Early in the morning, the convoy arrived at a small village far from the town, and it looked like it was not large, with only seven or eight families on the left and right. One of them was the old Qi family who served as a guide for them to go deep into the swamp this time. Lao Qi's family of five lived together, two husbands and wives with the elderly and children, Lao Qi, who was in his forties, was the backbone, mainly relying on this swamp for a living, gathering and hunting, as long as it could be exchanged for money and food.

As long as you do a good job of this vote, you can buy a small house in the town and start a new life with the money. Therefore, the old Qi family is full of expectations for the arrival of the team.

The convoy rested for a while, and took care of the daughter-in-law of the old Qi family, who traded materials such as carriages and horses, while the others set off with the materials needed for the trip. Lao Qi wore a thick cotton coat and a cotton hat covering his ears, and a cigarette stick in his hand, nothing more.

Xia Zhi and Xue Ying stood together, Lao Qi frowned and pointed at her and asked,

Xue Ying's answer was categorical,

Thanks to Xue Ying's answer, Lao Qi's attitude has changed significantly, and if you offend anyone, don't get along with Yinliang.

The summer solstice is a promise of a weak heart. If he knew that it was not only her, but Yongyan, who was weaker than her, would also go with him, I don't know what kind of wonderful expressions Xue Ying and Lao Qi would have.

Xue Ying and Lao Qi said hello, Lao Qi squatted on the ground and knocked the cigarette ash, his eyelids raised,

Everyone was stunned when they said this, but everyone is an adult who knows the importance of it, and there is a professional guide, so it is a lot more reassuring.

The sky was already bright, and the team, under the leadership of Lao Qi, obediently lined up in a long queue and marched to the depths of the swamp. As far as the eye can see, the marshland is vast and unlimited, with black mud dotted with puddles of various sizes and low bushes growing in a haphazard manner. From time to time, there are disturbed small animals that jump far away, which is frightening.

At the beginning of the road, there were obvious trails that twisted and turned, and they were buried by the mud soon after, but fortunately, Lao Qi's road belt was extremely accurate, and it was stable all the way. Xia Zhi glanced behind him, getting farther and farther away from the solid land, and the only thing he could rely on at the moment was Lao Qi's guide ability. Like a flock of migrating geese, the direction of flight is always the same.

Lao Qi knew the specific coordinates of the growth of thorn oranges, so he looked for the shortest path. Xue Ying was single-minded, following Lao Qi's footsteps without deviating, and at the same time being distracted to observe whether there were any wild herbs of interest around him. Xia Zhi was supposed to be the same as Xue Ying, but she killed Yongyan halfway, so her other attention was on Yongyan behind her, always paying attention to his condition, and if there was anything wrong, she would react immediately. Yongyan is much more relaxed, and enjoys it as if it were a special hiking adventure.

Everyone walked for half an hour, and the summer solstice was completely lost in the swamp. No matter which direction you turn to, you see the same scenery, and Yongyan has always been in high spirits, thinking that what you see and hear will be different from person to person?

Lao Qi, who led the way, suddenly stopped, and asked questions about a few half-human-tall dead branches.

Xue Ying asked cautiously. It's a dangerous location, and it's not okay not to pay attention to something.

Lao Qi folded one of the dead branches, looked at it and smelled it, and almost tasted it, and then pointed to the clusters of dead branches and said,

The excitement in Xue Ying's voice couldn't be suppressed, although he didn't find any other herbs, but the protagonist appeared, so it wasn't a problem. It's a wild plant, and it's just a courtesy question to ask more.

Unexpectedly, Lao Qi shook his head, Xue Ying's face changed, what does this mean, do you still want to sit on the ground and start the price and then talk about the conditions?

Lao Qi ordered a new tobacco and took two puffs.

Xue Ying stepped forward and also learned to break one from the root, and sure enough, there was a crisp breaking sound. Unless there are some special medicinal herbs, generally speaking, the plant dies and the medicinal properties are weakened to zero. Thorn orange undoubtedly falls into the latter category. Originally, the cool plaster used the fruit of thorn orange as medicine, but now the search for plants has been discounted. Unexpectedly, only dead branches were found, and the gap between expectations and reality was inevitably larger.

Xue Ying asked the guide Lao Qi's opinion.

In the old Qi swallowing clouds and spitting mist,

Heh, is it really still a bargaining chip? Shizi Yongmu let Xue Ying take full responsibility for this operation, and also said that there is no need to worry too much about money issues, and finding Thorn Orange is the right thing. But Xue Ying hates this kind of behavior of sitting on the ground and raising prices the most, who can guarantee that these withered branches are not deliberately found by Lao Qi to show them?

Xue Ying deliberately did not mention the matter of adding chips.

Lao Qi glanced at Xue Ying deeply, and was not in a hurry to set off again.

It seems that he was really trapped, Xue Ying didn't expect this rural villager to be such a scoundrel, and he lost his words in anger.

There were guards in the team who were so smoked by the smell of Lao Qi's smoke that they couldn't stop coughing.

Xue Ying was already angry, drank a sentence, and subconsciously looked at the coughing guard as he spoke, giving him a warning look. saw the summer solstice move over, just in the middle, and looked at the scenery on the side with a weak heart. Isn't this a clear way to tell him that he's tired?

What kind of person does he Xue Ying think, can he be an errand in King Cheng's mansion and can he hide this little trick? Taking two steps and leaning in, Xia Zhi was hiding behind a guard who was bowing his head and obscene. On closer inspection, it looks familiar. Lowering his gaze and taking another look, Yongyan, who was dressed as a guard, knew that he couldn't hide, so he looked up and smiled brightly at him,

Xue Ying's eyes stared at the boss, and the obvious congestion turned red, which seemed to be quite stimulating. “