To go to Xiashan Village, you have to walk several miles of mountain road.
If only Xiao Fuyuan was following, Bai Erzhuang would walk easily holding her in his arms.
But there is also A Zhen following him. A Zhen is a seven or eight-year-old child. He is from a noble family. He will definitely not be as accustomed to walking on mountain roads as the big man Erlang.
Holding my sister in front and carrying Ah Zhen in the back.
Bai Erzhuang had no confidence in his own strength.
So, I borrowed the donkey from the village chief's house, Xiao Fuyuan and A Zhen sat on it, and Bai Erzhuang held it.
The village chief's wife sighed, saying that this donkey was stubborn and would not move its hooves no matter who got on it. As soon as Xiao Fuyuan sat on it, it docilely lifted its hooves without using a whip.
After all, Xiao Fuyuan is still popular, and even the domestic animals are impressed by her.
The three of them blended into the rich late spring.
The warm breeze makes people intoxicated. Xiao Fuyuan and A Zhen sat on donkeys and shuttled among tung flowers, hibiscus and wisteria, their clothes and belts swaying gently with the warm breeze.
What's even more amazing is that it's not just Donkey who is impressed by Xiao Fuyuan.
Butterflies in the mountains were surrounding her, and cuckoos and orioles were chirping above her head.
The porters and pedestrians passing by turned to look at the two children. They were so handsome. Just like fairy children traveling around the world, the donkey also became spiritual under the background of the two fairy children.
A Zhen picked willow branches and wisteria flowers, made two garlands and put them on her head.
Xiao Fuyuan made two willow flutes from willow branches, and the two of them rode donkeys and played the crisp flute sounds along the way.
More and more butterflies were attracted, and the accompaniment of cuckoos and orioles became more joyful.
On the way, I met the wives from Shenshu Village carrying baskets digging wild vegetables at the foot of the mountain. They greeted little Fuyuan one after another.
"Where is Xiao Yuanbao going?"
"Follow my second brother on a spring outing." Xiaofu said in a sweet voice.
Bai Erzhuang asked a familiar daughter-in-law: "Sister-in-law, are you not afraid of tigers in the mountains?"
The acquaintance's wife smiled and said: "The tigers are far away in the mountains. Don't be afraid at the foot of the mountains. Dig some wild vegetables and Chinese medicinal materials and sell them for money. Aren't there tiger hunting teams from each village stationed there? What are you afraid of?"
Another acquaintance daughter-in-law lowered her voice and said, "They said the tiger was brought in by people from Xiashan Village and only bit people from Xiashan Village. The man from Qinghe was bitten on the leg..."
Suddenly realizing something, he looked at Er Zhuang and swallowed the rest of his words.
The other daughter-in-law pricked up her ears and glanced at Er Zhuang, waiting for his reaction.
It is human nature to gossip, and Xiao Fuyuan also wanted to see his second brother's reaction.
Bai Erzhuang's reaction disappointed everyone. He said calmly, "Then you'd better be careful."
After saying that, he led the donkey and ran away.
When I hear the word "Qinghe" in my heart, it's like a pot of boiling water rolling.
"Second brother, I want to come down for a walk." Xiao Fuyuan said coquettishly.
Villagers often come to the foot of the mountain to dig wild vegetables and medicinal materials, but Xiao Fuyuan has never been there even once.
She wanted to go to the ground and feel it with her own feet.
Old Mrs. Bai does not allow the female family members to go up the mountain.
It is said that Nanguan Mountain was in conflict with the female relatives of the old Bai family. Mrs. Bai once went into the mountain to collect firewood, but she was hit by a flash flood before she could use the firewood. When Mrs. Zhen was young, she followed Mrs. Xia into the mountain to dig for medicinal materials and fell down the mountain. Not long after Xie Chuntao got married, he went into the mountains to pick wild fruits and was stung by a wasp and was swollen for half a month; Eugene Gui did not believe in evil and after marrying Er Zhuang, he went to the mountains to catch pheasants and was caught by a hunting trap. But before she got married, she could walk back and forth in the mountains freely.
From then on, the female family members of the Lao Bai family stayed far away from Nanguan Mountain.
Bai Erzhuang was about to refuse, but when he saw Xiaofu's big round eyes, he had to take her off the donkey quilt and told her not to go into the wild grass on both sides of the road, but to follow him in the middle of the road.
A Zhen refused Bai Erzhuang's help and jumped off the donkey himself.
