Chapter 283 Discovering the whereabouts of wild roe deer]
After everyone settled down, Chen Wu asked several officers to keep watch around.
In order to avoid being noticed by bandits, spies from the Northern Rong, or deserters from both sides, everyone tried not to make their own fires to cook food. They only built a big fire in the cave to keep warm.
Everyone took out the dry food they had brought with them and started eating.
Although Chen Fenghe, Qin Mengyue and the three little guys also ate dry food, it was not steamed corn bread, vegetable cakes, or fried wheat, but dried meat.
The hares they had hunted before were also lied to be meat bought in the market town, marinated with salt and spices, and then smoked with firewood while staying at the inn.
The smoked jerky is salty and delicious, and paired with the spiritual spring water in the space, although it is all dry food, it is quite delicious.
Following Chen Fenghe's instructions, Chen Wu placed a pot on the fire to boil ginger soup.
In addition to ginger slices, some ephedra and cinnamon twigs are also added to eliminate the cold in the body.
There were a few people with severe cold symptoms, so Chen Fenghe packaged some medicinal herbs separately for their treatment.
After eating dry food and drinking ginger soup, everyone was already tired after walking on the mountain road for a whole day, so they fell asleep quickly.
Chen Fenghe was still worried about the few "villagers" she had met at the village entrance, so she did not sleep soundly.
Fortunately, the night was peaceful.
Early the next morning, we continued on our journey as usual. The further we went into the mountains, the more desolate the road became.
On the first day in the mountains, there were still some small paths walked by nearby villagers. By this day, it was basically impossible to find an obvious path. Chen Fenghe was still walking in front, helping Chen Wuyuan Xun and others to identify the paths walked by hunters or beasts.
Looking around, although it is winter, the bare yet dense branches intertwined are enough to show that few people come and go here.
Chen Fenghe turned around and looked at everyone, and couldn't help but frowned slightly.
Compared with yesterday, everyone's physical and mental strength is obviously much weaker today.
Those people who secretly followed me into the mountains last night didn't make any movement. I guess they also took this into consideration, right?
If this is true, then the other party will definitely take action tonight or tomorrow night.
It takes about three or four days to cross the mountains. By the day after tomorrow, the exile team will basically be close to the outskirts of the mountain. It will be difficult to leave the mountain and take action, which will definitely not be as convenient as staying deep in the mountains.
Seeing that everyone was out of breath, Chen Wu stopped and said, "Everyone, take a break before continuing."
Chen Fenghe walked up to Chen Wu and said, "Master Chen, I see some traces of wild roe deer's footprints nearby, so I want to go explore the surroundings to see if there are any. If we're lucky enough to catch one, we can roast it tonight and make some soup for everyone to drink. It will also help replenish our energy."
Chen Wu looked at Shen Fenghe with admiration, somewhat unconvinced: "Miss Shen, this mountain road is in such a mess that even grown men like us are exhausted after walking for a day and a half. Do you still have the energy to catch roe deer?"
Chen Fenghe smiled and said, "Didn't I say that before? I grew up in the village and learned a lot of skills from the hunters there, and I've developed some strength. This mountain road won't be a problem. When I say catching wild roe deer, I mean I just need to look for them and set a trap. If I really had to do it myself, I wouldn't be able to do it. Besides, I've heard that wild roe deer are very stupid in the winter. When they encounter danger, they won't run away. They just bury their heads in the snow, making them easier to catch than other prey. Maybe I can get lucky."
After hearing this, Chen Wu couldn't help but feel a little moved.
If I could catch a wild roe deer, boil a big pot of broth, eat the meat and drink the broth in big mouthfuls, it would be so comfortable just thinking about it in this cold weather!
Yuan Xun came over and said, "Boss, I still have some strength. I'll take two or three brothers and Miss Shen to investigate. If we really run into them, we can shoot them with bows and arrows. It won't take much effort. If we can't catch them, it won't matter."
Chen Wu pondered for a moment, then nodded and said, "Okay. But you must be careful and don't go too far."
Yuan Xun laughed and said, "Boss, you still don't trust me?"
As he was speaking, a voice suddenly came: "Master Chen, I am also willing to lend a hand."
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