Chapter 125: Golden Monkey
The hunter had naturally been to the deep mountains.
He was afraid something would happen to the little girl.
But seeing the people behind her with complete equipment, he slightly relaxed his mind.
The hunter’s son was named Zhuang Sheng. The young man was currently staring enviously at the people’s bows and arrows, almost revealing his desire on his face.
Boys couldn’t resist the charm of steeds and weapons.
Among the animals around Qin Wanwan, both Little Red and Snowflake made him envious.
He wanted them, but obviously couldn’t afford them.
“Do you like those weapons?”
Zhuang Sheng openly admitted it.
After all, he was a young man who grew up in the mountains and fields, without so many schemes, nor the caution that his father had from time and experience.
Qin Wanwan: “Then when we go back, I’ll ask Daddy to get you a set of bow and arrow.”
Shang Wuyang’s people used the best weapons and equipment; it’s safe to say they weren’t short on money.
Moreover, he himself understood Mechanical Arts. These guards not only had bows and arrows, but also crossbows at their waists.
“Really?!”
Zhuang Sheng was very surprised, his eyes lighting up.
His father, Hunter Zhuang, also showed a flash of excitement in his eyes.
Bows and arrows were very important to a hunter. To make a good bow and arrow set required iron, but ironware was controlled by the government. Hunters had to report to the government to obtain bows and arrows.
Furthermore, a set of bows and arrows was not cheap. The set Hunter Zhuang had originally cost him eight taels of silver.
He had just looked, and the bows and arrows in the guards’ hands were exquisitely made, costing at least twenty taels of silver.
Because of Qin Wanwan’s promise, Zhuang Sheng was happy, and Hunter Zhuang led the group more carefully.
Coupled with the presence of Qin Wanwan, the lucky Qilin, they indeed encountered quite a few good things along the way.
For example… a wild ginseng.
The wild ginseng was discovered by Qin Wanwan. She twisted her ankle and fell, coincidentally falling onto the wild ginseng.
The most obvious way to identify wild ginseng is by the red ginseng berries growing on it.
However, the red berries of this wild ginseng were likely taken by animals in the mountains.
The leaves were still there, and people who didn’t recognize wild ginseng wouldn’t be able to tell at first glance.
Keke, with his sharp eyes, immediately spotted that it was a wild ginseng.
“Our child’s luck is really good, to find wild ginseng just by falling.”
Several guards had already started digging for the ginseng.
Hunter Zhuang’s eyes showed envy, but not greed.
His envy was merely that he had entered these mountains countless times but had never had the luck to encounter precious wild ginseng.
“This wild ginseng is at least a hundred years old.”
Thousand-year-old ginseng was just a legend. Perhaps it existed, but thousand-year-old ginseng would certainly not be common.
Hundred-year-old ginseng was already rare, let alone thousand-year-old.
Digging for ginseng was a technical job and required a lot of time.
After all, every ginseng root was quite important.
Qin Wanwan couldn’t sit still, so she had two people stay to dig for the ginseng, while the others continued searching for things.
“Persimmons!”
A very large wild persimmon tree.
Most of the persimmons on the tree had naturally matured.
Some had been pecked by birds.
Wild persimmons were not large, but their color was beautiful, hanging on the tree like exquisite little lanterns.
Most importantly, naturally ripened persimmons were very sweet, and their flavor was rich.
Zhuang Sheng: “Give me the basket, I’ll pick them for you.”
Qin Wanwan couldn’t climb trees, and the guards didn’t dare let her climb such a high tree.
Zhuang Sheng and Hunter Zhuang were both skilled tree climbers. After all, growing up in the countryside, they had raced climbing trees with their companions since they were young.
Qin Wanwan watched Zhuang Sheng zoom up the persimmon tree like a monkey, his movements were so agile.
However, they were also careful, choosing only the thicker branches to step on.
The father and son both picked the intact, ripe, or semi-ripe persimmons.
The semi-ripe persimmons would be fully ripe in a day or two after being taken back, and they tasted no worse than fully ripe ones.
They picked a whole basket of intact persimmons. Climbing up and down the tree was tiring.
There were still many persimmons left unpicked on the tree, at the very top.
The ones higher up looked even better.
But the weight of the two people was a factor; the upper branches of the tree couldn’t bear their weight, and it would be dangerous for them to go up.
Qin Wanwan told them not to take any more risks.
She was eating a persimmon, her cheeks bulging, and offered some to others.
In the basket, the persimmons were neatly arranged, with leaves separating each layer to prevent them from being crushed.
“So many.”
Zhuang Sheng looked at the persimmons at the top of the tree regretfully: “It’s a pity the ones higher up can’t be picked.”
Hunter Zhuang said: “There’s more than one persimmon tree in these mountains; we’ll find more if we search.”
Although he also felt it was a pity.
These good-quality persimmons could sell for a good price at the market.
Shortly after Qin Wanwan and her group left, they encountered a group of animals.
There were many wild animals in the deep mountains. A group of beautiful golden monkeys were scampering in the trees.
Golden monkeys, the nobility among monkeys.
Especially the baby golden monkeys, they were the most beautiful, fluffy balls of warm golden color, with a pair of big black eyes and long tails.
At this moment, the group of golden monkeys in the trees were curiously watching them.
The people below the trees were also watching them.
Hunter Zhuang’s vigilance disappeared when he saw they were golden monkeys.
“You don’t need to worry, these monkeys won’t hurt people, they’re just a bit too curious.”
“Squeak squeak!”
The moment Hunter Zhuang finished speaking, the golden monkeys in the trees suddenly came down towards them.
The guards immediately surrounded Qin Wanwan.
Keke: “What are you worried about? If something happens to you, nothing will happen to my cub!”
Qin Wanwan nodded heavily. She wanted to hold a fluffy little monkey.
“Make way, make way.”
Qin Wanwan was too short to get out without squeezing between the legs of the tall people.
She was still holding a persimmon in her hand.
The guards couldn’t stop the willful child.
“Do you want to eat persimmons?”
“Squeak~”
They knew where the persimmons were.
“Really? There’s a persimmon tree over there, and the persimmons haven’t all been picked yet. Can you help pick them?”
“Squeak squeak.”
“Then follow me.”
Hunter Zhuang and the others watched dumbfounded as Qin Wanwan communicated with the golden monkeys. Seeing that the monkeys actually followed them, their expressions were utterly shocked.
No, that conversation just now wasn’t just a child talking nonsense?
Real effective communication?!!!
Although the monkeys were scampering in the trees, they were indeed following Qin Wanwan.
One little golden monkey even jumped down from the tree.
Qin Wanwan also liked this very good-looking, beautiful little golden monkey very much, and she proactively opened her arms to pick it up.
This monkey was about the size of a baby, and Qin Wanwan could hold it.
Everyone else became tense, fearing that the adult monkeys in the trees would get angry, or that the little one would suddenly scratch Qin Wanwan.
However, what they feared did not happen.
The little golden monkey in Qin Wanwan’s arms was very well-behaved, and it even proactively hugged her neck and squeaked happily.
