Chapter 19: Into the Mountains

Change your last name? For Xie Yunshu's request, Ye Hao felt a little strange.

Could it be that there is something wrong with the surname Zhao?

But before she could ask, a distant voice sounded again.

"In the future, if he follows us, if the surname does not follow you or me, it will eventually arouse suspicion."

This is obviously a sentence to make up, but it persuaded Ye Hao.

Zhao Yi saved the child by chance, even if he asked, the other party couldn't tell where he came from.

Ye Hao only felt that the other party was too young, and it was normal to have no memory of these things.

Since the child is by his side, he must always teach well and take him out to meet people.

In this way, Zhao Yi's identity is very important.

When she rescued the other party before, Ye Hao explained to the other villagers that this child was her nephew, and if the two had different surnames, it really didn't make sense.

Afterwards, the villagers didn't inquire about this matter carefully, I am afraid that it was because the two of them came over not long ago, and Ye Hao made a lot of trouble, so they didn't pay attention to it.

When asked later, you still have to have a perfect explanation.

So, she looked at Zhao Yi, who had been keeping her head down, and asked softly:

"Xiao Yi, are you willing to follow my surname Ye?"

Naturally, it is the leaf of her Ye Hao, not the leaf of the so-called Qingyuan Marquis Mansion.

Since I learned from my memory that the original owner was raided because she married Xie Yunshu and the Prime Minister's Mansion on that day, and the Qingyuan Marquis Mansion directly abandoned her as a concubine, Ye Hao planned to have nothing to do with this so-called Hou Mansion again.

After hearing the inquiry, Zhao Yi raised his little head, first glanced at Ye Hao who was smiling with a smile on his face, and then turned his head to look at Xie Yunshu, who only had his back left.

It was a long time before he nodded slightly.

Changing the surname is a big deal, and for this dynasty, it is not something that can be changed if you want to.

It's just that they are in a place of exile, and they don't have those strict controls, so they changed their names after a few discussions.

Seeing that Zhao Yi nodded in agreement, Xie Yunshu's face became better, and a thorn in his heart finally disappeared.

Although what the Dog Emperor did had nothing to do with the child in front of him, as long as he heard the surname Zhao, he could not hide the hatred in his heart.

Now that Zhao Yi is willing to change his surname, he feels better in his heart, and he can be regarded as completely accepting the other party.

"Then you should take him to read first."

Ye Hao pulled Xie Yunshu into the room and specially vacated the table.

Glancing around the environment in the house, Xie Yunshu frowned tightly, and said with some dissatisfaction:

"Not to mention paper and pen, there is not even the most ordinary three-character scripture and thousand-character text, how to teach?"

Knowing that the current environment is severe, he has tried not to be picky, but he always has to teach the most basic things of literacy practice.

Otherwise, how can he teach? It's all about talking?

"Uh, I'm sorry, I forgot that."

Previously, Ye Hao wanted to let Xie Yunshu teach Zhao Yi to go, completely ignoring the current textbook problem.

Secretly patrolling around the system space, she was dismayed to find that books and other things were available, and they were not expensive.

But it's not suitable for this era at all!

What kind of modern products such as first-grade Chinese textbooks, or simplified characters, she took them out, I'm afraid she doesn't even know Xie Yunshu, right?

"So, I'll go out and think of a way, can you rest in the house first?"

After admonishing her, Ye Hao hurriedly rushed out of the door.

Education is a big deal, and since she plans to keep Zhao Yi by her side, she has to be responsible for the other party.

Oh no, it should be called Ye Yi now.

went out, Ye Hao went straight to Aunt Huang's house, which she was most familiar with.

"Aunt Huang, are you at home? I have something to discuss with you. ”

As soon as she stepped into the courtyard, she asked aloud.

When Aunt Huang, who was in the house, heard this movement, she thought that there was something to add to the breeding of yellow eel snails mentioned before, and hurriedly went out.

"Mrs. Xie? Hurry into the house and sit down. ”

As soon as she sat down, Ye Hao went straight to the point to indicate her intention.

"Didn't my nephew come over the other day? I thought that this child was still young, and let my husband teach him. It's a pity that there are no books at home, I want to ask you if you have them here, is it inconvenient to borrow? ”

She also had the attitude of giving it a try, after all, the books of this dynasty were all precious objects.

If it weren't for the fact that this village was full of eunuchs who had been exiled over the years, she wouldn't have been able to open this mouth.

Where would ordinary farmers be willing to buy books?

Hearing this, Aunt Huang also frowned and shook her head slightly.

"Alas! I was also full of poetry and books there, although I didn't get into the Jinshi, I was also a talent. But who can remember those books when they raided their homes? Not to mention my family, I guess there are few houses in the village that can get books. ”

With that, she sighed heavily, as if lamenting her fate.

When it comes to this sad matter, Ye Hao doesn't have to ask too much.

These villagers in the village, who was not high-spirited and prestigious in the past?

One day in such a situation, let alone reading, even if you don't dare to have any fun.

Everyone worries day and night just for their livelihood.

If today's people are confused, and the violence and government make the people's livelihood miserable, where can they, the wronged Qing officials, have the idea of rehabilitation?

"Okay then, but Aunt Huang, don't sigh, life will always be fine."

After comforting the other party, Ye Hao had no choice but to get up and prepare to leave.

Since the villagers can't work here, she can only see if she can find time to go to the county town and buy some back.

Seeing that she was leaving, Aunt Huang restrained her sad mood and hurriedly stopped her.

"Mrs. Xie, I still have something I want to remind you!"

"What's the matter?"

Turning back a little blankly, Ye Hao looked at Aunt Huang.

