Zhou Zhi carefully looked at the dumplings in the dumpling: "Well, it worked this time, there was no crack."
Abi Gilliam said with a smile on the side: "No wonder the elbow can do anything, this is the specialty The intensity of research is unmatched by most people. . ”
The viscosity of black buckwheat was not good, so Zhou Zhi added some corn flour and scalded the noodles with boiling water. This way, the shell could withstand frying and become lighter in color. Brown, the appearance is all out.
“Come and eat, it’s delicious.” Mai Xiaomiao greeted the two people who had just walked in. She had seen Shama Ricong before, and she had only seen photos of Jike Azi, but in her room Having lived there before, it’s not a complete stranger.
“Should I call you sister or sister?” Jike Azi was very generous, but Mai Xiaomiao was petite and had a childish and innocent look on her face, which made it easy for people to misunderstand her age.
If the two of them stood together for outsiders to see, most people would think that Mai Xiaomiao was the younger sister.
"You have to call me sister, Xiaomiao is one year older than you." Zhou Zhi asked with concern: "Is Azi going to have her final exam soon?"
"It's very annoying, you worry first. Just do it yourself!" Jile Azi rolled her eyes at Zhou Zhi, then smiled at Mai Xiaomiao: "Sister Xiaomiao, we can count. We met."
"She has only been here for a few days," Zhou Zhile interrupted: "It seems like we have known each other for a long time."
"Of course." Jile Azi put her arm on Mai Xiaomiao: "We are all members of Guan Tingting's fan club!"
After Mai Xiaomiao's identity was lifted, she has been somewhat active on the forum recently, but she has not delayed her work, and Zhou Zhi cannot control others.
"Come and try Zhou Zhi's new invention." Mai Xiaomiao tried his best to recommend: "He said it was based on something from his hometown... something..."
"Muddy water cake, based on Muddy water "It's made the same way as cakes." Zhou Zhi said: "The muddy cakes we have there also use Zimu Hui water, but they are made with rice flour."
"It's quite delicious!" Ricong has already tasted it. The Yi girls in Liangshan Prefecture seem to have no pressure to gain weight and never skimp on themselves: "Not bad, not bad! Much more delicious than the original bitter buckwheat cake!"
This At that moment, Wu Renzhong walked in with a basket on his back: "Shama said that you like eating Yanyuan apples, so he bought a bunch more, but they are a bit heavy."
"Huh? Is this the dry food for tonight?"
"Part of the dry food for tonight." Zhou Zhi said, "We will set off after helping my aunt finish cooking the oily meat."
" Where is grandpa?" Azi asked, "Will he go with us?"
"He has prepared a horse for us," Zhou Zhi said. : "He said you know the way. Let us bring the black dragon and be careful with the fire. He will not join in the fun with us young people. Have you brought your swimsuits?"
"Yes, give it back to Sister Xiaomiao I also bought one." Jike Azi looked at Mai Xiaomiao up and down: "Brother Jiuzi's size is pretty accurate..."
"Don't make trouble!" Zhou Zhi immediately interrupted: "I'm going to fry new meat. Get out of the way. It's not a joke if it's burned!"
After frying the meat, Zhou Zhi and the others packed it up. After packing up, we went outside the grain station and got on our horses and started heading towards the mountain.
It is still afternoon, two men and three women are riding five horses, and two more are carrying things. Jike Azi leads the way, first along the stone road in the mountain village up the back mountain, and then around the chicken Field, follow the path beside the pine forest around the ridge, and ride slowly along the relatively gentle ridge.
The ground in the pine forest is covered with pine needles. Under the sunlight, the forest is filled with the smell of pine scent from the oily pine trees. The horses' hooves step on the soft pine needles silently, bumping and bumping. People feel more comfortable. Mai Xiaomiao was not very familiar with horse riding. Yesterday, she temporarily caught Er Xia and asked him to teach him for a day. Today at least she was not afraid of horses. Now she had some feeling for riding. She said to Zhou Zhi: "Elbow, when we were exercising in the morning , can riding be included? ”
"Okay, but I have to ask Grandpa Chiri to pick up two good horses. It will be more convenient for many classmates to ride horses. This is also a rigid demand."
Jike Azi and Shama Ricong looked at each other and secretly smiled. , Elbow is really good at making excuses.
The destination they are going to this time is a hot spring deep in the mountains. According to Lao Chiri, the water there is very clear and it is a good place to take a bath.
"Azi, do you usually go alone?" Seeing how primitive the environment in this mountain was, Shama Ricong couldn't help but be a little surprised by Jike Azi's boldness: "You are also very brave."< br> "We have been picking mushrooms since we were young, and we often disperse after a few people enter the mountains." Jike Azi said nonchalantly: "It's not a long journey. I even went back to my grandma's house alone. It's even more beautiful there." Far.”
Zhou Zhi had probably heard from Gillette Abi about the situation of her natal family. It was a plateau meadow. Zhou Zhi estimated that the altitude difference between He Lian and Xiang Guang was more than two thousand meters. To get there, he didn’t know how many mountains and cliffs he had to climb. Ye Linzi, if we go to that hot spring now, it might be really drizzling.
“If you are in an unfamiliar forest, you must always remember to leave traces.” Jike Azi stretched out his hand and pinched a branch at the edge of the Soma flower bush next to him, but did not completely cut it off. The branch was hanging upside down: "That's it."
"What if we encounter a wild animal?" Mai Xiaomiao asked worriedly.
"In fact, wild beasts are very smart. They know how to hide from people." Jike Azi said: "Be more alert in the forest. As long as you find wild beasts early and do not enter their warning distance, they will only hide. People don’t chase people.”
“Grandpa said that there are generally two types of wild animals chasing people. One is when you block its path, and the other is when your behavior makes it anxious. As long as you avoid these two situations, there is basically nothing to worry about. ”
“The road I walked looked desolate, but in fact there were people walking on it. There was a human flavor all along the way. The wild animals were very alert and generally would not come to such a road.”
“ If you go into the mountains in summer, you should pay more attention to snakes. "
"There are snakes?" Mai Xiaomiao was a little nervous.
"It's almost winter now, and the snakes have hibernated." Zhou Zhi said, "Don't be afraid."
"After turning this mountain ridge, you will enter Cailinzi. Now Cailinzi It’s the most beautiful time, look!”
As Jike Azi led the cavalry through the pine forest, a large area of virgin forest along the mountain range was revealed in front of everyone.
“Wow!” Wu Renzhong couldn’t help but exclaimed: “This place can be put on a wall calendar!”
The sky is pure blue, and the strong sunlight shines slantingly from behind. up the hillside.
There are two dividing lines on the hillside. From top to bottom, first there are some snow-covered peaks. Because it is not yet the season, there is not much snow on the peaks, and there are more blue-gray rocks, and then Downward is a plant belt paved with moss and small shrubs, which is almost integrated with the mountain. Further down is the first dividing line, where the green pine forest begins to appear.
The pine forest under the sun changes from sparse to dense from top to bottom, all the way to the densest place, but is stubbornly blocked by other woods.
In the eyes of these woods, pine forests should be unwelcome outsiders. These woods are survivors of human activities and are native forest belts that have been growing here since ancient times. (End of this chapter)