After returning to his home, Chen Xiaobei immediately got busy.
First he took out a serial crossbow and filled it with ten arrows. After thinking about it, he took ten more arrows and wrapped them carefully in clothes. He also took out a dirty baggage, which was dirty because it had not been packed for a long time.
After washing, the background color can no longer be seen. But in fact, Cui Hongyu has just washed it.
Put the clothes in, add some dried meat Cui Hongyu brought back, and put a few pieces of dry food.
"Husband, why are you using this old baggage?" Cui Hongyu was very surprised. Chen Xiaobei smiled and said, "If you don't reveal your wealth, you can't buy a serial crossbow with any amount of money."
Well, Cui Hongyu stepped forward and tied up the baggage carefully. Chen Xiaobei carried it slanted behind him and brought some water with a water bag. All the belongings for going up the mountain were ready.
After cleaning up, he once again told Cui Hongyu that if he didn't come back, he would sleep in the side room in the west courtyard at night, and at the same time take the three puppies there, so as to give an early warning.
"Also, if I don't come back after dark, you should go and tell Lidong that when you patrol at night, come close to our house. If you hear a dog barking, come over and have a look. Don't make sure anything goes wrong."
Finally, he picked up Chen Qiaoer and kissed her gently on the forehead, "Listen to my sister-in-law at home. I will be back soon."
After everything was arranged, Chen Xiaobei left the village to meet Da Laohei and the others.
Da Laohei brought twelve people, leaving two people to look after the horses. The rest followed Chen Xiaobei into the mountains.
As they walked, Yang Chun and Da Laohei walked in tandem, sandwiching Chen Xiaobei in the middle. The three of them were talking and laughing. If someone who didn't know saw them, they would think they were old friends they hadn't seen for a long time.
Xiong Fei and Hou Liu were at the back, quietly drawing a route map on the paper as they walked.
Chen Xiaobei took them to the mountain temple in one breath. He stopped here and said, "Master Dazhai, this is where we go up the mountain on weekdays. I'm not familiar with the way up. Can you please
I can't guarantee you how far you can go."
Da Laohei was not in a hurry to walk up. He put his hands on his hips and turned around. He couldn't help but admired, "Don't mention it, this mountain temple is really a good place. The terrain at the bottom of the mountain is flat.
The terrain is steep going up, and there is a gentle slope here."
"If there is a village on the mountain, the mountain temple must be the gate of the village."
Sure enough, everyone looks at the problem from a different perspective. Dahei is a bandit, and he always thinks about taking over the mountain and becoming the king.
After a short rest, Chen Xiaobei led them to continue moving forward. Because of the lessons learned from going up the mountain with Sun Jian and the others, Chen Xiaobei became much smarter this time. He took the wrong turn at the first fork in the road.
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This is called lowering the expectations of Da Laohei and the others. Let Da Laohei and the others think that they are really not familiar with this mountain road, so that the next thing will be easier to handle.
True, false, false, false, true, true, as we climbed over the steep slope that went straight up and down, it was almost noon as the sky turned.
Da Laohei looked up at the sky and pointed to a small forest not far away, "It's already noon, let's go there to have something to eat and rest."
This actually surprised Chen Xiaobei. This big boss really knows how to enjoy life and eat on schedule.
What surprised him even more was that among the accompanying men, there was actually someone who brought a large bottle of wine.
Da Laohei took it and handed it to Chen Xiaobei. Da Laohei smiled and said to Chen Xiaobei, "Brother Xiaobei, if you hadn't led the way, we probably wouldn't have been able to get here. If we didn't bring a wine bowl, just think of me."
Kudos to you."
Chen Xiaobei waved his hands repeatedly, "Master of the Dazhai, you should come first."
Da Laohei didn't refuse, he raised his neck, opened his mouth wide, gulu, gulu, poured at least three taels into his mouth, and then handed it to Yang Chun.
Not to mention, these bandits also have a very good sense of hygiene. When drinking, they would just raise their necks and pour it into their mouths, but their mouths would never touch the skin.
Yang Chun finished drinking and handed it to Chen Xiaobei again. This time, he did not refuse. After taking two sips, he handed it to Xiong Fei.
Then he turned to Da Laohei and said, "Master Dazhai, I'm not familiar with the road ahead. There are so many forks in the road. I'm afraid I'll go wrong more often than right."
After hearing what he said, Da Laohei laughed and said, "It doesn't matter. Let's walk slowly. One day is not two days, and two days is not three days. Now that we have come in, we must reach the top of the mountain."
Well, with your words, it will be easy to handle.
At this time, the township magistrate Zhao Chunqiang also took Chen Ping to have lunch.
Lunch is very simple, one bowl of noodles per person.
Although it may look simple, it is not cheap. A bowl costs a penny.
While eating, Zhao Chunqiang advised Chen Ping, "Since you have resigned, just farm with peace of mind, and I will ask someone to arrange a marriage for you later."
Chen Ping had a bitter look on his face, "Uncle, can I still go back? It would be strange if Chen Xiaobei doesn't hate me to death."
Zhao Chunqiang did not force it, "If you really don't want to go back, then stay in this town. When you come back, I will find you a job. You have to make ends meet."
Chen Ping nodded, "In this case, there will be Uncle Lao."
After having lunch and resting for a while, everyone lazily got up and continued walking forward.
Taking them into the mountains this time, Chen Xiaobei felt relaxed and comfortable. It was just like traveling, and it was a completely different feeling than being with Sun Jian and the others.
There was even a moment when Chen Xiaobei felt a little lost in himself. In his previous life, it would have been great to visit Qingniu Mountain with his relatives and friends.
It's a pity that this is a dream that will be difficult for me to realize again.
In the previous life, my body was hit by a car and must have been turned into ashes. Even if I go back now, I am afraid I will only be a lonely ghost.
As they walked, they came to the place where they met the wild wolf last time. Chen Xiaobei stopped to observe for a while.
It was quiet all around, and occasionally one or two birds passed by, and even there were no traces of rabbits in the grass.
After repeated observations to make sure there was nothing unusual around him, Chen Xiaobei led the bandits forward.
Moving forward, they passed two forks in the road and saw that the sun was about to set. At this time, the man who was exploring the path at the front ran back and gave a fist to Da Lao Hei, "Master of the village, there is a deep valley ahead.
There are cliffs on both sides, what should we do?"
There was a canyon, and Chen Xiaobei couldn't help but think that the road was right. His ancestors told him to go up Xianxian Mountain by taking this road, and it felt right from the direction.
With a trace of doubt, Chen Xiaobei came to the canyon and carefully looked at the distance to the opposite side, which was more than ten feet.
Moreover, the terrain on the opposite side is higher than here. At a glance, you can only see piles of messy rocks and few grasses, let alone trees.
The most desperate thing is that both sides of the canyon are almost straight up and down. If someone goes down to the bottom of the canyon and then to the other side, there is almost no possibility of climbing up.