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Chapter 192: Being too sharp makes it easy for others to plot against you
The journey was smooth sailing. There were no disaster victims robbing, no fake yamen runners setting up checkpoints to block the road, and no bandits or robbers. It seems that it is much more reliable to have a few secret guards accompanying us.
Qin Bingrui couldn't help but feel itchy and decided to find an opportunity to train his own secret guards.
Because Luo Yu and her two children had to sleep at night, they had to find a family to stay with overnight.
But there are not many houses along the way, but there are many mountains and forests.
There was no other choice but to get off the carriage and cook some food to prepare for the meal.
Qin Bingrui and Luo Yu's ability to survive in the wild is improving day by day. They took out a pot, lit the fire, cooked a pot of hot chicken soup, and then added various seasonings and continued to cook.
Luo Yu cut the various ingredients he brought into small pieces, and then put them directly into the soup pot and boil them until they were cooked before eating.
Mei Yaoer looked at it curiously, the smell was really delicious.
The little mouth was also busy: "Sister Bai, what are you cooking? There are so many vegetables and meats, so many kinds of things."
"Oh my, our Yaoer can use a variety of words now, she's so smart."
"hey-hey."
Qin Bingrui saw that the pot was boiling hot, so he put all the ingredients in and introduced it to Mei Zhengyan and Mei Yaoer: "This is the spicy hot pot boiled in chicken soup base that your sister Bai and I created. It's fragrant and delicious."
After cooking for a while, Qin Bingrui took out a piece of meat and tasted it. It was cooked and all the flavors were cooked in. Except that it was not particularly spicy, the other flavors were just right.
Qin Bingrui called out to the three secret guards on the other side: "Hey, three brothers, do you want to eat something together? We have prepared all the dishes and chopsticks."
Feiying refused directly: "No, girls, eat slowly."
The other two smelled the food and wanted to eat it but didn't dare to say it.
Qin Bingrui knew that the ancients were two-faced, so he simply put the things into the bowl and stuffed it into Feiying's hand.
"Brother, why are you being so polite to me? Eating steamed buns all the time is not nutritious. In fact, if you want to improve your martial arts, the most important thing is to supplement your body's functions. You need to consume a certain amount of protein and vitamins every day..."
Feiying was speechless. Isn't going out just to eat and fill the stomach? Why are there so many requirements?
"Brother, eat quickly. Only when you are healthy can you have the strength to protect us. Don't let us fight the bad guys if you are hungry..."
Feiying immediately took the bowl and chopsticks: "Okay, thank you Miss Qin."
Qin Bingrui curled up the corner of his mouth and said, "You little brat!"
Feiying and the others each had a bowl. Qin Bingrui called out, "There's more in the pot after you finish. Don't be too reserved. It would be a shame to waste the ingredients."
Fei Jian picked up a long piece of something he didn't know what it was and put it in his mouth. Hmm, it was hard to chew, but it tasted pretty good.
There was also a bloody thing, which tasted soft and a bit elastic.
Mei Zhengyan asked Luo Yu while eating: "Sister, what are these things? They are so delicious."
"Oh, this blood clot is duck blood. I went to a shop and watched people slaughtering ducks. I saw they didn't want it, so I took it back.
This long thing is duck intestines, which they don't want. This tofu-like thing is pig brain, which has a bit of a fishy smell, so we add a lot of ingredients to remove the fishy smell. It tastes like tofu, doesn't it?
These things are very nutritious, Zhengyan, you should eat more."
"Yeah. Okay, sis."
The two children had been wandering for a month or so and had survived, having suffered all kinds of hardships, so these things were naturally good things for them.
When Fei Jian and Fei Dao heard this, they were surprised to find that what kind of food was this? Miss Qin and Miss Bai looked quite rich, so why did they have to take food from others that they didn't want? Could it be that they really donated all their money to the victims?
Qin Bingrui pulled out another pot of wine from somewhere and asked Feiying and the others if they wanted some. The grown men finally understood that this Miss Qin was more manly than any other man...
Qin Bingrui poured a glass of wine for Luo Yu, and Mei Zhengyan held the bowl and wanted to drink too.
Qin Bingrui patted his head and said, "Little guy, you are still young. You can drink it when you are 15 years old."
Mei Yaoer opened her eyes wide and asked confusedly: "So Yaoer also has to wait until she is 15 before she can drink it?"
"Yeah, the same."
Qin Bingrui nodded, raised his glass and toasted with Luo Yu.
"Let's drink today and worry about tomorrow!" Qin Bingrui finished the wine in one gulp. "Sister, what do you think it tastes like? If it's good, we can ask King Ning to help us get a wine license and open a wine shop. We can sell all kinds of strong-flavor and sauce-flavored wines, haha."
