Summary of the previous chapter: After leaving the small town of Meiwu, Ma Xiaoquan and his party came to a small temple, intending to rest temporarily in the small temple...
Ma Xiaoquan ignored it, raised his hand, and several people rushed towards the small temple.
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The small temple is located on the right side of the road and is made of stone. However, I don’t know whether it is due to its age or because no one lives in it. The temple is in a dilapidated state.
Ma Xiaoquan casually pushed open the cracked wooden temple door, only to hear a bang as the temple door shattered.
"Well, no one has come to this temple for a long time." Ma Xiaoquan smiled bitterly. He thought there was someone in this temple, but now it seems that they should be the first to come to this temple.
"You two go find some firewood while I take a look around the temple," Ma Xiaoquan told the two daughters of Dongfang Beiming.
By the time Ma Xiaoquan came back from an inspection, Dongfang and Beiming had already set up a fire.
"What should we eat for dinner?" Hua Qingqing leaned in front of the fire, stretched out her white and tender little hands, and asked while warming herself by the fire.
Ma Xiaoquan rolled his eyes and said: "Dry food"
"Dry food? Why? No, I don't want to eat it."
Ma Xiaoquan ignored Hua Qingqing. He took out two white-faced steamed buns from his bag and gave one to each of Dongfang Qingxue and Bei Mingxue. The two girls didn't say anything. They picked it up and drank the white water in the kettle quietly.
Start eating.
Hua Qingqing looked at Hua Yue in surprise and said unhappily: "Little aunt, look at them..."
Hua Yue also felt helpless. In fact, she couldn't bear to eat only white flour steamed buns, but seeing the three people opposite eating them with such gusto, she was embarrassed to say anything.
Ma Xiaoquan raised his head and saw Hua Yue hesitating, shook his head and smiled, stepped forward and handed Hua Yue a small package.
"What is this?" Hua Yue asked Ma Xiaoquan, but still accepted the small package.
"It's delicious. I know you ladies can't stand it, so I specially prepared something else to eat. It's delicious."
Huayue opened the package and was surprised to find a white-flour steamed bun inside.
"This... this is..." Hua Yue was a little embarrassed, but she couldn't say that she didn't want to eat only white flour steamed buns.
"Try it," Ma Xiaoquan said with a smile.
Hua Yue reluctantly put the white-faced steamed bun to her mouth and took a shallow bite.
"No, no, no, take a big bite, you must take a big bite."
Hua Yue closed her eyes, opened her mouth and took a big bite.
"Huh?" After taking one bite, Hua Yue felt a clear but rich soup filling his mouth, mixed with the white flour steamed buns, and the taste was very good.
Hua Yue swallowed the soup steamed bun in her mouth with some embarrassment. After a while, she said: "What is this? It's delicious."
Dongfang Qingxue smiled and said: "My husband made this by himself. How do you like it? It tastes good, right?"
"You did it yourself, when?"
Bei Mingxue smiled and said: "Of course it's before departure, I just borrowed your kitchen for a while."
Hua Yue looked at Ma Xiaoquan in surprise. She couldn't believe that Ma Xiaoquan could cook.
Ma Xiaoquan shrugged his shoulders and said: "Eat quickly, there are only a few steamed buns with soup. We may have to eat dry food for a few days in the future."
Hua Qingqing saw that her little aunt was eating with gusto, so she extended her hand to Ma Xiaoquan and said, "I want it too."
Ma Xiaoquan shook his head and handed one to Hua Qingqing. Hua Qingqing took a bite and the soup squeezed out and made her face.
"Haha..." Ma Xiaoquan looked at Hua Qingqing's embarrassed appearance and couldn't help laughing.
Hua Qingqing was about to be angry, but the taste buds in her mouth were stimulated by the soup, and she temporarily forgot about being angry with Ma Xiaoquan.
In a joyful atmosphere, several people finished dinner. Ma Xiaoquan stood up, filled the fire with some firewood, and then said: "We are the only ones here, so someone has to keep watch. Well, let me keep watch. You can rest assured."
"Go to sleep"
"How about I stay up until midnight?" Hua Yue suggested.
Ma Xiaoquan shook his head: "No, you are not as experienced as me, just sleep well."
Hua Yue hummed. Although the other party only said a word, it was enough to make her heart feel warm.
In the middle of the night... Hua Yue was sleeping soundly when she suddenly felt something touching her face.
He quickly opened his eyes and found that it was Ma Xiaoquan.
"Shhh" Ma Xiaoquan put his hand to his mouth and whispered.
Hua Yue was closer to the fire, so he could see Ma Xiaoquan's expression clearly. It seemed...he had discovered something.
Hua Yue nodded lightly and stood up quietly. Ma Xiaoquan waved at her. Hua Yue understood and followed up quietly.
The two walked to the side, and Ma Xiaoquan whispered: "Sister Yue, someone is coming not far ahead."
Hua Yue was stunned and said, "Then why don't you wake us all up?"
Ma Xiaoquan shook his head: "The distance is still far. Even if they come on horseback, I'm afraid it will take a quarter of an hour."
Hua Yue was surprised: "How do you know?"
"I went out to check it out while you guys were sleeping. Well, I listened close to the ground and I could hear it."
Hua Yue found it incredible, while Ma Xiaoquan scratched his head and said: "Well, my father taught me this. You also know that the Jurchen guys are very powerful on horseback..."
Hua Yue said oh and had no doubts.
"What should we do? There are still a quarter of an hour left. Should we take any action?"
Ma Xiaoquan nodded: "Of course, if it were me alone, I could find a secluded place to sleep again, but with the four of you women here, I wouldn't be worried even if I went anywhere. Besides, the five of us can't
The reason for teaming up with anyone is very simple. Anyone running outside, as long as they are public, will definitely plot something against you if they see you."
Ma Xiaoquan deliberately said "man" as "male", which meant that it would arouse Hua Yue's vigilance.
Hua Yue nodded: "I understand, do you have any good ideas?"
Ma Xiaoquan said: "I went around this small temple before and found that people can be hidden behind the dilapidated statues. We can hide behind the statues, but our horses..."
Hua Yue smiled and said: "Don't worry, I can take care of our horses."
"How?" Ma Xiaoquan looked at Hua Yue in surprise.
Hua Yue smiled mysteriously, walked to the fire, called Dongfang Qingxue, Bei Mingxue and Hua Qingqing, then she walked to the place where the horses were tied, loosened the ropes, and touched the horses' ears.
After muttering something, several horses neighed a few times and scattered in different directions.
"This...this is..." Ma Xiaoquan was shocked when he saw this scene.
Hua Qingqing rubbed her groggy eyes and sighed: "Ma San, my aunt is familiar with horse language, so don't worry, our horse will be back soon."