His Royal Highness the Crown Prince went back in a hurry. In addition to being involved because of the problem of white mice, his sister Princess Min is finally getting married. He, the elder brother, can't be absent.

Ruan Bai gave the rose salt to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, and he was also in a hurry. This is purely out of desperation. The rose salt was brought back to him by the third child from the grassland. The grassland is the territory of the Huns, where will the Zhou people be allowed to exploit salt mines? The matter of mining is not something that one or two people can handle, and it is bound to be pushed forward by a large army. Such a big move, even if the grassland is vast and sparsely populated, and the Huns are not dead, how can they not be discovered?

Therefore, the only way to mine rose salt in large quantities is to occupy the salt mines. This kind of problem, which already involves the national territory, is not enough to rely on Chu Hao and Cao Xu, even if there is another king of Pingxi. Even adding the crown prince is not enough.

This bottle of rose salt can only be regarded as throwing stones to ask for directions, foreshadowing the important ministers and emperors in the court. Next, he had to find out the details of the salt mine.

In the plan for the peaceful evolution of the savannah, rose salt can only be regarded as a bargaining chip, and the specific weight is still uncertain.

This matter is very important, after the two of them made it clear to General Cao, they took two experts and ten henchmen, and the soldiers were divided into three routes, respectively, using various excuses to go out of the customs, and gathered in the grassland, and the dog only brought the third child...... Oh, and the big fat who just wants to keep up.

Compared to Chubby, who is keen on herding, Big Fat obviously prefers hunting. It's an adult at this age. The reason why Ruan Bai was soft-hearted for a while was that he was still a little worried about the marriage problem of the big fat.

Is there no future as an otaku at home, or do you have to go out for a walk, maybe you will meet your other half? The origin of rose salt is not known yet, according to Ruan Bai's idea, as a kind of rock salt, the origin of rose salt should be in the mountains. However, Ruan Bai's range of wandering around the grassland is not small, but he has never seen a mountain, and he doesn't know how far to run.

Chu Hao rode to Ruan Bai's side: "Don't worry. It didn't take long for the third and fourth to go back and forth in total, and it shouldn't take a few days. ”

Ruan Bai thought about it. When the third and fourth children come to the grassland, they must have to hunt all kinds of hunting, etc., and they are by no means running to the destination in one breath and then running back in one go. There are so many places in the grassland that he has not been to that he should not make empirical mistakes.

In front, the third child and Xiaopang had already run away. Dogs are very vigilant and have a lot of stamina. Although the goal of their group is a bit big, as long as they follow the third child and Xiaopang, under normal circumstances, they will not be discovered by the Huns. The group walked all the way southwest for three days, encountering the Huns twice in the process, but they were all bypassed without danger, and they finally reached their destination.

It is a low hill with exposed rock faults. They climbed to the top of the mountain lightly, and then looked in the direction of the ridge, which was undulating for an unknown length.

Chu Hao pointed to the mountain peak in the distance and said, "That is the sacred mountain of the Wuli people. "Under the sun, a brilliant golden snow roof looks majestic, as if it exists in another world, and what is in front of you is just a projection.

"Ulli?" Not only did Ruan Bai, an outsider, not know about the Wuli people, but even the pro-soldiers didn't know. For the first time, they had heard that there were Huns other than the Huns in the steppe.

Chu Hao didn't mind popularizing science: "Wuli is an ancient tribe. They are very powerful, intelligent, and warlike. They are the bravest warriors and the best hunters. Their range of activities is very wide. In the end, the tribe was divided into several parts. Some moved south and settled in Lingnan; Some stayed in the steppe and slowly became the current Huns; The other part stays in the east...... According to legend, the ancient Li country was a descendant of the Wuli people. ”

For these words, Ruan Bai was like listening to a story, and he didn't have much emotion.

And the pro-soldiers were a bit Spartan. Could it be that the enemies they have been fighting to the death for a long time are not not of our race, but of fratricidal warfare with their fellow brothers? This is a bit informative, and they can't accept it!

Chu Hao saw it, and said with a rare and pleasant smile: "After all, it is an ancient legend, in fact, no one can say for sure." ”

As an intellectual with the understanding that "people are monkeys" (?) Ruan Bai was very calm, and suddenly a flash of inspiration flashed in his mind, but he couldn't hold on to it, and pulled Chu Hao's sleeve: "You tell me about those ancient legends again." ”

The so-called ancient legends, in Chu Hao's childhood, were almost like pillow stories. Now pick it up and tell Ruan Bai to listen, it's not interesting. As they spoke, the two gradually met their heads, and their voices gradually became quieter.

Aside from the two pro-soldiers who went to explore the road in front and the two pro-soldiers who were in charge of guarding, the remaining six pro-soldiers and two experts were shown affection by the two of them, and they couldn't bear to look at them directly.

The mountain road gradually became rough, and even the third child slowed down. In order to prevent accidents, Chu Hao simply ordered to dismount and walk, and after walking for a while, the third squatted in front of a rock wall and shouted: "Wang! ”

Chu Hao walked over, picked it up casually, and got a small piece of rose salt mine, which was not as big as the third child gave him, only the size of a fingernail.

The two experts, who had been observing all the way from the beginning of entering the mountain, quickly glanced at the rose salt, walked to the mountain wall to observe it carefully, took out a small hammer and a small chisel, and began to hit the mountain wall twice here and there.

Ruan Bai's eyes also lit up, took out a palm-sized piece of beef jerky, and handed it to the third child: "Good job." ”

The third child did not take the beef jerky, but stood up and glanced in the direction of the horse, then turned his head to look at Ruan Bai and wagged his tail.

Ruan Bai understood, took out the dog food bowl and water basin from the horse, put beef jerky in the dog food bowl, and poured water into the water basin. The third master of his family ate it with dignity.

