The four people who came to deliver the information saved the attacker who had fainted from drowning.
This person seemed to be quite strong-willed. After waking up, he didn't struggle. He sat there without saying a word. He wasn't like other people who pretended to be strong-willed, glaring angrily after being caught. He used his remaining eye to calmly look at Zhang Xiaobao, his pupil almost losing focus.
"Wake up, wake up, stop dreaming. You didn't catch him to threaten my brother and sister, but we caught you." Xiao Bei picked up a suitable stone from the ground. When she saw that the person in front of her had woken up, she swung her arm and smashed it on his forehead. She said angrily because Xiao Hai's arm was bruised. That was her brother.
After being hit, the eyes of this seemingly tough man regained focus, and a trace of panic appeared on his face. His throat issued a painful groan, but he couldn't say anything. It seems like this was caused by Little Hai kicking his throat when they were underwater.
Xiao Bei stuck out her chest and put her hands on her waist. She continued to attack him verbally. "Little guy, you dare to scheme against us? You think you can use us to threaten my brother and sister? Do you think you can do whatever you want on land? You'll choke to death. "
The person glared at Xiao Bei. Suddenly, he felt dizzy and fell backward. No one supported him. His head fell to the ground and made a sound that could only be heard when a ripe watermelon was knocked on the ground.
"He's exhausted." One of the people who came to deliver the information went over and touched the person's neck. He raised his head and said to Zhang Xiaobao and the others.
Zhang Xiaobao nodded. "He snuck in from somewhere else. He thought that Xiao Bei and the others were too busy and didn't have much strength. He didn't know that he was also short of oxygen. Help him stop the bleeding on his wrists and apply medicine to his eyes. I have something to ask him in a while."
After speaking, Zhang Xiaobao took out a bottle of white wine from Xiao Hu's backpack. He originally planned to use it to make beggar's chicken for his brothers and sisters after catching pheasants in the mountains. Now, he could take out a part of it to treat Xiao Hai. The medicinal wine was too pungent. He was afraid that it would affect Xiao Hai's appetite.
Children did not need too strong drugs. They were still in their puberty period and their metabolism was already fast enough. There was no need to continue using drugs to stimulate them.
He poured a little wine into his palm and rubbed his hands together. Once it was warm, he rubbed it on Little Hai's arm. Little Hai was in so much pain that his teeth cracked, but he didn't make a sound. He just lowered his head and acted like he was angry.
Seeing his younger brother's expression, Zhang Xiaobao smiled and said, "Do you think you're a bad swimmer and got caught? Actually, it's not your fault. He came too suddenly, and the water was mixed up by you guys fishing for river snails. If it were a normal person, he would have grabbed his neck. Other people would have to close their eyes to go down. "
"Xiao Bei dodged it." Little Hai still thought that his ability was not good enough. In his opinion, he should have dodged as well, and then the nine of them would have beaten him up. In a situation where the opponent did not have any ability to resist, they would drown.
"Xiao Bei blocked your vision. Otherwise, you could have dodged it. Be content. If it were on the shore, unless you use guns, you can only rely on your fists, feet, and teeth. Even if there were nine children of your age, you still wouldn't be able to beat one person."
As Zhang Xiaobao spoke, he glanced at the person who had woken up again and felt sad for him.
One of the four people who sent the message, while bandaging the injured person's wrist, said to him disdainfully, "What else can you do besides sneak attack? In the end, your sneak attack didn't succeed and you were pressed into the water by a group of children. If I were you, I would have drowned and not woken up. "
Zhang Xiaobao rubbed his younger brother's arm a few more times and said to them, "Continue to fish for river snails. Don't stop just because others disturb you. I'll go down and fish with you. Let's see who dares to sneak attack and grab their neck."
Zhang Xiaobao's clothes were already wet. He went back to the tent and changed into a pair of swimming trunks. With a covered box in his hand, he ran two steps and directly dove into the water.
The nine children cheered and jumped in like dumplings. What happened just now did not leave any psychological shadow on them, because they never felt that nine people could not beat one person in the water. They were just angry because they were sneak attacked.
