Chapter 068 Bamboo Cookware
Mo Nanzhou began to bury his little bell in the rope.
"So it's meant to be pressed into the mud." Feng Aoqing suddenly realized.
I was just wondering what to do if this thing makes a noise when the wind blows.
Mo Nanzhou rolled his eyes at her.
While work is still going on here, the bamboo has already been cut over there.
But the bamboos had all fallen to the ground and no one had gone down yet, so she went over to take a look.
It turned out that everyone was squatting under the bamboo looking for bamboo shoots!
When Feng Aoqing saw the bamboo forest before, she wondered if there were any bamboo shoots, because there are bamboo shoots in summer, but not as many as in spring and winter, and most of them are hidden underground, so it might be difficult to find them.
Yu Tiannan didn’t understand, but one of them did, and he specifically looked for cracks in the ground to dig, and he actually found one.
Several people followed suit and found more than a dozen.
Feng Aoqing looked at the shape and walked to another bamboo forest. After a while, she also brought out more than a dozen bamboo shoots.
In order to avoid being discovered, she used branches to turn over a lot of mud in the bamboo forest.
After moving the things to the camp, Jiang Yi breathed a sigh of relief. He finally had something to take care of for the next one or two days.
"Master Jiang, we must bring out our food for everyone to eat together. Don't worry about that, but we have to distribute it in fixed quantities every day, because we can't guarantee when the people from Shengping will be able to come."
"Yeah, I think so too."
"Besides, there's no point locking them up here. We can split them into several groups, with a few people in each group, and have them led by escorts to find food nearby, even if it's just some wild vegetables."
Jiang Yi also nodded in agreement.
"Also, if anyone knows how to find wild vegetables, make traps for small animals, or has the ability to find food in these mountains, please come forward. There's a reward."
Ma Chengji jumped up at this: "What? Do you have the final say here now?"
"Master Jiang hasn't said anything yet, so you're the one who has the final say?! I'm telling you! If you want to eat my rice right now, I have the final say! Otherwise, I'll dump the rice into the mud and let's see who starves to death first!"
"I think you are looking for death!" Ma Chengji was so angry that he drew his knife.
"I'm still afraid of you." Feng Aoqing had no intention of retreating even a step.
"Ma Chengji!" Jiang Yi shouted.
"Mr. Jiang, I haven't finished speaking. The reward will be paid by my Mo family, so there's no need for you escorts." Feng Aoqing glanced at Ma Chengji and explained to Jiang Yi.
"Your Excellency, I know about wild vegetables. My family is poor and we often have no food to eat. When we have nothing to eat, I pick wild vegetables and cook them into soup." Someone raised his hand first.
"Sir, please give me a few pieces of bamboo so I can make a trap for catching rabbits."
"Sir, I just saw some wild bees flying around. I think there's a nest nearby. I can go get it."
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Jiang Yi nodded with satisfaction.
"Everyone just show your best skills. When we get to the lower city, I will fulfill my promise." Feng Aoqing said with a smile.
The matter of going out to work was left to Jiang Yi to arrange, and she was responsible for preparing the cooking utensils.
First use the thick part of the bamboo, cut it into sections one by one, and stand it upright by the fire to cook porridge.
The smaller ones are used as bowls.
Finally, the thinner ones that cannot be made into bowls are split and used to make spoons.
Make the remaining bamboo strips and sharpen them for later use.
Feng Aoqing divided everyone into groups and gave them their own responsibilities. In order to have something to eat, everyone was happy to work.
After the cooking utensils are ready, I start to cook porridge, peel bamboo shoots and cook bamboo shoots.
The bamboo shoots were divided into several portions and not all of them were eaten in one go.
Now is not the time to worry about being full, the only hope is to avoid starving to death, so the porridge is very thin.
The prisoners were fine, but the guards were obviously not used to it.
Wei Ze originally wanted to go with Mo Beiyuan, but Mo Beiyuan was worried that something might happen to his family, so he insisted that he stay.
