隔天,老頭早早起來,叫醒莫林,收拾一番後繼續幹活。75Please respect copyright.PENANAYiUzZlPaL4
“來吧,小娃,別想偷懶,今天至少要摘十五顆朱果!”老頭很有氣勢地定下了目標。75Please respect copyright.PENANA1WyfWfN4fg
沒走多遠,莫林突然指著一處地上,喊道:“老爹,快看那裡,那邊好多果子!”75Please respect copyright.PENANA6FJ6PUUZcl
老頭望去,果真見到一顆果樹樹下散落著密密麻麻的果子,他疑惑道:“掉下來的嗎?怎麼掉了這麼多?”75Please respect copyright.PENANADByU8tgteQ
莫林跑去撿起一顆果子,露出誇張的驚訝神色:“老爹!這個好像是……好的朱果!”75Please respect copyright.PENANAaHRWBBJg7s
“怎麼可能!”老頭皺起眉頭,走去說道,“就算有好果,掉在地上就壞了,我昨天教過你,果皮有損傷的絕對不能拿……”75Please respect copyright.PENANAO5T1ZWIQmc
他還沒說完,已經走近,接過莫林手裡的果子一看,愣住了。75Please respect copyright.PENANAnU1ZY1JPD7
這果子,完全符合他心中“好朱果”的標準。75Please respect copyright.PENANAIsz4xOZw4e
果子帶著枝梗,切口平整,果皮紅裡透白,表面圓潤光滑,沒有一絲損傷,也沒沾上污泥。75Please respect copyright.PENANAJ1hxFJ9IGP
“怪了怪了,有這樣的好事?”75Please respect copyright.PENANAjxmpOwxF19
他趕忙蹲下查看,這一看,居然在地上找到十九顆好果!75Please respect copyright.PENANA59bTiijiQ2
“哈哈哈!先祖保佑啊!小娃,趕緊把布條拿出來,這些是好果!”75Please respect copyright.PENANA4wSgq8M0Fp
“才十九顆嗎……”莫林卻在喃喃自語。75Please respect copyright.PENANAiZlhiLddiU
他昨晚花了五個小時,利用禦空符飛上飛下,累得半死,明明記得摘了三十顆好果子。75Please respect copyright.PENANAMqzxi9Ogk1
看來,夜裡光線不好,再加上他經驗不足,誤把一些壞果當成好果了。75Please respect copyright.PENANAMHEIVeIFKt
他吸取經驗,暗暗記下。75Please respect copyright.PENANAX1dW3c3uRa
老頭這天心情很好,因為超出了進度,他可以放慢節奏,把時間用來指導莫林的攀爬技巧。75Please respect copyright.PENANA1nN19DNHXU
殊不知,今天的額外收穫只是開始。75Please respect copyright.PENANA9uxrET2Yxx
第三天,第四天,第五天……75Please respect copyright.PENANAF7iJ15FUoS
老頭連續幾天早晨醒來,總會在附近發現滿地的朱果,而且好果的數量越來越多。75Please respect copyright.PENANAoHZUzwsRq6
到第六天時,地上居然有五十五顆好果!75Please respect copyright.PENANATqxsX5WDCw
“怪了怪了……”老頭再遲鈍,也察覺到了異常,時不時掃向林子深處,眼中閃著畏懼。75Please respect copyright.PENANAyZmmO4vKBD
莫林將果子整理好,在籃筐外包了一層白布防止劃傷,綁個牢靠的結,吐了口氣說道:“好了,兩百顆果子,剛好裝滿了兩個籃筐。”75Please respect copyright.PENANAnjsn1JOXER
這已經達到老頭往常收穫的份量。75Please respect copyright.PENANAFQn5RcFimX
但這次多了莫林一人,多帶了兩個籃筐,算一算,應該再過三、四天也能裝滿了。75Please respect copyright.PENANAHpouQ8UJQM
而且,他的睡袋裡還藏著二十來顆果子,這些是他為將來的王卓幫聚會準備的。75Please respect copyright.PENANALKWrBbNx3Y
老頭這時卻壓低了聲音說道:“小娃,收拾收拾,我們回去了。”75Please respect copyright.PENANAZECeYz1qd9
“啊?為什麼?還有兩個籃筐空著啊。”75Please respect copyright.PENANApHVD7jZmuy
“我有直覺,附近有妖,這些果子是那妖摘下來的。”老頭陰差陽錯猜對了。75Please respect copyright.PENANA4mvD8YNdq8
當然有妖,而且就在你面前……莫林心裡吐槽。75Please respect copyright.PENANA7IPElpQbcU
“趕緊的,你臉色也不太好,應該是第一次出門太久了,吸多了森林的瘴氣,我們今晚就回去。”老頭說完,開始動手收拾。75Please respect copyright.PENANA24dxh0K7Ss
“臉色不太好?”75Please respect copyright.PENANAb7x0fnaJN2
莫林摸了摸臉龐,這幾天他確實有些奇怪的感覺,雙手會莫名其妙地發抖,精神有些渙散,偶爾還會出現目光失焦的情況。75Please respect copyright.PENANAo4X2mSY1Gj
他以為只是操勞過度,休息夠了就好了。75Please respect copyright.PENANAfsQ3YAxiKs
但仔細想想,他是淚妖,體內靈氣足夠就有精神,靈氣不夠就會虛脫,現在這種靈氣存量還有大半,卻渾身疲憊的狀態,從未有過。75Please respect copyright.PENANAJXmTWCMBPY
難道是修煉出了問題?75Please respect copyright.PENANAgoIQAWZ0Vd
沒有師父指導,按照自己的理解,稀里糊塗地修煉,或許是搞錯了某個步驟。75Please respect copyright.PENANA3pUwJv4lPU
想起上輩子看過的小說,那些走火入魔的修士,結局不是精神錯亂,變得瘋瘋癲癲,就是爆體而亡,死狀極其淒慘!75Please respect copyright.PENANAzH7NKGgxON