Little Fuyuan was running and jumping on the road, chasing butterflies, sucking nectar, and having a great time.
A Zhen chased after him, and the two of them chased each other in the spring light.
Crisp laughter floated in the mountains and forests.
When they came to a valley, looking at the flowers and butterflies that filled the valley, Xiao Fuyuan became interested and got into the flowers.
But he didn't pick the flowers. He bent down and grabbed a bunch of weeds on the ground and pulled them up. Because he was small and weak, he gritted his teeth and pulled them out.
A Zhen saw it and helped her pull it out together.
"Sister, what are you doing?" Bai Erzhuang asked. He thought his sister was so cute. Instead of picking flowers, she picked weeds.
"Dig wild vegetables." Xiaofu said in a sweet voice, "Take them home."
"Sister, get on the donkey's back, we'll dig wild vegetables when we come back."
Bai Erzhuang smiled and walked over to coax his sister. He promised to take her home before the sun went down, otherwise Mrs. Bai would serve her with a stick.
Thinking about how old I am, being chased all over the yard by my grandma is so embarrassing.
"Pull it out." Xiao Fuyuan clapped her hands and pointed at the "wild vegetables" in A Zhen's hand.
"Sister..." Bai Erzhuang's pupils were shocked and he was so shocked that he couldn't speak.
A Zhen holds a huge ginseng in his hand.
Bai Erzhuang once went to Huaicheng to seek medical advice for Erlang. He had seen century-old ginseng in medical shops, but they were not as big as those in A Zhen's hand, and the color was not as deep.
"This is wild ginseng, a centuries-old ginseng." A Zhen said while holding the ginseng.
There is no shortage of these things in the palace, but wild ginseng that is hundreds of years old like this is also very precious to the palace.
Bai Erzhuang took it and looked at it carefully. The more he looked at it, the drier his mouth became and the deeper the smile on his face became.
Good guy, my sister dug up wild vegetables and found such a big ginseng.
The people of Shenshu Village rely on the mountains for food. Every household has come to the mountains to dig medicinal materials, and no one has ever said that they have dug ginseng, let alone the rare centuries-old ginseng.
He had to believe that his sister was out of luck.
He had heard before that his father, his eldest brother, and the children had seen fish jumping into their arms, pheasants being caught without restraint, wild boars hitting trees in the face, and wild ducks and geese taking the initiative to burrow into their homes.
But I have never seen such a spectacle with my own eyes, and I cannot experience the shock in person.
Now it was really his turn.
Bai Erzhuang hugged Xiao Fuyuan, kissed his forehead, and said happily: "Sister, you really gave my second brother a big surprise."
Bai Erzhuang was very proud and had to show off to his fourth and fifth brothers later. Neither of them had seen his sister's incredible luck.
He had no idea how much such a precious wild ginseng could be sold for, but it was certainly not cheap. The life of Lao Bai's family had greatly improved again thanks to his sister.
When Bai Erzhuang brought wild ginseng home, he could think of the lively atmosphere in the whole family.
Xiao Yuanbao was extremely calm, as if the wild ginseng had been waiting for her to pick.
Bai Erzhuang carefully put the wild ginseng into the cloth pocket hanging from the donkey's belly and continued on his way.
Soon, we arrived at Xiashan Village.
From a distance, Xiao Fuyuan saw a strange uncle with disheveled hair, holding a torn book in his hand, running on the road into the village, saying "hit, hit" in his mouth.
A group of country children followed behind him, pointing at him and laughing.
There were also naughty children who threw stones and sticks at An Xiucai and called him crazy.
Xiao Fuyuan felt a little sour.
Bai Erzhuang drove away the naughty boys. Instead of leaving, the naughty boys shouted at Bai Erzhuang: "A stinky scholar will fail the exam; a stinky scholar will fail the exam."
Bai Erzhuang ignored the naughty scolding of him, came to An Xiucai and looked at his feet. Just then he saw the leading naughty boy throwing stones at An Xiucai's feet.
The urchins continued to clap their hands and shout: "You stinky scholar, one stinky scholar, two stinky scholars."
Little Fuyuan slid off the donkey cart, walked up to the leader of the naughty boys angrily, put her hands on her hips and said, "You are not allowed to scold my second brother."
The leading naughty boy pointed at Xiao Yuanbao and smiled disdainfully: "Hahaha, this poor boy is your second brother."
He looked Xiao Fuyuan up and down and said, "Sister, you are so beautiful, you should be my child bride."
(End of chapter)
