Chapter 9 Three Years

Time flies, and three years passed in the blink of an eye.

Xiaohuang Village, the Lu family's mansion, in the kitchen courtyard.

The thick smell of blood filled the air, and there were screams.

"Quick, hold it down!"

"This beast is so strong!"

"Hold it, there's the bucket, get it quickly."

"Qingshan, come quickly..."

Several bare-chested, muscular men pressed a fat black pig on the stone slab. However, the black pig was so fat and powerful that several people could not hold it down. For a moment, they were in a hurry, and all the pigs screamed and howled.

At this moment, a young man who was also bare-chested and showing strong muscles strode into the field holding a sharp knife.

He held down the pig's head with one hand, then sent out the sharp knife with the other hand, stabbing it into the throat with incomparable precision. The smelly pig blood spurted out and fell into the wooden barrel below, without even a trace splashing to everyone.

The young man pulled out the sharp knife and turned away. Everyone let go of the black pig and hung it up after the blood was drained.

The young man also turned back and cut open the belly of the pig with a knife. He skillfully removed the internal organs, including the heart, liver, spleen, lungs and kidneys, and then divided the keel into two parts. A whole pig was divided into two pieces of pork in a smooth manner. .

The young man picked up a fan, threw it on the chopping board, and then used the knife to break it down, removing the keel, tenderloin, ribs, pork belly, front legs and hind legs, pig elbows and hooves... The pig was cut into pieces in a blink of an eye.

The flowing clouds and flowing water are pleasing to the eye!

After untying one fan, he lifted another one. Under the skillful knife skills of the young man, the big fat pig turned into distinct pieces of meat in just a cup of tea.

"These fine meats are sent to the kitchen, these leg meats are sent to the butcher shop, and this small tenderloin is left for Butler Zhang..."

Xu Yang cut the pork into pieces one by one, then took out a piece of keel with a lot of meat, picked it up with a knife, and then took a piece of pork liver and threw it into the bamboo basket at his feet.

In this way, he put down his chopping knife and said to everyone: "You can divide the rest among yourselves."

After that, regardless of how everyone reacted, he picked up the bamboo basket filled with pork bones and liver and left.

Seeing this, the butchers did not dare to stop him, and no one whispered until he left.

"Brother Qingshan is becoming more and more bold."

"That's right, that piece of keel contains at least a pound of meat!"

"If Butler Zhang finds out about this, why don't they skin him?"

"Steward Zhang, come on, you are short-handed and soft-spoken, but Butler Zhang doesn't care!"

"That's right, I heard that most of Brother Qingshan's monthly allowance is given to Butler Zhang. Why would Butler Zhang be in trouble with him?"

"Not to mention that Brother Qingshan is so powerful. Not only is he good at killing pigs and cows, he is also good at fighting. Some time ago, he fought with the Li family for water. I heard that Li Laojiu and the others can't do anything now. Getting out of bed."

"With Brother Qingshan's ruthlessness, what's wrong with taking a few more pieces of meat? Not to mention Butler Zhang, even if the master knew about it, I'm afraid he would just turn a blind eye."

"I heard that the master also values ​​Brother Qingshan very much and is already planning to transfer him to be a nursing home servant..."

"Come on, don't spread rumors. This Li Qingshan is a heartless piece of meat. As a member of the Li family, he is so cruel to people of the same clan and surname. How can I like him? It would be great if he can hang out with us!"

"That's right, if you take so much meat, why don't you give us some stinky sesame water and send it off as a beggar?"

Everyone's attitude is different. Some people respect it, some people are afraid of it, and some people hate it but there is nothing they can do about it.

But this has little to do with Xu Yang.

Carrying the bamboo basket, I returned home.

"elder brother!"

Li Hongyu, who has grown into a half-grown girl, went out to greet Xu Yang. She took the bamboo basket from Xu Yang's hand with a smile, opened it and was pleasantly surprised: "There are so many, and there is also meat. How many pigs were killed today?"

"One end, big!"

Xu Yang smiled and walked into the courtyard.

Li Qinghe, who was also as big as a man, also came up to him, holding a fluffy rabbit in his hand: "Brother, when I went to cut bamboo today, I met this thing. Look, is it fat?"

"good."

Xu Yang nodded and expressed his appreciation: "Eat the bones first at noon, and keep the rabbit until evening."

"Uh-huh!"

Li Hongyu, who was standing by, nodded, poured out the pork bones and liver from the bamboo basket, and soaked them in water to remove the smelly blood.

This was something that would never have been thought of a few years ago. Even the smelly blood was important nutrition for the three brothers and sisters, and it was too late to save it.

Li Hongyu started busy preparing lunch, one of three meals a day. Xu Yang also turned his attention back to Li Qinghe: "How about this bow? Is it okay?"

"It's more than okay, it's simply a magical bow!"

Li Qinghe looked excited. He took off his bamboo bow and gestured: "The rabbit was at least twenty steps away from me, but I hit it with one arrow."

"That's good."

Xu Yang nodded: "After dinner later, we will go into the mountains again. We only have one rabbit at night. I'm afraid it won't be enough."

"good!"

…

In the ancient diet, common people basically had two meals a day, while only princes, nobles, and wealthy gentry could have three meals a day.

But when Xu Yang came, it was naturally impossible to follow this standard. As early as three years ago, the brothers and sisters were eating three meals a day, and they were full in every meal. In the past two years, they had developed to the point where they had meat and plenty of oil and water for every meal. Now Xu Yang's strong and strong physique, as well as Li Qinghe and Li Hongyu's height are proof of this.

"time to eat!"

The smoke was curling up and the food was on the table. Li Hongyu served Xu Yang a large bowl of brown rice as usual, and then brought a large pot of bone soup to Xu Yang: "Brother, it's yours!"

