"Oh, oh, yes, you ran fast. You ran really fast just now. How are you going to eat these ants? Are you going to cook them with lime? "
Li Xun tried to suppress the shock in his heart and asked again. In fact, he also wanted to ask if they could share some with him. He was also hungry. As for whether other people's saliva would stain the ants, he couldn't care less.
Zhang Xiaobao looked up at the sky and touched the sand that was scorched by the sun. He nodded to Wang Juan and took out something from the backpack with Wang Juan.
Li Xun now felt that Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan's backpack was a treasure bag. There were always strange things that could be used to survive in the wild. At this moment, he thought that he was already used to this kind of thing.
"Let's roast it. I wonder if Young Master Li would like to eat with us?" Zhang Xiaobao gestured with the thing in his hand and asked Li Xun.
"Okay, I'm hungry too. How are we going to roast it? Did you bring firewood?" Li Xun couldn't understand what they were thinking.
"We don't need firewood. Let's go. We'll stay away from these ants. We'll continue to move forward." Zhang Xiaobao called out and led the way.
Wang Juan followed behind, and Li Xun did the same. Originally, there were other children, but when Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan squatted there, they couldn't wait and left. Only the three of them were left, along with the parents and a few guards behind them.
In the desert, there was more than one path. Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan deliberately took a long detour. As for whether there were other children behind them, they didn't know.
After walking for half an hour, Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan stopped. They touched the thing they took out, nodded, turned it over, and put it on the sand where the sun could shine.
"What is this? Could it be that he's an iron plate? " Along the way, Li Xun would ask a few questions from time to time. At this moment, he began to think about this plank-like thing. Just now, Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan were holding it on his head. It was black in color, so he couldn't guess what it was. Now that it was on the ground, the other side looked like iron.
"Yes, it's an iron plate. It's used to roast ants. You'll be able to eat it in a while. This side is coated with ink." Zhang Xiaobao introduced the ants, then took them out and placed them on the iron plate to let the sun shine on them. From time to time, he would turn them over. When he felt that it was enough, he took Li Xun to a shady place.
The four boxes of ants were divided into three portions. One portion was given to Li Xun. He and Wang Juan grabbed a handful with their hands and stuffed it into their mouths. When they chewed, they did indeed slow down, bit by bit. It was as if they couldn't wait to chew every crumb into several portions.
Li Xun was now following suit. What Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan did, he followed suit. He also stuffed a handful into his mouth and chewed carefully. From time to time, he smacked his lips. He felt that the taste of the ants was really good.
"Eating ants is good, especially using ants to make wine. It can also cure some diseases." After Zhang Xiaobao ate a mouthful of ants, he introduced the benefits of eating ants to Li Xun.
If it was someone else who said this to Li Xun, Li Xun would definitely think that person was lying to him. However, since it was Zhang Xiaobao who said it, he could only choose to believe. He believed that it must be the person behind the scenes who told Zhang Xiaobao.
After this meal, when Li Xun thought that they were going to continue on their journey, Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan took out a folded shovel from their backpacks and began to dig a hole.
This time, without waiting for Li Xun to ask, Zhang Xiaobao told him.
"We're not going now. We'll dig a hole and lie down to sleep. Young Master Li, if you want to continue on your journey, you can leave."
"Then I'm not going either. In a while, lend me your shovel. I'll dig a hole too." Li Xun didn't know why the two of them didn't want to leave, but he also didn't want to leave. He was relying on the two of them. He believed that the two of them definitely had their reasons for doing so. That person must have told them something.
Soon, Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan finished digging the hole and handed the shovel to Li Xun. They took out a blanket from their backpacks and spread it in the sand pit. Then, they wiped their faces with a wet towel and laid down in the sand pit. They covered themselves with sand, leaving only their heads outside. They put the wet towel on their forehead and closed their eyes to sleep.
"Fortunately, I also brought a blanket." Looking at the appearance of Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan, Li Xun muttered. After digging the hole, he also laid down in it and buried himself.
Li Xing brought the two of them here. When he saw the three of them lying down and sleeping, he didn't dare to disturb them. He could only stay at the side and drink water from time to time. Fortunately, he brought a lot of water.
The desert was not like the grassland. The older people had more physical strength. When the sun shone, even if they hid in a shady place, it was still stuffy and unbearable. The temperature emitted from the ground was like a steamer, making people's bodies sweat uncontrollably.
Zhang Xiaobao and the other two laid down in the afternoon, which was one in the afternoon. They slept until four in the afternoon, which was four in the afternoon. Three hours later, Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan slept comfortably. Li Xun also rested for a while. When Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan crawled out of the sand, Li Xing naturally woke up his young master.
