In a deserted valley, Zhang Yi buried an earthen stove, and Si Nanke returned with a pheasant in his left hand and a poisonous snake in his right. "Hey~ I didn't expect that there are so many good things in this valley. I thought there was not a single bird in such a barren place! It's really ancient..."
He was not close to the two of them, so the two of them didn't hear what he said clearly. Zhang Yi still didn't trust him very much. In addition, he was very powerful. Accept your fate obediently. Whatever Si Nanke told him to do, he would do.
Ji Chengruo has recognized the reality.
At this time, Si Nanke was the one who was in charge of the fate of the two of them, not to mention lying to them, even if he really wanted to frame them, they could only accept it, so they had no choice but to obey.
Ji Chengruo saw that Si Nanke had brought back a snake, which was two lengths long, and was round and round when he ate it in the mountains, and said, "I heard that there are people in the northern wilderness who are good at eating snake meat, and they say that its delicacy is not inferior to other meat. Today I saw a real person. Marshal Sinan also likes to eat snake meat?"
Si Nanke licked his lips, threw the pheasant to Zhang Yi for him to deal with, and then pinched the snake's head to touch down the snake's heart—that is, the seven-inch part. Roll up a piece of snake skin, roll it up and put it in your waist pocket, then cut open the belly of the snake that is still struggling, quickly take out the snake’s gallbladder intestines, keep the gallbladder, and throw away the other messy things, drain the blood, leave the snake oil, ask Zhang Yi, "Hey! Is the chicken ready?"
Zhang Yi was not used to seeing such a marshal.
He also followed Marshal Sinan for a long time. In his impression, Marshal Sinan was always a serious and serious person, but now Marshal Sinan...
"Hey! Let me ask you, are you done?"
Si Nanke made a clean place, put the scabbard on it, spread old clothes on one side, and cut the snake meat into sections.
Zhang Yi said in a muffled voice, "It's done."
Si Nanke smiled and brought the snake meat over, and asked Ji Chengruo and Zhang Yi, "Can you eat snake meat?"
Zhang Yi said, "I can eat it! When I fled from the Ji Kingdom to the Cheng Kingdom, I ate it all the way. I ate pheasants, wild rabbits, edible fruits and fish in the mountains, and long worms."
Ji Chengruo glanced at Zhang Yi, with imperceptible pity in his eyes. "If the poison is really gone, I can eat it too."
"Don't worry," Si Nanke smiled brightly, and put the snake meat into the pot to cook with the plucked pheasant. "This is a handicraft that came out of the mountains when I was a child. It's very authentic! It won't leave any poisonous juice." It's a pity that I moved to a big city with my family later, and I have never eaten this kind of wild game again... and now I have to eat it on the mountain. To protect the original ecology, hunting and killing wild animals are not allowed unless you pass the hunter certificate.
Si Nanke dug out from his body and found a bottle of wound medicine that was almost used up.
This is what he brought on his body because he was whipped. Si Nanke took off his clothes, asked Ji Chengruo to help sprinkle the powder on the quilt, and then wrapped it again with a clean bandage. The half bottle of powder was just used up, so he cut it out and put the snake oil on the side to wash the leaves in a small bottle. .
Ji Chengruo asked curiously, "What are you doing with this snake skin and snake oil?"
Si Nanke shook the small bottle and said with a smile, "Snake skin can be sold for money. Snake oil is a good thing to protect the skin and prevent frostbite. Add some herbs and boil it for skin care than women's ointment. Don't look at these two now. It's useless, maybe it will come in handy in the future!"
Ji Chengruo didn't believe it.
"real?"
Zhang Yi said, "It's true. When I was a child, there was a snake oil ointment sold by barefoot doctors on the street. It was boiled with snake oil and herbs. It said it could make the skin more delicate and soft. A small bottle of more than ten yuan was sold by village girls. Children like to save money to buy a small bottle and apply it every day. It is said that the more poisonous the snake oil, the more effective it is!"
"Snake gallbladder can also be used as medicine," Si Nanke said. "Keep these things. I only brought some scattered silver taels and copper coins when I came out this time. I'm afraid that people will find out their whereabouts. When I don't have to worry about it, I can take these things back." money."
"Most of my family is gifted by the emperor and cannot be pawned. Most of the other financial items are well known to His Majesty. It is easy to be discovered if you exchange them for money."
Zhang Yi glanced at Si Nanke and was very surprised, as if he didn't expect this to happen.
Ji Chengruo also suddenly realized.
"Master Marshal is right! When I flee, if I have too much money, it will be suspicious. Otherwise, I will pretend to be an ordinary traveler. If I have no money, I will hunt some wild animals and sell them for money. It is better than pawning valuables and being It's good that people found their whereabouts!"
Si Nanke was grinning.
