funbook-pk Chapter 406: Climbing Yunshan Mountain (2)
Chapter 406: Climbing Yunshan Mountain (2)
"Look at what this girl said. Women are naturally much weaker than men. Men are yang and women are yin. Why do you have to fight against God?
Instead of doing this, it would be more practical to go to temples and pray to various gods in this life, hoping to be reborn as a man in the next life."
Many men followed Zhao Qianyan closely, and when they heard her say this, they all agreed. There was also a flamboyant man who laughed and said:
"What the girl said is very good. Women are naturally weak and cannot be as strong as men. If a woman is too strong, she will be regarded as a fierce woman and despised by the world...ah!"
Before the man could finish his words, he suddenly felt a pain in his calf and fell to the ground helplessly. If it weren't for his good friend who came with him to help hold him up, he would have rolled straight down the mountain.
He couldn't help but look back. The stone steps behind him seemed to have no end. His face turned pale instantly and he felt a wave of fear in his heart.
Looking at the man slumped on the stone steps, who looked like he had lost his soul due to fear, Wan Linglong laughed out loud.
"So, people should not speak without restraint or make irresponsible remarks, otherwise even the gods in heaven will find it annoying!"
She turned her gaze to Zhao Qianyan again, and knew at a glance that they were not of the same kind. So she immediately turned her head back and continued to climb up while holding up her skirt.
Shangguan Qingyue and Xuanyuan Yan moved closer and asked in a low voice:
"Ayan, were you the one who knocked that man down with the stone just now?"
Xuanyuan Yan lowered his head, leaned close to the other person's ear and said with a smile:
"How is it? Is it refreshing?"
It is normal for two people to talk quietly together, but to outsiders it looks like they are just whispering to each other.
In public, a man and a woman were openly flirting, which made Zhao Qianyan grit her teeth.
She followed closely behind several people, and could only see Shangguan Qingyue's back but not her face. However, she was wearing a green cloth and a cloth of the same color on her head, which made her look like a village woman.
Could it be that Prince Yong'an was blind? How could he get engaged to such a country girl who was not presentable enough? !
The two of them were touching each other, their hair tangled, and there was something indescribably ambiguous about it, which made her jealous. She quickly took out two ingots of silver from her purse and waved them in front of the two women carrying the sedan chair, saying:
"If you two can catch up with the people ahead, these two ingots of silver will be given to you."
The two old women were originally village women living at the foot of the mountain. Their husbands could not earn more than one or two taels of silver all year round. Looking at the two silver ingots that exuded the fragrance of young girls' makeup, they seemed to have endless energy.
So they nodded repeatedly, lifted the sedan up, quickened their pace and climbed up. Soon they left the group of young men who had been following them far behind.
The mountain path was narrow and could only accommodate two people. When the old woman was about to reach Xuanyuan Yan and his companions, one of them immediately opened his voice and shouted:
"People in front, please make way!"
The sound echoed through the valley...
The corners of Zhao Qianyan's mouth couldn't help but twitch, she was so ashamed and angry. This woman almost deafened her ears! There were so many people watching her laugh behind her, she really felt like a thorn in her back!
As for Zhao Wenhan, he took a straw hat from somewhere and put it on his head. He hid in the crowd without saying a word, fearing that others would know that he was with his sister.
Xuanyuan Yan frowned and stopped, glancing behind him, resisting the urge to kick the man down the mountain, and said to the people he was traveling with:
"There is a fork in the road not far ahead. Let's take another route then."
Shangguan Lan glanced at his future brother-in-law and muttered unhappily:
"Why would a grown man have such good looks? He's just a stalker and a womanizer!"
"Second brother is right, but I will only recruit Qingqing from our family. Other bees and butterflies can't get close to me."
Wan Linglong couldn't help but burst out laughing, she reached out and pulled Shangguan Lan's sleeve and stepped aside to leave enough space for Zhao Qianyan.
As her sedan went further and further away, the four of them slowly changed their route and went to the other side.
Sitting in the sedan chair, Zhao Qianyan imagined that Prince Yong'an was looking at her slim back. She turned her head inadvertently and happened to meet his eyes, and then pretended that she recognized him.
After a few interactions, they naturally became familiar with each other.
So, she adjusted her sitting posture, straightened her back, first gracefully raised her left arm and made a half circle with her orchid finger, then slowly turned her head back...
Hey, where are the people?
Not only Prince Yong'an and his entourage, but even her elder brother was nowhere to be seen. She suddenly panicked and no longer cared about being elegant. She immediately shouted to the crowd:
"Brother, where have you been?"
"Well, I've always been by your side." Zhao Wenhan took off the straw hat on his head, and he didn't even notice that his hair was caught in several strands by the hat.
Zhao Qianyan resisted the urge to roll her eyes and asked in a low voice:
"Where are Prince Yong'an and the others?"
"Isn't he always behind? Hey, where is he?"
Zhao Wenhan looked around blankly, and those people seemed to have disappeared out of thin air. Holding back the random thoughts in his mind, he threw the straw hat in his hand to the ground and advised:
"Little sister, since everyone is gone, there is no need to continue climbing this mountain, right? I'm a little hungry, let's go back quickly. Big brother will invite you to have dinner at Juxian Tower."
Zhao Qianyan signaled the two old women carrying the sedan chair to stop first, and with the help of the maid, she got off the sedan chair and looked down the mountain.
If she came down the mountain, she would definitely not miss such an outstanding man. So after observing him for half a cup of tea, she sat back in the sedan chair and said to Zhao Wenhan:
"They must have taken a different route up the mountain. We can't change the route now, so we'd better get to the top of the mountain quickly. Then we'll naturally meet Prince Yong'an."
Zhao Qianyan gave the two silver ingots that she had promised to the two women. Seeing that they happily accepted them, one of them actually put the silver ingot in her mouth and bit it with her teeth to confirm its authenticity.
Her eyes were full of disdain and disgust, and she said coldly:
"You two should keep up the hard work. As long as you can successfully carry this girl to the top of the mountain, I will give you the promised money without a penny less.
By the way, after we reach the top of the mountain, you two will continue to wait by the side. When we go back, you will carry me, and I will pay you double the money."
After hearing what she said, one of them bowed awkwardly, smiling with wrinkles all over his face.
"Don't worry, young lady. The two of us will definitely carry you to the top of the mountain safely!"
The other woman looked a little embarrassed. After hesitating for a moment, she couldn't help but said:
"Girl, I accidentally fell down the mountain and broke my leg. Now I have a chronic disease..."
Zhao Qianyan interrupted impatiently,
"Big sister, what do you mean by this? Are you planning to quit your job?"
The other woman was so angry that she jumped up and down, grabbing the other woman's arm and angrily said:
"Mr. Li, what do you mean by this? You are usually as strong as a calf, and I have never seen you complain of being tired. Why are you pretending to be weak today?!
This is a rare opportunity. If you dare to give up, I will never let you go!"