Chang Xile and his party have never been out of Daoxiang County, and their hearts are inevitably excited at first, along the way, Chang Xiqing and Chang Xishou, two cousins and Wang Dali, kept asking about the situation in the Mafu or the Dart Master's Mansion, full of curiosity about the unknown world.

The groom and the dart master are very accustomed to such situations, and those who have never been to the house can't help but ask. One of the grooms, whose mouth was extremely slippery, spoke so wildly that the two brothers and Wang Dali were stunned for a moment.

Although the groom is exaggerated, many things are still very reliable, but he is good at inquiring about some strange things, so it sounds like a storyteller. But he is not to blame, after all, this kind of thing is easy to attract everyone's interest.

Chang Xile and Chang Xisheng have already heard a lot of information before, so they won't be fooled by the groom, and they all listen to it as a story.

And Chang Yu rarely didn't get out of the car and run this time, but he has been sitting in the carriage honestly, leaning on Chang Xile's side and being very well-behaved, not even arching in his arms as usual at any time. This appearance is just like that of ordinary children, and there is nothing unusual to see.

Although this appearance can avoid everyone's strange eyes, after all, Chang Yu is not young, and the peasant child is already able to carry things at such an old age, and he likes to nest in other people's arms like a child, which is abnormal at first glance.

But Chang Xile felt that something was wrong, and when he thought about it carefully, it seemed that Chang Yu had been acting very 'normal' in front of people during this time. It's just that he was busy preparing things for departure and had to arrange the things at hand, so he didn't pay attention to it.

Chang Xisheng also noticed it and said curiously: "Why is the tiger master so honest today?" ”

Chang Yu raised his eyelids, lowered them again, and said nothing.

Chang Xile felt even more weird, "Little meow, what's wrong with you?" Is there something uncomfortable? ”

Chang Yu blinked and shook his head.

"Really?"

Chang Yu still shook his head firmly, "I...... Good ......"

Chang Xile was slightly surprised that this child could express his feelings in words when his actions could be replaced.

"Don't you want to go out for a walk?"

Chang Yu glanced at the scenery outside the car window, and immediately took it back.

"No...... Want to ......"

The expression was obviously trying to run outside, but he had to pretend not to care. If Chang Xile thinks that he has no problem, then it is strange.

"Little Meow, is something going on?"

Chang Yu wanted to shake his head, but it could be seen that Chang Xile looked at him with a stern face, and then he spoke, "Long ...... Big ......"

Chang Xile listened and thought back to what had happened in the past few days, and suddenly understood.

That day, he was not in a happy mood because of the Qian family, and said something casually for fear of stimulating Chang Yu, making Chang Yu want to grow up, and not wanting to be excluded by him when he encountered something.

Although he knew that Chang Yu could understand the words now, he was still like a child, and he didn't seem to understand. That day, I couldn't control my temper, so I said those words. Although it is not particularly excessive, it is very strict for Chang Yu.

Chang Xile felt a little guilty in his heart, this child's mind was completely opposite to his strength, he was very delicate and sensitive, and touched Chang Yu's head, "Little Meow wants to grow up and help me, right?" ”

Chang Yu's eyes were bright, and he didn't need words to make people understand what he was thinking.

"I'm glad you think so, but I want you to grow up happy."

Chang Xile also felt a little funny after saying this, on the one hand, he hoped that Chang Yu would get closer and closer to a 'normal person', and on the other hand, he didn't want to wronged Chang Yu, so that he had to grow up in the way that everyone agreed, and the two contradictory ideas were really embarrassing.

Chang Yu also touched Chang Yu's face with his hand, with a serious face, "Lele...... Joy ......"

Chang Xile understood it at once, and Chang Yu also liked that he could be happy.

Immediately, he couldn't help but hug Chang Yu into his arms, "You kid is really annoying, it's not in vain that I spoil you so much." ”

Chang Yu was also happy, arching back and forth in Chang Xile's arms. But then he reacted and wanted to stop his movements.

