Early the next morning.
After Su Qi and his group got up, they ate some steamed buns and then set off on their journey.
The group traveled at a fast pace for several days.
Gu Beiheng was busy on the road, dealing with secret letters from all over the country. The two of them learned about the situation in each place they passed through. The Dashun Kingdom had been divided into four parts since the civil war.
Even small border areas have begun to secede and establish their own kingdoms.
Emperor Jiawen and Emperor Wu had the best places.
The old prince Rongshan also occupied several cities in succession, and he only dared to attack the places occupied by Emperor Jiawen and Emperor Wu.
He suffered heavy losses after several battles with Gu Beiheng.
They lost control of most of the county governments in Jinyang Prefecture one after another, and even Jin'an Prefecture was taken over by Gu Beiheng's Gu family army.
The two prefectures of Wei'an and Yanling, which were close to Jin'an Prefecture, were also captured, and the county and state governments below them all expressed their loyalty to the Gu family army.
Military Advisor Mo is in Yanling Prefecture, stabilizing the livelihoods of the people.
Refugees were scattered everywhere.
Whenever there is war, people are displaced.
Along the way, Su Qi and Gu Beiheng passed by the government office that was fought over by Emperor Jiawen and Emperor Wu, and also passed by the government office that was fought over by Emperor Wu and Prince Rongshan.
Yanling Prefecture was originally taken by Rongshan from Emperor Wu.
The people fled in all directions.
Before Prince Rongshan could change his flag, he was greeted by the fierce Gu family army.
The old prince of Rongshan was most afraid of the Gu family army, as they fought with a reckless style. Furthermore, the generals of the Gu family army were the most cunning, using all kinds of military tactics that were unheard of.
The autumn tiger is very powerful.
Dabao and Erbao hung their heads listlessly and were no longer as playful as before.
Lying in the carriage, revealing his white belly, Erbao placed his hands on his deflated belly and hummed weakly, "Mom, can we play for a few days? It's so tiring to sit in the carriage every day."
Dabao is better than Erbao.
She was only wearing a red bellyband and a pair of shorts of the same color.
The little bare feet rested on Gu Beiheng's legs, sucking on a pear. "Mom, can we just play for a few days? It's too hot."
Su Qi put a basin of ice in the carriage.
But it was of no use.
There were also ice cubes in Qin Wan's car, and he looked listless.
Su Qi asked Yingyi to find a place to rest for a while up front, as they didn't see a single teahouse along the way.
Ying Yi, riding his horse alongside Su Qi and their carriage, agreed upon hearing this. He called out to the carriage in front, "Zhang Zhi, find a shady place up ahead to rest for a while."
"Hey." Zhang Zhi at the front agreed.
Su Qi lay down against Gu Beiheng's legs, covered with a thin layer of gauze. She was already sweating, and she longed for ice-cold mung bean soup, taro mango smoothie, and refreshing four-fruit soup.
Just thinking about it makes me drool.
Red bean popsicles and mung bean popsicles are also delicious.
Su Qi thought of the popsicles in the space still having a lively meeting. She rolled up her sleeves and found a dozen red bean popsicles, yogurt popsicles, and mung bean popsicles in her hand.
Dabao's little feet were still rubbing Gu Beiheng's legs.
He sniffed and turned over. Facing Su Qi with wide eyes, he pointed at the popsicle with a smile. "Mom, give me one."
"I'll give you something else to eat." Su Qi took out two Kawaii from the space and gave them to Dabao and Erbao.
Gu Beiheng picked up a red bean popsicle and started to eat it.
Before they finished eating, the carriage stopped.
"Madam, there is no shady place along the way. Let's rest here when we reach the entrance of a village." Yingyi reported outside the carriage.
In fact, this is not the entrance of the village, but the end of the village.
There was a threshing ground and several tall trees. The broad treetops blocked out the sun, and the cicadas cried out in bursts.
There were a few old people and children enjoying the cool under the tree.
