Chapter 3 Firewood House Bacon
  After a short break after the meal, Ji Yuan watched a group of apprentices and schoolchildren gathered together and chatting eagerly.

He also leaned over and listened to them.

"Brother Li, I heard from my father that they are all about examining corpses in murder cases, tracking down the murderer, and playing music to summon spirits."

"Why do we keep doing this job of digging holes and burying people?"

"You haven't learned to run yet, but you want to learn to fly?"

"Let's think about how to survive for three months first."

"We often deal with corpses. They are full of yin and are most likely to be possessed by ghosts. Even the gods will not be able to save your life."

Several newcomers on the side were disapproving, "Where are the ghosts?"

"It's just people who are scary..."

"Haha, then where do you think this pile of corpses came from?"

"..."

Everyone chatted for a while.

Then another gong was heard.

Everyone stood up one after another and went back to their seats.

After eating a full meal, Ji Yuan began to feel windy when walking.

He was not in a hurry to go to Sanxi Township.

The gangsters here at the mass grave are not too strict with the apprentices and students below.

But for an hour before and after dinner, the surrounding area will be very heavily guarded.

Because this is outside the city.

Although they bear the name of the Mortuary Department, those hungry people who are dizzy from hunger will not see you as a senior official.

Incidents of people rushing to grab food when they are so hungry often happen.

These people also established a foothold outside the city after killing many people.

Those superficial guards have already developed the rule of killing strangers on sight during the guard period to ensure their own safety.

Ji Yuan, a schoolboy who has just stayed for a month, will naturally not feel that he is an exception.

We have to wait until the defense is relaxed, preferably at night.

Walking on a huge mass grave.

Ji Yuan began to pick up the bodies.

The mass graves are huge,
  Those who looked suspiciously rich in clothing, and some who looked like gentlemen, looked like scholars.

For this reason, Ji Yuan also specifically searched these people to see if there were any book pages or anything that could verify their identity.

"Find one."

Ji Yuan took out a few loose pages from the dead man's arms.

It's filled with words.

There is still half a piece of it, which is full of tooth marks and yellow stains left by dried saliva.

"I was so hungry that I even ate the book."

Ji Yuan shook his head, not sure what happened here.

That's why so many people died tragically.

Ji Yuan carried the body and walked to an open space.

The corpse looked like that of a scholar, so Ji Yuan simply changed his mind.

I silently thought about reading and literacy.

Revolving door!
  The reappearance of light and shadow is like shuttle and rebirth.

This time, the sound of reading aloud was heard in my ears.

In the narrow private school, an old gentleman held a book and explained calculations and words.

Ji Yuan's eyes widened as he looked at the contents of the book in front of him.

Dare not to be slighted.

Reading, literacy, deciphering, copying...

The old gentleman didn't say much, but the scenes flashed by quickly.

next moment,
  The revolving lantern was over, and Ji Yuan sat at the edge of the pit in a daze, still unfinished.

He quickly raised his hand and used his fingers as pens to write and draw on the ground.

"One...three...people...my...edict..."

He didn't learn much, only eight or nine words.

The rest has been forgotten.

It's not that he's too stupid.

But the revolving door is too fast, and the writing method of this world is also a bit cumbersome.

Like painting.

"Fortunately, there is finally progress."

The group of people in the mass graves, whether they were schoolchildren or apprentices, were all illiterate and rough men who couldn't read or write.

And according to Zhang Miao, the literacy rate in the entire Daqian...at least Heishi County is pitifully low.

If you learn to read and write, it will definitely be an advantage.

Ji Yuan wrote and erased on the ground at his feet.

There are words in the mouth.

Finally, the body was buried like a foreigner.

Then go to the next person.

……

Two hours later.

Ji Yuan fell to the ground with a bang.

He looked up at the sky, his face pale.

Breathing heavily.

"Five times a day is my limit now."

He murmured, and the world in front of him became a little blurry.

The following four times he used the revolving lantern, none of them were as big as Wang Sanbao.

They are all teachers, teachers from private schools in the countryside, or students who have only attended private schools for two days.

Although Ji Yuan silently recited 'gold and silver treasures', most of the pictures that appeared were of teaching calligraphy.

"Yes, a big family like Wang Sanbao must have real estate in the county."

"When there is a major disaster, these people will definitely enter the city as soon as possible. Wang Sanbao is an exception who lives outside."

If Wang Sanbao hadn't been so greedy that he got on top of the head of the Song Academy, he probably wouldn't have let himself meet him.

"But I learned thirty-nine words today, which is quite fruitful."

In addition to literacy.

