The group arrived at the end of the village, and only when they were almost at the foot of the mountain did they see the empty courtyards.
The courtyard looked better than most of the houses in the village and seemed fairly new. The gate was now closed.
Erma opened a courtyard door for them to see, then asked, "How many courtyards do you want?"
Shen Changshan asked a few people around him. His family and the Lin family were large, so they must have their own courtyard. As for the other families, Shen Zhenyuan and his family shared a courtyard with Shen Erhe's family, while the Xu family and Doctor Liu's family shared a courtyard.
After hearing this, Erma opened the three courtyards next door, collected the fees for accommodation and firewood, and then took them to see where the water was.
"Little brother, can we go into the mountains and hunt some game?"
Ermadu took a look at their physiques and thought, well, they really looked like they knew martial arts.
"Okay, but once you go in, anything that happens has nothing to do with our village."
"OK."
After showing them the water source, the boy left.
Xu Taohua has gotten down to walk around. As the months go by and she spends longer hours in the carriage each day, her feet have become swollen, so she tries to walk as long as possible when she can.
Chen Li looked towards the mountain behind. Although it was already autumn, the mountain behind was still lush and green.
"Dad, Mom, I'm going to the mountains to take a look."
"Be careful."
When Shen Changshan and Lin Cuicui raised their heads, Shen Li had already run away, so they could only shout instructions.
On the other side, the moved Lin Feng and Shen Jingyuan also took a few people into the mountains, but it was almost dark now, so they didn't plan to go deep and just wander around the periphery.
Chen Li has wood-related abilities, and she felt very comfortable as soon as she entered the woods. It was as if all the pores in her body were open to breathe.
There has not been much progress in the psychic and wood-related abilities during this period. Level three and level four are a watershed. After they have settled down, I will find a way to improve them.
The vegetation in this forest is not as lush as in spring and summer, but there are still many animals.
Chenli was jumping around in the woods, and occasionally jumping onto the treetops. If the uninformed villagers saw it, they would think they saw a flying wild man!
Without hanging around in the outer mountains, with her speed, she soon entered the forest where few people visited.
Soon we found today's prey in the woods, a silly roe deer.
Now that the weather is cold, the meat doesn’t spoil so quickly, so you can take the roe deer home and eat it for many more days.
Chen Li threw a stone, and the roe deer drinking water by the stream fell to the ground in a moment. Chen Li walked over and lifted the roe deer's hind legs.
When he turned around, he saw the small fish swimming in the stream. He hadn't eaten fish for a long time, so he took out a few grass carp from the space, pierced their gills with vines, and carried them back to eat.
After rushing all the way, they soon arrived at several small peaks outside, where they met Shen Jingyuan and others who were walking back.
"Little sister!"
Shen Jingyuan came over and took the roe deer and grass carp from Shen Li's hands. It was not that their group was completely without gain, as they all got some prey, more or less.
"Brother, let's go back. This robe hasn't been drained of blood yet."
"Well, let's go."
At the foot of the mountain was the courtyard where they lived, and they soon reached the foot of the mountain. Shen Jingyuan walked straight into the courtyard where he rented his house, and went directly into the kitchen to bleed the roe deer.
At this moment, the sky was almost dark and a light rain started to fall outside. When the cold wind blew the raindrops on my face, I could feel a little chill.
After the roe deer were processed, some were given to the Lin and Xu families, and the rest were kept for their own consumption.
Since they had a place to stay tonight, Lin Cuicui and Bai Yao prepared a sumptuous meal, and Shen Changshan also helped.
To him, there is no truth that men don't cook. When they were still in Shanli Village and had not separated from the old Shen family, he often helped Lin Cuicui with housework, so it can be said that there is no sense of incongruity when he does it now.
Chen Li's three older brothers were also influenced by him. They all know how to cook and would help in the kitchen from time to time.
It was this point that made Chen Nai even more disgusted with Lin Cuicui and her children.
Lin Cuicui made a pot of soup with the roe deer bones, planning to save it for making noodles the next morning.
There was a plate of fried roe deer meat, a plate of braised roe deer, a pot of fish soup, and the roe deer meat roasted by Chenli and the others.
There were only meat dishes, and the whole family ate to their heart's content, and in the end they were all stuffed.
Shen Changshan, Shen Jingyuan and others had already fetched water back. After eating, everyone washed up and went to bed.
The next morning, Lin Cuicui got up early to roll noodles. The noodles were made of refined white flour and had a strong wheat aroma. She put a spoonful of roe deer meat on the noodles, sprinkled with chopped green onions picked from the yard, and finally poured a spoonful of soup base cooked last night on it. The aroma was fragrant.
When I woke up in the morning, it was wet outside, but it wasn't raining.
When we set out, the outside was still shrouded in fog, but the visibility was quite good, so it didn't affect our journey.
The young man from last night was outside the yard early in the morning, and he brought a few women with him. He let them go only after checking that there was no damage to the yard.
The fog in the sky was gradually dispelled by the sun's rays. After traveling for four days, the group stopped at a dilapidated temple outside the city at night.
They are now very close to Suzhou City, but they can't get there now. The city gate is about to close and they can't get in. The group can only stay here for a while and enter the city tomorrow.
As they were about to reach Suzhou City, the atmosphere in the team was very lively, and even Shen Changshan had an obvious smile on his face.
Although they rested at the City God Temple at night, it did not affect the high spirits at all.
Early the next morning, they set out in their carriage at daybreak. When they arrived at the city gate, it was already wide open and there were soldiers guarding it.
The city gate of Suzhou City is slightly lower than that of Yangzhou City, but in comparison, visually, the city gate of Suzhou City looks much smaller.
"We're finally here!"
Shen Changshan's sigh also reflected the thoughts of everyone in the team. Yes, they had been through so many things along the way, and now they had finally arrived.
They lined up in carriages to enter the city, and soon it was their turn. Shen Changshan took out his household registration. The soldier carefully checked the household registration and then roughly checked the things in the carriage before letting them pass.
When checking the household registration, the soldier looked at everyone for a long time and was very surprised. It was rare to see anyone who could make it through safely.
Thinking of this, the expression on his face softened a little. "Are you refugees coming to Suzhou for resettlement?"
"Yes, please give me some pointers."
As Shen Changshan spoke, he held a purse in his hand and said, “This is for the young men to drink tea and quench their thirst.”
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