Ma Chengji was just muttering something when Wei Ze walked over, snatched the bamboo tube from his hand, and poured the remaining porridge into his own mouth.
"If you don't want to eat, then go hungry. Otherwise, go find something to eat yourself."
"You are sick!"
Wei Ze ignored him and walked straight out of the valley.
How could Ma Chengji let him go? He would fight him as soon as he ran out.
Seeing that the two men had left everyone's sight, Wei Ze turned around and grabbed Ma Chengji's hands.
"Are you jumping up today because my master is not here? If you disrespect the young lady again, I will send you to see Wang Liangcai."
Ma Chengji opened his eyes wide and wanted to pull his hand back but couldn't. He wanted to lift his foot, but Wei Ze stepped on it and he couldn't move.
Only then did he realize that he was no match for Wei Ze.
He originally thought that the relationship between the two was unusual and that he had received money privately, but he didn't expect that he was originally Mo Beiyuan's man.
Ma Chengji tried desperately to break free, but Wei Ze took advantage of the situation and pushed him, and with his own strength, he was sent far away.
In order to keep out the rain, the Mo family placed the shelf that Mo Beiyuan had built before at the entrance of the cave.
By the light of the fire, every member of the Mo family held a big white steamed bun in their hands.
"Eat quickly, don't let anyone find out!" Feng Aoqing urged.
Originally, she should have waited until she had nothing to eat before taking it out, but she felt it was necessary to take it out today, even if she wanted to run, she needed strength.
Everyone ate steamed buns with clear porridge and bamboo shoots.
"Where did you hide it? I didn't see it." Third Aunt Zhou Xiuyun asked curiously.
"Aunt San, it's better to hide if they can see it! If it's too dry, drink some hot water." Feng Aoqing said with a smile.
"Ao Qing is known for her foresight. She knew that a day like this would come." Grandma Qin Lancui praised.
"Everyone, go to sleep after eating. If the mountain collapses or the water comes, you have to run when you are told to!" Feng Aoqing put away his smile and said seriously.
"Mingyuan, you take care of Xingbao, Jinge, you take care of Yuebao, Third Uncle, you take care of Grandma, and everyone else should take care of their own. Those who don't have the ability shouldn't save each other, just run! Every last one alive counts!"
"this......"
"Ao Qing is right. If you can't save the people, you will get yourself into trouble. I will be happy no matter which of you survives." Qin Lancui replied.
Feng Aoqing explained to everyone again how to run, saying that one should not run along the waterway, but run horizontally, etc.
"Everyone run to the mountain in the east, it won't collapse." Mo Nanzhou added.
"Which direction is east?" Mo Minglei asked.
She rarely even goes out, so how would she know the directions? If the sun was shining, it would be fine, but now it's raining, where can she find the east?
Mo Nanzhou pulled her to the edge of the cave and pointed out the direction to her.
A few people who were confused rushed to the cave entrance to look, fearing that they would miss the chance to survive.
"It's great that Xiaozhou understands these things." Third Aunt Zhou Xiuyun said to Grandma.
"I don't read the scriptures on weekdays, but only read those irrelevant ones. I never thought that I would be able to use them one day." Qin Lancui shook her head.
She had never liked this concubine, but since he was of the Mo family's blood, she had no choice but to take him back.
Even after taking him back, I still feel annoyed every day.
When he was a child, he was either beaten or beat others. When he grew up, he was either not paying the restaurant or the brothel, and was often brought to the door of his house.
Now it seems that it is not so unreliable.
After everyone had their meal, they listened to Feng Aoqing and went to sleep.
Feng Aoqing didn't know why, but she couldn't sleep and kept walking to the cave entrance to look outside.
"Don't worry, sister-in-law. My brother is very capable and nothing will happen to him."
"I'm not worried about him. I'm worried that you didn't tie the rope in the right place."
"Then don't worry."
The two of them sat down, one on the left and one on the right, near the cave entrance.
It was completely dark when both of them heard a slight sound.
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