Qingyu was confused by the young man's sympathetic eyes when she saw the young man took out several small bamboo tubes from the small package around his waist and threw them violently towards the pot.
Qingyu and others were shocked, and Wen Ya scolded with cold eyes: "What are you doing? What did you throw into the pot?"
The young man glanced at her lightly, without saying anything. He stirred the spatula a few times, then picked up a piece of meat and put it in the bowl of Qingyu. He raised his chin slightly and said, "Try it."
Qingyu looked at him, paused, and ate the meat. After just two bites, the expression on her face became vivid. She nodded in surprise, "It's delicious."
Huh? Seeing her like this, several other people also took a piece each. Once they ate it, it really tasted much better. Even the soup smelled much more fragrant.
Qingyu said clearly: "You are adding seasoning, right?" Although they have some money, they still think it is a luxury to buy seasoning, so the dishes always only have the taste of salt.
The boy put away the condiment and explained honestly: "I stole it."
Qingyu nodded and continued eating meat.
Zhufeng stared at the young man with some unkindness. The brat actually disliked his cooking for not being delicious and looked at him like a wolf. It was a pity that he had eaten the piece of meat just now.
"Are you going to Yinzhou?" The young man looked at the "head of the family" Zhufeng.
But Hongtao heard the next sentence of his words, "No, your life..." Before she could finish, Qingyu stuffed a piece of meat into her mouth. She could only reluctantly swallow "Fenggusha"
Three words.
Zhufeng was still complaining about this rude boy, and said: "Wherever you go, rest wherever you go. There is no obsession in your heart, and everything is cheerful."
The young man silently picked up the rice with chopsticks, and then waited for others to finish eating, then rushed to wash the dishes and chopsticks.
Hong Tao had a very bad impression of this person who stole her job. She came to Qing Yu and whispered: "Junior Sister, the head, this guy is relying on us."
Qingyu patted the peach of hearts comfortingly and asked the young man: "Do you want to follow us to Yinzhou?"
The young man paused for a moment and nodded.
Zhufeng and Wen Ya exchanged glances with each other and reached an agreement. Then Wen Ya's voice was cold and unquestionable, "Go away, our family needs to discuss things."
The young man walked away in a wise manner.
Several people gathered around Qingyu to make sure that the young man could not hear the sound, and then began to speak individually.
Hongtao was very disgusted: "If he comes with us, there will definitely be trouble."
Wen Ya even said sternly: "Giving him a meal and saving his life is kind enough." She still remembered her tone when she dared to attack her head junior sister as soon as they met.
Zhufeng nodded, agreeing with Wen Ya's words.
Qingyu's eyes turned to Shi'an again.
Shi'an said warmly: "Although some people have evil looks, their numerology has changed. This person looks like a dragon or a phoenix at first glance. He is destined to be extraordinary. It is better to be good than to be evil."
Zhufeng nodded again, "But we know that the brat from the Head Junior Sister Gang must have your plans, so I agree with both hands."
"I even agree with both feet." Hong Tao exaggeratedly raised her feet.
Wen Ya also affirmed: "I have no objection." Then she added: "If one day he dares to rebel, I will chop him into pieces and feed them to the dogs."
Qingyu smiled slightly, "Then let him travel with us. It will only last six or seven days anyway."
After the matter was discussed, Zhufeng waved to the young man, "Boy, come here."
The young man came over and said, "My name is Chu Mu."
"Boy, you can follow us, but if you dare to cause trouble, you will repay kindness with hatred..."
"I, Chu Mu, will always remember those who are kind to me." The young man interrupted Zhufeng's words, with a bit of anger in his tone, as if he felt insulted by those words.
Okay. There is nothing to say. The family of five packed up and prepared to go down the mountain.
At that time, in Yinzhou City, a hundred miles away, Cao Shen, the state shepherd, was pacing back and forth in the hall, glancing out from time to time. Soon, a small official led a soldier in bronze armor into the hall.
Cao Shen's face suddenly tightened, and he stepped forward and asked urgently, "How is it? Have you found the person?"
The soldier shook his head in disappointment, "There are a total of 271 refugees of the same age along the way, but none of them is the person you are looking for."
After a pause, he added: "Could we have taken another route? We immediately set up shop after hearing the news, and there was almost no leakage. If we were really on this road, it should be impossible to escape."
Cao Shen's face was solemn and he thought for a long time before shaking his head and saying: "It must be on this road. Yinzhou is the nearest pass to the Mu State. To the left is the Liang State and to the right is the Zi State. No matter whether you go left or right, the number will increase.
It will take at least half a year to travel, so it will be of no use to him, and he will definitely take the risk of going to Yinzhou."
The soldier asked again: "What should we do now?"
Cao Shen pondered for a long time, and then his face turned serious: "So many people have died, and if we can't even catch a little thief, wouldn't those people's deaths be in vain?
Send an order and set up a checkpoint every ten miles at the place where you pass fifty miles. Every person passing through must be carefully inspected. No one, no matter male, female, old or young, is allowed to pass. I don't believe he can dig a hole in the ground and get through."
The soldier hugged him with both fists, and Cao Shen said again:
"Also, this matter must not be made public, and no one can know our true purpose. As a show, you release a group of people from Ruzhuang and expand it to the five surrounding villages."
The soldier's face trembled, and he froze for a moment before retreating.
Cao Shen waved his hand to signal everyone else to leave, and then he sat down and muttered to himself blankly: You sacrificed your lives for the country in this life, and I hope you will be rewarded well in the next life. In troubled times, for you, death is better than living.
more meaningful.
He was not wrong. For the survival of Daxia, this little sacrifice was insignificant. If God really wanted to punish him with blood on his hands, then he would suffer. Even if he died and was put in a frying pan, he would never regret his current situation.
Decide.
...
The Qingyu family quickly packed up their things, but the sun was still bright and the carriage was gone, so everyone paused in the forest, hoping to wait until the sun got a little lighter before leaving.
The brothers and sisters were all taking a nap, but Qingyu couldn't sleep, so he walked lightly to the top of the mountain, stared blankly at the red sky in the distance, and sighed softly from time to time.
"How can I be more worried than adults at such a young age?"
Qingyu looked back and saw that the young man named Chu Mu was standing not far behind her and looking at her. She smiled slightly to say hello.
There was a strange flash in Chu Mu's eyes. Although it was only for a moment, he did catch Gu Mu in the eyes of the girl in front of him who was less than half his height.
Her eyes were like a deep and ancient sea, which seemed to be able to accommodate all things in the world, but that sea was also desolate.
Such a deep look surprised Chu Mu. At the same time, he became more and more sure of his own judgment. This strange group of five people should be centered on this little girl. The other four people seemed to have their own opinions, but in fact, this little girl