Chapter 234: A Trip to the Miao Village

There is a small town at the foot of the mountain, and outside the town is a small mountain village. After passing this small mountain village, there is the road leading to Miaojiang.

In fact, there are many people from Miaojiang in this small mountain village.

They married people from other places and were unwilling to return to Miaojiang, but they also did not want to be too far away from their hometown, so they lived at the foot of the mountain.

They reclaimed wasteland and cultivated land here and became the people of Daning.

Together with the small city of Yunzhou, it is under the jurisdiction of Daning.

They can choose freely. If the tax in Daning is too high, they may return to Miaojiang.

There are several villages in Miaojiang. Chu Yu, as the chief of Miaojiang, lives in the Wuzhai closest to Daning.

If the taxes in Daning were low and the weather was good, they would live in the village.

Looking around, the farmlands they cultivate are lush and green, the rice they plant is about to mature, and the rice ears are heavy. One can tell at a glance that it will be another bumper year.

Zhao Zhuoxi and his friends were invited by Chu Yu to be guests.

He didn't bring many people with him. Apart from Lu Ming and Lu An, Jiang Jiu only brought Tao Hua and Yun Shu.

After Zhao Zhuoxi had the carriage driven to the foot of the mountain, the group prepared to go up the mountain.

Some of the other guards stayed in the village to provide support, while others stayed in the county town to secretly investigate the situation there.

After Xiao Yimo followed Chu Yu into the mountains, he reminded Jiang Jiu to bring more food with them, as they were just climbing the mountain for two days and two nights.

Jiang Jiu said indifferently: "It doesn't matter, just take good care of Chuyu."

Jiang Jiu is being taken care of by Zhao Zhuoxi here.

The mountains and rivers are beautiful, and the scenery is great, but after seeing it too much and getting tired of climbing the mountains, I feel that it is just like that.

However, there is so much game in this mountain.

Especially wild rabbits, pheasants, and mushrooms.

But when it came to picking mushrooms, Jiang Jiu, Tao Hua and the others were complete outsiders.

I picked a lot of mushrooms, and they were all poisonous.

Jiang Jiu was devastated.

"No wonder other people can't enter your Miao territory. If you enter the mountains, you will get lost. The poisonous fog and various foods on the mountains are also terrifying."

Taohua also said: "Yes, look at this mushroom, it is so beautiful, but it is actually poisonous."

"And there are so many snakes here. You can see one every two or three steps."

Poisonous snakes and poisonous mushrooms would emit poisonous mist at night. Only after they took the pills given by Chu Yu did they dare to walk in the poisonous mist. If outsiders broke in, they would all die here.

Indeed, Jiang Jiu and his companions encountered several white skeletons in the mountains.

Jiang Jiu was still curious and asked, "Chu Yu, you Miao people have lived so deep in the country, why do you still want to return to Daning? Can't you just make your own decisions?"

Chu Yu was also speechless: "In fact, more than a hundred years ago, we were a tribe that ruled our own way. Later, I don't know who spread the rumor that we had the elixir of immortality, so our tribe was frequently attacked by others."

"My grandfather was also the chief of the tribe at that time, and he led the tribe to fight back. Who knew that one of our tribesmen escaped from the tribe that year and became a soldier of Daning? It was he who led the Daning army to attack us."

"But they also suffered a great loss. Later, the then Crown Prince Daning led his troops and confronted us for half a year before finally reaching an agreement. We surrendered but did not have to pay taxes. However, our men also had to serve in the military, and we were also required to provide precious medicinal herbs every year."

"My grandfather agreed for the safety of his people. However, the good thing is that since then, other countries have never harassed us again, and we have lived and worked in peace for more than a hundred years."

So that's how it is. It seems that the Crown Prince Daning at that time was also a wise man.

Zhao Zhuoxi knew that period of royal history and nodded: "It was my royal grandfather."

The group walked in the mountains for two days and two nights and finally arrived at Miaojiang.

This is a beautiful place with mountains, water, fields and orchards.

The local people here are self-sufficient, as if they were in a paradise.

As soon as Jiang Jiu arrived, he fell in love with this place.

"Really? The environment here is so nice..."

But before Jiang Jiu could finish her words, Xiao Yimo suddenly caught a big mosquito and held it in front of her.

"The environment is good, but there are too many small animals, spiders, mosquitoes, centipedes, poisonous snakes, they all live in the trees, and it's hard to guard against them..."

Jiang Jiu stopped talking for a moment.

"The mosquito is this big..."

Xiao Yimo smiled and said, "Not only is it big, it's also very poisonous. I was bitten once and it took me half a year to heal..."

There is no one left.

Fortunately, they all had sachets made by Chu Yu, which could not only repel snakes and scorpions, but also mosquitoes and insects.

As soon as they entered the village, someone saw them. Seeing that it was Chu Yu who led them in, they naturally welcomed them.

"Chu Yu, you are back. Go and see the high priest. Your hair has turned white from worrying so much these days."

The high priest was Chu Yu's master. When he came back, he didn't even go home, but went looking for her.

Fortunately, Xiao Yimo was the son-in-law of the village and everyone knew him. He took them directly to Chu Yu's home.

"The last time I came back, I gave Chuyu a betrothal gift and asked them to expand the house with many more rooms. Otherwise, you would have no place to stay this time."

Even the village in Miaojiang is called Wuzhai, where "Wu" means witch, and there are certain witchcrafts that cannot be explained by science.

The village is under a spell for hundreds of miles, so you can't run around.

The place where the patriarch lives is still very luxurious.

Others do live in wooden houses built on trees, or in stone houses built on mountains.

Only Chu Yu's house was built of stone, located halfway up the mountain. It was very large and spacious.

But this is not Chu Yu's own home, their family lives in the back.

The front yard is where the high priest lives, and the middle yard is where the tribe discusses matters and where supplies are stored.

Only the yard at the back is where Chu Yu's family lives.

After Chu Yu and Xiao Yimo got married, Xiao Yimo had someone build a yard, a main house, and east and west side rooms at the back so that Chu Yu could live more comfortably.

Unexpectedly, it came in handy right after it was repaired.

Zhao Zhuoxi and Jiang Jiu are both here.

After hearing the report, Chu Yu's parents also came out from the yard to greet them.

"Master Xiao is back? Where's Yu'er? Did she go to her master's place?"

Chu Yu's parents are young, but they are dignified and wise.

I don’t know why, but whenever Jiang Jiu saw Chu Yu’s mother, he always felt that her eyes were as sharp as burning torches, as if he could see through her at a glance.

"Yes, I went to see the high priest as soon as I got back. Dad and Mom, these two are distinguished guests, and they came with Yu'er to help."

At Zhao Zhuoxi's request, Xiao Yimo did not reveal his identity.

Unexpectedly, Chu Yu's mother just glanced at them and knelt down with everyone.

"Wu Caifeng, the leader of Wuzhai, has met with His Majesty."

Zhao Zhuoxi was also surprised. Xiao Yimo clearly didn't say anything, so how did she know?

"No thanks, I came here to relax, my identity must be kept secret."

Jiang Jiu was also curious: "Auntie, how do you know his identity?"

Wu Caifeng smiled and said, "There is a golden glow on your body."

Jiang Jiu, who was a tiger, took a serious look at Zhao Zhuoxi. Her eyesight was poor and she really didn't see where Zhao Zhuoxi's golden light came from.

But it doesn't matter anymore.

The group was led to the backyard, and just as they were settled, Chu Yu came over with the high priest.