Soon, Chai Yan and Hang Baiqiu found a simple house next to the open space as a camp for the night.
The house only has a front door and no back door, which means that when on duty at night, only one person needs to come to the front door to take turns, and the others can sleep a little longer.
Then, everyone discussed for a while and decided that Tie would be responsible for taking care of the horses in front of the house and doing some preparations before dinner.
The other four people, composed of Cheng Jiu and Guan Maochun, and Chai Yan and Hang Baiqiu, went to the nearby area to search and check. First, they wanted to collect more firewood so that they could light a fire to keep warm at night. Second, they wanted to see
Let's see if we can catch some prey for dinner.
Although the carriage had food on it, the food was reserved for supplies. From a long-term perspective, it was better to give priority to using local materials.
After discussing it, Cheng Jiu went to the front of the car and pulled out two official swords from under the handlebar seat with a swipe. One was handed to Chai Yan and the other to Hang Baiqiu.
Chai Yan took the knife and said, "Don't go too far. You must come back before it gets dark. Do you understand?"
Cheng Jiu responded: "I understand, sir!"
At this time, Guan Maochun also pulled out two official swords from a hidden place at the rear of the carriage, handed one to Cheng Jiu, and kept the other for his own use.
Before leaving, Chai Yan gave the fire certificate to Yu Tie and warned: "Don't leave the barracks. If something happens, scream immediately. Do you understand?"
Yu Tie immediately nodded vigorously, his expression serious.
Next, Cheng Jiu and Guan Maochun left the barracks and walked to the west end of the village, while Chai Yan and Hang Baiqiu walked to the east.
Cheng Jiu and Guan Maochun looked around as they walked. The village was silent, and the later the time, the more desolate it became.
Guan Maochun felt that the atmosphere was a bit overwhelming, so he couldn't help but find some boring words to chat with Cheng Jiu.
Although Cheng Jiu kept talking, most of his attention was focused on the surrounding environment.
Suddenly, a small animal crossed the road ahead. Before the two of them could see what it was, it disappeared into the trees on the other side.
Guan Maochun immediately raised his knife and pointed it forward and asked: "Fourth brother, what happened just past?"
Cheng Jiu shook his head and said, "I didn't see clearly, but it looks like a rabbit?"
"Rabbit?" Guan Maochun's eyes suddenly lit up: "Fourth brother, let's catch it, so that we can have rabbit meat to eat at night!"
Cheng Jiu thought about it, so he nodded slightly and said: "Look around first, and then arrest him after he is sure there is no problem."
On the other side, Chai Yan and Hang Baiqiu were searching a house.
There was a mess everywhere in the house, and the tables, chairs and other furniture were covered in dust. It looked like no one had been there for a while.
Chai Yan and Hang Baiqiu looked at each house separately and then returned to the main house.
"There's nothing useful, but there are a few tattered benches that can be taken back to light the fire," Hang Baiqiu said.
Chai Yan nodded and said, "Okay, I'll take it with me when I go back later!"
The two of them left the house together and continued walking forward without staying any longer.
Hang Baiqiu looked up and looked around, and whispered: "Even if it was looted by bandits, the whole village cannot be left alive!"
Chai Yan agreed with Hang Baiqiu's statement and said, "Maybe he found another place to hide..."
Hang Baiqiu asked: "Then we are not bandits. We shouted so loud just now and no one responded."
Chai Yan sighed in a low voice: "Perhaps... he is afraid of strangers like us..."
After talking about this, the two of them said nothing more and just continued walking to the east end of the village.
Later, Hang Baiqiu discovered two fruit trees with unknown fruits. Although he didn't know what the fruits were called, Chai Yan boldly took a bite. After confirming that they were not poisonous, the two picked a large bag and took them with them.
, great as a snack after dinner.
When it got dark, Yu Tie had already set up a temporary earthen stove in front of the house. He found a broken pot from the house next door. Although the pot was a little broken, there was no leakage at the bottom. He washed it and wiped it.
It's okay to just rub it together and use it for one night.
After finding a pot that could be used, Yu Tie thought about fetching water to wash it. There was a well on one side of the open space, which was very convenient.
Just when Yu Tie was immersed in checking whether the water in the well was clean and drinkable, suddenly the restless barking of horses sounded from behind.
"ah?"
Yu Tie looked startled, turned around and ran towards the barracks. After a few steps out of the house that blocked his view, Yu Tie saw a hurried figure falling from the carriage. He fell heavily to the ground with a "pop"
Go up, I haven’t come back to my senses for a long time...
"Ah!" Yu Tie shouted when he saw this figure, and then he speeded up and ran straight over again.
Yu Tie was tall and quick on his feet. As soon as he heard the call, he reached the person who had landed on the ground. He then stretched out his hand and lifted the person up.
"oh!"
After grabbing it, Yu Tie used a very ferocious voice to scare him, which immediately made the person in his hand tremble and scream.
"No, no, no...don't kill me, me, me, me...I was wrong, I was really wrong..."
Yu Tie turned the man around and was stunned. The person he caught was actually a young man, at least thirteen or fourteen years old. He had a thin face, was slovenly all over, exuded a strange smell, and his face was even darker.
It's panic.
"Ah? Ah, ah..."
Yu Tie couldn't help but make some noises. This was because he was asking the young man.
But the young man didn't understand what Yu Tie meant, and thought that Yu Tie was angry with him, so he continued to admit his mistake and beg for mercy.
Soon, the boy could no longer hold on and began to cry in fear.
Seeing that Yu Tie could no longer communicate with the boy, he had no choice but to give up.
After shouting "Ahhh" twice more, Yu Tie carried the crying boy to the earthen stove and sat down beside it. Then he lit a fire and waited for Chai Yan and the others to come back.
Soon, figures appeared on the road to the west. They were Cheng Jiu and Guan Maochun.
Compared with when they went there, Cheng Jiu and Guan Maochun both had two more hares in their hands. They were running over in a hurry and asked from afar: "What's the matter, second brother?"
Yu Tie pointed at the young man and said "Ahhh" twice. Cheng Jiu and Guan Maochun took a closer look and were stunned.
Cheng Jiu put down the hare and asked, "Where did this child come from?"
Guan Maochun saw that the young man was sobbing and shrinking his limbs in fear, so he said: "Second brother, why did you scare people like this?"
Yu Tie couldn't help being stunned, then he waved his head and shouted, obviously trying to defend that it was not what Guan Maochun said!
When Cheng Jiu saw this, he smiled and said, "Lao Wu, please stop teasing your second brother, okay?"
Just when the three of them were not paying attention, the boy who huddled up in Tuzao suddenly spread his legs and ran towards the road to the east of the village with a "swish" speed, as fast as a bunch of fast-moving arrows.
wheal.......
Cheng Jiudeng was startled and immediately shouted at the top of his lungs: "No, he's gone!"