Chapter 120: Eating Jail Food
At the foot of the valley, there are birds and wild fruits in the forest, and fish in the water. It is a quiet and secluded place.
It was a rare opportunity to have nothing to do, so Xie Zhao carved a harpoon and went to the deep pool to catch fish.
On the shore, Jiang Yuzhu was carefully skinning the wild boar with a dagger.
Wild boar hair is too hard. Even after plucking, some of the hair remains rooted deep in the skin, affecting the taste.
This wild boar is estimated to weigh at least 200 kilograms. If each family divides it into several pieces, there will be nothing left.
Fortunately, the valley is not hot and the spring water is sweet.
The cut meat is soaked in clear spring water to remove the fishy smell of pig blood.
Near noon, Xie Zhao dragged a large wicker backpack filled with big fish.
"There are no containers, otherwise we could catch live fish and keep them."
Xie Zhao put down the basket and handed the fish to Jiang Yuzhu.
There are several fish on the top that have been damaged by harpoons, but the bodies of the big fish underneath are intact. If you look closely, you can see that the eyes of the fish have been pierced evenly.
Jiang Yuzhu suspected that Xie Zhao might have some kind of obsessive-compulsive disorder.
"Master, our conditions are limited, so we can only grill fish for dinner."
Fortunately, the fish meat is fat enough, so it can be grilled to its original delicious taste without any oil.
While marinating the fish expertly and cutting the fish body, Jiang Yuzhu and Xie Zhao chatted, "Master, the jade token that the barbarian asked Fendie for is not a military token, right?"
It is worth it for them to show their cards and mobilize a large number of troops, which shows its value.
"The barbarian sent a map to the Mo family, which has no dealings with Fendie. Does he suspect that the map is in the hands of the Mo family?"
Jiang Yuzhu knew clearly that the root of the problem lay with the jade token.
Xie Zhaoze smiled faintly and said, "Madam, the barbarians always play cards like this. It can be solved simply, but they insist on beating around the bush, just to hide their real purpose."
This is also the reason why Xie Zhao was not in a hurry at the beginning. Those who are involved are often confused. Only by standing aside and observing from the sidelines can one see the barbarians' purpose clearly.
"The lost jade token is real. I guess it is the proof of the barbarian's deposit in the bank."
It is impossible for the military token to flow into Da Qi, so the only thing that is relatively important is money.
Jiang Yuzhu tilted her head to think, and sighed that Xie Zhao was so scheming that he was worthy of being the male protagonist. She had never been so scheming in her two lifetimes.
“Ahem.”
Xie Zhao moved closer to the fire, covered his chest with his hands and coughed twice in silence.
Jiang Yuzhu heard the noise and quickly handed over the handkerchief, complaining: "We only have wild boar meat to eat, but you insisted on going fishing. You are injured and need to be nursed back to health."
Xie Zhao turned his head to the side, deliberately hiding the sickly paleness on his face and said, "The environment in the valley is complicated. If we can't find our people tonight, you and I will have to stay in the cave temporarily. It's better to store more food than to starve."
Xie Zhao's breathing became more rapid, and his face flushed slightly: "Yuzhu, can your husband lean on you for a while?"
Before Jiang Yuzhu could say anything, Xie Zhao had already leaned on her, his eyelids closed, his breathing steady and slow, as if he had fallen asleep.
"master?"
Jiang Yuzhu pinched Xie Zhao's nose lightly to test.
Xie Zhao only felt that his nose seemed to be tickled by a feather, and it was itchy. He moved his body and took the opportunity to lean into Jiang Yuzhu's arms and fell into a deeper sleep.
At sunset, Mo Qianyu and his men finally found it. He thought Xie Zhao would leave some marks, but unexpectedly, Xie Zhao was leisurely catching fish.
Mo Qianyu panted and said, "Brother Xie, you don't know that the day you and your sister-in-law disappeared, there was a commotion outside!"
Xie Zhao rubbed his fingers on his forehead and said in a calm voice: "What's wrong?"
It goes without saying that with father-in-law Jiang Fulu around, the Ji family will not be in a good situation.
