The fifth day of August.
From this day on, officials from all over the country successively visited the Jianghu gangs within their jurisdiction according to the imperial edicts they received, and offered rewards for their merits in the Southern Shaolin battle, and burial subsidies for the martyrs who died in the battle.
Starting from this day, two notices were posted at the government offices from north to south in Zhongzhou.
One is to reward the extermination of the remnants of the red-clothed gangsters and the Japanese bandits hiding in Fujian.
The second is to publish a list to recruit heroes from Jianghu to join the army, go to Beiguan, and fight in Wala!
On this day, the Tathagata's holy hand drove a carriage carrying ten thousand taels of gold toward the southwest.
The guards from the east and west factories who were traveling together either followed each other or cleared the way in front of them. If they were slow for a moment, they would inevitably fall behind and get ashes.
On this day, Bing Yi and others, who were in the southeast corner of Fujian, were naturally not aware of these situations.
What’s more, compared to the plans made in the Jinluan Palace on the day of the White Dew Festival, the imperial court’s actions were much gentler.
Of course, if they knew that there was a reward for exterminating the bandits, they would definitely be able to get a lot of silver in exchange for taking away a dozen people from two Japanese lairs in three days.
It’s not like after a few big meals and drinks, in order to ensure that the money back is enough, I have to sleep rough in the mountains and rivers.
at dusk.
The sun is about to set.
Bingyi and the other eight people had already set up a bonfire on the bank of the stream, preparing to light a fire.
Beside the bonfire were some freshly picked wild fruits and vegetables, seven potatoes and a dead hare.
Except for those potatoes that were leftover from a village yesterday, the wild fruits, vegetables and hares were picked and brought by everyone with their sleeves.
According to everyone's appetite, these things are not enough to satisfy the hunger, but they are more than enough to satisfy the hunger.
You shouldn't be hungry until noon tomorrow at least.
Of course, if we can get some more river fresh food, everyone will have a full meal!
Just do what comes to mind.
Mengfang threw the heavy hammer on the bank, pulled his trouser legs to his knees, and jumped into the stream with his bare feet.
Bang!
Wow! ——
Although Mengfang restrained himself before falling into the water, the Zhangkuan River seemed to have been intercepted halfway by a huge boulder, causing waves half as tall as a man to explode!
The mud under the stream bed was rolled up, the clear stream was turbid, and there was no sign of fish.
It took a long time before the stream became clear again.
A group of swimming fish that had been frightened just now must have been frightened and confused, and they swam towards their enemy without knowing where to avoid it.
Mengfang's eyes widened, he saw the right moment, and plunged his hands into the water one after another.
I want to draw the bow from left to right and grab one with one hand.
Unexpectedly, when looking into the water from outside the water, the line of sight is wrong, and the position of the hands is half a palm's distance from the swimming fish.
Naturally, they all came up empty-handed!
Mengfang's reaction was quite quick. When he knew he missed the blow, he immediately backhanded and tried to make up for it.
But how could Youyu give him this opportunity?
After being frightened again, the fish seemed to have been beaten to death at the same time, and suddenly they swung their tails and ran out far away!
Just stay in Mengfang and sigh!
Several bursts of uncontrollable laughter came from the bank of the stream.
Meng Fang didn't care about his blush, but fixed his gaze on the little shadow standing by the stream.
It turned out that a few fish had hid on the shore when the creek bed was shaking. Little did they know that there were people on the shore who were watching eagerly.
Xiaoying held the long bamboo with its ends sharpened upside down in both hands, squinting and looking at the few fish living in a corner with great concentration.
The next moment, Xiaoying suddenly exerted his strength, and the long bamboo plunged into the water!
A scoff brought out pieces of spray covered in cherry red blood!
Several fish shadows fled in panic.
And on the long bamboo tip pulled out of the stream, a fish was penetrated through the head. It flopped a few times and then stopped moving.
"Hiss, that's awesome! I didn't expect Xiaoying to still have such a skill!"
Meng Fang praised the fish, and when he looked around, he couldn't see half of the fish anymore. He was very upset that he was too vulgar. The fish should be stabbed by the small shadow, so that everyone could eat more fish.
