The besties traveled through the book together, and the prince and general became abandoned husbands

Time goes back to one day ago.

Xu Junjun and the other seven rushed all day long, but still failed to reach the city before dark.

It was already dark. Looking at the village with lights on ahead, Xu Junjun reined in his horse and said to the people behind him:

"It's still nearly two hours' journey from here to the city. We'll stay here for the night."

The six people behind him had no objection and followed Xu Junjun to tie the horses to the village entrance.

At this time, every household goes home for dinner.

Several tall and strong strangers suddenly appeared in the village, attracting the attention of the villagers.

A brave man, noticing that Xu Junjun and the others were not dressed like locals, hurried forward and asked loudly and cautiously:

“Where are you from?

What are you doing in our village?"

As soon as the man opened his mouth, the few strong laborers left in the village ran out and stared at Xu Junjun and the others with disgust.

Afterwards, more and more people came to watch the fun, and almost the entire village came out, staring at the outsiders unfriendlyly.

Not expecting the six wooden men behind him to speak, Xu Junjun took a step forward, a smile on his face, and explained with a fist:

"Don't be alarmed, my neighbors. My surname is Xu and I'm from Yuncheng. I'm here to visit my relatives at the border.

I passed by your place today, but since it's getting late, it's not convenient for me to continue on my journey. I'd like to stay here for one night and then set off again tomorrow."

The village chief looked at the people behind her suspiciously:

"What are those people behind you doing?

Looking ferocious?"

Xu Junjun explained with a smile:

"These are the servants that the palace has arranged to escort me. You don't have to worry.

Don't worry, I won't take advantage of you when you stay here today. We will pay the same price as the inn."

A few years ago, the village chief had been to Yuncheng. Seeing this, he asked a few questions related to Yuncheng, and Xu Junjun answered them all accurately.

Seeing Xu Junjun's good conversation and no mistakes, the village chief was relieved and waved to the villagers behind him:

"Everyone go back to sleep. They are just a few passers-by from Yuncheng. There is nothing to be nervous about."

As soon as the village chief spoke, the surrounding villagers scattered. During this time, Xu Junjun saw several curious children peeking out and were pulled back home by their parents.

The village chief counted Xu Junjun and his companions, and said to the man who first called out:

"Li Dazhu, your house is the widest. You can bring four people to your house and squeeze in. I'll bring three people to my place and let them stay for the night."

"Okay, village chief."

Li Dazhu was a cheerful man in his forties. Knowing that Xu Junjun and the others were not bad people, he became enthusiastic.

He took two steps forward, stretched out his long arms, and put his arm around Xu Junjun's shoulders, pulling her towards his yard.

"Brother Xu, bring your three brothers to my house tonight and spend the night there.

I'll ask my wife and daughter to make pancakes for you!"

Xu Junjun stumbled when he pulled her, but she quickly regained her balance and raised her hand with a smile:

"Brother Li, you are too polite. I will bother you and your sister-in-law today."

He made a gesture behind him, and the six people calmly split into two and followed Li Dazhu and the village chief to the two sides.

The harvest in this village is not very good. Every year, the whole family works hard, but the food produced is only enough for everyone to live.

Four tall and strong men stood in the yard, and Li Dazhu's relatively spacious yard immediately became crowded.

As soon as Li Dazhu's daughter walked out of the yard, she was frightened by the four strange men in front of her, and hurriedly pulled Li Dazhu aside to ask what happened.

After learning the details, Li Dazhu's wife smiled at Xu Junjun and the others and said enthusiastically:

"Please come in and sit for a while. My daughter and I will go make some food."

Xu Junjun was in charge of socializing. She quickly raised her hand to express her gratitude and went into the house with Li Dazhu. Not long after, a bowl full of golden and fragrant cakes was brought to the table.

