"What? You want to go out and find an open meadow?"

When Xia Gui asked Lord Jiang to go out to find an open grassland, Lord Jiang, who was sitting on the stone bench, couldn't help frowning.

Xia Gui nodded and said, "Yes." ”

Master Jiang said, "Tell me why." ”

Xia Gui said sincerely: "It's been half a day since I received the task of raising raccoon dogs. I tried feeding all the ingredients in the zoo, but the raccoon still wouldn't eat anything. I'm afraid that if it drags on like this, it will not only be even more skinny, but may even starve to death. ”

Master Jiang stared at Xia Gui sharply, "What does this have to do with the grassland?"

Xia Gui said: "Just as human babies are born with what to eat, so do animals. Rabbits know they want to eat grass, tigers know they want meat, and raccoon dogs are no exception. Since the ingredients in the lodge are not enough to meet the needs of the tanuki, it is up to it to tell us what it is going to eat. So, I wanted to place it in a pasture with a wide variety of species and let it choose for itself. ”

After listening to Xia Gui's statement, Lord Jiang's expression loosened a little. He lifted his calloused hand and picked up the teacup on the table, took a sip of tea, and then said, "Good idea." ”

Xia Gui's heart moved, it seemed that there was a drama in this matter.

"But there's one thing I don't understand, why don't you just go to Nine? He's your direct superior. Master Jiang looked at Xia Gui with blazing eyes.

Xia Gui suddenly became a little nervous.

Nine embarrassed himself, he wished that his mission had failed, and he would never provide him with any help. Faced with such a superior, Xia Gui naturally would not ask for help.

But there is no need to tell Lord Jiang these words. Not to mention that the conflict between himself and No. 9 has nothing to do with Lord Jiang at all, even if Lord Jiang knew that No. 9 was embarrassing him, would he still take the case and make decisions for himself? The trivial matter between the two slaves would not arouse Lord Jiang's attention, on the contrary, his behavior of making a small report would arouse his disgust.

So Xia Gui cleared his throat and replied, "My lord, No. 9 may be busy, and I didn't find him." This matter is very important, and it is inconvenient to delay and wait, so I came directly to ask Lord Jiang. ”

Sure enough, this painless answer was tacitly approved by Lord Jiang, and he said in a soothing tone: "Okay, then let me tell you." To the northeast of the lodge is a large open meadow called 'Barren Meadow'. The grassland is surrounded by dry grassland, and in the middle of the grassland is a separate forest called the 'Qingmao Forest'. It is rich in materials, rich in water and soil, with a wide variety of vegetation and a wide variety of mammals, and I am sure that this forest will meet your needs. ”

The woods near the base to the north?

Hearing this word again, Xia Gui was slightly suffocated, getting closer and closer to that place.

"My lord, this place is exactly what I wanted. Xia Gui said gratefully.

Lord Jiang's eyes looked sharply at Xia Gui, "Not everyone has the right to go there, a little slave like you is not qualified." ”

Xia Gui smiled bitterly, "My lord, this ......"

Master Jiang nodded, "But you have a task with you, the situation is quite special, I can try to apply for permission for you, if the above agrees, you can try it." ”

Xia Gui was overjoyed, "Thank you, sir!"

Master Jiang nodded, "But I want to warn you, don't try to take this opportunity to escape. None of the slaves who tried to escape from our Jiuhou Villa were not captured in the end! And their fate was very, very miserable!"

......

Lord Jiang was quite efficient, and quickly gave Xia Gui the permission to enter and exit the Qingmao Forest.

Xia Gui weaved a bamboo cage and put two fist-sized raccoon dogs into it. Now the raccoon is small in size, so it is very convenient to carry it around in a cage.

After getting the pass, Xia Gui left Jiuhou Villa, followed the team of slaves who went out to cut wood, and staggered all the way to the grassland.

It's a huge meadow.

Vast and open.

As far as the eye can see, it is difficult to see the edge, because the area that stretches along the foot of the mountain is only about one hundredth of the entire meadow.

It's not so much a meadow as a vast and dense grassland. A long wind blew, all the grass in the grassland rattled, and the miscanthus grass, as the highest grass, swayed from side to side, and even faintly brought out the sound of Jin Ge Iron Horse.

Because no one prunes it, the grass here grows as long as it wants, and grows wildly, so Xia Gui can see both the miscanthus grass that grows beyond people's knees, and the low and dense turf. The vegetation here is extremely vibrant, growing like a needle, unaffected by the dry soil.

Some people say that the entire grassland is the land of the Nine Marquis, and no one knows how vast it is.

At this time, it is midsummer, the eyes are green, the sky is blue, the wilderness is vast, the wind blows the grass and sees the cattle and sheep. Xia Gui looked at this boundless grassland, and suddenly had an idea in his head.

Obviously, Jiuhou doesn't have so much manpower to guard every inch of grassland, not to mention that there is not even a fence here, if you escape into the grass and drill in the direction of the deserted people, I am afraid that you can escape quietly. In such a vast steppe, escape a slave, maybe they will not find out.

Xia Guizheng pondered, and the voice of the teacher Budan suddenly sounded: "Don't make wishful thinking, you can't escape from this." ”

"Why?" Xia Gui asked.

Boudin smiled, "The old man will sell it first, you follow the team to the depths of the pasture, and I'll see if you can guess the reason." ”

Xia Gui didn't ask any more questions, and followed the team silently, silently observing the surrounding environment.

This place is full of desolate turf, and it has not yet reached the Qingmao Forest that Master Jiang said. When Xia Gui went deeper into the grassland, the landform began to change, and the vegetation on the ground became richer, and even the sparse broad-leaved trees began to appear on the grassland.

After about an hour or so, some small red and yellow flowers began to appear on the ground. More and more broad-leaved and deciduous trees are rising from the ground, and it seems that the landscape is beginning to change, from grasslands to forests. And this parched land has also begun to become moist and fertile.

Finally, a dark forest appeared in front of me.

Towering trees rise from the ground, and their straight branches grow luxuriantly, forming a huge contrast with the desolate and vast prairie. The forest was dark, with the occasional black shadow of an unknown bird passing by.

There were several uniformed guards at the entrance of the forest, armed with long knives and spears, with serious expressions.

When the slaves walked to this area, they reached their destination, and they all stopped in unison. The slaves scattered in a tacit manner, found a few large trees at the edge of the forest, and silently began to cut wood.

This should be the Qingmao Forest that Master Jiang said.