Chapter 629 Monkey Wine
Chapter 629 Monkey Wine
The next day.
The temple bells ring melodiously.
Liang Qu did not move and went to Jinxiu Valley with his brothers as usual.
Early winter.
The entire Lushan Mountain is extremely desolate. Even though the ancient trees have fallen leaves, they are dark green and lack the vitality of spring.
Only in Jinxiu Valley, there is a stream running through the middle, gurgling. When you enter it, the temperature rises significantly, and the valley is still full of colors, even with flowers blooming in all colors.
The crowd stepped on the rocks, jumped from the cliff, and landed lightly at the bottom of the valley.
hoohoo!
A stranger breaks in.
Macaques all over the mountains jumped up and down, leaped between the treetops, and threw sticks and stones.
There were even a few monsters in the middle, who raised their hands and threw rocks the size of human heads, but their aim was poor and they hit the stream, splashing water a foot high.
boom.
As soon as Yang Dongxiong showed his power, all the monkeys in the mountain fled and scattered.
A few little macaques panicked and lost their grip on the vines. They fell down and ran away screaming, covering their red and swollen buttocks.
"Hey, there's a brave one."
Xu Zishuai pointed with sharp eyes at an old macaque with long beard and eyebrows in the jungle.
The old macaque was stared at by everyone. He curled up his hunched body, but refused to leave. He raised his hands as if begging for mercy.
Everyone was curious.
Immediately, under the gazes of many people, the old macaque moved his limbs and came to Liang Qu's side little by little. He squatted on the ground, gestured with his hands, pointed towards the woods, took two steps forward, and looked back repeatedly.
It has the flavor of a vernacular story.
Ke Wenbin crossed his arms and rested his chin on his hand: "Does it want Ah Shui to catch up?"
Xu Zishuai looked around: "We didn't fall into the water, did we?"
"Come on, come on, and take a look."
Everyone booed.
Yi Gao people are bold.
This is the first time I’ve seen a bizarre plot in a storybook, so I definitely want to join in the fun.
What a clever old monkey.
Liang Qu took a step forward and followed.
The old macaque was overjoyed and walked slowly on all fours, but when he saw that everyone could keep up, he walked faster and faster.
Walk more than two miles along the mountain road.
Dense forest east of Jinxiu Valley.
The old macaque first found an old bamboo, broke the joints, knocked open the bamboo membrane, removed the broken wood chips on the edge, washed it clean in the stream water, pretended to scoop water to drink, then ran to an ancient tree that required two people to hug, and climbed up and down.
Everyone was puzzled.
The whole tree is just an ordinary ancient tree, nothing special about it.
Xu Zishuai pondered: "Could it be monkey wine?"
Everyone's eyes lit up.
Monkey wine is priceless.
What a baby!
Xiang Fangsu said, "I read in a book before that 'there are many monkeys in Huangshan. In spring and summer, they pick various flowers and fruits in the stone depressions and brew them into wine. The fragrance overflows and can be smelled hundreds of steps away.' It is a rare opportunity."
Xu Zishuai said, "Why don't we make a hole in the tree and try? I remember monkeys would use hollow trees to store fruits. The top is sealed, and the wine is stored underneath. Let's dig a small hole and let it all flow out."
Yang Xu suggested: "In this case, we should first use the bamboo tube to make two more wine vessels, so that when the time comes, they can't hold the wine and waste it."
"Makes sense."
Everyone came to the bamboo forest that the old monkey had passed by before and made a large number of simple bamboo tube wine vessels.
Everything is ready.
Liang Qu pulled out the Qinglang and inserted it into the ancient tree. He did not pull it out, and a faint aroma of wine wafted in the air.
Everyone was cheered up.
Xu Zishuai urged: "Hurry, hurry, hurry!"
Liang Qu turned his wrist and used the dagger to make a small hole. There was no need to pick it out. The pressure inside directly pushed the small round cover out.
Xu Zishuai was quick-witted and quick-handed, and caught it first without spilling a drop.
Crash.
The golden liquid trickled out, and the rich aroma of fruit wine burst out, as if boiling oil was poured over dried chilies.
Completely different from ordinary wine, the wine in the tree is not pungent at all, but has an extremely rich fruity aroma!
Otter Kai smelled the fragrance, leaned on the stick, and felt dizzy. Several little river otters squinted their eyes and burped repeatedly.
