Chapter 22 It's easy to go up the mountain, but difficult to go down the mountain
"You're here, I thought you weren't coming and were going to go by yourself. Hey... who is he?"
Zhu Hao quickly walked over to him, looking at the young man with a complaining look on his face. The corner of his eye quickly glanced at the young boy behind him who had a smart but somewhat snotty face.
The young man said matter-of-factly: "It's okay to bring a helper when you go out. Is it okay to have a follower?"
Zhu Hao pretended to be reluctant and frowned: "We agreed to divide it according to the head, what will he say? You two can only count one share."
Before the young man could bargain with Zhu Hao, the young boy behind him grabbed him and pulled him a short distance away. He looked around cautiously and then whispered: "Third sister, we'd better go back. Our father won't let us out."
, saying it’s dangerous outside.”
Either the little guy is down-to-earth or he has little contact with outsiders. Just these words made Zhu Hao feel like he had discovered a treasure.
Could it be that this childish...
Is he the future Ming Emperor Zhu Houcong?
"We agreed, come out and listen to me, and you can't call me third sister, you have to call me third brother, and don't talk nonsense when you go back. I'll give you half of the rabbit you catch."
After the young man told his younger brother, he came over and said to Zhu Hao: "There are two of us and we contribute more, how can we only share half? This is not fair."
"Yes, that's unfair!"
The young boy who was arguing with his sister just now about whether to return to the palace has started to support her sister.
Zhu Hao said: "But I am the one who contributed the most, and I discovered the place. I only thought you would treat the rabbit well, so I asked you to join me. Why are you being unreasonable?"
The childish child immediately said to his sister: "What he said seems to make sense. We don't know how to catch rabbits in the first place."
"Hey, who are you helping?"
The young man glared at his younger brother.
The child scratched his head, obviously not good at bargaining with others.
It's not that this child lacks communication skills. In fact, there are many people in the palace who can talk to him. But if he is asked to talk to strangers on an equal footing and involves conflicts of interest, he has no experience at all.
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Zhu Hao said: "It will be too late if you don't leave. The rabbits will go out to look for food when the weather cools down... Well, if you catch a rabbit, you will get one or two more, how about you?"
"good!"
The young man seemed to know that he was in the wrong, so if he brought one more person, he would get a share. If the other person was not happy, he would just not take him with him, and he would be drawing water from a bamboo basket.
"We have to leave the city and get back before dark. Are you two okay at home?"
Zhu Hao deliberately tested.
The young man raised his head and said, "No problem."
Childish: "If we leave the city..."
"You kid, you are just here to help me. If you want to go back, leave now. If I don't stop you, you will never have the chance to leave the city again... Do you want to go?"
As the elder sister, the young man acted very strongly at this time, and he was more familiar with his younger brother's character, so he shut up after a few threats.
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The three children set out on the road out of the city.
Zhu Hao knew that doing this was extremely dangerous. If the child was really Zhu Houcong and something happened to him on the way, then Chinese history would be rewritten and people would know that he abducted people from the palace and left the city, and there would be no good consequences.
Wealth and wealth are found in danger.
Thinking about being brought back to the Zhu family and never seeing the light of day again, these two children... should be used, they should be used.
The three of them followed the flow of people out of the city smoothly. Zhu Hao tried to ask the names of the two children on the way.
"Why are you asking so many questions? Do you have some intention?" The young man was very alert.
Zhu Hao said angrily: "Everyone must have a name. My name is Zhu Hao. If you don't want to reveal your name, then I will call you Ah Da and Ah Er."
The young man frowned: "Ah Da Ah Er? Such an unpleasant name... should you call it a dog?"
"Three...Brother, the guard in the outer courtyard has a dog, I think it's called Ada. It's very ferocious." There happened to be a troublemaker beside him.
The young man yelled: "Shut up!"
The childish child immediately became a follower.
The young man turned to glare at Zhu Hao: "How far is it?"
"It's only a mile or two out of the city. You won't lack exercise. You will complain after walking for such a long distance...Who is that?" Zhu Hao looked over with an unkind look.
