Traveling through troubled times: Princess disguises herself as a man and becomes a soldier to earn

The three of them rode in a carriage and traveled for a whole day. As it was getting dark, they decided to find a place to spend the night and continue their journey tomorrow.

Jiang Li jumped off the carriage and walked towards the river. Looking at the little creatures crawling around by the river, his eyes lit up instantly. In his mind, he could think of spicy crayfish, minced garlic, and five-spice powder...

I excitedly went to the carriage to get a bucket and started catching crayfish. In ancient times, no one ate these crayfish as they were just shells, so they were everywhere. There was no need to fish, I could just pick them up directly by the river.

The two men tied up the carriage and when they came over, they saw her picking up something.

Mo Yuan squatted down and saw that she was happy picking up the things.

"Xiao Li, do you want to play with reptiles?"

Jiang Li raised his head, his eyes accusing: "What kind of reptile is that? It has a nice name, crayfish, and this is edible and very delicious."

“…Eating bugs?”

"Xiao Li, I'm going to the forest for a while. What do you want to eat?"

"Is it okay to drink chicken soup?"

"Okay, I'll come as soon as I go."

After Mo Yuan left, Eleven came over and squatted down to pick it up. Sometimes he got caught accidentally, and his face stiffened as he looked at the little thing with some disgust.

Jiang Li was very happy when he saw this: "Ha, don't be fooled by the fact that this thing looks a little ugly. Once it's cooked and eaten, I guarantee that you will be fascinated by it once you eat it."

"Princess, you are from the royal family, so high and mighty. Why do you want to eat this?"

"Oh, I like it. Isn't life all about trying different things? Otherwise, life would be like being a puppet, how boring."

Eleven thought about it for a moment and felt that it made some sense.

"I understand. Princess, you are really different from other royals."

Jiang Li said proudly: "That's right, those delicate girls will only whine when encountering problems, but I'm different, I just punch and beat them, that's what I feel good about."

"...Then the princess, won't the palace rules nanny punish you for what you have done?"

"Yes, but in the end, I tortured them to death, so they just gave up and basically ignored me, letting me do whatever I wanted. Well, come to think of it, I still like the embroidery master the best."

"No matter what kind of embroidery I made, she would always praise me without changing her expression, which made me feel embarrassed."

While picking up the lobsters, Eleven asked curiously, "Oh, Princess, you can embroider, that's amazing. What did you embroider, a screen or something else?"

Jiang Li's eyes wandered: "This, of course, is an embroidered purse. That little thing is the most practical, so of course I'm going to embroider that. Wait a minute, I'll show you what I embroidered."

As he spoke, he pulled out a purse from his waist with his other clean hand and handed it to her: "Guess what's embroidered on it."

"Well, it's obviously a duck."

"…No, keep watching."

Eleven was silent for a long time, turning the purse over and over, but still couldn't figure out what these two black things could be other than ducks.

He shook his head and answered honestly, "Sorry Princess, I can't guess."

"...How stupid! It's a bird, and its wings are open. Whose duck has its wings open?!"

Eleven whispered, "But they are all black. What kind of bird can be all black? I have never seen one before."

Jiang Li rolled his eyes and said, "You have never seen a crow, you are too shallow. Look at how well I embroidered this crow."

"Well, crows are a bad omen. Why would the princess embroider something so unlucky? Even if she wanted to embroider something, she should have embroidered a bird with beautiful colors. Wouldn't that be better?"

"You don't understand this. I embroidered the crow because I was unlucky. Haven't you heard of fighting poison with poison?"

Eleven shook his head and returned the purse: "I have never heard of a purse embroidered with a crow."

Jiang Li said faintly: "Shallow, too shallow."

After picking up more than ten pounds in a blink of an eye, Jiang Li felt that it was enough, so he started to prepare it. He put out the iron pot, put up the firewood, and prepared to fry the crayfish.

Pour in oil, add wild onions, ginger, garlic, chili peppers, etc. and stir-fry until the oil turns red. When you think the heat is about right, add the lobster and stir-fry together.

It kept flipping over and over, and Eleven on the opposite side was looking at it with a curious look on his face.

As time passed, the tempting aroma slowly floated out from inside and spread around, making people's mouths water.

Jiang Li said proudly: "How is it? Don't you think it smells particularly good? It smells even better than meat. When you taste it later, you will find it even more unforgettable."

Hearing her say that, Eleven became more expectant. He stared at the little thing in the pot. It had changed color, and the bright red hue was really good.

It’s much better than before. It might be really delicious, otherwise the princess wouldn’t be so happy.

Mo Yuan came back carrying a few pheasants. He seemed to smell something. He sniffed and walked towards the place where the fragrance came from. As he got closer, the fragrance became stronger.

Some of the spicy taste is mixed with a special fragrance, which is very tempting.

Seeing him coming back, Jiang Li called out, "A Yuan, you're back. Wait a little longer. I'll be ready soon. Then we can eat this and drink the chicken soup."

"Okay, I'll take care of it and make chicken soup later."

The two of them were busy, and Eleven naturally felt embarrassed to continue sitting there waiting for food, so he got up and went to the woods, chopped some firewood, and burned it quietly.

Half an hour later, the lobster was ready, but the chicken soup was still a little less cooked and needed to continue simmering.

Jiang Li called out, "Okay, let's eat the lobster first. It takes a long time to eat. By the time we're done, the chicken soup will be ready. Come and have a taste."

The three of them sat around, looking at the contents with curiosity, but they didn't know where to start. Everything was just shells, and they didn't know how to get to the meat inside.

"Haha, come, follow my example. First, remove the edge of the shell. Then, when you peel off the shell of the tail, the white meat inside is edible."

As he spoke, he peeled one quickly and put it in his mouth. The familiar taste made him nostalgic, and his eyes became red.

It's a pity that the captain and teammates will not come here. She is the only one who has no worries about food and drink, but they are still struggling in that desperate time and space.

I don’t know if it’s okay now, oh.

Mo Yuan saw that she was getting depressed, so he asked softly, "What's wrong? Is it too spicy, or..."

Jiang Li shook his head: "No, this is delicious. I just thought that my family couldn't eat it, so I felt a little disappointed. Let's not talk about this anymore, let's continue eating."

The two of them were awkward and unfamiliar at the beginning, but then they became more and more proficient and enjoyed the meal very much. They didn't expect that the reptiles tasted so good. They missed it before.

The princess really knows how to eat. Apart from not eating people and vegetables, I’ve never seen her be picky about food.