Chapter Twenty-Three: Seeking Favor (Seeking Support)
Zhu Si was more naΓ―ve, at this time he was grimacing at the little rabbit in his arms, and he couldn't put it down for a while, and he didn't have the difficulty of going down the mountain.
Zhu is a little older and looks very shrewd.
"That road is too steep, is there no other way down the mountain? Let's go the other way! Zhu San frowned.
Zhu Hao flattened his mouth: "Do you know why rabbits come to this place to build a nest?" It's because the terrain here is high, it's a circular high platform, if I have time, I can take you to walk all the places within a radius of one or two miles, and it's just the same way up and down the mountain...... Okay, I'll go down first, you guys take care of yourselves. β
Zhu San was unwilling, and actually walked around the top of the mountain, and then came back with a pout, looking at the steep mountain road and the waterhole below, with a sad face.
"If you don't want to go down, I'll go first......"
Zhu Hao's implication is that he will not wait for the two sisters and brothers.
Zhu San hurriedly said, "Don't, you walk behind...... Fourth, I'll give you all the rabbits, you take them, you walk in front, and I'll drag you behind. β
"Ah...... But it's not that tall here. β
Zhu Si looked at the road down the mountain and didn't think anything of it.
Originally, the hill was not very high, and the distance from the top of the mountain to the waterhole was seven or eight meters at best, and most people would think that even if they jumped from the top, there would be no problem.
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The two sisters and brothers did a good job of division of labor, and went down one after the other, and Zhu Hao fell behind.
For Zhu Hao, the most important part of the plan is not to catch rabbits, but to get the target into the waterhole and give him a chance to "sacrifice himself to save others", which requires a little skill.
He had already manipulated the way up, and in order to prevent the experienced palace guards from seeing the flaws, he had deliberately spread the moss-covered earth on the uneven rocks to look like it had been poured down from the top of the mountain during a flood, and then sprinkled a layer of dry earth on the outside.
When they came up, they had rubbed off the dry soil outside, and when the three of them walked down, the place they stepped on became extremely slippery.
When he went down, all three of them had something in their hands, and he deliberately walked at the end, so that he could stumble at any time...... Even if you walk in front, you can drag two children......
In short, let them go back, and Zhu Hao's plan will fail.
"Slow down."
Zhu Hao underestimated the dexterity of Zhu's four legs and feet, even if he was holding four rabbits in his hands, he still quickly jumped down the next step of stone, as long as he crossed a muddy dirt road, there was not much left of the steep mountain road.
In this way, even Zhu San felt that this road just seemed dangerous.
She grabbed her brother by the collar with both hands to keep him from falling.
Zhu Hao originally expected the sister and brother to slip and fall by themselves, but now it seems unrealistic, so it can only make a trip.
He didn't need to attack Zhu Si who was walking in front, the target was on Zhu San, who thought he was cautious, and kicked out a pebble when he went down, and landed accurately at Zhu San's feet......
"Ouch!"
Without any accident, Zhu San, who grabbed his younger brother's collar, stumbled under his feet and fell directly forward.
"Be careful!"
Zhu Hao exclaimed in surprise and stretched out a hand to pull Zhu San's clothes, but he was really pulled by him.
Just when Zhu San breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that it was just a false alarm, Zhu Hao had already used the force of the forward rush to fall down, and he ...... all of a sudden The back rushed to the front, Zhu Si walked in the front, even if his feet were stable, it was useless, the two behind collided directly, and one stumbled and fell forward, which drove Zhu San and Zhu Hao to accelerate and slide down to the pool below.
Zhu San's eyes were full of fear during the slip, and he unconsciously let go of the hand holding his younger brother's collar, and opened his teeth and claws with both hands, trying to find a focus point and stop the downward trend, but there was mud everywhere he could reach, where could he stop his body from falling?
Zhu Hao grabbed Zhu San's clothes and didn't let go of the hand, as if he was trying his best to rescue, but in fact, he was basically doing useless work.
"Click-"
The thatch that had been loosened by Zhu Hao on the side of the road was uprooted by Zhu Hao's other hand one by one, bringing up a large area of soil along the way, and the momentum was terrifying.
"Poof!"
Zhu Si was the first to fall into the pool.
