Chapter 2708 Together
If it's a domestic city...
The emperor nodded at the table and said, "Continue to surround Anshi City and think of other ways to break into the city."
If Feng Liang really went to Guonei City, then as long as they broke through Anshi City, there would be no city below that could stop them from moving south. He did not plan to go around the west to attack Jian'an City, but directly attack Guonei City and Pyongyang. By then, Jian'an City would be isolated and helpless. What difference would it make whether it existed or not?
So everyone started sitting opposite Anshi City every day and thinking about how to break it?
Manbao ignored them. He checked on the wounded soldiers every day, then went to check the medicine in the pharmacy. After confirming that everything was fine, he turned around and went to dig medicine.
Bai Erlang followed her and asked in confusion, "There was no medicine before, but now there is medicine. Why are you still digging?"
Manbao wouldn't tell him that he was using his power for personal gain, so he said directly, "We don't know when the next batch of herbs will be delivered. It's better to dig a little more to be prepared."
Bai Erlang asked, "You mentioned earlier that you were short of scorpions and other things. Are you going to catch scorpions?"
Manbao: "...Let's not talk about whether there are scorpions here. Even if there are, it's cold now, where can I catch them?"
Manbao paused, turned around and asked him, "Do you want to go?"
Bai Erlang hesitated, "I really want to go, but His Majesty is currently gathering everyone to discuss strategies for attacking the city..."
Manbao: "What does it have to do with you?"
Bai Jilang: "...I am occasionally called in for questioning."
In fact, they were just there to listen. The emperor didn't expect them to give any advice. He just stood there and listened to what the generals discussed.
Manbao turned and walked away, "Okay, I'll go by myself."
Bai Erlang followed her and muttered, "Is it fun in the mountains? I heard that there are many precious medicinal herbs in the mountains of Goguryeo, such as ginseng and Ganoderma lucidum. There are so many of them."
Manbao felt a little guilty and said, "It's not that much. If there were so much, we would all be rich digging ginseng and ganoderma."
Bai Erlang looked at her suspiciously. "There aren't many, but there are a few. Have you ever dug any?"
Manbao hissed and said, "Keep your voice down. Come to my tent later and I can show you."
Bai Erlang's eyes lit up slightly, and he lowered his voice and said, "I'm going to dig too, take me with you."
"Didn't you say His Majesty would summon you?"
"It's okay. I'm in charge of the pharmacy for you. It's normal for me to follow you to dig for herbs."
Manbao thought it made sense, so the two of them took their guards and ran away quietly, leaving Bai Shan, who had finished his work and came to look for them, empty-handed as he couldn't find anyone.
When they reached the forest, Manbao remembered that there were outsiders this time, and she kept looking at Bai Erlang's two guards.
Bai Erlang also glanced back and whispered to her, "This is what the princess gave me. His Majesty told them to follow me everywhere. It's fine in the camp, but as soon as we leave the camp, they will follow me everywhere. I can't get rid of them no matter what."
Manbao asked quietly, "Will they tell His Majesty about this?"
"No," Bai Erlang said, "I told them, they won't tell on me, but I can't hide this from Mingda."
Manbao nodded, "It's okay, Mingda will know."
Two guards: ...Although the voice was very small, they still heard it.
With Koko leading the way, Manbao also has sharp eyes and will not miss many medicinal herbs once he sees them.
Bai Erlang dug a lot, but his interest was not there. He wanted to dig ginseng and Ganoderma lucidum.
There is no Ganoderma lucidum, but there is ginseng.
Especially in this kind of sparsely populated forest, there are many good things.
Bai Erlang followed Manbao and slid down to a small valley underground while holding onto a tree, where they found a bunch of ginseng.
He swallowed and gave Zhou Man a thumbs up, "You are really amazing. The locals haven't discovered this place yet, but you did."
Manbao said modestly: "It's okay, it's okay."
Daji and the four guards looked around nervously, searched the area nearby, and only stayed by their side after confirming that there was no major danger.
However, a guard unearthed a few small piles of feces. Daji went up to take a look, smelled them and said, "We have to hurry. We can't stay here for long. This is bear feces."
The guard said, "We've come in too deep."
When Manbao heard this, he immediately asked Koko which ginseng was the biggest, then he aimed at it and dug it up, and asked Bai Erlang to dig up another one.
"But there's no need to be too scared. The army is stationed outside the mountain, and many animals have run deeper into the mountains."
There is no way. Even if there is food, everyone is still hungry and lacks meat!
Therefore, the soldiers who were not besieging the city were relatively free and could not help but go to the nearby mountains and forests to hunt some wild game. In addition, the army was stationed outside, and with so many people, the human smell was strong, so the animals naturally ran away.
The guard crushed the feces and said, "It's been a long time, at least seven days. There's nothing fresh around here. It seems he's gone."
But Manbao's speed was still quite fast. She was very experienced. She dug down quickly and soon dug out a whole ginseng.
She was very happy and then looked at Bai Jilang.
Bai Erlang was sweating profusely. He wiped his sweat while digging. Manbao instructed him, "Dig a little further to the side, dig deeper, and then extend it."
Manbao went to dig out another one, and Daji also stepped forward to take action. Seeing this, the other guards and escorts were also eager to try, but they did not dare to do anything until their master spoke.
Manbao thought that this time they were in an unfortunate place. If they really encountered a blind bear, it would be terrible. They would definitely not be able to defeat it, so he waved his hand and said, "This one, that one, and this one is good. You can dig it up. It's yours. Divide it among yourselves."
When everyone heard this, their eyes lit up and they immediately stepped forward.
Manbao continued to dig another one.
After everyone has dug up the remaining ginseng, Manbao plans to keep it.
The guard wanted to dig it all up, but he said, "If we keep this, we won't be able to come and dig it up in the future."
Manbao said: "We can't dig it up, but there are others. This is a gift from heaven and earth to the locals. We dug up the good ones, and we must leave the seeds for them."
She said, "Besides, such a small ginseng doesn't have much medicinal properties, so it won't sell for much money."
Everyone let it go and quickly climbed up.
Daji and a guard went up first, then tied a rope to the tree and threw it down, and they climbed up holding the rope.
After climbing out of the valley, Manbao looked back and sighed, "Look at this valley. The soil is fertile and the vegetation is lush. There must be a lot of medicinal herbs."
Bai Erlang pulled her away and said, "Let's go quickly. We've already dug up the ginseng. What if the blind bear really comes back? Doesn't the book say that there are guardian beasts beside natural treasures? This bear might be the guardian beast of the ginseng."
Manbao: "Look at the book, it's possessed by a demon. Bears don't eat ginseng, so how can it protect ginseng? And it's not a mythical beast."
"But bears live here. Do you think there might be ant nests or honey here?"
Daji didn't care how they grumbled and grumbled, he just grabbed one of them in each hand and walked away quickly, and the two of them trotted to keep up with him.
After running for about quarter of an hour, the group finally slowed down and breathed a sigh of relief.
See you at 9pm
(End of this chapter)
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