C44 (1/2)
The two of them were frightened by Xiao Li's face. Only his face was covered with scars and his flesh was turned out. Xiao Li's throat moved, but he could only emit a faint ”Ah” sound. However, his eyes seemed to be questioning the other party.
The two of them looked at each other and felt slightly relieved. They both thought to themselves: So, it's a deaf mute. One of them said, ”What are you doing here?” Seeing that Xiao Li didn't respond, he pointed to the bonfire and made a simple hand gesture. He probably wanted to ask why Xiao Li was roasting meat here. Xiao Li used his hands and the bow and arrows on his body to tell them that he was a hunter of the mountain. The three of them had to struggle for a long time before they finally understood each other.
The two of them looked at each other. They were still doubtful about Xiao Li's excuse. After all, their main altar was located in a very secluded place and not an ordinary hunter could enter.
Xiao Li immediately interjected and gestured at them that he didn't understand what was going on. He told them that he had chased a wild beast to come here, and pointed at the barbecue to let them have a taste. The two of them had originally been attracted by the aroma of his grilled meat, but after seeing him point at the grilled meat, they forgot everything else. After fighting, only a few bones remained in their hands.
The two of them gestured to Xiao Li to thank him for the barbecue. Xiao Li hurriedly waved his hands to show that he wasn't going to stand on ceremony. The two of them reluctantly threw away the bones in their hands and simultaneously told Xiao Li to leave this place as soon as possible. Xiao Li nodded his head to show that he understood and then went to pack up his things, intending to leave immediately.
When the two of them saw that Xiao Li was about to leave, their hearts were moved. They unconsciously looked at the bones on the ground and saw the reluctance in each other's eyes. One of them finally could not hold it in and said, ”This barbecue meat is really the best in the world. I've never tasted such a delicious meat before. If I could eat it every day, even if I had to die, I would be willing.”
Another person said, ”I wonder if he has some sort of secret recipe? Why don't we buy it from him? ”
That person shook his head and said, ”You don't know, being a chef is a profound knowledge. Fire and materials have to be carefully chosen. Even if we know the method, we probably won't be able to do it. ”My ancestor only had one famous chef, but none of his descendants were able to do it. No matter how hard they tried, they were unable to learn the techniques passed down in their ancestors.”
Another person shook his head and sighed, ”Ah, looks like this is our fate then.”
The other fellow shook his head and said, ”If we were lucky, we wouldn't have stayed here and guarded the door for more than ten years. Every day, we would have eaten the leftovers of those fellows.”
The other man sighed and shook his head. Suddenly, an idea came to his mind. ”Oh, right. Did you hear that Old Zhao had twisted his waist?”
Upon hearing his question, the man's eyes lit up. ”You're saying …”
The two of them shouted at the same time, ”Help the kitchen!”
Xiao Li heard the conversation between the two of them and could not help but smile inwardly. At least the heavens did not disappoint those who had good intentions. He had received a fair amount of suffering. He hoped that he hadn't suffered in this place.
The two of them ran over and stopped Xiao Li who was still packing his things. Their gestures were all messed up. Finally, they brought out a shovel and some silver. They told him to help cook for them for a month and give them a tael of silver.
When Xiao Li saw the tael of silver, his eyes lit up and he nodded again and again. He didn't care if he understood or not.
The two of them thought that they had coaxed Xiao Li into staying, but they didn't know that Xiao Li was also thinking, ”I've finally snuck into the Lou Guang Sect's so-called iron wall Earth Grand Altar.”
The two of them brought Xiao Li into the main altar. One of them stayed behind to continue guarding while the other brought Xiao Li inside. After entering, Xiao Li found that the interior was heavily guarded. Every step he took was a guard, and every step he took was a guard. The place wasn't too big, but it was guarded by more than 20 people. Huge mountain walls formed a natural wall that protected these buildings. After Xiao Li entered, he discovered that there were a lot of buildings here. All of them were huge stone buildings that took up about ten acres of land. However, they were only two to three storeys tall.
The person brought Xiao Li through two mountain walls and into a three-storey building. After passing through the inner hall and entering the kitchen, the man shouted, ”Old Zhao, look what I've brought you.”
An old voice came from the kitchen, ”Second donkey!” Aren't you on duty with Three Eggs today? ”Why did you sneak out again and be careful that Control knows he chopped you up and fed you to the wolves?” Then, a man with a head full of white hair walked out from the kitchen. This person was quite majestic, but unfortunately, he had an aged face and a stooped back.
It turned out that the person who brought Xiao Li in was nicknamed Ermou, and the person who was on duty with him was San Wu. When the donkey saw the person who came out, it glared at him and said, ”Old Zhao, don't shout. Others look down on me, Er Meng, and you followed along. Look at how spirited you are, man! ”
Only now did Old Zhao notice that there was another person who had arrived with the second donkey. Furthermore, his face looked quite unfamiliar. He couldn't help but narrow his old eyes and carefully size up Xiao Li. He carefully observed Xiao Li from head to toe. Xiao Li also felt a bit nervous and pretended to be a bit nervous.
