Everyone was very happy when they got the fish, and prepared to put the baskets down again. However, they saw that the earthworms in some baskets had been eaten by the fish, so they dug out a few more earthworms and put them in.
There was so much movement here that it directly attracted the soldiers over there who had just finished eating.
Except for a few soldiers who were in their thirties or forties, most of the others were in their prime, especially the infantry, who were all young men in their twenties, when they were in their prime.
When they heard that a fish was caught here, everyone came running over.
They first looked at the big fish in the wooden barrels and basins. When they saw that there were not only fish but also quite small ones, they opened their eyes wide with excitement.
They haven't eaten fish for a long time. The main reason is that there is very little river water in Yecheng and they rely on wells for drinking water, so eating fish is not that convenient.
Given this opportunity, of course I want to feast on it.
However, they did not use baskets. Instead, they got some long grass nearby and wove a few sparse straw mats.
Then they walked a little further away from them. The four of them carried a straw mat and pressed it into the water, preparing to use the straw mat to catch fish.
If there are really many fish in the river, this method is actually okay. They only need to put the mat in the water, wait quietly for a while, and then suddenly lift it up when a fish swims over, and they can catch a few. .
But there are actually not many fish in the river, they are all driven here by Chou Chou.
Of course, if they wanted to catch fish, they had to rely on Chou Chou. If Chou Chou didn't let Chou Chou drive the fish over, all the hard work would have been in vain.
After they put all the straw mats into the water and put them in place, and the water surface calmed down, they sent a message to Chou Chou: "Now you can catch fish here. For those sergeants, you can catch more fish for them. As for the How much they can get depends on their own strength, and it doesn’t take too much, and it’s not good to look too scary.”
Chou Chou gave Qingyan a look and said through a message: "I don't know this yet, just look at me."
Well, every time I see this little ChouChou, I automatically think of it as a baby. In fact, this guy is an old monster.
Everyone worked lively all morning, and when the weather was getting hot, they not only caught enough to feed two groups of people, but also had a surplus.
However, it was too hot today, so the sergeants originally planned to cook all the food. They had three meals today, but Li Hao stopped them and taught them how to marinate the fish.
Since they had made enough salt before, they just left the big fish, cut them open from the back with a knife, connected the belly part, and marinated the fish.
Apply salt and put it in a wooden barrel to marinate. Once the marinade has taken on the flavor, you can hang it up on a pole to dry.
Qingyan and the others hung on the side of the donkey cart, while Wang Linyan and the others tied a stick to the horse and hung it with a rope.
Qingyan also learned this from her godmother Liu Jing. They southerners like to dry fish like this. It is said that this is called sun-dried fish, which is similar to bacon and can be kept for a long time.
Everyone was struggling for a while, and in the afternoon when the sun was not so poisonous, they had lunch in advance and continued on the road.
However, Li Hao and others and the cavalry had to leave first. Li Hao and the other three were given up three horses by other sergeants. They wanted to go to Handeng in advance. The remaining infantry followed behind with their legs and feet slightly slower. He stayed behind to protect Qingyan and everyone in Yangjiaping.
Qingyan originally thought that Li Hao would only leave four or five sergeants for them, but she didn't expect that he would leave twenty people for them all at once.
It is said that the legs and feet are too slow to keep up with the speed of the horses. In fact, it is because they don't trust them and they are afraid that they will not be fully protected if there are few people.
The ones left behind were all young and strong, with weapons in their hands. They were walking on both sides of their donkey carts, which was very intimidating.
To be honest, Qingyan felt a little awkward. If they weren't wearing handcuffs and shackles, it would have looked like they were being escorted. Fortunately, she got used to it after walking for a long time.
She couldn't help but think of Li Hao's reluctant expression before leaving. Qingyan wanted to laugh a little. She might have been exposed to too much sun during this period. Her originally wheat-colored face was dark and dark, and her facial features were slightly tough. She's really funny with her little girly attitude.
As a result, she had no trace of parting melancholy left at all.
With the addition of those sergeants, I felt that I was traveling much faster. I don’t know whether it was because I had the confidence to move forward without timidity, or because I subconsciously cooperated with the pace of the sergeants. Anyway, the speed was improved. Went up.
Everyone in Yangjiaping was quite embarrassed at first. They didn't say anything about escorting them, and they didn't even eat their food. They brought their own food, which didn't feel right.
Because of the accelerated speed, the journey that originally took two days took them one day and one night. They even met a small town in the middle and replenished some food.
The main reason is that the town is too small, with only one grain store and one cloth shop, and the cloth shop has not opened yet.
I heard that the goods were sold out a few days ago, because there was chaos at the place where the goods were purchased, so they had to close temporarily.
Originally, Qingyan was very excited when she saw that there was finally a town, with people coming and going, and that it had not been affected by the war. She thought she could finally see a different scenery.
Unexpectedly, when she entered the town, she discovered that it was not as big as her hometown village. There were only two shops in it, which were still more than ten square meters.
The houses are still sloping houses, and only one or two of them are built with blue bricks and black tiles. It is said that they are the homes of wealthy families in the town.
Qingyan, who came here in good fortune but returned in disgrace, didn't dare to have high hopes for Handcheng. It probably wouldn't be that prosperous. At most, it would have a larger population.
When she arrived in front of the gate of Hancheng, Qingyan overturned her previous thoughts. For this era, this city was already very majestic.
Because it is close to Weizhou, the capital of the Later Tang Dynasty, it is quite prosperous. In addition, it is close to the Yellow River Basin and has frequent business exchanges. It can be said that the city is quite well built.
Even if there is going to be chaos now because Shi Jingtang lets the Khitans enter the customs, this place will not be affected at all. Another thing, the Khitans haven't arrived here yet.
This can be said to be the last level of the capital, and there are many soldiers guarding the city.
Li Hao's second brother Li Ze is the garrison here, while his father and eldest brother are garrisoned in Yecheng. They can be said to be military fortresses, which shows how strong the Li family's military power is.
Looking at the high city wall in front of me, pedestrians were coming and going. Those entering the city were either rushing or pushing carts, or carrying their shoulders. Most of them were empty-handed, and the number of people leaving the city was much smaller.
Qingyan stared at the clothes of the passers-by, as well as the things in their hands, many of which she had never seen before.
Of course, there are also some familiar ones, such as those grains and vegetables and baskets and baskets, which are not much different from those of later generations.
