At noon, Mu Yunhan and others arrived at the junction of Duyun Mountain and Xiangshan Mountain.
This is an ownerless barren mountain covered with large patches of moso bamboo. Due to the suitable climate, the bamboo forest grows extremely tall and strong, thicker than an adult man's arm.
It is not the season for bamboo shoots, but occasionally one or two young shoots and bamboos appear in front of everyone.
Mu Yunhan pulled Gu Fenglin off his horse and took him into the bamboo forest with great interest: "Do you think these bamboos grow well?"
Gu Fenglin smiled and nodded. The bamboo forest was green and dancing in the wind. The air was fresh and unknown birds were singing gracefully. The scenery was indeed beautiful.
The kid from Mu'an said: "Sister, so you brought Brother Gu here to relax?"
Gu Fenglin raised his eyebrows, expressing how could he think so.
Mu An made a face: "The first night you came back from the county, you two had a fight. Do you think I don't know about it?"
"It's nothing, just talking nonsense." Mu Yunhan and Gu Fenglin looked at each other, both a little nervous. How much does this child know?
"Yes, otherwise why are you sitting in the room while Brother Gu is standing at the door and not going in?"
Mu An laughed loudly: "Don't be embarrassed, mother said, it is normal for young couples to quarrel. As long as they reconcile quickly, it will be fine."
Mu Yunhan chased him and said, "What did you say to your mother?"
Mu An laughed and ran deep into the bamboo forest: "I didn't say anything, I just said that you two were angry because of the quarrel..."
"Stop!" Mu Yunhan angrily chased after him, leaving Gu Fenglin and others behind.
Gu Fenglin and Old Man Gu looked at each other and called Xiaomi to follow.
The two siblings ran to the junction with Xiangshan Mountain and stopped fighting. Mu An deftly climbed up with the bamboo pole, built a pergola with his hands and looked into the distance.
Mu Yunhan continued to walk forward with a serious expression.
Gu Fenglin and others stopped making any sound and waited quietly aside.
After a while, Mu An shouted and climbed down the bamboo pole. Mu Yunhan also turned around and walked back.
"There are no sentries near here. I guess they can only be found outside the bamboo forest." Mu An was a little nervous. After all, this was near Xiangshan. If he was accidentally caught by the garrisoned troops, he would be severely punished.
Mu Yunhan asked: "Can you roughly estimate how far this bamboo forest is going in that direction?"
Mu An was dumbfounded when asked: "I can't figure it out."
Gu Fenglin winked at Old Man Gu, and Old Man Gu said: "I accidentally entered it once when I was hunting, and it was about a mile deep."
It was a large bamboo forest. Mu Yunhan smiled and said: "I thought of a way to make money, using these bamboos to make wine."
Xiaomi and Mu An's eyes lit up and they forgot their fear: "How should I say it?"
"It's being kept secret for the time being." Mu Yunhan pointed to a few plants not far away and said, "It's a rare trip, why don't you get something back?"
"This is Polygonatum. It can be exchanged for money, and can also be used to stew meat and cook. Why don't you go dig it?" Old Man Gu cooperated and took a hoe, and took Xiaomi and Mu An to dig for Polygonatum.
Gu Fenglin lowered his eyes and looked at Mu Yunhan, waiting for her to speak.
"That's Elephant Mountain over there." Mu Yunhan pointed forward and said softly: "No matter what, I must go there."
She must find a way to get this bamboo forest. While making wine and making money, she can also use the bamboo forest as a cover to sneak into Xiangshan to search for medicine.
Wu Yanzhuang takes away her token, then she will find another way out!
Gu Fenglin gently held her hand and stood side by side with her. (To be continued)