When the group walked to the town, they found that many people were carrying bows and arrows on their backs, and there was some game in the baskets behind them, although there were not many of them, but basically everyone had a little.

The group also carefully discovered that there are many shops selling bows and arrows in the town, and there is also a special game market.

The Nine Princesses were curious about the town, especially since everyone seemed to be very good at hunting.

The Ninth Princess went directly to a shop selling bows and arrows and asked, "Little brother, why do all the people in your town hunt?" ”

The little brother was also talkative, and glanced at the people outside the door: "I said girl, you are from out of town!" Let me tell you, our town is close to the foot of the mountain, everyone makes a living by hunting, and everyone has to learn to hunt since childhood, so the people in our town are good at hunting. ”

The Ninth Princess then asked, "What's in the mountains?" ”

"Like the foot of the mountain, there are pheasants and hares all around, and there are fierce beasts the further you go inside, everyone is basically around, and they don't go to the mountains."

The Ninth Princess nodded knowingly.

The emperor saw that the ninth princess was interested in hunting, and immediately decided to buy a few pairs of bows and arrows to try his luck, originally everyone was not allowed, but the emperor said that the secret guard would also be brought, and everyone was relieved, and the happiest was the ninth princess.

The emperor picked out a few better pairs of bows and arrows, paid the silver, and the group went out of the bow and arrow shop to find that it was already dark, so they hurriedly went to find the nearest inn and stayed.

When everyone was eating, the emperor decided to go hunting around the next day and see the customs here.

Early the next morning, everyone was ready to go, and many people went to the foot of the mountain, and they left the carriage directly in a house, and then rode out into the forest.

Su Zhenzhen is not interested in hunting, so she takes advantage of the time when everyone is hunting, and she also knows that the mountains are dangerous, so she always walks around the vicinity, and it is not easy to go too far.

But she really found something that interested her, and she walked to a pond, and because it was summer, the lotus flowers in the pond were blooming.

She knows that in this era, lotus flowers are only used for ornamentation, but lotus flowers are full of treasures, not only edible, but also medicinal, and the simplest is to make lotus cakes.

Su Zhenzhen swallowed her saliva a few times when she thought of the lotus cake with the fragrance of lotus flowers, and she immediately decided to try it, so she picked some good lotus flowers nearby, and she didn't dare to go down alone.

After picking the lotus flowers, Su Zhenzhen went to report to the emperor's concubine and others, and she went to the family where the carriage was stored to prepare food and wait for them, and the emperor did not stop her, because he saw that Su Zhenzhen was not interested in hunting at all, so it was better to make lunch for them, so the emperor directly called a guard to escort her back.

Su Zhenzhen didn't refuse, because she knew that the southern tour was already very dangerous, and if there was no one to protect her, it was likely that something would happen and delay the trip.

Soon Su Zhenzhen arrived at the family's house, which was also a middle-aged couple, and their son and daughter had moved to the town, and the couple did not want to go and lived by hunting at the foot of the mountain.

Su Zhenzhen asked the guard to go to the town and buy some flour, rice, and some needed things, and she was at home to handle the lotus, and the woman was more curious, so she followed Su Zhenzhen while handling the lotus and chatting.

Because there was a carriage, the guard quickly bought back what Su Zhenzhen wanted.

Su Zhenzhen tidied up her things and began to wake up with the noodles, the lotus cake was not difficult, but there was no oven, Su Zhenzhen had to think of other ways. In the end, Su Zhenzhen decided to steam and fry without oil.

In the end, Su Zhenzhen tasted it first, although it was not so dry, but it tasted good.

When she was almost done, the emperor and his entourage also came back, and a few people had a good harvest, and they beat some pheasants and hares, and the emperor let them roast and eat them directly at night.

And they lived directly in the couple's house, because it was not far from the town, the environment was not bad, and they could hunt often, so they paid the money and lived directly.

When the emperor and the ninth princess tasted the lotus cake, they all thought it was delicious, it was a fragrant taste, not greasy, they hadn't eaten it yet, they heard that it was made of lotus flowers, they were very surprised, but everyone didn't eat much, because lotus cake can't be used as a staple food.

Su Zhenzhen saw that there was still a lot left, so she gave some to the couple, and also gave some to the people around her, after all, they may have to live here for a few days, so that those people are curious to come and investigate, it is better for her to send some food directly to the door, and she can also gag their mouths.

Su Zhenzhen was washing vegetables at the door of the house when she heard a childish voice and looked up to see a child about ten years old standing in front of her, and Su Zhenzhen smiled.

"Sister, the lotus cake you made is delicious."

Looking at the child's innocent appearance, Su Zhenzhen couldn't help but think of her child.

"Thanks for the compliment." Su Zhenzhen stopped what she was doing, wiped her hands, and said to the child, "Wait for me." ”

When Su Zhenzhen came out of the kitchen, she saw two more lotus cakes in her hand, which she originally planned to keep to make snacks for herself, but seeing that the child liked it very much, she couldn't help but give it to him.

In this season, when she came to the quiet town often described in the poem, she could see a pond of lotus flowers, and she still remembers the surprise at that time.

"Thank you, sister." The child held the cake in both hands and tilted his head, "Sister, are you businessmen?" ”

"Not exactly." Su Zhenzhen took out the gourd of the winter melon and put it in a bowl, staring at the well with flowing water and listening to the child's words.

"So you guys were playing, and you passed through our town?" The lotus cake tasted fragrant, and the child licked his fingertips and swallowed small pieces of crumbs.

