looked like gods, so I felt embarrassed to talk to them for a while.

Seeing them like this, it was Lin Pei who spoke first with a smile.

The old people saw that he was easy to talk, so they were not so restrained, and chatted with him with a smile.

Dongfang Bubai was sitting in the shade of a tree drinking the herbal tea brought by the old man, listening to Lin Pei talking to them, and seeing him sometimes responding with a smile even though he obviously didn't understand what the old man said, he couldn't help but be slightly aroused. lip.

Although he was chatting with people, Lin Pei still paid attention to the people around him, and when he saw that the tea in his bowl was running out, he filled it up for him.

The old man they stayed in was surnamed He, when it was time to eat at noon, all the other people in the courtyard went home, and Dongfang Bubai stayed at He's house for dinner.

After lunch, the two of them went to their room to rest.Although he was not afraid of heat, the air he inhaled was hot, which made Dongfang Bubai unable to fall asleep for a long time.It was not until Lin Pei took water and sprinkled it on the ground, and borrowed a cattail fan to fan him, that he slowly fell asleep.

Sleeping late and waking up late, when they got up, it was already past time.

At this time, the sun was not so bright, and the two were about to leave, but the villagers asked them to stay.

In fact, people in the rivers and lakes seldom stay at the common people's homes. One is that the people are unwilling, and the other is that the people in the rivers and lakes are more or less resentful and afraid that they will implicate innocent people.

Because the people in the village told me that it would take several hours to get to the nearest town from the village, and they were not in such a hurry.So after thanking them, I decided to rest here for one night.

Since he was not in a hurry to leave, Lin Pei bought some plums from the villagers, made sour plum soup, let it cool down, and took it to the well to drink.

When it was cool, he poured out a teapot, and gave the rest to old man He to share with the old people who came to the yard.

After entering the room, Lin Pei put a bowl of water in front of the little fox lying in the corner, then put the tray on the table, poured a bowl of sour plum soup and walked to the window, "Drink some sour plum soup."

The He family has two rooms in total, and old man He is the only one left in the house. The room they live in is the room that the daughter of the He family lived in before she got married.

In addition to the bed, wardrobe,

The tables and chairs don't have many things, but they are cleaned very cleanly.

Dongfang Bubai sat in front of the wide open window, took a sip from the bowl, the taste was sour and refreshing, so he lifted the bowl and took another big sip.

"It's windy in the yard, why don't you go out and sit?" Lin Pei said after taking a chair and sitting next to him.

"No." Putting the empty bowl on the window sill, Dongfang Bubai licked his lower lip, took his hand and took a big sip of the sour plum soup in his bowl, then said jokingly: "Aren't you with those people?" Is the old man having a good chat? Why don't you go out?"

"I don't understand a lot of what they said, so why go out again." Lin Pei took a sip of sour plum soup after speaking.

The old people chatted and began to tell Lin Pei about the things they planted in their fields, and they would also teach them some methods of farming.

"You can't even recognize all the things grown in the field, can you? They really are playing the piano to the cow." Dongfang Bubai smiled.

"Playing the piano to a cow?" Lin Pei glanced at him, raised the bowl in his hand and said, "You don't want to drink the sour plum soup cooked by 'niu'." After speaking, he lifted the bowl to drink.

As soon as his lips touched the rim of the bowl, he took the bowl into his hands without watching what Dongfang Bubai did.

After finishing the remaining sour plum soup in one breath, Dongfang Bubai exhaled comfortably, raised the empty bowl at him and said, "One more bowl."

Really... Seeing him raising his eyebrows and looking at him provocatively, Lin Pei shook his head, couldn't help getting up and bending over, and leaned over to kiss him.Then he went over and brought the teapot with sour plum soup on the table, and poured a bowl for him.

"It's the last bowl." Although the sour plum soup quenches thirst, calms the lungs, relieves troubles and calms the nerves, it's not good to drink too much, so Lin Pei said.

Dongfang Bubai glanced at him without responding, just picked up the bowl and drank slowly.

Seeing this, Lin Pei took the bowl on the window sill, poured out all the sour plum soup in the pot, and drank it all by himself.

In the evening, all the people in the field came back with their things. The group of ten-year-old children who came back with the adults heard that there were guests in the village, and ran to He's house without even returning home.

When they arrived at He's house, before seeing any guests, the children were first attracted by the tall horse in the corner of the yard.

"Wow! What's this?" cried a younger child.

"Are you stupid, don't you know horses?"

"That's right, last time in the field, many people passed by on horseback. Didn't Grandpa Liu say that?"

After finishing speaking, several children surrounded the horse and carefully observed it.Later, a brave child pulled some grass and handed it over. Seeing that the horse had eaten it, after the children exclaimed, some ran out in the yard and took a lot of grass to feed.

The weather was hot and the food here was mediocre, afraid that Dongfang Bubai would lose his appetite, so Lin Pei went to help in the kitchen.

When old man He saw him helping in the kitchen, he wanted to refuse. After Lin Pei persuaded him with a smile, he washed and cut the vegetables to be used neatly.

Seeing how well he did it, old man He was amazed, so he simply let him do the work, and just beat him from the sidelines.

"Boy Lin, your craftsmanship is really good. The wife you marry in the future will be blessed." The same material was made by him and looked delicious. Looking at the finished dishes, Old Man He boasted with a smile .

They country people don't pay much attention to the "gentlemen's distant cook". For example, old man He whose wife is gone and some boys from other families can cook by themselves, but the cooking skills are not as good as Lin Pei's.

Lin Pei smiled, and after taking out the food with him, he went to the room and asked Dongfang Bubai to come out to eat.

As soon as I entered the room, I saw him sitting at the table, looking out the window.Following his line of sight, he saw the children surrounding the horses rushing to feed the grass. Lin Pei smiled and said, "He helped us feed the horses."

"The meal is ready?" Dongfang Bubai stood up when he smelled the aroma coming from the hall.

"Well, let's go eat."

After dinner, the two went out for a walk around the yard.At this time, the sun has set, and the evening wind blows from time to time, bringing coolness.

After taking a walk, they went back to take a bath, and then they went back to their room to rest.It's so hot during the day, but the wind blows in from time to time at night, which is fine.

After lying on the bed made of straw mats, Lin Pei pulled the thin quilt over the people beside him and his stomach, and then fell asleep.

The bright moon did not know when it hung in the sky, and the bright moonlight fell down.The village under the moonlight is quiet, and everything in the village has fallen asleep.

Through the faint moonlight, many figures could be vaguely seen coming towards the village, and then stopped not far outside the village.

One person made a gesture, and the outside of the village suddenly lit up.But the group of people who came lit the arrows in their hands at the same time, and then shot them out the next moment.

Most of the houses in the village are made of wood, so if they were shot, they might be in trouble.