Consort Zhanzhao

Although it was a little hot when I first lay down, Zhao Bijia turned over twice regardless, and took this opportunity to slap the quilt very badly, and all the heat inside was exhausted, and after all It was already late autumn, and the weather was getting colder, especially at night, so I slept peacefully in the middle of the night.

Because they were going up the mountain the next day, everyone changed into more sturdy clothes by coincidence. When Zhao Bijia came out, Zhan Zhao was holding the shoes she was going to wear when going out, talking to Yang and An.

"The soles are a little thin."

Zhan Zhao pinched her shoe and folded it back and forth, as if to test whether the sole of the shoe was soft enough.

"Princess trying on boots?" Seeing her coming out, Yang and An asked.

Looking at the shoes still in Zhan Zhao's hands, Zhao Bijia felt that it was a little bit like just putting them on... Maybe they were still warm from his hands, "Let's eat first."

However, Yang Hean, who has always been obedient and obedient, did not agree, "I want to wear these boots to walk on mountain roads, and if something is not suitable, I will change it later."

Zhao Bijia took a deep breath, refused Yang and An's help, and walked inside with her boots. Of course, it was not so easy to put on. She held up her boots, opened them wide, and fanned them back and forth.

Yang Hean also sighed with relief, sadness and pride from outside, "I really feel wronged by the princess, and I have to wear boots by myself."

With a bang, the boots were not held firmly, and she fell to the ground.

"Princess!"

"It's okay, it's okay!" Zhao Bijia hurriedly stopped the two of them, and fanned the wind again, trying to cool down her reddened face.

After a while, she came out with her boots on, took two steps and jumped again, "It fits well, and the soles are soft, so there's no need to change them."

Zhan Zhao was still asking serious questions, "Do the shoes fit my feet? I'm afraid I'm going up the mountain in a while, but if the shoes don't fit well, I'll grind my feet, and my toes will still hurt when I go down the mountain."

Although Zhao Bijia in this life didn't know about such things, how could she not know in her previous life, she nodded and said to Zhan Zhao: "It's very appropriate."

After hearing what the princess said, Yang and An exuded joy from the inside out.

Only then did Zhan Zhao give up.

Just sitting at the table, Zhao Bijia was eating porridge with a bowl in his hand, and he couldn't help but sneak a glance at Zhan Zhao, what's wrong with him?It's been a bit weird these two days.

Although Zhao Bijia's identity allows her to completely ignore other people's feelings, it doesn't mean that her senses are dull. These two days, Zhan Zhao... is a bit abnormal, with a lot of movements, as if...jealous?But who can make him jealous?

Zhao Bijia was frightened by her guess, and honestly ate porridge with a bowl.

After eating, Xiao Er came to collect the bowl, Zhan Zhao stopped him, and started to say, "The mountain next to it is called Colorful Mountain?"

The little second hand quickly put all the things in the box, because Tianzi No. [-] house is full of big customers, he smiled very flatteringly: "It is the colorful mountain, so it gets its name because there are often colorful clouds at sunrise. .”

Several people looked at each other, although Xiao Er was dressed as a Han Chinese, but... Thinking of the doctor Bai who even changed his surname, he was not sure if it was because of avoiding disaster or other reasons.

"The scenery up there is good, and there are two villages at the foot of the mountain, guest officials can also go and have a look."

"That's not bad." Yang and An said, "I just heard that there are mostly people from Miao Jiang here. I don't know what to avoid. We are all ordinary people, so don't fall into their gu."

Xiaoer laughed, "From what you can see, they came from other places. How can it be so scary? The first two villages at the foot of the mountain are said to be Miao people, but they often come down the mountain to the town to buy some cloth and so on. Most of the herbs are picked by them. People are still very enthusiastic.”

Yang Hean threw a piece of silver to him, and Xiaoer said again: "Thank you, sir. If you guys go to play, there is nothing to pay attention to, but the place on the mountainside is a little closed and the road is not easy to walk. It is said that it has been more than ten years. I moved here from Dali a while ago. But these years have passed, and I haven’t heard of anything wrong. Everyone in our town is fine, and there’s nothing wrong with it!”

Xiao Er wiped the table again, put the frame on his shoulders, asked if there was any other order, and then left.

"It sounds nothing unusual." Zhao Bijia said, "But why are there no Sanji mushrooms sold this year?"

Zhan Zhao frowned slightly, "Shanci mushrooms are said in medical books to be soft and firm, but according to Doctor Bai, Miao Jiang uses this to expel Gu... Could it be that some of them also want to exorcise Gu?"

Several people thought it was possible, but it was not so good.

Yang and An didn't want the princess to be involved, and looked at Zhan Zhao with a little bit of defense.