When Ying Er arrived here, he greeted the old man first, explaining that they were traveling merchants who came to enjoy the cool air and were not bad people.
The old man fanned himself with a palm-leaf fan and stared at the carriage in amazement. The cloth used for the carriage curtains was even more expensive than the fabric they were wearing.
Dabao and Erbao attracted everyone's attention after they got off the car.
"These two young masters must have come from the New Year pictures?" an old woman couldn't help but exclaimed.
The old woman who was sitting on a small stool next to him sewing shoe soles raised her drooping eyelids and took a look. The boy was even more neat than the ones painted in the New Year pictures in the town.
"It's much prettier than the New Year pictures." The woman sewing shoe soles scratched her hair with her needle, a smile on her wrinkled face. "The young master is really handsome. What are you eating?"
Dabao glanced at the old woman, then at the popsicle in his hand. "It's a popsicle."
"What is a popsicle?" The elderly people sitting there didn't understand.
Su Qi got off the carriage and went to help Qin Wan over.
Bai Zhi held a fan in her hand and gently fanned Qin Wan. Qin Wan exhaled and said, "It's hotter than June. It really makes me feel completely exhausted."
Hang Tieshan was even more afraid of heat, having lived by an underground river for decades. The cold and damp there was no way he could withstand the warm embrace of the sun. He had already gotten off the carriage and squatted next to an old man about his age.
The old man moved to the side and let Hang Tieshan sit on the wood.
Su Qi asked Ying Yi to take out the popsicles from the carriage and share them. She also asked Ying Er to take out the basin of ice cubes from Qin Wan's carriage.
Yingyi took out mung bean and red bean popsicles and shared them with everyone.
The villagers looked at it with envy, but no one asked for it.
Ying Er not only took the basin off Qin Wan's carriage, but also took the basin off Hang Tieshan's carriage.
The ice inside hasn't melted completely yet.
It's so cool and soothing to look at.
Su Qi poured some rock sugar into the bowl and chopped up the wild pears and apricots she had picked from the woods. She smiled at the drooling child next to her and said, "Want some? Go home and get a bowl."
"I do." The little guy swallowed, and the remaining saliva dripped onto the ground.
All of a sudden.
The villagers under the tree ran away cleanly.
The old man who was sitting on the same piece of wood with Hang Tieshan also stood up and ran away. Hang Tieshan fell down without noticing.
He was so angry that he cursed the old man.
Ying Liu simply took the basin from Gu Beiheng's carriage. "Madam, is this delicious?"
"This is a simplified version of the Four-Fruit Soup. I'll make something more delicious for you in the future." Su Qi directed his men to make the Four-Fruit Soup.
A hunter came down with his prey and stood by to observe Su Qi's method of making ice. "Madam, ice is hard to find."
Su Qi said without even turning her head, "What's so difficult about that? Saltpeter can be used to make ice. You need to put a basin of water in a bucket. Pour the saltpeter into the water in the bucket, and the ice in the basin will be edible. The ice in the bucket can only be used to cool you down and can't be eaten."
The hunter didn't seem to expect Su Qi to tell him such an important thing.
After weighing the pros and cons, he took the game off his shoulder. "Thank you, Madam, for teaching me such an important lesson. I'll give you some game to enjoy."
Gu Beiheng would never want his prey. Seeing that he was tall and strong with a simple face, he asked about the situation of the people living nearby.
The hunter’s surname was Zhou, and his family had made a living by hunting for generations.
By the time of his generation, they had finally spent a lot of money to buy a wife from a passing broker. Although the family was not starving, that was all.
"We will still be hungry in winter." Hunter Zhou said with a shy look on his face.
"I've learned my wife's method, and I'll make a living by selling this with my wife in the future." Hunter Zhou did not hide it from Su Qi and others.
However, Gu Beiheng reminded him that he still couldn't make a living from this in winter.
Erbao saw the furry creature next to Zhou Hunter and quickly ran over to touch it. "Little puppy."
"It's not a puppy, it's a wolf cub."
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