"Um!"

Xu Yang nodded, without any politeness, picked up a bone with a lot of meat and put it into his mouth.

Li Qinghe and Li Hongyu scooped up the broth, poured it on the rice and ate it.

These pig keel bones originally contained a lot of meat, but Li Hongyu only picked some off for herself and Li Qinghe, leaving the rest on the bones for Xu Yang.

Xu Yang, however, didn't distinguish between the bones and meat. He put the bones into his mouth and started chewing them. He chewed the meat, bones, bones and marrow together, and swallowed them into his stomach.

Soon, after lunch, Li Hongyu put away the dishes, and Xu Yang stood up and said to Li Qinghe: "Come, eat after the meal. It's the same old rule. As long as you can find me, I will make you a better bow." .”

"ah?"

Hearing his words, Li Qinghe had a bitter look on his face: "No, brother, you are still playing children's games at such an old age. Besides, how often do we find you? Aren't you tired of it always being like this?"

"Not tired, come on!"

Xu Yang ignored his complaints and walked out of the house arbitrarily.

Helpless, Li Qinghe had no choice but to turn to his sister Li Hongyu for help.

Li Hongyu smiled: "Look at what I'm doing. I still have to clean up. You can take your time to find it."

"Oh my God!"

Li Qinghe wanted to cry but had no choice but to get up and walk out.

He wanted to play a game with Xu Yang, a game he had played every day for three years - hide and seek!

One day three years ago, for some reason, his eldest brother suddenly pulled the two of them to play this game with him. After that, he became addicted to it and played it several times after dinner every day. Now he has played it. Three whole years.

Li Qinghe didn't know whether his eldest brother had a childlike innocence or a brain convulsion, but he and Li Hongyu were deeply tortured by this.

Xu Yang had to play hide-and-seek with them every day. It was okay at the beginning, and there was still a bit of childlike fun between the brothers and sisters, but as time went by, Xu Yang became more and more difficult to find, and the game became more and more boring.

Up to now, it has become a kind of torture. They can't catch anyone at all, and their search is in vain every time. Until the end of the game, Xu Yang himself appears, which is extremely boring.

But Xu Yang never tired of it, and kept them playing every day, and even offered various rewards to tempt them, but they were all big cakes that they could see but not eat, which made them psychologically affected by the game of hide and seek.

It was the same today. Li Qinghe worked hard and searched for a long time inside and outside the courtyard, but still could not find Xu Yang. It was not until noon, when it was time to enter the mountain, that Xu Yang, who was hiding somewhere, suddenly appeared, ending this Extremely boring game.

"Brother, where were you hiding just now? You didn't go somewhere else, right?"

"No, I haven't been out of the yard."

"Then why can't I find you after searching all over?"

"You are not serious. Be careful next time and you will definitely find it."

"real?"

"real!"

"..."

After ending the boring hide-and-seek game, Xu Yang walked into the house and took down a bamboo bow from the wall hanging.

The overall color of this bamboo bow is light yellow, which is the result of the green bamboo being roasted by flames. The curved bow arms are attached with horns and tendons to enhance the overall elasticity and toughness. Coupled with the tight beef tendon string in the center, the overall A strong sense of power.

This bow is Xu Yang's recent proud work. It goes beyond the scope of hunting bows and has entered the ranks of military weapons. It is worth a lot of money and its power is even more amazing.

To be honest, such a bow is overqualified for hunting.

So, Xu Yang hung it back up and took out another inferior bamboo bow.

At this time, Li Qinghe also walked in carrying a bamboo basket and a bamboo bow, and said to Xu Yang excitedly: "Everything is ready, let's go?"

"Um!"

Xu Yang nodded, picked up the bamboo bow, took his younger brother, and left home towards Xiaohuang Mountain.

…

That night, under the jealous eyes of their neighbors, the two brothers returned home carrying prey of all sizes.

"Brothers from the Li family are entering the mountains again."

"Good fellow, we have caught so many things again. The basket is not filled with roe deer, right?"

"Why do they go into the mountains to collect goods? My damn guy can't even catch a pheasant?"

"Nonsense, can your family compare to Li Qingshan?"

"It's just that you have never seen his archery skills. The last time a blind bear broke out in the mountains, he led the team to shoot it to death. Good guy, three arrows passed through and pierced the bear's eyeballs and skull!"

"Comparing people with others will lead to death, and comparing goods with others will lead to throwing them away!"

"This heartless little beast, his life is prosperous, but we are in misery!"

"That's right, the last time the two families fought for water, he didn't care about the feelings of the same clan at all, and how did he beat our Li family. I heard that Li Laojiu and the others still can't get out of bed and move around!"

"This little beast is so heartless that he doesn't even have his ancestors. He goes to work as a slave and lackey for the Lu family. How can he have the dignity to meet his parents and the ancestors of the Li family after his death?"

"Who can blame you for asking you to eat people and bully your younger brothers and sisters? You are in the first year of junior high school. Don't blame others for being in the fifteenth year."

"That's right, what's wrong with being a domestic slave? I live a good life. Not only do I get regular money from my master every month, but I can also bring meat back on weekdays. The rent is not too high. Even the hunting tax is higher than other hunters. You pay less and pay easily. Look at how many heads the three brothers and sisters have grown in the past few days."

"It's good to have a backer. If I had known I would have sold myself to the Lu family."

"Hmph, what are you thinking about? Li Qingshan is doing well because he is talented. Not only is he a top-notch expert in killing pigs and cows, but he is also unambiguous when it comes to hunting, so he can be valued by the Lu family and take more care of him. , do you have this ability?"

"I heard that members of the Lu family are planning to recruit him as their son-in-law..."