Chapter 230 Caravan Attacked
Jiang Tangtang nodded.
Lu Shiyan looked at her and asked, "Besides entering the city, what else do you want to do?"
Jiang Tangtang said, "I want to form a team and provide money and food to help the refugees."
It was called help, but it was actually a favor, to win over the people. Finally, they brought in Lingnan as a labor force.
But she didn't have the manpower. Anyone who could take on this task would have to be both skilled in martial arts and strategic. Otherwise, in such a chaotic world, there would be no way to protect the food supply.
It was not convenient for her and Lu Shiyan to show up. If the Cangwu prefect lost the food, he would definitely suspect them.
Lu Shiyan understood these words without her saying anything.
He frowned and thought for a while, then said, "I do have a plan, but I wonder if you dare to use it."
"What method?"
"Ask my second brother to lend me a few men to lead the charge, and select the rest from among the refugees."
This is a quick way, but it involves taking certain risks.
Jiang Tangtang hesitated for a moment and said, "I think it's okay." Although it involves certain risks, if it succeeds, there will also be high returns.
Now that the decision had been made, Jiang Tangtang began to think about the candidate.
In her opinion, Cheng Jiashu was a good candidate, but unfortunately he was the leader of the caravan and it was not easy to borrow him casually.
Lu Shiyan didn't want to use anyone in the caravan.
Lu Shili brought people out to open up trade routes at that time, and in fact he now has considerable power.
There is a stronghold not far from Cangwu.
Lu Shiyan also made a great contribution to Lu Shili's smooth development. He knew very well who were the people in the caravans and the secret strongholds and who could be used.
"You will follow the caravan for two days. I will go out for a while."
He looked at Jiang Tangtang and said with some concern, "If the caravan is attacked, don't worry about anything else, just protect yourself. I'll leave Xiaowu and the others with you. They will stay with you and protect you."
"Go ahead, don't worry about me." Jiang Tangtang felt that it would be more convenient for her to act without so many people following her.
With so many people following her, it was inconvenient for her to enter the space.
Seeing her careless look, Lu Shiyan felt helpless. He raised his hand and pinched her face, "I know you... but as the saying goes, it's better to be safe than sorry. Don't be too careless."
Even if you are a fairy in heaven, you cannot resist the dirty tricks of the human world!
Jiang Tangtang pulled his hand away from her face and rudely drove him away, "I understand. Let's go now and stop nagging."
I really don’t understand what’s wrong with this person. Why does he like pinching her face so much? Does she have a lot of flesh on her face?
She touched her face suspiciously. She was obviously very thin!
Seeing her getting angry, Lu Shiyan couldn't help but burst into laughter. How could she be so cute!
I really don't want to leave her.
But thinking about how Jiang Tangtang had just disliked him for being so nagging, Lu Shiyan gritted his teeth and sighed in his heart, "What a heartless little thing."
This place is different from Lingnan, where danger may occur at any time. He only brought one guard and left the others to Jiang Tangtang.
An hour later, Lu Shiyan left the caravan on horseback.
Jiang Tangtang felt melancholy for a while as she watched the receding figure, but after a while, she calmed down and opened the book on the small table to read.
She now truly understands what it means to regret not having read enough books when you need them, and she really wishes she had 72 more hours a day to read.
By dusk, Jiang Tangtang had only read one-third of the book "Practical Encyclopedia of Rubber Product Formulas" in her hand.
She rubbed her sore eyes, trying to digest what she had learned today. Some of it she didn't understand, some she only half understood, and only a small part of it she fully understood.
It’s too difficult to learn everything by yourself. It would be great if there were online courses.
Just as he was worried, Xiao Wu brought him some dry food. "Second Master, the caravan said they have to camp in the wilderness tonight. For safety reasons, they won't fire at night. Here are the dry food for tonight."
Cooking rice will produce a fragrant smell, so in order to prevent refugees from being attracted, the caravans basically use dry food.
The caravan’s dry food is wheat cake, which is considered a good thing in today’s chaotic world.
But compared with the fresh vegetables, fruits, seafood and meat in the space, it is simply not worthy of attention.
Jiang Tangtang only brought over one wheat cake and said, "I have a small appetite and can't eat that much. You can share the rest among the others."
"How can that be!" Xiao Wu also felt that it was unfair to feed Jiang Tangtang such wheat cakes, so he suggested: "How about I roast it over a fire, it will be more fragrant after heating."
"No need." Jiang Tangtang said seriously, "We must abide by the rules of the caravan. Don't mention this again next time."
Of course, she wouldn't let herself down and would just go into the space to eat later. The wheat cake under her was just a pretense to avoid people thinking she hadn't eaten during the whole journey.
Xiao Wu admired Jiang Tangtang in his heart, bowed deeply to Jiang Tangtang, and took the remaining wheat cake back to share with several guards.
At night, the guards surrounded the carriage in a circle to protect Jiang Tangtang.
These were all people Lu Shiyan trusted, and they all knew Jiang Tangtang's identity. While protecting Jiang Tangtang, they would keep a proper distance from the carriage to avoid any inconvenience.
This distance makes it convenient for Jiang Tangtang to enter and exit the space.
Long before she set off, she had prepared a lot of convenient and easy-to-eat foods in her space so that she would not be bothered by them on the road.
However, after a whole day of riding in the carriage, Jiang Tangtang was too lazy to bother with anything else. She simply took out some rice from the refrigerator and made some egg fried rice. After eating, she threw the pots and pans into the dishwasher and went upstairs to take a shower.
After taking a shower, I threw my clothes into the washing machine as usual, set the alarm for four in the morning, and went back to my big bed for a good sleep.
After getting up, Jiang Tangtang first took the clothes out of the washing machine and put them into the dryer, then put on another set of identical clothes and left the space.
She made several sets of identical clothes and kept them in her space for daily changing.
In winter, the sun rises late, and Cangwu is much colder than Lingnan. It is still dark outside.
Jiang Tangtang took a nap in the carriage, holding a freshly charged hot pack.
In the morning, the guards brought dry food again.
Just like last time, Jiang Tangtang put the dry food back into the space and took out a peach to eat.
She wanted to eat noodles.
But it was daybreak, and she couldn't go back to the space to cook. Suddenly she missed instant noodles.
It’s delicious and convenient.
Jiang Tangtang propped up his head and thought about the possibility of making instant noodles in ancient times.
Just as she was thinking, she suddenly heard the neighing of a horse, followed by the sound of swords clashing, which came towards her like an overwhelming force.
The guards around the carriage reacted immediately, "Second Young Master, someone is attacking. Please stay in the carriage and don't move. We will protect you."
"You go over and help the caravan defend against the enemy. I don't need to keep anyone here. As long as you kill the enemy first, I will be fine." Jiang Tangtang took out a crossbow from the space with a calm expression.
The arrows of this crossbow are all poisoned, and as long as the aim is not bad, it can kill people.
If it really doesn't work, she can also hide in the space.
Her words inexplicably gave people a sense of conviction. The guards believed that even if they really left, she could protect herself.
But the guards didn't move. "The eldest master has instructed us to stay here to protect you. We can't leave you even a step."
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