"Hmm." Su Zhenzhen turned her head and smiled at the child, "How smart." ”

"Sister, you know a lot of people, such a large group of people play with you." The child tilted his head, "I stay in the village every day, and there is no one to play with me. ”

Su Zhenzhen also tilted her head, her eyes full of smiles, "Actually, those people I met during the game. ”

The child looked like he didn't understand, and blinked, "I see that you are all accommodating to an uncle." ”

Su Zhenzhen paused, her eyelashes blocked the smile in her eyes, and asked, "Where do you live?" ”

The child pointed to the right, and Su Zhenzhen looked back and could see a wooden house on the other side, and there was a fence around the outer perimeter of the wooden house.

"You came to play with me, do your parents know?" Su Zhenzhen looked at the flowing water, just thinking about it herself.

"Yes, they asked me to come." The child was smacking, and there was still a piece of lotus cake that he hadn't eaten, but I saw him wrap the cake, "They said that it was the lotus cake that you sent me, sister, and I specially asked me to thank you." ”

Su Zhenzhen touched the child's head, but her eyes drifted into the distance, "Sister is going into the house to be busy." ”

The child is also clever, listening to Su Zhenzhen After saying this, he said that he also wanted to go home, and the lotus cake was put on his chest and covered it, and the child walked a short distance and looked back at Su Zhenzhen here.

Su Zhenzhen entered the house, and instead of putting down the vegetables in the basket, she stood by the window and watched the child leave.

This kid is a little clever, Su Zhenzhen thought to herself, in front of outsiders, their group and the emperor get along with the relationship between the lord and the servant, this kid has never seen it a few days ago, but today he can say such things.

The night gradually covered the land, the sound of frogs in the countryside around the town, the stars in the sky illuminated the paths of the town, the lotus flowers in the pond had not yet slept, and the emperor returned from hunting with the general and his retinue.

Su Zhenzhen heard the emperor's voice and immediately came out of the house, wanting to report to the emperor that something was wrong with her.

"Oh?" The emperor looked out of the door, and the green mountains in the distance were hidden in the night, "According to your meaning, that family has been inquiring about us?" ”

Su Zhenzhen nodded, the sudden appearance of a child is not suspicious, but the appearance of a clever child and his parents is ...... In short, beware.

"It's just a child." After hearing this, the accompanying general smiled and said, "The child is quite curious, so Miss Su must be too worried." ”

Su Zhenzhen did not answer, only looked at the person sitting in the chair, but found that the emperor's eyes had been closed.

The accompanying general noticed Su Zhenzhen's eyes, looked at the table, and then walked up to Su Zhenzhen and whispered, "The emperor didn't seem to have rested well last night, and today he shot another day's arrows, and he is probably tired." ”

Su Zhenzhen nodded, she couldn't wake up the emperor and continue to discuss the child. But because I was still thinking about that in my heart, I decided to be more attentive in the past few days.

Although the accompanying general said that Su Zhenzhen was too worried, he was also careful everywhere in the next few days, but he didn't find anything unusual.

The town is still peaceful, occasionally walking outside the town, blue sky and blue clouds, green mountains and streams, often can hear the rooster and dog barking, the people who are farming in the field see Su Zhenzhen and his party, and they have said hello.

The children of the neighbors would also come to Su Zhenzhen's house to play, and Concubine Xian and the Ninth Princess were both people who liked children, and they gave the child a lot of snacks every time they came; There are also people around to visit Su Zhenzhen and his party, bringing home-grown melons, fruits and vegetables, brilliant colors, exceptionally fresh, those dishes and drinking water on weekdays, Su Zhenzhen and his party will use silver needles to test, and they are not poisoned.

One day, the emperor went out hunting as usual, and at noon, everyone was eating in the house, and the imperial doctor who followed him spoke, "The girl is probably too worried, and we haven't found anything unusual these days." "For a few days, everyone's spirit was highly concentrated, and they didn't dare to slack off.

Before Su Zhenzhen could speak, the attendant sitting next to her also said that Su Zhenzhen was worried, "After living in the town for a few days, I feel that the people are simple, and the residents of the town are kind and optimistic, so there should be no people with ill intentions." ”

Everyone was gossiping, but what it meant was that Su Zhenzhen was too careful, so she began to relax her vigilance, and Su Zhenzhen was not angry.

After eating, the ninth princess took Su Zhenzhen to the town's bazaar, Su Zhenzhen wanted to refuse, but the ninth princess was too strong, and dragged her out of the house.

"Isn't this pretty?" The ninth princess is holding a bracelet in her hand, which is made of narcissus buds, and you can smell a good smell when you put it on the tip of your nose, and there are gadgets made of other flowers on the stall.

After visiting the bracelet stall, the two came to the candied fruit stall again, tasted it, and the sweet and sour taste could not be dispersed in the mouth for a long time, which matched the taste of the two again, and bought several packs at once.

The town is not big, the market is also small, there are relatively few shops in the market, mainly small stalls, all the people in the town are placed, the two of them walked for a while and then walked to the end, but all the way over, the shops and merchants are sincere and courteous, the roadside stalls are not humble or arrogant, there are many gadgets, and full of novelty.

In the evening, when the emperor returned from hunting, Su Zhenzhen saw that the entourage was carrying a pigeon in his hand, and when he walked in, he only felt familiar.

"My arrow today is aimed at the wild goose in the sky, but I didn't expect this pigeon to fly halfway." The emperor spoke, but saw Su Zhenzhen's expression a little puzzled, "What's wrong?" ”