Several others who happened to look here couldn't help but admire him again and again.
After getting along with each other for a few days, everyone has become quite familiar with each other, but this is the first time that he has been praised by everyone.
Xiaoying couldn't help but feel a little shy, and whispered: I'm just lucky.
While removing the fish from the bamboo tip, lower your head and let the bangs hang down to cover your face.
After sending the fish to the campfire, he whispered: "I'll try to see if I can catch one or two more."
He immediately turned around and ran towards the shore slightly downstream.
He walked carefully close to the bank of the stream, then bowed slightly and squinted his eyes, looking for prey in the water.
Bing Yi, Mo Li and Xiao An were squatting next to the bonfire.
Bing Yi was holding a dagger and concentrating on dealing with the hare.
Mo Li was originally choosing vegetables with Xiao An. When he saw Xiao Ying bringing new food, he picked up the fish and skillfully scraped the scales, cheeks and guts with a dagger.
Except for the daggers in Bing Yi's hands, both the daggers in the hands of Mo Li and Xiao An, as well as the daggers in the waists of Xiao Ying and Xiao Lian were all bought at the blacksmith shop in Longxi Town three days ago.
For Mo Li, double thorns are naturally more convenient, but double thorns are not popular in the southeastern area of Zhongzhou. In ordinary blacksmith shops, you can only find walking stick-style double crutches, and there are basically no sharp-edged Emei thorns, and consider that When Professor Yi got started with the dagger, he along with Xiao An, Xiao Lian and Xiao Ying were equipped with double daggers.
While his hands were busy with work, Mo Li suddenly asked: "Did Xiaoying live by the sea before?"
Mo Li didn't speak loudly, and the person he was questioning was obviously Xiao An, who was here.
Xiao An was slightly startled when she heard this, and roughly understood that Mo Li was asking Xiao Ying if she had any fishing experience, but she had no idea and could only shake her head with a smile.
Mo Li, who didn't get the answer, suddenly said: "Oh, sorry, I forgot that the three of you didn't know each other completely before."
Xiao An looked a little embarrassed when he heard this, but he still forced a smile and said: "It's okay, we often chat now, but we rarely talk about the past."
Mo Li, who knew that he had just made a mistake, continued to apologize: "I asked too abruptly."
Hearing the two women's apologies, it didn't matter to her, but Bing Yi on the side seemed to turn a deaf ear. He only glanced at Mo Li and then seriously tied the hare with its internal organs and fur removed to a small bamboo pole.
At least he was familiar with Mo Li, and Bing Yi obviously noticed that Mo Li's sudden question was not a casual question, but had a strong purpose, but he didn't know what Mo Li was trying to test.
Just as I was thinking this, another clear and sweet slapping sound came from the shore.
Xiaoying succeeded again!
Mengfang seemed to have been stuck in the stream watching Xiaoying perform the fish spearing performance from just now. He praised happily: "Hey! That's really good! Xiaoying girl is really capable. Whoever goes out with you in the future will not worry about being hungry!"
Nangong Hanyu had just chopped a pile of new firewood and shouted straight to Meng Fang: "Brother Meng, you can't be lazy and watch the show. Why don't you go hunt for game while it's still bright? What about wild boar?" Forget it, just get another pheasant or hare!"
Mengfang laughed and said, "Xiaoyu looks down on you, Brother Meng. If it weren't for the fact that we couldn't find a wild boar here, otherwise I would have to carry a wild boar for you today!"
As he spoke, Mengfang began to move toward the shore.
Where it is located can be regarded as the edge of this stream, and the water level is knee-deep.
The deepest part in the center should be able to cover Mengfang's chest.
In order not to make too much noise and not to affect the little shadow fish, Mengfang slowly moved forward.
When they were still two steps away from landing, Mengfang suddenly noticed dozens of shadowy figures about 30 feet away approaching them.
Mengfang's first reaction was to look across the stream, and he was not surprised to see the same scene.
He looked solemn and said anxiously: "We are surrounded!"
Then he jumped ashore, picked up the square hammer, and roared loudly!
"How dare Xiao Fang come to disturb your grandpa's purity?!"