With Zhu Hao's "help", Zhu San's forward trend eased slightly, and he slid all the way into the waterhole, although it was only the edge, it still didn't top in an instant......
Zhu Hao, who fell behind, also slipped into the waterhole.
"Save ...... Help me...... Boom! β
There are two "pushers" of Zhu San and Zhu Hao, Zhu Siqian rushed very hard, almost falling in the middle of the pool, although he struggled desperately after falling into the water, he still gradually sank to the bottom.
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Three children fell from the top of the mountain into the deep pool, and it was difficult to get out of it without the help of outsiders.
Of course, the water in this pool is not very deep, the deepest depth is only three or four meters, and the water depth where Zhu San fell into the water is only a little more than one meter, but because Zhu San's feet are unstable, his head does not protrude from the water.
Zhu Hao first swam to Zhu San, grabbed her hair, lifted her out of the water, and tried to stay away from her as far away as possible.
To save the drowning person, it is easy to put your own life into it, Zhu Hao knows that he has little strength, so he has to use extraordinary means to make you unable to catch it even if you want to.
Zhu San struggled twice, and found that the soles of his feet could stand firmly, so he was not so nervous, and was pushed to the shore by Zhu Haosan twice.
"Quick...... Save my brother! β
After Zhu San escaped, he saw that Zhu Si was still "poofing" in the middle of the pool, and he was so frightened that he cried, and his tone changed under fear.
Zhu Hao didn't go ashore, and immediately swam to Zhu Si's side.
When he arrived in front of Zhu Si, Zhu Si had been drowning for a while, and his stomach was filled with a lot of pool water, and when he touched Zhu Hao's arm, he seemed to grasp a life-saving straw and grabbed it tightly.
Zhu Hao used all his strength to pull Zhu Si violently, trying to send his head out of the water...... But due to water ingress in his lungs, even if Zhu Si's head was exposed to the water, he couldn't breathe in much air in a short period of time, and he was still struggling desperately.
Zhu Hao made a quick observation and quickly determined that there was a large rock nearby...... This is what he prepared in advance yesterday, using the principle of levers to pry into the waterhole from the top of the mountain, which is used as a stepping stone.
He knew the specific location of the stone, and even if Zhu Si desperately dragged him to the bottom of the water when he arrived at the place, he would have something to borrow.
Pulling Zhu Si's body hard and paddling two meters in front of him, when Zhu Hao's foot stepped on the big stone and determined that the water could only reach his chest, his heart quickly settled down.
With a solid foundation for the successful completion of the plan, the next step is to play on the topic.
It is impossible to send people ashore quickly, so it will seem too easy to save people, which is not enough to reflect his "noble character" of sacrificing himself to save others, so Zhu Hao deliberately pretended to be dragged down by Zhu Si, and the heads of the two did not enter the water together.
"Knock ......"
Zhu Hao didn't have much impact on him because he held his breath in advance.
But for Zhu Si, there were just signs of getting out of trouble, and it came to naught in a blink of an eye.
After Zhu Si poured two mouthfuls of water, Zhu Hao once again lifted Zhu Si's head to the surface of the water.
At this time, Zhu San's cry on the shore could be clearly heard.
Zhu San didn't know how to swim, so he didn't dare to go into the water at all, standing on the shore and stomping his feet in a hurry, he didn't know how to find something like a bamboo pole to help, he only knew how to call blindly.
Zhu Hao's head sank into the water with Zhu Si again, and after going down this time, he obviously felt that Zhu Si's struggle had decreased, indicating that his drowning situation was very serious.
Soon Zhu Hao once again sent Zhu Si's head out of the water, and after determining the direction, he began to swim to the shore.
Even if Zhu Si was still struggling, but his strength was no longer enough to bring Zhu Hao into the abyss, Zhu Hao had already identified the direction, there were many vines on the cliff on the side of the waterhole falling on the water, Zhu Hao swam two or three meters and grabbed it, with something to borrow, it would be much smoother to save people.
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Zhu Si was finally dragged ashore by Zhu Hao.
At this time, Zhu Si, the whole person was full of meat and eight vegetables, curled up on the ground like a boiled prawn, and the water was "gurgling" out of his mouth, but fortunately, the water in his lungs was still under control, and the next thing was naturally the first aid link that Zhu Hao was good at.
Zhu Hao stretched out his hand, ready to place Zhu Si on his bent lap, so that his head was facing down.
