Lao Zhou slapped Lu Li's hand away with a smile, looked at the people around him with a surprised look, and couldn't help laughing: "This fruit is not poisonous, don't worry." ”

He wasn't stupid enough to eat poisonous fruit.

"But... Do you know this fruit? Xiao Man asked cautiously: "Even if it looks like a cherry, it doesn't mean that it is not poisonous!" ”

Old Zhou Hanhan smiled and said to the surprised jade: "Girl, please take out the fruit in your hand, I can tell you why I dare to swallow the fruit directly." ”

Jade hadn't reacted from the shock just now, and now when she heard what Lao Zhou said, she was stunned for a while, and then reacted, and hurriedly handed over the fruits in her hands to Lao Zhou.

Xiao Man and Lu Li watched nervously, for fear that this old Zhou would swallow these fruits again.

But fortunately, after Lao Zhou took the fruit, he just picked it up one by one and looked at it, and then twisted up the largest red fruit, let everyone look at it, and said: "There is a worm eye on this fruit, have you seen it?" ”

"And the one I just ate has traces of being pecked by birds, this fruit has been eaten by both birds and insects, and it is absolutely not poisonous! Rest assured! ”

Xiao Man was still a little worried, she frowned and asked, "Brother Zhou, are you sure it's really okay?" What if the poison doesn't work against bugs? Or rather, after the worm and the bird ate the fruit, they just... And died? ”

Hearing this, Lao Zhou laughed, "County Lord, don't worry, this insect is not so stupid!" ”

As he spoke, Lao Zhou stood up, patted his arms and legs, and said with a smile: "Look, I'm fine, aren't I?" Don't worry, I've lived at the foot of this mountain for so many years, I don't even have this little common sense! ”

Everyone was still not at ease, and they looked left and right, and after a long time, they saw that Lao Zhou was still ruddy and full of anger when he spoke, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

Lao Zhou returned all the red fruits to Jade, and said casually: "This fruit only bears fruit at this time, it seems that this tree is extremely cold-resistant, if it can be transplanted to your own home, you can eat the fruit every year!" ”

The speaker is unintentional, the listener is intentional, Xiao Man couldn't help but move in his heart after hearing Lao Zhou's words.

She turned to the side slightly, looked at Lu Li, smiled, and said, "Lu Li, you said, in a few days, we will directly find someone to dig out this tree, transport it to the bottom of the mountain, and plant it next to my greenhouse, what do you say?" ”

This tree is hardy, and it can bear fruit in such a season and environment, so it can be planted without being planted in a greenhouse, which can save a lot of trouble.

Lu Li smiled funny and helplessly, rubbed Xiaoman's head, and doted: "You! Now let's think about how we're going to get down the mountain later. ”

"I didn't say I'm going to get this tree down now." Xiao Man pursed his lips and whispered: "Anyway, this tree is not poisonous, and this fruit looks so much like a cherry, maybe it tastes similar to a cherry!" ”

As he spoke, Xiao Man suddenly remembered something, and didn't care about Lu Li's reply, so he hurriedly turned around and asked Lao Zhou: "Brother Zhou, Brother Zhou, you ate this fruit just now, do you think this fruit is delicious?" What does it smell like? ”

If it tastes the same as cherries, isn't this fruit tree a hardy version of a cherry tree?

"It's similar to the taste of the cherry that the county lord just said, and it's also sweet and sour." Old Zhou Hanhan said: "But the core of this fruit is too big, that is, it is fun to eat, and there is no way to satisfy the stomach." ”

But even so, Xiaoman was still full of interest and wanted to carry the tree back.

Looking at the excited and expectant light in Xiao Man's eyes, Lu Li couldn't hit her again, so he had to compromise and said: "Okay, okay, wait for us to go down the mountain, I'll find someone to come to this mountain early tomorrow morning to get this tree back for you, are you satisfied?" ”

Xiao Man nodded with a smile and leaned on Lu Li's shoulder.

But now the most important thing for them is to find a chance to go down the mountain.

The sky overhead was still gloomy and the sun could not be seen, the fog around them was getting heavier and heavier, and the temperature in the mountains was gradually dropping, and a group of people sat around the fire, silently praying that the fog would soon disperse and they would soon descend the mountain.

But it backfired, time passed little by little, the weather still did not improve, the fog was still pervasive, and what was even more difficult was that Xiaoman and Jade's sprains were getting worse and worse, and there was less and less firewood to burn next to the fire.

"Nope." Lao Zhou got up with a serious face, "We can't go on like this anymore, we have to find a way!" ”

Xiaoman and Jade's ankles were already swollen and high, and they were blue and purple, and the temperature around them was getting lower and lower, and if they continued like this, their feet would hurt more and more, and there was not much firewood around them to burn, so they could no longer sit still.

Therefore, Lu Li also stood up, and he looked around, "Old Zhou, you often go in and out of this forest, do you have any good ways?" ”

"Otherwise, I'll go out and explore the way first, and if I can find the way down the mountain, I'll come back and call you." Lao Zhou said tentatively.

