They all asked curiously why the wall panels had to be pulled out from under the tarpaulin instead of being completely lifted up and taken directly.
Song Liyun had only one explanation: the oilcloth was too big, and there were other things underneath, so it would be troublesome to lift it completely.
Once the house was built, Song Liyun closed the door and started cooking.
Song Dekui and Lin Qingyuan went hunting on horseback with their guards. During their argument that afternoon, they talked about Tianxianglou and its barbecue skewers.
These past two days, everyone has been eating dried meat and flatbread. Although it fills our stomachs, it just doesn't feel quite right.
I saw a herd of wild sheep nearby on the road and thought about hunting one to satisfy my craving.
Bahrain has a garrison that is responsible for protecting Song Liyun's safety at all times.
The four of them stood around the wooden wall, with several horses grazing outside, and they also collected some hay to spread on the ground.
Just as Song Liyun was slicing some dried meat and putting it into the pot, the hunters who were out hunting excitedly ran back.
Song Dekui shouted from afar, "Xiaoyun, don't make porridge tonight, let's have barbecue, let's eat our fill of barbecue!"
These people can hunt prey in less than half an hour.
Song Liyun went outside to look and saw that on one of the men's horses was a wild goat with long horns. The prey had just died, and blood was still flowing from the wound on its neck.
Unexpectedly, Lin Qingyuan and Song Dekui were so lucky that they encountered the most fearful wild sheep as soon as they stepped out.
Bahrain also came to see, and when he saw several small holes on the wild goat's front leg, and realized that the wounds were clearly not caused by knives or arrows, his expression changed.
"Boss Song, Boss Lin, where did you get these sheep from?"
Song Dekui laughed heartily: "As soon as we went out, we saw several sheep being chased around by a pack of wolves. One of them, in a panic, came straight towards us. We easily caught it."
Bahrain quickly asked again, "Have the wolf pack caught up with us?"
Lin Qingyuan chimed in from the side, "We're hunting our own game, why are the wolves chasing us? They'll run away as soon as they see us!"
With a worried look on his face, Bahrain watched as everyone happily processed the mutton, and ultimately kept quiet.
Several people excitedly skinned and butchered the mutton, skewered it with thin sticks, and then lit a charcoal fire. Song Liyun took out a spice jar.
Soon, as the mutton sizzled and released its oil from the flames, the aroma of Tianxianglou's secret seasoning filled everyone's nostrils. Even Balin, who had been keeping a straight face, couldn't help but swallow his saliva.
Once the mutton was roasted, Lin Qingyuan and the others began to feast, and Balin also ate heartily without hesitation.
Compared to the usual coarse salt and exquisite chive sauce, the people from Bahrain found this spicy and fragrant barbecue so delicious that they felt they wanted to swallow their tongues.
Actually, the food Song Liyun has been cooking these past few days has also been quite flavorful, but compared to this stimulating taste, it's worlds apart.
Lin Qingyuan wolfed down his food without any regard for appearances; he had eaten barbecue skewers at Tianxianglou before.
Eating at this moment, I felt as if I were sitting in Tianxiang Tower again, surrounded not by smelly men, but by beautiful maids and fair maids.
Song Dekui, his face glistening with oil from eating, tossed a leg of lamb to one of the Di people named Zhemao: "Don't be shy, take this and share it."
The man caught it, and a simple, honest smile immediately appeared on his dark face. He quickly took out a small knife, cut the lamb leg in half, and shared it with his companion.
Among their group were people from the Di and Wu dynasties. Although there were no conflicts on the road, Lin Qingyuan had more guards, so Balin and his group were naturally at a disadvantage.
Furthermore, since the wild goats were hunted by Lin Qingyuan and his group, Balin and his group became somewhat hesitant.
Balin took a bite of mutton and said to Song Liyun, who was slowly eating her kebab, "Miss Song, we need to arrange for more people to keep watch tonight."
"Why are we making more arrangements? Everyone's tired. Can't we just stick to what we used to?" Song Liyun turned her head and asked somewhat loudly.
Song Dekui and Lin Qingyuan started arguing again over drinking, and several guards were laughing and egging them on, making it difficult for the two to speak.
Balin touched his waist knife and said, "I have a feeling something's off tonight. There are a lot of wolves outside, and the sheep we're eating was stolen."
Song Liyun put down the meat skewers: "How did you know it was a wolf robbery?"
Bahrain gestured to his arm: "I see wolf fang marks on this."
If we're talking about the most threatening animal to humans on the grasslands, the steppe wolf is definitely the one.
These social animals are also the most vengeful. Song Liyun had seen them during the day, but the group was large and powerful, and the wolf pack kept to themselves, just watching from a distance and going their separate ways.
If they steal the wolf pack's prey, then things are hard to say.
Song Liyun's expression was solemn as she opened the door and looked outside.
The snow had stopped long ago, but the snow was still there, and in the darkness, something could be faintly seen moving, along with the howling of wolves.
This is quite normal on the grasslands; wolves can be seen running around during the day.
In the nearby stable, thirteen horses were also munching on hay, occasionally snorting.
Everything seemed perfectly normal!
Song Liyun returned to the hearth and sat down, while Balin waited expectantly for her instructions.
She wanted to say that there was no such thing as "everything is normal outside." In this situation, she trusted the local grassland people more, as they were the experts in understanding the wilderness.
She believed that Bahrain wouldn't scare her for no reason.
Based on what she had learned about Bahrain over the past few days, she knew that this was a chieftain with lofty ambitions, whose only thought was how to develop his tribe.
They kept talking about how prosperous the Uda tribe was now.
Especially after learning that he had some connection with the Uda tribe, he felt even closer to them.
"Bahrain, Young Master Lin and the others have had a bit too much to drink. You'll have to work hard and have someone keep watch tonight so we can get through this night. We should be able to cross the no-man's-land by tomorrow afternoon, and reach Jiaka Mountain by the day after tomorrow at the latest," Song Liyun said earnestly.
Balin nodded. He had been assisting his father in becoming the tribal chief since he was a teenager, and no one else had to worry about arranging personnel.
Telling Song Liyun in advance was not only a matter of caution, but also an attempt to build a relationship.
At that moment, from the darkness in the distance, wolves silently emerged from the grasslands.
The loss of prey hunted during the day enraged the wolf pack, who were the lords of the area and no one had ever dared to take away their food.
The wolves' keen sense of smell had already detected the aroma of roasted meat, but the human presence and the noise made them hesitate, only observing the camp from a distance.
Half an hour later, driven by the alpha wolf, several old wolves began to approach the prefab house.
In the stable, the old horse kept kicking the ground, and the other horses also stopped eating, all watching the night warily.
The watchmen assigned by Bahrain were sitting on a cart outside, sheltered from the wind, enjoying the most delicious cut of meat close to the bone on a lamb leg.
The delicious food in his mouth made him so intoxicated that he didn't even notice the noise outside.
The two wolves slowly moved their bodies, crawled to the side of the cart, slightly rose, and aimed at the human's neck, preparing to pounce.
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