Li Xun didn't want to wait any longer. There were a total of 133 people. The older ones were 77 people, while the younger ones were 58 people. In fact, there were 56 people. Including Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan, who weren't old enough, the total number of people was 135.
The intelligence game in Shuiyun Restaurant was still going on. According to the schedule, it would take at least half a month before it would end. Not only did the restaurant earn that bit of money from advertising, they also earned more money from the food and wine than before.
The people in the 14 shops prepared everything that needed to be prepared. More than 100 children were not ordinary people. If they liked something, their business would be much better in the future.
The people of the carriage shop drove the beautiful carriages to Tuqiao Village. Early the next morning, the children arrived at the place accompanied by their families. They were all dressed up beautifully. No one knew whether they were preparing to go on an outing or to stay on the grassland for a few days.
Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan were close to each other. After tidying up, he carried a bag and was brought out by his family. Wang Juan's father originally wanted to follow, but after being persuaded by Wang Juan, he finally stayed. The four people who followed them were two Zhuangzi. Two men and two women. The women were responsible for serving, and the men were naturally to protect.
Li Xun also brought a lot of people out. Since he was organizing an activity, he naturally had to take care of others. When everyone got on the carriages, the team went in the direction of Luochuan County.
Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan sat in the middle and began to sleep. They were preparing to rest and play there. The other children were excited. Sometimes, they would stop the carriages, jump off and go into other people's carriages to talk. Sometimes, they would run a few steps with the team. They seemed to have unlimited energy.
The adults didn't care, as long as the children were not in danger. This time, they all thought that they could bring their children to play, especially with the imperial nephew. This kind of thing was not easy to encounter.
Seeing their own children running around, they thought it was a good thing. At least it showed that their children were capable and had endless energy. When they arrived at the ranch, they would definitely be better than other children.
In the end, a journey that took more than a day took them two days to arrive. They even rested a few times on the way. After all, children were still young. When they were tired from playing, they didn't need to sleep. They wanted to eat good food.
The carriages stopped, and the children came out of their respective carriages. They looked at the seemingly endless grassland in front of them and felt curious. Then, they looked at the children next to them, and a desire to compete arose in their hearts.
When Father Zhang told Li Xun about this, he didn't mention any details. Li Xun found someone to figure out a way, which was to tell the children which direction to walk in. How much distance to walk each day would depend on each child's ability.
In order to allow the children to identify the direction, there were flags planted every few dozen feet on the grassland. There were also people guarding the places not too far away. As long as a child ran to the wrong place, these people would go and correct it.
In order to train the children, Li Xun thought of a way, which was to not allow the children to bring their own food. All the food on the children's bodies had to be taken away. They could only eat a meal when they woke up in the morning. There was no food for lunch, and at night, someone would set up a tent to cook for them. This time, he was determined to make these children suffer a little.
He did the same for himself. The snacks in Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan's bags were taken away. The two of them didn't plan to eat at first, but they brought them with them just in case.
The group of children rested for the night. Early the next morning, they all excitedly got up, dressed, and started to move forward with the group.
As soon as they set off, the children, except for Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan, all ran forward like wild horses. Even Li Xun was no exception.
"Let's go, we don't have to hope to catch any game. They've cleaned up this place. Let's eat some grass for lunch." Wang Juan saw Zhang Xiaobao looking around and thought he wanted to catch something for lunch. She persuaded him and walked forward first.
Zhang Xiaobao looked around again, then looked up at the blue sky. He took a deep breath and slowly exhaled. Following behind Wang Juan, he said at the same time, "I don't expect to catch anything. I just want to see what kind of grass is growing. When the time comes, I'll dig something out from under the grass to eat."
"Did you find anything?" Wang Juan saw several kinds of wild vegetables. On this side of the pasture, the grass was not low. Even if it was specially cleaned, some of it was still more than half a meter tall. She and Zhang Xiaobao walked in the grass that was waist-deep. Fortunately, some of the grass had been specially cut to feed the horses, so there was still a path.
"There are a few kinds of insects that usually have pupae under them. We'll dig some up and pickle them with salt. When the time comes, we can eat them to kill the living parasites." Zhang Xiaobao touched the grass beside him with his foot and said.
