The Princess of the Substitute Bride Strikes Back

The officials' work went smoothly. Every household filled their water bags with water. During this time, some people went home and asked their families to drink the water in the water bags, and then fed some to the horses. After everyone drank half of the water, they filled their water bags again.

"Oh! Does God want to kill us? We just filled it with water, and now the water pressure can't be raised."

"Forget it. We have already filled up the water tank. Hopefully we can pump out more water here soon so that people passing by won't be thirsty."

Zheng Chengyuan was about to take everyone back when Mu Yibai and Fu Yunxi came back and said there was a wild vegetable field ahead. Because of the sunshine, the wild vegetables grew very lushly. When everyone heard this, they immediately became interested and took their water bags to go dig wild vegetables.

Suddenly, they saw a dense mass of snakes crawling on the ground in front of them. Everyone panicked, especially the men from the Ruan family. They turned around and ran back, but when they looked back, they found that there were snakes all over the ground behind them. They couldn't help but scream: "Ah - we are surrounded by snakes, what should we do! Mu Yibai, you are responsible for our safety!"

Wang Ling was speechless about the Ruan family's sons. They did the least work and fetched the most water, and now they were still shouting and screaming, fearing that the snakes would attack them.

Mu Yibai spoke to reassure everyone, saying that these snakes did not look poisonous, so they should just stay still and check if they had any fire starters on them.

Zheng Chengyuan had never seen so many snakes before, and his legs felt weak. He felt relieved when Mu Yibai said that these were non-venomous snakes. He replied tremblingly, "I don't have any. Why would I come out to get water and fire?"

Mu Yibai asked: "I'm talking about my wife."

"Oh, I'm sorry." Zheng Chengyuan smiled awkwardly.

Fu Yunxi took out a few tinderboxes and a bag of alkali powder from the space and handed them to Mu Yibai: "Husband, here you go, pass this around. Snakes are afraid of smoke and sulfur. This can slow down their attack speed and buy us some time."

These snakes were obviously extremely hungry and moved slowly, only daring to stare at them from a distance. Once they launched an attack, the grass snakes would certainly attack as well.

"Okay, pass it on." Zheng Chengyuan also lowered his voice and passed the fire starter to the person behind him.

At Mu Yibai's command, the people on the periphery of the team lit a fire stick and sprinkled a circle of sulfur powder on the ground. The snakes were frightened and retreated, but they quickly reacted, straightened up, spitting out their black and purple tongues, ready to attack.

"Ah....Hurry up and think of a solution, they are coming!"

The eldest son of the Ruan family looked at those pairs of scarlet eyes, feeling terrified, and screamed subconsciously.

This scream, like a battle horn, instantly triggered a fierce battle. Grass snakes crawled forward densely like a tide, and many of them leaped down from the mountain wall and rushed towards their team.

The officers drew their swords and swung them, and everyone took action.

In front, Mu Yibai used his internal force to repel a group of snakes, but soon a second group came up. Fu Yunxi rolled up these snakes with a whip, and Mu Yibai chopped the snakes that were rolled away with the knife she had just handed over. The two cooperated tacitly, whipping the snakes and making them rush forward, and every knife strike was deadly.

At the back of the team, a snake suddenly pounced on the arm of the eldest son of the Ruan family and bit him hard.

Wang Ling, who was standing by, snatched the sword from the officer's hand and chopped off the snake on the eldest son of the Ruan family.

Here, Wang Ling and the Chen brothers became the main force.

The battle lasted for a long time, and everyone was exhausted. When they saw the green snakes all over the ground, someone thought: "Can we have an extra meal tonight?"

"Yes! These snakes are all meat."

"That's great. Although I experienced two thrilling events today, at least I have food and drink."

"Yeah, I haven't eaten meat for a long time."

"Hurry up and pick up the snake meat. What are you standing there for?"

After a period of busy work, everyone's face was filled with long-lost smiles, however, the reality is cruel.

Mu Yibai's words were like a bucket of cold water, extinguishing everyone's brief happiness: "Everyone, let's go after you take them. We still have to go to the front to dig wild vegetables. We should not stay here for long, otherwise the bloody smell will probably attract other large animals."

Everyone knew that what Mu Yibai said was absolutely right. It was getting dark, and if they didn't hurry, this deep forest might attract wild beasts.

Zheng Chengyuan ordered half of the people to go back to release the water and snakes, and bring some bags to pack the wild vegetables.

"Just follow me, those of you here! The rest of you, bring your bags over, and we'll divide the wild vegetables we've dug up among you equally."

Everyone had no objection and took action quickly!

"Oh my god, there are so many wild vegetables here! Why are those villagers so cruel? We have already dug a well, so we don't have to worry about drinking water. If we go further, we can see a large field of wild vegetables."

"In the famine years, this is already a very good life. Why are they still not satisfied?" Chen Jianzhong was very surprised to see this huge wild vegetable field. He didn't understand why people's hearts were so vicious and they ate human flesh without any moral bottom line?

"Human psychology is often like this. You will understand it when you have enough experience." Chen Guohao walked forward and patted his son's shoulder.

"It's a coincidence that we have daylilies and turnips here! With them, we don't need to see a doctor."

Zheng Chengyuan was attracted by the turnips and daylilies at the foot of the mountain at first sight. Although it was late, the grasses growing in patches were still very eye-catching. He escorted prisoners all year round, so he naturally knew the uses of these wild vegetables.

For the injured exile team in this wilderness, this is undoubtedly a life-saving straw. "Quick! Everyone, dig quickly, don't be dazed, this can save lives!"

In fact, many people did not understand the benefits of these wild vegetables, but when they heard Zheng Chengyuan say that they were life-saving, they also joined the ranks of digging grass.

"Master, are these wild vegetables a kind of herb?" the young disciple asked Mu Yibai curiously while digging.

"That's right. Drinking boiled turnips can clear away heat and fire, clear the lungs and resolve phlegm. It can also stop bleeding and relieve pain. It is usually ground and then drunk with water. In addition, it can also be used for external application."

"Many people were injured in the two battles this afternoon and evening. The weather is hot now. If the wounds are not treated in time, they may become infected and the consequences will be disastrous. But if you take Manqing, it will be fine."

Fu Yunxi did not participate in digging the grass because she and Mu Yibai had picked some when they were planting just now. She explained softly to Chen Jianzhong.

"Master's wife, you know so much! Do you also know medicine?" Chen Jianzhong turned into a little fan again, looking at Fu Yunxi with twinkling eyes.

"I don't really know much about medicine, I've just read a few books on the subject."

Fu Yunxi didn't expect that Chen Jianzhong would call her master's wife, and she felt a little surprised. Chen Xuhong was a little childish. When she admired someone, she would admire him sincerely, and she was even full of kindness towards her.

Chen Jianzhong's call of "Master's Wife" made someone in a good mood.