Chapter 10: Well-equipped, Taboo of Mountain Walkers
In the early morning, the warm sunshine shines on the earth.
As usual, there were porridge, steamed buns, and two delicious appetizers on the dining table.
The two sat opposite each other, each holding a bowl of porridge, sometimes eating vegetables, sometimes taking a bite of steamed buns, and finally taking a sip of the white porridge in the bowl.
Just have breakfast.
"I'm going to help Aunt Li today. I may not be back for lunch at noon. I've prepared a meal for you. You can just heat it up at noon."
Li Siyu changed into plainer clothes and picked up the vegetable basket.
Zhang Hao nodded: "Go, don't be tired."
"Okay." Li Siyu nodded and left the courtyard.
Zhang Hao got up from the dining table, put away the dishes, went to the courtyard, and looked at his achievements yesterday.
The garbage in the grass has disappeared, and the bad smell has also dissipated. Yesterday, he had almost tidied up the room and the yard.
And that piece of grass, due to his previous "destruction", will still need a period of growth before it can return to its original state.
The same goes for the peach trees in the yard.
There was nothing to do today, so he simply continued to practice according to the body tempering methods in ancient books while the dew energy was still lingering.
It was approaching noon, Zhang Hao simply heated up the food Li Siyu left for him.
After eating, we continued to practice. During this period, we found time to review the contents of ancient books and continued to prepare for the mountain walk.
……
Time passed quickly, and immediately, 4 days passed.
After breakfast, Li Siyu picked up the farm tools and went to the field.
Zhang Hao finished packing the dishes and came to the courtyard.
After a few days of practice, he obviously felt that his body seemed to have recovered a bit and was no longer as weak as before.
Although he is still a little worse than a healthy person, he is still much stronger than when he was first reborn.
He did not start practicing immediately, but simply made some movements, turned around and walked towards the outside of the small courtyard.
Because according to the agreement between him and Aunt Zhao, it was time to get Gulinglan and straw sandals today.
As long as he has these two "treasures", he can officially start walking the mountain.
……
Following the muddy dirt road in the village, avoiding the now dry inlet, we came to the familiar half-open wooden door.
Zhang Hao pushed open gently, stepped across the threshold, and shouted as he walked: "Ms. Zhao, are the bamboo baskets and straw sandals I want ready?"
Not long after he finished speaking.
Hearing the sound of footsteps coming from inside the house, Aunt Zhao's figure pushed open the door and walked out, holding a bamboo basket with gradient colors and a pair of straw sandals with gradient colors in her hands.
Zhang Hao could tell at a glance that they were Gu Linglan and straw sandals.
After all, he was also a child who grew up in a rural area and could distinguish various types of bamboo and straw.
"You kid, you can really find work for me. It took me so much effort just to find these things for you, ugh." Aunt Zhao muttered, handing over the bamboo basket and straw sandals in her hand: " Take a look and see if it was compiled according to your request.”
Zhang Hao took the bamboo basket and straw sandals and looked at them carefully, for fear of making any mistakes.
After all, this is a guy who eats on the mountain. If he makes a mistake, it will run counter to the records in the ancient books and may have the opposite effect.
There are so many dangers in the mountains, and you can easily lose your life if you are not careful, so there is no room for carelessness in this kind of thing. After careful inspection, Zhang Hao nodded with satisfaction.
"Aunt Zhao, it has to be you. Look, how beautifully weaved these bamboo baskets and straw sandals are!" Zhang Hao complimented her without hesitation.
Aunt Zhao's stern face relaxed, a smile appeared at the corner of her mouth, and she scolded with a smile: "You kid, you are so glib. How about you, are you satisfied? I did everything according to your request, and I don't dare to be sloppy at all."
"That's right, ma'am, I'm absolutely assured of your work. I can't find a third person as responsible as you in the entire Zhaojia Village." Zhang Hao said with a smile.
Aunt Zhao was stunned and asked curiously: "Who is the first responsible person?"
Zhang Hao blurted out without even thinking about it: "It must be Siyu."
Upon hearing this, a look of regret flashed across Aunt Zhao's eyes, and her smile gradually faded: "Haozi, Auntie, tell me something you don't want to hear. Siyu is a good girl. You...you can't treat Siyu badly."< br>
"If you let me know that you treat Siyu badly, I will be the first to refuse, aunt!"
Zhang Hao put away his smile and nodded solemnly: "Aunt Zhao, don't worry, I will never let Siyu down this time."
"Okay, aunt, here's the money for weaving bamboo baskets and straw sandals for you, 300, I'll leave first." Zhang Hao took out three hundred-yuan bills from his pocket that he had specially exchanged with someone, and after handing them to Aunt Zhao, Turn around and leave.
Aunt Zhao stood there blankly, watching his leaving figure, and murmured: "What do you mean, boy? What do you mean that he won't let Siyu down this time? It's like he has let down Siyu before."
Without thinking much, Aunt Zhao looked down at the three hundred-yuan bills in her hand, the corners of her mouth turned up, her eyes squinted, and undisguised joy appeared on her face.
……
I returned home with Gulinglan and straw sandals.
Zhang Hao carefully put these two things away, sat at the dining table in his room, poured himself a glass of water, and drank it all in one gulp.
Putting down the cup, he let out a sigh of relief.
Now everything is ready, all I need is Dong... Bah, no, I just need to walk up the mountain.
In the eyes of mountain walkers, the word "east wind" is not a good word.
The original text is [Walking through the mountains without telling the wind, for fear that the east wind will blow away. 】
【Walking on the mountain and talking about the wind, entering the mountain and losing your sight, being trapped in the mountain, you will become the leader of the mountain】
The book explains that when walking in the mountains, once the wind blows in the mountains or the east wind blows, it is a bad sign, which means that today’s mountain walking will not go smoothly, and you may lose your way in the mountains and become another kind of A "mountain walker" in form.
There are many more taboos like this, such as calling the mountain but not the person, walking together unless you are a blood relative, etc., and when walking in the mountains, you are not allowed to talk about mountain gods, you are not allowed to talk about ghosts, you are not allowed to shout loudly, and you are not allowed to say some fixed words. .
The most important thing is not to throw away garbage, eat, or bring anything into the mountains from the outside world.
This is the sentence recorded in ancient books, "Don't keep things outside the mountains, as they will frighten the mountain spirits and provoke mountain ghosts." A mountain walker may return empty-handed at worst, but may become a mountain spirit at worst. 】
The explanation in ancient books is that everything in the mountains has spirits. If the appearance of mountain walkers brings outside things in but does not take them away, it will destroy the spirits of all things in the mountains and cause dissatisfaction with the mountain gods and the spirits in the mountains.
Then the next time you go hiking in the mountains, you may walk up the mountain without finding anything, the spirit in the mountain will avoid you and leave, the hiker will return empty-handed, or the mountain god will be angry and become a "mountain guardian".
I have to say that there are indeed many customs, customs, rules, etc. about mountain walking, and they are all recorded in ancient books.
Zhang Hao couldn't remember it completely, so he had to pick it up and review it again from time to time.
In his opinion, if you decide to become a mountain walker, you must abide by the various customs, customs, rules, etc. passed down by the older generation.
After all, they are all the older generation of mountain walkers. They have used their lives, countless dangers, and countless mountain walking experiences to sum up their experience one by one, and there is always a reason for it.
Thinking of this, he picked up the "Mountain Travel Notes" again and patiently reviewed it immersed in it.
He wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to fully understand the knowledge and experience summarized by these seniors before officially walking up the mountain.
(End of chapter)