Chapter Eight Hundred and Fifty IX The Grove

Behind the bamboo forest is a forest that extends into the mountains.

There is a river in the woods, and its source is also in the mountains.

Ning Tao came from the mountains, and now he is going to the mountains, which is the opposite direction from Yecheng.

"Mom, there are mushrooms there!" Ding Ling found the mushrooms not far into the woods, and ran to the place where the mushrooms were found, carrying a basket, looking very happy.

Xue Weiyang was also in a good mood, and said with a smile: "Sir, don't make fun of me, Ling'er is a bit skinny, but she is very sensible."

In such a difficult living environment, even a child like Ding Ling will be honed to become mature and sensible. As the old saying goes, a child from a poor family has long been in charge of the family. She has lost her father since she was a child, and her mother is weak and sick. She is also supporting this precarious home with her thin and small shoulders.

Ning Tao said with a smile: "If only I had such a sensible and well-behaved daughter."

He really wanted to have a daughter, but the stomachs of the five women in the family were not up to par. No matter how hard he tried, their stomachs never responded at all.

He sent it out of feeling, but the listener seemed to have another understanding.

Xue Weiyang peeked at Ning Tao from the corner of her eyes, a blush appeared on her cheeks, she hesitated for a while, and asked aloud: "Sir, where are you from?"

"Penglai." Ning Tao said.

Xue Weiyang said in surprise: "Penglai Xiandao?"

Ning Tao smiled, and glanced at her: "Beside Penglai Xiandao, there is a small island. I have never seen Penglai Xiandao, after all, it is a legendary place."

Xue Weiyang breathed a sigh of relief: "Just now, I thought you were a fairy."

Ning Tao just smiled and looked at Ding Ling who was picking mushrooms on the ground with her butt up. He really liked this little girl, and if any of the five women in the family gave him such a daughter, then life would be perfect.

"Sir, is there anyone else in your family?" Xue Weiyang asked again.

Ning Tao froze for a moment, thought for a while before saying: "My family members are all in another world, and I am just a rootless person in this world, wandering everywhere."

"Oh." The corners of Xue Weiyang's mouth showed a gleam of joy, she didn't know what was going on in her heart,

What are you happy about again?

Ding Ling came back with the basket, her hands were covered with mud, and there were two small mushrooms in the bamboo basket. This little mushroom was not enough for her to eat two mouthfuls by herself, but she was very happy, and handed the basket to Ning Tao: "Uncle, look, what a wonderful mushroom."

Ning Tao touched her little head, and said with a smile: "Ling'er is amazing, you and your mother are here to pick wild vegetables, I'll go look elsewhere and get some wild game."

"Uncle, I'm going too." Ding Ling looked at Ning Tao anxiously.

Ning Tao wanted to reject her, but seeing her innocent and pitiful eyes, he couldn't harden his heart.

Ding Ling is obviously not his daughter, but for some reason, he wants to regard her as his own in his heart. It is said that his daughter was his lover in the previous life and the caring little padded jacket in this life, but he, a man without a daughter, is suffering from her daughter's disease. He hesitated for only two or three seconds, and then changed his mind: "Okay, then let's go together."

"Uncle, you are so kind." Ding Ling reached out and hugged Ning Tao's leg.

"Ling'er, don't be naughty." Xue Weiyang taught her a lesson.

Ding Ling hastily let go of Ning Tao's legs and lowered her head, not daring to look at her mother.

Ning Tao hugged Ding Ling and put it on his shoulder: "Go, uncle will take you hunting."

"Hehehe..." Ding Ling smiled happily, holding Ning Tao's head with a pair of small muddy hands.

This is probably the first time in her life that she is being held high and riding a horse, right?

Her father never gave her such a little padded jacket as a benefit, and Ning Tao came to give it to her today.

"Sir, you can't do it, you can't do it." Xue Weiyang said anxiously, chasing Ning Tao's footsteps.

Ning Tao simply trotted up.

Xue Weiyang looked dumbfounded.

Ding Ling's crisp laughter filled the woods.

Ning Tao didn't intend to go too far, he rode Ding Ling's horse for a while, then he stopped, and then awakened the state of seeing and smelling skills of eyes and nose. In an instant, dots of congenital aura entered his field of vision, and thousands of scents entered his nostrils.

There are no small animals in this forest, even the ants crawling in the grass, they can't escape his sight.

If he wants to be a hunter, China has thousands of years of history, if he takes the second place, no one will dare to take the first place.

He quickly locked on a prey, not far ahead, on a grassy field behind a few trees, it was a roe deer. It was gnawing on the green grass on that piece of grass, with its ears erect, maintaining vigilance instinctively.

Ning Tao hugged Ding Ling from his shoulders and whispered, "Uncle has found the prey, you stay here and I'll catch it."