"You...... What are you doing? β
Zhu San rushed forward to grab it, not wanting Zhu Hao to offend Zhu Si's body.
But Zhu Hao had a lot of strength, pushed it away, and scolded him: "You are an annoying spirit, what can you do except cry?" I'm saving your brother's life! β
The voice was serious and cold, and he immediately stopped Zhu San, who was crying and messing up.
When Zhu Hao rescued people before, he was accurate and made sure that he did not hurt Zhu Si, but he felt a great fear of drowning, and at this time pressed Zhu Si's back hard, forcing the pool of water that entered his lungs and stomach to be discharged, and after a while, Zhu Si's pupils refocused, and his spirit slowly recovered.
"Hoo ......"
Zhu Hao sat aside exhausted, snorting and panting.
He ...... Is he okay? β
Zhu San was nervous and wanted to take a closer look, but he was afraid of being blamed by Zhu Hao.
Zhu Si lay on his back on the ground, his breath gradually smoothed out, but he still kept coughing: "Ahem...... Ahem...... Sister...... I'm fine......"
Hearing his younger brother's answer, Zhu San put down his hanging heart.
"It's all your fault!"
After Zhu San found out that his younger brother was fine, he immediately pointed the finger at Zhu Hao.
Zhu Hao looked at Zhu San with an angry face: "Obviously, you fell first, which affected everyone...... If it weren't for you, we wouldn't all fall into the water...... Hmph, I shouldn't have saved you just now. β
Zhu San was very aggrieved.
But she couldn't find the crux of the problem, her first impression at that time was that her feet were slipping, and she wanted to say that Zhu Hao pushed it, but after thinking about it carefully, Zhu Hao was desperate to pull her at that time, and at this moment, she only needed to look up at the uprooted thatch on the side of the mountain road to know how hard Zhu Hao worked at that time.
The three of them fell into the waterhole together, and it was all up to Zhu Hao to save her and her younger brother, and it was too wolf-hearted to slander her.
"It's really a dog biting Lu Dongbin, I knew I shouldn't have saved you, my rabbit...... Alas, I really shouldn't have brought you here, if I had known that I would have found the rabbit nest successfully, I should have done it myself, regretting that I didn't do it in the first place...... I'll go back and tell my husband about it......"
Zhu Hao stood up as he spoke, looking like he didn't care whether the Zhu family sisters and brothers were alive or dead, and was ready to flash directly.
Zhu Sanyi was anxious when he heard this, and hurriedly said, "You can't tell your husband." β
Zhu Hao said: "I'm not telling your father and your mother, why can't you tell my husband?" β
He ...... He will tell Sui Jiaoxi's ......" Zhu San gritted his teeth.
Zhu Si said pitifully: "Third sister, if my mother knows, will she punish us?" β
"Shut up!"
Zhu San took out his unreasonable strength again, glaring at Zhu Hao, "Anyway, I order you, don't tell anyone else when you go back, especially your husband, today's incident...... Treat it as if it hadn't happened. β
Zhu Hao pointed to the two sisters and brothers: "You are wearing wet clothes, it's hard to explain it to others, right?" β
Zhu San crossed his waist and was angry: "How do we explain to people, it has nothing to do with you, in short, you can't say it, otherwise you ......"
"How else?"
Of course, Zhu Hao will try his best to threaten the sisters and brothers.
If the people of Xingwangfu know that your sisters and brothers sneaked out and fell into the pool, there will be absolutely no chance to leave the palace in the future!
"Otherwise, you want to look good!"
Zhu San really couldn't think of any way to threaten Zhu Hao.
Zhu Hao said: "Mr. taught, if you make a mistake, you must have the courage to admit it, I am now treating my mother's illness, so I ran out and almost got into trouble, if I don't tell the teacher, I don't know how to respect the teacher...... Unless you promise me something, I can consider not saying it! β
"You...... What do you want? Zhu San looked puzzled.
Is there any condition for this?
Zhu Hao struck while the iron was hot: "My husband is going to hike, leave Anlu and go to Nanchang, I will soon have no husband, the family will arrest me to go back as a coolie, and there will be no good life in the future." Unless you agree to let that Mr. Sui take me as a student, I won't publicize it. β
"I saved you, and you should repay me, right?"