"Well, how did your captain sleep last night?" Pu Dachui winked at Li Kuo and said with a suppressed smile. The two dark circles on his captain's eyes are ironclad evidence, well, ironclad evidence!
Li Kuo waved his hand helplessly and said: "I was looking at the topographic map drawn by Yu Cheng last night, so I couldn't think of sleeping."
People kept asking him this question since he woke up early in the morning, and the young man didn't know where they were making a fuss.
"Oh, I didn't sleep. Well, the weather is nice. Lao Pu, I will go to the bow of the boat." After saying this, Pu Dachui immediately left, leaving no chance for Li Kuo to inquire and investigate.
"Oh, I said sledgehammer!" The young man waved his hand, but found that Pu's sledgehammer had already reached the bow of the boat, so he could only sigh.
"General Li, come and try the highland barley fried rice I just made. Cuihua leaned out from the cabin and brought out a bowl of golden and green fried rice. (Note 1)
"Well, what did I say? It smells so good. It turns out it was you, eldest sister, who made the cooked food!" Li Kuo seemed to be in a good mood and greeted him with a smile. (Note 2)
Taking the porcelain bowl, the young man started to eat. After these days of fighting, all he ate were dried-up cakes and pot helmets, without any oil or water. How could he eat the fragrant highland barley fried rice after his stomach had been suffering for so many days?
Not happy? (Note 3)
"It's so delicious. Sister's craftsmanship is so good!" Li Kuo raised his head and smiled slightly.
Seeing a few grains of rice stuck to the corner of Li Kuo's mouth, Cuihua burst into laughter and said, "General, the way you eat really looks like my man."
"Oh, really?" Li Kuo did not slow down his eating speed at all, and devoured it.
Cuihua didn't expect that the dignified captain of the army was just like an ordinary farmer, with no pretensions at all, and she was very happy.
"General, please eat slowly. We are hungry villagers who don't have many skills, but we are best at this fried rice. If you like it, I will cook it for you every day when you are hungry." (Note 4)
Cuihua spoke kindly, gradually taking on a local accent.
Upon hearing this, the rice that Li Kuo had just swallowed spit out instantly, causing him to choke and cough.
As soon as he heard Cuihua say that she makes fried rice for him every day, he reflexively thought of Ah Tian's fried eggs.
"Damn Xiaoqi, get up quickly! I made your favorite omelette!"
"Damn it, Xiao Qi, come back early and I'll make your favorite omelette for you!"
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Thinking of this, a line of tears ran down the young man's cheek. It has been nearly a year since he left Chang'an. I wonder if A Tian is okay?
Cuihua didn't know what she said was inappropriate, which made the general sad. While patting Li Kuo's back, she said anxiously: "Please bear with me if I said something inappropriate. Farmers don't understand so many rules."
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Li Kuo waved his hand and said with some embarrassment: "Sister, I don't blame you, it's just that I suddenly thought of an old friend."
"General, general, the wind is going to rise!" Pu Dachui, who was standing on the bow of the ship, suddenly shouted and ran over, waving his hands from time to time.
"Speak slowly, don't be in a hurry." Li Kuo put the fried rice aside and said harmoniously.
"I just went to the bow of the ship for a stroll. The sky was originally clear, but suddenly a dark cloud appeared from nowhere. The cloud layer was very heavy, as if it was filled with lead. At first I thought it was nothing, but the black cloud was rushing and rolling.
Then they pressed on our fleet from the east. I went to ask the Qiang fisherman, and he said that he was afraid that the Dragon King of Qinghai was about to appear!" (Note 5)
Li Kuo was confused when he heard this and said: "What is the Dragon King of Qinghai? What does this change in the sky have to do with the Dragon King of Qinghai?"
Pu Dachui said: "Those Qiang people say that there is a dragon king on the Qinghai Sea. Every odd-numbered month, he will appear from the center of the sea and bring rain to all living creatures."
Hearing what he said was mysterious, Li Kuo smiled bitterly: "Where can there be any Dragon King? It's just that they spread rumors, and no one has really seen it."
Before he finished speaking, the dark clouds above his head spread quickly, covering the entire sky in an instant. The tops of the vast distant mountains were completely covered by clouds, and the earth suddenly became as dark as night.
But after hearing a muffled thunderous roar, the hull of the ship seemed to tremble. A streak of silver light pierced the sky, making people feel frightened. It was as if the Dragon King of Qinghai was really angry after hearing the conversation just now.
These ignorant creatures were to be punished with a violent storm. A clear thunder roar tore apart the sky, and gradually sparse raindrops fell down, hitting the ship's edge and hitting everyone's cheeks, making a crackling sound.
There was a crackling sound. The wind gradually grew stronger, carrying gravel and flying sand and hitting everyone's faces, until they could not stand upright.
"Quick, hurry into the warehouse!" Li Kuo covered his cheek with his arms and ran towards the warehouse as fast as he could. When he was in the Imperial College, he once read an ancient scroll on the second floor that was presented to him by an envoy sent to the Tang Dynasty. It said
When encountering a big storm at sea, the best way is to hide in a warehouse. A big storm can be more fierce than a Tubo barbarian. If you stay on the bow of the ship, it won't take long for the strong wind to sweep you away without even leaving your bones.
Down!
The Dragon King of Qinghai didn't seem to want to forgive everyone, so he roared and poured the water of the Tianhe River into the world.
