Chapter 7 Different Paths to the Same End

The map given by Chu Hao is very detailed, and with Ruan Bai's experience, he can easily get out of this grassland and reach Dazhou. Chu Hao even made arrangements for finding someone and where to settle down after the Great Zhou.

If Ruan Bai was just one person, it could indeed be very easy. However, he had a bunch of oil bottles.

Most of the goods in the river were already submerged, and he couldn't really use them at all. You must know that there are twenty of them in this group, and even if you remove one Chu Hao, there will still be nineteen. What's more, they still have a lot of trouble on the next road, although they are going south, but the weather has become colder and colder, and these people have been tortured all the way, and there must be hidden dangers buried in their bodies. At such a time, if there is a problem with health, it is really a matter of human life.

To salvage as much of the goods as possible that were still usable, the ox cart was the key. They were not like the Huns who grew up on horseback, and it was impossible for them to teach everyone to ride horses in a short period of time, especially for the frail who were better ridden.

At this time, no one would be selfish, they didn't know why Chu Hao went, they only knew that Ruan Bai would bring them back to Da Zhou, and they would spare no effort to do things.

There were a lot of people, and after spending a day, they finally cleaned up.

Ruan Bai didn't dare to stay, who knows if he would suddenly run into a group of Huns in this ghost place? He didn't think that with such people, once he put them on, he would be able to escape.

"All the women are sitting in the car, are there any who can ride horses?" He actually knew how to ride a horse, which was certainly not as good as the Huns, but it was not a problem to ride on horseback.

A woman raised her hand: "My lord, I have ridden." Her voice was firm, revealing a neat face in the dusk, completely absent from the appearance of being unable to distinguish between men and women, very dignified and beautiful.

It used to be a woman's means of self-preservation, but now she is responsible for her own life. From her firm eyes, Ruan Bai could see her determination to return to Da Zhou very lightly.

After the women, several men also raised their hands.

"My lord, I have never ridden a horse, but I can ride a donkey."

"My lord, I'll drive the ox cart."

In this way, Ruan Bai found that there were really many useful people. In fact, when he asked, he didn't have much hope. He didn't know what kind of productivity this Da Zhou was, but not everyone could afford to raise a large animal in any era.

It was also Ruan Bai who didn't know about the situation at the border gate. These Great Zhou people were all captured by the Huns from the border pass. Although the territory of the Great Zhou Dynasty is vast, there are not many suitable places for raising horses. The northwest side is already the largest, and the largest financial income in the entire Xijing area comes from the major grasslands.

Therefore, although the people here are certainly not skilled in bowing horses, the general large livestock is not as rare as in the hinterland of the Central Plains, and the price is cheaper. If the family is well-off, it is not uncommon for the women in the family to be able to ride horses.

The abundance of available personnel allowed Ruan Bai to divide the people into two shifts and travel day and night.

Dinner was still a pancake in the morning, and there was no time to heat it, so they were eaten on horseback or in an ox cart.

Like the oxen, they were divided into two shifts, alternating once every three hours. If there is a surplus of horses, the oxen have to pull the carts separately. Stop for an hour every day to rest for a fire to cook and so on. The weather is getting colder, and Ruan Bai is very worried about whether it will snow. If it snows, they will not be able to travel like this again; In addition, there are many conditions to face when it snows, and the ox cart does not know if it can walk.

On the tenth day of the journey, Nguyen Bai finally ordered to stop and camp. To say that it is to set up camp is to simply set up two tents. After the men finished their work, two people helped to light the bonfire, and the women hung up the prepared pots directly.

There is no time to toss anything else, that is, to simmer with a little salt. After experiencing the days of being treated as slaves, everyone is very blessed, and in such a cold and freezing time, it is better to have a mouthful of hot soup than anything else.

Then the women continued to make cakes without stopping, according to Ruan Bai's method, kneading oil, salt, minced meat, dried vegetables, in short, what to add.

After a while, Ruan Bai smelled the aroma of the pancakes, swallowed his saliva without a breath, and the movements of his hands were faster: "Hurry up, make a meal!" ”

"Oh!" The men quickly responded in a neat voice, and the women smiled. According to Ruan Bai's rules, in fact, they can eat a little to cushion their stomachs first, but no one does this.

Soon, when the men had fixed the simple carriages on the board, the women had also prepared their meals.

A group of people gathered around the campfire, slowly roasting their frozen limbs, drinking hot, thick soup, and eating well-fed pancakes.

They were not short of meat, and when they crossed the river, many of their animals died, and they all were roughly packed up, and everything they could take with them was taken away. It's cold now, and it's all frozen hard. When the women cook the soup, they just throw one leg or half a pork rib into it. One day, at least one bowl of broth a day, and they never broke it. Originally, a few people who were so thin that they were almost dry up, obviously the labor intensity these days was not small, and they were stunned to grow a lot of meat.

