During the break, the village chief organized the people and took Song Yanqing to teach martial arts and formations.
The idea of "everyone being a soldier" was not just empty talk. The women took turns cooking, and the rest joined the training camp.
Even a little girl as tall as Xibao was wielding a stick, stabbing and hitting people.
Initially, the women felt that women were not as strong as men, and that fighting on the battlefield was a job for men, so they refused to join the training.
Feng Yu'er was the first to step forward. Only Lu Qiqi knew about the humiliation she had suffered at the hands of the bandit leader. At that time, she was like meat on a chopping board, completely at their mercy. If Lu Qiqi hadn't rescued her in time, she might have tried to save herself by banging her head against the wall.
She wanted to be like Lu Qiqi, independent and strong. She didn't need to fight on the battlefield, but at least she could protect herself and not be a burden to Lu Qiqi and the others!
Lu Qiqi prepared dinner and brought it over to Lu Dashan and the others. She watched Feng Yuer practicing her movements with a serious expression, her hair sticking to her cheeks with sweat, and couldn't help but admire Feng Yuer's perseverance.
It should be known that the intensity of the training arranged by Song Yanqing was so high that even Lu Shi, a farmer who was used to doing farm work, complained that she couldn't handle it. Unexpectedly, Feng Yu'er, this willful and capricious young lady, did not utter a single word of fatigue.
"Disband."
Upon hearing Song Yanqing call for the gathering to disperse, Lu Qiqi immediately invited the Li family, Feng Yuer, and Liu Tong to have dinner.
Feng Yu'er and Liu Tong were on their way to Heshun Prefecture. Since they needed to pass through Heshun Prefecture to get to Luzhou Prefecture, they traveled with Li Family Village. The village chief, seeing that Feng Yu'er was all alone and poor, gave her a share of food. Liu Tong and the other two helped rescue villagers in the bandit stronghold and each of them also received a share of food.
Therefore, Lu Dahai's family, plus Song Yanqing whom they rescued along the way, and Feng Yuer and Liu Tong, the three of them, make a total of thirteen people.
Knowing that their training was tough, Lu Qiqi caught two free-range chickens from her space, killed them, and made soup. She also made more than twenty white sugar steamed buns to ensure that everyone could eat their fill and get the nutrition they needed!
Seeing the golden chicken soup and meat, Madam Lu swallowed hard, but still couldn't help complaining, "You asked the village to buy chicken again?! And you steamed so many buns! What a waste! Even if a family is rich, they can't afford to eat like this! We don't even know when we'll reach Luzhou Prefecture. What if we run out of food on the way? Even if you have money, you could save it for your dowry!"
Mrs. Lu picked up a steamed bun, took a bite. She was starving, but seeing the chicken soup made her feel a pang of heartache. She called out, "Seventh Girl, I'll cook tomorrow. You can rest!"
Lu Qiqi was almost used to Lu's sharp tongue but kind heart. She said with a smile, "Don't worry, Auntie. I can hunt. There will still be meat to eat tomorrow."
Upon hearing Lu Qiqi's words, Liu Tong laughed heartily, "This isn't a refugee situation at all! Every day it's either wild game or chicken soup, this is clearly a picnic!"
Lu Yao, holding a steamed bun bigger than her face, sidled up to her, tilted her head, and grinned, "Sis, I told you fleeing the famine was better than staying at home!"
Lu Qiqi smiled and patted Lu Yao's head, "Okay, as long as you don't find it bitter!"
After finishing their meal, everyone rested for a quarter of an hour before resuming training. Lu Qiqi cleaned up the dishes and then took Wangcai into the woods.
She no longer needed to train with the villagers; her reputation for killing bandits had spread throughout the entire Li family village, so of course she wouldn't be required to train anymore.
Once Lu Qiqi reached the forest and checked that no one was around, she released the tiger mother.
The mother tiger was lying on the ground licking her paws when she saw the lush green grass turn into dry weeds. She was somewhat bewildered: Where was her paradise-like territory? Where were her two big cubs?
The tiger mother couldn't see her cubs and was anxious. She quickly got up and was about to shout loudly, hoping her cubs would hear her and come back quickly, when Lu Qiqi grabbed her head in the next second.
Once he was sure the mother tiger wouldn't bark unnecessarily, Lu Qi let go of her hand. "From today onwards, you'll have to find your own food. Come back and nurse the cubs whenever you hear the whistle!"
The tiger mother understood Lu Qiqi's words, and her eyes were filled with resentment: were her good old days of sitting around eating and waiting to die going to be gone forever?
After saying that, Lu Qiqi ignored the tiger mother and took Wangcai, who was too afraid to approach the tiger mother and could only whimper and cry, into the space.
As soon as Wangcai entered the space, he forgot all about his tiger mother and started chasing chickens and ducks. Just as he was about to bite a duck, Lu Qiqi quickly stopped him, "Wangcai, shut up!"
Wangcai's eyes gleamed with a green light, showing no intention of stopping. Just as it was about to succeed, it vanished back into the overgrown woods in an instant. It blinked and looked around, but there was no sign of chickens or ducks anywhere; only a single white duck feather remained in its beak.
Lu Qiqi stepped out of the space, picked up Wangcai, and flicked its forehead. "If you cause any more trouble, I won't take you in anymore!"
When Wangcai heard Lu Qiqi's serious tone, it shrank its head, let out a soft howl, and stopped moving, as if it knew it had done something wrong.
Lu Qiqi carried Wangcai back into the space. After putting Wangcai down, she went to the wooden house to get a hoe and some grain. She still needed to clear land and plant crops!
When they first fled the famine, Lu Qiqi was afraid there would be no food, so she didn't dare to plant rice, since the growth cycle of rice is too long.
As far as Lu Qiqi knew, rice could only be grown for one season in ancient times. Although there were no seasonal restrictions in her space, she only had dry land and no paddy fields.
If she wants to grow rice in paddy fields, she doesn't know how much water she'll need, or whether the stream next to the wooden house can supply enough.
Last night, Lu Qiqi thought that it would be great if rice could be grown on dry land, so she decided to give it a try today.
Lu Qiqi cleared a small plot of land, took out the millet that she had soaked in the spiritual spring water last night, and scattered it on the ground. She wanted to plant rice seedlings!
After planting the rice, Lu Qiqi diluted the spiritual spring water and stream water and then watered the ground. Only after doing this did she put the farm tools back in the wooden house.
Lu Qiqi looked around and found Wangcai chasing chickens and ducks again. This time, however, he chased after them, holding them down and letting go, enjoying himself immensely.
Lu Qiqi smiled helplessly, "Wangcai is gone."
When Wangcai heard Lu Qiqi calling it, it stopped chasing and immediately ran back.
Lu Qiqi took Wangcai out of the space. It wasn't dark yet. She took out a wooden whistle, intending to call the tiger mother back. As soon as she put the whistle to her lips, she heard Wangcai barking incessantly at her feet.
Suddenly, Lu Qiqi saw that the birds in the forest seemed to be startled and all flapped their wings and flew away. Something huge was rushing towards them.
Lu Qiqi quickly took out a wood-chopping knife from her spatial storage, preparing to hunt.
A moment later, Lu Qiqi saw that it was the mother tiger returning with the prey. Her tense state relaxed, she put the wood-chopping knife back into her space, picked up Wangcai, and stroked its back to comfort it.
After the mother tiger stopped, she put down her prey and showed off to Lu Qiqi. Lu Qiqi felt a little gratified; after investing for so long, she finally got some return.
Unexpectedly, Lu Qiqi's expression changed drastically after she saw what her 'prey' was.
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