"Burned Goat" Black Lamb

Excerpt from Chapter 3 of "Hunting in the Plains" by Xue Mo:

? "Burning Goat" Black Lamb

Although Black Lamb's pen is in the bear ditch, on weekdays, When grazing, no one is sure where to find the grass and where to go. Grazing in the sand nest is different from that on the grassland. The grassland on the grassland has its own owner. Here is your home and my home is there. I drive a stake and pull a rope. I don’t dare to mess around. Wherever there is grass in the sand nest, there is a swarm of bees surrounding it. Those with quick legs and quick mouths should eat more to gain more fat. Those with slow legs and slow mouths can eat some old sand straw, which can also keep their lives.

Black Lamb is different from other shepherds. He always opens a broken book thoughtfully. When the red-faced people were talking and laughing, there was a sense of transparency, and their hearts seemed to be glowing. The black lamb always seemed to be covered with a veil. When he looked at the sheep, he looked at the sand dunes, and his face rarely showed joy.

Black Lamb’s flock is the largest in the sand nest. His grandfather herded sheep for the landlord and earned twelve, and later more than a hundred. He bought land and became a rich farmer. He was beaten and tortured. He stretched out his legs and stretched out his hands before he died. His grandfather took over the sheep whip and herded sheep for the production team all his life, and died in the sand. After the responsibility field, his father went into the sand nest. After more than ten years, the number of scattered sheep turned into about 200. Dad is old and he is close to him again.

Mengzi likes Hei Laozi. He is not sure why, but he likes to be with him. Black Lamb said that he no longer wanted to herd sheep and wanted to sell the sheep and go out to work, but his father would not allow it. When he said this, Hei Laozi squinted his eyes and looked into the distance, and his voice was light and airy: "I have been free for several lifetimes, but I still haven't achieved anything." He added, "I don't want to live like this anymore."

Hei Laozi said, just look at the huge Jiji Lake. You can chew it, and I can chew it. How long can you chew it? The well is also like that, like a skinny dog ??struggling with shit. It is a dry hole, but the sheep will not die of thirst? His voice was still light. Mengzi's heart became heavier.

Only then did he realize that the last time he came here, Jiji Lake had lied to him. The unburned old bushes of Jiji Lake had given him "the wind blows the grass and the cattle and sheep can't be seen". Feel. In fact, this "lake" has become the Gobi Desert. Although there is turf, it is only a clump here and a patch there. Most of the place has turned into sand.

The red-faced people were playing around again and teasing the sluts in their respective flocks into wrestling. Mengzi was too lazy to join in the fun, so he spread out the shabby coat he had brought and sat on it.

Suddenly, Black Lamb said: "Sheep are worse than wolves, do you believe it?"

Mengzi didn't understand what he said and looked at him blankly.

Black Lamb's eyes flashed brightly: "Sheep are worse than wolves. It's true. I've seen it with my own eyes. When I was a child, here, when you dig low, there is a well, and splendens is all over the mountains and fields. Sandbags. Shami, Haloxylon ammodendron, Cryptosporidium striata, and Huangmao Chai all sewed up the sand here. Even if the sand wanted to fly, it couldn't fly. Later, the sheep came and gnawed at the turf. Over time, the sandbags turned into sand dunes, and Pipi Lake became like this."

Hei Laozi narrowed his eyes and looked into the distance. place for a long time. The desert wind blew, and a few strands of hair were blowing on the black lamb's face. Suddenly, he said again: "Do you know that the wolf is the dog of the land lord?"?

"They all say that."

"Why?"

Mengzi opened his mouth, but couldn't answer why. The old ancestors all said that, but no one thought about "why".

"Because," Black Lamb said word by word, "because, without wolves, the land man is just like sand."

Mengzi was stunned, what is the truth?

"The sheep ate grass, gnawed the turf, gnawed the sandbags, gnawed the lake, gnawed the bark, and finally gnawed the land into a beach. It would be strange if the land was not turned into sand. The Lord of the Land sent his dog, the wolf, to eat the sheep. The wolf would eat whoever did something bad to the Lord. If the sheep did something bad, they would eat the rats. If they did something bad, they would eat the rats... Without the wolf, Lord Tutu would have died long ago." Only then did Mengzi understand what Meng Baye said.

“If I were a wolf, I would be the first to eat my hundreds of sheep.

"Black Lamb's face was livid, and he spoke word by word.

"Really. Black Lamb looked away from the stunned Mengzi and said, "I hate sheep." In my hand, this sheep destroyed countless sandbags. I watched Jjiji Lake turn into the Gobi Desert. Sheep are the lice and bedbugs on the earth's body. To feed them, blood is needed. "

"I say sheep are worse than wolves. "He said, "It's also because a sheep is a wolf in sheep's clothing. This is even more terrifying, the evil is hidden. If the environment is bad, they are also bad, and they are more evil than wolves in their hearts. ”

Mengzi recalled the vicious eyes that complained against him when the sheep were snatching urine in the early morning, and he began to believe Hei Laozi’s words. However, his words still gave people the feeling of seeing a ghost in broad daylight.

"Let's go and have a look. "The black kid spat and led the fierce man to the red-faced people.