"The location of your bamboo house is too close to the back mountain, there are many wild beasts on the mountain on weekdays, and it is especially easy to haunt this season, you three should be careful at home!"

Back Mountain?

Ye Hao remembered that less than a mile behind the bamboo house, there was indeed a hill that was not too tall.

The mountain is densely jungled, and even the road up the mountain is covered with vegetation, which is difficult to spot.

At this time, when she heard Aunt Huang talk about the beast, she realized that when she fell asleep recently, she would indeed hear a few howls.

However, the voice was still far away, and she and Xie Yunshu didn't pay much attention to it.

"Thank you, we'll take notice."

After thanking the other party for their friendly prompts, Ye Hao still left her house in steps.

On the way home, a bold idea quietly emerged from Ye Hao's mind.

When Ye Hao returned home, Xie Yunshu was teaching Zhao Yi to write, and fortunately, there was paper and pen at home.

Seeing Ye Hao going home empty-handed, Xie Yunshu seemed to have expected it, and his expression did not change.

"Everyone doesn't have it, it seems that you have to go to the county seat to buy it."

sneered, what she patted her chest and promised when she went out was still messed up.

I don't know if it's to change the topic, Ye Hao continued:

"I'm going to take a trip to the back mountain later."

"Back Mountain?"

Xie Yunshu looked at her with a puzzled expression, and then it became clear that the other party was referring to the hill not far behind the bamboo house.

"What are you going to do there? There are probably a lot of wild beasts on the mountain. ”

The mountains and forests of this era are in an undeveloped state, and there may be some wolves, tigers and leopards on the mountains, and most people dare not enter the mountains alone.

So when Ye Hao proposed this idea, Xie Yunshu's first reaction was to refuse.

Ye Hao also heard the disapproval in his words, and then waved his hand to reassure:

"It's okay, I won't go deeper, just set a few traps at the foot of the mountain to add some more financial income to our family!"

Now that the two dishes of yellow eel and snail have been sold, the family has no land, so they cannot catch and sell it like other villagers.

At the beginning, Ye Hao did ask the officers and soldiers for the surrounding fields, but it was summer at this time, not to mention how much effort and time it would take to reclaim these wastelands, even if it was too late to sow seeds now.

So, in preparation for a rainy day, I decided to take a risk and see if I could use the trap to get some prey.

A large animal like a wild boar or goat, she naturally didn't dare to think about it, but what kind of hare pheasant, there is always a chance, right?

After listening to Ye Hao's words, Xie Yunshu's attitude finally loosened a little and nodded.

"It's okay, but I'm going with you."

"You don't have a leg injury right now, so you're not fit to run this far. Don't worry, I'll just make a little trap, it won't take much time. ”

looked at the other party's injured leg with some concern, and there were still layers of white cloth wrapped around it.

Ye Hao really didn't want the other party to run around with her, which was not conducive to the other party's injury.

Now the merit value is less than 3,000, which is still far from 12,000, she just begged the other party not to aggravate the injury, so that the system would increase the price and pit herself.

"The system quotation is all according to the injury, and there is no such thing as a pitfall!"

It seemed that she heard Ye Hao's heart, and a cold voice instantly sounded from her mind.

Can this still be monitored?

Ye Hao was speechless for a while, but Xie Yunshu opposite her was iron-hearted and had to go together.

There was no way, Ye Hao couldn't resist the other party, so she had to agree.

As for Zhao Yi, he will stay at home first and practice the words that Xie Yunshu taught him before, and he must not be able to think about going up the mountain.

Entering the mountains is not as good as entering the city, maybe the character will explode and encounter some beasts, Ye Hao has no confidence that she can protect this child.

Fortunately, Zhao Yi was much more docile than Xie Yunshu, and nodded obediently in agreement.

The two packed up some things and went out.

Ye Hao carried a bamboo basket with a shovel and a slightly rusty sickle, both of which were also given by the villagers.

And while she walked, she had to support Xie Yunshu beside her to ensure that the other party could keep up with her speed.

It was just after noon, and the sun in the sky was radiating a scorching temperature.

The two walked sweaty, and it took half an hour to reach the foot of the mountain.

Ye Hao looked up, and a winding path appeared in front of her eyes, but it was surrounded by tall trees and dense grass.

They were also considered lucky, and as soon as they came, they found the path up the mountain.

Walking up the path that is not too steep, the temperature around me drops a lot in an instant, and the scorching sun absorbs a lot of the dense woods.

This path was very narrow and could only accommodate one person to walk, so Ye Hao had to let Xie Yunshu walk in the middle, and took out his sickle to cut the weeds about half a person high to open the way.

Looking at the sweat that kept dripping from her forehead, Xie Yunshu's throat moved, and he wanted to open the way by himself.

But looking at his faintly aching leg, he smiled helplessly in his heart, but gave up.

If he is allowed to clear the way, it is estimated that the speed of the two of them will be reduced to a minimum point.

The hill itself is not very high, but it covers a fairly large area, and the two of them walked for a quarter of an hour before stopping.

Ye Hao estimated that the two of them should not have reached the halfway point of the mountain, because there was no other sound of beasts around them except the sound of insects.

If they really reached the depths of the mountains and forests, according to the howls they had heard before, there would be some movement.

Or maybe the big beasts are nesting in their burrows, unwilling to move in the heat.

"Let's start here, let's start at this point and dig two or three traps along the way."

Ye Hao cleaned up the surrounding grass, cleaned up a small open space, and took Xie Yunshu to sit down and catch his breath first.

"Alas! Mountaineering is physically ...... What is that?! ”