Qin Susu took the cured meat, first gulping down a mouthful of millet porridge, then opening her mouth to take a bite of the cured meat, chewing it slowly.
"This is so delicious! Who made this cured meat?" Qin Susu tasted the flavor of home.
"It was made by Aunt Ye."
"Aunt Ye's cooking is really good." Qin Susu praised sincerely.
Tomorrow, she'll have to go with Yu'er to Aunt Ye's house for a free meal.
The next morning, the four of them set off again together.
Over the past two days, Ling Ba and Ling Qi searched every corner around the town and finally bought a cart from a merchant to use for harnessing horses.
This carriage cost them a full five taels of silver.
Qiu Yan felt bad, but she had no choice but to spend the money.
They only had two horses.
They originally wanted to buy horses, but considering the long journey...
Furthermore, the countryside here is impoverished, and most of the horses have gone to war, so horses are in short supply. Therefore, they bought a horse-drawn carriage.
At dawn, a carriage, driven by Ling Ba, appeared on the streets of the small town.
Ling Qi rode a fine horse and led the way.
Once outside the town, all that lies ahead is a vast, desolate wilderness that stretches as far as the eye can see.
Inside the carriage, Qin Susu was still recovering from her illness.
She was wrapped in a small blanket, yawning repeatedly and sneezing from time to time.
"It's already spring, why is it still so cold?"
She spoke while shrinking her body.
Ling Ba drove behind him, glancing back every now and then.
Hearing Qin Susu's nasal voice, one knew that she was still recovering from a cold.
He asked:
"Xiaoyan, are you alright? The car is bumpy, let's drive slowly."
He knew that Qiu Yan had fought a fierce battle with the young general that day and had also suffered serious injuries.
However, Xiaoyan stubbornly refused to say anything.
"I'm fine now." After two days of recovery, Qiu Yan was still feeling a little unwell, but she was eager to continue her journey.
Ling Ba handed a hand warmer to Qiu Yan from outside, saying, "It's chilly this spring, take this and warm yourself up."
Qiu Yan held a hand warmer in her arms, and her body immediately felt much warmer.
She was really cold.
"Thanks."
"You're too kind, cousin." Ling Ba's expression remained unchanged as he continued driving.
"Ling Ba, I'm injured too. I'm shivering from the cold. Why didn't you buy me a hand warmer?" Qin Susu said, shrinking back as she spoke.
Sigh, as expected, the general's woman gets different treatment.
Qiu Yan shook her head, "Here, you can use it." She handed the hand warmer to Qin Susu.
"I was just kidding." Qin Susu gave a stiff laugh and pushed the hand warmer back to Qiu Yan.
"Xiaoyan got hurt because of you. You got hurt because you asked for it." Ling Ba said bluntly, leaving Qin Susu speechless.
"For the past two days, Xiaoyan has been unwell and has had to take care of you instead. Qin Susu, are you here to cause trouble or to help?"
"I..." Qin Susu tightened the blankets around herself once more. Ling Ba's words sent a chill through her. "Can't you speak to me a little more gently?"
"Xiaoyan, I'm sorry, and thank you."
She sincerely thanked Qiu Yan.
Qiu Yan shook her head: "From now on, stick close to us and don't be alone. We don't ask for everything to go smoothly, we just ask to turn bad luck into good."
Qin Susu seems to be a child raised in a honey pot, simple-minded and unaware of the dangers of the world.
"Okay, I understand." Qin Susu nodded silently.
"Do you know the way?" Qiu Yan asked the two people outside the car.
Ling Ba was stumped by Qiu Yan's question, so he turned to Ling Qi and asked, "Do you know the way?"
Ling Qi was riding his horse and was scouting ahead when Ling Ba's sudden question made him stop in his tracks.
He thought for a moment:
"I know the general location."
The Western Regions are vast and expansive, and neither he nor Ling Ba had ever been there.
They had no idea where their soldiers were.
Suddenly, a burly man blocked their way.
"stop!"
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