Chang Xile said: "It's okay, there are just three of us in the carriage, don't care so much." ”

The two cousins, Wang Dali and the two dart masters were not in the carriage, but sat next to the groom. The master had to keep an eye on the situation around him, while the two cousins and Wang Dali had to listen to the gossip of the groom.

Chang Xisheng also smiled: "Is the tiger master still outside with the second brother?" What are you like, haven't I seen you? ”

Chang Yu's eyes suddenly crooked with a smile, and he shrank into Chang Xile's arms again, sniffing the familiar smell to make him feel at ease.

However, Chang Yu still didn't get out of the car and go to the forest to have fun as usual, and honestly stayed by Chang Xile's side. Chang Xile felt that this was good, so that he would have to worry, after all, this forest was not a place to play. Although Chang Yu has strong combat effectiveness, he is not invincible in the world, who knows if he will encounter any accidents, and no one will be able to find them at that time.

And there are other people here, and it's easy to get someone's attention. Especially the two grooms, I am afraid that when the time comes, they will tell Chang Xile to others like gossip. Chang Xile didn't want Chang Yu to be special in other people's mouths at all, these would bring him trouble.

The first day was nothing unusual, and the master had planned to let everyone rest in a village before dark.

The village is used to receiving passers-by on weekdays, so there is no surprise at their arrival, and it is very skillful to arrange a qiē. As long as you pay the money, you can live comfortably and eat local food.

Although the taste is not as good as those things made by the Chang family, it is still good.

They actually brought a lot of things with them from home, such as glutinous rice and steamed pork, cold bracken, etc., and they didn't need to stop at noon to fill their stomachs. The weather is good these days, and it's starting to warm up, so it's okay to eat some cold food. It's important to be in a hurry outside, and you can't be too particular.

So it's very comfortable to be able to eat something hot at night.

At night, I cover my own quilt, so that Chang Xile, who has some cleanliness habits and recognizes the bed, can also sleep peacefully.

This is the case for three days in a row, except for the bumpy road that makes people a little bored, and the qiē is smooth and smooth.

But on the fourth day, after the master had spoken a few words to the owner of the farmhouse, his expression became solemn.

Chang Xisheng saw that something was wrong, "What's wrong?" ”

"We have to prepare water and food today, and tomorrow we will have to live in the wilderness." ”

Chang Xisheng was puzzled, "Why?" I didn't have this one before, didn't it mean that there were villages or foot shops all the way? ”

Although there is a very desolate distance from the county seat to Fuli, there are no people, but as long as you are in a hurry, you can still find a place to stay. There are still many businessmen who will pass by along the way, so there will also be people who do this business.

The wilderness here is very dangerous, and staying in the wild is a last resort.

Although there were nine of them, there was still not enough to see in the wild.

"There is news from the front, the foot shop where the original foothold was originally settled is now occupied by bandits, so we have to walk around. But you have to walk a little more to make a detour, and there are no people on that road, so you will definitely not be able to stay. ”

That's why we hired two dart masters. The dart game is not something that can be opened casually, and you must have connections to understand this matter.

Many dart bureaus have friendships with some bandits, and they will form agreements with each other to ensure that the goods and people escorted by the dart bureau will not be targeted. These dart masters are also very well-informed, and if there is any wind and grass, even if they are on the road, they can be the first to know and change the route at any time.

Chang Xile frowned slightly, "There are also many wild animals in the barren mountains and mountains, will it be unsafe to be in the wild at night?" ”

"It's impossible to say that there is no danger, but it's much better than a den of thieves. Let's hurry today, and wait until the evening to rest in a ruined temple. As long as the fire is lit, ordinary beasts will not come close. Because the foot shop is a cliff pass, it is often occupied by bandits. So the other way we usually take is what we usually do, and generally nothing happens. ”

"Since you know that there are bandits there, why don't the government care?" Wang Dali said.

