After rebirth, the eldest princess ascended the throne by barrage

This was not an ordinary mist, but a miasma. The old explorer took out the detoxification pills from his arms and distributed them to everyone. Shen Changan and the others also had some. After taking one pill each, they felt that their breathing became much easier.

It seems that many people have come to explore, and a path has been stepped on the ground. The explorers quickly passed through the miasma, and then continued along a path.

Explorers would occasionally stop to pick herbs, but most of them were on their way because all the places with roads had been cleared by previous explorers and were of little value.

Occasionally I pass a few villages and hear them say that this is where ordinary barbarians lived before the volcano erupted.

The route to Nalan Valley temporarily coincided with the explorer's route. When they reached the divergence, Shen Changan proposed to the old explorer that they would go on their own.

The old explorer held back a few words, and seeing that Shen Changan had made up his mind, he let them go. Seeing that they had paid a lot of benefits, he gave Shen Changan a map with the location of Nalan Island marked on it. Some dangerous places have been explored by predecessors.

Shen Changan thanked them and parted ways with them north and south.

It was very difficult to walk through the jungle where no one had ever walked before. The guards were clearing the way in front of them, so they could barely see a path through.

Shen Changan groped forward bit by bit in the direction indicated on the map. After a day's trek, they finally came to an open space. It was getting late. Shen Changan asked people to camp here and rest before continuing on their way the next day.

Gu Qichi agreed, and everyone camped here. The way the guards camped was very simple. Each person had a snakeskin sleeping bag, lit a fire, and lay down next to the fire.

This is a convenient item to prepare when going out to sea. The snakeskin sleeping bag is lightweight and insect-proof, making it the best choice for explorers.

Shen Changan, Liuli and Tang's mother slept in a tent, and the ground was roasted with a fire to dispel the cold and repel insects.

The guards made a small temporary table and stools, and dug a stove to cook. They brought enough dry food and hunted a few prey. The aroma of the steaming food made people salivate.

The cook was using a small, thin pot, and the guard was amazed. He didn't expect that such a light pot could withstand the fire.

The guards she brought were all Shen Changan's confidants, so Shen Changan didn't have to worry about anyone leaking the secret. Naturally, she used whatever was easy to use. As early as when Chang'an City was preparing to salute, the audience in the live broadcast room carefully prepared things for her that were convenient but not shocking. .

There were many mosquitoes in the forest, so Shen Changan lit a few plates of mosquito coils and sprinkled them with mosquito repellent. To be on the safe side, he also applied ointment. Even so, he still got two bites the next day.

The mosquitoes in this forest are so poisonous!
Shen Changan thought painfully.

The road ahead was better, but it became more difficult to walk toward the back. The grass on the ground became taller and taller, and the trees became more and more lush. They all put on cowhide boots, otherwise, they would wait to be bitten by unknown insects. .

The group of people cut down branches to use as walking sticks, and the guards opened the way. They all held sharp scimitars in their hands, cutting off the obstructing branches on both sides of the path, clearing an easy path for walking, and walked towards the dense forest.

After walking for a few more days, this time night fell, and the mosquito repellent ointment in Shen Changan's hand didn't work anymore. Even after spraying it, there were still a lot of mosquitoes.

Fortunately, Tang's mother discovered a kind of tree and asked the guards to cut off the branches and leaves of the tree and burn them. There was a faint fragrance in it. When the fire burned, there were fewer mosquitoes around.

Tang's mother told Shen Chang'an, "This is a mountain pepper tree. The smoke from burning can repel mosquitoes. This kind of tree can only be found in barbarian jungles, not outside."

After saying that, she was stunned. How could she know?
Shen Changan's thoughts changed slightly and he said, "Madam is really well-informed. I also want to travel like Madam!"

Yes, I go out often, so I can’t tell when I’ve been here.

Tang's mother no longer hesitated, but happily played with the herbs she had collected along the way. The jungle was full of treasures, various medicinal materials, and some unusual medicinal materials. She dug a lot along the way.She was also thinking about going back to give her eldest son Tang Mingli a good supplement. It was too hard to do errands and he had lost weight.

After gathering the herbs, Mrs. Tang took out a pot and placed it on a small stove. A few branches were placed in the stove. After lighting it, the flame was not very big, and the pot only burned slowly.

After the pot was heated until it was very hot, Mother Tang asked a guard to bring over the leeches she had collected. These leeches were quite big, much larger than those she had caught elsewhere before.

Although Liuli was a child of a farmer and had seen leeches before, her scalp felt numb when she saw these leeches.

I saw Mrs. Tang pouring all these leeches into the pot. In just a blink of an eye, these leeches had no time to escape and were scalded to death. There was sizzling water vapor in the pot. Mrs. Tang held the pot and shook it. These leeches It was baked dry.

Then, Mrs. Tang asked the guards to pound the dried leeches into powder and put them into a clay vase, while she began to bake the second pot of leeches.

"Madam, what did you use the leeches for?"

Liuli asked curiously. She and Shen Changan also helped pound the powder, asking questions while pounding. Shen Changan also listened carefully and kept moving his hands.

Tang's mother didn't hide it, she said: "Leeches are also medicine."

"What? This disgusting thing is also medicine?!"

Liuli went to the fields before entering the palace. There were a lot of these things in the fields. Once it got on it, it was very difficult to get rid of. It hurt even if it bit her. Every time, she had to use a red-hot iron to scald it. Get it off, but if you are not careful, you will burn the flesh, which will hurt.

She can't forget that feeling until now.

She was so surprised and yelled that Tang Mu shook her hand, and several leeches fell off her hand and quickly clung to her.

Liuli hurriedly took the red-hot branches from the stove to help Tang's mother scald the leeches, but she saw that Tang's mother had sprinkled some medicine on them, and the leeches fell down one after another.

"What are you doing?"

Tang's mother turned around and asked her strangely.

Liuli stuffed the branch back, scratched her head, and said, "We were bitten by a leech before, so we would burn it with a red-hot branch or an iron skewer, and it would fall off..."

"Madam, what is this? Why did the leech fall down as soon as you sprinkle it on it?"

Liuli is full of curiosity.

Tang's mother said: "It's salt. If there is no salt, vinegar will also work. Chili powder and Sichuan peppercorns will also work."

"Anything that is irritating can be sprinkled on the leech. This will stimulate the leech to loosen its mouth and fall down on its own."

Liuli has gained experience, so this is okay!
Sure enough, reading is useful!
Many of the guards were also from poor backgrounds, so they naturally knew the suffering of leeches. When they heard Mother Tang's words, they secretly remembered them in their hearts, so that they could use them in the future if they could not protect them all.

(End of this chapter)