Wang Juan lit the fire and changed her clothes. She found a stick, put the clothes on it, and put it next to the fire to dry. When she was done, she took a knife in her hand and asked two of the four people to drag the person who had sneaked up on them to the mountain where there was no one.
When Zhang Xiaobao and his brothers and sisters had caught enough river snails for everyone, Wang Juan came down from the mountain with the two people, but she saw the person being dragged over.
Zhang Xiaobao poured the last box of river snails into the folded bucket and asked, "Are you done asking? Did you get any useful information? "
Wang Juan nodded. "Yes. I promised him that as long as he said it, I would send him overseas and let him live a comfortable life. He said a lot, but I lied and killed him."
"Actually, you didn't lie. There is a poem as proof. Suddenly, he heard that there was a mountain of immortals on the sea. The mountain was in the void. If he didn't die, how could he enter the void? He had to endure the pain while he was alive. It was better to die. " Zhang Xiaobao said. In fact, he wanted to say that this was what you did. If you confessed, you would be lenient. You would be in prison for life.
At this time, Xiao Bei came over and asked, "Sister, did he say that he was no match for us in the water?"
"Yes, he said that he regretted attacking you in the water. Otherwise, with our dogs and eagles, we wouldn't have been able to find him. He also said that with his swimming skills, as long as he didn't appear, he would be able to leave the vicinity of Mount Lu. From then on, he would be able to live the rest of his life in peace. The two of you can prove it."
Wang Juan said to Xiao Bei, then looked at the two people who followed her to the interrogation. The two of them nodded repeatedly, as if they were telling the truth.
Xiao Bei nodded in satisfaction. "Actually, even if he didn't say it, he would think that way. I know that if we fought fairly in the water, it would be easy for me to take care of him alone. He wouldn't be able to catch me."
"Yes, yes. Our Xiao Bei is the best." Zhang Xiaobao praised, then looked at Wang Juan.
Wang Juan continued, "He can be considered a small leader. He said that he secretly followed the Sect Leader to where he was hiding. It was behind a waterfall, and there was probably a cave. He also said that the reason they were hiding at Mount Lu wasn't to attack us, but to set up something to ignite the fire. When the time comes, the fire will burn the vegetation of Mount Lu.
First, it can burn tourists to death. Second, it can burn the vegetation of Mount Lu, which will affect the construction of our railway. Our railway is still using wooden sleepers for shock absorption. We don't have enough raw materials for cement.
Most of the cement is used on the riverbanks and the houses of the rich, as well as the biogas pools and schools in various villages and counties. Furthermore, it's not convenient to transport the cement sleepers. The shock absorption layer below also requires other stones and soil. With so much manpower and material resources, it's better to use stones to build ordinary roads.
Third, they want to see the effect of burning Mount Lu. If the effect is good, our Tang Empire still has many mountains to burn. The hundred-year-old trees can be burned, the wild fungi used for food can be burned, and the animals in the forest can be burned to death. It will hinder our tourism industry and destroy our ecosystem. "
The four people who came to deliver the information didn't know what effect burning forests would have on the Tang Empire. In the past, forests were burned to make farmland, but it was not allowed in recent years. The main family said that forests were useful, but until now, they didn't see any big use. It was better to have more fertile farmland.
"What's with your expressions?" Xiao Bei was unhappy when he saw the four people's disapproving expressions.
"Why don't you learn more? Building a house requires wood. Even if cement is used, the doors and windows also need wood. If everything is made of metal, the Tang Empire can't bear to do so. Chopsticks for eating need bamboo and wood. Ships also need wood. We can't just use metal to make ships.
In winter, charcoal is also wood and bamboo. There's also the paper used by the children in school. It's so easy to light a fire, especially when the wind is strong and the sky is dry. Let me tell you, the northern part of Hebei Province is where the Bohai Commander-In-Chief's Mansion is located. The forest is covered in snow all year round, so a fire can be lit.
When they burn all the trees in the Tang Empire, we're finished. Xiao Yuan, you add on. "
Xiao Bei counted with his fingers and said to the four people.
