Chapter 75: Selling Cooks
Probably knowing the news of the foreign enemy's army pressing the border, Baijia Town no longer has the hustle and bustle of the past at this time, and the merchants did not dare to come, and some of the people here have also fled.
As you know, once Qiaoshan is lost, it is equivalent to directly letting the foreign army crush this only passage to the imperial city, once the army sweeps through, it is like the autumn wind sweeping the leaves, there is nothing left, and the fatal ones should flee quickly.
Now it doesn't matter what wanted criminals, the fish country is going to be destroyed, what more wanted criminals are caught, and if they are caught, Yu Bo doesn't have the heart to give them silver.
Saving your life is the most important thing.
Therefore, when Xiang Lingzi passed through this main road, no one would notice him, and he left the town gate smoothly.
Due to the small number of people in the fish country and the land is not large, from Baijia Town, it will be possible to reach Qiaoshan in about two days, Xiang Lingzi knows that the arbitrary shape and Nangong will follow her, what she wants to do now is to hurry up and arrive before Nangong asks to arrive at Qiaoshan.
Nangong asked yesterday noon had led the army of the fish country to march towards Qiaoshan, although Xiang Lingzi set off at this time, it was a whole day late, but the walking speed of the army was far from being able to catch up with the fast horse, even if the speed of the march was accelerated, if it was not camped, it would take more than three days at the earliest.
It's just that Nangong asked the troops to go out of the city yesterday, and Nangong didn't discuss countermeasures with them when he knew about it, and he even ran out by himself at night, what was he going to do? Or has he found a solution to it, but he just hasn't told them?
I don't know, Xiang Lingzi didn't think about it so much, at this time, let Nangong Di and Anyform shout desperately behind him, Xiang Lingzi couldn't slow down the horse's speed.
Nangong Question and Arbitrary Form are in a hurry, but it's a pity that two big men are riding a horse, don't ask if people are tired, you have to take a look first, the horses are almost out of gas, Nangong Question and Arbitrary Shape can only follow Xiang Lingzi from a distance, and they can't catch up if they want to.
Running all the way, about three hours later, the sky slowly darkened, there happened to be a village in front of it, this village is relatively large, it may be like Baijia Town, it is on the main road between the Imperial City and Qiaoshan, so the population in the village is relatively large, but it has encountered the same problem as Baijia Town, at this time in the village, almost all the residents of the village are running small businesses.
The stomach was already rumbling, Xiang Lingzi thought about it, he starved himself to death, how to save others, fill his stomach first, and wait for the loving 'little couple' in the back.
Xiang Lingzi grabbed the horse and jumped down, at this time, a bearded cooker in his forties was packing up the cooking tools on the side of the road, ready to collect the stall and go home.
Xiang Lingzi hurriedly led the horse and walked up, and asked, "Uncle, I want to inquire with you, is there an inn near here?" I've been looking for a while, but I haven't seen an inn to operate? Or is there no inn in this village? ”
The cook seller held a wooden bucket in one hand and a spatula in the other, and then put these two things on the cart next to him, looked at Xiang Lingzi and looked quite smart, smiled hehe, and said, "Girl, are you from other places?" ”
Seeing that the cook seller didn't show any malice, he walked over and helped him carry the leftover soup to the car next to him, and replied with a smile: "Yes, I just came here, and I'm more tired." ”
A 'gurgling' sound sounded, and Xiang Lingzi clutched her stomach embarrassedly and smirked for two seconds.
The seller knew what Xiang Lingzi meant, so he walked to a dustpan in the cart, took out a black charcoal-shaped baked cake, and said: "This is the oil coke that appeared in the burning process, and it doesn't look good, so I put it away and eat it at home, if the girl doesn't dislike it, make do with it first, fill your stomach, don't be hungry, now in this village, there are not many businessmen coming and going, it is said that it is a big war, I am afraid that the war will spread here, the innkeeper has a rich man, there is no business to do, most of them have sold their property and fled for their lives, The rest are all villagers who are farming or doing a little business, and it is really not the right time for the girl to come, if the girl does not mind, she will go home with Xiaolang, and the old mother of the family has prepared a meal and is waiting at this time, and she will rest for the night and then hurry. ”
When Xiang Lingzi heard this, she hesitated for a while, she didn't believe in this cooker, but she was worried that the old mother who bought the cook, at such an old age, could make a meal that could be eaten by several people, and there were two guys in the back.
Seeing that Xiang Lingzi was hesitating, Mai Lang smiled and asked, "Isn't the girl afraid that Xiaolang will think anything wrong about the girl?" Or is there something ill-intentioned? ”
What is this talking about, Xiang Lingzi has never thought about it like this, just like there is, according to what Xiang Lingzi learned from the master, as long as it is not a wisp, it is still appropriate to protect yourself, and you have to explain it quickly, so as not to hurt the kind little heart of others.
"What is Uncle talking about, Lingzi has never thought about it like this, Lingzi is just thinking, I have two brothers behind me, if I go to my uncle's to eat, I'm afraid it won't be enough to eat."
Xiang Lingzi thought that the seller would be very unhappy when he heard that there were two others, but he didn't expect the seller to laugh and said: "The girl doesn't need to worry, Xiaolang's mother is a hospitable and kind person, now the war has started, the soldiers in the army are working hard, before sunset today, passing through the village, camping nearby, my mother specially instructed Xiaolang I made a lot of soup noodles and pancakes to send over, I don't know if they are going, can they drive away foreign enemies, can they come back, mother will prepare a number of meals for people passing by to fill their stomachs in the near future, and a few more people, The food is still available. ”
"I see, grandma is really kind, uncle just said, there is an army camped around here?"
"Yes, go forward, a mile away, no, Xiaolang just sent the soup noodles and pancakes, and hurried back to collect the stall, if it is usual, the stall is set up until late at night, but now, there are few people left in this village, so I can only set up a stall during the day for a while, take care of passers-by, alas, I really don't know what's going on, it's so dignified, why did the war start."
Mai Lang sighed helplessly.
Xiang Lingzi seemed to have something to think about, silently gnawing on the burnt pancake in his hand, biting one bite at a time, and swallowing it without chewing, at this time it was already a burning throat, stuck by this piece of pancake, unable to get down, choking, "cough cough" coughed a few times, and then the cake stuck in his throat was about to squirt out.
When the cook heard this, he hurriedly handed over a water bag and said, "Girl, don't be in a hurry to eat, there is still food at home, what the girl said just now, there are two brothers, I don't know where the girl's brother is, when will it come?" ”
Xiang Lingzi hurriedly took the sleeping bag handed over by Mai Cook, took two sips, pursed his mouth, and heard the sound of "Da Da", Xiang Lingzi pointed behind Mai Cooker and said, "It's here." ”