The two bastards were fighting fiercely. They shot towards each other from a distance and smashed the corner. "Look, Those eyes are obviously those of a wolf. "Hei Laozi said.

Sure enough, that handsome guy was staring at the other party with cold eyes, no different from the eyes of a wolf. A cool breeze rushed up his spine.

“If it had fangs and claws, it would have torn its companions into pieces by now. Do you believe it or not?" Hei Laozi said lightly.

The red face said loudly: "Hei Laozi, you are crazy again. Sheep are sheep. You always say that sheep are worse than wolves, do you dare to sleep with wolves?"

Black Lamb said: "What is the criterion for good or bad? It is the heart. A sheep with the heart of a wolf is a wolf. "

"Fart. fart. "The shepherds burst into laughter.

Heilaozi glanced at Mengzi, smiled faintly, and without saying a word, walked to a light place, lay down, and looked at the sky. Mengzi's mind turned into paste again, and suddenly he felt Hei Laozi's words made sense, and suddenly he felt that what he said with a red face was also right. After watching the Shaohu resisting for a while, he saw that the formation was still the same as before, retreating, jumping forward, bouncing, colliding... After watching it for a while, it became boring. . I went over and lay down side by side with Hei Laozi, looking at the large clouds in the sky.

The sky in this desert seems to be bluer than elsewhere, maybe because of the yellow sand, maybe because there is no pollution. Maybe it's because of the lack of moisture, but it's unusually blue, and the blue is ethereal. The clouds are performing on the blue, sometimes rolling, sometimes running, and sometimes sculpting, which is quite interesting.

It's dark. Lamb said: "That wolf is a wolf. The same goes for a sheep that doesn't fight. When it's full and full of food, it's both a sheep and a wolf. It's thirsty and hungry." , and become a wolf." After hearing this, Mengzi still seemed to understand.

"咩咩------" Black Lamb called. This is the shepherd’s command to call the sheep.

Hearing the cry, hundreds of sheep rushed towards him. It was a roaring cloud, with the strong ones running in front and the thin ones chasing after them, seemingly running for their lives. I saw Hei Laozi taking off his belt again. Mengzi understood that the sheep were running like crazy because they had to urinate. It was time for a mad scramble, as he had experienced that morning. Sure enough, the eyes of the sheep shone like a hungry wolf. That light sprayed towards his own kind, as if to say: "You all die! This urine is mine!" Mengzi believed that if the sheep had hands, if they had sharp blades, at this moment, it would be a bloody battle. . In a short while, hundreds of the same kind would be dead on the ground. Its purpose is just to compete for the pitiful bit of urine in the black lamb's bladder.

For a little profit, a kind-hearted sheep will also reveal its wolf nature. Or is the sheep just another kind of wolf?

Black Lamb laughed and shot out the sweet rain with all his strength.

"Fight! Rob! Show your true face! Wolves in sheep's clothing!"

As the black lamb shouted, the sheep surged wildly. Mengzi felt dizzy. He had become a small boat, bumping in the sea of ??sheep heads and wolf eyes. The sheep in the distance were still galloping towards them. Their crazy looks were clearly wolves that were starving and smelling the smell of meat.

Black Lamb was still shouting, his eyes glowing red, and he was cursing viciously. Only then did Mengzi believe what he said: He hated sheep.

While the sheep stretched out their long tongues to receive the nectar, they glanced at the crotch of the black lamb. That thought couldn't be more clear. They want to kill the goose and get the eggs, and they want to swallow the thing that sprays water.

"Be careful!" Mengzi shouted.

"It's nothing." Black Lamb shook out a bright spot, "I know they want to bite my dick. Last time, I almost asked that black-headed bastard to bite off half of it. Bite it! Anyway, this thing It's useless. I told you to bite! I told you to bite! I bowed my body and rushed towards the sheep, but the sheep backed away, with an expression that seemed to say: You asked me to bite, but I didn't bite!

Black Lamb shook out the last few bright spots, and kicked the sheep next to him. The sound was loud, and he obviously used all his strength. The sheep, I didn’t say anything, don’t kick us. The fever is coming up. ”

“You are the only one who has a fever.” "Black Lamb kicked and screamed, "Look, they hate you too and want to bite your flesh." "Sure enough, the sheep looked at the black lamb for a while, then turned to look at Mengzi. Mengzi felt cold in his heart. Where are these sheep eyes? They are obviously wolf eyes.

Nearby, the sheep were leading The gloomy eyes disappeared. The sheep in the distance were still running over, and the resisting sluts were gone. That urine was the best way to calm down the fight. Their laughter gradually spread. Although they were used to Hei Laozi's craziness, they still used him as a talking point again and again.

They only had three words to comment on Hei Laozi: "Burned goat." 'The goat had a long beard as soon as he was born, as if he was very knowledgeable. His temperament is the most restless;

If he has burning madness, it will make people laugh even more: it is clearly "burning", a dialect word that combines multiple meanings such as stupid, crazy, stupid, etc., but it also means "burning". He looks like an associate scholar; he is naughty and restless, but has a silly look; he seems to be rational, but he is clearly crazy...that is "burning the goat".

But Hei Laozi smiled faintly and said, "Who on earth has a fever?" He still lay face up and closed his eyes.