Chapter 1280
Xiaowangzhuang belongs to Nanyang Prefecture and is located in the mountainous boundary of Fangcheng in the northeast of Nanyang Prefecture. To the north is Yexian, to the south is Yuzhou, and to the south is Nanyang. It should probably be under the jurisdiction of Yuzhou. However, in this world, in Henan, the government has almost completely lost control of the villages and towns under its rule. People on the edge of the mountain like Xiaowangzhuang are afraid that no one will remember.
Fangcheng Mountain stretches several dozen li and runs east-west, just between Yexian and Yuzhou. Xiaowangzhuang is at the eastern end of Fangcheng Mountain.
The world is not good, it is a natural disaster and a man-made disaster. Even a big city like Luoyang has been broken by thieves. It can be seen that Henan has become corrupted. The commoners in Xiaowangzhuang originally thought that they were in a remote location and could avoid man-made disasters, but didn't expect it to be destroyed.
Ying Yi led more than a dozen people who survived, abandoned the ruins of Xiaowangzhuang, entered Fangcheng Mountain, and settled in the valley. Asking other people to clean up the cave as a temporary residence, he took the two cows out to the other end of the valley, walked about three or four miles along a dry mountain stream, and came under a sloping cliff.
This sloping cliff is only 20 to 30 meters long and more than 10 meters high. It is on the side of a mountain stream. From a distance, it looked pale and bald. Coming to the front, Ying Yi cut a piece of stone like tofu with a Pu knife, revealing the mixed color of green and yellow inside.
"This is the salt cliff?"
Er Niu twisted some powder, put it in his mouth, and tasted it. It was salty and astringent with a few sounds, and exclaimed in surprise: "Sure enough It's salt!"
The cry suddenly started, and a few deer rushed away from the salt cliff.
"Of course it is salt." Ying Yi glanced, not caring about the deer, and leaned on Park Blade Dao: "This salt cliff is only a small part of the protruding part of the ground. If all are mined, I don’t know how much green salt can be produced. When I found out earlier, I thought about making a profit for Xiaowangzhuang, but I was afraid of an innocent man treasuring a jade ring becomes a crime. I was coveted by others, so I suppressed it."
Speaking, Ying Yi pointed to that side: "There is also a salt pond behind that big rock. Scoop out the water inside to expose to the sun, and you can get fine salt. Wild things in the mountains often come here to eat salt. Many wild animals were driven away, but it’s not safe here. In the future, you must be careful when you take salt."
Er Niu has been in a pleasant surprise, after listening to Ying Yi’s words, although he didn’t quite understand how it was. an innocent man treasuring a jade ring becomes a crime, but I vaguely feel that if Xiaowangzhuang can really produce salt in large quantities, it might be really not a good thing.
The two walked around the salt cliff and looked back and forth. Erniu said: "The salt pond is almost dry. If God does not rain again, half a month's effort will see the bottom dry."
Ying Yi nodded, picked up a salt stone, and the two walked back. As he walked, he said, “It doesn’t matter if the salt pond is dry. The salt cliff is soft and can easily knock down a few pieces. Take it back and crush it, melt it in water, filter it with linen a few times, and then dry the water. . After I go back, I will demonstrate the steps again, and then follow the instructions."
The two returned to the valley, and Sister Wang and the others had cleaned up the cave a little bit, so they could barely live in. After all, the cave was cold and gloomy. Fortunately, the thief raided the village and only found food and goods, such as clothes and quilts, which I didn’t like. I brought some when I entered the mountain ahead.
Wang Sister-in-law said: "I'm taking less. I have to go back to the village when I have time."
"Don't worry for now, it's too messy outside." Ying Yi said: "Wait for me. I'll talk later."
When they heard Ying Yi's words, the four sister-in-law and the Er Niu were stunned.
"Brother Ying is going out?"
Ying Yi nodded: "I am uneasy if I don't kill a tiger, this beast. Sun Xiucai is still waiting in Yexian County. Me."
Ying Yi told the big guy yesterday about Sun Xiucai. But also didn't expect Ying Yi to be so anxious. He is about to leave if his footing here is not stable, calling Erniu for a while, and the others feel a little uneasy.
I just experienced the disaster, it was the time of panic. It was Ying Yi who gave them a sense of security, but at this time they had to leave.
Ying Yi put the Pudao knife on the ground and said: "I will leave the knife, and sharpen it for self-protection. This is an old forest in the deep mountains. I expected that the thief did not have the ability to find it here. . I’m here and I don’t know when I will be back, but it’s been around for a few months. The thief is besieging Kaifeng. The beast is the nephew of the thief. He has a name and a surname. I killed him and took the heads of others back to memorialize the folks."
The two cows and the others were silent after listening.
Although the catastrophe has passed for a few days, the big guy deliberately didn't think about it, but the hatred in his heart cannot be concealed. When it comes to speaking at this time, just gnashing teeth.
Ying Yi said: "Don't think too much. I swear, must kill the beast, it must be fulfilled."
Then the matter of filtering salt, Ying Yi I also taught it a little bit, it is not complicated, and I know how to do it after reading it. It’s just that they haven’t done it before, and many commoners don’t know how the salt comes from. Now that I know it, it's simple.
"The big guy lives here with peace of mind. It’s still in April. If you can grow some food, you can have more variety. There are wild animals in the mountains. You big guys should take precautions and don’t get rid of the thief. He escaped but was eaten by wild animals."
Ying Yi gave some instructions and was about to leave.
Er Niu said: "Brother Ying, you'd better take Pudao with you. You fight with a tiger and take good self-protection."
Ying Yi shook the head: "It's not bad this one."
Four sister-in-law said: "Brother Ying, I think you are alone. I am afraid that many things cannot be cloned. Sun Xiucai is a four-body again. Not diligent. It's better to let Er Niu be with you, so as to make a start."
Other people also persuaded.
When the two cows heard it, their spirits suddenly came: "Yeah, yeah, brother Ying, let me go with you. I also want to kill the thief for revenge!"
Finally Ying Yi did not refuse, took some dry food, and left the valley with Er Niu and went down the mountain.
Out of Fangcheng Mountain, the sky has gradually dimmed. When she arrived at Xiaowangzhuang, Ying Yi saw the fresh horseshoe prints, and she couldn't help feeling a little grateful.
Er Niu was also taken aback, and said: "There are so many horseshoe prints, more than the last time."
Ying Yi looked around for a while and said: "I'm afraid we just entered Someone chased here soon from the mountain. It seems that a tiger is not a fool, and his mind is still flexible, so I thought of Xiaowangzhuang so quickly."
"Is it a tiger?!" Erniu was surprised. road.
"It must be him. It's not him, who is here?" Ying Yi said: "I will rest in the village tonight and go to Yexian tomorrow morning. If you can catch a tiger, this beast In front, I look for a chance to kill him."
"en!" Erniu fiercely's nodded.
Early the next morning, sky just begins to brighten, and the two set off.
There are several dozen li roads from Xiaowangzhuang to Yexian. With Ying Yi’s footsteps, several dozen li roads are nothing. But Erniu can't. Ying Yi regretted taking Erniu. If he is alone, he can reach Ye County in at most an hour. But with Erniu, it will take a day to hurry up.