The guards looked envious, but they couldn't be jealous. After all, they are not as good as dogs, what to be jealous of? In terms of the number of enemies killed, the third one wins; In terms of force value, the third child wins; In terms of the rest, can they all be compared to a salt mine combined?

After a few people rested for a while, the four people who were in charge of the pathfinder around them came back and led them to a relatively secluded valley to settle down.

This time, they had to stay for a while, and in addition to finding out as much detail as possible about the salt mines, they also had to think of getting a batch of salt back. This is called a thief who does not go empty! In fact, their behavior is the same as running into someone's house and stealing the private money that they forgot to have under the bed.

To be a thief is to have the professional ethics of being a thief. For example, they have to be careful not to alarm the owner of the "living room".

The two experts are actually two civil officials, and their own work is their own duty, thanks to the hobbies and hobbies of the literati of the Great Zhou Dynasty, they are definitely experts in geological exploration. Both of them had participated in the exploration of the Xiyuan Coal Mine, and they were Ruan Bai's old team, and they could be trusted, so they called them this time.

As time went by, the more the two explored, the more excited they became. They have discovered several large and small caves, all of which are filled with magnificent pink crystals. The reserves of rose salts are innumerable. On the eighth day, the two discussed and finally came to a preliminary conclusion.

"Lord Ruan, Lord Chu, after the investigation of the lower officials, the salt ore content here is very rich, only here, there are no less than tens of thousands of stones, if all of them are mined, they can be eaten by all the people of my Great Zhou for several years."

Another person added: "Xiaguan speculates that there should be salt mines in the mountains here, and there are quite a few of them. ”

As the man spoke, his eyes glanced at Mount Wuli from time to time. Ruan Bai saw it in his eyes and felt that this person was eager to dig up the sacred mountain.

In these few days, the others were not idle, and all devoted themselves to the great cause of salt mining.

Rose salt is a natural coarse salt, and without refining, it is much better than the coarse salt used by the soldiers. Aside from the necessary vigilance and hunting, the rest of the time, the guards were digging a little red.

On the ninth day, the group reluctantly left the salt mine.

One of the soldiers couldn't help but say, "I really want to empty the salt cave." ”

In fact, Chu Hao also had the same impulse, but he could hold back it, and he was used to the shelf, and only Ruan Bai could see a little excitement in his heart.

Even Chu Hao is like this, let alone others. Ruan Bai, who is really calm and calm, is a little out of place.

An expert couldn't help but ask, "Isn't Lord Ruan excited?" ”

"Ah......" Ruan Bai was a little dazed, "Oh, the mine is quite spectacular. "Under the light of the torches, the large expanses of pink are dizzying.

Everyone looked at him as if he had visited the scenic spots, and suddenly felt that it made sense, and they were speechless. The mine is indeed beautiful. Especially in the eyes of two experts who have participated in coal exploration, the Rose Salt Mine Cave and the Coal Mine Cave are simply incomparable.

Chu Hao couldn't help but smile, stretched out his arm and patted him on the shoulder. Since the male ghost of his family borrowed the corpse to return the soul, he has never worried about salt, and he will make money, and the salt he buys back has to be refined several times, which is really a bit of a taste of suffering in the world.

In Ruan Bai's eyes, salt has always been cheap. Even if it's rose salt from a few mines, he just looks fresh.

The others saw that he was a little absent-minded, so they jumped away from him and continued chatting: "I've grown so big, I haven't seen so much salt." ”

"It's a pity that I can't get more back. At this time, there are quite a few Huns in this place, and they can't even pull an ox cart. "To maintain mobility, they can't even hold too much salt; Otherwise, the horses will be crushed, and the Huns will not be able to mediate at all.

A pro-soldier was enthusiastic: "My lord, when it is winter, let's bring our brothers over to do a big vote!" ”

Chu Hao couldn't help but scold: "How did you speak?" Like a robber. "In the cold winter, there are really no Huns in this place, but ...... In that kind of weather, I might as well think of something else. After he finished speaking, he turned his head to look at Ruan Bai, saw that people were distracted, sighed, and pulled the reins on his hand, so as not to run and run, and his daughter-in-law was gone.

Ruan Bai's mind always thought about those ancient myths and stories, and he always felt that there was something special about them, but he couldn't grasp them. What is it exactly?

Regarding the two leaders' show of affection, the soldiers have been able to do not squint and discuss the topic just now.

"Alas, this salt is so beautiful, if only I could send some back to my mother."

"Hey! Why don't you want to give it to your daughter-in-law? ”

"I don't have a daughter-in-law yet!"

Ruan Bai listened to the arguments of the soldiers who lowered their voices in a daze, and suddenly heard Chu Hao say: "Go back and ten catties of salt for one person, and take care of it yourself." ”

The soldiers quickly shouted in surprise: "Thank you, sir!" ”

"Gotta wrap it up and send it home."

"That's right."

"Or sell it at the market and send it back for money, right? It's time for my sister to say goodbye. ”

"Ahh Ruan Bai was suddenly poked at the keyword, "Home!" ”

Chu Hao watched Ruan Bai shake violently on the horse's back, and was so frightened that he hurriedly held on: "What's wrong?" What comes to mind? ”

Ruan Bai's eyes were shining, and he bared his teeth: "We are all a family~"

Chu Hao frowned and was puzzled. They were originally a family, is there still a problem?

Ruan Bai didn't say in detail, he didn't even ride the horse anymore, turned over and ran all the way with the third child and Xiaopang.

An expert saw something and affirmed: "Lord Ruan, this is another attempt to cheat people...... Ahem, brilliant plan, huh? ”

Chu Hao raised his forehead and sighed: "Hmm." "Is his daughter-in-law's reputation for loving people already known?