Chapter 193 Entering the Mountain
Chapter 193 Entering the Mountain
In the evening, the fat man woke up. No matter how enthusiastic the villagers were, he couldn't be happy. He just nodded perfunctorily.
The next day, Hu Bayi got up early and went to the river alone to stare at the rolling mountains in the distance. He remembered the Kwantung Army Fortress that the older generation had talked about in the village, and a hint of color flashed in his eyes.
During breakfast, Hu Bayi told the two of them what he had thought of.
After hearing this, the fat man finally smiled.
Zhang Haoran said: "Okay, it's decided, let's go!"
Afterwards, he informed the old village chief, arranged three horses for them, and headed straight into the mountains.
The three of them galloped on their horses, passed a grassland in the middle, and came to the foot of the mountain, but they heard the sound of horse hooves behind them.
"Hey, why is it a girl? All the wild people in the mountains are so beautiful." The fat man smiled and raised his eyes.
"What nonsense are you talking about? This must be the guide arranged for us by the old branch secretary." Hu Bayi said.
As he was talking, a man came up to him and said, "Brother Hu, Brother Wang, I am Yingzi, from the Oroqen ethnic group. The old branch secretary asked me to lead you into the mountains."
Then he looked at Zhang Haoran and said, "You must be Brother Zhang. I was patrolling the forest yesterday and you were not there. I heard about it when I got back. Thank you for bringing the supplies to the villagers."
Those lively eyes stared at Zhang Haoran as if they could speak.
"Hello Yingzi, you don't have to be so polite. I'd like to trouble you to take us into the mountains." Zhang Haoran greeted her with a smile.
"You're welcome. It's my pleasure." Yingzi lowered her head slightly. The tall scarf just covered her face, but there was a hint of embarrassment on her face.
But the fat man suddenly said: "Oh, no way, the old secretary is confused, letting you, a woman, lead us there."
"What's wrong with being a woman? Women are better than you. Besides, there are no men left. They were all taken away by the archaeological team." Yingzi raised her little face when she heard that.
"Hey!……"
"Okay, Fatty, he grew up here and is more familiar with this place than us." Zhang Haoran said with a smile.
"Well, Brother Zhang understands this principle better than you. Let's go! You are going in the wrong direction." After Yingzi finished speaking, she turned her horse around and rode ahead, followed closely by several hunting dogs, looking very heroic.
"Haha, what do you think Fatty? Now you know how powerful I am."
"Let's go!"
Along the way, Yingzi led the way, and they didn't have to worry about food, as a few hunting dogs took care of it.
Old Hu and Fatty were reduced to helpers, washing and skinning the prey and picking up firewood, etc., being ordered around by Yingzi. Only Zhang Haoran had nothing to do.
While Yingzi was checking nearby, the fat man complained, "Hey, Old Hu, don't you think this girl is just being picky? Why is she bossing us around? Look at her attitude towards Old Zhang, she seems to be closer to him than we are brothers."
The fat man also remembered who Yingzi was. She was from his second uncle's son's family, his cousin's family, his aunt's family... Anyway, no matter whose family she was, she always followed them around to play when she was a child. The relationship must be different, but she was treated differently.
"Haha, why are you unhappy? In the past, Old Zhang was called a young master. How can we two compare with him?" Hu Bayi said with a hint of meaning.
"Hey! Now I understand what you said. It turns out that you have set your eyes on our Mr. Zhang! Oh, no wonder." The fat man said with sudden realization.
"Hahaha, what do you think? Do you still want to compete with Lao Zhang?" Hu Bayi said with a smile.
Fatty Wang shook his head and twitched his chubby face: "Well, I'm just worried that Yingzi is like a widow meeting a eunuch - a false alarm."
Zhang Haoran, who was lying on the side with a dogtail grass in his mouth, legs crossed and eyes closed, sat up suddenly after hearing what he said.
"Hey~! How can you talk like that? You two think I don't exist, right? What widow and eunuch? Do you know how to use metaphors? Yingzi is still a virgin and I'm still pregnant. If you don't want to talk, shut up." Zhang Haoran rolled his eyes.
Hahahaha!
"Brother Zhang, what are you laughing at?" Yingzi came back from patrol with the hunting dogs.
"Oh, it's okay. Your fat brother said he wanted a wife." Zhang Haoran said.
"Hey! Lao Zhang, don't say anything nonsense. I am still a pure man. If you spread this to others, how can I find a wife?" Fatty Wang yelled.
Yingzi also saw that everyone was joking, so she also joked: "This is easy, Fatty. There are still a few widows in our village who have no one to rely on. Why don't you be kind and help support them."
"Ouch! Come on!"
Hahahaha!
Several people burst into laughter.
After eating and resting for a while, they continued on their journey until the evening. They found a flat place and prepared to spend the night.
The fat man went to clear the valley road, and several people started to make a fire and set up tents.
After a while, I heard the fat man running towards this side screaming, and I saw a big wild boar following him.
"Help!...Uncle Zhang! Please save me, my butt is going to be bitten by a wild boar!" The fat man said while running with his pants held up.
Seeing this, Yingzi hurriedly wanted to let go of the hound.
But I saw a flash of cold light, and when I looked up, I found that the big wild boar had a sword pierced through the head and was nailed to the ground.
Several people looked dumbfounded.
"Oh my god! Master Zhang is awesome." The fat man came to his senses and shouted.
Yingzi walked over quickly with a shotgun and checked to see if the wild boar was dead.
"Dead! Brother Zhang, you are so awesome! I didn't even see how you did it. But then again, where did you get this sword? I didn't even see you take it." Yingzi exclaimed in amazement and confusion.
Hu Pang and the others naturally knew that Zhang Haoran had the ability to hide things, and they did not have too many doubts. They just admired Zhang Haoran's strength.
Zhang Haoran walked over and pulled out the sword: "I can't explain this to you, just think of it as a secret weapon in my sleeve." He turned his wrist and the sword disappeared in his hand.
Even though Lao Hu and the others had seen it before, they still couldn't help but marvel at it.
Yingzi was even more dumbfounded.
"Okay, don't be so surprised. This is not much of a skill. Just think of it as a magic trick. I hid the thing in a place where no one else can see it." Zhang Hanran said with a smile.
"Oh..." Yingzi felt a little embarrassed as she looked at the face so close to her.
"Okay Fatty, hurry up and kill the wild boar. We'll eat it tonight!"
"Oh~ all right, Lao Hu will come and give me a hand!"
As the night fell, after everyone had finished their meal, Yingzi took the hunting dog to patrol the area as usual, driving away wild beasts and the like to prevent everyone from being attacked at night.
“Ah~! Bang~!”
NFBE