Chapter 13 The ancient skill of the mountain walker, bird taming!
"Zhang Hao."
A crisp, sweet, and very soft female voice came from behind.
Zhang Hao shuddered and turned around, his pupils dilated uncontrollably as he looked at that extremely familiar figure.
"Si, Siyu..." He smiled forcefully.
After Li Siyu was stunned for a brief moment, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and his almond eyes narrowed slightly: "Have you brought food?"
Zhang Hao paused.
Is Li Siyu... trying not to embarrass herself too much?
He reacted immediately and said with a smile: "I have brought it all, don't worry."
Then, while Li Siyu helped him arrange his clothes, he asked in a low voice: "What are you doing? Didn't you say you should stay at home?"
Zhang Hao coughed lightly: "I'm going to go hiking."
"Walking?" Li Siyu was stunned and looked up at the man in front of him, a little confused.
"Well, I asked you to borrow money before to prepare for walking in the mountains." Zhang Hao responded.
Li Siyu thought for a moment, then suppressed his smile and nodded.
She had heard from women in the village that Zhang Hao had gone to see Aunt Zhao and asked her to weave a bamboo basket, straw sandals, and a lot of requests, which made Aunt Zhao very distressed.
But Zhang Hao was really generous. He gave Aunt Zhao 300 yuan for just a bamboo basket and straw sandals.
She knew all this, but she just didn't tell Zhang Hao.
"Then please pay attention to safety. If... if it doesn't work, go down the mountain and go home." Li Siyu nodded and gave a simple instruction.
Zhang Hao felt warm in his heart and raised the corners of his mouth: "Okay, don't worry, I'll be fine."
After saying that, he placed the red rope on the ground and stepped across it.
Then, under everyone's doubtful gaze, he put away the red cloth, picked up the red rope, and left the incense stand and Li Xiang in place. He took out three tribute fruits and placed them aside carefully.
"Fellow folks, don't touch these incense stands and tribute fruits. Don't touch them if you have children at home. These are dedicated to the mountain god, and the other ones are for Uncle Zhao."
The standing incense and tribute fruits are offered to the mountain god. Please pray for the mountain god's blessing and never touch them.
The tribute fruits that were distributed were also specially taken out and put aside because Uncle Zhao was attending a funeral. It was regarded as a way of giving the tribute fruits to Uncle Zhao to ward off bad luck.
After finishing all this, Zhang Hao picked up his luggage, picked up Gu Linglan, and walked along the mountain road in front of him without looking back.
Li Siyu looked at his leaving figure, feeling a little lost for a moment.
Unknowingly, she had lived with Zhang Hao for seven days. Within these seven days, Zhang Hao, who was described by the villagers as a waste who had accomplished nothing and was idle all day long, had turned into a person who was completely contrary to their impression.
He took care of all the rubbish at home. He borrowed money before to find something to do for himself, although the thing he found was walking in the mountains.
That is to say, picking mushrooms and herbs in the mountains.
It seems that what he wants to do is a bit unreliable, and it is also something that only the older generation would do.
But as long as Zhang Hao no longer drinks and does nothing like before, that will be the biggest change.
"Siyu, what did Haozi say we were going to do? Walk in the mountains?"
At this time, Aunt Zhang stepped forward, first looked at Zhang Hao who was already going up the mountain, then looked at Li Siyu and asked.
The surrounding villagers were also confused and didn't know why.
Li Siyu came back to her senses, with a faint smile on her lips, but it was fleeting: "He said he was going to walk in the mountains."
Aunt Zhang nodded thoughtfully: "It's not easy to walk in the mountains."
"Yeah, it's so dangerous in the mountains. Who would do this now?" Someone immediately spoke up.
"Who says it's not the case? The old Wangtou at the entrance of the village was just a mountain walker. He went to the mountains all day to pick mushrooms and herbs. He didn't make much money a year. He almost lost his life several times. Later, Didn't you encounter a bear and finally came back with one eye blind? "What are you talking about?"
"Who is talking nonsense? That old Wangtou%#...&#...￥%#wuwuwu."
Aunt Zhang quickly pulled Li Siyu aside and said with a smile: "Don't listen to their nonsense, Siyu, although Haozi is a bit lazy, he is still very smart."
Now this situation is too special. Zhang Hao and Li Siyu have already been engaged. In the eyes of outsiders, they are not husband and wife, but in the eyes of the villagers, these two people are already husband and wife. They only need a meal and a so-called ceremony. That’s all.
If something happened to Zhang Hao at this time, it would be okay if he died, but if he was half disabled and survived, it would be really hard for Li Siyu.
Li Siyu nodded slightly: "I'm fine, Aunt Zhang."
After saying that, she raised her head again, her eyes still looking at the mountain, and her thoughts were wandering around.
She still hoped that Zhang Hao could come back safely.
Not only because of the engagement, but also because Zhang Hao is no longer the useless person who drinks and does nothing all day long.
……
Huh, huh...
Huh, huh...
Humid air, a bit sticky, and slippery forest paths.
The lush branches and leaves block the sun, and only dots are spread on the weeds and tree trunks.
Zhang Hao leaned on crutches and breathed in the fresh air greedily.
It was the first time he walked in the mountains. When he came to the mountains and forests, he deeply felt the difficulty of walking in the mountains.
This mountain path alone is not something that ordinary people can walk on. There are weeds everywhere, but there are lush trees with similar heights that can't be seen to the edge.
If you are not careful, you will lose your way and never be able to get out of the mountain.
Leaning on crutches and taking a short rest, he pulled out the knife from his waist and rushed down with the sharp blade, directly slashing at the small tree beside him.
The glistening blade sank into the small tree easily. Zhang Hao raised his hand and broke the small tree with force, leaving it casually aside.
This is the basic knowledge that a mountain walker has. You need to make some marks along the way to indicate that you have passed this place and the way you came. You can use these marks to identify the road clearly when you go down the mountain. Able to make timely adjustments.
Along the way, Zhang Hao has made no less than a dozen marks, large and small.
As a mountain walker, you must be careful and prudent at all times to ensure that you will not make mistakes.
Jijiji~
In the quiet and still mountain forest, the sweet chirping of birds occasionally sounds and echoes in the forest.
Zhang Hao took advantage of the rest time to follow the sound.
On a tree branch not far in front of him, several black-throated songbirds with dark slate gray bodies, bright black tail coverts, and milky white bellies were hanging on the branches.
This bird is also commonly known as the nightingale, and its call is very pleasant and melodious.
Bird...
Zhang Hao's thoughts began to diverge, and he thought of an essential skill for ancient mountain walkers mentioned in ancient books.
【Bird Training】
As the name suggests, the purpose of taming birds is to tame mountain birds so that they can help mountain walkers find objects, check risks, and find roads.
Generally, it is a skill that can only be mastered by mountain walkers in the south.
There are extremely detailed records of bird taming in ancient books, including detailed explanations of the habits of different birds, as well as domestication methods. As long as the domestication is carried out according to the descriptions in the ancient books, it will not take too long to complete.
(End of chapter)