The two were in a stalemate for a while, and Zhao Bijia suddenly smiled, "That's fine, let's go and see how the people in Miaojiang exorcise Gu. Taoist Lingyun's method is too harmful to the body, and the doctor Bai also passed on this method." I have almost forgotten the craft, so let's go learn it."

As soon as the words were finished, Xiao Er knocked on the door.

"Guest officer, a guest named Dao San said he has an appointment with some of you."

"Just bring it up."

Not long after, that Dao San was brought in by Xiao Er, maybe it was the first time he went to the best guest room in the town, the too luxurious decoration in the room made him squint his eyes, but after seeing clearly, he There was excitement and joy on his face again, probably because he thought that the money he wanted had been obtained.

Zhao Bijia was also looking at Dao San. As soon as he entered the room, there was a faint smell of earth, which must have just come down from the mountain.He was dressed the same as yesterday, with fresh mud on his feet, and moisture from the dew on his trousers.

This man... as he said, indeed came down from the mountain.

Yang and An's eyes flashed, "We don't need many things, why don't you bring them down? It's not worth going up the mountain for this little bit of herbs."

Dao San became anxious all of a sudden, and he spoke with two points of sarcasm, "You guys seem to come from a big place, but I don't know the market. First, this Shanzi mushroom can only be found in high mountains, and second, this place is already fast. It’s out of the production area of ​​Sanji mushrooms. To put it bluntly, apart from Dali, I’m afraid that there are only Shanzi mushrooms on this colorful mountain. If you miss this trip, you may not find the Shanzi mushrooms you want. gone."

No one has ever dared to talk to Yang and An with such an attitude, his face darkened, "What does it have to do with not being able to go up the mountain? Or are you trying to trick us into going up the mountain, and then—"

"You can't talk nonsense!" Dao San's expression was a little flustered, "It's true that I want money, and it's true that you want Sanji mushrooms. We are all serious about doing business!"

Yang and An sneered twice, "We didn't see the goods."

Being so forced by Yang and An, Dao San looked a little flustered, and he said: "Shanzi mushroom can't see the effect in one or two pictures, you can think about it, this medicinal material will be transported away in two days, when it arrives Time... I wonder if the patients in your family will last until next year?"

The expressions on Yang and An's faces became more and more indifferent. To be honest, Ouyang Chun's name had nothing to do with him at all, if it weren't for... He restrained his momentum a little, but his sneering intent remained unchanged, "But you have... Without any sincerity, don’t you just want to be a white wolf?”

Dao San bit his lower lip, looked around vigilantly, and said: "Let me tell you the truth, I don't know why, all the Shanzi mushrooms picked in the past two months, including Polygonum multiflorum and Chinese angelica, They were all collected by the elders, batch by batch... I don’t know where they hid them. This is already the last batch, and in two days’ time, let alone the medicinal materials, they searched the entire Qicai Mountain. There is not even grass left. .”

Several people looked at each other, remembering Bai Yutang and others who were already in Dali territory, and thought that something might really happen this time.

"Then why did you..."

"I've talked about this, and I have nothing to hide." Dao San sighed, frowned tightly, and looked more and more sad, "I am 22 this year, and I collect herbs for a living. Originally For those who plan to get married this year, the date has been set, but all the medicinal materials are taken away by the elders, and no money is given, let alone getting married, they can barely eat enough."

"Are you planning to take us up the mountain and let us get the medicine ourselves?" Zhan Zhao narrowed his eyes, his voice and tone were completely different from Yang and An's, who could make people feel restless with two sentences. But Zhan Zhao can make people trust with just a few words, and tell the whole truth.

This feature is especially obvious for women aged six to 60.

Dao San nodded, "All of you put on your night clothes and went carefully and quietly. It's easy to come back with some medicinal materials."

Zhan Zhao and Yang He An looked at each other, and Yang He An's eyes vaguely revealed the meaning of "I want to go with you, I will accompany the princess".

"So... I'm afraid I can't go there during the day." Zhao Bijia, who had been silent all this time, suddenly said.

Dao San nodded, "I'll take you to see the place first, and you can go by yourself at night."

Zhao Bijia counted the time when he left yesterday and the time when he appeared today, and asked, "It takes two hours to go up to the mountainside?"

Dao San nodded, "It's almost an hour and a half, but maybe it will take a little longer to bring you."

"Leave the map and tell us how to get there. Let's go by ourselves." As soon as Zhao Bijia said this, Yang and An's expressions changed a little.

Dao San looked at Zhao Bijia. In fact, it could be seen from the postures of several people that she was the one who made the decisions. After all, she was the only one sitting among the three.

