062 Looking for a brother
Yu Xin laughed and pinched it heavily, and then let go, "Who made Xue Er fat and you are fat again, the flesh on your face is pouting, my hands itch when I see it, and I will be addicted as soon as I get started!" ”
Xue Baobao was so angry that he chased after him and thrashed, "Xue Dahei, next time I cook, you don't want to eat a grain of rice!" ”
In the previous life, Xue Baobao was as fat as a snowball when she was a child, and her family gave her a nickname Er Fat.
When she grew up, although she was no longer as fat as when she was a child, she still had a round and jade appearance, which was completely extreme from the young and thin beauty that was popular at that time, and the nickname of Er Fat was retained.
It's just that everyone cares about her girl's "thin as rice paper" face, and she doesn't call anymore, only Xue Zhijian occasionally calls when she jokes about her.
Xue Baobao couldn't get angry, so he gave Xue Zhijian the nickname "Xue Dahei", ridiculing him for being thick-skinned and black-bellied, but pretending to be as gentle as jade.
But whenever Xue Zhijian calls her Xue Erfat once, she will definitely call Xue Dahei to fight back.
In this life, Xue Zhijian changed his personality and became a cold-faced and cold-hearted Jinyiwei public official, but his thick-skinned and black-bellied nature could not be changed.
Yu Xin laughed exaggeratedly and underwhelmingly, "I won't eat a grain of rice, I'll give it all to you?" Xue Er Fat, do you want to grow into Xue Da Fat? ”
Xue Baobao, "......"
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Although the Xue Baobao brothers and sisters took a detour and walked slowly, there was always a day to arrive.
At the end of February, they arrived at Shennong Mountain.
Yu Xin had already sent someone to make arrangements and took Xue Baobao to live in a Zhuangzi at the foot of the mountain.
After settling down, Yu Xin found many local medicine farmers, hunters, and doctors to carefully inquire about the situation on the mountain and matters to be paid attention to, purchased a lot of medicines against snakes, insects and beasts, and ordered people to find guides who were familiar with Shennong Mountain.
The preparations have been carried out for three days, and on the fourth day, Yu Xincai took Xue Baobao, escorted by a group of brocade guards, and followed the guide to Shennong Mountain.
The Shennong Mountain in this era is naturally different from the Shennong Mountain that has been developed as a scenic spot in modern times, and I don't know what dangers there will be inside, so I can't be too careful.
Of course, no matter how well prepared he is, Yu Xin is not ready to take Xue Baobao deeper, just make a show that he can deceive outsiders and bring out the things in Xue Baobao's space.
It's just that although they didn't go deeper, Xue Baobao really found something good, which was a seven-leaf weeping pearl grass.
Xue Baobao didn't worry about letting Yu Xin do it at all, and he took a small shovel and dug it slowly, for fear of hurting its roots, while saying to Yu Xin, "This seven-leaf weeping bead grass, I have only seen it in an ancient book, it is an extremely important medicine for the treatment of fetal weakness, and it is difficult to find."
I don't want to find it here today, if its effect is really as good as recorded in the ancient books, Sister Lin's weakness, I am sure that it can be completely cured! ”
Yu Xin, "......"
It's Sister Lin again! It's Sister Lin again!
Do you figure it out, you are Xue Baochai, not Jia Baoyu, and call Sister Lin on your NPC task list every day?
Xue Baobao found the seven-leaf weeping pearl grass, and found another opportunity, pretending to have found potatoes and artichoke plants, and went down to Shennong Mountain with satisfaction, looking for potted flowers first.
The next day, Yu Xin still took people to Shennong Mountain, but Xue Baobao was not allowed to follow.
Xue Baobao was very self-aware, and he didn't have the intention of dragging his feet at all, so he stayed in the Zhuangzi with peace of mind, eating and drinking, fiddling with the herbs sent by the local medicine farmers, and then cooking and waiting for Yu Xin to come back in the evening to eat together.
Yu Xin received the holy order to come to Shennong Mountain to find people, although the task was kept secret from the outside world, Yu Xin did not hide it from her at all, and explained clearly and in detail that he was looking for the young son of the Emperor Taishang, the younger brother of the current emperor.
His Royal Highness the Seventh Prince was conceived when the Empress Dowager Yang was in her forties, because the Empress Dowager Yang was too old at that time and was born prematurely, resulting in the Seventh Prince being born only weighing four catties and being extremely weak.
It is said that before he reached the age of one, he was critically ill several times and almost died.
The Emperor Taishang and the Empress Dowager Yang had no choice but to follow the advice of the national teacher and send the Seven Princes to this Shennong Mountain to recuperate.
Yu Xin came this time to find the little prince and escort him back to the palace.
Xue Baobao said that he did not understand the brain circuits of the ancients, whether it was from the perspective of living conditions or medical facilities, the palace was definitely better than this deep mountain and old forest.
