10. Departure
The farther the convoy went northwest, the more desolate the scenery became.
Lush trees are becoming less and less, but the barren Gobi is seeing some from time to time.
Agarwood sat on the wheel, through the big eyes of the gauze hat, and relieved the surrounding scenery with a radiant look.
At this time, it has been more than a month since I left the Guogong Mansion, and the air is a little hotter, and the direct sun is so hot that people's skin hurts a little.
Fortunately, the carriage of the Guogong Mansion was large enough, but the sun outside could not shine on the people on the car.
However, the guards who rode around the carriage were not so lucky, Agarwood turned his head and raised his gaze, and the guards were all dressed in clothes to wrap their bodies tightly, the more hot the temperature, the more they did not dare to โกโก their skin......
โโฆโฆ You don't understand! The sun in the northwest is very vicious, even if it is a strong man, it is not good to be exposed to the sun, otherwise although there is no big problem, the sunburned place is painful and swollen, not to mention, it is itchy and bad, but there is some delay. That's why they covered themselves tightly...... You girl, but you haven't seen it! "It's a bun!
Agarwood retracted his gaze, glanced at himself and talked to himself, enjoying himself - the nosy Qin Dong stared quietly for a while, and silently looked away.
"Hey...... I said......"
It was not someone else who said this, it was Qin Dong who was repeatedly choked to death by agarwood, but he was tireless, and every time he made a comeback, he became more and more courageous.
Since this guy met Agarwood, he has seen something interesting, and he doesn't have any bad intentions, but he can't help but be very cheap, if he doesn't have to say a few more words. ใ
On weekdays, following Grandpa Guo's side, Xu is so ruthless, it is easy to find someone who can quarrel...... Well, if you quarrel unilaterally, this mouth will be over when you pout.
In the words of agarwood, women really don't have such broken mouths!
Another half hour passed, and it was getting dark.
A black-clad guard rode slowly towards the carriage.
Agarwood looked at it fixedly, and secretly thought to himself, it should be time to stop, burn the fire to cook, and rest for the night by the way.
This guard's name is Xiu Ling, and he is the commander of the guard's personal guard, and he has been sleeping outside for a few days, and this person has picked a good place first, and then returned to Grandpa Guo, so as to rest for a while. Today...... There should be no exception!
Really......
Hugh Ling controlled the horse, stopped outside the carriage window, leaned over slightly towards the window and said:
"Grandpa Guo, it's not early, let's rest here for another night today! You see, doable? โ
The coachman in front tightened the reins in his hand, deliberately slowed down the speed of the car, and only heard the calm voice of the grandfather of the country inside, and said:
"Yes."
"Yes!" Hugh Ling received the order, immediately turned the horse's head, and went forward in a loud voice.
Agarwood was not idle, turned around and entered the corner of the shadow wall in front of the carriage, picked up a green cloth baggage, felt that the carriage had stopped, and jumped out of the carriage first, and ran to the relatively flat ground in front of him.
Qin Dong was already busy there at this time, and when he saw Agarwood coming, he held a bundle of branches in his hand, looked up at Agarwood, bared a mouthful of big white teeth, and said with a smile:
"Girl, come on!"
Agarwood stepped forward quickly, put the burden in his hand aside, and pulled his sleeves as he walked, Qin Dong looked at it and hurriedly said:
"No, no, don't touch these rough jobs, little girl. I'm almost done, that's not ......" Qin Dong nodded his chin and said to a place with firewood piled up not far away:
"You've got a fire fold, right? Burn the fire first, set up a fire for a while, so that you can boil hot water for the master to drink, hurry up, let the master wait for a long time. โ
"Oh!" Agarwood didn't stop, just made a bend, walked straight towards the pile of branches, took out the fire fold and lit the fire, Agarwood stood up, walked to another smaller carriage where the sundries were placed, tiptoed for a while, took out the pot from it, took a few basins with the other hand that were about to catch up with her head, and turned back the same way.
She's used to doing these things these days.
Qin Dong is a knife-mouthed tofu-hearted, and he takes agarwood as his own sister, originally seeing that agarwood is small and young, he didn't plan to let agarwood work, and this one is not bad in the left and right teams.
But Agarwood is silent, but her hands and feet are not slow, she rushes to work every time, sometimes not, she just stands aside and watches him busy once, next time she can get started, and she is still tight.
Qin Dong said it many times, but what should agarwood do, Qin Dong's mouth was worn out, but he really didn't fold the agarwood, but fortunately, he took a closer look, this girl looked very relaxed, and she didn't see much tiredness. I'm watching from the side, so what's the help. Thinking like this, Qin Dong has indeed taken good care of agarwood along the way......
Although, the mouth is a little too bad!
Agarwood returned to the camping place, and the guards who had previously searched for the water source had already carried the clean water. Agarwood set up the pot, filled half a pot of water, and stopped looking at it. Instead, he untied the burden that had reached the ground, took out a paper bag from it, turned around and poured it into the already bubbling soup pot, and after a while, a smell came from far and wide.