Xiao Yuan was stunned for a moment. After muttering, he said, "Also, when there are trees, it can rain, and the water and soil can stay. When there are no trees, you know the desert. The result is like that."
"Deserts have existed since ancient times. It's not something that can be changed by humans," one of the people who heard Xiao Yuan retorted.
"Yes, it's very difficult to turn a desert into an oasis, but it's very easy to turn an oasis into a desert. When the time comes, the rivers will stop flowing and the lakes will dry up. It's very scary. You haven't seen it before, so of course, you don't know."
Xiao Yuan explained to the other party as if he had seen it before. He also heard about it from stories. Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan told stories to their younger siblings not only to promote their learning, but also to define and change their personalities. Naturally, there was a lot of popular science.
Nowadays, people had no concept of environmental protection in their hearts. They were not allowed to destroy forests and build fields casually. This was enforced by them. Not all trees were forbidden to be cut down. There were different places. Even if they were to be cut down, they had to be cut down in a planned way.
Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan also admitted that the power of nature itself was very strong. Deserts, volcanoes, and the vicissitudes of life could not be changed by humans. However, it was very difficult for humans to stop it. If they wanted to help destroy it, it was really too easy.
Perhaps there was no way for humans to stop the movement of the earth's crust and the change of the magnetic field. One day, the earth would undergo another earth-shaking change. However, humans could try their best to live more comfortably before that time arrived. Even if they were destroyed tomorrow, they could at least live in an environment with blue skies and clear water today.
It was better than humans killing themselves before the irresistible destruction happened. That was the saddest thing.
"When the four of you have time, you really need to learn more. Don't think that just because you're from the intelligence department, you only study your own specialties. There are nature lessons in school. If you don't learn, your children will be better than you in the future.
The other party is indeed very smart. They can tell that we need a large amount of wood to support the relevant important industries. At least they are smarter than other terrorists. Don't you think so, Cuckoo? "
Zhang Xiaobao said to the four of them and then asked Wang Juan.
Wang Juan nodded. She also admitted that the terrorists in the past were not as smart as the ones causing trouble for the Great Tang now. They only knew how to use suicide bombings. They were clearly stupid. Why did they have to directly target people, forests, and rivers when they wanted to wreak havoc?
Just like the Japanese, Duoshi, and the people from the small southwestern countries, they were very smart. They wanted to throw pollutants into the water and burn down Mount Lu. After they succeeded, they summed up their experience and continued to burn other forests. It was really impossible to guard against them.
In any case, it was just a life. Even if it was a suicide bombing, it did not matter. Why not run to a certain country to hide? When the trees were about to ripen in two days, pick a windy day, light a fire, and burn a large area. There was also their forest.
Send out a few hundred people and burn them separately. How big of an impact would the relevant industries receive? How much would the number of unemployed people increase? As long as the society was a little chaotic, more people would be killed than a direct suicide bombing.
Thinking of such an interesting thing, Wang Juan couldn't help but laugh out loud. She quickly coughed and said, "The four of you discuss among yourselves. Keep watch at night. We will tell the little guys stories first. Later, when they go to sleep, we will wake up in the middle of the night to prepare food for you guys."
"Yes." The four of them no longer argued about whether burning down the mountain was bad for the Great Tang. They agreed and began to look for a place to stay at night. The four of them could switch to four shifts. This way, they wouldn't be too tired. Each person would keep watch for more than two hours. It would be dawn soon, and it wouldn't affect the midnight snack.
Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan took their younger siblings to sit by the fire and began to tell stories. In fact, it was just a review. The various questions in the stories required the little guys to answer with the knowledge they had learned.
The nine children already knew the purpose of their older brother and sister's storytelling. They could also make up their own stories and tell them to Pan 'er and Pan' er so that the two younger children could learn.
If it were someone else telling them stories, they would definitely scoff and ask them to put away this childish method. However, it was different since it was their older brother and sister. They also wanted to show off when their older brother and sister were telling stories, so that their older brother and sister could see their improvement.
They would consciously learn now. It wasn't that knowledge was really that good. No one liked to read and memorize things. They were all willing to play. However, they needed to show off their knowledge in front of other people's children. They could show how powerful they were. At the same time, they wanted to gain recognition and praise from their family.