The young man was very angry: "Who did you hear complaining? Also, we have names. You can call me Zhu San and him Zhu Si."
Zhu Hao was a little more certain about the identity of the two siblings.
"Hey, I'm still the same family... Ah San and Ah Si, they seem to be not much different from Ah Da and Ah Er." Zhu Hao muttered loudly on purpose.
Zhu San sneered: "Who is from the same family as you? Your Zhu is a wild boar, a wild boar, and there is no comparison with our Zhu."
This is the pride and arrogance of being a royal.
Looking down on ordinary people is a bit classist.
"Also, don't add anything in front, just call me by your real name. Do you want to leave? You agreed to catch rabbits, and we won't even get there until dark!"
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The group of three finally arrived at their destination half an hour later.
On the way, Zhu Hao tried to ask about the identity of "Mr. Lu", but apparently Zhu San didn't know much either. She said that Professor Sui told her that this man was one of the best in poetry and painting, and that was all.
In front of us is a forest near Nanhu Lake, about half a mile away from the official road. There are not many people here. After we go deep into the forest, it is completely silent. We can only hear the "cuckoo" of birds. After walking for about a quarter of an hour, we are ahead.
A small hill appeared, only about a hundred meters high at best.
Zhu Hao walked quickly ahead, and soon he reached the halfway point of the mountain. He stood on a large protruding rock and looked back at Anlu City. Under the sun, the ancient city was indescribably majestic and majestic.
But Zhu San urged from behind: "We're almost there, why are you procrastinating?"
"Third brother, it's so dangerous here. Are there going to be wolves?" Zhu Si asked nervously, looking at the dense bushes surrounding the mountain road.
Zhu Hao jumped down from the stone: "This is not far from the official road, there can't be wolves..."
As soon as Zhu Sigang breathed a sigh of relief, Zhu Hao added, "In summer, there are quite a few snakes."
Zhu Sanyi's expression changed immediately after hearing this, while Zhu Si looked confused and asked curiously: "Is it the kind of snake that the farmer and the snake have? Where can I see it?"
The implication.
The little guy has never seen a snake, but he wants to see one this time.
Zhu San scolded: "Are you short-sighted? A snake is such a dangerous thing. One bite may kill you. I'm afraid you won't be able to go home without your life!"
Zhu Si was scolded by his sister and stood there angrily without saying a word. He looked really angry.
Children still have tempers, and at the same age, who wants to be scolded at every turn?
Zhu Hao waved in front: "Let's go, let's go, the rabbit nest is in front, and the rabbit track is not far away. Please be careful..."
Zhu San asked: "What is the rabbit path?"
"It's the path that rabbits usually take... They are very careful when they go out to look for food. They usually follow a fixed route. If it is damaged or smells the scent of other animals, they will become alert and will not follow it next time.
Go over there, maybe even move to your home."
Zhu Hao used his own knowledge to educate his two and a half-year-old children, and there was no problem at all.
"oh."
Zhu San nodded to express that he understood.
Zhu Si cast an envious look, feeling incredible that Zhu Hao knew so many things.
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There are no native rabbits on the hill, and there are no rabbit trails. All traces were forged by Zhu Hao.
Recently, he always goes out of the city to check the situation in the salt fields. After receiving a doctorate in literature in his previous life, he studied history for a period of time. Before entering the university as a doctoral tutor, he worked at the Capital Cultural Relics Research Institute and has a natural sensitivity to geography.
, is very good at researching and summarizing, and has long understood the topography outside Anlu Prefecture, including which areas and terrains, the acid and alkali conditions of the land, the layout of mountains and rivers, etc.... well aware of it.
There is a rabbit nest at the top of the mountain. Inside it is a nest of little rabbits that Zhu Hao bought from a hunter with money. The rabbit path is some traces that he personally laid out.
Even knowledgeable people can't fault them, let alone two kids who don't understand anything.
