Chapter 187: Fragile Bondage
Gossip plans for the next day. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć ļ½ļ½ļ½ļ½
Sure enough, Lin Xiao predicted that it was raining lightly today. Although it did not rain heavily, it continued to drip, and it was not long before rain accumulated on the ground.
Fortunately, Lin Xiao got up early, he should have known that it would rain today, and he went out to hunt before dawn in the early morning.
Lin Xiao's arrows were accurate, and he easily hit a hare and a few fish, and cleaned and roasted them on the spot.
When Lin Xiao didn't return to the wooden house with the roasted hare and grilled fish, it had already begun to rain, and when he braved the rain to return to the cabin, he found that Xingzhe was already sitting in the house eating apples.
Xingzhe didn't know where to get a bag of apples, and brought them back with the package he had wrapped with the comic paper he had held before.
From the water stains seeping out of the package, it can be seen that Xingzhe has cleaned all the apples.
"Wow, you're still amazing, you have meat to eat today. ā
Xingzhe likes to eat meat very much, and in the past few days with the army, he has never tasted meat at all, and he has already been hungry. Unexpectedly, Lin Xiao came back with so much meat that had already been made in the morning, and he was now very envious of Lin Xiao's archery skills.
If Xingzhe himself also has this kind of arrowing technique, then there is meat to eat everywhere, just thinking about it is very excited, and he can't help licking his tongue, and his saliva is almost not flowing down.
"Where did you find the apple? We didn't find any apple trees around here when we came before?"
Lin Xiao asked curiously.
"There's an orchard down there, and I went in and picked some of them before the farmers got up to work. Mainly because we don't have much water in the kettle, so let's get some apples to replace it, and keep the water for now. ā
Lin Xiao nodded, put the roast rabbit meat on Xingzhe's package, and handed two of the grilled fish in his hand to Xingzhe. He didn't care if Xingzhe stole or robbed it, anyway, this was the Jin Kingdom, not their Datang.
And Xingzhe is right, their water is really not enough, and it is very necessary to replace it with apples.
When I used to watch TV dramas, Xingzhe thought that as long as there was a river, there would be water to drink everywhere. Later, when he came to Datang, he learned that as long as there is a river, there will be water to drink, but it requires a lot of processes.
Xingzhe once tasted the river water himself, and he probably couldn't forget the strange taste in the river water in his life. As soon as the river water entered the stomach, the disgusting taste immediately rolled in the stomach.
I vaguely remember that day Xingzhe vomited stomach acid, and then he had a stomach trouble for several days in a row, and then he recovered some of his vitality, and his whole limbs were weak, dizzy and swollen, as if he could touch heaven with his hand.
Later, he learned that even if the river water had to be drunk, it had to be filtered. When Xingzhe saw the wooden filter, Xingzhe had already admired the wisdom of the working people.
Of course, sometimes the river water will be drunk directly, but this is always in a very urgent situation, and it is always poured directly into it as much as possible. If you don't touch your tongue and don't feel your taste buds, it won't be particularly unpleasant.
Because of this way of river water has been choked by countless people, I heard that some people have been choked to death, it is really a big forest, and there are all kinds of birds.
Xingzhe took a bite of Lin Xiao's grilled fish, which was moderately crunchy and tasted very fragrant. After Lin Xiao lived in the wild for a period of time, he developed a habit of always carrying a little seasoning with him, so that he would not eat without taste.
Although it is just a simple grilled fish, Lin Xiao's craftsmanship is really good, the taste of the fish and the taste of the condiments are perfectly mixed, and the fishy smell of the fish itself has almost been eliminated.
"Sometimes it's not acceptable, in addition to your archery that makes me envious, your cooking skills are also so good, unlike me, who can only cook all kinds of instant noodles. ā
"Instant noodles? What kind of noodles are they?"
Lin Xiao asked curiously.
"It's a specialty of our hometown, it's convenient, it tastes good, and there are many different flavors. Braised beef, Laotan sauerkraut, pork rib soup, stewed chicken with mushrooms and hot and sour beef, in short, there are very, very many flavors. ā
Lin Xiao listened to the yearning on his face, as if so many flavors of instant noodles were already in front of him, it turned out that YY can really be high and trendy.
"There are so many ways to make noodles, I really want to try them, and I must go to your hometown in the future to try this legendary instant noodles." ā
"Okay, I'll take you back to try instant noodles when I have the chance, and you can eat as much as you want. ā
If only I can go back.
The rain outside the house was pouring down, and a few grilled fish were in their stomachs, Xingzhe and Lin Xiao had already eaten almost enough, and they planned to keep the roast rabbit meat for now, and then take it out to eat when they were hungry later.
"Overseer, it's raining today, will it affect your plans?"
Lin Xiao asked.
"Don't worry, everything is going according to plan, even if it rains. Next, let's bet on what kind of person the monarch of Jin Guoguo is, to see if he is willing to lose the hearts of the people or surrender. ā
Seongzhe smiled confidently, as if he had predicted all of this.
"Surrender? Do you mean that the Jin Congress surrendered to the Tang Dynasty? But...... Why? Jin and Datang have always been incompatible, and the monarch of Jin is arrogant and disdainful of surrendering to Datang, so he will ally with Dali, how can he suddenly surrender to Datang?"
Lin Xiao didn't know what Xingzhe had done, and when he saw it, Xingzhe's gossip plan had already been completed. So he was simply confused and didn't know anything.
"If the relationship between Jin and Dali breaks down, then there is no way to compete with Datang with the strength of Jin alone. Moreover, Datang already knew the ambitions of the Jin State, and was bound to send troops to attack the Jin State, so surrender was their only choice. ā
"However, how can the Jin Kingdom start a war against Dali? They are now in the alliance, and if they start a war rashly, it will arouse the spurning of the people on the other side. ā
Xingzhe smiled slightly.
"Victory is justice, if the Jin State captures Dali, then what the king of the Jin State says, it is what it is. ā
"But the national strength of the Jin Kingdom is similar to the great ideal, and it is not a simple matter to lay down Dali, right?"
"But Dali doesn't know the movements of the Jin State, if the Jin State suddenly launches a general attack on Dali, which has no preparation, then what will be the result? And the Jin State can surrender to Datang first, and assist Datang to destroy Dali together. ā
The bond of interests between countries is the most fragile bond.