Chapter 34: A Break in the Woods
Although I was reluctant, after all, there was a difference in rank, so I had to puff out my cheeks and lead the horse to find the water source.
Fortunately, there was a slender and crooked river not far from the place where I had just rested, because the sky was already dark, and I could not see whether the water was clear, so I pulled the horses over, and let them eat some riverside grass and drink some water, I had to feel out the cowhide kettle carried by my waist, half-squatting, and floated back and forth with my hands, and then soaked the kettle under the river, filled with water, and I straddled my waist again, although I was also thirsty, just thinking about the unclear water quality, I still hesitated, and never entered.
After signing the horses, I picked up some sticks from the west side of the forest and piled them in front of Shang Jinming, raised my chin at him, and motioned for him to light a fire.
But he turned his face to the other side, deliberately not seeing. I was so angry that I picked up the two small stones next to me and crackled and started a fire.
Seeing that the fire was about to start, but because the flame was too weak, it went out on its own, and I came over and over again several times, my patience was really exhausted, and I threw two stones in front of him angrily, "Even if you are an official, this wilderness can't be ready-made!" I want you to come, I'm tired. With that, he sat down on the net with all his strength, and fell to the ground like a stone, exhausted, and had no strength to stand up.
Shang Jinming saw that I picked a pick, still with a cold face, after a while, he took out a fire fold from his arms, raised his left hand, and gently slid a few times in the air, the flame quickly lit up, he approached the pile of firewood slightly, and it was already a small fire with little effort. It was really cool at night, and the fire gave off warmth, and I couldn't help but lean forward.
"Why didn't you say it earlier if you have a fire breaker, it will cause me to hit with a stone, and my hands will be red!" I complained.
Shang Jinming turned sideways slightly, raised his eyebrows, and the corners of his mouth rose slightly, revealing a sly smile. "When you're out and about, you should have brought these essentials."
"Gollum······ "In the quiet forest, even the birds have returned to their nests, and there is no sound, only my belly buzzing." I hadn't eaten since lunch, and after another busy night, my stomach couldn't hold it anymore. It's just a girl's house, my stomach growls like a big man, and I'm still embarrassed, my cheeks are red, so I have to bow my head and pretend to sleep.
Just listen to the "whoosh" two wins, what falls from the sky, and land on the ground, only to hear the wings still fluttering and hitting the ground. When I opened my eyes, it was two pigeons, in contrast to the darkness of the night, the wings of which were very white, and after a short time they stopped moving.
"Why don't you go and get it, bake it?" Shang Jinming closed his eyes slightly, frowned, and said impatiently.
I hurried forward, picked up the pigeon, plucked it with my hands and feet, and caught it on the fire, and in a short time a thick smell of meat rose. I picked one up, looked at it carefully, made sure it was ripe, and smelled the aroma of the pigeon vigorously, and handed it to Shang Jinming, "My lord, it's just baked, it's fragrant, hurry up and eat it." ”
He took the pigeon with one hand, brought it gently to his lips, and took a small bite slowly.
I thought to myself that this person is really hypocritical, and the pigeons in the wilderness can have such a fragrant pigeons, but they are still a big shelf. I quickly picked up the other one, didn't care about smelling it, so I bit it open, and after a while, it was all down, and I turned my head to look at Shang Jinming again, and I didn't even finish eating a pigeon leg.
The pigeon is full of stomachs, but the day's running, the mouth is very bitter, I touched the kettle around my waist, but put it in front of my eyes and shook it, or put it down again, I always feel that the night time limit is not good, I am afraid that the water quality is mixed with Thailand, and I can't see.
Shang Jinming probably saw my thoughts, stretched out his right hand, and hooked his slender index finger on the kettle, asking me to hand the kettle over. I had no choice but to offer it with both hands, and he neatly opened the lid, took a few sips without hesitation, and said to himself, "This river is really cool, and it quenches your thirst." Then he closed the lid, waved his right hand, and flew the kettle to me.
Hearing him say this, I was relieved, and I hurriedly opened the lid and poured a few sips, and then I felt refreshed. At this time, when he raised his eyes, he felt that Shang Jinming was not as indifferent as he was on the surface, he was just reluctant to express it sometimes, and he was not as hypocritical as he was just now.
"My lord, you see that I have experienced life and death with you no matter what I say, but I don't know about your previous great achievements, why don't you tell me a little bit about it." I deliberately flattered.
"You don't have to scream one grown-up, and I'm not one to listen to whiskers." Shang Jinming still closed his eyes slightly.
"Then why don't I tell you about the origin of today's clothes?" I suddenly remembered the "Red Costume Pavilion".
Shang Jinming frowned, "Hmm".
"The place where the red costume hall is located is an inconspicuous street corner, but if you look closely at the street, the shops on the street can be described as varied, eating and drinking, but most of them are scattered shops, and there are such skilled craftsmen like it, but it is not harmonious. And there are twenty-two Seiko embroiderers hidden inside, which is really eye-popping. ”
"Have you ever seen those embroiderers?"
"No, I tried the shopkeeper, but he refused, obviously because he didn't want the living to meet."
Shang Jinming opened his eyes, frowned tightly, and a light flashed in his eyes, "This kind of market is not easy to attract attention, and skilled craftsmen can get closer to the nobles, and most of them are female dependents, even if they reveal any news, I am afraid they will not know it." His tone turned heavy.
"Could it be related to Jiang Fu's fraud case?"
"Not only that, it may also be related to the Beiyan spies who have been secretly operating all these years."
I couldn't help but gasp, I just felt that it was a conspiracy and danger.
In this way, the "dust place" that I passed by just now made sense. If the Red Suit Pavilion is responsible for finding out information, then there needs to be a spy who is responsible for conveying the news to the outside world, and that inn is the best cover, no matter how many faces come in and out every day, it will not arouse suspicion, which is why there are no travelers staying in the hotel, because they will not receive people from outside their group. I will fly a pigeon to pass a book to Zhu Zhuo, and ask him to bring someone to secretly monitor these two places, and when we get to Jiangfu, we will understand the situation and see where there will be collusion with these two places. ”
"Zhu Lian? Is that the cold-faced guard next to you? ”
"Well, he has followed me since he was a child, I can trust him, you must not leak the news about this matter." He paused in his tone, and then said in a low voice, "King Dingbei can't either." ”
I was stunned when I heard this, and I didn't answer. The forest is surprisingly quiet, and before I know it, I've fallen asleep.
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