Chapter 76 Being Treated as a Fat Sheep
To say that the people of Taohua Village have never seen the world is true; they have indeed worked in the fields all year round, facing the loess and with their backs to the sky, and have never seen much of the world.

It is true that they have seen the world. They have seen many new and magical things from Bai Tao and heard many stories they have never heard before.

Some villagers could barely recognize a few Chinese characters, but after being taught by Bai Tao, they could recognize more than a hundred Chinese characters.

Firstly, Chinese characters are concise and easy to recognize when paired with pictures and text.

Secondly, in the eyes of the villagers, the grandma is so amazing, so the characters she recognizes must be amazing too, so they must learn from her.

Bai Tao didn’t know now, but because of the villagers’ idea, Chinese characters became popular in the world at an extremely fast speed.

It is winter now, and the bodies of murdered people can be seen on the official road every now and then.

No one knows whether it was done by the barbarians, or by bandits, or by some bad guys who acted on impulse.

In the wilderness, with no village or shop nearby, and with ten or eight people traveling together, it is not uncommon to see such a situation as long as someone on the road has the idea of ​​committing murder for money.

When the villagers first saw the bodies scattered along the official road, they were shocked.

Bai Dashan quickly calmed down and cursed: "What are you afraid of? What is there to be afraid of? You are useless. It's just a dead person. Haven't you seen a dead person?"

"If we hadn't escaped before, we would have died earlier than them."

The villagers suddenly felt embarrassed. They even dared to confront the Hu people, but they were scared by this. Would I think they were useless?
Thinking of this, everyone couldn't help but turn their eyes to Bai Tao.

Seeing her drowsy, supporting her chin with her little hands, in the sedan chair, I finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Fortunately, fortunately my aunt didn’t see it.

"Everyone, please wake up and inform us immediately if you find anything wrong."

After a pause, Bai Dashan continued, "There are so many people in our village, ordinary people don't dare to provoke us."

This is the truth. With more than 200 people, as long as they are not a group of scattered sand, they will not dare to rob if they encounter bandits with a small number of people.

At this time, Bai Dashan didn't know that the people of Taohua Village had been targeted shortly after they got on the official road.

In the distant valley, a group of people were discussing whether to attack the people of Taohua Village.

"What else is there to think about? Of course, just rob!"

"Boss, there are quite a lot of people here. They look like ordinary people fleeing from disaster..."

"Are you stupid? How can ordinary people afford such good clothes?" There was not a single patch on his body.

"Yes, how could ordinary people have so many horses?" There were only a few horses in their village.

"These trucks are not small. They look like they are loaded with a lot of good stuff."

"Is the merchant caravan mixed in with the common people?" After all, there are quite a few old and young people in the team.

"Who cares? Whether it's a caravan or a refugee, they have to leave me some money to pay for their passage."

Life is not easy right now, especially with the Hu people coming to hunt, which has forced many merchant caravans to retreat. They have also been driven from one hill to another, and have not caught any fat sheep for a long time.

Dozens of horses can greatly enhance the strength of his stronghold.

When the sun was setting, Bai Tao raised her hand. Bai Shanquan looked at her and shouted, "Stop, stop."

"Auntie?"

Bai Tao: "Just take a break here."

Anyway, there are no inns or post stations ahead, so it doesn't matter where you spend the night.

Bai Dashan casually handed the horse rope to the person beside him and trotted forward: "Auntie, the people who explored the road came back and said that there is a place with shelter from the wind more than two miles ahead..."

Bai Tao shook her head: "Just rest here."

She knew what Bai Dashan was talking about. There were high mountains on both sides of the road ahead, and there was a mountain road below, similar to the narrow path of the sky. "It is sheltered from the wind, but if the road is blocked by bad guys, and they throw rocks or kerosene and torches from the top of the mountain, it will be troublesome."

When Bai Dashan heard this, he looked ahead intently, his eyes widened and he gasped, it was true.

If we encounter the situation I described, it will be useless even if we have sophisticated bows and crossbows.

Rocks were falling from the top of the mountain and there was no way to avoid them.

Bai Dashan said with lingering fear: "Auntie, thank goodness you are so thoughtful, otherwise I would be the sinner of Taohua Village."

"That's just my guess, but when you go out, it's better to be prepared."

She had seen many accidents on such roads on TV, either ambushes by bandits or assassinations.

The possibility of people in Taohua Village being assassinated is not high, but it is possible that they will encounter bandits.

Anyway, we have walked a lot today, so it’s okay to rest early.

The people in Black Wind Village never imagined that this group of people would stop and set up camp so early, even though there was still more than an hour before the sun set.

Why don't you move forward? Moving forward would allow you to enter the encirclement they have set up.

Did someone tell on me?
The leader of the Black Wind Village looked at the people around him with suspicion, but quickly denied it. These people had followed him for several years and they were close friends.

"It must be a caravan in disguise." Only a caravan would have the experience to act so cautiously.

"These trucks must be carrying good stuff. Brothers, please be alert and don't let the fat sheep escape."

If there weren't so few people in the village, he would have led his men up by now.

"Yes, the boss."

"Don't worry, Boss. The brothers are not novices either."

The people in Black Wind Village were not in a hurry. These people would pass through here tomorrow anyway, so they could still be wiped out in one fell swoop.

In Taohua Village, tents were set up along the official road, with pack carts placed in the middle, and horses were fed fodder in groups of seven or eight.

This made the people who were stalking in Black Wind Village think that the people from Taohua Village were just a caravan in disguise.

There were too many horses, and even if they were allowed to graze during breaks on the road, it would still not be enough for the whole day.

The official road is not necessarily safer than the path in the mountains and forests, so Bai Tao did not let the villagers go to cut hay, and he spent two thousand coins to buy some hay from the mall to feed the horses.

The fire was lit before it got dark.

Put a few large iron pots on the stove and boil some hot water for everyone to fill up the water bags.

Bai Duoxi's cooking skills are getting better and better. When he has free time, he studies the recipes given by Bai Tao.

By looking at the pictures and guessing, I learned a lot of dishes.

At this moment, Bai Duoxi was asking Bai Tao about the dishes for dinner.

"Auntie, can we have beef stewed with tomatoes for dinner tonight?" There were still a hundred pounds of beef left from the day before yesterday.

Bai Tao nodded: "Okay."

"I still have some potatoes left from the last two days. I'd like to make some shredded potatoes with vinegar as a vegetarian dish. What do you think, Auntie?"

"can."

"Is the soup still seaweed egg drop soup?" There are still a dozen eggs, enough for making a soup.

(End of this chapter)