The strong wind mixed with the rain stars angrily beat all the obstacles that tried to stop it, whipping all the creatures that did not obey it.
There was another thunderbolt, deafening! In an instant, the raindrops connected into a line, and with a crash, the heavy rain poured down from the sky like the sky had collapsed.
"Enter the warehouse, quickly enter the warehouse!" Li Kuo grabbed Cuihua's wrist, who was still in a daze, and pulled her into the warehouse.
"Ah!" Cuihua exclaimed and fell face to face on Li Kuo's chest.
"Be careful, it's really a ghost. The sky was clear just now. If you change your face, you will change your face!" Li Kuo whispered as he helped Cuihua up.
Suddenly being soaked in the rain, the young man was very depressed and scolded God every time he spoke.
Outside the warehouse, heavy rain fell from the sky crazily, and the dark sky seemed to collapse. The wind chased the rain, the rain chased the wind, and the wind and rain combined to chase the dark clouds in the sky. The whole world was covered in rain. The strong wind swept
The heavy rain was like countless whips, beating the wooden door hard and making a sharp sound.
Qinghai, which had been as quiet as a virgin just now, also had big waves. I saw the rolling waves, the turbid waves rushing, and the water whipping uncontrollably against the side of the ship, emitting an almost beast-like primal roar. In a trance, it seemed as if the world had fallen into an illusion, and the world
Everything is in chaos.
"Have all the brothers entered the warehouse?" Li Kuo shook the rain off his head and said to Pu Dachui, who was soaked all over.
"Everyone has come in. This damn weather is just like a girl's thoughts. It can change at any time!" Pu slammed his sledgehammer and complained. Suddenly he realized that Cuihua was still beside him and hurriedly covered his mouth.
"Call the fisherman and Chen Xu over!" Li Kuo was sullen and his voice became louder.
"Yes!" Pu Dachui followed the order and soon brought the Qiang people and Chen Xu up from the bottom cabin.
"Old man, what on earth is going on? Why did he suddenly become like this when he was fine just now?" Li Kuo wiped the rain off his face and said in a deep voice.
Chen Xugang wanted to translate, but the Qiang fisherman replied in stammering Chinese: "The Dragon King of Qinghai has appeared, the Dragon King of Qinghai has appeared! Someone has made a mistake again, and someone must have made him angry again." The fisherman obviously said.
He was extremely angry and his beard trembled as he spoke.
Li Kuo was shocked, this Qiang man could actually speak Chinese?
"Old man, is there really a Qinghai Dragon King?"
"It's in the middle of the sea, it's in the middle of the sea. Every year the wind blows up every single month. The wind blows, the wind blows! Qinghai is going to eat people again."
Li Kuo was inevitably anxious after hearing what he said in a confused manner, but he said patiently: "Old man, what should we do now? Is there any place where we can take shelter from the wind?"
Everyone feels helpless. The vast Qinghai Sea is boundless. At this moment, everyone is sailing in the center of Qinghai. How can they find a place to anchor?
But who would have thought that the Qiang fisherman had a flash of light in his eyes and said with a trembling voice: "Yes, yes! There is a small island in the middle of the sea, called Longju Island. We should be in the middle of the sea now, and only in the middle of the sea can we
There’s such a big storm!”
Li Kuo grabbed the old man's hand and said: "Please guide the ship in that direction. The lives of these dozens of ships and hundreds of people are all in your hands!"
Li Kuo opened the curtain and looked out of the cabin, but saw dark clouds rolling in and heavy rain like pillars.
At this moment, the young man truly felt the humbleness and insignificance of life...
Note 1: Highland barley fried rice: Ingredients: a bowl of highland barley rice, an egg, chopped green onion, and appropriate amount of salt.
Note 2: Cooked food: corresponds to cold food. The meaning of "cooked" and "cold" is different from today's. The ancients did not make fire during the Cold Food Festival and only ate cold food. "Ye Zhong Ji" written by Jin Luhui: "Ye custom is that the 15th day of the winter solstice is
Jiezi deduced that fire should be eaten cold for three days to make dry porridge, which is today's embarrassment. "Soldiers in the Tang Dynasty often ate cold foods such as biscuits to satisfy their hunger, so they suffered from many stomach problems.
Note 3: Guokui: It is a traditional pasta snack that is popular among urban and rural residents in the Guanzhong area of Shaanxi Province. (I am not a shill!) According to legend, during the Wu Zhou Dynasty (Wu Zetian of the Tang Dynasty), when the officers and soldiers built the Qianling Mausoleum for Wu Zetian, due to the huge project, a large number of migrant workers were needed
They were busy working and there were no cooking utensils on the construction site, so the officers and soldiers used their helmets as cooking utensils to bake bread, hence the name Guokui.
Note 4: It means ‘I’ in Shaanxi dialect.
Note 5: "Sea Monster" has been circulated among the indigenous herdsmen around the lake for hundreds of years. Ancient books once recorded: "A man living in Mongolia in Qinghai saw something in the sea, with the body of a cow and the head of a leopard, with white matter and black text, and hair mixed with red and green.
It leaps over the waves, as fast as a startled magpie, and when it sees a person near the shore, it immediately dives into the water, not knowing what kind of beast it is."
It is said that the herdsmen who saw the "sea monster" were so frightened that they worshiped, worshiped the sea, and offered cattle and sheep. As a result, various legends about the appearance of the sea god spread from ten to ten.
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