The cannon fodder fake prince at the beginning, I won by hugging thighs

"Who cares about this little bit of money!" Songzi stamped her feet, "We can't share it! Unless we figure out their identities first!"

After saying that, he turned around and ran towards his home.

The other children looked at each other and followed him tacitly.

When Songzi rushed home, he saw his grandfather and the three men sitting in the main room, talking and laughing.

He shouted, "Grandpa! They might be spies!"

"Nonsense! I see you've heard too many nonsense stories every day, and you're always shouting about fighting and killing. What a mess!"

After scolding his grandson, Village Chief Luo smiled and apologized to Lu Jiao: "My grandson is usually naughty, I am sorry to have embarrassed you, young master!"

Lu Jiao really likes Songzi's alertness: "I think Songzi is doing well. If all the men in Jiang country can be like him, there is no need to worry about not being able to conquer Nanzhou!"

Village Chief Luo just smiled and didn't respond.

He has three sons in total. The eldest son has been drafted into the army and has not been home for five or six years. How could he be willing to send another child to the military camp?

Seeing that the village chief was not interested in this topic, Lu Jiao began to talk about the purpose of their trip.

"We are here to hunt wild animals in the mountains. We would like to leave these two horses at the village chief's house. Is that convenient?"

"Grandpa! I'm right, aren't I? They just want to go into the mountains to get information about the pass!"

Songzi stood beside the village chief, her little face puffed up with anger.

This statement did cause concern to Village Chief Luo. He considered his words and asked, "What my grandson said does make sense. I wonder how many days the young masters plan to stay in the mountains?"

"It will be out tomorrow afternoon at the latest."

Village chief Luo silently calculated the distance in his mind.

Although their village seemed not far from the pass, about forty miles away, the road was entirely mountainous.

For most people, it would take a whole day and a night for a one-way trip, let alone a round trip, not to mention that there were two teenagers among the three of them.

If we come out tomorrow afternoon, it will be impossible for us to go to the checkpoint to get information.

"Okay! You can leave your horses at my house. But I want to remind you that there are two restricted areas in this mountain.

Ordinary people are not allowed to approach Makou Pass in the northwest within a five-mile radius. Violators will be shot immediately if discovered.

Then, about twenty miles southwest of four hills, there is a patch of devil vine, where wild animals are often swept away.

If you go in that direction and find no birds singing around, it means you have entered the range of the devil vines and it is still time to retreat."

What Village Chief Luo didn't say was that no matter what the reason was, if the three of them hadn't come out by this time tomorrow, he would report it to the authorities.

Lu Jiao didn't know the village chief's tricks, so he bowed to him gratefully: "Thank you for the reminder, village chief!"

She looked at Lu Ze and said, "Since there are restricted areas in the northwest and southwest, let's go due west."

"Ah—okay."

Lu Ze was curious about the devil vine and wanted to go over to see what it looked like. But when he heard Lu Jiao say that she planned to avoid it, he couldn't help but feel disappointed.

Lu Jiao touched his head and said, "When you are fifteen, I will bring you to see it."

"Okay." Lu Ze didn't argue any more, but he was secretly calculating in his heart.

When he is fifteen, he will have practiced martial arts for five years and can come by himself. Why would he need his brother to take him into the mountains to hunt?

The village chief felt a little relieved after listening to the interaction between the two, but he couldn't completely relax until Lu Jiao and the others came out.

Lu Jiao took out two taels of silver from his purse and placed them on the table.

"I hope the village chief can get some good fodder for these two horses."

"Young master, you're welcome."

The village chief held the silver in his hand and led Lu Jiao to the back of the village. He did not call anyone else, but quietly inquired about the origins of the three people.

Lu Jiao noticed his intention, but did not avoid it completely. He told the village chief everything he could, which made the village chief feel more at ease.

They met many villagers along the way. When they heard that Lu Jiao and his friends were going up the mountain to hunt, they all gathered around them.

They chattered about which direction had more pheasants and rabbits; which direction had more snakes, insects, rats and ants, so one should never go there; and where there were huts built by hunters, so one could go there to rest at night, which was always better than sleeping in the wild.

Lu Jiao's face was almost frozen with laughter. She said goodbye to those enthusiastic villagers and walked into the mountains and forests before she could relax.

"Grandpa, do you think they will come out tomorrow afternoon?"

When Songzi saw the three men walking into the woods and their figures disappeared completely, and her grandfather still standing there with no intention of going back, she asked the question in her mind.

"Hopefully they'll come out."

Village chief Luo pinched the two taels of silver in his hand and sighed in his heart: This silver is really not easy to earn!

"Grandpa, the young master also gave me a small string of copper coins."

Songzi handed the copper coin in his hand to Village Chief Luo and said, "He said he would give it to us. Can we accept it?"

"Use it to buy candy, and then go away!"

The latter sentence was said to the group of children following behind, and the villagers sent Lu Jiao to the edge of the village and went back to cook.

"Let's go! Let's buy some candy!"

Although Kaoshan Village is remote, there are other villages nearby. These children run around all day long and naturally know where to buy candies.

A group of children ran towards the next village, while the village chief stood there in a daze for a long time, finally sighed, turned around and walked towards the village center.

On the other side, Lu Ze, who entered the forest, was like a monkey that had regained its freedom. He didn't walk properly, but jumped up and down everywhere.

He may be picking up weeds on the roadside one second, and in the next he may be running to another place and picking up a mushroom under a tree.

Lu Jiao followed behind him, and seeing how energetic he was, her smile never fell.

After staying in the capital for a long time, it feels very fresh to come to the mountains and forests occasionally.

Lu Jiao couldn't help but wonder if she should buy a farm in the suburbs of Beijing and stay there for a few days from time to time. It would be best if there were mountains and water so she could go hunting and fishing.

However, this excitement did not last long, as Lu Ze soon discovered that he had not seen any prey, let alone killed any.

"Brother, why is there nothing in this mountain?"

Lu Jiao smiled slightly: "You never stop talking and laughing. Those pheasants and rabbits would have run away long ago if they heard your voice. It's a miracle that you could see them."

According to the information transmitted by the mental tentacles, the nearest pheasant to them could only be seen by climbing over the top of the hill.

"What shall I do? Brother, I want to hunt a pheasant for you!"

Lu Jiao couldn't help but gloat over the misfortune: "Not hunting rabbits anymore?"

“Brother!” Lu Ze clutched the bowstring in front of his chest and twisted it awkwardly.

How could he have the nerve to talk about hunting rabbits when he hadn’t even seen a pheasant feather!

Lu Jiao stopped teasing Lu Ze and began to explain to him why there were so few wild animals in the forest.