The shopkeeper did not show displeasure because of Mu Qingwan's refusal, and still smiled and was very enthusiastic about Mu Qingwan's road.

"Thank you to the store, but you don't have to bother, the home is closer to here, the horse is more docile, and you can take it back directly later."

"Then you go slowly, and if you come back when you come down the mountain, and you are hungry and thirsty, come here for a cup of tea."

Reach out and don't hit the smiling person, it's really a store that knows how to do business. After leaving the tea stall, Mu Qingwan decided to let Jixiang take the horse back first, and agreed on a time to come and pick up people.

The horses brought out were all high-grade horses that followed Mu Qingwan all the way from Pingcheng, the horses were very spiritual and familiar with Mu Qingwan's master and servant. Let Jixiang ride a horse and bring the other two back, and you don't have to worry about any accidents.

The remaining two people, Mu Qingwan and Ruyi, were waiting for Wang Dahu at the entrance.

"Miss, I'm here."

Wang Dahu ran over panting, followed by a sturdy and tall young man.

"Miss, this is a big cow, he often goes up the mountain to chop wood, and he is very familiar with the road up the mountain. He took us up the mountain, so it was safer. ”

"Miss, I'm very familiar with this piece, don't worry."

After listening to Wang Dahu's introduction, Da Niu responded humbly.

"Then you're leading the way."

"No, you're welcome."

The road up the mountain has hand-made road signs along the way, but the mountain road is not regular.

In some places, the steps are directly excavated and paved with mountain stones, which are basically a whole large stone slab, and there are mountain stones on both sides.

In some places, it seems to be a "ray of heaven" through the gap in the mountain, allowing only one person to pass through, and there are steep mountain walls on both sides.

Others are more flat and open, with woods on both sides.

The mountain roads are varied, so it is impossible to ride a horse or a sedan chair, or a noble son or a weak scholar with slightly less physical strength cannot walk down at all. Not to mention a delicate woman, it's too difficult to walk and too physically draining.

Mu Qingwan insists on practicing martial arts every day on weekdays, so her body is more than a star and a half better than that of an ordinary boudoir woman. However, Mu Qingwan inevitably found a place to sit and rest halfway up the mountain.

However, Mu Qingwan also met woodcutters carrying firewood on the road, walking like flying, and there were also gray-haired old snake-catchers carrying baskets on their backs.

Literati and writers always love to recite poems and praise the beautiful scenery of mountains and rivers, but there are only some places where the road is difficult, how many of them can be reached by scholars from weak places? Mu Qingwan couldn't help but feel funny.

Da Niu is obviously very familiar with this place, with Da Niu leading the way in front, although the journey is hard, but it is quite smooth.

In a flat place, Mu Qingwan and Ruyi sat down to rest their feet and drink water. I happened to meet an old man with a medicine basket on his back, and he also stopped here to rest.

"Old man, what are you doing up the mountain?"

Mu Qingwan was more curious about what kind of medicine the old farmer was picking. Does this Baiyun Mountain also have herbs? Maybe you can also discover new medicinal herbs, maybe you can?

"Hehe, the girl is good, she can actually go to this Baiyun Mountain. In this mountain, there are many treasures, old man, I often come here to catch snakes, and by the way, I will collect some medicine. ”

The old man saw Mu Qingwan, such a delicate female doll actually climbed Baiyun Mountain, and couldn't help but be amazed, you know, this Baiyun Mountain is notoriously difficult to walk, and only people who are not familiar with other places will come to find out, but once they are not willing to come a second time.

"Old man, I heard that the viewing platform of Baiyun Mountain is very famous, so I wanted to come and have a look. What kind of medicine do you usually take, old man? ”

"Oh, they're all common medicines. It's not worth much money when it's sold in a pharmacy, and I don't recognize any more medicine. Old man, I mainly catch snakes and sell them, and snake gall and snake skin are all treasures. ”

The old man didn't hide his secrets at one o'clock, and when he heard that Mu Qingwan also knew medicine, he took the back basket.

The hand reached into the covered back basket and pulled out a snake with a black pattern, the old man's fingers firmly grasped the seven inches of the snake, and the snake faced Mu Qingwan and the others, spitting out a bright red snake letter with a curled tail.

This scene happened coldly, Mu Qingwan was stunned, and Ruyi was vigilantly guarding Mu Qingwan's body. Wang Dahu moved a little slower, and also clenched his fists.

"What do you do!"

Ruyi drank nervously, and the atmosphere was a little tense.

"Hehe, little girl, don't be afraid, this snake is not poisonous."

The old man noticed the precautions of Ruyi and the others, and hurriedly explained.

The snake in the old man's hand has an oval head instead of a triangle and a thick tail instead of a thin one, which should be a non-venomous snake. Although Mu Qingwan has not studied snakes, she has read a lot of medical books and knows some common sense, and the snakes in the hands of the old man are basically the characteristics of non-venomous snakes.

Mu Qingwan stretched out her hand and patted Ruyi's back, and said to the old man with a smile.

"Don't mind, the old man, my sister cares for her sister, loves her sister, and is always worried about my safety."

"Forget it, I don't care. This kind of snake is a black-browed dawn snake, and it is not poisonous. Baiyun Mountain is also a poisonous snake, a very poisonous snake, and I don't dare to catch it. Hey, the little girl just loves to worry about it. ”

Black-eyed dawn snake, Mu Qingwan knows. This snake has great medicinal value, the head and back of the body are brown, some are yellow-green, there is a very obvious black stripe behind the eyes, and there are black butterfly-like markings in the front and middle of the back. These characteristics really fit well with the snake in the old man's hand.

"Old man, don't blame those who don't know. Whoever sees this snake is afraid, that is, you are a master of art and bold. ”

Mu Qingwan sincerely explained to the old man, not that she was afraid of the old man, but this was probably the attitude of dealing with people.

"Well, you little girl is really good at talking. I'm ready to leave, old man, and I'm not going to talk to you anymore. ”

The old man put the snake back in the basket, closed the lid, and got up and went down the mountain.

"Miss, I'm ......"

Ruyi lowered her head and stood in front of Mu Qingwan, a little cramped and uneasy.

"It's okay, you're doing a great job, thank you very much."

Mu Qingwan really has a lot of trust in the two maids, Jixiang and Ruyi, now. Many things are left to them to do, some subconscious behaviors cannot be faked, and Mu Qingwan will never doubt their loyalty.

"Miss, this is what subordinates should do."

Ruyi raised his head and looked at Mu Qingwan with burning eyes, although he regarded his master as a sister in his heart, both a life-saving benefactor and a relative, but the master said thank you to his subordinates, Ruyi didn't dare to imagine.

"Alright, it's time for us to go."

A few people had almost rested, and they set off to continue walking. Just now, it was just a small episode.