"Attention, there is a pool on the left hand side of the road ahead. Don't get close. The terrain here is a bit steep. You must follow my footsteps..."
Zhu Hao suddenly stopped to remind him.
Upon hearing this, Zhu San looked towards the left and forward: "Ah, the water in the pool is so blue, it must be very deep... none of us can swim, right? Fourth child, please don't come close."
"oh."
Zhu Si responded.
Zhu Hao pointed to a steep slope winding up next to the pool, about six or seven meters high: "Let's go up there."
Zhu San looked up and was immediately discouraged: "It looks so dangerous... will you slip and fall into the pool?"
Zhu Hao said angrily: "It's a bit steep, but the road is so wide, and there's thatch to grab on to. What's there to be afraid of? I'll lead the way, and you just follow what I do."
Zhu Hao then headed forward immediately.
The two siblings looked at each other, then tiptoed to follow.
The three of them carefully climbed up the slope. Halfway there, Zhu Hao wanted to reach out to Zhu San, but Zhu San didn't appreciate it. Zhu Si, however, was very sensible and took the initiative to reach out his hand and let Zhu Hao give him a hand.
The three of them went up to a high place.
Zhu Hao pointed down and said: "I told you a long time ago that it is not dangerous here. I heard that there is a sport called rock climbing, and some people like to climb steep slopes."
"Nonsense, how can anyone torment themselves like this... It's so high, let's go, let's go! Where is the rabbit?"
Zhu San looked down and saw that it was actually not very high. It was just because she was young and short that the road looked extremely steep.
Then Zhu Hao took the two siblings to the "rabbit nest".
"Be careful, it's nearby."
Zhu Hao pointed to the grass ahead, "I'll go up and take a look first. The little rabbit is in the grass. If the big rabbit finds it, he will take the little rabbit away."
Zhu Si lowered his head: "Isn't it good for us to steal the little rabbit like this? The rabbit father and mother will be sad..."
Zhu San was puzzled: "Why didn't we catch the big rabbit as well?"
Zhu Hao said in a helpless tone: "Do you think the big rabbit is so easy to catch? To describe a person running fast, it is like a rabbit...Have you ever heard of a rabbit that moves as fast as it can escape? How do we catch it?"
"It's a trap."
Zhu San's head is very flexible.
Zhu Hao said: "You set a trap at the door of someone's rabbit nest, but the rabbit didn't move away after noticing it? Why are you so stubborn?"
"Who are you calling stupid?"
Before the rabbit was caught, the two started to quarrel.
Zhu Si on the side scratched his head and scratched his head anxiously: "You... should you stop arguing for now? Don't disturb the rabbit father and mother rabbit, take the baby rabbit away."
Zhu Hao and Zhu San immediately fell silent.
Then the three of them tiptoed and cautiously came to the "rabbit nest". Zhu Hao pulled back the grass, and sure enough, there were seven little rabbits in the nest made of withered grass, clinging to each other and shivering, as if they hadn't been weaned yet.
Just as Zhu Si was about to reach out to catch it, Zhu San reminded: "Hey, Zhu Hao, it's so easy to catch him, why don't you do it yourself and call us?"
Zhu Hao said: "I said, I won't be able to feed them all if they are taken back. You have to take them back and raise them. When they are raised later and the cubs are born, just give them two to me."
At this time, Zhu Si had already ignored Zhu San's obstruction, lifted a little rabbit into his arms, stroked the rabbit's snow-white back, and said happily: "Wow, it's so cute."
Zhu Hao said: "There are seven rabbits in total, three for me and four for you. Is this fair? Divide the rabbits now and go down the mountain quickly. The city gates will probably be closed later."
"good!"
The three men divided the spoils on the spot.
Each of the seven rabbits had an owner. Zhu Hao took out the cloth and picked it up by the four corners, turning it into a bundle. He then put the rabbits inside and gave them to the two siblings respectively.
Zhu Hao pointed to the way he came from: "Go down the mountain the way we came. You go first or I go first... Forget it, you go first, I will be behind. If there is danger, I can help you."