Chapter 146 Request for Help
Zhou Hansheng's thoughts were actually similar to Zhao Liya's. After hearing what Zhao Liya said, the hesitation he had originally felt disappeared immediately, and he winked at Zhong Jing.
Zhong Jing and he had always had a tacit understanding, so he immediately understood and simply said that he and his group were from the escort agency, and had come specifically to look for good timber. They had heard from various sources that there was some in the area of Wujian Peak, so they decided to come and see it in person.
The vast area around the Yanluo Mountains is covered with lush vegetation and forests, especially numerous trees. What Zhong Jing said sounded reasonable. Li Zhu asked some other questions and finally let down his guard and believed them.
Especially when Zhong Jing politely and sincerely expressed that he wanted to ask them for help and would pay them, Li Zhu was even happier.
He smiled and said, "You're lucky to have met my sister and her friends, and to have come to our Guzhu tribe. Don't worry, with our help, you can find any tree you want!"
Zhong Jing thanked him with a smile.
That night, Zhao Liya and her friends stayed at the Guzhu tribe for the night.
There are many paddy fields near the Guzhu tribe. Li Ying proudly told Zhao Liya that they can harvest rice three times a year, but the yield seems to be very low, so their life is not easy.
In a normal year, one could barely fill his stomach with hard work all year round, but it was difficult to eat more delicious food or buy several sets of clothes.
They grow their own cotton and sisal and make their own clothes, and they don't go out to buy things easily because they have no money. Some of them have never touched a copper coin in their entire life, let alone silver.
The only thing that needs to be exchanged with the outside world is salt, which is usually exchanged for chickens, ducks, pigs and sheep.
Because I don’t understand the trading situation outside, I get cheated occasionally.
Zhao Liya and her group were accepted as friends by them, and they steamed glutinous rice and slaughtered a sheep to entertain them in the evening.
Lamb bones and mutton cut into small pieces are simmering in a large pot, bubbling with steam and smelling particularly fragrant.
Zhao Liya felt guilty again.
Fortunately, I brought a lot of banknotes with me this time. When the time comes, I can take them out to buy more things and leave some banknotes for them.
They don't have sweet potatoes or corn here, let alone potatoes. They only have some soybeans, cowpeas, taro and the like as complementary foods.
There is also a kind of potato, which is not a potato, but a plant with purple-red leaves that looks like canna. The stems are like ginger, but several times larger than ginger. The skin is white and the tip is a little purple-red. The stems can be steamed and eaten or buried in the ashes in the stove hole and stewed like sweet potatoes.
These potatoes are very fat-rich. Eating a little occasionally is fine, but eating them regularly will make your stomach uncomfortable. Not only will they not satisfy your hunger, but they will make you even hungrier.
Tonight, Liying and the others steamed some of it together with taro and chestnuts. Zhao Liya tasted it and thought it tasted good, with a very special and refreshing flavor.
She agreed with Liying to bring some back as seeds when she returned.
Next time you come, bring them some sweet potatoes, potatoes and corn and let them grow them. It will be better than these.
By the way, bring some to the people in Zhongshui Village as well.
Early the next morning, Lizhu and Liying, along with a dozen strong young men, headed for Wujian Peak.
With Li Zhu and the others leading the way, things were indeed much more convenient.
It took almost a day to finally arrive.
It was dark and Linmao was inconvenient to move, so everyone found a suitable place to spend the night and planned to go out in groups to search early tomorrow morning.
Before coming, Zhao Liya had already drawn several pictures and described to everyone what huanghuali wood and small-leaf red sandalwood looked like.
The depths of Yanluo Mountain are usually deserted. Not only are the trees exceptionally tall, but there are also a wide variety of wild animals, more than what Zhao Liya and the others had seen when they went into the mountains to hunt in Yan Village.
Although everyone brought some food from the Guzhu tribe, most of it still had to be obtained on site, otherwise what would they eat?
Zhong Jing, Zhao Nan and the others were highly skilled in martial arts and their archery was so accurate that their shots never missed. Li Zhu, Li Ying and the others were filled with praise, their eyes sparkling with admiration, and their attitude towards them improved considerably.
It turns out that it is easier for the strong to win people's hearts wherever they are.
Zhao Liya heard their exclamations and cheers, and couldn't help but glance at Zhou Hansheng and smiled, thinking that Brother Zhou was reserved and would not act easily, otherwise he would make them admire him even more.
After everyone settled down, there were wild fruits on the hillside not far away. Li Ying took Zhao Liya to pick them, and Hu Ling and Yu Xiaofang followed.
Then they saw some yams on the ground and started digging them up.
Zhou Hansheng took a few people to the nearby area to survey the terrain, while the others were busy setting traps and tripwires near their residence, collecting firewood, or hunting.
Wujianfeng is not a single mountain, but a large area, with several large peaks worth counting.
Even though there are many of them, it is hard to say whether they will be able to find rosewood in this area tomorrow.
If we can't find it, we'll have to come back here to spend the night, but we have to make the place safer.
Fortunately, Zhong Jing and his men hunted a big wild boar.
They processed the wild boar beside a stream far away from the camp, threw all the internal organs into the water to benefit the fish in the water, cut the meat into large pieces, cleaned it, and then brought it back.
Even after this processing, there were still about 160 to 170 kilograms of pure meat, which made everyone very happy.
I can have a good barbecue dinner in the evening.
Li Ying was extremely envious: "You guys are so awesome! The wild boars are so fierce. When we go up the mountain, we are most afraid of encountering such wild boars. We dare not provoke them at all. I didn't expect you guys to be so awesome."
It's only been a short while since he went out, but he actually hunted such a fat wild boar.
You have to know that people in their tribe would sometimes crave meat and want to go hunting in the mountains. Wild boars are the most abundant, so they often become their hunting targets.
But they only dared to hunt small wild boars, and avoided the big ones.
Wild boars often appear in groups and rarely appear alone.
When they were in groups, they were even more afraid to act rashly.
Otherwise, the consequences will be more terrible than stirring up a hornet's nest.
Therefore, if you calculate it this way, there are actually only a few successful hunts throughout the year.
Everyone in the Guzhu tribe was as envious as Li Ying.
Zhong Jing laughed heartily. "That's nothing! Once we get the wood we need, we'll take you into the mountains for two days to hunt. We'll specialize in wild boar dens, and I guarantee you'll hunt tons of them!"
Everyone in the Guzhu tribe was overjoyed and agreed happily, promising that they would help them get the wood as soon as possible.
They don't dare to mess with wild boars, tigers and wolves, but they are familiar with trees!
There is no tree in the mountains that they don't know.
(End of this chapter)
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