There were almost no pedestrians on the road in the early morning. Only Xiao Han and a large group of people walked forward silently. Because livestock could not walk on the mountain road, they did not even bring a donkey with them.
"Brother, why are we going up the mountain? Why are there so many people here? Are you planning to hunt?" The guide who was walking at the front crossed a small ditch and finally couldn't help his curiosity and asked the stupid uncle behind him carefully.
Uncle Lunzi looked back at Xiao Han, who was guarded in the middle, and seemed to be worried. He turned back and whispered to the guide: "We are not going hunting! Today we are here to pick fruits."
"So many people, just to pick fruits?"
It's okay that Uncle Lunzi didn't explain it, but as soon as he explained it, the guide began to murmur in his heart!
Are there so many armed men going to the mountains to look for fruit? Do they have enough money to eat? This is a lie!
But if they weren't hunting, then why did these people go up the mountain rashly?
Could it be...could they have discovered that...
When the guide thought of this, his heart skipped a beat, and he secretly cried out: No! If they are really going somewhere, he will be in grave trouble! No, he must find a way to attract these people!
Feeling worried, the guide didn't pay attention and almost slipped and rolled into a ditch on the side of the road. Fortunately, Uncle Zi had quick eyes and quick hands and reached out to catch him.
Dragging the frightened guide to the road, Uncle Lunzi let go and shouted: "What are you doing? Don't be careful when walking! You can walk into a ditch on such a wide road!"
"Ah, I'm sorry...I'm sorry!"
The guide wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and bowed to Uncle Lunzi repeatedly. After Uncle Lunzi finished cursing, he carefully raised his hand and pointed to the forest not far away: "To be honest, brother, I was just thinking: there are so many of us.
, you will definitely not be able to pick many wild fruits!
After all, those things grow very sparsely, with one tree here and one half branch. As for picking fruits, I know that there used to be a large mulberry forest on the mountain, which was planted by wealthy families when they were raising silkworms. Although it was later abandoned during the war.
, but if we go now, there will definitely be a lot of mulberries on the trees!”
"There are mulberries on the mountain? Where are they?" Xiao Han, who had been absent-minded along the way, was shocked when he heard the guide talking, and he hurriedly ran over to ask the guide.
The person in charge arrived, and he quickly saluted Xiao Han, and then pointed to the front: "It's on the short mountain over there, where the water and soil are most suitable for growing mulberry trees. Although it's a little far away from the city, I heard that the
I never get sick when raising silkworms with mulberry leaves, so I planted mulberry trees all over the hillside."
"where!"
Xiao Han didn't want to listen to this. He just wanted to know where the mulberries were.
"That's it!" The guide was also very discerning. When he saw the noble man, he became anxious and quickly pointed towards the peak of the mountain in the distance.
Xiao Han and Uncle Lunzi stood on their toes and looked into the distance. Following the guide's arm, they saw a small peak vaguely behind the two mountains in front.
"This is a bit far..." Uncle Fool said to himself. "But if there are really many mulberries, it's worth a visit!"
"Let's go! Anyway, there is no accurate target this time, so it's not a bad idea to put the target there now!" Looking at the vast mountains, Xiao Han stamped his feet and decided that it would be more reliable to follow the guide.
With the goal in mind, we headed all the way! It didn’t take long for the team to reach the foot of the mountain in front. But if they wanted to get to the short mountain, they had to pass between the two mountains.
Because time was tight and the journey was long, when Xiao Han and his group arrived here, they didn’t even take a break and started heading into the mountains directly!
The first part of the way up the mountain is very difficult, steep and bumpy! If Xiao Han climbed alone, he would probably be able to climb until night!
But now that there are fifty men in shining suits and helmets around him, the result becomes completely different!
After yesterday's bribery, the auxiliary soldiers were extremely grateful to this generous Marquis! They all wanted to carry Xiao Han on their shoulders and walk forward! Whenever it was difficult to walk on a dangerous road, there were always a few men to watch over him and give him a hand.
