Chapter 41: Heart-to-heart
Relying on the mountains to eat the mountains, relying on the sea to eat the sea, this is an old saying. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ο½ο½ο½Uο½Eγ infoIf they were in the water, the two of them were afraid that they had already been taken down by the Japanese Invaders ten times and eight times, but now that they have gone up the mountain, Jiang Yun also chose some thorny and bumpy trail drills, which really gave the Japanese Kou a headache.
The soldiers are also divided, and the road is also blocked, but the two people in front of them are always not far away, if they are separated, after going up the mountain, the road is becoming more and more dangerous, and I don't know how long the chase has been, Asakura Tsuyoshi was stunned to find that he chased people away.
Although he was annoyed in his heart, seeing that the sky was getting dark at the moment, he didn't dare to continue to blindly chase after him. Jiang Yun's bizarre methods had already planted a shadow in his heart, and after a while, the night was approaching, and he would chase and kill without seeing his five fingers, and God knew what danger would await him in front of him.
Asakura Tsuyoshi decisively ordered to stop the pursuit, rest on the spot, and after tonight, go up the mountain again. In order to prevent the two from escaping at night, nearly 100 Japanese robbers scattered again, with a post at 50 steps and a sentry at 100 steps, strictly controlling the various passes down the mountain. The rest of the widows looked for some food nearby to replenish their strength.
When he saw a burst of cooking smoke floating on the mountainside, Jiang Yun relieved himself, knowing that tonight, the wouldn't go up the mountain. As for finding the way down the mountain and running back to the city, Jiang Yunxiang never thought that these would-be robbers may not be smart, but they are definitely not stupid, he still has Ji Luo by his side, and he can't afford to take this risk.
The mountain can't go down, and the Japanese won't chase after them for the time being, so the top priority is to find a cave and spend the night in peace. Although Wu County is located in the south of the Yangtze River, the so-called mountains are only two or three hundred meters high mounds, and there will definitely be no fierce beasts such as tigers and leopards, but out of instinctive habits, spending the night in the jungle, he has never been sure.
Ji Luo chose a few caves, but Jiang Yun vetoed them one by one. These caves have only one entrance and exit, and are by no means ideal habitats for escape. In case he miscalculated, the Japanese were just resting temporarily, and after a while, they went up the mountain again, but they were blocked in the cave, and then they would really become the eighth king trapped in the urn, in a dilemma. The cunning rabbit still knows that there are three holes, not to mention a person like Jiang Yun.
After searching for more than an hour, the two found a cave with two openings. After instructing Ji Luo to stay in the cave, Jiang Yun went out again, saying that he was going to find some food to satisfy his hunger.
Jiang Yun didn't dare to leave for too long, so he only searched for an hour, and then came back in his shirt, and the official uniform on his body had made him into a package and carried it in his hand, which seemed to have gained a lot.
After running for a long time on the mountain road, Ji Luo was already hungry in his stomach, and when he saw Jiang Yun coming back with a large package, he greeted him with a smile.
But after Jiang Yun touched it in his arms for a long time, he took out two bird eggs and handed them to her, and asked with a distressed face: "Save some food, that's all, it's gone after eating." β
Carrying two unknown bird eggs the size of quail eggs, Ji Luo couldn't stop crying and laughing. "What's in that package?"
"This is what I eat." Jiang Yun sat cross-legged and slowly opened the package. Ji Luo fixed his eyes, then let out an exclamation, and retreated a few steps back.
What are they? The centipede that was broken in two, the caterpillar with no head and tail, the caterpillar with green juice, the black spider with a huge belly left, the bumblebee that had its wings pinched off, the bumblebee that was still wriggling and struggling, the four-legged snake that was smashed by the stone and the flesh was blurred...
"You're disgusting with me!" Ji Luo's eyes widened and he exclaimed, "You just eat these?" β
"Or else?" Jiang Yun said helplessly: "I turned around a lot, and I didn't even see the rabbit eating." You have to find something to eat, or you won't have the strength to continue running tomorrow. β
"But you can't eat these things, and you don't have a fire fold, you can't make a fire, how can you eat these two birds' eggs?"
"Just slap it open and throw it in your mouth, or shall we change it?" Seeing Ji Luo shaking his head in horror, Jiang Yun sighed secretly, grabbed a caterpillar, frowned and threw it into his mouth, "Haw, haw" and chewed it all the way.
"What does it smell like?" Nausea was a little disgusting, but it couldn't stop her curiosity.
"Chicken flavor, gaba crispy!" Jiang Yun replied with a smile, grabbed the four-legged snake again, and took a bite hard. "This one is quite chewy, and I can't really eat it if I have bad teeth."
