Being fooled by fierce beasts to travel through the beginning is fleeing famine

Everyone was very happy when they got all the fish, and they were going to continue to put the baskets down, but seeing that the earthworms in some baskets had been eaten by the fish, they went to dig a few more earthworms and put them in.

There was too much movement here, and all the soldiers who had just finished eating over there were hooked over.

Except for a few soldiers who were in their 40s, most of the others were in their prime, especially the infantrymen, who were all young men in their 20s, who were in their prime.

Hearing that fish were caught here, they all ran over.

They first looked at the big fish in the wooden barrel and wooden basin, and saw that not only were there fish, but they were not small in size, so they opened their eyes wide with excitement.

They haven't eaten fish for a long time. The main reason is that there is very little river water in Yecheng, and they rely on wells for drafting, so it is not so convenient to eat fish.

With this opportunity, of course I want to feast on it.

However, instead of using baskets, they directly got some long grass beside them and weaved a few sparse straw mats.

Then they walked a little farther away from them, and the four of them carried a straw mat and pressed it into the water, preparing to use the straw mat to catch fish.

If there are really a lot of fish in this river, this method is actually okay. They just need to put the mat in the water, wait quietly for a while, and when there are fish swimming over, they can directly pick them up and catch a few. .

But there are not many fish in this river, they are all driven by Chou Chou.

Of course, if they wanted to catch the fish, they had to rely on Chou Chou, and if Chou Chou didn't catch the fish, it was a waste of time.

After they put all the straw mats into the water and put them away, and the water calmed down, they said to Chou Chou via voice transmission: "Now you can catch fish this way, and those sergeants, you can drive them there more. As for How much they can get depends on their own strength, and they don’t need too much, and it’s not good to look too scary.”

Chou Chou gave Qingyan a look, and said via voice transmission: "I don't know this yet, just look at me."

Well, every time I see this little ugly one, I can't help but think of it as a baby, but this guy is actually an old monster.

The people tossed and bustled all morning, and when it was hot, not only did they get enough food for two groups of people, but they also had a surplus.

However, it was too hot this day, so the sergeants originally planned to cook all of them. It was Li Hao who stopped them and taught them to marinate the fish for three meals today.

Thanks to the amount of salt they refined before, they left the big fish directly, cut them open from the back with a knife, connected the belly part, and marinated the fish.

After the salt is applied, it is first put in a wooden barrel to marinate, and when the marinade tastes good, it can be directly hung on a pole to dry.

Qingyan and the others hung on the side of the donkey cart, while Wang Linyan and the others tied a stick to the horse and hung it with a rope.

Qingyan also learned this from her godmother Liu Jing. The southerners like to dry fish like this. It is said that this is called sun-dried fish, which is similar to bacon and can be kept for a long time.

Everyone was tossing about again, and when the sun was not so poisonous in the afternoon, they had lunch in advance and continued on the road.

However, Li Hao and the others and the cavalry had to leave first. The three of Li Hao were given up three horses by other sergeants. They were going to Hancheng in advance. The rest of the infantry followed behind quickly, and their legs were a little slower The ones stayed behind to protect Qingyan and everyone in Yangjiaping.

Qingyan originally thought that Li Hao would only leave four or five sergeants for them, but she didn't expect to leave twenty of them at once.

It is said that the legs and feet are slow and cannot keep up with the speed of the horses, but in fact, they are worried about them, fearing that they will not be able to protect them well if there are fewer people.

Those left behind were all young and strong, with weapons in their hands, and they walked on both sides of their donkey carts in unison, which was very intimidating.

To be honest, Qingyan felt a little awkward. If they weren't wearing handcuffs and shackles, they would have looked as if they were being escorted. Fortunately, they got used to it after walking for a long time.

Thinking of Li Hao's reluctant expression before he left, Qingyan wanted to laugh a little. She may have been exposed to the sun a lot during this period, the small face that was originally wheat-colored was dark and dark, and the slightly tough facial features were done. She's really funny when she acts like a little girl.

It caused her to have a little parting sadness, but it was all gone.

With the addition of those sergeants, I feel that the journey is much faster. I don’t know if it’s because I have the confidence to move forward without timid and tentative, or subconsciously cooperate with the footsteps of the sergeants. Anyway, the speed is increased. up.

Everyone in Yangjiaping was quite embarrassed at first, they didn't say anything about being escorted, and they didn't even eat their food.

Because of the increased speed, they arrived in one day and one night, which was supposed to be a two-day journey. They also encountered a small town in the middle to replenish some food.

The main reason is that the town is too small, there is only one grain shop and one cloth shop, and the cloth shop has not opened yet.

I heard that the goods were sold out a few days ago, because the place where the goods were purchased was in chaos, so we had to temporarily close the store.

Originally, Qingyan was very excited when she saw that there was finally a town with people coming and going, and it was not affected by the war, thinking that she could finally see a different scenery.

Unexpectedly, when she entered the town, she realized that it was not as big as the village in her hometown. There were only two shops in it, which were still more than ten square meters.

The houses are still earth-sloping houses, only one or two are built with blue bricks and black tiles, and they are said to be the homes of rich families in the town.

Qingyan, who came here in high spirits but returned in disappointment, did not dare to have too much hope for Hancheng, and it is estimated that it will not be prosperous, at most it has a large population.

It was only when she reached the gate of Hancheng that Qingyan overturned her previous thoughts. In this era, this city is already very majestic.

Because it is close to Weizhou, the capital of the later Tang Dynasty, it is quite prosperous here, and it is close to the Yellow River Basin, with frequent business exchanges, the city can be said to be well built.

Even if Shi Jingtang let the Khitan people enter the customs, there will be chaos soon, and this place will not be affected. Another thing, the Khitan people have not arrived here yet.

This can be said to be the last checkpoint of the capital, and there are many guards.

Li Hao's second brother, Li Ze, is the garrison here, while his father and elder brother are stationed in Yecheng. It can be said that they are both military fortresses, which shows the strength of the Li family's army.
Looking at the high city wall in front of me, the pedestrians coming and going, those who entered the city were either driving or pushing carts, or carried them on their shoulders, basically they were not empty-handed, and the number of people leaving the city was much smaller.

Qingyan looked at the clothes and clothes of the passers-by, as well as the things in their hands, most of which she had never seen before.

Of course, there are also those who know it, such as those grains and vegetables and bamboo baskets, which are not much different from those of later generations.