Gao pragmatic looked at the wild fruits that Huang Zhiting picked, looking left and right one by one, marveling at them, and asked, "Miss Huang, what are these and how do you know them?"
"The daughters of Guangxi chieftain families are not like the ladies of the Han people. Our chieftain position is hereditary. Sometimes there is no direct male in the family, and the daughter has to take over. So if the son understands, the daughter should also understand." Huang Zhiting He explained with a smile, "When marching and fighting in the mountains of Guangxi, sometimes the army rations are definitely not enough, so it is possible to find some wild fruits, vegetables and the like to supplement the army rations. What do you think I can do if I don't know some wild fruits?" "
She happily took out several different wild fruits from the straw basket and showed them to Gao Pangshi, and then introduced, "Look at these wild fruits, they are called Bufona, Huangpiguo, Myrtle and Prickly Pear. These fruits are not only edible, but can also be used as medicine, but this is complicated, and you won’t understand even if I explain it.”
Gao pragmatically said sincerely, "It is better to travel thousands of miles than to read thousands of books. The ancients sincerely did not deceive me. I have learned from you."
Seeing that he spoke so sincerely for the first time, Huang Zhiting couldn't help but be extremely satisfied. Her big beautiful eyes turned into crescent moons when she smiled, but she immediately took out another straw basket and said to Gao pragmatically, "By the way, I see that you have been badly bitten by mosquitoes, and you probably have blisters on the soles of your feet. I picked some simple herbs just now. I'll help you chew them up and apply them on yourself."
Gao pragmatically looked at the herbal medicines she mentioned, and sure enough he didn't recognize any of them. However, although he valued medicine, he had no intention of learning it, because in his impression, medicine was a very complicated subject, and it was by no means a casual question. You can get started. If you have time, you might as well think of ways to cultivate more medical talents.
However, he became more and more grateful to Huang Zhiting and said again, "I'm really sorry for bothering Miss Huang. I'm very ashamed."
Huang Zhiting glanced at him and saw that he didn't seem to be mocking or perfunctory. She was happy in her heart, but she said, "It's okay if you know how to trouble me. Although I know these things, I don't usually need to pick them myself. But you don't have to feel bad." , just think of it as my reward for thanking you for saving my life."
Gao pragmatically nodded and said nothing more. He said in his heart that although Miss Huang's temper was good and bad, she had a good heart. Considering her status in Guangxi, she was willing to help me, a "little scholar", to pick the fruit herself. Fruits and herbs, it seems that we can't just think that she is interested in my so-called three-link plan. If it is not impossible to help her in the future, it will not be harmful to Ming Dynasty anyway.
He remained silent and did not eat the wild fruits yet. Instead, he chewed up the seemingly simple herbs according to Huang Zhiting's instructions and almost smeared them all over himself.
At first, Huang Zhiting just showed him how to use the medicine, but then an idea came to his mind for some reason: This figure is quite good-looking. It is neither as strong as a bear nor as thin as a bear. monkey.
Then he suddenly woke up and secretly spat, "Bah, bah, bah, what am I thinking about? Grandpa Buluotuo, please forgive me."
In fact, the Huang family was obviously a Han general in the Song Dynasty, and Buluo Tuo was probably not her ancestor.
After applying the medicine and eating enough wild fruits, Gao Qingshi sighed and said, "Miss Huang, when can we get out of the mountains? I'm really not used to running around naked all day long."
Huang Zhiting couldn't help but chuckle, and said half-truthfully, "I thought you were quite happy."
Gao Pingshi was surprised and said, "Why is this so happy?" He found that he couldn't keep up with Miss Huang's thoughts again.
Huang Zhiting did not answer, but tilted her head to calculate, and said, "There is one good news and two bad news, which one do you want to hear first?"
"This" Gao Pragmatic sighed, "In this situation, bad news is not surprising. I'd better listen to the good news first."
Huang Zhiting smiled and said, "The good news is, if there are no accidents, we will probably be able to find the village tomorrow. By then, maybe you can find a way to get yourself some clothes to cover up your ugliness."
"What about the bad news?"
"Bad news." Huang Zhiting blinked. "First, we will enter the Bazhai area tomorrow. Almost all of them are Yao villages. It is estimated that it will be difficult for you to meet Han people. Second, the two of us are penniless now. Even if If you find Yao Village, and they don’t intend to chop you alive, I’m afraid it will be difficult for you to get clothes from them.”
When Gao Pragmatic heard about Yao Village, he immediately panicked and said hurriedly, "Yao Village is too dangerous. They have just been wiped out by the imperial army. I am afraid it is the time when I hate the Han people to the core. How can I go to a place like that at this time?" If it’s Miss Huang who delivers food to your door, why don’t we find a way to get around it.”
Huang Zhiting chuckled, "It turns out that you are not only afraid of snakes, but the Yao people are also afraid. I thought you Han people were not afraid of anything."
Gao Pragmatic smiled bitterly and said, "Miss Huang, don't make fun of her. She is a fool who is not afraid of heaven and earth. Isn't it good to live? Ants are greedy for life, let alone humans."
"Really?" Huang Zhiting looked thoughtful and said after thinking for a while, "But I have heard a saying about tens of millions of people, but it doesn't seem to mean that."
"On the contrary, even if there are tens of thousands of people, I will go forward." Gao Pingshi smiled bitterly and said, "This comes from Mencius. You can roughly understand that as long as it is righteousness, even if tens of millions of people oppose it, I will not move forward."