Qin Dong wrinkled his nose, even though he asked many times, he couldn't help but come to the side of Agarwood who was stirring the pot with a spoon, sat down, and asked with a shy face:
"Girl, what are you doing here? Why is it so fragrant? โ
Agarwood turned her head suspiciously and looked at Qin Dong, "Didn't I tell you?" It's just a mixture of several straw mushrooms and spices ground into powder, and some salt, can't you taste the taste? โ
Last time, Qin Dong drank three bowls in one go, smashed his mouth and said that it was really fragrant, and said that he could feel the taste of straw mushrooms, but after he went on the road, he was in a hurry, and he was the one who ran to the side of the wasteland three times in an hour!
It's so forgetful!
Thanks to the much-talked-speaking Qin Dong, agarwood has learned to slander.
Continue to look at the pot, stretch out your arms and stir a few times, the soup is already boiling, this is good!
Agarwood put down the spoon, took out a slightly larger paper bag into the baggage, shook it off and looked at it, it was full of finger-thick jerky, agarwood was poured into the pot at once, looking at Tang Shui's ups and downs of the meat strips, Qin Dong couldn't help but swallow his saliva again.
The mouth is not idle,
"Agarwood! Let's go all the way, let's be considered an old friend, you can't hide your secrets, I know that there are straw mushrooms in your powder, but the straw mushrooms alone can't be so delicious, don't you like it tightly? We're all such good brothers, say hello to my brother! "If he knows, when he goes out next time, he will also prepare these things, boil the water and soak the dry cakes to eat, or let them cool and put them in the water bladder, and drink when he is thirsty on the way, not to mention how refreshing it is.
Don't you see the whole team doing this now?
Thanks to the fact that Agarwood is not stingy at all, Qin Shenmu opened his mouth and gave more than half of it...... Well, well, who made them brothers and sisters!
Agarwood was busy, took the time to glance at Qin Dong, who didn't know where he was going, thought about it, and said seriously:
"I told you that you won't do it, if you need it in the future, let me know, and I'll make it ready for you."
Agarwood is not false at all, this looks at the powder, but there are dozens of things in it, and the old beggar taught her.
As a beggar, it is common to run all over the world, and sometimes there is no food in the wilderness on the road, and the stomach is always very aggrieved. So, the old beggar made this thing in front of her, and then left it alone, and the work went to agarwood.
The old beggar called this thyme incense, which resists hunger and thirst, and can also prevent and treat diseases such as wind and cold......
Although the agarwood has not been exposed to the wind and cold, and there is no chance to confirm the authenticity, the taste of this thing is really good.
It's just that the method of making zuรฒ is not easy to spread outside, this is what the old beggar forced her to swear, saying that if it is passed on to outsiders, the whole family will die......
Vicious old beggar!
Agarwood pursed her lips, leaving the bad memories behind, and ignoring the happy Qin Dong. When he raised his eyes suddenly, he saw his eldest brother coming over, still holding a ...... in his hand Is it a pheasant?!
Agarwood pursed her lips and hooked the corners of her lips, stood up, looked at the figure walking in, raised her head and asked:
|โ Eldest brother! Did you hit it? โ
"Hmm!"
Putting the prey in his hand on the ground, Shen Mu sat cross-legged on the ground, pulled the agarwood by the way, looked at his sister with big eyes, smiled and rubbed the two small bags on the head of the agarwood, said hello to Qin Dong, and said:
"I went to the river just now to take a look, and by the way, I caught two pheasants and a rabbit, I packed them up, you roasted them all, and made them all into jerky tonight, can you do it?"
It's not that he's lazy and unwilling to do it, it's really the girl's craftsmanship is good, and there are some strange and delicious things in his hands, and the things made are delicious.
A group of big men were embarrassed to open their mouths, but they were embarrassed to push him, but he was also very greedy, and at noon, he took a cake and sandwiched the jerky, not to mention how chewy it was, this thing was really very, very anti-hunger. That's why he opened his mouth to his own sister-in-law, but ......
"You can do as much as you can, it's a waste of time, don't get tired!"
Qin Shenmu told Agarwood uneasily, his own sister is an honest person, and she can't wronged her own sister for those big bosses! He is very clear about the distance between relatives and near!
"I know, I'll do it in a moment. It's still early! If you can do it well, this is not much trouble. Agarwood glanced at a few wild things, estimated how much in his heart, blinked, and said confidently:
"Big brother, don't worry, just these three, when the sky is about to darken, you can finish it. When you rest, the eldest brother comes to get it. โ
Agarwood is not lying, compared to thyme, this fleshy feeling is really much easier.
Shen Mu also had an errand and couldn't stay for a long time, so the brother and sister said a few more words, explained to Agarwood, remembered to look for him if there was something, and got up and strode away.
Speaking of Shen Mu, it is obvious that when he left the Guogong Mansion, he was sent out to explore the road first, and the brother and sister were reunited ten days later.
Because of the young age of Agarwood, now it can be regarded as the only big girl around Grandpa Guo, everyone gives a little face, plus Shenmu is popular on weekdays, and the guards look at Agarwood, which is a bit of a family feeling, so along the way, the group took care of this little girl who was diligent in her hands and feet, did not like to talk, but did not pull her hind legs.
Therefore, in the future of the northwest, although it is hard, the life of agarwood is quite good.