Qingyan was also preparing to get up in the middle of the night and keep vigil with others, but she didn't expect that they didn't call her at all and just let her sleep until dawn.
In the morning, I was woken up by the sound of everyone getting up and making breakfast. When I opened my eyes, it was already bright.
He scratched his head in embarrassment and looked at everyone with a blush.
Grandma Lanhua came up and patted her hand and said: "There are so many of us, we don't need you. The little girl needs to sleep more. She won't look good if she sleeps less. Go and wash up." The meal will be ready soon."
Breakfast is wild vegetable broth. Over the past few days, the wheat grains they had saved have long been gone.
Even if Qingyan adds a little more every day, she can't make it too obvious. With the addition of three more grown men, the consumption will be faster.
Now they just eat wild vegetables and hunted wild animals to satisfy their hunger, but it is not an option to continue like this. They only eat meat and vegetables without staple food, and they always feel a little full.
Thinking that they should find something that can be used as a staple food, the yam they found last time would be more suitable.
There are no villages on this road, so it is impossible to find food. And even if there are villages here, the Khitans probably won't come, and they may not flee. They have to eat the food themselves.
But now those potatoes, sweet potatoes and the like have not been passed on at all, so it is impossible to find them.
After breakfast, we packed up our things and hitched up the donkey cart, and everyone slowly walked down the mountain.
They didn't dare to follow the road for fear of running into those in front of them.
Li Hao and the other three were also thinking about how to bypass them and enter Handcheng. Although the other party might not necessarily think of where they were going, they should have predicted that they would go there first to block them.
If they want to get there later, they have to find a way.
As everyone walked forward, they looked at the messy footprints on the ground. The other party may not have thought about dealing with these marks. After all, this road has not been used for a while and is full of weeds. If more than a dozen people walk by, there will definitely be some. There are traces that cannot be dealt with even if you want to.
Thinking of this, Qingyan suddenly stopped and said to Li Hao and the others behind her: "Brother Li San, do you think they have discovered that the three of you are not in front at all? There are no footprints in front."
Li Hao was stunned and looked at her with complicated eyes.
When she saw that the other party didn't speak and still looked at her like this, she thought of something.
"Oh my god! Damn it, why did you reveal this? The other party originally used the excuse of meeting the bandits to go with them. Now that she said this, wouldn't it be exposed that she already knew those people? It’s the one who ambush them!”
Sure enough, Li Hao and the other three looked over with inquiring expressions. Wang Qian wanted to say something, but Wang Kun stopped him.
At this point, Qingyan stopped pretending to be stupid and said directly: "As you know, Chou Chou and I went up the mountain to look for water before.
At that time, Chou Chou was in the tree and saw dozens of people lying there. Then I met you again, so I guessed that the other party might be ambushing you.
Don't worry, I won't tell anyone, but the question now is, since we can find the traces left by the other party, won't the other party suspect that you didn't even leave any traces after you passed by? Will you come back and see? "
When the three of them saw what she said, they relaxed.
After getting along with each other for the past few days, I also know that the other party is not that kind of simple little girl, and it is normal to find out.
Li Hao also reacted to what Qingyan said next, it was true!
He subconsciously looked at Wang Kun, who gave his master a comforting look.
She turned to Qingyan and said, "This is unlikely. They don't know that I am with you. The three of us may not be walking on this mountain road. What if we pass through the forest.
The other party won't know how we walked, they are just chasing us in this direction.
But Miss Xue is right to be worried. We still can't go too fast. We need to investigate first before moving forward. This matter will have to trouble Chou Chou. "
The two of them want to protect their master, so it's okay for one of them to explore the way ahead, but it's just a waste of time for them to go back and forth.
They also saw how powerful Chou Chou was in exploring paths. Every time they would climb to the tallest tree on the slope and look forward.
Its eyesight and hearing were extraordinary. Every time it came down, it would tell them with signs that the distance of one or two miles ahead was safe, and then they could move forward.
Sometimes you can see where there is water, and you never miss it, which is very convenient.
This is not something ordinary scouts can do, this monkey is definitely a treasure!
After hearing what he said, Qingyan said no more and asked Chou Chou to explore the road more carefully.
After that, we walked for two more days. Along the way, we rested at night and traveled during the day. There was no other way. If we traveled at night, we couldn't explore the way forward for fear of walking into someone's ambush circle.
In the past few days, I have been filling my stomach with wild vegetables and meat. I have never found any yams or even wild fruits.
It's not that I haven't seen them, they are just like small green apples, not ripe at all, and completely inedible.
In this way, even if Chou Chou wanted to bring back some plums and peaches, it would not be justified.
After all, as long as they know where there are peaches and orchids, they want to pick more and bring them back. There are not even trees. How to explain?
Even if there is a bare tree, it is easy to say.
As a result, Qingyan didn't eat any fruit for the next two days.
If it really isn't available, forget it. The problem is that it's really uncomfortable knowing that there is it in Chou Chou Space but you can't eat it.
On the third day, they began to prepare for rest in the afternoon, but they had no choice but to eat.
Even though we had gotten so much meat before, including wild boars and goats, with so many people, it was pretty good to be able to eat it for three days.
We still stopped where there was water. As long as there was water, hunting nearby would definitely be no problem.
This time it's not a pool, it's a creek. This creek is really small and can only cover the top of your feet.
The water flows down from the mountains, then turns a corner from here and flows to the south.
It seemed that they would not have to worry about running out of water in the future. The stream seemed to go quite far forward. Although there was not much water, it was living water.
This time there was more food to eat. There were many mushrooms under the trees by the water, and there was even a dead tree that fell by the stream with a lot of fungus growing on it.
This can be regarded as an unexpected surprise. This stew of chicken and meat can add a bit of flavor without being greasy.
There are only two kinds of mushrooms here. They are basically non-toxic and not colorful, so it is relatively safe.
The women stayed behind to cook and make beds, while the men went hunting.
Qingyan wanted to go, but they wouldn't let her go, so she had to stay to protect everyone and let Chou Chou go.
Of course, Chou Chou didn't go with the large army, but ran by himself after others left.