Why can't the little prince take care of him in the palace? Do you want to stay away from your parents and send them to this deep mountain and old forest?
But in view of the fact that the people really survived, Xue Baobao can only be regarded as the ancient and mysterious wisdom of the ancients.
It's just that it seems that the Seventh Prince is very difficult to find, Yu Xin has a map given by the emperor himself, and he took a group of brocade guards to find it for more than ten days, and found a bunch of strange flowers and plants, snake moults, stones, etc., and even captured a few weird and cute little animals alive for her, but no one was found.
On the evening of the tenth day, Yu Xin rushed back to Zhuangzi after dark, drank the black plum soup handed over by Xue Baobao in one go, and killed a large bowl of Qishan Zhenzi noodles, only then did he breathe a sigh of relief and said to Xue Baobao, "I'm going to go inside again tomorrow, and I may not come back at night."
Xue Baobao was silent and asked tentatively, "Can't you send a letter to the emperor and ask him to send someone who knows the way?" ”
"If there is such a person, the emperor will definitely let me bring it."
"So, do you have to find it?"
Yu Xin smiled bitterly, "This is a feudal society."
Xue Baobao was silent, yes, feudal society, holy order, that is, an existence that must not be disobeyed!
"There are a lot of us, and we all have a skill, it's okay, don't worry."
Xue Baobao was silent for a while, and finally said, "Brother, I'll go with you."
"No way!"
Yu Xin flatly refused, "We have found several medicine farmers who are familiar with Shennong Mountain, and there are also doctors who are familiar with medicinal herbs to follow, so there is no need for you to follow."
Xue Baobao stopped talking, Yu Xin eased his tone, "Baby, it's okay, let's just look inside, and if we can't find it, I'll come back immediately, at most six or seven days, I will definitely come back."
Xue Baobao knew that he couldn't stop it, and he couldn't help, so he could only help him pack a bunch of spiritual herbs, pour him a few large pots of water in the space, bring a lot of seasonal fruits and delicious things made by himself in the space, and send him out of the door with a daze.
Xue Baobao counted the days, but on the sixth day, he waited until late at night and couldn't wait for Yu Xin to come back.
On the seventh day, Xue Baobao waited until dawn, but she still couldn't wait for Yu Xin to come back, she couldn't sit still, and asked Ah Wei to invite Ning Ze to come.
Yu Xin thought that Xue Baobao's big girls were not very useful, so he transferred Ah Wei to follow Xue Baobao.
Ah Wei is at least 1.76 meters tall, and his figure is slender and well-proportioned, and at first glance he looks taller than most men.
Xue Baobao suspected that she was also good at martial arts, but she just didn't have a chance to show it.
Ning is one of the thousand households in the Jinyi Guard, and Yu Xin left him and a dozen Jinyi Guards behind to protect her before leaving.
Ning Ze was obviously very worried, but he said to her resolutely, "Girl, leave a message before the adult leaves, if you don't see him come back for ten days, send the girl to Jinling, and then send the girl back to the capital after worshipping the ancestors."
"Ten days, today is the eighth day".
Ning Ze was silent, and Xue Baobao said categorically, "If my brother doesn't come back the morning after tomorrow, we will go up the mountain to find him."
Ning Ze was shocked, "Girl, my lord instructed my subordinates to send the girl to Jinling."
Xue Baobao exhaled a heavy breath, "Then did you adults say that you all have to listen to me when he is not there?" ”
"Adults mean that everything on the road is expedient by the girl."
"That's okay, you just think I'm on the way to Jinling and decide to turn back to my brother."
"But—"
"No, but!" Xue Baobao raised the bracelet on his wrist, "I heard that this bracelet has my brother's seal, do you want to give it to Lord Ning for inspection?" ”
Ning Ze was so panicked that he knelt down on one knee, "My subordinates don't dare."
Xue Baobao waved his hand, "Okay, it's decided, you go back and prepare first."
Ah Wei, give the bag of silver at the head of the bed to Lord Ning, and find more locals who are familiar with Shennong Mountain to take us up the mountain with us."
Ning took the silver to find someone, and Xue Baobao took Ah Wei to the kitchen.
When she was a child, she liked to eat when she was sad and unhappy.
When she grew up, she found that if she didn't change this bad habit, she would definitely become a fat girl who even Xue Zhijian hated, so she changed to make food when she was sad.
Moreover, if the elder brother really could not return on the tenth day, they would have to prepare something to eat when they went looking for him.
Xue Baobao decided to steam some steamed buns and steamed buns first, as prepared for Yu Xin, so it was easy to carry.
When you eat it, it will be fragrant and soft when you roast it.
Xue Baobao refused the help of Ah Wei and others, kneading the dough and mixing the fillings one by one, and steaming the buns one by one.