Xue Weiyang came over, her face was full of curiosity: "Sir, you don't have a bow and arrow, how do you hunt?"

Ning Tao smiled: "I never use a bow and arrow to hunt."

After speaking, he bent down and picked up a stone from the ground, then tiptoed towards the deer.

If he hadn't deliberately kept a low profile, he would have let out his flesh and shot him, and flew over with a swish. He was said to be a deer, even a bird would not be able to escape. But it's better to keep a low profile, otherwise you will be treated like a god, and it will be difficult to get along with.

Behind Ning Tao, Ding Ling's black eyes were full of childlike innocence and admiration: "Mother, uncle is so powerful, he can hit prey with stones."

"Don't make noise, or you will scare the prey away." Xue Weiyang said a little nervously, her eyes never left Ning Tao's back, her eyes were completely different from Ding Ling's.

What a woman desires and needs most in troubled times is a sense of security, and she can get an unprecedented sense of security from Ning Tao. For some reason, staying by Ning Tao's side makes her feel very peaceful. All her misery and danger seemed to pass from her.

Ning Tao never noticed the different eyes of Xue Weiyang behind him, he sneaked behind the row of trees, and then poked his head out.

The deer didn't notice anyone approaching at all, and it was impossible to find out, because there was no sound under Ning Tao's feet, and even the breath of his body was blocked.

Ning Tao swung his arm violently, and the stone flew out of his hand.

Whoosh!

The stone cracked and there was a sound.

The roe, which was grazing, raised its head, but before it could see anything approaching, the stone fell on its head. With a muffled sound, it fell down and died instantly, very simply.

Ning Tao walked over and picked up the deer, then turned and walked back.

"Uncle is so amazing!" When he saw Ning Tao who was carrying a roe back, he ran over, very excited.

Xue Weiyang had a stunned expression on her face: "Sir, you, you really hit the roe with a stone?"

Ning Tao smiled: "It's just good luck. If I have a bow and arrow, I am willing to use a bow and arrow."

"Uncle, can you stay?" Ding Ling said suddenly.

Ning Tao froze for a moment, not knowing how to answer for a while.

A widow with a young daughter, and he stays alone with a man, wouldn't that be what it is?

"Ling'er, don't talk nonsense, there are some, some things you can't say." Xue Weiyang blushed completely, looking ashamed and anxious.

But Ding Ling said: "Mother, you obviously want Uncle to stay, but you dare not speak up, I dare to speak, Uncle, you can stay?"

Xue Weiyang raised her hand: "You, if you talk nonsense again, I will beat you!"

Ding Ling said stubbornly, "I'll tell you if you hit me."

After finishing speaking, she made a funny face at Xue Weiyang.

What a smart child, he can see his mother's mind and seize opportunities. This kind of IQ and EQ, I am afraid that even in the modern society more than two thousand years later, it can still crush the vast majority of children. But thinking about the reason why she is so mature and careful, isn't it caused by this difficult and difficult environment? She is cute and smart but also brings a little sad feeling.

After all, Xue Weiyang's raised slap was not willing to land on Ding Ling's little butt, but she glanced at Ning Tao from the corner of her eye.

Ning Tao was embarrassed and had a headache.

He is destined to be just a passerby, and he doesn't know when he will leave. The only thing he knows is that the time cannot be very long. If he stayed as his son-in-law, wouldn't it be a dream in the end?

If it was another woman, he wouldn't even think about it. But she happened to be the elixir of searching for the ancestral alchemy, the woman he was obsessed with and wanted to find and take away with all his heart.

"Sir... the child's words, you, don't take it seriously." Xue Weiyang's eyes were filled with disappointment, overshadowed, and her mood dropped a lot in an instant.

Ning Tao put away his thoughts and said with a smile: "If you stay, you can stay. There's nothing wrong with that. Let's go back and eat meat today."

"You..." Xue Weiyang couldn't believe her ears.

Ning Tao just smiled at her, with kindness, righteousness, and hope in his eyes.

Ding Ling took Xue Weiyang's hand: "Mother, why are you in a daze, uncle told us to go back."

"Oh." Only then did Xue Weiyang come back to her senses, she didn't dare to look into Ning Tao's eyes, she lowered her head and walked towards home. But when carrying Ning Tao on his back, his face was full of joyful smiles.

If this matter were placed in modern times, widows would definitely have to ask the man if he has a house or a car, how much savings, how much monthly income, etc. on a blind date. But in this turbulent ancient times, there is no such thing as paying attention. Being alive is already the greatest wish. If you meet the right one, you can make do with it and live together. What's more, she still picked up a treasure, how can she not be unhappy.

"Wow woof woof..."

Suddenly there was the sound of dogs barking in the depths of the woods, and the sound of people running.

Xue Weiyang and Ding Ling suddenly became nervous.

Ning Tao awakened the state of his eyes, and frowned immediately after seeing it.