At the beginning, I saved a little mute

On the first night, Que Yunsheng and Li Qingfeng deeply felt how rampant the rats were in Nanyan County.

Basically, it can be said that the squeaking sound is louder than Li Qingfeng's snoring.

Neither of them slept well that night.

The next day, Que Yunsheng and Li Qingfeng rode their horses around the southern line.

People on the street stared at them with strange eyes - the horses under their crotch.

When Lu Shi heard the news, he secretly blamed himself for forgetting to remind them.

He hurried over with his only two subordinates.

He bowed to Que Yunsheng who was riding on a tall horse.

"The chief of the que."

"County Magistrate Lu? What's up?"

Que Yunsheng was puzzled. The fact that a county magistrate stopped them in the street was an act that itself revealed something strange.

Lu Shi wiped the sweat from his forehead.

He said with a sneer.

"I do have something to do. Let's go to the residence of the general first."

Que Yunsheng didn't understand why, but he obeyed anyway.

He just arrived here and is unfamiliar with everything, so it would be great if he had someone to guide him.

As soon as he entered the house, Lu Shi apologized repeatedly.

"Forgive me, Captain Que and Captain Li, I was negligent yesterday and didn't explain some things clearly to you two."

Que Yunsheng said, "It's not too late to talk about anything now."

Lu Shi let out a long sigh and said helplessly.

"To be honest, you have seen the situation in Nanyan County. The people here live a hard life and can barely eat meat twice a year. So, seeing the two captains' tall and handsome horses, I can't help but have some inappropriate thoughts."

"I would also like to ask the two captains to do their best to take good care of the horses. The county government has limited manpower. If they fail to take good care of the horses, I am afraid that you will lose money."

Li Qingfeng was impatient and glared at him with his tiger eyes.

"Lord Lu, do you mean that these little thieves will steal my horse? And eat my horse meat?"

"No no no."

Lu Shi waved his hands hurriedly.

"The people along the southern route are simple and honest, but there are inevitably some who take risks. I am also anxious in advance because this county is really too poor."

Que Yunsheng seemed to be thinking about something and clasped his fists.

"Thank you for your reminder, sir. We will proceed with caution."

Lu Shi touched his beard, and his sunken cheeks couldn't help but become a little more sunken.

"It's all our fault. We are too poor and everyone is afraid of poverty. I have been here for many years and have no achievements. I just hope that everyone can live a better life, at least not starve. But at present, even this cannot be achieved."

The clouds ascend to the Tao.

"You don't have to blame yourself, sir. Even in the capital, there are people who don't have enough food to eat, let alone here?"

"Alas, as a local official, I feel ashamed."

Lu Shi shook his head and left.

"Let's go and check out other places."

Li Qingfeng proposed.

"It only takes another two hours to travel through all of Nanyan County."

Que Yunsheng hummed.

He asked someone to take the horse away and tie it up, and told him to keep a close eye on it.

The subordinate patted his chest and made the assurance.

Li Qingfeng said angrily.

"Que Yunsheng, how come you don't have any courage at all? Just listening to what the old man said, you really want to walk on your own two legs? I won't do it even if you want to. How long will it take to walk if you only rely on your own two legs?"

The clouds ascend to the Tao.

"We are new here, so it's better to be careful."

"Tsk, you're just a coward."

Li Qingfeng waved the whip and rode his horse proudly.

"You're afraid of some hungry people? How about me? I'll go there on horseback and see who dares to steal my horse!"

Li Qingfeng rode away on his horse, and Que Yunsheng shook his head behind him.

He took Chen Genshun and Chen Sanjia out.

Ever since Chen Xiaoliu was killed in a bloody massacre in the Golden Palace.

These fellow villagers of the Chen family, who were also Que Yunsheng's personal guards, all looked lifeless.

I was depressed for a long time.

Que Yunsheng paid for it out of his own pocket and asked several personal guards to take it back to Fufeng County to give it to Chen Xiaoliu's only relative.

Those people knew very well that their own strength was too small to fight against the huge Right Prime Minister's Mansion.

So he intensified his training and vowed to avenge Chen Xiaoliu when he had the chance in the future.

The three of them became more calm and composed under Que Yunsheng's training.

Chen Erding had injured his leg that year, and although he had recovered, he still limped a little.

Most of the time, he stayed behind.

Now responsible for taking care of the horses.

Several people are here to collect information and familiarize themselves with the county.

On the other side, Jiang Zao walked to the next village.

With the help of Xie Chengjing's guards, they avoided many detours along the way.

Along the way, the guards also ate delicious food that they rarely had on weekdays, and they were all very happy.

Long before arriving in the capital, all the canned meat and canned fruit that Jiang had made earlier were eaten up.

During these days, they were on the road and when they passed through Xinzhou, they stayed for a few days and made a whole carriage of canned food in case of emergency.

At the same time, Jiang Zao also found out that the area along the southern line was very poor and daily necessities were scarce.

Therefore, she also purchased a large amount of supplies.

But this reduced her reserve funds by more than half.

Jiang Zao was thinking about how to make money while wondering what he was missing.

Hopefully you will be well prepared before you reach the South Rim.

The village where they settled today was very beautiful, so beautiful that it reminded Jiang Zao of the bamboo sea he had visited in his previous life.

There are green bamboos everywhere.

Jiang had looked at them before and found that most of them were bamboos.

It is November now, the season for winter bamboo shoots.

Along the way, she saw many small cracks on the mountain walls on the roadside. Based on her experience, Jiang Zao felt that there were many winter bamboo shoots in them.

Thinking back then, she was also a member of the army digging bamboo shoots.

Whether it is spring bamboo shoots or winter bamboo shoots, they are delicious, cheap and available in large quantities.

If he could find a wild bamboo forest, he could have several full meals. In order to save money, Jiang Zao once ate bamboo shoots for every meal until he vomited.

But now when she saw this large bamboo forest, all she had in her mind were memories of bamboo shoots.

Su Dongpo has a famous poem:

“I would rather eat without meat than live without bamboo.”

But if Jiang Zao were to say it, he would definitely say: I would rather eat without meat than eat without bamboo.

Bamboo shoots are delicious, bamboo tube rice is delicious, and I just think of that fresh, crispy and tender taste.

Jiang was already very excited.

"It's decided. We'll have a bamboo feast today."

Dongxue was very curious standing aside.

The young lady was staring at the bamboo next to her with shining eyes.

She looked around but could only see some bamboos. In her eyes, they were just a large clump of tall grass.

Why are you so excited, miss?

"Eat? What to eat?"

Dongxue gulped and swallowed.

Before following the young lady, she had been training under Que Yunsheng. She was so tired every day that she just wanted to eat meat.

After serving the lady, I realized that there are things in the world that are more delicious and attractive than meat.

So, not only has she become rounder now, but even her taste in food has changed. She no longer just stares at the meat, but at the young lady.

She does whatever the lady says.

Although there are some things she can't make and they don't taste right, she can still make delicious food.

Dongxue herself is very satisfied with her craftsmanship.

“Eat bamboo.”

Jiang Zao ordered people to pick up hoes and find a dense bamboo forest.

But Dongxue's brows were furrowed.

She spat out the bamboo leaves in her mouth and pouted several times, but she still felt there were thorns in her mouth.

"Miss, I've touched the leaves of these bamboos. They're a little hairy and taste dry. They're inedible."