bookrebus Chapter 273 Fierce Snowball
Chapter 273 Fierce Snowball
Xiao Mo put down the long sword in his hand and continued, "The further west we go, the more bandits there are. They don't care whether our carriage team is flying the royal flag or not. As long as they can get benefits, they dare to sneak attack and rob gold, silver and jewelry even if the emperor comes."
"It's not that exaggerated."
"Those who become mountain bandits and horse bandits are all poor people who can't make a living. They are already on the verge of starvation, and filling their stomachs is their most important thing. As for who the attackers are, it doesn't matter."
"In their eyes, living one more day is already a profit, and the royal power is worthless in their eyes."
Ye Jintang felt a little sad. When a person puts his own life aside, there is really nothing to be afraid of in this world.
"Wolves are easier to deal with than humans. The most sinister thing in the world is the human heart, but I am an exception. I will always put my true heart before you."
The sudden love words caught Ye Jintang off guard. She felt her face turn red and she didn't know what to say.
"Stop talking nonsense. Only time can tell whether you are sincere to me."
The two men chatted for a while in the carriage, and then the carriage stopped by the roadside to rest.
They seldom cook lunch when traveling during the day, and usually eat the steamed buns or flatbreads prepared yesterday.
The two masters, Ye Jintang and Xiao Mo, were no exception, but their food was a little more refined.
"It's been three days and the chestnut cake hasn't gone bad. It seems that this storage experiment is very successful."
The food box was opened and Ye Jintang took out a piece of chestnut cake from it.
Because of different cooking methods, the storage time of chestnut cake is slightly different.
Chestnut cake with osmanthus sugar must be eaten on the same day, otherwise it will go bad if left overnight.
The pure flour pastry in Ye Jintang's hand has been treated with preservatives and can be kept for a longer time.
I heard from the cook that during the hottest time of summer, the chestnut cake she made can be kept for two days. After September when the temperature drops, the chestnut cake can be kept even longer, maybe five or six days.
I took a bite of the chestnut cake. Although it was not as delicious as the ones freshly steamed, it still tasted sweet and sticky and was very good.
While eating chestnut cake, Ye Jintang was thinking about the transportation of Tianqin Kingdom.
The Qin State is vast and rich in resources, and it is normal to travel three or four months to do business.
Moreover, no matter how hard the carriages and boats tried, they could not increase their speed.
If you really want to expand your business in the future and sell some new products, the profit will be better.
For example, there are all kinds of seafood at the seaside, while in inland areas it is already very good to eat some dried salted fish, and as for fresh ones, don’t even think about it.
There are also fresh fruits from the south, which are almost invisible to ordinary people in the north.
If they can be transported inland for sale, there will be no problem with sales. Even if the price is expensive, there will be people who can afford to eat them.
Thinking of this, Ye Jintang couldn't help but sigh. If she used such a large space to do business, she would become the richest person in Tianqin Kingdom within a year.
"Jintang, don't just eat chestnut cakes, try some vegetable cakes too. Didn't you say that to be healthy, you have to eat more vegetables?"
Ye Jintang came back to his senses and took the vegetable cake handed over by Xiao Mo, "But I don't like eating vegetables at all."
In order to maintain her figure, Ye Jintang used to treat herself like a rabbit. She didn't eat any vegetables every day, but boiled chicken breast, which made her eyes turn green.
She had finally managed to maintain a well-proportioned figure and could eat anything without gaining weight, so how could she possibly eat Laoshenzi vegetable cakes when she even had a stack of Dongpo pork in her lunch box?
During the lunch break, almost everyone was eating and chatting, or walking around the carriage to stretch their numb legs and feet.
Just as everyone was talking and laughing, Xuetuan, who was lying on the roof of Ye Jintang's carriage, suddenly stood up and meowed wildly towards the woods on the side of the road.
Ye Jintang, who was beside the carriage, hurried to comfort her.
"What happened to Snowball?"
Ye Jintang clearly heard that there was something wrong with Xuetuan's cry.
"Meow....."
Snowball jumped down from the roof of the carriage with a whoosh. It was hunched over with its hair standing up. This was the attacking state it would take when it encountered danger.
Ye Jintang also sensed something was wrong. She opened the carriage door, took out her bow and arrow, and shouted, "There is danger. Everyone be careful."
As Ye Jintang finished speaking, a scream was heard from the end of the team. Before everyone could react to what was happening, a pack of wolves suddenly appeared in the forest and rushed towards the team.
The guards reacted quickly and immediately took out their bows and arrows and shot at the wolves.
But the wolves ran very fast, and they only shot one or two arrows before the wolves were in front of them.
Those who were quick could draw their swords and kill the wolves, while those who were slow could only rely on their arms to resist the wolves' bites. For a moment, the carriage team was in chaos, with screams and cries everywhere.
Xiao Mo, sitting in a wheelchair, quickly moved to Ye Jintang's side. If any wolf dared to approach, the long sword in his hand would immediately take the wolf's life.
Everything happened so fast. Ye Jintang only saw the wolves rushing towards her. She didn't even have time to draw the bow in her hand before a wolf had already pounced in front of her. If she hadn't still had her sanity, she would have hidden in the space long ago.
Just as she dodged, the wolf that pounced on her suddenly twisted its neck, splattered blood and died at her feet.
Xiao Mo, who was beside her, quickly retracted the blood-stained sword.
Ye Jintang's heart was pounding with fear. She was still too weak. If Xiao Mo hadn't acted quickly enough, she would have been knocked down by the wolf.
"Your arm."
The wound on Xiao Mo's shoulder hasn't healed completely yet. If he suddenly moves with the sword, it might affect the healing of the wound.
"Jintang, be careful."
Before Ye Jintang could calm down, another wolf rushed over. Xiao Mo swung the sword in his hand again. In just a few breaths, Xiao Mo's clothes were stained with blood.
At this moment, Snowball was also blood-thirsty. It was besieged by four wolves, and its snow-white fur was stained with blood.
"Come here, Snowball."
Ye Jintang was eager to save the cat, so he picked up a bow and arrow and shot at the wolves that were besieging Xuetuan.
Faced with the wolf running back and forth, the bow and arrow in Ye Jintang's hand instantly lost its accuracy, and he missed the wolf after shooting two arrows.
Suddenly an arrow flew from behind her and hit the wolf's head firmly.
"Jintang, stand behind me and don't run around. There are too many wolves attacking us this time. Don't let them hurt you."
Xiao Mo shot an arrow, and while he was talking, the second arrow had already been shot out.
Snowball, who was at a disadvantage just now, was defeated by a cat against two wolves in an instant. Its sharp claws were not to be trifled with. With one slap of its claws, only half of a wolf's neck was left.
Snowball, who was blood-thirsty, rushed into the wolf pack immediately after killing the wolf next to him.
Looking at the scene in front of her, Ye Jintang was stunned. She raised a cat, but Xuetuan who rushed into the wolf pack was more ferocious than a tiger.