The talkative groom laughed, "Haven't you ever been a family of officials and bandits?" ”

Dart glared at him, "Don't talk nonsense. ”

The groom didn't care, but he didn't continue, but said: "There is no village in front of the village and no shop in the back, and even if the people in the poor mountains and remote government have the heart to catch it, they can't stay there forever." Those thieves are very thieves, they don't necessarily come openly, sometimes they pretend to be ordinary people to set up stalls, but secretly put some sweat medicine to steal your things, you can't catch anyone, even if you sue the government, there is no way. ”

Chang Xiqing sighed: "I thought these were all in the story, but I didn't expect there to really be?" ”

"That's still fake, why can the Qian family in our county make such a big business, but others can't, isn't it that they are not afraid of these bandits. These bandits are very well-informed, and whenever there is valuable goods passing by, they will surround them like dogs. ”

Seeing that everyone was startled, the groom hurriedly said: "But it's not so messy now, it's all in the past." The government is now strictly investigating, and these thieves generally open black shops, and rarely dare to rob homes and make a big scene. In the past, I had to take a leisurely journey, and it was not uncommon to encounter several groups of bandits. Now it's very good, so there are a lot more people coming and going. It's still relatively rare to see a situation like today, and it can be regarded as a long insight for you. ”

Although everyone felt a little frightened when they heard that there were bandits, they were relieved to hear what the groom said, and seeing that the groom and the dart master didn't care very much, they thought that they should not be so unlucky, and they prepared to go on the road.

The road that was temporarily changed was much more bumpy than the official road, and the whole person was trembling, and his head was a little dizzy.

But he had to hurry again, and the carriage couldn't stop, otherwise if he couldn't catch up with the broken temple when it was dark, it would be dangerous outside, and Chang Xile was so upset that he wanted to vomit several times.

Except for the frequent dart masters and grooms, the rest of the people are not much better. After all, they are all peasant men, and they haven't even been to the county seat a few times, so where would they run for so many days in a row in the past, and they had to work up quickly, so they were not used to it.

When it was dark, when they arrived at the legendary ruined temple, when everyone got off the carriage, they all felt that their buttocks were about to explode, and their legs were not their own.

"Damn, it's a fucking trip." Wang Dali couldn't help but curse.

The others couldn't help but spit out swearing, only Chang Xile was so weak that he couldn't say a word. As soon as the carriage got out of the carriage, the legs were weak, and if there was no Chang Yu to hold it quickly, I was afraid that I would collapse directly on the ground.

Chang Yu picked Chang Xile up, now Chang Yu is a head shorter than Chang Xile, after all, he is still about ten years old and still a child, unlike Chang Xile who already has the appearance of an adult, such a hug seems very abrupt, and everyone forgot to complain.

Dart Tou didn't know Chang Yu, unlike the people in Taoyuan Village who knew his ability, and couldn't help sighing: "This kid is really strong!" ”

Chang Xisheng said with a smile: "This kid is the famous king of our village, and he can't even compare to an adult." Let's go in and make a fire, it's dark now, and I'm afraid it's not safe in the neighborhood. ”

Although the dart master and the horsemen were very curious about Chang Yu, they didn't have time to ask any more questions, and hurriedly tossed in the ruined temple.

The ruined temple was quite large, surrounded by a broken wall, and the carriages were led to a place where they could be seen from the door, and people stayed in the temple for the night.

There were a lot of tourists who stopped here, so there was a large open space without having to pack up anything, and there was still ash from the previous fire.

The master had already prepared the firewood, and knew that he would only be here at night, and it would be too dangerous to go out to find firewood. And everything that can be burned here is burned by the previous passers-by, and if you don't prepare yourself, the fire can't be lit.

Chang Xile eased up when he arrived in the temple, and asked Chang Yu to put himself down, and he didn't care about being ashamed and began to host today's dinner.

He was sick today and wanted to eat something spicy and refreshing, so he took out the bottom of the snail pot he had prepared earlier.

This thing was ready to be sealed before, in order to have a bad appetite on the way, and it was the most pleasant to take a bite of it. It's not hot these days, and this thing is well preserved and has been treated with some treatment to last for days.

In order to make it easier to preserve, the soup base is richer and heavier than usual, and you have to add water, otherwise it will be too salty.

The dart master and the groom had also heard of the Chang family's business, but they had never eaten it, they had just heard about it. At first, I thought it tasted a little weird, but when the water started to heat up, I was used to the taste, and I couldn't help but admire.

