But after leaving the house, Qiao Chu felt uneasy and went to see Mr. Dongfang and his wife next door. He said that he had to go out to collect medicine in a hurry and might not be able to come back at night. He asked Mr. Dongfang to help take care of the three children.
Mrs. Dongfang smiled and agreed: "Don't worry, I will take good care of the children."
The three little ones were more independent and sensible than ordinary children. They knew that Qiao Chu was just going to collect medicine and not running away, so they were not panicked and they all did their own things well and obediently.
But not long after Qiao Chu left, the Liu family's mother in charge, Mother Cao, came that day.
It's very troublesome for a girl from a wealthy family to go out: she has to wash up, change clothes, put on makeup... It takes an hour or two to get ready, and by the time she can go out, it's already too late. So when she arrived, Qiao Chu and
Chen Qingshan went out not long ago.
I heard Mr. Dongfang next door say that the couple had left their three children to collect herbs and would not return until tomorrow. Mother Cao was obviously surprised: After receiving the deposit, why didn't you keep your promise? Didn't you agree to come today?
In fact, Qiao Chu's thought was: It's already been three hours a day and he still hasn't come, so he probably won't come, right? So he put the matter aside, since he was not the one who was anxious anyway.
After Cao's mother told Mrs. Liu about the situation, the master and servant discussed it and found that they had no other choice but to go back first. Fortunately, it was only two streets away, and it would be faster to come back, so they went back a little unhappily.
Already.
Qiao Chu and Chen Qingshan rode two horses, black and white, and galloped there. Within an hour or so, they had arrived at the foot of the mountain where Chen Qingshan put his horses yesterday.
The two horses spread out and let them run on their own. Chen Qingshan led Qiao Chu directly to the place where the white tiger was found yesterday.
Because the goal was clear, Chen Qingshan had already discovered the route yesterday, and it was much faster today. By ten o'clock in the afternoon, we had already reached the outside of the valley.
Only half of the skeleton and some minced meat of the big white tiger are left, and the big python has already left. Apparently there was a gluttonous feast here, and I don’t know how many animals came here to eat.
Qiao Chu stopped and took a look, cut a small piece of tiger meat with a dagger and threw it next to the spiritual spring in the space: "Xiao Bai, do you want to eat this meat?"
The little white snake poked its head out of the spiritual spring, smelled the tiger meat, swallowed it in one bite, and then went to the spiritual spring and swam happily.
Really delicious?!
Qiao Chu took the little white snake out of the space and said, "The little white snake also likes to eat this tiger meat."
Chen Qingshan was a little annoyed: "I should have taken some back if I had known."
"No, it can't eat much, and the tiger meat hasn't been stored for a long time. It's enough to cut some minced meat for it." Qiao Chu said, cut some more minced meat and threw it in front of the little white snake. Sure enough, the little white snake
Ate again.
All in all, this finger-sized white snake actually ate about a pound of meat! And it didn’t appear to swell significantly after eating!
Chen Qingshan was stunned: Isn’t this too delicious? Where is it?
Qiao Chu casually threw the full little white snake into the space, and then entered the valley.
When he saw the red fruit tree on the cliff, Qiao Chu was also surprised: although the red fruit tree didn't seem to be rich in spiritual nourishment, it obviously had a pretty good yield, with twenty or thirty green fruits hanging on it!
Without further ado, Qiao Chu dragged the vines to climb to the side of the red fruit tree and transplanted the fruit tree directly into the space.
Chen Qingshan's eyes narrowed uncontrollably as he watched Qiao Chu dig out a tree as tall as one person and then disappear out of thin air.
But Chen Qingshan didn't ask "why".
Because he knew that if asked, Qiao Chu would say, "It's what the gods want."
He didn't know whether he should believe this, but as long as what Qiao Chu wanted was medicinal materials that could save the world and save people, and not human flesh, babies or other horrible things, that was all.
As long as it doesn't harm anyone.
After harvesting the red fruit tree, Qiao Chu found several medicinal herbs such as Ganoderma lucidum, ginseng, and Polygonum multiflorum nearby that were very effective, and put them into the space with great satisfaction.
Chen Qingshan thought for a while and suddenly said: "Do gods like fresh and good medicinal materials?"
Qiao Chu was stunned for a moment, then nodded with a smile: "I guess the gods have a medicinal field and like to grow medicinal materials."
"From now on, when I go into the mountains to hunt and find medicine, I want you to come with me?"
Think about what it would be like to have Qiao Chu by your side when you go into the mountains. The two of them would walk together, and when they were tired, they would sit on a stone and drink water. The two of them would look at each other and smile... Chen Qingshan would feel a little warm in his heart for no reason.
"Okay!" Qiao Chu nodded.
In fact, she felt a little sorry for the white tiger's meat and bones: The white tiger had eaten so many red fruits to grow so strong.
If the white tiger can be brought into the Immortal Mansion space as soon as the white tiger is killed, not only can it be guaranteed not to go bad, but the meat can also be eaten for a long time.
Even the huge tiger bones are used to make wine, which is also excellent.
But now it was ruined by wild beasts, and it was unknown how many wild beasts had eaten it. Qiao Chu felt a little disgusted, so he only fed the little white snake a little meat and gave up.
It was getting late, the county town gate was closed and there was no way to return to the city. Chen Qingshan shot a wild sheep on the way and led Qiao Chu to the hunter's home last time.
The single hunter was not at home and had obviously gone hunting in the mountains.
Chen Qingshan knew that this guy must have been stimulated by his huge white tiger skin and wanted to hunt a big prey. He would not be able to come back in three to five days from this trip.
"Let's stay here tonight, and we'll go back early tomorrow morning." Chen Qingshan said, as if he had entered his own home, he went to spread the bedding first.
There is an empty bed in the room where he often sleeps. When he used to stay here alone, he could lie down and sleep on the empty bed for a whole night, but today Qiao Chu is...
Chen Qingshan took out a clean bedding from the cabinet and laid it on the bed: "Sleep here tonight."
Qiao Chu looked amused: "You feel like you are at home."
"Well, we hunted together twice. He was also the same person, and I was also the same person. Then we became friends..." Chen Qingshan explained.
"Why didn't he get married?" Qiao Chu was curious.
"He also has a birthmark on his face." Chen Qingshan's words left Qiao Chu speechless for a while: Are people really divided into groups?
After thinking for a while, Chen Qingshan said again: "If you run into him again, can you show him and see if you can remove the birthmark on his face? He should be worthy of being considered a wife."
Qiao Chu didn't think much and nodded: "Okay, I'll give it a try."
When it got dark, Chen Qingshan neatly cleaned and cut the yellow sheep into strips, lit a fire and prepared to barbecue in the yard for dinner.
A burst of footsteps came closer and closer. Qiao Chu and Chen Qingshan immediately turned their heads and looked into the dark depths of the mountains. Before they saw anyone, they heard a hearty laugh coming from the darkness: "Hahaha! You kid!
Didn’t you just leave in the morning? Why are you here again?”