It’s even more common! Xiaodong in the team pouted, these bastards are better at flattering than him! If this continues, his position as the most popular person around him will not be guaranteed!
Rolling his eyes twice, Xiaodong hunched over and ran to Xiao Han's side. He asked Xiao Han with a smile: "Master Hou, we have been walking for an hour. Should we take a rest? The guide just said we should go on.
A few days ago, we reached the boundary of the Qinling Mountains! There are wild beasts infested!"
"Hey, don't be afraid, little brother! In this forest, let alone ordinary beasts, even a tiger comes! We can also get a tiger skin mattress for the Marquis!"
Xiaodong had just finished speaking, and before Xiao Han could answer the question, Lao Lu stood up laughing.
He and a group of auxiliary soldiers now recognize from the bottom of their hearts Xiao Han, this young prince! He has a noble status, but he is not arrogant or impetuous in his actions! What is even more difficult is that he never behaves like an ordinary official! Such a good prince
, where to find it?!
Lao Lu's proud look made Xiaodong particularly unhappy, and he was about to retort when he suddenly heard a tiger roar from deep in the forest! A large group of birds in the forest rose into the sky with the roar of the tiger, and hovered in the sky for a long time, refusing to fall down.
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"Hey, is there really a tiger?" Lao Lu just laughed so happily, but he didn't expect to hear the tiger's cry just after he said it! The contrast was so great that he almost couldn't breathe...
"Is this the sound of a tiger?!"
Xiao Han looked into the distance in surprise. This was the first time he heard the roar of the king of beasts in the wild! "No wonder there is an idiom called Tiger Roaring in the Mountain Forest!"
People who have never experienced it personally will never be able to imagine what this kind of roar that shocks the soul is like! This is completely different from the roar of a round tiger in the zoo!
Xiao Han was in a daze, but the people next to him had already taken action. The crowd quickly formed a circle with several layers centered on Xiao Han!
The sword is unsheathed and the bow is strung! Facing the King of Beasts, no one dares to take it lightly!
The roar of the tiger gradually subsided, and the birds also fell one after another. The accompanying guide bravely walked a certain distance in the direction of the roar of the tiger, without daring to go out of Xiao Han's sight. He leaned on a big tree and listened.
Then he turned back and wiped the sweat from his forehead and said: "Don't be too nervous, the big insects probably won't come after seeing so many people! They only like to attack single prey!"
"Huh..." Some people breathed a sigh of relief, but most people still moved cautiously. It wasn't until the roar of the tiger came again that was obviously farther away that they completely relaxed.
Xiaodong was probably the happiest person among them when he met a tiger. If he hadn't been afraid of being beaten by a group of people, he would have wanted to sing a song now: Pretend? Are you pretending again? Just now, I had to peel off someone's skin to make a mattress. Why did he scream?
Are you scared?!
Lao Lu ignored Xiaodong's disdainful look, let go of the bow and arrow he borrowed overnight, put the arrows back into the quiver, and then he cupped his hands to Xiao Han and said, "Master Hou, I think this big insect is probably for food."
It's full, or it can't bark all the time. But if we go further, we will probably reach its territory. Should we take a rest? Just in case something unexpected happens?"
"Hey, why do you have to deal with tigers to pick fruits? The ecological environment in ancient times is so good!" Xiao Han was a little depressed. He originally planned to go back quickly, but he was always thinking about Cheng Yaojin and the others, and was always afraid.
As soon as he leaves, they can start a fight with Xiao Lizi!
"Forget it, don't worry for now! Let's take a rest first! After a while, we can work hard, and let's go carry it back with dozens of bags of fruit!"
Xiao Han still knows the common sense that you should not consume too much physical energy in the wild! There happened to be a stream there, so he took a break and drank some water to cope with it freely.
After giving the order, the crowd naturally divided into two groups, one group was on alert and the other group was resting on the spot.