Although Ji Chengruo was born smart, he was brought up in the palace after all. The so-called intelligence is mostly limited to book knowledge, but he knows very little about such details. Si Nanke's actions made him look at him with admiration. A little more admiration.
Although what I said before was smooth, when I actually ate the chicken soup with snake meat, Ji Chengruo still hesitated...
When he served himself soup, he only filled a little soup, because the chicken was boiled whole, he was too embarrassed to move it, and the snake meat... Ji Chengruo couldn't help but blush on his face as he drank the soup.
When Si Nanke saw him, he thoughtfully took out the chicken, cut off a few pieces of meat with a knife, and put it in his bowl. "Oh? You dare not eat snake meat! I told you earlier, I will cook another pot. Look at you, look at you, are you scared now?"
Zhang Yi regretted that he didn't realize that Ji Chengruo didn't dare to eat snakes, and at the same time, he admired Si Nanke's thoughtfulness even more. Now that it was here, he somewhat believed that Si Nanke really wanted to leave with them.
Ji Chengruo blushed and said thank you, under the bonfire it really looked like the morning glow.
Si Nanke couldn't help turning his face away, swallowing.
I didn't dare to look carefully in the hall during the day, I didn't expect this prince to be so beautiful! Now she is shy, her delicate facial features are tinged with shame, so cute!
But Zhang Yi said, "How about... I go catch another chicken?"
Ji Chengruo waved his hands again and again, "No need! Brother Zhang, rest first, I can use it!"
Si Nanke didn't indulge Ji Chengruo anymore, he said to Zhang Yi, "Since he can accept it, let him eat it. We will have a lot of hard times in the future. As a prince, he must have a lot of things he is not used to. If he cannot accept these small things, how will he survive in the future?"
After hearing this, Ji Chengruo was not dissatisfied. He pondered, and finally said, "Marshal Sinan is right. I am fleeing now, and I have long been a subjugated person. I am no longer a prince who is well-clothed and well-fed. Now I accept my identity and start anew." , is a must."
"Chengruo knows that he is powerless and clumsy. In the future, he might be a drag on the two of you. If there is no Chengruo," Ji Chengruo frowned slightly, with a bit of sadness, "the two are still soldiers of Chengguo today. With Marshal, life is much better than it is now, and you won’t be hunted down. Cheng Ruo is here, and I bow down to you.” He said, he got up, and bowed deeply on the ground.
Zhang Yi hurried over, helped Ji Chengruo up, and said, "How can this be done? Your Highness, get up!"
Ji Chengruo followed him to get up, and said, "Don't call me Your Majesty anymore... I'm just a commoner now..." If Zhang Yi hadn't rescued him, and Si Nanke favored him, he might not even be a commoner now.
Zhang Yi said, "Your Highness..." Seeing Ji Chengruo's gaze, he changed his words, "Young Master Ji, don't say that. You saved my life. Now that my benefactor is in trouble, shouldn't I repay it for you?" Is it? If it weren't for the benefactor back then, I wouldn't be Zhang Yi now!"
Si Nanke accepted his gift, and said with a smile, "We have indeed helped you a lot, just keep it in your heart. You must live well in the future so that you will not let down the good intentions of me and Zhang Yi."
Zhang Yi glanced at Si Nanke, after all, the old boss was so powerful that he didn't dare to speak.
Looking at Zhang Yi's expression, Si Nanke knew that Zhang Yi was dissatisfied with him, but he couldn't help it~ Compared with Bai Lian and Mei Xing, this former prince is obviously more able to win people's hearts, Zhang Yi can't tell it from his temper , he could see it clearly, and he always felt that although the prince was kind to him, he was always hostile to him, even hated...
Of course, he just destroyed the country and massacred the city, so he should be hated—even though he didn't do it.
But he didn't want to go against his heart to coax His Royal Highness, it's his responsibility to protect the other party, usually... If you can go back, go back... Who made him the powerful party now! hee hee hee~
Resting overnight in the wilderness, several people set off again.
Ji Chengruo still rode on Si Nanke's horse, because Si Nanke was better at riding than Zhang Yi. Several people rushed to the distance, and Ji Chengruo asked behind Si Nanke, "Marshal, where are we going?"
"Just like you asked us to call you Chengruo, you can call me Si Nanke! Let's go to a remote place far away from the imperial city, live in a deserted village with few people, buy a small yard, and open a few houses. Acres of land, plant some food! Then raise some chickens, ducks and fish, be self-sufficient, and be a hermit at ease from now on!"
Ji Chengruo lost his voice.
Si Nanke smiled, "You don't still think about restoring the country and proclaiming the emperor, do you? Let me tell you, although the Majesty I served before was brutal and extravagant, he was good at governing the country, employing people, marching and fighting. One way, even if I leave him, he also has other people available, and he will never be overthrown easily because of this!"
Ji Chengruo said, "Since that's the case... it's just like what the marshal said!"
Si Nanke sneered and moved forward with his whip.