Chapter 542: A Critical Moment
Such a scene made her think of the sheep herding life she had experienced in her previous life, running freely on the vast grass, with endless freedom and wantonness, which is really nostalgic!
The pasture is outside the city, and the old farmer, an old man with a whitening beard that symbolizes his years, said that he has been herding sheep since he was a child, and that he has achieved some success after so many years of hard work.
The old farmer lived in a stone-made hut not far away, which was a little too simple compared to where the sheep lived.
"How many do you want to buy? Recently, the chamberlains from the palace have come several times, saying that they are going to entertain the guests and take away several lambs, and this winter is too cold, so I have to keep some lambs. ”
The old farmer meant that he couldn't choose the sheep cubs, so he asked Chef Li to choose some adult sheep.
Here Qi Ling met Chef Li's wife, who was a pure adult, with a slight sense of wind and frost on her face, but from her beautiful facial features, she must have been a beauty when she was young.
"You're Miss Qi, aren't you? Thank you so much. ”
Qi Ling knew that she was talking about sending Fangzi, and waved her hand with a smile: "Sister-in-law doesn't need to be polite, it's just ordinary dishes." ”
As he spoke, he stuck out his tongue and said mischievously: "Who made his craftsmanship not good at all!" ”
Saying that, both of them laughed, and the relationship became a lot closer for a while.
In the past, he only selected one or two, but this time he picked five or six at once, and they were all adult sheep, and there were hundreds of catties after removing the internal organs.
The old farmer not only raises sheep, but also kills them, which is why Chef Li brought so many wooden barrels and wooden pots, just to put the offal and mutton.
Now that the weather is cold, the freshness of the lamb is guaranteed.
The scene of killing sheep was very bloody, Qi Ling didn't go in to see it, and walked around the wide grass with Qingyu, where not only cattle and sheep were raised, but also a lot of horses, and at the moment they were walking around not far away with their hooves, and such a wide place was enough for them to run.
She couldn't help but admire the old farmer's brain, in such a large place, if you build a few chicken and duck sheds, you can directly be a contractor, but the chickens, ducks and geese that are very common in Daming are like treasures here.
Dacheng's climate is very unstable, especially in winter, and there are countless poultry that freeze to death, and they basically can't feed them, so the people give up.
This is what Chef Li told her.
"Wow! Qingyu, you see how cute the pony over there is! Let's go and see! ”
As I was wandering around, I saw a petite pony among the horses grazing not far away, and its short limbs followed the mare hard, which was so cute that it exploded!
Qi Ling, who had always had no resistance to these, rushed over with starry eyes, but before she could get closer, the originally calm herd of horses stirred!
Qingyu realized that something was wrong and shouted, "Girl, get out of there!" ”
These horses were accustomed to being raised by the old peasants and were already familiar with the smell of his body, and the newcomer Qi Ling was filled with a strange smell that they had never smelled before, and the horses suddenly became restless.
The brown horse at the head snorted and snorted uneasily, and the horses around him also neighed, and their hooves kept stepping on the ground, as if they would pounce directly on her in the next moment!
Qi Ling was stunned by such a scene, and stopped at a loss, this... What's going on?
"Girl, be careful!!"
As soon as Qingyu's words fell, a horse with a black mane stood out from the crowd and rushed straight towards Qi Ling, the speed of the horse's hooves was extremely fast, and after a while, it rushed directly to her, and before she could react, she was knocked to the ground!
The old farmer, who heard the neighing outside, also hurriedly came out to check, and understood when he saw the restless horses.
"Oh no, I forgot to tell the guests not to touch these wild horses! Lao Li, go to the house and get my bamboo pole! ”
It turned out that this was a group of wild horses who did not know where they came from, and it seemed that they could not find anything to eat, so they came to this meadow, and the old farmer also left them with kindness for a while, and they would add food to them on weekdays, and over time the wild horses became familiar with and recognized him.
But after all, wild horses are wild and untamable, and the old farmers also take stocking on weekdays, which increases their aggressiveness, and once a stranger approaches, the horses will not hesitate to attack!
Qi Ling sat on the ground and stared blankly at the huge figure in front of him, and was greeted by a breathtaking sense of oppression.