The donkey said, ”Old Zhao, didn't you twist your waist yesterday? ”Today, San Guo and I were on duty outside, and we just happened to see this brother roasting meat. It really smells good …” He couldn't help but swallow a mouthful of water and continued, ”I had a few mouthfuls, so I brought him here to be your assistant. ”This brother is a mute, and his ears are not good enough …”
At first, Old Zhao frowned when he heard this, but when he heard that Xiao Li was deaf and mute, he said, ”What? This young man is deaf and dumb? ”
The donkey said, ”Who's not? We only brought him here to earn a living because we felt he was pitiful. Just look at his face. He must have been hunted by wild beasts on the mountain. This mute originally had a hard time surviving in the outside world, but now with his face crippled, it will be even harder to survive. ”
Old Zhao said, ”Yes, that's true. I wonder what he will do?”
The donkey hurriedly said, ”He knows everything!”
Old Zhao chuckled, ”Second donkey, who doesn't know of your thoughts? Wasn't it just because he wanted to have someone to eat in the kitchen, so that he could have a good meal in the future? ”If he really can help, then I will accept your kindness. Even if there's something good, I can give it to you.”
The donkey laughed foolishly and said, ”Then I'll thank you first.”
Old Zhao said, ”Alright, then. Let's leave him here. ”You should hurry up and go stand guard. If you're too late, others will realize that you'll be in trouble if you reach the top.”
The Second Donkey quickly pointed out to Xiao Li, implying that he wanted Xiao Li to listen to Old Zhao properly. After finishing his work, Xiao Li would receive a monthly allowance but would still be able to eat and drink. Xiao Li nodded repeatedly and agreed.
After the second donkey had finished giving orders, it bid farewell to Old Zhao and slipped away.
Old Zhao saw that his second donkey had left, so he beckoned to Xiao Li and brought him into the kitchen. Unexpectedly, the interior was extremely large. Furthermore, the items inside were arranged in a neat manner, and there were quite a few people inside. Old Zhao led him directly to a corner where there was a pile of bowls and chopsticks. Pointing at the chopsticks, he said, ”Wash these bowls and chopsticks clean.”
Xiao Li only looked at him in a daze. Only now did Old Zhao remember that Xiao Li was a deaf and mute person. He hurriedly made a few hand gestures, implying that Xiao Li should wash his things. Xiao Li nodded his head repeatedly. Actually, he had long since heard Old Zhao's words. It was just to act more pretentiously. After that, Xiao Li sat down to wash the dishes.
In the past, when Xiao Li was at home, he had to help with housework, so he was familiar with these things and was quite proficient in them.
Old Zhao saw how diligent Xiao Li was and ignored him, leaving by himself. Before leaving, he muttered to himself, ”This donkey really knows how to cause trouble for himself. If he has nothing to do, then he'll just cause trouble for himself by being deaf.”
Xiao Li ignored them and continued to play with the things in his hands while secretly observing his surroundings.
This kitchen was very large, around a few mu of land, and it was divided into many areas. There were large stoves, places to put vegetables, places to place all kinds of meat, places to prepare delicacies, places to wash dishes, places to wash vegetables. Everyone here seemed to be busy with their own work.
Other than Xiao Li, who was washing the dishes, there was a skinny young man with a pair of greasy sleeves who was stirring up the Yellow Dragon. When Old Zhao came, he didn't dare to say anything, but as soon as he left, he secretly sized up Xiao Li. At the same time, he muttered to himself, ”This Old Zhao's eyesight is really getting worse and worse. He actually found me such a helper. He had asked him to find a girl for help these past few days, but he was actually matched with an ugly man, and he was even a mute at that. Wasn't he trying to suffocate his little monkey to death? Did he already know that I was the one who spilled salt on his food the other day? Well, no, no, I did it in a pretty secret way. From what he heard, it seems to be the person that idiot Ermou found. Fuck, this idiot intervened at this moment, he must have troubled your grandpa monkey. ”
The thin man seemed to be very active and could not stop talking. He was washing the dishes as he told himself the little secret in his heart. Since he already knew that Xiao Li was deaf, he wasn't afraid of Xiao Li listening. Xiao Li inwardly laughed when he heard this. This kid did all sorts of bad things and knew how to be lazy the most. Even Old Zhao couldn't do anything about him, so he assigned him a job of washing the dishes and fixed the amount of dishes to him every day. Xiao Li didn't need to inquire about anything as he already knew some of the people here from this little monkey. Old Zhao was the manager and the chef here. He was in charge of all the personnel.