Looking at the food in Jiang Yun's mouth, and then looking down at the bird egg in his hand, it didn't seem to be so difficult to swallow, Ji Luo slapped the bird egg on the stone beside him, and quickly threw it into his mouth, and then coughed a few times, as if choking.
"Don't vomit, if you do, it's wasted." Jiang Yun chewed in his mouth and said vaguely: "You, you are used to being pampered, when I was training in the wild, I could be excited for several days when I could touch a bird's egg, and I haven't eaten anything!" But then again, our uncle surnamed Bei is really powerful, and there is nothing in the world that he doesn't dare to eat. β
The two birds' eggs were eaten, and the hunger was alleviated a lot, and Jiang Yun worked hard to make a pair of relish, Ji Luo gradually got used to these strange ingredients. She propped her head with her hands, looked at Jiang Yun quietly, and said softly, "After we escape, do you want to go back to Jinling with me?" β
Still thinking about this? Jiang Yun raised his eyebrows, thought for a while, and said: "I was born in a small village on the outskirts of Wu County, my father is a farmer who has no skills, but is honest and responsible, Zhu'er, when my father returned to the village, he picked it from under the bamboo forest on the side of the road. β
"Bamboo? Your lady? β
"Yes. My mother died early, at home and outside the house, are Zhu'er helping me to manage, she is considerate, kind, can also do, we have a very good relationship, my father is also happy to see it, just last spring, my father gave us a marriage, just like that, Zhu'er became my daughter-in-law. β
Jiang Yun's tone was light, as if he was talking about a past event that had nothing to do with him, but Ji Luo's eyes widened and he listened with relish.
"Later, the village chief's son coveted Zhu'er's beauty and wanted to force me to divorce my wife, but I didn't want to, so I almost let them be beaten to death. Xu I didn't deserve to die, but since then, I have had a strange disease, no heartbeat, no pulse, and often can't wake up. β
"That time..." Ji Luo suddenly said: "No wonder you don't have a pulse, I really thought you were dead." β
Jiang Yun smiled slightly, and then his face gradually sank. "If you don't have a pulse, you won't live after all. To save my life, we need an old ginseng plant as the main medicine, and we are just ordinary farmers, and we can't scrape together 10,000 taels of silver to buy ginseng. β
You don't, I do! Ji Luo's heart moved, but he didn't say it. 10,000 taels of silver, it may not be a big deal to Wu Wangfu, but for her, I am afraid that it will take a lot of thought, with the "hostile" relationship between the two at that time, although she will not wish Jiang Yun died early, she will inevitably stand by and watch, it is not her own business, hang high, she is not a saint, how can she that mind for a thief who takes advantage of herself.
"At that time, I was in a slumber and dying. But I didn't want to wake up again after a few days, and the disease was cured. It was Zhu'er who helped me scrape together enough money to buy the old ginseng. β
"Where did she get the money?" Ji Luo was stunned, 10,000 taels is not a small amount for her.
Jiang Yun didn't speak, and glanced at Ji Luo lightly, just a glance made her heart be pinched hard. This kind of pain and helplessness, she had never seen in Jiang Yun's eyes.
Oh, yes! How did a peasant girl come from to make up 10,000 taels of silver in just a few days? Thinking of Jiang Zhu'er's looming pretty face, Ji Luo suddenly realized. She... I'm afraid I've sold myself. How stupid this girl is!
Ji Luo's eyes grew red, and his heart had mixed tastes.
I thought that Jiang Yun was chasing after her, which meant that she had won. Now that I think about it, how naΓ―ve that was. Can you do this for Jiang Yun? She is willing to stay in Wu County and live and die with him, but it doesn't mean that she can sell herself in order to save him, and willingly go to other men to spoil him.
This woman is not something she can replace, or rather, in Jiang Yun's heart, there is no woman in this world who can compare with her.
For Jiang Yun, the lady, Ji Luo was unconvinced, identity, status, affection, she thought that she would not lose to anyone, but at this moment, she could no longer raise any thoughts to challenge her. It's too bad, and you can't accept it.
"I'm sorry, I shouldn't have forced you, you must be very bitter in your heart."
"Zhu'er is gone, silently. I became an official, made money, built connections, and tried everything I could, but I still haven't heard the slightest news from her. Jiang Yun looked at Ji Luo and said with a wry smile: "At this time, can I go to Jinling with you?" β
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"People live for a lifetime, but they have a clear conscience. I'd rather people bear me, I should ask for it a thousand times, I will never bear people, but I'm afraid that I can't repay the kindness. Jiang Yun remembered the love of the county lord, but I needed time. β
This is the second time he has said this, and the time in the county office, Ji Luo thought he was prevaricating, but at the moment his mood was different, and he was quickly relieved. nodded and said, "Rest early, recuperate, and continue to run tomorrow." β
There was no word all night, but Ji Luo couldn't sleep.