Hua Zhian didn't lead her back. Instead, he took another path, and after only a few dozen meters, they arrived at the ancient tomb he had mentioned.
“It turns out we’ve almost circled the mountain,” Hua Xiangyun said, not forgetting the location Hua Zhian had pointed to when he pointed to the ancient tomb.
She saw the ancient tomb without even needing Hua Zhian to tell her.
Although it is now hidden by trees and bushes, and the grave mound is gone, the two spirit-shaking orbs on either side are still faintly visible.
This place has been neglected for many years and has probably been forgotten.
The feng shui of this ancient tomb is quite good. The tomb is situated on four mountains facing it, with a tall main mountain behind it and a naturally formed reservoir below. Such ancestral tombs are said to produce many scholars and nobles among the descendants.
As for why no one takes care of it, there are only a few reasons.
“It’s right here. I caught a rabbit up ahead earlier, and the rabbit hole should be around here.” Hua Zhian said as he parted the grass. “It’s still early, so why don’t we try the method you saw?”
Hua Xiangyun clasped her hands together in front of the ancient tomb, said "Excuse me," and then searched for the cave entrance with Hua Zhian in the surrounding area.
This time, Hua Zhian was one step ahead of her. "I found it. It must be here."
Hua Xiangyun didn't even need to ask, because she could already see the two rabbit furs he was holding in his hand. "Now what do you suggest we do?"
Hua Xiangyun said, "Have you ever heard of a cunning rabbit having three burrows? Naturally, we need to find a few openings first."
However, the vegetation on the mountain was so thick that even when it was covered in ice and snow, it couldn't dampen Hua Zhian's excitement.
He marked the first hole and began searching the surrounding area.
They actually found them! Hua Xiangyun found two, and Hua Zhian also found two.
"These openings may not all be there. Let's leave two others sealed off for now." It's impossible for just the two of them to guard so many openings at the same time.
Hua Xiangyun found some stones and blocked the three smaller holes, then began to rummage through the tree hollow for the rotten debris. "By the way, Second Brother, did you bring any matches?"
"You're not even sure if I brought matches, yet you dare to say you're going to smoke out the rabbit hole?" Hua Zhian was speechless. He had thought his little sister was more grown up and sensible, but he didn't expect her to still be so absent-minded.
Hua Xiangyun: "That's not important. If you didn't bring it, then you'll just have to work hard to start a fire by rubbing sticks together."
She had tried making fire by friction before; it had taken her two whole days to learn that skill.
"I never expected my little sister to be so capable, even knowing how to start a fire by rubbing sticks together." Hua Zhian didn't pay much attention. Sure enough, his little sister was still the same little sister, doing whatever came to mind.
He pulled matches out of his pocket. "Even if I didn't prepare any, Grandpa must have prepared some too."
In the past, when we went up the mountain together, it would sometimes get cold, so we would light a fire to keep warm. If we had a good catch, we could even grill a fish.
If we get down the mountain and there's no one there, we can clean up these two pheasants, roast them, and take them back.
If we manage to catch a rabbit later, your second brother will show you his skills.
That's the downside of living in a big mansion; sometimes when you cook something delicious, the neighbors all know.
Hua Xiangyun placed the collected dry debris at the entrance of the cave, found some dry branches under the tree that hadn't been wetted, and then asked Hua Zhian to clear away all the trees nearby, creating a large open space.
After checking carefully again to make sure it wouldn't cause a wildfire, he said, "Let's get to work, Second Brother. Are you going to start the fire here, or go and guard the cave entrance over there?"
Hua Zhian wanted to guard the entrance of the hole and catch the rabbit himself, but his little sister had just shown off her skills, so he didn't even have a choice. "I'll stay here! If a rabbit really jumps out, little sister, you can just throw a few stones like this and it'll be done."
As she spoke, she gestured, which amused Hua Xiangyun. She took out the bag that had just contained the herbs and said, "Then hurry up and light the fire. I'll go over there and keep watch."
Hua Zhian found several large leaves and wove them into a palm-leaf fan using vines.
As soon as the fire was lit, he pushed the already burning branches into the tree hole, slowly adding semi-damp firewood. The smoke disappeared into the hole as he fanned it with his palm leaf fan.
They didn't have to wait long before smoke began to emerge from other openings.
As Hua Zhian fanned the smoke, he kept observing his surroundings. Suddenly, his eyes widened. "**, this is smoke coming from an ancient tomb..."
There was only one grave here. Hua Xiangyun immediately looked up and saw that Hua Zhian was right. There was smoke coming from the ancient grave. She looked down at the smoke coming out of the cave, then looked at the grave again and blinked hard.
"Little sister, what should we do? Should we put out the fire?"
Hua Zhian stopped what he was doing, stood up and looked at the place where smoke was coming from.
I just don't understand. They only wanted to smoke out a rabbit hutch, but instead of seeing any rabbits, they ended up damaging someone's grave...
Hua Xiangyun hadn't anticipated this situation either. The spot where they smoked the rabbits was quite a distance from the grave. Could it be that after so many years, the rabbits had dug through the ground beneath it?
She took back the bag in her hand and decided to give up. "Let's go over and apologize to the grave owner, pack our things, and go down the mountain!"
Without saying a word, Hua Zhian immediately covered the burning fire with loose soil.
Hua Xiangyun went over and restored the other cave entrances before the two siblings stood in front of the grave.
"Please forgive me, please forgive me," Hua Zhian said, pressing his palms together and bowing repeatedly. "I didn't know the rabbit hole was connected to your residence and disturbed your peace. Ignorance is no excuse, please forgive me."
Hua Xiangyun also said, "I came in a hurry this time, but I will definitely prepare incense for you next time I go up the mountain."
Just as the siblings were talking, the hole that Hua Xiangyun had been blocking suddenly started to move.
Watching the rabbits dart out and disappear into the grass in an instant, Hua Zhian felt a pang of regret. Why hadn't he waited a little longer? Then he would have had his mouth to eat today.
"Alright, let's hurry down the mountain. If we catch them, can you eat them without feeling guilty?" Hua Xiangyun picked up the bag and prepared to leave.
“Even if we catch them and then let them go, we’ll still feel a sense of accomplishment,” Hua Zhian said, quickly grabbing his things and following along. “We’ve been working on this for so long, don’t you feel it’s a waste?”
Hua Xiangyun stopped, turned around and looked at him, "Now it's all over, you can't leave even if you want to."
"Why can't we leave..." Hua Zhian was surprised to find that they had returned to the ancient tomb.
If I remember correctly, the two siblings were walking and talking, and they had already walked downhill for a while.
"Little sister, let's go one more time." Hua Zhian was afraid of scaring Xiangyun, so he walked in front of her. "I'll keep an eye on things from the front, you follow your second brother."
Hua Xiangyun also wanted to confirm once again, so she silently followed behind.
Just ten meters down the slope, they were back at the same spot in an instant.
It's fair to say they couldn't walk more than a hundred meters.
"This is too fantastical," Hua Zhian said, trying to appear calm, but little did he know that his trembling voice betrayed him.
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