"Yes, yes, that's what I mean, why don't you listen to Mencius?" Huang Zhiting looked at him with wide eyes.
Gao pragmatic sighed, "Miss Huang, Mencius has another saying, I wonder if you have heard it?"
"Uh, what are you talking about?" Huang Zhiting asked a little guilty.
Gao Pragmatic said, "It's not destiny. It's up to you to accept its righteousness. That's why those who know destiny don't stand under a rock wall. If you die after doing your own thing, righteous destiny also shackles the dead, it's not righteous destiny."
Huang Zhiting was dumbfounded, laughed dryly, and said weakly, "What does this mean?"
Gao Pragmatic smiled, as if teaching a student, and said gently and authentically, "This sentence is the origin of a gentleman not standing behind a dangerous wall. So, Miss Huang, you see, Mencius said that even if tens of thousands of people go, I will go, that means When it is necessary to sacrifice one's life for righteousness, but the prerequisite for sacrificing one's life for righteousness must first be where righteousness lies. Now in the place where Yao people gather in Bazhai, where is righteousness? It's just a waste of life. The so-called death is lighter than a feather, and heavier than Mount Tai. It is in vain. Dying in vain is not the way of a gentleman, and I will not do it."
What he said was quite right.
When discussing herbs and medicines, being pragmatic is not enough to lift Huang Zhiting's shoes. When discussing scriptures and interpreting scriptures, how can Huang Zhiting be Gao Zhiting's opponent?
So as soon as Gao Pingshi said these words, Huang Zhiting knelt down immediately. She was convinced and said immediately, "What you said seems to make sense."
Gao Pragmatic's expression relaxed, but Huang Zhiting looked distressed again and said hesitantly, "But if you don't go to Bazhai, it's not easy to go in other directions."
Gao Pragmatic was immediately startled and asked quickly, "What does this mean?"
Huang Zhiting said, "If you don't go to Bazhai, you can only take a detour from the south or north. Not to mention that this detour will take at least one or two hundred miles more. Even if you don't care about this, the detour is still very troublesome." "
Gao pragmatic frowned and thought for a moment, and said in confusion, "The south of Bazhai is close to Binzhou, and the north is close to Xincheng County. One is ruled by officials from the imperial court, and the other is ruled by chieftain Mo's family. They are both the territory of the Ming Dynasty. What's the trouble?"
"The first thing you encounter when going south is not Binzhou, but Nandanwei." Huang Zhiting shook her head and said, "Mr. Zhang, you may not know that the imperial court is in Guangxi, and the three guards closest to the territory governed by the left and right river chieftains are from the north. The south is the Qingyuan Guard, the Nandan Guard and the Nanning Guard. The main task of the Nanning Guard is to intimidate the chieftains of southern Guangxi, especially the Huang family. The Qingyuan Guard is to intimidate the chieftains of western Guangxi, especially the Cen family. Lord, where is Nandanwei?
Before this war, its main task in peacetime was to frighten the Bazhai, and in addition to frighten the Zhao family's Sien Mansion and other places. At the same time, it also had the responsibility of supporting the Qingyuan Guard or Nanning Guard at any time. Think about it, one of its guards must Responsible for so many responsibilities, if it is not strengthened, how can it be done? Therefore, the Nandan Guard is considered the most powerful guard among the Guangxi army. If Guilin did not have three guards, I am afraid that Guilin's army may not be stronger than Nandan. guard. "
After she finished speaking, she smiled bitterly, "We still don't know what the high patrol officer's attitude is now. If the Nandan Guards have also dispatched to chase down Cen Ling and I, we will appear in Nandan again at this time." The place near Wei is just like you said, it has become a food delivery service."
Gao Pragmatic is naturally not afraid of Nandanwei, but he has only been in contact with Cen Ling and Huang Zhiting for a day or two, and he has already learned a lot about the inside story between Guangxi chieftains. He wants to continue to follow the clues to learn more, but he is not willing to do so. Huang Zhiting's concerns must be taken into consideration since her identity was exposed so early.
He thought for a while and asked, "Well, even if it's difficult to go to Nandanwei, it shouldn't be a problem if we go to Xincheng County, which is under the rule of Chieftain Mo. I remember that Mo's is not very strong among the chieftains of Guangxi." "As long as Miss Huang reveals your identity, I'm afraid that Mr. Mo will not send you back to Siming Mansion honestly."
Huang Zhiting shook her head, "The Mo family is not very strong, but their foreign aid is not weak. His family's success in Xincheng County depends on the support of the Cen family. Well, of course the court is also happy."
This was an unexpected situation. Gao Pragmatic asked, "The reason why the court is happy is that they don't want to face the Cen family directly, so having the Mo family as a buffer is beneficial to the court. So why does the Cen family support them?" Because we need a buffer between us and the imperial court?”
"Hey, it seems that you are not just talking nonsense when you say the power of pen and ink in politics. I just said it casually, and you can see it all at once." Huang Zhiting glanced at Gao Pragmatic in surprise and thought: He is so powerful. I, Siming Mansion, really need such a person. I just don’t know how my father can keep him. What if I
Her face turned red, and she quickly threw this bad idea out of her mind, and said covertly, "But what you said is not complete. Of course, that is not your fault. There is another reason that outsiders will never know."
Gao Pragmatic pretended to hesitate "Since outsiders will never know"
"It's okay to tell you." Huang Zhiting now wants to win over the talented Mr. Zhang to serve in her Siming Mansion, so she said very generously, "Do you know the Mo family's Northern Dynasty in Annan?"