"What are you doing? Oh, we have to hurry. Comfortable. I didn't expect that sleeping in the sand could be so comfortable. " Li Xun stretched and yawned. He looked around in a daze. Knowing that they had to continue their journey, he patted the sand off his body and followed behind Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan.
At this time, the desert was still hot. The temperature was not much lower than before, but the three of them were much more energetic than before. When they were lying in the sand, their skin was constantly nourished by the moist sand. Children had a strong temper. After eating so many ants, they were not afraid of catching a cold.
Li Xun originally thought that they would be the last to arrive after sleeping for three and a half hours. In the end, after walking for another two hours, he found that many children were at the big water station in front of them. No one was willing to continue walking. There were some stones that had been built into a pool and filled with water. The children all ran inside to play. It was really too hot.
The three of them replenished their water and did not play like the others. They continued their journey. When the sky was about to turn dark, they saw a few people moving in front of them.
"Young Master, just now, someone came to report that no one has reached their destination yet. Right now, there are only three li left." Li Xing reported to Li Xun.
"Ah? No one has arrived? Where are they? "Li Xun was surprised and happy.
"There are four people who were in a hurry. In the end, they almost got heatstroke and were carried down. When they recovered, they were carried back to their original place. There are three people one kilometer ahead, and the rest are these people," Li Xing replied. He was also happy. From the looks of it, Young Master might be the first to arrive.
Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan also heard it. The two of them nodded and sped up. The few people who saw them watched as they passed by them. There was nothing they could do. They did not have much strength left. They had participated in the grassland expedition and knew that if they sped up now, they would not be able to reach their destination.
When night fell, the three of them were only half a kilometer away from their destination. The figures of the three people in front of them vaguely appeared there.
"Run!" Zhang Xiaobao shouted. He and Wang Juan ran forward first.
Li Xun was panting heavily. He gritted his teeth and ran after them. This time, he was really convinced. These two brats actually still had the strength. One in front, one behind, the same pace, the same arm movement, it gave people an indescribable feeling.
When they were only a few dozen feet away from the last tent, Zhang Xiaobao and the other two overtook the three people who were almost crawling. At the entrance of the tent, Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan fell down at the same time. When the two of them got up, Li Xun happened to pass by them and was the first to arrive.
Li Xing was also tired. He drank a few mouthfuls of water and said intermittently, "Young Master is still the best. He is the first to arrive. Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan lost their strength when they saw the place and fell down."
"Yes, yes, Young Master Li is the best. Cuckoo and I don't have any strength at all. We are holding on." Zhang Xiaobao took off his backpack and gently put it aside. While washing Wang Juan's hands and preparing to eat, he said to Li Xun, who was lying on the ground and rolling his eyes.
Wang Juan nodded fiercely at the side. "Yes, I really don't have any strength. I have to eat quickly to recover my strength."
The two of them sat at the table and began to eat and drink.
"Xiao Bao, look, this is good. This is venison. Try it, it is delicious. Marinate it with our bean sauce and then roast it. It smells so good. Come on, one for each of us. This is the deer lip."
When Wang Juan saw the things on the table, she immediately found the good ones. She picked up two of the four pieces of deer lip and shared them with Zhang Xiaobao while talking.
"Eat, I am starving. Look at this shrimp, four inches long and boiled in salt water. I like to eat it the most. I will peel one for you."
Zhang Xiaobao hadn't swallowed the food in his mouth yet. He reached out and grabbed two salted prawns and peeled them for Wang Juan.
Li Xun lay there and watched Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan eat and talk. He really didn't know what to say. He knew that they were letting him eat. What did it mean to be tired? He was the one who was tired. The two of them were eating and drinking as if nothing had happened. They didn't look tired at all.
"I didn't expect that after missing a meal and sleeping for three hours, we would actually arrive first. I understand that leaving first is not necessarily the best."
Li Xun endured the taste of sweat all over his body and muttered. Li Xing was also sitting beside him. He couldn't open his eyes but he was still holding the Young Marquis.
"Young Master is right. This is called strategizing. He had already calculated that this would happen. Sure enough, Young Master is the first to arrive. The others can't compare."
Li Xun's face turned red from Li Xing's words. She waved her hand, signaling him to stop talking. The two of them were sitting there and eating.
"Zhang Xiaobao, is there anything good? Don't forget to leave a piece of deer lip for me. " Li Xun turned his head and asked Zhang Xiaobao. He felt that there must be something good that Zhang Xiaobao didn't take out.
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