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, 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 military rations are definitely not enough, so it is possible to find some wild fruits, vegetables and the like to supplement the military rations. What if I don't know some wild fruits?
OK?"
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 it even if I explain it.”
Gao Pingshi said sincerely: "Reading thousands of books is not as good as traveling thousands of miles. 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: "That's right.
, 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, and I will help... uh, you can just 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 definitely not something he could just ask a few questions about.
You can just get started. If you have that 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
There’s no need to feel sorry, just think of it as my thank you in return for saving my life.”
Gao pragmatic nodded and said nothing more, but said in his heart: Although this Miss Huang has a good and bad temper, she has a good heart. Based on her status in Guangxi, she is willing to help me personally as a "little scholar"
Picking fruits and herbs, it seems that I can't just think that she is interested in my so-called three-link plan. If in the future... it doesn't mean that I can't help her. Anyway, it won't do any harm to Daming.
He remained silent and did not eat the wild fruits for the time being. Instead, he chewed up the seemingly simple herbs according to Huang Zhiting's instructions and almost smeared them all over his body.
Huang Zhiting just gave him simple instructions on how to use medicine at first. Later, for some reason, an idea came to his mind: This figure is quite good-looking. It is neither as strong as a bear nor as thin as a bear.
A 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 Pragmatic 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 laugh, half-seriously and half-falsely: "I thought you were quite happy."
Gao Pingshi was surprised and said: "How could it be? What's so happy about this?" 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 said with a smile: "The good news is that 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; secondly, the two of us are now homeless.
Even if you find Yao Village and they don't intend to chop you alive, you may have a hard time getting clothes from them."
When Gao Pragmatic heard about Yao Village, he immediately panicked and said hurriedly: "Yao Village? That's too dangerous. They were just wiped out by the imperial army. I'm afraid it's the time when I hate the Han people to the core. I'm going to a place like that at this time.
, doesn’t it mean delivering food to your door? Miss Huang, why don’t we find a way to get around it.”
Huang Zhiting chuckled: "So you are not only afraid of snakes, the Yao people are also afraid. I thought you Han scholars were not afraid of heaven and earth."
Gao Pingshi smiled bitterly and said: "Miss Huang, please don't make fun of her. She is not afraid of heaven and earth. She is a fool. Isn't it good to live? An ant is greedy for life, how much worse than a human being?"
"Really?" Huang Zhiting looked thoughtful and said after thinking: "But I heard a saying about tens of millions of people, but it doesn't seem to mean that."
"On the contrary, even if there are thousands of people, I will go forward." Gao Pingshi smiled bitterly and said: "This sentence comes from "Mencius", you can roughly understand it as: 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 it means. 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 pragmatically said: "It's not destiny, and it's up to you to accept its destiny. That's why those who know destiny don't stand under the rock wall. Those who die after doing their best are the right destiny; those who shackle the dead are not the right destiny."
Huang Zhiting was stunned, 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 will not stand behind a dangerous wall'. So, Miss Huang, you see, Mencius said, 'Even if there are thousands of people, I will leave.
', that means when you need to sacrifice your life for righteousness, but the prerequisite for sacrificing your life for righteousness must first be 'the place of righteousness'! Now in the place where Yao people gather in Bazhai, where is the righteousness? It's just a waste of life. The so-called death is light.
It's more important than a feather, it's more important than Mount Tai, and dying in vain is really not the way of a gentleman, and I won't do it."
What he said was actually fair and righteous.
When it comes to identifying herbs and medicines, being pragmatic is not enough to help Huang Zhiting. When it comes to interpreting scriptures, how can Huang Zhiting be the opponent of being highly pragmatic?
So as soon as Gao Pingshi said these words, Huang Zhiting knelt down directly - oh, she was convinced, and immediately said: "What you said seems to make sense..."
Gao Pragmatic's expression relaxed, but Huang Zhiting looked troubled again and said hesitantly: "But if we don't go to Bazhai, it's not easy to go in other directions."
Gao Pragmatic was immediately startled and asked hurriedly: "What do you mean by this?"
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 while, 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. They are both the territory of the Ming Dynasty. What's the trouble?
?”
"The first thing you encounter as you go south is not Binzhou, but the Nandan Guards." Huang Zhiting shook her head and said: "Mr. Zhang, you may not know that the imperial court is in Guangxi, and the three guards nearest to the left and right rivers are governed by the chieftains.
From the north to the south are Qingyuan Guard, Nandan Guard and Nanning Guard. The main task of 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 Cen.
The main clan is Nandanwei; but what about 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, it is a
The guards have to be responsible for so many responsibilities. How can they do it if they are not strengthened? Therefore, the Nandan Guard is considered the strongest guard among the Guangxi army. If Guilin did not have three guards, I am afraid that the officers and soldiers in Guilin may not be able to do it.
Passing through Nandanwei."
After she finished speaking, she smiled bitterly: "We still don't know what the high patrol officer's attitude is now. What if the Nandan Guard has also been dispatched to chase down Cen Ling and I, and we will appear in Nandan again at this time.
Near Danwei...it's just like you said, it's a food delivery!"
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 unwilling
Revealing his identity so early? So Huang Zhiting’s concerns must be taken into consideration.
He thought for a while and asked: "Well, even if it is difficult to go to Nandanwei, it should be okay to go to Xincheng County under the rule of the chieftain of the Mo family? I remember that the Mo family is not considered among the chieftains of Guangxi.
Very strong, as long as you reveal your identity, Miss Huang, are you still 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 ability to secure Xincheng County relies on the support of the Cen family. Well... of course the court is also happy."
This was an unexpected situation. Gao Pingshi asked: "The reason why the court is happy is that they don't want to face the Cen family directly, so it is beneficial for the court to have the Mo family as a buffer. So why does the Cen family support them?
?Is it just because we need a buffer between us and the imperial court?"
"Hey, it seems that your statement that 'the power of pen and ink lies in politics' is really not a boast. I just said it casually, and you can see this all at once?" Huang Zhiting glanced at Gao Pragmatic in surprise,
He thought to himself: If he is really so powerful, our Siming Mansion really needs such a person, but I just don’t know how my father can keep him? If I...
Her face turned red, and she quickly threw this bad idea out of her mind, and said as if to cover it up: "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?"