The one with the biggest reaction staggered all over the place, hit several people with its head, and fell on the instep of Long Eying's feet, holding on tightly and refusing to let go.
"It's full! Give me a new cylinder, give me a new cylinder!"
Xu Zishuai yelled.
Cao Rang immediately changed it and handed the full bamboo tube to Liang Qu.
The wine filled the bamboo tube, exuding a captivating amber luster.
Liang Qu gave it to Yang Dongxiong. "Master, try it first!"
"Hey, monkey wine has to be tasted by the monkey first."
Yang Dongxiong took the bamboo tube but did not drink from it. Instead, he held it high and handed it to the old macaque on the tree.
The old macaque hugged the bamboo tube, bared his teeth, wrapped his tail around the branch, and took a sip with relish.
belch!
The strange aroma of monkey wine attracted the escaped monkeys.
Many macaques did not dare to approach, with their tails raised straight up, revealing their big red butts, and they walked anxiously on the branches, scratching their ears and cheeks.
The second barrel, the third barrel, the fourth barrel...
The fruit wine in the tree trunk continued to flow until everyone was given a bamboo tube, and the flow gradually weakened.
pretty.
Ke Wenbin lay on his side on the stone with a flushed face.
After drinking monkey wine, the whole body feels warm, exudes fruity aroma, and the blood circulation in the body becomes more smooth.
It makes you feel like you are floating in the air, and is worthy of being called a precious wine.
It was such a pleasant surprise to have such delicious wine to drink during the climb, and it made my life complete.
"The old monkey is quite smart." Xiang Fangsu said with a smile.
"How to say?"
"The book I read has another second half of the sentence, 'The fragrance spreads out and can be smelled for hundreds of steps. Woodcutters who go deep into the wild may be able to secretly drink it, but they should not drink too much, as it will reduce the traces of wine. If they notice it, the monkeys will wait for them and will surely bite them to death.'
Once the monkey wine in this tree is dug out, it will probably not be the old monkey's turn to drink it. With us here, it can drink as much as it wants without worrying about other monkeys snatching it from it."
Ke Wenbin wondered: "How come you have such a good memory? Your grades in school are obviously not as good as mine. Are you studying secretly?"
"..."
"Come on, come on, and each of you can take half a barrel!"
under the tree.
Xu Zishuai shouted.
"Here I come! A piece of monkey wine is worth a ton of gold. Ah Shui must be the legendary person with great fortune. Let me take advantage of him!"
night.
The stars shine brightly.
Everyone enjoyed the fragrance of the fruit and returned home with a full load.
In the small courtyard, the old macaque and the otter began to stagger and learn the ape boxing.
It drank secretly alone and it was not convenient for it to go back to the monkey group as it might get beaten by the Monkey King. It needed to rest for two days to get rid of the smell of the fruit wine, so it followed Liang Qu all the way back to the courtyard. At nightfall, it saw Otter starting to practice standing meditation.
It’s a suitable major and you can learn it well in a short time.
The fragrant breeze comes.
She Lianmei arrived as promised.
[Water Essence +18]
[Water Essence +17]
Huo.
Just one bite.
Liang Qu felt that the quality of Baozhi had improved.
Not only that.
The portion of lotus seed soup tonight is larger than last night, and everyone gets a portion.
Two bowls of brown sugar lotus seed soup contain more than 500 grams of water essence, which is equivalent to half a good treasure fish!
My mouth just feels sick of the food, just like the confinement period after childbirth.
Liang Qu himself didn't like sweets very much, but he was reluctant to give up hundreds of dollars of Shu Ze Essence.
Chatting about family matters, calling my younger brothers and sisters non-stop.
It's like a familiar fellow villager meeting in a foreign land.
The third night.
She Lianmei suggested that they go to Wulao Peak together to watch the sunrise tomorrow morning.
Liang Qu readily agreed.
In the hall.
After watching She Lianmei leave, Long Eying closed the door.
"Elder, are you going to keep the appointment tomorrow?"
"Go, why not go?"
Liang Qu stretched lazily.
Three meals of lotus seed soup in three days, a total of more than a thousand drops of water essence were harvested. It would be impolite not to go.
"Have you found out everything?"
"There are four people in total, three are tiger hunters and one is wolf smoke. The one with the highest cultivation should have condensed two magical power seeds and is in the middle stage of tiger hunting."
"You take me seriously."
(End of this chapter)