After serving four bowls of porridge to the table, Li Dazhu's wife placed the only plate of scrambled eggs on the table. She glanced at the handsome Xu Junjun, rubbed her patched clothes, and said shamefully:

"The food in the countryside is simple and plain, so I don't have anything fancy to offer you. I hope you won't mind."

Li Dazhu's daughter is sixteen years old this year. Although her clothes have patches on them, they are clean at best.

She placed a bowl of porridge in front of Xu Junjun and quietly hid behind Li Dazhu's wife with a blushing face.

Xu Junjun's mind was as clear as a mirror. She took a sip of the porridge and said politely:

"You're too polite, sister-in-law. We've been living in the open air for a while now, so having these hot meals is great.

You should go and have some rest. You can clean up the dishes after we finish eating."

There were only men present, and Li Dazhu's wife and daughter were uncomfortable staying here. They smiled and said:

"Then take your time eating, I'll make your bed.

After you finish eating and clean up, you can go to bed."

Xu Junjun nodded, watched the two of them leave, and then lowered her head to drink porridge and eat cakes.

The pancakes are crispy with a wheat aroma, and they don’t feel dry when paired with the clear porridge.

Looking at the generous plate of eggs on the table, Xu Junjun probably understood that this family had fried all the eggs they had saved for a long time.

After the four of them divided the food on the table, Xu Junjun felt her whole body warm.

Letting the other three people go and rest, Xu Junjun took out twenty taels of silver and put it in Li Dazhu's hand.

"Brother Li, this is the rent for our room today. You and the village chief will each pay ten taels.

Please give the village chief the ten taels tomorrow."

Two heavy silver ingots were placed in his palms. Li Dazhu was so frightened that he swallowed his saliva. His hands were shaking as he held the silver, but he still refused:

“How can this be possible?

It's just a few pancakes and some porridge, how can it be worth ten taels?"

It would take him and his wife five years to save up ten taels of silver.

How can I take this!

Xu Junjun smiled and said:

"Don't be polite, Brother Li. Just accept it with confidence.

It’s getting late, so I’m going to bed first.”

"Hey, hey, Brother Xu."

He stretched out his hand and called out to Xu Junjun a few times, but seeing that she kept walking, Li Dazhu had to sigh and put the silver away first.

How about returning the ten taels to him when you leave tomorrow?

Leaving ten taels, five taels each for him and the village chief will be enough.

Li Dazhu's house has earthen walls and thatched roof. Although it is large, the cold wind blowing in from the broken windows is still biting.

Returning to the room, looking at the empty straw bed, Xu Junjun calmly walked forward, washed her face and feet with cold water beside her, put the peace pendant that Niao Niao had given her next to her pillow, and closed her eyes to sleep.

As for the other three, they were squeezed into the next room and sleeping in their clothes.

The next morning, before dawn, Xu Junjun was awakened by the noise outside the house.

She frowned, put on her clothes casually and opened the door, just in time to see Li Dazhu's daughter, carrying a basket of eggs that came from nowhere, and quietly closing the gate.

Meeting Xu Junjun's gaze, the girl was visibly stunned for a moment, then blushed and stammered:

“You, you’re awake?

My mom asked me to borrow some eggs from someone else's house, so I'm going to the kitchen first."

In the kitchen, Li Dazhu's wife was waving a spatula to make pancakes. When she heard the sound, she stuck her head out and saw her daughter staring at Xu Junjun. She hurriedly said,

"Hua'er, bring the eggs quickly so that the guests don't delay their breakfast and get on their way."

When she heard the words "get on the road", Li Huaer became obviously disappointed. She glanced at Xu Junjun and ran quickly to the kitchen.

Xu Junjun heard her call and came over, then saw the shadows of mother and daughter busying around in the dim candlelight.

After breakfast, Xu Junjun set off with the twenty hot eggs that the village chief and Li Dazhu forced upon her.

When they were about to reach the next town, Xu Junjun touched his waist and found nothing. His face changed instantly.

"Oh no! My peace pendant is left at the Li family."