"This thing smells good, too!" Dart Head Road.

At this time, Chang Xisheng had already taken out the side dishes such as sour bamboo shoots, capers, sauerkraut, dried rice noodles, and the green vegetables prepared at the place where he had settled before.

"So many side dishes?" The groom asked.

Chang Xiqing said proudly: "This thing is just a lot of material, so it tastes very good." You'll know when you eat it, it's so delicious that you want to swallow your tongue! You can also use this soup to make dry cakes, which can taste like pork. ”

Everyone didn't think Chang Xiqing was exaggerating, because the taste was indeed so strong that it made people's mouths water.

And when the snail noodles were cooked and everyone was about to start eating, there was a strange movement outside.

Chang Yu was the first to notice the movement outside, and was about to eat the first bite of snail noodles with chopsticks - Chang Yu is now proficient in using chopsticks, since he went out, Chang Yu has not used to let Chang Xile feed, and it is very different from the table at home, he suddenly stood up violently.

Before everyone could ask what was going on, Chang Yu put down the dishes and chopsticks and quickly ran out.

"Little meow, what's wrong?"

Chang Xi was also nervous when he saw him, and hurriedly put down the bowl and said, "There is movement outside, be on guard." ”

Except for Chang Xisheng, everyone was stunned, although they were extremely reluctant, but they all put down the dishes and chopsticks according to Chang Xile's instructions, and those with sticks and knives rushed to the door.

And at this time, there was a sound outside, and a bright light was coming here.

The two dart masters glanced at each other, and one of them shouted: "The Ping An Dart Bureau is here, I don't know who is coming?" ”

The light not far away suddenly stopped, and someone responded loudly, "The Shen family of Pumpkin Mansion is passing by here, and there are many disturbances, please Haihan." ”

The two dart masters did not let their guard down, one of them carrying a knife and a torch went to check the situation, and after a while the torch was waving, and the other saw that the knife was put away.

"It is indeed the Shen family caravan that happened to pass by, this Shen family is quite famous in the mansion, and the reputation is also good, if they are safer."

Since the people in the dart game say so, most of them can't be wrong.

Chang Xile nodded, "Let them come over, this place is not ours, we must always take care of each other on the road, and it may be safer to have more people." However, let's be vigilant at night and be careful in everything. ”

The master put his hand to his mouth and made a bird's call, and the man on the other side came from there.

This way of code is also the meaning of knocking on the side, although they report to their homes, but who knows if there is fraud in it, the thieves have used deception to gain trust first, and then act secretly.

Chang Xi was happy to see this, and felt that his money was not spent in vain, although he only invited two dart masters, but the price was not cheap, but it was very worthwhile.

After a while, I saw the Shen family's banner and a string of carriages coming this way, there were quite a few people in this group, and it was estimated that there were thirty or forty people. And there were a dozen wagons, and the goods were full.

The dart head who went to greet him said: "This is the Zhao shopkeeper of the Shen family, and I have met with him before, so you can rest assured." ”

Shopkeeper Zhao is a lean middle-aged man, who looks quite kind, as if he is very easy to get along with.

Shopkeeper Zhao saw at a glance that the person who was talking here should be Chang Xile, who was the youngest in a long robe, and he didn't even shake it before arching his hand at him and said, "Zhao happened to be passing by, thank you Gongzi for being willing to take him in." ”

Chang Xi was happy to see that the other party was so polite, so he naturally said kind words, and replied: "Shopkeeper Zhao is polite, it's not easy for everyone to run around outside, and they should help each other." Shopkeeper Zhao, please, we are preparing dinner, if Shopkeeper Zhao does not dislike it, you can eat with us. ”

Shopkeeper Zhao was about to refuse, when a voice sounded from behind.

"What smells so good!"

Shopkeeper Zhao was helpless in his heart, "Young master, my subordinates are going to prepare dinner, please wait for a while, so as not to trouble this little brother." ”

But the person who spoke up didn't pay attention to Shopkeeper Zhao at all, and walked directly past him to the place where the fragrance wafted out, "You made this out?" What is it? ”

This person is not as old as the weak crown, looking a few years older than Chang Xile, wearing a jade-colored wide-sleeved cardigan, with a handsome appearance and a suave appearance.

