As night falls, the sky becomes like a huge black carpet, and the bright stars are like gems inlaid on the carpet, sparkling with charming light.

The python was cut into several pieces and put into the pot. The hot water was boiling in the pot. The aroma made Zhao Han drool and he stared at the snake meat in the pot.

"Simmering it for a while longer will make it more flavorful and will also kill parasites more effectively."

What Zhao Sheng fears most about wild game is parasites. He will never eat it raw if it can be cooked, and he will never shorten the cooking time if it can be cooked for a longer time.

After more than an hour of slow cooking over low heat and adding the salt brought with them, the taste of the snake soup far surpassed the deliciousness of the meat.

Zhao Shicheng's family hadn't had any rice or vegetables these days, but today's meat dinner was a real treat for them.

"Eat slowly. I suggest you don't eat so much in one meal."

Snake meat contains high protein and fat. If consumed too much, it may put a certain burden on the digestive system and cause indigestion.

Especially since they haven't eaten much these days, it would be a big trouble if they got an upset stomach.

Perhaps they felt sorry for their son, so he ate a lot of snake meat at night, which caused something wrong. His stomach rumbled at night, but he couldn't defecate.

He had been eating grass roots before, and he ate more snake meat at night. His stomach was bloated like a drum, and he couldn't defecate, so he was starved to death.

"Brother, save my brother!" Zhao Zhen ignored Zhao Sheng's instructions not to walk. Leaning on a wooden stick, she came to where Zhao Sheng was resting and begged.

"Hey! I reminded you when we were eating, but there's nothing I can do now."

Zhao Zhen's leg had not healed yet, and her forehead was covered in sweat when she walked over. Zhao Sheng couldn't bear it and picked her up again.

"You never listen to me. If you don't take care of your legs, they will become useless in the future."

In order to hold the girl in his arms reasonably, Zhao Sheng deliberately frightened Zhao Zhen.

"Mom, I can't poop."

A little boy was speaking with a crying voice, and he was squatting on the ground, exerting all his strength.

"If that doesn't work, I'll just have to find a wetland and dig up some earthworms."

Mr. Zhao came over and startled the boy: "What do you want to do when you say you want to dig out earthworms?"

"Hmm? Enema, you wouldn't understand even if I told you? Just wait patiently."

Zhao Sheng smiled and said to Zhao Shicheng, "Crush the earthworms and give you an enema. Maybe then your son will be able to defecate."

Zhao Shicheng's wife, Zhao Wangshi, discovered at this time that Zhao Sheng was holding her daughter again.

Since ancient times, men and women have been forbidden to touch each other. Zhao Zhen is not young anymore, she is fourteen years old and has reached the age to get married, but Zhao Sheng is a stranger after all.

Zhao Shicheng obviously saw the murderous look in his wife's eyes, and he said to Zhao Sheng, "Put my daughter down first, and we can talk slowly."

Zhao Zhen was hugged by Zhao Sheng twice today. She was a little shy the first time, but she felt used to it the second time.

Zhao Sheng felt a little uncomfortable after hearing what they said, but he said stubbornly: "We are all family. I am also Zhen'er's brother from the same clan. In this chaotic world, I am a real brother."

Zhao Shicheng thought it made sense, but he also felt something was not right.

"Yes! What you said does make sense, but..."

"Don't worry, Zhen'er was bitten by a python and can't walk. Don't you understand why I did this? Do you really have to be bound by those pedantic etiquette and morality?"

Zhao Shicheng, a scholar, felt a little ashamed at Zhao Sheng's series of questions. He yelled at his wife, "Why don't you go dig for earthworms?"

"Okay, it's too cruel to ask your wife to dig for earthworms so late at night. I'll go with you, brother!"

When Zhao Zhen heard his father being called "Big Brother", he laughed in his heart: This is another brother from the same clan as me, and he turned against me and called my father "Big Brother" again. The generations are really messed up.

Holding torches, the two men found a low-lying field and dug around in the ground with their knives. Sure enough, they dug out many earthworms.

