klisemfg Chapter 238: Meeting the Guide and Heading into the Mountains
Chapter 238: Meeting the Guide and Heading into the Mountains
Leng Rongyue smiled at the two men who were acting as guides and nodded slightly to them, "You two will have to endure a lot of hardship as you follow us into the mountains this time!
This is the first time we meet and the first time we deal with each other. I don’t know what the situation at your homes is like?
If you follow us into the mountains, will it interfere with your family matters?
Have you arranged everything at home?
This time we went into the mountains because we wanted to walk farther and we definitely wouldn't be able to come back on the same day.
I hope we won’t delay the two of you from taking care of your family, otherwise, it will be our fault!”
One of the men smiled and said, "Thank you for your concern, young lady!
We have already arranged everything at home.
We also know that if we go into the mountains, we will definitely not be able to come back in one day.
After all, on the outskirts of this mountain, women and children might dig wild vegetables and pick mushrooms, but it is unlikely that there would be any good medicinal herbs.
If you really want to find rare medicinal herbs, you have to go deep into the mountains.
It would take quite a while to go back and forth, wouldn't it?"
Leng Rongyue listened, nodded, and looked at the other man next to him, "What about this uncle?
I wonder if this uncle has any problems at home?"
"Miss Duocheng asked.
I am the only one in my family, and as the saying goes, moving a person doesn’t delay anything.”
Sun Lizheng, who was standing by, pointed at the man who had just spoken and said with a smile, "He is easy to say. Just like he said, if people move away and families move, one person is full and the whole family is not hungry."
Then, Sun Lizheng pointed to another man and said, "Shuanzi's father is different.
His wife had always been in poor health and had been bedridden and taking medicine all year round. Their life was difficult, and they relied on his son and his wife to grow a few acres of thin land.
In addition, the family barely made ends meet by relying on Shuanzi's father to go into the mountains to collect herbs.
The old man thought that Shuanzi's father was a loyal man who was familiar with the mountains and was most suitable to be a guide for the girls, so he brought him along.
I think it will take a few days to go into the mountains this time.
Things at home...will delay it to some extent.
I hope the girl can be more considerate."
Leng Rongyue naturally understood what Li Zheng said, so she nodded and said, "Don't worry, Li Zheng!"
She turned to look at Shuanzi's father and said, "Uncle, I am very grateful that you can follow us into the mountains this time.
When I come out of the mountain, I will express my gratitude to you."
Leng Rongyue said, and then looked at the other man, "The same goes for this uncle. When you come out of the mountain, you will be rewarded handsomely!"
"I don't deserve it! I don't deserve it!" The two of them replied with a smile.
Sun Lizheng was listening to Leng Rongyue talking about this uncle and this uncle, when he realized, "Oh, look at me, I was so busy talking that I forgot to introduce the girl.
This is Shuanzi's father. Ah, we are all used to calling him that. His last name is Zhao.
This person’s surname is Luo, and his name is Luo Yun.”
Leng Rongyue listened, smiled and nodded, "I'll remember that!"
Leng Rongyue then looked at Li Zheng Sun and said, "Uncle Li Zheng, we are going to go into the mountains now. Can you take care of our carriage for a few days?"
We will thank you again when we come out of the mountain!"
"No problem! No problem! Just leave it to me." Sun Lizheng agreed immediately.
"Thank you very much!" Leng Rongyue said with a smile.
He turned to look at the men in blue and said, “Let’s take all the things we are going to take from the carriage.
Hand the carriage over to the village head, we are ready to go into the mountains."
"Yes, miss!" The men in blue responded, turned around and took several backpacks off the car, and each of them carried one.
Leng Rongyue also carried his backpack on his back.
Seeing that Shuanzi's father and Luo Yun had also put on their backpacks, Leng Rongyue took out a few cloth towels and handed them to the men in green one by one.
Several people took it and covered all the hair neatly.
After examining each other again, they said goodbye to Sun Lizheng.
Shuanzi's father and Luo Yun were in front, and Leng Rongyue and others followed behind, heading towards the mountains inside.
On the way here, Leng Rongyue had already instructed the four people in green that when they went into the mountains, they should behave like ordinary girls in front of the two guides, and they should conceal the unique alertness and sharpness of the secret guards as much as possible so as not to arouse other people's suspicion.
Therefore, a few people followed Shuanzi's father and Luo Yun and chatted with them.
When seeing unfamiliar things planted in the fields, I would curiously ask Shuanzi's father or Luo Yun.
Shuanzi's father has a good temper. He always answers questions and speaks with a smile. You can tell at a glance that he is very patient and easy to deal with.
On the contrary, Luo Yun just kept walking in front without looking back. Unless someone called him by name, he wouldn't say a word.
After walking for a while, they finally reached the foot of the mountain.
Seeing that we are about to go up the mountain...
Standing at the foot of the mountain, you can see only a few thin, winding paths extending up the mountain. It is obvious that they were trampled by people who collect herbs or dig wild vegetables over the years.
The crowd walked along the path up the mountain. Occasionally, they could see villagers who had gone up the mountain to chop firewood coming down the mountain with bundles of firewood on their backs, saying hello to Shuanzi's father and Luo Yun, and then walking down the mountain.