funbook-pk Chapter 775 Frustration in buying food
Chapter 775 Frustration in buying food
They can also buy food!
After dinner, it was getting dark, and Old Man Zhuang asked Lu Qingqing to look after the household belongings.
He and Sun Yue went out with the silver and money, hoping to see if they could buy some food.
But after walking around the camp, I don't know how many times I was rejected, but I didn't meet anyone who was greedy for money.
When he came back with the silver and money, Old Man Zhuang felt very disappointed.
For the past fifty years, he has been short of money.
I think the best days are when you have enough money to spend.
Now I have money in my hands, but my head is hanging on my belt.
Beside her, Sun Yue also looked worried.
Lu Qingqing added a few pieces of firewood to the bottom of the pot and stood up to brush off the ashes on her hands.
"When the water boils, remember to add water to the horses.
I'm going to go out and take a look, you guys keep an eye on the things in the car."
Old Man Zhuang wanted to say something, but when he saw Lu Qingqing had already left, he stopped talking.
Never mind, Qingqing’s martial arts skills are good enough that she won’t suffer any harm after just a walk around the camp.
He squatted by the fire and warmed his frozen hands.
Seeing that Sun Yue was still looking at the direction where Lu Qingqing left, he called out:
"Xiaoyue, don't just stand there like an idiot. Come over here and warm your hands!"
Sun Yue was a little worried.
"Master, when we went there just now, those people had a bad attitude.
Qingqing, go over and ask again, but be careful not to anger them or they will gang up on you and bully you."
Old Man Zhuang shook his head.
"Don't worry, Qing girl is not the type to suffer any loss.
We two will stay home and take care of the food and Xiao Lang, waiting for her to come back!"
On the other side, Lu Qingqing was wandering around the carriage camp.
She wasn't walking around randomly, but was circling along the edge of the camp.
Observe the surrounding situation while walking.
Her movement attracted the attention of several carriage owners.
Although it was dark at this time, every family lit torches or lanterns to facilitate work.
The position in front of each family can be seen clearly.
They looked at Lu Qingqing with wary expressions.
After all, that's all the food the camp has.
Whoever has more can live longer.
Therefore, those who were quick-witted began to wander around the camp, hoping to buy more food.
Although this method sounds not very feasible, it can actually be bought.
If you ask where he bought it, it’s naturally the unlucky guy who was just caught.
Of course, if there is something you want to buy but can’t buy, you start to think of ways to steal it.
A few days ago, a family had their food stolen.
Strangely enough, the family that was robbed only lost half a bag of grain.
However, the bundle of silver and money placed next to the grain had not been touched at all.
The family whose food was stolen wanted to talk to the cavalry guarding them to see if they could get it back.
But, they didn't care about this matter at all.
After a few more words, the knife on his waist was drawn out.
Seeing this, the family whose property was robbed could only consider themselves unlucky.
After this incident, the remaining families in the camp became very careful about their food supplies.
Lu Qingqing looked at those people's wary eyes and walked away silently.
After walking around the camp and figuring out the inner circle deployment of these cavalrymen, they started to head back.
When she was almost back to the carriage, she found a dark spot behind the tent and put out most of the bag of food.
When they were carrying the food back, both Old Man Zhuang and Sun Yue's eyes lit up.
They almost jumped up with joy.
Afraid of being discovered, I forced myself to hold it back.
The two men hurried over and helped carry the food back.
Even though they tried their best not to make any noise, they were still discovered by a family not far away.
Looking at the half bag of grain, several people had gloomy expressions.
In the stable, Old Man Zhuang and Sun Yue opened the bag.
When I saw the food inside, I smiled so hard that my mouth almost reached my ears.
After being happy, the two asked how the food was bought.
Lu Qingqing pointed to the east with an expression that could only be understood but not expressed in words.
Old Man Zhuang didn't know what he was thinking about, and he looked like he had suddenly realized something.
"Qingqing, you're really amazing. You can even think of this!"
Sun Yue next to him was confused. What was the master talking about?
Lu Qingqing: What does the old man mean?
Although she didn't understand, she made an expression as if she was saying, "You're right."
Seeing this, Old Man Zhuang became even more proud.
Seeing this, Sun Yue scratched his head.
She was the only one who didn't expect it?
Seeing that she wanted to ask more questions, Lu Qingqing went to wash up.
Sun Yue was puzzled and kept asking Old Man Zhuang.
In the end, no one knew what Old Man Zhuang said to her.
Sun Yue looked at her with admiration in her eyes.
On the second day, Lu Qingqing and Old Man Zhuang were awakened by the sound of a gong.
They crawled out of the tent and saw that it was still dark.
The soldiers who were beating the gongs banged them a few times and shouted:
"Get up, get up, get ready to go!"
Lu Qingqing looked to the side.
I saw that the elderly people who had been arrested earlier had already started to heat up the food quickly.
The three of them did not dare to delay, and quickly stood up and started working swiftly.
A quarter of an hour later, the cavalry began to set off.
Following closely behind were those who were arrested.
The cavalry traveled very fast, so their carriages also had to maintain a relatively fast speed.
The people were fine, but the horses pulling the carts had not been rotated and were very tired.
During this period, the cavalry captured two families driving horse-drawn carriages on the official road.
The carriages of these two families were one ordinary and one more luxurious.
After they were driven into the team, the driver next to them watched them silently.
Judge a family's food reserves by observing their clothing, complexion, the luxury of their carriage, and the depth of the ruts.
The two families were very nervous when they were first caught.
Although they noticed that someone was observing them, they didn't understand what was going on.
Moreover, the cavalry in front were moving too fast, so in order to avoid being attacked, they hurried to catch up.
The road was so busy that most people didn't move.
The team stopped at noon.
The cavalrymen drove them to a place and took out straw mats and mattresses from their horses.
Sit up and watch them.
There are soldiers on the cavalry side who are specifically responsible for heating meals.
They prepare a day's worth of meals in the evening.
In the morning and at noon, we would make a fire on the spot, heat the food, and boil some hot water for people and horses to drink.
As for Lu Qingqing and the others, they hurried to unload the carriage and feed the horses.
After finishing his work, he finally had time to eat something.
Seeing that many of those who had been arrested earlier had not yet ordered hot meals, Lu Qingqing knew that lunch would probably not last too long.
After hurriedly replacing Xiaobai and adding food and water to both horses, she began to feed Qin Lang porridge.
Old Man Zhuang and Sun Yue next to them were combing the horses' hair to remove the ice crystals on their bodies, legs and stomachs.
At this time, it was not just the two of them doing this, most people were busy.
Even the cavalry were busy combing their fur.
However, the cavalry who were monitoring them did not move.
Lu Qingqing came out of the car and watched the scene, then stepped forward to help.
After cleaning the horses, the three of them grabbed a handful of cleaner snow from the ground.
Rubbing the dirt off your hands is considered washing your hands.