"It's too eye-catching for you to take us up to step on the spot, why don't we pretend to be tourists and go up the mountain by ourselves." Zhao Bijia thought of their plan, and felt that the elder in the knife three obviously knew how to use the Shanzi mushroom. So the best thing is for a few of them to live in the village for a few days to see if they can get something out of them.

"Let's go up the mountain in a hurry," Zhao Bijia's idea, which was just a sudden incident, gradually became more comprehensive during the conversation, "Go to your village when the sun goes down, so that you have an excuse to stay overnight." She looked Dao San asked again: "Have you ever kept strangers overnight in your village?"

Dao San nodded, "A lot of tourists came to visit in the past two months, and there were also a lot of tourists who missed Sutou. It's just that the weather has been cold recently, and there are fewer people entering the mountain."

"That's all right, you draw the road, and then—" Zhao Bijia originally wanted to draw the layout of the village, but seeing Dao San's defensive face, he said, "Draw where you live, and we will look for you at night." .”

Dao San hesitated for a moment, gritted his teeth and said, "200 taels of silver!"

Zhao Bijia smiled, "I have a lot of money, but since I'm here, if there are high-quality Polygonum multiflorum and Angelica, I also want it."

"Don't worry about it." Dao San said with a sigh of relief: "The medicinal materials are put together, just in—" He suddenly paused, and said: "I will take you there, but there are people watching, and it's up to you if you can take it or not." It’s my own. But even if I can’t get it, I’ll accept the money!”

Zhao Bijia never paid much attention to this little money, and immediately asked Dao San to draw the map. Yang and An waited patiently for Dao San to finish drawing the map and leave, and then they had an attack.

"Princess! This move is too risky!"

"What are you afraid of?" Zhao Bijia said: "Do you see that Dao San has a little bit of martial arts? Besides, he didn't see that you two are very skilled in martial arts. It can be seen that there are not many martial arts in their village. Could it be that Director Yang Don't you even have the confidence?"

This kind of aggressive method is the most effective on Yang Hean, he really calmed down, but he felt wrong again, and said: "What if they have Gu worms in their hands!"

"Don't we both have it?" Zhao Bijia asked back.

"Physician Bai has been in Bianliang for several generations, who knows how his skills have become."

"We're just going to take a look." Zhao Bijia said: "The main thing is to see how to use this Shanzi mushroom. Let Zhan Zhao go if there is anything to do. Just stay by my side."

Only then did Yang and An calm down a little.

"I must protect the princess well," Zhan Zhao also said, "Besides, there are four of them. They went to Dali, where there are more medicinal materials than here. It's okay for us to be just tourists. "

Yang and An said: "This is the best!"

According to Dao San, it will take an hour and a half to go up the mountain. They are newbies who are waiting for two hours, so they discuss it and plan to go out after lunch. After the discussion, Zhan Zhao stood up and said: "I Go to town and buy some jugs, crutches, etc., and pretend to be a tourist."

As soon as Zhan Zhao went out, Yang and An's tense faces relaxed, and they said to Zhao Bijia, "With his words, I can finally feel relieved. Zhan's guards are highly skilled in martial arts and have rich experience in the world. With him protecting the princess, he must be able to protect the princess." There's nothing wrong with it."

Only then did Zhao Bijia understand why Yang and An had made such a fuss, but she thought it was funny again, when would he use such a trick?

But... then I thought about the flag in him—"nothing can go wrong", and I always felt that because of this sentence, something has quietly changed.

When Zhan Zhao came back, he had already purchased a whole set of necessary things for climbing. The three of them divided up the things, ate a well-digested lunch, and headed up the mountain.

There are two villages at the foot of the mountain, and the crowds are quite lively, but because their destination is halfway up the mountain, a few people followed Dao San's picture, quietly avoided the crowd, and went up the mountain.

After about half an hour, the road gradually disappeared, the original cobblestone road became a pebble road, and the trees gradually grew taller. The sun shone through the layers of trees, and it seemed that the warmth of the past was gone.

"Take a break?" Zhan Zhao handed the water bag to Zhao Bijia, "Don't be too anxious, if you arrive at the village at sunset, it will be more believable."

Zhao Bijia nodded. She had also seen the picture drawn by Dao San. Rather than saying that the village is on the mountainside, it is better to say that it is in a slightly higher valley in the middle of the mountain.After walking this uphill road, there is a flat road ahead, and there is another part of the road going down. After that, you can go around a small lake before you can reach the stockade.

So even if half an hour had passed, she wouldn't worry if she hadn't even finished the uphill walk. After all, the road ahead was much easier than this one.

After resting for a while, the group went on the road again. After walking for a long time, they turned a corner and the terrain gradually became flat. Zhan Zhao saw what Dao San said was "a strange black rock that looks like it was split by a big knife", and his expression was much more relaxed. Wrong way."

