Chapter 76 Being Treated as a Big Fat Sheep
To say that the people of Taohua Village have never seen the world, it is true that they work in the fields all year round with their backs to the sky and their faces facing the loess. They have never seen much of the world.
It would be true to say that they have seen the world. They have seen many novel and magical things from Baitao, and heard many stories they have never heard before.
Some villagers don't know a few Chinese characters, but the Baitao sect can recognize more than a hundred Chinese characters.
First, the Chinese characters are concise and paired with pictures and texts, making them easy to recognize.
Secondly, in the eyes of the villagers, my aunt is so powerful, so her little old lady must also be very good at this word, so they must learn from her.
Baitao doesn't know now that just because of the villagers' idea, Chinese characters have become popular in the world at an extremely fast rate.
It is already winter, and you can see several murdered corpses on the official road every now and then.
I don’t know if it was done by barbarians, or if I encountered bandits, or if I encountered some impromptu villains.
In the wilderness, without a village or a shop, it is not uncommon to see eight people walking together, as long as someone has the idea of making money or killing someone on the road.
The villagers were shocked when they first saw the corpses scattered along the official road.
Bai Dashan quickly calmed down and cursed: "What are you afraid of? There is nothing to be afraid of. If you have no future, you are just a dead person. Have you never seen a dead person?"
"If we hadn't escaped before, we would have died earlier than them."
The villagers immediately started chattering. They even dared to fight against the barbarians, but they were actually frightened. Will my aunt think they are useless?
Thinking of this, everyone couldn't help but turn their attention to Baitao.
Seeing her drowsily supporting her chin with her little hand on the sedan chair, I felt relieved.
Fortunately, fortunately my aunt didn't see it.
"Everyone should be alert. If you find anything wrong, please notify us immediately."
After a pause, Bai Dashan continued: "There are so many people in our village, and most people don't dare to provoke them."
This is the truth. If there are more than 200 people, as long as it is not a piece of loose sand, even those with a small number of bandits will not dare to rob it.
At this time, Bai Dashan didn't know that the people in Taohua Village had been targeted not long after they entered the official road.
In the distant mountain col, a group of people were discussing whether to attack the people of Taohua Village.
"What else do you have to think about? Of course you grab it!"
"Master, there are quite a few people in this group. They seem to be ordinary people who are fleeing..."
"Are you stupid? Can ordinary people afford such good clothes?" There was not a single patch on his body.
"Yes, how could ordinary people have so many horses?" There were only a few horses in their village.
"These trucks are not small. They look like they contain a lot of good stuff."
"Is the caravan mixed with the common people?" After all, there are many young and old in the team.
"Whatever, whether it's a caravan or ordinary people fleeing, they have to leave me money to buy the way."
Times are hard now, especially when the barbarians come to hunt, causing many caravans to be unable to retreat. They are also driven from one mountain to another, and they haven't caught any fat sheep for a long time.
Dozens of horses can greatly improve the strength of his village.
When the sun turned to the west, Bai Tao raised her little hand. Bai Shanquan took a look and quickly shouted: "Stop, stop, stop."
"Auntie?"
Baitao: "Just take a rest here."
Anyway, there are no inns before or after, let alone an inn, so spending the night is not an overnight stay.
Bai Dashan handed the horse rope to the person aside and trotted forward: "Auntie, the explorer came back and said that there is a leeward place more than two miles ahead..."
Baitao shook his head: "Just rest here."
She knew what Bai Dashan was talking about. There were high mountains on both sides of the road ahead, and there was a mountain road at the bottom, which was almost like a line of sky. "The wind is leeward there, but if bad guys block the road from the front and back, throw stones from the top of the mountain or pour kerosene and throw torches, it will be troublesome."
When Bai Dashan heard this, he looked forward intently, his eyes widened immediately, and he gasped, it was true.
If you encounter the situation that my aunt said, even if you have a sophisticated crossbow in your hand, it will not help.
Rocks were thrown from the top of the mountain, and you couldn't even dodge them.
Bai Dashan said with lingering fear: "Auntie, thank you for your thoughtfulness, otherwise I would be the sinner of Taohua Village."
"That's just my guess. But when you go out, it's better to take precautions."
She saw on TV that many people had accidents on such roads. They were either ambushed by bandits or assassinated.
The possibility of people in Peach Blossom Village being assassinated is not high, but it is possible to encounter bandits.
Anyway, we have walked a lot today, so we might as well rest early.
The people in Heifeng Village never expected that this group of people would stop and set up camp early. It was still more than an hour before the sun went down.
Why don't you go forward? If you go forward, you can just enter the encirclement they set up.
Could it be that someone snitched on you?
The head of Heifeng Village looked at the people around him suspiciously, but quickly dismissed it. These people were all people who had been with him for several years and had a life-long friendship.
"It must be a caravan in disguise." Only a caravan would have the experience to act with such caution.
"These trucks must be pulling good stuff. Brothers, please cheer up and don't let the fat sheep run away for me."
If it weren't for the small number of people in the village, we would have led the charge long ago.
"Yes, the boss."
"Master, don't worry, the brothers are not novices either."
The people in Heifeng Village are not in a hurry. These people will pass through here tomorrow anyway, so they can still be caught in one fell swoop.
On the Peach Blossom Village side, tents were set up along the official road, the pack trucks were placed in the middle, and the horses started feeding hay in groups of seven or eight.
This made the people following Heifeng Village even more convinced that the people in Taohua Village were caravans in disguise.
There were too many horses, and even if they were allowed to graze during breaks on the road, it wouldn't be enough for the whole day.
The official road was not necessarily safer than the trails in the mountains and forests, so Baitao didn't let the villagers cut grass anymore. He spent two thousand coins to buy some grass from the mall to feed the horses.
The fire had already been lit before it got dark.
On several large iron pot stands, first boil hot water for everyone to fill the water bladders.
Bai Duoxi's cooking skills are getting better and better now. When she has free time, she studies the recipes given by Baitao.
I learned a lot about the dishes just by looking at the pictures and guessing.
At this moment, Bai Duoxi and Baitao were asking for instructions on the dishes for dinner.
"Auntie, can we have beef stew with tomatoes for dinner tonight?" There is still a hundred kilograms of beef left from the day before yesterday.
Baitao nodded: "Okay."
"There are still some potatoes left from the past two days. As a vegetarian dish, I will make vinegar-glazed potato shreds. What do you think, aunt?"
"Okay."
"Is the soup still seaweed and egg drop soup?" There are still a dozen eggs, which is enough to make a soup.
(End of chapter)