Along the way, the foal often went to the neighborhood to hunt pheasants with the fat man when others were resting, and every time he had a great harvest, at most he caught three pheasants at one time, so that the brothers around him tasted the freshness.

Of course, the fat man is not actually involved, after each outing, the foal will ask the fat man to find a place to rest first, he will go to catch pheasants by himself, and then when he goes back, he will tell everyone that the fat man is hunting with him, so as to minimize the chance of being suspected and ensure that he can stay safely in the group of horse thieves.

Every hunting trip is a meeting, between the foal and his brother foal, and they have to exchange information to make sure that all the thieves can be captured alive and unharmed.

The fat man is a very good man, and his body is already very tired, but as soon as he hears that there is a pheasant to eat, his body immediately becomes energetic, and he takes the initiative to accompany the foal to hunt, anyway, he does not need his strength to hunt, he just walks a few more steps, and goes to rest in the woods, and when the time comes, as long as they catch enough prey, they will find a way to hide some privately, as their own reward, and they can't give it to the leader of the horse thieves and the one-eyed every hunt! That's too much of a loss.

"Fight a few more today, and we'll send them back to the leader when we're full."

The fat man whispered.

The foal nodded and said, "No problem, let's fight for a while more today, get a few more pheasants, let's eat first, and take the rest back, anyway, how much time it will take to hunt, no one can say, let's go, let's go now." ”

Some of the horse thieves in the camp were pitching tents, some were resting, and some were collecting firewood nearby to prepare for cooking, and only the foal and the fat man went out hunting.

Because they have long been accustomed to it, when everyone saw the foal and the fat man leave the camp and go to the woods, they didn't particularly care, and even greeted them, asking them to get more game and wild fruits back, as long as they could eat, they were very interested, after all, the ingredients along the way were too bad, every day was steamed bread and pickles, and a small amount of dried meat, anyone who ate these every day would be bored, and the occasional improved food was only a small amount, which could not meet the needs of the horse thieves at all.

Soon after entering the woods, the fat man found a large hidden rock, lay down on it, squinted his eyes and rested, while the foal continued to hunt.

"Fatty, be careful, don't fall asleep, be careful of being bitten by wolves."

The foal spoke.

The fat man smiled disdainfully: "What a bold wolf cub dares to bite me, and he is not afraid of falling to death, don't worry!" If you have a knife in your arms, are you afraid that the wolf won't come? ”

The foal smiled and quickly left the fat man, ready to join his brother foal.

In order to prevent the fat man from following him, the foal ran a long way until he was sure that the fat man did not follow, and then he was relieved to go to see his brother.

"It's so well hidden every time, and I haven't found you once."

The foal saw his brother and spoke.

The big colt smiled and said, "If you don't have this ability, how can you mix in the army, by the way, you guys are walking so fast today!" So much faster than usual. ”

The foal laughed, "Isn't it because we hid all the usual treasures in the cave, otherwise we would not have been able to go so fast, and guess whose idea was it, big brother?" ”

"What, did you do it?"

The big colt said happily.

"That's right, my brother has a little trick, and let the brothers cut first and then throw away half of the treasure, so that I can reach that valley more quickly, so that my task can be completed as soon as possible, and I don't have to worry about it every day."

The foal spoke.

The big colt was very pleased to hear this, and said: "Very good, this is really good, you can have such an idea, I am very happy, according to today's speed, we should be able to reach the Lushui River Valley tomorrow afternoon, and we can arrive tomorrow evening at the latest, by the way, your team is divided into two groups, if it is not far or close, our army can only capture one group first, and the remaining group will not enter the encirclement, and even turn around and escape, so that we will not be able to complete the victory that the general said, we must find a way." ”

The foal listened, and said: "Big brother don't worry, I will deal with the situation according to the situation, I will not let this happen, if the people behind are chasing too fast, let's go slower, let the two teams together, if the people behind are walking slowly, let's go faster, as long as the road is ten miles away, what happens in front, the people behind are not clear at all, but, big brother, I still think that it is better to separate the prisoners, because the two groups are more than 100 people, and there are more than 200 together, The more people there are, the more difficult it is to control, and wouldn't it be easier for the two teams to control separately. ”

When the big colt heard this, he said happily: "What my brother said is, then you should think of a way to make the distance between these two teams wider and wider, and it is best to keep it more than ten miles away, so that you can basically ensure safety." ”

"Big brother, don't worry, I will find a way, I have a way to deal with these people, and I will definitely be able to complete this task."

The foal swore by it.

"Okay, here are the three pheasants I prepared for you, as well as six wild birds, and there are several catties of wild fruits here, all of which were picked from the nearby mountains, and you take them back to win people's hearts and encourage them to set off early tomorrow, and strive to arrive at the Lushui River Valley as soon as possible."

The big colt spoke, handing the foal the prey and wild fruit he had prepared.

The foal skillfully stabbed the pheasant's wings, so that the pheasant not only did not lose his life immediately, but even survived for a long time, and it was not impossible that he would not die for a month, as long as the pheasant was bandaged in time.

The reason why this is done is to keep the pheasant as fresh as possible, if it has been dead for a long time and has been frozen and hardened, it will be very unpalatable.

"Fatty, see how many pheasants I have hit?"

The foal asks as he wakes up the fat man, who is still sleeping.

The fat man opened his eyes sleepily, and when he saw so many prey, his eyes lit up with joy.

It's not much, but it's a little more than the fat man expected.

"Leave two pheasants to take home, and we'll eat the rest."

The fat man opened his mouth to suggest.

The foal said, "You can't be too greedy, have you eaten so much?" There are so many wild fruits, if you eat them all, and you don't die of it, how much can you eat! Take the rest back with you. ”

The fat man sighed a little dissatisfied, but he still happily went to the surrounding area to pick up some firewood, they can't stay outside for too long, they must go back as soon as possible, so, they must roast and eat quickly, and there can be no too much delay.