"Flutter flutter!" The black horse's brown eyes stared at her coldly for a moment, and then suddenly raised its hooves and stepped towards her abdomen!
"Girl!!"
Qi Ling was awakened by her scream, and when she looked up, she saw the horse's hooves attacking, her mind was blank, she subconsciously closed her eyes, and couldn't help asking herself: Is this going to die?
At this moment, an arrow feather like a meteor rushed forward and hit the black horse's neck with a blow, and the beast turned around in pain, and its hooves fell heavily on the open space beside Qi Ling, stepping on a deep footprint!
Qingyu took the opportunity to rush over and rescued the people from the encirclement.
"Girl? Girl, are you alright?! You're scared of me! Seeing Qi Ling's eyes closed and her face pale, she was frightened, and her voice was faintly crying.
Qi Ling slowly opened her eyes, and saw Qingyu's anxious face, with a little tears in her eyes, she reluctantly smiled and comforted: "Don't cry, I'm not fine......"
"I'm sorry girl, if I had been a little more vigilant, maybe this wouldn't have happened, it's all my fault!"
Obviously, her existence is to protect her, but she has been in danger again and again, if someone hadn't helped her today, I'm afraid I would never see her again!
She couldn't help but tremble at the thought of this, it was really a thousand shots, if it weren't for that arrow feather, the girl might really ......
Qi Ling couldn't be coaxed anymore, so he had to pretend to be angry and said: "Okay, then you can prepare the lunch for going back tonight, and you can also boil water and wash clothes, I will have to rest for a few days if I am frightened today, and you will have three meals a day in these days!" ”
Qingyu raised her sleeve to wipe the tears from the corners of her eyes, and choked up: "These are what I should have done, girl, won't you order something else." ”
"Okay, you quickly help me up, my legs are weak because of the stubble just now."
Qingyu broke into tears and laughed and helped her up from the ground, fortunately, Qingyu came out this time and was afraid that she would put on the newly bought woolen sweater coldly, bulging like a small ball, even if she was knocked to the ground just now, she was not injured.
It's a blessing in misfortune.
Just when she rescued Qi Ling, the old peasants and they also rushed over, waving a pole to drive away all the wild horses, and the black horse that had attacked Qi Ling before was now lying on the ground and dying.
The old farmer stepped forward to check and found that the black horse had been pierced by a flying arrow feather through the main artery, and the crimson blood stains flowed all over the ground, and it was impossible to save it.
He got up with the blood-stained arrow feather and looked at the position not far away, and saw that there was no one at all, and thought that maybe someone passing by had come to his aid.
However, with such strength and accuracy, he must also be a great figure.
Inside the spacious carriage, a worried meteor was bandaging Han Chen's wounds.
He didn't understand that all the way from the capital to Dacheng was just to meet Miss Qi...... That's weird, isn't it?
"Master ......" Meteor put away the medicine bottle and stopped talking, seeing that his face was not different, he speculated again and again before asking: "Didn't you come all the way to Dacheng just to see Miss Qi, but this person is in front of you, why did you suddenly say that you couldn't see it?" ”
Han Chen raised his hand and looked at the faintly bleeding gauze, and a meaningful smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.
"There are things that she doesn't have to see, she has to discover for herself."
Meteor nodded reluctantly, although he didn't understand what it meant, but he would never do useless things, and there should be a reason for doing so!
"What is the situation in Longyanguan now?"
"Don't worry, according to the news a few days ago, that group of guys has broken through the Longyan Pass, and they are stationed in it to recuperate at the moment, thanks to you who bought the general guarding the pass in advance, otherwise it would not have been so smooth."
"These guys are just bait, did you give the letter I asked you to pass to Queen Wan before leaving?"
"It's been given, and she must have received it on the first day we left the capital." As he spoke, he looked hesitant and asked in a low voice, "Master, do you think this Queen of Ten Thousand would really do that kind of thing?" She's a queen......"
"It is precisely because she is the queen that she must do it, as long as she is a human being, there must be greed and desire, and as she goes deeper and deeper, she will want more and more, until the final defeat is gone."
As he spoke, he looked up at the lonely wasteland and the dark gray sky where the mountain rain was about to come, and lowered his eyes and whispered: "Da Ming, it's time for a vigorous rain." ”