Traveling through troubled times to escape famine and cultivate crops as a grain merchant

Chapter 989: The Hill Behind the Military Camp

He said to Er Pang, "Put this soup in a bowl and give it to me. I will save it for eating with pancakes at noon."

Food in the military camp was hard to come by, so no one would waste it. When eating bread, everyone put it in a bowl and ate the crumbs after they were done. Nothing was wasted.

Not to mention chicken soup like this, I don’t know how many people want to drink it but can’t.

Er Pang said, "Master, forget it. It's just chicken soup. After we finish our meal, we'll go to the forest and get you one. This soup is leftover. Why are you keeping it?"

And there is nothing left in here, all the dry food has been eaten.

Who would save noodle soup for the next meal? It’s not like we’re so poor that we can’t even afford to eat.

Zhou Guo said, "I'm eating it myself, what's there to be afraid of? I don't even dislike myself, so why do you dislike me? Besides, this is a military camp, if you pour this stuff out and people see it, I don't know what they will say. It's better to keep it for myself."

For some reason, the days in the military camp always reminded her of the scenes on the road of escape.

Zhou Dacang said, "Okay, if you don't want it, then don't have it. He is right. We don't need this little soup, so why keep it? I will go into the mountains and hunt for you."

Zhou Guo's eyes lit up, "Uncle, can I go?"

Hunting next to the military camp sounds exciting.

The old man cleared his throat.

Zhou Guo smiled and said, "Master will go with us!"

Zhou Dacang looked at the old man and said with a smile: "Sir, you can come with us, as long as you don't mind the distance."

The old man said, "I don't mind the distance. It takes nearly two hours to get from the village into the mountains to the water pond. Even if you haven't slept all night, don't you need to rest?"

Zhou Dacang said, "It's okay. We rested during the trip. We are not afraid of this little hardship. Sometimes we don't sleep for several days because we are so busy."

There was nothing to prepare. There was no food left, not even dry food.

Just one person is enough.

Zhou Guo stood up happily and said to the equally happy Erpang and the others, "You stay."

Several people:"……"

Er Pang glanced at Da Shu and Xiao Shu and said, "Master, it's fine if they stay. They are not good at riding anyway, so you have to take me with you. I can follow you and give you some help, run errands, fetch things, and even do some labor."

Dashu Xiaoshu was anxious, "We can also be used as laborers, and we can also be used as oxen and horses."

Erpang: “…”

Zhou Guo waved his hand, "No need, you all stay here, the general's personal soldiers will naturally do these things to help. Can you be more powerful than the general's personal soldiers here?"

She didn't plan to take any of them.

It's not good to have too many people, it will just be a burden.

A few people had no choice but to stay, looking reluctant and aggrieved.

Zhou Dacang laughed, and said to Zhou Guo jokingly, "What kind of people do you have? They are all like young wives."

The old man nodded, "Sometimes they are a little similar."

Zhou Guo said dissatisfiedly: "They are also worried about me. Uncle, don't look at them as weak now, but they are still very capable. I don't have to worry about many things, just like the personal soldiers around you."

Zhou Dacang is now always accompanied by a dozen personal soldiers.

There were only two people who followed us into the mountains this time.

There were also two generals, each with people following them.

General Xu stood beside the tent, waving at her cheerfully, pointing at the three people beside him and saying, "Nannan, come here. These three people will follow you into the mountains this time. If you want to do something, just greet them."

Zhou Guo looked at the three men and thanked them with a smile, "Thank you, Dad. With them, I will be able to hunt a lot of prey today. Wait for me, I will hunt two big roe deer for you, and we will roast the roe deer meat tonight."

General Xu smiled and said, "Okay, then I'll wait for my daughter to bring me some meat. I'm counting on you to satisfy my appetite."

So this time, there were only about a dozen of us going into the mountains.

They all carried bows and arrows and quivers on their horses' backs.

Zhou Dacang specially picked a three-stone bow for Zhou Guo and said to her: "This is considered a heavy bow in the camp. Most people can't pull it."

When the two generals saw him handing her the bow, they immediately felt a dull pain in their palms. Yesterday, they also went up to fight with her, but they were defeated before they had even fought a hundred moves against her.

This child is really very strong.

Zhou Guo took the bow and tried it, and he easily pulled it to the full length.

The crowd opened their mouths wide, and seeing her expression, they thought it was a small bow that a child played with.

He was jealous and said to Zhou Guo, "Sir, can you let me try this bow?"

Zhou Guo happily handed it over and said, "Try it."

The man pulled and pulled, but when he was halfway there, he could not pull any more. He tried his best but still could not draw the bow to the full extent. He was defeated and said admiringly, "Sir, you are really strong. It is not shameful to lose to you."

The other one was not to be outdone, "Let me try it too."

In the end, I was sweating, but I didn't stretch my body to the full extent, and my arms were shaking.

Zhou Dacang came to the rescue and said, "Forget it. How many people can pull these three stone bows? What are you trying to do?"

The man gave up with sweat all over his forehead, took a breath, and looked at Zhou Guo after hearing his words. The meaning was very clear.

Zhou Guo couldn't help but touch his nose.

Zhou Dacang said unhappily, "She's strong, are you strong too? Didn't you learn enough from her yesterday? Do you want to do it again?"

The two looked at Zhou Dacang, their eyes lit up, "Hey, Lao Cang, come to think of it, we have all fought with your nephew, but you haven't fought yet?"

Zhou Dacang simply said: "I can't beat her either."

Two people: "..."

I thought I could just watch the fun, but you so bluntly admit that you are not as good as your niece?

Zhou Guo was amused and said to the two men, "Uncles, my uncle and I have been fighting since we were young. At least half of his Kung Fu skills were learned by fighting with me."

Zhou Dacang nodded and said to the two of them, "She is right."

Two people: "..."

The group walked forward while talking.

The old man listened to their jokes while concentrating on seeing what was in the woods.

Unfortunately, after walking for an hour, I didn’t see a single ghost.

When we were in the village, although we walked far, soon after we entered the mountains, we could see all kinds of pheasants, rabbits, and badgers. It seemed that there was really nothing here.

He had never been a soldier, and this was the first time he knew that where the army was stationed, there was very little prey.

Zhou Guo was prepared, but after walking for more than an hour without seeing any prey, he felt that he might not be able to catch any today.

There are mountains everywhere here, how come there is not even a little pheasant?

Is she going back to drink porridge with everyone?

The key point is that she is not full. Eating such a small amount will make her even hungrier. She has to eat meat now and cannot skip a meal.

After riding for another half an hour, they arrived at another mountain range that stretched for thousands of miles.

Zhou Guo pointed at the top of the mountain and said, "There must be something on such a big mountain, right? If there's nothing at the foot of the mountain, there must be something on the top, right?"