Chapter 499: Wiping Tears
The green mountains and green waters in the haze are covered with a layer of misty gray. Looking into the distance, I can't tell whether the water surface is endless, and I can't even see the mountains and peaks in the distance.
"Mr. Zhuang, there is no way out~" the old man shrugged apologetically.
"Uncle Wang, have you walked this path? Why didn't you find it and say there was no way to go?" Ze Fenglin carefully observed the river water, and it was very deep and turbulent, and it was impossible to get through it.
"I didn't pass by Anzhou when I came. Now, in order to take a shortcut, I can only tell you a rough idea, and I have never seen this river in my impression." Old Mr. Wang looked confused. He thought he had chosen a shortcut, but in order to bypass the river, they would go further.
"You came from Qiuchi to Qingzhou, but you didn't pass by Anzhou?" Ze Fenglin was very confused.
"At that time, we heard that Anzhou refused to accept refugees, we didn't make any trouble, for fear of trouble." Old Mr. Wang did not dare to look directly at Ze Fenglin's eyes, as if he was a child who made a mistake at this moment.
"What should I do now?" Ze Fenglin knew that it would be useless to blame the person in front of me. The best way is to find a way out quickly.
"Let's walk along the river and you will probably meet fishermen. Let's inquire at that time?" Old Mr. Wang pointed to the path next to the river bank and asked.
"I can only do this first." So Ze Fenglin led his group to continue along the river.
Although the road is narrow, it is enough to drive. The car body often scratches the branches and leaves on the side of the road, and from time to time it scares people in the car to jump.
People are extremely sensitive to unknown sounds, especially repelling intermittent noises.
The group walked for less than a stick of incense, but was blocked by the rumbling sound.
A large piece of rock and gravel fell down the rock wall and happened to fall in front of the convoy. If he walked more than ten feet forward, who might be injured.
"What's wrong?" Concubine Zhuang asked nervously.
"Empress, please be calm, I'll go out and take a look." Yunguan lowered her voice and comforted her and jumped out of the carriage.
"Master, don't be afraid. We can only return to the previous fork and follow the main road." Ze Fenglin and Yunguan whispered.
"Okay, although my wife is anxious, safety is the most important thing. I would rather go around a little longer than fall into a dangerous situation." Yunguan mistakenly thought that someone deliberately blocked their way, pointed to the gravel in the distance and asked, "Do you think that was an accident?"
"It shouldn't be. I saw the gravel fall to the ground with my own eyes and didn't notice anything unusual." Ze Fenglin nodded confidently. The time when the gravel fell was a coincidence, but it was difficult to do such a large piece of rock that could only drop the power of ten people.
"Fortunately, you stopped carefully, otherwise the consequences would be unimaginable." Yunguan was very glad that if he walked a few more steps, the convoy might be injured.
"Look at the sunken area, there is no support from other stones below, so it will be a matter of time before falling down." Ze Fenglin was also scared and quickly looked up at the path they walked.
"Add rainwater flows through the mountains, which increases the possibility of it falling down, ah~" Yunguan sighed at the wide water surface.
"It's like this near Anzhou, and it's rich in jade. Naturally, some people like to dig it out. Look at this beautiful rock wall, which is dug up in the east and west, and I don't know if those people have gained something, and they have actually destroyed it." Ze Fenglin felt a lot of emotion about this forest.
"That's right~" Yunguan felt very distressed when she looked at the faintly illuminated earth on both sides of the river, "How did you get up such a high place?"
"Let's tie a rope and hang it from top to bottom. Fortunately, there is a river water below. Even if it's unfortunate, there's a chance of survival." Ze Fenglin decided to use less jade in the future. He alone cannot change anything, but at least he can comfort him.
"Just just to survive, just make a living." Old Mr. Wang couldn't help but come to join in the fun.
"The best jade is priceless, so naturally some people are fighting for it." Yunguan shook his head helplessly. The different classes of people in his home are naturally different in their situations of running around for life.
"I haven't come to Anzhou before and am afraid of being arrested to pick jade. Although I have paid a lot of wages, it is too dangerous. If I die, my Xiaowei will naturally not be able to live well." Old Mr. Wang couldn't help but wipe his tears as soon as he mentioned Xiaowei.
"You can find the jade by chiseling it so that you can't chisel it?" Yunguan questioned very much.
"After the outer periphery is chiseled, you can identify whether there is ore. Whenever possible, you will continue to look for the ore mouth, and then dig it deeper and discover it. The things are all grown in patches of mountains and rocks." Mr. Wang didn't want to exchange his life for silver.
"No wonder there are traces of being chiseled everywhere." Yunguan felt a little guilty about her love for jade. She didn't expect that it was so difficult to pick jade. Not only did she destroy the green mountains, it could cause the craftsman to die.
"Uncle Wang, do you think it's safe to return?" Ze Fenglin asked coldly.
"Master Zhuang, it's even more unsafe to walk ahead. The only thing we can do is to go back to the fork in the road just now and go around here." Mr. Wang was still unwilling to admit that he led the wrong path.
"How about madam? Isn't you scared?" Ze Fenglin was no longer so cold. He always smiled like the warm sun when facing Yunwan.
"I was a little scared, but it was fine. I just hope that the rest of the road would not go wrong." Yunguan turned around and returned to the car after saying that.
"We're almost resting, let's continue on the road." Ze Fenglin waved his hand and the convoy started the march mode again.
This time Ze Fenglin no longer walked side by side with Mr. Wang. He let him walk in front and keep a distance of ten feet from him.
In addition to asking him to lead the way and always want to chat in a half-hearted manner, he also prepared to observe the old man carefully. He always felt that there was something hidden in this person.
The escort team was still on the way to Qiuchi, but the relatives planned to take the bride-to-be to sneak out of Jin Ge. The reason was that time had to be back a few days ago. Ji'er was chatting with Shen Yien and asked him something inadvertently.
"Is Brother Ben fun in Dazhou? I have heard people telling about Dazhou anecdotes, but I have never been there. Alas~" Although Ji'er's skin is not fair, her eyes are smart and her coquettish skills are just right, which makes Shen Yien intoxicated by it.
"Have Ji'er never been to Dazhou?" Shen Yien has been looking forward to the opportunity to take Ji'er back to the imperial capital after getting married.
"My father didn't allow me to go out. I've tried sneaking out of the camp before, but they all ended in failure." Ji'er said affectionately.
"Is it okay if someone is with you?" Shen Yien asked in confusion.
"I have been used to being lonely since I was a child. I have been looking forward to someone coming back to bring me some treasures and tell me some stories." It was Ji'er's kindness and innocence that touched Shen Yien.
Chapter completed!