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Chapter 199 "Preference"

Huo Lang raised his deep eyebrows slightly and asked without answering: "Is this too small?"

Si Ningning shook her head vigorously, with a look of eager anticipation, faintly revealing her cuteness and cuteness.

A faint smile appeared in Huo Lang's eyes, and he traced a circle around the edge of the small basket with his fingers, and then asked: "Weave another circle of little goldfish for you?"

"Well……"

Si Ningning was suddenly stunned.

This is asking her what she means, doesn't it make it clear to her?

"Yeah!" Si Ningning nodded vigorously again, and her rosy lips opened into a bright smile, "If it's not troublesome!"

Huo Lang didn't respond to Ma Bu's troublesome question, and just said: "I'll give it to you tomorrow and the day after tomorrow. I'll go out today."

To prevent the small basket from loosening, Huo Lang nimbly inserted the half-braided bamboo strips into the gap in the lower layer with his fingers. Then he got up and went into the house to pick up the basket, gun and hatchet, and raised his chin to indicate to Si Ningning that he could set off.

Si Ningning later remembered the purpose of today and quickly stood up and followed Huo Lang outside, "I'm not in a hurry. Just take your time when you turn around."

Huo Lang nodded and reached out to take the big basket on Si Ningning's back.

Si Ningning moved back to avoid it, but Huo Lang's calm expression showed determination. She paused, said nothing, and just took off the basket and handed it over.

It had rained heavily before, and although the sun came out today, the mountain trails were still wet, so the help of "wooden sticks" was naturally indispensable for this trip.

A small wooden stick, Si Ningning held one end, Huo Lang opened the way in front, and she carefully followed behind.

Si Ningning tilted her head left and right, searching both sides of the forest path, looking for traces of mushrooms.

After looking all the way and finding nothing, Si Ningning turned back and stared at the back of the man's head with her clear deer eyes, "I went back yesterday to pickle the vegetables. You can eat whatever you want in the jar... I have also made a rabbit cage. In the afternoon

When you get back, you can help me send it there, and then we can take it back together."

"Yeah." Huo Lang responded lightly.

Si Ningning asked again: "Have you been to the county recently?"

Huo Lang asked her: "Are you going to take it to Academician Liang?"

"Yeah. But there is one more thing I want to ask you to help me with." Si Ningning nodded, and after finishing her words, she let out a soft "tsk", "I don't know if there is any, I can't go out, can you go to the county

If so, I just wanted to ask you to stop by and help me take a look."

These words successfully aroused Holang's curiosity.

Huo Lang turned his head and was about to look at Si Ningning when he caught sight of the thorn vines in front of him that branched out into the middle of the path. He casually pushed them aside and said, "Look at the thorn vines."

After bypassing the thorn vines, Holang continued his previous question: "What are you looking for?"

"I want alum." Si Ningning didn't hide it, "I want to try dyeing cloth. Mordanting requires alum..."

"Alum or green alum can be used. If the county hospital has a traditional Chinese medicine department, you should be able to find it there."

Alum can be used to purify water, and it is also a type of traditional Chinese medicine found in natural minerals. There are no traditional Chinese medicine pharmacies outside, and hospitals are considered a state-owned industry, so there should be one there.

Of course, these are just guesses. It is not certain whether Si Ningning is there. Although she went to the county once last time, her time was limited and she had too many things to do, so she had no time to go around.

Huo Lang often goes to the county, and Si Ningning thought that he was familiar with the county, so he made this comment.

"Is there anything else you want?" Holland asked.

"Huh?" Si Ningning was stunned for a moment, then quickly shook his head after realizing it, "No more, just alum! I have ways to deal with problems like color fixation."

Huo Lang didn't know much about dyeing cloth. Si Ningning asked, so he nodded, "I should go there the day after tomorrow. If you have anything to buy or bring to Academician Liang, pack it up in advance. Tomorrow

I'll go get it when I have time."

"Yeah!" Si Ningning's eyes narrowed and she responded happily.

With his mind settled, Si Ningning concentrated on searching for mushrooms again. He encountered two clusters of poisonous mushrooms along the way, but they were both inedible poisonous mushrooms.

Si Ningning squatted in front of the poisonous mushroom, feeling a little discouraged. When she thought of something, she raised her head again and reached out to grab Huo Lang's rolled up trousers, "Go there!"

"Huh?" Huo Lang arched his eyebrows and frowned in confusion.

Si Ningning's eyebrows were curved and her smile was bright: "It's the same place where we found the hedgehog last time. We passed by it when we went to Valley City, remember?"

When Si Ningning said this, Huo Lang knew what she was talking about.

He reached out and handed the wooden stick to Si Ningning. When Si Ningning took hold of it, Huo Lang used a little force to lift him up from the ground.