Ji Yuan also gained additional benefits.

The fragmented images from these five revolving lanterns helped him piece together maps of many places outside Blackstone City.

With this memory, Ji Yuan no longer needs to trick Zhang Miao into finding the specific location and route of Sanxi Township.

It saved him a lot of trouble.

between thoughts,
  Ji Yuan's eyes were filled with stars. The sequelae of this revolving door should not be underestimated.

Night fell silently.

The place where everyone lives is in the small woods to the left of the lunch tent.

The ancients used wood to build several wooden barns. All the schoolboys and apprentices were crowded inside.

In Datongpu, there are more than 20 people in a row.

As for the masters, they entered the city before sunset.

How come you live in a mass grave.

The smell of feet and some inexplicable rotten smell.

The huts stand at the four corners of the wooden barn.

Let the smell of urine and the smell of the latrine mix evenly in the air.

This is said to prevent wild beasts from attacking.

Ji Yuan fell down on the cold grass couch made of weeds and slowly closed his eyes.

"Today's consumption is too great, it is not suitable to travel at night."

He murmured in his heart.

The next second, he fell asleep amidst the sound of coughing all over the room.

……

The second day, night.

The wind howled at the mass grave, and weeds grew wantonly on the grave.

The cold air shuttled through the dark field of vision, making it difficult to see even one's fingers.

Insects and rats come out under the cover of night to hunt their prey.

click.

Ji Yuan successfully crossed the boundary of the mass grave. He looked back at the distant and sparse torch light in the dark night.

Suddenly he breathed a sigh of relief, and then quickened his pace and trotted towards the Sanxi Township in his memory.

The two miles were smooth sailing.

Sanxi Township, with more than 400 households in the revolving lantern, is now in ruins.

It is dilapidated and deserted everywhere, and you can see from the beginning to the end of the countryside at a glance.

Ji Yuan walked into the countryside cautiously.

Even though it is dilapidated, the courtyard of Wang Sanbao's family can still see its former grandeur.

Ji Yuan found the house easily.

He stood in front of the door and didn't rush in.

Instead, he walked around the house first.

Wall, door, side door...

Thick dust has already accumulated on them, and there are no footprints.

Apparently this place has been empty for a long time and no one has been here.

To be on the safe side, Ji Yuan climbed over the wall by stepping on the gap in the wall.

He stood up cautiously and glanced around the courtyard.

Seeing that he was still unpopular, he climbed into the wall.

Ji Yuan glanced around and finally landed on a doorless side room.

His heart thumped suddenly.

It won't be possible for someone to get there first.

He quickly stepped forward and entered the room.

Once inside.

Ji Yuan's heart sank.

There were broken pieces of wood all over the house.

The cabinets were all removed, leaving only small wooden boards on the floor.

Not to mention the solid wooden bed in the revolving door.

There were only four lonely bed corners left on the ground.

Ji Yuan walked up quickly.

He bent down and swept the thick soil on the ground with his hands.

A wooden board emerged from the earth and rocks.

Ji Yuan was overjoyed.

He quickly lifted the board up, and there was a hole under the board!
  The burrow is still there.

And looking at the surrounding soil, there are no traces of being disturbed.

Ji Yuan only hesitated for a moment.

Just dive right into it.

Before leaving, I didn't forget to pick up a bed leg.

It is rare to see a big family in eight hundred years.

If we don't seize this opportunity, it's hard to say whether we can have a meal of meat in this world.

The cave is so cramped that one can only walk hunched over.

It was a dark tunnel with not much oxygen, and there was no light in my hand.

So Ji Yuan relied on his hands and walked very fast while touching.

a long time.

Ji Yuancai touched the wall right in front.

to the place.

He didn't climb directly up.

Instead, he poked it gently with his hand, making the board make a slight noise.

Ji Yuan grabbed the bed leg with one hand and stood there.

It took a while.

The wooden board rose slightly, revealing a gap and looking around.

Seeing that there was no one in the room, Ji Yuan let go.

Climbed up directly.

"call……"

Ji Yuan breathed out.

The narrow and quiet tunnel, if he didn't have a revolving lantern, would know the woodshed at the end.

I'm afraid that even if we enter the tunnel, we will turn back halfway.

It was too depressing and too dangerous.

But the effort is worth it.

There is no need to look for Ji Yuan.

There were two pieces of bacon hanging from the beam.

Each one is as long as his forearm!

Ji Yuan picked up one and took a bite!
  The smell of smoke and meat instantly exploded in Ji Yuan's mouth.

Ji Yuan had never felt like this before.

Meat is so delicious!

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