After the caravan left Xihe County, the speed was obviously much faster than before. Many people had a hard time keeping up. There were complaints in the team. The leader pretended not to hear it. It was not until he felt that someone was really going to fall behind that he stopped. Slow down.
After leaving Xihe County, we stopped walking along the edge of the forest. The journey for several days followed through plains interspersed with hills. With a wider view, people usually feel better.
However, due to being yelled at by Bai Shangcai in the city, the closure of the Bai family that delayed the journey for half a day, and the increased speed of the team leader in order to rush on the road, everyone in the caravan was not in a happy mood, but instead accumulated some depression.
But this has no effect on Wei Feng. On the contrary, because entering the plains, rabbits in the jungle are easier to find. They can find them with their own eyes without rain. However, because they cannot show their equipment space to the outside world, they restrain themselves and do not take any measures. Just take action.
Later, the caravan was stationed in an abandoned village and rested here tonight.
Now that he knew where he was stationed, Wei Feng naturally refused to stay in the team and looked for a direction to leave. The team leader Chen Liang pretended not to see it, as long as it didn't cause him any trouble. .
Wild rabbits like to be active between dusk and early morning. Due to light problems in the forest, this may not be accurate, but this is generally the case for rabbits on the plains.
After Wei Feng's level increased, his five senses also strengthened. Now that the sky was not completely dark, it had little effect on his vision. After staying away from the team and the crowd, he took out his novice wooden bow and held it in his hand, standing in the grass beside the village. Traveling around, looking for animals to hunt.
After wandering around for a long time, I didn't see any rabbits. Instead, a rodent similar to a capybara was quite common. Due to its large size, even if it was roasted, it couldn't be eaten. Wei Feng didn't attack them. Furthermore, he did not dare to ensure whether the animal carried any pathogenic bacteria or viruses, and he did not dare to eat it at will.
After wandering around for a while, he finally found a gray rabbit. He immediately bent his bow and set an arrow. The bow was like a thunderbolt and the arrow was like lightning. It pierced the head of the rabbit not far away. The rabbit kicked in vain. After a few steps, the limbs stopped moving.
Speaking of which, Wei Feng had never seen a white rabbit in this world. All the rabbits he encountered had gray fur, and the taste was no different from his previous life. He found a well near the village and disposed of the rabbit. After that, he carried it back to the team and picked up some dry firewood along the way.
At this time, the sky had completely darkened, and many of the merchants accompanying the convoy had already gone to bed. The remaining ones were sitting together in twos and threes, talking about things all over the world. In this era, there are more things to say when bragging. Some of them prove their extensive knowledge.
Wei Feng walked to the corner of the team, set up the fire, and waved to Bu Ji and Cao'er to sit over. The two hesitated for a while, but came over obediently.
Wei Feng explained to Bu Ji the key points of roasting a rabbit. After talking for a while, he handed the rabbit to him and asked him to continue roasting it, saying that he would go around the area.
First of all, if they always give these two some rabbit meat for free, they may be embarrassed to accept it because they feel they are owed. It would be better to let him do some work. Furthermore, Wei Feng really plans to go around the neighborhood. This The village didn't seem to have been abandoned for long, and he had to confirm whether there were any dangerous factors that caused the town to be abandoned.
Chen Liang had been watching his figure wandering around, and he was thoughtful. When Wei Feng made a large circle and returned, Chen Liang took the initiative to talk to him: "What are you looking for?"
Wei Feng shrugged: "No, just wander around."
Chen Liang thoughtfully said: "This village has not been abandoned for two years."
"Oh?" Wei Feng became interested: "Why abandon it?"
Chen Liang gave the lie: "Going out from the east gate of Xihe County is the official road. Following the official road, you can easily reach the next county town, and there is a smooth road along the way. Most people will choose this route.
However, there are some detours along the official road. For the chamber of commerce, time is money. If the goods can be transported to the capital earlier, they can seize the market earlier, so caravans generally choose faster routes. The route you take is the fastest.
However, before this year, only a few caravans dared to take this road, and our Shengshi was one of them. Other chambers of commerce would rather take a detour and take the official road. Do you know why? "
Without waiting for Wei Feng to answer, he continued: "Because bandits were rampant here in the early years, once the caravan takes this route, it will be easily robbed."
"Then what changes happened this year to make these bandits disappear?" Wei Feng asked, otherwise he would not have said these four words before this year.
Chen Liang still did not answer directly: "Because there are many robbers on this route, many caravans do not go north to Xihe County first after setting off from Changping County, but go east to other counties first."
"Hmm~" Wei Feng pondered: "You mean, the Bai family took action to eliminate the robbers?"
If the caravan does not go to Xihe County, it will definitely be a loss for Xihe County. The Bai family cannot avoid the loss of Xihe County. If the Bai family wants to develop, these robbers must be eliminated first.
Wei Feng turned to ask: "Is the public security in our Jiang country very poor?"
Chen Liang: "Why did you say this, little brother?"
Wei Feng: "Otherwise, why would there be robbers near a big city?"
Chen Liang said without comment: "Of course there is a reason for their existence."
Wei Feng thought thoughtfully. There were robbers before but not now. Thinking about any changes in the Bai family, it was just that their head Bai Jianxing had just come to power and there was magic mist and rain around him. Wei Feng naturally wouldn't do it when he was in Xihe County. Miss this kind of news.
In other words, before Bai Jianxing came to power, with the power of the Bai family, the old family leader could not solve the problem of robbers. And how capable the robbers can be, how can those who are really capable become robbers? Therefore, the reason for the existence of robbers , naturally because those forces that do not want the Bai family to develop are causing trouble.
Thinking about this, he asked, "So this village used to be a den of thieves?"
Chen Liang nodded in affirmation.
"Then this head of the Bai family is quite powerful." Wei Feng chuckled.
Chen Liang remained silent, and looked at Wei Feng with more meaning in his eyes. Sure enough, he strengthened his guess. This young man must be from a big family. How could ordinary people know about the change of head of the Bai family.
At this time, there was a noise at the end of the team. The two looked at the source of the sound. Wei Feng couldn't help but raise his eyebrows. There were many people surrounding the fire he had set up before, and he left it to Bu Ji to bake. rabbit, falling aside.
