Chapter 55 Staring at Him
It was half an hour later when Zhou Yunshu and Yan Shilei finished discussing the arrangements for going up the mountain tomorrow.
After Yan Shilei and his group left, Wei Zhong sat there without moving.
Zhou Yunshu looked at Wei Zhong, who seemed to have something to say, and asked, "Anything else?"
"Zhou...it's okay."
All of this was his own speculation, and the longer he spent with Zhou Yunshu, the more he dared not underestimate her. What if she found out that she was the prince's woman and thought that the prince still had feelings for her?
Zhou Yunshu looked speechlessly at Wei Zhong, who always pretended to be icy whenever he was worried, and said, "If you're fine, go back and rest early."
"good."
After Wei Zhong left, Zhou Yunshu said to Feng Xujie beside her, "I'll let you go to the patrol team for training during this period."
Feng Xujie nodded. He was already fourteen years old, and many teenagers of the same age had joined the patrol team.
"Okay, Third Brother."
"I'll let Wei Zhong take you with you. You should study hard beside him." Zhou Yunshu looked at Feng Xujie who nodded seriously and said, "Please keep an eye on him for me."
"Staring at him?" Feng Xujie was puzzled.
"Well, if there's anything wrong with him, let me know."
Feng Xujie thought about Wei Zhong's background, looked at Zhou Yunshu's plan, pursed his lips, did she discover something?
Zhou Yunshu looked at Feng Xujie and said, "Xiaojie, you should know that we are together, right?"
Feng Xujie looked at Zhou Yunshu's clear and sharp eyes, and nodded nervously, "I understand, Third Brother."
"good."
When Zhou Yunshu gave instructions to Feng Xujie, she did not hide it from Hu Zi and the other two.
During this period of contact, Hu Zi and the other two were still quite tight-lipped. Since she decided to make them her own family, she would not hide some things from them.
The next morning, after morning exercise and breakfast, Yan Shilei and his group pushed their luggage to the side of the team in the dense morning mist.
The mules and donkeys in their village had long been gone, so in order to make things easier, they gave the team 500 kilograms of food and ate with the team from then on.
In addition, people from the village at the foot of the mountain were pushing three carts filled with their own luggage.
The mountain fog had not yet dissipated, so the team could not enter the mountains. Otherwise, these people who had never been to Anshan would easily get lost or even fall into ravines and cliffs.
The mountain fog gradually dissipated, and the sun slowly enveloped Anshan. From a distance, it seemed as if it was covered with a layer of golden gauze, gentle and romantic.
Led by Yan Shilei, everyone slowly walked up Anshan. Although the forest was still a little damp and the mountain road was a little slippery, it didn't matter if they were careful.
The mountain road is rugged and narrow, and in some places it can only accommodate one mule cart. This is the wide mountain road that Yan Shilei specially found.
In order to prevent the mule and donkey carts from accidentally falling into the ravine or the large pit covered by thorny bushes, they used to be able to travel forty or fifty miles a day, but now they can only travel less than half of that.
The originally loose square formation turned into a long curve, constantly winding through the mountains and forests. Sometimes people could not see the situation in front and behind them at all, and could only follow the people in front and move forward.
Not only that, it takes less time to travel in the mountains than outside.
You can't walk when the mountains are covered in fog in the morning, and it's also difficult to move when it's dark and you can't see clearly. This is not a plain, and any accidents can happen in the mountains.
On the first day in the mountains, everyone was a little uncomfortable. Accidentally spraining an ankle was common, and there were even cases where a mule cart carrying luggage accidentally fell to the ground. All of these required help from the patrol team nearby.
Fortunately, although there were constant small accidents, there were no major casualties. It was just that the overall morale of the team was not very good.
The bonfires at night are lit by patrol members. Before lighting them, they will first clear away the nearby dead branches and leaves, and then pile up some dust to avoid accidentally starting a fire.
Because the travel time has become shorter, the previous breakfast and lunch have become breakfast and dinner, and the time in between is used to concentrate on traveling.
After the first few days of adaptation, the people in the team gradually got used to traveling in the mountains and even found a lot of fun in it.
Some people found persimmons hanging on the branches; some found trees full of red dates; and some even caught rabbits.
All these unexpected gains belonged to them, so many people would go together to look for edible things nearby when they were resting. As long as they didn't go too far, didn't make a fire, and didn't travel alone, Zhou Yunshu and Du Laozhuang didn't strictly prohibit them.
People always have to have some time to relax, otherwise problems will arise if they are restrained for too long. Even Zhou Yunshu took Hu Zi and the other two out hunting.
Hu Zi and his two companions were of average skill and could deal with ordinary people, but when they met Wei Zhong's men, they had no power to fight back at all.
Fortunately, they have great potential, especially Hu Zi, who is strong and smart, and is quick to learn when it comes to fighting. If he is trained well, he will become a powerful general.
After being "educated" by Chunque, who was born with supernatural powers and practiced martial arts since childhood, Hu Zi and the other two have been practicing martial arts behind Chunque whenever they have time, treating Chunque as half a master.
The other master was Zhou Yunshu. It didn't matter whether she taught one child, four or five, or eight or nine. So, in addition to practicing martial arts with Chunque every day, Hu Zi and the other two followed Luo Xiaoshan, Du Xing and the other children to learn to read with Zhou Yunshu.
Life like this was much harder than when they were in Anshan County before, but they felt at peace and even had an indescribable sense of belonging.
Zhou Yunshu is very good at archery. The rabbits and pheasants that Hu Zi and the other two were carrying were all shot by Zhou Yunshu. They also learned archery from Chun Que, but they could only shoot the arrows.
The sky gradually darkened, and the golden and dark green branches and leaves slowly disappeared in the dimness. Zhou Yunshu listened to the birds singing and insects chirping around her, suddenly pulled the bowstring to its full extent, and shot in one direction.
Hunting Dog was the youngest and most lively of the three Hu Zis. When he saw Zhou Yunshu shoot something, he immediately ran over and picked it up.
"Boss, it's a pigeon!"
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Wei Zhong frowned when he heard the patrol say that it was time for roll call, but there were six people missing from the team.
In particular, among those who did not return were Du Huairou, who was rescued in the dilapidated temple last time, and Wan Liqing, who sought their shelter.
Originally, he didn't want to find Zhou Yunshu for this matter, because Zhou Yunshu made it very clear to the team when they first went up the mountain that they could go out, but they had to return to the team before the evening roll call, otherwise the team would not care if anything happened.
But Liu Fuyi kept nagging him, asking him to let the patrol team go out and look for her. Wei Zhong was annoyed to death by him and decided to go talk to Zhou Yunshu.
As a result, as soon as he came over and hadn't said anything, he saw pigeon feathers beside the fire and roasted pigeons on the fire.
Wei Zhong: ...
This pigeon looks strangely familiar.
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