Li Chengyi pointed to the grass and said with lingering fear: "There, it scared me. I am most afraid of snakes. This kind of thing is a bit similar to a snake. It suddenly came out and scared me to death!"
Xia Jing looked at the grass he pointed at and laughed angrily.
"Fourth brother, isn't this a dog-like snake?" Li Chengmu saw everyone looking at him and explained with a smile: "In Guiyang County, I heard from an old farmer that he called this kind of four-legged snake a dog-like snake.
, I heard from him that it’s not poisonous, it just looks a little scary.”
Xia Jing nodded, looked at Li Chengyi with a half-smile, and emphasized: "It's not poisonous!"
Li Chengyi blushed for a rare moment, it was so embarrassing that a grown man was frightened by a non-venomous four-legged snake.
On the next road, Li Chengyi was like a frightened bird, paying special attention to the grass, fearing that another snake or four-legged snake would appear from somewhere.
Deep in the Nanling Mountains, there are few human traces, lush vegetation, and many animals, especially the common hares and pheasants, there are really many.
The group didn't go far and hunted a few pheasants and hares.
Xia Jing also saw a lot of fungi growing on the ground in a fir forest, and picked some fresh fungi that had just grown. The fungi that had grown too big were all about to wither.
The rest time at noon was limited. After a few people had gained something, they did not go further. They picked up some fungi and returned to the camp.
Xia Jing asked the guards to clean up the hares and pheasants and marinate them with the seasonings they bought along the way.
By the time we rested in the evening, the hare and pheasant that had been marinated all afternoon had already become delicious.
Xia Jing asked someone to bake it.
The overbearing fragrance floats in the air, blowing far away with the wind, making people downwind cry.
Many of the masters in the palace were salivating with greed after smelling the smell.
Xia Jing asked two maids to make a fresh mushroom soup from the mushrooms they picked up at noon. The mushroom soup only added salt and had the original fragrance of the mushrooms. It was really delicious.
Soaking pancakes in fungus soup and eating them should be good.
Coupled with the roasted pheasant and roasted rabbit marinated in a secret marinade, Xia Jing, who has traveled to this world so far, has never enjoyed delicious food, can finally enjoy delicious food tonight.
Smelling the aroma, King Qian swallowed his saliva and thought of what he said at noon. No matter how greedy he was, he would be embarrassed to ask for it. He only hoped that Xia Jing would be wise and take the initiative to bring him barbecue.
Aunt Sun was even more jealous. She kept stirring the porridge in the bowl with her hands. She really couldn't eat it.
"Sister, you are really full of energy. Everyone is so tired from traveling that they are all sore. I wish I could sleep for three days and three nights, but you still have the energy to go to the mountains to find wild food."
When Xia Jing heard this, a cold light flashed in her eyes.
What to look for wild food?
It’s easy to think this way!
Not one to swallow her anger, she replied sarcastically: "I am a royal concubine who was married with three books and six etiquettes. She is decent and generous, diligent and thrifty in housekeeping. She is able to socialize in diplomacy and manage the household well.
Along the way, whatever energy I had, I spent on being diligent and frugal in running the household."
As he said that, he glanced at the man sitting next to Aunt Sun, "It's not like some people who learned the skills of prostitutes to seduce people. Apart from eating and sleeping, they spend the rest of the day thinking about how to win favor and how to seduce men. I am the concubine.
But I don’t have as much free time as you!”
"You" Aunt Sun is almost furious.
This bitch has sharp teeth and a sharp mouth. Her stupid mouth really can't speak.
King Qian's face turned completely dark.
Aunt Sun felt happy when she found out, thinking that King Qian was tired of Xia Jing.
She lowered her head and wiped her eyes, raised her head and her eyes were red, and shouted at the top of her voice: "Your Majesty."
"That's enough!" King Qian said coldly with a sullen face: "If you don't want to eat, go back and don't embarrass yourself here!"
Aunt Sun: "."
Not as expected!
Xia Jing saw Aunt Sun who was sitting aside and didn't dare to say anything anymore. She snorted coldly and turned to Xiao Wu: "Xiao Wu, divide the roasted pheasant and hare into a portion."
The master of the palace gave each room a plate of sliced barbecue.
King Qian and Aunt Sun were so embarrassed. They looked at the barbecue in front of them and smelled the tempting aroma. Should they eat it or not?
Xia Jing ignored their inner struggles and enjoyed the rare meal with peace of mind.
She is not a stingy person. She will take care of people when they are away from home. But if they offend her, she will show no mercy.
By the time everyone finished eating, it was completely dark.
Xia Jing returned to the tent and washed herself briefly before going to bed early.
After a dreamless night, Xia Jing woke up the next day to the sound of birdsong. Breathing in the fresh air, Xia Jing stretched.
Being able to sleep until you wake up naturally every day is also a blessing.
Before setting off, Mr. Zhang told Xia Jing: "Princess, we will pass through the most dangerous section of the Nanling Mountains today. Please be careful on the way."
"The most dangerous?"
After Xia Jing asked, she learned that this section of the road was on a cliff, with steep cliffs on the outside and steep rocks on the inside. The only road that could be passed was a road no more than six feet wide, and only a carriage could pass.
If a carriage comes from the opposite direction, there is no place to get out of the way.
When he thought about this journey, Mr. Zhang couldn't help but frowned.
"Sir, are you worried?" Xia Jing asked.
"Well, I'm afraid of being plotted against." Mr. Zhang expressed his worries.
They had encountered bandits too many times along the way. They had to pass through such a dangerous section of road today, which made him think too much.
Not to mention him, Xia Jing also had the same concerns. If their team entered this section of the road and encountered a plot, they would not turn back and could only rush forward.
Then it's like being strangled by the opponent's neck, and letting them decide whether to live or die.
Although everything went well except for the rain after they entered the Nanling Mountains, who knows what misfortune is waiting for them ahead?
Xia Jing consoled her: "Don't worry, wait until we get to the ground and we'll observe the terrain."
"That's all it can do."
The road surface was not completely dry, and it was difficult to walk in the mud along the way. By the time we reached that dangerous section, it was almost noon.
What Mr. Zhang said about this section of the road is not an exaggeration. One side is a cliff and the other is a cliff. There is really an ambush at the top of the mountain. Those who enter this road really have no way to escape.
"Sir, no matter whether there is an ambush at the top of the mountain or not, we have to send people up to check it out, otherwise the team really can't risk entering this section of the road."
"The princess and the old man coincide in each other, so we should act more cautiously."
However, sending someone to the top of the mountain to check would have delayed half a day. It was a blessing to be able to pass this section of the road today.
Xia Jing used her mental power to explore the nearby terrain and said: "It is not easy to get to the top of the mountain. You have to go around in a big circle and go to the back of the mountain to climb up. We are afraid that we will have to rush through this place tonight.
"
Mr. Zhang nodded: "For the safety of all of us, it is worth delaying this time."
The team rested where they were.
King Qian dispatched 200 guards from the guard camp, and Xia Jing dispatched 100 people from the strong men, which is now her guard camp.
Three hundred people took dry food and water bags and took a detour to the top of the mountain to check the situation.