Chapter 2 two

After hearing this, Liu Yishan sighed greatly. Hearing Fang Guohuan's words just now, he knew that he must be a lost child of a rich family. It was also a blessing in misfortune to meet Fang Lan and be able to read and write.At this time, he had an idea in his mind, so he comforted him: "Mr. Fang, don't be sad. Although you are in trouble, you are still a literate person. In the future, stay at home and read with my two dogs, eat and wear I don't want to treat you badly. If your family members come here in the future, they will follow. I don't know what Mr. Fang thinks?" Fang Guohuan hurriedly got up and bowed down when he heard this, "Thank you, sir, for taking me in as a troubled person. I am very grateful, and I will be rewarded with great rewards if I have the opportunity in the future." Seeing that Fang Guohuan was young, he knew how to be polite, and he was better than his two sons. It is really rare for a young master like this to be a person who likes to read and know the etiquette." Then he said to Liu Fu, "Go and call the two young masters, and let Mr. Fang read with them in the future, so as to set an example." Liu Fu went in response.

Liu Yishan saw that Fang Guohuan's clothes were thin and shabby, so he ordered someone to find a new one and exchange it with him. Fang Guohuan thanked him again.Liu Yishan then asked some questions about the article, Fang Guohuan answered fluently, Liu Yishan liked it very much, and then said: "Tomorrow, I will go to Houshan to choose a good place and bury my respected teacher. You can rest assured to live in my house in the future. If you have a chance If you go to gain more fame and future, you will not hide Confucius." Fang Guohuan thanked him again with tears in his eyes, and said gratefully: "I am lucky to meet such a good man as Mr. Liu. If there is a bright future in the future, I will do my best. Repay." Fang Guohuan was a young man who was intelligent and kind, with a heart of gratitude for repaying him.

The next day, Liu Yishan ordered Fang Lan's coffin to be sent for burial. Fang Guohuan cried again and thanked Liu Yishan for his kindness.After that, Fang Guohuan read it together with Liu Yishan's two sons, Liu Cai and Liu Lu.That Liu Yishan was not good in the academic field in his early years, although he has been indifferent to fame, he hopes that his two sons will be successful.But the Liu brothers have lived in the mountain village for a long time and have never seen the world. After reading a few poems and books, they think they are very knowledgeable and don't take others seriously.When the two brothers saw the little beggar rescued at home as their companion, they had a look of disdain, and they only regarded Fang Guohuan as a boy servant, ordering him around, calling him around and making things difficult.Fang Guohuan didn't take it seriously, and in order to repay Liu Yishan's kindness in saving his life and burying the master, he served him wholeheartedly without complaining.After a few days, the Liu brothers saw that Fang Guohuan was very obedient and obedient, and liked him, so they didn't bother to make things difficult, and regarded him as their confidants.Also, the three of them were about the same age, and had similar temperaments, so Fang Guohuan got along well with the two brothers.When there was nothing to do, Fang Guohuan didn't dare to be idle, and did some work with the servants. Within a few days, everyone in the Liu family liked him very much, and Liu Yishan was very happy to see him.

After more than ten days, there was another heavy snowfall. The birds and beasts in the mountains couldn't bear the hunger, and often went to the village to look for food.When the Liu brothers saw him, they took Fang Guohuan and took baskets and rice to the mountains to catch birds.The three of them left the village and struggled up the mountain on knee-deep snow.In order to catch larger mountain birds, the three of them went up to the top of the mountain supporting each other.Liu Cai found an open space and said, "This is it." After speaking, he stepped forward and swept out a ten-foot-square open space with branches.Liu Lu asked Fang Guohuan to scatter the rice on the ground, and found a short tree branch, tied it with a long and thin rope, and set up a basket to half cover the rice.When everything was ready, the Liu brothers cheered, pulled Fang Guohuan to hide behind a pine tree far away, squatted in the snow, and waited quietly for the mountain birds to cast.

Seeing the two brothers doing this, Fang Guohuan asked, "Can we catch birds this way?" Liu Lu said proudly, "Don't worry, my two brothers often use this method, and it yields results every time. Return empty-handed." "Hush!" Liu Cai signaled to the two of them at this time, and the three of them looked closely, only to see a brightly colored pheasant flying far away, staring vigilantly at the rice under the basket, hesitated.The three of them immediately became tense, and did not dare to move. They held their breath and watched, fearfully walking away from this rare prey.

The pheasant turned around in front of the basket a few times, cooed a few times, and couldn't bear the hunger, so it stretched its neck to grab a few grains of rice, and then quickly walked away.Liu Cai and Liu Lu blushed with excitement. The two brothers were also experienced bird hunters. Although they looked nervous, they were not in a hurry to pull the rope.Fang Guohuan said in his heart: "That's right, the mountains are covered by heavy snow, and birds and beasts have no food. You can catch them with some simple traps. Birds die for food. That's the reason." The courage grew, and he simply moved under the basket and ate whatever he wanted.Seeing this, Liu Cai pulled the rope vigorously, and completely buckled the gluttonous pheasant under the basket. The few beautiful tail feathers exposed outside were also drawn into the bottom of the basket after being frightened and beaten.

Seeing that they had succeeded, the three cheered, jumped up, and ran over.Liu Cai reached out and caught the pheasant under the basket, tied the pheasant's paws with a rope, and hugged it in his arms so happily that his face was blooming.Liu Lu and Fang Guohuan went up to stroke his feathers, competing to hug him. The first arrest was successful, and the three of them were so excited that they set up the baskets again.Not long ago, a group of mountain birds were attracted, chirping and singing loudly, no less than a hundred of them.The three of them hunted for a long time, but they only got some tits, and no big birds came to cast them.Seeing that it was getting late, Liu Lu said, "That's it for today, come back tomorrow." Liu Cai agreed, and he and Fang Guohuan went up to pack the traps, while Liu Lu caressed the pheasant from the side.

Fang Guohuan harvested the rice and took the basket.At this moment, he suddenly heard a scream: "Wolf!" Fang Guohuan was startled when he heard it, and when he looked up, he saw Liu Lu lying on his back on the snow, with a terrified expression.Not far away, a gray and strong wild wolf, baring its white teeth, ran a few steps, jumped up suddenly, and rushed towards Liu Lu.This wolf has been hungry for a long time, and it can't stand the hunger. It doesn't care that there are three people here, and rashly attack each other, it is hard to guard against hungry wolves.Liu Lu was so frightened that he said "Oh my god" and was at a loss. Liu Cai over there was already stunned.Seeing that Liu Lu was in danger, Fang Guohuan shouted in desperation and threw the bird basket at the wolf.When the wolf's front paws were close to Liu Lu's raised arm, the basket flew over, but Fang Guohuan pushed harder in his desperation, and the basket knocked the wolf over.The wolf was unexpectedly attacked, and its fierce light was revealed. It rolled on the ground, hissed in a low voice, stared at Fang Guohuan and rushed towards it.Fang Guohuan couldn't find anything to resist on the snow for a while, so he casually grabbed the branch that supported the basket, and poked the wolf's face forcefully.The wolf's bloody maw was already in front of Fang Guohuan. Fang Guohuan could clearly see the upper and lower rows of sharp teeth, and at the same time felt a burst of bloody heat rushing towards the door. above the neck of the wolf.