jdhmnovel Chapter 116 I won’t brag next time
Chapter 116 I won’t brag next time
"We couldn't even get through the city gate..." The people who went to investigate said that as soon as they arrived there, they found soldiers patrolling outside the city.
They even caught a farmer who was squatting on the side of the road defecating and interrogated him whether he was a spy.
If the other person didn't really have a pile of shit under his butt, he would probably have been arrested and charged.
"So we couldn't get in. We were afraid that even if we had money, we wouldn't be able to get food."
Shen Ying nodded to indicate that she understood, and then told everyone to clean up all traces of the camp and immediately move to another place farther away from Danzhou to camp.
Although the two of them had roughly dealt with the traces they had left, after Shen Ying's reminder, they also realized that if they were not careful now, they would easily be discovered by the Danzhou soldiers who were all over the city.
On the carriage.
Zheng Li couldn't help but ask, "Girl, why is Danzhou different? In other towns, as long as you have money, it's still easy to buy food. You can buy it by the cartload."
Shen Ying didn't mind sharing her thoughts with Zheng Li. "Although Danzhou is also a place of exile, the people there are either royal relatives or important ministers. For various reasons, they can't be directly wiped out, but the higher-ups are still somewhat afraid that they can make a comeback, so they will be more cautious in watching over them.
Since the drought has caused chaos in the inland, naturally someone will pass the news here and strengthen the care for these royal relatives. After all, sometimes a name can bring together an entire team. "
Zheng Li said "oh" and tried hard to digest this information.
Then he asked a question that made Shen Ying a little embarrassed.
"You know so much about that girl, why did you ask them to go to Danzhou? We left before and are closer to home now."
Shen Ying: ...
That's all for my big babies.
But I couldn't say that to Zheng Li, so I could only smile awkwardly: "Isn't that just a matter of luck? After all, I boasted that I could take care of the food for so many people, but when those people stayed for a while, I started to run out of ideas. I thought that if I could get through, it would be good to buy more food."
Zheng Li believed this statement.
But she also advised Shen Ying: "Don't brag for the sake of face next time. It's so tiring. You have to go out to cover up your lies. It's dangerous and those people are not loyal.
However, I thought only men liked to brag, but I didn’t expect that you, a girl, also like it.”
Shen Ying smiled awkwardly and said, "Okay, I won't brag next time."
Before nightfall, everyone found a suitable place to set up camp.
At night, Shen Ying told everyone in advance not to pass within the red rope in the middle of the night.
She tied a red rope around the carriage and scattered nails around the rope.
Zheng Li saw it with her own eyes and repeatedly told herself that if she really had to go to the toilet, she must jump out and not step on it.
It's quiet at night.
Shen Ying was half-lying down to rest in the dismantled frame of the car, while outside the car, Zheng Li was staring at a small bonfire.
The strange cries in the forest almost never stopped, making Shen Ying look a little tense.
She poked her head out and told Zheng Li again not to lift the curtain and disturb her before she did.
Zheng Li nodded in agreement.
Shen Ying took the opportunity to go to the mall to eat some cut fruit and rice noodles.
I didn't eat properly the whole day outside.
Finally there is a chance.
Zheng Li was a very trustworthy person. Shen Ying would go out to check on the situation every ten minutes or so, and then take a bath without shower gel. After all this, Shen Ying finally felt sleepy and closed her eyes to try to fall asleep.
The sound of splashing water came from not far away, and Shen Ying turned over and continued to try.
After a while, the sound of footsteps was heard again. Zheng Li said, "Don't come closer." The other party replied, "It's too dark and you can't see the road clearly."
You see, no matter how capable this woman is, in the minds of some men, there is still no need to be afraid of her.
Shen Ying was also disgusted by this behavior.
I can only fall asleep when it is dawn at night.
Seeing Zheng Li's dark circles under her eyes, she couldn't bear to order her around during the day, so she took on the job of driving the cart herself, allowing Zheng Li to take some time to rest.
Zheng Li couldn't refuse, so she leaned against the carriage and fell asleep.
Shen Ying actually envied this kind of baby-like sleep.
I fell asleep and fell asleep as soon as I closed my eyes.
After one night, the originally agreed half-day schedule was derailed.
So when we woke up the next day, everyone quickened their pace, and three hours later we met those who were walking back the same way.
It turned out that after the agreed time had passed, not only did Shen Ying and his team fail to catch up, but all the companions they had sent out to wait for people and mark along the way had returned to the team, and there was no sight of Shen Ying's team of more than a dozen people, so they became anxious and returned to look for people.
And now, they met each other.
Now, the team is complete.
Along the way, the team took the official road whenever possible and never thought of taking a shortcut through the mountain roads.
The world is in chaos now. Why don't you take the official road maintained by the government and take the winding mountain road? You're not crazy.
Even so, the team had a hard time in the next three days.
Because we couldn't find much food along the way.
Fortunately, when passing by a village, I collected a lot of edible dried mushrooms, bacon and pickles.
Shen Ying is not picky, as long as it is edible, she is willing to accept it.
After gathering five cars again, another twenty people were sent back.
As they got closer to home, the number of people around Shen Ying decreased every few days.
When there were only about twenty people left, it took a long time to collect two carts of food. Although it was only a few days away from returning home, Shen Ying did not rush to send someone back, but planned to accumulate some before sending it back.
In the end, I was glad that I didn't send everyone back.
Because this time, they were being remembered.
Shen Ying was upset when he saw a dozen people armed with swords and guns appearing on the roadside, clamoring to leave behind their carriages, horses, food and women.
She was about to go home, but she encountered robbers?
She asked Zheng Li to reply that she was willing to provide food, but hoped that they would not fight each other.
Zheng Li went there. The man looked down on Zheng Li, but he didn't think of letting her go. He said that it would be the same even if she was blinded, and the brothers would not be picky.
Shen Ying asked Zheng Li to come back and handed her a security stick from the carriage.
It hurts so much when you hit someone, and it won't break no matter how hard you hit.
Zheng Li raised it and waved it twice. This black fire stick was quite easy to use and also looked good.
Shen Ying heard that the temporary guards of her team were also negotiating, but the other side refused to budge and took the initiative to swing their swords, chopping the mule. The guards also drew their swords, and a battle was about to break out.
Shen Ying didn't want to see blood, and also hoped to bring the person back safely.
But things have come to this, and she would be stupid to continue to maintain the idea of harmony. If she wants to fight, then she should fight.
She jumped out of the car.
Even with his face covered, he still made the other party agitated.
A guard clicked his tongue, not sure whether he was impatient or felt that Shen Ying was just causing trouble and adding to the fun for the other side.
Then, he saw something flying out from in front of him and stabbed a bandit's neck fiercely.