隔天,老頭早早起來,叫醒莫林,收拾一番後繼續幹活。79Please respect copyright.PENANAGAuRWl7M15
“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。79Please respect copyright.PENANATf7LDQx4JK
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!”79Please respect copyright.PENANAE3e8lgpX6b
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?”79Please respect copyright.PENANA0w6TK9pEu7
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!”79Please respect copyright.PENANAMkZTbp5vCt
“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……”79Please respect copyright.PENANA5dkCrkTM34
他還沒說完,已經走近,接過莫林手裡的果子一看,愣住了。79Please respect copyright.PENANArNewPZxlKY
這果子,完全符合他心中“好朱果”的標準。79Please respect copyright.PENANARNVeXgr8sU
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。79Please respect copyright.PENANARK9vUSqFzG
“怪了怪了,有這樣的好事?”79Please respect copyright.PENANAwdEHIItQdQ
他趕忙蹲下查看,這一看,居然在地上找到十九顆好果!79Please respect copyright.PENANAwgwwdSjbQf
“哈哈哈!先祖保佑啊!小娃,趕緊把布條拿出來,這些是好果!”79Please respect copyright.PENANAyqBZ1GRm2N
“才十九顆嗎……”莫林卻在喃喃自語。79Please respect copyright.PENANAijzBL8le78
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。79Please respect copyright.PENANAMmDlrI1jDg
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。79Please respect copyright.PENANAJPq5yyrz0o
他吸取經驗,暗暗記下。79Please respect copyright.PENANA7Tqsr0aTSg
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。79Please respect copyright.PENANAWiR3HTDQVf
殊不知,今天的額外收穫只是開始。79Please respect copyright.PENANAHhqrV17ogG
第三天,第四天,第五天……79Please respect copyright.PENANAZE27pWCeaR
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。79Please respect copyright.PENANATF4l0cu3op
到第六天時,地上居然有五十五顆好果!79Please respect copyright.PENANApjiCLENvOW
“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。79Please respect copyright.PENANALmDEivzXvS
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。”79Please respect copyright.PENANAgSNenQFaPi
這已經達到老頭往常收穫的份量。79Please respect copyright.PENANA270mGDdX1b
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。79Please respect copyright.PENANAfIar0XcXvP
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。79Please respect copyright.PENANAZpKG755vcF
老頭這時卻壓低了聲音說道:“小娃,收拾收拾,我們回去了。”79Please respect copyright.PENANAbWOombQ5HS
“啊?為什麼?還有兩個籃筐空著啊。”79Please respect copyright.PENANAB44kpPlQn1
“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。79Please respect copyright.PENANAWNNbFJ5QpH
當然有妖,而且就在你面前……莫林心裡吐槽。79Please respect copyright.PENANA8XnBQoePfU
“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。79Please respect copyright.PENANAml1HU2Gjia
“臉色不太好?”79Please respect copyright.PENANAdn3eHFoVM0
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。79Please respect copyright.PENANAt8T4Qc21ey
他以為只是操勞過度,休息夠了就好了。79Please respect copyright.PENANAMjNIKx0f3A
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。79Please respect copyright.PENANA3C1AR1oStF
難道是修煉出了問題?79Please respect copyright.PENANAdMyMdvcUFu
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。79Please respect copyright.PENANA8TWPuinKHD
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!79Please respect copyright.PENANAWupxgp5WJz
莫林越想越不安。79Please respect copyright.PENANAW80uPu6zwv
“嗯,回去吧。”79Please respect copyright.PENANA2o78auFHUF
他不敢多留,想盡快回去查書,認同了老頭提早回村的提議。79Please respect copyright.PENANALynpeCwcyp
……79Please respect copyright.PENANAfgdLa0NzeT
兩人原路返回,天黑了也沒停下,提著火把趕路。79Please respect copyright.PENANA2aUUaI4Wbz
一天一夜的趕路,他們終於在隔天天未亮時,回到無花村。79Please respect copyright.PENANAI6F4F0Ssmi
老頭鬆了口氣,進了家門,才徹底安下心來。79Please respect copyright.PENANAglFylJvek7
“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。”79Please respect copyright.PENANAs5KlnAdDPF
“好的,老爹。”79Please respect copyright.PENANAnJy2BPTbDe
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。79Please respect copyright.PENANAqWeglsG392
但沒辦法,既然先前說了想學釀酒,只能乖乖聽從了。79Please respect copyright.PENANAIgOpCFvvDy
他把籃筐搬到後院,檢查行囊時發現,少了一件東西。79Please respect copyright.PENANAR3SGQdz3p4
“啊!老爹,我把鐮刀忘了!”79Please respect copyright.PENANAegO6OewTf1
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。79Please respect copyright.PENANArHN61QOLa7
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。”79Please respect copyright.PENANAqFw68hYviz
兩人燒開水,將釀酒會用到的容器和工具洗淨。 79Please respect copyright.PENANAz0ZyWlejyD
接著用白布擦拭果子表面,不削皮,切塊,放入缸裡。79Please respect copyright.PENANAOhPXA9YMAg
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……79Please respect copyright.PENANAbGLQFs6uAT
最後,當然少不了讓莫林胃裡翻騰的步驟。79Please respect copyright.PENANA218iiC85iv
“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。”79Please respect copyright.PENANAtYgEAbK7UW
啪嘰啪嘰……79Please respect copyright.PENANA6AhwesmX3W
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。79Please respect copyright.PENANAfBsK8btQX9
“小娃,你這樣不行,要用腳踩!”79Please respect copyright.PENANArlJ4ZwJu8F
“放心吧老爹,我力氣很大,用棍子一樣的。”79Please respect copyright.PENANAYE3oXokd29
“不一樣,不是力氣問題,要用腳,用棍子釀不了酒!”79Please respect copyright.PENANAlZM0jgpPJw
“我學過發酵原理,一樣的!”79Please respect copyright.PENANAf4PKe7cjv3
“什麼原什麼理,現在是你教我還是我教你……”79Please respect copyright.PENANACmyp7vpst9
“老爹,等釀出來你就知道了……”79Please respect copyright.PENANA4yCOCpAWmX
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。”79Please respect copyright.PENANAgY1Oe0KXqs
一整天的時間,只處理了整個流程的一半不到。79Please respect copyright.PENANAsiJ5nFwN0s
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。79Please respect copyright.PENANAgEAWDsYa7j
老頭解釋完,天色也暗了,匆匆吃了晚飯,在火坑旁倒頭睡下。79Please respect copyright.PENANACYUKTMLCKw
莫林洗了個澡,在床榻上躺著複習剛剛所學。79Please respect copyright.PENANA81v4m5Esiz
水、糖比例是一比一……79Please respect copyright.PENANAAA2O6qAK1e
這幾天不能翻動,那幾天要翻動……79Please respect copyright.PENANAvBJiymA860
草藥的作用應該是調味,或是催化……79Please respect copyright.PENANApZh619B62n
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。79Please respect copyright.PENANAgsybiLxbQW
“要真正喝到酒,居然要等半年後。”79Please respect copyright.PENANAfifgorMKCm
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。79Please respect copyright.PENANA6diu3GMHT9
“汪!汪!汪!”79Please respect copyright.PENANAzStOIkDRII
想著想著,已經半夜,窗外傳來了狗吠聲。79Please respect copyright.PENANAujzyxH1K1w
莫林翻身坐起,從被子裡拿出兩顆朱果,悄悄出了門。