隔天,老頭早早起來,叫醒莫林,收拾一番後繼續幹活。74Please respect copyright.PENANAbhsQ3Ms6eh
“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。74Please respect copyright.PENANAFWxaxcESH8
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!”74Please respect copyright.PENANAlr5CXqCGsQ
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?”74Please respect copyright.PENANAyAzeOAocYI
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!”74Please respect copyright.PENANAl2rRw9Hpdv
“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……”74Please respect copyright.PENANA4dpnod90eu
他還沒說完,已經走近,接過莫林手裡的果子一看,愣住了。74Please respect copyright.PENANApUPtUccMB0
這果子,完全符合他心中“好朱果”的標準。74Please respect copyright.PENANAsMwtTz1Afk
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。74Please respect copyright.PENANAGLEx0sYWfy
“怪了怪了,有這樣的好事?”74Please respect copyright.PENANANVE2OJOvqm
他趕忙蹲下查看,這一看,居然在地上找到十九顆好果!74Please respect copyright.PENANABYYFvV9pop
“哈哈哈!先祖保佑啊!小娃,趕緊把布條拿出來,這些是好果!”74Please respect copyright.PENANACBGvmw62EU
“才十九顆嗎……”莫林卻在喃喃自語。74Please respect copyright.PENANAmZ2Zg1UDFO
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。74Please respect copyright.PENANAoIQ7HuA2wH
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。74Please respect copyright.PENANAssMweojkCH
他吸取經驗,暗暗記下。74Please respect copyright.PENANAEDoBYTFfoW
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。74Please respect copyright.PENANAXP1sAVBlkj
殊不知,今天的額外收穫只是開始。74Please respect copyright.PENANAhdEszm3a7x
第三天,第四天,第五天……74Please respect copyright.PENANAij1sxLpf2I
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。74Please respect copyright.PENANAo4LYxKJpYS
到第六天時,地上居然有五十五顆好果!74Please respect copyright.PENANA1xa69uVhBa
“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。74Please respect copyright.PENANAK9SOCS7EUn
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。”74Please respect copyright.PENANAeBl4GM4fld
這已經達到老頭往常收穫的份量。74Please respect copyright.PENANA3751juvBbZ
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。74Please respect copyright.PENANAzCBSqUGsb2
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。74Please respect copyright.PENANA2tdPoLrjH0
老頭這時卻壓低了聲音說道:“小娃,收拾收拾,我們回去了。”74Please respect copyright.PENANASUZ6B6Ng4g
“啊?為什麼?還有兩個籃筐空著啊。”74Please respect copyright.PENANAPAosIrtEp8
“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。74Please respect copyright.PENANATVUpSRbYZu
當然有妖,而且就在你面前……莫林心裡吐槽。74Please respect copyright.PENANAKK4aln5vEd
“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。74Please respect copyright.PENANA7RErXr4Tp8
“臉色不太好?”74Please respect copyright.PENANAtlDoDMgGAX
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。74Please respect copyright.PENANAN0DifJXyxN
他以為只是操勞過度,休息夠了就好了。74Please respect copyright.PENANAUN7VdeAI7B
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。74Please respect copyright.PENANAiGlqVsthSR
難道是修煉出了問題?74Please respect copyright.PENANAVVmBk6gRHw
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。74Please respect copyright.PENANAlNbmmfXzXk
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!74Please respect copyright.PENANAhqvOkpymcf
莫林越想越不安。74Please respect copyright.PENANABCBT2juhWd
“嗯,回去吧。”74Please respect copyright.PENANACtiayZoxLM
他不敢多留,想盡快回去查書,認同了老頭提早回村的提議。74Please respect copyright.PENANAkVDUsz1Dzz
……74Please respect copyright.PENANATm8XNMD1wh
兩人原路返回,天黑了也沒停下,提著火把趕路。74Please respect copyright.PENANAH2gTw3fgI2
一天一夜的趕路,他們終於在隔天天未亮時,回到無花村。74Please respect copyright.PENANAGekCM9bUvX
老頭鬆了口氣,進了家門,才徹底安下心來。74Please respect copyright.PENANApBvmcZzOWW
“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。”74Please respect copyright.PENANA40bBRuDDhc
“好的,老爹。”74Please respect copyright.PENANAKPcHWXyxaH
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。74Please respect copyright.PENANAEcm5xgU1HE
但沒辦法,既然先前說了想學釀酒,只能乖乖聽從了。74Please respect copyright.PENANAM6irIuuWdV
他把籃筐搬到後院,檢查行囊時發現,少了一件東西。74Please respect copyright.PENANA3yHJftkUJn
“啊!老爹,我把鐮刀忘了!”74Please respect copyright.PENANA5RD4VnKcAt
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。74Please respect copyright.PENANATq8TOKjNAX
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。”74Please respect copyright.PENANAyysEvSxmBc
兩人燒開水,將釀酒會用到的容器和工具洗淨。 74Please respect copyright.PENANAg9YctUo6Ma
接著用白布擦拭果子表面,不削皮,切塊,放入缸裡。74Please respect copyright.PENANAHUKOjBWxxf
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……74Please respect copyright.PENANAFCbf9KS8vc
最後,當然少不了讓莫林胃裡翻騰的步驟。74Please respect copyright.PENANAdP0ZTCE7EI
“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。”74Please respect copyright.PENANADu8Edflxce
啪嘰啪嘰……74Please respect copyright.PENANAfACSZ4SoFW
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。74Please respect copyright.PENANAvbemb9GrDY
“小娃,你這樣不行,要用腳踩!”74Please respect copyright.PENANAuQvForq3xo
“放心吧老爹,我力氣很大,用棍子一樣的。”74Please respect copyright.PENANAERH5vVNpRB
“不一樣,不是力氣問題,要用腳,用棍子釀不了酒!”74Please respect copyright.PENANA6lhmLjfZ7t
“我學過發酵原理,一樣的!”74Please respect copyright.PENANAyNLhzlkiuB
“什麼原什麼理,現在是你教我還是我教你……”74Please respect copyright.PENANA61wt40H31L
“老爹,等釀出來你就知道了……”74Please respect copyright.PENANAugHo9jLgxd
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。”74Please respect copyright.PENANAy3S4nuAiue
一整天的時間,只處理了整個流程的一半不到。74Please respect copyright.PENANA1jGEp1RFQT
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。74Please respect copyright.PENANA1WPGdBxSPE
老頭解釋完,天色也暗了,匆匆吃了晚飯,在火坑旁倒頭睡下。74Please respect copyright.PENANArjTjSWPOlB
莫林洗了個澡,在床榻上躺著複習剛剛所學。74Please respect copyright.PENANAUyFp8FHMOg
水、糖比例是一比一……74Please respect copyright.PENANAPzwWZDB2ll
這幾天不能翻動,那幾天要翻動……74Please respect copyright.PENANAiDynqfUCLQ
草藥的作用應該是調味,或是催化……74Please respect copyright.PENANAkUijIMIid5
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。74Please respect copyright.PENANArWc2kukn0X
“要真正喝到酒,居然要等半年後。”74Please respect copyright.PENANAsByS3tRkA8
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。74Please respect copyright.PENANA6JN06tdNKE
“汪!汪!汪!”74Please respect copyright.PENANAtLWJ8xuBwU
想著想著,已經半夜,窗外傳來了狗吠聲。74Please respect copyright.PENANApdGefqHGdy
莫林翻身坐起,從被子裡拿出兩顆朱果,悄悄出了門。