But the expression didn't match the appearance, looking straight at the snail powder they had placed on the ground, there was no concealment at all, a posture that you have to try for me.

Chang Xile said: "This is snail powder, do you want to give it a try?" ”

"Snail noodles? Is this soup base made of snails? It's so fresh, it's no wonder I smell it so differently, and there's a lot of dogwood in it

The man's eyes lit up, and he wanted to sit down while talking, but the shopkeeper Zhao faked a cough at this time.

The man didn't dare to sit down, rolled his eyes, and reluctantly withdrew his gaze, putting on a serious face, as if the person who had just lost his temper was not him.

"Thanks, I'll just ask."

Chang Xile understands their caution, after all, in the wild, it is better to be cautious in everything. If he did, he didn't dare to eat the food given by others, so he didn't feel embarrassed, and quickly enjoyed his rice noodles, if this thing was cold, it wouldn't taste good.

The dart master and the groom were not only eating snail noodles for the first time, but also eating the dogwood sauce made by the Chang family for the first time, and their eyes widened when they entered the mouth.

"It's so spicy! And there is no bitter taste of dogwood at all, oops, I heard before that your Taoyuan Village dogwood sauce is delicious, I didn't buy it, if you know such a good taste, you must come a little every day! The mouthy groom shouted loudly, but the movements in his mouth did not stop, and the food was satisfying.

Although they are used to running around, they still feel tired, and they like to eat something heavy on the way, which is very much in line with their requirements.

Although this thing is very spicy, people can't help but eat it while calling it spicy, and even add a little more dogwood sauce if it's not enough.

Chang Xiqing hurriedly stopped, "You can take it easy, if you are too greedy, you will be in trouble if you have a stomach." The first time I ate it, I was also happy, and I ended up adding a bunch of dogwood, and it was so spicy that I leaked several times that night. ”

While sweating, the dart master said, "It's okay, it's not like I haven't eaten anything spicy." In the past, I used to sweat when I ran darts in winter and drank for fear of delays. ”

The other dart master and the groom also nodded again and again, and said with a lot of mouths: "I already like spicy taste, but the ones I usually buy always have a bitter taste, and I can't swallow it if I put it too little." This time it can be regarded as a pleasure, and this snail noodles have to be spicy and delicious. I didn't expect this snail to make such a good taste! No, next time I must go to your stall to eat fresh, it will definitely taste better. ”

Chang Xisheng smiled and said: "That's good, when the time comes, I'll treat you to a treat, and I'll let you eat until you can't walk." ”

The food here is in full swing, especially when eating rice noodles, the sound of stinging and stinging, people can know how good the taste is when they hear it, and people can't stop eating.

The taste of snail noodles is very strong, and people who eat it will be contaminated with this taste, let alone the scene. And the ingredients in the powder are also very rich, and it is also accompanied by the vegetables I bought in the village where I stayed before, which is absolutely full of color, flavor and flavor.

After a day of traveling, where could the Shen family caravan, which only poured some dry food, withstand such a temptation, and the people of Pumpkin Mansion would not be disgusted by the smell of sour bamboo shoots, so they only smelled the fragrance. I was already hungry, and I couldn't help swallowing my saliva now.

Forget it, when you take out dinner, everyone's faces are a little green, and it's dry food again!

After all, it takes more than ten days to run a short trip to the business, and it takes more than a month or even longer to run a business, and it is often stationed in the wilderness and forests, so it is mainly light and durable. Everyone is used to it, and although it is bitter, it can be endured.

But the so-called no comparison, there is no harm, seeing others in the soup and water, lively and happy eating, and then looking at the dry food in their hands, although there are also cheap jerky, but still feel particularly miserable.

The brocade-clothed boy couldn't bear it, and he didn't care about the obstruction of the shopkeeper Zhao, so he walked directly to Chang Xile's side, and said unceremoniously: "Come and give me a bowl too, and I'll give you jerky!" ”