Chapter 1025 8 Mountains
Sun Shan thought Huangyang County was mountainous enough, so he went out and found that there were many more mountainous places than Sunjia Village.
At least Sunjia Village is built on a flat area and is surrounded by mountains.
Outside, I saw many villages built directly on the mountains, without even a single piece of flat land.
A group of people were walking on the official road, looking at the vast mountains, and couldn't help but be amazed.
Gui Ge'er asked with a bad look on his face: "Brother Shan, why do we have to walk along mountain roads all the time? There are too many mountains here."
The men in Sunjia Village are most familiar with the mountains, and they can't help but feel scared when they see the mountain road in front of them.
Sun Dingnan also said: "Yes, why does the official road go around the mountain? Isn't there any flat land?"
Places with many mountains are mostly poor places, like Huangyang County, which is located in a valley and is difficult to enter and exit, and the people are poor.
Master Zhang was a native of Guangzhou. He had read thousands of books and knew that there were hundreds of thousands of mountains.
Now that I have seen it with my own eyes and walked up it myself, I suddenly felt that this environment was too mountainous. I have never seen such a scene in my hometown.
At this moment, Mr. Zhang regretted becoming a legal advisor. The employer was very good and the salary was good, but the environment was not very good.
If the employer is unlucky and has to stay here for the rest of his life, wouldn't that be like crying out to heaven and earth for help but to no avail?
Escort Master Wei heard the sigh of the Sun family man and smiled and said, "Yuanlu County is not bad. Although it is a bit mountainous, at least the people are honest, law-abiding and conscientious. In the northwest, poor mountains and bad waters produce unruly people. Those Wuxi barbarians and Wuling barbarians are even more difficult to deal with. No matter how much the escort fee is, our escort agency will not accept the business."
Speaking of bandits and southern barbarians, everyone became interested and asked Master Wei to tell them about them.
Master Wei had traveled a lot and naturally knew a lot. Seeing that he had nothing to do and the journey was boring and tedious, he began to tell stories to Sun Shan.
Daqian's four general terms for ethnic minorities.
Dongyi refers to the non-Huaxia ethnic groups in the eastern coastal areas, such as the Yue.
Nanman refers to the non-Chinese ethnic groups in the south, such as the Miao and Yao.
Western Rong refers to the nomadic peoples in the west, such as the ancient Qiang and Di tribes.
Beidi refers to the nomadic peoples in northern China, such as the ancient Xiongnu and Xianbei.
Wuxi is surrounded by Wuling Mountains, and there are many mountain people or ethnic minorities living in the mountains.
When life is difficult, it is easy for people to take risks and become bandits.
Escort Wei said: "The most famous place here is Bamian Mountain. I would never go there. It is majestic and magnificent, surrounded by mountains, shrouded in clouds and mist, and the terrain is steep.
I heard from our boss that there is a den of mountain bandits there. They have built a strong fortress, stored a lot of food and weapons, and are the kings of the world. They often come down the mountain to rob, burn, kill, plunder, and do all kinds of evil. Any normal person would not go there. "
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Escort Master Wei has traveled all over the country and is very good at telling stories.
It tells how brutal and unforgivable the bandits were, and how they fought wits and courage with the government and beat them to the ground with loud bangs.
Escort leader Xiao Wei agreed from time to time. From the two of them, the Sunjia Village team came to the conclusion that the government was really incompetent and the bandits were really brave.
The corner of Sun Shan's mouth twitched. It was said that the boss behind the escort agency was the commander of the guards, and Bamianshan was under the jurisdiction of the commander of the guards. Did the big and small Wei escorts know that they were belittling their boss by saying this?
If the boss heard it, Sun Shan would be sweating for the two Wei escorts, and they would be fired in minutes.
Escort Wei was still not satisfied with what he said, and he tutted his lips, concluding: "Master Sun, whether you have time or not, don't go to Bamianshan. The government doesn't even take those bandits seriously."
Bamianshan is still a long distance away from Yuanlu County, so Sun Shan breathed a sigh of relief.
He nodded and said, "Thank you, Escort Master Wei, for the reminder."
Regardless, the escort was giving the reminder out of kindness.
The fact that such a powerful escort team did not go that way proved that the risk factor was extremely high. Sun Shan always valued his life and would not joke with his own life.
The team kept moving forward. After walking for an afternoon, Escort Wei accurately found a village and a place to stay.
After eating and drinking, Escort Wei said, "Master Sun, get up early tomorrow and set off early. Walk faster before it rains. Early spring has arrived and spring rains come from time to time. If you walk slowly, it will be more difficult to walk when it rains."
Sun Shan cupped his hands and thanked him: "We understand. Thank you for your hard work."
Escort Wei glanced at Sun Shan secretly. The Magistrate Sun in front of him was really polite.
"Thank you, thank you for your hard work" is often said on their lips, which makes them feel very comfortable.
So Master Wei couldn't help but give a few reminders, so that such a well-educated County Magistrate Sun could be safe and sound, and hoped that County Magistrate Sun would not encounter bandits during his tenure.
After walking for most of the day, even though we had a mule cart to ride on, it was still quite tiring.
Gui Ge'er worked hard for most of the day, but still insisted on boiling medicine for Sun Shan to soak his feet.
He said with concern: "Brother Shan, are you tired today? Are you feeling unwell? If you feel unwell, be sure to speak up and see a doctor as soon as possible."
Sun Shan shook his head and said, "I'm fine. I'm not tired at all. It's you who have walked all the way and must have worked hard."
Although Gui Ge'er is not very smart and sometimes he is very stubborn, but among so many people, he is the one who cares about Sun Shan the most.
Sun Shan was deeply moved by this simple and kind heart.
While Gui Ge'er was massaging Sun Shan, he said, "Brother Shan, we are not tired. This is nothing. Although it is all mountainous, it is easy to walk. The men all said that they would rather walk than take a boat. Taking a boat is the most tiring."
Sun Shan didn't believe this. He thought taking a boat was definitely better than walking, but the guards of Sunjia Village were not used to it yet.
Sun Shan added: "Let's remember the path we have taken so that next time we have to walk on our own, we will know how to get there."
Gui Geer nodded repeatedly and said, "Brother Shan, we got it. The master also said that we should draw a good map, so that next time even if we forget, we will know how to get there when we see the map."
After spending so many days with Master Zhang, I am very satisfied with his performance.
Except for the cripple who slowed down the team's progress, everything else was good.
Sun Shan continued, "You should quietly observe how Master Zhang does things, and quietly follow him and learn from him. There is always a teacher among three people, and we should learn from Master Zhang's extraordinary qualities."
Gui Ge'er really wanted to say to Sun Shan: Brother Shan, just learn it, I don't want to learn!
But I didn't dare say this out loud, because Brother Shan had already said that if there was no progress, I would be sent back to Sunjia Village.
Gui Ge'er didn't want to go anywhere and just wanted to stay with Sun Shan.
So he reluctantly lowered his head and said, "Brother Shan, I understand."
After a night's rest, we set out again early the next morning.
It’s good to have two guides. Sun Shan doesn’t have to think about how to go, nor does he have to worry about taking the wrong path.
It is much more expensive, and it hurts, but it’s worth it.