The foal slaughtered a pheasant, and the fat man went to gather firewood, and the two men quickly made a roasted pheasant, and each of them ate the pheasant in half.

"Half of the wild fruit is for me."

When the fat man had eaten the pheasant, he did not forget to nibble on some wild fruit mats, and the foal complied with his request by giving half of the several pounds of wild fruit, and the remaining half to be taken back to the rest of the brethren to taste.

Because the harvest was relatively large, there were two pheasants that were not dead, and six wild birds whose names could not be named, and there were also a lot of wild fruits, so it was understandable that they came back later, and the horse thieves were not suspicious, and they all gathered together to taste the wild fruits, and as for the pheasants, they did not dare to think about it, and this must be for the chief to taste.

After giving all the wild fruits to the brothers, the foal began his own lobbying activities.

"Brothers, eat a little more, eat well, set off early tomorrow morning, we also have to fight for breath, since the salute is less than half, if we can't pull the team behind, we will be too embarrassed, anyway, now everyone has the same burden, who is afraid of whom! Tomorrow throw them off for more than a dozen miles and let them know who is the best. ”

The foal said confidently.

The horse thieves are tired enough today, but they also have tempers, and if they can't get rid of the people behind them, they will also feel very shameless, and face is more important than anything else, so they think what the foal said is very reasonable.

"The people behind are chasing too hard, we are all tired like this today, can we increase our speed tomorrow?"

A pony thief asked.

"What are you afraid of, let's get up a little early, they will definitely not be able to catch up, as long as the brothers are united, they will definitely be able to get rid of them."

"That's right, get up a little early tomorrow, eat early today and go to bed early, and drag them to death tomorrow."

Several horse thieves spoke.

However, because they are too tired, there are still some horse thieves who are not highly motivated and seem to be less willing to get up early and leave early.

The foal looked at the dozens of brothers around him and said, "Brothers, do you know? Tomorrow as long as we speed up our feet and cross the valley of the Lushui River before sunset, we will enter a forest, where there is a large forest of dried fruits, all wild dried fruits, if we can camp there, in the evening, the brothers can pick these wild fruits to their heart's content, and eat as many as they want, and the prey in the woods is not only pheasants, but also many big ones. There are quite a few yellow sheep and deer. ”

It's pony, of course, but as long as you can fool these guys, you don't have to spend money to deceive people anyway.

"Brother Pony, is this all true? It's really that good there. ”

"There are a lot of wild fruits, and a lot of prey, isn't that a beautiful place, there is such a good place, what are we going to do in Hedong, just stay here."

"Blow it off! Where could there be such a good place, I don't believe. ”

"Who can prove that this is true, who has been to that place?"

"Little Pony, have you been to that wood? Then why don't you stay there to live, and what are you going to do in Qiwu Mountain? ”

The horse thieves said in a big voice.

The foal replied, "What are you talking about?" I've been to that place before, so I know some information, by the way, Brother Eye has also been there, if you don't believe it, you go and ask Brother Eye. ”

When the thieves saw that the foal had moved out of their little leader, they naturally believed it a little more, and thought that what the pony said was probably true.

There is a saying called striking while the iron is hot, and the foal looks at the horse thieves and says, "Brothers, I will not lie to you, for what good will I do to lie to you, and if tomorrow you go to that wood, and you will not see wild fruit or prey, what good will I get, and my brothers will not hold a grudge against me." ”

When the horse thieves heard this, they all felt very reasonable, it was indeed the case, as long as they arrived at the place tomorrow, they would know the truth of the matter, if there was no local colt who said it was so good, they would not easily spare the foal, so they felt that the foal should not have the courage to lie, should not lie easily, unless he is crazy will lie.

Because these horse thieves never dreamed that a thousand-strong army of soldiers and horses was in the Lushui River Valley in front, waiting for them to drill their pockets? As long as they enter the Lushui River Valley, none of them will be captured alive, and no one will want to escape.

One-Eye, who had been in the tent, had heard what the foal had said, and he didn't know what the woods were behind the valley, but he was so pleased that the foal was so morale-boosting, so he decided to stand up for the pony and convince the pony that there were plenty of wild fruits and beasts behind the valley ahead.

"Brothers, can I testify that I have indeed been to the valley of which the foal speaks, and that there is a great deal of prey and an innumerable number of wild fruits? However, there are dangers, and there may be wolves and blind bears inside, so the brethren should be careful. ”

One-Eye stepped out of the tent and spoke.

"Wolf meat, bear paws, they are all delicious and delicious!"

"It's been a long time since I've eaten a bear's paw."

"It's been a long time since you've eaten a bear's paw, when have you ever eaten a bear's paw! Turtle grandson. ”

"You must leave early tomorrow, go quickly, if you can't camp here, it will be a big loss."

Since One-Eyed also testified to the foal, all of the thieves believed it, and none of the thieves were any more suspicious, and they were all riveted, intending to get up early tomorrow and go early, and march as fast as possible, in order to reach this good place in the shortest possible time.

"Little Pony, come in for a moment."

One-eyed spoke, his tone quite calm, and he couldn't tell whether he was happy or unhappy.

"Thank you Brother Yan for helping me out, my brothers don't believe me."

The foal spoke.

One-Eyed looked at the foal suspiciously, and asked, "Why are you lying, when have I been to this wood, and when have you been there, deliberately lying to your brothers?" That's not right! If you deliberately deceive your brothers, it won't do you any good! Tomorrow when you arrive at the camp, the brothers will not eat you alive. ”

The foal was slightly stunned by the one-eyed gaze, but he still endured his weakness, and his expression did not show any flaws.