It wasn't until it was dark that she rubbed her sore arms and ordered the steamed buns and steamed buns to be packed in paper bags, put them in a cool and ventilated place, and go to wash and sleep.
Xue Baobao slept very well this night, and woke up at dawn the next day, and began to pack and inspect medicinal herbs, clothes, weapons and other necessities on the mountain.
After the installation and inspection, she went to inquire about the progress of Ning Ze's side, carefully inquired about the various situations on Shennong Mountain, and even listened carefully to the various legends of Shennong Mountain.
She slept well at night, after a busy day, and then woke up at dawn.
She stood at the door and looked at the dark and seemingly endless Shennong Mountain not far away, and then went to the kitchen to steam steamed buns.
She moved quickly, and by the time dawn was a steaming basket of steamed buns.
Ah Wei helped to fill the paper bags, ten in one bag, and the adults left eight people, plus she and the girl were exactly ten, as well as six medicine farmers, doctors, and fellow villagers invited from outside.
A total of 160 steamed buns, as well as 16 pots of hot soy milk bought from a fellow villager, one pot per person.
Xue Baobao used the best flour that Yu Xin bought from the outside market town, white as snow, and the food did not stick to his teeth, and the filling was diced chicken, diced meat and bamboo shoots.
The chicken is bought from the villager's house and the old hen of the other year, which is fat and tender, and the meat is made of five-flowered ribs, and the fat is moderate.
The bamboo shoots are freshly dug up on the mountain, which are fragrant and fresh, and the three freshness are one, so fresh that people almost swallow their tongues.
Ning Ze and others are the most edible age, ten buns swallowed the lower abdomen after a while, and poured most of the pot of soybean milk, only to feel that the whole body is full of strength, not to mention a Shennong Mountain, Tianshan can also run back and forth.
Yu Xin and the others were still nowhere to be found, Xue Baobao held the paper bag containing the bun and ordered to go on the road.
Yu Xin explained the route to Ning Ze before leaving, and Ning Ze could often see the marks left by Yu Xin along the way, and they walked fairly easily and did not encounter any danger.
Occasionally, one or two large beasts were encountered, and Ning Ze and the others solved it with ease.
By the fourth day, they had gone deep into the Shennong Mountain Range, and the mark left by Yu Xin was broken.
Ning Ze worriedly asked Xue Baobao to go back, and he took the two of them to continue to go deeper.
Xue Baobao flatly refused, so they continued to walk in the direction of the guide.
On the night of the sixth day, they could not find a cave where they could take shelter temporarily, so they had to find a relatively flat hillside to settle down.
Ning Ze led people to set up tents, and Xue Baobao looked at the sunset on the horizon.
Yu Xin told her that in six or seven days at most, if no one could be found, he would also go back.
He also counted the time of the return trip.
Most of the roads they have walked along the way are the ones that Yu Xin has walked, and they have been very smooth, and it stands to reason that Yu Xin will definitely not be able to go here and will return.
If he encounters any danger, it is impossible for him to get here.
Perhaps, they should look in a different direction.
Xue Baobao took the map drawn by the locals and looked at it carefully for a long time, and called the guide over.
The picture was very crude, and she could only see the general direction, and she had to ask carefully.
The guide spoke the local dialect, and she could roughly understand it in the past few days.
The guide's meaning was also to persuade her not to go further, and when she heard that she was going to change directions, she shook her head again and again, saying that the ancestors had left a lesson thousands of years ago, and they locals only dared to follow this road to Shennong Mountain, and they didn't dare to go on other roads, let alone go.
Xue Baobao saw that he was resolute, so he could only keep adding money, and the guide only shook his head.
During the stalemate between the two, Xue Baobao suddenly felt that something fell on her shoulder, she was so frightened that she exclaimed, and swept it with her hand in a panic.
Ah Wei, who was crouching beside her and lighting a fire, reacted extremely quickly, pulled out a short sword out of nowhere, and swept it towards her shoulder.
The thing squeaked and jumped up from Xue Baobao's shoulder.
Xue Baobao had already seen clearly that it was a little monkey, and when he saw Ah Wei raising his sword and cutting again, he hurriedly shouted, "Stop!" It's just a monkey! ”
Ah Wei was very obedient, and immediately stopped his sword momentum, and stared at the monkey crouching on the top of the tree, still squeaking and grimacing at her.
Ning Ze and the others also put down what they were doing and gathered around with shouts.
Xue Baobao waved his hand, "It's okay, a little monkey suddenly jumped on my shoulder, I didn't see it clearly, you guys are busy."
Ning Ze carefully checked the surroundings and saw that there was no other danger, so he led people to continue to set up tents.
Ah Wei bared his teeth at the monkey and said, "Girl, that monkey is still scaring me, I'll go get rid of it."
Xue Baobao shook his head, "Forget it, we originally intruded on it, but we went to the master's house."