In their hearts, their older brother and sister were idols. They were very, very powerful, and were forever invincible. Others praised them ten thousand times, but it was not as good as their older brother and sister nodding their heads.
In the evening, Xiao Bei and the others caught a lot of river snails. They even had an interesting water battle. After listening to the stories, they were physically and mentally exhausted. They lay down and fell asleep.
Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan discussed some preventive measures. They formulated a plan to increase the number of people patrolling the border. At the same time, they also planned to set up a professional training organization to train firefighters. They also planned to buy wood from other places.
For example, Japan was an island country. They didn't need so many trees. They just needed to fish. They would chop down the wood, burn it into charcoal, and ship it to Tang to sell. This didn't involve too much technology, and there were no technical barriers in trade. The products would be good and could be sold for a high price.
After the discussion, the two of them fell asleep together.
In the middle of the night, they woke up again to make spicy river snails for everyone. In the end, after eating, no one was sleepy anymore. They climbed up a small mountain and waited for the sunrise.
At dawn, they met up with a group of more than fifty people and twenty hunting dogs. They headed for the waterfall that the people who were caught yesterday had confessed.
At noon, Xiao Bei and the other nine children were sleepy. They slept for a full two hours before continuing their journey. In the afternoon, around 4: 30, they finally arrived near the waterfall.
"Xiao Bei, look at this poem that I'll write for you. The title of the poem is' Looking at the Lushan Waterfall '. Say it. The sun shines on the incense burner, and the purple smoke rises. Look at the waterfall hanging in front of the river, flying straight down …"
"Xiao Bei, don't listen to your brother. He's talking nonsense. This isn't the Lushan Incense Burner Peak. When we get to the real place, I'll tell you. Your brother is copying others. Xiao Bao, do you think you're worthy of him?"
Wang Juan didn't wait for Zhang Xiaobao to recite the entire poem. She hurriedly interrupted and told her brothers and sisters not to believe him. Then, she asked Zhang Xiaobao.
Zhang Xiaobao choked and said, "How did I let him down? He's doing well in the Ministry of Revenue. Without me, he wouldn't even have the chance to enter the court. Even if he did, he would only be in the entertainment department, the kind that doesn't have any real power.
Do you think anyone can be an official in the capital? There are many capable people. He's just one more. He's busy as an official and doesn't have time to write too many poems. How can those good poems be passed down in the future? What I'm doing now is a kind of sacrifice, a kind of worship of the virtuous. It has played a positive role in the inheritance of Chinese civilization.
Let him write now. Yesterday is like the east flowing water, leaving me far away. Today is a mess, my heart is full of worries, cutting the water with a knife … "
"You're talking about the lyrics. He's talking about those who have abandoned me. Yesterday cannot be kept. Do you understand?" Wang Juan corrected him.
"Yes, I'm talking about the lyrics. But it's easy to understand. Don't you see that when people write romance, they just translate the Book of Songs and become popular? Many children only know that the mountains have no edges and the heaven and earth are united before they dare to break up with the king, but they don't know what 'Shangxie' is. This is the power of the masses. What the people like is correct.
You say he's writing 'cutting the water with a knife makes the water flow even more'. Is he in the mood now? In another two years, if he does well and is promoted to Rank-5, he'll be able to participate in the big court meetings. He definitely won't be thinking of sitting on a crooked boat tomorrow and messing around with his hair, right? "
Zhang Xiaobao argued irrationally.
"'Shangxie' is a folk song. It comes from the people. How is it not popular? You're always reasonable. Xiao Bei, I'm telling you, don't listen to your brother and deceive others. "
Wang Juan raised her head to look at the waterfall, trying to find the legendary cave. She said this to Xiao Bei and the others.
Xiao Bei also raised his head to look at the waterfall. From time to time, a few drops of water would fall on his face from the wind. He said, "Lyrics? Let brother sing it. When we catch the people behind the waterfall, I'll let them sing hide-and-seek. They actually hid in such a hidden place. If no one told us, how long would it take to find them? "
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