Mo Qianyu nodded heavily: "In the morning court, Lord Ji sued Mr. Jiang Er for trespassing. Lord Jiang didn't say a word, took off his shoes and ran straight to Lord Ji."
Jiang Fulu slammed the two adults of the Ji family with his shoe, and no one expected that Jiang Fulu would be so presumptuous in front of the emperor.
After beating the man, Jiang Fulu cried even more miserably than the two adults of the Ji family. He kept wiping his tears with his sleeves and complaining.
After hearing this, Censor Lu and Yu Jijiu, who had not taken any action at first, had veins bulging on their foreheads. After all, the law does not punish everyone, so at worst they will all be punished together. So the two of them joined forces with the other adults and beat up the two adults of the Ji family, scolding them for being corrupt.
"Is my dad okay?"
Jiang Yuzhu thought Princess Yutan would comfort her parents, but it seems that she didn't do a good job.
Mo Qianyu took a deep breath and said, "Sister-in-law, Lord Jiang is not the type to suffer a loss."
However, the emperor was furious and locked Jiang Fulu and all the adults involved in the incident in jail.
It is estimated that he will have to serve at least three days in jail as a punishment.
"The Emperor does not allow anyone to visit him in prison, but..."
Mo Qianyu twitched his eyes. The others couldn't get in, but Princess Yutan didn't care about that. She secretly sent food several times, and even brought it out from the imperial kitchen.
During these three days, Jiang Fulu not only failed to lose weight, but was also able to enjoy the palace delicacies.
Mo Qianyu couldn't help but feel envious. Every member of the Jiang family is crazy. With the addition of the even crazier god of killing, Princess Yutan, they will be invincible in the future. They are all ruthless characters that cannot be offended.
"Let's go to the platform. There is a rope that leads directly to the top of the valley."
If Jiang Yuzhu doesn't show up again, the Jiang family will go crazy.
Mo Qianyu and the others stayed up all night and were exhausted from looking for someone. But Xie Zhao and Jiang Yuzhu, the couple, were having a great time. They had wild boar meat, pheasant, and grilled fish, and they kept changing the food for every meal.
Jiang Yuzhu finally reached the top of the valley. As soon as she got there, Zhao Fendie rushed over and cried, "Wow, Yuzhu, if you hadn't risked your life to save me, I don't know how I would have died!"
Jiang Yuzhu patted Zhao Fendie on the shoulder and said, "Fendie, think carefully about whether you accidentally took the barbarian's jade token. It may not be made of jade."
This sentence opened Zhao Fendie's mind, and she suddenly remembered that she had indeed bought a brand recently.
"Some time ago, I met a ragged boy. He said he found a sign and wanted to sell it for money to treat his sister's illness, but the pawn shop wouldn't take it."
Seeing that the boy's eyes were red with anxiety, Zhao Fendie softened her heart and agreed to buy the jade pendant.
"I gave that kid ten taels of silver. The jade token is made of stone. Although the carving is exquisite, the stone carving itself is not valuable."
Zhao Fendie just treated it as a good deed and didn't take it to heart.
The barbarian kept shouting "jade token", so she didn't associate it with the stone.
"Where is the stone sign?"
The things must not fall into the hands of the barbarians, otherwise they will definitely kill Zhao Fendie.
Zhao Fendie blushed unnaturally and said, "The table at home is shaking, and this is just right for padding the corners..."
The jade pendant should still be at home.
Jiang Yuzhu: “…”
The most dangerous place is the safest place.
No matter how hard the barbarian tried, he couldn't find the jade token right under his nose.
"Miss Zhao, it's not safe for you to live alone in the north of the city. How about coming to the Mo family as a guest?"
Mo Qianyu took the initiative to invite him, saying that the General Protector's Mansion was definitely a safe place. The mansion was large and had many empty rooms, so he decided to stay there first to avoid the limelight.
Zhao Fendie hesitated for a moment, but thinking that it would be a shame to cause more trouble, she agreed decisively.
Before the group walked out of the woods, several carriages came up ahead.
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