Looking at the basket stuffed in his hand, Meng Yi nodded and handed the basket to the officers and soldiers in charge of cooking.

For breakfast on this day, because of the Chinese cabbage sent by Xu Yuzhu, one person drank a bowl of cabbage soup, and the soup was chopped cabbage.

This is the first time that their group has drunk vegetable soup after leaving the capital for more than half a month, and the appearance of drinking soup is almost catching up with the posture of eating delicacies from the mountains and seas.

Because of the cabbage soup sent by the officers and soldiers, Xu Yuzhu and the others did not cook anything, but one person shared a few peanuts, which made several children almost cheer happily.

Seeing that the children were so happy now because they had eaten a few more peanuts, Ouyang Jin and Ouyang Qin felt a little uncomfortable.

Although he had money in his pocket, he couldn't spend lavishly on the road now, so he had to save going to the northwest to see what the situation was.

What's more, there is still a big house that has been staring at it fiercely...

It's really aggrieved...

Ouyang Jin and Ouyang Qin looked at the peanuts in their hands, and then gave them to Ouyang Feishi and Ouyang Philo without moving, and let the two sisters eat them.

The two sisters took the peanuts, turned around and gave them to Ouyang Minglou, and then a few children squatted by the earthen wall and ate them. This appearance made Ouyang Jin and the four of them feel sour in their hearts...

The rain was really as Ouyang Jin expected, and it took almost three days to stop.

As soon as this stopped, Meng Yi beckoned them to continue on their way.

In this way, the group walked on the muddy dirt road, left the courtyard where they had rested for three days, and continued on their way.

It may be that seeing Meng Yi and the others with black faces, Ouyang Feilian, who originally looked disgusted and wanted to speak, pouted, glared fiercely at Ouyang Feiluo, who was held in Ouyang Minglou's arms, and then walked with one foot deep and one foot shallow.

This was delayed for three days, coupled with the muddy roads and slow walking, walking stop-and-go for a few days, the speed of the Ouyang family and his party was getting slower and slower day by day.

In the beginning, I could walk forty or fifty miles a day, but now I can walk about thirty miles a day at most.

After estimating the distance, Meng Yi and Xiao Qi discussed it and decided to continue on the trail.

Although the road is a little difficult to walk, you can reach the foot of the mountain in about 20 days, and then cross the mountain, and walk for a few days to reach the place.

So, when he set off again, Meng Yi said: "According to the current footsteps, we can only take the trail, which can not only save a lot of time, but also go to the foot of a big mountain, cross that big mountain, and the distance is only a hundred miles. ”

"Why don't you go the official way? It's too hard to walk. ”

"Take the official road? Now that you are less than thirty miles a day, do you think you can reach it in three months? It's been twenty-five days. ”

After Meng Yi finished speaking, he looked at Old Madam Ouyang coldly and asked, "Do you know how many walks you have walked now?" ”

"I tell you, I have walked less than 1,200 miles now, do you think I am too kind and easy to speak, or do you think I can't count?"

Meng Yi's voice fell on everyone's hearts like a thunderbolt, thinking about their current speed, if they take the official road, it is indeed difficult to reach it within the specified time.

Now I have walked less than 30 miles in a day, and if I go further, I estimate that I can't even walk the distance I have today...

Old Madam Ouyang wanted to say something, but Ouyang Hong stretched out her hand and pulled her, and then said to Meng Yi: "Let's listen to General Meng and take the trail." ”

"Well, let's go."

After Meng Yi responded with a black face, he directly shouted to set off, and then the group continued to move forward.

With Meng Yi's thunder, no one in the Ouyang family made a sound, and walked as much as they could along the way.

Even the mother and son, who had already practiced martial arts, were a little uncomfortable when they arrived at the foot of the mountain.

Although they arrived a day later than Meng Yi had estimated, Meng Yi did not let them continue on their way, and said, "Rest at the foot of this mountain today, and go up the mountain at dawn tomorrow." ”

Hearing Meng Yi's words, everyone breathed a sigh of relief, and then fell to the ground regardless of the image, exhaling a turbid breath.

Meng Yi and Xiao Jiu continued to move forward with weapons, they wanted to find out how to go on the road ahead, although they knew the route here before leaving the capital, but how to go, they had to explore first.

As soon as they entered the mountain, the two of them felt that the mountain was usually walked around, and there was almost no danger on the periphery of the mountain.

The two looked at each other, nodded and moved on.

On the periphery, near the middle of the perimeter, the two found a somewhat crooked mountain road one day.

Xiao Jiufei got up the tree, looked at it carefully, and said to Meng Yi: "This should be the mountain road they said can go directly to the other side of the mountain, but this mountain road should not be very easy to walk." ”

"Let's go, let's see."

The two of them continued to walk forward, and found that the mountain road was indeed getting more and more difficult to walk, and they only walked a short distance before they found that the mountain road had become narrower, and the trees on both sides of the mountain road were also much denser.

The two of them did not go any further, but went back towards the bottom of the mountain.

Because it was a bit physically exhausting to go up the mountain tomorrow, the officers and soldiers in charge of cooking gave one more nest head.

The head of the nest was given, but there was not much food left.

After looking at the small amount of grain in stock, the officers and soldiers in charge of rations found Meng Yi: "General Meng, there is not much surplus food, and I guess I want to find food in the mountains." ”

Hearing this, Meng Yi pondered for a moment and then nodded in response: "Well, after Ming'er went up the mountain, he started to search while he was resting." ”

"Yes."

After a good rest for half an afternoon and a night, although they still look very haggard, it is unprecedented to be able to rest for so long.

Seeing that they all received breakfast, Meng Yi said loudly: "This mountain, according to the errand officers who have walked before, can go out in twenty days at most, and at least half a month. ”

"After walking through this mountain, there are still a hundred miles to where you are going, and there is a small town eighty miles away, where you can add something. Now, let's go! ”

After saying this, Meng Yi led the two officers and soldiers to take the lead, and Ouyang Minglou and several people also raised their heels.

Behind them were the two officers and soldiers and Xiao Ba, followed by Ouyang Jin and Ouyang Hong, and at the end were Xiao Qi and the two officers and soldiers.

As for Xiao Jiu and the other three officers and soldiers, they had already walked ahead, one was to find food, and the other was to see if there was any danger, as for the place to stay, they had already been found yesterday, and they were found according to the description of the errand who had walked through this mountain before.

Because the mountain road is crooked and narrow, it is a little difficult for the Ouyang family, who is still walking the mountain road for the first time for most people, not to mention walking slowly, and from time to time they hear the sound of ouch and ouch.

Looking at this family, either this one shouted that he was very tired, or the one who said that his foot was broken, and Xiao Qi, who was walking behind, was also a little angry: "Will you break your foot if you walk well?" If we don't walk well, the beasts in the mountains will come in a while, but don't blame us for not saving us when we die. ”

"Why don't you save us?"

Listening to Old Madam Ouyang's angry words, Xiao Qi was happy: "Old Madam Ouyang doesn't believe that you can try, it's better to shout a few more loudly, maybe you can even attract a wild boar." ”