Chapter 46: Take the boat and take the waterway
When entering the city gate, everyone had to be searched, and all the sleeves of their clothes were turned out, and not a grain of rice was allowed to be carried.
"Miss Xu, you really should have gone with that son of the Western Wei Dynasty."
Weng Hongyao looked at Xu Jingluo and shook his head sympathetically.
No food, no shelter, poisonous snakes, poisonous insects, diseases...... In such a harsh environment, it is too difficult to persist for three years, and even if you can persevere, you may become a wild man, right? It is better to follow His Royal Highness the Second Western Wei as a slave than to fend for himself here!
Alas, this silly girl!
Xu Jingluo still looked indifferent and smiled brightly.
"It's okay Sir Weng, we will definitely be able to live, don't worry."
"Good luck then." Weng Hongyao watched everyone walk into the city.
Bang dang.
The city gates behind him were slammed shut, and everyone was confined in this barren forest.
The scorching sun, the scorching air, and the endless jungle in the distance, I don't know where the end is.
I don't know what kind of crisis is hidden, how to survive here!
The members of the royal family cowered at the base of the wall on the right, and placed a dozen bags of rice and noodles and a few barrels of oil at their feet, as well as pots and farm tools.
If this were ordinary people, it should be quite easy to live with these things, but it is a pity that this group of pampered upper-class people are used to the days when they are used to being served by people with their clothes and their mouths open, and they can't cook.
Zhu Lingxiang saw that the people in the village were empty-handed and had nothing, and suddenly a sense of superiority floated.
"Xu Jingluo, if the people in your village want to have a stutter, come and wait for us, otherwise, they will only die of thirst and starvation."
As long as they come to them for food, they will become their slaves again, at their disposal!
However, the people in the village didn't even look this way, they have all fallen to such a state and still want to call others? What a joke!
"Uncle Feng, let's get out of here quickly." Xu Jingluo's expression froze, and his eyes were full of vigilance, "That group of royal family members have knives, and there are many people who know kung fu in them, so it's safer to stay away from them." ”
"Miss Xu is right, everyone leave quickly."
Uncle Feng hurriedly organized everyone to leave quickly along the left wall, and pulled to a safe distance before stopping.
"Let's gather the supplies that we've brought in and see what's in them."
As soon as Uncle Feng's voice fell, a pregnant woman uncovered her clothes and took out a basin, a 'Luo Guo' took off her coat and took out a pot, and a big man untied a tarpaulin from his waist......
Using various Tibetan methods, everyone brought in thirteen pots and ten pots.
In addition, there were six kitchen knives, sickles, woodcutters, more than a dozen oilcloths, and even the baseball bats in the hands of the men were all sandwiched under the straddle and brought in.
"Yes, with these things, we don't have to worry so much." Uncle Feng nodded with satisfaction, and looked at the sky as he spoke, "It's not early, it's almost dark in two or three hours, Miss Xu, how do you arrange tonight?" ”
Xu Jingluo propped his chin and pondered for a while.
"The royal family is still in a daze, and when they accept the reality and arouse their desire to survive, I'm afraid it will be against us...... We can't stay here, we have to go into the jungle. ”
"That's simple, just use a firewood knife to cut a way." Liu Tianqing said as he swung his sickle and slashed at the thorny bushes.
Xu Jingluo stopped him.
"Don't cut or you'll be exposed."
"They have knives in their hands, and many princes have practiced kung fu, once they use violence to enslave us, it is a potential threat, and they must not be allowed to find us."
Everyone nodded their heads.
Xu Jingluo took out a long rope.
"Find a place with fewer thorns to advance into the jungle, and the rest will be talked about later, remember to hold the rope so as not to get lost."
"By the way, I just saw someone bring in two bags of repellent powder, and sprinkle some on each of them."
"Okay." Everyone was busy, and it didn't take long for a strong smell of realgar to fill the air.
"I'll take the lead." Feng Ze'an pulled the end of the rope and was the first to bend down into the jungle, and the others also rushed in, and the group quickly disappeared into the depths of the dense forest.
According to the sunset in the west as a reference, everyone has been walking south.
After walking for about half an hour, a slightly spacious flat ground appeared in front of me.
"Stop here for a moment, and I'll see where I'm going next."
After Xu Jingluo stopped the team, he climbed to the top of a tall banyan tree with some effort and looked around with a telescope.
The gate was on the north, and at the end of the western wall was the river where they had come down by boat, and at the eastern end was the sea, so it was inferred that the southern end must also be the sea.
However, as far as the eye can see, there is a vast green forest, and there is no end in sight.
"How's it going, Miss Xu?" As soon as Xu Jingluo slid down from the tree, everyone hurriedly gathered around, "What kind of place is this?" ”
"The terrain here is like a palm sticking out." Xu Jingluo picked up a stick and scratched it on the ground for everyone to see, "The left side of this palm is the river, and the right side is the sea, which extends straight to the sea." ”
"We're in this position right now, two or three miles from the city gate, and we're still at the city gate."
"Our priority is to find a safe place to stay, as far away from the city gates as possible."
"In a few months, when the other prisoners arrive, the closer you get to the gates, the harder it will be to find food."
"It's best to go to the sea, there is no shortage of food for fish in the sea, and camping by the sea can also prevent the beasts from attacking back and forth."
After listening to Xu Jingluo's narration, Feng Yongsheng asked, "How long does it take to get from here to the beach?" ”
"A conservative estimate of two months." Xu Jingluo weighed it and replied.
"Two months? That's too far. Everyone shook their heads.
"It's okay to eat, there are wild fruits on the trees, but where do you live at night?"
"In case of rain, there is no place to shelter from the wind and rain, and the elderly and children can't bear it!"
"The seaside is good, but it's not a place we can reach, and there are too many dangers in the jungle than on the road."
"It's better to find a place nearby, cut down trees and make a house to settle down first."
Xu Jingluo looked firm.
"People have no long-term concerns, they must have near-term worries, and if they have a long-term plan, they must go to the seaside."
"You don't have to worry, it's at least two months to walk to the beach, but I have a way to get there in half a month."
"What's the method?" Everyone looked at Xu Jingluo expectantly, and no one had any doubts about the idea she came up with.
"Take a boat." Xu Jingluo didn't bend and wipe his feet, picked up a small wooden stick and pulled it on the ground, "Let's not go south, turn to the west, and we will arrive at the river in less than three days." ”
"When you get to the river, you can cut down trees and build a boat, and it takes you up to five days to build it."
"After that, take a boat down the river, and you can reach the mouth of the sea in seven days!"