What is even more bizarre is that there are actually eels in this land.

Crushed earthworms are not actually the best lubricant, but there is no other way at the moment, so Zhao Sheng can only use this. Moreover, the secretory glands on the surface of the eel will secrete a kind of mucus, which is very good for use as a lubricant.

In ancient prescriptions, Hua Tuo once used a laxative to treat constipation. However, long-term use would become a habit, so this method was also used.

Take a pig's gallbladder, take the juice and add a little vinegar, take a bamboo tube three or four inches long, insert half of it into the anus, and pour the juice in.

The principle used by Mr. Zhao is similar, he just adapts to local conditions.

"It's almost there, it's almost out." With the lubricant and the stirring of the small stick, Zhao Han pulled out several sections of bloody donkey dung testicles.

Zhao Wangshi said excitedly: "Finally it's out!"

"You are lucky. If you continue to eat grass roots for a few more days, it will be difficult to defecate."

Zhao Sheng glanced at the donkey dung and said embarrassedly.

Who would like to eat tree roots? Zhao Wang wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes, forced herself not to cry out loud, silently lifted up Zhao Han's pants, and held him in her arms.

The next morning, a yellow eel was stewed for Zhao Han to eat, and the remaining snake meat had more soup than meat.

Zhao Sheng pulled out two flatbreads from his pants, handed them to Zhao Wangshi, and said, "Sister-in-law, I spoke too harshly yesterday. Put these two flatbreads in the soup to make a pot of porridge!"

One of the pancakes was as big as a person's face. I don't know where Zhao Sheng bought it from. It was very dry and didn't go bad even after keeping it on his body for two or three days.

Maybe it has gone bad, but for a hungry person, even if it goes bad, it is still a good thing.

Zhao Sheng also drank a bowl of porridge with them, and took out the only piece of snake meat in it and gave it to Zhao Zhen to eat.

In this era, girls are always not valued by their families. They believe that only boys can carry on the family line and continue the incense.

Although she only met Mr. Zhao yesterday, she liked this brother named Zhao very much.

"Where are we going today? I'm heading north." Zhao Sheng first stated his direction. All good things must come to an end.

"We will also head north, first to Zhang County to rest, and then head east along the river."

Zhao Shicheng’s goal was also very clear. If they continued like this, they would most likely enter Shandong.

"Okay, we can still walk a little further, but Zhen'er's legs can't walk today, and there's no carriage here. You decide whether to carry her on your back or carry her."

Zhao Sheng's words stumped Zhao Shicheng and his wife. It was impossible to carry the things, after all, they had to carry a lot of things when fleeing. If they wanted to carry them, only she, as the mother, could do it. And the distance they had to walk was dozens of miles. Wouldn't she be exhausted to death?

"Big brother, I don't want anyone to carry me. I can walk over there by myself."

"Unless you don't want this leg anymore, or you might die!"

Zhao Wangshi and Zhao Shicheng looked at each other and said, "Forget it, let's not be picky on the way to escape. Let's just go."

When Zhao Sheng heard this, he wondered what it meant to just leave like that. Isn't that the same as not saying anything?

So, without asking for anyone's opinion, he carried Zhao Zhen on his back and walked forward.

There are skills to carrying people on your back. It would be much easier to carry someone over long distances if you use a rope. In the summer, Zhao Sheng had a small package for Zhao Zhen to carry, so he used a belt to carry Zhao Zhen as they moved forward.

They walked for more than twenty miles, and Zhao Shicheng even took turns carrying Zhao Zhen at the beginning.

In the end, the family was walking in front without even looking back. It was like this until the end, and they could no longer be seen.

"Big brother, am I a burden to you?"

Zhao Zhen seemed to have discovered her family's conspiracy, which was to throw her burden to Zhao Sheng. As for whether she had any other ideas, it was unknown.

Zhao Sheng also sensed this conspiracy. What the hell was going on by leaving such a young girl to him?

Do I really have to raise a younger sister to escape with me?

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