Then they turned around, holding the same small wooden stick, and set off again one after the other.

Si Ningning set her sights on the dead tree where the mushrooms were picked last time.

The last time I picked mushrooms, there were some small shriveled parts left behind, and with such a large patch of elmaceous mushrooms, how could there be some spores left behind, right?

As long as there are spores and the temperature and humidity are right, new mushrooms will grow.

The abacus was very good, but when it came to the place, Si Ningning was greatly disappointed.

When he went to the other side of the valley, the dead tree was placed over the creek by Holang. It had rained heavily in the past two days, and the creek swelled, and the water level was almost the same as the two banks.

The dead wood originally carried some weight, and it became even heavier when it was hit by rain. Now it is sinking under the weight of the soil on both sides of the creek. One-third of the tree body is soaked in water. The humidity is too high, even if there are spores remaining.

, and no mushrooms will grow right now...

Si Ningning did not give up and searched along the stream at the edge of the bamboo forest.

After working for a long time, I harvested a lot of bamboo fungus, but there was not a single mushroom except the bamboo fungus.

It is possible to bring bamboo fungus back to the educated youth spots, but local residents do not eat it, so it is a problem to promote it, let alone to plant it on a large scale.

No chance of specifying...

This is really the death of a hero before he leaves the army, which makes the hero burst into tears.

Si Ningning snorted with a sad face, neither crying nor laughing.

Huo Lang saw her wrinkled little face, full of loss and frustration, and frowned unconsciously. He stretched out his hand and handed the wooden stick to Si Ningning, "Why are you frustrated?"

Si Ningning bit her lip and raised her head, and heard Huo Lang's low, slightly hoarse voice continue to come, "How can you not find two clusters of mushrooms in such a big mountain? Get up."

Si Ningning reached out and grabbed the wooden stick. The moment she was pulled up by Huo Lang, she softly suggested: "How about eating something first?"

It was already getting late when we came out, and after walking in the mountains for so long, I was afraid it was already time for lunch.

Si Ningning felt that it was okay and not very hungry. However, considering that Huo Lang was so big and had been carrying things along the way, he would consume a lot of energy and would definitely get hungry faster. She thought about it and continued: "

Look for it when you’re full.”

Si Ningning considered Huo Lang, and Huo Lang considered Si Ningning.

When you are looking for something, you are looking for something, but it is not good for the little girl to look for it hungry.

He is already a thin and delicate person, but if he is hungry for two more meals, he will be starved to death.

Huo Lang nodded without any hesitation.

So, the two of them cleared a small piece of clean land under the scattered bamboo shadows by the stream.

Si Ningning took out the basket that Huo Lang had placed on one side, pulled out two pieces of oil paper that were 25x25 in length and prepared in advance, and spread them on the ground.

Asking Huo Lang to press it with his hands to prevent the oil paper from being blown away by the wind, Si Ningning took out two old and new aluminum lunch boxes from the basket on his back, and the last one contained small bags of crushed peanuts, minced garlic, chili oil, minced green onions and vinegar.

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The salt and chicken essence were added to the lunch box early in the morning and mixed. As for the other seasonings, Si Ningning introduced them one by one and asked Huo Lang to adjust them according to his personal preference.

"This lunch box can't hold much. If you don't have enough food, I'll give it to you. I have a small appetite and can't eat that much," Si Ningning said.

Huo Lang nodded lightly.

Huo Lang also wore a small waistband. After Si Ningning finished speaking, he took out two black charcoal lumps from the waistband.

Oh...not black charcoal lumps.

Si Ningning took a second look and found that they were sweet potatoes, the kind that are cooked in the stove.

Huo Lang remembered what Si Ningning had said before, telling him not to cook alone. Seeing Si Ningning staring at the sweet potatoes in his hand, his Adam's apple rolled and he explained in a deep voice: "Eat the leftovers in the morning and take them with you."

Come out to eat and have fun, so as not to waste it."

Seeing him looking like he was facing a formidable enemy, Si Ningning couldn't help but laugh out loud.

"Just bring it with you. Add a sweet potato after you eat it later, so I don't have to worry about you not being full."

"……Um."

The little girl nodded her head and put her fist to her lips, her eyebrows and eyes were curved in a smile, and the aura emanating from her whole body was like the warm light in spring and the quiet wind in summer, which completely calmed down the impetuousness in people's hearts.

Huo Lang was not a conservative person, but when he saw such a scene, he couldn't help but raise his arched eyebrows, and a trace of softness flashed in his eyes.

Just as the mountain breeze passed by, the bamboo clumps were swaying, the shade of the trees was whirling, and the nose smelled the scent of grass and earth, and my heart felt inexplicably relaxed and comfortable.

Huo Lang slowly closed his peach blossom eyes, couldn't help but straighten his back, and slightly raised his chin to carefully feel the joy and tranquility.

