Chapter 2144 Getting Acquainted
Zhou Liru, who was riding on a horse and had the best eyesight, immediately pointed to a place and said, "Auntie, rabbit!"
Manbao immediately turned his head and looked, squinting for a long time before he saw the gray rabbit lying in the grass.
She hushed everyone, drew her bow and aimed for a long time before shooting. After two days of effort, her archery skills had improved a little, and the rabbit probably thought they hadn't noticed it, so it was hiding in the grass and not moving.
So the arrow shot out, uh, and hit the ground, brushing against the rabbit's ear.
The rabbit jumped up in fright and tried to run away, but the next arrow went straight through its neck. Manbao looked back and saw Bai Shan putting down his bow. He grinned when he saw her looking at him.
Bai Erlang, Liu Huan, and Zhou Liru were already excitedly galloping forward, grabbing the rabbit by the ears and picking it up. "We've got it, we've got it! The rabbit Mr. Zhuang has been talking about for two days has finally been found."
Yin Huo gently kicked the horse's belly, stepped forward to take a look, then turned back and asked the two of them with a smile, "Are you still going hunting?"
He had been riding in the carriage for too long, so he came out on horseback to walk with them. He almost trotted and strolled forward. If they were hunting, he probably wouldn't be able to follow them.
Bai Erlang became interested and urged, "Go, go! I don't think many people go this way. You might find rabbits in the grass."
Manbao also wanted to go, so he turned around and said to Yin Huo, "You walk slowly behind us. We'll go for a run first. If there's nothing left, we'll come back to pick you up."
Yin Huo smiled and waved, "Go ahead."
So the five of them rode away on horseback, and Daji quickly caught up with them with his guards.
Soon, only Yin Huo Changshou and two Yin family guards were left there.
When Yin Huo saw them running away, he gently kicked the horse's belly and followed them, running slowly forward with a ticking sound.
There were already quite a few rabbits on the grassland, and perhaps it was just as Bai Erlang said, there were not many people walking around in this area. As they ran forward, screaming, they quickly scared away three or two rabbits, and then everyone started chasing the rabbits.
After Manbao shot three arrows perseveringly, the fourth arrow finally hit the running rabbit.
Zhou Liru, who had not yet learned horseback archery, could only ride on horseback and follow behind, shouting happily, "My aunt shot a rabbit..."
The sound was so loud that even the convoy on the official road, which was quite a distance away from them, could hear it.
People on the official road couldn't help but squint their eyes and look towards the source of the sound, and only vaguely saw a few riders running on the grassland.
He turned around and smiled: "It seems that your disciple is good at riding and shooting."
Mr. Zhuang smiled and stroked his beard, saying, "It's just a basic understanding, not very good."
He just thought he was being modest.
Yin Huo rode up leisurely from behind and saw their convoy stopped in the middle of the road. Mr. Zhuang and the others had gotten off. He rode to the front, dismounted, and saluted Mr. Zhuang. "Sir, why did you stop?"
The steward beside him said, "Sir, this merchant's car has a problem and is being repaired. The master said to wait a moment."
Mr. Zhuang waved to him and said with a smile, "Come here quickly. This is Master You from Taiyuan who is going to Shazhou. He is familiar with this road. We may even share a part of the road."
Yin Huo smiled and stepped forward to greet him.
Mr. Zhuang and Mr. You said, "This is one of my students, Yin Huo."
Mr. You secretly looked at Yin Huo and saw that he seemed to be short in stature and his face was pale, but he was noble and elegant, and it was obvious that he came from a high family. He hurriedly returned the greeting with a smile.
There was a problem with the wheel of Mr. You's carriage, but luckily they had some spare wheels with them, so they just had to replace them.
It just takes some time to unload the goods, disassemble and install them. Fortunately, when Mr. Zhuang and his team met them, they were already installing them, so they didn't have to wait long.
It was also because of this that Mr. Zhuang did not allow anyone to turn onto the grass and pass by them.
Yin Huo stood and waited for a while until they installed the wheels. The guys immediately loaded the luggage and started off.
Master You looked towards the grass and saw that the riders had disappeared. He hesitated for a moment before saying, "Sir, your other disciples haven't returned yet..."
Mr. Zhuang waved his hand nonchalantly and said, "It's okay. We're taking the official road anyway. They'll find their way back eventually."
Master You: "...Your Excellency, you don't know that there are three forked roads ahead. Unfortunately, they are all official roads. It's easy to get lost if you take them for the first time, so..."
Mr. Zhuang was still confident. "They will find it. We'll talk about it when they can't find it."
Anyway, they are in this area. If we can't find them, we can just send people back to look for them. They won't be lost.
It seemed that this was the first time that Mr. You had met such a carefree gentleman. After a moment of silence, he smiled and agreed, then turned around and returned to his carriage.
Yin Huo stopped riding and helped Mr. Zhuang back to the carriage.
"Sir, are we going to go with them next?"
Mr. Zhuang smiled and said, "It depends on fate."
It really depends on fate. "But these merchants have been traveling inside and outside the customs for many years and have seen a lot. You can ask them for advice when you rest at night."
Yin Huo understood that this person was brought here specifically for them to find out the situation.
He smiled and said, "Sir, Bai Shan and his men have hit the rabbit."
Mr. Zhuang smiled and said, "Great, we can stir-fry rabbit meat tonight."
After running a long way, Manbao and his friends came back with a rabbit in their hands. Even Daji and his guards were holding one.
Originally, Daji wanted to string them together with a rope so that they could bring them back, but Manbao and the others didn't want to do that. They insisted on running back with one in their hands.
They caught up with them a little past the fork in the road. Manbao didn't know much about finding the way, but she had Koko;
Bai Shan knew that they were heading northwest, and he was almost there once he had identified that direction, but he still hesitated between the two paths.
In the end, Daji dismounted and took a look, then chose a direction and chased after him.
Not long after they started walking, the sun was about to set. The scouts who had gone ahead found a place to camp for the night. They were lucky enough to have found a place near the water, and there were traces of previous camping by the water.
Master You also said: "Every time we pass by here, we will rest here for a night."
After the convoys on both sides stopped, Manbao and his companions officially met with Mr. You. When they learned that he was a businessman from Taiyuan and was going to Shazhou this time, their eyes suddenly lit up.
They also wanted to go out of Yumen Pass, so they happened to be going the same way.
So Bai Shan kindly gave them two rabbits. When the sun set, the two parties sat together to eat, drink and chat.
Manbao asked him curiously, "How many years has Master You been traveling between Shazhou and Taiyuan?"
Although it was surprising that Mr. Zhuang had a female disciple and that he took her on a business trip, Master You didn't show it on his face. He smiled and said, "About eight or nine years."
See you at 6pm
(End of this chapter)
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