At first, she was very interested in the scenery along the way and leaned against the window to look out curiously, but after looking for a long time, she became bored and took out the little props she had prepared in advance to kill her boredom - playing cards, and started playing with Ah Man and Wu Qi.
There are many ways to play poker, such as Landlord, Half Past Ten, and Staring...
Although Ah Man and Wu Qi had never seen playing cards before, and didn't even recognize the words on them, they were very talented in this game. After playing with Xue Huan a few times, they became familiar with the rules and became more proficient than Xue Huan.
Therefore, the three of them no longer felt bored along the way.
"My neck is sore from playing, let me take a break." After a round, Xue Huan threw away the cards and stretched.
Wu Qi was not satisfied yet, so he started playing fishing with Ah Man, a game that two people can play.
Xue Huan leaned against the car window, looked out, and asked the guard on horseback, "Xuan Xiao, where are we?"
"Sir, we have arrived at the territory of Huanying Mountain in Luzhou."
Because Xue Huan was dressed as a man, everyone in the group called her "Young Master".
Luzhou is located between Quanzhou and Jingzhou, and Huanying Mountain is located at the border between Luzhou and Jingzhou, so they are about to enter Jingzhou.
Jingzhou is the heart of the entire Daqi, and the imperial capital Tianyong City is the capital of Jingzhou, and also the capital of the entire Daqi.
At noon, the group found a shady place and stopped.
Without Xue Huan's instructions, the three guards and Ah Man went about their work very consciously.
They spent most of their time camping outside. Needless to say, Xue Huan was the cook, while the others were responsible for hunting, collecting firewood, making fire, etc. After a few days, they had formed a tacit understanding of division of labor and cooperation.
Xue Huan's cooking skills are beyond words. Even ordinary wild vegetables can be transformed into delicious dishes by her, so everyone looks forward to the meal when it's time.
Wu Qi is good at climbing and is familiar with the wild. She knows exactly what is edible and what is not. She is responsible for picking wild fruits. Ah Man is strong, so she is responsible for building the stove and setting up the pot. The three guards went hunting separately.
Xue Huan stayed where she was and took out the kitchen utensils, ingredients, etc. that she would need one by one.
About half an hour later, the few people who went out came back one after another, and almost no one came back empty-handed.
The guard named Xuanqing brought back a bunch of fish. The crucian carp were the size of a grown man's palm and looked plump enough to make soup. One of them was as long as an arm, a boneless and tender black carp, perfect for grilling.
Xuanxiao and Xuanming carried back a big wild boar!
Xue Huan: "Why did you hunt a wild boar?"
Wild boars dare to confront large beasts like bears head-on and are difficult to deal with, so they are not on their menu. They usually hunt small animals like pheasants and rabbits, which are easier to handle and taste good.
Among the three guards, Xuan Xiao is the most outgoing, while the other two don't talk much.
After hearing Xue Huan's question, Xuan Xiao said, "We didn't intend to hunt a wild boar. This guy came out and attacked us on his own. Now that he's right in front of us, we definitely can't let him go."
There happened to be a river nearby, and Xuanqing caught the fish there. Xuanxiao and Xuanming asked for the location and carried the wild boar over to clean it up.
Xue Huan drew up a menu: crucian carp stewed with tofu, grilled fish hot pot, pork belly fried with wild onions, beggar's pig's trotters, and a pot of stewed white rice, and it would be done.
The fish had already been processed when Xuanqing brought it back, so he could just put it in the pot.
Except for Ah Man who stayed to help her, the others ran to the river to help deal with the wild boar.
Such a big guy must weigh at least two or three hundred pounds, so it is not easy to clean it up.
However, Xuan Xiao and the others were used to this job, so it was not very difficult. They just took out the internal organs, dug a hole and buried them, peeled off the outer layer of hair and skin, and then put them in the river to wash, and that was it.
It’s just that pig’s trotters are a bit troublesome to handle, as you have to remove the fine hairs on them bit by bit.
When Xuan Xiao and the others came back, Xue Huan had already prepared two fish dishes.
She cut holes in four large pig's trotters, spread the prepared sauce on them carefully, wrapped them with lotus leaves, and then covered them with a layer of river mud. She put them in a pit dug in advance, and then lit a fire on top of the pit. The heat was continuously transferred to the pit below, and the pig's trotters wrapped in the river mud would be slowly cooked.
This method was inspired by beggar's chicken.
The beggar's pig's trotters would not be ready for a while, but there was no need to wait, as the other dishes were already prepared. The six people sat around the big stone that served as the dining table, squatting or sitting, and began to eat.
By the time we finished eating, the beggar's pig's trotters were almost ready. It was a bit difficult to divide four pig's trotters among six people, especially since everyone present had a big appetite.
Who wouldn’t want to monopolize a big pig’s trotter and chew on it happily?
So what should we do now?
It’s simple, just play rock-paper-scissors, and the loser gets nothing to eat.
This is how I handled this situation before.
Six people gathered together and shouted "Rock, Paper, Scissors" in unison, like little kids. The scene was quite childish.
But for the sake of pig's trotters, they don't mind being a little childish.
In the end, Xuanqing and A'man were eliminated. The two unlucky kids could only watch the others eat, their mouths watering with greed.
But Wu Qi and Xuan Xiao deliberately acted exaggerated and made soul-stirring sighs from time to time.
Xuanqing and A'man were drooling at the sight.
Ah Man squatted in front of Xue Huan, staring at the big, greasy and fragrant pig's trotter in her hand, "Master, please give me a bite, just a small one."
Xue Huan laughed heartily at her pitiful yet greedy look and generously tore off a large piece. "Here, eat it."
Ah Man was overjoyed, "Young Master really loves me!" He held the meat and started to eat it with a humming sound.
Xuan Qing, who was not loved by anyone: "..."
He glanced at the two brothers who were only concerned with their own enjoyment and sighed sadly.
After eating the pig's trotters, Xue Huan made a plate of fruit salad with the wild fruits picked by Wu Qi to help everyone relieve the greasiness.
After eating and drinking, they put out the fire, cleaned up the surroundings, and set off again.
People tend to feel sleepy after eating, and the shaking of the carriage makes people even more drowsy.
Xue Huan and the other two each took a seat and lay down.
The interior of the car is spacious, more than enough for three people to lie down.
When she was about to fall asleep, the carriage suddenly stopped and Xue Huan almost rolled off the seat.
Outside the car, Xuan Xiao said, "Sir, there are bandits blocking the road ahead."
bandit?
Xue Huan immediately perked up. The journey had been very peaceful, and she had even felt rather bored.
She looked out of the car and saw a group of people blocking the way in front of her, all holding weapons. The leader was a short but strong man with a black face, holding a big knife in his hand.
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