He traveled through this mountain forest several times in spring, summer, autumn and winter, and this was the first time he had such a feeling.

And this special feeling was brought to him by Si Ningning...

She looks like a delicate girl, but she actually has a lot of special qualities hidden inside her.

A dusty temperament.

Extraordinary in every gesture.

As well as calm conversation, gentleness and kindness in treating others, and a healing and heart-warming smile, they have a special power that can make people feel at peace, discover the beauty around them, and see hope in dilemmas and adversities...

Huo Lang has seen many children of high-ranking cadres and intellectuals who were born in highly educated families. Those people have good and bad character, but in the final analysis, Si Ningning is the person he has seen who can combine many good qualities into one body.

The first one.

Let alone one that can bring him such a special feeling.

Although Si Ningning looks very delicate and beautiful, in this era, her exquisiteness and beauty do not conform to the public's aesthetics, so it is not an advantage, or in other words, it is even a disadvantage.

Shortcomings that will be slandered and corrected by others.

But as he discovered more and more remarkable things about her, Huo Lang felt more and more unsatisfied with her.

The feeling of wanting to be protected and favored almost burst out of his chest. In addition, there was something vaguely in his heart that made Huo Lang feel irritable.

But if he really wanted to say it, Huo Lang didn't know how to describe it.

Huo Lang's breathing became heavy and heavy, and his brows furrowed.

Si Ningning put the dishes and chopsticks and heard the change in Huo Lang's breath. She looked up and saw Huo Lang sitting cross-legged like a monk in trance. She didn't know what was bothering her. She closed her eyes and said nothing, with a pair of arched eyebrows.

Still wrinkled.

"Stop being annoying and hurry up and eat!" Si Ningning said, patting Huo Lang's knee with his hand.

Huo Lang had been immersed in his own world just now, and he hadn't yet figured out the problem in his heart. Si Ningning's move abruptly pulled him out of the world of meditation. The sound of wind and birds chirping around him suddenly amplified. The moment Huo Lang woke up,

The body is shaking and alert.

His trembling made Si Ningning unprepared and trembled in fright.

The two of them sat on the ground, their heads tilted back at the same time, staring at each other as if they had seen a ghost.

The warm and peaceful atmosphere faded away, and a faint air of embarrassment instantly filled the air.

"You, what were you thinking about just now?" Si Ningning calmed down her little heart that was beating wildly, and opened her pair of bright deer eyes to break the embarrassment first, "Are you talking about falling asleep?"

Huo Lang's thin lips opened slightly, then pursed them,

What are you thinking about?

Can you tell me?

I was thinking of you just now?

Of course not.

The deep brow bones wrinkled and loosened, then wrinkled again. Huo Lang uttered a few words in a low and hoarse voice, "The wind in the mountains makes me feel comfortable. I squinted a bit."

After all, Huo Lang didn't dare to meet Si Ningning's eyes. He lowered his eyelids and picked up the chopsticks. After a while, he picked up the lunch box and asked, "What are you making this time?"

"It's jelly." Si Ningning explained, remembering what Huo Lang said just now, she stared at Huo Lang's face a few more times.

I didn't see any dark circles under my eyes, so I guessed it was either because I didn't sleep well or because I was tired from working.

After mixing the jelly, Si Ningning said smoothly: "There is not much work now, and the weather is still so hot. Don't just think about helping others. Pay attention to yourself once in a while. You should rest when you need it."

rest……"

"good."

Huo Lang responded in a low voice, and Si Ningning stopped talking and said no more.

After eating the jelly in one go, I washed my lunch boxes by the stream and put them into my backpack. Huolang and Si Ningning simmered sweet potatoes in the stove one each.

These two sweet potatoes contain high sugar content. The principle of simmering and roasting in the stove is similar. A lot of oil leaks out from the surface. Si Ningning's movements were gentle when peeling. Not only did the palms of his hands turn black when peeled, but the sweet potatoes were also peeled into pits.

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Huo Lang couldn't see it, so he took the sweet potato in her hand and broke it in half, then divided the two halves into two. One sweet potato was instantly divided into four small pieces.

Holang arranged the sweet potatoes on the oil paper one by one, "Eat it."

"oh!"

Si Ningning responded dryly, picked up a piece of sweet potato and nestled it backwards, bit into it with a smile on her face, "It's so sweet!"

"Winter potatoes are sweeter than autumn potatoes. These are last year's. I keep them in the cellar and eat them one after another. There are still some left." Huo Lang bit off half a sweet potato in one bite and ate the skin stained with stove ashes.

He didn't care, "If you like it, I'll get you some this afternoon."

Si Ningning nodded, "Okay."

The sweet potatoes are sweet and taste good when made into porridge. They will go back to Hegu and drink them just right.

(End of chapter)