"Don't even think about alcohol. Drinking too much is not good."
"Then what kind of business can we do in Jiangzhou?"
"Let's go and see it first."
They found a flat area, and Qin Bingrui pulled out a tent that could be set up. He said to Feiying, "I have two tents here. Mei Zhengyan and I will sleep in one, and the three of you can squeeze in."
Mei Zhengyan was so frightened that he waved his hands repeatedly and said, "No, no, no, I'd better squeeze in with the other brothers."
Qin Bingrui frowned. I didn't even dislike this guy, but he dared to dislike me.
Luo Yu took Mei Yaoer to sleep in the carriage, listening to Qin Bingrui's mumbling, and patting Yaoer to sleep with a smile.
The next morning, before daybreak, Qin Bingrui had already run five kilometers with a 20-kilogram backpack on his back, and brought back a pheasant and a hare.
Fei Dao and Fei Jian were stunned. Since knowing Qin Bingrui for so many days, she has never stopped getting up early in the morning to exercise. I wonder where she got the perseverance from.
Luo Yu cooked the meal, Mei Zhengyan helped to light the fire, and Mei Yaoer helped to set the table, and everyone was having a great time.
After dinner, we set off again, everyone was full of energy.
After walking for half a day, they arrived at Jiangzhou.
Before long, I discovered that there were more inhabited villages, the vegetables in the fields were growing well, and everyone had a happy look on their faces.
Qin Bingrui rode as fast as he could and in two hours he would reach a county town to spend the night, which was better than sleeping in a tent in the wild.
It wasn't until the third day, as they got closer to Jiangzhou City, that the legend of the white tiger began to spread.
At night, Qin Bingrui and his group went into the inn in the town and listened to several people chatting while having dinner.
"Oh, this white tiger is too powerful. I heard that it now leads a large wolf pack, hundreds of big wolves, and they specialize in attacking the chickens, ducks, pigs, sheep and other livestock raised in the village in the middle of the night."
"Aren't white tigers said to be spiritual? Why would they attack a village? Who told you that?"
"I'm definitely not making this up. This is what a shepherd from the village that was attacked said. He said it was a good thing the Imperial City Guards were there that day. I heard they even captured a few large wolves alive! Otherwise, the village would have suffered a lot of losses."
"Humph, the only people who can afford to raise sheep are wealthy landlords and officials. What does that have to do with the village?"
"If Baihu dares to bring wolves into the village to steal sheep, then no matter who has sheep, they will definitely suffer."
"That's true. Did the people from the Imperial City Bureau capture Baihu?"
"No, I heard that a large wolfhound close to Baihu was captured and used to threaten Baihu. Baihu is loyal, so he will definitely save his friend, right?"
"To be honest, Baihu has never hurt anyone. I heard he's also very loyal, which is better than many people."
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Feiying glanced at the two girls out of the corner of his eye, wanting to see their reaction, but they ate very calmly. Luo Yu picked up some food for Mei Yaoer and asked Mei Zhengyan to eat slowly. He didn't listen to what those people were talking about at all.
Qin Bingrui chewed the garlic-flavored spareribs with a crunchy taste. He finished three pieces in one breath, wiped his mouth with his hand, and continued chewing.
Luo Yu tapped her bowl with his chopsticks and gave her a look.
"Feiying and the other three haven't eaten anything yet, why are you eating so fast?"
"If it's not enough, serve another plate. Look at how polite they are. They are not weak scholars. Why should we be polite?"
When Fei Dao and Fei Jian heard this, they hurried to eat. How could they be called weak scholars and tarnish the martial arts spirit of those who practiced martial arts?
Feiying shook his head and was too lazy to observe the two of them.
Mei Yaoer finished a bowl of rice and was almost full. She raised her head and said softly, "Sister, white tigers are good, right? My brother and I have heard many stories about white tigers. We love them."
Mei Zhengyan also nodded and said, "The white tiger doesn't eat people and doesn't do anything bad. Why does the lord want to capture the white tiger?"
"That's because it's so smart."
Qin Bingrui took two bites of rice and continued, "Whether it's a human or an animal, if they're too clever and intelligent, if they're not born into a wealthy family and are too outspoken, they're easily schemed against."
Luo Yu smiled softly and said, "Even if we are from a wealthy family, people who are too smart will always be envied. We should try to keep a low profile, okay?"
Mei Zhengyan seemed to understand: "Luckily, my sister and I are naturally dull, so it shouldn't be a bad thing."
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