The road ahead is even more difficult to walk. The road paved with small stones has been stepped on by people, but the dirt road is only one or two feet wide. The three people who were originally walking side by side turned into Zhan Zhao in front, Yang and An. In the back, Zhao Bijia's movement is protected in the middle.

There were two more rests on the road, and the three of them finally saw the faint smoke rising from the village on the mountainside when the sun was about to set.

It's finally here.

Except for Zhao Bijia who was really tired, Zhan Zhao, Yang and An were just like normal people, not panting or shaking their legs, but when they approached the village, the two of them also changed their positions.

Zhao Bijia just watched helplessly as the two people who used to have their backs upright suddenly lost their energy, and the wooden sticks in their hands became dragged in their hands. The pestle made a lot of noise on the ground.

The three of them have already entered the stockade, mostly because every household is eating, but no one cares about them. Compared with the stockade at the foot of the mountain, this stockade is obviously more like Dali's style. Houses, whether they are one-story or two-story, are basically small bamboo buildings.

Zhan Zhao picked the family closest to the gate of the village and knocked on the door, accompanied by a "Who is it?" and a dog barking.

Zhao Bijia was so frightened that she wanted to hide behind Yang and An. Ever since she was a child, there was never a dog that would not bark when she saw her.

The door opened, and a swarthy man came out, holding a dog in his hand, looking at the three of them with a bit of wariness in his eyes.

"Excuse me, can you give us a few glasses of water?" It was Zhan Zhao who spoke. Compared with Yang and An, who had their own sarcasm skills consciously or unconsciously, the upright Zhan Zhao was more suitable for striking up a conversation.

Zhao Bijia watched Zhan Zhao hand over the water bags, speaking of which is also the experience of Jianghu... Originally, their water bags were all full, but when they came to the cottage, they were all emptied by Zhan Zhao.

"Wait." The man went in with a water bag, and Zhao Bijia adored Zhan Zhao even more.

Not long after the man came out, Zhan Zhao took the water bag from him and couldn't wait to take a sip before handing the water bag to the two of them, and asked with a wry smile, "I don't know where this is? Is there an inn? The three of us seem to have lost our way."

The visitor comforted: "It's okay, it's the same if you take a rest and go down the mountain tomorrow." Then he turned his head and yelled inside, and came out with the door open, "I'll take you to the village chief's house."

The man hurried to the front and looked back at them three times. It is easy to guess the identities of the three of them. Zhao Bijia saw that the young master of the rich family came out to play, and the things they brought were Zhan Zhao bought it himself, and there is no flaw at all.

"We saw a lake in front of us, and we thought we could go down the mountain by following the stream, but we didn't think we would go further and further in." Zhan Zhao felt a bit like the rest of his life after a catastrophe, pulling the villagers and said non-stop.

The villager smiled and said: "A lot of people came this way. Our place is considered a small valley, not far from the foot of the mountain. I will show you the way when it dawns tomorrow morning. You can go down the mountain in a couple of hours." .”

Zhao Bijia was also very cooperative and heaved a sigh of relief, "That's good."

The villagers looked back at her and said, "There are two vacant places in the village, but they are only suitable for shelter, and they are a little dilapidated."

They didn't come here for this, Zhao Bijia nodded gratefully, "It's enough to have a shelter."

After hearing this, the villagers became a little more enthusiastic, and said, "Exactly, just make do with one night."

The villagers took the three of them all the way to the center of the village, and met a few people on the way, but it must be because travelers often come here, and they didn't show any strange expressions.

Zhao Bijia kept thinking about what the villager said just now. Dao San was referring to the elders, the name of the village was referring to the village head, and this villager didn't talk about their village, but the village.

This is... vigilance?

Walking forward for a while, turning a corner, the houses in sight are better than the surrounding area just now. The villagers pointed to a new two-storey house not far ahead, even the bamboos are emerald green. Lou, said: "That's the village chief's house, I'll take you to see it first, although I know where the spare room is, but I don't know if anyone else came up today except you, I'd better go to the village chief's house first Be safe."

Zhao Bijia was nodding her head, feeling that there are people coming and going in this village, and she must be too defensive towards them...

"Brother Zhao!"

The voice sounded familiar. Zhao Bijia raised her head and saw Bai Qingluo, whom she met a few days ago, was sticking out her head on a small two-story building not far ahead, looking at her with surprise, "Wait for me, I'm here Come down!"

Following the sound of footsteps, Bai Qingluo ran up to them, "Brother Zhao, are you here to see me?"

After saying these words, two beautiful blushes appeared on Bai Qingluo's face, and she lowered her head shyly.

Zhao Bijia subconsciously glanced at Zhan Zhao, I think this direction is not right...