Wang Juan nodded. She also knew that these things could be eaten after they were dug up. Some of them had parasites on them, which had a very small probability of causing people to get sick. They could be killed with salt. Even if eating them directly was not dangerous, it was still better to avoid it.
The two of them walked at the very back. Naturally, there were adults following behind them. Some were specially sent by Li Xun to protect them, and some were parents who wanted to see how "brave" their children were.
At this time, when they saw the two children walking at the very back, they felt that they were much worse than their own children who ran at the front. They shook their heads, thinking that the two children would not hold on for long and would leave here crying.
"Li Cheng, those two children are from the Zhuangzi school of Zhang Family and Wang Family, right? They walk a little slower, far worse than the children they sent to Zhuangzi. They don't have the drive of other children. "
Li Xun's teacher, who was the middle-aged man, also followed behind. After seeing Wang Juan and Zhang Xiaobao, he said to Li Cheng beside him.
"What the adults said is right. After all, they are only two years old. They are a little worse than others. I have already asked people to be fully prepared. There will not be any danger." Li Cheng also thought so, and echoed on the side.
The other adults were walking there and talking, one by one, they were so excited like children. They specifically compared Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan to their own children.
"Big Brother Xin, you see, even these two children have come here. They are simply fooling around. Looking at them, I don't know how many days it would take for them to reach their destination. I saw that brat of yours just now, he ran so fast. Good, he really has the demeanor of Big Brother Xin in the past."
An adult looked at Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan and said to another person beside him. That person's face showed a smile and also said, "Brother Lei, what are you talking about? That kid of yours is also not ordinary. It seems that he was the second to run out. Look, now we can't even see his shadow."
Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan naturally did not know that the two of them had become negative teaching materials in the mouth of others. They had become the targets of criticism. The two of them walked for a while, then stopped and used a small shovel to dig a few times. Some were tender wild vegetables, some were small pupae in the soil, and some were even dug out a few earthworms.
From the bag, they took out a small box made of iron and put these things in it. They sprinkled some salt on it and continued to move forward and continue to dig.
Starting from seven in the morning, two hours quietly passed in the process of children running and jumping. Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan also prepared enough food for lunch and dinner. They organized their backpacks and began to speed up. The two of them walked back and forth with their heads down alternately.
The person walking in front was responsible for looking at the road, while the person following behind was relaxed and only followed the person in front of them at the same pace. This way, they could reduce the consumption of energy and physical strength. The same pace, the same pace, allowed them to reduce the resistance of the grass in the process.
"Big Brother Xin, you see, the two little guys are anxious. Unfortunately, at this time, if they want to rush, they will be tired. The children in front have already run far away."
When the person surnamed Lei saw Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan speed up, he began to speak to the person next to him. The person surnamed Xin also nodded and agreed, "Isn't that so? It's too late. We can't see the children's shadows now. They will not be able to continue walking after a while."
Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan heard the words of others this time. After all, these people were closely behind the two of them. At the same time, the two of them sighed in their hearts. They did not know anything, yet they dared to criticize. Who did not know that running faster would increase the distance between them? But there was nothing to eat at noon, only the water they each brought. When the afternoon came, they would see who would be the one to pull the other apart.
The two of them did not say a word. They adjusted the frequency of their breathing, adjusted their walking posture, and chased forward little by little.
Another two hours passed, and the sun in the sky seemed to be a little brighter. The children running in front of them finally ran out of strength. Each and every one of them was hungry, and they kept drinking water. Every few flags in front of them, there would be some water for them to drink.
Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan rushed all the way and finally saw the figures of the children in front of them. They rushed forward again. Some of the five to eight years old children in front of them had stopped running and were lying there to rest. Some continued to persist, wanting to pull the others further away.
Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan came to a place where water was provided and stopped. They took out two iron bowls from their bags, one big and one small. The big one had a diameter of twenty centimeters, and the small one was about ten centimeters.
After the two bowls were placed properly, they took out a paper bag from their backpack. After opening it, they poured the small white pieces and powder inside into the big bowl. Then, they put the small bowl into the big bowl. After adding some water, they put the collected wild vegetables and insects into the small bowl. Then, they took the water that was prepared and poured it into the powder in the big bowl.
The powder immediately began to bubble and release a large amount of heat. The two of them looked at the small bowl and poured some of the powder into the big bowl from time to time. After pouring the third bag, the water in the small bowl finally began to boil, and the things inside became soup.
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