Chapter 36: The Demonic Man Starts to Act Again
Looking at the basket stuffed in his hand, Meng Yi nodded and handed the basket to the officer in charge of cooking.
For breakfast that day, thanks to the cabbage sent by Xu Yuzhu, everyone drank a bowl of cabbage soup with chopped cabbage in it.
This was the first time for this group of people to drink vegetable soup after leaving the capital for more than half a month. The way they drank the soup was almost as if they were eating delicacies from land and sea.
Because the soldiers had brought cabbage soup, Xu Yuzhu and the others did not cook anything, but each of them got a few peanuts, which made the children so happy that they almost cheered.
Seeing how happy the children were just because they ate a few more peanuts, Ouyang Jin and Ouyang Qin felt a little sad.
Although I have some money in my pocket, I can't spend it lavishly now that I'm on the road. I have to save it for when I get to the northwest to see what the situation is like.
What's more, there is the eldest wife who has been watching closely...
It's really frustrating...
Ouyang Jin and Ouyang Qin looked at the peanuts in their hands, and then one of them gave them to Ouyang Feishi and Ouyang Feiluo without touching them, asking the two sisters to eat them.
The two sisters took the peanuts and turned to share them with Ouyang Minglou and his brothers. Then the children squatted by the mud wall and began to eat. Seeing this, Ouyang Jin and the other three felt a pang of sadness...
Just as Ouyang Jin expected, the rain lasted for almost three days before stopping.
As soon as they stopped, Meng Yi asked them to continue on their way.
In this way, the group walked on the muddy dirt road, left the yard where they had rested for three days, and continued on their way.
Perhaps because she saw the gloomy faces of Meng Yi and others, Ouyang Feilian, who was originally looking disgusted and wanted to say something, pouted her lips, glared fiercely at Ouyang Feiluo who was held in Ouyang Minglou's arms, and then walked with one foot deep and one foot shallow.
This delayed them for three days. In addition, the road was muddy and the journey was slow. After stopping and starting for several days, the Ouyang family's group's speed became slower and slower.
At the beginning, I could walk forty or fifty miles a day, but now I can only walk about thirty miles at most.
After estimating the distance, Meng Yi and Xiao Qi discussed it and decided to continue taking the small trail.
Although the road is a bit difficult to walk on, it will take about twenty days to reach the foot of the mountain, and then cross the mountain and walk for a few more days to reach the destination.
So, when they set out again, Meng Yi said, "According to our current pace, we can only take the small trail. This will not only save a lot of time, but also allow us to reach the foot of a large mountain. Once we pass through that mountain, we will only be a hundred miles away."
"Why don't you take the official road? This path is too difficult to walk on."
"You can only cover less than thirty miles a day by the official road. Do you think you can reach your destination within three months? Twenty-five days have already passed."
After Meng Yi finished speaking, he looked at Old Madam Ouyang coldly and asked, "Do you know how far you have walked now?"
"I tell you, we've only walked less than 1,200 miles. Do you think I'm too kind and easy to talk to, or do you think I'm ignorant?"
Meng Yi's words were like a thunderclap in everyone's heart. Thinking about their current speed, it would be difficult for them to arrive within the specified time if they took the official road.
I've only walked less than thirty miles a day now. If I continue like this, I don't think I'll even be able to walk this distance in a day...
Madam Ouyang was about to say something when Ouyang Hong reached out and pulled her back. She then said to Meng Yi, "Let's follow General Meng's orders and take the small path."
"Well, let's go."
Meng Yi responded with a dark face, then shouted, "Let's go!", and the group continued on their way.
After Meng Yi's thunderous announcement, no one in the Ouyang family said a word and they walked as slowly as possible along the way.
Even the mother and her sons who had learned martial arts felt a little uncomfortable when they reached the foot of the mountain.
Although they arrived a day later than Meng Yi had estimated, Meng Yi did not ask them to continue their journey. Instead, he said, "Rest here at the foot of the mountain today and go up the mountain at dawn tomorrow."
After hearing Meng Yi's words, everyone breathed a sigh of relief, and then fell to the ground without caring about their image, and exhaled a breath of foul air.
Meng Yi and Xiao Jiu continued to move forward with their weapons. They wanted to find out how to get to the road ahead. Although they knew the route here before leaving the capital, they still had to find out the specific way first.
As soon as they entered the mountains, they felt that there were people walking around in the mountains all the time, and there was almost no danger outside the mountains.
The two looked at each other, nodded, and continued on their way.
Near the center of the outer circle, the two found a slightly winding mountain road.
Xiao Jiu flew up the tree, took a closer look, and said to Meng Yi, "This should be the mountain road they said can lead directly to the other side of the mountain, but this mountain road should not be easy to walk on."
"Let's go and take a look."
The two continued walking forward and found that the mountain road was indeed becoming more and more difficult to walk on. They had not walked far when they discovered that not only was the mountain road narrower, but the trees on both sides of the road also became denser.
The two did not go forward, but went back to the foot of the mountain.
Since climbing the mountain tomorrow would be quite tiring, the officers and soldiers in charge of cooking were given an extra steamed bun each.
The steamed bread was given to us, but we didn’t have much food left.
After looking at the limited food reserves, the officer in charge of rations approached Meng Yi and said, "General Meng, we are running low on food. We will probably have to find food in the mountains."
Hearing this, Meng Yi pondered for a moment and then nodded in response: "Well, let's start looking for it tomorrow when we get up the mountain and rest."
"yes."
After a good rest for half an afternoon and a whole night, although everyone still looked haggard, it was unprecedented for them to be able to rest for such a long time.
As everyone received their breakfast, Meng Yi said loudly, "According to the officers who have walked through this mountain before, it would take at most twenty days, at least half a month, to walk out."
"After passing this mountain, you'll reach your destination in a hundred miles. There's a small town eighty miles away where you can buy some things. Now, let's go!"
After saying this, Meng Yi led two officers and soldiers and walked in front, and Ouyang Minglou and others followed.
Following behind them were two soldiers and Xiao Ba, followed by Ouyang Jin, Ouyang Hong and others, and at the end were Xiao Qi and two soldiers.
As for Xiaojiu and the other three officers and soldiers, they had already walked ahead, one to find food, and the other to see if there was any danger. As for a place to stay, they had already found it yesterday, according to the description of the servants who had walked through this mountain before.
Because the mountain road was winding and narrow, it was a bit difficult for the Ouyang family, most of whom were walking on a mountain road for the first time. Not only did they walk slower, but they could also hear the sound of "ouch" from time to time.
Seeing this family of people either complaining about being tired or spraining their ankle, Xiao Qi, who was walking behind, also became a little angry: "If you don't walk properly, you will sprain your ankle. If wild animals come from the mountains, don't blame us for not helping you."
“Why don’t you save us?”
Listening to Madam Ouyang's energetic words, Xiao Qi was amused: "If Madam Ouyang doesn't believe it, you can give it a try. It's best to shout a few more times. Who knows, you might even attract a wild boar."
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