The quiet air was filled with the aroma of food, and the people who had been traveling all day felt even hungrier after smelling the fragrance.
Li Yan took the pot off the fire and said to everyone, "Everyone, bring your bowls over. Have some millet porridge to nourish your stomach!"
Everyone quickly brought bowls and chopsticks, and Li Yan picked up the ceramic pot and poured a full bowl of millet porridge for each person.
Tiezhu didn't care about the heat. He picked up the bowl and started drinking it with big gulps. The warm food went down his mouth and soothed his entire stomach.
After everyone finished drinking the millet porridge, the pheasants roasted on the fire were ready to be eaten. Everyone shared the food and finished the two chickens.
After eating and drinking, Lin Feng said to everyone, "You all should rest! Monkey, you and I will take turns to guard the night! I will guard the first half of the night, and you will take over the second half!"
Yang Jia Dalang then said, "I'll keep watch for the rest of the night. He'll need to drive the carriage tomorrow, so my brother and I can just take turns riding in the carriage!"
After hearing what he said, Lin Feng stopped insisting.
It was cold at this time of the night. It didn't feel cold during the day because there was sunshine. But a breeze blew at night, bringing with it gusts of coolness.
Li Yan took out two blankets from the bag in the carriage and gave them to Dayong and Zhou Xun who were planning to spend the night in the dilapidated temple. The other members of the caravan were well aware of the situations they might encounter on the road and had made sufficient preparations, so Li Yan stopped worrying about them.
Li Yan lay down in the carriage and gradually fell asleep accompanied by the chirping of insects outside the carriage.
At dawn the next day, Li Yan was awakened by voices and got off the carriage. Lin Feng handed her a piece of cake and said, "Go wash up quickly. We'll be leaving soon!"
After Li Yan finished washing up, the convoy started to set off. Boss Lu was still at the front of the team, followed by Lao Gou and Lao Huang, and Lin Feng was at the end of the team.
While chewing on a dry and hard biscuit, Li Yan asked Lin Feng, "Uncle, where are we going to stay tonight?"
Lin Feng replied while driving the carriage: "The road today will be difficult to travel, we must be prepared to be exposed to the wild today!"
When Li Yan heard Lin Feng say this, she stopped eating her dry food!
Seeing Li Yan's nervous expression, Lin Feng comforted her, "Don't be nervous. I've walked this road countless times! It's just a little difficult!"
The convoy walked for about an hour and came to the mountain road from the flat terrain. Looking at the rugged road in front of them, Li Yan's heart couldn't help but tighten!
The drivers all perked up their spirits. The mountain road was rugged and steep, and the horses were struggling to pull the cargo forward.
It wasn't until noon, when they had only walked halfway, that Boss Lu said to those behind him, "Everyone, hold on a little longer. There's a flat area ahead. Let's rest there!"
Everyone gritted their teeth and continued to move forward.
After finally reaching a flat place, Boss Lu didn't even bother to rest. He called Lin Feng and started checking the horseshoes of each horse.
Check whether the horseshoes show signs of looseness or falling off. If the horseshoes are not checked in time, the horses can easily get injured on this winding mountain road. This is why Boss Lu did not even take a rest and had to check the horseshoes as soon as possible.
After checking all the horses one by one, they took a short rest and then set off.
After walking for a few more hours, the group came to a very steep passage. The passage was very narrow, only wide enough for one car to pass through. The wheels of the carriage rolled over the road, and the gravel rolled into the turbulent river.
Everyone's expression became tense again.
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