Chapter 69: Please bear with me if you are offended
After listening to Xu Jingluo's story, Feng Yongsheng was immediately overjoyed, gave her a thumbs up, and praised her without hesitation.
It is not much trouble to make a boat out, not to mention, you can also use local materials, there are many of them, unity is strength, and everyone gathers firewood and the flame is high.
Therefore, Feng Yongsheng confidently believes that with only two days of effort, everyone can make a big boat that can carry everyone!
When the people heard this, they were all excited, and they all thought that what Xu Jingluo said was a good way!
"In that case, let's not linger here any longer, we must hurry to the east." After speaking, Xu Jingluo put Cestbon, who had been quiet and silent from beginning to end, on his back, and beckoned: "Let's leave immediately!" ”
It was about dusk that the team stopped and prepared for the night.
A few young men searched for many dead branches and leaves, and lit several fires on the nearby forest paths.
The location of the people was to the east, and the wind was blowing from the north, although the Emperor of the Southern Zhou Dynasty and the others saw the billowing black smoke rising from the forest, they still could not predict the traces of the people.
Therefore, everyone is relieved and bold to serve the fire more and more vigorously, which can not only warm the body, but also roast some food to eat, and more importantly, can scare the tigers, leopards and jackals in the mountains, so that they do not dare to approach.
As for what to eat, some people have a lot of bags of rice hidden on their bodies, and if they are used to make some porridge, they can last for at least five days.
In addition, there are many wild fruits that can be seen everywhere in the deep mountains, such as wild wolfberry beans, when ripe, they are red and bunched, and they taste very sweet. It's small, but it's very flavorful. Another example is the golden cherry blossoms. When ripe, the golden cherry blossoms are orange-red, scraping off the thorns on the outside and removing the seeds inside, and its thin layer of flesh is chewable and has a hint of sweetness.
and nightshade, the tender tip is used to boil eggs, the bittersweet and bitter can clear the fire, and the black fruit is ripe and can be eaten. However, the plant body of nightshade contains a lot of solanine, which is a toxic substance, the leaves cannot be eaten raw, must be cooked, and the green fruit is not edible.
In addition, there are raspberries and sea buckthorn. Rose eggplant, lantern fruit, etc.
What's even more surprising is that everyone even found a clear spring nearby, and the spring water that came out was cold and sweet, both thirst-quenching and delicious, and the people connected more than a dozen barrels of spring water to go back.
After eating the porridge, the people were already very tired, and as before, they spread their bedding on the grass and lay down to sleep.
The eighteen young men who had been selected to protect everyone took turns to stand guard and patrol, and once they found danger, they immediately sounded the gong as an alarm.
In addition, in order to avoid the invasion of snakes, Xu Jingluo also specially ordered them to pour some sulfur powder nearby, just relying on the strong smell of realgar, it was enough to deter the snakes, insects and ants in the forest!
The night was spent in peace, and the next day, each family had picked a bag of raspberries, mulberries, and dates for breakfast, and then set out again, heading to the east of the rising sun, refreshed.
By the afternoon of the third day, the team had successfully found a crystal clear river, and everyone was overjoyed and danced with joy.
Feng Yongsheng took the lead, took the eighteen strong men, ran to the mountains with axes, cut down trees, and carried them to the river to make boats!
The thought of leaving here by boat means that there is hope for life, and the men are all very energetic, enthusiastic, and tireless.
On the evening of the fifth day, seven simple but sturdy wooden boats were completed!
Considering everyone's safety, two men who are good at swimming are assigned to the bow of the boat, so that if anyone accidentally falls into the river, or when facing the wind and waves, they can deal with it in time.
Moreover, all the wild fruits in the vicinity that could fill their stomachs have been picked, and there are also many food and bulging water bladders hidden in them, so that if they do not suffer hunger and thirst during these days floating on the surface of the river, it will be very uncomfortable!
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I don't know how long it took, in a daze, Gu Changgong woke up and turned around.
He panicked, quickly calmed down, and found that he and Zhu Lingsu were tied up in a tree hole, so he immediately spit out the white cloth in his mouth, woke Zhu Lingsu up, and helped her take off the white cloth with his mouth.
The two of them couldn't move, they could only look at each other with affection, so still that they seemed to be able to hear each other's heartbeats and breathing.
Not long after, Yang Sigu, the hostess of the farmer who had entertained them before, was going up the mountain to cut wood in the woods, and muttered, "How can an elephant hide in a tree hole?" ”
She was busy collecting firewood, and suddenly heard a man's voice coming from a tree hole at this moment: "Su'er, I have never felt so happy in my life!" It's good to be alive! ”
Then, a girl's voice also sounded: "Changgong, promise me that I will stay by your side for the rest of my life." ”
Gu Changgong smiled again: "Then, what about the next life?" ”
When Yang Sigu heard the movement, she felt very strange, and hurriedly ran over to check, and when she lifted the bark outside and found Gu Changgong and Zhu Lingsu who were tied in the tree hole, she was immediately startled, and quickly helped the two people loosen their ties, helped them out, and took them back to their homes.
At this time, another group of officers and soldiers chased here, led by Commander Jiang, who was in charge of guarding the imperial mausoleum before.
"Your Excellency, this is not my territory." Lord Qian from Baisha Town was also forced to follow him on horseback, and said bitterly: "Shall I go back first and give the commander and brothers a list of things about food and drink?" ”
Commander Jiang scolded: "Lord Qian, let's leave quickly, if this mission can't be done well, let me tell you, what kind of delicacies from the mountains and seas, it will be difficult to protect the lives of both of us!" I said, Lord Qian, do you know what it means to have a military order? ”
Lord Qian said with a bitter face: "Lord Commander, Xia Guan is just a small civil official, how can he have that kind of honor?" Let General Wei kill it himself? The lower officials are the next life, and they can't cultivate this kind of blessing! ”
"Phew!" Jiang Commander was angry, spat on the ground, and left alone.
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Xu Tianqing, who had previously taken the lead in firing dark arrows at Gu Changgong and Zhu Lingsu, apologized to Gu Changgong: "We rarely have outsiders here, we were offended just now, please bear with me!" We are our own people, and we will take care of each other in the future. ”
Gu Changgong returned the salute and said, "It's okay!" ”
Xu Tianqing smiled, beckoned his eldest disciple Ning Yichen, and introduced: "This is Gu Changgong Gu Gongzi, and this is Zhu Lingsu Zhu Girl." ”
"Please advise!" Gu Changgong and Zhu Lingsu bowed slightly to him at the same time and greeted him.
Gu Changgong chatted with Ning Yichen for a while, then took Zhu Lingsu's hand and walked back together.
"Su'er, Ning Yichen's person is really interesting."
"Mmmm, I think it is, it's very funny and humorous, and it looks very righteous."