莫林越想越不安。75Please respect copyright.PENANAxiElemcqis
“嗯,回去吧。”75Please respect copyright.PENANAPoXJaIrrUC
他不敢多留,想盡快回去查書,認同了老頭提早回村的提議。75Please respect copyright.PENANATbEq3w139i
……75Please respect copyright.PENANA3CnhZwhEbZ
兩人原路返回,天黑了也沒停下,提著火把趕路。75Please respect copyright.PENANA2IgIIHUyFP
一天一夜的趕路,他們終於在隔天天未亮時,回到無花村。75Please respect copyright.PENANAYTKNYzKqgH
老頭鬆了口氣,進了家門,才徹底安下心來。75Please respect copyright.PENANAdniKsqGt6y
“小娃,現在不是休息的時候,把籃筐拿到後院去,檢查果子有沒有碰傷,拿出一些來釀酒,其他要快點保存起來。”75Please respect copyright.PENANAEF0LNhQFa8
“好的,老爹。”75Please respect copyright.PENANABpoXgiO1Sn
莫林算了算日子,今晚正好有聚會,本想白天時間用來休息,補充下靈氣存量。75Please respect copyright.PENANAFMOyxiddIa
但沒辦法,既然先前說了想學釀酒,只能乖乖聽從了。75Please respect copyright.PENANAnwi4QszOTt
他把籃筐搬到後院,檢查行囊時發現,少了一件東西。75Please respect copyright.PENANAEtOkZ8PXQq
“啊!老爹,我把鐮刀忘了!”75Please respect copyright.PENANAU3uJUL3iWK
先前為了方便夜裡摘果子,他留了一把鐮刀在樹上,後來匆忙收拾,又精神恍惚,給忘記了。75Please respect copyright.PENANAHXthZoA6YQ
老頭撓撓頭,嘆氣道:“算了,就當送給林子裡的妖了,你去把酒缸和釀酒工具拿出來。”75Please respect copyright.PENANA9FZ86nUiEb
兩人燒開水,將釀酒會用到的容器和工具洗淨。 75Please respect copyright.PENANApl0PrrUKj1
接著用白布擦拭果子表面,不削皮,切塊,放入缸裡。75Please respect copyright.PENANANZyjGHPecV
一個酒缸,放十二顆果子,半麻袋的蔗糖,兩袋調味的稻穗,和一些其他草藥……75Please respect copyright.PENANAnVCgWIKigz
最後,當然少不了讓莫林胃裡翻騰的步驟。75Please respect copyright.PENANAKIHhWGIJQZ
“用力踩,要踩到發出這種聲音,腳提起來不會粘到果肉,才算完成。”75Please respect copyright.PENANAL84Dadi1Cg
啪嘰啪嘰……75Please respect copyright.PENANA7JbRM14edA
莫林每個步驟都跟著做,唯獨最後這個腳踩的部分,他找了一根木棍代替。75Please respect copyright.PENANAz6jTrg1zvM
“小娃,你這樣不行,要用腳踩!”75Please respect copyright.PENANA6sUvvLDBrg
“放心吧老爹,我力氣很大,用棍子一樣的。”75Please respect copyright.PENANAePpXhsyRAy
“不一樣,不是力氣問題,要用腳,用棍子釀不了酒!”75Please respect copyright.PENANA6pQDKpLt75
“我學過發酵原理,一樣的!”75Please respect copyright.PENANAndz5f9CdmG
“什麼原什麼理,現在是你教我還是我教你……”75Please respect copyright.PENANAW5ejAWCaB5
“老爹,等釀出來你就知道了……”75Please respect copyright.PENANABNQ0CzvBzl
老頭勸說幾遍無果,在一旁頻頻搖頭,碎碎念著:“罷了罷了,讓你做失敗一次,才會記在心裡。”75Please respect copyright.PENANAM7MsHUbT3l
一整天的時間,只處理了整個流程的一半不到。75Please respect copyright.PENANAM88NhAFj0R
過幾天還要翻動、過濾、加糖,然後再添加草藥……足足半個月時間的忙活後,才能封上酒缸,放在角落裡等待酒成。75Please respect copyright.PENANAJBIbFIgFsW
老頭解釋完,天色也暗了,匆匆吃了晚飯,在火坑旁倒頭睡下。75Please respect copyright.PENANAOY0fm1yuo6
莫林洗了個澡,在床榻上躺著複習剛剛所學。75Please respect copyright.PENANAP6tWB30Jya
水、糖比例是一比一……75Please respect copyright.PENANAiaQp5bTdAh
這幾天不能翻動,那幾天要翻動……75Please respect copyright.PENANAcIDzkDBHYh
草藥的作用應該是調味,或是催化……75Please respect copyright.PENANAuqH9eBjWXh
他雖然沒打算靠這門手藝養活自己,不過既然學了,就要認真學好。75Please respect copyright.PENANAS5RPDsJpZ4
“要真正喝到酒,居然要等半年後。”75Please respect copyright.PENANAMpP1pIbLOn
老頭的釀酒方法比他想像中的還要繁複,細節也不能馬虎,耗時耗力,講究耐心,也難怪村里只此一家。75Please respect copyright.PENANAd2ogpY2khN
“汪!汪!汪!”75Please respect copyright.PENANA3a89c1RqSg
想著想著,已經半夜,窗外傳來了狗吠聲。75Please respect copyright.PENANAfeWFRze7cc
莫林翻身坐起,從被子裡拿出兩顆朱果,悄悄出了門。