While eating, Ruan Bai boiled oil in a small pot, and after boiling and letting it cool, it was used to smear the exposed skin, especially the hands and feet. He didn't talk about skin care at all, he just wanted to prevent frostbite from cracking. is also poor, he can only try to live a little better when he has the conditions.

The women were happy to apply oil to their bodies, but the men were much more awkward, and they still did it under Ruan Bai's power, and they couldn't help muttering a few words.

"It's not a, and you still paint this."

"How good this oil is for cooking, it's a waste."

No matter how crooked they were, Nguyen Bai's order was absolute. Everyone's heart is like a mirror, if there is no Ruan Bai with them, they can escape, and they can be so smooth along the way? If nothing else, the ox cart breaks down, and they will fix it? If you really walk back on two legs, what year does it have to go? Now there is a shed on the ox cart, so that it is much warmer to rest during the shifts.

Along the way, at least they were all well fed and clothed. The food is better than at home, and the clothes are all furs. The skillful women took advantage of the time spent in the car during the day to change the size of their clothes, and also tied scarves and hooked hats according to Ruan Baijiao. Now I'm starting to learn how to make sweaters.

Ruan Bai arranged for the night watchman, and he had to lead the way, so he had to go to rest. The past few days have been turning around and he has been tired enough. Someone helped him spread two layers of sheepskin on the ground, and he almost fell asleep.

It was only in the middle of the night that he suddenly woke up, got up with a grunt, and got out of the tent, until he appeared by the campfire, and the night watchman found out and was startled: "My lord? ”

"Someone's coming." He frowned, thought for a moment and said, "Go and wake everyone up, watch out." ”

Before the tea time, not only did everyone get up, but they also packed up all their things, and according to Ruan Bai's instructions all the way, they put away the most important things close to their bodies, if there was anything in case, they could still rely on the things on their bodies to survive.

Everyone's faces were ugly, and the fear that the Huns had brought to them remained in their hearts. They were very afraid of meeting the Huns again, of being taken as slaves again, very, very afraid.

Ruan Bai lay on the ground and listened, but he lacked experience in this area, so he could only hear that there were not many people: "Prepare weapons." ”

They have no shortage of weapons. The weapons of more than forty Huns, which were used to arm less than twenty people, were more than enough.

The sound of horses' hooves was clearly audible, and everyone's faces were mixed with fear and twisted excitement, and even the women clutched their knives.

In the blink of an eye, a solo rider has appeared in front of him. Just when someone couldn't control it and wanted to shoot an arrow, the man on horseback yelled: "Two dogs! ”

Ruan Bai suddenly breathed a sigh of relief, and everyone relaxed their guard.

"Liniang, I want strips of cloth and scissors."

Li Niang is the only woman who can ride a horse, and she is very capable, which makes Ruan Bai much easier. Hearing Ruan Bai's order, she didn't even ask, and went to prepare things.

By the time she brought the things, Chu Hao had already rolled off the horse.

Ruan Bai caught Chu Hao. Naturally, someone on the side held the horses. Of the three horses at the beginning, there was only one left now, and it seemed that the situation was still very bad, and they were almost lying flat on the ground like Chu Hao.

Three men rushed up to feed the horses with water and feed, and massaged them a few times. It didn't take long for the horses to get to their feet.

Chu Hao's situation is not so good. The horse was just too tired to get out of it, and he was covered in wounds almost everywhere.

When Ruan Bai was examined, his clothes were attached to the wound, and the blood was almost torn off.

Li Niang put down the basin with hot water and immediately said, "I'll go boil water." ”

Ruan Bai cut his clothes with scissors, carefully wiped the wounds with a handkerchief, and then took out precious liquor to disinfect him.

Chu Hao'an lay quietly on Ruan Bai's original bed, winking at Ruan Bai: "Hungry~"

The twists and turns of one word almost made Ruan Bai unable to hold the handkerchief in his hand: "It doesn't hurt?" ”

"It hurts~"

Ruan Bai's brows furrowed. What the hell is this thing wronged? Didn't he send him to death? Even if he was wronged, why did he be coquettish to him? Besides, does he think he's a soft girl? was coquetted by a man who was five big and three thick, and looked honest and honest, he wasn't cute at all, okay?

What relieved him was that although Chu Hao had many injuries on his body, they were all flesh wounds. The man avoided the key point well, and even the wounds on his body seemed to be calculated, that is, he probably had a lot of blood before, even if he rested for a night, his face was still a little white in the morning.

Then, the "weak patient" had to stick to Ruan Bai, and he was confident: "Cold." "Ergou's body is so warm, what's wrong with holding him and covering him? It's just a matter of urgency, why do you look at him with such murderous little eyes?

"The patient went to stay in the carriage." Ruan Bai's face was flat, he couldn't carry it alone, he waved five men casually, and put people in the carriage in two or three clicks.

"Brother, you can recuperate with peace of mind, and you can quickly recover before you can change shifts with adults."

"yes, I haven't had much rest all this way."

"I could have had a good night's rest last night......

The chattering person stopped, and Chu Hao's face also darkened.

Blame him last night.