After being widowed, I pampered the rough man general by farming

"I didn't expect that I, a person who only went to Jiangbei Prefecture the farthest, went abroad for the first time, so excited!"

Zhu Jiangjiang has been away from home for nearly ten days, and it is not easy for her to remain excited after ten days away.

Everyone except her seemed to be getting tired.

Even though they had just left a town and had enough time to recharge their batteries last night, they looked exhausted. I don't know how Zhu Jiangjiang kept his energy?

How else can she maintain it? It depends on space.

"Out of this city gate, there are still five days to go to the next town. Miss Zhu, you should go back to the carriage and rest."

Xu Gu was familiar with the journey and knew when he would be able to rest comfortably in bed again, so he quickly persuaded Zhu Jiangjiang to return to the carriage.

Zhu Jiangjiang was riding in a carriage at first, but the carriage was too bumpy and made her dizzy, so she changed to riding a horse later.

Anyway, following the big team, there is no need to hurry up, just walk slowly.

The further you go in the direction of Xiaoxizhou, the farther the town is from town to town.

From the beginning of one city a day, to one city in two days, one city in three days, and then to one city in five days.

The further you go, the more difficult the journey becomes.

Hearing that she would not be able to sleep well for the next five days, Zhu Jiangjiang was not worried about herself. She looked back at the soldiers walking behind the team and felt sorry for them.

The guards of Xiaoxi Province brought by Xu You, each of them has a horse, and they don't have to go by themselves.

But among the hundred soldiers that Pei Ji brought, there were only about twenty horses, and the rest had to walk on their feet.

In the past, one city per day and one rest per day were fine, but for a modern person like Zhu Jiangjiang, she couldn't accept the current situation.

"Third Prince Xu, are there any horses for sale along the way?"

"You want to buy a horse?" Xu Gu was a little surprised. After walking for so long, why did she suddenly say that she wanted to buy a horse?

Zhu Jiangjiang nodded.

Although she didn't know why she wanted to buy a horse, it was not difficult for Xu Gu.

"There is a village in front of you with horses. If you want it, you may have to take a detour, and it will take some effort." Xu Gu said with a meaningful smile.

"Just make a detour, as long as you can buy a horse..."

Zhu Jiangjiang didn't think carefully about the meaning of Xu Gu's words at first, thinking that he had to buy it no matter what.

But in the middle of speaking, she suddenly stopped, squinted her eyes and stared at Xu Gu, and said quietly, "The village you are talking about is a bandit village, right?"

When he said it would take some effort just now, she felt something was wrong.

Spending money to buy things, as long as she is willing to give the money readily, what effort can it take?

Xu Gu raised his eyebrows and smiled without saying a word.

The meaning is obvious, he said that the village is a bandit village.

"..." The corners of Zhu Jiangjiang's mouth couldn't help twitching, how could she go to snatch other people's horses, isn't she talented? !

Forget it, in the next town, she will find a way to buy a horse.

It's just that she deliberately avoided the gangsters, but those gangsters wanted to provoke them on their own initiative.

Since they left the last town, they have been targeted by those bandits.

They have pulled so much food and goods, even if there are many guards, these things are worth some people's hard work.

After walking for another two days, there is still more than half the distance to the next town, but everyone is already exhausted.

On the evening of the third day, before it got dark, they found a flat ground and stopped to rest.

The longest time before was three days and one city. Three days without a bath was already Zhu Jiangjiang's limit, and now her limit has been stretched again.

After getting off the horse, she took her own toiletries and went to the river.

She couldn't take a bath, so she had to feel the moisture of the water.

In early February, the wind was still so dry and dry, and she couldn't stand it any longer.

So even if it was a cold river, she didn't mind, rolled up her sleeves and stretched her hands into the water.

Pei Ji walked behind her, "Lady, let me boil a pot of hot water for you, be careful not to freeze yourself."

He reached out to pull her up, but Zhu Jiangjiang took the first step and covered her wet hand on his face.

"How is it? Is it comfortable?" She asked him with bright eyes.

The face was completely dry by the wind, no amount of moisturizer would help, it would be more comfortable than a basin of cold water.

Pei Ji was helpless, "Is it cold?"

Zhu Jiangjiang shook his head, then wet his towel and wiped his face, neck and hands.

The cold and wet feeling made her feel like she was finally alive.

Others also came to the river one after another. The soldiers in charge of cooking didn't have time to rest, so they came to the river to fetch water with their pots in their hands, and were going to go back to cook.

Zhu Jiangjiang saw them, and quickly called them to stop, "Uncle Gao, let me cook tonight."

She tried to make up for everyone.

The military cook who was stopped nodded, "Okay."

"My lady, what can I do for you?" Although he didn't want her to work too hard, Pei Ji hadn't tasted Zhu Jiangjiang's cooking for a long time, and he was a bit greedy.

But Pei Ji is not the only one who is greedy for her craftsmanship.

When Xu Gu heard that Zhu Jiangjiang was cooking tonight, he was so happy that he almost jumped up to celebrate.

In the center of the camp where they were temporarily resting, three stoves had been dug, and the fire was lit.

Zhu Jiangjiang put down the washing things and walked to the carriage loaded with goods at the back. When everyone was too tired to rest on the ground, she secretly got some things out of the space.

Then she called a few people over to help her carry the things to the stove.

"what is this?"

Xu Gu leaned over and looked curiously at the two covered bamboo baskets.

Zhu Jiangjiang used a dagger to pick apart the rope that tied the lid, and opened it, "Salted fish, bacon, and preserved eggs."

Then open another basket, which is semi-finished stuffed buns and tofu.

"Are these things still edible?" Looking at the buns that were no different from the ones just made, Xu Gu still hesitated.

Can this thing be preserved for such a long time?

Zhu Jiangjiang: "You will know if you try it."

These steamed stuffed buns and stuffed tofu were secretly made by her the night before departure, and they were placed in the space to give everyone a change of taste.

Although the buns can be made on the spot, the fillings inside are not easy to get, so she prepared them in advance.

Picking up the buns in the bamboo basket one by one on the cage drawer, putting them on the fire to steam slowly, Zhu Jiangjiang started to cook other dishes.

Knowing that she had to hurry, she asked Niu Dong for a few pigs as early as the Chinese New Year, and marinated all the meat, smoked and dried them into bacon.

Of course, there is no shortage of fish in the fish pond at home, all of which are pickled and dried.

Xu Gu and the others, who are used to eating dry food when they are on the road, and at most wild vegetable soup to relieve their appetite, are looking forward to and curious when they see Zhu Jiangjiang move the kitchen to the wild.

The smell of food began to spread in this open space, and even the bandits hiding not far away were so greedy that their eyes were straight.