The Empress of the Qing Dynasty is from the Northeast

Duo Xihui handed over two slingshots at the right time: "Add me one, the loser has to treat me to a meal, Yanglu Liuna's mutton soup and braised mutton are the most delicious."

"Okay." Hong Yan agreed readily.

Hong Zhao and Hu Tuli also came to join in the fun.

Hongyan had never used a slingshot before, so Chen Zhihuai tried it first. He leaned slightly sideways, holding the slingshot in one hand in front of him, stretching his arm, and pulling the rubber band backwards with the other hand. He looked calmly at a sparrow standing on a bare branch.

Everyone else breathed softly, waiting to see him fire the projectile, fearing that they might accidentally scare the bird away.

"call out!"

Chen Zhihuai decisively let go, and the bullet flew out along the trajectory he had set, hitting the little sparrow that was looking around.

"Wow! I got it!" Duo Xihui exclaimed, "Good job!"

Not to be outdone, Hong Zhao cheered his brother on: "Brother, come on! You're the best!"

Hong Yan first nodded to Chen Zhihuai, agreeing with his result, and then started working on his own.

Although he had never played with a slingshot, he had been practicing archery, so it was not difficult for him.

Sure enough, he aimed his eyes, waited for the flock of birds to become still again, and soon hit one.

Hutuli was very interested and excitedly raised his slingshot. It seemed that the birds had been at ease for a long time. No one had come here for a long time. When the slingshot sounded, they fluttered their wings and fled in panic, but came back again after a while. They only remember to eat but not to be beaten.

The three of them interacted with each other and gained a lot.

Duo Xihui and Hong Zhao were not to be outdone.

Later, a few people simply did not wait for the flock of birds to stand still, but shot them while they were flying away, in order to practice their aim.

Finally, I picked up the spoils on the ground. There were about twenty sparrows in total, which was a big harvest.

A few people, you look at me, I look at you.

In the end, Duo Xihun resigned himself to his fate and dealt with the birds by bleeding and plucking their feathers.

Chen Zhihuai was responsible for picking up some branches and firewood.

Several people hid under a sheltered stone slab, which formed a triangle and provided some shelter from the wind and snow.

Hongyan took off his cloak, brushed off the snow on it, and started a fire with Chen Zhihuai.

Hutuli smiled and said: "We now have an 800-li division under our command."

Hong Zhao watched Duo Xihui prepare the little birds, then walked over and strung them up with branches and roasted them over the fire. Each person took a skewer, and soon the fragrance wafted out.

There was a burning bonfire in front of us and snowflakes were falling outside. Several kids were sitting next to each other, grilling meat together, and they all found it very novel.

"Ah, days like this are so nice and comfortable." Hong Zhao sniffed and felt that the taste of the bird was very similar to roasted quail.

He liked the smell of meat, and he also liked the smell of cold air, especially the air in winter, which was cold and had a sweet smell.

Hutuli's face was reflected in the firelight, red and bright as the clouds. She also smiled: "No one cares, I am free."

Hong Yan's heavy thoughts since he came to the palace gradually melted away beside the warm campfire. He looked at the vast expanse of white in the distance and let out a long sigh.

Duo Xihun is still carefree.

"Of course you are fine. I killed all these birds and it took me a long time to pluck their feathers!"

Chen Zhihuai turned the roasted meat over and praised him: "Duo Xihui, you are good at handling this. We are not as good as you."

Hutuli looked at Chen Zhihuai, who was skilled at grilling meat, and was a little surprised: "You can grill meat?"

"I know a little. I've spent the night in the wild before. There wasn't much to eat, so I hunted for myself."

Hong Yan was also surprised: "Do you often go outdoors?"

Chen Zhihuai nodded, and his fair and handsome face was reflected in orange-red by the firelight.

His voice drifted far away.

"My uncle has been to the battlefield. He taught me to never forget where I came from and the people of this land. We can't indulge in pleasure, but we can't forget our responsibilities."

Hong Zhao was curious: "What about your uncle?"

"He stayed on the battlefield and didn't come back. I always wanted to bring him home..."

The others gradually fell silent, leaving only the crackling sound of the fire.

Seeing the depressing atmosphere, Duo Xihui hurriedly comforted him: "Zhi Huai's uncle is Baturu, a hero of our Qing Dynasty. We will also guard the border in the future! Just like me, Mafa! I, Mafa, am also Baturu!"

Hong Zhao immediately cheered up: "My Guo Luo Ma Fa is the most powerful! I also want to learn the most powerful martial arts from him! And become the most powerful general!"

Hutuli gave Hong Zhao a thumbs up and said, "Great! You have great ambition! Then I want to be a female general too! Just like Princess Pingyang!"

Chen Zhihuai looked at her with a little surprise, as if he had not expected that a princess from the capital would have such ambitions, and he could not help but admire her. "Princess, you are truly a heroine!"

"Of course! My sister is a heroine!" Hong Zhao immediately followed up to flatter her.

After chatting and laughing, the barbecue was ready. Everyone enjoyed the meal. Although Duo Xihui prepared it very cleanly, there was not much seasoning, and those kids didn't know how to grill it, so some places were burnt and some places even had blood in them, but everyone enjoyed the meal very much.

After spending most of the day in the old parade ground, the group said goodbye and went home.

In the evening, Changning and Yinzhen also ate the meat roasted by the children themselves. How can I put it? It was really unpalatable...

Fortunately, Eunuch Ma reheated the meat and sprinkled some seasoning on it, so that the meat was cooked and had some flavor, otherwise I would have had diarrhea after eating it.

Changning couldn't help but admire the children's stomachs. They could eat so happily, which was really amazing.

Changning listened to the children chattering about what they had seen and heard today, and they also talked about their slingshot competition and how their accuracy was very good.

Hong Zhao also described in vivid detail how big and dilapidated the stone pillars were, how many tangled weeds there were, and the arena, haystacks, stone tools, and other things they saw later.

"It got really cold later, so we went back to warm ourselves by the fire and waited until the snow stopped before returning."

Changning quickly ordered someone to boil two pots of red date and ginger soup, and asked them to drink two bowls of the hot soup each.

"Drink it quickly. You guys are really resistant to cold. You went out to play in such a heavy snow. What if you get frozen? This is no joke."

Hong Zhao held the large white porcelain bowl and pursed his lips: "Mother, this bowl is too big. I can't finish it."

"If you don't drink this, you have to take medicine. Which one do you choose?" Chang Ning would not indulge him.

Hongchen also clapped his hands beside him: "Medicine! Brother, take the medicine!"

"I won't drink the medicine!" Hong Zhao pouted and drank the whole bowl in one breath. After finishing, he wiped the corners of his mouth with his sleeve in a particularly generous manner: "Done!"

"Another bowl." Changning smiled and asked someone to pour him another bowl.

"Ah! No!"