Everyone opened their eyes and looked at the sparrow.

The sparrow kept struggling in Li Dayer's eyes, chirping.

He didn't look like he was going to die from poisoning at all.

After a while, the sparrow was still very energetic.

Yang Ruoqing said: "Let the sparrow go!"

As soon as Li Dayer let go, the sparrow flew away with a chirping sound.

"It's not poisonous, it's not poisonous, this snake meat is edible!" Li Da'er said excitedly.

Everyone else is happy too.

They are all strong men, they eat a lot, and they travel over mountains and ridges, which consumes a lot of energy.

After chewing two meals of dry biscuits and drinking some gruel at night, it was already difficult.

Now there was snake soup to eat, and everyone was so happy that they grinned.

"I'll peel it off!"

The big cow who was in charge of cooking dinner took the big snake and took it directly to the stream over there to clean it up.

Here, Li Dayer pointed to the snakes on the ground that had not dispersed and asked Yang Ruoqing: "What should we do with these? Kill them all and eat them?"

Yang Ruoqing said: "For us people, the big snake just now was enough for us."

"Then kill all these snakes. Even if they are not poisonous, they are still disturbing to look at!" Li Dayer said again.

Yang Ruoqing shook her head.

In addition to killing to satisfy the appetite, there should be no additional killing.

Every living thing has the right to live.

"Scoop some water, sprinkle the realgar powder in it, and then splash it over there to drive it away," she said.

"All right!"

Li Daer took a few people to carry out the execution.

When the first quarter moon hangs on the treetops.

On the slope, a bonfire was raised.

Everyone sat in a circle around the campfire.

The night wind carries the scent of snake soup far, far away...

After having eaten and drank enough, everyone went into their tents to rest after a tiring day.

Four tents were set up.

Fifteen men slept in three tents, and Yang Ruoqing slept in a small one.

Three tents stood in the shape of a "pin", firmly protecting her small tent in the middle.

A bonfire was lit outside the tent, and wild animals were afraid of fire.

On the ground nearby, realgar powder was sprinkled, and mugwort and calamus were burned.

Spending the night in such a barren mountain, Yang Ruoqing arranged for people to take turns on duty.

Even so, she still didn't dare to close her eyes easily while lying in the tent.

There are many wild animals in the mountains.

It's hot during the day, and many wild animals like to come out at night to look for food.

These men trusted her, so they joined the transportation team and ran orders with her, hoping to make money and improve their families' lives.

When she brings them out, she must bring them back unscathed and not a single one of them is missing!

She pricked up her ears and caught the movement outside the tent at any time.

It was late at night, and several ethereal roars of wild beasts could be heard from time to time in the mountains.

and the calls of owls and other birds.

In addition, there is the sound of men snoring one after another...

The night passed peacefully.

…

Changping Village.

In the spacious and bright three-bedroom main hall of the Yang family at the entrance of the village.

Yang Huazhong, Sun, and Da'an and Xiao'an were sitting around the brand-new Eight Immortals table having dinner.

The weather was getting hot, so Mr. Sun put some hot mung beans in the porridge at night.

In addition, we also prepared several cold dishes to go with the porridge.

Spicy dried tofu, garlic cucumber, and a plate of red oil salted duck eggs cut in half.

The food was sumptuous, but no one was in the mood to eat.

Mrs. Sun, in particular, kept looking at the yard outside the open door.

The moonlight shines in the yard.

Mrs. Sun looked at the dusk, looking uneasy.

"Dad Qing'er, tell me, where is our daughter now?"

The mother is worried when her son travels thousands of miles.

The woman couldn't help but ask Yang Huazhong.

Yang Huazhong buried his head in eating, but also ate absent-mindedly.

After hearing this, he also turned his head and looked outside the house.

"I'm afraid I have to climb several mountains." He said.

How many hills?

The woman clasped her fingers, didn’t she walk a long way?

"You think our daughter and the others should have a smooth journey, right?" Mrs. Sun asked again.

Yang Huazhong glanced at Mrs. Sun, and in the woman's eyes, he saw the same anxiety and worry as himself.

"Don't worry, there are so many people together, all strong men, and they all have self-defense guys, everything will be fine!"

The man smiled and comforted the woman.

Hearing what he said, the woman felt a little more at ease.

"Mom, you go ahead and eat. My sister hasn't eaten anything since she left. I came back to see you at my sister's house and you've lost weight. You have to blame me for not taking good care of you!"

On the side, Da'an thrust Sun's chopsticks into Sun's hand.

On the day my sister left, my mother was so haunted.

Having said that, my sister is also working really hard.

Daan glanced at the spacious and bright main room and the sumptuous meals on the table.

Without my sister’s hard work, none of this would be possible.

But the sister who created all this is currently running on the road, eating dry food, drinking mountain spring water, and sleeping in the wilderness...

I must study hard and gain fame in the future.

Come to give back to my sister and help her share the burden.

The belief in the young man's heart was once again strengthened. He lowered his head and drank every grain of rice porridge in the bowl seriously.

After eating, you will have the energy to warm up your books at night.

…

At dawn, we cooked a meal of wild vegetable rice porridge. After the men were full, they pulled up their tents and started on their way again.

On the second night, everyone set up camp in a small valley.

Yang Ruoqing hunted a hare and gave it to everyone as a tooth sacrifice.

At dusk on the third day, Yang Ruoqing stepped onto a large rock that was two stories high on a nearby hill.

He raised his hand to cover his forehead and looked towards the south.

Wherever the sight extends, there are still rolling mountain peaks.

However, it is no longer as endless as the previous two days.

On the other side of the mountain, there is a vague market town, courtyard walls, high buildings, cities...

"Master, follow our instructions and you can go out in the morning the next day!"
To be continued...