This idea sounds good, but the key thing is that Lao Zhou and the few of them do not have a very close relationship, to put it bluntly, it is an employment relationship, Lu Li is not worried that Lu Li will go out alone to find a way, otherwise if Lao Zhou runs away, then they can only wait in place.

Besides, even if Lao Zhou would not abandon them, but the mountain was full of thick fog, and Lao Zhou might not be able to find a way back.

After thinking about it for a while, Lu Li decided: "That's it, let Xiao Qi go with you to find the way, if you can really find the way down the mountain, you don't have to come back to us, just go down the mountain to find someone and let them come to save us." ”

He must look at Xiao Man, and the leader's martial arts are much higher than Xiao Qi's, and he is at ease when he is here Lu Li, thinking about it, Lu Li can only let Xiao Qi and Lao Zhou go out together.

In this regard, Lao Zhou didn't have much opinion and quickly agreed, but Xiao Qi was obviously hesitant.

He came to Lu Li slowly, lowered his head slightly, and muttered in a low voice: "Master, can you let me stay here?" I think... I don't worry about you. ”

In fact, he wanted to say that he was not worried about jadeite, but he was too embarrassed to say it, so he could only make up some excuses temporarily.

Unexpectedly, Lu Li still saw through it at a glance, "Don't worry, we will take care of the jadeite, you can go and find the way with Lao Zhou with peace of mind, and remember to find someone to come back to save us later." ”

After speaking, Lu Li leaned over slightly, lowered his voice and said to Xiao Qi: "I don't worry about Lao Zhou, so let you follow him, be vigilant in everything, do you know?" ”

When it came to this, Xiao Qi couldn't refuse anymore, so he had to answer: "Xiao Qi knows, the master is careful in everything, and he is waiting for me to come back to save you!" Good bye! ”

After speaking, Xiao Qi walked to Lao Zhou's side, "Let's go, Brother Zhou." ”

"Okay, follow me, don't get lost!" Lao Zhou also knew what Lu Li was worried about, but he was not that kind of person, so he was naturally not afraid of Xiao Qi following, and besides, with Xiao Qi, who knew martial arts, he was more at ease.

The two of them walked outward, their backs slowly disappearing in the fog, and gradually, even the sound was gone.

Worried that they would get lost in the mountain again, Lao Zhou and Xiao Qi walked all the way out to make marks, and what was surprising and unexpected was that they really walked out of the mountain in layers of fog and returned to the foot of the mountain!

"Brother Zhou, you are too powerful!" Xiao Qi was pleasantly surprised: "If we knew this, we might as well go down the mountain with you directly!" ”

Old Zhou Hanhan smiled and brushed the beads of sweat from his forehead, "It's a blessing to be able to come out, you don't know, I'm almost nervous to death!" I'm afraid that the two of us won't be able to get out and be trapped in another place! ”

Therefore, at every step, Lao Zhou is cautious and cautious, for fear of taking a wrong step.

"Thank you, Brother Zhou, then you go home first, I'll find someone to go to the mountain to save people!" As he spoke, Xiao Qi turned around and was about to call someone.

But before he could take two steps, Lao Zhou stopped him, and then caught up and said, "You are not familiar with this mountain, even if you find people, then you don't know how to find them!" I'll go with you later! ”

Help people to the end, since this mountain was brought up by his old Zhou and the county lord, then he must also be allowed to bring people down.

Xiao Qi thought for a while, "That's okay, you go home first to rest and rest, and when I call someone, I will go to your house to find you!" ”

"Okay, then I'll wait for you!"

After some agreement, Xiao Qi hurriedly hurried back to Lu Li's place to call someone, and told Pearl about what happened on the mountain, and asked the other party to hurry back to the city in a carriage to find a doctor, so that he could help Jade and Xiao Man heal their sprained feet.

Pearl didn't dare to delay, and hurriedly called the coachman who came to the suburbs with him yesterday, and the two drove the carriage back to the city, while Xiao Qi took a few other secret guard brothers to the village to find Lao Zhou, preparing to go up the mountain to find someone.

The sky has gradually darkened, the fog on the mountain has not dissipated at all, Lao Zhou stood at the foot of the mountain, and instructed in advance: "Wait for no one to walk around, you must follow me Lao Zhou, remember?" Don't run around. ”

"Yes!"

A group of well-trained secret guards responded in unison, and then followed Lao Zhou on the road to find Lu Li and the others.

Lao Zhou and Xiao Qi led the way in front, and after walking for about half an hour, the two finally arrived at the place where they said goodbye to Lu Li and the others before, but surprisingly, there was no one in the same place!

"Xiao Qi, you're not mistaken, right?" One of the guards questioned.

Xiao Qi frowned, looked at the familiar fire, looked at the big stone he was sitting down with the jade, and scratched his head in confusion, "That's right, look! This fire is still here, but ......."

It was only two hours since he and Lao Zhou left, and before leaving, they clearly said that they must not leave, but now......

"The ashes in this fire are still hot, and they must not have gone far! Let's look around! ”