Chapter 16: Mantis oriole
Having said that, the girls were worried that they would be attacked by bandits again after getting off the bus, so they were reluctant to get off.
Du Huaizhi saw that they were very scared and originally wanted to let them get off the car to get some fresh air, but seeing that there was no way, he could only continue on his way.
Seeing that they had gone ahead, Xie Sui sent a few guards to follow them, while the rest of the people continued to clean up.
On the way, Du Huaizhi looked at Du Ruozhi and Xiuzhu, who were hugging each other, still frightened, and couldn't help asking, "Why are you so scared? You came here from the capital, and you didn't encounter bandits on the way?"
Du Ruozhi thought for a moment and shook her head, "The road from the capital was relatively safe. There were robbers, but they were all driven away. I've never encountered something like today, with so many deaths..." There seemed to be a faint smell of blood in the carriage.
"Oh?" Du Huaizhi propped up his chin with one hand. "I remember your girl saying that her young lady went through a lot of hardships along the way and almost lost her life several times."
Du Ruozhi was stunned. She didn't expect Du Huaizhi to suddenly bring this up.
Xiuzhu was a little incoherent, "Miss is...in danger, but it doesn't necessarily mean she will die. She has had several serious illnesses and a high fever." Although it was nothing compared to this bloody murder, when had the young lady ever suffered such an injustice?
Du Huaizhi raised the corners of his lips slightly and said nothing.
This made Du Ruozhi feel a little uneasy, "Sister, let's find a place to stop and take a breath."
"Not afraid anymore?" Du Huaizhi said.
After Du Huaizhi's questions, Du Ruozhi was indeed not so scared anymore. She shook her head honestly. In her opinion, Du Huaizhi was sometimes more terrifying than anything else.
But not including Xie Sui.
Fearing that they would encounter more trouble on the way and that the people from the Dali Temple would not be able to arrive in time, they did not go too far. They left the scene of the incident and stopped in a relatively open place near a small river.
Du Ruozhi took Xiuzhu to the river to wash, and Du Huaizhi got out of the car with her suitcase and sat down in the shade of a tree.
An Nian also went to wash herself, and then came to Du Huaizhi and said to her, "Look at your hands."
Du Huaizhi obediently opened her palm. An Nian touched her hand, observed it carefully, and concluded, "The plaster I gave you is useless to you."
"I used it when you gave it to me that night." Du Huaizhi replied.
"Just that one time?" An Nian frowned.
Du Huaizhi looked at her. How long had it been since last night? He thought so, but inexplicably felt guilty and didn't say anything.
An Nian understood without her having to say anything, "You need to use this up as soon as possible. That box is for a seven-day treatment. If it's gone, I'll make you another."
Du Huaizhi was shocked. How could such a big box be finished in seven days? He might not even be able to finish it if he used it to mix with rice.
"And don't use that hatchet of yours anymore." There was a tiny rust mark on Du Huaizhi's palm. An Nian frowned, "You don't know how to take care of your good hands. Go to the river and wash them. I'll give you a hand mask when you come back."
Du Huaizhi: "..." An idea popped up in his mind. He would pretend to go to the river to wash his hands and take the opportunity to escape.
However, the reality is that it didn't happen.
Looking at his hands that were covered with thick paste and then wrapped like dumplings, he felt helpless.
"Wrap it up until noon and then unwrap it." An Nian said, and looked at his masterpiece again, then went to the side to rest with satisfaction.
Not long after, the sound of horse hooves could be heard in the distance. It was Xue Feiheng and Xie Sui coming over to join Du Huaizhi and the others.
Xue Feiheng, with a bruised face, deliberately avoided them, but was still spotted by Du Huaizhi.
The main reason was that his deliberately concealed sneaky behavior was too obvious to her, and it was hard for her not to notice it.
As for who beat him, Du Huaizhi didn't care.
After eating some dry food, the group continued on their journey.
It would take two days to get from Lin County to the next destination even if we rode at full speed day and night, so it was inevitable that we would have to sleep in the wilderness today.
Before dusk, the group found a good feng shui spot and set up their tents. The guards who had just been sent to protect the women were sent over to help set up the tents.
An Nian asked, "Are you from the Dali Temple?"
The guard shook his head, "No, I'm Huang Que, the guard of Master Xie." Then he pointed to the man with him, "His name is Tang Lang."
Upon hearing this, Tang Lang turned around and looked over.
Hearing the names of these two people, Du Huaizhi blurted out: "The mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind?"
Huang Que grinned, "Miss Du, how did you know that Master Xie named us with this sentence?"
Du Huaizhi: “…”
Du Ruozhi couldn't help laughing and burst out laughing.
"It's almost autumn now, and there are no cicadas, but you two can try your luck in the woods later." Du Huaizhi said.
Huang Que and the other man didn't understand why, but they knew there were wild animals in the forest, and if they tried their luck they might be able to hunt pheasants or rabbits, so they agreed.
Here, Xue Feiheng's eyes were fixed on the wooden box that Du Huaizhi was leaning against, and he always felt that there was something hidden inside.
"Sir!" At this moment, Huang Que came back and brought back a big goat.
There was no village or shop nearby, and the grown men were tired of eating dry food every day, so they relied on wild game to satisfy their hunger. When they saw the sheep, their eyes lit up.
"It's been hard work." Xie Sui looked at the dead goat and said, "Take a few people to the river to deal with it, and cut a piece of meat and send it over there."
"Yes." Huang Que said, and called out while carrying the sheep on his back. A few envious people followed him excitedly.
Not long after, Du Ruozhi looked at the bloody fresh mutton that Huang Que brought and was in a dilemma, "This... how should I cook it?"
Huang Que scratched his head and said, "Just roast it over the fire and you're good to go. Otherwise, I'll roast it for you."
"No need." Du Huaizhi said, "We can do it ourselves." Mutton has a strong smell, especially wild mutton. If you cook it according to the method Huang Que said, the smell will be impossible to remove and it will be difficult to swallow. This is usually the case when conditions do not allow.
Du Huaizhi had the conditions, and she patted the wooden box.
Huang Que didn't understand what was going on, so he bowed and left.
Du Huaizhi unfolded the box, took out the seasoning jar from the bottom, lit a fire, brushed oil on the iron pan, and started barbecuing in the open air.
Slice the meat thinly, fry it on both sides for a moment, and sprinkle it with her soul seasoning.
An Nian smelled several flavors in the seasoning. "Cumin, fennel, pepper, aren't these all medicinal herbs? How do you use them on barbecue?"
Du Huaizhi didn't say anything, but told her the answer with his actions. The seasoning was sprinkled on the barbecue, and after being heated at high temperature, the aroma burst out all at once, and the smell made people drool.
"It smells so good." Du Ruozhi's eyes lit up.
Xue Feiheng never expected that the wooden box that Du Huaizhi carried along the way was actually a pancake stall, and now he was using the pancake stall to grill meat.
And it smells so good when baked...
He wasn't alone. The roasted lamb in Huang Que's hand suddenly became tasteless. He swallowed and muttered quietly, "It's the same roasted meat, why is there such a big difference?"
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